The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 1712 Clues

After Zhao Xu asked this sentence, he saw that Old Fourth Yang's expression was not very good. Could there be something hidden in it?

"Why is it inconvenient for Fourth Uncle to say anything? Is there anything you can't say for Bao'er's future? By the way, Fourth Uncle, Bao'er's parents?" Zhao Xu regretted it after asking this sentence, which was obvious. Parents are gone, otherwise can he follow his grandfather all day long?
"Bao'er's mother passed away when Bao'er was very young, and Bao'er's father disappeared two months ago!" Said Yang Lao Si sadly holding Bao'er in his arms.

Bao'er's mother died very early, but what happened to Bao'er's father's disappearance, Yang Lao Si didn't say that he was dead, is there anything that cannot be said?

"What's going on with fourth uncle? Why did Bao'er's father disappear? Does he also fish for a living like you?"

Zhao Xu felt it was very strange that he was missing, and he said something about missing when he was dead. There must be something unusual in it. As for why he said that, it was because Zhao Xu felt that way.

"Oh, my son is not a fisherman. He is an official in Jinling City. We can't find him now. Before he left, we asked us not to go back to the city. I used to be a fisherman, so now I have to take Bao'er on the river. gone."

Fourth Yang was not on guard against Zhao Xu either. After getting along all morning, he found that Zhao Xu could be trusted at this time, so he told Zhao Xu these things.

Officials in the city?Still missing?How did this get back into the water, and Zhao Xu slowly began to ask what was going on with Yang Lao Si.

It turns out that Yang Laosi's son is called Yang Zongjia. This name sounds very elegant, but Yang Zongjia was born in martial arts. He is not an official of the Jinling Mansion as Yang Laosi said, but a guard of the Tang Palace. Lin gang, the salary is good, it is equivalent to being well-established, and life is good.

The life of Mr. Yang and his family of three is not bad. They don’t have to work on the river anymore. They also settled in the city. I don’t know how good life is. One day two months ago, Yang Zongjia came back suddenly and said Tell Yang Laosi to take Bao'er and leave the city as soon as possible, otherwise his life will be in danger, and he will not even have time to clean up the household.

Old Si Yang didn't ask too much. He knew that his son had a lot of eyes, so he took his grandson out of the city overnight. Their house was burnt down that night, and there was nothing left. I felt cold for a while, thankfully I and Bao'er left early, otherwise I would have been buried in the sea of ​​fire, and Yang Zongjia never came back after that, no matter how Yang Laosi searched.

Even if he was secretly inquiring about his son's whereabouts, Old Fourth Yang also disguised himself. He kept his son's entrustment in mind and dared not show up in Jinling City. After searching for his son for more than a month, he still had no news. Anxious, but he still has a grandson to take care of, so he can only focus on his grandson Zai Baoer.

But they didn't bring anything when they came out. Fortunately, their own was a fisherman before, and the two of them couldn't go hungry, but they couldn't leave here without entanglements, and the fourth brother Yang still had to wait here. son.

"Fourth Uncle, your son Ai is the bodyguard of the Tang Palace. Didn't you go to the Palace to beat him?"

Old Fourth Yang knew that his son was missing, and knew that he was on business in the palace, so wouldn't he go to Tang Palace to look for it? This is the most direct and effective way.

"You don't know my son said that if I don't see him, don't go to the palace to look for him, and don't let the people in the palace find me and Xiaobao. Hide here."

Fourth Yang himself didn't know why his son ordered him like this, but he still believed in his son's words, and he always did the same.

"A month ago, a guard was assassinated in Tang Wang's mansion. I went to have a look at that time, and my son was not there. The government also posted a notice. The name on it did not have my son. I really don't know where he is. Where is it?" Mentioning that his son Yang Laosi looked lonely, even Bao'er's eyes turned red.

"Well, so your son doesn't know whether he is alive or dead now, so do you know what he did or said?"

This seemed to be a trivial matter, but Zhao Xu vaguely felt that there must be something involved in it. It seemed that it was not simple. What happened to the Tang Palace, even a small guard had an accident.

"When he came back, he was in a hurry, his face was very unnatural, as if he was very scared, he kept saying that the depth of the draft was different, it was lighter, those things must have been replaced by someone, he kept saying this sentence, and then Just let Bao'er and I leave quickly."

Old four Yang burst into tears as he spoke, and Zhao Xu didn't know how to persuade him. His son was probably dead.

Draft, this word is so familiar, draft, draft, doesn’t it refer to the depth of the boat in the water? These are all professional terms, and only those who have been dealing with boats and water all year round know this.

The larger the draft of the ship, the more things are loaded on the ship. The famous Cao Chong’s story about the elephant uses this principle. Could it be that Yang Zongjia’s disappearance has something to do with this? Could it be that the mission they went to perform has something to do with the cargo on the ship? ?
"Have you heard of any cargo being lost on the river recently, especially some time before your son disappeared?" Zhao Xu asked suspiciously.

"I know what you want to ask, but nothing happened at that time. The biggest case is the case of losing ears of the imperial tax bank that is making a lot of noise now. There is nothing else. Does my son have anything to do with this?"

Old Four Yang knew what the depth of the water was, but did it have anything to do with his son? Could it be that he was involved in something.

"It's okay, fourth uncle, if you believe me, let me find your son. By the way, I advise you to leave here. It may involve a lot. By the way, I will always have a look at your son's appearance." impression."

Zhao Xu felt that Yang Zongjia was probably not dead, and that Yang Zongjia was probably related to the case of the loss of tax money. At least he knew something. If the depth of the draft was not obvious, it would be impossible to tell. Things, even if they are removed, they cannot be clearly seen.

But Yang Zongjia kept talking about the depth of the draft, which means he can see it. It can be seen with the naked eye that the ship has changed a lot. You must know that the tax bank transfers from Jinling to Yangzhou, then enters the canal, and then guesses that it is shipped to Bianjing. That's the clue.

(End of this chapter)