Knowing that the road was dangerous, Du Zhongxiao did not dare to be careless anymore. From Qu Dutou protected Wei Zhen, changed personnel, and went all the way to Bozhou.

It was already dark when it arrived in Bozhou. Du Zhongxiao and Su Song rested in the inn. The next day, they changed their official uniforms and entered the city until the official yard came. Du Zhongxiao was recommended by Han Jiang, and Han Yi was appointed by his own people. He had already arranged a banquet in the back yard to welcome Du Zhongxiao.

In Bozhou City, in addition to the governor Han Yi, Du Zhongxiao's boss also had the magistrate Liu Ji, who signed the magistrate Zhao Yan, and the rest of the Caos joined the army, and were considered colleagues.

The reception banquet was till the Japanese and Chinese dispersed. Han Yi said to Du Zhongxiao: "There is no urgent official business in the state recently. You should rest for a few days and find a yard near the government office. This state office has not been repaired for many years, and the later yamen committee has nowhere to live, so I have to let you down. The rent of the house will be allocated by the warehouse. When you settle down, go to Yongcheng County for a walk. There is a Bian Canal. The cabin transportation is busy, so there is no difference. The other entourages, etc., have their own judgment arrangements, so you don't need to worry."

Du Zhongxiao bowed and said goodbye to all the officials with Su Song and left the state yamen.

The verdict Zhao Yan arranged a military general Chai Xin and brought five platoons of troops to the inn to move the service ceremony together as Du Zhongxiao's Changsu.

At a tea shop at the city gate, three men drank tea around a table. When they saw Du Zhongxiao and his party headed to the inn, the man in charge whispered: "Did you see that? The young official we met a few days ago is indeed a new person from this state. This time, all the archers are around, but there are more than one platoon at the junta level. How can we get it?"

The other two were also shocked. One said, "I heard from Cai Sanlang that there is a new prosecutor in this province, who is a new Jinshi. Isn't it this young official? This person looks so young, but he has become such a high official!"

The man in charge said: "Most of the Jinshi are young men, and they are most valued in this dynasty. What's so strange! There are many eyewitnesses in the city, so we must not cause trouble. If we are caught in the official position, everything will be stopped. After eating tea, we will find someone who is familiar with us for a night. It is serious to go to find the Sigong of Song tomorrow morning."

The three of them ate tea for a while, and when they saw the sun moving westward, they quit the tea money and came to the city gate together.

When I arrived at the city gate, I saw a 14 or 15-year-old boy squatting beside the city wall, dressed in rags, and his shiny black eyes were scanning the people entering the city.

The man in charge whispered: "In my opinion, this beggar must not be a serious person, but a thief. Such a person is particularly familiar with the place, so let's find him to find out the news."

After saying that, he walked to the boy, bent down and said, "There is a Huang Taiguan in the city, do you know?"

The boy looked up and looked full of vigilance, saying, "What is Huang Daguan? I have heard of the idle man Huang Liulang."

"Yes, it's Huang Liulang. You take us to his house and I'll buy a sesame cake for you for two cents."

The boy stood up and looked at the man and said, "Who are you? If you have a grudge against Huang Liulang, I will take you to his house. Wouldn't you be able to explain it clearly in the future? Besides, you are only willing to pay two cents, which is too stingy."

The man smiled and said, "I am Shen Dalang, a soldier of the sheep in Luyi. Those two are my brothers, one is Li Xi and the other is Sun Song. They are both familiar with Huang Liulang. They met in other places before and agreed to go to Huang Liulang's house to drink and play. Okay, you can take us there and give you five cents."

The boy looked at the other two and reached out his hand: "Give me the money first, I'll take you there."

Shen Dalang took out five copper coins from his body and put them in the boy's hand, saying repeatedly: "I will do it, okay, okay, go quickly!"

The boy collected the money and took the three of them into the city gate. He walked a short distance and turned into an alley. At the end, there was a deserted vegetable garden. The boy pointed at and said, "It's this place. Huang Liulang recruited people here every day, and he might be caught in the official's place, but I dare not enter his garden. Okay, when you get to the place, you can go in."

Li Xi, who was following behind, heard this, stepped forward and grabbed the boy, and said evilly: "This little rascal is so hateful. It only takes five cents to go in for only two or three steps. I won't take us in. Get the money back, get out quickly!"

After saying that, he snatched five cents from the boy and threw the boy out in one hand.

The boy fell to the ground and rolled up. He felt the corners of his mouth were wet and sweet. After touching it, he found that he had broken the corners of his mouth. He wiped his hands on his body, and the boy's eyes shot fiercely. He stared at the three of them. After a while, he knew that he was no match for him and said viciously: "Okay, I won't compete with you today. Remember my name Tao Shiqi. If one day comes to my hands, you will be worse than death!"

Sun Song laughed loudly after hearing this: "This little monkey has no strength, but his tone is very strong. If you are still entangled here, I will first tell you to know what life is worse than death! To the west of Bozhou, who doesn't know the name of our three brothers!"

Tao Shiqi snorted coldly, glanced at the three of them, turned around and strode.

Looking at the boy's back, Shen Dalang shook his head: "This little monkey is a little strange, I don't know where to come from."

After saying that, the three of them entered the vegetable garden. They saw weeds growing in the garden, and no one took care of them for a long time. There were two thatched huts inside.

Huang Liulang cleared his throat and said loudly: "Is Liulang at home? I am Shen Dalang of Luyi, here to visit."

As soon as he finished speaking, a sturdy man with open arms came out of the hut and said in a muffled voice: "Since it is my brother, just come in and drink, just shout and shout outside!"

Seeing that the person coming was Huang Liulang, Shen Dalang smiled and greeted him with his two brothers.

As Huang Liulang entered the hut, four or five men were gathered on the ground, shouting and throwing copper coins on the ground.

Shen Dalang said to Huang Liulang beside him: "I heard that there are many eyeliners in the city of Zhou, why can Brother Liu dare to gamble here?"

One person on the ground smiled and said, "Liu Lang and the brother of the Siyuan are like a family, who cares about the nostalgia here! If you three come to gambling and play tricks, find a seat as soon as possible and take out the real money and silver."

Shen Dalang laughed with him: "We are all poor people in the countryside, where do we get the spare money to bet? Today, I look for Brother Liu to discuss some things, just play. The place here is remote and has no neighbors, which is a good place to have fun."

When the gamblers heard that these three people had no money, they lost interest and just threw the money themselves and ignored them.

Huang Liulang found a stool and sat down, looking at Shen Dalang and said, "What are you looking for me to do? A few months ago, I went to your place to do business and didn't make a penny. I even invited you to drink and eat and drink. Could it be that I was so slick that I could eat and drink?"

Shen Dalang looked at the people who were gambling on the ground, came to Huang Liulang, and whispered: "To be honest with Liu Brother, we haven't made a deal in the past few months, so we are really poor. A few days ago, I heard that a Sigong from Song from the capital had very good skills. Because the government arrested him, he fled to us. Liu Brother knew many people, so he must have heard of his whereabouts."
Chapter completed!