Chapter 028 Happy Like a Fool
Zhe Sanlang, Zhe Jichang, is a playboy in the Zhe family army in the northwest.
Of course, this is just an outsider's opinion. When Zhe Sanlang was ten years old, his father told him that he hoped he would become a playboy, and he did so, and stayed in Bianjing City, not following his family to fight in the northwest.
Although he is seen as a dandy by outsiders, he would secretly spend two hours every day practicing his family's martial arts.
His strength may not be as good as Yang Jinhua's, but among his peers, he is still pretty good.
Therefore, the moment he saw Lu Sen grabbing Cao You's clothes and retreating quickly, he realized that something might have happened behind him.
He immediately used his ground-breaking fist skills, rolling over and bringing down the wooden stool under him as an obstacle. He also took the time to look at Lu Sen, then used his hands as feet to jump out of the window.
The height of eleven meters was nothing to him. He adjusted the angle of his body in the air, used his light body skills, and rolled on the ground to relieve the impact.
Then Zhe Saburo stood up and quickly ran to the corner of the eaves across the street and looked at the third-floor window opposite.
A clanging sound came from the window. Zhe Sanlang was still in shock. The pedestrians on the street also fled in a hurry. Only when they ran far away and felt safe did they stop and stretch their necks to look over here.
"That gang of Jianghu people are crazy. They made such a big fuss. Do they really think the imperial court will ignore them?" Zhe Sanlang shook his head and said with a click of his tongue: "I don't know if Cao Xiaolang can escape alive."
Just now when he jumped out of the window, he looked back and it was obvious that Chai Qing and Li Shanshan were beyond saving.
Their lips are as black as charcoal. These gangsters are really crazy in using poison.
"I'm going to lose three more useless friends." Zhe Sanlang sighed somewhat dejectedly.
It was at this moment that he suddenly saw Cao You, Lu Sen and their servants appear at the window from which he jumped.
It is obvious that Lu Sen has been protecting his servants and Cao You.
"This person is more responsible than me. If he can survive, he will be someone worth making friends with." Zhe Sanlang nodded.
He just saw the scene where the hidden weapons hit Lu Sen and were bounced off.
Although he was a little surprised, he didn't think of it as something magical.
After all, he knew about close-fitting soft armor. His family also had a piece of soft armor that his father had always worn.
But then, a scene that surprised him occurred.
For some reason, Lu Sen's servant Heizhu suddenly had a piece of wooden armor on his body, and then jumped out of the window without hesitation.
Zhe Sanlang shook his head vigorously. It was obvious that the servant had no martial arts skills. After jumping from a height of more than ten meters, even if he didn't die, his legs would be crippled.
After just two breaths, his eyes widened.
The black pillar fell to the ground with great impact, and it even made a loud thud. The man did sit on the ground, but he stood up quickly and was fine.
Before he could even see the bizarre scene, an even more horrifying scene was about to happen.
Cao You was standing upside down, and he "stuck" straight down from the third floor, accompanied by a piercing scream.
There's really no hope... Zhe Sanlang had no way to save him. He was not good at light body skills and now there was a street between them. Even if he rushed over, Cao You would have fallen on the stone slabs.
He could only watch quietly, waiting for Cao You's blood to splatter five steps away.
However, what Zhe Sanlang expected did not happen. He watched Cao You falling from the sky upside down, screaming, and his head hitting the hard gray stone floor with a dull thud.
He even had the illusion that Cao You's body seemed to be stuck in the ground for a while before falling down.
There was no blood, and the neck was not broken. Cao You climbed up by himself, and fumbled around his body. Then he turned around and saw Zhe Sanlang. He immediately ran over, shook his head vigorously with both hands, and laughed wildly, "I'm not dead, I'm not dead, this is incredible."
He looked excited, and a bit crazy as if he had escaped death.
"Yeah, why aren't you dead?" Zhe Sanlang was also a little confused. Then he found that Cao You also had a piece of wooden armor on him, so he touched it and said, "Wait, you are wearing this too?"
Then Zhe Sanlang turned his head and looked at the wooden armor on Hei Zhu's body. The wooden armor on both of them was exactly the same.
His pupils suddenly dilated a lot, as if he had thought of something.
At this time, Cao You also calmed down. He immediately took two steps back, patted the wooden armor on his body, turned his head to look at the black pillar, and immediately understood a lot.
Then there was another thud, and Lu Sen also jumped down from above.
As soon as he fell to the ground, Heizhu ran over, looked his husband left and right, and found no wounds, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
Cao You also rushed over. He wanted to bow to thank Lu Sen for saving his life, but just as he clasped his fists, he was stopped by Lu Sen.
"Let's not talk too much. It's dangerous here. Let's leave first."
Cao You nodded, and the three of them immediately began to move.
Zhe Sanlang hesitated for a moment, then ran up immediately.
The four of them had just run more than 20 meters when the window they had jumped out of before was broken by brute force. Several figures rushed out from there, and broken wood flew everywhere.
Then more gangsters jumped out brandishing weapons, and in an instant the streets were filled with swords and sabers.
After fighting for a while, this group of gangsters began to move their positions again, because someone finally got the "nectar" and was desperately trying to escape from the city by climbing over rooftops and walls.
A group of gangsters were chasing after them, throwing hidden weapons at them from time to time.
Many passers-by were injured by mistake.
Lu Sen and others breathed a sigh of relief after watching the gangsters walk away.
But in fact, the only people he was afraid of were Cao You and Zhe Sanlang, so Lu Sen didn't feel too upset.
Soon, a constable shouted and rushed past them to the scene of the incident.
Cao You sat down on the bluestone steps beside the street, panting and saying, "It's so scary. Next time I go out to play, I must bring the offerings from home."
"Since such disasters happen from time to time in Bianjing City, why don't you bring guards?" Lu Sen was a little surprised.
It doesn't mean anything that Cao You didn't bring any people, but it is a bit strange that Zhe Sanlang and the other three didn't bring any people either.
Cao You and Zhe Sanlang both smiled bitterly.
Finally, Cao You said, "We were careless. After all, no one from the underworld dared to cause trouble in Bianjing City over the past year, so there was no need to bring guards with us."
It turns out that more than a year ago, when these dignitaries went out for fun, they would bring some guards with good martial arts skills.
People in the underworld generally don't attack dignitaries casually, so even if there is a fight, several guards can still protect the safety of the host and will not be easily injured by mistake.
But civilians are... another matter.
Then Bao Zheng brought Zhan Zhao back from outside to take up his post. He was first appointed as a direct scholar of Longtu Pavilion and then as acting magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture.
The first thing Zhan Zhao did when he arrived in Bianjing City was to spend half a year conquering all the gangsters in the city.
After he became the chief constable of Kaifeng Prefecture, he led his detectives to round up and suppress those gangsters who dared to cause trouble in Bianjing City.
In about a year, nearly a hundred martial arts masters were captured and thrown into the Kaifeng prison.
The entire martial arts world was shocked.
Because of this, he was named the Imperial Cat by the government and was appointed as a third-rank sword-bearing guard.
The public security in Bianjing City improved greatly.
Except... Wuyou Cave and Guifan Tower are still extremely troublesome.
There is no way around it. The number of beggars who use the sewers as hiding places is frighteningly large, at least tens of thousands.
The terrain was extremely complex, and it was impossible to wipe them out relying solely on the Kaifeng constables.
This can only be done by mobilizing an army of tens of thousands.
But how did the Zhao family gain control of the country?
The Zhao family defended their generals like they were guarding against thieves, so how could they allow a large number of troops to enter the city of Bianjing?
Although Zhao Zhen was a good emperor, he would not easily compromise on this matter.
"I didn't expect that as soon as Guard Zhan left the capital, those people couldn't wait to jump out and cause trouble." Zhe Sanlang sighed: "I hope Guard Zhan can come back soon."
Cao You complained, "Prefect Bao shouldn't have sent Guard Zhan out."
"It was actually our own carelessness." Zhe Sanlang rubbed his brows and said, "We should have had guards by our side."
In fact, this is also a habit. When going out to have fun, of course it is fun to get together with a group of friends. If each person is followed by a few guards, the number of guards will increase with more friends, and with a large group of people watching around, it will not be fun to play.
Besides, they are just children of officials, not celebrities or high-ranking officials, so ordinary people in the underworld will not target them.
Therefore, when security conditions are good, bringing bodyguards is actually troublesome.
Cao You sighed and said, "In fact, the real person to blame is Chai Qing and Chai Jilang. He shouldn't have brought out that damn thing called 'Jiangjiangyuye'. Those executioners were obviously coming for that thing."
Zhe Sanlang was silent for a while, then said, "Forget it, death is the greatest thing."
"That's right." Cao You felt a little disappointed. He and Chai Qing had an average relationship, but he always felt sad when he saw an acquaintance die in front of him.
Lu Sen looked at the sky and thought about the little girl at home waiting for him to go home for dinner.
Even if the meal is ready at home, if Lu Sen has not returned home, she and Hei Zhu will not eat first. They will definitely wait until Lu Sen comes back and pick up his chopsticks first before they will pick up their bowls.
So he said, "Brother Cao, and Brother Zhe, I still have some things to deal with here, so I'll leave first and see you again in the future."
After finishing his words, Lu Sen stared at the wooden armor on Cao You.
He wanted to take this thing back.
Cao You wanted to bow to thank Lu Sen again, but when he saw that the latter was staring at the wooden armor on his body, he immediately crossed his arms across his chest, protecting the armor, and said with a smirk, "Brother Lu, since I am wearing this armor, how about giving it to me? I will definitely repay you handsomely in the future."
Cao You is not stupid. He and the servant who obviously has no martial arts skills fell from a high building, but they did not suffer even the slightest skin injury.
Is it the blessing of ancestors?
How is that possible? It’s obviously the work of this wooden armor.
Lu Sen looked at the other party's expression that was both flattering and worried, and he was still holding Mu Jia tightly, with an expression like a child who was afraid that an adult would snatch his toy away. He felt helpless in his heart, clicked his tongue twice, and then turned and left.
Heizhu immediately followed Lu Sen.
Watching Lu Sen leave, Cao You happily stroked the wooden armor on his body, as happy as a fool.
Zhe Sanlang watched for a while and asked with a smile: "Cao Xiaolang, what kind of magical thing is this wooden armor?"
"It's just an ordinary wooden armor, but it's made in a unique way. I like it." Cao You clasped his fists towards the other party and said with a smile: "Zhe Sanlang, I'll leave for now. Goodbye."
Seeing that the other party was unwilling to say more, Zhe Sanlang could only clasp his fists helplessly.
Cao You wore this wooden armor and paraded through the city. Because of its strange appearance, he attracted a lot of attention, but he was happy with it.
When I returned home, I happened to see my elder brother Cao Ping who was about to go out.
Cao Ping couldn't help laughing when he saw his brother's funny appearance in wooden armor: "Why, second brother, which sect of clothing demon are you from?"
Fu Yao refers to people who wear strange clothes.
"Brother, this is a good thing." Cao You approached and whispered, "Where's Daddy?"
"What do you want to see the master in the study?" Cao Ping was a little surprised.
"It's a big event, big brother, you should come with us." After saying that, Cao You quickly walked towards his father's study.
Seeing that he was acting mysterious, Cao Ping felt a little curious and followed him.
Cao You first knocked on the door outside the study, and after his father spoke, he followed his eldest brother in, and then he immediately closed the door.
Cao Yi was writing a letter. When he saw his youngest son coming in like this, he couldn't help but frown and said, "What ridiculous thing are you doing again?"
"Dad, please listen to what your son has to say." Cao You bowed and saluted.
"Okay, you go ahead." Cao Yi put down the wolf hair brush in his hand and sat up straight.
Cao You then told what had just happened.
The more Cao Yi listened, the more serious his expression became. After Cao You finished speaking, he pondered for a while and said, "Such a big thing has happened. The guests in Fanlou are either rich or noble, but so many of them have been killed or injured by mistake. Bao Xiren will definitely be impeached by the censors when he goes to court tomorrow. The Prince of Runan will probably feel bad this time too."
Fanlou is jointly run by several people, and the largest shareholder is the Prince of Runan.
At this point, Cao Yi looked at the wooden armor on his youngest son and asked, "How can you prove that this armor saved your life?"
"Falling from such a height... Hey, brother, why did you stab me?"
Cao You jumped up in fright.
It turned out that at some point, Cao Ping had a pair of scissors in his right hand, and he stabbed Cao You's right butt hard!
He smiled and put down the scissors: "Daddy, it turns out that I can't pierce it."
Cao Yi looked at the wooden armor and raised his chin slightly.
Let’s not talk about the Cao family’s affairs for now. Because of the Fanlou incident, the entire Bianjing city was in an uproar in the evening.
It takes time for the news to spread. By the time everyone in the city knew that many people had died in Fanlou, nearly three hours had passed.
It was a rare night court session in the palace.
The lights in the Purple Palace were on. The fat Zhao Zhen sat on the dragon throne, stroking his forehead constantly.
He suffers from headaches, which become more frequent as he gets older.
In the palace, Prince Chai's eyes were red, and he was joining several censors to angrily denounce Bao Zheng.
Li Shilang, the Minister of Revenue, stood with his body hunched and wept. He had a good relationship with Bao Zheng and tried hard not to curse.
Bao Zheng stood there with his eyes lowered and brows drooped, allowing Prince Chai to scold him verbally without saying a word or moving a muscle.
The Eighth Wise King put his hands in his sleeves, his face full of sorrow.
Master Pang glanced at Bao Zheng from time to time, with a hint of gloating in his eyes.
Late at night, a series of laws and policies targeting underworld figures were introduced.
These things had nothing to do with Lu Sen anymore. He returned home, closed the gate and spent a few days of leisurely life.
Until today, when he saw Kobayashi running in the yard, his steps were very strange, wobbly, and he looked like he was about to fall, but he was running very fast.
He immediately stopped Korinko and asked, "Who taught you to run away like this?"
"It was the two uncles outside." Xiao Linqin naturally would not hide it from Lu Sen: "When Langjun and Heizhu went out a few days ago, they taught me, and also taught me how to shoot arrows."
Lu Lin frowned. He walked to the gate of the yard and looked coldly at the two kneeling men through the fence.
As if sensing Lu Sen’s displeasure, the Ding brothers felt a little uneasy.
Lu Sen said calmly: "Before, you all loved to kneel, and I didn't bother to care about you. I wouldn't teach you anything even if you knelt till the end of time. But now, my mood has changed, and I kind of want to kill you."
The Ding brothers were shocked when they heard this.
Ding Zhaolan raised his head and asked anxiously, "My dear, why is this happening?"
