Posthouse.
lobby.
Su Xian came here carrying two old shoes and sat down in the guest seat in the hall.
The servant in the inn brought tea, stared at the pair of old shoes in his hand imperceptibly, and then left with a strange look on his face.
Su Xian had no appetite for tea. He was holding his old shoes and thinking about how to convince the Zhouji Office later.
In my impression, the Zhoujishi is an image of a stern, impartial and serious person.
It seems difficult to communicate.
Not long after, a middle-aged man in plain clothes, with a pale and thin face and a wisp of goatee under his chin strode in from the front hall. Although he looked energetic, he could not hide the fatigue between his brows.
"My name is Su Xian, nice to meet you, Mr. Zhou." Su Xian stood up and bowed.
Zhou Jishi simply returned the greeting, looked at Su Xian, and said with no emotion, "I remember you. County Magistrate Tang hosted a banquet last night, and you were at the table."
What a good memory... Su Xian nodded and said, "That's me."
Zhou Jishi passed by Su Xian and walked to the main seat in the front hall and sat down. After thinking for a while, he looked at him and said, "I just heard from the clerk at the post station that you have something urgent to do?"
He looked at Su Xian again, raised his eyebrows, and said in a deep voice: "Is it related to the safety of Her Royal Highness the Princess?"
As soon as he finished speaking, his eyes suddenly dropped down, and when he saw that Su Xian was holding a pair of old shoes, his eyebrows couldn't help but move.
"Not bad!" Su Xian nodded.
"Young man, I have to remind you that if you try to gain popularity by using Her Royal Highness the Princess, the consequences may be so serious that you cannot bear it!"
"I'm not just trying to attract attention. I have evidence in my hands."
Immediately, Su Xian recounted what had happened in general.
He did not explain the details in detail, but only talked about the general outline and results.
But it was this result that made Zhou Jishi, who had a serious face, almost fall off his chair. He stared at Su Xian and said in a deep voice:
"What did you say?! The Liao people colluded with the Southern Chen, intending to use divine thunder to attack the Hejian Posthouse, thereby... harming Her Royal Highness the Princess?"
"good!"
Su Xian said in a deep voice, then held up two old shoes and said, "The black powder on these shoes is the divine thunder. Zhou Jishi will know once he tries it."
Zhou Jishi's expression suddenly became extremely serious. He strode over, took the intact shoe , examined it carefully, and then brought it close to his nose and took a deep sniff.
Su Xian's mouth twitched fiercely... He wanted to ask: "Does it stink?"
Then, Zhou Jishi squatted down and scraped the black powder off the shoe surface with his fingernails while telling the clerk at the post house, "Bring me a fire starter."
Soon, a ball of black powder as big as a copper coin appeared on the blue brick floor. After the fire starter was delivered, Zhou Jishi personally brought the flame closer.
Hiss!
Hiss!
Brilliant flames rose up, white smoke billowed out, and there were bursts of pungent odors.
“This… this… this is truly divine thunder! It really is divine thunder…”
Zhou Jishi was horrified and stared at the flames on the floor, his eyeballs almost popping out of their sockets.
He was so shocked that he sat down on the ground, using his hands and feet to back away from the fire, looking very embarrassed.
Although many people have not seen the power of the divine thunder with their own eyes, they have heard of it.
It just so happened that Zhou Jishi was the group of people who had witnessed the burning of the divine thunder with their own eyes.
He knew clearly that the horror of this thing was truly beyond human control under certain circumstances.
At this time, Su Xian said in a deep voice: "Zhou Jishi, if the Liao people and the Southern Chen really ambushed the divine thunder under the Hejian Posthouse, Your Highness Princess might... In short, it's better to be safe than sorry!"
"Yes, yes, yes."
Zhou Jishi turned over and got up, looking a little flustered, staring and saying: "I want to rush to the Hejian Posthouse, I want to rescue Her Royal Highness the Princess..."
"Zhou Jishi, take this pair of old shoes with you and ride fast there overnight. You should be able to catch up." Su Xian handed over the old shoes.
Zhou Jishi has experienced many ups and downs and has calmed down.
He took the old shoes and asked the clerk at the post station to find a bundle to put the shoes in. Without even changing his clothes, he rode directly on the post station's fast horse and rushed towards the city gate.
…
When Su Xian returned home, it was already dark.
The plan to boil the lamb chops had failed. Yang Zhilan, who was alone at home, had to use her expertise to roast the lamb chops over the fire.
When Su Xian returned home, he smelled the aroma of barbecue.
"Not bad, your craftsmanship is pretty good."
Su Xian took big bites of the meat from the whole lamb chop, his mouth full of oil.
Su Xian had already informed her of the result of the trip to the inn .
It is really hard to predict what the outcome will be, but Su Xian roughly estimates that while Princess Lanling is staying at the Hejian Inn, there is a 70 to 80 percent chance that Zhou Jishi will be able to rescue her before the divine thunder explodes.
The probability is very high.
After eating the grilled lamb chops, Su Xian took a shower, changed his clothes, and climbed over the wall to Liu Huixiang's boudoir.
Tonight, Su Xian transforms into a big bad wolf to avenge the "lip mark" from last night.
It is difficult to describe the thrilling, exciting and ambiguous details, but after this night, the relationship between the two people reached a new level.
…
It is said that Zhou Ji Shi rode a fast horse, carrying a bag containing Su Xian's old shoes, and after leaving Le Shou County, he headed north and galloped along the official road.
Fortunately, there is enough moonlight tonight and the sky is full of stars, so I can see the road clearly... This journey can be said to be traveling day and night.
When passing by a post station along the way, Zhou Jishi asked about the whereabouts of Princess Lanling and her entourage.
According to the clerk at the post station, the princess's guard of honor and the accompanying army have set up camp twenty miles outside Yingzhou City.
Zhou Jishi then asked whether the princess had entered the city and whether she was staying at the Hejian Posthouse.
The clerks at the post station had no idea about these issues.
Zhou Ji Shi thought for a while and decided to go to the marching camp to check the situation first, so he turned his horse around and headed straight for the army's camp twenty miles outside the city.
There were a hundred thousand soldiers and generals who accompanied Princess Lanling to Youzhou this time. The army did not enter the city, but usually camped outside the city.
Not long after, Zhou Ji Shi was able to enter the camp with his identity badge.
After rushing to the brightly lit central army tent and seeing the general leading the army, Zhou Jishi hurriedly asked, "Has Her Royal Highness the Princess entered the city?"
"Her Royal Highness the Princess has entered the city! Huh? Zhou Jishi, shouldn't you be in Leshou County? Why are you here?" the general wondered.
"It's bad!" Zhou Jishi was so anxious that he jumped up and down. Without paying any attention to the general, he turned around and rushed straight to the gate of the camp.
"Weekly Record Room?" the general shouted.
He paused for a moment, looked at the general and said, "Something big may happen tonight, the general better be prepared."
Leaving this sentence behind and leaving the confused general, Zhou Ji Shi rode straight to Yingzhou City.
The provincial capital of Yingzhou is also the county seat of Hejian County.
Because it is the seat of the provincial government, the city defense was extremely strict in the past. Now that Princess Lanling has entered the city and is staying in the inn, the city defense is even stricter.
The soldiers and servants defending the city were on high alert.
Once the city gates are closed, no one is allowed to enter or leave. This is an iron rule.
However, there are always some people in the world who ignore the iron rules and are willing to venture into dangerous places even if it is dangerous.
For example, at this moment, there is a man who calls himself "Zhou Ji Shi" under the city wall, saying that he has an urgent matter to enter the city!
And he went to Hejian Posthouse to ask for an audience with Her Royal Highness the Princess?
What a courage!