Qizhou

"Just a pair of paper bundles?"

"Yes." He Qizhou handed one of the "snake bones" to Fu Du, and presented it to Meng Yincheng after writing the case, and repeated, "It's just a paper tie."

Before Fu Du came to Meng Yincheng's side, the young emperor turned his head in disgust and waved his hand vigorously: "No need, don't bring it here."

Ten years ago, ten years later, not only did his fear of snakes not decrease at all, but it became more serious.Seeing that he didn't want to look at it, He Qizhou continued: "It has been verified that the snake problem in Chang'an is indeed related to the paddock. The place where the snakes first appeared was the village five miles west of the paddock. After the snakes occupied the village, they began Advance towards the city until you enter the imperial city."

Meng Yincheng said: "What do you mean, they are coming for me."

He Qizhou replied: "It's hard to say whether it is..."

Meng Yincheng snorted coldly: "It doesn't have to be hard to say, the snake failed to kill me ten years ago, but put itself in it instead. Its descendants are resentful, so naturally they want to find ways to get revenge."

This is true, but also not quite true.

The snake demon ten years ago had died, and no matter how much its descendants hated it, they were nothing but a group of reptiles that couldn't make a difference.They can indeed swarm into the capital, bite people and animals, and scare the people.But to tie paper, mold snake bones, apply evil spirits, let the snakes obey orders, and reassemble them into a powerful snake... This is not something that ordinary people can do, let alone a group of people who have not yet cultivated. A sane beast.

Seeing that He Qizhou was silent, Meng Yincheng said again: "Speak directly if you have something to say, there is no need to hide it."

Hearing this, the latter made a salute, and said, "Your Majesty, I feel that there are many strange things about this matter. The snake bones made of paper are well-made, and they are not crudely made vulgar things. If it is said that snakes and insects retaliate...they are just ordinary livestock, and should be There is no such thing..."

After a few sips of tea, Meng Yincheng also calmed down a bit.What He Qizhou said is not unreasonable, a snake is just a reptile, it doesn't even have hands, how can it make such a fine skeleton?He put down the teacup, but frowned again: "According to your opinion, either someone covets me, has evil intentions, and plots secretly..."

"Your Majesty, it's not easy to talk nonsense..."

"Either... there are some monsters who have cultivated into spirits, and they are helping their kind to take revenge on me and the Liming people all over Chang'an." Meng Yincheng suddenly relaxed when he said this .He let out a breath, with a slight smile on his face, "If that's the case, I'll be relieved to leave this matter to you."

He Qizhou showed no expression, but nodded politely: "It is the duty of Qin Tianjian to serve His Majesty."

"Qin Tianjian has you and Taifu, so I can rest assured." Meng Yincheng sat down after returning to the desk, "Ah, after all, it is your credit that the snake problem can be eliminated this time. This credit..."

He Qizhou said slowly: "It's Qintian's monitoring that counts well, and the humble officials are just doing things, so it's nothing."

Meng Yincheng said with a smile: "Then record it on Qin Tianjian's head as usual. In addition to the routine rewards, give the prison some new tea. He always loves this."

From now on, we will just exchange pleasantries, and after a few or two sentences, we have nothing to say.Meng Yincheng found an excuse to take a rest, and let He Qizhou leave.Before leaving, he also specifically told him to investigate the culprit behind this incident carefully, whether it is a human or a monster, he must be found out and must not be let go.

Fu Du sent He Qizhou out of the palace as usual, and walked with him under the palace wall for a while.Seeing that Mr. He received the reward but was full of worries, Eunuch Fu kindly comforted him and said, "Mr. He, it is a good thing to get the reward, why are you not happy?"

He Qizhou smiled and said, "Naturally, I'm afraid I won't be able to do it well next time."

Seeing him laughing, Fu Du laughed along with him: "If you can't do it well next time, how can you not do it well? Everyone knows that Qin Tianjian is capable of doing things and is most highly valued by the emperor. Mr. He is a man of great ability. Discourage yourself."

Hearing this, He Qizhou finally stopped in his tracks. He looked at Fu Du who had always been kind, sighed softly, and said, "Your Majesty hates all spirits and monsters in the world, and classifies them all as evil spirits. I wish I could drive them all out." .If one day I meet a pure and good demon, should I kill it or let it go?"

Fu Du didn't even think about it: "Our family thought it should be released."

He Qizhou laughed twice, and bid farewell to Fu Du: "Eunuch Fu, send it here. There are many errands for kilometers, so I won't delay you. I have traveled a lot this way, so I can figure it out by myself."

Once the snake problem was eliminated, Chang'an City went up and down, and finally put their hearts back into their stomachs.

The spring is thick and the sunshine is just right.Apart from practicing swords in the yard every day, Ci Nian just hides in the house and sleeps.When He Qizhou came back from work several times, he always saw him drooling in sleep, as if he didn't know day or night.Aman still comes here often, and the conversation is still inseparable from Fu Jin.From his mouth, the two learned that this ingenious and handy Yulan girl had already made all the sachets, not just one, but one for spring, summer, autumn and winter, and carefully designed the styles according to the matching of Xu Wenzhi's clothes. lest he would not wear his own heart.

This worry is superfluous.That day when Xu Wen came to visit, there was no Fu Jin by his side, but there was a light green sachet pinned to his waist, which matched his light blue shirt.For this reason, He Qizhou also teased a few words, exaggerating that Mr. Xu is blessed.Xu Wenzhi was so ashamed that he had no choice but to avoid him, but he still wore a sachet day after day, never hiding it.

When Xu Wenzhi came to visit, he also saw his sachet.After the people left, he hurriedly tore out the brocades left in the house, intending to make a sachet for He Qizhou as well.But helplessly, his little claws were naturally not as dexterous as Fu Jin's. After several days of tossing, except for pricking a hole for himself, he didn't even make half a sachet.He Qizhou felt sorry for him, so he found a section of sandalwood for him to carve.He also said that no matter what he carves out, he can make it into a sword tassel and hang it on the sword.

So Xi Nian put down the brocade needlework and picked up the carving knife. After a few more days, a rough and simple little fox was carved.It was carved with a bamboo hat in Ci Nian. Although the face was crooked and one ear was bigger than the other, He Qizhou didn't mean to laugh at him at all. Instead, he found a lot of tools and polished the woodcarved little fox carefully. , pierced with holes, decorated with beads, tied with tassels, and worn on the sword.

Ci Nian held the sword in his arms and touched the new sword tassel over and over again, very happy.

"Why do you have two swords!" The little fox remembered that day. The paddock and the snake trembled that day, and He Qizhou pulled out a snow-white sword. The sword was longer and more beautiful, and the white light was moist and abundant. Even if Ci Nian didn't know anything about swords, he knew that it was absolutely extraordinary.

It turned out that He Qizhou had a more beautiful sword besides Hongxia.

"I only have one sword." He Qizhou smiled.

Resigning Nian said: "What about Hong Xia, you don't want her anymore? You like the new and hate the old!"

He Qizhou laughed and said: "Hahaha, Hongxia is a treasured sword, but it's not mine. It's just an old friend who left me here and let me keep it temporarily. When will this old friend ask me to give me this sword?" If the sword is going back, I should return it to him."

"Old friends..." When Ci Nian heard this, he felt unhappy for some reason, "Why do you have old friends, you have so many old friends... Will there be clothes and sachets in the future, * *brought..."

He Qizhou smiled slyly: "Why, the little god is still jealous?"

Ci Nian deliberately avoided answering, pushed Hong Xia back on the table, and said sullenly: "That sword is not yours, I used someone else's sword, and when he came back, he found that you gave the sword to an outsider, why are you angry? manage!"

"What you said, how can you be considered an outsider?" He Qizhou picked up Hong Xia and stuffed it back into Ci Nian's hand, "Since I was in Zhuxi Village, this sword has listened to you very well. Sometimes, it is even better than me. It's still obedient... It's not an ordinary thing, it only gets along with people who get along with it. If it doesn't like you, it's a piece of scrap iron, so it won't have such a beautiful red light."

Ci Nian pouted: "What's the use of it liking me? In the future, when your old friend comes back, it will still follow him! Maybe you will too..."

"I'm not leaving." He Qizhou said hastily.

Feeling that he had made a joke, and made Ci Nian brood, He Qizhou immediately wiped off the smile on his face, and said firmly: "We pulled the hook, didn't we? If we agreed not to leave, I won't leave of."

Ci Nian thought for a while, then raised his hand again, hooked his little finger, and said: "The last time the hook was pulled in Zhuxi Village, I'm afraid you won't admit it if you changed places, this is Chang'an, we have to pull it again! "

He Qizhou was very cooperative, and immediately hooked his little finger: "Okay, pull it again, how to pull it, you tell me."

Resignation said: "Whether your old friend will come back or not, you are not allowed to run away with him."

He Qizhou nodded: "Don't run."

Ci Nian said again: "If he takes Hong Xia away, you have to find a better one for me!"

He Qizhou almost laughed, but he still sat upright and said, "No problem, Hongxia won't run away, and I won't run away either. Even if Hongxia ran away with someone, I wouldn't run away. If it does run away, we don't want it Let’s find a better sword, if the red one is not good, it will be green, if the green one is not good, it will be purple, as long as the little fairy likes it, it will do anything!”

At this point, Ci Nian couldn't hold back his serious expression, and laughed along with He Qizhou.

The sword ear is fastened.Ci Nian picked up the longer sword and touched it carefully several times.Seeing that he liked it, He Qizhou also took the initiative to introduce: "This sword also has a name."

Ci Nian did not raise his head: "I guessed it, you scholars like to name swords!"

He Qizhou smiled softly: "Then do you want to guess, what is the name of this sword?"

Ci Nian touched the scabbard again, the sword was shiny white, light and convenient, in He Qizhou's hands, it felt a bit light and elegant.Ci Nian pondered for a moment, then guessed: "Called...Xiaobai?"

He Qizhou was taken aback for a moment, but he actually laughed out loud. He didn't get annoyed that he would be laughed at when he talked about the year of resignation. Instead, he took the opportunity to come up with a series of weird names: "Xiaobai can't do it, Dabai can do it too! Otherwise, call White rice, the reed chicken in our yard is also white, why not call it reed flower! And..."

He Qizhou didn't dare to listen anymore, he laughed so hard that his whole body trembled, he hurriedly put his arms around Ci Nian, touched a piece of snacks to stop the nonsense.Seeing him laughing happily, Ci Nian giggled along with him. After the two laughed for a while, He Qizhou held up Ci Nian's sword-holding hand, and introduced seriously: "It's called Liushuang."

Ci Nian suddenly realized, and shouted: "I know, I know! There are some books in your study, and the frost is flying in the air, and then..."

He Qizhou praised: "That's right, I remember this. It came from here." While speaking, he slowly pulled out a part of the sword with the hand of Resignation: "In the future, it will also It can be your sword. As long as you are willing, call it, it is just like me, anytime, anywhere, waiting for orders."