I played as an assistant in ancient times

Chapter 297 Cat

The Northern Yamen of the Gongwei Division is located on the side of the Wenchang Palace of the Zitong Temple, not far from Mr. Pan’s home in Suoyi Hutong, estimated to be only two alleys away.

The road near the imperial city was flat, so Shen Xiaoye could arrive there quickly pushing his wooden wheelchair.

Outside the three-bay vermilion lacquered gate, there were captains guarding the eight-shaped walls on both sides, while a large shadow wall inside the gate blocked the view of outsiders. If you looked carefully, you could vaguely see figures moving around.

There are not many pedestrians on the street at this moment, and most people are unwilling to get close to here, and they walk on the other side.

The imperial guards who entered and left the Northern Yamen had solemn expressions and walked in a hurry.

At this moment, the little black cat lying on Shen Xiaoye's shoulder could only go around to the back alley and enter quietly if it wanted to.

But Shen Xiaoye would not allow it to move without permission. The people inside were walking on the edge of a knife all year round and were no less vigilant than General Wang's personal guards.

Pushing Mr. Pan forward, he instantly attracted the attention of the captains.

She took out the token calmly and said, "I'm here to see Captain Zhao Ji."

"You're one of us, go in." The captain checked the token and returned it to her. Although it had the words "General Flag" written on it, the number was at the back and he had never seen her before. The external flag was half a rank lower than the Beijing flag. As a member of a small flag, he would be respecting the other party by just bowing.

Shen Xiaoye was stunned for a moment, but she suppressed her guilty conscience and asked the captains to help carry Mr. Pan up the stairs.

"He can't come in without a card." The captain refused to take her silver.

Mr. Pan waved his hand: "I'll wait, the ten-inch will be here in a moment."

Shen Xiaoye and the other two changed their clothes while resting in the middle of the night. Only Shicun had left in a hurry and didn't bring any other clothes, so he had to wash up covered in dust.

"No, I'll wait for Brother Ten Inch to come before I leave." Shen Xiaoye took into consideration his inconvenience in moving. Anyway, his fourth uncle was inside.

But he changed his mind and asked the captain, "Have you seen a Captain Shen bringing people in?"

"No." The captain answered too quickly. She looked at him suspiciously, but it was of no use.

Shen Xiaoye had no choice but to retreat and pointed to the breakfast shop at the entrance of the alley and said, "I'll treat you to some mutton soup, sir."

After saying this, he pushed the wheelchair away without waiting for Mr. Pan to say anything.

Several captains exchanged glances with each other. As soon as they opened the door early in the morning, a scholar named Shen came in with a young man, but the other two entered the door with Captain Xia who was on duty.

"Could it be that the Master Shen mentioned by Captain Xia is also a captain?"

"I don't know. I haven't seen it."

"I have seen him. He seemed to be leading a hundred men in the Beijing Camp before."

"Really a hundred households?"

Shen Xiaoye didn't know that Shen Changsui didn't use the token when he entered the door.

At this moment, there were more and more diners in the breakfast shop, but most of them were people from nearby who were preparing to go to the government office.

She brought hot soup and hot pancakes to her husband and passed by a table. She vaguely heard two people whispering about the governor.

Shen Xiaoye remembered that his fourth uncle once mentioned that officials nowadays like to be addressed by more retro official titles.

For example, the Minister of Personnel is respectfully called the Grand Chancellor, and the Grand Commander-in-Chief does not refer to the several commanders-in-chief of the Five Military Commanderies, but specifically refers to the commander-in-chief of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Although the two men did not wear hats or armor, their uniform blue lining and official boots still exposed their identity as Ti cavalry.

She gently tapped the cat on the stool, motioning it to look at the two people whispering at the table.

After a while, the two men left. Little Black Cat left a message and chased after them: "They are saying that the Grand Commandant values ​​Shen Changsui and invites him to join the Guard Department."

"Come back!" Shen Xiaoye jumped up but couldn't catch up with its back. This cat must not step on any mechanism, that is not an ordinary government office.

She stamped her foot on the ground angrily, not knowing whether she was worried about Mao'er or annoyed that the commander of the Guard Bureau was deliberately trying to win over her uncle and let the news spread. What would happen if the emperor really came and disliked her uncle?

What resentment what?

But it was obvious that her first guess was overthinking. In order to have tighter defenses, Bei Ya could not set up any mechanism on the roof.

The little black cat learned from the experience in the horse market. This time when he went deep into the Beiya, he didn't stare at anyone. Instead, he restrained his breath and climbed up the wall and the house from the corner lightly and quickly.

Even though there were people patrolling high up, there were still many ways for a cautious cat to hide.

For example, the talisman that it has been throwing in the corner can be hung on the collar and immediately make it invisible to others, which is simply called invisibility.

Following the familiar smell, it found Shen Changsui.

All I could hear was him saying in the room: "...I wouldn't hide anything from the Grand Commander. Back then, my escort company mostly used water routes, but the three heads of the family were each responsible for a direction, and even the personnel were basically not shared."

“Okay, since you said Qin Qi’s salt smuggling had nothing to do with the Shen and Zhou families, then what about Gu Shan?

Not only is he closely related to you, he also lost his life while trying to save your sister and brother-in-law, so you can't be unaware of his affairs." In the room, the commander of the Guard Division kept flipping through the investigation records.

Shen Changsui nodded: "After Uncle Gu retired from the garrison due to injury, he lived in Qiu County all year round. He said that he was afraid of being hungry before, so he always liked to look for all kinds of food everywhere.

He could be seen in the docks and streets almost every day, and he would always bring some back to share with the neighborhood children.

The neighbors all praised him, my dad saved him from drowning, and he was very kind to our family."

"That's all?" The commander raised his eyebrows and looked at him with a smile.

Shen Changsui nodded again: "That's all. I've said everything I need to say."

The commander asked in a long voice: "You didn't know before, but now that you have the Guard Commander card, you should be suspicious of him, right?"

Shen Changsui really wanted to say no, but the other person's sharp eyes that seemed to be able to see through people's hearts made him almost lose his breathing.

He nodded again and said, "I think it probably belongs to the Guardian Division."

The commander suddenly asked, "Where is the thing he gave to you or your family?"

Shen Changsui was stunned for a moment: "No?

When there was a big fire in Qiu County, half of the city was destroyed. Most of my house was burned, and so was Uncle Gu’s house.

After the outbreak, we took away everything we could.”

The commander laughed again: "As far as I know, your father and brother went back last year to dig up some stuff."

“These are gold and silver buried in the early years. I saw them when I was a child, but they were all taken back by my father and brothers.

There are gold leaves...jewelry..." Shen Changsui described in detail what they were.

After listening to him, the commander looked at him seriously for a long time. Seeing that he looked calm, he said, "You can go back. If it is found that your family has nothing to do with this matter, I will release your father and brother."

"Thank you, General. I'll take my leave now." Shen Changsui took a few steps back before turning around and leaving.

A few breaths later, another person appeared in the room and reported to the commander: "Grand Commander, we found out that when Shen Changsui entered the post station, he only showed the token to the post station chief.

When he was registered in the roster, he used his scholar's certificate and travel permit.

And he paid for everything, even for those who did odd jobs.”

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, anyone with merit could stay in an inn, where some supplies were free.

"Watertight?" The commander sneered, "On the contrary, his niece uses it frequently."

The man said, "We have found out that when Shen Xiaoye was staying at the post station, it was the fourth son of General Lu's family who signed the contract."

"Hmph! You are so slippery. Remember this for next year's autumn imperial examination.

The account books left by Gu Shan must be found as soon as possible." The commander's voice became gloomy.

"Yes." The man retreated quickly.