Nightwatcher

Emperor Yuan Jing looked at Wei Yuan, nodded and said, "What's the matter?"

Wei Yuan asked: "In the excerpts handed down by the chief envoy of Qingzhou, is it clear that this poem was written by the chief envoy Yang Gong?"

What does he mean by that? The old fritters in the officialdom have tasted clues.

Emperor Yuan Jing didn't answer, but asked instead: "What's the problem?"

The excerpt does not clearly say that the poem was written by Yang Gong, but the wording is as follows: Yang Gong ordered all the officials in Qingzhou to erect a stele and engrave an inscription to warn the world.

It's a clever way of phrasing it, neither ambiguous nor denying it. In Emperor Yuan Jing's view, this was the default.

"This poem was not written by Yang Gong, but by someone else. I feel that once this poem is circulated, it will surely become famous all over the world. Personally speaking, it is an opportunity to gain fame that cannot be found. It should not be monopolized by Yang Gong." Wei Yuan said.

"Oh? When did such a great talent emerge from Qingzhou?" Emperor Yuan Jing smiled, became interested, and stared at Wei Yuan: "However, how did you know?"

It wasn't Yang Gong's work, it was someone else Qingzhou indeed had more talents, it was the princes of the scientific research state who thought in their hearts, and following Emperor Yuan Jing's question, they turned their attention to Wei Yuan.

Everyone was wondering how Wei Yuan knew that this poem was not written by Yang Gong.

"Not from Qingzhou either." Wei Yuan shook his head.

Emperor Yuan Jing gave an "hmm" in a questioning tone.

"Moreover, I also know that this poem was not written in Qingzhou, it was published more than a month ago. It was not written by Qingzhou people either." Wei Yuan said again.

Now, all the ministers also gave a suspicious "hmm", and the one who said "this is the Dafeng poetry" questioned:

"Duke Wei, please don't play tricks in front of His Majesty."

Old troll, wear a hat when you open your mouth.

It came out more than a month ago, and it was not made by Qingzhou people. The keen-minded officials had a guess in their hearts.

For a moment, the faces of the princes became strange.

Wei Yuan glanced at Emperor Yuan Jing, whose expression suddenly sank, and said calmly, "This poem was written by Xu Qi'an, the Dagengren's yamen, and the original work is still displayed in the yamen. Heh, if you want to read it, I can borrow it. "

Sure enough, his low voice commented again:

"This kid is a great talent, it's a pity not to study."

"Hmph, then Xu Pingzhi is a vulgar martial artist with short-sightedness."

"Xu Qi'an, if he can enter the Guozijian, it would be great!"

At this time, even the princes of the court who don't like Xu Qi'an can't help but sigh with regret. If this kind of poet is a scholar, of course, the premise is that the scholar of the Imperial College, that would be great.

No one questioned Wei Yuan's lying, not even his political opponents. It is impossible for Wei Yuan to lie about this matter, and it is not necessary to lose his share.

The one in the middle of the matter looked embarrassed, bowed his head and kept a low profile.

Emperor Yuan Jing said "heh": "What do you mean by talking about this matter?"

Wei Yuan laughed and said, "Naturally, it's to help the subordinates to make a name for themselves."

Emperor Yuan Jing snorted coldly, but didn't say anything.

Although he didn't like Xu Qi'an, but as the Ninth Five-Year Master, he wouldn't hold on to a small gong. Besides, there are many people in the court who are not liked by Emperor Yuan Jing.

Of course, it is another matter for Xiao Tonggong to make a mistake, or to anger him.

Qingyun Mountain, Yunlu Academy.

A cloud goose flew from the sky, fluttered its wings and rushed straight to Qingyun Mountain, passing by courtyards and attics. In the exquisite small pavilion on the edge of the cliff, in the observation hall on the second floor, it was easily grasped by a hand. .

In the distortion of the clear light, Yunyan transformed into a delicately cut paper goose, lifelike.

"Yang Ziqian sent the book back." Li Mubai turned his head with a smile, and told the two great Confucian scholars who were talking in the room, the two stinky chess baskets.

Zhang Shen and Chen Tai were killing happily, without raising their heads, they asked casually, "What did you write?"

Li Mubai unfolded the letter paper and read it with a smile on his face. After a while, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, and then his face gradually turned ferocious.

"Shameless, simply shameless!" Li Mubai suddenly grabbed the letter paper in his hand and roared:

"Old thief Yang Gong, brazen and shameless, he is a scholar in vain. I, Li Mubai, am ashamed of him, ashamed of him."

The sudden roar startled Zhang Shen and Chen Tai, two great scholars.

"What's the matter? A letter from Ziqian can make you so angry?" Zhang Shen shook his head helplessly, mockingly said:

"Chunjing, you just have a bad temper, irritable and irritable, that's why you lost to Wei Yuan back then. Look at Wei Yuan, he has a calm chest and is as immobile as a mountain."

The Great Confucian Chen Tai shook his head: "Chun Jing's personality is indeed a bit impatient, please let me have a look."

Li Mubai was out of anger, his heart was filled with the color of lemons, he snorted angrily, and threw the letter paper onto the chessboard.

Zhang Shen reached out to pick it up and read it intently. Yang Gong and Yang Ziqian said in the letter that he received the governor's team in Qingzhou and met Xu Qi'an.

Yang Gong lavishly praised Xu Qi'an, calling him the number one poetic talent in the five hundred years of his career, boasting, Zhang Shen felt that something was wrong, he looked a bit ostentatious and soft-spoken.

Looking further down, there is a poem:

You eat and you eat, and the people are fat and the people are anointed. The people are easy to abuse, but the sky is hard to bully——Xu Qi'an (Master Yang Gong)

The letter also said that this was rubbed down from the inscription.

The cliff wall vibrated violently, the gravel rolled, and the fresh air from the attic vibrated. The roars of Zhang Shen and Chen Tai resounded throughout the Yunlu Academy.

"The old thief Yang Gong is not worthy of being a teacher. This old man suggests kicking this thief out of Yunlu Academy."

"Just a farewell poem, this one belongs to him too? The old man refuses to accept it!!"

"I'm so pissed off, I'm so pissed off, he even wrote letters to show off"

After eating Yunzhou-style lunch at the post station, Xu Qi'an took a cold bath and was refreshed.

Returning to the room wearing a white undershirt, uncovering the lid of the pot, curls of green smoke floated up, transforming into a beauties who are overwhelmed by country and city, puffing out her cheeks:

"Smelly man!"

Xu Qi'an said helplessly: "I wanted to let you go, but now I have changed my mind."

Susu immediately changed her attitude and acted coquettishly: "Master~"

Xu Qi'an narrowed his eyes and examined her.

"Master, what are you looking at." Susu blinked her eyes, taking advantage of the opportunity to make seductive movements that you can pick and choose.

"I was wondering how Ning Caichen operated." Xu Qi'an said bluntly.

"Who is Ning Caichen?"

"It's a scholar, and he's also in love with a Mei."

"That Mei must be greedy for his energy." Susu said angrily.

"Why?"

"Because I'm Mei, I'm greedy for a man's energy."

"Why are you so greedy?" Xu Qi'an narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Be honest, I will consider whether or not to let you go based on the severity of your crimes."

"Suck with your mouth." Susu pretended to be an innocent girl, "The people sucked were all heinous bandits, and they didn't kill innocent people indiscriminately."

"Where do you suck? Well, I'm just curious about Mei's methods."

"Suction head."

"Which head?" Xu Qi'an shot a sharp light in his eyes.

Susu looked a little confused, but she still gave a straightforward answer, poking her brow with her slender fingers: "Here."

The light in Xu Qi'an's eyes went out immediately, and he said in a deep voice, "I've thought about it, you've done a lot of evil, I can't let you go easily, go back."

boom!

Cover the flagon.

"Wasting time" Xu Qi'an muttered and got up, left the room, and knocked on Song Tingfeng's door.

"What's the matter?" Song Tingfeng originally planned to take a nap to refresh himself, so he took off his pants, but Xu Qi'an knocked on the door.

"The governor is not here, but we can't relax. I plan to try to decipher the code left by Zhou Min. You and Guangxiao are both experienced watchmen. I believe your opinions can help my reasoning. "

When Song Tingfeng heard the famous detective Xu Ningyan say this, he was honored and ashamed. After all, the well-organized beaters did the most violence output, not reasoning.

"Ning Yan, I'm actually not good at solving crimes."

"Have you ever heard a word?" Xu Qi'an said seriously.

Song Tingfeng shook his head.

Xu Qi'an said: "Some casual words cleared up my doubts, and an inexplicable impulse made me continue to pursue. I pay more attention to your every move."

Song Tingfeng said vigilantly: "Why do you pay attention to my every move? What do you want to do."

"No, it's okay"

Xu Qi'an changed the topic: "By the way, what do you think about Miss Susu's matter?"

While speaking, he stared fiercely at Song Tingfeng, expecting to see his shameful appearance hiding his face and running away.

When Song Tingfeng heard about Miss Susu, his heart ached, and he said in a deep voice, "It will be Song's regret all his life if he can't find her."

She's in my room, this guy hasn't reacted yet? This is unreasonable, as long as they are paired with Zhu Guangxiao, Susu's operation will expose that they are hiding each other? Why.

Is it because I'm more trustworthy? Xu Qi'an was a little moved.

"By the way, about Susu, Ning Yan, don't tell others, including Guangxiao." Song Tingfeng warned.

"Don't worry, I'm very strict with my mouth." Xu Qi'an smiled brightly and said, "By the way, is it because I'm more trustworthy than Guangxiao?"

"No, why do you have such an illusion?" Song Tingfeng looked at him strangely: "Because you have no bottom line in matters of men and women, so you are not afraid of being known by you. Anyway, you will not be worse than you."

"The Jiaofang Division where everyone went together, why should I have no bottom line, just because I slept with floating incense, and you slept with ordinary beauty?" Xu Qi'an was not convinced, and said to himself that I neither smelt copper nor Oedipus , Why is there no bottom line.

"Every time I tell other colleagues that you sleep in the fragrance every night and don't pay the money, everyone scolds: Damn, you rotten person!"

""

The two knocked on Zhu Guangxiao's door together, Song Tingfeng frowned and said, "What's the matter with you, you're so dumb, I felt something was wrong just now."

Zhu Guangxiao opened his mouth, he was about to say something, and finally looked at Xu Qi'an.

Look what I'm doing, do you also think I'm a rotten person? Xu Qi'an rolled his eyes angrily.

The three of them came together to the room where Zhou Min's relics were stored. After a long time of careful inspection, Song Tingfeng became discouraged: "We have looked at these things countless times."

Zhu Guangxiao looked at Xu Qi'an: "Does Ning Yan feel that there are clues related to the code in the relic?"

"Remember how I solved the crossword puzzle and found the code?" Xu Qi'an paced around the relic, imparting the knowledge carefully:

"Transpositional thinking is an indispensable part of reasoning. Zhou Min's case is different from Sang Po's case. Sang Po at least has traces to follow, just follow the clues.

"But there are no other clues in this case. The only clue is to decipher the code left by Zhou Min."

Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao nodded slightly, thoughtfully.

Having had the experience of the Sangbo case, they have some experience in solving the case, but they are still at the stage of following the gourd. If there is a case similar to the Sangbo case, the two can imitate Xu Qi'an's approach and try to solve the case.

But once the entry point of the case changes, they can't figure it out.

In martial arts novels, Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao are still in the stage of practicing swordsmanship, while Xu Qi'an has no moves to win, and he has a sword in his heart without a sword.

"Don't just nod your head, tell me what you think."

Song Tingfeng was not sure: "Leaving the code is for us to crack it, so the clues are actually very conspicuous and easy to find, it depends on whether we can find them?"

"Very good, blind monk, you have discovered Huadian." Xu Qi'an teased.

Then, he unfolded the note, looked at the two sets of codes, and said, "These are two sets of numbers. The numbers are in the form of codes. They must correspond to a codebook. If we find the codebook, we can solve the puzzle."

Because a simple string or a few strings of numbers is meaningless, the meaning is not in the numbers themselves, but in the information that the numbers refer to.

There must be a codebook in it.

"Except for the word "mo", the others are all numbers. The clues will definitely not be repeated in the map, so where are there a lot of numbers?" Zhu Guangxiao asked doubtfully.

"There are too many clues to numbers, isn't there a number in the book?" Song Tingfeng said.

"Okay, very good conjecture." Xu Qi'an's eyes lit up: "Let's assume that these two sets of codes exist in a certain book, and follow our previous thinking. What book is the easiest for us to get?"

Song Tingfeng felt that his suggestion had been adopted, and analyzed it vigorously: "Three Character Classic, Dafenghuidian, Yunzhou Zhi?"

These are all books that can be found casually in Yunzhou. The Three-Character Classic is an enlightenment reading material. There is a copy of the Dafenghuidian in every prefecture and government office. The Yunzhou Zhi is the "historical book" of Yunzhou.

The three asked the postman to find these books first, but did not search for them immediately, because there was still a problem before them.

Zhu Guangxiao asked: "Then what does the word count mean? How can I find it?"

"After a man loses a lot of protein, his brain will not function for a short time." Xu Qi'an looked at him and said seriously: "At this time, he needs to rest or make up for it."

"What's the meaning?"

"What I mean is that these word counts either represent the number of pages, or imply the number of words. This is the simplest reasoning." Xu Qi'an replied.

Song Tingfeng opened the Three-Character Classic, "It must not be the number of pages, because the Three-Character Classic is only so thick."

He said while flipping through the Three Character Classic: "The 162nd character is "righteousness", and the 347th character is "feeling".

"Other codes have also been deciphered. The two sets of codes given by Zhou Min are connected together: Moren, human, and human.

"Well, that's wrong."

While Song Tingfeng failed to interpret, Xu Qi'an and Zhu Guangxiao were also interpreting the other two books.

Zhu Guangxiao said: "Mohua Shenshui Dongzhong Well, this is also wrong."

The two looked at Xu Qi'an together, and he said depressedly: "Mo is going to be in Baipiao."