Chapter 1384 Drama
Tang Qisheng's casual words made everyone's hair stand up. Although everyone knew that the Marquis of Zhennan was ill, how could an ordinary patient need so many soldiers and maids to take care of him.
At this time, Zhu Jie suddenly said, "Tell me what clues you found?"
Several eyes were first fixed on Li Bai. After all, she was the only one who brought things back, and there was a faint smell of herbs in those bags.
Li Bai didn't hide it and opened the package directly, "I went to the drug store and bought some herbs. These herbs have a strong refreshing effect. I was wondering if we could use drugs to keep us awake at night. , will not be involved in ghost dreams again.”
Before he finished speaking, he saw Shao Tong holding a piece of pastry in his mouth, crossing his legs, and kept clapping his hands and cheering, "Okay! Miss Li Bai's suggestion is really good. I think it is feasible. Master Dao will be affected tonight. I stayed awake and recited sutras for you. Don’t worry, I know Jehovah very well, and there’s no way he won’t respect me!”
The fat man was pounding in his heart. This is all a mess. This man is obviously mentally abnormal, but let’s put aside his abnormality. If this man can live to this day, he must have two skills. He has been wandering around the world for so long. What does the fat man think of abnormal human beings? The vigilance of children has been greatly enhanced. For example, the orphan group is rich in old cuckolds.
Li Bai was a little irritated by Shao Tong and was too lazy to pay attention to him. Zhang Qizheng took over the conversation and said calmly: "I have been listening to a play in the teahouse. There is such a section in the play, called Heavy Beating of Drums, Three Sieges of the City. I listened for a while , I thought it was interesting, so I chatted with an old customer nearby, and I learned from the chat that this scene was about the Luo'an City under our feet. "
"At that time, the city of Luo'an was strong and the dynasty's army came to attack several times. Not only did they lose troops and generals, but they all returned without success. The general who defended the city at that time was surnamed Guo and was known as General Guo. This man was extremely brave. He once personally went into battle and killed the dynasty in succession. The 7-member general of the army, with the rise of fighting back, single-handedly rushed into the dynasty army formation, took the head of the general and returned. He entered and exited several times, as if he was in no one's land. The next day, he took the head of the general, along with the other 7 members. The general's heads were strung together and hung on the city wall to show his prestige."
"But these are all words in dramas, and they can't be counted." Fatty often listens to storytelling and has a good understanding of the scene descriptions in it. These are all artistic processing.
After a moment, Yao Shunyu spoke. He first glanced at the fat man and shook his head slightly, "I went to the bookstore and found some old books there. According to the records in the book, the scene on the battlefield was similar to what Mr. Zhang said, and even What's more, General Guo is not only brave and good at fighting, but also the soldiers under his command are also very brave. The book even says that they are the gods of death who have come to the world. These people are extremely bloodthirsty on the battlefield, and the two of them are very brave. In front of the military formation, he cracked armor with his bare hands and threw a punch, knocking a galloping horse to the ground. There is also a record of General Guo rushing into the formation and taking off the general's head, but the book says there is no such thing. Instead of using a sword, he tore off the head of the enemy general with his bare hands.
"I know these things are ridiculous, but you can think about it. Now that this city has been returned to the rule of the dynasty, it is understandable to appropriately discredit the enemy generals of the previous dynasty, but I think it is unnecessary to overexaggerate the power of the enemy generals of the previous dynasty. Therefore, some of what is written in this book should be true, at least Xiaoyong should be true, otherwise it would not be possible for the army to attack the country several times and end up with a loss of troops and generals. "
Tang Qisheng was silent for a moment, then suddenly shook his head, "Then it's even more wrong to say that. With such a general and a group of dead soldiers under his command, I don't believe that our Marquis can defeat him on a frontal battlefield."
"Is there any record in the book about how Zhennan Hou defeated General Guo?" Jiang Cheng looked at Yao, Shun and Yu.
Yao and Shunyu shook their heads and said definitely not. He had looked through these books specifically and found it strange that there was no information about the final battle to break the city, but there were many articles praising the Marquis for his brilliance and martial prowess.
"Mr. Zhang, when you were listening to the play in the teahouse, did you hear any script or news about the final battle?" Jiang Cheng then turned his head and looked at Zhang Qizheng.
"No." Zhang Qizheng replied.
"So where is the battlefield for the last battle? Do you know?"
"have no idea."
Jiang Cheng nodded thoughtfully, "There was a water battle on Spring God Lake. It is said that it happened late at night. General Guo and all his troops were all killed by Zhennan Hou."
When they heard the words Spring God Lake, everyone was stunned at the same time, and then their faces showed an emotion that should be like this. After all, the clues they were looking for all pointed to Spring God Lake, there must be something strange somewhere. .
Later, Jiang Cheng asked everyone to calm down. He told in detail the story he heard from shopkeeper Qian, the fragments of armor from the previous dynasty in his hand, and what happened to the old fisherman.
After hearing the end, the fat man couldn't help but wrap up his clothes tightly. He always felt cold on the back of his neck, with waves of coldness, as if something invisible was blowing cold air inside.
After the story was told, everyone fell silent. There was too much information in this paragraph that they needed to digest.
Jiang Cheng looked at Yao, Shun and Yu and asked: "You have read so many books, do you have any introduction to Zhennan Hou, or a short introduction from one of them?"
Yao, Shun and Yu were also smart people. They understood immediately and shook their heads and said, "No, there is not a single one. If there is any mention of Zhennan Hou, it is just a passing mention, or it is a boast of his bravery and good fighting skills, and his outstanding contributions to the dynasty, but there is no actual evidence. It seems that except for defeating General Guo, his life is a blank."
The four words "blank" seemed to step on everyone's nerves. Li Bai shuddered suddenly. She remembered what Tang Qizhen said not long ago. This Zhennan Hou sat on the chair like a puppet, communicating with them through the gauze curtain. Under the clothes, it was not like a body, but more like a skeleton.
Could it be... Could it be that this Zhennan Hou is not a human at all?
Is he... a ghost?
Li Bai suppressed this guess the moment it appeared. It was too weird, and... and there were some unclear points. For example, if the Zhennan Marquis was really a ghost, then in Li Bai's impression, he had no need to be so afraid. After all, from the layout of the entire Zhennan Palace, a weird atmosphere could be felt. The soul-wondering road and the coffin door were all things to deal with ghosts, so she was still inclined to believe that people lived here.
At least... at least they used to be.
"By the way, did you notice that the layout of this courtyard is not quite right." Lu Qin, who had not spoken for a long time, suddenly lowered her voice and said with a strange look.