Zhan Zhao pulled Bai Yutang to find the "gatehouse".

After leaving Kaifeng Prefecture, Bai Yutang asked him what "gatehouse" it was.

Zhan Zhao described to the fifth master, saying that his grandfather taught him how to use the divine words. He touched the way and saw some pictures. But the guard was just a minion, not much knew, but he heard a familiar voice.

"Just you said, the one who instructed Wu Shanchuan and Lu Chengyun to kill people?"

Zhan Zhao nodded, "But I only heard the sound but didn't see anyone. It seemed that the guard was talking with his back to the person. But when I heard the sound, I saw a gatehouse. The gatehouse was very distinctive. The eaves were green. There were also many bamboos carved..."

Zhan Zhaozheng described that Bai Yutang pulled him into an alley.

"Where are you going?"

Bai Yutang signaled him to come with him. The two of them walked through the streets and alleys, and finally walked out of an alley. There was a wide road in front of them. Bai Yutang pointed to a gatehouse not far away, and asked, "Is that one?"

Zhan Zhao stared at him for a while, grabbed Bai Yutang's sleeve and shook it, "It's this!"

"When have you been here?" Zhan Zhao felt that he was not very familiar with the neighborhood. He might have passed by, but he definitely didn't come here often.

"I've only been here once, and I've come with you." Bai Yutang's memory is as good as ever. "This building is an ancient building. I looked at it for a while when I waited for you last time."

"Wait for me?" Zhan Zhao wondered, "What am I doing here, are you waiting for me?"

"We came with Gongsun." The fifth master pointed to another direction in the gatehouse, "I came from that direction last time, don't you remember? Zhao Pu had a military trick for Gongsun before..."

As soon as the fifth master started, Zhan Zhao remembered it and said to himself, "No..."

As he said that, Zhan Zhao ran to the other side of the gatehouse and looked at the angle he had just seen. After confirming the location, the guard Zhan looked back... and saw two Qilin beasts behind him, and there were steps more than one person high. The door on the steps was almost as powerful as Kaifeng Mansion, and it was obvious that it was not an ordinary family. A plaque was hung on the red-lacquered iron gate, with the words "Prince's Court" written on it.

Zhan Zhao scratched his head. He and Bai Yutang had been with Gongsun once before.

When he was in Heifeng City, Zhao Pu appointed Gongsun as a military advisor. Everyone thought that the Ninth Prince was having fun again, but Zhao Pu was serious. He Yihang sent someone to report to the court according to the formal procedures. Zhao Zhen accepted the memorial and was disastrous. He thought that he could wait, so he immediately asked the Privy Council to go through the procedures.

The Privy Council was in charge of military affairs. The Privy Council accepted the imperial edict and quickly sent someone to Kaifeng Prefecture to deliver the letter, asking Gongsun to go to the Privy Council to receive the seal talismans.

Gongsun was a little uncomfortable, so he asked Zhan Zhao Baiyutang to accompany him. At that time, Zhan Zhao accompanied Gongsun in, so Baiyutang saved the trouble and waited at the door. The fifth master, who was watching the scenery at the door, quickly set his sights on the gate and found that it was an ancient building. He looked around in circles, so he remembered it as soon as Zhan Zhao said it just now.

Seeing Zhan Zhao standing in front of the Privy Council, scratching his head, the fifth master couldn't help but ask, "Is the Privy Councilor a very high-ranking official?"

Zhan Zhao spread his hands, "It's either the first or the second grade."

Bai Yutang suddenly wanted to laugh, "Last month he was a first-rank magistrate. If there is another Privy Councilor this month... would you guess Zhao Zhen be crazy?"

Zhan Zhao could even imagine the scene where Zhao Zhen was banging the dragon book case while yelling at him to drive them out of Kaifeng.

Just as he was thinking about it, Bai Yutang pulled Zhan Zhao and hid in the alley beside him.

Not far away, a team of guards escorted a sedan chair by. Zhan Bai and his wife looked at each other - it was probably the Privy Councilor who came back from court.

Sure enough, the sedan chair stopped at the gate of the Privy Council. The sedan chairman lifted the curtain and the Privy Councilor walked out.

Zhan Zhao naturally knew the Privy Councilor, but he was not familiar with it because he didn't often come here to do business.

The Privy Councilor's surname is Wei and his name is Jie. He is in his sixties this year. The old man is very kind and has a good reputation.

Zhan Zhao calculated his age and seemed to be able to match it, but officials in the court who achieved this level were basically at this age.

In addition, Wei Jie's voice was not that low and hoarse, but quite ordinary. Moreover, Wei Jie is a scholar and is not burly. He feels that he has nothing in common with the figure Zhan Zhao saw.

"Looking at the yamen, there should be a lot of officials inside, and it may not be the Privy Councilor." Bai Yutang also felt that Wei Jie did not seem to be the person described by Zhan Zhao.

"Tsk." Zhan Zhao pulled Bai Yutang, "Get out first, let's make a long-term plan!"

When the two returned to Kaifeng Mansion, they met Zhao Pu and He Yihang and his brothers. They were all dressed in formal clothes. There were also a group of girls from Huofeng Hall holding red silk behind them.

Huo Feng shook her sleeves and walked out with a mute. When he saw Zhan Zhao and the others, he waved his hand. He and Zou Liang seemed to be going to buy something, and after saying hello, he left first.

Zhan Zhao asked Zhao Pu where they were going. Zhao Pu said that he would go to the General's Mansion to post the character "四". The Imperial Concubine told them this morning that the character "四" had to be posted by his family, so they asked several brothers from the Tang Sect to meet when they went to the General's Mansion.

Zhao Pu rarely wears such formal new clothes, and feels uncomfortable everywhere, so he keeps pulling his collar.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang also found it interesting to see it. Zhao Pu is quite particular about his brothers. It is difficult to make him wear formal clothes. He has never been clumsy in a big black robe. In the words of Xiao Sizi, he looks like a mountain king.

Zhan Zhao took a quick look and asked Zhao Pu if he was familiar with the Privy Councilor. Zhao Pu pointed at Ouyang Shaozheng and signaled... to him.

When Huo Qilin heard Zhan Zhao talk about the incident, he kept shook his head, "It probably won't be Wei Jie."

"So sure?" Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang asked him to tell him the reasons.

Huo Qilin was happy, "According to what you said, that person must have been to Yangliu Village, right?"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang both nodded.

"Wei Jie is a native of Kaifeng. His family has been an official in court for several generations, and he doesn't know martial arts. I guess he may have never been to the Western Regions." Ouyang Shaozheng said, talking to them behind them, otherwise you two will ask.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang turned around and saw Lord Bao and the Grand Master coming back together, getting out of the sedan chair.

The Grand Master was very happy. When he saw Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang, he waved his hand and said with a smile that he came to Kaifeng Mansion to have some food. Several wives and the Empress Dowager went to the temple to fulfill their wishes, and no one at home cooked food.

Everyone was helpless. Such a big master came to Kaifeng Mansion every few days to have a meal.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang passed by Zhao Pu and others, so they followed Master Bao to Kaifeng Prefecture.

Zhan Zhao asked the two adults how the Privy Councilor Wei Jie was like.

Lord Bao looked at Zhan Zhao, and the Grand Master was amused and said funny, "Oh, I said two heroes, if you arrest another high-ranking official, not only the emperor, but all the civil and military officials in the court want to drive you out of the imperial city."

Zhan Zhao was helpless, "What's going on with Wei Jie as an official?"

Lord Bao and the Grand Master looked at each other, thought for a while, then shook their heads together, "There is nothing suspicious."

"Can he be the kind of person who slaughtered the village on the northwest border more than 20 years ago?"

After listening to Zhan Zhao's question, both adults laughed.

The Grand Master waved his hand, "Weijie probably didn't have that time."

"The Privy Councilor is a native of Kaifeng. His family has been an official in the court for several generations and his family education is strict. When he was young, he worked in the Privy Council after studying, and then he rose one after another, and he never went to the Western Regions." Lord Bao replied.

The Grand Master lowered his voice and said to Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang, "Where is the Privy Council? The Privy Councillor assisted Wang Zheng, and was responsible for military-related matters. This kind of place is most afraid of spies. Therefore, the people who served in the Privy Council have nothing to do with the Western Regions, and the Privy Councillor even demanded that his wealth be innocent, so he was a local in the imperial city for all his responsibilities."

"The Privy Councilor has always been the emperor's confidant and the type of official who is the least likely to have problems." Mr. Bao also teased Zhan Zhao, "If you disarm this, you will definitely be driven out of the city."

After saying that, the two old men still have fun.

Zhan Zhao looked back helplessly at Bai Yutang - why does it seem that only Mao Ye is concerned about the case?

The fifth master rubbed the cat comfortably and asked, "Can they be other people working in the Privy Council?"

Lord Bao and the Grand Master thought about it and thought it was possible. There were hundreds of people in the entire Privy Council, with a complex structure and a huge scale. But as the saying goes, most of the civil servants were there.

"Shan Guard, who do you want to find?" asked Mr. Bao.

Zhan Zhao described the man's voice and body shape.

Lord Bao and Taishi couldn't think of a person who matched each other for a while, not to mention that Zhan Zhao didn't see his appearance clearly.

The two adults left after a few words, but the case still did not make much progress.

Zhan Zhao still remembers the children trapped in the deserted village, who are extremely anxious and feel depressed.

Bai Yutang asked him, "Or else would you go check Wu Shanchuan? Do you want to find an opportunity to pat him and try it?"

Zhan Zhao was quite disgusted after hearing this, shook his head and said, "Wu Shanchuan was not immersed in the illusion at all, and he didn't feel guilty like Lu Chengyun."

The fifth master frowned when he heard this, "Wu Shanchuan really looked at his peace of mind."

"Or..." Zhan Zhao suddenly had an idea, "Let's go to the dock that Xie Yan bought?"

Bai Yutang thought it was a solution. Wu Shanchuan was so obsessed with the dock, so maybe there was something inside that ordinary people couldn’t find out?

The two went out and went to the Imperial Academy first.

In the Imperial College, the talented and talented girls from major academies are in class, and the yard is quite lively. Xiao Sizi and Xiao Liangzi are reading books on a small table, and Gongsun is drinking tea sitting by the table.

On the other side, the White Dragon King was fiddling with a pot of orchids.

This pot of orchid is also quite special. Scratch of snow-white flowers hang from the tall branches, like little doves.

Zhan Zhao left Bai Yutang to look at the orchids, and went to the academy to find Xie Yan.

The White Dragon King asked how the Bai Yutang case was progressing.

The fifth master said a little bit.

"That bull's head is really used to harm people." The White Dragon King frowned.

Bai Yutang sat down and asked the White Dragon King, "Old man, you have chased the Taurus all the way. Do you know who he is?"

"This person is not weak in kung fu." The White Dragon King touched his chin and said, "and he is very smart."

Bai Yutang asked, "Has he not used bullheads all the way?"

The White Dragon King also cared about this, "No, he probably discovered that I had been following him all the time, so he always gave me a feeling of sending this bullhead wherever he wanted to!"

The fifth master seemed to understand the meaning of the White Dragon King, "So you didn't kill him, and you always followed him, wanting to see where he sold the stolen goods, right?"

"Yeah." The White Dragon King nodded, "If I had known that he was here to Kaifeng to harm people, then I would have dealt with him if I had the chance..."

"It is not certain whether he is here to harm people." The fifth master shook his head, "After all, Wu Shanchuan is not a good person."

As they were chatting, Zhan Zhao ran out and waved to Bai Yutang, saying Xie Yan asked them to go directly to the dock and talk to the guards.

Bai Yutang stood up and prepared to go with Zhan Zhao.
To be continued...