The yamen runners carefully cut open the white inner garment with scissors, revealing the soft gold armor underneath.
"Sir! There really is something there, and it's a rare treasure."
"People in the north also have good things. I thought they were born in an extremely cold place and it's impossible for them to have anything good."
"That's because you are ignorant. How could the northerners not have good things? This golden soft armor is a great treasure. No wonder Qian couldn't cut him down with a knife just now. It turns out he was wearing this."
"Anyone who can use this kind of stuff must be an important figure. We have done a great deed today. We have just returned from Raozhou and caught a big fish."
Xu Zhizhou's eyes widened. It was the first time he saw something like golden soft armor. After all, someone of his low official rank had no chance to see it.
The old Duke and Huo Zhenyao were also hearing the case in the back hall. When they heard that Tian Si was wearing gold-thread soft armor, they immediately came out of the back hall.
Looking at the things being taken out bit by bit from the white clothes, the two became more and more excited, and their eyes instantly turned red.
Especially the old Duke, looking at the gold-thread soft armor and the green jade on the chest of the soft armor, a sense of familiarity came over him and tears kept falling.
"grandfather!"
When Naituanzi saw the old Duke crying, he knew that this thing must belong to their Chu family, and it had a great connection with his grandfather.
When the entire piece of gold-thread soft armor was taken out, the old duke held it in his hands and burst into tears, as scenes from the past kept emerging in his mind.
Huo Zhenyao cried with him. The people did not recognize these two people, nor did they know why they were crying over a sleeveless golden vest.
"Who are they? Are they relatives of the prefect?"
"What do you mean by that look? That's the Grand Master's grandfather. Didn't you hear her shout just now?"
"I heard that, too. He was the Grandmaster's grandfather. He looked like a highly respected official, but I don't know what he did."
"Grandfather! Don't, it's sad." The little girl stood on tiptoe and stretched out her hand to wipe the old Duke's tears. "Yes, Xiaoxiao is here."
The old Duke bent down, picked up his granddaughter, asked her to wipe her tears, cleared his throat, and told a story to the people in the hall.
"Dear people of Raozhou, I am the King of Qin, the Chu family who protects the north. The thing found on Tian Si was a gift from the late emperor to the Chu family. Why did it end up in the hands of the northerners? I will tell you today.
On the day Xu Zhizhou was born, the northerners suddenly invaded us. We were completely unprepared and the battle was extremely difficult. My personal guard captain Tian Youxiang wore my clothes and prepared to pretend to be me to lure the northerners away.
I was afraid that something might happen to him, so I took off my gold silk soft armor and gave it to him. Afterwards, he never came back, and I didn't know whether he was dead or alive. It was not until today that I saw this thing that I felt like I had seen my old brother. "
Everyone was shocked by the old Duke's story, and no one paid attention to the words he said, "the day Xu Zhizhou was born." Others didn't understand, but Xu Zhizhou understood, because his father had already told him.
It turned out that on the day he was born, the North was attacked, causing heavy casualties, and the old Duke lost his beloved general and teammates.
War is always cruel, and his fate was also rewritten. His parents must have felt very painful after losing their eldest son and searching for him for so many years.
Tian Si suddenly laughed, "Hahaha! Tian Youxiang? Hahaha! Tian Youxiang? Hahaha! I know, I know why he asked me to come here."
Seeing Tian Si laughing wildly, Qian was startled and picked up the knife on the ground and wanted to chop him, but she was a step too late. The knife was kicked away by Heitantou.
The matter of the golden soft armor has not been clarified yet, Tian Si cannot die. If he dies, his master will be unhappy.
The bailiffs also noticed Qian and temporarily detained her. Her crimes had already been interrogated, so she did not have to stay in the lobby and was locked up in a cell to avoid disturbing the court.
The old Duke put his granddaughter down and handed her over to Li Sizu to take care of. He walked over to Tian Si and looked at him with a sharp gaze: "Do you know Tian Youwang?"
"Of course I know him." Tian Si stopped laughing, "Tian Youwang was a defeated general captured by my father. Later, my aunt Princess Jingyang took a fancy to him and took him in as her husband. He is the princess of the Northern Kingdom.
This thing on me was given to me by him, and he was the one who asked me to come here. It turned out that this was his plan to return this thing to Dongsheng."
The old Duke held the golden soft armor in his hand and slowly embraced it: "No matter what, as long as he is alive, it's good. Being able to be a county horse in the North Country and enjoy wealth and honor is also his good fortune."
Huo Zhenyao nodded and said, "Yes! After more than 30 years of separation, I am happy to hear from Brother Tian. I will die with no regrets."
Handing the golden soft armor to his granddaughter, the old duke squatted down and looked at Tian Si: "Tell me everything you need to tell me! For the sake of Old Tian and the thing you brought back to me, I won't spare your life, but will have you sent back to the North Country.
If you refuse to cooperate, there is only one way waiting for you, death. It is up to you to choose where to go. "
After saying this, the old Duke stood up, held his granddaughter and sat aside, patiently waiting for Tian Si's decision. As for the flower house, Xu Zhizhou had already sent people to take inventory.
The Imperial Master gave him such a great gift, he had to grasp it well. As soon as he returned to Dongsheng, he immediately caught the spy who had been lurking in the North for many years, which was really encouraging.
Tian Si didn't want to die, so he finally confessed everything according to the old Duke's wishes. Xu Zhizhou was very satisfied and dealt with the matter at full speed.
The old Duke did not break his promise and asked Xu Zhizhou to release Tian Si and drive him out of Dongsheng.
Xu Zhizhou was puzzled. Tian Si was the main culprit, so why should he be let go?
He didn't dare to ask the old Duke, so he asked his father Huo Zhenyao.
Huo Zhenyao sighed deeply: "Tian Sichang is a bit like Tian Da Ge, although I don't know what their relationship is, but the prince wants to give him a break, so you should just pretend you know nothing.
The Crown Prince and the Imperial Master are here, so you don't have to worry about it. Just do whatever you are told. Brother Tian is wise and brave. If Tian Sizhen is really involved with him, the prince cannot stand by and watch him die.
If it wasn't for Brother Tian's suggestion to lure the northerners away, the prince and I might have died. That battle was fierce, and more than half of the people in the north died."
Hearing this, Xu Zhizhou understood that the old Duke was afraid of doing something wrong and regretting his whole life. When Tian Si came to Raozhou, he was not targeting Dongsheng.
It would be a bit unreasonable to kill him in Raozhou.
Just let him go! It's okay to let him go, but don't let the others go.
This time, more than 30 Northern Kingdom spies were dug out in Raozhou, Xingzhou, and Fengzhou as well. He has sent secret letters to the governors there, hoping that they will take action as soon as possible and catch all the Northern Kingdom spies in the three states and six prefectures.
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