Chapter 190: The Zodiac Position

Zi Shi.Huan Jing Hutong.

In the main hall of the Secret Agent Office yamen, Chen Ji and Bai Long sit facing each other, with a chessboard placed in the middle.Still following the old rules from Long Wang Village, playing fast chess, each move must not exceed ten breaths.The two people each hold black and white, respectively making moves quickly.Bai Long has put on a mask, he looks at the situation on the chessboard, while making a move he praises: "You are not panicked at all, your chess style is also greatly different from last time, finally understood the two words 'give up and gain'. The chess path of isolating and swallowing the dragon is clever, but also the most greedy, not advisable."Chen Ji does not speak, concentrating on staring at the chessboard.Bai Long slowly says: "Already Hai Shi, Yun Yang and others still cannot bring the Crown Prince to me, probably have messed up the task again."Chen Ji does not lift his head: "Since Yun Yang and Jiao Tu always mess up things, why not White Dragon adult change them?"Bai Long is happy: "I have my own reasons, later you will understand."The words fall, outside the hutong there is a night watchman knocking the gong passing by: "Close doors and windows, guard against thieves and robbers!"The agreed Zi Shi has passed, reached Chou Shi, scholars rise early.Chen Ji slightly relaxes a breath: "White Dragon adult, looks like I won."Bai Long smiles: "Won then won, but I am a bit curious, where exactly did you hide the Crown Prince?"Chen Ji without changing expression: "White Dragon adult, humble position has already proven oneself useful enough, hereafter humble position will naturally for adult exhaust heart and strength, go through fire and water, do not know about the Princess matter..."Just at this time, outside the door comes footsteps.Only see Yun Yang, Jiao Tu, Jin Zhu three people come together, patting the snow fragments on their bodies: "Adult, Bai Li Princess has already been imprisoned in the secret residence, personally guarded by Jie Fan Guards."Jin Zhu upon entering sees Chen Ji and is stunned: "How are you here?"Chen Ji points to the chessboard: "Accompany White Dragon adult to play chess."Jin Zhu shows a puzzled expression.Bai Long stands up with hands behind back: "Have you found the Crown Prince?"Yun Yang and Jiao Tu look at each other, both lower their heads: "Report to White Dragon adult, humble positions are incompetent, did not find the Crown Prince. But humble positions are certain that Zhang Zhuo is helping them cover their tracks, please White Dragon adult give the order, we two will capture Zhang adult into the inner prison, definitely interrogate the Crown Prince's whereabouts!"Bai Long laughs haha, finger points at the two virtually: "You two have made mistakes, still want to make me carry the pot with you, what reason is this? Say it, what other baskets have you poked?"Jiao Tu says in a low voice: "Also did not poke any basket.""Hmm?" Bai Long turns his head: "Jin Zhu, you say."Jin Zhu does not polite with the two: "Yun Yang and Jiao Tu led Jie Fan Guards to block Zhang Zhuo's grain transport team, in the end did not find the Crown Prince, and scattered the official grain all over the ground."Jiao Tu argues: "Also did not move much grain, I timely stopped!"Jin Zhu thinks: "Jie Fan Guards hands fast, pierced twenty-seven bags. Official grain transport seems unobtrusive, ten-plus bags of grain also not worth a few coins, but it is always a military affair, say big it can be big, say small it can be small, and see if Zhang Zhuo wants to put the two on the scale to weigh."Bai Long thinks for a moment with head raised: "Official grain one bag is one hundred twenty jin, one jin is eleven wen money, according to our Da Ning laws, destroying military grain twenty-five strings and above, cane one hundred, tattoo 'steal official money grain things' five characters, exile three thousand li... you two are to be exiled again ah."Chen Ji subconsciously turns head to look at Bai Long, did not expect the other actually recites Da Ning laws so accurately.What kind of people will memorize laws? Three kinds.First kind is Zhang Zhuo, Zhang Xia that kind who never forget.Second kind is law enforcement people.Third kind is people preparing to commit crimes.Bai Long should be the third kind.Bai Long facing Yun Yang and Jiao Tu sighs: "Early told you, need to read more of our dynasty laws, so when doing things can avoid illegal matters, not let people catch handles. You think how I mixed to the upper three positions, rely on not being caught handles ah."Yun Yang and Jiao Tu feel guilty and dare not lift their heads.Bai Long thinks for a moment: "Like this, I will protect you two not to be exiled, only this zodiac position, I have to take back for the Inner Minister adult, also good to give Xu family an account. From now on you two demote to pigeon-level secret agents, under Chen Ji to do things.""What?" Yun Yang's face changes in shock: "Why should we do things under him?"Bai Long pretends to be puzzled: "You are pigeon-level secret agents, he is Hai Dong Qing, higher than you by one level, could it be you cannot do things under him?"Yun Yang like losing parents: "But... but..."Bai Long: "Oh? You are not convinced?"Jiao Tu hurriedly pulls his sleeve, voice squeezes out from teeth: "You want to die? Quickly agree, agree, agree..."Yun Yang with a face like dead ashes looks at Chen Ji, then cups fists and bows: "Obey orders."Words fall, Chen Ji at the side opens mouth: "White Dragon adult, humble position's qualifications are still lacking, probably do not have the ability to lead others, how about Yun Yang and Jiao Tu still not do things under me."It is not that Chen Ji does not want to take this opportunity to humiliate the two.But, these two people are too vengeful, and extremely skilled at assassination. He worries that if these two are pushed too hard, the other side will jump over the wall in desperation.Bai Long turns head to glance at him: "You all one by one have become bold, even dare to talk back to my arrangements?"Chen Ji, Yun Yang, Jiao Tu three people simultaneously cup fists and bow: "Humble positions dare not!"Bai Long pats Chen Ji's shoulder: "Do things well, I will go to Inner Minister adult to ask for merits for you."Jin Zhu's face changes, how did Chen Ji change allegiance, listen to White Dragon's commands?Next moment, Bai Long waves hand: "Alright, all scatter, go to guard all traffic routes in Luo City, check door by door, do not let the Crown Prince run out.""Yes," Jin Zhu and others bow and retreat outward, but Chen Ji does not move.Jin Zhu walks to the threshold, turns back to beckon Chen Ji: "Go ah."Chen Ji says softly: "I still need to play chess with White Dragon adult, Jin Zhu adult please leave first."Jin Zhu's face sinks, he hesitates for a while, finally cannot help but say: "You want to change allegiance? Forgot how I treated you? If not for me and Tian Ma saving you, you probably already became a soul under the knife!"Chen Ji is silent for a long time: "Jin Zhu adult, I still feel, following White Dragon adult to do things has more prospects."Bai Long laughs loudly: "Pig child ah pig child, forcibly twisted melon is not sweet."Jin Zhu cold laughs three times: "Good good good, White Dragon adult good methods, I will here pre-congratulate Chen adult to soon achieve the zodiac position!"Saying that, he flicks sleeve and leaves.Bai Long steps forward a few steps, with hands behind back looks at the snow in the courtyard: "Tonight this game can be considered you won, I think and think also did not think, where exactly you hid the Crown Prince... Really not planning to reveal the answer to me?"Chen Ji comes to his side: "White Dragon adult since has the intention to let the Crown Prince live, why bother to investigate deeply?"Bai Long laughs: "It is not that I have the intention to let him live, it is someone threatening me, saying if I this time do not give you all a way to live, he will kill me. In Ning Dynasty, people who can kill me are not many, but he counts as one."Chen Ji slightly startles.He subconsciously turns back to look at the teacup on the table, just now someone drank tea here, delaying White Dragon for an hour.Chen Ji looks towards the courtyard, when he just entered the courtyard, there was a faint Chinese medicine smell in the courtyard, that clearly is the familiar medical hall smell, fragrant with bitterness.When Chen Ji turns back, his gaze flashes with inexplicable light: "Adult, you mean Sick Tiger adult?"Bai Long sneers: "Talking too much, just to show you are smart."Chen Ji suddenly understands why White Dragon repeatedly expresses goodwill to himself, why Meng Ji let him off in the dream, originally there has always been someone protecting behind...Master, Sick Tiger!Mountain Lord, Tiger also!Chen Ji opens mouth: "White Dragon adult, if I must save the Princess, how should I do?"Bai Long sighs: "You have given me a huge problem. Chen Ji ah, that is a crime of rebellion, do you think His Majesty will let go of the Jing Wang lineage?"Chen Ji says in a low voice: "But Jing Wang clearly does not want to rebel, this is someone pinning the crime on him."Bai Long's voice turns serious: "After leaving this door, do not say such arrogant words. We in this position, must be clear about our identities, what to do and what to say, think clearly in advance. Do not let others know you wholeheartedly want to save the Princess, His Majesty wants to kill her, you want to protect her, could it be you also want to rebel?"Chen Ji is silent for a long time then asks: "Why must His Majesty make Jing Wang die?"Bai Long laments: "In the twenty-third year of Jia Ning spring, Qian Sui Army returned triumphantly from suppressing rebellion, His Majesty happily rewarded the three armies, as a result those soldiers said, they do not want rewards, only hope His Majesty can spare the rebels."Chen Ji startles: "Why is this? How could Qian Sui Army plead for the rebels?"Bai Long sneers: "Only because, Qian Sui Army initially thought the rebels were some fierce bandits, as a result when they arrived at Cang State, unexpectedly they were all desperate tenants who could not live on. Qian Sui Army is strong in soldiers and horses, but to kill is holding hoes of common people, how can they bear it? That battle ah, many soldiers of Qian Sui Army cried while killing, killing until their hearts died."Bai Long continues: "Qian Sui Army thirty-seven commanders knelt outside Que You Gate, asked His Majesty to take back the rewards and spare the rebels. His Majesty in anger asked Jing Wang what to do, Wang Ye said, those rebels indeed do not deserve death."Chen Ji's expression is inexplicable: "Then what?""Then?" Bai Long stretches out his hand to catch the falling snow from the sky: "Then His Majesty took back the rewards and pardoned the rebels. To cover up this matter, His Majesty did not only pardon the rebels, but found a reason of discovering auspicious signs to amnesty the world. From then on, His Majesty and Jing Wang were not of one mind."Chen Ji says in a low voice: "But if the rebels are desperate common people, then they indeed..."Bai Long retorts: "Chen Ji, the rebels want to rebel against the court, if Jing Wang says the rebels are not wrong, then who is wrong?"It is His Majesty who is wrong.Jing Wang's fate, seems from that day on, was destined.Bai Long changes the topic: "The Princess matter now cannot be done, does not mean it cannot be done later. I will first help you keep her life, imprison her in the temple to accompany the green lamp, wait until there is a turn in events then speak, how?"Chen Ji suppresses the excitement in his heart, being able to keep a life, there is still hope!He again cups fists and bows deeply: "Many thanks White Dragon adult!"Bai Long shakes off the snow that has turned to water in his hand: "Do not hurry to thank me. When I was young, I also felt I could change anything, but later discovered, on this road there are too many things that need to be given up. Chen Ji ah, once you step on this road, you cannot turn back."Chen Ji cups fists and bows, looking at his own toe.Always someone has to pay the price, right?He slowly stands up firmly: "No turning back!"Bai Long turns back to glance at him sideways, then turns to look at the night, sighing: "Adult ultimately cannot cut off that last bit of the world ah."Chen Ji puzzled: "What?"Bai Long casually says: "Nothing, come into the room, I still have things to tell you."