Because it is difficult to separate the two chapters, I published them together in one chapter.

"Yue Shatou has finally left. Young Master, I've been suffocating myself to death these days."

In a spacious garden, a young man in his mid-twenties, richly dressed, was dancing around, as if he had encountered some great happy event.

Behind the young master, four servants followed him. No matter where the young master went, they would never leave him.

The young master seemed a little annoyed and shouted impatiently: "Are you guys annoyed? This is my own home. I don't need to take two steps in the yard. Are you still following me like a ghost?"

"Master, the butler has ordered us to follow you every step of the way. We must not let you run out of the door, otherwise we will be killed. So... please forgive me, Master..." A servant said very aggrievedly.

"This moment, that moment, Yue Shatou has gone now, what are you afraid of? You go and cool down, don't mess with me. I have been suffocated these days, I have to go out for a good walk today, and for my sake

Baby, let's find some food." The young master said happily.

"Sir, the butler hasn't spoken yet and asked you to leave the house, but you still..."

Before the servant finished speaking, he heard a "pop" sound and received a loud slap in the face.

"Damn it! Who has the final say in this mansion? He is just a housekeeper to the heavens. I am the young master in the mansion. My father is not here, so I have the final say. Don't make yourself uncomfortable. You think he can kill you.

, I can’t kill you!" the young master said angrily.

"Master... I don't dare... I just..."

"It's just that, young master, I'm going out for a walk now. If you want to follow me, just follow me. If you don't want to follow me, just stay away from me." The young master said, but walked towards his bedroom.

Entering the room, the young master walked to the bed, opened the curtain, and pulled out a piece of agate from under the quilt. This agate stone could be the size of a baby, but it looked very weird, much like the Rakshasa offered in the temple. The color of the agate was also

It's very weird. The lower half is red, blood red, which is the same color as blood. The upper half is transparent, crystal clear, and you can see the belt underneath.

The young master took out a box from under the bed, which seemed to be specially made for the agate. He put it in it, and it was just the right size. The young master put the agate inside, fastened the lock, wrapped it with a layer of cloth, and carried it with his left arm.

came out.

The servant did not dare to follow him into the room, but he seemed to understand what the young master meant, and he quickly cried and begged: "Master, please don't go out. Didn't the master also say that if you dare to go out without his permission, you will be beaten."

Break..."

"Fart! I'm his biological son, how could he let it go? Just say that. Get out of here, otherwise don't blame me for being rude to you!"

"Young Master..." the servant shouted nervously. Looking at his posture, he almost knelt down and kowtowed to the Young Master, but he did not give in at all.

Seeing that they were not retreating, the young master suddenly put his right hand into his arms, took out a wooden pipe, put it on his mouth, and blew gently. "Woo..."

Hearing the young master blowing the whistle, the four servants were startled and quickly backed away. At this moment, five or six people came out of the dry well not far away, and judging from their posture, some people continued to drill out. These people were all the same.

They all wore fancy clothes and carried guys on their backs. After they came out, they all bowed and handed over their hands, saying, "I don't know why you summoned me."

"Follow me when I go out. If anyone dares to stop me, I will break his legs!"

The young master's voice was very loud. As soon as the voice fell, the four servants were so frightened that they stepped back. At this time, people finally came out of the well. There were thirteen people in total.

Seeing the fear on the servant's face, the young master snorted triumphantly and said, "Let's go!"

After that, he walked towards the Moon Gate on the left. Thirteen men were guarding the left and right. But at this moment, a voice suddenly sounded from behind, "If I stop you, will you break my legs too!"

As soon as they heard this voice, before the young master could turn around, the thirteen men had already turned around. They saw a middle-aged scribe slowly walking towards them. Although there were many men, they could see the middle-aged scribe.

There was fear on all faces.

At this moment, the young master also turned around, with a smile on his face, and said carefully: "Uncle Tian, ​​what are you talking about? How dare my nephew be disrespectful to you at all."

The middle-aged scribe was none other than Wentian. Wentian's face was as dark as water and he said: "Sir, although Yue Su is gone now, it is only temporary. He will come back after the Tianlongmen meeting is over in a few days.

If you go out today and cause any trouble, if you come back and get sued, I'm afraid I won't be able to protect you. You must know that this Yue Su is famous for not recognizing his relatives!"

"Uncle Tian, ​​I know. Didn't you see that these days when he was here, I stayed at home obediently and didn't even dare to go out of the door. Please let me go out for some fresh air." The young master's tone towards Wentian seemed to be...

It has an element of pleading.

"What are you doing with the Bloody Agate just to get some fresh air? Don't think that I don't know what you are thinking. I just guessed that you would want to go out and cause trouble as soon as you heard that Yue Su and the master had left Kaifeng. That's why I rushed there.

Come on. Don’t you know how many people have died for this bloody agate? I told you a long time ago that it is just a legend and cannot be taken as true. Why are you so persistent? Birth, old age, illness and death are the cycles of heaven.

It cannot be changed. And this thing is an ominous thing. No one who gets it will have a good end. I advise you not to follow in their footsteps." Wentian's tone was calm, but it had an aura of majesty.

The young master still smiled apologetically and said: "Uncle Tian, ​​if I don't take it out and cause trouble, why don't you just let me go out for some air?"

"Whenever you go out, you don't cause trouble at home. In the past, Miyanosen was there to support you, so everything was okay. Now he has become your scapegoat. If something happens again, what will you do? Also,

Of the seven people who know this, there are still two left. As long as they die, they will always be a disaster. It is best for you to stay at home."

Although Wentian said this, his tone was obviously softer. The young master seized the opportunity and begged: "Uncle Tian, ​​otherwise, I won't go out without the bloody agate, and I promise not to cause trouble, so I will go for a horse race outside the city.

Going around the surrounding counties and towns, if I meet the remaining two people, I will kill them directly and save you from worrying about them."

Hearing what the young master said, Wentian hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "You can go out if you want, but I will send a few people to follow you to remind you not to cause trouble. Also, your group of people must

You need to be restrained, even if something small happens, it may harm the whole family. Well, leave your things behind and go out for some fresh air."

"Thank you, Uncle Tian." The young master smiled and nodded, and handed the box to the man beside him. The man walked over to the dry well in a few steps, jumped in, and came back empty-handed after a while.

At this time, Wentian clapped his hands, and soon two people walked out from the moon door on the other side. These two people were both young girls. When he looked carefully, they turned out to be Zimei and Hanlian.

The two girls walked to Wentian, bowed and said, "Master."

Wentian nodded and said, "You two follow the young master and go out to get some fresh air." After saying that, he put his hands behind his hands and turned around without saying another word.

"Yes, Master." The two girls agreed and walked towards the young master.

The young master cupped his hands at Wentian's back and said, "I knew Uncle Tian was interested in me. Not only did he agree to let me go out, but he also sent two pretty girls to serve me. Thank you, thank you so much."

Wentian didn't say a word, and walked out through the Moon Gate where Zimei and Hanlian came.

The young master also turned around, waved and said, "Let's go!"

This young master, like any other dandy, is proficient in eating, drinking, prostitution and gambling. However, this young master Zou also has one of his biggest hobbies, which is horse racing. The young master is also famous for his horse racing, but this seems to be his only hobby.

Strengths.

In usual horse racing, there is always an opponent. It’s okay to bet on some luck, and today is no exception. The young master has a good opponent. This opponent not only has many good horses in his family, but also has great wealth and power. He can be called the leader in Kaifeng City. He has such a status.

The person in Kaifeng City is naturally the King of Zhou.

Yes, the prince's bad friend was the eldest son of the Zhou Dynasty, Zhu Gongxu. Zhu Yuanzhang once set strict rules for the names of the Ming Dynasty royal family, that is, the names of his descendants must have the five elements radical, which is gold and wood.

Water, fire and earth. And the word "fan" in the middle has also been stipulated. For example, the first branch of Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, "fan" is "Gaozhan Qi Jianyou, Houzai Yi Changyou, Ciheyi Bozhong, Jian Jingdi Xianyou", and then add

A character with five elements as its radicals. For the King of Zhou, the example is "having sons and being harmonious, being courteous and courteous, Shaolun benevolent and nourishing, Zhaoge Guangdeng Yong".

Zhu Gongxu is also a typical playboy. Of course, vassal kings and princes in the Ming Dynasty are like this. You spend all day doing nothing, eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. Not only do you live well, you will also be called a wise king. The reason is very simple. As long as you don't imitate Yan

The old man Wang can do whatever he wants to suppress the rebellion. However, this is only limited to the city. The Ming Dynasty had very strict management of the vassal kings. If you want to go out of the city to visit tombs, you have to ask for permission, let alone go out for fun. Once

It was discovered that if a vassal king or a clan member left the city without authorization and the local officials did not report it, the clan vassal king would most likely be cut off from the clan or thrown into the clan's mansion, and the local officials would also be in bad luck.

In theory, this is the case, but it is common for vassal kings to disguise themselves and go out to the city to play. The local officials have been fed for a long time, and the sky is high and the emperor is far away, who is going to mind their own business.

Zhu Gongxu often went out to race horses with his young master. The first horse racing was in the prince's palace. Later, for excitement, he just went to the streets of Kaifeng. There were many traffic accidents, but he was a young prince. Who dared to take care of it? He had never left Kaifeng anyway.

City. Today the young master came to the palace and wanted to invite Zhu Gongxu to go horse racing. Ordinary people were afraid of Yue Su, but the prince was not afraid. He immediately agreed. I asked the young master whether he was at the palace racecourse or on the street.

The young master thought about it, running around in the palace was really not fun, and running on the streets of the city was afraid of getting into trouble. After all, Yue Su still had to come back. If someone was killed, the young prince would have nothing to do.

He was unlucky. There were people who knew him in the city. So, the young master made a suggestion, "Little prince, we always run around in the mansion and the streets of the city. It's really meaningless and boring. Why don't we go to the city?"

Run a few laps outside. The foot strength of a good horse can only be shown in the wild."

Zhu Gongxu's face showed a look of embarrassment, and he said: "The clan kings are not allowed to leave the city. It would be terrible if this matter was discovered. I am not afraid of 'Yue Shao' in the city. Once I go out of the city and he finds out, what will happen?"

good."

"Young prince, you have often gone out to the city to play in the past. What can happen? 'Yue Shatou' has gone to Luoyang. Let's go out in disguise. God doesn't know, and ghosts don't notice. How could he know?" the young master said with a smile.

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Zhu Gongxu thought about it for a moment, and realized that this was the same reason. He finally nodded and said, "Okay. Just go. I just bought a good Dawan horse some time ago, so let's compete. But this bonus needs to be mentioned."

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"How much do you plan to bet, young prince?" the young master asked with a smile.

"In the past, I've always lost to you one thousand taels, and I've lost to you more than twenty times. Why don't you let me get it back this time? How about I bet ten thousand taels today?" Zhu Gongxu said.

"No problem, just follow the young prince's wishes."

Both of them brought many guards with them, but they disguised themselves and left the city, so no one noticed them. When they got outside the city, they chose a distance. Whoever reached the foot of Long Live Mountain first would be the winner. Long Live Mountain is located west of the north gate of Kaifeng City.

, about six miles, but the two of them left the city through the south gate, so the journey was quite long.

The Dawan horse sprints very fast over short distances. If the distance is too short, the young master thinks it is extremely difficult to win, so he comes up with such an idea. Zhu Gongzong didn't care, he just complained to the young master, since he chose that place, why not take the north gate. The young master just returned.

With one sentence, Zhu Gongxu said no more. "The young prince is not afraid of losing."

After agreeing on a good place and urging the horses to start the race, the retinues of both sides also rode their horses and followed closely behind. This is also a rule. If one of the retinues wins, it will also be counted as the winner.

Everyone was riding horses in a hurry, but with little effort, they could already see the shadow of the Long Live Mountain. The Dawan horse was well-deserved, Zhu Gongju ranked first, and the young master's horse was also good, it was a top-quality Mongolian horse, followed closely behind, followed by the second one.

A person is just the distance between a horse's head and its tail. Other people, because of the horses, are a little further apart, and they are all just a stone's throw away.

There were grass on both sides of the road and it was not very wide. The two of them were chasing each other when they saw a man driving on the road not far ahead. The man was walking in the same direction as them, towards Long Live Mountain, so his back was towards them.

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To be continued...