In the late Northern Song Dynasty, there was a restaurant called "Jude Zhai" in Bianliang City. Because the shopkeeper Zhu Laoliu was well-run and had a good reputation in the capital, it was a place where dignitaries often met. On this day Jude Zhai came to a well-dressed young man, asked for a private room, ordered the most expensive wine and food in the store, and said that a few friends were coming.

But the dishes were all served, but no guests came for a long time. The young master was impatient and ate the table of wine and vegetables like a cloud, and then said to the clerk, "Call your shopkeeper to come."

The clerk immediately called Zhu Laoliu, and the young master took out a bead and said to Zhu Laoliu, "I was tricked by my friends today. They said it was a treat and asked me to order food first, but these people didn't come. I don't have any silver on me, so I want to put this bead with you first, and then redeem it with the silver tomorrow. How do you like it?"

Zhu Laoliu took the bead, took a closer look, and knew that it was not something ordinary people could have, so he said, "Okay, I'll give you a document now."

The young Master waved his hand and said, "I don't need the documents, I trust you."

Zhu Laoliu politely sent the young master to door of the restaurant. When they came back and passed by the hall, the two big men who were eating saw the beads in their hands, and their expressions changed. They stood up and said, "Shopkeeper, the beads in your hands are rare treasures."

Zhu Laoliu smiled and said, "This is what the young master forgot about the meal just now and bet on me."

"What about Young Master?"

Zhu Laoliu said, "I just walked out!"

A burly man suddenly pulled out a knife and put it on Zhu Laoliu's neck, shouting, "Three days ago, a batch of treasures was lost in the palace, and this bead was among them. Come, come with us to the yamen!"

When the guests who were eating heard the noise, they all gathered around. A big man took out a waistband with the words "Shangshu Mansion" written on it and waved it at everyone. When everyone saw it, they immediately returned to their seats without a word.

Zhu Laoliu shouted loudly, and the two big men couldn't help but say something. They tied him up with a rope, took him to Shangshu Mansion, locked him in a room, and said, "When my lord comes back, I will judge you."

Zhu Laoliu couldn't escape even if he wanted to, so he had to stay in his room obediently, but no one paid attention to him for two days. He stayed until the third day, when a big man came in and said to Zhu Laoliu, "We have caught the person who stole the treasures of the palace. As expected, it has nothing to do with you. You can go."

Zhu Laoliu was angry in his heart and did not dare to act wildly in Shangshu Mansion. He returned to Jude Zhai without saying a word.

The next day, shopkeeper Wu from Buzhuang in the east of the city came to Jude Zhai. Zhu Laoliu put down what he was doing and took Shopkeeper Wu to a private seat to drink with him. Shopkeeper Wu drank two glasses and asked, "I heard that you were called to the Shangshu Mansion?"

Zhu Laoliu said, "Yeah, I really don't know what bad luck I ran into. I was arrested for no reason, locked up for two days, and then released inexplicably."

Shopkeeper Wu was surprised: "I let you back without asking a word?"

Zhu Laoliu shook his head and said, "I was locked up for three days, and no one came to ask me a word except for food."

Shopkeeper Wu stared at Zhu Laoliu and said, "The theft in the palace, how could it be someone from Shangshu Mansion come to solve the case?" After saying that, he made a bow to Zhu Laoliu and left.

The next morning, while Zhu Laoliu was busy in the shop, he suddenly heard two customers say, "Shopkeeper Wu of the East of the City Cloth House was killed last night."

Zhu Laoliu was taken aback and hurriedly called a buddy over to inquire.

The man came back soon after he left Jude Zhai. He said that after Shopkeeper Wu left Jude Zhai yesterday, he went to visit two more friends and returned to the store late at night. This morning, the man found him hacked to death in his room.

Another day later, at noon, a big man came to Jude Zhai and found a seat by the window, drinking wine alone. When he saw Zhu Laoliu walking through the lobby, he suddenly stood up, raised his hand, and a dart flew towards Zhu Laoliu. Zhu Laoliu was taken aback and grabbed a chair next to him and threw it at the man. The dart was blocked by this, missed its target, "pounced" and inserted it into the pillar next to Zhu Laoliu.

The man jumped out of the window after missing a shot. The clerk in the store picked up the guy and shouted and chased him downstairs. At this time, an officer patrolling the street happened to pass by and quickly drank from the clerks. Zhu Laoliu quickly stepped forward and told what happened just now. The officer listened and said, "It seems that you have provoked an enemy, and he will definitely not stop if he fails to hit. Well, I will send two soldiers to the store to protect you."

Zhu Laoliu hurriedly refused, and the officer said, "You just need to worry about their meals, and don't worry about anything else. Jude Zhai is a good place to eat, and it can't be less." The officer said, calling two soldiers, one tall and one short, changed their clothes, and stayed in the restaurant.

Zhu Laoliu could not refuse, so he had to accept the officer's arrangement. The two soldiers, one tall and one short, stood at the door every day to observe the customers entering the store, and the other was always by Zhu Laoliu's side. Zhu Laoliu told the soldiers not to keep an eye on him so closely, and the soldier said, "No, if anything happens to you, our heads will not be saved."

Two days later, another person came to assassinate Zhu Laoliu. The tall soldier shot in time and knocked the assassin's weapon to the ground. It was a scimitar, and Zhu Laoliu's face changed in fright.

From then on, the two soldiers were more closely guarded.

That night, Zhu Laoliu, who was asleep, was awakened by a sound, and the fierce sound of blades intersecting came from outside. Suddenly, the short soldier slammed into the door, pulled Zhu Laoliu up, and shouted, "Let's go!"

Zhu Laoliu was taken aback and hurriedly asked what had happened. The short soldier shouted, "Several people came this time, we can't stand it anymore, come with me!" Sure enough, the killing outside was getting closer and closer, and when Zhu Laoliu was still hesitating, he rushed into a masked man with a machete and slashed Zhu Laoliu.

The short soldier took hold of the masked man's knife and kicked him out. He closed the door with his back hand, then pushed down the cabinet in the house and pushed it behind the door. The people outside began knocking on the door, and the soldier pulled Zhu Laoliu and shouted, "Hurry up, jump downstairs from the window." Zhu Laoliu was so frightened that he followed the short soldier and jumped down.

At this time, another person jumped out of the window, but it was the tall soldier. The two masked men also jumped down, and the tall soldier immediately rushed up with a knife and fought with them.

At this time, several masked men jumped down from upstairs one after another. The short soldier pulled Zhu Laoliu and ran. As soon as he ran not far, he heard the tall soldier behind him scream.

A few masked men were desperately chasing them, and when they saw that they were about to be caught, a group of soldiers patrolling the night suddenly came to the front, and the short soldier quickly shouted: "Brothers, help me, there are assassins behind!"

When these soldiers heard that, they immediately ran over and rushed to the masked man. Several masked men saw the situation and immediately dispersed and fled.

Zhu Laoliu hurriedly went forward to thank him for saving his life. The officer glanced at him and said, "You are a restaurant owner, how did you get into trouble with such a powerful enemy? Looking at this posture, these people are not small and cannot be dealt with by me.

When Zhu Laoliu heard that he had a chance to live, he quickly agreed.

After this period of tossing, the sky gradually brightened. The officer brought Zhu Laoliu to General Zhao's mansion. As soon as the doorman saw them, he said, "The general has already got and is waiting for you.

The officer took Zhu Laoliu to General Zhao, and just as he sat down, another officer came outside and reported that there were three corpses in Judezhai, two of which were masked men with wolf head tattoos on their bodies. Another team of soldiers patrolling the streets also caught a masked man, who had been interrogated. He confessed that he was a golden man and was assigned to assassinate Zhu Laoliu.

When Zhu Laoliu heard that, he was so scared that he shouted, "General, save me!"

General Zhao said, "You are a restaurant owner, how can you recruit these golden men to kill you? If you don't make it clear, how can I save you?"

Zhu Laoliu knelt down to General Zhao with a "thump" and said, "General, I am also a Jin man, a spy planted by Jin in Bianliang."

It turned out that two years ago, the Jin State signed a contract with the Song Dynasty to unite against the Liao Dynasty, but the Jin State had long been uneasy and planned to continue south after destroying the Liao Dynasty and annexing the Song Dynasty. They sent many spies to Bianliang, using various identities as cover, to form a huge network of spies in Bianliang, and Zhu Laoliu was one of them.

Zhu Laoliu said, "It's all because of the robber who stole the treasures of the palace that I was imprisoned for three days. Shopkeeper Wu of the cloth shop is also my accomplice. Seeing that I was imprisoned, he had some doubts about me, but he was killed as soon as he saw me and went back. Your soldiers guard me every day, and I can't make it clear to my accomplices.

General Zhao said, "You can only save your own life if you identify all those spies."

Zhu Laoliu nodded and wrote a list of all the spies he knew and handed it in.

The general handed the list to the officer and said, "Immediately arrest all the people above!"

Zhu Laoliu asked, "General, what should I do?"

General Zhao laughed heartily. "Your master did not send anyone to kill you. I arranged everything.