7. Wine party
After school the next day, Yan Li stepped into the Resentful Kite Tower on his front foot, and Zhan Mu greeted him and couldn't help but pull him to the fourth floor of the Accord. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
The Accord on the fourth floor has always been closed to the public, Yan Li knows that Ji Tiansheng occasionally goes out of the palace to relax, and this is where she often comes, so it is only for her to enjoy.
Outside the door of an Accord engraved with a relief of peach branches, Zhan Mu knocked cautiously.
"Enter. ”
After getting the approval, Zhan Mu gently pushed the door open, and there was only one person in the pavilion, a boy in a blue brocade robe standing on the windowsill behind the bookcase, seemingly enjoying the scenery.
Looking out of the window, it was the peach grove on the shore of Lover's Lake.
Brother Gongzi slowly turned around and said softly: "Sit." So saying, he walked over to the bookcase and sat down.
She has a peerless face, and there is no brush in the world that can describe her charm, or even words to describe her beauty. Her eyes were as brilliant as two black onyxes, and the rest of her facial features were not more or less than a point, and in their respective positions, even if they were looked at alone, they were a few points more beautiful than they were painted. That moderately thick lips, with a faint natural carmine, naturally soaked out a cold and noble arc.
Yan Li had already recognized it as Ji Paper Kite from her back, but as soon as she turned around, her breathing was still irrepressibly disordered, and she had to exert great concentration to keep herself silent and sit down.
"How's the injury?" Ji Paper Kite first asked Yan Li's injury, showing the right amount of concern, believing that few people could get her concern.
Yan Li smiled: "Your inquiry really flatters me, as you can see, so you also saw me in your servant today." ”
"Yan Li!" Zhan Mu glared at him.
Ji Paper Kite raised his hand to stop him, and said, "What happened in Kun Yuanshan, I will never ask, do you know why?"
Yan Li said: "Your Majesty is cultivating elites, not cultivators. What the inner court needs is students who can cope with any crisis and are capable of handling difficult tasks. ”
Ji Paper Kite said: "Yes, I gave you a chance, you seized the opportunity, which is good, but you have to continue to prove yourself as a prerequisite for your survival." ”
Yan Li knew as soon as he heard that there was a task. Unlike the previous two times, this time it was a task delivered by Ji Paper Kite on his own initiative, and most of it was closely related to the underworld.
He smiled and said, "Happy to listen." ”
Ji Paper Kite glanced at Zhan Mu.
Zhan Mu said: "There is something you should know. According to the law formulated by Taizu himself, there should be no slave buying and selling in the territory under the jurisdiction of the Great Xia Dynasty. What I say next is highly classified, memorized, listened to in my ears, rotted in my heart. ”
Yan Li nodded.
Zhan Mu said again: "The more explicitly it is forbidden, the more people like to challenge." In fact, this rule has long been broken, and now even many high-ranking officials and nobles can't stand the temptation, and a certain channel is dedicated to providing them with female slaves and prostitutes, and even as long as you want it, you can't do it without them, and satisfy their desires to the greatest extent. The number of missing people in the land of Shenzhou is increasing every year, so there must be a huge trading market operating in secret, and we have been investigating the location of this market, and now we finally have a little eyebrows. ”
Yan Li said: "Having said that, what can I do for you as a mere student?"
"Can you listen to me slowly? ”
Zhan Mu glanced at him, and continued: "According to reliable information, that place is in Yinyue Villa, located in Longevity Yuan's Dexian Fang. It covers a very large area, close to the area of Yanping Gate, and almost all of them belong to Yinyue Villa. The owner of this Silver Moon Villa is named Quan Dafu, who is the richest man in Yongling, and his assets are said to be able to fit eight luxury carriages. ”
"Can you be considered the richest man?" Yan Li was stunned.
"I'm talking about silver tickets. Zhan Mu said lightly.
Yan Li's mind suddenly appeared in the scene of stacks of silver tickets piled up in the carriage, his eyes couldn't help but shine, as far as robbers are concerned, this kind of fat sheep is really rare in the world, robbing it once is enough for several lifetimes.
Zhan Mu continued: "The rich Silver Moon Villa, that is notoriously magnificent, there will be a banquet every night, and the guests are at least officials of the fourth rank or above, or rich businessmen with equal strength and status. It is said that he likes to make friends with powerful bandits the most, and often gives generously and gives relief, and there are no less than hundreds of green forest heroes he befriended, and there are many ministers in the court who have a close personal relationship with him. In addition to his vast travels, he is also very cunning, and the saint has tried to find a reason to deal with him several times, but he has been evaded by his clever means. - It would be nice for Silvermoon Villa to be used as a slave trading market, and according to my estimation, every time a banquet is held, I am afraid it will be a cannibalistic trade party. ”
"Wouldn't it be better if the army sent to crush the past?" Yan Li said lightly, "No matter how rich he is, he dares to raise private soldiers?
"The premise is that there is evidence. Zhan Mu said, "So this time your task is to collect evidence of the slave trade in Silver Moon Villa, and besides, how can such a huge trading market be done by a businessman? There must be someone behind it, and it has nothing to do with the underworld." ”
Yan Li suddenly thought of the black-headed shark again, and I am afraid that he has successfully joined the company today. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glance at Ji Paper Kite, this high-ranking Saint Emperor, I am afraid that he had already discovered some clues, so he was eager to deal with the underworld.
But he said, "Why me?"
Zhan Mu has an intentional taste: "Because of Yan Chaoyang." ”
"What's wrong with him?" Yan Li frowned slightly.
Zhan Mu said: "To be precise, it is Quan Dafu who has taken a fancy to the wine party with fire outside the sky, and it is said that he has sent people to ask Yan Chaoyang to negotiate several times, intending to buy the wine party, we can take this opportunity to pretend to be an entourage and follow him into the Silver Moon Villa." ”
I know that I want to be a gunman, but there is no room for refusal. I'm afraid that Ji Paper Kite values Yan Chaoyang's strength more.
Yan Li didn't intend to refuse, but coincidentally, Quan Dafu sent someone to invite Yan Chaoyang that night, but when he acted, there were unexpectedly two more people.
In the backyard of the wine shop, Dong Qing and Mu Dongfeng sat there drinking, as if they had been waiting for a long time.
When Yan Li saw them, the blood rushed to his head at once, but it cooled down again in an instant.
"What's going on?" he asked Zhan Mu.
Zhan Mu only knew one of them, but didn't know the other, so he said: "This is the will of the saint, your festival is not big, and peace is still precious, otherwise things will be messed up, and you will not end well." ”
"I've met Little Brother Yan several times, this is fate, who would have imagined that we would act together?" Dong Qing raised his wine glass and gestured slightly towards Yan Li, but there was a sneer in the corner of his eyes.
The words are hidden, and the intentions are sinister.
"Is it convenient for Little Brother Yan, can you take a step to speak?" he sent out an invitation.
"What's so inconvenient. Yan Li smiled faintly, led the way in front of the head, and entered the wine cellar.
"I didn't expect that the remnants of Baifu would actually get into the Yanshan thieves and become the young master of the Yanshan thieves. Dong Qing was the first to speak, his tone was calm, and he couldn't stop sneering.
Yan Li turned his back to him, his fists clenched, and after a while, he let go, and said, "A traitor is the most shameful thing in this world! ”
He had the best control to keep himself from saying unpleasant things, but it was still very unpleasant.
Dong Qing's face turned pale, and he said: "This seat has never had the luxury of asking for anyone's forgiveness, even if it was full of Baifu back then, it was just like playing with wine." I advise you not to provoke this seat, and it's okay to be safe, otherwise ......"
"Otherwise?" Yan Li's teeth chattered.
Dong Qing laughed and said, "If I expose your identity, do you think you can still gain a foothold in Yongling? Great Xia will not let you go!"
Yan Li was like falling into an ice cave, and the blood in his whole body was frozen. At the same time, there was a huge shock in my heart, this was the first time, and I touched the edge of the truth: the case of the destruction of the Baifu Gate was not a claim to the outside world that the underworld had done? If not, why did Daxia deal with the Baifu? Why didn't you let me go to this point!!
At this time, Zhan Mu's call came from outside: "Hey, you two hurry up and come out to change your clothes, and you're ready to go!"
Dong Qing thought that Yan Li was frightened by himself, let out a vicious sneer, lowered his voice, and said, "Boy, remember to this seat, you are safe, and it is also for your good." ”
Can we really get along without trouble?
Yinyue Villa is bigger than Yan Li imagined, the entrance of the villa is located in a huge archway, there are hundreds of guards patrolling upstairs and downstairs, and dozens of luxury carriages are parked not far away, and the coachmen only dare to sit on the wheels and wait for their masters, and they don't even dare to talk to each other.
Everyone who enters Silvermoon Mountain Villa must verify their identity.
A group of five people were blocked outside the archway, and the head of the guards snorted coldly: "The forbidden land of Yinyue Villa, why are idlers not allowed to enter?"
Zhan Mu was secretly angry, the majesty of this guard was almost as good as the guards of the imperial city.
Yan Chaoyang is the nominal leader, he is not good at words, so he has to respond lightly: "Wine party, invited." ”
"What kind of wine?" the guard asked coldly.
"This master must have heard of the name 'There is fire outside the sky'. Yan Li stepped forward to catch it, he was pretending to be a brewing buddy, with a smile on his face, and quietly stuffed a silver ticket over.
Don't look at the majesty of these guards, but how can they compare with the guards of the imperial city, they took the opportunity to collect the silver ticket, and when they saw that it was five hundred taels of denomination, their attitude eased down, and said: "I heard it, but I still ask for a certificate, wait." At the end of the wave of his hand, a guard immediately ran to pass the word.
This communication at least dragged a cup of tea, and when the five of them were impatient, they saw a steward in his early thirties with his hands in his hands, slowly pacing out, and glaring at them, "You are the owner of a wine shop?"
His gaze only swept over Yan Chaoyang, and he didn't bother to look at Yan Li and the others at all.
"Yes. Yan Chaoyang said lightly.
"Not everyone can enter the Silver Moon Villa," the steward said with disgust in arrogance, "The lord invited you to discuss the wine party, what are you doing with so many people? Everyone else is waiting here, and you are the only one to enter." ”
When Zhan Mu heard this, his heart was cold, the main force of the investigation was the four of them, who would investigate if they didn't go in?