Chapter 176: The Past Life of Li Shaoning, the Prince of Baiyue
The Ming Dynasty on September 30 in the suburbs of Beijing
It's autumn, and the sky in the capital already has a little taste of winter, with blue clouds, yellow leaves, autumn colors, and cold and green waves. Pen~Fun~Ge www.biquge.info people who come and go on the street have begun to wear jackets, and some even wear thinner cotton jackets.
At this time, there was a very inconspicuous carriage on the official road, green cloth felt, and a person who drove the carriage sat in front of it and walked in the direction of the capital. A few dozen miles further on, it is the capital. At their rate, it would be nice to be there before dinner.
The capital was the political and cultural center of the Ming and Western dynasties, and there would be envoys and merchants from all over the world, so the restaurants and inns in the capital were doing very good business.
Anyone who has been to the capital knows that there is a Ruyi Building on Suzaku Street in the capital, and guests who come and go will stay here to rest and have a meal or something. The meals in Ruyi Building not only have the special snacks of Chatong Town, but also some food from all over the north and south, which is very authentic. And the room in the building is very good, the bed is clean, and it is very quiet and safe, which is very happy with the passing merchants.
Therefore, the business of Ruyi Building is very good, eat well, live well, quiet, safe and clean. There are also some thugs in the Ruyi Building, who usually don't come out, and once someone makes trouble in the store, they can quickly press it down.
After dinner, the carriage with green cloth felt stopped in the backyard of Ruyi Building. A man in dark clothes came down from inside and went directly to the second floor.
"Tianzi No. 1 room, there are already people living in it. ”
"That's not cheap, it costs ten taels of gold a night. ”
"Who's so rich?"
There are many people who eat underground, and there are many people who discuss. Everyone seems to know who booked the No. 1 room in Tianzi. But after the man went up, he did not come down again.
A window on the second floor opened from the inside, and a soft white finger stretched out, and if you looked closely, you could see that there were still some calluses on the fingertips. The owner of the hand, the dark cloth, stood in front of the window, watching the blowing and blowing in the distance, and many people were carrying cages with red flowers tied to them, which looked like a dowry, but the groom did not come out.
"Chen Wu, what day is today? Someone actually gave a dowry on this day?"
The man with a big beard in a gray dress said in a rough voice, "Second prince, when you leave, you said that today is the day of the great murder, how can you send the appointment? ”
The man in Xuanyi chuckled, drank the tea in the cup, and said, "I don't think this can be done, pack up your things, but it's none of our business, it's time to go." ”
"Second prince, don't you stay and watch the excitement?"
"I've been to his house yesterday, and I'm sure there's no one, so I should go back. Since you want to stay here so much, why don't you stay?" the man in Xuanyi looked at Wu Jin with a smile and kindly suggested.
Chen Wu's head shook like a rattle, and he hurriedly said, "Then let's go, it's important to hurry." ”
After Chen Wu buried himself in packing up, he took the baggage and some small things he had newly gotten, and bought some dry food from the Ruyi Building, and after taking care of these, he invited his master to get in the car and prepare to leave.
The felt and tents in their cars did not show anything special. It's just that today is a windy day, and other cars have been blown badly, but their cars have not been blown out of shape.
Chen Wu put on a cotton coat outside, stood his hair up with a crown, and wore black bracers on his wrists, dressed as a Jianghu person. Dressed like this, it looks very ordinary, and it is definitely unrecognizable in the crowd. Because although Dafeng is still quite peaceful now, whoever goes out is relieved to find a few dart masters to protect him. Therefore, it is also extremely common for people dressed like this to drive.
He drove very steadily, and he was able to quickly avoid when there were many people passing by and the road was uneven. But the proprietor of the carriage and horse shop widened his eyes, as if he had seen gold, staring at the two jujube red horses pulling the cart. I saw the car drive through the town and head south.
Although this section of the road is an official road, it is a bit narrow, allowing only two cars to cross in parallel. On both sides of the land is flat, and there is also land opened by the villagers, which has been planted in autumn. Occasionally, you can see some farmers walking through the fields with hoes, and some people sitting under the trees to eat something.
After walking for a while, after passing the town to a remote place with barren grass and dense forests on both sides, the people in the car suddenly coughed. A trace of surprise flashed in Wu Jin's eyes, and he immediately returned to his original state, and the speed of the carriage did not change at all.
just jokingly said: "Young master, there seems to be someone chasing after you on horseback, there are about ten people, less than a mile." I wonder if it's those ......?"
"Leave them alone, just keep going. We just came from Yumen Pass, and the letters have been delivered. There is nothing to attract attention to on us anymore, and your young master and I are the consolation envoys from the sixth grade, so no one needs to worry about us. A clear, slow voice came from the curtain.
"Then these people ......"
"Don't worry, move on. ”
When Chen Wu heard this, he continued to hold the reins with his right hand, while his left hand reached into his clothes and touched the weapon on his body.
After a while, sure enough, a dozen men on horseback came and surrounded their cart. Wujin had to stop. The leader was a man in gray brocade, in his twenties, who asked loudly, "Have you seen the person in the painting?"
As he spoke, he also opened a painting, on which was a delicate woman, combed with double buns, willow leaf curved eyebrows, almond-sized eyes, round nose, and small mouth, which should be a small jasper.
Chen Wu shook his head, "I haven't seen it." ”
The gray-clothed brocade man at the head looked at the curtain behind Wu Jin in disbelief, as if he wanted to see the situation inside. Chen Wu's whole body tensed, swept towards the people, determined their location, and was ready to use the secret weapon at any time to clean up these people. At this moment, the curtain behind him was lifted, and a cold voice came from inside, "There is no one you are looking for here." As he spoke, the curtain was lifted wider to make it easier for people outside to see.
The man in gray brocade looked at the man inside, with a purple fur collar and a dark Confucian shirt inside. The man was not ordinary, neither on his body nor on his head. Coupled with the decoration of the horse, there is a pot of tea and a small stove on the beautiful small table, and a few books and snacks are placed next to it. The brocade quilt cushions inside are all of the best colors, the fabrics are of high quality, and the colors are novel. It shouldn't be a simple character, and the two of them dare to take this path, it's not a simple thing to think about.
Thinking of this, the leader hugged Wu Jin and them, "I'm sorry to disturb me." With that, he turned around and said to his men behind him, "Go ahead and look for it." ”