The prison in Huangsha Road was also rebuilt with Huangsha Road City, and there were not many prisoners in it in the past ten years, because this is Huangsha Road, guarded by the queen's mother Fengling, and there is a forbidden army, and the people are simple and even quarrels rarely occur.

At this time, there were more than a dozen people standing in the cell, all wearing armor, but the first time that so many people appeared in the prison were officers and soldiers, not because they looked down on the interrogation methods of the jailers, but because the prisoner was a soldier.

"I'm not a prisoner. ”

Guo Zi'an said, looking up from the torture rack.

"You're slandering. ”

The robe had been taken off, and the thin spring shirt was torn messily, revealing its inner skin, which was a little thinner than when it was at home, but the muscles were stronger than before.

No matter how strong the muscles were, they would leave marks, blood stains, and flesh would be turned over.

The book in the general's hand trembled: "Let me ask you again, what is this?"

Guo Zi'an said: "The book of war, don't you recognize the book of war?"

With a snap, the long whip fell on his body, and his messy clothes suddenly flew and tore, and blood bloomed in between.

"Guo Zi'an, this official is not a fool, does the seal on it convey a code word?" The general's voice sounded coldly, "At this time, who is safe?"

Guo Zi'an raised his head, there were blood stains on the corners of his mouth, and said: "I'm safe, I'm praying for my own safety, I especially like to see the word peace, it's the first time I've left home so far.

There were several officers and soldiers in the cell with complicated expressions, and a trace of sympathy flashed in their eyes...

There was another snap, interrupting Guo Zi'an's words and interrupting their distraction.

"Why does this book have a mezzanine?" said the general, shaking off a military book again, "What's in it?"

Guo Zi'an said: "My lord, that's to protect the book, so that it won't be torn and an extra layer of book cover has been added." ”

The general sneered: "Guo Zi'an, don't pretend to be crazy and stupid, I know very well what you are doing." ”

Guo Zi'an looked at him: "My lord, you check me every day to prevent me, and you have long determined what I will do, and you still ask me what to do?"

The general said with a blank face: "I won't ask you, then wait for others to ask." He turned and strode out, and suddenly the voice came again, roaring.

"Call me!"

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The cell was dark and damp in the spring, the whipping stopped for an unknown time, the footsteps dispersed, and the cell was deadly silent, and two torches shone on the scarred people hanging from the torture rack.

The man was unconscious and motionless.

"Are you dead?"

There was a sudden sound, and at the same time, there was a soft snap, and a stone or something hit Guo Zi'an's head.

Guo Zi'an moved on the torture rack, raised his eyes slightly in the messy hair, and a stone in the corner of the cell showed a squatting figure.

"Why did you get in? Don't be discovered. Guo Zi'an said, his voice hoarse and weak.

Huang Ju didn't speak, staring at him in a dim corner.

"Don't stare at me like a wild dog. The young man on the torture rack scolded in a weak voice, "Lao Tzu is not dead, even if Lao Tzu is going to die, will you save Lao Tzu?"

Huang Judao: "No. ”

Can t or not save Guo Zi'an snorted and vomited blood, had no interest or strength to ask again and lowered his head and closed his eyes, his eyes were still staring at him in the dark.

"Why are you doing this?" Huang Juhu asked, "You have no enmity with them." ”

"Do you know anything other than hatred?" Guo Zi'an lowered his head and said.

Huang Judao: "I don't know, what else?"

Guo Zi'an's voice was a little annoyed, "What can it be, your friend is being hunted down and bullied, don't you help? ”

Huang Judao: "I have no friends. ”

Guo Zi'an snorted: "If you have no friends, why don't you let me burn to death in the underground palace?"

Huang Ju didn't speak, as if the question stumped him.

"Get out of here. Guo Zi'an scolded, not knowing if it was the pain or exhaustion that made him irritable.

There was silence in a dark corner, as if no one had ever appeared.

Horses galloped through the streets outside the cell, carrying these books of war through the city gate towards the capital.

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There is no curfew in the capital, and the spring night continues, but there is inexplicable tension in the air, and no singing and dancing can be heard on the painting boat in the river.

Recently, I have checked a lot of gatherings, whether it is in the official's house or in the restaurant and tea shop, which makes everyone tremble, but everyone does not include Wang Lieyang.

The palace is brightly lit, the piano and drums are played in unison, several women are swaying and dancing in the field, and more than a dozen men in the hall are seated, or enjoying singing and dancing, or closing their eyes to listen to the music, or drinking and talking in a low voice, leisurely and comfortable.

"Xiangye, this business can't be done. Li Huixian gave a cup of tea to Wang Lieyang and complained, "Since last year, there has been no stopping, and no one is allowed to live." ”

Wang Lieyang took it with his eyes closed, and said, "I didn't starve you to death, so I am considerate of the court." ”

Li Huixian said angrily: "Xiangye, it's not right for the court to do this." ”

Wang Lieyang glanced at her: "You still have to worry about the affairs of the court?"

Li Huixian smiled: "How dare I." ”

A gust of wind next to him whirled Chunxiao and said, "Mom, I think this is very good, I have learned a lot of kung fu while I have taken advantage of this." While rubbing the skin of the pine pulp on the plate, he blew it and fed it to Wang Lieyang.

Wang Lieyang smiled and ate it with her hand.

"You know what you know, you know yourself. Li Huixian scolded, ignoring her, "Xiangye, you don't care about this matter?

Chunxiao leaned on Wang Lieyang's side and listened to them curiously, and Wang Lieyang did not shy away from her, and said: "It's not time yet, let him make trouble again, the people's grievances are boiling, and we can petition for the people." ”

Of course, Li Huixian doesn't really want to take care of the affairs of the court, this sentence is just to ask Wang Lieyang's confidence, and he knows that Wang Lieyang is still worry-free in the court so easily, and he breathed a sigh of relief and counted how much money he had lost....

Someone came in from outside the hall, bypassing the guest dancers and coming to Wang Lieyang's back.

Li Huixian stopped talking knowingly.

"Xiangye, the same party has been found out in Huangsha Road. The man whispered to Wang Lieyang in the back.

Wang Lieyang, who was leaning on Chunxiao, opened his eyes and sat up, Li Huixian hurriedly got up and stepped back, seeing that Chunxiao was still sitting in place, he glared at her, and Chunxiao stuck out his tongue and just retreated.

"Silly?"

"Mom, I'm still young, slow to react. ”

The two retreated to the corner, the dancers also retreated at this time, Li Huixian stopped them from giggling, Chunxiao looked back, and saw Wang Lieyang talking to the comer, and the men next to him also looked over, the same party in Huangsha Road was found out, the same party....

"Is it confirmed?" asked Wang Lieyang.

The person who came shook his head: "It's because he noticed something wrong, but the person didn't admit it, and the evidence was on the way." ”

Wang Lieyang said: "There are really people in the same party." He looked a little surprised.

"Who is so bold?" asked a man.

The person who came shook his head: "I don't know, the tone over there is very tight." Looking at Wang Lieyang, "Xiangye wants to do something halfway?"

Wang Lieyang waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, don't worry, the situation is not out of control." ”

Despite this, the banquet here was dispersed in advance, and several carriages left the palace in a leisurely manner, driving on the night market in the capital with the aroma of fat powder.

There are still people walking around the night market, many shops are open, and the coquettish smiles of the women who are coming from time to time in the cars and horses along the way add a little lightness to the night market.

"Mom, there's a car parked. ”

Hearing the coachman outside, Li Huixian frowned, lifted the curtain and looked back.

Two women got out of the car and walked to a fat powder shop next to them, dressed gorgeously and charmingly to attract passers-by.

"Chunxiao, this little hoof, is going to attract bees and butterflies when he finds an opportunity." Li Huixian scolded.

"I said I was asking if the fat powder from the last time had arrived. The driver said.

Li Huixian waved his hand and said, "Let them hurry up." And he said, "Get me a copy too, it's very useful." "Lowered the curtains.

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The carriage was far away, and in a room on the second floor of the bookstore, a young man's hand trembled slightly, looking at a piece of incense powder paper, and there was a small mark on it under the lamp, which seemed to be poked by a hairpin.

Exposure.

Who was exposed, what was exposed, nothing is known, but it doesn't matter.

The young man put the incense powder into the incense burner, stretched out his hand to pull the window, and with the push of his other hand, the fork pole supporting the window suddenly fell and fell on the street, although the street was not as noisy as in the daytime, but it also caused a commotion.

"What are you doing!"

"Look at it!"

Scolding and complaining rang out, and many people looked up.

The young man apologized at the window.

It was a small episode of a spring night, as the fork picked up the window and closed it, and no one noticed a young man crouching at the door of the carriage and horse shop opposite, running down the street.

At night, there is a lamp hanging in front of the door house on a remote street, although the door is closed, but the window is still open, and the lights are also on inside, it can be seen that there are two or three young people reading at the desk, and the street is not empty, seven or eight children of all sizes are squatting at the door, writing and drawing on the ground by the light....

"You really know how to read. A boy who had returned from selling food with a basket came over, stopped and quipped, "What do you pretend?" ”

Naturally, the children did not follow such humiliations and quarreled with him.

"Then read a thousand-word essay and I'll listen to it. The boy said, "Read it and I'll give you bread to eat." ”

The children were in a hurry.

"You kid only knows a thousand words. ”

"We've been enlightened a long time ago, who still reads that. ”

"He doesn't understand, read it to him, and win him bread to eat. ”

With the noise, the sound of children reading soon sounded.

"Heaven and earth are yellow, and the universe is desolate...."

The women who were watching the children and doing needlework by the light raised their heads and smiled, not impressed, the daily fun of the neighborhood.

But the sound of reciting a thousand-character text in unison came into the Zhizhi Hall, and several young people who were originally reading at the desk sat up straight instantly, and their faces changed in shock.

"Something happened....." a blurt out.

Someone next to him had already snapped the scroll shut and stood up to interrupt the man's words.

"It's not early, let's rest. He said, stretching, but seemed nervous and stiff, and walked to the shelves with the scroll, "I'll see what I have to read tomorrow." ”

The other two young men also got up.

"Take your time. They said, "Let's go to sleep first." ”

Two lights were extinguished in the hall, and the figures of the young man rummaging in front of the bookshelves were blurred, and the footsteps in the courtyard were hurried, and soon the lights in many rooms became flickering and the figures were staggered.

"I'm going to wash my pen. ”

"Let's have a late-night snack. ”

In front of the pool in the courtyard, someone washed pen and ink, and a stove fire was lit in the kitchen, and the courtyard became lively on a spring night, with the occasional crackling and burning sound.

Smoke rose from the fire, and the scrolls inside were instantly engulfed in flames, reflecting the changing faces of the young people in the midst of it.

"Seals. Chu Minghui said in a low voice.

A young man threw the seal he was holding in his hand.

"Upon closer inspection, there is no trace left. Chu Minghui said, and then looked at everyone, "In case you are caught, do you know what to do?"

The young people looked nervous, but nodded without hesitation.

"We don't have a problem, the key is outside, and the news must be spread in time. They whispered.

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The sound of horses' hooves broke the silence of the city gates, and a caravan of horses approached, which was immediately stopped by officers and soldiers.

"Master Ding, I'm going to trouble you again. A steward jumped down and smiled at a general.

One word after another said that this is not the first time.

"It's a big night, and you're going to hurry. The general frowned and said, "Although the city gate is not closed now, it is not allowed to enter and exit at will." ”

The steward said: "This batch of goods is very urgent, so it's convenient." "Stuff a money bag into the general.

The general took it and carried it, his expression slightly surprised, obviously this amount exceeded his expectations: "What kind of goods?"

The steward whispered, "Seeds." ”

Spring planting has begun, and sure enough, it is a very urgent shipment.

The general nodded, put away the money bag, and shook his head to the officers and soldiers behind him: "Check it carefully." ”

The officers and men rushed up and began to carefully inspect the carriages and horses, and the steward also took out the road guide and other documents, this is not the first time that this kind of thing is done, the documents are complete, the goods are not in question, and there is a large amount of money in hand, and the general quickly waved his hand and let him go.

"This Zhang family's carriage and horse shop is really rich. ”

Watching a group of chariots and horses drive out of the city gate and head towards the thick night, the general once again checked the money bag and said.

"The richer you are, the richer you are. ”

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Standing on the attic, you can overlook the bright lights of the capital, but it is dark in the distance, and you can't see anything, Zhang Liantang retracted his gaze and closed the window.

Someone pushed the door in.

"I didn't expect to really let me out of the city, young master, you are right, the court has recently asked the capital to return to normal commerce, and the verification will be relaxed. A steward smiled, "Sure enough, there are people in the court who are convenient." ”

Zhang Liantang smiled and said, "It's also that the relationship between the shopkeepers of Wu Da is good, and I just heard a movement, but it is not so simple to implement." He added, "Tell the family, and send some money to those generals in a few days." ”

The steward's response was, "I'll tell my family." ”

Since he wants to send money, it is not a small amount, these officials and gentlemen in the capital have a big appetite, although he can call the shots in this kind of personal exchange, but he still has to talk to the master's family.

Zhang Liantang is also the young master of the family, but .....

The steward glanced at the young man who sat down and continued to take out the scroll, and the old lady ordered that Young Master Liantang should not be allowed to call the shots in anything, let alone use money.

I heard that Young Master Liantang and Old Lady Zhang had a dispute and had a disagreement.

However, he didn't ask about this family matter, and only obeyed the order of the head of the house, and the steward leaned over and bowed out.

After getting the news and seeing the carriages and horses, Mr. Zhang's expression was also a little surprised, and he turned around to see Mrs. Zhang.

"This has nothing to do with Liantang, right?" he said.

Old lady Zhang leaned back on the circle chair and said, "It's strange if it has nothing to do." ”