Chapter 7: Spies

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Chen Guyu's mind suddenly went blank, and only these four words echoed, like thunder in the silence, bombarding his heart again and again. I was still secretly hating my recklessness just now, worried about whether it would make her angry, but ...... It turned out that she really said yes.

"Why?"

Chen Guyu was puzzled and puzzled, but in the end, it all turned into joy. He lowered his head slightly, a smile on the corner of his lips, and thought to himself, "Do I like her anymore?" But surely she won't like me, after all, the gap between the two is so big...... So why did she say yes?...... Maybe it's just politeness?"

Chen Guyu's expression was happy and sad, constantly entangled, and finally let out a long sigh and fell on the warm bed.

Like a teenager with a spring in mind......

At this time, the outside world was already clouded, and Chen Guyu still didn't feel sleepy after tossing and turning, thinking nonsense in his head.

This is a teenager, who likes to see a beautiful girl, without the slightest consideration, who will be happy for a long time because of a response, and who will stay awake all night because of a suspicion. But this is youth, the most brilliant and dazzling time of a teenager.

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When the sun rises, the morning light gradually shines on this ancient city that has been baptized by hundreds of years. And since the fifth road, the large area has gradually become lively with the arrival of the morning.

Chang'an Avenue 13, the first four are royal, the place where officials live, although there are only four, but its area is similar to the back nine. Among them, the mansions are prosperous, covering a large area, with many courtyards, and rockery and flowing water are often visible. The nine roads behind are where ordinary people live. Hundreds of squares, thousands of streets and alleys.

Chang'an City is so large that there is no end in sight from the inside, and from the outside of the city, the eyes simply cannot accommodate the width of the entire city wall.

Therefore, tourists from all walks of life often say that this is not a city, but a country, a country within a country, and there can be no such city on the mainland.

In fact, the Ancient Tang Empire was so big that it occupied nearly ninety percent of the mainland. Although the founding Tang Emperor divided it into seventy-two realms and thirty-six realms, this was also to facilitate management, set up a dao master, a realm master, and then grant power. In fact, from some perspectives, those Dao Masters and Realm Masters can also be called little emperors. And the area under their jurisdiction is a country, and the ancient Tang Kingdom is a collection of these countries.

It may be a bit disrespectful to say this, but it is true, because of the vast area, most of the people in those Daoli and the realm have never gone out. For Chang'an, the Tang Emperor has only heard of it, for them, those Dao lords are emperors, and the place where they are located is a country.

This creates a division of power, but there is really nothing to be done. Except for the first generation of Tang emperors who could barely manage the entire country, the later emperors all decentralized, the center of power was placed in Chang'an, and the other regions were given full authority to others, and only regular reporting and supervision were required.

Will this approach eventually lead to a big tail or even a rebellion? Those courtiers, and even the people of Chang'an discussed it, and the former prime minister secretly proposed this consideration to the emperor. But the emperor was not worried at all, and comforted the prime minister in turn, saying that the country was stable and no one could overthrow him.

Perhaps, this is related to the heritage of the ancient Tang Dynasty, just like the rise of the rising sun when the country was founded, unstoppable.

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Chang'an in the early morning is lively, and since Wudao, the people have begun to work for their livelihoods. On the street, there are sounds of hawking everywhere, and there are local vendors in Chang'an, selling some breakfast and pastries, as well as some crops and daily necessities. There are also merchants from outside Chang'an, selling local specialties.

Most of these merchants came from those realms near Chang'an. Although the ancient Tang Dynasty is too big, and many Dao and realm cannot communicate with each other, there are still many exchanges for several nearby Dao and realm, and the same is true for Chang'an. Especially in the vicinity of the center, the people who live are often wealthy, and it is still possible to travel to other areas. Therefore, tourists from other realms often come to Chang'an, and officials in Chang'an are often assigned to those realms for decentralization.

At this time, all kinds of shouts have sounded on the street, and some artists are selling on the street, which has attracted applause. There is a young man with a green shirt and a feather fan, followed by a few servants, walking leisurely on the road. The streets are squatting with beggars, demanding money from passing tourists. An old man with a white beard stood on the side of the street, holding a long flag, with the book "Count the heavens and the earth". There are middle-aged Confucian scholars who paint and write in the crowd, just to sell them for a good price. There were children sitting under the trees, shaking their heads and reciting the scriptures. There are splashes and scolding the streets, and there are officials who take people, so it's not lively. Of course, it is more of the ordinary people who come from sunrise to sunset.

Two young men were walking on the south side of the street.

A young man with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, a little immature, fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing a dark blue silk brocade shirt, with a piece of psychic jade hanging around his waist, fluttering. When the people around looked at it, they all knew that this was another son from the Inner Four Realms.

The other young man was dressed differently, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, wearing a dark black suit, carrying a big knife behind his back, and he was about seventeen or eighteen years old. At first, those people thought that this was Brother Gongzi's guard, but later they saw that he was extraordinary, and they had a close conversation with Brother Gongzi, so they guessed that this was probably the son of a military mansion again.

Yes, that clear-eyed brother is the son of the prime minister, Chen Guyu. But the one next to him was not the son of the military, but from an ordinary civilian family. If you really want to say any identity, it is Chen Guyu's best friend in the academy, and the top three students in the strength of the Dizi Camp.

"Jiang Yu, are you sure you want to help me, this is not a trivial matter!" Chen Guyu said to the young man, his eyebrows a little solemn.

The young man named Jiang Yu did not stop, maintaining the meticulous demeanor of a soldier, and said as he walked: "I don't know what made you so sharp, and even took the initiative to take action, but since you are in need, I naturally want to help." ”

Chen Guyu sighed lightly and did not continue. He knew this guy, and what he recognized would not change, and he suddenly regretted telling him what he was going to do, and his intention was to just mention it to him, but he didn't want him to follow without saying a word.

"Forget it, if something really happens, I'll use the Dao method. Chen Guyu thought in his heart, and this is also where his confidence lies in his intention to take the initiative.

The two of them walked as they talked, and in a blink of an eye they came to the end of the street.

The street is called Sixiang Street, named after the stone carvings of Sixiang at both ends of the street, and is located between the sixth and seventh streets. At this time, the place where Chen Guyu and the two were located was the beginning of the seventh path. Behind him is the Vermilion Bird, the stone sculpture of the white tiger, which comes to life in the early morning sun, with an inexplicable majestic momentum.

In front of him was a bridge, the same as the silver hook bridge, connecting six or seven roads. In fact, there is such a bridge between each road, but the silver hook is too famous, so it causes ordinary people to ignore the other ones, or rather, their names can be called silver hook bridges, but they are not as famous as the first one.

Looking at the people coming and going around him, Chen Guyu frowned and searched for the target carefully.

Jiang Yu looked at him and said solemnly: "Do you really want to take the initiative? In the past, King Liang just used some means against you to attack Chen Xiang and ruin your reputation. And now that you have taken the initiative to stand up, I am afraid that it will be very dangerous. ”

Chen Guyu sneered: "Don't worry, I dare to stand up, naturally I won't be afraid of him, and soon, I will correct my name for myself and let his conspiracies and tricks have nothing to hide!"

This is Chen Guyu's change, if it was before, he had no strength, he could only study hard and accumulate his heritage, even if he had martial arts, but he couldn't stop King Liang's monstrous power. And now, everything has changed, after that question, the mysterious and powerful Dao method made him feel that he had the power to subvert the continent, just like the difference between humans and immortals, he felt that his heart was suddenly detached, even if it was still very weak, no one dared to underestimate it.

So he took the initiative to stand up, first defeat the enemy, and then correct his name, step by step to recover the disadvantages of previous years.

Jiang Yu was silent, and finally patted Chen Guyu on the shoulder to show support, he believed Chen Guyu: "Are you really sure that person is here?"

"Don't worry, this is what I overheard from my dad, absolutely. That Liang Wang's subordinate is here pretending to be a life master, listening to the news and waiting for some people to arrive, and this time we are going to catch him and force him to find out about the situation of those people. Chen Guyu said in a low voice.

Fortune teller, that is, the profession of fortune telling, divination and hexagrams, seeking immortals and seeking the Tao, although it sounds mysterious and mysterious, but in Chang'an City, it is looked down upon, only higher than beggars.

And King Liang is Chen Ce's first enemy, the younger brother of the Tang Emperor, the only prince of the ancient Tang Dynasty, and the mastermind behind the smearing of Chen Guyu as a gentleman. Of course, the ultimate goal of discrediting Chen Guyu is to discredit Chen Ce's impression in the heart of the Tang Emperor, after all, in this empire that believes in "the son is not the fault of the father", if all this is confirmed, then Chen Ce will definitely be pulled down by the world's scholars, and even the Tang Emperor will not be retained, which can be described as unscrupulous.

It's a pity that although the people of the world are occasionally blinded, there are also bright-eyed ones, and Emperor Tang lives in the deep palace, doesn't ask about the world, and doesn't care about those rumors at all.

Chen Guyu searched silently for a while, and finally targeted the extremely low-key old man on the side of the street.

The old man's beard was white, he was wearing a moon-white robe, and his posture was indeed fairy-winded, coupled with the six elegant and free words of "counting heaven and earth", deceiving some fools and foolish women was indeed caught. At first, Chen Guyu didn't suspect him, because he was too old, an old man of seventy or eighty years old, and it was a little difficult to walk, and fortune telling was just right to bluff people with his age. But if he was a subordinate of King Liang to carry out the task, it would be unlikely.

But later, because he couldn't find any other life masters, Chen Guyu turned the target back, and finally, he found something wrong.

He is too low-key, as a fortune teller, he makes money by fortune telling, what does fortune telling rely on? reputation, the more famous you are, the more people come, and the more people will believe. In this way, you can make more money, and I believe that every life master has such a goal. And this life master, he is too low-key, he doesn't solicit customers, he doesn't greet people, he just stands quietly, as if he is worried that others will notice him. That posture is not like a fortune teller for a living, but like a ...... A spy who listens to the news.

Chen Guyu thought like this and glanced at Jiang Yu. Jiang Yu nodded, and the two of them formed a corner and leaned towards the life master.

The Master still stood quietly, his eyes closed, as if thinking about something, unconcerned about everything around him. It wasn't until the footsteps were getting closer that he opened his eyes and looked at the two young men.

Chen Guyu arched his hand first and said, "Sir, it's polite." ”

The master was silent, as if he hadn't heard.

Chen Guyu smiled and didn't care, and continued: "Sir, I am a scholar who entered Beijing to take the exam, and I have asked the imperial capital for a long time, passing through this Sixiang Street, I saw Mr.'s demeanor, and I want to ask Mr. to calculate, can I go to high school this year?"

After a long time, the master finally looked up and said lightly, "No." ”

"No...... Why can't that?"

"Your forehead is low and your face is narrow, your ears are small and drooping, your bones are precipitous, you are not an official appearance, and your Yin Tang is black, it is impossible for you to be in high school, and it is possible that the disaster of blood and light is possible. ”

Chen Guyu listened, but chuckled, noncommittal, and continued to ask: "What about this brother next to me, he is going to participate in the martial arts this year, can he win?"

"Can't!" the master smiled coldly, "This person's face is acceptable, but because he has been with you for a long time and has been infected by your fate, I am afraid that he will also suffer disasters this time." ”

Chen Guyu didn't smile this time, looked at the life master strangely, and said, "The people like you I've seen in the past have all picked out their words. And you, sir, have offended us all, it seems that Mr. has real skills, and he is not afraid of saying the wrong thing. ”

The master snorted coldly: "You don't need to know whether the old man has real skills, you can believe what you just said, and if you don't believe it, you can do it yourself." If it's okay, you can leave, this time I won't take your money, don't bother my old man. ”

After speaking, he really closed his eyes, as if he was doing something big.

Chen Guyu and Jiang Yu glanced at each other. Jiang Yu nodded slightly, as if confirming the situation. Then he unintentionally moved a few steps to the left, and if there was a master of arrest here, he would definitely be able to see that the angle just sealed the only way for the person inside to escape.

Chen Guyu knocked lightly on the square flag and asked another sentence.

"Then please ask sir, can King Liang Shizi be in high school this time?"