Qin Xiao knocked a few times, and soon heard a "crunch" sound, the door opened, and a head poked out, glanced at Qin Xiao, and saw that Qin Xiao was dressed in cloth, and was a little puzzled, but still asked, "Who are you looking for?" ”

"In Xia Qin Xiao, I don't know if the commander of the Tai Tai can be in the mansion?" Qin Xiao arched his hand and said politely: "I have something urgent to find the Great Commander." ”

The man frowned, but still patiently asked, "Who are you?" ”

Naturally, he didn't ask Qin Xiao's name and surname, Qin Xiao thought about it for a while, and knew that since he had found the platform to hang the night, there was no need to hide his identity, so he took out the tiger head jade pendant from his body, handed it over with both hands, and said, "I am the righteous son of General Hei Yu." ”

This tiger-headed jade pendant originally belonged to Han Yunong, but it had already been given to Qin Xiao, and Han Yunong also gave Qin Xiao the identity of the Black Feather Night Crow.

Maybe I've seen too many people, and a janitor in the Tai Mansion is also calm, neither humble nor arrogant.

The man closed the door, Qin Xiao waited outside the door for a long time, the door finally opened, and the gatekeeper handed the jade pendant back to Qin Xiao, saying, "You come with me." "It's not nonsense, he led Qin Xiao into the door, and after closing the door, he led Qin Xiao into the house.

This tiger head jade pendant was originally given by the emperor, and the Tai Hanging Night is an imperial general, and he has a deep friendship with the Black Feather General.

The servant took the jade pendant and said, "Wait! ”

The servant led Qin Xiao to a side hall, the furnishings inside were also very simple, and the servant said, "Later!" He turned around and went out, without saying a word.

There was a dead silence in the Tangtai Mansion, and the mansion of Nuoda could not hear the sound of a person talking, and it was quiet and a little infiltrating.

Zhumen High Court of Tangtai Mansion, Qin Xiao thought that it must be extremely luxurious, but when he entered the mansion, he found that the furnishings inside were simple and plain, although the mansion was large, but there were not many objects, and it seemed a little empty.

Not only that, but there are not many domestic servants in this house, and the servants you see are all very old, and you can hardly see a young maid.

He stayed in the Turtle City Governor's Mansion for three years, and spent a lot of days in the White Tiger Camp, whether he was born in the army or not, you can see at a glance.

This middle-aged man has a slightly hunched back, a short figure, and almost no chin because of his short neck.

After a while, hearing the sound of footsteps, Qin Xiao only thought that it was the arrival of the night, and immediately got up, followed the sound, and saw a middle-aged man in a wide robe and leather hat coming in from outside the door, with a pair of eight-character beards, less than fifty years old, as soon as he entered the door, a smile instantly appeared on his face, and he smiled at Qin Xiao: "Sit down and talk, sit down and talk." ”

Qin Xiao saw that this person was amiable, but he did not have the temperament of a soldier on his body.

"You're from Xiling?" Uncle Liang smiled and said, "The general sent you here?" ”

Qin Xiao hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "Uncle Liang, what happened in Xiling, doesn't Kyoto know anything about it?" ”

"The old slave is the head of the Tai Mansion." The middle-aged man sat down opposite Qin Xiao and said with a smile: "Everyone calls me Uncle Liang, you can call me that." ”

Qin Xiao arched his hand and said, "Uncle Liang! ”

Puzzled, secretly thinking that this Tangtai Mansion is different, generally the mansion serves tea and water to young maids, but this Tangtai Mansion lets the old man who is nearly half a hundred years old do these things of serving tea and water, but he doesn't know why.

However, Uncle Liang's reaction surprised Qin Xiao even more.

Uncle Liang was calm and relaxed, and asked rhetorically, "What happened?" ”

At this moment, a servant brought tea up, and the person who served the tea was also an old man who was nearly fifty years old, Qin Xiao's heart

"The Fan army rebelled, and Fan Ziqi colluded with a traitor who pretended to be the prince and murdered the general." Qin Xiao simply understood: "On the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, the rebel party rebelled in the three counties of Xiling at the same time, and now the entire Xiling has fallen into the hands of the rebels. After we arrived in Kyoto, the day before yesterday, Lord Du and Han Duwei of Zhenjun went separately to the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War, but until this morning, they were all gone, and there was no news. Looking at Uncle Liang's eyes, he arched his hand and said, "There is really no way to do it, so I took the liberty to come to the door, hoping that the Grand Commander could help." ”

Uncle Liang bowed his head slightly and said: "There is indeed a military report at the border pass, saying that there is a traitor in Xiling, but the old slave is just a servant in the house, and he doesn't know much about military affairs." When Captain Han went to the military department, he naturally wanted to report the military situation in Xiling? ”

If Uncle Liang didn't know anything about Xiling, and heard Qin Xiao mention the changes in Xiling, he would definitely be surprised and even anxious to know what happened, and his mood would change somewhat.

But he was calm and calm, and seemed to have some understanding of what was going on over there, so why bother asking.

Qin Xiao frowned and said, "Uncle Liang, is there any way to find the Great Commander?" The Great Commander has a wide network ...... Kyoto! ”

"You're wrong." Uncle Liang, who was originally full of smiles, instantly withdrew his smile: "The Grand Commander is dedicated to protecting the Imperial City and does not interact with other officials. He is a soldier, and he never gets involved in court affairs, but only obeys the will of the saint to do errands, so you have a wide network of people, and there is nothing about it. ”

"Yes." Qin Xiao said: "It stands to reason that after the report, you should meet with me, but there has been no news, which makes people very worried." ”

"I see. When the Grand Commander returns, I will report this to the Grand Commander. Uncle Liang said: "You should know that the Grand Commander is in charge of the Imperial City Guards, and he has a heavy responsibility, so he doesn't spend much time in the palace, and sometimes it is rare to come back once a month." ”

When he thought of the night last night, it was as if he had found light in the darkness, and he thought that with the friendship between the night and the black feather general, the night should not be left out.

But today, not only can I not see the night hanging in the mountains, but this good uncle's words obviously do not want Qin Xiao to find the mountains and Taiwan mansions again because of the Xiling incident.

Qin Xiao was stunned, and Uncle Liang continued: "The change in Xiling can be reported to the military department, or to the southern courtyard or even the northern courtyard, they will all present it to the sage, but the general will never be involved in such a thing. Leaning forward slightly, a pair of eyes turned out to be extremely sharp: "Do you understand what I mean?" ”

Qin Xiao is so shrewd, how can he not understand the meaning of Uncle Liang's words.

"Wait a minute." Uncle Liang stopped Qin Xiao, clapped his hands, and walked in from outside the door, holding a tray with both hands and covering it with a black cloth.

Uncle Liang walked over and lifted the black cloth, but there were a few ingots of silver on the tray, "This is two hundred taels of silver, Kyoto is not as expensive as the countryside."

He didn't know if this was Uncle Liang's own meaning, or if Uncle Liang was arranged to say this at night, at least at this moment, the last ray of light that Qin Xiao was looking forward to was instantly extinguished.

"Excuse me!" Qin Xiao stood up, turned around and was about to leave.

"Good intentions." Uncle Liang sighed: "You are the righteous son of General Hei Yu, so I invited you to enter the mansion today, and if you are someone else, you will not be able to enter the gate of the Tantai Mansion." However, the Xiling change is a great matter, and the commander and the general do have old friends, but the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, and personal relations must not involve official affairs. The Grand Commander is dedicated to the public, and this matter involves General Black Feather, as long as the Grand Commander is involved, he will be selfless and selfish, and even greater chaos will arise because of this. ”

Qin Xiao frowned and said: "Chief, with all due respect, there is a change in Xiling, so why not report the details to the imperial court?" I didn't ask the Commander to help me kill people and set fires, but I just arrived in Kyoto, and I didn't know the place well, and the two of my companions suddenly had no news, so please help inquire about their whereabouts, will there be chaos because of this? What does the so-called chaos mean? ”

, you put it away first. ”

"What does that mean, sir?" Qin Xiao glanced at Uncle Liang.

"Still well-intentioned." Uncle Liang sighed: "The three of you entered Kyoto, and the two of you are gone, don't you want to think about your own safety?" ”

Qin Xiao smiled: "Thank you for the reminder." But since it was three people entering Beijing, when they left, either the three of them left together, or none of them left. The manager can rest assured that it is really reckless to come to the door today, and from now on, he will never come to the door again to disturb him. He arched his hand, turned around and left, and Uncle Liang said, "This silver ......!" ”

Uncle Liang looked at Qin Xiao's eyes, waited for Qin Xiao to finish speaking, and finally said, "You go, leave Kyoto, the sooner the better." ”

"Why?"

Qin Xiao left the Tantai Mansion and left Tianhefang, smiling bitterly in his heart.

Suddenly, I realized that the roads in the capital are wide, but if there are no connections, it is really difficult to move an inch.

"The friendship of gentlemen is as light as water." Qin Xiao didn't look back: "What's more, it's the general who has a friendship with your Lantai commander, and I have nothing to do with your Lantai Mansion, so I can't collect this money." ”

Uncle Liang looked at Qin Xiao's back as he left, his brows slightly locked.

The streets are clear and longitudinal, the boats and horses are like a stream, the heavy buildings extend the pavilion, the elm willows shine, the scenery is beautiful with busy, just looking at the endless flow of people on the street, it is difficult to think that the west of the empire has just undergone a cruel upheaval, in this prosperous capital, there is not the slightest smell of beacon fire and gunsmoke.

But now not only has he lost the news of the two of them, but the Taifu even wants to avoid himself like a plague, and Uncle Na Liang even persuaded him to leave Kyoto, he really can't figure out which royal law he has violated and wants to leave Kyoto for refuge.

It was originally a simple matter to report the news in Beijing, find the relevant yamen, report the changes that happened in Xiling in detail, and then the imperial court will respond.

The rebellion in Xiling did not seem to have any impact on life in the capital.

"Do you want to take a boat?" Qin Xiao dismounted and stood on the bank of the Luoshui River, looking at the cruise ships coming and going on the water in a daze, he suddenly heard a sound in his ears, interrupting his thoughts, looking up, only to see a small boat stopped in front of him, and the boatwoman wearing a hat held the pole in her hand, looking at herself and asking.

The boat lady is not young, she looks like she is about thirty years old, Danfeng eyes, enchanting, wearing a long-sleeved narrow coat of floral cloth, and a pair of gray cloth trousers below, with a round figure.