Chapter 372: Going and Not Returning
Although Han Yunong also looked around, he rarely spoke, and his eyebrows were not as relaxed as Du Hongsheng.
"In this way, there is no Hujia in the Western Regions in the West City now?" Qin Xiao asked, "After the Vedic Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty cut off trade with the Vedic Khanate, but the Vedas asked many times, and the empire finally reopened trade with them. When I went to the Uda, there were many Tang merchants doing business in the Udra Khanate, and even some of the brave ones would go to the Western Regions. β
Han Yunong finally said: "In the final analysis, it is still the wrist of the Vedic people. The Vedic people have been fighting against the drama for many years and have destroyed several countries, which has made the countries of the Western Regions frightened. The people of the Western Regions like the goods of my Datang, and I Datang are also very interested in the goods of the Western Regions. The goods of the Hu merchants in the Western Regions have not yet entered the Kunlun Pass, and the Seven Achievements have been purchased by the Wutuo people, and after they enter the customs, they sell them at a high price, and in the blink of an eye, they will make more than ten or even dozens of times the profit. Just like the Tang Dynasty merchants went out of Jiayu Pass, unless they paid a lot of money to follow the Xiling family's trading house out of the customs, most of the goods were purchased by the Xiling Chamber of Commerce, and they were transported to Wutuo to sell them for a lot of money. β
Qin Xiao knew that Kyoto City was very vast, but he didn't want to have as many as one hundred and eight squares, and said in surprise: "Is the capital so strict? β
"This is the capital after all." Du Hongsheng said: "After dark, the officials of Kyoto Prefecture will patrol the streets, unless you are a relative of the emperor, no matter who you are, you will find that you are walking around at night, without saying a word, and you will be arrested and returned to Kyoto Prefecture." Xiang Han Yunong said: "Han Duwei, let's go a little further, that is, Sipingfang, there are many inns in it, people who enter Beijing from other places, many will live in Sipingfang, let's go there first to find an inn to live in, tomorrow morning when the workshop opens, I will first go to the Ministry of Officials to report on my work, and then go to the Ministry of War together to report the news." β
Han Yunong knew that once the officials sent from Kyoto entered Beijing, the first thing they had to go to was the official department, and they told them in detail the reasons for entering Beijing, otherwise they would leave their posts without permission, and they would really be investigated, and they would be punished at the slightest level, and if they were serious, it would be common for them to be dismissed from their posts.
Du Hongsheng bowed his head and said: "Han Duwei said it." At that time, the trade routes were unimpeded, and the Tang Dynasty and the countries of the Western Regions traded directly, and even if the price of goods at that time was lower than now, the two sides were still profitable. But now there are the Vedic Khanate and even the Xiling family in the middle, they are like two monsters blocking the road, eating people without spitting out bones, and most of the profits fall into their hands. Shaking his head and sighing: "Even so, the trade between the two sides has continued over the years, and the treasury still has these inputs, and now that Xiling has fallen into the hands of the rebels, the treasury can only make matters worse." β
"Lord Lieutenant, shall we go directly to the military department?" Qin Xiao naturally will not forget the main task of this trip to Kyoto.
Before Han Yunong could speak, Du Hongsheng had already said: "There are one hundred and eight squares in Kyoto City, and when the time comes, each square will be blocked, and they will not be allowed to move around each other. The Yamen of the Ministry of War is on Suzaku Street in the east of the Imperial City, and now in the past, we have to pass through at least a dozen neighborhoods, and the sky has also darkened, and we will seal them when we go halfway. β
Qin Xiao sold the treasure in Wutuo and got 300,000 taels of silver, which is an extremely huge wealth, hundreds of thousands of taels of silver silver tickets Qin Xiao has always carried with him, in addition, there is also a little scattered silver on his body, even if he is in Kyoto, with these silver on his body, everything is not to worry about.
The three of them rushed from Xiling to Kyoto day and night, but they were all very tired.
Qin Xiao ordered a table of good wine and good food, and after being full of wine and food, Qin Xiao went out to buy three sets of new clothes and came back, although he couldn't go out of the workshop, but he was very free in the workshop, and there were many shops in this Siping Fang, so it was naturally not difficult to buy a few sets of new clothes.
Therefore, the officials who are released from the outside honestly abide by this rule, and the first pier to worship after entering Beijing must be the Ministry of Officials.
Du Hongsheng was sent to Xiling Zhen County as a county guard many years ago, and he was sent by the officials, so he naturally did not dare to violate this rule.
The three of them rode to Sipingfang, there were indeed many inns here, Qin Xiao was not short of silver, and found a Changle Inn with a small faΓ§ade and asked for three rooms. Naturally, the horses were also brought down to feed.
Qin Xiao was originally a jailer in Xiling, belonging to a small official, and naturally there would be no files in the six departments, even if he followed General Heiyu later, before the Xiling Three Cavalry was fully on track, the military department had not yet set up a register, and Qin Xiao still did not have the establishment of the military department, so he was naturally not qualified to report to the military department.
Du Hongsheng went out early in the morning, and the two waited at the inn until noon, when Du Hongsheng came back.
Han Yunong suddenly felt uneasy in his heart, Qin Xiao also felt that something was wrong, the two discussed, Han Yunong said: "I'll go to the military department to take a look at the situation, the change in Xiling must be reported to the military department as soon as possible, and it can't be delayed any longer." You stay in the inn, if I haven't come back when Lord Du comes back, you can go to the military department to find me together. After a pause, he groaned, shook his head, and said, "That's it, after he comes back, you and he will stay here and wait for my news." β
Tomorrow is going to the Ministry of War, the three of them are dusty all the way, and their clothes are dirty, Qin Xiao thinks that since he is going to the Ministry of War, he must change his clothes, which is somewhat decent.
Early the next morning, Du Hongsheng got up and asked the two to wait at the inn, and he went to the ministry to report on his work first, and then went to the military department together after he came back.
Han Yunong was born in the army, and he had no contact with the Ministry of Officials, and he was sent to the Governor's Mansion of Zhen County back then, which was also arranged by General Heiyu behind his back, in fact, he is still a person who belongs to the military, and there is no need to go to the Ministry of Officials to report on his work, but he is in the military, but he has to report to the Ministry of War.
According to the little aunt, in this world, if you want to reach the realm of the Great Heaven Realm, it is by no means easy, not only to have extraordinary talents, but also to have great opportunities.
Having talent is only one of the conditions for breaking into the Great Heaven Realm, and only by obtaining the appropriate internal strength and practicing diligently can it be possible to break into the Great Heaven Realm, and the so-called suitable internal strength heart method is only a handful in this world, and it is actually more difficult to obtain this kind of mental method than to ascend to the sky.
When Hongye gave the [Ancient Meaning Qi Formula], Qin Xiao didn't know that this was a Taoist mental method that countless martial arts people couldn't ask for
Qin Xiao faintly felt a little uneasy, but when he first arrived in Kyoto, he was no better than the western land, so he could only obey Han Yunong's orders.
After Han Yunong left the inn, Qin Xiao waited for the two of them to come back alone in the inn, bored and lazy, closed the door, and practiced alone.
Ever since he knew that the [Taigu Yi Qi Technique] was one of the three major internal martial arts methods of the Dao Gate, Qin Xiao cherished this set of mental methods even more.
For Qin Xiao, practicing martial arts to protect his own safety was more practical than reaching the Great Heaven Realm.
Now that he is only a third-grade cultivator, he is still only a small Heaven Realm, and he only thinks that he can reach the Zhongtian Realm as soon as possible, and reach the Zhongtian Realm one day sooner, and his safety will be one more guarantee.
Until dusk, not only did Du Hongsheng never come back, but even Han Yunong never returned.
It's clear.
He also knew in his heart that even if he really had a martial arts talent, and he also had the [Ancient Meaning Qi Technique] in his hand, it did not mean that he would definitely become a master of the Great Heaven Realm.
These two things are indeed indispensable conditions on the path to the Great Heaven Realm, but it does not mean that having these conditions will definitely lead to success.
Suzaku Street is an important place in Kyoto, and half of the six yamen are located on this street.
Qin Xiao rode to Zhuque Street, looking for the Yamen of the Ministry of War, on both sides were the grand and solemn Yamen, there were soldiers guarding in front of the door, Qin Xiao was dressed in cloth, riding a horse on Zhuque Street, the guards of the Yamen on both sides were staring at Qin Xiao on horseback, only feeling a little unbelievable.
Suzaku Street is where the government office is located, and most of the officials in the ministry come by sedan chair on weekdays, although there are also officials who come on horseback, but they are all in official uniforms, even if the officials of the government office come on foot, they will be neatly dressed and do not dare to be sloppy in the slightest.
Qin Xiao felt more and more uneasy in his heart, and he didn't know whether to look for it, when it was dark, the Fang market was closed, and he didn't see the two of them returning, and Qin Xiao couldn't leave Sipingfang.
He knew that if everything went well on Han Yunong's side, even if there was a delay and he couldn't come back in person, he would let someone come over to inform him, but after leaving, there was no news, and something must have happened.
I couldn't sleep this night, and when I waited until the next morning, I couldn't stay any longer, so I left Sipingfang, inquired along the way, and finally found Suzaku Street.
Untidy and unkempt clothes are not a big deal for the common people, but for the officials of the official office, it is a faux pastime, and they will not only be despised by their colleagues, but even reprimanded by their superiors.
On both sides of Suzaku Street are government offices, and the people who come and go are officials and officials, and the people in cloth clothes will hardly appear on this street, wearing a cloth coat, riding a high-headed horse, walking slowly on Suzaku Street, and looking around, which is definitely a rare sight to see on Suzaku Street.
Qin Xiao was ignorant, he only wanted to find the Yamen of the Ministry of War, but he didn't know where he was, and the eyes on both sides looked at him with strange eyes.
"This is it." Qin Xiao rode to the middle of Suzaku Street, and suddenly saw a high-gate compound, six armored guards in front of the door, the plaque at the door was written with the words "soldier deployment", turned over and dismounted, led the horse over, and before he got close, the two guards turned around, pressed the handle of the knife, looked cold, stared at Qin Xiao, and did not speak.
Qin Xiao let go of the reins of the horse, he came to the yamen of the military department for the first time, he didn't know anything about the rules here, thinking about stretching out his hand not to hit the smiling person, he smiled at the guards: "Hello brothers, my surname is Qin, come and inquire about someone, do you know Han Yunong Han Duwei?" He came to your military headquarters yesterday and hasn't been back, so I asked if he was still here? "With a smile on his face, very kind.