At night, everything was silent, and the whole Luyang seemed to be asleep.

But this quietness is relative, and the further north of the city you go, the more lights you see from the night sky.

Beicheng is the residence of various yamen and magnates, and compared with the empty excesses of the people, the nightlife of the magnates is much richer.

In a courtyard on the west side of the North City, in the study on the left side, there is a person holding a candle, carefully looking at the calligraphy and paintings on the desk.

"Fang Nanyuan is respected by the world as the second saint of painting, his danqing is rare, but I didn't expect to find it in places like Yongxi, it's really rare!" Ji Zhirong stroked his beard and said.

At this time, a woman beside him said, "Master, is this Fang Nanyuan very famous?" ”

This woman is the concubine brought by Ji Zhirong from the capital, and she is also the only concubine he has in one room, after all, he can only afford one in the capital.

Compared with the respect between him and his wife, it is much easier to get along with the concubine, so Ji Zhirong said with a smile: "Fang Nanyuan was famous at the beginning, and no one can compare with him today, but he has passed away for more than 20 years, and it is normal for you not to know Xianglan!" ”

Speaking of this, Ji Zhirong stroked the canvas with his hand and exclaimed: "This painting was made by Fang Nanyuan in his later years, and at this time his painting has been completed, which is even more rare!"

But at this time, Xianglan said: "Master, you said this, the concubine can't understand it, the concubine is a layman, I just want to know how much this painting is worth?" ”

Ji Zhirong couldn't help but be stunned, and then said helplessly: "If measured by money, it is the other party Nanyuan who is disrespectful......"

After saying this, Ji Zhirong continued: "If Xianglan has to know, it's almost ...... It's worth three or five thousand taels of silver! ”

Hearing this, Xianglan was really shocked, a painting alone costs three or five thousand taels of silver?

Of course, Xianglan was just shocked, she had seen more expensive paintings than this, she just didn't expect that the inconspicuous painting in front of her was also worth such an expensive price.

And Xianglan's shocked expression was also what Ji Zhirong was happy to see, so he said: "This painting can also be used as a family heirloom, you have to help me put it away!" ”

Xianglan nodded, then carefully rolled up the painting, took it aside, carefully wrapped it in a cloth, and finally put it in a box.

And immediately afterwards, Ji Zhirong spread out a calligraphy and painting from the side, and carefully observed it.

Until he Xiguan's pandan began to grind on the side, she knew that Ji Zhirong was going to start copying next, so that he could also try the Yunhe inkstone he had in his hands.

Sure enough, when Xianglan polished the ink, Ji Zhirong picked up the pen from the side and wrote on the paper one by one.

There is peace in the courtyard, and the alley where Ji Zhirong is now is also peaceful.

On the streets outside the lanes, soldiers patrolling the city are constantly coming and going to ensure the safety of the homes of the powerful and powerful.

"Master Hu, when do we have to patrol? It's a sleepy night! A young soldier complained with a lantern.

Walking beside the young soldier was a middle-aged man, who was holding a saber in one hand and pouring a kettle into his mouth with the other.

After he put the kettle down, he said: "Boy, if you are seen by Wang Baihu like this, you will have to be whipped on the first day of this errand!" ”

The young soldier opened his mouth, but he didn't say anything, because what Hu Ye said was the truth.

The two continued to walk forward, and the man surnamed Hu glanced left and right from time to time, but the young soldier beside him lowered his head and thought about his thoughts.

At this time, a cold wind blew, which made the young soldier shudder, only to hear him speak: "Master Hu, you said that this black light is blind, will there be a ghost?" ”

Hearing this, Hu Ye couldn't help but stop, and then said coldly: "You kid really talks a lot of, if you dare to talk nonsense, Lao Tzu will let your father take you back tomorrow!" ”

was reprimanded by Hu Ye, and the young soldier didn't dare to reply at all, and he realized that no one except his father and mother would care about his feelings.

Then, I only heard Hu Ye say: "On the streets of this northern city at night, except for the servants of the old man's family, there are only two kinds of people still hanging on the street......

"One is that we poured blood mold and drew this errand to patrol the city, freezing to death in winter and dying in heat in summer......"

"And another ......"

Just when the young soldier was waiting to listen to another person, he saw Hu Ye's eyes staring directly behind him, and his eyes were full of solemnity.

Immediately afterwards, Hu Ye slowly pulled out the saber, and at the same time lifted the lantern up, only mentioning him and said coldly: "Who is it?" Come out ......"

The young soldier also turned around at this time, and then looked into the alley, but only saw a few dark shadows.

The person on the other side didn't move, which made Hu Ye's expression more solemn, so he took a step closer with the Ming Huang knife, and then said, "If you don't come out again, Ye will hit the gong!" ”

The soldiers patrolling the streets at night, each group was given small gongs and drums, the purpose of which was to call for support when the enemy was defeated.

Just as Hu Ye was about to let the young soldier strike the gong, he saw the figure on the opposite side move, but before Hu Ye could see the face of the person on the other side clearly, he saw a token.

This was a casual glance, and a cold sweat broke out on Hu Ye's back, and he recognized this as Jinyiwei's waist card.

The yamen of Jinyiwei is absolutely unprovoked, so this Hu Ye immediately put the knife into the sheath, and the whole person's waist was bent down.

Since the Jinyi guard is dispatched at night, it is best not to look at the other party's face, otherwise the more you know, the faster you will die.

And after bending down, Hu Ye caught a glimpse of the attendant on the side who was still stunned, and even stretched his head forward to look.

This frightened Hu Ye a lot, so he immediately pressed the young soldier down, and at the same time said respectfully: "I don't know that your lords are here, please forgive your sins!" ”

At this time, Liu Jianping walked out of the darkness, looked at the two people standing in front of him, and said, "You didn't see anything tonight, do you understand?" ”

"The villain understands, the villain understands!" Hu Ye replied again and again, he knew that now was the moment of life and death.

"Let's go!" Liu Jianping said coldly.

After Hu Ye confessed again, he pulled the young soldier on the side and left, he just wanted to escape from this dangerous place now.

After running away, the young soldier finally couldn't help but ask, "Master Hu, who are those people?" Why are you so afraid? ”

After Hu Ye kicked him, he said: "Fang is that Jinyiwei, you remember it to Lao Tzu, how far you can hide when you meet Jinyiwei, otherwise you don't know how you died!" ”

At the mouth of the alley, Chen Xiaoting and several other lieutenants also walked out of the darkness.

The fewer people know about tonight's incident, the safer it is, so Chen Xiaoting chose to sneak, but it was the reprimanded soldiers who found out that his luck was not too good.

"Go directly to Ji Zhirong!" Chen Xiaoting said in a deep voice.

Liu Jianping nodded, then led the way in front, and soon entered the alley where Ji Zhirong was.

"My lord, the courtyard where Ji Zhirong lives is a separate courtyard given by the envoy's family!" Liu Jianping explained.

After arriving in Yongxi, what he docked with Ji Zhirong was Yongxi's envoy Yamen, so this arrangement was also appropriate.

At this time, there were two lanterns hanging outside the door of Ji Zhirong's mansion, so Liu Jianping easily found this place.

The door of the mansion was closed at this time, and after Chen Xiaoting glanced up, he said, "Go and call the door!" ”