Chapter 3: Early Cold (Part 2)

Seeing Jia Chang's carriage go away, Lei Wanchun smiled and jumped on the mount. He finally had enough excuse to explain to his friends why he didn't come home at night. To hell with the nerd Zhang Xun and the little doll Wang Xun, and their evil smiles on their faces. Lao Tzu will go back to his old business tonight and be a hero happily, haha!

With three points of wine, he ran through the two street entrances at a gallop. On Suzaku Street, which runs through the north and south of Chang'an City, a team of seemingly serious night guards stopped him. When the leading colonel saw the silver medal handed over by Lei Wanchun, he immediately shook his head, took half a step back, and saluted with his fists. Then he respectfully handed back the silver medal and hurried away with his soldiers.

This feeling of seeing the official errand walking sideways made Lei Wanchun feel very comfortable. He found that the benefits of power were no less than martial arts, and even far from them. In the past, he relied on his martial arts to be wanton, and he always had to worry about being caught by officials on charges of disturbing the people in the middle of the night. And now, with a silver medal of unknown origin, he can step on the rule of Chang'an City that it is not allowed to walk outside at night, and step on it with peace of mind.

Hmph, it's no wonder that many people have been trying to climb up all their lives. put away the silver medal, Lei Wanchun secretly slandered his good friend. In front of him, Zhang Xun never concealed his personal desire for power, and always said that he must reach a certain position in order to realize his ambition of helping the world. And tonight, Lei Wanchun found that power can not only realize personal ambitions, but the greater benefit is that when you reach a certain position, you can ignore many rules in this world, whether it is the rules on the surface or the rules under the table that cannot see the light, it has always constrained ordinary people, and for those who have reached a certain height, it is tantamount to a piece of waste paper.

He knew he must be drunk tonight. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many messy thoughts in my heart. But this feeling of slight drunkenness is very comfortable, as if you have control of everything around you, and as if you don't care about everything around you. "The Son of Heaven can't get on the boat, and he claims to be a wine fairy!" When Li Bai was drunk and lying on the streets of Chang'an, he probably felt the same way. It's just that he was drunk for too short a time, and after waking up, he had to enter the palace in a proper manner to apologize to His Majesty the Emperor.

His drunken thoughts are like a wild horse, and he thinks of many things uncontrollably. Thinking that he had just learned the arts, he was determined to carry a three-foot sword to sweep away the arrogance of the young man in the world. Thinking of his fame in Zhongzhou, he is admired by the heroes of the rivers and lakes wherever he goes. Thinking that he was suddenly tired of the life of the waves of the four seas, he decided to wash his hands in the golden basin with the regret of his friends. Then I couldn't help but think of Yang Yuyao, a woman who could not be his wife in this life, but left him with unforgettable memories.

Maybe the two met ten years ago, maybe they could really get together. At that time, she didn't have so many vicissitudes in her eyes, and he didn't have so many scruples in his heart. What are you thinking, you fool! He smiled suddenly, reached out and patted his face. It was hot, as if she was still sitting by the charcoal basin, eating wine and smiling at the same time.

was thinking wildly, and suddenly looked up, tonight's destination, Chase Fang is already close at hand. The planning of the fang city in the capital is quite neat, because the palace is located in the north, the east and west are in the middle of the position, so with the palace as the core, the east and west sides of the north of the city are all occupied by dignitaries. It is bounded by Suzaku Gate and Chunming Street in the east-west direction, and to the south are inhabited by low-ranking officials and ordinary people. The further south you go, the farther away from the palace, the more ordinary the identity of the occupants becomes. Only Qujiangfang in the southeast corner is an exception, because of the Qujiang Pond, most of the houses in the vicinity are the courtyards of the dignitaries, and the identity of the residents is more and more noble. As for Lei Wanchun's current location, the number of squares in the southwest corners of Datong, Guiyi, Xianxing, and Da'an is a standard downwind and water, except for those ordinary people who are very poor and want to live in a big house, and can't afford to buy the land in the north of the city, there are basically not many people living in it.

The mansion of Xue Rongguang, the county governor of Wannian County, is at the innermost end of Datong Fang, and the size is more than ten times that of other houses in this square, so it is very easy to find. Lei Wanchun led the mount first, pretending to be lost, and walked around the streets around Datongfang a few times, and found out the specific location of Xue's house. Then he hid his mount under an inaccessible high wall, took off his coat, ripped off the corner of his robe and slammed his face, grabbed the brick crack on the outer wall of Chase Fang with both hands and used a slight force, and the whole person immediately climbed up the outer wall like an ape, and disappeared on the other side of the high wall in an instant. (Note 1)

It's been a long time since he's been high and high, and when he suddenly returns to his old job, a familiar feeling instantly wells up in his body. All the pride and ambition of his youth returned to his blood in an instant, as if he was a teenager in the blink of an eye. Maybe those lofty ambitions have always been hidden in the depths of his blood, but they have been deliberately concealed by him. Tonight, it was triggered by several sudden events in a row, and it immediately burst into flames.

Lei Wanchun found himself fascinated by this feeling of being high and upward. Standing on the high roof, you can see the entire Chase Square at a glance. Although the night was as dark as ink, there were no secrets in his eyes. Even those transactions that can only be carried out in the dark can be seen clearly by him.

The house of Xue Rongguang, the county magistrate of Wannian County, was still lit, which made Lei Wanchun feel very surprised. It's already the second half of the night, and if you don't sleep with one of the seven or eight concubines in the family, what is the surname Xue doing? Soon, his curiosity was satisfied, and two heavily armed servants yawned under the eaves, muttering as they went, "His grandmother's, it's endless." Discuss and discuss all day long, when will we be able to negotiate a result! ”

"Okay, Lao Liu, don't say a word. Once heard by Xue Tou, be careful with your ass! The other officer looked around and whispered.

"I'm afraid of him?" The guy known as Lao Liu pouted and sneered. "Does he think what he's doing is secret? If you provoke Lao Tzu, go to the top to make a head. So many things, just shake it out, can make him raid his house......"

"You're going to die!" Another officer was so frightened that he hurriedly covered Lao Liu's mouth with his hand, "Die yourself, don't pull me." How did the little man Gu die last month, have you forgotten? Everyone is soaking in the stinky gutter, and his wife and children are still burdened with lawsuits! ”

Hearing the fate of his former colleague, the officer surnamed Liu suddenly woke up. "I'm just .......," he whispered, looking around, "I'm just pleasing it." Lao Wang, don't say this! ”

"Am I the one?" Another officer surnamed Wang glared at him and pouted in a low voice. "But you've got to be careful lately, this mouth. I advise you on the friendship between the two of us for many years, don't talk nonsense if you shouldn't say it. In extraordinary times, it is best to be dumb. ”

"That's, that's!" The officer surnamed Liu nodded again and again. Carrying a bright lantern, yawning and walking away.

When their figures disappeared around the corner, Lei Wanchun arched his body again from the roof tiles. The snow that had not yet been dried by the night breeze soaked through his clothes, making him feel like he was holding a piece of ice in his chest. At the same time, his mind became unusually clear due to the stimulation of the ice water.

There are other secrets hidden in this house! In an instant, Lei Wanchun clearly realized that he had broken into a larger conspiracy. Xue Rongguang, the county magistrate of Wannian County, went to the southwest corner of Chang'an City to build such a large mansion, not to get over the addiction of large families, but to have other plans. In fact, this mansion is also a secret stronghold of the Yamen of Wannian County, once there is a change in Chang'an City one day, the errand soldiers gathered in the Xue Mansion will rush out, and they can become a surprise soldier!

But the west side of the Beijing Division is under the jurisdiction of Chang'an County. Wannian County doesn't set up a stronghold in its own territory, what are you doing with its claws deep into Chang'an County? According to the "talisman", the county orders of these two counties are the descendants of Jingzhao Yin Wangji, and it stands to reason that they should never stab each other with knives!

Just as he was thinking about it and wondering, there was another rush of footsteps in the corridor beneath his feet. A little guy came running with a lantern, and as he ran, he shouted in a low voice, "Lao Liu, Lao Wang, where are you two dead?" Your Excellency has an order, let the two of you hurry over! ”

"Alas, here it is, here it is!" The two servants ran over with their butts upside down and smiled at the little guy, "Aren't we going to relieve ourselves together?" People have three urgent ......."

As a servant of the Xue family, the status of the little servant seemed to be higher than that of the official in the yamen, so he glared at him and shouted, "Tell the adults this." I think you're lazy donkeys! Grind harder, be careful about the skin of the two of you! ”

"Alas, alas, how dare we. Sixth Master, you go first! The two officials dared to be angry and didn't dare to speak, bowed their hands, and asked the little servant of the Xue family to walk in front.

"Dog fights man!" Lei Wanchun cursed secretly in his stomach, his body was close to the ridge of the roof, and he crept behind the three people in the corridor like a raccoon. In the middle of the night, no one wanted to look into the room. Even if you look at it, in the middle of the night in the clouds, you may not be able to find him without using a copper mirror to focus the light.

The secret is right in front of you. He shuddered with excitement and slowly lowered himself and held his breath.

Note 1: According to the pattern of Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty, the whole city was divided into more than 100 squares by streets. Each square can be closed separately, and the doors of the residents are facing the house, and when the door is closed at night, outsiders cannot enter. Similar to a modern closed management community.