Seeing the raging fire, Yu Guanzhuang's heart suddenly cooled down, but after a while, he came to his senses again.

That's a good thing......

In any case, the granary burned down, and the misappropriation of tens of thousands of stones became a loss of tens of thousands of stones, although he still had to eat and hang down in this matter, but fortunately, the one who carried the pot was ready-made, and the inexplicable missing Li Qianhu and the few soldiers imprisoned in the dungeon must be related to this matter, but in this way, it is necessary to go to Kunming City in person, and it is not good to go to the top to say this if you don't ask about some of the situation. Carefully take out two hundred taels of silver from the small box under the bed, this is for the purpose of dotting, any more will make people suspicious.

When Yu Guanzhuang did this, Wang Xingping and they had already divided into two teams and left, one team was led by Liao Si and the wounded, as well as Li Kang and five 'dart masters' to escort back to Guizhou first, and the matter of overturning Li Shiyi was done by Long Dengyun and them. As long as the people in Zhuangzi are not blind, when Li Shiyi's charred corpse can be found in the warehouse after the fire is extinguished at dawn, it has nothing to do with them whether Zhuang admits it or not.

Shang Bao and Ding Yi learned a lot from the 'dart masters', and Wang Xingping let them figure out that they were planning to form their own special forces again.

As for Wang Xingping himself, he took Wei Qilan, Long Dengyun and the naturalized people named Ma Huateng all the way west towards Yunnan Mansion.

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Three days later, a great city was in sight.

Today's Yunnan Fucheng (note: Kunming) expanded in the Hongwu period, its place is nine miles around three points, the height is similar to the newly built Guiyang outer city, there are two zhang nine feet two, the shape is like a spirit turtle, compared with Guiyang City but much larger, so that the city is still wrapped with a water and three mountains.

This place is also worthy of the great place in the southwest borderland, just walking in front of the city gate, you can already feel the prosperity of the market. The moat outside the Nancheng Pass is like a shuttle on the moat, all kinds of native products and bulk goods are cut outside the city, the moat water is not like the ditch that Guiyang City excavates separately, all are still connected to the river customs and canal system outside the city, some can even reach the Dianchi Lake, and it is a weather again.

Wang Xingping looked at the blue sky and white clouds in the distance, and his mood was also refreshed, Wang Xingping said in his heart that this place is really worthy of the title of Spring City in the future, except that this city wall looks old, and the rest of the sky scenery is no different from the vacation he had in the previous life by the Erhai Lake.

And what makes Wang Xingping feel that there is a good thing is the folk customs here, although he knows a lot about the evil things that the Mu family has done, but at least he has seen a different style from the Jingshi in this mansion city.

This first pile is neat, although there are a lot of cattle and horses outside the city, but since the main gate of Li into the city this way to the city to see the cleaning is extremely tidy, compared with Guiyang, not only the main streets in the city are paved with stone slabs, although the years are long, but the stone slabs are only more moss but there is little garbage, everywhere in the city is also as in the Beijing division in general with a place to pile up garbage, but the Beijing division has a large population, so it is always inseparable from the mess, and although the city of Kunming also has many merchants from the south to the north, but after all, it is not comparable to the width of Beijing. The neat and tidy avenue in the city is more than a foot wide, although it is still much worse by Wang Xingping's own standards, but it is rare at the moment.

I don't know if it's only the South Gate or the whole city, originally from Qujing to the northeast Yongqing Gate is the most convenient to enter the city, so the South Gate is chosen because this is the main business district of Kunming, where the feng shui is not first seen to look at the real unreasonable.

The second pile is that the city is very orderly, and the larger roads are consciously divided into three columns, the merchants and people go to the right, the officials go to the left, and the middle is reserved for the honor guards, and the officials and people who come and go are easy not to occupy. In fact, this kind of arrangement is also in the north and south of Beijing, but at this time there are not many people who can abide by it, after all, the merchants have already worn silk, and how many people will care about this road, but they don't want to be in Kunming City, but the people seem to have formed a habit to follow it thoroughly, so that people have a more intimate understanding of the folk customs of this place, Wang Xingping and think that Yang Yinqiu suffered in Yunnan back then, I am afraid that there is also this reason.

In addition, Kunming's house number is also particularly sound, the city of Daming has a house number, but in modern times it has gradually been abolished, and I don't want to maintain this system so well in Yunnan.

Passing through the most lively Jinma Biji in the city, you can see a hill in the distance, Wang Xingping knows that it is Wuhua Mountain in Kunming City, and the bottom of the mountain is where the palace of the city government office is located.

He was not in a hurry, he first found an inn in the fang, settled down the luggage and horses, and then took Wei Qilan to wander in the street, and Long Dengyun was arranged to go with Ma Huateng to investigate the situation in the city, this is one of Long Dengyun's tasks, and the first-class provincial governance in the southwest does not draw all the drawings from the inside to the outside, which is not in line with his image as the intelligence chief of Guiyang Station. In Long Dengyun's words, he went to Guizhou only to be responsible for the security of the Guizhou Aid Detachment and the Guiyang Station, although Wang Xingping also has the status of a veteran, but he has no subordinate relationship with him, and it is not a system. Wang Xingping's veterans in Guiyang will work together to help, and Wang Xingping will also do his best to support the affairs of the elders, and the two sides will share intelligence and resources, but they will not explain too many details to the people below, so Long Dengyun will act independently in addition to ensuring Wang Xingping's safety.

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I entered the city in the morning, and after lunch, the sky was just right, and even the usual nap habits were left behind under the warm winter sun.

The first time a boy and a girl went on the street alone like this, it was the first time for both Wang Xingping and Wei Qianlan, in addition to not daring to hold hands directly, she also looked a little green, especially Wei Qianlan's cheeks were a little hot when she followed Wang Xingping's side, and Wang Xingping's first love in his previous life was after he was discharged from the army, and the taste of early love had never been tasted.

Wei Qianlan also seems to have not been so comfortable for a long time, the last time she was able to be so casual was when she was in the Wei family, although there were not too many rules for entering the Wang family, but after all, she became a subordinate, and she had suffered another disaster before, and she had to behave and act with great control outside, and she couldn't tell whether Wang Xingping's feelings were because of feelings or kindness.

At this moment, she followed Wang Xingping to walk around the street to take a look, fortunately, the folk customs here do not seem to be very repulsive to young women to show up, those who sell mushroom mountain goods on the market are mostly women, and Beizi, which is not much bigger than a fingernail, is also a little more fireworks in the market to trade back and forth, which makes her feel more comfortable, and secretly said in her heart that if she is only with the young master, it will be considered a deep blessing.

"Childe, is there really a golden horse and a biji in this world?" The girl blinked her eyes and showed her spirit, in the past two years, Wei Qilan's temperament has gradually let go, and she is no longer as wooden as she was back then.

Wang Xingping said: "How can there be so many auspicious in this world, but it is just that the descendants wear and chisel and attach it, the Han Dynasty said that the gold here is shaped like Ma Bi and resembles a chicken, and the original meaning is that the gold and jade produced in Yunnan are passed around. ”

He saw that there were vendors selling roasted tofu under the guise of Lin'an Mansion on the street, so he spent a few shells to buy some wraps and Wei Qilan found a tea shop by the Green Lake, lit a pot of three kinds of tea while eating and watching the scenery, when he came to Yunnan, he wanted to eat the chicken fir the most, and then this roasted tofu, as long as the roasted food is well controlled, it is more considerate than the dishes without salt and less flavor, thinking of this, he has a little more expectations for the pepper seedlings brought by Chen Zhijiang.

This is the case with men and women, one has the intention and the other does not refuse, which gradually creates an atmosphere. Although there is still something to be done, Wang Xingping is not in a hurry at this time, the two of them are having some intentions for you and me, but they were interrupted by an uninvited guest.

A thin middle-aged man who came out of nowhere, with a flattering face and a somewhat sly smile, came to him, "This son is polite, my young master is upstairs over there, and I want to invite my son to go upstairs to talk." ”

Wang Xingping raised his eyebrows, he didn't expect that the common scene in this martial arts drama was met by himself, this son is not a young lady dressed as a man, he guessed like this, but he did not hesitate, "Who is the young master of your family?" Why are you asking me to speak? ”

"Who is the young master of my family, and the son will naturally know later, but there are indeed some things to discuss with the son."

When he said this, the man's eyes glanced at Wei Qilan's body imperceptibly, but did not attract the attention of Wang Xingping and the girls beside him.

The restaurant in the mouth is on the edge of the Green Lake, just a few steps away, occupying an excellent scenery, thinking that this is in Kunming City, Wang Xingping didn't care much and took Wei Qilan to follow.

Upstairs, the two were introduced to a private room called Cuiyun Pavilion, although the name of this private room is cheesy but very large, there are already three or two elders in the room to serve, it looks like a lot of pomp.

In the private room, the main seat hugged a person in his twenties, born with red eyebrows and phoenix eyes like a crown of jade, but he was obviously a man, but he was wearing women's clothes. Fortunately, Wang Xingping still has some knowledge, and now this Ming Dynasty has such a popular trend, I heard that it is not uncommon to wear men's and women's clothes outside the underwear in Beijing, but it is the first time he has encountered it in this southwest place, but he knows that these people are not different in orientation, just hunting for curiosity, but this scene can't help but make him a little vigilant.

The thin middle-aged man rushed to the young man and said, "Master, this is the prince from Guiyang." ”

On the way here, the middle-aged man could have asked, and Wang Xingping had no intention of hiding his identity.

But his reply made Wang Xingping even more vigilant, the word "little master" is not an ordinary title, and the identity of this person is very suspicious.

"It turned out to be from Guiyang? What does Wang Gongzi do here to make a living? Compared with his face, the words of this noble son are not very good, revealing condescending coldness and a hint of frivolity.

Wang Xingping didn't buy it either, he already regretted coming with him, so he was naturally not interested in accepting the cross-examination, "I don't know the name of the son yet." ”

I don't want the white-faced boy to be dissatisfied, and when he saw a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy so serious, he laughed, "Interesting, interesting, I like Wang Gongzi's cool temperament, then I won't go around the bend with you, I like this girl next to you, you can make a price." ”

Wang Xingping's eyelids jumped immediately, this blue sky and white day really dare to say-

The noble son looked at Wei Qilan with a smiling face, and his obscene gaze roamed over her several times, until the little girl was uncomfortable, and her brows were twisted into pimples, and Wang Xingping immediately felt that Wei Qilan's little hand grabbed him tighter.

At this time, he was a little disgusted when he looked at this person's dress, "My family's business sells everything, but it doesn't sell people, and Your Excellency's joke is not funny at all." ”

"How do you know if you haven't sold it?" The boy on the other side said and took off the object on his body, "This sachet is made by famous craftsmen in Nanjing, not to mention the price, just these gold silk jade on the above are enough to buy two even if they are ordinary girls in Jiangnan, if you are cheap, I can add more." ”

After speaking, this person continued to look at Wang Xingping's side, as if this little girl had become a plaything in his hands.

Wang Xingping saw him dressed like this, and remembered the torture he had given him before dealing with Wang Shiyi that day, a thought suddenly flashed in his heart, his face remained unchanged, and he asked, "I don't know who Your Excellency is the Duke of Qianguo." ”

The noble son obviously didn't expect to be knocked out, but he had no intention of concealing it, "The kid has a good insight, and he can actually guess the family history of this son, but since you talk about the identity of the family ancestor, then honestly leave people behind, if you have anything in Kunming City, I can raise you." ”

He looked at Fang Cai's middle-aged man again, and his middle-aged forehead lowered, which seemed to mean that I didn't dare to reveal the identity of the son.

Wang Xingping looked back at Wei Qilan, the little girl's head was already buried in her chest, as if she was trembling, he chuckled and turned around, but there was contempt in his face, which made the prince of the Mu Mansion quite unhappy, "I'm sorry little grandfather, this girl is my beloved and can't let her." ”

Then he pulled Wei Qilan's slender hand and walked downstairs quickly.

In the Cuiyun Pavilion, the pin drop could be heard silently, and it took a long time before the middle-aged man said, "Master, why don't you stop them?" ”

The boy stroked his palms and laughed, "Interesting, really interesting......"

"It's been a long time since I've seen such a bold kid, anyway, Zuo is idle and has nothing to do, you almost follow them smartly, and I'll have fun slowly when I figure out the way to come."

But after saying this, there was some fierce light in this person's eyes, which made people look extremely uncomfortable.

This person is none other than Mu Qiyuan, the grandson of Mu Changzuo, the Duke of Qianguo, and the son of Mu Rui.

Since childhood, he has been a gentleman, wandering around the city of Kunming with a group of house slaves and gangs all day long, and today he saw Wei Qilan's beautiful appearance from afar and gave birth to a different mind, but after seeing Wang Xingping, he felt that it was better to have some fun to pass the time.

Wang Xingping didn't know this, anyway, this person was offended, but he was not afraid, no one dared to do anything to him when he returned to Guizhou, and he couldn't say that he could give himself some benefits if he was so unassuming, but today's arrangements had to change.

He first found Long Dengyun and told him the general situation, so he left Long and Ma in the inn with Wei Qianlan, and comforted Wei Qilan well, but he went to the governor's yamen first to cast a door sticker.

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In the blink of an eye, it was sunset, in the most open house on the southwest corner of the green lake, Mu Qiyuan was listening to music and drinking in the Biyi Pavilion by the lake, this place was Mu's other business in Kunming City, because the scenery was beautiful and there was no nagging of the mother at home, and the young son who had just turned one year old would not come here to disturb his own interest, so Mu Qiyuan lived in this other industry these days.

As soon as the troupe from Nanjing sang two sentences, a family member went straight to the pavilion.

"Master, the bottom of that kid has been figured out during the day, and they live in an inn outside the Yuantong Temple in the north of the city, but ......"

"But what?"

"But in the afternoon, the boy surnamed Wang went to the governor's yamen alone, and he hasn't come out until now......"

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