Sun Hung Liquor Store.

Takahashi Kumiko and others came to the door of Xinhong Liquor Store, and just as they were about to enter, they saw an officer with several cavalry to the door of the liquor store, the clothing of these cavalry was no different from that of ordinary Tang Army, the only difference was that they wore red armbands on their left arms, on which the word "picket" was written.

Ayumi Kawasaki hurriedly stopped Kumiko Takahashi and whispered, "Miss, don't go in yet, let's see." ”

Soon after, they saw the pickets come out with a group of soldiers, who, at the request of the pickets, sorted out their appearance, saluted the pickets, and left.

Ayumi Kawasaki asked, "There shouldn't be any soldiers in the military port there, should we still go in?" ”

Takahashi Kumiko said: "We don't know where to go for the news for a while, so let's try our luck and ask what those soldiers have said." ”

Takahashi Kumiko and the others entered the wine shop, and sure enough, they saw that there were no Tang officers and soldiers among the guests inside. After a few of them sat down, a guy came over to greet them. He said with a smile on his face: "This little lady, are you here again?" ”

"What, you know me?" Kumiko Takahashi was taken aback and asked in surprise.

Ayumi Kawasaki and the others became alert, and secretly reached out and held the handle of the knife in their arms.

The guy said a little proudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, it's not a small boast, the small eyes have good eyesight, and all the guests who have come to the store, the villain can remember." What's more, the villain remembers the beauty of this little lady even more. ”

"I see." Kumiko Takahashi and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

Among these people, Kumiko Takahashi had the best Chinese, and she asked, "This doctor, I saw a group of soldiers on horseback just now, what happened?" ”

The doctor said: "What kind of pickets are those wearing armbands, they say that His Royal Highness the King of Qi ordered that soldiers are not allowed to drink. Alas, well, we have messed up our business. ”

Kumiko Takahashi asked, "Did something big happen?" Why is it suddenly not allowed to drink? ”

The doctor said, "I heard there was going to be a war. ”

Kumiko Takahashi and the others were nervous, and she asked, "Where to fight?" ”

The doctor asked, "What are you eating?" ”

Kumiko Takahashi said, "Oh, that's right. You can order us first. ”

The doctor ordered food for them and said, "Go and fight the Japanese slaves." Then he left.

Kumiko Takahashi looked at each other for a moment and continued to sit and wait for the food to be served.

At this time, several guests at the table next to them took over their topic just now. One man said, "What kind of battle are you fighting?" This war is not the suffering of our common people. ”

Another person said: "It's not fighting with us, my nephew is a soldier in the sailor, and I heard him say that His Royal Highness the King of Qi has come down, and they are going to fight pirates in the country of Japanese slaves." ”

Someone at the other table interjected and said, "Have you ever beaten pirates, pirates' warships are powerful, didn't our sailors in Dengzhou suffer a big loss last month?" ”

"You don't know this, my nephew said that Yangzhou has a lot of new warships, and the shipbuilding is taller than our city tower. Not long ago, they had just fought a battle with pirates, and the pirates had fallen into disarray. No, the pirates on Long Island were scared away. ”

"So powerful? That's fine. It's time for the Japanese pirates to clean up," someone said.

The well-informed man became more and more proud when he saw that his news had attracted everyone's attention. He said: "His Royal Highness King Qi has come down to Dengzhou, my nephew said, His Royal Highness King Qi is a capable person, don't look at his age, he can do anything, even those warships from Yangzhou, I heard that he designed them." ”

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Takahashi Kumiko and the others listened for a while, and the news that should have been heard was heard, and they were no longer in the mood to eat, so they hurriedly checked out and left.

As soon as they left the Sun Hung Liquor Store and crossed the street, they saw one of their subordinates leading a middle-aged man over. The subordinate said: "Miss, this is Uncle Ito, the martial princes in the inn have been inspected, they specifically inspect the people of our Yamato country, and the inn can't go back." ”

The middle-aged man said, "Miss, come with me, I'm safe there." "Ito is a native of Kyushu Island in the Uno Kingdom, but his current identity is a Silla merchant. Baekje had a close relationship with the Japanese slave kingdoms, but Silla and Baekje were enemy countries, so the pirates in the Dengju area did not affect the merchants of Silla.

When they arrived at Sato's residence, Kumiko Takahashi asked, "Sato-kun, I heard the news that the Tang Dynasty people are going to fight our Yamato Kingdom, have you heard any news?" ”

Sato said: "I have also heard such news, there have been many officers and soldiers from other places for a while, it is said that there are Qingzhou and Lizhou, and I don't know about the rest." ”

Takahashi Kumiko said: "It seems that the people of the Tang Dynasty are going to take revenge on us, so we must quickly report this news to my father and brother." ”

Ayumi Kawasaki asked, "Sato-kun, do you have a way to send people back home?" ”

Sato said: "This is not difficult, I will have a boat to Silla the day after tomorrow, won't it be easy to do it when I get there?" ”

Takahashi Kumiko said: "Okay, that's it, let's hurry up and find out again and try to get a more accurate situation." ”

At noon that day, in a small wine shop not far from the Assassin's Mansion, Li You, Zhang Guigui, Bai Hu, and Gao Zhiming, the chief chef of the Qi Palace, who were dressed in casual clothes, were tasting the food of Dengzhou.

Dengzhou's special snacks mainly include wrestling noodles, braised donkey meat, eight immortal feasts, red sea bream, prawns, sea cucumbers, wrinkled abalone, scallops with tenophores, pleated oysters, etc.

Li You ordered a few dishes, ate for a while, and was a little interested in the noodles of this house, so he commented a few words.

Gao Zhiming stood up, walked to the counter, and asked, "Are you the shopkeeper here?" ”

The man behind the counter said, "Yes, what is the matter with the guest officer?" ”

Gao Zhiming said: "My son-in-law is interested in the wrestling noodles in your wine shop, I don't know if you can teach us?" Don't worry, we are outsiders and will not steal your business. As he spoke, he pulled out a silver Persian coin.

The shopkeeper was about to refuse, but when he saw the Persian silver coin in Gao Zhiming's hand, it was worth 10 yuan, and his profit for two months was not so much, so he hesitated.

He also heard that these people were outsiders, but he still asked with some anxiety: "Are you really not going to open a wine shop here?" ”

Gao Zhiming took out a money bag, opened it and let the shopkeeper look at it, it was full of Persian silver coins. He smiled and said, "Look, does my son-in-law need to open a wine shop to make money?" ”

When the shopkeeper saw the grandeur of the family, he took the Persian silver coin in Gao Zhiming's hand and took him to the back kitchen in person.

Now, every time they go out, the chefs of the Qi Wangfu follow the prince, as long as it is a dish or pastry that the prince is interested in, they will think about it, so that they can change the taste of the prince at any time.

At this time, three men and one woman dressed as ordinary Han people came in from outside the door and sat on a table diagonally opposite Li You. 8)