Chapter 63: Offending Liu Zan?

After Xu Qing came out of a certain red light district, he had already inquired about the places where Shangguan Yi and several generals Xu Qing knew lived. It's just a long way away, and it's afternoon again, so I didn't look for it and went back to my accommodation.

Xu Qing and his party had a lot of people, the guest house was inconvenient, and Xun Xue'er and the others were women's dependents, so they found an empty yard that was not too big or small, and it was good to put large objects such as carriages.

Back at the residence, Xun Xueer asked Xu Qing:

"Brother Xu, how long are we going to live in Chang'an?" Xu Qing tilted his head and thought about it, how long he stayed depended on whether Li Yuan was sent out or stayed.

"I don't know yet, look at what Old Man Li means...... Xu Qing said again: "What's the matter, I'm homesick?" ”

"No, Brother Xu, I think if we stay longer, we will buy a house......"

"But we don't have a lot of money, we have to ......make our own gifts," Xu Qing said depressedly, he didn't get back the rent and food for his food, and his daily expenses can be luxurious, but there is a lack of buying a house, and Chang'an City is not the second ring, isn't it?

"Brother Xu, you don't know, as early as when we set off, those shopkeepers who sent their names gave several letters of silver, and their money was no more than Steward Yang, and it was sent directly to the inner house......"

"Oh, how much silver is there?" Xu Qing asked, saying that he was too good at throwing off the shopkeeper, and he didn't know his own sources of income.

"Four or five hundred taels, we can buy a small house facing the street, two into the second floor, and when Ye Yu comes back, we can live there, and we can do some small business in front......" Xun Xue'er was like a shrewd little woman, carefully calculating in front of Xu Qing.

"Have you already figured it out?" Xu Qing saw that Xun Xue'er said so much in detail, so he asked.

"Well, I went out with Xiaoyue today to have a look......" Xun Xue'er said embarrassedly, after all, these things should be done by the man in charge.

"Well, okay, let's stay here for a few days first, and then I'll talk about ......it when I see the emperor," Xu Qing said after thinking about it, if you want to go out, there is no need to buy a house here.

"Brother Xu......"

"Huh?"

"Where you are is my home......"

"......"

The next day, Wang Shan ran errands to meet Shangguan Yi and his party, and the cow graze with Xu Qing to give gifts. Xu Qing sat in the carriage and thought, not to mention, this Chang'an street is good, not bumpy, the carriage is stable,

"Liu Zan, Cheng Yanjin, Qin Shubao, Luo Shixin, huh? It seems that Luo Shixin can only go to worship, so don't take my good wine...... The others, Li Shimin, the king of Qin, and the king of Qi are also going to have a look, and they have to leave a few altars for backup, don't ......"

Liu Zan lives in Chongxian Fang, and Xu Qing lives in Dunyi Fang, only two people's squares apart, which are much closer than Cheng Yanjin, who lives on Zhuque Street. Chongxian Fang is inhabited by ordinary Beijing officials, Dunyi Fang is inhabited by ordinary civilians, Xu Qing doesn't care about these, there are many less gentlemen, and it is more comfortable to live in the civilian square.

Passing through the Fang called Yong'an, and then Yanfu Fang, the road was smooth, but when I walked out of Yanfu Fang, I was stopped. A lazy man saw Xu Qing's carriage coming, stopped it with a few people, and then said:

"Stop! Pay the money at the door......"

"Paying the money? Why didn't he pay the money? The cow grazing and pointed to the pedestrians shuttling nearby. The lazy man said: "They have a few mud legs, and they can have ...... to collect money Ahem, no, because they are not merchants, and they have to pay taxes when they cross the door! ”

"We're not merchants, we're here to visit friends." The cow came back from grazing, and Xu Qing, who was sitting in the car, did not speak, and listened carefully to the movement.

"Heh, you pretend to me, it's not the official who lives here, who can you recognize!" The lazy man's eyes widened and he feigned anger.

"If you don't admit it, why don't we search for any goods?" Another junior brother said in a sharp voice. The cow eats grass and thinks about it, this rule is not right, enter the gate to pay taxes, enter the market to pay taxes, I have never heard of the workshop also have to pay taxes. So he said:

"Even merchants don't have to pay taxes here!"

The man at the head laughed:

"Look, isn't that honest! Tell you, my eldest brother is in charge of this street! If you want to do business here, you have to rely on us to protect you. So you can pay this tax honestly. ”

"No, we don't do business here......" Niu Eater's brain was obviously pumped, so wouldn't he fall behind when he answered. It means that we are indeed traders, but we are not doing business here anymore. Now that the status of a businessman is low, it's good that I didn't know that you were a businessman just now, but now that I know, isn't it just right to steal your oil? Sure enough, when the man at the head heard the words of the cow eating grass, his confidence increased significantly, and he said viciously:

"It's okay to pass by, otherwise, hehe, there are hooligans who have robbed something, don't ......"

Xu Qing felt that if he didn't come out to help, the cows would have to do it if they couldn't eat grass. There are many and big officials in Chang'an, similar to Kyoto in later generations, and they can hit the department level by throwing a brick, and if they offend someone, even Luo Nan can't go back. And these people dare to block the road and set up cards in broad daylight, and there are obviously people protecting them. Xu Qing lifted the curtain and scolded righteously:

"You are also bold, this is the foot of the Son of Heaven, and you dare to set up a private checkpoint to collect taxes?!"

Saying this, no one has the courage to admit that Xu Qingqing is famous, even if he beats someone again, it is not so dangerous, at least public opinion is here. The man at the head was also quite resourceful, knowing the knife in Xu Qing's words, and hurriedly said:

"Who are you? No matter who you are, just pay the money and leave, don't pay and get out! In this sentence, the word "collecting taxes" was changed to "collecting money". It is the lord of the country who collects taxes, the landlord who collects rent, and the owner of the road who collects money.

"You are also bold, this is the foot of the Son of Heaven, in broad daylight, you dare to block the road and rob? ! Bandit! "The ability of cows to eat grass and learn is still not small, and learning Xu Qing's words to adapt and scold it, causing passers-by to pay attention to it one after another.

"Yes, brothers, see how capable the two of them can be, and dare to turn the sky here!" The man at the head rolled up his sleeves and prepared to use it. Xu Qing lowered the curtains and sat peacefully, not caring. Just now he glanced at the people who were blocking the way, they were thin, and the cows ate grass so that they could beat them with one hand.

Outside the carriage, which I only heard, there were a few muffled noises, a low shout, and the horses pulling the carriage snorted a few times with contempt, and the man at the head said dejectedly:

"Ah, okay, you wait, I'll call my eldest brother."

"Hehe, it's very bad, it's very ......" The cow clapped his hands, as if it was effortless to overturn these people, and the cow asked the inside of the car: "Young master, the front is Chongxianfang, do you want to ask General Liu's mansion first?" ”

The cow didn't care about grazing, but the passers-by talked about it, and a few loyal old men hesitated for a moment, reminding the cow to eat grass and saying: "Strong man, you have made a big mistake, let's go......"

"Yes, yes, Zhongwu General Liu Zan has a son Liu Xiong, and they are all Liu Xiong's dogs."

"Run away, General Liu is very precious to his son!"

"You are tantamount to offending General Liu Zan! General Liu Zan is a county uncle! ”