After mid-September, the weather is getting colder, especially in the early morning, and even wearing two clothes will be shivering.

Dong Ce restored the eternal black robe, except for the people accompanying Dong Ce, the rest of the passers-by felt that his dress was very different, and they couldn't help but look at it twice, but the more they looked at it, the more pleasing it felt to the eye, especially after the autumn wind blew up, it completely temporarily understood what it means to be personable!

"How long will we have to wait?" Dong Ce was very impatient, not the strange gaze of the person next to him, but the closed city gate in front of him!

Luoyang not only has a curfew, but even the city gate can only be opened at a certain hour, and there are strict rules for how many hours a day to open and how many times to open.

Although, judging from the team waiting to open the city gate, doing business in Luoyang City is bound to be full of money, but it can only be regarded as trade, but for Yiyuan, there is no help, but it is restricted!

Chen Lu tightened his clothes, stood beside Dong Ce and said, "There are still two quarters of an hour, Dong Yilang doesn't have to be anxious." Chen Lu is relieved now, after all, he is in Luoyang now, there is no problem in terms of time, and he can also make a smooth delivery.

After waiting patiently for two quarters of an hour, the city gate was opened on time, and suddenly, pedestrians and caravans as long as dragons poured into the city.

However, this is much better than Yuyuan Pass, the guards don't have so many flowers, but the investigation is very strict, and the cost of entering the city is not low, not only to show the list of goods, but also to count the heads, the two taxes are put together, Dong Ce spent more than a dozen taels!

This is just going into the city, and after you finish your business, you have to pay taxes, the bigger your business is, the more you pay, and if you don't pay the goods and lists, you will be heavily fined, and even it is not impossible to collect them all.

"No wonder the goods in the Western Regions are so expensive, and the tax alone is unbearable, but this is not the case in the future!" Dong Ce smiled bitterly, and after giving the silver, he took the lead in entering Luoyang City.

When Dong Ce walked through the crowd, he was surprised by what he saw!

Clean, so clean, so neat to the point of shame!

The streets of Luoyang were wide, because they were squarely built on both sides, so that there were almost no pedestrians on the paved blue brick avenues, and of course, excluding the caravans entering the city.

As soon as they entered the city, most of the caravans took one road, which led to Fang City, while Dong Ce followed Chen Lu to another avenue.

Although it is daytime, there are still guards patrolling Luoyang Avenue, almost three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, Dong Ce can hardly imagine, in such an environment, how can people survive?

Although you don't do bad things on weekdays, and you are not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door in the middle of the night, as soon as you go out, you see a well-guarded sentry, can you be comfortable?

Anyway, Dong Ce was very uncomfortable, and he was glad that Ning Taizu had a long-term vision and saw the benefits brought by the cancellation of the Fang City, and was trying to use the four states in the south of the Yangtze River, but the economy of the south of the Yangtze River was really rising, and it was relatively peaceful, but Zhongdu had not implemented it for a long time, I am afraid, they were also worried that the Fang City was gone, and the safety factor would be reduced, so it would be easier to be assassinated!

"Dong Yilang, Your Majesty has arranged for you to live in the front of An Zhongfang, you leave to practice in the courtyard inside, if it's okay, don't come out!" Chen Lu reminded.

Dong Ce arched his hand and thanked: "It's hard work!" ”

Chen Lu smiled, and led everyone into the courtyard, which is also very large, the entrance is a straight street, and there are rows of courtyards on the left and right, and Dong Ce and his party were arranged in the innermost courtyard.

I don't know if the court learned that they would come over in the next few days, and proposed to arrange someone to come to clean it, the courtyard wanted to be relatively clean, and there were more than a dozen male and female servants.

"In the future, you have to listen to this Dong Yilang's arrangement, what he asks you to do, you can't have a word, otherwise you know the consequences!" After Chen Lu finished speaking to those servants, he arched his hand at Dong Ce and said, "Okay, our family also feels that we have gone back to recover our lives, Dong Yilang, you are so good to live, if there is something, our family will come over." ”

"Chen, it's easy to go!" Dong Ce sent Chen Lu out of the courtyard, and before parting, he didn't forget to give him a gold ingot!

Chen Lu was naturally overjoyed to take it, and then left with his people.

"Okay, Lu Qing, you arrange for everyone to stay, and after you rest, don't forget to continue practicing, and besides, don't go out if you have nothing to do."

After Dong Ce finished giving the order, he asked a servant to take him to the master bedroom.

After almost a month of traveling, Dong Ce's body was about to fall apart, and after letting the servants boil water, Dong Ce took a short rest, and then took a bath and ate a meal.

This night, Dong Ce didn't sleep until dawn, and was woken up at the fourth watch.

"What's the matter?" Dong Ce looked at the steward of the courtyard and asked.

The steward of this courtyard is named You Yan, although he is from Luoyang, he is not proud of living at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and he is unusually respectful to Dong Ce, and replied: "Ding Changzhi is here!" ”

"What?" Dong Ce was taken aback, he already knew that this Ding Chang was Ding Lao who returned to Jinling for the New Year!

Dong Ce also thought that Ding Changzhi might want to avoid suspicion and contact him later, but he didn't expect to come that night, which is enough to show his ability, you know, the curfew not only prohibits the people from going out of the city at night, but even if the officials have no important business, they can't come out at will.

Dong Ce thought about it for a while, then hurriedly got up, and under the leadership of You Yan, he went to the hall, and immediately saw Ding Lao, who he hadn't seen for half a year.

Ding Lao is still dressed in an ordinary and luxurious manner.

"The grass people see Ding Changshi!" Dong Ce bowed and saluted.

Ding Lao smiled slightly and said, "Sit down." ”

When Dong Ce sat down, Ding Laocai said: "This way, I have worked hard for you!" ”

"Being able to perform for His Majesty is a blessing from Dong Mou's tenth generation, and I don't feel any hardship!" Dong Ce smiled lightly.

"You! Don't talk about these useless things, how about it, can you practice Yayan well? ”

"Almost, in a few days, we will be able to master it completely." Dong Ce replied.

Ding Lao nodded, then looked at Dong Ce in a daze, and said, "You must also know who asked you to come to Beijing!" ”

"Your Majesty!" Dong Ce replied without thinking about it.

"Huh?" Ding Lao was stunned for a moment, and then said with a wry smile: "What are you worried about, although it is in the name of Your Majesty, but in fact, it was the Queen Mother who asked you to come, and why did the Queen Mother let you come, can you not know?" ”

Dong Ce smiled very depressedly, shook his head and said: "It's not a secret, I really don't know, but when I first mentioned this matter, Mu Yuanwai once said that there was a person who asked me to be careful, but I didn't just want this person to let me come all the way over, and I also asked Ding Lao to explain!" (To be continued.) )