The two of them came out of Dou's house, and under the guidance of Dou Tong, they rushed to the city Chinese medicine hall. The hustle and bustle on the street has no intention of appreciating it. And a pawn of a peddler on the street of the city watched two sergeants in armor and armor rush down the street, and his eyes were full of incomprehension.

The two of them did not stop, passing through the streets and alleys, but after two incense sticks, Dou Tong had already taken Li Yanzhao for half of the city, and ran straight from the place where the military households lived in the north of the city to the door of a very elegant medical center in the south of the city. The two of them stopped, bent down and took a few breaths, and then Dou Tongfa stepped forward and knocked on the vermilion lacquer door of the medical hall.

Before long, the vermilion lacquer gate creaked and slowly opened, and a servant-like man opened the door, and saw two soldiers standing outside the door. One of them turned out to be a sergeant who had come to seek medical treatment last night. The servant hurriedly said: "Lang Zhong is going out for a medical treatment at this time, but he is not there, you can come back later." "It's going to be closed.

Seeing this, Li Yanzhao hurriedly stepped forward, but he blocked the two vermilion lacquer doors before the little guy closed the door. The little guy saw another soldier standing forward, the door could not be closed, and there was a look of anger on his face, and he was about to reprimand, but he saw the soldier take out a handful of copper coins from his arms, and quietly stuffed them into the little guy's hand, and then clasped his fists as a salute, and asked, "But I don't know where Lang Zhong went to the doctor?" Thank you for your convenience. ”

When the little guy saw the copper coins in his hand, he couldn't help but show joy on his face, and said: "The military master is polite, Lang Zhong has gone to the Suo's mansion in the south of the city to visit at this time. You'll wait here. ”

When Li Yanzhao heard this, he nodded and said, "Thank you." Then he turned around and greeted Dou Tong behind him, and the two walked away.

The servant of the medical hall behind him shook the copper coin in his hand, then watched the two of them leave their backs, shook his head secretly, and then slammed the door of the medical hall with a bang.

Dou Tong left with Li Yanzhao, and when he heard Li Yanzhao's intentions, he was actually going to the Suo's mansion, but Dou Tong was so frightened that he couldn't even do it. Li Yanzhao turned his head strangely and said, "What? Don't you want to be treated for your mother's illness? ”

Li Yanzhao saw Dou Tong's bitter face, grabbed the corner of Li Yanzhao's clothes and said: "Hundred people, let's wait to find another medical center, this Suo clan is a big family in Hexi, and villains can't afford to provoke them." ”

When Li Yanzhao heard this, he already knew a little in his heart, and he said lightly to Dou Tong: "You are treating your mother's illness, but why did you find this medical hall?" ”

"The medical hall here has superb Chinese medicine skills, and many wealthy families in the south of the city are looking for him to see the disease. My mother had been sick since she returned from the expedition, and it has become more and more serious recently. Xiaoyi took her to see that several Langzhong in the north of the city did not get better, so I wanted to invite this Langzhong to take a look. Dou Tong heard that Li Yanzhao asked each other, but he didn't hide it.

"Since other families don't look down on it, what's the use of inviting them to see it?" Li Yanzhao said lightly: "Today, don't say what Suo's house Na Langzhong is, it is to treat Taishou in the Taishou Mansion, and Li Mou also dares to go in and ask him to come out." What is Suo's, Li wants to go and see, his Suo's house, is it the Longtan Tiger's Den! ”

Dou Tong couldn't help but be moved when he heard this, but at this time he was still anxious, and grabbed the corner of Li Yanzhao's clothes and said in a panic: "Captain Li Bairen, this matter is not allowed!" ”

Li Yanzhao shook off Dou Tong and said sharply: "At this time, your mother's life is at stake, not only do you not think about how to ask Lang to treat your mother's illness, but you are afraid of Suo's life." You're afraid, Li isn't afraid! Today, I have to go to the Suo's Mansion! Li Yanzhao looked stubborn and pulled Dou Tonglai: "How to go to the Suo's mansion?" If you want your mother to be well, lead the way honestly and lead me to invite Langzhong. If you think your mother's illness can afford to delay, you insist on not letting me go, you can choose for yourself. ”

When Dou Tong heard this, he had no choice but to lead the way in front and lead Li Yanzhao on the road south of the city. On both sides of the road are deep mansion compounds. Every house is a vermilion lacquer gate, and there are stone lions and other things in the town house at the door, but they are all magnificent.

However, although the south of the city is magnificent, compared with the north of the city, it is undoubtedly a little less vibrant. It looks lifeless, although the stone lions at the door of each house are mighty and magnificent, but they are all dead things, and their fierce and vicious faces make this deep mansion and courtyard densely packed in the south of the city show a terrible scene.

Li Yanzhao didn't like this atmosphere very much. Even in his previous life, he stayed away from the so-called Regal Paradise and other villa complexes. Perhaps it was because of the natural hatred of the rich among the common people, and he always felt that those high-end buildings were lifeless, and he didn't like it in his heart.

Dou Tong led Li Yanzhao through this deep mansion compound, and soon stopped in front of a tall vermilion lacquer gate and said to Li Yanzhao: "Hundred people, it's here." ”

Li Yanzhao looked at the vermilion lacquer gate in front of him, and couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive in his heart. How can such a large family afford to look down on their two middle- and lower-ranking officers and non-commissioned officers in the army, and it is undoubtedly a sure reality to eat a closed-door soup. However, Li Yanzhao had already boasted about Haikou in front of Dou Tong, and there was no reason to retreat at this time. He stubbornly stepped forward and knocked on the vermilion lacquer door.

Li Yanzhao knocked lightly a few times, waited for a long time, but no one answered the door, he couldn't help but feel nameless in his heart, and knocked a few more times, and only then did he remember to shout in the door: "Who?" ”

Li Yanzhao didn't answer, but continued to knock on the door knocker again, and soon, the vermilion lacquer door slowly opened a crack, revealing the face of an old servant with a look of anger.

The old servant couldn't help but be stunned when he saw two soldiers in armor standing outside the door, and then asked sharply, "Why are you two coming?" The old man was busy, and ordered not to see the guests. ”

Li Yanzhao saw the angry old servant, so he had to smile, and then reached into his arms and took out a handful of copper coins, stuffed them into the old servant's hand, hugged his fists and said: "We are subordinates of the prince, the monarch of the mansion is slightly ill today, and asked me to go to invite Langzhong, and I will go to the medical hall, but I heard that Langzhong is in the Suo Mansion at this time, so I have to come to ask for it. ”

When the old servant heard that it was Taishou's subordinate who came to invite Langzhong, who was in the mansion at this time, he didn't dare to slack off, and accepted other people's money, so his attitude naturally became courteous, and he said: "I'll go and inform the master, and the two of you will stay here for a while." With that, he turned back and went to the inner hall. He didn't even dare to close the door. Li Yanzhao looked through a small crack in the door opened by the old servant, but sure enough, he saw the blue bricks and green tiles inside, and the lights were colorful, and he was very luxurious.

When Dou Tong heard that Li Yanzhao pretended to be a subordinate of Taishou to invite Langzhong, he was already so frightened that his soul was not possessed. At this moment, he was already looking at Li Yanzhao in horror and trembling, and said, "Is it really okay for a hundred people to act like this?" ”

Li Yanzhao hugged his arms around his chest, and said in his chest: "These wealthy families are also soft-footed shrimps who bully the soft and are afraid of the hard. If we don't use our names, this old janitor will ignore us categorically. Where will they go in and report it? In this way, I don't know how long I will have to wait here, and your mother's current condition will be dangerous if it is delayed a little longer. Today, since I have taken leave from a thousand governors, I have come with you to settle the matter, and to heal your mother's illness, so that you may not have any other thoughts. ”

When Dou Tong heard this, he was moved, but he was also ashamed. He lowered his head and said: "Hundreds of people are long and righteous, and Dou Tong will always be remembered in his heart." He didn't dare to ask about himself again, at this time he only wanted to heal his mother, so that he was punished according to the law, and he had to accept his fate with peace of mind.

"Is there a place to rent a carriage in the city?" Li Yanzhao looked at Dou Tong outside the spirit object and suddenly asked.

Dou Tong heard Li Yanzhao's words, thought carefully for a moment, and hurriedly replied: "The post house in the city can rent a carriage for fifty yuan at a time. ”

"You go to the post house and rent a carriage." Li Yanzhao took out the money bag from his arms, counted fifty dollars and gave it to Dou Tong. And said: "Go quickly, go back quickly." ”

Dou Tong heard the words and took the order away. Li Yanzhao looked at the back of Dou Tong leaving, and waited in front of the vermilion lacquer gate. After waiting for about two quarters of an hour, the old servant who opened the door at first came out with a middle-aged man with a long beard and robe. Seeing this, Li Yanzhao hurriedly clenched his fists and bowed, and said, "Lang Zhong, please wait a while, the prince of the mansion ordered me to wait for Lang Zhong to go to the mansion." The carriage will arrive later. ”

Hearing this, Lang Zhong nodded. Seeing this, the old servant guarding the door of Suofu also said goodbye to Lang Zhong, and then returned to the mansion and closed the door.

Li Yanzhao and Lang Zhong waited outside for a stick of incense or so, and then saw a carriage coming on the side of the street, with the sign of a post house on the body. Dou Tong, who was sitting on the side of the coachman, jumped out of the car, walked in front of the two of them, and arched his hand: "A hundred people are long, and the carriage and horses have arrived." He turned to Lang Zhong and said, "Wang Langzhong, please get in the car." ”

Lang Zhong glanced at the carriage, stroked his beard and said lightly: "Didn't you say that you want to go to the county government, why is it actually the carriage of the post house?" ”

Li Yanzhao smiled and arched his hand: "Wang Langzhong doesn't have to worry too much, today the family of the prince of the mansion went out of the city, and the carriage in the mansion is already for their use, so I will go to the post office to transfer a carriage, and Wang Langzhong will get on the car." ”

Wang Langzhong nodded when he heard this, and then went with the two of them and climbed into the carriage. Li Yanzhao and Dou Tong stepped forward to sit on the left and right of the coachman, and then Dou Tong lowered his voice and said to the coachman: "North of the city, Junhu Lane." ”

Junhu Lane was not originally called Junhu Lane, but later because it became a military household settlement, the residents of the city gave it another name. However, over time, everyone forgot the original name of the lane, and called it "Junhu Lane".

The coachman raised his whip, and with a shout of "drive", the horse spread its hooves and headed north along the street. After reaching the bustling part of the city, the coachman began to carefully steer the carriage and avoid pedestrians on the road.

The car had been walking for about a moment, but it was already close to the north of the city. Suddenly there was an exclamation from the carriage: "Hey, why did you come here?" Then came a woke cry: "Coachman, stop!" ”

When the coachman heard this, he was about to hold the reins of the horse, but he saw Li Yanzhao waving his hand at him again and again, and then took out more than a dozen coins from the money bag and stuffed them into the coachman's hand. When the coachman saw the copper coin in his hand, he immediately understood, and said to the carriage behind him: "Don't worry, the guest officer, it's coming soon, it's coming soon." ”

Wang Langzhong, who was in the carriage, heard this, but felt more and more confused. The order to stop the car did not have the effect it should have, and it made him even more uneasy.