Chapter 1 Suzakumen Street

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Who am I? Where did it come from? Where to go?

In March Chang'an, the east of the city is rippling with ripples, the weeping willows on the side of the bridge have been budding, the injury is goodbye every year, the wind and snow on the Baqiao Bridge are still being staged, and the west of the city is full of Fengshui into the Wei River in the east, and the grass grows and warblers fly on the east and west banks of the Feng River, and you can vaguely feel the ancient charm of the Zhouqin Han Palace. Pen Γ— fun Γ— Pavilion www. biquge。 info south of the city meridian valley road, occupy the danger, the north of the city Longshou Mountain abruptly rises, the momentum is like the dragon's head, and the city in the Zhuque Gate Street, east and west wide 100 steps, with the drum of Chengtianmen and the drums of each street, Mingde Gate slowly opened, at this time the pedestrians who come and go to the road to do things are endless.

He walked down Suzakumon Street, exhausted, and still thinking about the above questions from time to time. As he was thinking as he walked north, he suddenly heard a commander with several halberd-wielding patrolmen shouting at him not far in front of him to stop, and he turned around and ran without thinking.

This patrol is the Left Waiting Guard, specializing in picketing people who commit night crimes during the night ban, and the commander in front is called Cui Li, who is the Chief of the Left Waiting Guard.

During the night ban, he wandered between Chongyi and Kaihuafang in the east of Zhuquemen Street, and it was this group of people who met him, it was night, the night was dark and the wind was high, and he saw them chasing him with weapons, how could he still think about how he came here, only to escape by the faint and cold moonlight.

The Left Guards were well aware of the situation in each place, and although he fled to a hidden and dark corner, he still couldn't escape the encirclement of the Left Guards, and he didn't seem to have the strength to run anymore.

He hid in a hidden corner, his eyes closed, his whole body trembling, his heart beating more rapidly as the left guard approached, as if they could hear each other's heartbeats around the silence and tension.

The left guard was pressing step by step, and his heart seemed to be about to jump to his throat, when Cui Li suddenly instructed the guards and ordered: "Quick, search over there, there is a voice there." ”

At the last moment, he evaded the search of the Left Guard, and his heart fell slowly like a heavy stone, and he was relieved and then collapsed, and curled up in a dark corner, probably because he was too tired, his eyelids were no longer obedient, and he soon fell asleep.

When he woke up, it was already dawn, the night ban had been lifted, and thinking that there would be no more patrols chasing him, he unconsciously walked to the wide Suzaku Gate Street.

He ignored the crowd on the street, turned his head and ran wildly south, and there was another person running with him, this person was a scholar who sold calligraphy and paintings on the street.

The Tang Dynasty implemented a strict system of separation between the fang and the market, and the trade of goods was all in the east and west markets of Chang'an, and it was strictly forbidden to buy and sell on the streets. There are many literati and merchants among the pedestrians on Zhuquemen Street, and it is best to trade in a mobile and hidden way, which will not be discovered under normal circumstances, and once found and caught, they will be severely punished according to Tang law.

The scholar who was selling calligraphy and paintings saw that some officers and soldiers were chasing after him, and he didn't care who was chasing, and he also ran south with calligraphy and paintings in his hands.

He ran south with the scholar who was selling calligraphy and paintings, and the guards on the left were chasing after him, and one was careless, and the scholar who was selling calligraphy and painting was knocked down by a long-haired man who was oncoming, and he was also tripped by the scholar.

He looked at the scholar who was selling calligraphy and paintings, wearing a light-colored and simple narrow-sleeved round-necked robe, with a belt around his waist, a black hat on his head, a handsome face, red lips and white teeth, and an elegant temperament, he couldn't help but take a look at it, and the scholar's eyelashes trembled slightly, and he picked up the calligraphy and paintings and ran south after just one glance.

The scholar who was selling calligraphy and painting got up and ran just two steps, as if he remembered what had fallen, hurriedly returned to the place where he had fallen just now, picked up the fallen jade pendant and ran away, and disappeared in the endless flow of people after a while.

Only then did he come back to his senses, looked back, and found that his pursuers were getting closer and closer to him, so he picked up the jade pendant he had dropped, got up and continued to run south.

He had not run more than a hundred and ten paces, when the oncoming convoy blocked his escape route, and just as he was about to go around, coupled with the shouts of the left guard who was pursuing him, a brown steed in front of the convoy was frightened, and his front legs jumped up and let out a long whistle, and the rider quickly tightened the reins, but still kicked the man in front of him to the ground, and fainted for a while.

At this time, Cui Li also chased after the left guards, and when Cui Li saw that the man on the horse had dismounted, he was squatting down and dragging his head with his hands, and called: "Little brother, wake up, wake up, wake up......"

Cui Li saw the man on horseback, stepped forward and saluted and said respectfully: "Cui Li has seen Feng Gongzi. ”

This person wearing a gorgeous brocade robe was the son of the late Duke of Mi Guo and the right servant of Shangshu -- Feng Deyi, who inherited his father's title of Duke Mi Guo at the age of 10. Cui Li used to be Feng Deyi's protΓ©gΓ©, worked under him for many years, and was also regarded as the elder of Feng Yandao, and the reason why Cui Li was promoted to the chief of the left guard was mainly because he made contributions to the recalcitrant and stubborn party members who quelled the rebellion during the Xuanwumen Change.

Feng Yandao saw Cui Li come forward and salute, so he replied to him: "Cui Changshi doesn't have to be polite, may I ask what crime this young man has committed, and I bother Cui Changshi to personally arrest him." ”

Cui Li replied respectfully: "Feng Gongzi, don't you know, there have been frequent robberies in the official palace in the capital recently, Changshi is responsible, and the night ban patrol has been strengthened, and this person is the one who committed the night, and the suspicion is the greatest, and he must be arrested and strictly examined." ”

"How could this young man be a thief if his body was so weak? At this time, the night ban has already been lifted, not to mention that he was kicked by my horse, how can I ignore it, and hope that Cui Changshi will let him go. ”

"But ......"

Feng Yandao interrupted Cui Li's words and said, "Today is the day of my engagement with the eldest princess of Huainan, and it's not good to delay the hour." That's a very polite remark.

Today is the engagement day of Feng Yandao and the eldest princess of Huainan, and the eldest princess of Huainan Li Chengxia is the twelfth daughter of Gaozu Li Yuan, and is the dearest favorite sister of Taizong Li Shimin.

Therefore, when Feng Yandao was still young, he was selected as the East Bed Horse by Gaozu Xiangzhong. It is now the fourteenth year of Zhenguan, and it has been five years since the death of Gaozu, so the marriage is in charge of the eldest princess's royal brother Li Shimin.

Feng Yandao was waiting for Cui Li's response, when a person staggered not far away.

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency...... Cui Fu ...... ......, your study ......"

This person is about half a hundred years old, wearing a wide round-necked robe, and he is also wearing a hood, and he seems to be the butler of Cui Li's mansion.

Cui Li saw that he was panting, so he hurriedly asked, "What's the matter, so flustered." ”

"My lord, at night...... Cui Fu was ...... I was robbed, and my wife sent me...... Tell the adults to hurry back. ”

"You just said that my study ...... What happened to my study? ”

"My lord, the calligraphy and paintings in your study have been stolen everywhere."

Cui Li was obviously a lot nervous when he heard this, so he said goodbye to Feng Yandao and hurriedly ran to Cui's mansion.

Feng Yandao saw that Cui Li had left, and immediately ordered someone to send him to the Feng Mansion who was still in a coma, and asked Haosheng to take care of him, and then immediately stepped on the horse and continued to drive towards the palace.

Zhuquemen Street divides Chang'an City into two parts from north to south, the east belongs to Wannian County, the west belongs to Chang'an County, there are fourteen north and south streets in the city, eleven east and west streets, the vertical intersection divides Chang'an City into one hundred and eight interconnected but relatively independent lanes, and the east and west cities each occupy two squares. There is a Xinghua Workshop in the west of Zhuquemen Street, there is a Qingming Canal in the south of the Fang, there is an empty view temple in the southwest corner of Xinghua Fang, and the east of the temple is a sealed house.

At this time, he was still unconscious lying on the bed, and Mrs. Feng also invited Lang Zhong, who only said that the injury outside the skin was not a big problem, and it would be fine soon after applying the medicine, but his body was weak, presumably caused by lack of rest, and he was indeed tired, and he slept for a day and a night.

The next morning, he woke up, pushed open the door, a warm ray of sunlight sprinkled on his cheeks, crossed the threshold, paced alone in the house, the moist and comfortable air accompanied by the fragrance of flowers and birds, he had never felt so relaxed, just as he stretched his head high, his chest still felt a slight pain, instinctively covered the injured part with his hand.

"Still a little painful?" Feng Yandao saw that he was staying alone in the pavilion, so he walked over.

"Well, you saved me, right?"

"It's not...... I'm sorry you were injured because of my horse......"

"I still have to thank you, otherwise I will fall into the hands of the pursuers, and I don't know what the consequences will be!"

"It's nothing, I just didn't embarrass you."

"Dare to ask why those people are chasing me?"

"Don't you know they're the Left Guard? They say that you have committed a night and that they will arrest you. ”

After Feng Yandao finished speaking, he motioned for him to sit down, and he also sat opposite him.

"Oh...... I don't know who they are, and I don't remember how I got lost in the night. ”

"Your name is Li Yinshu, when you are unconscious, you hold a jade pendant in your hand, and the words 'Li Yinshu' are engraved on the back of the jade pendant."

His eyebrows furrowed, he touched the back of his head with his hand and said, "I...... I don't remember. ”

"I don't remember my name, so do you remember where you are from and where you live?"

He shook his head, and continued: "Since you don't remember your name, little brother, and you don't remember the way home, you can live here for the time being, and when you remember it after a while, I will send someone to send you back, so that you can recover from your injuries." ”

As soon as Feng Yandao finished speaking, he was sitting opposite, his stomach rumbled, and he must have been hungry.

Feng Yandao saw him covering his stomach with his hands, and couldn't help but smile at him and said, "I must be hungry, breakfast should be ready, you can follow me to my mother first, and then we will have breakfast." ”

He looked at Feng Yan and thought, "This adult must be a big man, but he is so easy-going, sincere and friendly......"

"What are you thinking, thinking so much."

"Oh, nothing, I don't know what your name is."

"My name is Feng Yandao, just call me Brother Feng in the future."

"Okay, Brother Feng." He stood up in high spirits.

Feng Yan smiled, led him and asked Mrs. Feng to say goodbye.

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