(PS: Routine Ticket Request!) There will be a classification recommendation next week, and it will definitely break out then! Today, I will update a chapter first, and I ask for your support for new people and new books! In addition, I saw everyone's messages, and I replied to them one by one. As for the swearing, I'll delete them all! I won't explain it alone in the book! Thank you! ）

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On June 22, 990 in the Han Yuan calendar, the great heat was great. The weather is hot, and the steaming heat wave starts in the morning, and by noon, it is already feeling breathless. There was a void in front of me, as if the heat in the oil pot was rising in front of me.

Luoyang is the largest country in the world, and there is an endless stream of caravans, immigrants, porters, etc. arriving here from all over the world every day. Outside the city of Luoyang, one market after another has long been spontaneously formed, and the scale is happy, not even weaker than some commercial streets in the city. On the official road that extends from Luoyang City to four directions, there will be post stations, teahouses, and wine shops every three miles, which can always be discharged from a hundred miles away, which is definitely second to none among the big cities in the world!

However, as the farther away from the city, the houses are scarce, and the trees on both sides are gradually increasing. The official road built with lime mortar combined with rammed earth, glutinous rice juice and other materials extends on this land, connecting the entire Han Empire in series!

The official roads leading to all directions of the city were built on the basis of the straight roads of the Qin Dynasty. Qin Straight Road is no less than the Great Wall of Qin. During the period of the Holy Ancestor, a new road construction technology was invented, and the Qin Straight Road was renovated and extended to all corners of the country. From Luoyang to Chang'an, it used to take two days to speed up, but now, it only takes one day. Coupled with the needs of commercial development, the spontaneous formation of commercial markets on both sides of the road makes the night road extremely smooth. What used to take ten and a half days to complete now takes about five or six days.

It is precisely by relying on these official routes that the control of the center of the empire is extended to every corner of the vast territory.

However, today, under the pressure of this scorching heat wave, the official road of Luoyang, which was originally full of pedestrians, has become deserted. Most people will take refuge in wine shops and teahouses to avoid the heat first. Almost, find a nearby wooded place, lie in the grass, drink two sips of tea with you, but it is also leisurely.

But that's just what the vast majority of people do. There is such a rubbing of people, but it is different. On the official road with hot feet, there were more than a dozen city patrol officials wearing vermilion official uniforms, pushing two flatbed trucks and walking hard towards Luoyang City.

Passers-by all looked sideways.

"That official skin is not easy to wear! Look, on this hot day, they still have to work hard for the officials! The clothes have to be Zhou Zheng, otherwise it will be impeached by the imperial history of the procuratorate! An idler leaning under the pergola of the teahouse stared at him in a daze, and said lazily.

"Who's to say it isn't. Hey, what's they pushing in the car? An old man with a tea bowl next to him squatted over and took a sip of tea.

The idler straightened up, glanced at it, suddenly jumped up from the ground, and said while drilling into the teahouse: "Bah, what a bad luck, the corpse was transported at noon!" I don't know which unlucky one died near this left, it's really unlucky! ”

The teahouse junior came over to add water to the old man with a smile, and when he heard it, he smiled and said, "The guest officer only arrived today, right?" It's been two days since these corpses were found, and the city patrol department only transported them back to the city today, speaking of which those corpses are also strangely dead, maybe the officials are also afraid of corpses, so transport the corpses at noon, the yang is strong, and the ghosts and gods are not close! ”

The old man seemed to be interested, and leaned over and asked, "Strange death?" Anyway, if you have nothing to do, you can tell everyone about it carefully. As he spoke, he took out a copper coin from his bosom and handed it over.

The cousin glanced at the old man, a blue coarse cloth shirt, with a thin chest, and at first glance he knew that he was a coolie, and his skin was tanned by the sun. On his neck, he wore a cloth towel that had been soaked in sweat several times and was already a little yellowed, and the wrinkles on his face avoided his hair, looking at the old man with hard work.

The cousin didn't take the copper coin, smiled and added some tea to him, and said, "If the guest officer wants to hear it, I'll tell it and say, the money will be free...... Coincidentally, it was my brother who found these corpses, he took advantage of the morning cool to go into the forest to collect firewood the day before yesterday, but found a mopher on the slope of the sacrificial flag, and was thinking about going over to fight home to honor the old lady, but found that the shaved mole had dug a big pit in the soil, and there were these corpses in the pit, and there were as many as seven under the count! Where have we seen so many corpses at one time, my brother has always been honest, didn't he report to the official as soon as possible! As soon as the officials in the post station heard this, they sealed the place, and then the inspectors of the city patrol department came! ”

The old man seemed interested, and asked, "Who are the corpses?" But we're miserable haha? ”

The cousin Xiaoer smiled and said: "Guest officer, but you can rest assured, our Han is very safe, and the feet of the Son of Heaven in this Luoyang City are even more peaceful, and there are no strong people who cut the path...... My brother said that he couldn't tell who those people were, but the outfits were very strange, they were all dressed in black, and their faces were purple, and they knew that they had been poisoned and died. ”

"Oh? Are those people hurt? Can there be traces of others passing by when you first find it? ”

The cousin Xiao Er smiled and said, "Guest officer, you are really interesting, how to ask like those prosecutors!" When my brother saw the dead body, he was so frightened that he panicked, how could he remember it so clearly...... However, the night before yesterday, there were really people who went to the Flag Slope, and I remember clearly, it was late that day, and I was about to close, but two people rode fast horses past the door, and asked me for a bowl of water to drink! ”

The old man sneered and said, "Hehe, curious, anyway, I have nothing to do, so I will ask a few more words." Are those two strongmen? ”

The cousin didn't think much about it, and said casually: "Definitely not, they are an old man in an ink shirt and a man with triangular eyes, they went to the Sacrifice Flag Slope and returned in less than half an hour, and they didn't see any tools on their bodies, if they were strongmen, they wouldn't necessarily be able to bury so many corpses so quickly!" ”

The old man let out an "oh", and at this time, the idle man was already shouting in the teahouse: "Little Er, what are you talking about outside, hurry up and add water!" ”

"Okay, guest officer, wait a minute, come right away!" The cousin bowed to the old man and immediately entered the inner room of the teahouse.

The old man turned his head and saw that the inspectors of the city patrol had gone away, and nodded thoughtfully on his face. I drank the tea in the bowl in one gulp, put down a copper coin, and walked towards Luoyang City under the scorching sun!

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Kyoto, Yan family.

Yan Ruyue wore a narrow-sleeved tight-fitting deep coat suitable for traveling, embroidered with exquisite and elegant patterns, the robe was turned several times, and it was turned down until the buttocks were bent, and it opened like a horn opening, her body was slender and moderate, and her appearance was absolutely beautiful, she was simply a fairy in the dust!

The costumes of ancient Han women are far less cumbersome and cumbersome than in modern times, especially their faces do not have to touch those messy things, and the beauty of natural carving is actually more moving.

Fang Cheng was standing in front of her, also wearing the outfit of a long journey, and there was a package behind him, and said with some hesitation: "Sister Ruyue, have you really decided?" ”

Yan Ruyue's eyes blinked, and she nodded affirmatively: "Yes." I've decided! The only way to save Yuan is to take Huainan Hou or His Royal Highness Duke Hu back to Beijing as soon as possible, and there is no other way! Hui'er came back crying last night, and you didn't see it......"

"But, if I go, why do you want to leave Beijing in person? In case Ling Zun finds out, he thinks I kidnapped you! Fang Cheng was still a little relieved.

Yan Ruyue said with a smile: "You don't have three heads and six arms, you went to the south to pick up your father, can you still pick up His Royal Highness Duke Hu at the same time?!" ”

"However, you don't know where His Royal Highness Hu Gong's car has gone, can you find it if you go this way? Even if you find it, how can you inform His Royal Highness Duke Hu about this? ”

"Teng Yujun, don't underestimate the strength of our Yan family. Hu Gong was training troops in Yuyang, and he must take the waterway when he enters Beijing this time. Our Yan family has countless merchant ships, and there are many people who travel back and forth between the Bohai Sea and Luoyang every day. I have already asked clearly, five days ago, someone saw the official ship of His Royal Highness Hu Gong in Wen County. I take a boat to Mengjin and wade through the water, and I should be able to meet His Royal Highness Duke Hu at noon tomorrow at the latest, and when I ask Hui'er to come forward, I will definitely be able to get His Highness's summons!" ”

Fang Cheng saw that her plan had been decided, but he didn't say anything more. Since he learned that his two brothers had died in battle and that he had become the only son in the family, he understood what his father was doing at this time. Although he is already the indisputable prince of Huainan at this moment, his heart is not half happy, but full of sadness.

Yan Zhun invited him to the banquet last night, obviously wanting to marry Yan Ruyue to him, so as to hang up the relationship with Huainan Hou first. Fang Cheng's reputation has always been good, and now that he has become the prince, he is naturally a hundred times better than Shen Yun, the prince of the world. However, I didn't expect that Fang Zhun had just learned about it, so Yan Zhun didn't say much else for a while, whether the family was successful or not was another matter, if it made people think that Yan Zhun saw the wind and steered, forgot his righteousness when he saw profit, and saw his intention to make money, he temporarily hugged Buddha's feet...... It's not good--- even though that's what he meant in the first place!

Yan Ruyue didn't want to stay at home longer, so after eating this awkward "blind date banquet" with her parents, she rushed back to school with Fang Cheng. At the school gate, I saw Zhou Hui crying back. At that time, it was already late for Fang Cheng to stay with the two women anymore, so he went back to the dormitory first. When Yan Ruyue figured out the reason why Zhou Hui was crying, she decided to go to His Royal Highness Duke Hu--- she and James thought of a place. So she and Zhou Hui prepared separately and agreed to meet at the Yanjia Wharf by the canal.

When Yan Ruyue and Fang Cheng walked towards the school gate through the Imperial Plaza, they happened to meet James who rushed back from outside the school. Seeing their outfits, James was taken aback and asked, "Teng Yujun, Senior Sister Ruyue, where are you going?" ”

Yan Ruyue still had a good impression of this James, so she said it truthfully. When James heard this, he hesitated and said, "Senior sister, I went to see Yuan Rangjun yesterday, but I couldn't find you when I came back...... Yuan Rangjun asked me to tell you, don't ask His Royal Highness Duke Hu for help! ”

"Why?" Yan Ruyue was stunned.

James shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly: "I don't think he wants to make things more difficult to manage!" He didn't make it clear, that's how I understood it! ”

Fang Cheng thought about it, and combined with the news he got from Chen Le yesterday, he roughly understood what Shen Yun was worried about. So he frowned and said, "Sister Ruyue, I think it's better to do what Yuan Rangjun said!" Going to His Royal Highness Duke Hu now will only make him embarrassed. After all, His Royal Highness is a marshal, in charge of three first-class legions, and it is not appropriate to meddle in civil affairs...... The court is complicated, and it is by no means as simple as we imagined! ”

What Fang said was quite vague, but the meaning was very obvious.

Yan Ruyue is naturally a smart person who can understand everything, and when she heard this, she only frowned deeply, but the melancholy in her eyes was heartbreaking.

"Women are inherently hostile to sordid political struggles, but they are often unable to avoid them, and they fall victim to them."

Yan Ruyue suddenly remembered such a sentence in her mind, which was told to her by her mentor.

"Yes, Professor Shen!" Yan Ruyue suddenly shouted excitedly, "Teng Yujun, we can go to Professor Shen!" ”

James wrinkled his eyebrows suspiciously, "Professor Shen? But Linzi Marquis's wife, Shen Yun, is like Professor Shen? ”

"Yes, it's her!" Yan Ruyue was excited, "Do you remember, the day before the assassination of the Marquis of Bohai, Professor Shen also happened to move back to live, their house is opposite the Bohai Marquis Beppu, when I went, I also saw that there were people cleaning up and down the Linzi Marquis Beppu, if there was anything going on in the Du Mansion next door, their subordinates should have seen it, maybe they could help......"

Fang Cheng sighed: "Don't be stupid, Senior Sister Ruyue, they now suspect that Yuan Rangjun bought a murderous father, not that he personally participated. This will only be useful unless you find other assassins and let them say in person that they were not instructed by Yuan Rangjun! Otherwise, everything else is in vain! ”

At this time, I saw Zhou Hui, who was dressed in a moon-white travel suit, rushing over on a fast horse, and shouted at them excitedly: "Come with me, the City Patrol Division has found the body of the assassin!" ”