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Chapter 407: Return to Luoyang

Luoyang West Gate, today is already Chinese New Year's Eve, the city gate that used to be noisy is already a door can fall, except for a few soldiers hiding in the door hole to borrow a brazier to keep warm, there is no longer a figure, the weather that has been watching for a few days suddenly changed its face again today, the fluttering snowflakes have been falling all day, it is almost evening, although the snow has stopped, but the north wind is like a burst, cutting people's exposed muscles like a knife. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

As the night grew darker, torches were lit in the cave of the city gate, swaying in the wind, and the wind passed through the hole of the city gate, making a whining sound. Although the soldiers tried to get as close to the brazier as possible, they still did not stomp their feet and rub their hands, and the spears were leaning against the base of the wall.

A lieutenant walked over: "Brothers, it's time, close the door, close the door, the wine and food have been prepared in the gatehouse, and we are also celebrating the New Year." ”

The soldiers cheered, they had been looking forward to this greeting for a long time, and they had long been too cold to stand in this doorway, and there were warm braziers, steaming dishes, and hot wine in the gatehouse, and everyone was already looking forward to it.

"Close the door, close the door!" Shouting in a hurry, several soldiers pushed the heavy gates together, ready to close the gates, and end the day's errand.

The door was just halfway closed, but there was a sharp sound of horses' hooves in the distance, and there was a faint shout, and the lieutenant listened attentively, "Wait, it seems that a horse is coming." ”

The soldier said dissatisfiedly: "Sir, when it's time, who told them not to come earlier, close the city gate, and let them eat outside for a night in the snow!" As he spoke, he pushed another gate.

The lieutenant waved his hand, "Wait a minute, it's not easy for the New Year, who doesn't have a hurry, let's just wait for a while, the city gate is really closed, these people will have to wait for a night, they have come over all day, care about this little while!" ”

The soldiers paused, "That is, you have a good heart, sir, change the commander, so you ignore them!" ”

The sound of horses' hooves became clearer and clearer, "Brother Bing, wait a minute!" The voice also came clearly, and before long, a two-horse cart appeared in everyone's field of vision, galloping all the way, to the gate of the city, the man who drove the horse tightened his hand, the whip was raised, and the whip snapped, and the front hooves of the two horses pulling the cart kicked straight, and drew a long mark in the snow, and stopped at the gate of the city.

"Good horsemanship!" The lieutenant blurted out. "Good horses!"

The man who drove the horse arched his hand, "Thank you chiefs for your convenience, if it weren't for meeting a few of your kind chiefs, a villain would be spending the New Year outside the city today." ”

The lieutenant smiled slightly, "It's convenient to defecate with others!" However, this man, according to the rules and regulations, has to be inspected when he enters the city. Who else is in your carriage? "In fact, the captain saw that this man's equestrian skills were wonderful, such a skill was actually just a charioteer, and he was a little suspicious, and the two horses pulling the cart were abnormal, better than the war horses he was riding, and it was too extravagant to use such a horse as a sword.

"This?" The man hesitated for a moment, "Sir, don't hide it, it's my young lady and lady sitting in this car, this is really a little inconvenient!" ”

The captain smiled and said: "It is already the captain's intention to let you enter the city, but this entry into the city has to be checked, but the rules and regulations set by the above, the man should not make it difficult for me." ”

There seemed to be a shout in the carriage, and the man who was driving the carriage hurried over, but saw that the carriage door opened a crack, and handed out something from it, by the light of the fire, the captain hurriedly glanced at it, and a beautiful side face flashed by, and the man smiled and handed a sign in his hand to the captain, and said, "Sir, if you have this thing, can you not use the car door?" ”

The captain took it and glanced at it, his face couldn't help but change, but he returned the sign to the man with both hands, "The water washed the Dragon King Temple, the family doesn't know the family, it's a crime, please!" ”

The man handed the sign back in from the car door, but took a few more things, and said: "My young lady said that I delayed the time of several chiefs, this is a little meaning, not respect, please don't shirk." ”

The captain smiled slightly, and didn't shirk it, and took it: "The elder gives, don't dare to resign, thank you, Miss!" ”

Seeing the carriage go away, a soldier came over curiously and said, "Captain, is this the noble person of that family again?" ”

The lieutenant smiled and threw away the things in his hand, but it was a few ingots of silver that were full of color, "Zhang San, you hurry up and go to the rich and noble residence in the city, get a table of good wine and food, and we can enjoy it today." ”

"Okay!" Zhang San excitedly took a large ingot of silver, "Aha, sir, you are still very good, just wait for this short time, and get a table of wine and food for the brothers." ”

"It's convenient to be with others, it's convenient for yourself!" The lieutenant laughed.

The soldiers were waiting to close the gate, and there was a sharp sound of horses' hooves outside, and when the soldiers turned back, two horses had swept across the city gate like a gust of wind. Immediately, the passengers did not slow down at all, and swept into the city at a gallop, but the two things flew straight to the captain, the captain was furious and reached out to catch it, and opened it to see, but he was stunned, and what he held in his hand was actually two large ingots of gold, looking at the yellow gold, the soldiers were also stunned, "What's the matter today?" ”

The captain grinned, shrugged his shoulders, and shouted: "Zhang San, Zhang San, let's not eat rich and noble houses, you take another ingot of silver, today is a Chinese New Year's Eve, we want to eat Ding Shengyuan's banquet!" ”

The carriage rolled through two deep ruts in the snow, walked through the streets and alleys, and finally stopped in an alley, and the man jumped out of the carriage, and knocked vigorously on a four-open gate, and the door opened a small crack, and the door said impatiently: "Who, what is the matter so late?" ”

The man smiled: "Brother, please go back to Ding, her niece in Bingzhou is here." ”

The door was opened suddenly, and Menzi walked out with a look of surprise, "It turned out that Miss Ding was here, oops, the staff had already ordered, but I didn't expect to arrive so late, we all thought that we couldn't enter the city today, and the staff was worried!" Hurry up, please come in, Ding Xiao, what are you still doing, why don't you go back to the staff quickly, just say that the young lady who has been thinking about outside the staff has arrived! ”

The man smiled and took a small pestle from the wheel and put it next to the car, "Miss, it's here!" ”

The door opened, and a woman dressed as a maid jumped out of the carriage, turned around, and carefully helped a woman tightly wrapped in a fox fur to step out of the carriage. The man welcomed the two women into the gate, but the man who drove the car led the horse to the side door.

A few steps after entering the gate, Ding Yuanwai had already hurried out to greet him.

"Uncle!" The woman in the fox fur screamed crisply, and blessed Ding Yuanwai. The girl on the side also bent down and said, "I've seen the old man!" ”

Ding Yuanwai seemed to be stunned for a moment, and then laughed and said: "Okay, good, it's good to come, I'm worried, hurry up and go into the room, the room is warm, the weather is cold today, don't freeze!" ”

"Ding Da, take care of Miss's horse carefully, but you have to feed and drink Zuluo!" Ding Yuanwai commanded loudly.

"Yes, sir, don't worry!"

Walking into the warm and coaxing hall, as soon as the door closed, Ding Yuanwai immediately restrained his smile, bowed to the fox fur woman and said: "Director, his subordinate is Ding Yuan, the captain of Zhenwu under the command of General Hu Yong of the Luoyang Branch, who is responsible for investigating the infiltration of the department in the Luoyang business community. ”

Zhong Jing helped Qingfeng take off the fox fur, Qingfeng walked straight to the brazier, stretched out his frozen hand to the brazier to warm up, and nodded, "Well, Ding Yuan, I know you, what about Hu Yong?" When to come? ”

Ding Yuan said: "Today is Chinese New Year's Eve, General Hu Yong has a large group of people, he needs to send those people to come over, maybe a little later, General Hu Yong asked me to apologize to the director." ”

Qingfeng smiled: "He did the right thing, and apologize to me." Well, he's not here, you can tell me about the situation in Luoyang first! ”

"Yes, Director, but the Director has worked hard all the way, I have prepared some wine and food, and the Director will drink some wine to warm up and listen to my explanation!" Ding Yuandao.

"That's fine!" Qingfeng nodded.

It wasn't until almost midnight that Hu Yong arrived at Ding Yuan, his face flushed, he knew that he had drunk a lot of wine, and when he saw the breeze, he confessed repeatedly. "Director, please forgive the last general for the crime of disrespect, it is really a large number of fox friends there at the last general, this is a Chinese New Year's Eve, you have to pour me wine, you know, these people really can't afford to offend, usually use them more places!"

Qingfeng didn't think it was wrong, "I don't care how much you drink or what friends you make, as long as you don't miss something, Hu Yong, just now Ding Yuan told me about your network in Luoyang, overall, I am still quite satisfied, you have to increase your efforts to control the underground forces in Luoyang." ”

"Yes, Director, I have been working hard to do this, and now it can be said that half of the underground forces in Luoyang City are in my hands, and what the government can't do, I will solve it with my hand."

Qingfeng flattened his mouth slightly, but did not refute, "You arrange, I want to see An Guogong as soon as possible!" ”

Hu Yong said with a little embarrassment: "Director, the Anguo Mansion is now being watched tightly by Xiao Haoran's house, and the slightest disturbance will be noticed, and it is a little difficult to enter without knowing it." ”

"That's why I just came here during the Chinese New Year, these days will always be a little more relaxed than usual, you try your best to arrange for me to enter the Guogong Mansion in these days." The breeze is unmistakably authentic.

"In addition, you mobilized your sprawling subordinates to check for me if these people have arrived in Luoyang?" Qingfeng nodded at Zhong Jing, and Zhong Jing immediately took out a few pieces of paper from his arms, but there were portraits of several people on the paper.

"This, this is not ....." Hu Yong exclaimed.

"I always think that these guys have also come to Luoyang, go and take a good look, but definitely don't alarm them!" Qingfeng said: "Also, contact Xie Ke to see if he can find a chance to meet with me, if the opportunity is not good, don't force it." ”