Chapter 59: A Trip to Xiangzhou (2)
There are several deserted villages in the vast field, and the bottom of the ditch on the side of the road is bare, and not even a leaf can be seen, which is very different from the countryside in Li Yu's impression. Although there was tension in the dark, the border between the two towns was still calm, but there were many fewer people coming and going. In this way, the carriage on the bumpy road is particularly conspicuous. If it were in modern times, the officials of the two places would definitely announce that everything was normal on both sides, and that the scarcity of personnel was just due to the cold weather. However, in fact, the two sides secretly deployed troops at the border, and the interrogation of people and others was much stricter.
So not long after the carriage entered the Wei Bo realm, it was stopped and investigated. When he heard that the big boss of the newly opened big cloth village in Xiangzhou was sitting in the carriage, the little officer who took the curtain and handed over the cloth bag weighed it and waved it away. Duan Wenchang in the carriage stared at Li Yu in surprise, as if he couldn't imagine that His Majesty the Emperor, who was high above, would actually do such a trick. The corners of Li Yu's mouth twitched, and he said:
"Don't you think there is no such thing under my rule?"
One sentence made a cold sweat break out on Duan Wenchang's back. Such a breezy and drizzly sentence from the emperor's mouth is actually very serious when carefully scrutinized, otherwise how to say that the companion is like a companion tiger? However, Li Yu did not continue, but closed his eyes and recuperated, and his mind was tumbling with Xi Shimei's words last night. If what Xi Shimei said is true, this trip to Xiangzhou will be in vain.
"Tian Xing is just afraid that he will no longer be able to look at things."
Xi Shimei said that news came from Xiangzhou, Tian Xing had a stroke again, this time the situation was much more serious than the last time, it was said that Tian Xing could still come out every few days to walk around, bask in the sun, and the old and young of the Tian family were smiling when they went out, but now, the gate of Tianfu was closed, and there was a heavy air suppressed in the house. Idlers are exempted, the four sons are already at home, and the family is also silent when they go out, unwilling to say more about Tian Xing's situation. And the military and political affairs of Xiangzhou have been taken over by people sent by Tian Ji'an. Judging from various circumstances, the relevant people of the Luzhou Jiedu Embassy unanimously agreed that Tian Xing had finished playing.
Perhaps due to the time difference, Li Yu has not seen the relevant information of the Grain Statistics Department, but this does not affect Li Yu's doubts about Xi Shimei's judgment, because Luzhou has never listed Tian Xing as the core figure of Wei Bo and studied it. However, Li Yu's heart is also cloudy, because in his space, Tian Xing has only had a stroke once, which is the fake stroke he knows, and this second time he is sure that he has not seen it in any historical materials, which means that Tian Xing's history has changed with the change of history, in history, Huaixi was not pacified so quickly and so early, Ziqing did not start fighting so quickly and so early, and it was Chengde's turn to be beaten in the past two years. The little butterfly named Li Yu, who could no longer feel the pulse of history, was silent.
"Show me all the Weibo information and analysis before Tian Xing's second stroke."
After reading it, Li Yu decided to stick to the original itinerary and go to Xiangzhou. Xi Shimei's persuasion was rejected by Li Yu. If he doesn't go, he is really unwilling. After instructing Xi Shimei what things to pay attention to, Li Yu left the Zhaoyi Jiedu Embassy with his attachés that night and returned to the big car shop where he was temporarily staying. Early the next morning, Li Yu took Duan Wenchang, Wu Ciyou, Li Xiaozhong and two other guards out of Luzhou and went straight to Xiangzhou.
The sun was shining, but the north wind was still cold, and Li Yu, who was sitting in the car, was in the same mood as this weather. There is nothing to do in the world, mediocre people disturb themselves, I can't imagine that it has only been a few years, and I want to take care of my body and cross back now, I am also beginning to worry about national affairs decently, Li Yu smiled self-deprecatingly, and decided to expel all the thoughts in his head, not thinking about anything, and shrunk into the big room to sleep well.
I did go to bed too late last night.
The jolting of the carriage did not affect Li Yu's sleep, and soon he fell asleep in the shaking, and the guards driving the car also slowed down in a familiar way. By the time Li Yu woke up, the carriage had already arrived at the city of Xiangzhou. Thanks to the fact that the more he entered Wei Bo's hinterland, the easier it was to walk, Li Yu was not woken up much, but he felt that he had only slept for a short time, and when he got out of the car, he realized that it would be dark for half an hour. After sleeping for so long, Li Yu didn't feel cold, but looking at the clothes that Duan Wenchang covered his body and the snot that kept dripping Li Yu understood. Relying on the silver money to open the way, this seems to be a bit of a carriage that has not been subjected to too many difficulties, and the entry into the city is also smooth, but Li Xiaozhong played a trick and said that he was passing through to Weizhou. As soon as he entered Xiangzhou City, Li Yu ordered the car to stop, found a mutton soup shop, and each person held a large bowl of the sea and drank it beautifully, and the drink was steaming. It's just that when a few people were still unsatisfied, the shopkeeper nodded and came over and said:
"A few masters, it's getting dark, the shop is about to close, a few masters, please settle accounts."
It's a tiny storefront, black inside and out, with only a cauldron emitting an incongruous aroma. The only thing Li Yu likes is this aroma, and Li Yu is extremely dissatisfied with the environment, hygiene and service attitude of the boss in the hall. However, the reason why Li Yu dared to eat it was because Li Yu believed that the chemical industry in the Tang Dynasty had not yet begun, so he would not be able to eat the yellow eel fed with birth control pills, the soy sauce stuffed with hair, and the stinky tofu with dung water spots (as for melamine, there was no case when Li Yu crossed over, so he had no impression. Li Yu believes that in this era, even if there are fierce characters like Sun Erniang in some places, the sweat medicine and the like are pure natural and pollution-free. Seeing that the boss urged them to leave, Li Yu was displeased, and took out the strength to go to the restaurant to eat and bargain before the crossing, and said:
"What's the point of your shop? It's not that I won't give you money, why don't you drive us away before you finish eating, if you don't make a reason, we won't give money. ”
Saying that, with a push of the dishes and chopsticks, there was still more than half a bowl of soup in it, and the shopkeeper was distressed and afraid that these customers who looked very tough would not give money or even smash the store again, and his mouth was just muttering:
"Iniquity, iniquity!"
I don't know if it's to say that Li Yu wasted the soup or what to say, but he still resigned, and he couldn't say anything. Wu Ciyou and Li Xiaozhong didn't care, so they took it up, and Li recited:
"These two friends of mine have bad tempers, and if you don't say it, I can't guarantee that they will be as restrained as I am."
The boss listened to such an artistic word, but the boss still heard the threat in his tone. The boss had no choice but to say:
"A few guest officials, listening to the accent, a few people like Youzhou, I don't know what the rules are there, our Tian Dashuai's rule is that the store has to be closed as soon as it gets dark, and no one is allowed on the street. If you are one point short, you will be hit on the street and beaten to the skin, or you will be caught in prison and punished for bankruptcy. ”
Then he lowered his voice and said:
"What's more, when my father was young, when Tian Dashuai first arrived in Weizhou, there were people who killed people on the street. On our street alone, there were half fewer merchants in those years. Staying like my family, this business is difficult to do! ”
He let out a long breath as he spoke, and there was obviously endless desolation in his voice. Li Yu and the others were also infected for a while. Perhaps remembering his escape experience, Li Xiaozhong asked in a daze:
"Uncle shopkeeper, can't you hide if you can't be provoked? Can't you move somewhere else? ”
The boss hurriedly shushed, stepped to the door of the store and looked at it twice, jumped back and said:
"This guest officer, don't dare to say it, he escaped and captured him and wanted to kill the whole family!"
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When paying the bill, Duan Wenchang took out an extra handful, Li Yu nodded, stood up and walked out, the shopkeeper saw that these people were planning to eat the overlord meal on the front foot, and gave more money on the back foot, and shouted "I can't do it". Li Yu, who had already walked to the door of the store, stopped, turned around and asked:
"Shopkeeper, this money must not be given to you for no reason. You'll have to answer my questions before I can give it to you. ”
The boss nodded and stood aside waiting for Li Yu to ask, Li Yu asked:
"Do you know how to get there?"
This Ruifu Silk Village is a point opened by the Grain Statistics Department in Weibo, Li Chen's plan is to settle here, and it is clear who the store is, and Li Yu asked this is clearly to send money to this boss. It seems that this Ruifubu Village is also full of fame, and the boss blurted out:
"Follow the south city wall to the front street and turn left - masters, what are you doing in Ruifubu Village?"
Li Yu replied casually:
"When I went to the cloth village, I naturally bought cloth."
The boss stomped his foot and said:
"My living ancestor, don't go, this Ruifubu Village just asked the yamen to seal it up, and all the people inside were arrested, and the goods were robbed cleanly."
A few people stopped, and Wu Ciyou asked:
"Uncle, my lord just wants to buy some silk ribbons to go to Weizhou to give gifts, we are from Youzhou, and this road is too far. On the way, I heard that this Ruifu Cloth Village is one of the largest cloth villages in the country, but how did it be sealed? ”
The boss lowered his voice again:
"It was said that it was an affair with the imperial court, and the people of the yamen are still guarding inside to arrest people."