Chapter 145: Behind the Glitz
Chapter 145 [Behind the Glitz]
Seeing Su Meng'er's puffed appearance, he didn't even look at him, and Ao Bai knew something bad. Provide the latest hand-to-hand play in this chapter
"That...... Meng'er, I was wrong, you can change your clothes back in a while. Can you say a word? ”
Su Meng'er grinned and muttered: "What do you say about keeping a low profile after entering the city, what is the low profile here?" You obviously deliberately looked at my jokes. ”
"You're not funny, but you're pretty in this." Ao Bai saw that she was tough, so he had to make a trick and said lightly: "You've seen me take a bath, I think it's okay for you to change your clothes?" ”
At the mention of taking a bath, Su Meng'er's momentum suddenly collapsed by half. She is still too conservative in her thinking, these days women are generally responsible for the other party when they are looked down, what should I do if a man is looked down on? Su Meng'er knew that she didn't have to be responsible, but she also felt that she was at a loss. And when she thought of the scene that night, her heart beat faster, and although the light was dim, she could still see it clearly......
Qing King Zhu Zhuohong, who was nearly forty years old, greeted him, he looked like a lewd uncle who was overly drunk, and there was only Su Meng'er in his eyes, and said with a smile: "Lord Huang, look up for a long time." ”
Lao Tzu is here, you old rascal, you can't look at it? Ao Bai really wanted to turn his head over, and Shi Li said: "The prince has won the award." ”
He first introduced several masters of Shaolin, and finally looked at Su Meng'er and said: "This is the Vermilion Bird of the Four Elephants in Brocade, Miss Su, her identity is secret, she is the strongest person in the Jinyi Guard, and her specialty is assassination." This time I came to protect my safety, and I hope the prince doesn't say it. ”
"Miss Su is Jinyiwei? Assassinate? Zhu Zhuohong was stunned for a moment, and Yin's unmoving gaze suddenly converged.
Su Meng'er said expressionlessly: "I've seen the prince, Lord Huang's safety is the responsibility of the lower officials, because of the attack on Jin Shang, Lord Huang has also offended a lot of people, and there are killers who have assassinated him before, there is a possibility of coming here with him, but I will deal with it." ”
The two had a tacit understanding, Zhu Zhuohong swallowed and spitted, not daring to think about Su Meng'er anymore. He had heard something about the night banquet in the capital, and it was said that a woman had killed the two masters of the eunuch party, and it was estimated that she was the one in front of her.
Zhu Zhuohong smiled and said, "Lord Huang, you are young and promising." Come, this king will show you the palace. ”
Just look at the town, Ao Bai has felt extraordinary, the river canal is a network, the lake and the wetland are all over, the city is in the lake, the lake is in the city, forming a unique plug scenery. ~~ . (UC e-book)~~
King Qing's Mansion is extravagant, like a city of gardens. Just looking at the door, it is many times stronger than the Xinwang Mansion where Zhu Youzhen lived. The name of the garden in the house is called "Yi Paradise", a small garden is built in the big garden again, called "Kang Garden", the hotel is also built in the garden, there is a green building in the museum, invite guests for Qing Wang Yan, climb high and look far away, meet friends and write poems and chant places. The pavilions and pavilions in the park are readily available, rich and gorgeous, and there are all kinds of rockery fish ponds, elegant and exquisite.
Ao Bai smiled and said: "Lord, your palace is unique, too magnificent, it turns out that there is such a good place in the border town, what if I want to live here for a few days and don't want to leave?" I thought that the emperor had arranged a drudgery for me, but it turned out to be a beautiful thing, hahaha, other families must not be able to compare with here, right? ”
The eunuch beside Zhu Zhuohong smiled and said: "The official office and the mansion of the military generals also have gardens, how can the rich businessmen and the people who are degraded compare with the palace?" ”
Su Meng'er sighed in her heart, what did she say for a long time, King Qing and his servants didn't know Aobai's character at all, and they were afraid that they would be directly blacklisted and ready to be killed.
Ao Bai laughed, chatted with Zhu Zhuohong very speculatively on the surface, the words of praise were endless, and the inspiration was like a urine collapse...... What he thought to himself was, if this house is copied, how much money will it have to be copied?
**It is a sin, and showing off in a place of arrears** is an unforgivable sin.
Originally, Su Meng'er was wearing a red dress, and he felt that it would make those poor officers and soldiers look uncomfortable. What would they think of such a luxurious mansion in the city? What does this prince want to prove? Are you of noble birth?
Ao Bai knew that the officials in the capital liked to talk about pomp, arrogance, spending lavishly, and extravagance, but he didn't expect that the place was the same.
After eating in the palace, Ao Bai proposed to go shopping. Zhu Zhuohong asked, "Lord Huang, I'll send someone to you as a guide, where do you want to play?" ”
Ao Bai smiled: "As long as one person leads the way, it is enough, you masters have worked hard for a few days, take a rest in the house first, I want to go out and have a look alone." ”
Su Meng'er stood up and said, "I'll go too." ”
When he went out, Ao saw that Su Meng'er was still dressed in gray, and said with a smile: "Aren't you changing your clothes?" ”
"No, I don't want the prince to think that I am the same kind of person as her." Su Meng'er smiled and said, "I like what you said when you introduced me." ”
"I like you too...... Be my bodyguard. Ao Bai said deliberately.
Su Meng'er gave him a blank look and did not refute.
The chain crossbow was handed over to several Shaolin monks for safekeeping, Ao Bai only brought a waist knife out of the house, and Su Meng'er was also dressed lightly. The person in charge of being the guide was a family member in the palace named Li Lin.
This person has a flamboyant tongue and a ghostly appearance. He led the three horses and said with a hippie smile: "Where do you want to see the two adults?" ”
Ao Bai turned over and got on the horse and said, "Call us sons and misses." I want to go and see where the soldiers live here. ”
Li Lin smiled: "There's nothing to see there?" ”
Ao Bai said: "You just have to lead the way." After saying that, he threw the ingot of silver to him, and Li Lin happily tucked it into his arms.
The officers and soldiers lived in the north of the city, and the further north they went, the more dilapidated the houses became, and the city was literally two worlds. The adobe houses are all made of loess and are covered with thatch, and the broken doors and windows are almost all cracked.
Su Meng'er sighed and said, "I now understand why you didn't let me wear red clothes." ”
Maybe they had never seen such a beautiful person as Su Meng'er, some people saw them riding over, and the adults led the children to look curiously beside them. Their faces were black and oily, as if they had been stained with some kind of oil and ash, and they could never be washed clean. The clothes on my body were dirty, and my clothes were in tatters, and I don't know how long I hadn't washed them.
As they walked, they suddenly saw a woman beating a little boy with a stick, and Ao Bai jumped off the horse and stopped, "This eldest sister, if you beat the child like this, something will happen." ”
When the woman saw Aobai's appearance, she hurriedly put down her stick and said, "My lord, you are ......."
"I was passing by, why did you hit him?"
The woman said, "This kid is naughty, he went out to play and broke his pants, he is just such a pair of pants, how many times have I told him...... Alas. ”
Ao Bai saw that there was indeed a big hole in the child's pants, and a lot of tears and snot flowed from the beating. Ao Bai walked over, squatted down, and said to the child: "In the future, you must listen to your mother, don't be naughty anymore, when you grow up, you will understand the difficulties of your parents." Reach out. ”
The boy wept and stretched out his hand, and Ao Bai put a tael of silver in his hand. When the child looked at it, his eyes lit up. Ao Bai said to the woman again: "Don't beat the child, it's okay to be poor, but you can't be unambitious, educate him well, and you may not be able to change this life in the future." ”
His accent was different from that of the people here, and he didn't care if the other party could understand it, so he turned over and got on his horse and went on.
Li Lin smiled bitterly and said, "My lord, do you want to go further?" ”
Ao Bai said: "Take me to the place where the garrison is, I want to talk to the soldiers here." ”
Li Lin frowned and said, "They are outside the city, and it takes four hours to go back and forth, and I am afraid that they will not be able to come back before dark." ”
"So far? Then go back to the feast first, and talk about it tomorrow. Ao Bai smiled and turned the horse's head. Just looking at the situation of the suburban residents, he already understood in his heart. These may be the families of officers and soldiers, and the poor can't even wear pants. As long as King Qing comes up with a little money, I'm afraid that the people of this city will be able to live well, right? The gap between rich and poor is staggering.
At the time of the dinner, the big families in the city were basically invited, Ao Bai was the commander of the Jinyi Guard, the emperor's personal soldiers, and the title of Taifu, no one dared to thin his face. One by one, they came up to toast. Compared with the poor, these people eat fat heads and big ears. Talking is inseparable from flattery. The military generals of Wenchen also said in an official tone one by one, saying that it was not easy to suppress this group of mobs, and hoped that Ao Bai could report to the emperor as soon as possible and send food and wages.
I don't know how much you will deduct from the salaries of the soldiers sent here, and you don't look like you are short of money. Ao Bai deliberately said to Qin Fei, the chief soldier of Ningxia Town: "Lord Qin, I see that your ability is not bad, it is not easy to stay here and manage these soldiers and prevent them from making trouble, right?" Do you want me to go back and mention a few words to the emperor and change you to another place? I just looked at the situation in the suburbs, and it seems that there is no future. ”
Qin Fei said with a smile: "Thank you for your kindness, I have been working here for a few years, and I have some feelings with my subordinates, and it is not good to transfer away." I'd better stay. ”
Ao Bai has checked the monthly salary of the general soldier here, and the few on the surface are pitiful, and they don't want to leave if they have feelings? Surely there is still oil and water to be fished here, right? If the people are not drained, this group will not stop. "Since Lord Qin likes this place, this official doesn't have much to do, everyone drinks, and I'm glad that there is such good food and wine in the border town."
He originally wanted to go to the army to see if there were any talents, maybe kill the general soldier and promote one person to come up. It doesn't seem like it works now, and I won't be able to understand the network here anytime soon. The relationship between the officials and King Qing is also very good, King Qing is the emperor's uncle, even if he has no official position, his influence cannot be underestimated. If you rashly kill his people, not only will you not get any benefits, but you will also expose yourself.
Maybe this trip is going to be in vain. Ao Bai thought depressedly, the emperor was far away, and these officials in the border towns were not interested in the capital. Here, they are the emperors. Da Ming wants to be a warlord, he is not the only one...
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