64. Acrobatic team

Wanchang firm in the northeast corner of the West City, covers an area of more than ten acres, shops, warehouses and the guys' rooms, are three-story brick and wood buildings, there are more than 100 houses.

Originally, Lu Laoliu had been sitting in the position of the big shopkeeper of Wanchang Firm, but as Lu Donglai's business became bigger and bigger, Lu Laoliu simply withdrew and became the housekeeper of Lu Mansion. In addition, among the old guys, he re-elected someone to be the shopkeeper of Wanchang and Sihai Firm, and was directly under the control of Lu Laoliu.

The Wanchang business is noisy, the lobby is dedicated to individual business, and the lobby is dedicated to receiving vendors from Chang'an and even from all over the world, doing wholesale business, these are of course all big customers.

When the big customers saw Lu Laoliu coming, they were all elated, and they hurriedly got up and hugged their fists to greet each other, saying some polite words such as being taken care of and wishing you prosperity. Every now and then, Lu Lao Liu would call his buddies loudly to bring out the new good tea and give everyone a taste.

Lu Lao Liu finished politely, waved his hand, called two guys, and followed him into the account room behind.

It is a common practice to call the account room, since he did not do the big shopkeeper, the furnishings have been changed, and it has been the living room of Lu Laoliu, and the shopkeeper of Wanchang and Sihai is usually summoned to meet some important guests, all of whom are here.

Yu Nuohai picked up a seat in the crowd and sat down, glancing at the edge of the account room from time to time.

At this time, he had already changed into civilian clothes, although his standard figure, compared to those big-bellied businessmen, did not look like a shop owner, the guy who served the tea and poured the water was not slacking off at all, and warmly greeted him to drink the freshly fried tea.

After all, Wanchang is a big business, even if you eat and drink here for nothing, the guys will still serve you like an uncle. This is the rule of Wanchang and Sihai business, and it is also the rule of Lu Donglai.

It didn't take long for the two guys who followed Lu Lao Liu into the house to come out. They went straight to the backyard, called for more than twenty men, and went out of the gate and dispersed.

Things are still expected by Yu Nuohai, and as long as he waits for these guys to come back, there will always be a piece of useful news.

I haven't slept well for two consecutive nights, Yu Nuohai put his hand on his cheek, and sat there in a daze and fell asleep.

"The big shopkeeper is good. ”

"The sixth master is going well. ”

"The sixth master is rich, the sixth master is rich. ”

"Thanks to the blessing of the sixth master, this year's trumpet business depends a lot on our boss Lu. ”

There was a burst of noise, and Yunuohai, who was in a dream, suddenly heard the sound of people getting up and greeting in a trance.

He struck a nerve and nearly fell under the table.

A group of people still refused to sit down, looking out the door with smiles on their faces. In the hall, Lu Lao Liu's figure was gone.

Yu Nuohai grabbed the tea bowl and took a sip, cleared his throat, cheered up, and chased out in three steps and two steps.

"What a mistake. ”

Yunuohai came out of the Wanchang business, looked left and right, people came and went, and the trace of Lu Laoliu had long disappeared. I couldn't help but curse secretly.

Fortunately, Lu Laoliu is also a figure in the West Market, and finally inquired from the guards at the West Market Gate, and Lu Lao Liu went out of the West Gate and went all the way to the west.

To the west of the West Market is Qunxian Fang, and to the west of Qunxian Square is Jinguang Gate. Yu Nuohai probed all the way out of Chang'an City.

Outside the Jinguang Gate, the crowd was noisy, and the camel caravan from the Western Regions lined up in two long lines with no end in sight, waiting for the official who guarded the gate to check the text and let them enter the city.

Yu Nuohai walked along the ranks of the caravan for a while, but he still didn't see the figure of Lu Laoliu, so he couldn't help clenching his fists and stomping his feet fiercely.

The commotion in the room gradually subsided.

"What? Remembering those sad things again?" was Lu Donglai's voice.

"Nope. Xue Yiliu replied weakly.

"You still want to lie to me? You only think of me when you think of those things, you think of coming to see me. Lu Donglai chased unrelentingly.

"You're not happy with me?"

"No, no, I didn't mean that, I was just worried about you. ”

"What do I have to worry about, I'm no longer the little girl I used to be when I didn't understand anything. ”

"Hey, that's what I said, but you've been in the palace for a long time, and it's the most dangerous place in the world, and I can't put my mind at ease. ”

Yu Nuohai listened quietly, could it be that the two of them had known each other since they were young? Or was it just that Xue Yiliu had told him some of the sad past of his early years? These two people are quite affectionate.

"You also have to be careful, now that the army is in chaos, are your camel teams and fleets all right?"

"Hey-" Lu Donglai turned over and sighed, "Now Persia and Dashi have been in war for many years, not to mention the Western Regions, without the protection of the big ** team, the loss of the camel team is very large, and it is not bad to have dozens of sea ships." ”

"Don't be afraid, even if you stop now, you won't be able to spend the few lifetimes you earned. ”

"Hahahaha, money is not for spending. ”

"Hehe, what are you not spending it for? You haven't squandered it all these years?"

"I love the feeling of being in the middle of the world. ”

"I don't understand your men's minds. ”

By the way, the last time you said that an enemy who killed your parents died, why are you still depressed?"

When Yu Nuohai heard this, his heart was shocked, and he finally had some information worth cheering up. Xue Yiliu's parents were actually killed, and this has never been talked about.

"That's just wishful thinking, in fact, the people who really killed my parents and people are already dead. ”

"Hey, after so many years, you only said that your parents were murdered by gangsters, and then asked you what was going on, and then you didn't say anything. ”

"There are things you don't want you to know, it's for your own good. ”

"Well, what's the matter with your visit this time?"

"The last time you introduced me to the acrobatic team, can you still find it?"

"What? The Queen wants to see acrobatics again? Aren't they in Vashe, where else can they go? ”

"I just couldn't find it, that's why I came to ask you. ”

"You came here in the middle of the night, but for a few men who ran the rivers and lakes, which handsome offspring did you fall in love with?"

Lu Donglai was jealous, but Xue Yiliu was not angry with him.

"Why do you have to eat this vinegar, it's just that I did something for me with them last time, and I never saw them again, and I searched all over the Goolan Tile House in Chang'an City, but I couldn't see any trace of them. ”

"Do you have something to find them again?"

"Sort of, if they find it, they will do it, if they can't find it-"

"What if you can't find it? It's a big deal to find another team of jugglers for you. ”

"If they can't find it, they won't be in this Chang'an City again. ”

Lu Donglai is such a shrewd character, hearing Xue Yiliu say this, he couldn't help but let out a "uh" and fell silent.

"If the army is in chaos, if it is inconvenient for you to send people, forget it. Xue Yiliu's tone was very natural, and there was no intention of complaining and blaming.

"Listen to what you mean, this group of people still find it better, let me try, after all, out of the palace, I know more about the things in Chang'an City than you. ”

"Don't you ask why?" Xue Yiliu asked with a charming smile.

"Is it necessary to ask?"

"You don't want to know what's going on?" she said, and the expression on her face showed that she was testing the other party.

"As I said, the palace is the most dangerous place in the world, and the secrets there don't know. Lu Donglai said with a smile, full of confidence in his words.

"You are always better than those careless prodigal rangers, those young people always like to ask questions, even how the people in the palace go to the thatched house, they have to ask. ”

"Hahahaha, hahahaha, I'm also curious about this," Lu Donglai laughed, turned over and pressed the delicate begonia flower under him, "Tell me, how did the people in the palace go to the thatched house?"

The wind outside the window was cold, and the wind above the tall buildings blew even colder.

Of course, Yu Nuohai knew the purpose of Li Fuguo asking him to spy on Xue Yiliu.

Empress Zhang framed the mother and son of King Jianning, and must have bribed people outside the palace to do it. Catching those people and handing them over to the king of Guangping can always resolve some of the kings of Guangping's jealousy of Li Fuguo.

In fact, he also hoped to facilitate this matter as soon as possible, so as to set up a logical ladder for the cooperation between King Guangping and Li Fuguo.

A group of acrobatic troupes used to do things for the queen? This is still quite suspicious, because there are dragons and crouching tigers hidden in those people, and maybe any of them who looks inconspicuous is a person with great skills.

In the Han Dynasty, they were known as a hundred arts, but all handicrafts, ventriloquism, animal taming, witchcraft, martial arts, machinery, shadow puppetry, puppet shows, etc., all included. After the Han Dynasty, from the Western Regions and even Tianzhu, Persia and other places, there were names such as illusion, beheading and regeneration, which were even more varied.

Thinking of this, Yu Nuohai felt a little comforted in his heart, maybe he could find the people he was looking for this time.

The two people in the house didn't say anything more, and when it was not dawn, Xue Yiliu got up to bathe and change clothes, and generously took the carriage of the Lu Mansion and drove towards the palace.

Lu Donglai told her that once he found those acrobats, he would bring them to Lu Mansion and inform her when the time came. She went with peace of mind.

Yu Nuohai decided to stare at Lu Donglai first, so he stayed.

When it was clear and the liquor shops and cart merchants along the street began to sell breakfast, a group of beggars, young and old, poured in and began to beg for food.

Yu Nuohai wrote a note and called an old man named Hanako, who sent him to the prosecutor's office.

On the one hand, he sent people to continue to monitor Xue Yiliu's every move, on the other hand, he sent people to Lu Mansion to pick him up, keeping an eye on everyone who came in and out of Lu Mansion, and another group of people went to inspect all the acrobatic teams in Chang'an City.

As a shrewd businessman, Lu Donglai certainly had his own intelligence network in Chang'an. If that acrobatic team really deliberately hid their whereabouts, he would undoubtedly use his own spies.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, the old housekeeper of the Lu Mansion, the old man who greeted Xue Yiliu last night, finally came out.

Yu Nuohai had dealt with Lu Donglai several times before, and knew that this housekeeper's name was Lu Jinshan, and the people in the West City called him Lu Lao Liu, who was very cautious and loyal.

Yu Nuohai thought about it in his heart, and then followed.

Lu Lao Liu came out of Lu Mansion and went south out of Liquanfang, opposite the boundary of the West Market, and it seemed that he was going to Wanchang Firm.