Chapter 22: Entering the City (Fourth Shift)
This time, it was also a three-year period, if it wasn't for the letter from his grandfather, Zhuo Bufan would probably have returned to Beijing with Zhuo Yihang.
But what Zhuo Yihang didn't expect was that not long after he returned to Beijing to meet his father, he suddenly changed.
As soon as the accident occurred, Zhuo Yihang, who had nothing to do, immediately wrote to the Wudang faction, hoping that the Wudang faction could contact his eldest brother, Zhuo Bufan.
From childhood to adulthood, with such a big brother as Zhuo Bufan, Zhuo Yihang's heart has a trace of dependence on Zhuo Bufan unconsciously.
Suddenly, the first thing he thought of was his eldest brother.
"Maybe, if the eldest brother is here, he can solve it!"
So he didn't hesitate to contact Zhuo Bufan.
And when Zhuo Bufan rushed to the capital, Wang Zhaoxi also rushed to the capital in general.
For some reason, Geng Shaonan did not show contempt for Lian Nishang, nor did he show his identity as a bandit
From the Jade Rakshasa, Wang Zhaoxi got a letter from his father-in-law, the content of the letter was to let him go to Beijing to welcome his relatives, and he seemed to have something to discuss.
Meng Can is not only Wang Zhaoxi's father-in-law, but also a friend of eight worshippers, from the time when Wang Zhaoxi was not born, he was married by two adults and became an in-law.
After seeing the letter, Wang Zhaoxi did not dare to slack off, and immediately resigned to the Jade Rakshasa and headed for the capital.
Zhuo Bufan set off a lot later than Wang Zhaoxi, but Zhuo Bufan knew the urgency of the matter, and he didn't dare to delay for a moment along the way.
Day and night, Zhuo Bufan still rushed to the capital before Wang Zhaoxi.
Outside the west gate of the capital, there are three city gates. A large gate with two side doors arched on either side.
The gate standing in the middle is open. However, few pedestrians have walked through this place, and this place is generally only for the central government or the emperor's relatives to walk. Ordinary people can't approach at all, and there are forbidden guards guarding it.
Whether it is a walking merchant or a Ming common man entering the city, he can only enter and exit through the side doors on both sides, including the children of the eunuchs and the descendants of Lord Daming.
Unless they reach a certain status or inherit the Lords of their ancestors, and their status is not high enough or the title is not high, they cannot enter or exit through the gate.
Although the guards of the two side gates are not as strict as those at the gate, they are guarded by the forbidden army, but because this side gate is usually the main passage in and out, there is still a team of guards guarding the city.
That's a fat gap. In order to eat this mouthful of fat, I don't know how many people below fought for their heads and blood.
But this line of work is an incomparably test of eyesight and memory.
If you accidentally offend someone who can't afford to offend, the loss is small, and the family is ruined.
Wang Meng thinks that his eyes are top-notch in this city guard.
I've been doing it for ten years, and I've never recognized the wrong person or offended someone he can't afford to offend.
Because of his eyes, he was quite valued by his superiors, became the leader, and was often in charge of the city gate.
However, as long as you think that eighty percent of the income of each time is handed over to the boss. Wang Meng's heart is bleeding!
Wang Meng also knew that without the protection of his boss, he would not be able to get the current fat difference at all.
It was getting late, and it was almost time for the gates to be closed. Wang Meng began to calculate today's earnings in his heart.
"Today's income is average, only more than 100 taels will be collected, and I will have to hand over 80 taels to Captain Zhou in a while. I also have to pay attention to the brothers, and it is nearly ten taels of expenses. ”
The more I thought about Wang Meng, the more heartbroken I became. This is a knife to his heart!
"Damn, I'll have to deal with Tan San's shit day in a while. Isn't it just that there is a beautiful sister who climbed into the bed of the captain last week? Dare to blackmail me. Bah! Sooner or later, there will be retribution! Vampire zombies that can't die well! ”
Wang Meng's most heartache is the blackmail that may come from Tan San for a while.
Every time he meets Tan San, the income he really gets is more than half less, and the rest is 'borrowed' by Tan San.
There is also a special 'borrowing' but no return!
But he can't help but borrow, Wang Meng is still a little jealous of Tan San's threat, who calls someone to have a good sister.
Money is a trivial matter, and if even the city gate is lost, then there will really be nothing.
This is the profession he relies on to survive, and all his abilities are on it. Otherwise, he really can't do it.
Just when Wang Meng was bored and thinking about whether he should go to Chunxiangyuan to see Xiao Cuihong for a while, a horse and a person came from a distance.
The sun stretched the man's shadow long.
At this time, there were few people entering or leaving the city gate.
Therefore, seeing the sudden appearance of a guy who came on horseback and looked like he should have some oil and water, several city soldiers who were still a little sullen were all shocked and looked at the people.
However, the plot doesn't seem to go the way they thought.
The people are getting closer and closer, and they can see the appearance of the people clearly, which is very strange!
Horses are good horses, and people in the capital love horses, whether they are nobles or ordinary people.
Therefore, they can more or less distinguish between good and bad horses, although they can't see more specifically.
It's just that the horse seems to be very atrophied, and if it weren't for the external grandeur that can be seen one or two, they wouldn't think that this horse is a good horse that looks decadent compared to ordinary horses!
Looking at the man, he was also dusty, his blue-white clothes were almost the color of dust, his head was also full of dust, and his face was about to turn loess color.
Only a pair of eyes look bright, but it is difficult to hide the tiredness.
But the spine was straight, like a sword.
When the man came to the city gate, he had no intention of dismounting and stopping.
This made the guards a little unhappy, and after seeing that this man was not one of the people they remembered that they couldn't mess with, one of the soldiers stepped forward and stopped in front of the man.
"You"
As soon as the soldier spoke, he felt a sharp gaze like a sword fall on him, and he faintly felt a slight tingling.
Let him hold back the rest of his words, and he can't say it again.
The other people originally had the idea of watching the play at first, but the soldiers who had just rushed out were famous scoundrels and ruthless characters among them.
Zhuo Bufan looked at the soldier in front of him who suddenly stopped him, and just said lightly: "Get out of the way!" ”
It seemed like an invisible pressure that made the soldier involuntarily take a few steps back.
At this time, everyone saw that something was wrong, and other guys who were still going to watch the excitement surrounded Zhuo Bufan one after another, but no one dared to do it because of fear.
Wang Meng, who was resting on the side, only noticed the situation here at this time.
The city gate is so quiet now that even the slightest movement can be noticed, let alone such an obvious conflict. (To be continued......)