"Well, after entering the city, be careful not to reveal your identity." Zhao Ting admonished.

"Yes!"

It was still far from the city, and I saw that there were hibiscus trees on both sides of the road, all the way on, extending to the edge of the city. Around the city of Hibiscus, surrounded by hibiscus trees, stretching for miles.

And almost all varieties of hibiscus flowers are available.

At this time, it is the season of flowers, and thousands of trees and hibiscus are blooming.

White, yellow, red, pink, and even the rare drunken hibiscus are here.

On the branches, the delicate posture of the hibiscus flowers is extremely beautiful, and the ultimate spectacular beauty surrounds the hibiscus city.

Even Zhao Ting was stunned by this scene, and couldn't help but praise: "It's interesting, it's really forty miles of splendor, and this Furong City is worthy of its name." ”

"Meng Chang, the lord of Shu Kingdom, is unusually extravagant and hedonistic, and he loves Concubine Xu Hui. Concubine Hui liked hibiscus flowers very much, so Meng Chang ordered people to plant hibiscus all over the city and abroad. He Chong said.

"Concubine Xu Hui?" Zhao Ting remembered what Zhao Guangyi said, "But the woman who is known as Mrs. Blossom? ”

"Exactly! I heard that she not only likes Furong, but her appearance is also more charming than Furong, and she is the most beautiful woman in the world. He Chong said that all men talk about beauties are always unusually radiant.

Zhao Ting glanced at him, "You know a lot about these things." ”

He Chong hurriedly bowed his head, "My subordinates just listen to what others say." ”

"The king of a country abandons thousands of hectares of fertile land, removes the people who have lived for many years, and wastes money in order to plant useless flowers and trees to please his favorite concubine. Sure enough, the name of this faint king is not false. ”

"That Meng Chang even the night pot is inlaid with colorful jewelry, Xu Huifei is even more extravagant, it is said that the dresses are sewn with gold thread, change it several times a day, don't wear it once, and no one is allowed to touch it, it must be burned." He Chong couldn't help but talk about the little gossip that came in.

Zhao Ting couldn't help but laugh and said, "Some times you are still quite useful." ”

He Chonghan said with a smile: "Subordinates have always been very useful, otherwise why would His Highness like to take his subordinates!" ”

"The more Meng Chang is extravagant, the more beneficial it is to the Great Song Dynasty! Okay, let's go into town! Zhao Ting said and stepped forward.

I only heard the soldiers on the city wall shouting from afar: "Do you want to enter the city?" Hurry up! The gates are about to be closed. ”

I wondered why I had to close the city gate when it was not yet sunset.

The four rode in, and as soon as they entered the city, the soldiers began to close the city gates.

Zhao Ting winked.

He Chong dismounted and walked over.

"Dare to ask the military master, why do you have to close the city gate when it's still early?"

A small lieutenant standing on the side glanced at He Chong and said impatiently: "Are you from out of town?" Why do you care so much? ”

He Chong stepped forward with a smile and stuffed a silver ingot into his hand. "We are businessmen from other places, and when we come to Furong City to do business, we must understand the rules of the city, right? I have to go out of the city tomorrow to run errands, and if I miss the time to close the city gate, it will be troublesome to get in. ”

The little lieutenant immediately softened his face a lot, and said in a low voice: "There will be a curfew after dark." I kindly remind you that if you haven't settled down yet, hurry up and go to the investment store, you can't run around tonight. ”

He Chong looked dazed, "What does this mean?" Is anything going on in the city? ”

The little lieutenant looked around and said impatiently: "Go to the store quickly." Don't ask too much. Then he turned and supervised the soldiers to close the gates, and paid no more attention to him.

"Master Jun...... The military master ......, "He Chong still wants to catch up and ask carefully."

"He Chong!" Zhao Ting stopped him, "No need to ask." Find an inn and stay there. ”

"Yes!"

Continue walking into town.

Shu is rich, since Furong City is the capital of Shu is naturally very prosperous, the houses are beautifully built, and the roads are spacious.

It's just that most of the shops on both sides of the road have closed early, and a few pedestrians on the street are panicked and anxious.

Along the way, I saw that although several shops had not yet closed, they were also in a hurry to pack up and prepare to close.

The shopkeeper who was closing saw a few of them strangers, showed a panicked face, hurriedly hid back in the house, and slammed the door shut, as if he had seen a ghost.

"Huh? It's strange, the sun hasn't set yet in this huge Furong City! People are gone. He Chong muttered.

Bianjing is also the capital of a country, but the situation is completely opposite, and at night the streets are still bustling and bustling until late at night.

Zhao Ting didn't speak, his starry eyes swept around, and the street that should have been bustling was as quiet as an empty city at the moment.

In the streets and alleys, and even in the courtyards of the common people, hibiscus flowers are exposed, although they are full of flowers, gorgeous and beautiful. But with this empty street, the silence of the bleak and the two, the comparison between the two seems very strange.

What's even more strange is that there are talismans on the doors and windows of every house.

"Everybody is on alert. I'm afraid something will happen tonight. Zhao Ting said.

"Yes!"

"There's an inn up ahead!"

"Go up and have a look."

He Chong stepped forward to see that there was an inn, which was not small in scale, but it had already closed for closing.

stepped forward and knocked on the door and shouted, "Shop! Store! We're going to invest in the store. Open the door! ”

But knocking and shouting, no one answered for a long time.

Zhao Ting held his breath and listened, and heard the sound of heavy breathing coming from the door and behind the window, there were more than one people inside, but he refused to open the door, and only observed the people outside through the gap.

I don't know what they're afraid of, but it seems that they don't want to open the door to welcome customers.

I had to command: "Don't knock! Change one! ”

The four of them walked forward, and found several houses in a row, but the doors were closed, and they didn't pay attention to the knocks.

After walking a few streets, it was the same.

There was only one small inn that couldn't stand their knocking on the door, and responded through the door: "I'm sorry guest officer, the small shop is full." The guest officer should go elsewhere!"

He Chong shouted: "Full? You don't have a lot of horses in your stable, so how can it be full? Hurry up and open the door and give you double the store price! ”

There was no sound inside, and after calling for a long time, there was no response.

I had to keep looking.

After walking most of Furong City, it was the same situation, and not a single inn was opened.

After tossing for so long, it was already dark, not to mention people on the streets, and even the lights were gone.

He Chong jumped on the roof and looked into the distance.

A city of this size is like a dead city at the moment. It was pitch black and silent. Even the barking of dogs is rare, and occasionally babies cry, and the mother is heard hurriedly covering her mouth and coaxing in a low voice to prevent her from making a sound.

"Why is there a curfew at night in this Hibiscus City?" The two guards whispered.

He Chong looked around, and came back to report: "Your Highness, most of the inns in the city have been found, and the whole city is pitch black, and I am afraid that I will not be able to invest in the store tonight." ”

Zhao Ting groaned: "You go find a place to stay." Anything goes. ”

He Chong took two guards to find it, he stood on the empty street and waited, the surrounding was as silent as death, the night wind blew and the hibiscus trees beside the street swayed, like monsters dancing with teeth and claws.

Falling petals sprinkled all over the street, bleak and bleak, and the darkness of the night oppressed.