Knock –

Knock –

At the beginning of the morning light, the distant bell rings from the bell and drum tower, and spreads throughout the majestic capital in the spring of March.

Under the tower of the city where the Beiliang dragon flag was hung, the city gate was wide open, and caravans and people poured in one after another, which soon turned the wide streets in the city into one after another.

In the crowd, more than a dozen guards with knives pressed a number of carriages full of goods slowly forward, and a few chatters occasionally sounded on the street:

"This seems to be the car ...... of Wanbaolou"

"Is Yanjing's No. 1 talented girl back?"

"Miss Hua! ……”

……

Night Terror Hall rode in front of the team, wearing a hat and a saber hanging on his waist, scanning the dense crowd on the street, feeling that the scene in front of him was similar to last year's trip to Yun'an with a team of dart masters, bathed in the spring light, and also with the team and a car full of families.

The only difference is that he was confused last year and didn't know where to go, but now he has a clear goal, and he only has the imperial city at the end of the avenue in his eyes.

It took four days to come from Chengtianfu, except for the horse thief who had enough to live on the first night, the rest of the time was without waves, and there was nothing to say.

Seven bandits were suddenly killed, Hua Junchen originally intended to inform the government, but Night Terror Hall was worried about attracting the attention of the imperial court, so he used Hua Ning's mouth to persuade Hua Junchen.

The meaning is that since the worldly masters did not show up, they must not want idlers to disturb Qing Xiu, and it is not good to go out and talk nonsense; In case the news spreads, the master can only change places to live in seclusion, and the master sees that the Hua family is not sensible, and maybe he will make enemies.

Hua Junchen felt that it made sense, but seven people died, the ground was covered with blood, and there were still people passing by on the official road at any time, so he couldn't bury it hastily on the spot.

So when he reported to the government, this righteous act of eradicating the horse thieves fell on the most powerful person in his team.

Hua Junchen wanted to expose this matter in a low-key manner, but Nanning County Shoubai picked up a great credit for the elimination of the wanted criminal, and he was so happy that he specially sent Hua Junchen a big plaque of 'chivalrous liver and courage', which was beating gongs and drums, and he couldn't wait to send it to the gate of Washington in person.

Hua Junchen knew that it was not his own doing, where did he dare to accept this reputation, but he was not good at revealing the news that the hermit master was living in seclusion in Wayaogou, so he could only accept it vaguely.

At this time, I came to Yanjing, because the Hua family has always been low-key, and when they go out, they are under the banner of 'Wanbaolou', and they do not widely publicize the background of the Hua family.

Hua Qingzhi as 'Yanjing's first talented woman', her name can be said to be well-known, the prince and the general know that she is the granddaughter of the Hua family, but the people only know that she is the eldest lady of Wanbaolou, doing business at home, and the Hua family in Chengtianfu is a little related, probably a little rich woman who is 'alluring the country and the city, the family is rich, the literary talent is extraordinary, but the legs are disabled and can't get married'.

There are many people in this world who want to eat soft rice, like Hua Qingzhi, a wealthy daughter with disabled legs who can't marry into a princely family, and in the end, most of them recruit an honest son-in-law to live, and the threshold for a son-in-law is obviously not too high.

For this reason, as long as Hua Qingzhi passes by, she can always see a lot of cream students on the side of the street, hoping to be lucky and be taken by Miss Hua, so as to soar into the sky.

Night Terror drove his horse down the street, looking at a group of crooked melons and cracked dates on the side of the street who wanted to eat swan meat, and waiting for the carriage to pass by, so he recited poems aloud to attract attention, and he didn't know how to complain, so he slowed down his horse and came to the window of the car, and asked:

"How far is it to the accommodation?"

In the carriage, Hua Qingzhi sat in the carriage for a few days, obviously a little tired, leaning on the soft couch to rest, teasing the birds who performed backflips; Lu Zhu raised the curtain slightly, looking at the familiar streets and alleys of the capital.

Hearing the words outside the window, Hua Qingzhi resumed her elegant sitting posture and arranged her hair:

"Just arrived at South Street, Wanbaolou is in the center of the city, and there is still a while. Are you tired? ”

Although Night Terror Hall has been doing his duty and almost not taking off his clothes in the past few days, he is used to walking darts all year round, and he is not tired, he glanced at the prosperous capital that does not lose Yun'an, and whispered:

"I'm not tired, I just want to ask where Chunmanlou is."

“……”

As soon as these words came out, Hua Qingzhi and Lu Zhu's eyes obviously changed, and they looked at the handsome and sunny Hua An, and stopped talking.

After all, Yanjing's Chunmanlou is equivalent to Yun'an's Jinping Tower, known for its young and beautiful girl, and her blowing, playing and singing are all a must, which has won the praise of Yanjing sorcerers.

Night Terrors came all the way to Yanjing, and the first time I asked where the most famous Qinglou was located, which obviously made people think about it.

Hua Qingzhi's red lips moved slightly, hesitated, first looked at the green beads, felt that it was inappropriate, and then looked back at the carriage behind:

"Hua'an, if you ...... If necessary, I can arrange a private courtyard for you to ...... at night."

Seeing that Hua Qingzhi had misunderstood, Night Terror Hall said in a low voice:

"Don't think about it, just go over and do something."

What else can I do when I go to the Qinglou?

Isn't that also meaningful......

Hua Qingzhi knew that Night Terror Hall was not a lustful embryo, but she always felt strange when she gave the Night Terror Hall directions, and finally said:

"I have a daughter's house, where do I know, I will go and ask Huaning."

Luzhu was enthusiastic, and sat down at the window:

"Why don't I show you the way and accompany you?"

Hua Qingzhi felt that this proposal was okay, and the night terror hall would take the girl by herself, and when the time came, she could touch the green beads for entertainment, and it would be considered that the fat water would not flow into the fields of outsiders, so she bowed her head and said:

"Luzhu knows the place, let her take you there."

Seeing Hua Qingzhi thinking blindly, she had to wave her hand and said:

"I'm really just a little personal matter, it's just that I'll ask Hua Ning later, and I'll be back in a few quarters of an hour at most."

Luzhu blinked: "So fast? ”

“……”

Night Terror Tang Rao is doing a line of love, hearing this, he still couldn't help but flick on the forehead of the green bead, and disciplined the maid who doubted his strength.

The three of them chatted like this, and drove the convoy through the bustling streets, and slowly came to the central street of Yanjing.

Although Hua Qingzhi studied in Guozijian, because of her inconvenient legs and feet, she always needed to be served, so she did not live in Guozijian's dormitory, but in Wanbaolou, taking care of her family's business while studying.

Wanbaolou sells all the treasures from all over the world, KitKat toys, etc., as well as famous swords and swords that are brought back from the outside through various channels, and even the old lady Zhou has made them herself.

For this reason, there are a lot of people who come to Wanbaolou on weekdays, and the scale of the shop is also huge, the three-storey building with six doors opens, several plaques with famous people holding pens are hung outside the door, the side is the place where the cars and horses are parked, and there is a big mansion in the back, which is considered the private residence of Washington in the capital.

Night Terror Hall led the convoy to enter from the alley on the side of Wanbao Building, and after stopping outside the porch with white walls and blue tiles, he turned over and dismounted, and together with Qinghe Yunli, helped move various objects into the house.

Hua Junchen held back in the carriage for several days, looking like he couldn't be idle, and before he got out of the carriage and entered the door, he greeted his daughter:

"Go see a few old friends for my father, you stay at home and have a good rest, if you want to go out for a stroll, remember to bring the guards."

How Hua Qingzhi didn't understand her father's temperament, she stopped at the door in a wheelchair, and turned around:

"Hua Ning, you go out with your father, if there are idlers who provoke and fight, you must dissuade your father, if I hear the wind in the city tomorrow, you don't have to come back."

Hua Ning's eyes were a little innocent, and he said secretly: Where can I persuade the master?

Hua Junchen was also a little displeased when he heard this, and frowned and said:

"My father has his own measure, I haven't been to the capital for more than a year, I just went to visit a few old friends, and I didn't go to the rivers and lakes. Hua'an, send the young lady back to the room to rest. ”

Night Terror Hall saw Uncle Hua's appearance, and knew that he was going to go to his friends in the rivers and lakes to play, and he definitely couldn't care about this kind of thing, so he just pushed the wheelchair up the steps and entered the house.

Hua Qingzhi couldn't do anything about her father, and waited until her father disappeared in a blink of an eye, then she sighed softly and ordered:

"Luzhu, you go and prepare some hot water to wash up, and arrange a few rooms by the way, so that Yunli and them can stay. There's nothing to do at home, just rest for a day, and go to the Guozijian tomorrow morning to meet Master Song. ”

"Okay."

……

The Night Terror Hall still has important things to do, and when he first arrived in Yanjing, he naturally couldn't accompany Hua Qingzhi to go shopping, so after pushing Hua Qingzhi to the door of the residential courtyard, he bowed his head and said:

"I'll go out first and come back later."

Hua Qingzhi still remembered the conversation on the road, and turned around at this time and hesitated:

"Go to Chunmanlou?"

The Night Terror Hall wanted to find the dark pile joint, but he couldn't tell the truth, seeing Hua Qingzhi's complicated eyes, he said helplessly:

"It's just business, don't think about it."

“……”

Hua Qingzhi pursed her lips when she saw this, and without saying much, she slid into the courtyard in a wheelchair......

——

The two dynasties of the north and the south have planted a lot of eyeliner on each other, but the core is placed in the army, so as to know the other party's intentions in advance.

Inside the imperial city, infiltration is much more troublesome, and ordinary palace maids and forbidden soldiers, even if they are in the palace, may not see the emperor once in several years, and there is no point in burying dark piles.

And the guards of the Son of Heaven are all selected after meritorious service or the children of the clan, which ensures absolute loyalty from the root, and it is extremely difficult to rebel, and it is difficult to do great things if it really becomes a success, after all, the emperor has eunuchs and dead soldiers around him as the last firewall, and there is no way to rebel from a young age.

Great Wei has a lot of hidden piles in Yanjing, the most powerful is said to hold an important position in the Ministry of War, this level of shadows, less than the critical period of the war between the two dynasties, will definitely not be easily used, the night terror hall is to enter the imperial city to steal the dragon map, the other party can not help, for this will definitely not contact, can only be contacted by the secret agent hiding in Yanjing.

After coming out of Wanbaolou, Night Terror changed his clothes, dressed up as an ordinary ranger, and together with Qinghe, who had been to Yanjing before, he came to Jinliu Hutong in Nancheng first.

The geographical location of Jinliu Hutong is equivalent to the vicinity of Wende Bridge in Yun'an, which is full of private houses, mostly the housekeepers of the princely generals' houses, and the private property purchased by the doormen.

Night Terror Hall took Fan Qinghe together, according to the location provided by the imperial court, and after coming to Jinliu Hutong, he found a tea shop nearby.

The shopkeeper in the shop is estimated to be in his sixties, a little hunchbacked, and he doesn't look good, he is a tea seller in the market.

After Fan Qinghe looked at the mouth of the alley slightly, he was not sure:

"Are you sure it's here?"

The Night Terror Hall didn't see anything special about this old shopkeeper, but the information provided by the imperial court was here, and when he saw that there were no other guests at noon, he sat down in the shop and opened his mouth to the code:

"Shopkeeper, come to a pot of Xuefeng Maojian, add a penny of money willow, soak for a quarter of an hour first, and then soak again after pouring water."

When the old shopkeeper heard this, he looked at the night terror hall and came to him with a teapot:

"No, only big leaf tea."

"Then brew the big leaf tea for a quarter of an hour, pour the water and brew it again, and then serve it."

"Big leaf tea still tastes like this? Why don't you just order a pot of boiling water? ”

“……”

If Night Terror hadn't known the code in advance, he would have felt that he was brainless when he listened to this question and answer, and nodded at the moment:

"Then put on a pot of boiling water."

"Do you want to soak for another quarter of an hour?"

"It's okay, it's too hot to put your mouth down."

After the old shopkeeper determined the joint code, his expression changed, and he looked left and right a few times.

Night Terror raised his hand and said, "There is no one around, I pay attention." ”

The old shopkeeper put down the teapot at this time, and did not salute or anything, but naturally sat down next to the night terror hall, as if talking to the tea guest:

"Subordinate Zhou Mu, Lord Ye just call me Old Man Zhou. Two days ago, news had been sent from the south, and I really didn't expect that Yeguo Gong would be so young and promising, and disrespectful. ”

Night Terror Hall raised his hand slightly to signal that he was not polite, and looked at the surrounding small mansions in a blink of an eye:

"I didn't expect Elder Zhou to hide in this place, are you sure you can find useful news here?"

Old man Zhou turned over the tea bowl and poured tea for Night Terror Hall and Fan Qinghe:

"I have been here for 20 years, the whole Jinliu Lane people know, usually drink tea here, and often chat with the housekeeper and guests, although it is rare to see the official dignitary himself, but from the mouth of the subordinate, I can basically understand the movements of each family and the situation at home."

Night Terror nodded thoughtfully: "The purpose of my trip, can Elder Zhou know?" ”

Old man Zhou bowed slightly: "Lord Ye wants to enter the imperial city, and it seems that there are only two ways at present. One is the twelve, the masters of the north, who have been killed too many by the night country, the martial artists dare not eat the imperial grain, the twelve are in urgent need of manpower, and they have been recruiting people recently, and the censorship is not as strict as in the past. I only need to make a little way, and there is a great chance that adults will sneak into the twelve, but if you want to sneak into the palace, you must first purify yourself, I don't know ...... adults."

？

Fan Qinghe was just drinking tea and listening, but when she heard that she was going to be gelding, she was naturally anxious and said:

"How can this work......

"Huh."

Night Terror Hall raised his hand slightly, stopped Aunt Fan's words, and said softly:

"I've practiced the Minglong diagram, but I can't cut it with an ordinary knife, and I will expose my stuffing when I go to the clean room, which is not advisable. Well...... What's next? ”

Old man Zhou saw that Night Terror Hall was so young and handsome, and he knew that he would definitely not be able to walk this road, and immediately said:

"Emperor Liang has only succeeded to the throne for more than ten years, and the old queen mother is still there. The old queen mother was a strong person, and when she chose the queen for Emperor Liang, she chose one with no background, which caused Emperor Liang to use a lot of effort to really take power.

"Now that the old queen mother has no power, she stays lonely in the palace, and often lets the eldest princess live in the palace. The queen mother princess of Beiliang is not as virtuous as our queen mother's princess, the eldest princess's cultivation of noodles is well known in the capital, and the queen mother often calls the eldest princess into the palace for the night, which is naturally intriguing......

"The old queen mother and the eldest princess do not interfere in the affairs of the court, and Emperor Liang is already thankful, but he also turns a blind eye to this......"

Night Terror didn't expect the royal family in Beiliang to be so chaotic, and the queen mother and the princess actually shared their faces in secret......

In fact, the Southern Dynasties were not bad......

After listening to it for a while, Night Terror Hall understood what the second way was, and was very speechless in his heart, and he didn't know what to say.

And Fan Qinghe frowned and said:

"Emperor Liang is in his forties, the Queen Mother should be seventy, right?"

"No, the crown prince born at the age of sixteen by the Queen Mother, gave birth to the eldest princess at the age of seventeen, and is now sixty years old, and it is said that she is very well maintained, and she looks like she is forty years old......"

Night Terror Hall raised his hand to stop the words, and tried his best to calm down:

"Is there a more reliable way? The normal kind? ”

Old man Zhou touched his goatee and sighed:

"Don't laugh at the night, the two paths I mentioned, the mobile phone will be the biggest, especially the last one, and it can be said that it is effortless if you are lucky. As for the normal point, under normal circumstances, it is impossible for outsiders to enter the palace, let alone steal things from Emperor Liang's bedroom, unless they break in. ”

Night Terror Hall knew that Old Man Zhou's proposal was brilliant, but he was obviously not easy to think about it, and said:

"I secretly contacted the Blue Dragon Society and asked them to help clear the way, Zhou Lao thinks there is a chance?"

Old man Zhou thought about this a little and said in a low voice:

"Qinglong will be so big, it has not been exterminated by the imperial court, the gold owner behind the scenes is definitely not ordinary, it is not easy to determine who it is, but it is estimated that he really has this ability. In the past, a glass cup was lost in the palace, and the treasure obtained from the Northwest Royal Court was said to be the thing that the first emperor put on the desk, which was treasured by Emperor Liang in the inner library, and disappeared. Emperor Liang killed many eunuchs for this, but in the end he still didn't find ......"

"This is what the Blue Dragon Society did?"

"I don't know, but half a year after the glass cup incident, the Qinglong Society grew rapidly, adding several new halls. It costs money to open the hall and recruit people, and during that time, the Blue Dragon Society did not assassinate any big names, and the assassination was only a few thousand taels of silver, so you can't get rich overnight, maybe there is a little bit of a relationship behind it......"

Night Terror nodded, and after a moment's consideration, asked again:

"How much silver do we have?"

Old man Zhou frowned and thought for a while: "The situation between the two dynasties has been grim recently, and the silver approved by the imperial court has a purpose, and the details are not under my control." If Lord Ye is in urgent need of silver, the imperial court can transfer it to Yanjing, but if there are too many, it will take some time......"

Although the two dynasties of the Northern and Southern Dynasties used silver as currency, the silver tickets issued by the Great Wei Dynasty obviously could not be exchanged for cash in the money village of the Northern Liang, and the money could only be sent to the money village in the Northern Liang and exchanged for silver tickets. Although it is convenient and fast to go to the underground bank, you can withdraw cash outside the customs, but it is usually pumped into two percent of the water.

Night Terror Hall brought a lot of official tickets from Beiliang for emergencies, but it is obviously not enough at present, so it is transferred from other places to this side, not to mention the trouble of reporting at all levels, the time is still a little long, and he asked again:

"Where is the Marquis of Jingyang?"

Old man Zhou raised his hand slightly and gestured to a block near Jinliu Lane:

"The princes of Yanjing all live near Zhonglou Street, and they can be found by looking at the door. However, Jingyang Hou is not at home today, and in the morning I listened to the brother-in-law of the housekeeper of the Hou Mansion chatting, saying that Jingyang Hou met with friends and went to Chunmanlou today......"

“……”

Night Terror blinked, he didn't expect to assassinate the target, and he could run to the place of the intersection with his head, which would be a convenient convenience.

Now that he understood the general news, in order to prevent the dark pile from being exposed, he didn't stay, got up and said:

"Then I'll say goodbye first, and I'll come back to see Zhou Lao again if I need to."

Old man Zhou didn't give him a polite gift or anything, but just quipped:

"It's been a quarter of an hour to soak in boiling water, and you won't drink two sips before leaving?"

Night Terror Hall thought about it, picked up the tea bowl and drank it all, and wiped his mouth:

"This joint code has to be changed, and others can hear it, and I can't think that I have water in my head. Farewell. ”

After finishing speaking, Night Terror pulled the little daughter-in-law who wanted to pour a big bowl of water into her stomach and walked out of the tea shop.

found that Qinghe drank water in a big bowl, the corners of his mouth oozed out, and dripped onto the placket, and the night terror hall walked not far away, and raised his hand to wipe it on the soft placket:

"I'll just drink it, what do you drink?"

Fan Qinghe was afraid of being seen, so he hurriedly grabbed his hand:

"Do you follow the customs, I can not drink if you drink it. What are we going to do now? ”

"You go back to take a bath, I'll call Yunli to kill someone and let her practice."

Fan Qinghe wanted to nod, but immediately felt that something was wrong:

"What did you tell me to take a shower?"

Night Terror Hall turned his head to look at Aunt Fan, who was full of suspicion, shook his head and smiled:

"It's okay if you don't wash it, it's all fragrant anyway."

"You ......"

Fan Qinghe's face turned red, and he raised his hand and hammered it on the arm of the color embryo Xianggong, and followed him to Wanbaolou......

(End of chapter)