Luo Yuan: Chapter 68
Da Song Wu De Division, one is in charge of the palace forbidden guards, and the other is the spy supervision, which is directly subordinate to the emperor and has great authority in the Da Song court. As Da Song's spy and intelligence agency, its minions are spread across all levels of government agencies and the military to investigate conspiracy and disrupt. If one or two important eyeliners can be placed in Wu Desi, it will be very important for Luo Yuan.
This is the reason why Luo Yuan must come to Bianliang in person this time. Going to the capital to participate in the palace examination was just an excuse, and this time he came to Beijing to meet someone.
That person was Wang Zhongze, the son of the head of the Wu De Division.
said that he was his son, but in fact he was just one of the many children of the martial arts envoy, because his mother was only a geisha in the house, and his status was low, so he was not treated well in the house since he was a child. When she became an adult, her mother finally found an aunt wife in the house, so that he could be a pawn in the Wude Division, receive a meager salary, and barely survive.
This Wang Zhong seems to be unattractive, but he is extremely ambitious. On the surface, he is just an inconspicuous official in the Wu De Division, but secretly, he has another more well-known name - "Night Stalker". The "Night Stalker" commands a vast dark web in the capital, an assassin organization that is on a par with Wu Desi on the rivers and lakes.
At this moment, Luo Yuan and Wang Zhong were sitting in the elegant seats on the second floor of the Fan Building.
In order to avoid people's eyes, the curtains on all sides of the elegant seat are put down, so that outsiders can not see every move inside.
"General Luo, let's have a toast for future cooperation," Wang Zhong said, raising his glass.
They had already talked before they came to Fanlou, and Wang Zhong was already dissatisfied with the state minister Jiang Qi's formation of a party for personal gain and control of the government, so he didn't need to think too much about Luo Yuan's proposal, and he was very satisfied with the conditions that Luo Yuan promised him, so he agreed very readily.
Luo Yuan smiled, he raised his wine glass and touched Wang Zhongze lightly, "Then I will have to bother Young Master Zhongze from now on." ”
"What young master, I'm no different from that miscellaneous servant in the mansion," Wang Zhong raised his head and drank all the wine in the cup, his voice lowered, and in a voice that only Luo Yuan could hear, he said cautiously, "General Luo, I know who your true identity is, do you think I promised you just for that official position?" ”
A meaningful smile appeared on the corner of Luo Yuan's mouth, "Sure enough, you can't hide anything from Lord Night Stalk." ”
"The emperor favored the Empress Dowager, and allowed Jiang Qi and his party to monopolize the government and be arbitrary, they had long caused dissatisfaction among everyone, but no one dared to speak. In particular, they withheld military salaries, which led to the deterioration of the treatment in the army, and the garrisons in various places were ready to move for a long time. As long as Lord Luo grasps the opportunity, when the time comes, the world will eventually return to its original owner. ”
"I didn't expect Lord Night Stalker to be so concerned about the world."
"'If you live in a temple, you will worry about the people, and if you are far away from the rivers and lakes, you will worry about your king.'" That's what my mother taught me since I was a child. ”
"If I really return to the main hall, the head of this Martial Arts Division must be you, Lord Night Stalker."
"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey your fate."
The two chatted a few more words, and then Wang Zhong sent the little guy in the building to raise the curtains around him.
Tonight, there are people in Fan Lou combing, the building is very lively, especially the prostitute who strokes the piano on the stage, the piano skills are quite good, and the song "Cui Lou Yin" just now is played very exquisitely and pleasantly.
At the moment when the curtain was raised, Luo Yuan looked towards the platform with some curiosity, but it was just such a casual glance that made him stunned.
The prostitute frowned slightly as she lowered her head and stroked the piano, like the person. His heart tugged, and for a moment he thought he had seen her, the woman, the woman he had waited for thirteen years.
For a moment, he looked at the prostitute downstairs who was bowing her head and stroking the qin, and he didn't even hear what Wang Zhong was saying next to him.
It wasn't until the prostitute raised her head and looked at the private room on their side, and their eyes met, that his heart was relieved again. This is a beautiful woman, but she is not that woman.
But the change in his complexion at that moment did not escape the eyes of Wang Zhongze, the old fox.
"Lord Luo, this prostitute who plays the piano is the girl who combed tonight," Wang Zhong suddenly leaned closer and said in a low voice, "It's also one of my many 'little birds'." The night owl likes to call his subordinates 'little birds', and his little birds are found in every corner of the market, the official mansion, and even the high temple of the imperial court. No one knew who the birds were, and they were like shadows, lurking in the shadows, providing a constant stream of information to the night owls.
"Oh?" Luo Yuan raised some tail notes, indicating that he was very interested.
"Yes, I bought this girl a few years ago and sent it here. I really didn't look away, after all these years of training, she is already a first-class player under me. ”
"Really?" Although Luo Yuan responded casually, his eyes never left her for half a minute.
So Wang Zhong continued, "If you like it, after today, I will call her ......."
Before he finished speaking, there was a commotion downstairs, and it turned out to be the last moment of the auction.
The shopkeeper of Fan Lou knocked on the small golden gong and shouted loudly to the person with the highest bidder at present. "Three hundred taels of silver, Liang Gongzi bid three hundred silver. I wonder if there is any other lord who wants to bid? ”
"One thousand taels," a calm male voice said.
Suddenly, the hall that had just been buzzing with people became silent, and people were stunned by the price shouted. One thousand taels, this is a remarkable price, even throughout the history of Dasong, no one has ever offered such a high price for a prostitute.
One thousand taels.
Wang Zhong was also a little speechless by this price, and after a while, he said, "Lord Luo, this thousand taels...... Are you serious? ”
Luo Yuan did not answer.
Downstairs, the shopkeeper of Fan Lou rang the small golden gong with trembling hands, "Lord Luo beat a thousand taels to comb Hui Niang tonight!" ”
Luo Yuan said to Wang Zhong when he left the private room, "The first thing you have to do is to help me buy this Fan Lou, it doesn't matter how much it is, I just need to buy it as soon as possible." ”
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Hui Niang's bed.
Hui Niang never dreamed that her combing day would be like this.
Luo Yuan, the man she had crocheted in her mind, suddenly appeared in Fan Lou on the day of her combing tonight. Her gaze followed Fan Lou from the moment he entered the tower.
Sure enough, as the rumors say, he handsomely overshadowed the bright lights of this fireworks alley day and night. Lord Luo is romantic, likes to linger in the fireworks Qinglou, but he has never been concerned about any woman, probably all the women in Fireworks Alley know. The little sisters in the building also joked that it was because General Luo had not met Hui Niang yet. Like Hui Niang, the capital is stunning, and no one can not be impressed.
She just smiled when she heard it, just thinking it was a joke. The person who can be worthy of General Luo must only be the best in the world. And she, even if she just saw him, she would be satisfied.
And at this moment, Hui Niang's heart is full of happiness. The man she dreamed of sat directly across from her, his eyes staring straight at her. He won her combing rights at an unbelievable price. She thought she must be special to him.