Chapter Twenty-Six: Misfortune Strikes
A new day is coming in Qiyang City, and the capital of Qin has begun to be noisy again. There are six city gates, each of which is bustling with people.
In a few days, it will be the annual Westrise Festival. It is a big day for the Qin people to commemorate the Marquis of Qin Yuan who led his people out of Rongqi to establish the country here. In addition to the meritorious achievements of the two armies of Rui Shi Yi'er, there are also all kinds of competitions and instrumental juggling. In addition to the people from the four towns of Qiyang, other places in the Qin State such as Qiyin, Xiancheng, Yicheng, and Heyang ...... People rushed to Qiyang to join in the fun.
It is a good time to do business, Qi merchants control the commerce of various countries, and naturally will not miss such a day, a ship transporting all kinds of goods, constantly docking on the wharf of Qiyang City, and carrying the goods from all over Donghua endlessly. In addition to Qi merchants, the local merchants in Xiancheng and the local merchants in Qiyang were busy buying goods and increasing the number of people hired temporarily.
Although all this can be called lively, it is still far from the celebration of the Westward Festival in the heyday of the Qin State.
One hundred and twenty years ago, Qin Wuhou participated in the battle of the Seven Marquis soldiers in Lushui Lingtai, and after returning to China, every household in the country was rewarded with ten gold squares at the West Out Festival. For seven consecutive days, flowing water seats were set up everywhere in Qiyang City, and Jinwu couldn't help but celebrate with the whole country!
But no matter what, life still has to be lived. Not to mention that the two armies of the Yi'er Army and the Rui Shi Army rarely attacked the Ghost Fang and Rouran Tribes separately this time, and they also achieved a victory that they had not seen in several years!
The Qin people in Qiyang are eager to watch the scene of the two armies offering victories and boasting of their achievements, since the destruction of the Tiger Guard Army, the spiritual pillars of the Qin people, that is, Heyang Jun and Qiyin historians.
Xu Le and a few brothers left the Dongying Hotel early and came to Qiyang City. Unlike Qiyin, the city guards here don't ask you why you entered the city at all, they just open the city gates and let people in and out, and you can't even see a few city guards there.
Xu Le and a few guys watched the excitement all the way, looking at the customs of the Qin State Capital, which was several times more lively than Qiyin, and walked all the way towards Sanshui Street on the edge of Nanshi.
Qiyang South City, which is also held by Qi merchants, is just like Qiyin City. However, it occupies a much larger area than Qiyin South City. Vertical and horizontal more than a dozen lanes, outside the south market, there is a circle of stone base wall, and then erect a heavy and tall wooden fence, on the wooden fence is a horizontal flying bridge and watchtower. The height of the volley is about seven or eight meters, and the watchtower is more painted by Qi Shang, which is brilliant and shining in the narrow sunlight.
The wooden gate opened four doors, and the crowd shuttled back and forth in the door, and on the flying bridge there were Beiban bodyguards hired by the Qi people, tall and healthy, wearing shiny heavy armor. Press the sword to patrol the air. At such a height, it basically does not play any role in public security, and it is just to show off the wealth and prestige of Qi Shang.
Sanshui Street is on the edge of the southern city of Muzha, where some local merchants from Xiancheng and Qiyang are gathered, the buildings are not high, and the faces of the merchants are not very large, but the crowds that can be gathered are not at all less. And businesses everywhere are also shouting hard to buy and sell. The extremely heavy Qin accent at the end sounded from the street to the end of the street, and the noise made Xu Le's head buzz.
Although Xu Le's hair is not long now, they can cover it with a round crown. The manners are not too strange because they are becoming more and more familiar with Donghua. Dressed in an ordinary Qin black robe, carrying a portable sword, he was not at all conspicuous in the crowd.
When he found a merchant at the intersection, Xu Le went out and showed a standard smile with eight white teeth: "Lao Jia, may I ask a person named Yao Nian, where is Sanshui Street?"
The merchant was a seller of Wei cotton cloth, and when he heard Xu Ledong's question, he was quite enthusiastic, and smiled and returned the salute: "It's unfortunate that the guest came, Yao Jiang went to Xiancheng, every time there is a large group of Rouran ghosts Fang Shengkou to open a market in Xiancheng, Yao Jiang must go." But it's strange to say that every time Yao Jiang doesn't buy a single mouthful. He is already a craftsman, compared to the middle people, he can use four slaves, but he is alone until now...... Guests might as well take a look at the authentic Wei Qiucheng white stacked cotton cloth in the small shop, which is thick and sweat-absorbent, evenly dyed, wear-resistant and durable, as long as ten copper square feet...... Guest, don't go, you can make a point!"
Xu Le also felt unlucky when he walked out of the store, and when he came to Qiyang with such great hopes, the first thing he did was not good!
This matter is closely related to Su Ming, even with the honesty of the third child, he couldn't help but ask: "Can't find anyone?"
Xu Le sighed: "People are here, but they don't go to Xiancheng...... I don't know when we'll be back, we won't be in Qiyang for long!"
After the West Festival, the Yi'er Army Brigade will return to Qiyin, and Xu Le will naturally accompany him. The second and fourth children in the family are still looking forward to it.
Wang Dengke was not motivated at all, but he was elated when he heard that Yao Nian was not there: "Boss, slave city, slave city! Why do you choose two maids? Could it be that when you arrive in this Donghua, you have to do laundry and cook with a few of our old men......?"
Xu Le has been suppressing Wang Liumi's ** anytime and anywhere, but he can't do anything today, so it seems that he can only go to the slave market to have a look. On the surface, Xu Le was righteous in front of Wang Dengke, but in fact, he had been thinking about this thing for a long time in his heart. How many fantasy novels are there that must be there? Maybe you will buy a princess who breaks the country, a saint who has gone to the throne, an elf succubus and a cat-eared girl, or something......
Weighing the twenty-five gold coins in his money bag, Xu Le suddenly had a lot of confidence. According to Du Cheng, a good Rouran female slave can be done with four or five gold dollars. Let's go and choose too!
Finally, we can live the days of young and beautiful girls washing our socks...... But you have to watch the sixth child closely, you can't let him touch someone's bed, and it makes sense for the two to be happy, if you rely on the identity of the master to force the pop, although this is Donghua, not the earth, but Xu Le always feels a little bit like that in his heart............
"Let's go, go to the slave city! The slave girl is so ugly, let's choose a few young female domestic servants for ourselves...... Sixth, wipe your saliva clean!"
Xu Le's hand waved vigorously, Wang Dengke gave a small cheer, and pulled Su Ming and Lai Wenzhen away. Before the four of them took a step, they heard a voice suddenly sound in the crowd, as bad as scraping the rust on the body of a knife: "You are Xu Le, a citizen of the Shi family?"
Xu Lemeng stopped and pressed the sword on his waist.
The crowd in front of them walked away in panic. Immediately, the street of Sanshui Street was empty, and there were still people on both sides of the merchants who probed their brains to watch, but as soon as they saw the characters in front of Xu Le, they all retreated, and they immediately began to go to the door if they were a little timid.
There were about twenty or thirty people who stopped in front of Xu Le, all of whom were strong and fierce men, with a temperament that had been through a hundred battles, just like the soldiers of the Yi'er Army. They also wore simple black robes, but with silver crests on the corners and shoulders of two swords. This decoration suddenly looks much more high-end and atmospheric than the earthy rebel army.
Behind these twenty or thirty people, there was also a tall man, thirty years old. The eyebrows were almost connected to the knotted beard on his face, and the black robe on his body was open, revealing black shaggy chest hair, his sleeves were rolled up, and his arms were muscular. There was a three-foot saber used by the Qin people hanging from his waist, and there was no scabbard, so it was inserted in the belt around his waist.
He was leaning against the street wall, holding a sun-dried sunflower flower plate in his hand, throwing melon seeds into his mouth one by one, and he didn't bother to look at Xu Le here.
This pair of sword family patterns is exactly the dress of those sharp soldiers and bastards that Peng Ma has heard countless times in Shi Bao's mouth. Why did he suddenly stop in front of him, and report his name in one bite?
When did Lao Tzu become so famous in the Ruishi Army?
Xu Le waved his hand back slightly, and Su Ming and Cai Hengwen immediately moved closer to him and sandwiched Wang Dengke in the middle. Several people held their breath, waiting for the boss to deal with this sudden scene.
After feeling a few guys approaching and getting ready, Xu Le shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands: "Are you talking about that Xu Le? Today we went out of the East Guest House together, he went north, and he didn't know what to do, and he couldn't pull him to drink." The brother's name is Chow Yun-fat, his home is in Qiyin City, and he will have a supper together another day and say goodbye. ”
While saying this, Xu Le wanted to turn around and leave with a harmless smile on his face. This kind of trouble, you can hide if you can, and when your brain is broken, you want to call and fight all day long. I wonder if I can hide it from these guys?
These twenty or thirty Rui Shi soldiers looked at each other, and they rushed to block people, naturally they got accurate information. It was Nangong Yang who personally invited them. The young master of the Nangong family has a very large hand, and he is a friend enough, and everyone in the Rui Shi Army sells him three points of face. In addition, it is said that the character who will be cleaned up today is a rising star who has become famous in the historian. Under the leadership of Cao Neng, the commander of the east wing of the Rui Shi Army and one of the four heroes of the Rui Shi Army, everyone came here to block people and grab breakfast money - they were wrong, to kill this guy named Xu Le, Liwei.
Nangong Yang's request for Qin Rui's acquiescence this time, Cao Neng agreed happily. Another reason is that this time, the Marquis of Yan had the acquiescence of the Marquis of Qin, and wanted to use the power of the historian to re-establish the Tiger Guard. It is necessary to let everyone know that the historian that Qin Hou counted on is nothing in front of Heyang Jun!
Although this guy is very valued by historians, when did Rui Shijun put historians in his eyes?
As soon as Xu Le went out, someone used magic to keep an eye on his whereabouts, and when it reached Cao Neng, Cao Neng lazily led some henchmen to set off, and on the way, some Rui Shi soldiers who liked to join in the excitement joined, and now it has grown to this scale.
Xu Le and they recognize it very accurately, but this kid wants to use this trick to fool around, do you really think that our Rui Shi Army is an idiot?
Cao Neng, who was leaning against the wall lazily eating melon seeds, yawned boredly, and waved his hand casually: "What are you rubbing? Today, Nangong Yang wants to pick up the new female slave and entertain us, waiting to eat his meal. ”
Xu Le turned his back and walked at the end, but a group of gods was still all on those Ruishi soldiers. Cao Neng's words were listened to without falling into his ears.
These people are actually here to kill themselves!
Who is Nangong Yang, and when did he offend him?
Damn, this time it's really a big trouble!
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