Chang'an City is eighteen miles long from east to west, fifteen miles wide from north to south, there are 16 li (fang), two cities, and a population of one million, which is seven times larger than Constantinople, the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, and six times larger than Rome. In Chang'an City, Li Zhiyun's hotels have expanded to fifteen, and Qianzhuang has also opened three. On this day, he took Zhang Zheng and Cai Hu to attend the opening ceremony of another money bank.

The three of them walked on the street, only to see sparkling cars and horses, and pedestrians. A few feet ahead, two pedestrians were about to cross the road when a carriage came galloping. The speed of the carriage was extremely fast, and the pedestrian in front of him only walked with his head down, but he didn't see the carriage, and he was about to collide, Li Zhiyun couldn't help but exclaim: "Attention!" ……”

The carriage sped over, and the pedestrian fell to the ground. When the driver saw that he had hit someone, he hurriedly "called——! The ground stopped the horses, jumped out of the car and ran over, and Li Zhiyun also hurriedly ran forward. The man who was hit was helped up by the driver and his companions, he was in his twenties, not tall, and stocky. Li Zhiyun said with concern: "How is it?" Didn't crash, did you? The driver and his companions also asked him with concern if he was injured, and he waved his hand again and again, saying that it was okay. The coachman was relieved to see that his limbs were moving as usual, probably just rubbing them.

The companion of the man who was hit appeared to be in his thirties, wearing a green cloth robe and a green turban tied around his head. He helped his companion dust off his robe, and then bent down to pick up the burden that had fallen on the ground and patted it a few times. Li Zhiyun was warm-hearted and concerned: "Do you want to ask Lang Zhong for treatment?" There's a pharmacy in front of it, and there's a doctor sitting in the hall, why don't I take you there? The man with the green turban hurriedly shook his hand and said, "No, no, he's fine." With that, he pulled his companion who had been hit and walked away.

When the coachman saw that the two men were far away, he returned to the carriage, shook the reins, and drove away. Li Zhiyun also led the two entourages to continue walking......

After the two pedestrians had walked a dozen steps, the green turban glanced back and saw that no one was paying attention to them, so he was relieved. He lowered his voice and said in a tone of lesson: "Why is it frizzy, and you don't look at the road when you walk." The short man grinned: "I didn't expect that there were so many carriages and so many people in Chang'an, which made me dazzled." The green turban advised: "We are not familiar with each other here, so we must be careful everywhere, and we must not be careless." ”

"Yes, General."

When the green turban heard this, he looked around vigilantly, and then glared: "How many times have I told you, why can't you change your mouth?" You want both of us to lose our heads, don't you? When the short man heard this, he shrunk his neck and said again, "Yes, sir." ”

The two walked for a while, only to see a forest of shops on both sides of the street, and on the door of a storefront, there was a plaque with gold characters on a black background, which read: King Chu Inn. The green turban glanced around and said, "Let's live here." ”

The two walked into the inn, and immediately a guy greeted them with a smile: "Two guest officers, do you live in the hotel?" ”

"Do you have a good room?"

"Yes, yes, don't worry, we have excellent rooms here. Do you want a single room or a double room? ”

The green bandana thought for a moment and said, "It's a double room, it's lively to live together." ”

"Okay, two upstairs, please." The man shouted, led them up to the second floor, and pushed open the door of a guest room. The green turban walked in and took a look, the room was quite spacious, in addition to two beds, there were desks, chairs and cupboards, the walls were painted with white powder, and the floor was covered with wooden boards, bright and neat. He nodded in satisfaction.

The guy smiled with a smile on his face: "You two rest first, if you need to call me, the restaurant is downstairs, go downstairs and turn right." The short man was puzzled: "Restaurant? What is a restaurant? ”

"It's a place to eat."

After the man left, Green Bandana walked to his bed, untied his baggage, and began to pack his clothes. The short man lay comfortably on the bed, pounding his legs and muttering, "Damn, I'm tired today......

In the evening, two guests went downstairs to the restaurant. The restaurant is huge, with more than a dozen tables and already seven or eight tables of guests. The two of them picked a table and sat down, asked for stir-fried vegetables and hot buns, and began to eat.

The guests at the table next to him were drinking, and several people were shouting and punching, and they were noisy. The short man sniffled and said to himself, "What kind of wine are they drinking, so fragrant?" The green turban stared at him and whispered, "Eat well, don't look around." ”

After the meal, the two walked out of the restaurant and were about to go upstairs, when the short man suddenly saw a plaque on the opposite door that read: Nightclub.

"Nightclubs? What is a nightclub? The short man looked at the green turban, who shook his head.

"Shall we go in and have a look?" The short man pouted.

The green bandana thought about it, and it was okay to go upstairs anyway, it was too early to go to bed, and the food in the stomach had not been digested. So, he nodded. The two walked in, and it was about the size of a dining room, with many colorful lanterns hanging on the walls, illuminating the room in a colorful light. In addition to the tables and chairs in the room, there is a row of counters on the left-hand side, and there is a wooden platform two zhang long, one zhang wide, and three feet high opposite, on which a woman with heavy makeup is playing the guzheng.

The two found a table and sat down, and a guy came over: "Two guest officers, what do you want to drink?" ”

"What do you have here?"

"There is green tea, black tea, rice milk, all kinds of juices, and alcohol."

"Then let's have a pot of green tea." Green Turban Road.

"Won't you have some drink?" The guy recommended, "The wine we have here is particularly sweet and mellow, and it is brewed by our King Chu himself, called King Chu Mellow." ”

"Oh, you Chu King still makes wine?" Green Turban teased, "He's quite capable." ”

"Yes, our King Chu is very clever and has invented many rare things, you see, this is the glass he invented." The man gestured to the table.

Only then did the green turban notice that there were a few wine-like things on the table. He picked up a wine bowl and shone it on the lamp, crystal clear and colorful, and nodded: "Yes, like a luminous cup." ”

"Use this glass to serve the King of Chu mellow brew and taste it slowly, it is particularly delicious." Dude sells hard.

The short man couldn't resist the temptation, licked his lips and said, "Okay, let's have two glasses." When the green turban heard this, he stretched out his hand and pressed it on the back of his hand on the table, raised his head and said to the man, "No, no, we just need a pot of green tea." After the man left, the green turban saw that the short man was looking at him dissatisfied, so he glanced around and whispered, "Don't forget what we're here for......"

The next morning, two guests came down from upstairs, and there was a person standing in the hall, and when he saw them, he greeted them with a smile: "Two guest officers, are you going out?" Green Turban didn't know who he was, thinking it was just a guy in the shop, so he nodded. After the two of them walked out of the gate, the green turban thought for a while, turned around and retreated, and said, "Little Er, I'm tired of inquiring, how to get to General Zuowei's mansion?" ”

"The Left Guard General?"

"It's Yuan Junbao."

"Oh, General Yuan? Go out and walk five miles east along this street, then three miles to the south, and then two miles to the north, there is a Jiming Temple, and General Yuan lives next to the Jiming Temple. ”

The green turban was not memorized, but the other party said that it was next to the Jiming Temple, so it would be easy to find. After the two went out, they went all the way to the east, asked a few more people on the way, and finally came to the door of Yuan Junbao's mansion. The door was closed, and the green turban tapped on the door. After a while, a servant opened the corner door, looked at them and asked, "Who are you looking for?" ”

"Is Yuan Junbao at home?"

"Who are you?"

"I'm his cousin." Green Turban Road.

The servant looked him up and down and said, "Wait a minute, I'll go in and report." Then he closed the corner door. The two waited a little longer, and then the servant reopened the door and said, "Come in." ”

The two entered the mansion, walked through the courtyard, and as soon as they reached the steps of the hall, Yuan Junbao greeted them. When he saw the green turban, he was a little surprised: "General Yang, why are you here in person?" The green turban put his index finger to his mouth and "shh ”

Yuan Junbao is the general of the Shenwu Battalion, and the Shenwu Battalion is stationed in Xinfeng County, thirty miles away from Chang'an, and it only takes half an hour to ride a horse. Therefore, Yuan Junbao usually stays at home and only goes to the barracks when he has something. The three of them entered the house, and after the guests and hosts sat down, the servants came in and poured tea and water. After the servant retreated, the green turban spoke: "General Yuan, after receiving your message, the emperor was very happy, and specially sent the two of us to Chang'an, just to promote that incident......

It turned out that the green turban was a lieutenant general under Liu Wuzhou, named Yang Zhong, and the short man sitting next to him was called Sun Dazhi, a school captain. About half a year ago, Yuan Junbao led his army to fight against Liu Wuzhou, but was defeated and himself was captured, and it was Yang Zhong who captured him. After Yuan Junbao was captured, Liu Wuzhou not only did not kill him, but treated him very favorably and gave him 100 gold. Yuan Junbao was grateful and agreed to work for Liu Wuzhou. Later, he returned to the Tang Dynasty, saying that he had escaped by himself, and was reappointed as the general of the Left Guard.