The rest of the journey went well.

After about ten more days of marching, the group finally entered the boundaries of the capital.

Dayan Capital City is a county of its own, and its area is not much smaller than Yunxiao County.

When entering here, the official road obviously becomes lively, caravans from various counties are endless, and there will even be traffic jams at some large intersections.

Along the road, there are also small towns for caravans to stay and stay in the top spots, although they are not big, but inns and restaurants are readily available, and they are very prosperous.

After all, it is the capital of Dayan, which has been established for hundreds of years, although the general trend has declined, but with the trace of heritage left behind, it is still far superior to other places.

But from the arrow holes and knife marks on these caravan wagons, as well as the occasional homeless people on both sides of the road or in some corners, you can still feel a strong smell of apocalypse.

The reason why it is said to be occasional is that when a homeless person gathers together, it will soon be forcibly pulled away by government officials to maintain the prosperity and stability on the surface.

In this regard, the pedestrians on the street have become so surprised that they don't even bother to look at it.

Seeing this scene, Shang Jingchuan, who was eating in a small restaurant on the side of the road, was simply heartbroken.

"Ten years ago, when I left the capital, it hadn't reached this point, why did the situation collapse so much in just ten years?"

No one answered him.

Only Yun Yuan sighed slightly, but he didn't speak.

In fact, for the decline of Dayan's country in the past ten years, as a child of the Yun family, he felt the deepest.

Because the Yun family used to be a top family with two prime ministers, but with the rapid decline of the Great Yan Imperial Power, all this has become yesterday's yellow flower.

The edifice will fall!

This is Yunyuan's emotion when he listened to his grandfather drinking in private by chance.

At that time, Yunyuan felt that these four words were simply deafening and alarming.

That's why Yunyuan traveled thousands of miles to Linhai County to visit his grandfather, whom he hadn't seen for many years.

The purpose was to leave a way back for himself, but he didn't expect to receive the news of his father's violent illness soon after arriving in Linhai County, so he hurried back.

Looking at his grief-stricken father, Shang Luoluo sighed secretly in his heart, and then quietly came to Zhao Ya's side.

From beginning to end, Zhao Ya didn't say anything, and even sat in the distance and looked outside the store, as if he was observing the pedestrians coming and going on the street.

"What are you looking at?" Shang Luoluo asked.

"You say...... Where did these displaced people who were taken away by the officials end up with them? Zhao Ya said softly.

Shang Luoluo was stunned for a moment, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Maybe he was driven out of the capital." ”

Zhao Ya glanced back at Shang Luoluo, and then nodded with a smile.

"That's right, maybe he was kicked out of the capital."

At this time, the meal was also finished.

Shang Jingchuan was violent, and he couldn't wait to enter the capital immediately, and then report everything he saw and heard along the way.

In his opinion, there must be traitors and villains who have deceived the Holy Hearing, which will lead to resentment among the people in the world.

As a minister of Dayan, he should speak up, be vigilant to the saints, set things right, and calm the world.

With this kind of thought, Shang Jingchuan was simply unwilling to delay for a moment, urging everyone to hurry on the road.

Although the jurisdiction of the capital was very large, because of the complete official road facilities, it only took more than a day for them to arrive at Changting Town, which was thirty miles away from the capital.

This is the only way to enter Beijing, so it is extremely prosperous.

Most caravans will be sharpened here and replenished with supplies.

Because once you enter the city, the price of goods will be worse by 30% in an instant.

The so-called Kyoto residence is not easy, and these six words are not for fun.

As soon as Zhao Ya and the others arrived, a group of people quickly greeted them.

As soon as they saw Yunyuan, the group of people hurriedly bowed down and saluted.

"Young Master!"

In the post station outside the city before, Yun Yuan had already spread the news of his return into the city, and this was the person sent by the Yun family to pick him up.

But Yun Yuan was very vigilant, for fear that this was the person sent by Yun Hao again, until the person at the head took out the seal of Old Lady Yun, and Yun Yuan believed it.

Then he turned around and hugged his fist at Zhao Ya and the others.

"Thank you for taking care of Yun in the past ten days, I am grateful, and now it is time to separate, I still have a lot of things to deal with, so I will take the first step, if you encounter trouble in the capital, you can come to the Yun family's mansion in Baita Hutong to find me."

Shang Jingchuan replied, "Young Master Yun, please take care of yourself, after I have my leisure, I will definitely visit Yun Gong." ”

Yun Yuan nodded, then took out a small box, turned his head and handed it to Zhao Ya, "Zhao Shaoxia, this is my personal seal, you can come to me at any time after entering the city, and I will fulfill my previous promise." ”

Zhao Ya took the small box, "Okay!" ”

Yun Yuan was surrounded by these guards sent by the Yun family to greet him.

Everyone rested for a while in this Changting Town, and then went to the capital.

As soon as he walked out of Changting Town for more than ten miles, he could already see the towering city walls of the Great Yan Capital.

The color of the city wall is almost pure black, and it is covered with large and small scars, which are all traces left by the war of the previous dynasty, which shows its long history.

Shang Jingchuan began to become excited, and said to Shang Luoluo on the side.

"Luoluo, do you remember the scene when I took you out of the capital before? At that time, you were only as high as the wheel, but you didn't cry or make trouble, asking if you would miss your little friends, and you didn't speak, and now you're finally back, aren't you excited? ”

Compared with Shang Jingchuan's excitement, Shang Luoluo showed a lack of interest.

"It's okay, it's not too exciting." Shang Luoluo said indifferently.

Shang Jingchuan was caught off guard, and could only hide his embarrassment with a dry smile.

The drunken child laughed secretly, and then lifted the curtain to look around.

I saw that the roads here were more lively, and the horses and carts were on foot, crowding this wide official road to the brim.

In this case, the convoy couldn't get up as fast as it wanted, so it could only slowly move towards the capital with the flow of traffic.

Fortunately, it was only a dozen miles away, and it was soon there.

When he passed through the tall city gate and came to the city, the drunken child's eyes were simply not enough, and everything was fresh.

Although Yunxiao County is also very lively, it still can't be compared with this thousand-year-old capital.

Just the shop on the side of the street that could not be seen at a glance gave Zui'er a small shock.

After surviving the congestion at the beginning, the road behind finally became clear.

"Sister Luoluo, where are we going?" Drunken asked.

"Guangdefang Xiaojing Hutong, our house is there." Shang Luoluo said.

"Is that far?"

"It's not too far, it's only four squares away."

Although Shang Luoluo said that it was not far, the carriage traveled for half an hour to reach its destination.

This Guangdefang is a good fang market in Yandu City, located in the north of the east, only three fang markets away from the imperial city, so the people who live here are basically court officials.

The merchant has a mansion here.

The mansion is not big, and there are only two yards when it is full, but this is already a property that is difficult for ordinary people to reach in a lifetime.

If it weren't for Shang Jingchuan's family's savings, with his little money, he wouldn't be able to afford this house in three lifetimes.

Naturally, this mansion can't accommodate so many people.

Fortunately, now that they have arrived in the capital, the mission of these guards is over.

Most of them had to return to Yunxiao County, and only a few henchmen who had followed Shang Jingchuan for many years were to stay.

So the men first settled down in an inn not far away.

As for Zhao Ya and Zui'er, naturally there is no need to be like this.

Zui'er and Shang Luoluo lived together, while Zhao Ya lived alone in a room next to him.

After a long and busy time, I finally settled down.

After a hasty dinner, everyone went back to the house to sleep with tired faces.

Zhao Ya didn't sleep.

He plans to go outside first, find out where this Changpingfang Yuzhu Hutong is, it is best to find out where this Mo Qi lives, and then visit tomorrow.

It's not that Zhao Ya is in a hurry.

It's that the sooner this kind of thing is resolved, the better.

After all, Lu Dingtai didn't dare to guarantee whether Na Mo Qi was still in the capital.

If not, you'll have to plan ahead.

Zhao Ya didn't tell anyone else, and after everyone fell asleep, he left the Shang Mansion alone and came to the street outside.

Even though it's nightfall, some of the main streets are lit up, so it's bright.

Some noise can be heard in the distance.

It came from the commercial market, which has many shops and few households, and is often open all night, so it is very lively.

Although Zhao Ya was not very familiar with the geography of Yandu City, he still walked very smoothly.

Because most of the streets in this Yandu City are horizontal and vertical, even if you lose your way, you can always walk out along the streets.

After leaving Guangdefang and coming to a main street, the pedestrians coming and going even made Zhao Ya feel like he was back in the afterlife.

It is no wonder that so many families gather here, such a prosperous and lively place does have a strong attraction to ordinary people.

Zhao Ya walked along the main street for a while, and after enjoying this rare night view, he began to think about how to get to Changping Fang.

Yandu City is very vast, and if you don't know the way, it is extremely difficult to find a place.

But the mouth that grows under the nose is very useful.

So Zhao Ya casually stopped a passerby, and then asked with a smile: "This ...... Uh, girl. ”

Just looking at the back, he thought it was a burly man, but he didn't expect that when he turned around, it was actually a woman.

It's just that this woman's posture is not much better than that of a man, Zhao Ya even saw two handfuls of nose hair coming out of her nostrils, and couldn't help but subconsciously take half a step back.

After this woman saw Zhao Ya, her eyes lit up.

She had never seen such a handsome and heroic young man.

Therefore, she looked at Zhao Ya with bright eyes, "Childe, please, do you have anything to do with the slave family?" ”

"Dare to ask where Changping Fang is?" Zhao Ya asked stiffly.

As soon as she heard the three words Changpingfang, the woman suddenly looked ashamed, lowered her head like a water tank, and said shyly.

"Oh boy, why did you flirt with people as soon as you met?"

The smile on Zhao Ya's face stiffened.

I'm just asking for a way, why is it a flirtation?

At this time, the woman raised her head and looked at Zhao Ya shyly and timidly.

"If the son is interested, the slave family is willing to serve the pillow ......."

Before the words fell, Zhao Ya hugged his fists.

"I'm sorry, I'm still in a hurry, take my leave!"

When the words fell, Zhao Ya's figure flashed, and he disappeared in an instant, leaving the woman standing in place in a daze.

It took a long time for her to react from her stunnedness, and then she looked at the sky with a sweet face.

"Thank you for the marriage given by the Buddha, tomorrow I will definitely put on more incense, and strive to see this wishful husband again."

Zhao Ya simply ran away, and ran out of two streets before he stood still.

Then he thought to himself, a little suspicious.

Why did I just inquire about how to go to Changpingfang, but I was mistaken for teasing?

Soon, however, the doubts in his mind vanished.

"Little brother, I'm too familiar with Changpingfang, I see that you're from other places, that's right, let me tell you, I can't find a better place than Changpingfang in the whole Dayan." Let's go, I'll take you there. ”

An enthusiastic old man led Zhao Ya to Changping Fang.

It's actually not that far, only two blocks away.

Looking at the brightly lit Fang Market in front of him, Zhao Ya couldn't help but be a little surprised.

"How's that, isn't it spectacular?" The old man said with a smile.

As soon as the words fell, a flowery woman stepped forward with a smile and grabbed the old man's arm.

"Master Zhao, why did you come, everyone wants to kill you!"

"Hahaha, isn't there something delayed on the road? Come on, come on, this little brother has just come from out of town, you introduce him and let him open his eyes. ”

The woman looked back at Zhao Ya, her eyes lit up, and then she said with a smile.

"What a handsome little brother, this small appearance, this small figure, it is estimated that those little prodigal hooves are willing to serve you without your money."

"Tell me, brother, how much money are you going to play? We have different grades, from the cold kiln where the overnight stay is only one or two, to the top green that costs a hundred taels to eat a cup of tea, and the girls are even more diverse. ”

"The smallest is fifteen or sixteen, the largest is seventy or eighty, there are beautiful ones, and there are ordinary ones, it depends on how much money you are willing to spend!"

Zhao Ya couldn't cry or laugh.

He should have thought about why just asking for directions would make the woman think she was teasing him.

It turns out that this Changping Fang is the red light district of Yandu City.

He coughed lightly, "I'm sorry, I'm not here to find the girl, how do I get to Yuzhu Hutong?" ”

Hearing this, the expression on the old man's and the woman's face instantly became very strange.

The old man subconsciously hid a little farther away, and the woman looked at Zhao Ya with a regretful face, and muttered softly.

"It's a pity that you look so peugeot, but you end up going to Yuzhu Hutong."

Despite this, she still pointed out the direction to Zhao Ya.

After Zhao Ya thanked him, he avoided the noisy brothels and walked in the direction of Yuzhu Hutong.

When I got here, the surroundings were noticeably cleaner.

Only a few pale cyan lanterns swayed in the wind.

Although he didn't know why there were pale cyan lanterns here, Zhao Ya still stepped into the alley.

It is said to be an alley, but it is actually a street that is not very spacious.

Many of them have lanterns hanging in front of their doors, either bright or dark, and the sound of singing can be faintly heard inside.

But the streets were empty, and Zhao Ya couldn't help but feel a little strange.

How can no one ask about the specific address of that Mo Qi?

You can't go door-to-door knocking and asking.

Just thinking about it, I saw a few people walking in outside the alley, all of them were rich businessmen dressed luxuriously.

Zhao Ya sighed and stepped forward to block the way.

"A few people, please inquire about something."

These people stopped, not only were they annoyed, but their eyes even lit up when they looked at Zhao Ya.

"This official has something to say!"

Zhao Ya felt that this title was very strange, but at this time, he didn't care about it.

He asked, "Excuse me, Mr. Mo Qimo lives in this alley?" ”

"Mo Qi?" The wealthy businessmen looked at each other, and their faces showed doubt.

"Have you ever heard the name?"

"No, I've been to this Yuzhu Hutong no less than dozens of times, and I've never heard of any Mr. Mo Qimo."

Zhao Ya frowned.

Is it because this Mo Qizhen doesn't live here, or do these people not know?

But out of politeness, he still nodded and thanked him: "Thank you very much, I'll look for it again!" ”

As he spoke, he was leaving.

I didn't want these rich businessmen to laugh.

"This official, since Mo Qi is not here, why don't you go for a drink with a few of us?"

"Not necessarily!"

Zhao Ya turned around and left.

But these rich businessmen still refused to give up, and someone stepped forward and stretched out their hands to put their hands on Zhao Ya's shoulder.

The next second, the man flew out.

The rest of the people flew out with them.

Then Zhao Ya stepped on one of them and asked with murderous intent, "Who are you?" What are you going to do? ”

"Less...... Shaoxia spares his life, we are a few merchants in the city, and we are here just to listen to music for fun. The man's voice trembled with fright, and he begged for mercy.

A moment later, a figure flew out of the Yuzhu Hutong and swept into the darkness at great speed.

In the blink of an eye, Zhao Ya was already far away from Changping Fang.

After landing on an uninhabited street, Zhao Ya took a deep breath, but he still felt a little disgusting.

Damn it.

After doing it for a long time, the Yuzhu Hutong turned out to be a street of theaters.

If that's all there is to it, it's nothing.

The key is that in these years, there are no women who sing, all of them are men.

And so a special culture was born.

A playwright who specializes in singing.

It's the kind of thing you think about at this point.

No wonder the old man and the woman had that expression on their faces when they heard that they were going to Yuzhu Hutong.

Zhao Ya took several sips in a row, which was regarded as going to get rid of bad luck, and then frowned and thought about it.

This Mo Qi is not in Yuzhu Hutong, so where is he?

(End of chapter)