These people walked all the way, but there was no hindrance, and the soldiers who patrolled the night did not even have a ghost.

The city of Zhaozhou has just been taken by the Great Liang, and the management is still quite lax and chaotic, and everything is not on the right track.

Dynasties have had a curfew system, and only on special days such as the Lantern Festival, ordinary people are allowed to go out at night.

So, when did the ancient curfew system begin, and what kind of development process has it undergone?

First of all, it is natural to guard against thieves, and in the regular city at night, there are often teams of soldiers patrolling the night, as well as those who are holding a banner in their hands, shouting, "The weather is dry, be careful of the candles".

If it is a time of war, the spies or surprise troops of the enemy army outside the city must also enter the city at night.

In addition, a large number of displaced people will be generated by famine or war, and if there is no one to guard against the city at night, the chaos of law and order will be unimaginable.

With the officials in charge of curfews constantly probing, they can play a certain defensive role in the above situation.

The origin of the curfew system can be traced back to the Zhou Dynasty, when the Zhou Li Qiu Guan Si Kou listed the position of "Si Kou Shi" and clarified its functions: "When the night is in charge, the night is divided by the stars, the night is forbidden by the edict of the night warrior, the morning walker, the night walker, the night traveler, and the night traveler."

This is the earliest record of a related function dedicated to night curfews.

The relaxation of the curfew system occurred in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties.

Originally, the Tang Dynasty implemented the fang market system, and "fang" is the meaning of lane, which is mostly used in the name of streets and alleys; "City" refers to a place where goods are gathered, bought, sold, or traded.

Bai Juyi once wrote in his poem: "Hundreds of thousands of homes are like a game of Go, and the twelfth street is like a vegetable garden." ”

It can be seen that there were 12 streets in Chang'an City at that time, and the streets were uniform as a whole, so the structure of the houses was like a game of Go.

The strict and systematic curfew system of the Tang Dynasty was formed on the basis of the fang market system.

After the Anshi Rebellion, the control of the central government deteriorated, and even performed the drama of the emperor fleeing the capital in a hurry.

Emperors such as Xianzong, Wenzong, and Xuanzong spent most of their energy on fighting eunuchs internally, controlling feudal towns externally, and guarding against neighbors such as Tubo Nanzhao, making it difficult to allocate time to manage internal affairs.

The market system became more and more difficult to maintain, and small shops selling oil, snacks, and knick-knacks sprung up in these districts.

According to the "Tang Liangjing City Fang Kao", the Chongrenfang market in Annan flourished, "one street diverged, and the two markets were poured, noisy day and night, and the lights were endless", and the "night market era" belonging to the Chinese arrived.

Now in this period of war, the Jin king Li Keyong lost the three states of Xingzhou, Zhaozhou, and Cizhou east of Taihang Mountain, and he is not willing to give up, and is stepping up the mobilization of troops from all sides to try to recapture it.

These three states have changed hands frequently, forming a tug-of-war, and they occupy the house that they don't know if they will defend tomorrow, and they have no intention of governing it, and the soldiers are in chaos, which has created an excellent opportunity for Shi Jingjiao and others to escape.

When the officers and soldiers who ran back to report the news led the large group of men and horses back, there was not half a shadow.

This man had already run away, not only howling, but had no choice but to reluctantly pack up the bodies of the casualties.

The rest of the people searched from house to house in the city, and now the people of the city were unlucky, and the chickens and dogs were disturbed in the middle of the night.

In a dilapidated and desolate alley to the west of the city, where there were few inhabitants, a few dark figures hurried forward, turning back from time to time to look apprehensively at the place where chickens and dogs were barking.

"It's here, it's ahead!" With the low voice of the girl who led the way in front, everyone looked up, and their hearts were not only sour, but this dilapidated house that was about to collapse turned out to be this girl's home, how did she survive her life?!

With a "squeak", the girl pushed open the courtyard door that was about to fall apart and let everyone in.

The fat guy, carrying the old man's corpse, rushed into the courtyard with a burst of puffing.

Putting the body down, the girl pounced on her and cried again, and everyone hurriedly said: "Girl, don't cry, don't you cry again, aren't you afraid of luring the officers and soldiers over?!"

When the girl heard this, she held back her grief and hurriedly bowed deeply to her brothers to express her great gratitude.

Everyone said: "You don't have to be so polite, now it's all grasshoppers on a rope, no one can run, let's let everyone come into the house to drink saliva and study what to do next!"

When the girl heard this, she hurriedly found a straw mat from the courtyard wall, covered her father's body, and let the people into the house.

When I entered the house, although it was some shabby furniture, the house was quite clean, and it was a girl's house, and this girl was not that sloppy person.

The girl gave up her seats to a few chairs in the room, and busied herself with boiling water.

The chubby guy followed closely behind the girl's ass, "Come on, come on, you're tired too, you tell me the things are there, I'll get it, it's enough for you to choke on this day!"

The thin man who looked like a bamboo pole and the guy with a beard all over his face looked at each other and smiled, and secretly said in his heart, when did this brother become so diligent!

This Shi Jingjiao looked sad and preoccupied, and sat on the chair.

When Zhang Daochang saw it, he not only asked with concern: "What is my brother's next step?"

Hearing this, Shi Jingjiao let out a long breath, raised his head, and said, "I blame my brothers for not handling this matter well today, so that the brothers are implicated, and I am uneasy!"

This fat guy who had just boiled the water and came in with a pot listened to his words, and said with a smile: "Brother said this, it's a big deal, and you didn't provoke this." You are also the one who saw the injustice on the road, and drew a sword to help! How can we say that we complain about you? Brother, don't think about it, what do you say next, we will all listen to you!"

"This ——?!" Shi Jingjiao hurriedly stood up, clenched his fists, and said: "Brothers, you have raised me, listen to me......?

"Oh, brother, don't be humble anymore, we are not as good as you in terms of martial arts cultivation and other aspects, you can make up your mind!" Zhang Daochang stared at Shi Jingjiao and said.

Then the girl brought some large bowls and laid them on the table.

The fat guy poured water into the bowl in front of everyone, pushed the bowl in front of Shi Jingjiao, and said, "Brother, I can't stay in this city now, there is only a dead end to go home, we ......"

When he said this, the girl heard it, and with a "whoop" sound, she cried again, choked up, and said, "It's all my fault, it's all because I've tired everyone!"

The fat guy hurriedly took her hand and pulled her aside, "All right, all right, girl, there's nothing to do with you here for the time being." We're going to look at what to do next, and you don't have a good idea. You'd better hurry up and pack up everything you can take away from the house, hurry up, there's not much time left!"

The girl listened to him, and began to get busy inside and outside the house.

Don't look at the tattered house, don't you say it, the broken house is worth a lot, and this is enough for her to clean up for a while.

The fat guy then turned his head and said to Shi Jingjiao: "Brother, don't shirk it, Daochang Zhang told us on the way, your father is the Lord Shaoyongshi who has always been respected in Zhouzhou, we believe in you!"

"That's it, that's it!" said the thin man who looked like a bamboo pole and the guy with a full beard on his face.

Shi Jingjiao lowered his head and muttered for a moment, as if he had made up his mind, he smashed his fist on the table, and said angrily: "It really forced the people to have no way out, and the officials forced the people to rebel, so they had to rebel!"

"It's good ——! reversed——! turn him upside down, brother!" several people clapped their hands and shouted, "I've been waiting for this day for a long time......!"

"Brother, do you have any goals?!" Zhang Daochang also said with interest.

"If we want to go, let's go farther, I heard that less than 400 miles away from here, there is a dragon and tiger mountain, where a group of strong men gathered to rob the community and kill the rich and help the poor. Let's go to them, we can avoid the limelight for a while, and then we will find a way to ...... in the future!" Shi Jingjiao's eyes flashed with excitement.

Everyone listened to his words, nodded one after another, and said, "It's so decided, anyway, this family can't go back, and they can't stay in this city of Zhaozhou." Waiting for death here, it is better to break out, and it is possible that there will be something in the future!"

Seeing that everyone agreed, a smile appeared on his face, but he suddenly frowned again, looked at Zhang Daochang, and said, "Brother Zhang, what should you do?

When the Daoist heard this, he sighed, shook his head, and said, "Under the nest, how can there be eggs?" There is no way, I will also go up the mountain with my brothers!"

"It's really ——?!," those people excitedly took Zhang Daochang's hand and cheered.

"But there's one thing, it's still very troublesome!" said the Taoist chief with a sigh.

"What's the matter?" the fat guy asked, his eyes wide, staring at Zhang Daochang uneasily.

Zhang Daochang looked at Shi Jingjiao, and then looked at the girl who was busy outside, and said, "After dawn tomorrow, the search will be strict, how can we find a way to get out of Yuzhou City?"

"Yes——! "The fat guy and the others were stunned, "The officers and soldiers who fled back all know everyone, how should this be?"

Shi Jingjiao saw that everyone had become ants on a hot pot for a while, and he became nervous, so he smiled "hehe" and said, "We will dress up in disguise, there will be no problem." If there really is any problem, we can break out of the city even if we force our way out! With a few of us, how can the officers and soldiers defending the city be able to stop it?!"

As soon as he said this, he looked at the girl at once, sighed, and followed, "But ......!"

The fat guy, seeing that he looked like he wanted to speak and stopped, hurriedly said, "Brother, but what? Is there any problem here?!"

Zhang Daochang smiled, took Shi Jingjiao's words, and said: "I understand what my brother means, is my brother worried about her being a girl's house, if she really breaks in, she won't be able to get out......!"