Zhengzhou, Guancheng County.
It was getting dark, and the people on the street were going back to their homes in a hurry. Because they were late, they would be jailed!
In the early Tang Dynasty, there was a curfew system not only in Chang'an City, but also in more than 300 states and counties throughout the Tang Dynasty! After all, now that the world has been settled, the rulers need a stable social order! Night is often a time when various criminal activities occur, and it is also a time when rulers are most worried.
Throughout the history of ancient China, many coups and uprisings were launched at night, so nighttime has become a time period that rulers need to be wary of. The best way is to let people return to their homes to eat and sleep as soon as it gets dark.
After another two quarters of an hour, the sky became completely dark, all the gates of the private houses were closed, and groups of soldiers began to patrol the streets.
Tonight, there is no moon, gentle breeze, and the sky is as dark as ink!
No one noticed that a black shadow emerged from a mansion in the west of Guancheng County. The black shadow was quite good at lightness. It passed over the roofs of houses along the road without making any sound. , under the protection of the night, no patrolling soldier noticed his presence!
After a while, the dark shadow arrived near a house in the center of Guancheng County. Reflecting the light of the lantern in front of the mansion's gate, one could vaguely see the three characters "Provincial Governor's Mansion" written in the center of the gate!
"First go to the Governor's Mansion to see if Wei Zuocheng is imprisoned by Pan Zhenyue, and then go to the state prison!"
That black shadow is Ye Fashan.
In the evening, he told Ye Minglei that he was going to visit the Governor's Mansion in the evening. Ye Minglei naturally disagreed at the time. After all, Ye Fashan was the eldest grandson of the Ye family in Nanyang. If anything bad happened, neither Ye Guozhong nor Ye Huiming would let him go!
But Ye Fashan said: "If we don't find Wei Zuocheng, the person who can break the situation, everyone will die." Ye Minglei can no longer stop him!
Nowadays, in this crisis situation where "only by fighting hard can you have a chance of survival", family and hierarchy are all unimportant. Only by surviving can you be qualified to talk about these things!
At this time, Ye Fashan was on the roof of the house opposite the Governor's Mansion, and carefully looked at the layout of the Governor's Mansion, then took two deep breaths, and then with luck on the soles of his feet, he headed towards the side courtyard of the Governor's Mansion. .
Because there are many guards in the main courtyard, it is easy to be discovered.
"Huh~! I didn't expect that there would be so many guards in the Governor's Mansion. Pan Zhenyue has done too many shameful things!"
After dodging all the way and bypassing more than a dozen groups of patrolling soldiers, Ye Fashan hid at the corner of the eaves of an attic, taking the opportunity to take a breath while thinking angrily in his heart.
"Pa~!"
At this moment, about five feet away from Ye Fashan, a tile suddenly fell to the ground, making a crisp sound!
"Who~?"
It happened that a small group of soldiers passed by, and the sergeant at the head immediately stopped and walked towards this side!
Ye Fashan's heart was in his throat at this moment!
In terms of martial arts, he was absolutely sure he could beat this group of soldiers, but he was not sure he could subdue this group of soldiers without making any noise~!
The Governor's Mansion is heavily guarded. As long as the sound of fighting on his side spreads, he will soon be surrounded. At that time, even the gods will not be able to save him!
Ye Fashan couldn't help but tighten the hilt of the sword at his waist. Even if he might be surrounded, he would not sit still and wait for death! Although he is a Taoist priest, he is not one of those stubborn Taoist priests. He told Li Yu that killing to stop killing is also a blessing!
"Meow~~!"
Just when the group of soldiers was only three feet away from this row of houses, a cat meow suddenly came from the position opposite Ye Fashan where the noise had been made, and then a small black shadow jumped off the eaves and rushed into the distance. !
"It turns out to be a wild cat~!"
Seeing this, the leading soldier stopped and breathed a sigh of relief.
There were also cats in the Tang Dynasty.
The world's earliest record and document of cats is the "Book of Songs·Daya·Han Yi" in the Western Zhou Dynasty in China, which reads: "There are bears and bears, cats and tigers." However, in the poem, cats are compared with bears, tigers, etc. The juxtaposition does not seem to refer to domestic cats. It was not until the beginning of the Western Han Dynasty that it was truly clearly stated in "Book of Rites: Jiao Te Sheng": "The gentlemen of ancient times would repay their favor by welcoming cats because they would eat voles." It has been confirmed that cats are domestic animals and have been domesticated.
"Let's go! Keep patrolling! The governor is hosting a banquet tonight. If anything goes wrong, we will all lose our heads. Let me be more energetic. Do you understand~!"
The leading sergeant looked around cautiously, then turned and gave instructions to the soldiers behind him.
"Here~!"
The soldiers agreed one after another, and after a while, they continued to patrol elsewhere~!
"Huh~!"
Ye Fashan almost died tragically at the "foot" of a wild cat. Not to mention how depressed he was at the moment, but he didn't gain anything.
"A banquet for distinguished guests? Could it be..."
Ye Fashan muttered something in his heart, and then looked at the main hall of the Governor's Mansion, which was still brightly lit in the distance, and his mind couldn't help but become more active.
"Go and take a look! Maybe there will be clues about Wei Zuocheng~!"
After a while, Ye Fashan made up his mind, braced himself, and then cautiously moved towards that side!
There is no greed for success, and there is no bold artist. Ye Fashan is like a patient hunter at this moment, quietly waiting for the best time to "take action". Every time he takes a step forward, he has to watch the six paths. , He listened to all directions, and he would rather go slower than rush in and be discovered. A distance of less than a hundred feet, he walked for nearly two quarters of an hour!
But he finally arrived at the main hall of the Governor's Mansion, and it was also on the roof of the main hall!
Ye Fashan calmed his heartbeat, then held his breath, carefully lay down, and put his ear against the tiles, trying to hear the voices inside the house.
Unlike the masters in some costume TV dramas, Ye Fashan did not dare to directly lift the tiles, peeking and eavesdropping. After all, he had just evolved into Qi Realm, and his martial arts cultivation was not deep. Who can guarantee that this would be great? Why don't the Governor's Mansion have one or two masters who are stronger than him~?
First, there was a sound of silk and bamboo, and there must be dancers playing music and dancing in the hall. Then, Ye Fashan vaguely heard an old voice saying, "Zhenyue, have you found Wei Xuancheng~?"
A voice full of energy said: "Back to the old lady, the students have sent people to search the whole city in the past few days, but they still don't know the whereabouts of Wei Zheng. This man just disappeared out of thin air as if he had evaporated from the world!"
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Second update!
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