After the New Year, Xie Fu will set off for Chang'an today.
The journey to Chang'an is nearly two thousand miles. It's a long way, and we must arrive before the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
Time was very tight, so walking by water or taking a leisurely ride in a sedan was not an option. The only option was to ride a fast horse.
Fortunately, Du Zhiwei seemed delicate, but he was born into an official and learned to ride a horse since he was a child, which solved the problem of fast travel.
In addition to Du Zhiwei, Xie Fu also brought Hongye with him on this trip. One person with Hongye can be enough to defeat thousands of troops without having to mobilize troops.
As for Su Zaomou, he is placed in Tantai Mansion to protect the female family members in the mansion. Xie Fu can also feel relieved to have such a top expert in charge of Tantai Mansion.
We drove faster and faster, covering two hundred miles a day, and arrived at the border of Chang'an in about ten days.
For Xie Fu and Hong Ye, traveling in such a hurry was a piece of cake, but Du Zhiwei couldn't straighten his legs.
When Xie Fu saw this, he changed Du Zhiwei's sedan chair, and the two rode slowly.
Because Chang'an City would close its gates every night at the end of the day, the three of them chose to stay outside the city for one night and enter Chang'an City early the next morning.
As the capital of the Grand View Country, Chang'an is prosperous and prosperous.
The street is much wider than that in Suzhou, and it is very spacious even if there are several cars side by side. The street floor is made of solid stone slabs, which makes it look extremely dignified. The shops on both sides of the street are gorgeously decorated, like piles of brocade.
At this moment, people are coming and going on the street, and green cattle, white horses, and fragrant carriages are mixed among them.
Passers-by are dressed in different clothes. It is easy to tell whether they are Hu people or Han people just by the appearance of their clothes. There are also many Silla people, Korean people, Japanese people, Angkor people, and even Arabs and Persians from far away.
It can truly be said to be worthy of being crowned with attire from all nations.
Xie Fu had an eye-opening feeling. He visually discovered that there were more people wearing Hu clothing than Han clothing on the street, because there were many Han Chinese faces wearing Han clothing.
In addition, a phenomenon was also discovered. Whether women wear lapel Hufu or traditional dresses, with swords hanging from their waists, they have a different image of softness and sassiness.
This gave Xie Fu, who had come to Chang'an, the illusion that he was in a foreign country.
I smiled in my heart. It seemed inappropriate to call her a young lady in such a dress. She was just about the same as a heroine.
At this moment, there was a commotion in front of the street, and passers-by moved aside to make way for a road.
Xie Fu and Hongye also pulled their horses aside, and saw a young master running wildly on the road, shouting: "Madam, spare your life."
Behind him, a woman was riding a red horse with a big knife in her waist. She was swinging a riding whip on the horse's back and making a crackling sound. She chased after her quickly and shouted: "I have to cut off both of your legs today. Let's see if you can still do it." How to go to a brothel?"
This roar of the Hedong lion is so erotic and sultry.
"Madam, I don't dare anymore. I don't dare anymore."
"This is the third time. If I trust you again, my surname will not be Cui."
As the couple left, the street returned to normal order, seemingly out of the ordinary. As for the fate of the man, it was unknown.
Xie Fu was surprised: "It turns out that it is true that a wife is riding a big horse and chasing her husband with a big knife!"
Hongye on the side responded calmly: "It's a common thing."
Xie Fu was confused: "Hongye, have you been to Chang'an?"
"Brother, I have lived here for a long time."
Hongye responded with a slightly gloomy expression, as if there was a bad story here.
Only then did Xie Fu remember that she had been living in Tianning Temple before that, and Tianning Temple was in Chang'an.
"It's okay, Hongye. As long as my brother is here, no one can bully you."
Only then did Hongye smile: "No! I will kill anyone who messes with me this time."
At this time, Du Zhiwei in the sedan asked, "Mr. Xie, where shall we stay?"
Strictly speaking, she has officially changed her name to Gu Liuqing.
Xie Fuying said: "Someone will pick us up at the Touting Gate of Chongdefang."
Huo Duan knew that Fu Xie was coming to Chang'an, so he took the initiative to tell Fu Xie that he had a mansion in Chang'an and would send someone to receive him all the way.
Sometimes accepting favors from others is also a way to consolidate relationships, so Xie Fu agreed.
In fact, when officials from other places come to Kyoto, they usually choose to live in a post office.
The post house has complete facilities, rich materials, and all consumption is free. The post house has guest rooms, stables, restaurants, warehouses, etc. The more advanced ones also have boats, gardens... and even official prostitutes are recruited from brothels to accompany them. .
Of course, the level of the post house to stay in also depends on the official rank. Those of Xie Fu's level will naturally stay in the best Baima Post House.
Gu Liuqing asked, "Sir, I know the way." After saying this, the man got down from the sedan chair.
Xie Fu smiled and said, "Mrs. Gu, why do you get off the sedan chair?"
These days, she has become accustomed to Xie Fu calling her by her new name. She smiled and said, "How can I lead the way if I don't come down?"
Xie Fu glanced at her pretty butt gently, and with a groan, Gu Liuqing hurriedly spoke first: "It doesn't hurt anymore."
If Mr. Xie were to ask first, the answer would be: Madam Gu, does your butt still hurt?
So shameful.
"Okay, you lead the way."
The street was bustling with people, and Xie Fu felt that everything was novel. Passing by the door of a restaurant, he saw an endless stream of women coming in and out.
The receptionist at the door turned out to be a man wearing colorful clothes and painted with makeup.
Pretty boy? Shouldn't this be...
When Gu Liuqing saw Xie Fu stop, his face turned red. Mr. Xie probably didn't want to go in. It wasn't a place for men to relax inside. Well... In fact, men can go in, but Mr. Xie probably didn't want to...
Fu Xie felt that he was ignorant and could not help but confirm with Gu Liuqing: "Mrs. Gu, where is this place?"
Gu Liuqing didn't expect Mr. Xie to really ask her, so he shyly replied: "Sir, this is the Huan Pavilion, also called the South Courtyard."
Xie Fu was immediately stunned, it was really true.
This look of astonishment fell into Gu Liuqing's eyes, thinking that Xie Fu didn't understand. After all, it was rare to see such a place outside of Chang'an, so he blushed and shyly explained clearly: "It's a male prostitute."
Xie Fu naturally knew that the South Courtyard was a male prostitute. He was surprised that it was so ostentatious and grand. Are the women here shameless?
Although there is also a south courtyard in Suzhou, when the lady goes to have fun, she still has to wait until nightfall to sneak around and cover up, which is so open and generous in broad daylight.
Xie Fu approached and looked inside curiously. Du Zhiwei thought that Xie Fu was going in, so he hurriedly asked: "Master, do you want to go in?"
Xie Fu said with a smile: "I just want to broaden my horizons and see how ladies play?"
Gu Liuqing's face turned red again: "There's nothing good to see in it."
"Ms. Gu, how do you know? Have you ever been in?"
Gu Liuqing's face turned red at this moment, and he just dragged Xie Fu's arm: "Let's go, see you next time..."
"Next time, Madam Gu, please lead the way and lead me, a wild man from a remote country, to see what he has to offer."
"I don't go to this kind of place, and neither do you, Master. You will be misunderstood by others."
"Ms. Gu, you and I know everything, how could we misunderstand."
Xie Fu smiled heartily, and his smile was uniquely elegant.
Suddenly, a woman in front of him blocked the way. Xie Fu was polite and moved to one side, intending to let this woman go first.
The woman sighed, stood in front of Fu Xie again, and said with a smile: "Young Master is so handsome."
Xie Fu was surprised. Is this teasing him? At this age, it was the first time for him to be teased by a woman on the street, and he felt excited and excited.
Look at this woman, although she is not pretty, but she is fair and beautiful. She has a slender figure with a long sword hanging from her waist. She is soft and sassy, and her temperament is indistinguishable from male to female.
The woman glanced at Fu Xie's clothes and reached out to touch the corner of his clothes: "This is Su Sang, is it possible that the young master is from Suzhou?"
She is even more direct than us Jiangnan gangsters. As a woman, is this appropriate?
In order to avoid causing trouble, Gu Liuqing said loudly: "Madam, please respect yourself. My young master already has a wife."
The woman glanced at Gu Liuqing and said contemptuously: "You are his wife, right?"
Gu Liuqing was an oiran, and the woman had probably never seen such a beautiful slave before, so she asked this question.
Gu Liuqing responded: "I'm just a slave."
The woman looked coldly: "Huh, slaves also have a role to interrupt!"
When he faced Xie Fu, he immediately put on a smile and said, "It doesn't matter that the young master has a wife. I want to duel with your wife!"
So tough? "Why are you dueling my wife?"
"Because you are so handsome, Master."
Xie Fu chuckled: "I already have two wives in my family, and they are both very strong."
The woman smiled proudly: "I want to duel them both at the same time!"
At this time, Hongye came over with two horses. He didn't see any movement on Hongye's hands. He just saw the woman being hit and flew to the roof: "You deserve it!"
The woman stood up on the roof, her mouth already bleeding. After wiping the blood from her mouth, she said coldly: "Wait!"
After saying these words, he stepped on the roof tiles and left quickly. He was actually possessed of martial arts.
"Hongye, why do you hurt people so randomly?"
"This gang is domineering and oppresses good men. If it weren't for my brother's presence, she would have been killed."
After Hongye finished speaking, he led the horse forward, as if he knew the road.
Fu Xie asked Gu Liuqing, "Ms. Gu, who are these people? Do you know them?"
Gu Liuqing shook his head.
As soon as Xie Fu arrived in Chang'an, he encountered several things. These things happened in other places, and they were all strange news. He couldn't help but ask: "Mrs. Gu, is it possible that Chang'an is a matriarchal society?"
Gu Liuqing responded: "No! Chang'an is a society where the weak and the weak are respected."
Xie Fu smiled and said: "That's not the case."
"Noble women are respected, common people are humbled, and swords are powerful..."
Gu Liuqing said and looked at Xie Fu: "Scribes are weak."
After walking for a while, Fu Xie noticed that Gu Liuqing was walking in a strange way, so he stopped and asked, "Ms. Gu, what's wrong?"
Gu Liuqing blushed and said nothing. After riding two thousand miles in ten days, not only his buttocks but also his legs were burning. Although he could endure the pain and persevere, he could not act like a normal person after all.
Xie Fu asked: "Does it hurt again?"
Gu Liuqing nodded "Yes".
"Then you go back to the sedan."
Gu Liuqing hesitated for a moment and thanked Fu: "It doesn't matter, Hongye knows the way."
At the front pavilion gate of Chongde Square, the personnel arranged by Huo Duan had been waiting early, and there were several sedan chairs nearby.
With Huo Duan's ability, it is not a problem to fight no matter how big the battle is.
Excluding the bearers, there was a team of about ten people, showing attention without being overly ostentatious.
The first person, when he saw Xie Fu, let out a cry of surprise, opened the portrait in his hand and confirmed again that he was the person he wanted to receive, and then led a group of people to quickly greet him.
