Night falls in the west, covering all directions.
"Please go this way!" Hei Te Changzhi carefully pushed open the corner door of the square and used the torch in his hand to light the way for Wang Wenzuo.
"Lang Jun!" Wu Xiaoyi whispered: "I still want to advise you. If you are not in a special hurry, it is best not to go out on the streets after dark. The streets of Chang'an at night are very unsafe!"
"I have iron armor under my burqa!" Wang Wenzuo patted his chest twice: "Besides, isn't Chang Zhi still there?"
"Don't worry, Sir, just leave everything to your subordinates!" Hei Te Changzhi said with a smile.
Wu Xiaoyi snorted coldly and said nothing. The shadow reflected on his handsome face, like a legendary vampire. Wang Wenzuo smiled: "Xiao Yi, your teacher came to my place this afternoon!"
"My teacher? Why did he come to you?" The original coldness on Wu Xiaoyi's face broke, revealing the eagerness underneath.
"Let's talk as we walk!" Wang Wenzuo got on his horse and lightly kicked his mount: "You know the way to your teacher's residence, right?"
"Of course I know you!"
"That's good. Chang Zhi and I are both foreigners. We can get lost on the streets of Chang'an after dark!"
As they walked north along the square wall, they heard the sound of horse hooves on the stone pavement, and several sneaky shadows hurriedly scurried into the corner. Jing Zhaoyin has already increased the severity of the curfew. If you are still on the streets outside the square after dark, you will be punished by death. This has improved the security of Chang'an to a certain extent! Wang Wenzuo told himself that although my hands were stained with the blood of Chang'an people, I also saved more people.
When passing through the East Market, they met two Wuhou who were watching the night. After Wang Wenzuo revealed his identity, the two Wuhou quickly apologized to him and allowed them to continue on their way.
When the group arrived at Pingkang Square, Wang Wenzuo heard faint music coming from the wall of the square. Wang Wenzuo handed his mount to the night watchman and smiled at Wu Xiaoyi: "General Cao's residence is quite a lively place!"
"There are many Lehu living in Pingkangfang!" Wu Xiaoyi's face was cold. Obviously he didn't like Wang Wenzuo seeing this, so he secretly quickened his pace.
"Wang Sima? Why are you here so late? Are you here, Xiao Yi?" Cao Wenzong opened his eyes wide in surprise. Seeing the surprise on his face, Wang Wenzuo suddenly felt very happy.
"General Cao, do you have any wine at home? Let's have a drink together!"
"Yes, yes, of course!" Cao Wenzong said with a smile. While inviting Wang Wenzuo to come in, he whispered to the disciple behind him: "Quickly go next door to buy some wine, and wake up Xiaoman. Said Wang Sima is here!"
To Wang Wenzuo's surprise, the wine Cao Wenzong brought out was quite good, and seemed to have exceeded his financial level, but he was not stupid enough to ask about the origin of the wine.
"General Cho, are you willing to go to Baekje?"
"Ah?" Cao Wenzong thought he heard wrongly: "Where are you going?"
"Go to Baekje, come with me, and your people!" Wang Wenzuo said: "After you left today, I thought about it. The imperial court's recruitment of evil boys to Anxi has been completed. It is not just a Sima of the Xiongjin Dudufu. I can comment. If I want to exclude your family from the list, it is not impossible. But the problem is that I am about to leave Chang'an, and the court wants to recruit 60,000 people. It is impossible to recruit so many people in one batch. It’s over, if you escape this time, you may not be able to escape the next time! Instead of doing this, why not just go to Baekje with me? What do you think?”
"This -" Cao Wenzong opened his mouth in surprise. Wang Wenzuo's suggestion was completely beyond his expectation. For a moment, he didn't know how to answer.
"Great, let's go together, so Xiaoman won't feel lonely on the road!" Xiaoman heard clearly from the side and jumped up with a smile.
"Xiao Man, shut up!" Wu Xiaoyi stopped Xiao Man and said coldly to Wang Wenzuo: "Wang Sima, what kind of bad idea are you coming up with? My teacher went to beg you because he wanted to stay in Chang'an, but you asked him to go to Baidu with you. Ji, what the hell is that place? It’s not as good as Anxi! At least there are trade routes passing through Anxi, and it’s more convenient to travel to and from Chang’an!”
"Xiao Yi, shut up!" Cao Wenzong hurriedly stopped Wu Xiaoyi and smiled apologetically at Wang Wenzuo: "Wang Sima, Xiaoyi has been raped since he was a child.
I'm spoiled, don't be offended. "
"I know he has a temperament that allows him to do whatever he wants. How could I blame him!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "But you can think about my suggestion carefully. The imperial court is going to conquer so many evil youths to go to Anxi this time, and I think I can also get some from them. Thousands of people go to Baekje, just to replace those expired government soldiers! General Cao, if you go to Baekje, you will have a place to show off your skills!"
After hearing Wang Wenzuo's words, the audience suddenly fell silent. After a long time, Cao Wenzong asked carefully: "Wang Sima, is what you just said true?"
"Are you saying that you want thousands of people to go to Baekje?" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "Of course it is true. I will write to the court tomorrow! The soldiers who followed me to Baekje have been in Baekje for three years. , if we followed the rules, we should have rotated it long ago, but the problem is that the Shandong Military Government simply cannot mobilize that many troops!"
"You have said so much, but you still want us to go to Baekje and work for you!" Wu Xiaoyi said coldly: "Obviously we are living a good life in Chang'an, aren't you doing harm to others!"
"At least two to three thousand people died in this riot, right? There's no way to say, is this a good call?" Wang Wenzuo smiled: "Xiao Yi, you have made a contribution this time, you should be able to stay in Chang'an , but your teacher and others are different. Anxi is a place where human life is like grass. Your teacher and I are not related to each other. Your teacher came to my door and I pointed to this road, which also paid tribute to you and Xiaoman. As for how to leave, it is up to him!" At this point, he drank the wine in the glass and stood up: "It's getting late, Wang said goodbye!"
Cao Wenzong was frightened by Wang Wenzuo's words and hurriedly stood up to see him off, but he couldn't say anything. Xiaoman stood up suddenly and said, "Brother Xiao Yi, Wang Sima is also kind-hearted. You can stay in Chang'an, but can Teacher and the others stay? Although Baekje is not a good place, it is better than being sent to Anxi by a group of conscripts, right? At least Wang Sima is not the kind of official who is greedy, cruel and cruel!" After that, He flicked his sleeves and chased outside.
Wu Xiaoyi's face turned green and white at Xiaoman's words. She was speechless for a moment, and her mind was in a mess. Is it really like what Xiaoman said: She can stay in Chang'an, so she can't understand her teacher and junior fellow students? Their difficulties?
"Brother Xiaoyi!"
Xiao Yi raised his head and saw a junior fellow apprentice looking at him timidly.
"Junior brother, who do you think is right today, me or that Wang Sima?"
"How do I know who is right!" The junior brother laughed and said, "I don't understand what you are arguing about!"
"Then where do you want to go? Anxi or Baekje?"
"I know Anxi is west of Liangzhou. Where is Baekje?"
"This -" Wu Xiaoyi was stopped by the question. After thinking for a while, he replied: "It seems that it's not far from Xiaoman's hometown!"
"If that's the case, I choose Baekje!"
"Why choose Baekje?"
"Look at how pretty Sister Xiaoman is. There must be many beauties in her hometown. Naturally, I want to see them too!"
Looking at his junior brother's childish face, Wu Xiaoyi suddenly felt the urge to laugh. Yes, his junior brother's choice was certainly ridiculous, but how strong was his opposition to Wang Wenzuo? Maybe I wasn't really opposed to him letting his teacher go to Baekje, but as a ranger, I instinctively resented the other person's attitude of having everything under control!
At the entrance of Pingkangfang.
Wang Wenzuo got on his horse and raised his hand to Cao Wenzong: "Cao Shifan, you can seriously consider my suggestion. If you decide, send someone to inform you!"
"You know, I know!" Cao Wenzong hurriedly responded: "Wang Sima, Xiao Yi has been like this since he was a child. Don't be surprised!"
"Haha!" Wang Wenzuo laughed: "How can I blame him? He is a child and I am a child too? Goodbye!" After that, he rode away.
"This kid Xiao Yi!" Looking at Wang Wenzuo's back disappearing into the night, Cao Wenzong sighed. He was about to go back, but Xiaoman chased him out: "Teacher, where is Wang Sima?"
"left already!"
"Why so fast!" Xiaoman paused: "Which way did he go!"
"In that direction
! Are you going to—" Before Cao Wenzong could ask any questions, Xiaoman ran towards the direction of his finger: "Teacher, I have something to tell him. You should go back and rest first!"
Xiaoman ran for a while, but saw no trace of Wang Wenzuo. She stopped and looked around, but there was no sign of anyone. The windows were either dark or tightly closed, and nothing could be heard except the howling wind in the alley.
"Screw you for running so fast!" She muttered to herself, paused, and decided to go back first.
Crossing a street, Xiaoman suddenly heard a faint voice, which seemed to be a woman's voice. She held the hilt of the sword at her waist and walked towards the place where the sound came from.
"Blessed by the Bodhisattva, it's finally my turn to be lucky, Hu Jiu!" Hu Jiu looked at the two girls in front of him with sharp eyes. Even though their faces were covered in dust, he could still tell that they were two top-quality goods. As long as these two high-quality goods are fed to them twice, take a bath, change into clean clothes, and send them to the local wine shop, copper coins will flow in like a sea, and they can be sold no matter what. Two to three hundred strings each.
"You two ladies!" Hu Jiu said in as polite a tone as possible: "Why are you still on the street so late? It would be terrible if Wu Hou, who was patrolling the streets, caught you! If you violate the ban, you will be whipped. of!"
"Wu Hou patrolling the streets?" Li Xiayu trembled in fear. At this time, she was already frightened. Anything that could be related to the government would arouse terrible associations in her.
"That's right, that whip is soaked in salt water. If you whip it down, half your life will be gone!" Seeing the girl's fear, Hu Jiu was secretly happy. Women are like hens, as long as they are scared, they will let you go. Play around and do whatever you want: "It's better to find a place to rest with me first! Otherwise, it will be too late for Wu Hou to catch you!"
"As you wish?" Li Xiayu looked at the man in front of her. Even though she had been in palaces and temples all her life, she could still see that the man in front of her was not a kind person, but did she have any choice now?
"Please send me to Wang Wenzuo and Wang Sima's house! He will definitely reward you heavily!" Li Xiayu puffed up his chest to make himself look calmer.
"Wang Wenzuo and Wang Sima?" Hu Jiu looked at the two girls in front of him and suddenly smiled: "Oh, this is easy. Just follow me and I will send you off right away!"
"He's a liar! He just wants to trick you two into his place and sell it!"
Hu Jiu looked towards the source of the sound in surprise. The surprise immediately turned into ecstasy: "Blessed by the Bodhisattva, another female has arrived. This one is much more handsome than the other two. My mother, you are really lucky now." Yes!" He coughed: "Don't falsely accuse good people, I really want to help you two ladies!"
"Help you two ladies? Then let me ask you, do you know where Wang Wenzuo lives?"
"This little hooves!" Hu Jiu cursed in his heart, but said with a smile on his face: "Why don't you know? It's on the edge of the West Market. It's less than a mile away from here. It only takes a while to walk faster!" He said He was joking in his mouth, already holding the short stick for protection in his hand, ready to lean in and knock out the beauty who came to the door.
"This little lady -" Li Xiayu also realized that something was wrong at this time. She was about to remind Xiaoman to be careful, but Hu Jiu shouted loudly and hit Xiaoman on the head with a stick, but Xiaoman didn't want to As soon as he was short, Hu Jiu was knocked out, fell to the ground, struggled for two times and then stopped moving.
"This kind of trash has soiled my sword for nothing!" Xiaoman shook the dagger in his hand, shook off the blood on it, wiped it clean and smiled at Li Xiayu: "You are looking for Wang Wenzuo, right? I know he lives there Wherever, I’ll take you there!”
Jin Ren asked the government.
"You met two women on the road who were looking for me?" Wang Wenzuo frowned: "Xiao Man, did you hear wrongly? Where did I know two women in Chang'an?"
"Hehe!" A sly smile appeared on Xiaoman's face: "Sanqu's sisters are indeed right, you men don't have a good thing, and you won't recognize it after you deceive the girl's family. Those two little ladies are so beautiful. Yeah, are you so cruel too?"
"What's wrong with being cruel?" Wang Wenzuo struggled for half the night and felt a little sleepy: "It's getting late, I'm going to bed!"
"Hey! Why don't you even see me?" Xiaoman said anxiously.
"Why should I see something that has nothing to do with it?" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "At most, you can let them stay here for one night and then send them to the Yamen tomorrow morning!"
"Yamen? You are so patient!" Xiaoman shook his head: "Forget it, I've already sent the person there, the rest is none of my business!"
Seeing Xiaoman, Li Xiayu hurriedly came up to him and asked, "How is it?"
"He refuses to see you, saying he doesn't know any women in Chang'an!"
"Then, what will he do with us?" Li Xiayu asked.
"I told you to stay one night and send me to the Yamen tomorrow morning!"
