Especially in front of a arrogant junior like Yang Wenguang, I feel even more comfortable!
It's a pity that junior brother Yang Wenguang didn't cooperate. After being stunned for a moment, he turned around and left. The long speech that just came to Han Qing's mouth was useless.
However, although Yang Wenguang did not cooperate with him in pretending to be thirteen, he did things very neatly. Just after noon, he ushered in Yang Xu, who was dressed in regular clothes, from the side door of Kaifeng Mansion.
In the evening, everyone went to a restaurant near Kaifeng Mansion to have a good time in the name of helping Han Qing. After nightfall, a few people stayed behind to drink and have fun and continue to hide from others. Han Qing, Yang Wenguang, Yang Xu, and Zhang Fan,
After changing the clothes of the soldiers on the left and right sides of Kaifeng Mansion, carrying gongs, whistle sticks, lanterns and other items, they swaggered towards the Shuntian Gate in the southwest of Bianliang City.
The two armies on the left and right of Kaifeng Prefecture were originally responsible for maintaining law and order in the capital. Han Qing, Yang Wenguang, Yang Xu, and Zhang Fan were well prepared. Therefore, everyone came without any obstruction along the way, without attracting any attention or questioning.
We arrived at our destination, near the Xiao family residence on Jincheng Lane inside Shuntianmen.
The Jincheng Alley was originally called Jinchengfang. When Bianliang City was first built, it adopted the most common square and market layout in the Tang Dynasty, and even the names of some of the squares and cities in it were copied from Chang'an.
However, as the number of people in Bianliang increased and customs changed, many semi-enclosed squares were replaced by inter-connected alleys. Jincheng Square also became Jincheng Lane.
Because the location is close to Shuntian Gate, and outside Shuntian Gate is one of the ten scenic spots in Bianliang, Jinming Pool. The name of the lane itself also carries the word "gold". Two gold and one pool indicate a wealth of money. Therefore, although Jincheng Lane is not in the center of Bianliang
The location is far away from the imperial city, but every inch of land is still valuable.
Even though the houses in Jincheng Alley are old and shabby, their market prices are still five times higher than those in nearby Luogu Alley and Chaimi Alley.
The families living in Jincheng Lane are mainly composed of three generations of old Bianliang officials and officials from various yamen in the capital. Ordinary people are basically not qualified to buy houses in Jincheng Lane, or even rent them.
Officials in the Song Dynasty had a lot of entertainment, and the court also allocated special funds to reimburse officials for the expenses of drinking and recruiting prostitutes. Therefore, even if it was late at night, there were still carriages carrying lanterns coming and going in Jincheng Alley.
When the watchmen and police officers maintaining local security see the signs on the lanterns, they can determine the identities of the passengers in the carriage. They will never stop the carriage to cause trouble, let alone emphasize whether there is a curfew tonight.
However, there are exceptions to everything. Just when Han Qing and others had extinguished their lanterns and were about to sneak into Xiao's house from the side, a shout suddenly came from the entrance of the alley, "The carriage in front of you, stop. Please ask the owner of the carriage."
Show me the token and explain the reason for traveling at night?"
Immediately afterwards, a group of forbidden troops suddenly appeared. They held up the rope and stopped a carriage that was about to enter the alley.
"The Divine Guards, why did they manage to come to the southwest of the city?" Yang Xu had keen eyesight and immediately judged the rank and affiliation of the forbidden army from the dress. He frowned and questioned in a low voice, "This area is clearly Kaifeng.
The jurisdiction of the Mansion and the Long Guard Army."
"The other three armies of the upper four armies have gone to protect the officers themselves. The Divine Guards stayed behind in Bianliang. Logically speaking, it makes sense to take over the responsibilities of the Dragon Guards and take charge of Shuntianmen." Yang Wenguang also felt that something was strange.
, thought for a while, but took the initiative to explain for the God Guards.
This explanation was obviously not very convincing. As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Xu frowned and continued to question in a low voice, "Then they shouldn't have stolen the Kaifeng Mansion's errand and stopped the carriage to check the identity of the owner? Moreover,
Today is not a big day, so the Divine Guards are just looking for trouble by doing this, right?"
Catching traitors, arresting thieves, and maintaining basic order in Bianliang City are the responsibilities of Kaifeng Prefecture and the counties under Kaifeng Prefecture. Major cases, important cases, or involving rebellion, rebellion, and many people gathering to attack the government
Such matters are under the control of the "upper four armies" of the Forbidden Army.
Moreover, the curfew in Bianliang City was ineffective ten years ago. Nowadays, in addition to a few very "big" days in the year, such as the birthdays of the emperor and the queen mother, and the festivals at the beginning of the year, Kaifeng Mansion will also send out manpower.
Keep it up for a while, and don't care at all for the other three hundred and fifty days.
"Perhaps, maybe it's because the official's imperial commander personally went on the expedition!" Yang Wenguang hesitated again and again, and continued to explain. "At the moment, King Yong is responsible for staying in Bianliang City. And he is an upright person and has never been satisfied with the late night in Bianliang City.
, and it was a feast and a feast.”
"Pedantry, feasting and feasting, who can resist?!" Yang Wenguang frowned and repeated his previous conclusion. The disdain on his face was clearly visible.
This time, Yang Wenguang didn't answer, just smiled and sighed softly.
King Yong Zhao Yuanfen has always been known as a wise king. His speech and behavior are in line with Confucian requirements for a great sage. He is very prestigious among the Qingliu and scholars.
The official imperial commander went on a personal expedition and handed over the task of staying in Bianliang to King Yong Zhao Yuanfen and Wang Shu. Wang Shu was relatively soft-tempered. Now, of course, all major and minor matters in Bianliang City were decided by King Yong.
Therefore, it is not surprising that the "Ye Ye Sheng Song", which was not in line with Confucian rules and had long been disliked by many officials, was banned, and the curfew order that had long been in vain was revived.
After all, the curfew order lasted from the Tang Dynasty to the Song Dynasty and was written into the laws of the Song Dynasty. What King Yong did did not constitute setting rules without authorization.
After all, there are only a few people in Bianliang City who are feasting and feasting every night. Strict enforcement of the curfew will not bring much inconvenience to the people.
However, as the "feasting and feasting" decreases, the market will inevitably become depressed, and many people who go out to make a living at night will lose an income.
When the people's income is low, the anger in their stomachs will become stronger. The public security of Kaifeng Prefecture will deteriorate from bad to worse.
These related issues are probably not within the scope of His Highness King Yong's consideration at all. Nor will they enter the discernment of those gossip officials.
They only care about whether Bianliang City and even the Song Dynasty are in line with the world of saints they imagined. They don't care whether the common people can still eat well and marry a wife after losing a share of their income.
"I'm afraid this team of divine guards are not here for the strict curfew!" Before Yang Wenguang could sigh, Han Qing suddenly pulled him and concluded in a very low voice. "We didn't see anyone along the way.
Other teams of the Divine Guards. Moreover, if you look towards Shuntian Gate, the entrance to the alley over there is also sealed, and there is also a group of Divine Guards over there!"
"What?" Yang Wenguang was shocked and quickly turned his head.
Sure enough, we saw that at the end of Jincheng Alley facing the inner city wall of Bianliang, a large group of people came, under the banner of the Divine Guards, to block the entrance of the alley. (Note: Bianliang City has an outer city,
The inner city and the third floor of the imperial city.)
Passing carriages and pedestrians, whether they were officials or not, were all stopped by the Divine Guards. No one was allowed to enter or leave Jincheng Alley.
The entire Jincheng Alley was completely isolated in the blink of an eye and became a closed forbidden area. Everyone inside could not escape!
