After the clouds of war dissipated, the shopping malls were the first to react.
The largest trading alley in Suzhou City has taken the lead in recovering its prosperity. The streets and markets are crowded with tourists and busy. In addition to merchants doing business, teahouses, restaurants and even brothels and gambling houses are also located here. Business travelers can discuss business in the teahouse and the business is concluded.
You can go to a wine shop to get drunk, and wine serves as a medium for sex. When you are drunk, you can go to a brothel to buy sex. After a night of entertainment, you can also go to a gambling house to have fun, one-stop service.
In addition, there are also some artists who make a living here, such as Mu Sanshui, a storyteller in Lu Yu Tea House.
Mu Sanshui has a wide body and a fat body, a fat head, big ears, and a big bald head. He looks like a famous monk in a big temple with great popularity.
Sitting at the table opposite him was a skinny little old man with a bitter look on his face. He was wearing coarse clothes and a dagger hanging from his shoulders. There was a bowl of unfinished pancakes in front of him.
Broth. This man is a small businessman named Feng Wanshun.
The book Mu Sanshui talked about today was a story about King Wu's defeat of Zhou. It was taken from "The Vernacular of King Wu's Defeat of Zhou" written in the Southern Song Dynasty. This was the predecessor of "The Romance of the Gods". As a result, Feng Wanshun heard that he was being mysterious and pretending to be a ghost.
, the two of them just choked.
At this moment, the two of them made a bet about the existence of magic in the world. Feng Wanshun wrote a few words on the paper, put it on the desk in front of Mu Sanshui, covered the tablecloth, and Mu Sanshui opened his mouth and said
What Feng Wanshun wrote was correct, and he said everything out loud. Feng Wanshun was stunned.
He jumped up and ran to the stage to lift the tablecloth and take a look. The piece of paper on which he had written a few lines of words was still lying in the desk. He couldn't help but feel strange. Mu Sanshui said proudly: "
How about it? Is there really magic in this world? Let me tell you, I know this skill, but if I know this skill, there will naturally be people who know the skill a hundred times better than me. They can soar into the clouds, control the wind and rain, and sow the beans into soldiers. That's all.
, you have lost, take the money”
Feng Wanshun couldn't bear it, and said with a blushing face: "You... you are all evil, maybe you are a white lotus demon"
Mu Sanshui's expression suddenly changed: "What's the matter? Give me a big hat from the White Lotus Sect because you want to default on the debt. Brothers, let him know who is the landlord in this alley."
As soon as Mu Sanshui finished speaking, several big men walking around in the teahouse swung their arms and approached Feng Wanshun with evil expressions on their faces. Feng Wanshun was a man who would rather give up his life than his money. He grabbed his trousers tightly and screamed: "
What are you doing? Stealing things, blackmailing, everyone, come quickly..."
The tea-drinking guests were still there, but the problem was that no one came out to help. Just as the sweaters were approaching, they were about to snatch his trousers. Suddenly, a man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks flashed into the teahouse. When he saw Mu Sanshui,
Then he waved his hand and said: "Sanshui, hurry up, the master has asked us to go, there is a big deal."
Mu Sanshui waved his hand and said: "No hurry, no rush, just ask me to collect the winnings from the bet first."
The man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks became anxious and ran over, grabbed his sleeves and said, "It's an urgent matter, a big deal, where is Qianqian?"
"Uh...he..."
The thin-faced man understood it as soon as he heard it. He picked up the wake wood, slapped it on the table a few times, and shouted: "Ye Qianqian, come out quickly, the master asked us to go, it's urgent, hurry up
"With that said, he dragged Mu Sanshui and left.
The real owner was gone, and the big helpers couldn't help but look at each other, wondering whether they should continue to blackmail the small businessman named Feng. At this time, there was a creak under Mu Sanshui's storytelling table, and the tablecloth was lifted.
A man came out. This man was as thin as a monkey and as agile as an ape. Feng Wanshun was surprised. He had just passed under the table, and it was obviously empty, but he didn't know when someone came out.
The thin man named Ye Qianqian chased Mu Sanshui out. The big men felt bored, gestured to each other, and left the teahouse. At this time, a kind-hearted teahouse waiter smiled at Feng Wanshun and said: "You are lucky today."
Okay, otherwise you will definitely lose your money. To tell you the truth, the two brothers Mu Sanshui and Ye Qianqian have the unique skill of double act. Others say that double act is done by memorizing the words beforehand, but these two
, even if the person hiding below says something that the person above does not know in advance, the person above can still match the mouth shape perfectly. Unless you keep staring at his mouth or sit face to face with him, you can't hear it.
The sound did not come from his mouth, otherwise there would be no flaws."
At the same time, several men with gray homespun cloth came in from the north gate of Suzhou City. Someone had already greeted him in front of the city gate, saying hello and asking with a smile: "Brother Gongsun, how was the harvest of this business trip?"
The man surnamed Gongsun said: "Hey, I finally excavated such a large ancient tomb, but there was no gold or silver. I only took a copper unicorn, a copper cauldron and a copper two-pronged fork.
There are copper basins, and a large number of pottery. There are several jars of ancient coins, but they are not worth much. I am just about to dig another big one, and the master is eager to find us. Is there any big deal?"
The person who greeted him laughed and said: "Brother Gongsun, I don't know the details very well, but the master said that if this transaction is completed, I will have enough food in my life."
The man surnamed Gongsun became very energetic after hearing this: "How could such a good thing happen? Let's go and see the master as soon as possible."
People from all walks of life rushed to a large gambling house one after another. There were seventeen or eight tables in the gambling house. The gamblers gathered around the tables and shouted. These people entered the gambling house and ignored the gamblers. They only talked with the people in the gambling house.
The thug said hello and walked through the gambling house to the backyard. In the backyard, Wan Songling was drinking tea and eating beans, waiting there quietly...
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When Song Sheng received Xia Xun's letter, he couldn't help being surprised and happy. He immediately sent someone to report the news to Beijing and Emperor Yongle who was on the front line in northern Xinjiang. Then he set off with his sick body in his arms to meet Xia Xun in Jiayuguan.
Xia Xunxin told him to immediately take control of Hu Shang's Tuoba Mingde matter, and he did not neglect it. He sent his third son Song Ying to Suzhou in person to arrest Tuoba Mingde. He originally thought it was a sure thing, but
Unexpectedly, when Song Ying arrived in Suzhou, she only captured a group of soldiers and generals. The main target, Tuoba Mingde, and Yu Jian, whose pseudonym was Hu Qiqi, were missing.
When he broke into the lower courtyard of Ma Mansion where Tuoba Mingde rented to arrest someone, all of Tuoba Mingde's men were there, seemingly unaware that his identity had been leaked. Tuoba Mingde didn't seem to have escaped after getting the news.
Therefore, while Song Ying sent someone to report the news to her father, she also personally interrogated the prisoners, hoping to find out the whereabouts of Tuoba Mingde and Yu Jian.
But these people were all dead soldiers sent by Timur's empire, and it was not easy to get information from them. Song Ying had no choice but to torture them and torture them all night long.
Song Ying turned a Suzhou city upside down and arrested Tuoba Mingde and Yu Jian. Song Sheng had already received Xia Xun and his surviving soldiers at Jiayuguan. According to Song Ying, Xia Xun had been missing for a long time.
He and King Tuotuo of Hami sent troops to search the entire eight hundred miles of the vast sea, but could not find Xia Xun's whereabouts. Judging from the situation at that time, it was clear that the situation was more serious than bad, so he had to report the truth to the emperor.
Emperor Yongle was chasing Benya Shili in the desert at that time. When he got the news, it was already the beginning of spring this year. Emperor Yongle was very sad when he learned of Xia Xun's misfortune, but he could not handle the matter at that time, so he only ordered Song Sheng to
He adjusted his military deployment and took up the defense of Xiliang. At the same time, he sent a message to the capital, preparing to wait for the end of the war and return to Jinling to arrange the funeral arrangements for Duke Fu.
Nowadays, many preparations for the funeral of Fu Guogong have been completed, including the posthumous title, sacrifice, tomb, funeral scale, and preparations to crown him King of Han. Fortunately, he came back in time. Otherwise, when the emperor returns to Beijing, he will
After all the funeral arrangements have been taken care of, if he comes out alive and kicking again, the Ming Empire will probably encounter an unprecedented problem: the posthumous prince is alive again, how should this prince be dealt with?
Immediately, Song Sheng informed Xia Xun about the arrest of Tuoba Mingde and Yu Jian. While they were exchanging information about everything that had happened in the past six months, they also rushed to Suzhou. The two places were not far apart.
After sixty or seventy miles, at the end of the day, we entered Suzhou City in the evening.
When he entered the city, officials from all walks of life greeted him with greetings. After a long time, he was able to check into the official residence specially set aside for him by the Suzhou Wei Yamen. As for the dinner, he had to wait for a while. He was traveling all the way and it was summer. Xia Xun and his party
Not only does one have a gray head and a dirty face, but his face is covered with dust and sweat stains. He has to take a shower and change his clothes first to keep himself clean.
Under the service of Xilin and Jeanne, Xia Xun took a quick bath, changed into a light robe and went out. The two beauties took off their clothes and took a bath. The room had not yet entered the water, so Tang Sai was impatient to wait.
Then her son broke in. She wouldn't take a bath alone when someone was with her. Naturally, she had to take a bath with Celine and Jeanne. The three beauties, two big and one small, took off their clothes and took off their clothes. Not to mention playing in the water and bathing, Xia had already finished bathing.
Xun Xun has already arrived at the flower hall to rest.
The servants had already served the tea, and it was neither cold nor hot at this time, so Xia Xun sat down on the bamboo and rattan armchair and drank the tea.
At this time, Xia Xun was wearing a jade-colored light robe and a futou on his head. The futou was also inlaid with a piece of fresh emerald. His whole person was gentle and elegant, but his skin color seemed a bit darker. Even so, it was shocking.
Yi also has the posture of a young master, but the fan he is shaking with his hand is a bit embarrassing. The young man is not shaking a folding fan, but a big cattail leaf fan, which is very cool. With his hand, his appearance is a bit...
nondescript.
After a while, Liu Yujue, who had already finished bathing, rushed over. Xia Xun was originally very handsome, but when compared with Liu Yujue, he was immediately inferior. Liu Yujue had a fair face, as if he couldn't get a tan.
, wearing a moon-white base, bullet ink, plum-blossom soap color trimming and a light coat with a cross-collar collar. He is a handsome young man, as beautiful as jade. Compared to Xia Xun, he is more than a step and a half better than Xia Xun.
"My lord, just now the Marquis of Xining said that I have found out the whereabouts of Tuoba Mingde. Song Ying has led people out of the city to arrest him. We don't know the details yet. We will wait until Song Ying comes back. After tonight's dinner, please rest first."
, Song Ying will definitely come back within the next three or two days, and we just need to rest for a few days in Suzhou City. There will be no carriages and horses along the way, and we feel uncomfortable all over."
Xia Xun nodded and asked, "Do you know the whereabouts of Yu Jian?"
Liu Yujue said: "Not yet, I'm afraid the whereabouts of Yu Jian will also fall on Tuoba Mingde."
Xia Xun frowned slightly, shook his head and said, "I'm afraid that even though I'm trapped in the desert, there are not many people who know my whereabouts. Ying Zhan, his wife and Yu Jian both know, but I quickly
When we arrived at Hami, King Tuotuo of Hami was inexplicably surprised and had no idea that I was still alive before. At that time, I knew that it might not be that easy to capture Yu Jian."
Liu Yujue sat down next to Xia Xun and asked confusedly: "What did the Duke mean?"
Xia Xun said: "Yingzhan and his wife helped me, but concealed the news that I was in Beshu Bali. This is understandable. If I survive, I will not forget their kindness, and if I die, they will not forget it either."
After being implicated, once Timur's army really broke through Jiayuguan and took the country directly, he could use his friendship with the country to protect himself. Later, after Timur died, retreated, and the dust settled, he didn't say anything.
It is necessary to come out, because if he speaks out now, he will not be able to explain to others the reason why he did not speak out before. But why doesn't Yu Jian speak out?"
Liu Yujue's eyes flashed slightly, and he rushed to say: "I understand that Yu Jian is still determined to be a traitor, and he also hopes that something will happen to the Duke of Guo in Beshu Bali. At that time, he was the steward of Tuoba Mingde. What will happen in the future?
No one knows that if he has the opportunity to go to Beishebali again with Tuoba Mingde, he may even have the opportunity to kill the Duke again."
Xia Xun nodded and said: "Yes, so he must pay special attention to the news from the Western Region. Timur's empire is in civil strife and has withdrawn its troops. It is not necessarily possible to be sure that I am still safe and sound. But when we rush to Hami, there is no way to cover it up. He must be in Hami
There is an informant, and he must have gotten the news by now. I am only worried now..."
Liu Yujue said: "Don't worry, the Duke. If he can escape the monk, but cannot escape the temple, where can Yu Jian escape to?"
Xia Xun sighed and said leisurely: "What I'm worried about now is that his temple is afraid that the abbot and abbot of that temple will kill Yu Jian, a little monk who brings troubles, in order to protect his temple.
, then... something very bad will happen."
Liu Yujue's face also became solemn: "Yes, based on my understanding of Ji Gang, he can definitely do this kind of thing. If Yu Jian dies, I am afraid that Ji Gang will not be able to be brought down based on the confession of Tuoba Mingde, an enemy spy.
"
Xia Xun said: "It's not that I'm afraid, but it's that he will definitely not be able to defeat him, so Yu Jian must not die, and he must fall into our hands."
"hehe……"
Xia Xun suddenly smiled and said: "Yu Jian is a person who cherishes his life. If my estimate is correct, he must have thought of this consequence now, so he is afraid of falling into my hands, but he will be even more worried about falling into Ji Gang's hands.
In this case, we may not have a chance to catch him."
Xia Xun suddenly stood up, waving the cattail leaf fan and walked to the corridor. The floor was paved with terrazzo bricks and surrounded by log railings, forming a patio. There were dense grapevines growing above it, covering the stars and moon, but it was unusually cool.
Xia Xun suddenly said something without thinking: "Outside Yumen Pass, on the beach where there is no water, it can't flutter. When it gets here, it should have some effect."
Liu Yujue followed up and asked in confusion: "What did the Duke say?"
Xia Xun said slowly: "I said... it's time to fight with Ji Gang."
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