For a long time, the Chinese nation has followed the life law of "working at sunrise and resting at sunset". Since the Zhou Dynasty, there have been records of curfews in literature. In the morning, the city, square, and city gates will be opened to the sound of drums, and to the sound of drums in the evening, the city
The three gates of the city, the square, and the city were closed together. The Qin and Han dynasties continued to follow the previous curfew system, while the Sui and Tang dynasties further developed on the previous basis. By the time of Zhenguan, it had reached its peak.
However, the grand scene described by the poet of "thousands of lights illuminating the blue clouds in the night market, and the red-sleeved customers in the high-rise buildings are crowded" cannot be seen until the "curfew" system was gradually abolished after the mid-Tang Dynasty. In fact, during the Zhenguan period, in the evening, both the city gate and the square gate
, all the city gates are closed, and people are not allowed to stay in the streets, but the government does not care about what they do within the rules...
In markets such as Chongrenfang, where high-ranking officials and dignitaries live together, there would be singing, dancing, and gonging every night, and it was common for the nobles to have fun and have fun all night long.
In a place like Pingkangfang where fireworks are flourishing, there are music and music every night, the lights are bright, the red sleeves flutter, and the shadows on the temples are spread out, and people stay up all night long...
At the gate of Pingkang Fangfang, a rush of horse hooves woke up the servants, and the oil lamps in the room were lit. A servant put on his clothes and walked out, yawning and muttering: "No one is allowed to sleep in the middle of the night.
These Wuhou patrolling the streets really deserve to die..."
The gatekeeper opened a gap. Before he could ask who was coming, he felt a strong force from outside and pushed the gate open. The gatekeeper was caught off guard and was pushed to sit on the ground. He was still angry after getting up.
Well, when he opened his mouth, he was about to curse. Then when he saw this person walking in from the main gate, he choked back a curse word...
The person coming is Fang Er!
The servant's calves were a little cramped. If we say that the most unwelcome person in all the brothels in Pingkangfang, Fang Erlang ranks at the top of the list! Although Fang Erlang is young and rich, he spends a lot of money, but every time this guy comes to visit,
It has to cause some trouble. In the past two years, there have been countless incidents in Pingkangfang. Fights and fights occurred at every turn. The little money spent was not enough to repair the damaged utensils. The most important thing was that it delayed business!
"Is Sun Wuke, the captain of the city defense school, in the square?"
Fang Jun walked to the square and stood in front of the servants, and asked in a deep voice.
The servant stood up from the ground in a hurry, nodded and bowed with a flattering look on his face: "Young man, have you ever seen the servant of the house... Chang Sun Wu? Uh... I don't know this person."
These servants are all very discerning. If a dignitary comes here, he will probably have some information about which brothel he is staying in. But a mere city guard can be hit by a falling brick on the city gate.
What does Chang'an, a group of princes and nobles, count for?
Unless they know each other, no one pays attention to such a small person.
Fang Jun frowned, a little embarrassed.
This Changsun Wu must be found, otherwise the whereabouts of the spy will not be traceable. But now that we don't know which house he is staying in, we can only use stupid methods to find him one by one.
In fact, Fang Jun also knows that his reputation in Pingkangfang is not very good. Who comes to Pingkangfang not to drink flower wine, listen to tunes, have fun with oiran singers and spend money like water? Only his Fang Erlang, every time
Every time I come there are fights...
Now if I lead someone to knock on doors in the middle of the night, I am afraid that my name will be on the blacklist of brothels in Pingkangfang that refuses to accept...
If you really can't find a cool place even with money, then you will become a laughing stock.
But now, no matter how reluctant he is, he has to find Changsun Wu as soon as possible. As for whether it will arouse unanimous condemnation from many brothels, he is also very embarrassed...
After looking at the manpower behind him, he ordered: "Go to Jingzhao Mansion to report the matter in detail and order them to quickly send manpower to blockade the entire Pingkangfang!"
"Here!"
The general agreed, separated the two of them out of the square gate, got on their horses and galloped straight to the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion.
After a cup of tea, a large team of patrol officers arrived sleepily, and the leader was Jingzhao Yin Mazhou himself...
"Brother Ma, are you staying overnight in the Yamen?"
Fang Jun hurried forward to greet him and asked in surprise.
Ma Zhou jumped off his horse, handed the reins to the following yamen servants, walked up to Fang Jun, and said: "I have to deal with some civil servants in the yamen. It's late, so I don't want to go home, so I just spend the night in the yamen. I was just killed."
Li Junxian sent people to wake him up and sent people to Shilipo to block the road, but your people came to the door again. It really didn't let anyone sleep peacefully."
Fang Jun chuckled and teased: "Brother Ma, you are now at peace. Just don't neglect Madam-in-law. If...hehe, you will regret it."
Ma Zhou was stunned for a moment. When he thought about the ridicule in Fang Jun's words, he immediately laughed and scolded: "You have been shouting about convincing people with virtue all day long. Let me tell you, you are really wicked. The people you sent only said
There is a spy, but he refuses to say more. What is going on that forces Pingkangfang to be blocked overnight?"
Fang Jun's playful expression subsided and he solemnly told what happened.
Ma Zhou first assigned people to seal off the gates of Pingkangfang, and then asked people to lead a team to search the area one by one. After the arrangements were completed, his subordinates patrolled, and all the government officials were dispatched, then he and Fang Jun stood side by side on the street, frowning.
He said: "Qiu Xinggong went too far! The case of his son's murder has been heard by the three judges and was tried fairly. Now there is no evidence that you, Erlang, murdered Qiu Shenji. How could he ignore the law and brazenly murder you?"
Ma Zhou is an upright person. He hopes that everything can be performed under the rules. Without rules, there will be no rule. If everyone can abide by the rules and laws, the world will be unified. Therefore, he extremely hates families who use their abilities to repeatedly break the rules.
Gate valve.
Fang Jun shrugged and said helplessly: "The old man is sure that I killed his son. What can I do to such a fool?"
Ma Zhou was also speechless.
The hatred of killing a son is irreconcilable, so what rules are there to talk about? I am afraid that even His Majesty will not be able to express his anger at Qiu Xinggong's behavior. After all, have you really treated Fang Jun...
As the patrolmen and soldiers knocked on the door one after another, curses and complaints came one after another. Pingkangfang in the middle of the night was like a pot of boiling water, boiling and making noise from the silence.
"What are you doing? What can you find out in the middle of the night?"
"We are all law-abiding. What should we do if you break down the door like this and affect your business?"
"Hey, do you know who our boss is? Find someone to go elsewhere and don't bother our distinguished guests!"
At the entrance of a brothel named "Yixiang Pavilion", the patrolman who went to inspect was stopped. The shopkeeper of this brothel not only refused to show the list of guests staying there, but also spoke arrogantly and had a bad attitude.
The patrolman's face turned red with anger and he said loudly: "This patrol is led by Jing Zhaoyin. Do you dare to disobey?"
The shopkeeper was quite old, but he had a fat head and big ears. He curled up his lips and said disapprovingly: "What about Jing Zhaoyin? We are running a law-abiding business and have not committed any crimes. Even if I am the king of heaven, I
What can we do if we come here? Besides, our boss is not an ordinary person, even in front of Ma Zhou, he is not guilty at all!"
At this time, Ma Zhou and Fang Jun were walking slowly on the street, passing by the door of the brothel, and all these words were heard by the two of them.
Ma Zhou felt a little embarrassed...
As Jing Zhaoyin, how can I not be embarrassed when someone is so disrespectful in the area under my jurisdiction?
If it were anyone else, he would have to get this face back no matter what, otherwise the dignified Jing Zhaoyin would have no face left. But Ma Zhou is an upright person. As long as the other party conscientiously abides by the rules and laws, he will never do anything arbitrarily based on power.
But clay figures also have a certain earthy nature, and no matter how upright they are, it is difficult to remain calm in the face of such provocative words.
Ma Zhou blushed and wanted to enter the brothel, but Fang Jun raised his hand to stop him and said with a half-smile: "What's the matter? Brother Ma is angry and wants to demolish this brothel?"
Ma Zhou shook his head and said: "How is that possible? Brother Yu just went in and told him that this inspection was about enemy spies, and all merchants have the responsibility to cooperate. If they resist without reason, it is tantamount to covering up the spies, and the consequences are extremely unpredictable, so as to prevent him from getting into trouble."
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"You are really..." Fang Jun was speechless.
People just point their noses at you and scold you, but you are worried about others being implicated by spies?
"Okay, you are a wise minister, a gentleman, a saint! Mother, let me deal with such a arrogant domestic slave. You are a white lotus, don't be stained with dirt..."
As he spoke, he gently pushed Ma Zhou away and asked him to inspect the front. He swayed into the brothel's gate with his hands behind his back. The Bu Qu family behind him followed closely and opened the gate in a mighty manner.
Block it tightly.
In the main hall inside the door, the shopkeeper was arrogant, his finger almost pointed at the patrolman's nose, spitting stars flew everywhere: "I'm warning you, there are noble people resting here upstairs. If you disturb the noble people, be careful that you won't be able to eat."
Let's go... let's go... oh! Isn't this Erlang Fang? No, no, no, it's Mr. Hou... Mr. Hou, you have a lot of time, how can you come to Pingkangfang for a walk? Oops, are all the bastards blind?
?Why don’t you quickly pour tea for Mr. Hou..."
When the shopkeeper saw Fang Jun walking in, he almost wanted to bite the patrolman in front of him to death.
Mother!
You just said that Ma Zhou led people to inspect, why didn't you say that Fang Jun was also involved?
You can offend a gentleman but not a villain. Ma Zhou is an upright and selfless person. It's not a big deal if he offends him. As long as you don't commit adultery and violate him, you can't do anything. But Fang Jun is different... This guy is just a stick. If you offend him
, does he care about you?
I'll give you a good beating first and then...
If he had known that Fang Jun was here, he would not have dared to show off his power here, let alone him, even their boss would have to behave and smile when meeting Fang Jun...