Chapter nine hundred and seventeenth come in disguise
Under Zhang Ben's order, the waiters in the wine house came out one after another with their household plates and were inspected one by one. After the county soldiers completed the inspection and confirmed that there were no problems, Deng Yu, Dong Xuan, Zhang Bi and others filed into the wine house.
Inside the house.
Everyone went up to the third floor together. On the third floor, there are boxes all around. When you open the windows, you can see that in the distance, there is a hall in the center, which is very spacious.
Deng Yu, Dong Xuan, Zhang Bi and others walked into a private room in the southwest corner. When they opened the window, they could see the west and south directions.
The county soldiers entered from the west of Dongbei Guo District and gradually advanced to the south, east, and north. Looking up, the west side of Dongbei Guo District was full of chickens and dogs, with people shouting and horses neighing. It was very lively.
Dong Xuan looked at the sky and saw that the sun was high in the sky. He said seriously: "General Right, I think you will be busy all night today."
Deng Yu smiled disapprovingly and said, "As long as you can gain something, even if you stay up two more nights, three nights are worth it."
Dong Xuan said seriously: "Thanks to the help of General Right this time, otherwise, with only the manpower of our county government, we don't know how long we would have been able to investigate."
Deng Yu smiled and said: "Mr. Dong is too polite. This investigation is also preparing for the Mid-Autumn Festival night. As long as everything is peaceful on the Mid-Autumn Festival night, it doesn't matter if we work harder now."
Dong Xuan nodded repeatedly, cupped his hands and said, "What the right general said is absolutely true!"
While they were talking, there was a sudden commotion below the pavilion. Dong Xuan frowned and turned to look at Zhang Bi. The latter understood, raised his hands to Deng Yu and said: "Mr. Deng, please go down and see what happened.
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Seeing Deng Yu nod, Zhang Ben quickly went downstairs and came to the first floor.
He looked up and saw a group of people standing outside the wine house, and a group of county soldiers holding spears to hold them back. Zhang Ben showed an unhappy look on his face. Qiwanlou has been put under martial law, who else can do this?
If you don't have eyesight, you have to rush in.
He walked out quickly, reached the outside of the building, separated from his county soldiers, and walked out from the crowd. Zhang Ben was about to speak, but when he saw the face on the other side clearly, his expression suddenly changed, and he opened his mouth involuntarily, and said: "Your Majesty...
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This group of people is headed by a young man who looks to be in his twenties. He is handsome, tall, wearing brocade, and has an extraordinary temperament. This person is none other than Liu Xiu. With him are Luo You, Hua
Feiyan, Long Yuan, Long Zhun, Long Bo, Xu Ying, Xu Ting, Xu Fei and others.
Seeing that Zhang Bi was about to call out his identity, Liu Xiu waved to him and said with a smile: "Zhang County Lieutenant, long time no see, I hope you are well."
Zhang Ben was very smart. When he heard this, he immediately realized that His Majesty did not want to reveal his identity and did not want others to know that he was here. He hurriedly changed his words and said: "It turns out to be Mr. Liu. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Please come in. Please come in."
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As he spoke, he bowed and turned sideways, and at the same time scolded the county soldiers under him: "Don't be rude to Mr. Liu, get out of here quickly!"
The county soldiers were being reprimanded inexplicably, and they had no idea who this 'Mr. Liu', who was honored as a guest by the county captain, was. People did not dare to ask more questions, and they all bowed to Zhang Bi and stepped aside.
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Zhang Ben smiled with a smile on his face, nodded and bowed, waved his hands, and said: "Mr. Liu, please!"
"Please!" Liu Xiu also waved his hand to Zhang Bi, and then walked towards the wine house.
The people around Liu Xiu were not comparable to Zhang Bi. Every time someone walked past him, Zhang Bi would nod and bow. The county soldiers and the capital army present were all stunned, and they became more and more curious.
Seeing this, Liu Xiu stopped, turned around and called: "Captain Zhang!"
Upon hearing Liu Xiu's call, Zhang Ben immediately stepped forward, bowed and said: "Your Majesty... Mr. Liu!"
Liu Xiu asked: "General You and Magistrate Dong are also here?"
"Yes, Your Majesty... Mr. Liu, Mr. Deng and County Magistrate Dong are all in the box on the third floor."
"Take me up."
"Yes, yes, yes, sir, please come this way!" Under Zhang Bi's guidance, Liu Xiu went up to the third floor.
Deng Yu and Dong Xuan heard the commotion and walked out of the box. When they saw that the person coming was Liu Xiu, they were startled at first. Then they both bowed and saluted and said, "I pay my respects to Your Majesty!"
Liu Xiu first waved his hands to the two of them, then raised his eyes and looked around. He was very satisfied with the environment here. He said cheerfully: "County Magistrate Dong, today the county government is investigating Northeast Guo District, don't mind if I come here to take a look.
See?"
Dong Xuan was shaken and said quickly: "Your Majesty, you have to punish me!"
Liu Xiu smiled, nodded to Deng Yu, and asked, "What is the situation now?"
Deng Yu waved his hand to the southwest box and said: "Your Majesty, please come this way!"
Liu Xiu walked into the box with his hands behind his back. Deng Yu stepped forward and pointed to the west-facing window and said: "Currently, all exits to Guo District in the northeast have been blocked. County soldiers have entered Guo District and are moving from west to east.
Conduct investigation..."
Deng Yu pointed out the window and explained to Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu nodded and said: "This time, I have spent so much energy, I hope I can gain something."
Zhang Bi stepped forward and said seriously: "Your Majesty, this time the county government and the capital army have joined forces to weave a big net. As long as there are smelly fish and rotten shrimps hidden in the Northeast Guo District, they can be fished out!"
Liu Xiu glanced at Zhang Bi with satisfaction, and then reminded: "Don't take it lightly. People in Si'a are very good at disguise. If you are a little careless, you may miss it."
Zhang Bi bowed and said: "We have already told you, don't worry about how long it will take. This investigation must be foolproof."
"Yeah!" Liu Xiu responded, then he walked to the window sill and looked outside.
Although you can stand high and see far, the area of Northeast Guo District is too large. Even if you stand on the high pavilion in the center of Guo District, you can only see roughly, but not the specific conditions of the streets and alleys.
Within Dongbei Guo District, there are six main streets alone, dozens of branching alleys, and countless alleys that are more numerous and complex than alleys.
To conduct an investigation in such a large area, one can imagine the huge workload. Liu Xiu looked up for a moment and asked, "How long has it been since it started?"
Dong Xuan replied: "Reply to Your Majesty, it's almost half an hour."
Liu Xiu frowned slightly. It had been almost half an hour, but it seemed that the area investigated was still on the fringes of Guo District.
After pondering for a moment, he said to Deng Yu, Dong Xuan, and Zhang Bi: "I estimate that it will be difficult to complete the investigation in one day, and more manpower needs to be raised for replacement."
It is impossible for our side to keep the existing manpower working day and night, and we must prepare replacements.
Deng Yu and others had the same look on their faces, and they all bowed and responded: "Your Majesty is very reminded!"
At Liu Xiu's prompt, Deng Yu arranged for his men to go to the capital's military camp outside the city to gather spare troops. Zhang Bi also sent his men back to the county government to recruit county soldiers for patrolling.
Although the county soldiers' investigation this time was slow, they were very careful, going from house to house to check one by one.
Once it is found that someone's current situation does not match the household registration, they will be taken away, detained, and interrogated immediately without explanation.
Even if people's current situation matches the household version, the county soldiers will still ask questions based on the information in the household version. If they cannot answer, they will still be detained and interrogated.
The investigation lasted from noon to evening. After such a long time, the county soldiers only completed one-fifth of the investigation. During this period, a total of more than 500 people were arrested.
Some of them were released directly after being interrogated and confirmed to have no problems. However, there are still more than 300 people who cannot be ruled out as suspects.
The county soldiers commandeered two inns in the city specifically to detain these suspicious people. There were joint guards from the capital army and the county soldiers outside.
Feng Liu is Zhang Ben's younger brother, a small gangster who used to follow Zhang Ben.
After Zhang Bi became a county captain, Feng Liu followed Zhang Bi to the county government and became a county soldier. Later, the county government expanded and the number of troops increased. Feng Liu was also promoted, from an ordinary soldier to a team leader.
There are fifty brothers in charge below.
This time the county government investigated Northeast Guo District, and Feng Liu was tasked with investigating Chunpeng Lane.
Chunpeng Lane is an alley from west to east. It is very long and narrow and can go all the way to the vicinity of Qiwan Tower. The small alley is quite prosperous, with shops of all sizes on both sides.
Because there are few houses and many shops, many of which are closed, the investigation speed is relatively fast. Feng Liu led a dozen county soldiers and walked to a house in the middle of the alley. In front of the house there was a
The sign says "Flying Tiger Martial Arts House".
The so-called martial arts house is also a martial arts hall. Feng Liu and others looked at the sign, and a soldier asked in a low voice: "Team leader, do we need to check here too?"
Feng Liu glanced at the county soldier and said in a deep voice: "My lord, I have told you that all houses in Guo District that are occupied must be inspected one by one, and those that are unoccupied must also be searched carefully." As he spoke,
He shook his head and shouted: "Go over and call the door!"
A county soldier agreed, walked to the door of the martial arts house with a spear in hand, and banged on the door.
Not long after, the door opened, and twenty to thirty people came out. These people were all wearing short brown clothes, and each of them looked powerful.
Short brown is a short train. For the convenience of work, ordinary people are not suitable for wearing long trains, so they usually wear short brown.
However, short brown clothes only became popular in the late Western Han Dynasty and the early Eastern Han Dynasty. In the middle and early Western Han Dynasty, people still followed the Qin system in clothing. The trousers had no crotch and only two trouser legs, so this required the tops to be long.
You have to cover your lower body. At that time, both men and women wore skirts.
However, the army is an exception. Soldiers in the army wear crotch pants, thanks to King Zhao Wuling's Hufu riding and shooting.
If the cavalry all wore crotchless trousers and rubbed their bare buttocks on the horse's back, no one would be able to bear the feeling.
After King Wuling of Zhao promoted riding and shooting in Hu uniforms, all the soldiers were allowed to wear crotch-covered trousers, and real cavalry appeared in the Central Plains.
However, pants with crotches were not mainstream at the time. They were non-mainstream alternative clothing. They were the clothing of barbarians and were not accepted by the orthodox.
After the Han Dynasty destroyed the Qin Dynasty, the Western Han Dynasty also followed the ancient system, and people continued to wear crotchless trousers. Until the period of Emperor Wu, the witchcraft rebellion occurred, and Huo Guang gradually took control of the power and dominated the government. This Huo Guang was Huo Qubing's half-brother.
The queen at that time was Huo Guang's biological niece. Of course he hoped that his niece would give birth to an heir for the emperor. But there were so many women in the harem, all of them wearing crotchless pants. It was too convenient to do things. Who knows who could
After giving birth to the emperor's eldest son, Huo Guang thought hard and suddenly came up with the idea of adding a crotch to his pants. In this way, even if the emperor wanted to do business with any palace maid, it would not be so convenient.
In this way, crotch trousers were first implemented in the imperial palace, and then gradually affected the people. By the Eastern Han Dynasty, the trousers worn by people were basically crotch-shaped. Therefore, it became popular in the Western Han Dynasty to wear crotch trousers.
Tightly wrapped robes with curved trains began to decline rapidly during the Eastern Han Dynasty, and were replaced by robes with straight trains that were relatively loose and more comfortable and became the mainstream.
