The weather was good, the sky was clear, and it had finally cleared up after three days of rain. Wei Qing was holding a halberd and standing in front of the gate of Jianzhang Palace in an orderly manner. His back was very straight, his eyes were not squinting, and he was holding the hilt of the sword with one hand, looking majestic.
Linlin. He and nine other brothers are responsible for guarding the palace gate today. No one can enter without an edict or badge. This is the palace. If something goes wrong, it will be a big problem.
Having been in Chang'an for such a long time, Wei Qing's life is very regular besides being in the barracks and guarding the Jianzhang Palace every day. The emperor's brother-in-law treats him well. Working here is not dangerous, it is relaxed, and he can often see the emperor and senior officials. Occasionally, he is in Chang'an.
When on duty in front of the temple, you can also hear the discussions inside, which will increase your knowledge.
After standing all morning, I finally waited for the shift changer. The team leader took a few of them and lined up to go to the military camp. Today's affairs were over, and several familiar people had already made an appointment to go out for a drink. The team leader glanced at Wei Qing:
"Wei Qing, are you going? Let's go together!"
Another smiled: "Wei Qing never goes. He is waiting in the camp for His Majesty to ask him to go to Shanglin Garden. Wei Qing is the only one among us who is so lucky!"
Wei Qing smiled: "That is His Majesty's grace. Sooner or later it will be your turn!"
A few people smiled and went out. Wei Qing found a place, took out a book and read it quietly. After reading for a long time, an angel suddenly came outside. He stood at the door of the barracks and shouted loudly, almost alarming him.
The whole barracks was occupied. Wei Qing came out quickly and knelt on the ground. He had never seen this angel before, but he was very arrogant. He was someone close to the emperor, and he held his head high when he spoke.
When others saw this scene, they were extremely envious. Wei Qing received the order and went into the house to pack his things. This time, it was the emperor who asked Wei Qing to go to Shanglin Garden, and he didn't know what he was going to do. But this was not the first time, and Wei Qing didn't care.
After packing up my things, I got on my horse and headed out towards Shanglin Garden. I have been to Shanglin Garden many times and it has never been so deserted as today.
Looking around, he saw no majestic ceremonial guard or the emperor's chariot. Wei Qing began to wonder if he had gone to the wrong place. Just when he didn't know whether to go in or prepare to go back, a fast horse came from
Jumped out of the forest.
"Is it Wei Qing?"
Wei Qing saluted quickly, and the man nodded: "Follow me, His Majesty has already started and is right in front, waiting for you!"
"Thank you!"
The man led the way on horseback, and Wei Qing followed behind. Shanglin Garden was the place where the emperor went on a hunting trip, with vast woods and intricate roads. Even people who came in often would sometimes be confused when walking in it.
Wei Qing's horse was not a good horse, but the man leading the way rode a BMW. After turning around three times, Wei Qing unexpectedly found that the leader was missing.
He looked around, but the place was too big and messy, so he didn't find anything. There were horse hoof prints everywhere on the road, some coming in and some coming out. Wei Qing looked for a long time, but still couldn't decide how he should go, so he shouted twice, but got no answer.
Response. Just when Wei Qing was about to return from the original route, a dozen people with long swords suddenly emerged from the surrounding trees.
Wei Qing was finally sure that he had been deceived. He drew out his sword with a cry and leaned on his horse: "Who are you?"
The leader was a burly man. He sneered twice: "Who do you think we are? Brothers, come on!"
As soon as the words came out, three people immediately swarmed up. The sword in Wei Qing's hand also danced away, blocking the three people's attacks, and prepared to escape on horseback. However, no one knew who stabbed the war horse's butt with the sword. The war horse made a long neigh, raised its front hooves, and pulled Wei Qing away.
He fell off his back and slipped into the woods. Before Wei Qing could stabilize his body, he felt a burning pain in his back.
Wei Qing's martial arts is good, but even if he is injured, those people are too anxious to get close. The burly man commanding from the side said angrily: "What are you looking at? The money is so easy to make, give it to me! They said, no matter life or death!"
Only then did more than a dozen people take action together. The two fists were no match for the four hands. Without paying attention, Wei Qing was stabbed in the calf again and fell to the ground. Before Wei Qing could get up again, more than a dozen swords were stretched out in front of Wei Qing.
The burly man smiled: "I thought he was such a powerful person, but it turns out he is also a coward!"
A cloth bag was hooded, and no matter how hard Wei Qing struggled, he was put inside. With a whistle, these people picked up the bag and immediately ran into the woods.
Su Kai had been hiding behind Wei Qing, watching helplessly as Wei Qing was snatched away without showing up. Looking at the direction in which those people were escaping, Su Kai shook his head, made a mark on the tree, and chased after him. Since he received the
Following Su Ren's order, he had been secretly keeping an eye on Wei Qing. At noon, when the palace man sent a message, Su Kai felt strange that the emperor was discussing matters with Su Ren, so why would he ask Wei Qing to go to Shanglin Garden. He followed Wei Qing all the way, and sure enough, he came out.
problem.
Following the footsteps of the group of people, Su Kai followed far behind. Shanglin Garden covers an area of more than 300 acres. It was built by Qin Shihuang. In the Han Dynasty, after repairs by Liu Bang and his children and grandchildren, it became a royal garden. Today, Shanglin Garden is
There are soldiers guarding Linyuan all around, and ordinary people are not allowed to take a step. Except for Liu Che who occasionally brings people here for hunting, no one will come.
The group of people carried Wei Qing and headed east, through the woods, and walked around on the intricate paths. Seeing that they were about to approach the guard post in front, they turned around and got into the bushes. Those people were very interested in this place.
Familiar with it, he avoided all sentries wherever he passed, without making any mistakes or bumping into any group of guards.
Along the way, Su Kai left marks along the way. He wanted to know where those people were going to catch Wei Qing. There was a carriage outside Shanglin Garden. After the people came out, they threw Wei Qing into the carriage. Someone came from
A bag was thrown out of the carriage, and more than a dozen people ran away happily. The carriage was very old and shabby, no different from an ordinary carriage, except that the horse pulling the carriage was not a horse, and you could tell at a glance that it was not made by ordinary people.
I followed the carriage for more than ten miles, but it showed no intention of stopping. After leaving Chang'an City, and about to enter the mountains, the carriage turned west and entered a manor. This manor is very secluded, with beautiful scenery beside mountains and rivers.
, there is only one small road. Looking inside, the manor extends all the way into the mountains, and the carriage turns around the mountain pass and disappears.
After Su Ren reported to Liu Che about the affairs of the three family offices, he was kicked out without even having lunch. However, Su Ren was very happy because Liu Che had promised to talk to Ji An, Xuchang, and Li Guang for him.
Su Ren agreed to Su Ren's request in disguise. With such a guarantee, Su Ren let out a sigh of relief.
I got on the white horse and walked towards the construction site. Many people had already moved out of their homes, and the demolition team had also entered. Everything was in full swing. They were all Han Dynasty buildings. If placed in future generations, such large-scale demolition would definitely be a disaster.
Being scolded by those so-called cultural relic experts, no one would fart in this day and age.
Liu Gao met Su Ren halfway and dismounted quickly: "Sir, something happened!"
Su Ren frowned: "Is it Wei Qing?"
"Su Kai just came back and said that someone kidnapped Wei Qing and took him to a manor in the mountains!"
"Whose family does it belong to?"
Liu Gao shook his head: "I don't know. It's very hidden there and there's no emblem. I don't know whose family it belongs to."
"Immediately ask Lao Er and Xiao Jinzi to take the people there and inform the Jianzhang Palace Guards. Without their help, it is not certain what people will say about rescuing people!"
"No!" Liu Gao said nothing, got on his horse and turned around.
Huang Shisan looked at Liu Gao's figure, then looked back at Su Ren: "Are we going?"
"No need!" Su Ren shook his head: "They won't do anything to Wei Qing for a while. As long as the Jianzhang Palace Guards can arrive within an hour, it will be fine!"
"Princess Guantao is not afraid of His Majesty's blame for doing this?"
"He risked everything for his daughter. What a pity for the parents in the world!"
Back at the construction site, Su Ren forgot about this matter. He concentrated on his real estate project. Two neighborhoods had been demolished, and the remaining ones were being demolished one after another. The craftsman supervisor was supposed to send someone to help, but he was
Su Ren refused flatly. These bureaucrats were all unprofitable, and they ran away faster when they saw good things. Originally, it was said that they would only build the Imperial Academy, but the craftsmen and supervisors did not say a word, but now they have demolished ten of them in one go.
Neighbors and craftsmen are keenly aware of the benefits.
Dong Zhongshu and Wen Dang became Su Ren's secretaries. For the sake of Taixue, the two old men risked their lives. After seeing the drawings of Taixue given to them by Su Ren, their eyes lit up and they immediately entered the construction site with their bedrolls.
Can't stop it.
Dong Zhongshu stroked his long beard: "These two neighborhoods have been demolished. Can people come in to build them? How many workers do you plan to find?"
"At least 10,000 people!" Su Ren added: "Don't rush to start now, the autumn harvest will be in one month, and it will not be easy to find people at this time. After the autumn harvest, the people will be free, and it will not be too late to start again!"
"Ten thousand people! Do you have a plan?"
Su Ren smiled: "Don't try to trick me. I won't say anything at this time. When everything starts, you two gentlemen will take your time and see that I will never let you down!"
Wen Dang shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Zi Heng always makes secrets like this. One of us is your teacher, and the other is your future father-in-law. No one will leak your plans!"
Dong Zhongshu did not object to Wen Dang's statement: "Of the ten neighbourhoods, Taixue only occupies two. What is Ziheng going to do with the remaining neighbours?"
"It's making money! Let me tell you something now. I plan to build this place into the best neighborhood in Chang'an City, a place that will be envied by the royal relatives and relatives who live in the north of the city."
"Then prepare a room for us two old men. Speaking of which, we don't even have a home in Chang'an. If Ziheng hadn't taken him in, we would have had to sleep on the street!" Wen Dang was in a good mood and began to joke.
"Definitely, definitely! If you forget anyone, you will never forget these two gentlemen! But you two gentlemen also have to pay for it. I spent a lot of money to build these neighborhoods!"
Wen Dang laughed: "Hahaha, you are still a businessman, it is difficult to become a great person!" (To be continued)
