Zhao Kuangyin and Ling Tianyun chatted for a long time, and it was already breakfast time. In Ruoda's Zhao Mansion, only Zhao Kuangyin and Ling Tianyun were eating breakfast in Ruoda's living room. The rest of the Zhao family seemed to have disappeared, and there was no trace of anything.
The man appeared in front of them, seemingly not wanting to disturb the brothers' conversation.
"Second brother, why don't you see Mrs. Sister-in-law and other people in the Zhao family? Why are there only two of us brothers in this palace? Even the servants in the family sent breakfast but no longer showed up. Why is this? Is it because of the younger brother?
The reason?" Ling Tianyun couldn't help but asked curiously when he saw that there seemed to be only two brothers in this large Zhao family.
"Oh, today is the 24th, everyone in the house has gone out, and the New Year is coming in a few days, so everyone in the house is busy buying some New Year's goods. So what about my brothers, let's have some peace and quiet
"After breakfast later, Brother Wei will take you around Bianliang City so that you can truly experience the majesty of this imperial capital." Zhao Kuangyin had a few grains of porridge in his mouth and said to Ling Tianyun with unclear teeth.
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But Ling Tianyun was shocked in his heart. He didn't expect that it had been many days since he came out. He didn't expect that the first day he arrived in the imperial capital was already the 24th of the twelfth lunar month. The Chinese New Year was coming in a few days, which meant a new year.
New Year is coming again, and I am about to spend my first New Year in a foreign land. I suddenly have mixed feelings in my heart, and all kinds of tastes come to me suddenly. But I don’t know what it is like that my father is in Baishui Pass, and there is only a loyal old housekeeper.
While taking care of the Ling family, they didn't know what was going on.
"Eat quickly. Later, my second brother will take you to see the prosperity of this imperial capital. You will not be disappointed." Zhao Kuangyin urged again. Seeing that Ling Tianyun looked a little dazed, he thought that it would suit his appetite early.
Then he said: "My second brother will take you to eat the most famous delicacies in the imperial capital at noon today. You can make do with it this morning."
"Second brother misunderstood. I was just thinking about things at home, so I lost my temper. I hope that second brother won't take offense." A warm current flowed through Ling Tianyun's heart, and he hurriedly explained to the other party. As long as it comes, let's make peace with it.
Indecisiveness is not his character. Now that he has walked out of Baishui Pass, he will have to face all kinds of difficulties. The pain of homesickness and the feeling of missing relatives are also a kind of experience. Thinking of this, he finally let go of his caring feelings.
, the mood has also stabilized.
The two had a hasty breakfast, and Zhao Kuangyin took Ling Tianyun and rode two horses out of the Zhao Mansion. The horses from the Central Plains were smaller and thinner than the horses from Baishuiguan. They were not as tall and slender as the horses from Baishuiguan, but they were not as strong to ride.
What's strange? When Ling Tianyun sat down, he saw an ordinary variegated brown horse, while when Zhao Kuangyin sat down, he saw a white horse without any variegated colors.
"The third brother will ride this horse for the time being. After the elder brother is finished, we will ask him for a horse that you like." Zhao Kuangyin said to Ling Tianyun with apologetic eyes. They walked side by side, and the horse was eaten by the whip.
Feeling the pain, he galloped away. Although there was a thick layer of white snow on the road, the horse was fast and steady, without any slipping. This made Ling Tianyun look at the horse that was sitting down again.
It's surprising.
There was thick snow on the street. The horse galloped past, leaving a deep hoof print in the snow. There were gradually more pedestrians on the street. Most of them were watching the snowy scene.
, at this time, the people in Gongmen had already begun to organize the people in the city to clear the snow on the streets, and the crowds began to get denser.
When the two of them galloped to a crowded place, they dismounted and stopped riding. Ling Tianyun didn't know where Zhao Kuangyin was taking him. He just felt that they had been galloping for nearly half an hour, and they dismounted again.
It lasted for nearly an hour. In the surrounding area, the snow on the streets had almost been cleared away. Only a few feet of white snow remained on the houses. It was struggling to absorb the heat in the air and turned it into crystal clear snow.
Snow-like water splashed and fell straight down.
In front of them was a denser group of houses, with different heights and different sizes. There was no certain order, and the sizes were uneven. The houses here were relatively chaotic, and most of them were crowded and small.
There is only one path less than one foot wide, which branches into several smaller paths, connecting the houses in all directions. This is obviously not consistent with the architectural style of the houses in the Zhao Mansion. Look here
There are at least a few hundred households in this messy neighborhood.
When they stepped into the path that was less than three feet wide, children would shuttle in and out from time to time, happily having snowball fights, and a few thick men would look at their children with shy smiles. Those wrapped up
Women in thick cotton-padded clothes stood shyly behind their men, raising their cheeks that were red from the cold, looking at the children covered with snow slag with concerned eyes, a sense of silent happiness rippled through them.
On the trail.
Zhao Kuangyin led the horse and led Ling Tianyun to the door of a courtyard that was not luxurious, but this courtyard gave Ling Tianyun a chilling aura. The stone wall was as high as a person, and there was a thick layer of stone piled on top of the wall.
Under a layer of white snow, you can vaguely see the dead branches weighed low by the snow in the courtyard. They are frolicking around, but here it is quiet and dull. This courtyard is obviously much larger than the courtyards of other houses nearby, and a row is full of piles.
A wall of snow stretched to the end of the trail.
Zhao Kuangyin tied the horse to the horse post in front of the courtyard. Ling Tianyun also imitated his example and tied his horse to another horse post. The two horses stopped on this path and had already blocked the path.
It's blocked. This courtyard should be the innermost courtyard of the trail, so I'm not worried about anyone passing by here.
Pushing open the ajar door, Zhao Kuangyin walked straight in, closely followed by the suspicious Ling Tianyun.
When Ling Tianyun followed Zhao Kuangyin's footsteps and arrived at the courtyard, he was shocked. He saw that the courtyard was filled with eighteen kinds of weapons, and you could see the flat mud floor at any time. Those eighteen kinds of weapons were placed on
The rows of weapon racks were wiped as bright as new. There was still snow-melted water on the ground in the courtyard, but there was no snow at all. Except for the dead branches with fallen leaves everywhere, they were covered with snow.
There was still snow, and the dead grass in the corner was covered with a thick layer of snow, but the ground in the courtyard was just left with accumulated water.
This is obviously a miniature martial arts arena. Although there is not a single human figure here, there is a chilling atmosphere that is difficult to dispel. It can be seen that the people here have accumulated a chilling and murderous atmosphere after years of experience.
, this will make the oppressive and chilling atmosphere permeating this place linger for a long time.
A figure appeared in front of the house in the courtyard, but it was a dark-skinned man in his thirties wearing commoners. When the man saw Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Kuangyin, there was a hint of joy in his eyes, but
Suddenly, a look of worry appeared. The man ran towards Zhao Kuangyin quickly. His pace was agile and steady, which showed that he must be a disciple of the Lian family. However, the true energy aura exuding from him was pitifully weak, not a
A true martial artist.
"Boss, you're here." The black man hugged Zhao Kuangyin. To Ling Tianyun's surprise, what they hugged was the etiquette in the military. It was a courtesy hug from subordinates to their superiors, but here it was
A secret military training ground, Ling Tianyun quickly came to a conclusion in his mind.
"Where are the other brothers?" Zhao Kuangyin looked around but found no one else. He couldn't help but darken his face and asked the dark man.
"Alai disappeared last night and did not return all night. My subordinates sent brothers to search for him. No brother has returned yet, which is really worrying." There was a hint of worry in the dark man's eyes and he replied to Zhao Kuangyin.
Report. Ling Tianyun looked at this man's behavior. It didn't seem that he was afraid of his superiors, but had more respect. It should be called awe, but it was more respect than fear. This was not an ordinary soldier.
The relationship between superiors and subordinates, but what, Ling Tianyun can't say clearly, but this feeling seems to have been familiar before.
"Alai didn't come back all night yesterday. Did you notice anything unusual?" Zhao Kuangyin frowned and asked the dark man opposite him. Because something strange happened, he had no time to introduce the dark man to him.
Ling Tianyun. And Ling Tianyun remained silent. This should be Zhao Kuangyin's military affairs. He couldn't ask anything. Faintly, he felt that as soon as he and Zhao Kuangyin returned to the imperial capital, something like this happened, which meant that someone must be targeting them.
As for whether it was aimed at Zhao Kuangyin or him, he couldn't decide for the moment.
"It's still the same as usual. Last night, I waited for him to report back, but I didn't see anyone else after waiting all night. I just arranged for brothers to search the whole city early this morning. I searched all the places he often went to, but I didn't see anyone else.
.According to the brothers, Alai went to 'Linyan Pavilion' last night, but the girl said that he only stayed for about an hour and then left."
"He is still like that. Sooner or later he will get into trouble. Just because that girl looks similar to Miss Feng'er, he often goes to her place. If someone with an intention finds out about his living habits, they will inevitably do something detrimental to him.
Isn't there anyone who has come back to report for now? Issue the highest search order and you must find Alai, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous." Zhao Kuangyin's eyes flashed, and he quickly thought of the key to the matter. Why did his subordinates find him when he returned to the imperial capital?
He disappeared, which must have something to do with him. And the person targeted must be his sworn brother Chai Rong in the end. In this case, the consequences will be very serious.
"But the highest search order can only be issued with the consent of His Highness King Jin. If the entire Feiqiao Battalion is dispatched, will it alert the Holy One? This will inevitably bring trouble to His Highness King Jin." The dark man's eyes became more worried, and he was anxious
He explained to Zhao Kuangyin anxiously. Another reason was that he didn't want to cause any irreparable losses to the boss because of Alai. That's why he persuaded Zhao Kuangyin like this. Only by moving out King Jin could Zhao Kuangyin be persuaded.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Kuangyin stared hard at the big black man for a while, and then thought for a while. He ordered the black man: "I won't say anything for the time being, but I must arrive at Alai early today, and there must be no mistakes, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous.
After you find Alai, send someone to inform the envoy as soon as possible."
"As you command!" The black man looked solemn and responded in a deep voice with his fists clasped.
Then, Zhao Kuangyin pulled Ling Tianyun who was standing next to him and introduced him to the black man. At the same time, he also introduced the black man to Ling Tianyun. Only then did Ling Tianyun know that the black man only had one nickname, Lao Li.
And he saw that Old Li was not old, but why he chose such a pseudonym was strange. But he didn't know that since Guo Wei founded Feiqiao Camp, there was no record of the real names of the people in the camp, only a pseudonym.
It was just a name, so this practice continued until the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Feique Camp was founded by Guo Wei, so the people in this camp only obeyed his dispatch and were not restricted by any military camp. Later, he divided half of Feique Camp into
The manpower was passed to Chai Rong, while he kept half of the manpower.