As the New Year is approaching, the people of Luoyang City are completely extravagant. Every household is preparing lanterns, and geishas selected from various places have also come to the city. A large number of fancy floats are swaying through the market, and the four wholesale outlets run by the government are even more crowded.
"I have a batch of approval slips, a hundred boxes of fairy flowers, bubble poppers..."
"It's not two kicks! Pah, pah, pah, that's right! The Sky Monkey..."
"Go away! I want two hundred boxes of Dragon Ball Thunder, and as many Dabahua as you want..."
The merchants from all walks of life shouted hoarse and almost collapsed the warehouse door. Although the fireworks craftsmanship in the Tang Dynasty has a long history, there are really few varieties, let alone colorful fireworks. Once the government-made fireworks were launched,
Even working overtime is not enough to sell.
"Shooting the Moon! How are the sales of colored glass and tap fire..."
Zhao Guanren led a group of people walking through the street. They were all wearing dark green military cloaks and black hooded sweatshirts. Dozens of people were all wearing hoods. It was impossible to tell who was who. Not only did it lower the
There is a possibility that he was assassinated, and the person who came to find him through the back door would not recognize him.
"It's the end of the year! Everything is easy to sell. The tap fire comes out and takes away batches..."
Li Sheyue followed suit and said with a smile: "The sales volume of fireworks has been amazing, and the price has tripled. If we don't keep it down, it would have skyrocketed. The second thing is the scratch cards in tobacco. Some people buy scratch cards even if they don't smoke, but the Ministry of Household's
The food looks a bit ugly, so I sent troops to guard the door to collect money!"
"Let them pull..."
Zhao Guanren smiled nonchalantly and said: "You said it's the end of the year, and all the government offices want to come here to make some money. I let them go with the sausages I made. I don't have to offend anyone because the Ministry of Household Affairs is guarding me. That's right.
!How much salary did you pay in total?”
"Half a month! I turned in a total of 2.63 million taels, and the emperor was so shocked that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear..."
Li Sheyue said in a low voice: "Mr. Xu, let me inform you that the Ministry of War is asking for money like crazy, the Ministry of Households is holding on to more than half of it and refuses to give it, and the Ministry of Works also wants to intercept a batch, and almost started a fight in front of the emperor.
And the emperor also wants you to pay more, and he is discussing how much more is appropriate!"
"Look! Even if we hand over 10 million every month, they will think it's less..."
Zhao Guanren raised his head disdainfully. There was a long parade of floats parked on Tianhe Street. Song and dance geishas from all over the country were performing hard, attracting countless people to come and watch. These were the most popular Internet celebrities in the Tang Dynasty.
They will be sent to perform in front of the emperor.
"That restaurant is very grand and looks very professional..."
Zhao Guanren pointed to an oversized float, with dozens of geishas singing and dancing on it, while Li Sheyue smiled and said: "The float in Yongxin County, Jizhou, the ancient song "Yongxinfu" was sung by them, the oiran of Yichun Yuan
Half of them are from Yongxin County, and they are ranked second almost every year!"
"Get out of the way! Don't block the road..."
suddenly!
A large number of prison cars drove in from outside the city, and the soldiers escorting the cars shouted at the people. Not only were the prison cars crowded with prisoners and officers, but there were also many prisoners of war following them on foot. Only then did the people, immersed in joy, remember that something was going on in the southwest.
fight.
"Hey! Soldier slave, where did this person come from..."
Zhao Guanren took out his goldfish bag and walked over. A soldier quickly clasped his fist and said: "Sir! Some of these people are deserters from Nanzhao, some are prisoners who have collaborated with the enemy invaders. Their families were also confiscated, and a group of Tibetan prisoners were also captured and sent away.
Come to trial!"
"Thank you! How is the war in the southwest..."
Zhao Guanren threw two silver beans to the other party, and the other party shouted gratefully: "Thank you, Sir! I have been waiting for some time to set off. I heard that armies from all walks of life have rushed to Jiannan Road. The Tubo rebels have suspended their offensive. It is said that they are in Jiannan Road."
Repairs to the west of the road!"
"Go! Have a good rest..."
Zhao Guanren waved his hand gently, and Nanzhao Road had been completely occupied. It was a very large territory, covering almost half of Southeast Asia, and Jiannan Road was the Bashu area, which meant that the Tubo had left Yunnan and Guizhou and were eating hot pot in Bashu.
"What are you looking at?"
A shout came out suddenly. Zhao Guanren was looking at the prisoners in the car. The familiar accent almost made him reflexive. He raised his head and glared: "What are you looking at?"
"Try to take another look and I'll dig out your eyeballs..."
A Northeastern girl suddenly leaned down on the prison railing and pointed at him fiercely. The car was filled with disheveled female prisoners, but Zhao Guanren was stunned for a moment before he realized that many of the female prisoners were half-clothed.
One of them had no pants on.
"Stop! Stop everyone, my officer..."
Zhao Guanren suddenly raised his hand and shouted, but they were all dressed in navy cloaks. People who were not locals could not understand their identities at all. A general immediately rushed over on horseback and asked in surprise: "Who are you? I am escorting you."
They are all prisoners of war, do you want to stop when you say so?"
"If you say stop, you have to stop..."
Li Sheyue walked out arrogantly, showed her golden waistband and shouted: "Secretary of the Ministry of Industry, sponsored by the Office of Government Construction, given the surname Luo Ninggong, the Demon Suppressor of the Demon Division of Datang Town, and the Chief Division Officer of the Incense Management Division
, the current prince-in-law, Mr. Li Zhiping, that’s right!”
"..."
The general opened his mouth and was stunned. He had never heard such long and numerous official names.
"Oh~ I'm done, what a long official name..."
The face of the northeastern girl suddenly changed, and her companion also said in horror: "What a tragedy! This is a high official. The master said that the longer the name, the bigger the reputation. I have told you not to cause trouble a long time ago. God is full of high officials."
, what should I do?"
"Come down!"
Zhao Guanren waved to the military general, pointed at a car of female prisoners and asked: "You are fighting in the southwest, how come you captured a car of Northeastern women? These are Khitan... No! Are these Jurchens?"
"Uh~ Sir, you are so knowledgeable and talented..."
The military commander quickly dismounted his horse and bowed his hands in salute, saying: "This car is the female dependents of prison officials from Jiannan Road. They were captured for colluding with Tibet. They are from Heishui. Their ancestors are all from the Blackwater Mohe tribe. In the previous dynasty, the Khitan people called them Jurchens.
This dynasty treats everyone as Han Chinese!"
"Sir! It's unfair..."
The little ladies suddenly knelt down and shouted loudly: "My father did not collude with the Tibetan bandits. He was just a small Qipin County Magistrate. They framed my father just because he angrily rebuked the Zhechong government for eating too much money, which led to the loss of many passes one after another."
Collaborating with the enemy is really unjust!"
"Yo~ What's going on..."
Zhao Guanren walked over with his hands behind his back and asked with a wicked smile: "Didn't you stop being a tiger just now? Are you going to cut me? You're very pissy. Why did you suddenly kneel down? The ripple cover is stuck in the skin, look.
Are you talking nonsense like this?"
"Hey Mom~Uncle! I'm from the same country..."
The little girls grabbed the hem of his clothes and said excitedly: "Uncle! My eldest niece has pus leaking from her buttocks - it hurts her eyes. You sir don't remember the faults of villains, but my eldest niece is really not a fool. Please help our family."
It’s up to you to redress the injustice, and I’ll repay you like a cow or a horse, okay?”
"Hey, you idiot, what are you doing? I am an authentic Henanese..."
Zhao Guanren smiled and slapped her hand away, turned around to ask for their documents, and after flipping through them he said: "If you are really not kidding, I will definitely clear your name, otherwise I will wait for everyone to be executed."
Well, the prisoners will be taken to Dali Temple, and the female family members will be detained in separate prisons!"
"Here!"
The military commander hurriedly waved his hand and started back on the road, but the little girl quickly said: "Uncle! My father's name is Zhu Mingtang, and your eldest niece's name is Zixia. She is only twenty-nine years old and unmarried. I will repay you well!"
"Fuck! Zixia, I still have the Supreme Treasure..."
Zhao Guanren interrupted her dumbfounded, but when he turned around, he found several flat carriages. He saw Lu Poyan lying sickly on a pile of straw, and one of his left arms had been broken at the elbow. He shouted pretending to be concerned.
Said: "Lu Popi, why are you injured like this?"
"Sir! Avenge me..."
Lu Poyan cried and sat up, crying with grief: "All the Sun Shooting Cult are crazy demons. I, Taiyi Dao, have more than a thousand lives, but only more than a hundred people came back. Tianyangzi also let them capture them alive."
Yes, you must avenge us!"
"Calm down!"
Zhao Guanren quickly supported him and said: "You are the right envoy of my Demon Suppression Division. If something happens, I will definitely avenge you. But your leader is a great master, and your uncles are all good players. Why are none of them so good?"
Not back?"
"Sir! I won't lie to you, they know sorcery..."
Lu Poyan said excitedly: "There are many masters of the Sun Shooting Sect, but we still entered the altar, but then they activated the ecstasy array, trapping us in it and unable to escape. There are tens of thousands of crazy believers, and they are desperate for their lives.
They surrounded us and were still laughing even though they were cut down, it was so scary!”
"It's hard on you!"
Zhao Guanren patted him on the shoulder and said: "The Huwei Army has already set off. Our company has sent people to assist. I will definitely avenge you. You go back and recover well. If you can walk, you will definitely come to my house to eat tomorrow."
Wedding wine!”
"I will definitely go, and I will definitely go even if I crawl..."
Lu Poyan was moved and nodded repeatedly. Zhao Guanren waved his hand and asked the carriage to transport them away, but suddenly he heard a crackling sound and watched a float set off fireworks. While attracting everyone's attention, it also opened the curtain and showed off
A statue of a god.
"Master, look at the statue of Hou Yi. They are a sun-shooting cult..."
Li Sheyue shouted in surprise. The shape of the statue was a man bending a bow to shoot at a large eagle. It looked similar to Hou Yi. However, the cult had caused a storm in the city in the past two days, and the onlookers immediately dispersed.
The geishas on the float looked confused.
"Don't be a snake, the one who bent the bow is Hou Yi, can't he be Guo Jing? Besides, isn't it written on the car, Emperor Shenwu who restored the Tang Dynasty..."
Zhao Guanren waved his hand and walked back. Li Sheyue had no choice but to follow him with a pout, but he also said: "Don't always follow me. You are getting married tomorrow. Ask your mother to go shopping and buy more gold and silver."
When it comes to jewelry, don’t let the two second-hand brides steal the spotlight!”
"Don't say that they are second-hand goods. Someone has already called you a second-hand concubine. Besides, I am a concubine, so I can't dominate the show. But I'd better buy some more, hehe..."
Li Sheyue happily ran away with a few people, and just as a few more eunuchs came to the palace, they flattered Zhao Guanren and invited Zhao Guanren to Huaxianghui Tower. When Zhao Guanren heard this, he knew that the emperor had come to "bribe", and Huaqiang, which had only been rebuilt for a few years,
The building is only open during festivals.
"Let's go! Go and see the most famous building in the world..."
Zhao Guanren strode towards the royal garden, but in a house not far away, a large group of people were kneeling on the ground to worship. Not only were they chanting words, but the direction of worship was nowhere else. It was the tall "Queen".
"Yi" statue.
"Are all the halls ready..."
A man in a gray cloak stood up slowly, and someone whispered from behind: "Altar Master! Everything is ready. We will only wait for your order tomorrow. Yin Zhiping's wedding day will be the day of his death.
That guy will definitely be doomed!"
"Go ahead! The Zhao family must die. We must add another fire to the troubled times of the Tang Dynasty..."