choke element

Chapter 74 The Thief
Half an hour after Tu Danyi left, Chongxuanzi turned back and led the way for Guo Ning and others.Still pretending to be a rich man, he led a group of people out of Taiji Palace through another hidden exit.

Walking out of the alleyway, I found a group of people standing in Yizhong Square.

Daxing Mansion, the central capital, was built on the basis of the city of Nanjing in the Liao Kingdom, and expanded three miles to the east and southwest respectively. Therefore, the square city is also divided into two specifications.

Jiufang City continued the Tang system, surrounded by walls with four doors on the walls.The new square market is in accordance with the specifications of Bianliang City in the former Song Dynasty, without the establishment of square walls and through the streets and alleys.In particular, there are several prosperous commercial markets in the north of the city, with winding streets and alleys, like a maze.

At this moment, a group of people looked behind, and behind them was a restaurant.The scale of the restaurant is not small, there is a courtyard for mules and horses outside the main entrance, a pergola is erected under the waving willow trees, several large wine tanks are placed, and there are young men who are yelling hard.

Now even Du Shisheng was a little confused.Is Taiji Palace still connected to the inn?Strangely, there is a Baima Shentang street between Yizhongfang and Fengxianfang where Taiji Palace is located.But when did everyone cross the street?Along the way, there are high walls at both ends of the alley, and no holes in the ground have been drilled?

After all, Ni Yi was young, so he couldn't help but trot to the left and right of the hotel door, trying to see what was going on, but was blocked by fences and walls.

When he was about to ask Chongxuanzi, Chongxuanzi sang the name of Heavenly Venerable, and walked to the courtyard of the inn.

Du Shisheng said resentfully: "Pretending to be a ghost!"

Speaking of this kind of insidious means, Du Shisheng himself can be called a senior, but the time when he was in charge of the wind and rain in the capital, after all, has passed for a long time.Today, the prosperity and splendor of Zhongdu City are still the same, and the people are still the same, but the layout is more mysterious and ingenious than before.Perhaps, countless high-ranking officials and nobles remember the tragic political upheaval in the late Zhangzong Dynasty, or perhaps, many people are preparing for the next turmoil.

Guo Ning also looked around, and even walked a few steps into the hotel, chatting with Xiao Er.

When he came back, Du Shisheng asked, "Lang Jun, what are you thinking?"

In the past few days, Guo Ning did not hide anything from Du Shisheng, and respected him very much.Du Shisheng was also very polite to Guo Ning, but he always called him "Guo Langjun" and so on, with a hint of self-respect and alienation.

Up to this time, Guo Ning was playing tricks in front of the right prime minister of the court, and on the contrary reached a series of cooperation intentions with him.Thinking of the benefits and prestige that Guo Ning and his Sanzhou Bingbing Group would gain if this series of cooperation came true, Du Shisheng quietly changed his name, omitting the word "Guo".

"Mr. Du, can I trust you?" Guo Ning asked with a smile.

Du Shisheng showed joy, saluted and said: "I would like to do the work of a dog and a horse for your lord."

"I will continue to bother Mr. Du about giving lessons to the disciples. In addition, in the south of Zhuozhou, there is a stronghold called Guchengdian, which produces good shochu. I plan to arrange for people to build a business. The first business is to sell shochu Sold to Zhongdu..."

Guo Ning pointed to the hotel in front of him: "I think this hotel is willing to sell it here. Mr. Du will take the lead in this matter."

"As ordered!"

"To do big things, we have to rely on ourselves. But in the future, we will also have to deal with the nobles of the imperial court. First, we will lead this line, and then related affairs, now in the capital, and in the future Kaifeng mansion in Nanjing, will all be handed over to Du gentlemen."

Du Shisheng saluted again, his voice trembling slightly: "Please rest assured, sir."

After getting up, he couldn't help asking again: "Why did you mention the Kaifeng Mansion in Nanjing? Could it be that there..."

"Mr. Du, you will know." Guo Ning smiled and got on his horse: "Let's leave the city now, meet Master Huifeng and Li Erlang, and go back to Anzhou quickly."

"well."

A group of people left Yizhong Square, bypassed Nankaiyuan Square, and arrived at the north-south Huichengmen Street.If you want to get out of the city as soon as possible, just go north and walk through the city gate.But in that case, you have to take a long detour outside the city, especially the area around the lotus pond was originally a royal garden, even if it has been burned by the Mongols at this moment, it is still not suitable for ordinary people to wait to visit.

So the group of people still followed the original road, passed Guangyuanfang, Yongpingfang, crossed Ximagou, and went out of the city to Zhangyimen.

Everyone was a little nervous when they came, but they relaxed a lot when they returned.After all, the major issues have already been negotiated, and many of the previously anxious things now have solutions.Just wait to return to Anzhou, and use them one by one when confronting Wanyan Gang's political forces.

When passing by Zhangyimen Street, Ni Yi was especially jubilant.The military salaries of the servants are paid according to the standard of the armored army, so Ni Yi has a lot of money. He scanned the food shops along the street and bought a lot of good things like fried pastries, honey cakes, and muffins. Take it back and share it with your friends.

Having said that, he himself kept eating out of the bag.

Seeing that he was eating deliciously, Guo Ning also reached into his bag for some.

The meals for Guo Ning and others at the Feijunhe camp were prepared by Lu Han. Guo Ning and others came to Zhongdu this time, and the dry food they brought with them was also prepared by Lu Han.It's not that this girl is not dedicated, but, after all, she is far behind the master chefs in Zhongdu in terms of skills.

Looking at Ni Yi's bulging bag, Guo Ning felt that the pastry in his arms suddenly became unattractive.

As far as the door opening of Zhangyimen, Ni Yi was still eating.

This poor child has never been to such a prosperous and rich place in his life, and he has never seen so many delicious foods. It is normal to lose his composure.

Not to mention him, even the two personal guards, Rui Lin and Chen Ran, who seemed to be unassuming, also took the opportunity to buy some good ones.For example, beside Chen Ran's saddle, there was an extra bag with two roasted lamb legs inside, oil and water were oozing out from the bottom of the bag.

At this time, it was almost evening, and there were fewer people leaving the city, but more people entering the city.Among the people entering the city, there were just a few people driving large carts loaded with charcoal or other heavy objects, and the wheels rolled over the rammed earth ground.

For decades, countless vehicles have passed through Changyi Gate in this way, so that the ground has been rolled into deep ruts, and the vehicles have to travel along the ruts, otherwise the axles are easily broken.

Guo Ning and the others reined in their bridles and waited for a while in the long doorway.

When the cart passed by, the group of people continued to move forward, and when they reached the gate of the city, Zhao Jue suddenly reined in his horse.

"What's wrong?" Guo Ning asked.

"Lang Jun, Mr. Du, it seems that the city gate guards have changed? ... and the cavalry?"

The defense of Daxing Mansion in the central capital is in charge of the special military guards.

The Wuwei Army is under the command of the commander of the capital from the third rank, and the subordinates have several jurisdictions, who are divided into defending the capital and arresting thieves.The commander of the Wuwei army is the third division of the imperial army, together with the inspection department of the Dianqian capital who is also in charge of the bodyguards, and the direct envoy division of the Gongwei army who is also in charge of the Weijie army.The Wuwei Army has the strongest military strength, usually maintaining a strength of ten thousand.

However, this army is not an army that can fight.

Generally speaking, most of the officers of the Wuwei Army are dandy sons from Menganmouke households in Zhongdu. The city fox and the mouse in the city came forward to deal with it.As a result, the law in the army was loose, and the military discipline was extremely contemptuous.

When Guo Ning and others entered the city through Zhangyi Gate, they saw that the gatekeepers and soldiers were all like hooligans.All of them are disorganized and crooked, and they are only busy extorting money.Guo Ning and others each paid five hundred cash for the road before entering the city.

But at this moment, the guards outside the city were suddenly replaced by a group of elite soldiers.They stared at the passers-by with vigilant expressions, and behind them, there were a group of knights wearing dark yellow round-neck military robes and light armor inside, with their spears and knives placed horizontally in front of their horses.

Just as Zhao Jue pointed at them and spoke to Guo Ning, those knights also noticed Guo Ning and his party in the doorway.

As soon as the eyes of the two sides met, the knights drew their swords and raised their guns one after another, and urged their horses forward.

Someone shouted loudly: "These are the thieves, stop them, don't leave!"

(End of this chapter)