Tang riddles

"The east and west of Luoyang City have long been separated. In the past, the snow was like flowers, but now the flowers are like snow."

On the bank of Xinzhong Bridge in Luoshui, Chengfufang Dongmen Street, among a team of convoys that just entered the city from the North Shore Wharf.In the lead, a handsome man in Tsing Yi riding a horse recited a poem with a smile on his face.

"Brother Bo Zhao, I'm so excited." Li Bai, who was running beside her, said with a smile.

"Brother Taibai laughs at Sui's ability to play with an axe." Shen Sui said modestly.

"Ah~ Brother Bozhao, what did you say? Your sentence 'It used to be snowy like flowers, but now the flowers are like snow' is very coincidental. When Brother Bozhao left Luoyang last winter, it was when it was snowing heavily. When he came back this spring, but It is also a time when a hundred flowers are in full bloom, so appropriate and delicate." Li Bai praised.

Shen Sui could only shake his head modestly.

In the afternoon of April 17, [-]th year of Kaiyuan, Shen Sui took Shen Jin, Zhang Ruohan, Zhang Shuo, Li Bai and others to Luoyang via Luoshui River.It is the time when all kinds of flowers are in full bloom, and the streets of Dongdu are full of clusters of beautiful scenery, especially peonies.I don't know when, peony became synonymous with Dongdu, and now sixty-year-old old people say that when they were children, there were not so many peonies in Luoyang.Come to think of it, that's what happened in the past few decades.

In recent years, some interesting legends about the sage Zetian have become popular, and the most popular one is the legend that the peony fairy disobeyed the order and was sent to Luoyang.If you think about it carefully, there is a bit of ridicule, and it is mostly a satire on the barbaric tyranny shown by the cruel officials and prisons in the early years of the sage Zetian.But from Shen Sui's point of view, this is quite a romantic story.And the phrase "the flowers will bloom overnight, don't wait for the dawn wind to blow." has also become a joke among Chinese people in Luoyang City when they urge and joke with each other.

Although it was still early, the group of people worked hard all day long, and they all looked forward to settling down and resting early.This trip to the north of the city is going home.

The residence of the Zhang family in Qujiang in Luoyang is located in Guiyifang, north of Luoshui.Although this place is not the Lifang on both sides of Dingding Avenue where the dignitaries and dignitaries live in the south of Duanmen, it is also close to the Eastern City of the Imperial City, and its northeast corner is Beishi, which is very convenient for shopping and living in daily life.

They probably had the same idea. Shen Sui's residence in Luoyang was located in Sigongfang, which was north of Guiyifang, and the east of Sigongfang was Beishi.Shen's house and Zhang's house are so close in Luoyang City, Zhang Ruohan thought after learning about it, it must be in response to the prophecy of "a thousand miles away, but near at present" by Master Yi many years ago.

Guiyifang arrived in a blink of an eye, Shen Sui slowed down his horse, came to the side of Zhang Ruohan's carriage, bowed his head and said:

"Lotus maid, shall I take you home first?"

She thought about discussing it with Zhang Ruohan, but it seemed that there was no need to discuss this matter.Zhang said that she was by her side, she couldn't bring Zhang Ruohan back to her Shen residence directly.

Sure enough, Zhang Ruohan lifted the curtain and replied:

"Go ahead, don't worry about me too much, it's only a few steps away, I know you have something to do. Let's talk about it another day."

The so-called "Let's talk about it another day" refers to Shen Sui's previous agreement with Zhang Ruohan to show her his Shen residence.Today is indeed not a good time, but Shen Sui still has to send the team to the gate of Zhang's residence.Because there is not only Zhang Ruohan in the team, but also Zhang Shuo and Li Bai.Even if you want to avoid suspicion, you still have to do your best.

She had already discussed with Zhang Shuo and Li Bai before, after Li Bai arrived in Luoyang, he will temporarily live in Zhang's residence, after all, the person who recommended Li Bai was Zhang Shuo, it would be inappropriate to live in Shen Sui's house.In addition, Shen Sui's home was not very convenient for outsiders to live in, so he found an excuse and entrusted Li Bai to Zhang Shuo.

Right now, Shen Sui's first priority is to deal with the moth incident that occurred in the Luoyang branch of Qianyumen.This matter has been dragging on for a month, and it still hasn't been resolved properly.According to the latest information, the dandy of He Lan's family who harassed Yang's uncle and niece is still relentless, every day there will be local hooligans hired by him to make trouble at the entrance of Changfengtang in Luoyang, or tease customers for nothing, Or block the doorway as a human wall, hindering access.They can't be driven away, and it's not easy to make a move. Once they make a move, these rascals will all fall to the ground and pretend to be injured.Immediately afterwards, officers and soldiers came to arrest people, and in the end they all became Changfengtang's bullying.Now, no customer dares to go to the door of Changfengtang.In the past month, Changfengtang's business has lost a lot. Although it doesn't care about the small profits of front-end customers, it still affects the reputation of Changfengtang. This loss cannot be swallowed for nothing.

What's more, now that Yang's uncle and concubine are trapped in the Changfeng Hall, they need Qianyumen to help them with food and clothing. This is not a long-term problem, and a way must be found to solve it completely.

This matter was more complicated, Shen Sui was afraid that the people in the Luoyang branch could not handle it properly, so he kept asking them to be patient and wait until she came back.This matter has a certain degree of complexity.Because the Helan family is currently one of the top nobles in Luoyang, and Xiao Qian, governor of Henan Province, is also the son-in-law of his Helan family.

Shen Sui himself has a very good personal relationship with Henan Governor Xiaoqian.Xiao Qian Xiao Ziliang, as his name suggests, is a modest gentleman.He is rich in learning, talented and beautiful, and has the ability to govern the country.But there is only one shortcoming, he fears his wife like a tiger.His wife, He Lanshi, is a well-known shrew in Luoyang City. Such a gentleman can only submit to the lustful power of his wife at home.

The son of the Helan family who caused the trouble, named Huan Zhe, was the only son of the Helan family's second brother's family. He grew up pampered and lawless.As his little aunt, after hearing that her nephew was injured by a trafficker (that is, the subordinate of the Luoyang branch of Qianyumen who rescued him), He Lan was extremely angry and unrelenting. This man will not wait for punishment.

Xiao Qian knew that Changfeng Hall was Shen Sui's property, but under the pressure of his fierce wife at home, he was powerless and could only delay the matter.On the contrary, the government soldiers and officers under his command are very flattering and sycophant. Seeing that the governor's attitude is ambiguous, neither opposing nor supporting, naturally he immediately chooses to work hard for the Helan family, and there are officers and soldiers working together with local ruffians to bully the chief. The scene of Fengtang.

During the journey, Shen Sui had already thought of a solution to this problem.Returning to Luoyang today, the first thing to do is to go to Changfengtang to see the situation.

Luoyang Changfeng Hall is located in Beishi, very close to her Shen residence.Shen Sui asked Shen Jin to go back to Shen's mansion to rest and wait, she brought Hutuo herself, and the two left for Beishi with nothing to do.

Changfengtang is the first store on the East Street of Shizi Street in Beishi. The location is excellent, and it is a huge shop, which is very conspicuous.As soon as you enter the Beishi Gate, you can see the flag hanging on the third floor of the Changfeng Hall. On the green flag is a lifelike black phoenix, with its tails in each other and its body forming a ring.

Shen Sui took Hutuo to the intersection of the cross street. Across the street, he saw a few rascals surrounding the entrance of Changfeng Hall, sitting on the ground, eating wine and meat in their hands, with a relaxed expression.Changfengtang is a huge business, but the door is closed.And in a tavern on the north side of the street, there were a few government soldiers sitting in it, eating and drinking, and glanced here from time to time.

Shen Sui sneered, and led Hutuo to the south of Cross Street, passed three shops, and finally entered a musical instrument shop run by a barbarian.

"Anu, come here and be safe." Shen Sui said as soon as he stepped into the shop.

There are no customers in this shop at the moment. The owner of the shop is a barbarian man with curly yellow hair and a turban. He is dozing off on the counter at the moment.He suddenly heard someone calling him, he woke up startled, and saw Shen Sui with a smile on his face.

"Men...! Dalang, you... When did you come back?" Arunu, the shopkeeper of the musical instrument shop, was very pleasantly surprised.Seeing that Hutuo behind Shen Sui was nodding to him with a smile, he couldn't help feeling kindly and caring.Hutuo is his righteous brother, and he is Hutuo's sworn brother.

"I just entered the city half an hour ago. Not much nonsense, I'm here to help you settle the matter, first take me to see the sufferer." Shen Sui cut to the point.

Arunu was ashamed and hurriedly said:

"Excuse me, it's the subordinates who are incompetent. Come with me."

As he spoke, he led Shen Sui and Hu Tuo to the back of the shop.

They passed through the back hall and entered the back kitchen in the inner courtyard. Arunu and Kuta worked together to remove the cupboard and saw a wooden door behind it.Arunu lit the torch from the stove, pushed open the wooden door, and led Shen Sui and Hutuo into a secret passage.

In fact, this musical instrument shop is connected to the backyard of Changfeng Hall.After walking a few steps, I saw a door ahead, with light still shining through the cracks in the door. When I opened the door, I saw the warehouse in the backyard of Changfengtang.At first, Luoyang Beishi was planned, and there was no such design, but later when Changfengtang expanded its stores in Luoyang, the pattern formed by coincidence was conveniently used.This musical instrument shop was also taken down and run by Arunu, the brother in the door.

Arunu, in fact, was originally a Turkic businessman who came from the remote Anxi Dufu, where there are many small Jimi countries. His tribal name is so small that no one knows it, and no one cares about it until now.He is a widow and a loner. He used to set up a stall in Beishi to sell the flute and huqin he made by himself, and he also played and sang for a living.He joined Qianyumen because he fell in love with a girl in Qianyumen——Yang Ye, the deputy head of Qingluan Hall.In order to pursue Yang Ye, he went through hardships and finally passed the examination of Qianyumen and entered the door.Later, he got close to Hu Tuo, who was also a barbarian, and the two became brothers.

This person values ​​love and righteousness, and his courage is commendable, but unfortunately, even if he is a little timid, he has not been able to win Yang Ye's heart so far.However, he is still rock-solid and tenacious, which is worthy of admiration.

Arunu led Shen Sui and Hu Tuo out of the warehouse, walked around the pile of unsold goods in the backyard, and entered the main building of Changfeng Hall.The brothers guarding the door had seen them early and opened the door swiftly.When Shen Sui came in, several familiar brothers immediately saluted Shen Sui.Among them are Liu Li, the rudder master of the Luoyang branch, and Huyan Zhuoma, who moved to Luoyang with the large army.In Chang'an, Xuan Weizi was left stationed to deal with the mess left by Mrs. Yan.Such matters are not the director of Huyan Zhuoma, he came to Luoyang to join Shen Sui, these days he is here in Changfeng Hall, helping to garrison and monitor the situation.

"Master!" Liu Li and Huyan Zhuoma saluted in unison.

Shen Sui raised his hand to return the gift, saying:

"Master Liu, brother Huyan, thank you for your hard work."

"Sect Master, this subordinate is incompetent and has caused trouble to the Sect Master." Liu Li said with a shameful face.She is a woman in her thirties, and her husband was once a well-known male and female swordsman in Jianghu, and also a guest of Qianyumen.But her husband was inferior to other people in martial arts competition, so he died and has been a widow ever since.She didn't see any grief, and since then she has been concentrating on Qianyumen's affairs, acting cautiously, never making mistakes, decisive and decisive, and very capable.Later, under Shen Sui's arrangement, he was transferred to the core leadership of Qianyumen. In the past two years, he had just become the head of the Luoyang branch.

"Don't feel guilty, this place in Luoyang is really difficult to defend. You have been in office for a short time, so it is inevitable that some things will be out of control." Shen Sui said gently, but then he straightened his face and said coldly: "Where are Lu people? Call this kid Come and meet me."

Among the dozen or so brothers standing behind Liu Li and Huyan Zhuoma, a medium-sized, strong and strong man came out hurriedly, knelt down on one knee, and said:

"Master, this subordinate deserves to die. Please punish me." He has a square face, straight nose and wide ears, and short beard. He is a very energetic young man.Now, with guilt and fear all over his face, he knelt on the ground, blushing.

Shen Sui didn't speak, and pulled out the knife tied to his belt with cold eyes, and tapped the back of the knife on his left shoulder lightly, then returned the knife to the scabbard around Lu Yi's waist.

"Go and get the medicine for external application. Applying it for ten days will heal you. Master Liu Duo, let's go, take me to meet Yang's uncle and niece." After finishing speaking, she took the lead to go upstairs.

"Yes!" The rest hurriedly followed her, and only some brothers with lower positions helped Lu Yi up.

"Hiss! Don't touch it, I can't lift my hand anymore." As soon as a person touched Lu Yi's left arm, Lu Yi cried out in pain.

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