Rebellious officials bow their heads

Xu Yan spends very little time in the inn, and usually only comes back late at night, and leaves after finishing the accounts.

Five or six days later, before dawn, the sky was still gray, Ye Liuzhou was still asleep, and he was carried away by others. wake up.

"What's the matter?" He opened his eyes and saw Xu Yan carrying him, quickly walked down the stairs, walked through the lobby, and got into the carriage parked in front of the inn.

Xu Yan put Ye Liuzhou down, sat on the opposite side of the carriage, and told the driver: "Let's go."

The carriage bumped forward, the carriage was covered with thick blankets, Ye Liuzhou was wrapped in the soft quilt, he raised his head slightly, and his voice was still vague: "Where are you going?"

Xu Yandao: "Today the capital is unsealed and normal traffic resumes."

Ye Liuzhou lost all sleepiness in an instant, and asked, "Then can we leave the city?"

"Before leaving the city, there is still something to do." Xu Yan took out a red sandalwood box from under the seat and opened it. Inside was a row of Kuroda stone rings.

Xu Yan wore them one by one on his left hand. Different from his robe embroidered with 'Xuanhe Tongbao' square hole coins, the Heitian stone ring was polished black and dull, almost dim, very unobtrusive .

"How do you know that the city gates will be opened to resume traffic today?" Ye Liuzhou watched as the other party put his slender fingers into his robe.

"The important place in the capital, the four alleys and the eight streets are full of vendors, and there are a lot of guests. The courtiers and dignitaries communicate with each other. The lifeblood of the world is concentrated here. How can it be sealed for a long time?" Xu Yandao, "I guess it will be unsealed in the past few days. After inquiring about the news, the document approved by the government is today. By dawn, there will be an endless stream of people entering and leaving the city gate, so we will use this to rush out."

Ye Liuzhou asked: "How is the movement of the imperial army?"

"A few days ago, more than half of the imperial guards went out of the city to search along the road. It is estimated that they couldn't find them all over the city. They thought we had already left the city on the first night." Xu Yan looked at Ye Liuzhou, and his eyes fell on the single clothes he was wearing. With a light tone, "there is everything in the car, you should freshen up first."

Ye Liuzhou came out of the bed, rinsed his mouth briefly, covered his face with a hot towel, then leaned on the side and did not move.

After half a stick of incense, the carriage stopped by the side of the road.

Ye Liuzhou grabbed a robe and put it on his body, and got out of the car first.

Later, Xu Yan took out a square huanghuali box from the cabinet, and held a bamboo hat in the other hand, and when he passed by Ye Liuzhou, he put it on the top of Ye Liuzhou's head.

Ye Liuzhou paused, flipped the bamboo hat up, and saw a dark alley ahead, with indelible stains on the walls, crooked houses on both sides, all doors were closed, but the ground was covered with dirt. Pedestrians who shuttled between the streets picked and picked all kinds of odds and ends in front of the stalls, all wearing low-key clothes and walking alone.

"Where is this?" Ye Liuzhou never knew there was such a place in the capital.

"Hei Ji." Xu Yan said.

"Is this a secret exchange?" Ye Liuzhou asked, "What are you doing here?"

"Just follow me, don't ask about the rest." Xu Yan led him directly into a dilapidated pavilion.

Ye Liuzhou originally thought that the inside would be very narrow, but unexpectedly the first floor opened up to the next room, which is extraordinarily spacious, surrounded by cabinets and pavilions, boxes piled up under the beams and columns on both sides, all kinds of ceramics and bronze wares, covered with dust, There was a rotten smell in the air.

The shopkeeper came out from behind the counter. He had two beards, bowed his waist, and asked with a smile, "What do you need?"

Xu Yan raised his right hand and held a jade tablet engraved with the word 'white' in front of his eyes.

The shopkeeper's face changed slightly when he saw this sign, he glanced at Xu Yan, then at Ye Liuzhou behind him, and then said with a smile: "Mr. Xu."

"Well, where's the herb I want?" Xu Yan asked.

"plz follow me."

The shopkeeper led the way, and the three of them went up the creaking stairs to the second floor. As soon as the door was unlocked, the color in front of Ye Liuzhou's eyes changed. A magnificent and bright.

The furnishings in the room are extremely extravagant, facing you is the screen carved with golden silk nanmu, and the boxes of agate pearls on the table are dazzling, shining like stars under the illumination of nine bronze candle lamps.

The shopkeeper bypassed these things, took a long box from the corner, opened it and placed it in front of Xu Yan.

"This Xuanzhi was plucked from the land of Beiluo, and transported thousands of miles to the capital, what does Mr. Xu think it is worth?"

Xu Yan didn't speak, but pushed the long box of huanghuali he brought forward.

After the shopkeeper opened it, his eyes lit up immediately, and as he took out the contents and unfolded them inch by inch, Ye Liuzhou saw that it was a painting of cranes and deer in the same spring, which was the posthumous work of Feng Shan, a famous calligrapher and painter.

After a long time, the shopkeeper looked away from the painting, and smiled at Xu Yan: "This painting is worth thousands of gold, but it is a pity that it is a dead thing, but my Xuanzhi can save a life, you know that life is priceless. "

Xu Yan said: "What do you want to say?"

The shopkeeper said meaningfully: "I heard that Mr. Xu, you brought something back from the palace. If you are willing to exchange it..."

"Sometimes." Xu Yan looked at him with a rare smile, "Human life is indeed worthless."

Following these words, a piercing killing intent spread an invisible net in the air.

The shopkeeper panicked for a moment, then calmed down quickly, and said, "Young Master Xu, you might as well go back and think about it."

Xu Yan stood up: "No need."

He put the scroll back into the box and signaled Ye Liuzhou to go ahead.

The shopkeeper panicked, and hurriedly said: "Master Xu, please wait..."

Xu Yan said without turning his head, "Farewell."

When the two walked out of the pavilion, Ye Liuzhou asked, "What should we do now? Actually, you don't have to do it for me, Xuanzhi..."

"For you?" Xu Yan said, "What are you thinking? Then Xuanzhi didn't buy it for you."

Ye Liuzhou said blankly, "Oh."

Xu Yan gave him a funny look, "Come with me."

Xu Yan did not leave, but took him around to the back of the pavilion, waited for a long time, jumped up to the second floor, and climbed in through the window.

Ye Liuzhou knew it would be like this, and it was impossible for Xu Yan to give up his prey on his own initiative.

The shopkeeper was no longer on the second floor, Xu Yan quickly searched through the things in the room, but did not find the Xuanzhi plant.

"It seems that he has already hidden his things." Ye Liuzhou said.

Xu Yan pointed to the chair directly opposite the door, and said, "Sit there and don't move."

Ye Liuzhou sat down, and then saw Xu Yan sweeping the box of pearls to the ground, bumping and jumping on the floor, making crackling noises.

Ye Liuzhou was about to get up immediately, but Xu Yan stood behind the door and raised his hand to touch the chair, so he could only sit back stiffly.

Sure enough, the movement upstairs made the shopkeeper panic. He quickly went upstairs, opened the door with a slam, and met Ye Liuzhou who was directly in front of him.

Ye Liuzhou raised an eyebrow at him.

The next moment, Xu Yan came out from behind the door, grabbed his neck with one hand, and said calmly, "Where is Xuanzhi?"