Crossing the Datang Restaurant

Tang Guang barely saw his miserable appearance with the cold light of the blade, and was distressed. He asked Ming Geer who was standing next to him expressionlessly, "Is there any way to remove the tongue coating on the tongue?"

Brother Ming looked at Tang Shaoqing's purple tongue looming, and felt really desolate.

It was miserable, so Brother Ming kindly suggested: "Tang Shaoqing try to scrape it with a spoon. It probably won't last too long. Eat something to cover it up." Why did my young master do it himself? Aftermath.

Rong Yushu was on the other side, pursing his lips, people sometimes stumble, horses stumble.I looked at the remaining fresh chrysanthemums in front of me, and decided to follow the normal order.

Tang Guang casually picked up a glass of water and rinsed his mouth. After looking at it, he found that there was still some color on his tongue, and he was a little helpless. Forget it, anyway, he doesn't like to talk very much.

Zou Gan has gone out to investigate the case again these days, wondering if it is because Yangzhou has been mixed with fish and dragons recently, and the clues have been broken again and again.

Tang Guang's impression of brothels is not very good. The land of fireworks, his previous impression has always been playful, but this time when he came to Yangzhou, the brothel Chuge here has an elegant atmosphere, which is completely different from the previous influence.

When I turned my head to look out the window, I happened to see a middle-aged man wearing tattered, simple gray linen clothes, which were mended, as if they had been worn for a long time and hadn't been changed.

Such people can be seen everywhere on Yangzhou Road, but the little girl who was holding his hand caught his attention.

The person standing in front seemed somewhat familiar. Tang Guang had seen him before. He was a steward here. To put it more simply, he was a procuress.

The steward was also a middle-aged man in his 30s. He squatted down and wiped the little girl's face with a handkerchief. Looking from this side, the girl's mouth was tightly closed, and her eyes looked at the girl in front of her in fear. people.

She doesn't look good, but what can a child in her teens tell?

The steward got up and shook his head. The middle-aged man in front of him begged bitterly, and the steward shook his head. After such a toss, there was no result. The middle-aged man took the little girl and left.

Tang Guang got up and got off the boat, and just happened to meet the steward when he was going downstairs. The steward knew that Tang Guang's status was not bad, so he made way for him, stood aside, and waited for Tang Guang to go down first.

Who knew that after Tang Guang came down, he stood in front of him and asked, "What did that man do here just now?"

Tang Guang's lips parted slightly, with a cold expression on his face, as if he was just asking a casual question, and the steward quickly replied, "Responding to Tang Shaoqing, the person just now came to buy a child."

Tang Guang frowned slightly, as expected.

Although he was somewhat disdainful of this kind of behavior, he saw that the figure of the man in front of him had already walked some distance away, so he should ask about the extra things later.

Coincidentally, Rong Yushu came out from the inside, saw the steward and hurriedly asked: "Steward, is Mr. Cui there?"

The steward replied: "Mr. Cui has something to go out temporarily. If Mr. Rong has any request, just tell me." Bending down and cupping his hands, he replied respectfully.

Rong Yushu hurriedly stated his request, and just took advantage of a period of time to cook a few more dishes, but those who wanted to offer something to Su Qianluo on the stair tray in the hall were all lined up.

It's just a gift, it's very simple, Rong Yushu quickly expressed his thanks when the steward agreed, just looked up and saw Tang Guang was about to walk outside.

When Rong Yushu saw that Tang Guang was thinking of the purple tongue, he felt a little guilty for no reason, so he just asked, "Is Tang Shaoqing going out?"

Tang Guang was stopped by Rong Yushu and nodded. Seeing that although the middle-aged man was walking slowly, he was about to reach the end of the street after a short while, so he just answered casually, and walked towards the street quickly. outside.

Of course Rong Yushu noticed that Tang Guang seemed to be in a hurry, so he couldn't help but be a little curious. After all, the game method of Qinlou and Chuguan was nothing more than reciting poems and making love with the girl. For Rong Yushu, it was really There is nothing of interest. (Actually, I don’t know how to write poetry.)

He couldn't help but followed up with a smile and said, "Where is Tang Shaoqing going? Can you take me with you?" In fact, he just said it casually, just to join in the fun.

Tang Guang looked at him in surprise, a little surprised, but he still agreed.

"Of course, but aren't you going to cook?"

Rong Yushu thought that Tang Guang was mocking the thing that made his tongue purple just now, blushed a little, and said, "I, I have already done everything, and I don't know if it will work or not."

Tang Guang walked fast and steadily, and when the wind was blowing under his feet, Rong Yushu almost had to trot to keep up, thinking that people who learn martial arts are in good health.

Suddenly the person in front slowed down, and his hasty pace stopped suddenly, making Rong Yushu unable to react, and almost ran into him.

Rong Yushu thought that something had happened, but when he looked up, there seemed to be nothing unusual about the people coming and going on the street.

Seeing that Tang Guang's face was normal, as if he was walking leisurely, Rong Yushu adjusted his breathing when he was trotting just now, and walked beside him.

Eyes rolled around, and he asked with some doubts: "What is Tang Shaoqing doing?"

Tang Guang's voice came from the side, and he said patiently: "I saw a man holding a little girl by the hand before, but the manager didn't seem to accept it. Follow behind, maybe you can find something."

Rong Yushu immediately thought of the purpose of Tang Guang's coming to Yangzhou before, and to be honest, he didn't take it seriously to solve the case.

Human trafficking was very common in ancient times. It was divided into live and absolute. The former can be redeemed, and the latter is completely your own. This is a feudal society, and the existence of slaves and servants is absolutely impossible. It can be replaced overnight.

Rong Yushu replied with some doubts: "Isn't human trafficking a normal thing?" At least in ancient times, among those princes and nobles, which one didn't keep nearly a thousand servants in captivity?

Tang Guang glanced at him and said: "Some people in the family are poor, maybe they sold a child or two, that's normal, after signing the contract, we don't care if we want to. But if it's human trafficking, that's our business .”

Rong Yushu suddenly realized, and secretly cursed himself for having a problem with his head, and actually forgot that the meanings of the two words in ancient times were very different in ancient times.

However, Tang Guang didn't particularly care about Rong Yushu's statement, and added a sentence by the way, "And if the child is under ten years old, even if it is the biological parent, it is equivalent to abduction."

As he spoke, he glanced at Rong Yushu, and said: "Although you scholars don't hear anything outside the window, you still need to understand this basic law."

Rong Yushu knew that it was his fault, and with a look of shame on his face, he said, "I was stupid."

Tang Guang looked at the middle-aged man in front of him and seemed to be walking around to ask questions. He was not in a hurry, but instead said to Rong Yushu: "Next autumn, if you take the current affairs book, most of them will be major events that happened in recent years. related."

It was like chatting, telling about some important things that happened in the court, such as the corruption cases handled by Jiangnan Road and Huainan Road, and the policy issues of the new emperor's ascension to the throne recently, which are all things that the Jinshi Department loves to test.

This is also what Rong Yushu is most grateful for. Jinshi's emphasis on poetry and songs was changed after Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty became the throne. The most important place.

Rong Yushu listened carefully and asked a few questions from time to time. For a while, the atmosphere between the two was very harmonious.

Because Tang Guang dealt with the corruption in Jiangnan Road, the case was profitable and the evidence was sufficient, so the emperor was pleased, and he was promoted to the Shaoqing of Dali Temple. Therefore, in normal times, he also knows which policies are important, and which are the most likely to be tested. not important.

Looking at the two people in front of them sitting by the street, taking out something to eat, Tang Guang and Rong Yushu also sat at a tea stall not far away, having some tea and taking a rest.

Rong Yushu poured tea for Tang Guang, and asked with some doubts: "If Tang Shaoqing doubts the man, just ask someone to take him back. It's not an option to follow behind."

Tang Guang took a sip, as if he was not satisfied with the tea, he frowned slightly, put it down, and said, "The little girl is about eleven or twelve years old, and she is relatively close to that middle-aged man, presumably it is because of life. Only then will he sell his own child. Moreover, the places where the man goes are all relatively high-end brothels. Although the few he saw just now wanted to buy, the man disagreed. Maybe although he wanted to sell the child, he wanted to find a house that was suitable for him. A good brothel for my own children."

"If there is really no way out in the end, then it's hard to say. I followed behind to see where the flow of this kind of child is going."

Tang Guang seemed to find the tea astringent, so he put it aside after tasting it, and instead of touching it, he concentrated on talking to Rong Yushu.

Rong Yushu blinked his eyes, and his eyes drifted to other places. He was thinking far-reachingly. In comparison, he looked too stupid. Forget it, he had better stop talking. In vain set off the careful thinking of others.

But in any case, people said that it was too impolite for me not to answer, and said in a casual way: "Maybe it's my own child, I don't want her to go to the celebrity house, it would be much better if she can be a Qing Dynasty lady."

Tang Guang frowned, and said: "What is the Red Pavilion, and what is Qingguan?"

Now Rong Yushu looked at him in amazement, and asked tentatively: "Master Tang, don't you know what Qingguan is?"

Tang Guang was very displeased with Rong Yushu's eyes that seemed to be looking at strange things, and said, "I don't know."

Rong Yushu is complete.

However, he was still a little curious, and asked, "Has Mr. Tang ever been to a brothel?"

Men in ancient times became adults at the age of 14. These things should be... Cough cough cough, Mr. Tang is so pure.

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