Chapter six hundred and ninety fourth
There are two laws in this world. One is in broad daylight, while the other is rampant in the dark night. Chang'an has a curfew system, but the laws formulated by everyone are inevitably loopholes. Those who rely on the night to make a living are racking their brains to take advantage of the loopholes of the patrol of the Wuhou, providing convenience for those with special needs and making profits.
Of course, the only things that do this are limited to small industries such as Qinlou Chuguan and gambling workshops. They do not involve defense issues. It is concluded that the prince will not make a big fuss because of this small matter. Therefore, Chai Feng dared to let someone lead the prince. Otherwise, his peers would have to run to death.
So, the two brothers who had put on human skin masks came to a villa in Chonghuafang. Who would have thought that there was such a unique place in such a corner. Not only was it brightly lit, but there were maids coming and going to support the rough men of all kinds, which made it no different from Pingkangfang.
However, not everyone can come here. As long as officials and wealthy families are recommended by acquaintances, they can come in. When Li Chengqian and the others came in, they were also well-known and had been tested by officials and spies, which made Li You, who was anxious, almost got angry.
"The two officials are so fond of each other, but with the recommendation of Mr. Chai, it is naturally a different matter..." After a middle-aged man served tea, he sat down with the golden sword and clanged with the two brothers, without any taboos.
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say. We brothers have just been transferred to Chang'an to work. I heard that you have something interesting, so I asked someone to find a relationship." As he spoke, Li Chengqian rubbed his nose, looking like an addict.
"This thing cannot be compared with the top five stones, otherwise our brothers would be unwilling to forgive me." He signaled Li You to take out the money. Such a person would not show any rabbit or eagle. If he didn't leave any book, how could he shake out the pieces!
Looking at the gold nuggets lying on the table, the man showed a greedy smile on his face, and then replied with a smile: "Don't worry, don't you see the people in the yard? If our things are not good, can they, Mr. Jia, tolerate us?"
This is true. When Li Chengqian came in, he saw many familiar faces. Although these guys were of low rank, they also represented the face of the court. It was too unreasonable to get here. Based on the idea of being a mule or a horse pulling it out, Li Chengqian asked the man to go down and prepare quickly.
A moment later, a few beautiful little girls walked in with fairy grass and a variety of guys, wine, vegetables, fruits and vegetables. But Li Chengqian did not rush to ignite the fairy grass, but gave them a golden leaf alone and asked them to talk about the unlucky guys in the Literature Museum here...
Not bad, the money spent today is quite worth it. Although these little girls are not old, they are naturally gossipy and are extremely interested in the affairs of "official masters". If anyone is happy to serve them and redeem them, they will never have to suffer here again.
Those unlucky guys, although they are not very good at officials, have good interpersonal relationships among literati. Many officials introduced them to this gold-selling cave. They can be said to be the biggest benefactor here, and they are extremely generous in their actions.
And they are very familiar with their boss, Mr. Zhang, and often drink and have fun together, so they just need to kill the chicken head and burn yellow paper to worship the handkerchief. But somehow, these officials suddenly disappeared and never came here again.
Later, I heard from the guests who were playing that they died inexplicably in a yard. Several girls felt sorry for losing such a benefactor, after all, the rewards they gave were very generous.
However, when Li Chengqian asked who was the boss, they all knew nothing. It was not surprising that how could servants like them come into contact with the real boss behind the scenes? Seeing that there was no use-value, Li Chengqian not only rewarded them all the magical herbs, but also gave them some money to keep them closed.
On the way back to the palace, Li You broke the tranquility in the carriage. He couldn't figure out why he knew the key to finding the problem. The eldest brother actually chose to hold his troops and left the army unchanged. The orders issued to the inner guard were only to observe and infiltrate, and he did not allow anyone from the yamen to interfere in this matter.
What are you doing? I'll get it done with a whip. Even if it can't be solved, is the imperial prison good? Is there any confession we can't come out?
Regarding his younger brother's question, Li Chengqian smiled and handed him a cup of tea, and explained this way. First of all, Chang'an is worth every inch of land, and it is built such a large yard, which is not included in the registration of Jingzhao Mansion, which shows that the mastermind behind the scenes is not an ordinary person.
Secondly, this kind of fairy grass is very addictive, and it is very difficult to quit. Just look at the greedy appearance of those girls. I guess the master behind the scenes is to control them with this kind of thing. Since this guy can control his subordinates, will these officials be controlled by others?
Since those guys in the Literature Museum have acted as "pimps", will this kind of fairy grass spread in the various yamen in the court like a plague? What is the purpose of that person doing this? Are they destroyed? Will they act rashly and will more people be silenced? This is all a problem.
Last but not least, this kind of fairy grass is not something produced in the Central Plains. Who provided them with supplies? If you don’t follow the clues and clean up this channel together, there will be endless troubles and sooner or later, it will make a comeback. Wouldn’t this be a waste of work?
After hearing this, Li You understood why the elder brother had just ordered the inner guard to get the list of all officials and wealthy families at all costs. As the saying goes, one can't act rashly.
After rubbing his chin, Li You told me the question that he had been puzzled for a long time: "Brother, you are still thinking well. If it were a brother, you would definitely have done your job. However, you said that we were both born to the same father, and the food, clothing and expenses have been the same since childhood. Why can't my head think about these things carefully?"
Haha... Seeing Li You scratching his head, Li Chengqian couldn't help but laugh. This guy asked if it was too late now. This person had different experiences between people, and even twins would take different paths, so of course he had different understandings about the same affairs.
Chapter completed!