Chapter 1065
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, Xianyang City did not have a curfew for three days and nights. Although the palace closed the palace gate as usual for safety, Xianyang City did not close the gate. Therefore, the four gates were still crowded, especially the east gate, and many people were still immersed in the atmosphere of festivals. They were carrying lanterns to roam on both sides of the Wei River with their families and friends. The lights of Cuju Square were bright and crowded, and there were faint sounds of singing, dancing and orchestral sounds. Many Hu people and Quyuan organized performances in Cuju Square, attracting tens of thousands of people to watch and cheer.
There are a few rare opportunities to avoid curfews at night a year. In addition to the lively Cuju Square, the ten-mile-long riverside garden on both sides of the Wei River has become the favorite place for people near Xianyang to play and entertain.
The moon rises to the willows, and after dusk, on the night of mid-autumn, the best leisure time of the day is around You hour. Countless passionate and bold men and women can no longer suppress their passion, and make an appointment with the person they like, hug and hug under the moon in front of the flowers, and I can't help but take off my clothes and pants to show my cooperation with this beautiful scenery.
But the so-called "spend money" is worse than spending money than spending money. People with status, status and wealth are naturally more willing to go to Quyuan to entertain, spend some money to find a few beautiful and skillful little ladies to serve, drink wine, listen to the song, touch and pinch and talk to three or five friends, which is the real enjoyment, which is countless times more comfortable than in the wild.
Confucius said: Food, color, nature!
Now the Qin Dynasty has begun to enter the stage of food and clothing for the whole nation, and after eating and drinking, it will naturally be enamored. The topic of sex is a topic that humans cannot avoid in any era, especially in this era where men and women are still in a very random and chaotic era. Therefore, the biggest achievement of reforms in recent years is that the Quyuan Garden in Xianyang City has been multiplied countless times like bamboo shoots after a rain. The signs of Quyuan can be seen in the streets and alleys. At night, the lights are bright and the guests are coming, and silk, bamboo, dance, music and **** are everywhere.
But in the south of the city where kings and princes are most concentrated, there is a street that is extremely quiet. Although there are some miscellaneous shops on both sides of the street, the doors are closed without any lights. A pedestrian cannot see it on the hundreds of meters long street. Occasionally, only a few barkings of dogs can be heard from the darkness.
At the center of this road, there is a large mansion. The bluestone walls and eaves are still neat, but you can see countless dead weeds on the bricks and tiles on the walls. The gate of the house is closed, and the door post is a giant tree that one person can't hold on. The plaque on the lintel is already crooked, and the two ancient seal characters of Zhao Mansion can be seen vaguely.
This is the mansion of Zhao Gao, the chief clerk of the middle school, but after Zhao Gao was dismissed from office, the mansion was taken back by the Shaofu, but it has not been auctioned or rewarded to other officials. It has been vacant for almost five years.
Logically speaking, this place should be a prosperous place. When Zhao Gao was there, it was a lively place in Xianyang. Several families living on the street were all big dogs, all with famous figures in Xianyang. But somehow, it was said that this place was haunted, and the situation became more and more intense. The legend of haunting was a nose and eye-catching. Some people even heard ghosts crying and howling in the middle of the night and were scared to death. The Lieutenant's Mansion came to investigate several times but ended in failure. Several residents invited some gods and Taoists to subdue demons but failed. The incident became more and more terrifying. Several big dogs on the street also sold their houses here or left vacant. Anyway, this place was rather unlucky, and all those who could be moved were moved away. Therefore, near the south gate of Xianyang City, where every inch of land was valuable, there was such a ghost street out of thin air.
In the darkness, accompanied by the sound of kicking and stomping, a double-bridle carriage slowly drove along the street. Two lanterns hung on the front of the car, emitting a faint light under the cool moonlight.
"Yu~"
The carriage walked to the gate of Zhao Mansion, and the coachman stopped.
No one came down from the carriage, and the windows and doors were not opened. After a long time, the windows sounded softly a few times, and a cold voice came out, "Go to the side door!"
"Yes, drive~" the coachman agreed, shook the reins gently, and the carriage started again and walked forward dozens of feet along the street before turning into a darker and quiet alley.
Shortly after the carriage left, a ragged and messy boy appeared at the corner of the street with a wooden stick. After the carriage turned into the alley, he quickly chased after him. After observing at the alley for a few minutes, he slowly retreated and turned around to leave. However, when he turned around, he suddenly found a man standing behind him. He was tall and tall, and his hair was also ragged and messy. His drooping messy hair covered almost his entire face. He was holding a broken pottery bowl in his hand. He looked like the boy.
"Shh, you grandson, you scared me so much!" The boy took a step back nervously, and at the same time put down the tight wooden stick.
"What are you doing here?" the tall and thin beggar asked in a hoarse voice.
"This is not your family. I just want to come and go. What should I do with you? Let's go!" The young man walked over to the beggar with disdain.
"You are following the carriage sneakily, thinking that someone doesn't know. If you don't explain it clearly, someone will send you to see the official!" The tall and thin beggar grabbed the boy's arm and whispered.
The beggar's hand was extremely powerful. The boy struggled for a few times but didn't break away. He was shocked and pulled out a sharp and sharp dagger from his waist and pressed it against the beggar's heart: "Don't meddle in other people's business, otherwise today will be your death?"
"Aren't you a beggar?" The tall and thin beggar couldn't see the expression on his face, but his obvious voice was very surprised.
"Hmph, you don't look like you are not a beggar, so how can you hide here sneakily? Could it be that you want to make a mistake?" The young man snorted coldly.
"No matter who you are, don't get close to here in the future, otherwise I will be rude to you!" The tall and thin beggar suddenly took a step back when he spoke, and turned his hand and another black dagger was crossed across the boy's neck.
The boy only felt an extremely fishy smell coming from the dagger, and he couldn't help but change his face and retreated quickly, "Is your weapon poisonous?"
"Just know, there is a poison that can be covered with blood-threatening throat on a short blade. There is a very important thing here. Please do not meddle in other people's business and leave here quickly!"
"Good farewell as you wish!" The young man put away his dagger, stared at the tall and thin beggar, then turned around and left.
The tall and thin beggar watched the boy disappear at the intersection of the street, and then slowly retreated into the shadow of the courtyard wall to hide his figure. In the darkness, he slowly approached the alley and approached the carriage parked at the side door of the Zhao Mansion.
The boy who left did not leave too far, stopped at the corner, drew a mark on the wall tiles in the corner with a dagger, and then turned around and hid in the darkness.
"Tap..." A slight sound of footsteps came from the street.
Chen Yong, wearing a hat, appeared under the lantern in front of a foot house door, glanced at the corner of the nearby wall, then turned toward the street in front of Zhao Mansion.
"Commander, here!" Before we walked far, a young beggar waved to him in the dark corner.
"Madan, is there anything suspicious about the carriage? Have you noticed Zhao Gao?" Chen Yong asked in a low voice.
"No, but the carriage was parked at the side door of Zhao's mansion..."
"Zhao Mansion? Which Zhao Mansion?"
"An abandoned mansion... Ah, I understand. The Zhao mansion is the abandoned haunted mansion by Zhao Gao..." Ma Dan couldn't help but come back to her senses and exclaimed.
Chen Yong was stunned for a moment and his face changed drastically, "Go quickly, maybe the person on the carriage is Zhao Gao!"
The two of them returned to the gate of Zhao Mansion one after another along the dark street.
"Where did the carriage go?" Chen Yong whispered in the darkness.
"I have been leaving less than half a moment at the side door of the alley next to me!"
"Go and see..." Chen Yong was about to set off, but Ma Dan grabbed his arm and whispered: "Don't go. I just met a weird man who was also wearing a beggar and hiding nearby. The man was very strong and had a very poisonous weapon. He found out when he went rashly. If the fight was fought, he would definitely alarm the people in the carriage. If the patrol troops were attracted, it would definitely ruin the Marquis' big affairs."
Although Chen Yong was the commander of these young men, it was the first time he was carrying out such a secret mission. He was a little nervous in his heart and hesitated for a long time and gritted his teeth and said, "No matter what, we have to figure out who is on the carriage. If it is really Zhao Gao, he must come here tonight to get what items. I will climb over the courtyard wall and check it out. You go back and call on people to help. If it is really Zhao Gao, you must take his life tonight!"
"Okay, be careful, that weird guy is very powerful. You must wait until we come back!" Madan nodded and turned away. After observing around, Chen Yong took out a black cloth to cover his face, then pulled out a rope from his waist, opened a hook claw and threw it onto the wall, then grabbed the rope and rubbed it a few times and climbed up the wall, jumped into the courtyard like a raccoon.
Not long after Chen Yong jumped in, a tall and thin beggar slowly came out of the dark alley. After watching around, he jumped up and hooked his hands on the eaves of the yard wall. He shouted softly and flipped over, and soon jumped into the yard.
No one lived in Zhao Gao's mansion for several years. Although the courtyard wall outside was still very complete, it was actually full of thorns and weeds inside. The huge courtyard was filled with trees, and almost all the doors and windows of the rooms had been damaged. The once gorgeous pavilions and corridors had begun to decay and collapse. You can still hear night birds and bats flying by between the bushes and the houses, which were completely like a deserted ghost house, looking extremely terrifying under the cool moonlight.
The yard is very quiet, but occasionally you can hear something colliding to the ground. Through the layers of portals, you can see a slight flash of fire in the backyard.
Chapter completed!