Chapter 1596 Night Chasing Pingkangfang
For a long time, the Chinese nation has followed the life law of "working at sunrise and resting at sunset". Since the Zhou Dynasty, there have been records of curfews in documents. In the morning, the city, square and city gates will be opened at the sound of drums, and at dusk, the city will be opened to the sound of drums. The three gates of the city, the square, and the city were closed at the same time. The Qin and Han dynasties continued to follow the previous curfew system, while the Sui and Tang dynasties further developed on the previous basis. By the time of Zhenguan, it had reached its peak.
However, the grand scene described by the poet of "thousands of lights shining on the blue clouds in the night market, and the red-sleeved customers in the high-rise buildings are crowded" cannot be seen until the "curfew" system was gradually abolished after the mid-Tang Dynasty. In fact, during the Zhenguan period, in the evening, although the city gates and square gates , all the city gates are closed, and people are not allowed to stay in the streets, but the government does not care about what they do within the rules...
In markets such as Chongrenfang, where high-ranking officials and dignitaries live together, there will be singing, dancing, and gonging every night. It is common for the nobles to have fun and have fun all night long.
In a place like Pingkangfang where fireworks are bustling, there are music and music every night, the lights are bright, the red sleeves are fluttering, the fragrance of the clothes and the shadows on the temples are kept up all night long...
At the gate of Pingkang Fangfang, a rush of horse hoofbeats woke up the servants. The oil lamps in the room were lit. A servant put on his clothes and walked out. He yawned and muttered: "No one is allowed to sleep in the middle of the night. These Wuhou patrolling the streets really deserve to die..."
The gatekeeper opened a gap. Before he could ask who was coming, he felt a strong force from outside and pushed the gate open. The gatekeeper was caught off guard and was pushed to sit on the ground. He was still angry after getting up. When I opened my mouth, I was about to curse. When I saw this person walking in from the main gate, I choked back a curse word...
The person coming is Fang Er!
Fang Zu's calves are a little cramped. If we say that the brothels in Pingkangfang are the least welcome people, this Fang Erlang ranks first! Although Fang Er is young and rich, he spends a lot of money, but every time this guy comes to visit, he always causes a little trouble. In the past two years, he has caused countless troubles in Pingkangfang. He often gets into fights and fights. If there is not enough time to repair damaged utensils, the most important thing is to delay business!
"Is Sun Wu, the captain of the city defense school, in the square?"
Fang Jun walked to the square and stood in front of the servants, and asked in a deep voice.
The servant climbed up from the ground, nodded and bowed with a flattering look on his face: "Young man, have you ever seen the servant of the house... Chang Sun Wu? Uh... I don't know this person."
These servants are all very discerning. If a dignitary comes here, he will probably have some information about which brothel he is staying in. However, a mere city guard can be hit by a falling brick on the city gate. What does Chang'an, a group of princes and nobles, count for?
No one pays attention to such a small person unless they know him.
Fang Jun frowned, a little embarrassed.
This Changsun Wu must be found, otherwise the whereabouts of the spy will not be traced. But now that we don't know which house he is staying in, we can only use stupid methods to find him one by one.
In fact, Fang Jun also knows that his reputation in Pingkangfang is not very good. Who comes to Pingkangfang not to drink flower wine, listen to ditties, have fun with the oiran and singer, and spend money like water? Only his roommate Erlang always fights every time he comes...
Now if I lead someone to knock on doors in the middle of the night, I am afraid that my name will be on the blacklist of the brothels in Pingkangfang that refuses to accept...
If you really can't find a cool place even with money, then you will become a laughing stock.
But now, no matter how reluctant he is, he has to find Changsun Wu as soon as possible. As for whether it will arouse unanimous condemnation from many brothels, he is also very embarrassed...
After looking at the lack of manpower behind him, he ordered: "Go to Jingzhao Mansion to report the matter in detail and order them to quickly send manpower to blockade the entire Pingkangfang!"
"Here!"
The general agreed, separated the two of them and left the square gate, got on their horses and galloped straight to the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion.
After a cup of tea, a large group of patrol officers arrived sleepily, and the leader was Jingzhao Yin Mazhou himself...
"Brother Ma, are you staying overnight in the Yamen?"
Fang Jun hurried forward to greet him and asked in surprise.
Ma Zhou jumped off his horse, handed the reins to the following yamen servants, walked up to Fang Jun, and said: "I'm dealing with some civil servants in the yamen. It's late, so I'm too lazy to go home, so I just spend the night in the yamen. I was just killed." Li Junxian sent people to wake him up and sent people to Shilipo to block the road, but your people came to the door again. It was really hard to let anyone sleep peacefully. "
Fang Jun chuckled and said teasingly: "Brother Ma, you are now at peace. Just don't neglect Madam-in-law. If...hehe, you will regret it."
Ma Zhou was stunned for a moment. When he thought about the ridicule in Fang Jun's words, he immediately laughed and scolded: "You have been shouting about convincing people with virtue all day long. Let me tell you, you are really wicked. The people you sent only said There are spies, but they don’t want to say more. What’s going on to block Pingkangfang overnight?”
Fang Jun's playful expression subsided and he solemnly told what happened.
Ma Zhou first assigned people to seal off the gates of Pingkangfang, and then asked people to lead a team to search the area one by one. After the arrangements were completed and all the patrol officers and government officials under his command were dispatched, he and Fang Jun stood side by side on the street, frowning. Said: "Qiu Xing Gong is too much! The murder of his son has been heard by the three courts and was tried fairly. Now there is no evidence that you, Erlang, murdered Qiu Shenji. How could he ignore the law and brazenly murder you? "
Ma Zhou is an upright person. He hopes that everything can be performed under the rules. There is no rule without rules. If everyone can abide by the rules and laws, the world will be harmonious. Therefore, he hates families who use their abilities to repeatedly break the rules. gate valve.
Fang Jun shrugged and said helplessly: "The old man is sure that I killed his son. What can I do to such a fool?"
Ma Zhou was also speechless.
The hatred of killing a son is irreconcilable, so what rules are there to talk about? I'm afraid that even His Majesty would not be able to express his anger at Qiu Xinggong's behavior. After all, did he really treat Fang Jun seriously...
As patrols and soldiers knocked on the door one after another, curses and complaints came one after another. Pingkangfang in the middle of the night was like a pot of boiling water, boiling and making noise from the silence.
"What are you doing? What's there to investigate in the middle of the night?"
"We are all law-abiding. What if you break down the door like this and affect your business?"
"Hey, do you know who our boss is? Find someone to go elsewhere and don't bother our distinguished guests!"
At the entrance of a brothel named "Yixiang Pavilion", the patrolman who went to inspect was stopped. The shopkeeper of this brothel not only refused to show the list of overnight guests, but also spoke arrogantly and had a bad attitude.
The patrolman's face turned red with anger and he said loudly: "This patrol is led by Jing Zhaoyin. Do you dare to disobey?"
The shopkeeper was quite old, but he had a fat head and big ears. He curled up his lips and said disapprovingly: "What about Jing Zhaoyin? We are running a law-abiding business and have not committed any crimes. Even if I am the king of heaven, I What can we do if we come? Besides, our boss is not an ordinary person, even in front of Ma Zhou, he is not guilty at all!"
At this time, Ma Zhou and Fang Jun were walking slowly on the street, passing by the door of the brothel, and all these words were heard by the two of them.
Ma Zhou felt a little embarrassed...
As Jing Zhaoyin, how can he not be embarrassed when someone is so disrespectful to him in the area under his jurisdiction?
If it were anyone else, he would have to get this face back no matter what, otherwise how could the dignified Jing Zhaoyin have any face? But Ma Zhou is an upright person. As long as the other party conscientiously abides by the law, he will never do anything arbitrarily based on power.
But clay figures also have a certain earthy nature, and no matter how upright they are, it is difficult to remain calm in the face of such words that are almost provocative.
Ma Zhou blushed and wanted to enter the brothel, but Fang Jun raised his hand to stop him and said with a half-smile: "What's the matter? Brother Ma is angry and wants to demolish this brothel?"
Ma Zhou shook his head and said: "How is that possible? Brother Yu just went in and told him that this inspection was about enemy spies, and all merchants have the responsibility to cooperate. If they resist without reason, it is equivalent to covering up the spies, and the consequences are extremely unpredictable, so as not to trap him. ”
"You are really..." Fang Jun was speechless.
People just point their noses at you and scold you, but you are worried about others being implicated by spies?
"Okay, you are a wise minister, a gentleman, and a saint! Mother, let me deal with such a arrogant domestic slave. You are a white lotus flower. Don't be stained with dirt..."
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As he spoke, he gently pushed Ma Zhou away and asked him to inspect the front. He swayed into the brothel's gate with his hands behind his back. The Buqu family behind him followed closely and opened the gate in a mighty manner. Block it tightly.
In the main hall inside the door, the shopkeeper was arrogant, his finger almost pointed at the patrolman's nose, and spitting stars flew everywhere: "I'm warning you, there are noble people resting here upstairs. If you disturb the noble people, be careful that you can't eat and carry it with you." Go...go... ...Oh! Isn’t this Fang Erlang? No, no, it’s Mr. Hou... Why do you have time to visit Pingkangfang? The Marquis poured tea..."
When the shopkeeper saw Fang Jun walking in, he almost wanted to bite the patrolman in front of him to death.
Mother!
You just said that Ma Zhou led people to inspect, why didn't you say that Fang Jun was also there?
You can offend a gentleman but not a villain. Ma Zhou is an upright and selfless person. It's not a big deal if he offends him. As long as you don't commit crimes and commit crimes, you can't do anything. But Fang Jun is different... This guy is just a stick, if he offends him , does he care about you?
I'll give you a good beating first...
If he had known that Fang Jun was here, he would not have dared to show off his power and talk nonsense here. Not to mention him, even their boss would have to behave and smile when meeting Fang Jun...
This little patrolman, where is your special mother's harm? ! (End of chapter)