Chapter 2475 Leaving the city forcefully
No matter how many thoughts are hidden in my heart, what needs to be done still needs to be done.
As soon as the sky darkened, Dugu Lan got up from the bed after a long nap, and allowed his beautiful concubine to take a bath and change clothes. He put on an official robe and drank two bowls of white porridge, which was enough for his life. The servant hitched up the carriage and then went out.
The streets were full of people. Although it was already dark, the lights on the gates on both sides of the streets were brightly lit. When passing through the West Market, pedestrians rubbed shoulders with each other more and more, but they were still the same as during the day.
Because Fang Jun was instigating the opening ceremony and admonished His Majesty Li Er to impose martial law throughout the city and to control entry and exit of the city gates every day, the curfew was no longer necessary and could simply be relaxed. This directly resulted in Chang'an City being closed all night every day. carnival.
Since the Sui Dynasty, Chang'an City and other sizable cities in the country have maintained a curfew system. Although this measure ensured good public security in the city, it also indirectly restricted the development of business.
In the past, as soon as the street cleansing drum was played, people waiting for leisure had to go back to their homes and stay at home. If they were caught wandering on the street and were caught by the patrolling Wuhou, they would inevitably be punished. The common people had nowhere to go. In this entertainment project, it is In times of extreme scarcity, one can only turn off the lights and go to bed early.
Now that the curfew was suddenly lifted, the people of Hecheng burst out with unparalleled fresh vitality.
Everyone in the city, regardless of whether they were Han or Hu, noble or low, were running wild like wild horses. Some children were running wildly on the streets with lanterns and would not go home to sleep until midnight. There were also women in twos and threes accompanying them. Wandering on the street, small groups of friends sit together in restaurants or shops facing the street to serve a few dishes and a bottle of wine, eating, drinking, talking and laughing.
This most majestic city in the world is completely radiating vitality.
The ministers and ministers who originally blamed Fang Jun for breaking the curfew system and complained that His Majesty Li Er followed suit, all shut their mouths after a day.
Without him, on the first night, the sales of all shops in Chang'an City, where the curfew was lifted, doubled. Especially in service industries such as restaurants, teahouses, brothels, etc., the income skyrocketed.
In any era, the degree of economic circulation is an important indicator. The greater the scale of economic circulation, the higher the income of merchants, and the more taxes the court pays, especially now that commercial taxes have been added.
Now not only are there no longer those who impeached Fang Jun for "ignoring the ancestral system" in the court, but the ministers and ministers have even begun to wonder whether they should advise His Majesty Li Er to simply cancel the curfew system...
There is no other way. The big guys have nothing to do in the evening, wearing regular clothes and walking around the streets with their servants. Seeing the bright lights and people walking around, it really gives a sense of accomplishment in the splendor of the prosperous era.
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Dugu Lan rode a carriage and led a group of officials from the Weiwei Temple, who came to the Jinguang Gate in the west of the city. The gatekeepers had already come to greet them from a distance. When they saw this group of people, they were all wearing official uniforms. , although I don’t know what business I have to go out of the city at this moment, I don’t dare to He was as tough as intercepting ordinary people. He stepped forward, smiled a little, and said with cupped hands: "I wonder which yamen officers you are? I want you to know that Chang'an is under martial law. Without a warrant, no one is allowed to enter or leave without permission."
An official from the Weiwei Temple rode forward and shouted: "How outrageous! Are you so blind that you can't even recognize the frame of Weiweiqing?"
Wei Weiqing is in charge of military court interrogation, which is equivalent to a knife hanging over the heads of all soldiers in the world. His eyes are always higher than his head. How can he put small soldiers in his eyes?
The tone was naturally extremely rude.
The soldier trembled with fright. Naturally, he knew how powerful Weiwei Temple was. However, he did not dare to violate the law because of his duty. He could only force a smile and said: "I am ordered to guard the gate in a humble position. It is my duty. Please forgive me, sir. Since it belongs to Weiwei Temple." Sir, it’s no problem to leave the city. All you need to do is show the pass to the humble officer.”
The official's eyes widened and he shouted: "How dare you! In the car is Wei Weiqing. Now he is ordered to go out of the city to do something. You dare to stop me, don't you want to live?"
He was being cunning. He only said that he was doing things "under orders", but he didn't say whose orders he was doing.
As long as you think about it, you will know, as Wei Qing, who else can you take orders from? Of course the emperor.
But he didn't say...
Unexpectedly, the soldiers guarding the city did not listen to this at all. They shook their heads and said: "No one is allowed to enter or leave without a warrant."
The official was furious: "Which guard are you from? Let your general do the talking!"
The soldier straightened his back and said: "The humble post belongs to Zuo Wuwei. I'm afraid our general won't be able to come. If you really don't have a warrant, it's better to go see him and ask for one yourself."
Weiwei Temple is indeed very powerful, but is our general a coward?
When the officials heard this, they felt uncertain.
General Zuo Wuwei, that is Cheng Yaojin...
He quickly rode back and said a few words at the carriage side.
Then, the car curtain opened and Dugu Lan walked out.
A warrant to leave the city needs to be issued by the Ministry of War or Jingzhao Mansion. Except for these two yamen, no one has the right to let people in or out.
Needless to say, the Ministry of War, as soon as they heard that Weiwei Temple was going out of the city, a fool would know what he was going to do. How could he give him a warrant to go out of the city to snatch people from him? As for Jingzhao Mansion, not to mention, Ma Zhou was an upright, tough, and selfless man. After much deliberation, Dugu Lan could not find any reasonable reason to leave the city, so he simply did not go to Jingzhao Mansion to avoid being pushed back by Ma Zhou... …
But he has plenty of ways to deal with a mere gatekeeper.
The old man walked tremblingly in front of the soldier, and the soldier quickly saluted: "I have seen Wei Wei Qing in this humble position!"
"Yeah."
Dugu Lan snorted and asked, "Where is the officer in charge of guarding the gate? Let him speak."
"Here."
The soldiers hurriedly agreed and trotted to the watch room on the side of the city gate. After a while, a man who looked like a school captain strode over and saluted: "I have been ordered to guard the Jinguang Gate in this humble position. I wonder what your orders are from Wei Wei Qing?"
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Dugu looked around a lot, saw the armor on his body, and asked: "Is he a school captain?"
The captain said: "Exactly."
Dugu Lan asked again: "Whose family is it?"
The lieutenant said: "The humble lord Mo Chenlin."
Dugu Lan's eyes lit up: "From the Hou Mo Chen family?"
The captain said: "Exactly."
They are all from the Guanlong lineage...
Although the Hou Mochen family is now declining, in its glory days, it was the top military family among the nobles of Guanlong.
Since it's Guan Long's family, it's easy to handle.
Dugu Lan said: "I am out of town on business at the moment, can you open the door?"
The school lieutenant kept smiling and said: "It's a humble job, so I don't dare to be good at it."
Although they were all from the Guanlong lineage, he had a heavy responsibility. If he released Dugulan out of the city without a warrant, he would be severely punished by military discipline afterwards. This military discipline does not need to be judged or confirmed by Weiwei Temple, it only needs to be recognized by his own direct commander.
Dugu Lan didn't seem to be surprised. He smiled like a Maitreya Buddha and had no aura like an elder in the family: "If I insist on leaving the city, how will you treat me?"
"Uh..."
The captain was stunned.
Insisting on leaving the city... According to the law, he must be tied up on the spot and taken to the Ministry of War. However, looking at Dugu Lan's white beard and trembling body bones, even if his identity as a Dugu family is not taken into account, if this is a slight move, he will not be able to do anything. Burial?
He naturally recognizes Wei Weiqing Dugu Lan, and he also knows that although the Dugu family seems to be inconspicuous, it is actually very powerful, especially for His Majesty Li Er, whose influence is second only to the Changsun family. If he causes an accident to him, even if It is our responsibility, and I am afraid that I will inevitably be punished in the end...
While he was thinking about it in his mind, he suddenly saw Dugu Lan pushing him away with a smile and walking towards the closed city gate.
It was pitch dark inside the city gate. Dugu Lan walked in and stopped in front of the thick city gate. He turned around and looked at the captain and said with a smile: "If you don't open the door, I will run into you today. Guess what the consequences will be." ?”
The captain was stunned for a moment, and then a burst of firearms rushed up, and his lungs almost exploded with anger!
Please, you are in your seventies or eighties now. How can you be so shameless when you spend so many years doing rogue things like waiting for the gangsters in the market?
He was a little angry and said angrily: "Why is the old prince like this?"
Dugulan was not in a hurry, and said slowly: "I want to leave the city, it is indeed for official business. You also know that you will never do anything treacherous, but you just lack a warrant. Either you open the city gate and let me go out, then I will Go and intercede with Cheng Yaojin in person, or just crash here. Anyway, I can’t do my official business, so it’s good to go home and recuperate.”
"..."
The captain almost cursed his mother!
What is your status as an old man, why are you such a scoundrel?
This is simply unreasonable!
However, he also knew that with his status as Dugu Lan, he could say such a thing without even giving up his face. It showed how urgent he was to leave the city. If he was pushed too hard, he could really rush into him if he could not save his life...
Everyone on the left and right will be punished, but if Dugu Lan is forced to hit the door, or even if something happens to his old arms and legs, it will be much more serious than letting someone leave the city without authorization.
After weighing the left and right, the captain had to grit his teeth: "Come here! Open the city gate!" (End of Chapter)