During the week, there is a curfew every night, and the time is not fixed.
The "Palace Guard Order" stipulates that every night when the official time is up, six hundred closed-door drums will be beaten, and every morning after five o'clock in the morning, four hundred open-door drums will be beaten. , anyone who walks on the city streets without any reason before the door is opened will be guilty of "breaking the night" and will be whipped twenty times.
The curfew system also greatly reduces the probability of crime.
But it's not like this all year round.
For example, tonight, envoys from various countries gathered in Luoyang City.
The saint specifically made a decree to temporarily cancel the curfew system from today until the end of the Xuantan Dharma Assembly.
He also ordered the Six Arts Hall to entertain envoys from various countries.
Xu Tong came today because he also wanted to see what the Liuyi Museum looked like, but when he walked to the place and took a look, he was a little surprised.
Liuyi Museum, the name of this place sounds very literary, but it is the most prosperous and prosperous place in the entire Luoyang city.
This place is also the pinnacle of all the craftsmanship in the entire empire of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Not only are there skilled craftsmen from Zhou Dynasty, but many craftsmen from other countries will also gather here to contribute their most satisfactory works.
Once the work can be recognized by the Liuyi Museum, even a letter of recommendation can be used, and the craftsman can directly take up an important position in the Ministry of Industry.
He started directly at the sixth level, which was only two levels lower than Xu Tong, the river inspector. This starting point was already considered extremely high.
If one's craftsmanship is outstanding and can be appreciated by a saint, that would be even more remarkable.
Of course, it is not easy to be a craftsman recognized by the Liuyi Museum. It must be the craftsmanship of a master.
In addition to craftsmen, the six arts of the gentleman are also included in it, including etiquette, music, archery, charioteering, and calligraphy. If you can reach the master level in one of them, you can also leave your name here.
Even those born in a brothel are no exception.
It's a pity that I am currently in Da Zhou. If I were in Kaiyuan, I would have met Gongsun Auntie here.
The prop card [Sword Weapon] in my hand was created by this legendary woman.
But these are not the reasons why Xu Tong was surprised. What surprised him was the location of the Six Arts Museum.
I don’t know if it was a coincidence or if there were other reasons. When Xu Tong came to Liuyi Museum as agreed, he looked at the place and thought, hey, good guy, this street is really familiar.
Although this place looks completely different from what it looks like in reality, the location is surprisingly consistent with Feng Lai Tower.
Isn’t this place still a geomantic treasure?
Xu Tong stood in front of the door and looked at the huge Liuyi Museum in front of him. It was a six-story pagoda-like tall building. It was not as tall as heaven, but it still felt like it stood out from the crowd here.
It is said that it is not that it cannot be built taller and bigger, but it is just that it is afraid of going beyond the rules, so it is built so small.
Otherwise, with those master-level craftsmen, it would be no problem to build you two more ten-story buildings with wood.
When they reached the door, two boys blocked the way, but after seeing the invitation Xu Tong took out, they immediately gave way.
"Your Majesty!"
Xu Tong was about to go in.
From a distance, he heard someone calling him from behind.
Looking back, Xu Tong was surprised to find that it was Yuan Shoushi.
"Oh, brother Shoushi, I met you today."
When Xu Tong saw Yuan Shoushi, he walked forward enthusiastically and patted Yuan Shoushi on the shoulder.
Yuan Shoushi still looked a little embarrassed.
"I'm sorry, I was supposed to go to the Imperial Post Office to meet the Crown Prince today, but something urgent happened suddenly on the way. I heard that the Crown Prince had received an invitation from the Six Arts Hall, so I came here specifically to wait for the Crown Prince."
Speaking of which, Xu Tong sent Guo Yi to find Yuan Shoushi last time, and Yuan Shoushi was really busy at that time.
The matter has been delayed until today, and I feel ashamed just thinking about it.
"Haha, it doesn't matter. You are on official business, so why should I blame you? Let's go in together!"
Xu Tong said and wanted to drag Yuan Shoushi in with him.
As a result, Yuan Shoushi suddenly blushed, pulled Xu Tong down with an embarrassed look, and pointed behind him.
Xu Tong looked back and saw a woman standing in the direction Yuan Shoushi was pointing.
The woman stood in the crowd. Although her appearance was ordinary, her brows were heroic and her piercing eyes looked around curiously.
"This is!!"
Xu Tong's heart moved and he thought to himself: "Okay, is Yuan Shoushi the woman who has been guarding the lonely soul in front of the city gate for a thousand years because of her??"
Thinking of this, Xu Tong's eyes flickered, and he activated his Life Eye to look at Qimen.
In an instant, he saw misty white smoke behind the woman, and there seemed to be a road in the sea, but there was no end.
Seeing this, Xu Tong's heart skipped a beat, this was bad luck.
If there is a road without an end, it means that it is a dead end road, and there will be either a dark future or a miserable life ahead.
Yuan Shoushi blushed: "This is Wanrong. I am in the palace. Thanks to her care, the saint canceled the curfew today and ordered a banquet at the Liuyi Pavilion to entertain envoys from various countries. Wanrong said that she had not been to the Liuyi Pavilion yet, so she wanted to go in and have a look.
look."
Hearing the name, Xu Tong frowned slightly, looked up and down at the woman, and couldn't help but sigh for Yuan Shoushi's future tragedy.
A lonely wild ghost, waiting in front of the Drum Tower for thousands of years, even forgetting his own name, only remembering her name. For this reason, Yuan Shoushi had such injustice... and his feelings, Xu Tong had to admire him.
Seeing that Xu Tong didn't speak, Yuan Shoushi felt a little embarrassed for a moment: "If the prince is in trouble..."
"What are you talking about? I was just distracted. You can go in with me later. But haven't you yourself been recognized by the Liuyi Museum? Why didn't you take her in?"
"Well...if there is no invitation to the Sixth Art Museum, people cannot be brought in or out." Yuan Shoushi explained.
After saying that, he turned around and ran to the woman's side. He didn't know what he said. The woman covered her mouth and smiled softly for a moment, then followed Yuan Shoushi.
"My little daughter Wanrong, please pay your respects to the Crown Prince."
As the saying goes, a woman's voice is as euphemistic and moving as her name.
It's no wonder that Yuan Shoushi was fascinated by the woman, but it was a pity for the poor couple.
Xu Tong said with a smile: "You're welcome, let's go in together."
He said that he was about to go inside.
As a result, before I even took a step forward, I heard someone shouting from behind.
"Your Majesty, please stay!"
Looking back, he found that it was Ashina and the two team members beside him, walking over from a distance, wearing gorgeous purple robes inlaid with various onyx gems.
Ashina's appearance undoubtedly attracted the attention of many people.
Not just because he is Turkic.
What's more important is that the luck above Ashina's head is so strong that it looks like a brilliant fire in the dark night.
Before anyone arrived, many people in the attic of the Liuyi Pavilion looked sideways, with expressions of surprise in their eyes.
"Huh??"
In the small cubicle on the attic, a round head poked out and made a surprised sound: "Who is this person? His luck is so amazing!!"
The speaker was none other than Gu Pei Yuan, who was running out of time.
"It's the Turkic prince, Ashina."
There is another person sitting in the room. He has a crane's head and a tortoise's back, phoenix eyes and sparse eyebrows, a ruddy complexion, a white robe, and a whisk in his hand.
What's strange is that this person's eyes were covered with black cloth, and it seemed that his eyes were injured, but he was not affected at all when he drank tea and water.
This person is none other than the old owner of Chongxuan Hall, Mu Tiantong.
"Jieli's son!"
Gu Peiyuan was shocked and quickly confirmed.
"It's his fourteenth son."
Hearing Mu Tiantong's words, Gu Peiyuan suddenly couldn't sit still: "That's not right. We had calculated for a long time back then that the Turks' national destiny was not long. Why did such a monster suddenly appear? What if he went back to take charge of the Turks?
, I’m afraid it won’t take long before it becomes a serious problem for me, Da Zhou!”
When he said this, Gu Peiyuan's face was uncertain, and he had murderous intention in his heart.
"You're upset!"
Mu Tiantong picked up the tea cup. Compared with Gu Pei Yuan's horrified mood, Mu Tiantong looked particularly calm: "What does the death or immortality of the Turks have to do with you? Old man, please stretch your hand over and let me see if you are still alive."
How long can you live!"
"Go, go, go! I still need you to show me? Anyway, it's only for these two months. If you have any good wine, give it to me as soon as possible. Don't let me lie in the coffin by then.
, you came here with wine, what a pity it spilled on the ground."
Mu Tiantong was silent for a moment after hearing this: "That's fine, I wanted to give it to you later."
As he spoke, he took out a wine bottle from his sleeve and placed it on the table.
When he saw the wine, Gu Peiyuan didn't care about what was happening next. He took the bottle in his hand, opened the cork, put it under his nose and took a sip: "Hey, this is sixty years old wine, it's really fragrant!"
Gu Peiyuan said and couldn't help but take a sip.
Mu Tiantong tilted his head and looked at Gu Peiyuan: "Aren't you afraid that I will poison you?"
"No need. I can only live for two months at most. If you hate me, there is a knife here. You can just stab me a few times."
Gu Peiyuan just poured the wine into his mouth.
He didn't care at all whether Mu Tiantong would give him a violent blow before he died, and let out a good sigh of relief.
But the more he said this, the less Mu Tiantong could think of revenge.
"Then wait two months and I will come find you again. If you are not dead by then, I will personally put you in the coffin!"
After saying that, Mu Tiantong stood up to leave.
But he was grabbed by Gu Peiyuan: "Don't leave in a hurry. If you leave, Yu Niang won't come out to see me later."
Mu Tiantong couldn't help but sneered when he heard the words: "What does she have to do with me if she doesn't see you? Old thing, you are about to die. Otherwise, based on the prophecy you made back then, I can do it without Yu Niang taking action."
Cut you into pieces."
"Yes, yes, yes, you are awesome, you are awesome, I am a despicable villain, come on, come on, sit down first, I am not just here to meet Yu Niang, there is another good show to watch tonight."
Gu Peiyuan hurriedly pulled Mu Tiantong to sit down. As soon as he sat down, Gu Peiyuan's eyes suddenly lit up and he walked to the window and took a look: "Hey, look, here you are! Prince of Turks? Hey, today is the time.
Let you see what luck is!"
Gu Peiyuan said, pulling up Mu Tiantong and pointing to the crowd below. Mu Tiantong looked for Gu Peiyuan's hand with his eyes wrapped in black cloth, and he couldn't help being surprised: "There are people in the world who are so lucky!