The person who shouted the words was also dressed in brocade clothes, but although the clothes looked clean, they were obviously older. He must be a young master from a fallen family.
However, those drunk young men in brocade clothes had already gathered around him. One of them actually recognized him and shouted loudly: "Du Ruhui, how dare you ruin the good deeds of these brothers!"
Hearing the words "Du Ruhui", Liu Ziqiu couldn't help but feel shocked. This was the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty in history, and he was now in such a state of desolation. However, Hua Yun, who was standing next to Liu Ziqiu, saw several young men preparing to beat him up.
He was furious, clenched his fists, and was about to rush forward. Hua Yun now has no chance to lead troops. The only thing he can do is to train a few female guards with Mu Duoli and Tuoba Qianyu.
That's all. Now that this happened, she naturally couldn't hold back and was ready to show off her skills.
"Wait, let's take a look first!" Liu Ziqiu suddenly pulled her. He wanted to observe Du Ruhui and see how Du Ruhui dealt with this situation.
Du Ruhui had also recognized the young man, and quickly raised his hands and said: "Master Lu, what you are doing is not a gentleman's behavior, so please do it yourself."
The young man snorted coldly and said: "He's just a Hu Ji. It doesn't matter if he touches her twice, but he wants you to mind his own business!"
However, his companion had already become impatient and shouted: "Brother Zijin, why bother talking to him? Just give him a good beating!"
While he was talking, a dozen big men rushed out of the crowd, shouting strangely and rushing towards Du Ruhui. These people were all in green robes, and at first glance they were the slaves of those young men in brocade clothes. Young men like these from wealthy families came out to play and watch lanterns.
It was normal to have a bunch of slaves around. It was just too cruel for a dozen big men to gang up on Du Ruhui, a weak scholar.
Hua Yun couldn't hold it back any longer, screamed, rushed over, and in a blink of an eye, he knocked the two big men to the ground.
When the guards hidden in the crowd saw Hua Yun taking action, they didn't dare to be slow and rushed forward. The situation suddenly became chaotic. What was originally a one-sided beating of Du Ruhui by those teenagers has turned into a melee. Those teenagers
There are quite a few of the domestic slaves who are highly skilled in martial arts, but the guards in the palace all crawled out of the mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Naturally, they carry a murderous aura, and their actual combat experience is far superior to those of those domestic slaves. They are better than each other.
The cooperation between them was much more tacit. In just a few moments of face-to-face contact, all the dozen domestic slaves were knocked to the ground.
Seeing that the situation was not good, several young men led by Mr. Lu turned around and ran away. They did not forget to shout at Du Ruhui: "Du, wait!"
Hua Yun waved his arm and was about to catch up, but Liu Ziqiu grabbed him and said: "Stop chasing, let's go and see how Mr. Du is doing?"
Among the crowd, Wang Yufeng had already stepped forward, helped Du Ruhui up from the ground, and said softly: "Thank you, sir."
Although Hua Yun took action in time, Du Ruhui still received a beating. His mouth was crooked, his eyes were swollen, and his shabby brocade clothes were full of footprints. His image was terrible. However, facing the delicate Wang Yufeng, he still cheered up and
He returned the courtesy and said, "Girl, you are too polite. If you see any injustice on the road, you should roar. This is what we, the scholars, should do!"
Wang Yufeng covered her mouth and burst out laughing: "It seems that those evil people just now are also scholars."
Du Ruhui was speechless for a moment, and then sighed after a long while: "They have disgraced all the scholars in the world."
Liu Ziqiu secretly nodded, raised his hands and asked: "Master Du, is it okay? I arrange a few people to send you to see the doctor, how about it?"
Du Ruhui quickly bowed and said, "Thank you for your help, my father-in-law. Du can still bear this minor injury. I heard that there was an Orchid performing a dance outside the house in front of me. If I arrive late, I'm afraid I won't be able to see it."
Wang Yufeng was a little unhappy and muttered in a low voice: "What's so good about Hu Ji dancing?"
Du Ruhui then remembered that Wang Yufeng was also a Hu Ji, and hurriedly explained: "Girl, I misunderstood. Du is not a lustful person. He just reads thousands of books, travels thousands of miles, and knows more about the new things in the world, so that he can be a scholar."
At this point, he raised his hands in the air and said: "Since His Majesty issued the simplified map of the world to the world, Du knew that what he saw in the past was just the tip of the iceberg. Now he can see all kinds of things in Luoyang City.
By singing and dancing with other races, you can increase your knowledge without having to travel far, so how can you miss this opportunity?"
In order to encourage people to go out to sea on their own, Liu Ziqiu published the simple world map he drew and the westward sea map brought back by Chen Leng into volumes last year, and distributed them to various county government offices and county schools for the public to learn.
They can be borrowed and sold in bookstores in various counties and counties. Du Ruhui's ancestor had been a high-ranking official in the court since the Northern Zhou Dynasty, but it has declined recently. His family has become increasingly poor, so naturally he cannot afford to buy atlases. However, he is still a scholar and can go to the county to study.
Borrowing, so he can see those simplified maps of the world. On the map, the Han Dynasty, which he thought was magnificent, only occupied a very small area, which shocked Du Ruhui. The sea map brought back by Chen Leng has confirmed it.
Part of the world map is correct, and the different races in different regions are also marked on the world map. By observing the dancing Orchid, the correctness of the map can also be verified from another aspect.
In the eyes of the Central Plains people, the Turks, Xianbei and various local ethnic groups in the Western Regions are all regarded as barbarians. Persia bordering the Western Regions and people from the more distant west are also regarded as barbarians. But in the Central Plains, the Turks are the most seen.
, Hu people like Xianbei, as Liu Ziqiu vigorously developed trade, the number of barbarians from the Western Regions and Persia gradually increased, but the barbarians from the more distant Byzantine Empire were very rare. Wang Yufeng's appearance is very similar to that of the Persians,
But it was said that the Orchid who was dancing in front tonight came from distant Byzantium, and this attracted Du Ruhui's attention.
When Wang Yufeng heard him mention the new map issued by the emperor, she couldn't help but glance at Liu Ziqiu.
Liu Ziqiu smiled and nodded, and said: "Since Mr. Du thinks it's okay, I won't force you any more. I have nothing to do, so why not go with Mr. Du to see what's different about this dancing Hu Ji."
At this time, several police officers came over. The Lantern Festival Lantern Festival is a grand event, and it is also a time when all kinds of crimes occur. Every time on this day, Luoyang Prefecture sends out almost all the police officers in the government, but the scale of the lantern festival
It was getting bigger and bigger, but the strength of the guards still seemed too weak, and they seemed a bit exhausted. These guards came over because they heard that there was a fight. However, when they came over, the fight was over, and there were still things lying on the ground.
There were more than a dozen people who looked like domestic slaves.
Naturally, Liu Ziqiu did not need to handle this kind of trivial matter personally. The guards had already quietly stepped forward and showed their waist badges. When the officers saw the waist badges, they did not dare to neglect them and immediately summoned their companions to arrest the dozen domestic slaves.
, and were imprisoned in the prison of Luoyang Mansion. As for whether to rigorously interrogate them and find out the person behind them, it depends on Lord Fu Yin's decision.
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Tonight is a carnival night. All eight gates in the inner city of Luoyang are opened. The soldiers guarding the gates have been replaced by Mo Dao soldiers, the most elite of the Han infantry. Of course, these Mo Dao soldiers do not hold the shining Mo Dao in their hands.
, but replaced them with thick wooden sticks. Their task is not to kill the enemy, but to maintain order. Mo Dao soldiers rarely appear in front of the world. They are all tall and powerful, standing there like a mountain, and they have become
A rare sight on the Lantern Festival. Many people go in and out between the inner city and the outer city just to catch a glimpse of Mo Daobing.
However, today's situation is a bit special. Many people hurried from the south gate of the inner city to the outer city, but they did not have time to take a second look at the Mo Dao soldiers standing there like iron towers. These people were all rushing to the south gate of the inner city to watch the performance of Hu Ji
dance.
Seven or eight years ago, during the reign of Yang Guang, Luoyang's Waiguo City was still a place where civilians lived together. There were low thatched houses everywhere, with garbage and sewage everywhere, just like the shantytowns of later generations. However, today's Luoyang Waiguo City has changed greatly. Except for
The city wall of Waiguo City is still just a circle of low walls, and the streets of Waiguo City have been turned into wide bluestone roads. There are also many shops on both sides of the streets. Some wealthy families and merchants traveling from north to south also choose to walk here.
Land is purchased and houses are built here. Moreover, the gates of the outer city are open all night, making it easy for people to enter and exit. This also makes the outer city of Luoyang more and more prosperous, and it has a tendency to catch up with the inner city.
At this moment, the outer city is also decorated with lanterns and is full of joy. Not far from the south gate of the inner city, you can see a tall lantern mountain. Yes, it can indeed be described as lantern mountain. It is made of wood
The shelf is more than five feet high, and it is filled with all kinds of lanterns. From a distance, they are colorful and bright as day, and countless lanterns have been consumed in this night alone.
Under the Dengshan Mountain, there is a sea of people forming a large circle. You can vaguely see that in the middle of the large circle formed by the crowd, there is a platform that is as high as two people. The platform is still empty, but the people under the platform are looking forward to it.
Hope, even the huge mountain of lanterns next to it has lost its appeal.
Hua Yun knew that the high platform must be the place where the so-called Hu Ji performed her dance, so she couldn't help but pulled Liu Ziqiu's hand and said with a smile: "Husband, let's squeeze in and have a look."
"There are so many people, not to mention whether you can squeeze in. Even if you squeeze in, I'm afraid you won't be able to see clearly." Liu Ziqiu frowned, looked around, and suddenly pointed to the roof of a tall store next to him, and said
, "Let's go up there and take a look, how about?"
Wang Yufeng became anxious and said repeatedly: "Master, madam, how can you get up to such a high place?"
Hua Yun smiled and said, "Silly girl, I'll just take you up."
Du Ruhui was a little hesitant and said in a low voice: "Old man, I'd better go to the front and try my luck."