Since the attack on the city gate occurred, two days have passed in the blink of an eye. Both the Yongzu Army and the Gongqing family have been surprisingly calm. It seems that everything has returned to the state it was in when the Yongzu Army first entered the city. And inside the city
Of course the people in the country would not understand this situation. In their opinion, these new military lords were much better than the previous Xiliang army. There was no burning, killing, looting, and the people could sleep soundly every day.
Really, they even hope that this army can be stationed in Luoyang forever!
As for that emperor, what the common people care about is whether the person in power can allow them to live and work in peace and contentment. They don't care who is in charge of Luoyang City.
Soon another night passed, and when they woke up the next day, the people in Luoyang City suddenly discovered that the usually stable Yongzhi Army suddenly appeared in large numbers at the gates of the houses of the major princes and noble families in the city, destroying all the houses.
Surrounded. This change made the people start to worry again. They seemed to have a premonition that after a few days of peace, there might be chaos again!
Outside the residence of Yang Biao, the imperial commander of the current dynasty, located in the west of the city, a large group of soldiers from the Yongzu Army surrounded Yang's residence. For some reason, the gate of Yang's residence was closed tightly, and no one came out to question these soldiers.
Why did you dare to surround the mansion of the current Taiwei? This kind of tense atmosphere frightened the people who lived around Yang Mansion to move away. Those who had relatives and friends hid in their homes. It was really
Those who couldn't find a place would either stay in an inn, or just find a corner and deal with it!
In a small house not far from the Yang Mansion, the middle-aged man who had finally escaped was hiding behind the door, looking quietly at the street outside through the crack in the door. After watching for a long time,
Then he tiptoed back into the house, closed the door, and breathed a long sigh of relief. He clenched his fists hard and said to himself: "It finally worked! Well! My previous plan was indeed right.
Even if the Jingzhou Army is suspicious, but without any evidence, this matter will only fall on the heads of those Gongqing families! It seems that the Jingzhou Army also wants to take this opportunity to blackmail those families.
Pen! Very good! It seems that tonight is the time to leave!" Thinking that he could finally leave this hellish place, the middle-aged man's face showed a rare hint of excitement, and he clenched his fists hard again.
The waiting time is always very difficult, but for this middle-aged man, it does not seem to be a difficult feeling. After briefly tidying up his belongings, the middle-aged man just sat on the stool in the center of the room, closing his eyes.
He just kept his eyes closed and waited motionless.
The sky outside the house gradually darkened, and the middle-aged man showed no intention of moving. Until late at night, the middle-aged man suddenly opened his eyes. The moment he opened them, it was as if there were two bright lights coming from his eyes.
His eyes were shot out. At this moment, the whole room was completely dark, and it could even be said that he couldn't see his fingers. However, the middle-aged man seemed not to be affected at all. He picked up the package at hand, stood up and walked towards the door.
.Sitting still for such a long time did not seem to have any effect on him.
Soon, when he arrived at the gate of the house, the middle-aged man carefully looked out from the crack of the door. In the distance, there were still bright lights in the direction of Yang's Mansion. It was obvious that the soldiers and horses of the Yongzu Army had not withdrawn. However, it was far away from Yang's Mansion.
Although the Yang Mansion is not far away, it is still a bit far away. In addition, the Yang Mansion is illuminated by torches as bright as day, which makes the surroundings darker and darker.
Taking a deep breath, the middle-aged man gently opened the door, and then he rushed out. After exiting the door, the middle-aged man did not stop at all, and moved quickly with his hands and feet.
He ran into an alley next to him. When he originally chose this place to lurk, the middle-aged man also took a fancy to this geographical environment. Before that, the middle-aged man had already become familiar with this area!
After seven or eight turns, the middle-aged man arrived at a dilapidated-looking house next to the gate to the west of the city. After nervously glancing around to make sure no one was around, the middle-aged man gently knocked on the door.
opened the door.
"Who?" Soon, a low voice came from inside the door. A ray of light came out from the cracks in the door panel. It seemed that someone in the room was holding an oil lamp and came behind the door.
The middle-aged man quickly replied in a low voice close to the door: "It's me! I'm here to buy goods!"
With a creak, the door opened immediately, and a black hand stretched out from inside and quickly grabbed the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man was thin and had no room to resist.
He was dragged into the room with one hand, and the door was immediately closed tightly.
"Why did it take so long to come? I thought you didn't want to go out!" After entering the room, under the light of the oil lamp, the owner of the black hand gradually revealed his appearance. He was a short and sturdy man.
Although he was less than half that of a middle-aged man, he was as strong as an ox. However, his whole body was covered with mud and looked very dirty. He stared closely at the middle-aged man and stretched out his big black hand to the middle-aged man.
There was a table in front of the man, and he shouted to the middle-aged man with a ferocious look on his face: "I've already done the things for you! Where's the money!"
The middle-aged man was not afraid at all. He calmly slapped away the opponent's big black hand and said: "Lame Jiu! Don't try to bully me into not knowing the rules of the road! Send me out of the city first, and the money will be given to you naturally.
You! If you can’t do it, you won’t even get the remaining half of the money!”
Lame Jiu couldn't help but feel speechless for a while after hearing the middle-aged man's words. After looking at each other for a while, the middle-aged man showed no intention of backing down. He couldn't help curling his lips, spat on the ground, and snorted fiercely.
: "I, Lai Jiu, still need your teaching in my work! If you hadn't insisted on taking such a long time to do something, I would have sent you out a few days ago!" After saying that, Lai Jiu turned around and walked towards the house.
Come on, when he moved, his whole body was limping, and his left leg was obviously disabled. The name of Lame Jiu was indeed true to his name.
Seeing that the other party had compromised, the middle-aged man smiled slightly, and said calmly to Laijiu's complaints: "These Jingzhou soldiers are quite capable, it's better for us not to take risks! But after thinking about it, all the Jingzhou soldiers should be
Since we are focusing on the noble families on the other side, our chances of escaping are higher! I am doing this just to be on the safe side!"
"Huh!" After listening to the middle-aged man's words, Laijiu just snorted and muttered something. I'm afraid only he could hear it clearly. He turned the oil lamp in his hand to the only lamp in the room.
He put it on a table and limped towards the bed on the other side of the room. This was a very ordinary small house. In fact, most people in Luoyang City lived in such small houses.
A small house like the one the middle-aged man lived in before can only be afforded by people with a relatively affluent life. However, compared with other small houses where ordinary people live, this hut is simpler and the room is dirtier.
It was messy, with dirt everywhere and shovels, hoes and other tools scattered on the ground.
I saw Lai Jiu walking to the bed, bending down, and reaching out to lift the quilt on the bed. Under the quilt, there was a big hole about three feet wide! The middle-aged man walked up to Lai Jiu and stretched out his hand.
I looked towards the big hole and saw that it was completely dark inside, and I couldn't see to the bottom at a glance.
The middle-aged man seemed very satisfied with this, and Laijiu also looked proud when he saw it. He patted his chest and said, "I think I, Laijiu, was also a good hand at digging cellars back then. If I hadn't lame this leg while working,
I won’t be so depressed now! It only took me three days to make this tunnel, which leads directly from here to the hillside about a mile outside the city! It’s kept safe inside!”
The middle-aged man smiled and said nothing. He just turned his head and looked at Lai Jiu quietly. When the middle-aged man looked at him like this, Lai Jiu became more and more uncomfortable. He seemed to have seen what the middle-aged man meant and turned around honestly.
He just raised the oil lamp and hummed: "I know you scholars are short-sighted! Okay! I'll go to the head office!" After saying that, he jumped on the edge of the bed and went straight into the black hole.
But the middle-aged man was not in a hurry to go in. It wasn't until Lame Jiu's shout came from inside the cave that the middle-aged man felt relieved.
go.
Apart from anything else, Laijiu's craftsmanship is really good. From the entrance, it seems that the black hole is a bit narrow. But after the middle-aged man got into the hole, he realized that there was a different world inside the hole, and it became wider and wider as he walked.
, after walking for dozens of steps, he was able to stand up and walk forward with his waist bent. Immediately, the middle-aged man also quickened his pace and directly caught up with Lame Jiu in front of him. The middle-aged man had to bend his waist when walking in this tunnel.
, but for Laijiu, it was just right.
Seeing the middle-aged man following him, Laijiu curled his lips and snorted: "Do you really think I will harm you?"
Regarding Laijiu's words, the middle-aged man was not embarrassed at all. He just smiled lightly and said: "Be careful when sailing for thousands of years. There is no harm in being cautious these days!"
"Humph!" He snorted, but Laijiu didn't say anything more. He seemed to agree with the middle-aged man's explanation. He turned around and continued walking forward while holding the oil lamp. After the tunnel tilted downward for a while,
Then he regained his straightness, but he couldn't tell the direction in this tunnel. The middle-aged man could only follow closely behind Laijiu, not daring to miss a step.
After walking for about half a stick of incense, Laijiu suddenly stopped and made a silent gesture to the middle-aged man behind him, pointed to the top of his head, and said in a very low voice: "Be careful, there is the city gate above.