At two quarters in the morning, Xiaoqi sent me out of the palace gate and whispered: "Guanjia, Xiaoqi is not with you. Guanjia, take care of yourself."
I patted Xiao Qi on the shoulder: "Xiao Qi, if there is something urgent in the court, please ask Long Ya to send me a message."
"Yes, official."
Saying goodbye to Xiao Qi, Yuan Ji, Lan Yu, Shen Mo and I walked towards Shifeng Shopping Mall.
After nearly six months of practice in the third session of Changquan, my speed and strength have improved a lot. Today happens to be the day of rest, and there is silence outside the palace. Under the cover of night, the four of us are extremely fast.
In a short time, we arrived at Shifeng Trading Company. After meeting Fang Ling who was waiting at the trading store, the five of us mounted our horses, exited the south gate of Lin'an, and headed south along the official road.
Since my relatives from Kuaiji came back, I have also worked hard on equestrian skills. Coupled with my unremitting practice of martial arts, the overall performance of my body is no longer comparable to that of Zhao Fu, and my riding skills are becoming more and more refined.
After passing the Youth Guard's station, Wen Zhang, who had been waiting for a long time, had already prepared water, dry food and other supplies and joined our team.
The air in the suburbs is exceptionally fresh and refreshing. Looking from a distance, the morning sun reveals its rosy colors, and the surrounding clouds also become brighter. Purple air fills the air from time to time on both sides of the road, and farmers who get up early can be seen in the mist. This is typical
The agricultural scenery in the south of the Yangtze River is full of the charm of ink and wash, which can be seen and heard. The occasional cockcrow from the farmhouse seems to announce that it is a new day.
A new day, new hope.
I took a deep breath and commanded: "Let's go."
Shen Mo took the lead, and I followed closely behind. Fang Ling and Wen Zhang were guarding me on both sides. Yuan Ji and Lan Yu were behind. Although my riding skills were not comparable to others, they were still very fast.
The name of the horse I am riding on is Feiyan, which comes from the meaning of a horse stepping on a flying swallow. It is a tribute horse from the Western Regions. It is exceptionally handsome and very humane.
The horses they all rode were all good horses, and they galloped southward at my speed.
Jinhua is located on the eastern edge of the Jinqu Basin. It was called Wuzhou in the Song Dynasty, about 20 kilometers away from Jinhua in later generations. In my memory, Jinhua is most famous for its two caves. People of our time all
I grew up studying this text.
I galloped all the way and finally arrived at Jinhua City before sunset. If my riding skills were not perfect enough, I would have arrived an hour earlier. This was the first time that I galloped for a whole day, although my movements later changed.
, physical strength is exhausted, but this feeling is really exciting. No wonder many rich second generations in later generations like to race cars. The feeling of speed and lightning makes people forget everything.
Compared with Lin'an, Jinhua is much smaller, with low city walls and only one-eighth of the area of Beijing.
We stayed at the Yuelai Inn near the government office. It was a small inn. Shen Mo, who had arrived a little early, booked six rooms on the second floor. A day's long journey showed the level of everyone's skills. Yuan
The spines did not change at all, Lan Yu Fang Ling and others were breathing a little faster, but I was already out of breath. Fortunately, my body was not what it used to be, and I basically returned to normal after a while of rest.
After dinner, Shen Mo took Song Chengzu to my room.
"Song Chengzu pays homage to the young master." Shen Mo told Song Chengzu, who arrived in Jinhua yesterday, my identity as Mr. Huyan on the way.
"Mr. Song, sit down and talk."
"Thank you, Mr. Song." After Song Chengzu sat down, he looked at the people next to me and said, "Young Master, you have worked hard all the way."
I smiled and said, "Mr. Song, I'm just visiting the mountains and rivers this time to see if there are any business opportunities. These are all people in my firm. I heard in the capital a few days ago that Mr. Song came here to investigate the case. I don't know how it went.
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Song Chengzu said with some caution: "Sir, I was ordered by the Ministry of Punishments to investigate the case of Gai Jiaotian. The only suspect now is Hu Yun, the former Jinhua prison chief. In the past two days, I visited Hu Yun's office in Jinhua.
Hu Yun was living alone and renting in Jinhua. He hired a middle-aged woman named Li who came to work two or three days apart.
Will go to Hu Yun's house to help
After cleaning up and washing clothes, just two days before the incident, when Mrs. Li was washing Hu Yun's laundry, she found an extra set of clothes belonging to another man. Mrs. Li had been doing laundry for Hu Yun for many years, so she naturally knew Hu Yun's condition.
He asked casually, but Hu Yun didn't care at the time and said it belonged to his younger brother. Later, Hu Yun thought of something and told Mrs. Li not to tell anyone about it. Mrs. Li was not a talkative person until Hu Yun disappeared and I went
I only mentioned this when I asked."
"Hu Yun's younger brother, Hu Feng?"
"Very possible."
"If it's really Hu Feng, it's a bit strange. He didn't come early and he didn't come late, but he came here when something happened."
"Yes, sir, I also think there is a problem. Gai Jingtian was escorted to Jinhua Prison for only half a day. It was impossible for the murderer to know in advance. Only people in the government office had the opportunity to know. At least it can be judged that the murderer has someone in the government office.
Among the internal agents, only Hu Yun’s whereabouts are unknown, so for the time being, he has become the only suspect. In the past few days, we have also investigated the insiders at the time one by one, but there has been no result yet. "
"Well, Mr. Song, please go back first. I will go to Hu Yun's residence with you tomorrow."
"Yes, sir."
After Song Chengzu left, Fang Ling said enthusiastically: "Brother, it's still early, let's go for a walk outside."
"Okay, let's go for a walk."
I feel more and more cute about Fang Ling. Fang Ling rarely asks me about things. Even if he knows that I am acquainted with dignitaries in the capital, and also knows that I have a huge influence in the capital, he just treats me as a member of Shifeng Trading Company.
owner.
Fang Ling said, I knew you were my brother. My identity is actually superfluous.
Although Jinhua City is small, it is also lively at night. Liangzhe Road is indeed the most affluent place in the Southern Song Dynasty. The busiest night market in Jinhua City is on Shuangxi Street behind the government office. All snacks and goods sold in Jinhua are concentrated here.
Shops. No wonder the agricultural tax revenue in the Song Dynasty was already less than 50%. It can be seen from the bustling night market in Jinhua City that commerce has gradually come to the fore.
Fang Ling held my arm and walked through the bustling crowd, while Yuan Ji and others formed a semicircle and followed closely behind me.
"Brother, this one is good, ah, that one is not bad either." Fang Ling said happily while looking at it.
"Ling'er, just buy whatever you like."
"Haha, you, a profiteer, are so generous?"
"Of course, when it comes to Ling'er, I can handle everything."
Before we knew it, we came to a shop selling jewelry.
Fang Ling glanced at the jewelry and said, "Brother, help Ling'er choose one."
I said "Hmm", looked at it for a long time, picked up a bracelet and said, "Ling'er, how about this?"
This is a bracelet inlaid with gold and silver, connected with small buckles at the intersection. The small buckles appear to be naturally formed. Although the craftsmanship is not as exquisite as that of later generations, it can be regarded as flawless.
, I really didn’t expect that such a small shop could have such exquisite products. Of course, this bracelet cannot be compared with the treasures in the palace.
"Let me try." Fang Ling put it on, stretched out his wrist and waved it in front of my eyes and said, "Brother, how do you feel?"
"Well, not bad, Ling'er, what do you think?"
"Brother, as long as you like it." Fang Ling smiled shyly, "Ling'er has been practicing martial arts since she was a child and has never worn a bracelet. This is considered a bracelet for my brother."
I suddenly felt excited in my heart. A man will die for his confidant, and a woman will look good for her. I quickly said to Lan Yu next to me: "Lan Yu, please pay."
After walking out of the store, Fang Ling said: "Brother, give this bracelet a name."
"Ah, do you still need to name the bracelet?"
"Yes, my brother gave this to Ling'er. It's different." Fang Ling said coquettishly.
I thought about it and said, "This bracelet is made of gold on one side and silver on the other. It looks like the wings of two returning geese. I think it's called Double Flying Wings."
"Double flying wings?" Fang Ling smiled sweetly, "The gold and the silver are indeed a bit like two flying swallows. Brother, you are so talented."
"Li Shangyin's poem, "I don't have the wings of a colorful phoenix, but I have a clear mind, maybe it's talking about this bracelet."
Fang Ling laughed out loud: "Brother, I just complimented you and started talking nonsense again. Li Shangyin was an ancient man hundreds of years ago. How could he know that there is this bracelet today?"
"Well, maybe Li Shangyin came to see it when he traveled through time."
"Time travel? What does this mean?" Fang Ling has long been accustomed to my new term, but this is the first time he has heard of the word time travel.