Chapter 22: The Battle of Chang'an Avenue II
When Ling Tianyun and Guo Jian came to Chang'an Avenue, Chang'an Avenue at this time was particularly lively, with people coming and going, Ling Tianyun noticed that there were many unfamiliar figures, all of which were dressed up by some people from the rivers and lakes. He couldn't help but feel strange, there were inexplicably more people in the rivers and lakes, it was very rare in Baishui City before, could it be that something big was really going to happen in this Baishui City.
Passing through a lively and extraordinary area, Guo Jian's footsteps stopped, there are still more than 200 zhang from the "Spring Garden" in the center of Chang'an Avenue, but there is a quiet area within the range of more than 200 zhang, the shops and houses on both sides of the inner street of these 200 zhang have closed their doors, and a strange atmosphere has become a strange atmosphere. Ling Tianyun stood behind Guo Jianjian, looking at this strange section of the street, two hundred zhang away, but he could also hear the songs and laughter coming from the "Spring Garden".
Guo Jian's expression was calm, and he took a step forward with his big feet, and then a loud shout came from the houses on both sides of the street: "Stop!" I saw several figures standing on the rooftops on both sides of the street, those people dressed as samurai, standing on the roof with sharp blades in their hands, and the sharp blades in their hands shone faintly under the bright moonlight.
"Why?" Guo Jian looked coldly at the figure on the roof and asked in a deep voice.
"Tonight, guests will be invited to a banquet in the 'Spring Garden', and idle people are not allowed to step into this 'Spring Garden' within 200 zhang." A man on the roof replied coldly.
When Ling Tianyun heard this, he was immediately furious, in this Baishui City, when did he become an idle person, he crossed Guo Jian and pointed to the person on the roof and said loudly: "Who are you, who is blocking our way in my Baishui City, is it possible that we can't go to this 'spring garden'." ”
The person who opened his mouth to stop them from standing on the roof looked at Ling Tianyun for a moment, and said in a cold tone, "We are also acting on orders, please don't be surprised by Ling Gongzi." Let's hope you two go somewhere else. ”
Ling Tianyun was stunned, he actually knew himself, who were the people standing on the roof, since he knew himself, he still didn't let himself move forward, he opened his mouth and spoke again, but Guo Jian behind him pressed his shoulder, and whispered: "Let me come"
I saw Guo Jian take out a fold from his arms, and raised his right hand, as if a thread was in Guo Jian's hand, the fold slowly flew towards the person who spoke. But seeing the man's right hand, the fold immediately accelerated, and was quickly absorbed in the man's hand, the man opened the fold and looked at it and said lightly: "You can pass, but please don't make trouble." With a wave of his hand, the figures disappeared from the roof.
Seeing this, Ling Tianyun became more interested in Guo Jian's identity, and with his action of leading up the fold, it was obvious that it would take a very strong internal force to complete it, and he had to rely on the internal force to launch it, holding the fold and slowly going up. And at this time, Ling Tianyun was indeed impossible to do, and the person on the roof who stopped them from moving forward was obviously even better, the excerpt had not yet arrived, but he used internal force to directly absorb it, for those people on the roof, what is their identity, their skills are so profound, but they are willing to be arranged to guard on this roof, Ling Tianyun feels more interested.
"Let's go." Guo Jian said lightly, and for everything that happened just now, as if it hadn't happened, it seemed that he had expected it a long time ago.
"Who are they?" Ling Tianyun couldn't help but ask Guo Jian.
"From Taiyuan, don't you think you can't see the people of the local government in Baishui City here, only people from there have so much power." Guo Jian replied.
Ling Tianyun's heart froze, no wonder those people were so arrogant, they didn't even give their own face, could it be that this person from Baishui City came to the imperial capital again, and he was also a person with a prominent status. A Khitan prince, a person with a prominent secret identity in the imperial capital Taiyuan, what is the purpose of their gathering in this "spring garden".
When Ling Tianyun and Guo Jian walked to the door of the "Spring Garden", he couldn't help but feel stunned in his heart, it was the first time he had come to this kind of place, the periphery of the "Spring Garden" was antique and unpretentious, and there was no luxury at all, and there were two handsome young men standing in front of the door, with a stiff smile as if engraved on their faces.
Guo Jian took Ling Tianyun into the gate, only to see that there was a lobby in the gate, but there was another scenery in the lobby, with large red lanterns hanging everywhere, and various colors of silk and silk were decorated with a lobby, and there was an incense case in each of the four corners of the lobby, and the breath of strong Sanskrit incense was diffused throughout the hall, making people feel at ease.
At this time, an old bustard came up from the side door of the lobby, the old bustard was dressed in a gorgeous silk dress, heavy makeup, the old bustard shook his body lightly and shouted: "Ouch, the two officials are really not the right time to come, all the sisters in my garden have finished the appointment today." I don't know if the two officials have any other needs. ”
Guo Jian took out a silver ingot from his arms and stuffed it into the old bustard's hand, and said with a smile: "Today, my brothers and sisters are not here to ask for wind and moon, but just want to admire the dance of the seven-colored wonderful people in your garden, can you take me and the two of you there." ”
"Ouch, it's been a while since the performance of the seven-colored wonderful people in my garden, why did the two of you come, please come with the slave family." The old bustard turned around and led the two of them through the lobby, walking through a quiet small corridor, the green bamboo on both sides of the corridor is quiet, but there is a different scenery. At this time, there were bursts of laughter and laughter at the end of the corridor, like the sound of musical instruments.
Passing through the corridor, they entered a large hall, and if the large hall was full, there was a large platform in front of the hall, on which seven beautiful women danced, all dressed in expensive fur coats, showing the air of wealth. Some of them were at a table of three or five, talking loudly, and some were drinking alone. Every rich man was surrounded by a beautiful woman, and from time to time there were some handmaidens with outstanding looks shuttling between the group. There are large steaming ovens all around the hall, which makes the hall warm and contrasts with the cold street outside.
This hall is not only one floor, there is another floor at the back of the hall, and there are private rooms on that floor, from the top of the private room, you can just see the full extent of the stage, but the private room is very quiet, because of the curtain blocking, Ling Tianyun can't see the scene inside.
At this time, a maid stepped forward and led Ling Tianyun and the others to a small table where no one was sitting, and after a while, the small table was full of exquisite side dishes, and of course, fine wine was also indispensable. At this time, a beautiful woman dressed in green and white gauze stepped forward and saluted the two of them. Guo Jian waved his hand and said, "My brothers and sisters have something to discuss, so they don't need to be entertained." Although the beautiful woman had a disappointed expression on her face after hearing this, she also retreated and left.
Ling Tianyun was the first time to come to this kind of Fengyue place, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous, he looked around, the seven beauties on the stage were wearing red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple seven colors of light gauze long skirts, the seven beauties hung white gauze on their faces, so that they could not see their true faces, with their dancing movements, the snow-white skin on the chest flickered, the seven beauties were graceful and graceful, dancing, the seven colors were constantly shaking in front of their eyes, and the seven people writhed like seven snake spirits. When everyone in the audience saw the wonders, they were happy.
Ling Tianyun couldn't help but sigh, what a place of wind and snow, if you indulge in this but can make people's will sink, and they are no longer willing to break free in this gentle township, it is no wonder how many literati are willing to sink in this place of wind and moon, leaving behind how many eternal swan songs.
Guo Jian took the wine jug and directly poured the spout into his mouth a sip of wine, handed it to Ling Tianyun and said, "You can also take a sip." Ling Tianyun also took a sip of wine like Guo Jian, he felt that although this wine was mellow and sweet, it was far less enjoyable than the wine of the nameless wine shop, and it was not as strong and fierce as the wine of the nameless wine shop. He frowned and said, "Is this the wine that men drink?" ”
"Hahahaha" Guo Jian laughed out loud when he heard this, and the laughter was loud and spread throughout the hall. At this sudden laughter, everyone stopped talking for a moment, and a pair of eyes fell on them. Some people showed a look of bewilderment, while others looked disdainful. Apparently some of the people knew both of them.
Guo Jian suddenly stepped on the wooden chair with one foot and said with a smile: "Brother is right, this wine is really not drunk by men, in this Fengyue place, there are a few people who can be called real men, they are just a group of scum who are slaves and vassals of other countries who are addicted to the wind and snow." ”
Guo Jian's words were like stirring up a thousand waves, everyone seemed to explode a pot, and everyone's expressions immediately showed an angry look, and someone pointed at Guo Jian and said, "Guo Yashi, what do you mean by this." Some people also said with contempt: "Even a servant is also qualified to enter and leave this Fengyue place, and he doesn't look at what he is." Bursts of doubts and insults rushed towards the two of them, obviously those words were aimed at Guo Jian, for the son of the general of Ling Tianyun's border army, they didn't dare to question anything, let alone insult.
Ling Tianyun finally understood what Guo Jian's purpose was for bringing him here at this time, to make trouble, it was to make trouble, but he didn't understand what this had to do with Yelu Zongheng, could it be that this Yelu Zongheng was also in this "spring garden".