Silent they didn't want to cause trouble, so they followed the flow of people to the side of the road, and after seeing the two teams of officers and soldiers, there was a convoy with no end in sight, a big mule with clear water, pulling the same cart, and the things on the car were covered with oilcloth, and they were tightly tied, so that there was a lot of discussion on the side of the road.

"What kind of convoy is this, so long?" Shen Mo asked in a low voice, Zhu Shisan squinted his eyes and said: "The Ministry of Works, there is still a flag in the palace, I heard that His Majesty's Yuxi Palace was damaged, maybe it was sent to Xiyuan to repair the palace." ”

A person on the side sneered: "This master only knows one thing, but he doesn't know the other, right?" His Majesty said, only repair Yuxi Palace, then how many materials are used, how can you use so many carts. As he spoke, he pointed to the big lanes: "More than half of them are all private goods carried by Zhao Shilang." ”

"How do you know?" Zhu Shisan said in disbelief: "Have you opened it and seen it?" ”

"I haven't seen it though." The man sneered: "But I saw them unloading ships in Tianjinwei, good guys, there are eight big boats, loaded with more than 200 cars." Looking at the care of unloading the ship at that time, it must be full of expensive things. ”

"Is there such a god?" Zhu Shisan asked Shen Mo, who nodded silently and said, "Almost." "When Hu Zongxian sent him, he complained to him that Zhao Wenhua was a blood-sucking leech, and in less than two years after coming to Zhejiang, he looted 1 million taels of silver.

However, Zhao Wenhua returned to Beijing so quickly, which greatly surprised him.

But in Zhu Shisan's opinion, this is not a problem, and said with a smile: "Zhao Shilang is escorted by the army, he can take the sea route, and he can come back in half a month." Besides, the eighteenth day of the first lunar month is King Jing's birthday, and he will definitely rush back. "Because of congenital deficiencies and indiscriminate use of pills, it was difficult for Emperor Jiajing to give birth to a son, and then it was easy to give birth, and he couldn't support him...... Eight were born before and after, and only two are still alive so far, namely the third son of the emperor Yu Wang Zhu Zaiyuan and the fourth son of the emperor Jing Wang Zhu Zaizhen, the pair of lucky babies are both twenty years old this year, and they are only one month away. Although the elders are respected, His Majesty does not seem to like the timid King Yu of Mu Ne, and it is said that he once said to King Jing: "When I was young." ' words.

In addition, after the death of the crown prince half a year ago, the emperor did not establish a prince, and second, he did not let the overage King Jing become a vassal, which makes people can't help but think about it.

Of course, because Mr. Jiajing is a cultivator, although he does not hope to live forever, he is confident that he will be able to enjoy his old age, so it is not an ordinary disgust to the matter of the people below befriending the prince, so most officials do not dare to get close to the two dragons. But Zhao Wenhua is not afraid, because his godfather asked him to do it. However, although Yan Ge Lao was optimistic about King Jing, he didn't dare to bet rashly, so he took this kind of indirect contact and asked Zhao Wenhua to play with King Jing, anyway, Lu Bing would help hide it, so let him toss it!

In order to plan for the future, of course, Zhao Wenhua refused to give up this opportunity to 'get up to the knot to know', a person who was almost fifty years old accompanied a doll less than twenty years old, spent all day drinking, walking around the stage, coaxing King Jing extremely happy, and introducing him to his best friend in life.

Therefore, King Jing said that Zhao Wenhua would try his best to rush back no matter what. Just as Hu Zongxian sent the news of the two victories, he wrote an enthusiastic letter, saying that after his efforts in the past two years, the southeast has finally 'succeeded in land and water, and the Haiyan River is clear'. Now that the pirates have been wiped out, it is time to return to Beijing to restore their lives.

He concluded that as soon as this recitalization was made, he would be able to invite him, and he might as well pack his bags as soon as possible, so as soon as he received the holy decree that allowed him to return to Beijing, he set off the next day, and arrived in Beijing at the same time as Shen Mo.

However, after the long line passed, Shen Mo didn't see Zhao Shilang's figure, probably in order to avoid criticism, he didn't enter Beijing with things.

When the street was vacated, Shen Mo and Zhu Shisan continued to move forward, and after passing through the outer city and entering the Zhengyang Gate, it was as if they had entered another world, only to see the wide and straight Qianmen Street around it, full of rows of magnificent shops, silk shops, pharmacies, shoe stores, restaurants, theaters, everything, indescribably prosperous. Looking at the bustling, clean and decent crowd coming in and out, even the laughter is so hearty and confident, revealing a pride of the roots of the imperial city.

Seeing the change in silent expression, Zhu Shisan secretly said proudly: "Xie Yuanlang, how is it compared to Hangzhou?" ”

"It's different." Shen Mo shook his head and said: "Hangzhou is exquisite and elegant, there are many more people here. ”

"That is, from Liaojin Mengyuan to the present, our Yanjing City has always been Yanjing," Zhu Shisan said with a red face: "It's been five hundred years, and this noble bearing, no one can compare." ”

Although he was very dissatisfied with his use of foreign powers, and those cities were not the same place as the current Yanjing City, Shen Mo would not offend the pride of a master, with an appropriate smile on his face, and nodded slightly, so that Zhu Shisan's ten points would be useful.

He showed twelve points of enthusiasm, wandered silently on the Qianmen Street, and explained to him the situation here and nearby. What is the headline of the gallery is the jewelry and jade market, and the second article concentrates 30 official furnace rooms, melting and casting silver ingots; In the Qianshi Hutong, Shijia Hutong, and the west along the river, many Qianshi Liyin accounts have been opened.

Many dignitaries exchanged real money and silver in Erjo, and Erjo bought jade jewelry and went straight to Bada Hutong to consume. also said that the sister Yan in the Bada Hutong is thin and fat, with a southern accent and a northern tone, and even the blonde and blue-eyed Xiyi, although she can't be silent, her heart yearns for it.

Under his ungrateful introduction, he finally left the bustling Qianmen area, although there were fewer shops, but the road was still wide, the traffic was busy, people came and went, and it was not lively, until it was on the East Chang'an Street. There are no civilians living here, and the road is extraordinarily wide, and on both sides of the road are many magnificent and tall yamen, and looking at the pair of mighty stone lions at the door, you don't need to ask to know that you have arrived at the place where the central government office gathers.

But one of the blue-gray stone walls, the yamen with the same color eaves, exudes a ghostly atmosphere, and the surrounding antique, flowing eaves and quiet wall buildings are very incongruous, and he couldn't help whispering: "What kind of yamen is this?" ”

"The yamen of our Beizhen Fusi." Zhu Shisan said proudly: "How about it, it's majestic and solemn enough, right?" Many people walk through the door with fright. ”

Sure enough, who is worthy of what yamen? Shen Mo couldn't help but sigh secretly, and he realized that the officials and passers-by around him were all clinging to the other side of the street, and they were all looking at him with a very strange gaze, which was like looking at a lamb that had fallen into the mouth of a tiger.

At this time, the captains of the brocade guards at the door, who were wearing red flying fish suits and embroidered spring knives on their waists, also noticed that someone was coming over, looked at it, and couldn't help but be surprised: "The thirteenth master is back!" Hurry up to catch up, help Zhu Shisan lead the horse, and said with a smile: "You have been going for long enough this time, the children want to kill you." ”

Zhu Shisan scolded with a smile: "Think about winning Lao Tzu's money!" "His horse hanging level is extremely smelly, but he is obsessed with it, and when he was on the way, he was killed by three companions, and even lost all the money sent by Hu Zongxian.

The lieutenant smiled, but he couldn't admit it, and he glanced at him and said silently: "You brought this kid, what did you do...... Tsk, you're so handsome, you're very tender, aren't you? The last sentence was extremely ambiguous, making the hairs stand on end all over the body.

Zhu Shisan took a horsewhip and slapped him, and scolded: "Wash your ears and listen, this is the only student of our Lord Shen, if you dare to talk nonsense, you will be gelding!" ”

The lieutenant was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he slapped his two big mouths, bowed his head and apologized to Shen Mo, saying that he was damned.

Shen Mo pretended to be puzzled and smiled: "You didn't offend me either, what are you paying for?" ”

"I just said that ......" The lieutenant's brain was a little watery, and he wanted to explain, but he was stopped by Zhu Shisan's stern eyes and asked him, "Is the Metropolitan Governor in the mansion?" ”

"The Metropolitan Governor has gone to protect His Majesty," the captain whispered, "Now it is the uncle who is in charge of affairs." ”

"Hmm." Nodding, Zhu Shisan entered with silence, passed through two or three doors, went to a hall, and said to him, "Brother, you only stay here." I'll report it when I'm in. Shen Mo nodded, and waited at the door.

Who knew that after a cup of tea, Zhu Shisan still didn't come out. But he heard the sound of chaotic footsteps behind him, and several soldiers in red uniforms, led by an officer of the brocade guard, entered from the outside, and in a blink of an eye came to Shen Mo's side.

The officer looked at Shen Mo with an expressionless face, and said in a deep voice: "Are you the criminal officer Shen Mo from Hangzhou?" ”

Shen Mo felt bad, but he still forced his composure and said, "It's exactly below." ”

"Phew! What a guts! The officer shouted: "This is an important place of military intelligence, and you have no call, dare to enter?" ”

Shen Mo explained: "It was the Thirteenth Master who brought me here, and he said that he would see the Uncle." The officer sneered, "Where is the Thirteenth Master?" ”

"It's time to go in and throw yourself in." Said silently.

"Nonsense, it's clear that you sneaked in without permission! There must be evil intentions! The officer said angrily: "Take it and bring it back for careful questioning." A cadre of soldiers on the side, who had been waiting for a long time, came up with a shout, grabbed Shen Mo firmly, picked it up and ran out.

"Thirteen ......" happened, silently shouted, but someone covered his mouth and nose, whined and couldn't make a sound, and was taken away from the courtyard in a blink of an eye.

(To be continued)