A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 371 Hundred ghosts travel at night in the south cave of the city

Wu Huaiyu was not idle in the Banu Restaurant when his sister-in-law Gao Huitong's people went to check on Master Gu's whereabouts.

In the box on the second floor, I chatted with Shahr.

Shahr can speak some Chinese, but not very well. She traveled from Taixifeng to Tocharian, then to Dawan, then Gaochang, Liangzhou, and Chang’an. Sogdian merchants had been teaching her Chinese along the way. She basically I can understand, but I can't speak fluently.

Shahr is also called Banu, which is a coincidence with the name of Banu Winery.

The daughter of the famous Mihran family whose name means a lady is indeed quite beautiful, with a tall figure, fair skin, amber pupils, especially the nervousness between her eyebrows, which makes people feel very pitiful. Makes you want to take care of.

A glass of crisp pear fruit wine brewed by Wujia Bingyu Winery was sweet. Banu held the wine glass and sipped it, asking and answering each sentence, stuttering.

She was well-educated, and she was once a noble daughter of a famous family. Her father once made great military exploits and made countless contributions to the Sassanid Empire, but she was later suspected by the emperor.
Listening to this, Wu Huaiyu could also imagine what happened. It was nothing more than a high achievement, which aroused the suspicion of the emperor, and then the Roman emperor Heraclius took the opportunity to set up some scheming, so the king of wild boars was in a dilemma.

The conflict between the monarch and his ministers became deeper and deeper. In the end, the emperor wanted to solve the hidden dangers, but Shahrez was unwilling. So under the active persuasion of Heraclius, in the end, Shahrerez could only stand up for himself. Seeing this, the Second Emperor had no choice but to make a move.
This rebellion was caused by many factors, and it must be mainly due to the suspicion of the Persian emperor. Of course, Shahrez may also have seen the turmoil in Persia and the weakening of imperial power, and it is normal to have ambitions in his heart.

Just like Heraclius was originally only the son of a governor of Byzantium, didn't he also take the opportunity to rise and proclaim himself emperor during the civil strife in Byzantium?
Huaiyu asked the restaurant to serve some snacks.

Banu was still very restrained at the beginning, but later seeing that Huaiyu was very relaxed and his conversation was very kind, even when he could say a few words to Persia, Sassan, Eastern Roman Byzantine Empire, these distant countries, he felt more and more kind .

So I slowly relaxed, and I was very happy to eat those oriental dim sum in front of me.

In fact, this is just a poor little girl, only in her teens, who was regarded as a rare commodity by Sogdian merchants and brought to Chang'an from the distant Taixifeng on purpose. How hard the journey is.

Even through spring, summer, autumn and winter all the way, heading towards the unknown and mysterious east, full of confusion and fear of the future, it is only at this moment that I feel so kind and relaxed.

"Master Gu is hiding in the ghost city in the south of the city."

The ghost market in the south of the city is next to Chang'an Xuandu Temple, where the depression is deep, forming an underground cave world. Since the previous dynasty, an underground black market has been formed here.

Join in the middle of the night, and disperse when the cock crows.

Because the south of the city is far away from the east and west markets, some people here are inconvenient to live, so many people secretly come here to trade at night.

At the end of the Sui Dynasty, many refugees began to gather in the caves, which can be regarded as a shelter. They lived here, and some craftsmen also did some small business here. Later, the thieves also hid here.

Secret prostitutes, gambling stalls, and even stolen goods sales, thieves and thieves used this as a den, becoming the underground world of Datang.

Very messy.

Originally, in the early Tang Dynasty, many workshops in the south of the city were reduced to ghost workshops. There were no residents at all. Food and vegetables were grown inside the walls of the workshops, so there were no official patrols in the south of the city, which made it easier to hide dirt.

Gu Shizi can be regarded as a person of some status in Chang'an. He was active in the West Market area before, because he stole Changsun Wuji's treasure and threatened Uncle Guo with a knife, so he ran to the ghost market to avoid the limelight.

But this guy is not a fuel-efficient lamp, otherwise he would not dare to die to provoke Uncle Guo. He was still very arrogant after he ran to the ghost market, bragging about his abilities everywhere.

Gao Huitong is code-named Nine-Tailed Fox, Tingyulou in Pingkangfang, Banu Restaurant in West Market, East Market, Ghost Market, and even Tai Chi Palace and East Palace.

Master Gu was so ostentatious, Gao Huitong found out his location easily.

"You send a few people to lead me the way, and I'll dispatch people to arrest them right away."

Huaiyu stood up.

Gao Huitong looked at Banu and said with a smile, "How can this lady arrange it?"

"This is your man,"

"Then I'll send you to Yongxingfang or Xuanyangfang?" She smiled, obviously knowing that Wu Huaiyu had placed Pei Yunu and Pei Xingnu in Xuanyangfang.

Huaiyu shook his head, he felt that there were enough women in the family now.

"I'm going to get down to business first." As he spoke, he took out two silver Kaiyuan from his body and put them on the table, which was a tip for Banu to chat with her.

Seeing that he was going to leave, Banu felt a little disappointed.

Gao Huitong saw it, and said with a smile, "If you find it inconvenient, then I can leave him here, or I can send you to the Foresta Restaurant in front, and ask your friend to take care of you. He is also a Persian, and he is also a native of his hometown."

Huaiyu refused,
"Why don't you ask her?"

Banu was actually willing to follow Wu Huaiyu.

Wu Huaiyu felt that this was a bit ridiculous. Maybe the other party just liked her status as the Duke of the country, or maybe she didn't want to stay in Banu Restaurant anymore. After all, she was reduced to Orchid and was trafficked to Chang'an. The best way out is to become a concubine in a wealthy family. Staying in the wine shop is the most hopeless.

Wu Huaiyu refused, mainly because she thought that Banu belonged to Gao Huitong, and Gao Huitong's identity had always made her a little jealous. Before that, Irina was under An Yuanshou's subordinates, and that incident taught him a lesson.

"I'll send you to Feresta," Gao Hui said.

Seeing her like this, Wu Huaiyu looked at Banu again, and in the end she didn't refuse any more, and if she didn't take her home, it would have no effect if she stayed in Ferestana.
Even if my sister-in-law spent money, this real daughter of the governor of Persia must have spent a lot of money.

Said to give Gao Huitong money, but my sister-in-law confiscated it.

After chatting for a while, Banu packed up his things and went with Huaiyu to the Bresta Restaurant, where Gao Huitong gave him her slave bond.

As soon as she arrived at Feresta Restaurant, the hot and charming proprietress saw that she had brought in a young and beautiful Orchid, and there was some resentment in her eyes.

"Ah Lang has been back to Chang'an for so long, and he still doesn't come here. Does this mean that he forgot the old one when he got a new one?"

"Hey, isn't this the daughter of Shahran from the Mihran family who came to Banu Restaurant? I heard that the lady Gongsun bought it with a lot of money, but she hasn't started to entertain guests yet. How did Alang kidnap her?"

Wu Huaiyu simply explained the situation, "She will follow me from now on, and I will temporarily place her here with you,"

"Place it with me?" Fresta looked at the two of them, "Oh, I understand, it's not convenient to take it back, don't worry, I'll take good care of it for you, and I'll treat it like my own sister."

Then he led the two of them to the backyard.

In the backyard, Feresta started to entangle himself like a snake, dallying around his arm, Huaiyu smiled and slapped her on the buttocks.

She gasped immediately.

Also a seductive fairy.

This woman is so mature, her eyes are as soft as silk, and most people really can't bear it.

"Since Ah Lang left Chang'an, I've been looking forward to your return to Beijing day and night, but you haven't come here for several days."

Huaiyu smiled and said, "Busy, you can come to Yongxingfang."

"I don't dare. I'm afraid that Madam Fan will chop me with a saber. I heard that Madam Fan's saber is very powerful. A tall horse can be beheaded with one blow. It sounds scary."

this woman.

Banu silently watched the Persian woman talk to Huaiyu so warmly and affectionately, even dawdling so intimately, and felt a little envious in his heart.

The ghost market in the south of the city will not open until night.

Wu Huaiyu planned to arrest people at night, and it was still early, so he simply waited here for Chen Sheng, Zhao Xin, and Li De to award them to transfer people.

"It's so cold today, it looks like it's going to snow, servant servant Ah Lang, let's make some hot soup."

Seeing Fresta with drawn eyes, Huaiyu couldn't help but refuse.

Although this woman can't even be considered a house girl, after all, she has been following her for almost a year, so she has to express it.

Fresta is very uninhibited, and actually wants to take Banu to serve together.

Banu's face was flushed red, she also knew her identity, and knew that this day would come sooner or later, so she didn't refuse, but she was still a little nervous.

Wu Huaiyu waved her hand and refused, but Fresta smiled and said, "Since Alang has brought people over there, it will be a matter of time, let's go together."

She took good care of this fellow.

It is really enjoyable and luxurious to take a bath in the hot pool in winter. How much fuel does it cost to burn such a large pool of hot water.

But when the whole person soaks in it, it is really very comfortable, and the whole bathroom is also very warm.

Served by two Persian beauties, one big and one small, it is even more like a king's enjoyment.

At this time, how can a man say no, how can he say he is tired.

An hour later.

Wu Huaiyu was tired and happily changed clothes and walked out of the warm soup room.

Zhao Xin, Chen Sheng, and Li De Award were already waiting for him.

"Ah Lang, the men and horses have been adjusted, and they can start at any time."

Wu Huaiyu looked at the sky outside, it was gloomy and dark, the north wind was whistling, and the sky was falling with snow, large flakes, goose feather heavy snow.

The closing drum of the West Market has already begun to sound.

"Let's go."

Fresta and Banu came to see them off with flushed faces, reluctant to part, especially Banu's eyes were red, and the reluctance was beyond words.

Go out and ride away.

Xin Zhao said with a smile, "Envy Erlang for another day, the golden house in Xuanyangfang hides the beauty, there is still Ermei waiting in this West Market, how nourishing this life is."

Li Deju even teased Huaiyu to pay attention to his body, and he always felt a little bit of injustice for his niece Sanniang.

Night falls.

The gate of Chang'an City Gate was closed and the curfew began.

Wu Huaiyu led the troops from the Ministry of Justice, Yongzhou, and Six Gates to raid the ghost city of Nancheng. Led by the guides of Six Gates, they broke into the burrow, and in the complicated underground world, they went straight to Gu Shizi's hiding place. go.

Master Gu is known as the Bandit Commander, he can fly over eaves and walls, and even climb up to the top of Chang'an City with his legs without using his hands. , but it is also difficult to fly.

He tried to resist arrest and escape, but Wu Huaiyu shot him in the leg with an arrow, and he fell from mid-air, and then he was surrounded by a shield, struck with a knife, shot with a gun, and his bones were broken in seven or eight places, but he flew again. can't get up
In the end, he was chained like a dead dog and put on heavy shackles.

After taking down the intended target, Mr. Gu, the joint law enforcement team did not withdraw. Instead, they mowed grass and beat rabbits, and along the way began to clean up the caves in the ghost market. Those thieves and even some wanted criminals were all taken away, such as underground brothels, gambling stalls, etc. No one was spared.

Blocking all the exits of the cave, cleaning them one by one, and getting a lot of rewards. Kidnapping, extortion, stealing, robbery, usury forcing good people to make money for prostitution, selling stolen goods, selling money and making utensils, privately casting copper coins, it is almost a crime here. There are all kinds of things in the world.

Not only captured a large number of criminals and wanted fugitives, but also rescued many abducted women and children, kidnapped merchants and civilians, confiscated many stolen goods, and seized many contraband.

They even found out an underground ordnance workshop, where they dared to manufacture knives, guns, swords, shields, bows and even armor privately, which was simply audacious.

Even many seemingly poor beggars, few of them are really worthy of sympathy and pity. Most of these people steal, even abduct and traffic women and children, and even make the abducted children disabled and then force them to beg and steal to make money give them.

Who would have imagined that under the splendor of Chang'an, there would be so much filth here, and it would even be a hell where ghosts walk at night.

"Take it all back!"

Listening to all kinds of reports, Wu Huaiyu's face was very ugly. Although he was somewhat prepared, he never expected it to be so dark.

It's really a place where the sun doesn't shine, and evil is everywhere.

When I first heard about this ghost market in the south of the city, I thought it was just people doing sneaky transactions to evade taxes or something, but now I know that this shit is like the Golden Triangle, a hell on earth.

In the real ghost market in the south of the city, those who trade firewood, charcoal, grain, rice, noodles, cloth or some rabbits, wild birds, fish and shrimp are actually outside the cave.
Near the entrance of the cave, there are some black workshops. The deeper you go, the darker and more illegal it is.

Even those disabled beggars are full of sins. Although these disabled beggars may have had a tragic past before, they were also abducted and mutilated, and finally fell to hell, but in the end they lived as the people they hated the most.

Looking at many little beggars who were rescued, they were unkempt, dull-eyed, and numb. More importantly, these children were not only skinny, but none of them were whole, and many of them were disabled.

The blind, the deaf, the lame, the ones with no arms, some even without the entire lower half, as miserable as they are, as horrible as they are, some little beggars are still disabled or even injured,
shocking.

Even if it is the son of a wealthy family, if it falls into their hands accidentally, it will end in the same way. Moreover, these disabled little beggars are easy to die, die of illness, starve to death or even be beaten to death. A little beggar can't live for a few years. People are constantly dying, and then new ones are born.

"Those beggars deserve to die, and they have to die too late!" Li Deju used to be in the ranger circle. It's really hard to accept this to be crazy.

"They all have to be judged, none of them can escape, and everyone will get the punishment they deserve." Wu Huaiyu also said through gritted teeth.

Like Li Deju, he wished he could chop these people into pieces with a knife right now. These are real scumbags.

(End of this chapter)