Red Tang

As the sun rises, accompanied by the sound of morning drums, the clear sky in Chang'an turns from gray to orange, then from orange to red, and finally is coated with a layer of dazzling gold, which sprinkles the brilliance on the land of Yongzhou.

In Chang'an City's Ande Square, Lane 23 of Linhu was completely silent, occasionally hearing the warbler's cry, and then it was hidden in the emptiness of everything.

Li Kuo got up very early, and after a brief wash-up, he lit the stove, and threw three or two pieces of firewood into the stove, splashing the starting point of the fire.The young man felt faintly uneasy, but he couldn't tell what he was worried about. He only felt that something big was about to happen, which made his chest tight and he couldn't breathe.

Sighing softly, he was hesitating whether he should visit Xia Nan Jiyun and his envoy today, when he heard hurried footsteps.Before Li Kuo got up, Chen Xiaoliu, the neighbor, ran to him panting. Beads of sweat slid down his neck to the front of his clothes, leaving a large sweat stain.

"Brother Seven, something is wrong. I went to visit Aunt Sun's house this morning, and saw that Dezi was taken away by the people from the county government. You should think of a way, now you are the only one who can save him!" He poured it from the white porcelain bowl on the case table, but he didn't know that the well water was very cold in the morning. He was so excited that he choked and coughed.

Li Kuo glared at him angrily, patted him on the back helplessly, pretended to be slightly angry and said: "When will you change your frizzy temperament, mother is still resting, her old body has always been weak Well, if you wake me up, I'll have to take your skin off."

Chen Xiaoliu was disapproving, shrugged his shoulders slightly, and said softly: "I don't believe that brother Qi is willing to beat me. You, you have a knife mouth and a bean curd heart. If something really happens to me, you don't have to die in a hurry!"

Li Kuo was rendered speechless by Chen Xiaoliu's words. He patted the boy on the back of the head and scolded with a smile, "You are the only one who understands my temperament. Say, why did Dezi get into the government? He doesn't always keep his own place." ?"

Sniffing, Chen Xiaoliu replied: "I don't know the specifics, but I went to his house to play this morning and saw Dezi was locked up by a group of yamen servants. The direction should be to Wannian County yamen gone."

Li Kuo frowned slightly, thinking.Dezi has always acted in a low-key manner, never arguing with others about the merits of a matter.How could he offend the people in the county government and be tied up in the court.

Seeing that Li Kuo was silent, Chen Xiaoliu thought that Li Kuo had lost his position, so he stomped his feet impatiently, and there was a cry in his voice: "Brother Xiaoqi, you should think of a way, you are the one with the most ideas. He has a lot of knowledge. Dezi has entered the yamen this time. We poor people dare not touch that place. The last time Mr. Li was drunk and wandering in Humin Street, he was found and dragged to the yamen by the patrolling yamen, but I was sentenced to [-] boards by the county magistrate. I heard from the older generation that those officials and lords only accept money, and if they don’t have three melons and two dates, they don’t want to come out of that place wholeheartedly!”

Li Kuo was made a little irritable by him, waved his hands and said: "Don't worry, we can't even analyze things objectively now. Besides, it's not that we don't know Dezi's character, his temperament Even with his two guts, he would definitely not dare to provoke the people in the yamen."

"But, but, I'm afraid he got kicked in the head by a donkey and did something stupid. We can't just watch him suffer in the yamen!" Chen Xiaoliu said urgently with flushed cheeks.

"Then I have to find out what happened before I can think of a solution. In this way, I will find some friends in the government office to inquire about what he has committed. If the matter is not serious, I guess the bell at dusk tonight He can stand beside you and me without knocking three rounds." Shaking his head helplessly, Li Kuo said softly.

Chen Xiaoliu was relieved when he got the consent, thought for a moment and said: "Why don't I go with you, more people will help, I can't just sit at home and watch Brother Xiaoqi busy with his work!"

Li Kuo patted his good friend on the shoulder, and scolded with a smile: "Who said you can just sit at home, here is half a tael of silver, you can take it to Zhouji Pharmacy to grab a few medicines. Just follow what Dr. Chen prescribed last time." Grab the prescription, don't save me money!"

Chen Xiaoliu was stunned to see so much money at once, stared at Li Kuo suspiciously, looked again and again, and said in a trembling voice: "Brother Qi, where did you get the money from? Could it be... "

Li Kuo glared at him angrily, and sighed: "It's a long story, anyway, it's not a matter of robbing and stealing, you kid hurry up and grab the medicine for me, like a bitch. "

"Hey, hey. I'll go right away, I'll go right away." After speaking, he ran towards the courtyard gate.Chen Xiaoliu felt at ease at last, Brother Xiao Qi was a very good person, he said that the money came from a righteous source, and he didn't need to worry about it at all!

Seeing the figure of his friend disappearing into the alley in a blink of an eye, Li Kuo felt a little bitter in his heart.If Liu Zi's temperament doesn't change, he may suffer a disadvantage in this sooner or later.Turned around to the desk and turned off the stove, took a bowl of cooked corn porridge, took out two pieces of wild vegetables, put them on the small table in the outhouse, so that mother could see what she had prepared as soon as she got up eat.After some tidying up, I tidied up my clothes, picked up a piece of wild vegetables, lightly locked the courtyard door, and left home.

Chang'an in the early morning is not deserted. There are vendors on both sides of the street who have already set up stalls, selling food at the top of their voices.The yamen servants on patrol and beating gongs, and the Jinwu soldiers on duty are mostly looking for yokan, gobble up the mustache stalls to fill their stomachs first, and then stretch out in satisfaction, leaving behind three or two pieces of meat Fortunately, the hawker walked away under the grateful eyes.

Li Kuo didn't have time to pay attention to these things. He always felt that there was something hidden behind Tokuko's arrest.Although Dezi said that his family background was slightly better than his own and Xiaoliu's, at the end of the day, he only had a cousin who worked as an errand in the farmland of the Ministry of Industry. How could he provoke the court and be arrested by the yamen?

The more he thought about it, the more confused he became, Li Kuo felt a headache, lightly tapped his forehead, and then quickened his pace and walked towards the Wannian County Yamen.Dezi's nationality belongs to Wannian County system, so he should be taken into custody by Wannian County, and Uncle Sun is the county's chief arrester, so his speech has some weight, and he must give some benefits to bring his friend back.

Wannian County Government is located in Xuanyangfang, belonging to the north of the city.Li Kuo walked along Qixiamen Street for half an hour before he saw the county government plaque.In front of the yamen, a few scholars gathered under the cowhide Dengwen drum, probably because they were afraid of disturbing the morning dream of the county magistrate, and were hesitating whether to come and play the drum.

Li Kuo walked quickly to the front of the yamen, and the two yamen servants who were guarding the gate cupped their hands, took out dozens of pieces of meat from the bag, and said with a smile: "You two brothers have worked hard, and the money is used to buy some wine to drive away the cold. The weather is warm and cold in early spring, the two big brothers don't freeze themselves."

The two servants were very happy to see that someone delivered the coins to the door in the early morning, but they did not leak a word on their faces: "My county magistrate has always been honest and honest, and his rule is strict and fair. What's the matter? Let’s just say, let’s see if we can inform you.” Although the two said so, they put the coins in their cuffs, for fear that Li Kuo would take the opportunity to take them back.

Although Li Kuo was extremely contemptuous of the behavior of the two of them in his heart, he could not help but smile and said: "What are you talking about, the two elder brothers, the two elder brothers are dedicated to the public, and the law and order in my Wannian County deserves this filial piety. It's just me this time I’m not here to find the county magistrate, but to find Butou Sun. Please tell me that Li Kuo is here to see Uncle Sun.”

Seeing that Li Kuo was the nephew of their immediate boss, the two guards immediately smiled and said in harmony: "So this little brother is looking for Mr. Sun, so I can talk about it, so I'll go pass it on. "After finishing speaking, he turned around and walked quickly to the inner hall.

After about half a cup of tea, Catcher Sun walked out quickly, his dark circles and withered face made him look exhausted.

Smiling wryly at Li Kuo, Catcher Sun shrugged his shoulders and said, "Yesterday I accompanied the county magistrate to go to Beili for a drink and came back a bit late. I was so tired at the moment that I couldn't recover. Kuo'er, look for Sun Uncle, what's the matter?"

Although he knew that Catcher Sun would never go to drink flower wine last night, Li Kuo couldn't say it clearly and just laughed and said, "Why don't Uncle Sun and Kuo'er go have a cup of tea together? Standing here for a while If someone pokes Kuo'er's spine and scolds me for neglecting my elders."

Sun Butou looked at the yamen servants around him and knew that it was inconvenient to speak here, so he ordered a few words to the left and right, and walked with Li Kuo to a teahouse diagonally opposite the yamen.

After entering the teahouse and looking for a seat by the window, Catcher Sun spread his hands and said, "Okay, you boy came to the yamen early in the morning to find me to invite me to drink tea, just tell me if you have anything to do. What's the deal with your Uncle Sun?"

Li Kuo saw the sincerity of what Sun Butou said and remembered his care for him, and he was moved and said loudly: "Uncle Sun, I came to you this time mainly to beg you, please see if you can help me get rid of my morals." I brought all the money I took care of, so I won’t embarrass you!” After speaking, he raised his bulging bag, for fear that the other party would misunderstand him and give him nothing.

But Sun Butou was startled, his left hand holding the teacup shook lightly, and the tea splashed all over the floor.

Frowning slightly, Catcher Sun asked doubtfully, "Is that Dezi you're talking about Feng Deen?"

Li Kuo nodded quickly and said: "It's him, I don't know what trouble he got into and was arrested by the yamen. I think you must have a way to rescue him."

Sun Butou shook his head, and said helplessly: "If this is the case, then your Uncle Sun is really powerless. Because he is not in the Wannian County Government at all, and the arrest warrant for him is the old man Jing Zhaoyin himself. I'm afraid you have to go to the Jingzhao Yin Yamen if you want to find it!"

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