Chapter 164 Slums
"Yuan Hao."
A thin whisper sounded.
Xu Xinyao's beautiful eyes were deep in thought, as if she was looking for a memory about this name in her memory.
After a while, she looked at Xu Yuan and asked softly:
"Third brother, why has Xinyao never heard of this person at the "Sui Hui"?"
There are many branches under the Xiangguo Mansion, and information, money, rice, and equipment workshops are numerous. Among them, the higher-level managers have to come to Beijing to report every three years. Originally, it was once a year, but because some states The county was too far away, and the road was troublesome. After the situation stabilized, it was changed to once every three years, which was consistent with the time when imperial officials went to Beijing to report their duties.
Something like a company annual meeting.
Among these people, many important characters will come to Xiangguo's mansion to meet Xu Yinhe.
I didn't know it when I was a child, I just felt it was lively, but as I grew up, I learned a lot.
After hearing this, Xu Yuan rolled his eyes:
"Father doesn't intend to let you take over, and there are so many people under his command, how can he let you know everything?"
Xu Xinyao curled her lips: "Then third brother, do you know?"
"." Xu Yuan.
After a moment of silence, Xu Yuan shrugged:
"Now I know."
paused,
He glanced sideways at Ran Qingmo, and then said calmly:
"However, people from the Black Scale Guard contacted me before and said that this Yuan Hao seems to be very dangerous."
"Danger?"
"Dangerous?" Xu Xinyao's eyes were a little puzzled.
Xu Yuan combined past life memory and previously understood information in a low voice:
"He likes to kill people."
“.”
Xu Xinyao's eyes widened slightly.
Xu Yuan leaned back gently on the rough cushion in the carriage, and said softly:
"In the fifth year, Emperor Xuanqing of Huai'an Prefecture joined forces with King Xiang to rebel. This person followed Zhenxihou to suppress the rebellion. As a result, he directly killed all the soldiers who surrendered to him, and cut off their heads to serve as Jingguan."
Xu Xinyao hesitated a little, and asked:
"But it's because there's not enough food for soldiers, or it's not easy to control?"
In addition to the general security army, Dayan's regular troops are all cultivators and apprentices. Regardless of the imperial court or the sect, even if this kind of army has no weapons, it will scream if you don't pay attention.
Xu Yuan shook his head: "No, he just likes to kill people."
Xu Xinyao was silent for a while, and said in a low voice:
"Since he likes killing so much, why not arrange for him to go to the Wanxing Mountains?"
"Xinyao."
Xu Yuan looked into each other's eyes, and said word by word:
"Yuan Hao likes to kill people, not other creatures."
“.”
Silence.
Xu Xinyao frowned: "Why?"
"How do I know why?"
Xu Yuan shrugged: "I guess he is just a pervert, but this pervert seems to have a strong ability to lead troops, heh, only my father dares to use this kind of person."
Xu Xinyao didn't speak again.
Xu Yuan didn't say much when he saw this, he raised his hand and knocked on the carriage compartment.
The crisp sound of "Duk Tuk" fell for two breaths, and the wooden window in front was pulled open, followed by a flattering male voice:
"My lord, what can I order?"
Xu Yuan asked directly: "Do you know Pingshui Bay?"
This monster carriage was bought in a post station more than a hundred miles outside the city of Vientiane in order to find rest merchants. In order to deceive people's eyes and ears, I didn't buy it too well. It was a medium-sized carriage. A rabbit-eared horse, this kind of monster horse can't be guided by the soul, so he hired a local snake groom by the way.
The groom was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, and then said with some hesitation in his voice:
"The little old man does know this place, but."
"but?"
"It's near the pier, and there are many schools of thought over there, and it's very chaotic. I'm afraid the two girls will have trouble if they go there, and they will have to pay money."
Xu Yuan glanced at Ran Qingmo and Xu Xinyao on the opposite side, and smiled:
"Really? It's okay, you can just drive there, and your money will be increased by 30%."
“.”
The groom laughed dryly, but his voice became more respectful:
"Come on, you'll be there later, probably in half an hour."
After saying that, the groom drove into the avenue where the beast carts were driving, and quickly ran towards the south of the city.
Pingshuiwan.
Coming out of Shuanma Village, Xu Yuan's first reaction when he saw the scenery outside was chaos, which was more than a hundred times more chaotic than the train station he had seen when he was a child in his previous life.
Shouting, yelling, fighting, talking and laughing, extremely noisy,
There was an endless stream of passenger ships and merchant ships, and large freight carriages drove out from the harbor and diverted to various parts of the city. Groups of porters sat on the shore and chatted, merchants, travelers, peddlers, Xu Yuan also I saw many sect disciples walking with swords.
The periphery of the pier is a low and dense residential area, or slums.
The dense buildings are twisted into twists, shanty houses and wooden houses are crooked, and there is no order at all like the city gate. It can be seen that no urban division has been carried out.
Walked all the way to the entrance of one of the alleyways in the slums, asked the way, and walked inside.
Xu Yuan felt that this alley was very similar to the alley in the movie where knights kill people, narrow and dark.
As it continued to deepen, it turned out that Xu Yuan's idea was correct, because some bloodstains were occasionally visible on the soil on both sides of the road.
But think about it, in this era, a slum that does not evaporate a few people every day is not a slum at all.
Perhaps because of the daytime, the men all went out to work, and occasionally there were only a few women sitting at the door washing clothes or chatting on both sides of the alley.
However, most of these ladies seem to be not surprised when they see the three people with the curtain fence. Seeing Xu Yuan and the three coming, watching Xu Yuan and the three disappear, and then doing what they should do. The residents here are basically born and bred. I grew up in such a slum, how could I have never seen anything in the market.
After turning a few corners, the alleyway was completely silent, only the slight sound of boots stepping on the dirt.
Suddenly,
"Third brother."
Xu Xinyao suddenly spoke, using voice transmission.
"Um?"
Xu Xinyao suddenly asked in a low voice for no reason:
"Didn't father say earlier that we are only here to negotiate deterrence?"
Xu Yuan smiled and said: "Of course, you heard it earlier, father has no intention of war for the time being."
Xu Xinyao said in a low voice:
"But that Yuan Hao set his destination here."
“.”
Xu Yuan raised his eyebrows.
It seems that the fourth sister is really not stupid.
If you want to hide, Yuan Hao will most likely set the meeting place in a large wilderness outside Vientiane City.
If you want to entertain Xu Yuan, the boss who came over by air, you have to find a decent inn, not to mention the top restaurant Gou Lan, right?
Yuan Hao was personally recruited by Xu Yinhe, so he couldn't be a fool.
The reason for this kind of place is also very simple, the more chaotic the place, the easier it is for people to hide.
After a pause, Xu Yuan asked softly:
"Do you think this is inappropriate?"
Xu Xinyao felt a little uneasy:
"Third brother, you just said that Yuan Hao is a lunatic. If he hides his soldiers here, there will probably be trouble."
Xu Yuan nodded:
"Are you worried that he will disobey his father's order? Directly attack the Wanxiang sect for selfish desire?"
"Yes." Xu Xinyao nodded.
Xu Yuan waved his hand:
"No problem."
"But."
"Okay, even if you don't trust Yuan Hao, whom you've never met, you still have to trust our father's vision, right?"
Xu Yuan shook his head, looking at the narrow alleys around:
"I think Yuan Hao did nothing wrong.
"Xinyao
"There is a big difference between negotiating with a sword out and putting a sword on the other party's neck."
After being quiet for a while, Xu Xinyao reminded in a low voice:
"But there is a large defensive formation in the city."
Xu Yuan shrugged:
"Don't ask me, I don't know, you can ask that Yuan Hao directly later."
"All right."
Didn't speak anymore, walked all the way, walked through a corner again, Xu Yuan and the three came to a rather weird alley.
Some women wearing inferior rouge sat at the door of the room. Most of them looked mediocre or even ugly, their linen clothes were half exposed, and their figures varied.
Seeing such a street, Xu Yuan kept walking, but the corners of his eyes twitched unconsciously.
When these women saw the man coming, their eyes lit up at the same time, but after seeing the slender figures of the two women behind the man under the tulle curtain, they all returned to their previous lazy posture with interest.
Of course, there are also some who still try their best to wink at Xu Yuan.
In case people are full of delicacies, they want to eat some whole grain steamed buns.
Silently stepping forward,
Ran Qingmo looked at these scantily clad women with puzzled eyes.
Xu Xinyao lowered her eyes and refused to look.
Walking along the way, some doors are closed, and some men are waiting outside some closed doors, talking some indecent jokes.
However, there are no people who don't have good eyesight to molest Xu Xinyao and Ran Qingmo, because they are usually the disciples of the sect with this kind of dress, because if they are killed, there is a high probability that they will be killed, and it depends on the other party to pay a few taels of money Feeling.
Among them, there was a man who saw the three walking away, and opened his mouth with a lewd|smiling mouth to say something in a low voice, but was stopped by a fellow man beside him:
"Master Immortal has sharp ears, just say it if you miss."
This street is very long,
Near the end, Xu Yuan's eyes twitched uncontrollably again.
He saw a team, a very long team, about twenty people, most of them were dressed in cloth and silk, and there were a few low-level warriors who stood silently without speaking, probably because they were unfamiliar.
Seeing these people, Xu Yuan glanced at the closed door with a strange expression.
I was thinking,
Ran Qingmo tugged at the corner of Xu Yuan's clothes:
"Xu Yuan."
Xu Yuan replied softly:
"What's wrong?"
Ran Qingmo looked at the closed door and asked:
"Well what are they doing?"
"Aren't you a conscious soul?"
"Master said, when walking outside, you can't use your mind and soul to spy on others." Ran Qingmo replied clearly.
"He's right." Xu Yuan nodded, withdrawing his mind: "It's better not to look at this kind of thing."
"Then do you know what they are doing?" Ran Qingmo asked.
Xu Yuan shook his head without hesitation:
"I have no idea."
"poof"
Xu Xinyao on the side laughed out loud.
Xu Yuan glanced back at her.
Xu Xinyao curled her lips.
Ran Qingmo looked at the brother and sister suspiciously.
Xu Yuan coughed lightly:
"Okay, I'll teach you when I have a chance later, forget it now."
Under the curtain, Ran Qingmo blinked her beautiful eyes, and nodded gently:
"good."
And as the three walked by,
In that team, a warrior quietly left the team and followed Xu Yuan and the others.
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(end of this chapter)