The Song Dynasty has been deliberate for 16 years, only to know that it is the Water Margin

Chapter 35 The Underworld Ghost Fan Tower

Ghost Fan Tower.

Fan Lou is the most famous play place in Tokyo, also known as Baifan Lou, with three floors facing each other and five floors facing each other.

There have always been 72 main stores and [-] foot stores in the city of Tokyo. This Fanlou is known as the largest main store, and it can accommodate thousands of people. Those who are still rich and powerful like to go out to have fun, and if old visitors from other places enter the capital, if they don't go to Fanlou for a walk, they don't count as having seen the world.

The fan tower on the ground in Tokyo is the main store, but the ghost fan tower below the ground is the most filthy place, where many filth and ugliness of the bustling Tokyo are hidden.

The reason is probably that the water system in Tokyo is well developed, and the underground ditches are very deep and wide, and the criminals hide in them, stealing, looting, and even stealing women and children.

At the beginning of the founding of this dynasty, troops were sent to encircle and suppress many times, but because the people could be killed, the ditches were always there, so the disaster could not be completely eradicated.

And these ditches cannot be blocked. Kaifeng Mansion is located below the Yellow River, and the flooding of the Yellow River is almost normal. In summer, the nearby rivers and rivers begin to rise and pour back into the city. If there were no such underground channels for flood discharge and drainage, the city of Tokyo would have been destroyed long ago. drowned.

Later, as Tokyo became more and more prosperous, the movement of extermination became smaller and smaller. Most of them did not send troops, but the government was perfunctory.

And as vast as the capital is, this underground ghost fan tower is as big as it is, and it extends in all directions, like an underground city.

Those vicious criminals, based on the Ghost Fan Tower, specialize in illegal activities. Taking advantage of the New Year's Eve, they abduct children in the streets and alleys, commonly known as "Pat Huazi". The lost family members are naturally anxious to find them, but as long as they sneak into the underground channel with the children Even if the child is gone, even if the family reports to the government, the yamen servants will not be able to find out the real lair of these villains.

From then on, the children grow up in the Ghost Fan Tower, accepting the teachings of the "predecessors", and their personalities are distorted. Boys become beggars or thieves when they are young, and they become a new batch of go-getters in the Ghost Fan Tower when they grow up. The fate of girls is even more miserable. Selling to the brothels above, those who are disobedient will stay underground, and it is also a flesh and blood business.

In this dynasty, the punishment for trafficking in human beings was extremely severe. According to the "Song Xingtong", those who sell people as slaves will be hanged; , the same as the robber law; and the tempter, each reduced by one.

Slight selling refers to kidnapping by violent means, and coercion refers to deception and seduction, and the methods are relatively mild, so the sentence is reduced by one grade.But if it is for children under the age of ten, there is no distinction between prostitution and temptation. As long as the children become slaves, they will all be hanged.

But the premise is that these villains must be able to be caught!

Regardless of Kaifeng Mansion or Dali Temple, the Ghost Fan Tower is a headache. Although it needs to be cleaned up every year, it is difficult to cause fatal damage to the Ghost Fan Tower.

The reason is that these villains have lived here for a long time and are familiar with the terrain inside. Once encountering the suppression, they advance and retreat, winding around, and it is difficult for outsiders to find them.

And above is the capital, and special weapons are not allowed to be used underground. Even if there are stone-throwing weapons called cannons at this moment, no matter how powerful they are, who would dare to fire in the ghost fan building?If it causes the land to collapse, I am afraid that the officials and the princes will be the first to ask the crime.

In addition to channels, there is also an ancient city in the Warring States period underground in Kaifeng Mansion. There are folk songs like this: Kaifeng City, the city on top of the city, there are several cities buried underground. The world is thoroughly understood.

Moreover, there are many homeless and poor people in the Guifan Building. Even if they did not do evil, they are the hostages of those villains. How will the people inside be settled?These many people suddenly appeared on the ground, and if the imperial court could not control them or refused to accommodate them, the city of Tokyo would be in chaos.

Therefore, they can only be suppressed hastily, and most of these villains are well-informed, and they only look for good-looking folks when abducting children, and they rarely find officials and eunuchs.

Zhao Tun sat on the chair, silently thinking about everything related to the Ghost Fan Tower. He tapped his fingers on the wooden table and made a "da da" sound. Huang Gu and Jian Suyi just stood still, knowing in their hearts that this Ghost Fan Tower It's too tricky, if you put it on yourself, you will never be able to think of a good solution.

Forces like three tigers and five snakes in the city of Tokyo would occasionally fight Ghost Fanlou, often because of property being robbed. Although there were many people who killed Ghost Fanlou, the property was never recovered.

Just after the new year in Suiyulou, a batch of things were robbed, probably worth some money, but this is not the most important thing. The three people who escorted the goods at that time were one dead, one injured and one missing. It was Huang Guxin's disciple, named Ding Sanmao, who was handsome and clever. According to the wounded who fled back, he was kidnapped by the people from the ghost fan tower.

Then Zhao Tun sent Jian Suyi to confirm the matter, and after confirming that it was Gui Fanlou, he sent someone to watch, but now the person who was watching has disappeared.

Zhao Tun got up slowly and said, "Go and have a look."

Huang Gu was slightly stunned when he heard the words, and immediately said: "Young master, no!"

Zhao Tang smiled: "Why not? It's not that at this time, that place has the most activities. Since they can catch people from the Broken Jade Tower, the Broken Jade Tower can also catch their people. When they catch them, they just ask the underground people." general situation."

"Young master, I'll go back to the building and gather some more people so that Ouyang Bei and the others can all come over." Huang Gu's forehead was sweating a little, the Ghost Fan Tower is so dangerous, if Zhao Tong had an accident based on this, it would really be a shock. He can't bear the responsibility.

"No need, don't you know that this king also practices martial arts?" Zhao Tong shook his head and said seriously: "It's really a contest of guns and sticks, Huang Gu, you may not be my opponent."

Huang Gu smiled wryly. Of course he knew that Zhao Tun practiced martial arts, and he once worshiped Zhou Tong, a great hero from Shaanxi, as his teacher. When the Yuquan Gym was the head coach, there were hundreds of registered disciples, but no one knew that Zhao Tuoxue didn't learn the true teachings.

"My lord, please think twice." Jian Suyi also said, she is wearing black clothes today, her cheeks are as white as jade, her eyes are like water, and her body is like a delicate willow.

"Stop talking nonsense, let's go now, do you two have weapons at hand?" Zhao Tong said.

The two looked at each other, knowing that they could not dissuade them, they both said: "The weapon is hidden in the clothes."

Zhao Tong nodded, got up and left, and the two followed closely.

"Zhouqiao and Baotou have the most open channels, but there are also many people, but we can't start there, we need to find a quiet place!" Zhao Tong said as he walked.

Baotou is the Mahang Street Night Market. The Tokyo Funabashi Night Market is famous all over the world, but the Mahang Street Night Market is not weaker than Zhouqiao. It is crowded with cars and horses, and the flow of people rubs shoulders. It is very bustling and lively.

(End of this chapter)