Chapter 345 Chapter 348

Wang Shichong is also very powerful, and he said calmly: "I haven't introduced the gentleman who has been hired with a lot of money to the general manager. When I Wang Shichong is away, I will hand over the affairs of Luoyang to him. From now on, you should be more affectionate!"

This trip even Wang Shichong's Lang Feng and the others were shocked. It was unexpected that Wang Shichong valued Shen Mu so much.

Dugu Feng was stunned for a while, before he said: "Although Master Shangshu has the right to choose talents and appoint talents, but for such an important position, one must..."

Wang Shichong interrupted him and said, "This is one of the reasons why this official wants to see the Emperor Huangtai. Does the headmaster Dugu still want to block the palace gate?"

Dugu Feng laughed and said: "How could it be! How could it be! Master Shangshu, please!" He even retreated to the door, making an exaggerated gesture of respectfully inviting the insider.

Wang Shichong and Shen Mu looked at each other blankly, not knowing how to react for a while.The long city gate is like a bottomless pit that can swallow anyone who breaks in.

Ouyang Xiyi chuckled, flattered his horse and said, "Let the old man be a pawn to open the way!"

Shen Mu rushed to Wang Shichong and said, "Forcing the road is the best strategy!"

Wang Shichong was undecided, so he hurriedly procrastinated for time with a burst of laughter, and when everyone's attention returned to him from Ouyang Xiyi, he pretended to be calm and said: "It seems that the time is still early, what should the Lord Huangtai do?" I haven't left his dragon bed yet, I'll come back later to pay my respects!"

As soon as he whipped his horsewhip, he turned around and left without looking at Dugufeng.

Shen Mu hurriedly followed and left.

Wang Shichong galloped slowly towards his official office, and asked Shen Mu with a frown, "If he's planning an empty city, wouldn't it make the world laugh at us if we retreat without a fight?"

Ouyang Xiyi on the other side, Lang Feng and Song Mengqiu all showed agreement.

Shen Mu smiled and said: "If we really attack Miyagi with an army, there are only two possibilities, one is to break into the city; the other is to suffer heavy casualties and be in a stalemate. No matter which possibility it is, it will be harmful to us. Because our ambition is not here, as long as we can defeat Li Mi, there is no fear that Yang Tong and Dugu Feng will not submit obediently. Just now, just looking at Dugu Feng's fearless posture, we know that he has Li Mi behind him, and he is not afraid of our strong attack at all."

Ouyang Xiyi said puzzled: "If we can control Miyagi and eliminate the Dugu party, what harm will it do to us?"

Shen Mu replied respectfully: "Senior asked a good question. Regardless of how difficult it is to break the city, if Luoyang returns to stability, would Li Mi still be willing to send troops to the west? He will definitely take a wait-and-see attitude and wait for another favorable situation Come to attack. At that time, victory or defeat is unpredictable, how can it be as good as the current favorable situation?"

Several people around, including Wang Shichong, were greatly convinced.

You must know that in the past, Wang Shichong and Li Mi have never won a half-time victory.The reason why Wang Shichong was able to stand so stably was that Luoyang had twelve gates on four sides, all gates were gates, the inside was fortified at layers, and the outside was surrounded by long moats and a fortified city with natural barriers.

Therefore, once Li Mi knew something was going on in Luoyang, he would not miss the opportunity, so they would have the opportunity to take advantage of it.

Wang Shichong still had doubts, and asked: "Dugufeng is very powerful, and he is not a good man or a believer. In this way, wouldn't it be that the initiative is handed over to him?"

Shen Mu said confidently: "Of course it can't be like this. Now as long as we are resting heavily on Duanmen, Dugufeng can't move. When Li Mi comes to attack, we will seal all the entrances and exits of the palace city, but we will not attack the city, but only cut off the internal and external traffic." At that time, Yang Tong can be forced to hand over the grain road, so why bother to siege the city with blood?"

Ouyang Xiyi smiled happily and said: "No wonder the little brother turned the south upside down. It really is not just a show of bravery. But we must be careful of the sneak attack of the opponent's master. If Mrs. You personally strikes, I am afraid it will not be easy to deal with."

Wang Shichong sneered: "If I, Wang Shichong, were so easy to be killed, I would have died more than ten times earlier."

Shen Mu grinned and said, "Of course, hey! I also want to find some people to help me!"

A few days later, Shen Mu got news from Xu Ziling and Tuobahan, and they agreed to meet in Luoyang City.

On this day, Xu Ziling and Tuoba Han came to Luoyang City and were about to cross the street when suddenly a carriage stopped in front of them, blocking their way.

They stopped in astonishment and looked around.The curtains of the car windows were drawn down, exuding a mysterious smell.

The driver was a strong man with an unfamiliar face. He grinned at this moment, showing two rows of neat white teeth, and said in a deep voice, "Where are you two going? Let the villain give you a ride! You have so many enemies , I’m afraid it’s not appropriate to wander around!”

As soon as he spoke, the two immediately recognized him as Shen Mu, and amidst laughing and cursing, they happily boarded the car and squeezed to sit on both sides of Shen Mu.

With an exaggerated shout, Shen Mu turned the two horses pulling the cart to the south and turned into another street that was balanced with the city wall.He tore off the mask with one hand, stuffed it into his bosom and said with a laugh: "You have finally come to Luoyang! Our enemies are in trouble!"

This time, Xu Ziling and Ba Fenghan stood condescendingly at the carriage throne and looked down at the wide and endless long street. The frequent traffic of carriages and horses on the street, and the bustling pedestrians on both sides of the road gave another feeling.

Shen Mu was in high spirits, he raised his hooves, and recounted the process of "fighting" with Wang Shichong and Dugufeng in one breath, while Xu Ziling talked about meeting Li Shimin when he first entered Luoyang City and also came to Luoyang, While speaking, Shen Mu drove the carriage and turned into Tianjie, which runs through the southern gate of the imperial city and Dingding gate. The avenue lined with pagoda trees and willows is lined with thousands of houses and pavilions, and the bell tower and drum tower face each other in the distance. Wool shops, grocery stores, paper shops, cotton shops, fresh fruit shops, etc. were set up one after another, and they flourished for a while.

The streets are filled with pedestrians like crucian carp, cars and sedans are constantly flowing, a bustling situation in a bustling metropolis.

Looking at the TJ bridge, the carriage drove away. Due to the large number of people and vehicles on the road, the speed was quite slow. Against the background of the fourth floor facing the north and south, the TJ bridge showed its majestic atmosphere.The south of the bridge is Dong's restaurant where Xu and Ba enjoyed tea this morning.

Since it was lunch time, the lower floor of Dong's restaurant was full of people, and it was difficult to get out of the needle.

Shen Mu had his own way, he got the clerk to show off Lang Feng's flowers, the clerk immediately became respectful and led them to the private seats in the wing room on the third floor.

Shen Mu sat by the window, looked at the boats coming and going in Luoshui below, and sighed: "This is the benefit of power, you can be superior to others with just a little edge."

Ba Fenghan said with a smile: "No matter how arrogant you are, you can't deny that Qinggao needs the support of powerful people, otherwise how can you be arrogant."

Seeing Xu Ziling staring at him displeasedly, Shen Mu quickly surrendered, "I just use my power for convenience, I will never use it to bully others, and I will try to use it to uphold justice, ha!"

Ba Fenghan smiled and said: "Compared to the above, Zhong Shao and I are more realistic and vulgar, not as detached as Ziling."

Xu Ziling smiled wryly and was speechless.

Ba Fenghan laughed dumbly and said: "Okay! Don't talk about gossip, the responsibility of monitoring Li Shimin rests on me. We will meet again tonight at the turn of the year and decide how to act."

At this time, the waiter brought food and wine, Ba Fenghan took a steamed bun, and went on his own.

While eating and drinking, Shen Mu smiled and said, "It's unexpected that Boy Ba is such a good friend."

Xu Ziling said: "Do you still remember that person named Xu Xingzhi? Didn't you ask him to meet in Luoyang?"

Shen Mu nodded and said: "Of course I remember. This man is a natural military commander. I have left a mark at the appointed place. When he sees it tomorrow morning, he will wait for me at the designated place. I will handle the matter, so don't worry."

He said again: "I don't have any feelings for Li Xiaozi, and it's okay to fight against him. But he and Li Jing were once brothers, and this is a headache."

Xu Ziling was silent for a while, thinking that no matter how dissatisfied with Li Jing, he would never be cruel to him, and said dejectedly: "As long as you agree to one condition, I will do my best to help you get Heshibi."

Shen Mu said cautiously: "As long as it is reasonable, how can I not agree. You have to help me with this matter. If Li Xiaozi can't even keep He Shibi, it will definitely change Shi Feixuan and Ning Daoqi's impression of him."

Xu Ziling said displeasedly: "You must not underestimate the enemy, Li Xiaozi is all-rounder in both civil and military affairs, no matter what aspect he is superior to us, he is only inferior to you in cunning. If we are not careful, we will capsize in the gutter."

Shen Mu smiled and said: "He is as cunning as I am, but he may not be as flexible as we are. It can be calculated by heart or not, especially this is Wang Shichong's land. Wang Shichong has a relationship with me like bees and honey. As long as I Move your finger, Li Xiaozi will never leave Luoyang with his life."

Then Sen Han's murderous intent flashed across his eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "The Li Clan without Li Shimin is like a tiger without sharp claws and teeth, it can't be fierce at all, do you understand?"

Xu Ziling smiled bitterly and said: "This is exactly my condition. Boy Li leaked the secret because of me, so you must not take advantage of this opportunity to kill him. If you want to kill him, wait for the next time."

Shen Mu was stunned for a moment, then just nodded, sighed and said, "Okay, next time will be next time."

After eating, Shen Mu and Xu Ziling strolled on the Luoyang market, passing by a brothel Manqing Courtyard, but they did not expect to meet Song Shidao, the young master of the Song Clan who was coming.

Song Shidao obviously couldn't recognize them who had changed their appearance, so he stopped in astonishment.

Shen Mu went up to meet him, and whispered, "It's me! But I'm wearing a mask."

When Song Shidao saw that it was Shen Mu, he said loudly: "Let's go in and talk!" Song Shidao invited the two of them to enter the Manqing Courtyard to talk together, but just after entering the garden, Shen Mu turned around casually and saw Shen Luoyan. I felt slightly taken aback.

At this time, Shen Luoyan, who is as beautiful as a flower, has moved her delicate body between the two of them, and a pair of jade arms penetrated into their arms, and said with a charming smile: "It's hard to find you! Zhong Shao, do you only have a mask?" ? Is it a masterpiece made by Lu Miaozi?"

Shen Mu felt Shen Luoyan's soft and elastic chest pressed tightly against his left arm, and his heart swayed slightly. He turned his head and exchanged glances with Xu Ziling, but seeing that Shen Luoyan had no followers, he wondered, "Mr. Shen, why is he only shadowed?"

Shen Luoyan smiled like a flower and said charmingly: "I'm a step late like you! You go to the second young master's room first! My sister will come to talk to you later. Sigh! Throw away these two masks! Are you all so blind?"

Manqing Courtyard is worthy of being the largest brothel in Luoyang, and its design is even more unique.

The place where Wang Bo entertains guests is the "Tingliu Pavilion" behind the main hall.It is composed of four three-storey buildings in the southeast, northwest, and encloses a garden as wide as [-] feet in the middle.

There are more than ten wing rooms on each floor of the heavy building. The side facing the garden has a window to separate the terrace, so that people in the wing rooms can have a panoramic view of the central garden.

Compared with the buildings in the south, the Manqing Courtyard is obviously grand in scale, luxurious and magnificent.In particular, it is quite different from the elegant and simple, exquisite and beautiful residences in the Jiangnan area.

"Tingliu Pavilion" fully embodies the combination and application of "separation" and "transparency".It gives full play to a huge, tight and closed feeling of virtuality and reality.

Although the building is the main body, it actually takes the central garden as the soul, combining the inner and outer spaces into a whole, creating an infinite artistic conception with limited space.

On the side of the heavy building facing the central garden, there are connected half corridors, which not only strengthens the sense of space in the central garden, but also further connects the four heavy buildings.

There is a large fish pond at the core of the garden, which adds a wonderful vitality to the space.

The open space around the pool is verdant green grass and artificial creeks. The gravel path surrounds the pool. Looking down from a height, you can see the pleasing pattern formed by the path and green grass.

When the path is still on the stream, it becomes an arched bridge, so that the whole garden will never fall into monotony and dullness.

Whether it is someone performing in the garden or a duel, people from all sides of the building can watch it at the same time.It can be seen that Wang Bo really knows how to choose places.

The two of Shen Mu followed Song Shidao up to the wing room on the top floor of the North Wing. They both felt the excitement and fun tonight, and secretly complained. Under such circumstances, how could they make a move against Shang Guanlong.

At this time, each wing of the four triple pavilions was brightly lit, and the palace lanterns were hung every few steps in the half corridors surrounding the garden, reflecting the whole central garden as bright as day.

Song Shidao stopped in front of a door, and the beautiful prostitutes and maidservants in full costumes on the corridor walked back and forth between the rooms, making people dazzled.Seeing the three of them, they all winked at each other, but obviously they were most interested in the handsome Song Shidao, because after wearing masks, both Shen Mu and Shen Mu concealed their handsome looks.

Song Shidao sighed: "Third sister doesn't want to see brother Kou, I have asked someone to arrange another wing room next door, come on!"

Shen Mu exchanged glances with Xu Ziling in astonishment, and only then did he know that Song Yuzhi had also come.

The other wing rooms were full of laughter, and the sounds of boxing and drinking were mixed with the silk and bamboo strings, making Manqing Court seem to be burning with the raging fire of life.

Only in this wing room, everyone looked solemn, and the pretty maidservants and prostitutes didn't dare to disturb her.

Ba Fenghan was the most embarrassed, until now Song Shidao hadn't even asked his name.

Shen Mu reached out to take off the mask, and let out a sigh of relief, "It's really uncomfortable to wear this damn thing."

Xu Ziling also felt that wearing a mask would no longer serve as a cover-up, so he took it off casually.

"Tuk! Tuck! Tuck!" There was a knock on the door.

A pleasant male voice rang out: "I'm in Qinchuan, I wonder if Senior Brother Song is here?"

Shen Mu was taken aback when he heard the word Qin Chuan. Isn't Qin Chuan the alias of Shi Feixuan?

Song Shidao said in amazement: "The door is not locked, Brother Qin, please come in!"

Qin Chuan replied outside the door: "Little brother has a few questions, it will be more convenient to talk through the door."

Song Shidao frowned and said, "Brother Qin, can you introduce yourself, otherwise please forgive Song for not answering the question from the door."

Qin Chuan said calmly: "People say that the Song Clan regards Song Shidao as the most heroic, with great ambitions. If they are only limited by their status, they will refuse to ask questions. Qin has no choice but to give up and leave."

Song Shidao laughed and said, "What a 'rejected from the door', it is indeed reasonable, let's ask!"

Qin Chuan said calmly: "I want to ask Brother Song what is the meaning of life?"

Song Shidao was stunned for a while, with a bitter smile on the corner of his mouth, and he replied with a dull expression: "Before tonight, the meaning of life lies in whether you can fully realize your ambitions and achieve something beneficial to the world. But now I just feel that life is like Dreams, death is also like a dream, life is just a big dream, everyone is drunk, dreaming of death, floating and sinking in the sea of ​​suffering, unable to extricate themselves."

After a moment of silence outside the door, Qin Chuan sighed softly: "Brother Song's words are really thought-provoking, but when people come to this world, they have to do something, and what Brother Song did is What's up?"

Shen Mu showed an expression of appreciation.The Ji Feng in Qin Chuan's words is indeed very good.

Song Shidao smiled wryly: "I just want to drink two glasses of wine now, brother Qin, why don't you come in and have a clink of glasses with me?"

Qin Chuan said lightly: "I understand, my brother will leave!"

Xu Ziling rushed to the door, opened the door, and looked out. Qin Chuan had disappeared, and hurriedly grabbed a passing maidservant and asked, "What did the person standing outside the door look like?"

The pretty maid asked with a coquettish smile: "Who was there just now?" She glanced at the three people in the room again, her beautiful eyes lit up immediately, and said flatteringly: "Don't the three masters need a maid to serve you?"

Xu Ziling couldn't be in the mood to hang out with her, he smiled and said: "We are holding a secret meeting, no need!"

Ignoring her disappointed expression, she just closed the door like that, and said in bewilderment, "It's going to be like this again?"

Shen Mu frowned and said: "This may be a magical sound transmission technique, which can control the sound with martial arts, creating the effect of this kind of person outside the door. But her person should also be somewhere nearby."

After Song Shidao drank two more sips of wine, he stood up and said, "Do you want to invite some beauties to accompany the wine?"

When Shen Mu knew that he was going to leave, he stood up and saw him off.

Xu Ziling said: "We just want to drink a glass of water and wine quietly."

Song Shidao walked towards the door of the chamber, nodded and said, "That's fine too, I'll come back after I explain a few words to the next room."

As soon as the words were cut off, Song Yuzhi's voice sounded outside the door: "Kou Zhong, get out!"

Shen Mu followed Song Yuzhi, who had a tense and pretty face, to the corridor on the third floor facing away from the central garden. This beautiful woman from the Song family stood leaning on the railing, and said coldly, "Why didn't you come to see me even though you knew I was next door?"

(End of this chapter)

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