Return the Sword

"Knock-knock-knock", three muffled sounds, Xue Zhao turned his head, there was someone knocking on the door, and Bingzhu opened the door at the door, when he saw the person, it was the waiter of the shop, the waiter looked nervous and held a lamp in his hand Oil Lamp: "Little lady, don't panic, this is the Chengwei Mansion's arresting the imperial court's spies, don't care about me waiting for civilians, you can sleep peacefully."

Pulling on the door frame, Xue Zhao didn't want to see the little boy's blind and good attitude, so he said, "Spy of the imperial court, why such a big battle?"

"It seems that the young lady is also a sensible person." Xiao Er was here to say hello, and was about to leave after hearing Xue Zhao's question, she also answered: "Listen to the aunts who are cooking in the city lord's mansion. Having said that, it seems that the new city lord is on the throne, and the new official takes office. I heard that the dead people piled up in front of the city lord's mansion are still being burned, and the corpse oil has melted all over the place." Xiaoer walked out a few steps , seemed to hesitate for a while, and then turned back and said: "The place where the Yi and Di live a lot doesn't know the etiquette of enlightenment in the Central Plains. They don't kill more people. There are many people here who know how to deal with moths. The people on the frontier don't know it." In terms of etiquette, my lady can take care of her as much as possible."

It turned out that they were all used to it, but the news of Dunhuang City really spread fast enough. It didn't take long for even the waiter in this inn to know the truth.Xue Zhao closed the door, pulled the clothes on her body, suddenly felt a little cold on her body, and went back to the couch, her back was facing the noise, her mind was full of muddled things, and she fell asleep very quickly.

In fact, the new city lord and the old city lord have changed. In this Dunhuang city, there is not much difference in terms of weekdays.Xue Zhao stayed in the inn for a few more days, and there were many storytellers on the first floor of the inn. From this, she also learned a lot about the current Dunhuang City Lord.It turned out that her surname was Zhang, and her mother was a noble concubine. When she was a child, she was favored by her father a lot. Later, for some reason, she heard that she was too talented. She was afraid of hindering her son's reputation, so she was sent to Xueshan to study art. She was only eight years old. He is sixteen years old, and now he is sixteen years old, and there is no trace of time. Anyone who is of a certain age in the city still has some memories of the current city lord, but they can't remember the details.It is only said that when he was young, he often sat behind the curtain in the Wenxian Hall of the City Lord's Mansion, listening to the former City Lord and his subordinates discussing political affairs, without crying or making trouble, with a pair of black eyes that often made people's hearts palpitate, and he already had the ability to see clearly.And when asked why he started killing so much when he came back, it must have been a concubine who was bullied by his aunt and brother, and did such an act. No matter how you say it, people at that time could find a reason for it.

"Kill one person for revenge, kill ten people for a hero, and kill a hundred people for a hero." Xue Zhao shook the wine glass in his hand, and only sighed: "East Lake Willow, West Phoenix Wine, a woman's hand."

"The wine in this inn is really good."

She dominates a table by herself, and the people around her look at her demeanor abruptly, no one dares to look at her more than once.People in the Central Plains are very introverted, and those who can behave like this are probably the children of some aristocratic family who came out to experience it.

Dunhuang, Dun, Daye; Huang, Sheng also.It has always been that it is better to have no books than to have no books. The five main streets in this city are all imitated from the Central Plains. If no one has been to Chang'an, this Dunhuang city can really bluff people. After the scene, she didn't have the feeling of seeing Dunhuang City for the first time in her heart. She felt that she could prepare to return to the Central Plains.After packing up her luggage, she planned to spend another day in Dunhuang and set off in the early morning of the second day.This morning, when she went downstairs to eat, she saw that there were usually many free tables and chairs on the first floor, but they were all filled.They are all business travelers.

Xue Zhao casually called a waiter from the shop, and the waiter bowed to her, and said, "The caravan from the Western Regions was attacked by horse thieves on the road. I heard that the Yuezhi people committed the crime. The goods are all gone now." It’s gone, I’m about to report to Chengwei’s Mansion.”

Startled in his heart, Xue Zhao thought that the former city lord had made good friends with the Yuezhi people. The Yuezhi people had always been nomadic in the Qilian area of ​​Dunhuang. After annexing the Qiang people, they drove away the Wusun people. It is so big that it may be comparable to this Dunhuang city, and the current city lord, Wei Wan, has only sat in the seat of Dunhuang city for a few days, and the [-] soldiers in Dunhuang city, no matter how powerful his wrists are, it will be difficult for him to fully grasp In his hands, the city of Dunhuang is in danger.In the blink of an eye, Xue Zhao thought a lot, but after all, thinking was just thinking. The Yuezhi people might not be so friendly with Zhang Qinghe, and taking advantage of the fire always requires a long-term plan in advance, and it is not good to start. So fast... As soon as he thought about it, Xue Zhao suppressed his thoughts with all his strength.

But on the second day, when Xue Zhao was about to leave the city, he was stopped by the guards of the city. When asked why, the guards of the city only said: "The city lord's warrant allows entry and no exit."

It was only then that Xue Zhao discovered that the number of business travelers from the Western Regions who had been robbed by the Yuezhi people was enough to wipe out all the shops and businesses in Dunhuang City.Those who come from its way are not spared.There was a lot of complaints in the city, and if this news spread out at this time, even the Yuezhi people would call if they had no intention of doing so.

With such a big loss, Wei Wan, the city lord of Dunhuang, naturally couldn't just sit idly by. Fortunately, this situation was expected. Under Zhao Ke's arrangement, Wei Wan made her first appearance as the city lord of Dunhuang. , that is, in the simple resettlement place at the east gate of the city, the goods robbed by the Yuezhi people are second to none. The most important thing is that most of the business travelers have not purchased a residence in Dunhuang City, and there is no exchange. For the money they got, they didn't even have the money to stay in the inn, so they slept outside, in a very miserable shape, Zhao Ke responded quickly, and the simple accommodation he ordered to build was enough to keep out the cold and rest.

Wei Wan was dressed very plainly and did not wear a bamboo hat. She was accompanied by Shi Jian and Zhao Ke, and a team of guards escorted several carts of food and clothing behind her. They came all the way, sometimes talking to the leader of the business brigade to understand the situation, and sometimes caring about the situation. The people killed by the Yuezhi people share the same hatred with the enemy, but they are considered to share the suffering with the people.These days, as long as a person with good looks is not too feminine, they will always gain a lot of points in the impression of everyone.That's why Wei Wan came here, and of course she wasn't stingy with her paralyzed face, showing her majesty.

Dunhuang City has three gates in the east, west and south, and the urban area is well-organized, from east to west and then to the south. It takes only two hours in the middle. Wei Wan estimates that under good circumstances, if he greets again, he may be able to call it a day and go back early. , but in the last simple resettlement place at the south gate, his face turned dark all of a sudden.

Xue Zhao's inn lived in a lot of business travelers who still had some spare money. Seeing that their colleagues were affected by the disaster, they had a discussion with each other, and they jointly invested in the purchase of some things, and even brought many guests to rescue the disaster. Zhao was idle on the left and right. Anyway, she was stuck in the city and couldn't get out, so she went there happily. She was accompanied by a fairly honest-looking merchant. Whether it was giving porridge or giving clothes, she felt that she had done a good job. It's considered comprehensive, but I didn't expect that it was like this, and there were still people who found fault.

"I didn't expect Brother Fang, brother, I have encountered a great disaster this time, and you are still a beauty..." Xue Zhaogang handed a set of fox fur coats to a person, and the person called the merchant next to her blah He greeted her with a dazzling smile.This time Xue Zhao didn't wear it. The so-called reason is that the place where there are many people gathers, the smell is unpleasant, and the breath is extremely difficult to breathe, so it's better not to wear it.So it makes people see two colors.

"Brother Liu, you can eat indiscriminately, but you can't talk indiscriminately." The merchant surnamed Fang was obviously very helpless towards his colleague. When he traveled around the world, he tried to avoid dealing with this person. I didn't want to say more, but I just interrupted with a frown, and nodded with Xue Zhao, indicating that I can go to the next place.

But that "Brother Liu" probably thinks that this surnamed Fang looks down on him, and this time he was robbed by the Yuezhi people again. He lost all his money and had nowhere to vent his anger. Letting go, he watched Xue Zhao leave after listening to Fang's words, and his eyes were still very mocking at the end, so he stretched out his hand immediately, and wanted to grab Xue Zhao's shoulder and say a few words: "He ignores me, you The little girl dares to..."

Xue Zhao saw the opportunity very quickly, lifted his hem with one hand, turned around, and kicked this "Brother Liu" in the heart, making him roll on the ground in pain.

"Presumptuous." Xue Zhao was afraid that he would get his boots dirty if he kicked this man, so he glanced at the toe of his boots in distaste before shouting in a low voice.

The one surnamed Liu was still holding his heart on the ground and screaming for pain, but the merchant surnamed Fang was overwhelmed by Xue Zhao's drink, and was dazed for a while.

"Why is it her again?" Wei Wan rubbed the space between her brows, watching from a distance, but she didn't want to speak.Although he didn't wear a bra this time, he had always guessed about the face under the bra. It wasn't a surprise to see a real person this time, and it wasn't ugly, but he wanted to withdraw.It feels like nothing good happens.It’s just that the sky didn’t come true, and the knowledgeable person in front had already stepped aside, and Wei Wan saw that the person in front had heard others say “the new city lord”, “this is the city lord”, “here comes, the city lord is here” ", all of a sudden facing over, looking straight at him.Eyes that are too clear are always very sharp.

Come on, it's inevitable.

Although she knew what happened, Wei Wan still clenched her fist to her mouth, coughed and pretended not to know: "What happened?"

Wei Wan wanted to avoid Xue Zhao, so why not Xue Zhao.Seeing that the merchant surnamed Fang was about to speak in detail about this matter, she stopped her with one hand, and said, "It's nothing, I'll trouble the city lord."

Obviously unwilling to talk about it.

Wei Wan was very satisfied, he nodded towards the business travelers on the left and right, completely ignoring the fact that there was still a person lying on the ground, and wanted to go to the side.But there are always ignorant people looking for death, the surname Liu thought that Xue Zhao didn't want to make trouble, and this Dunhuang city has always been full of ruthless people, so he covered his heart and sat up, miserable, and said: " My lord, you have to be the master for the little people."