The prince is very fierce

After a sudden arrow shot outside the city, Chang'an City seemed to be quiet again. The princes and generals were busy with their own affairs, while the people were concerned about the military and military competition that would be held outside the city in a few days. Everything was in order. .

Xu Bu Ling stayed at home to rest and make jokes with Xiao Manzhi Dabaibai, but his thoughts were outside. According to his guess, after the person behind the scenes tested his poisoning situation, he would definitely throw out a hook, and this hook would definitely make the final decision.

In fact, as he expected, after waiting at home for only two days, an unexpected but reasonable news came back.

On the first day of May, Dayefang, back street.

Lao Xiao, as always, wielding a cane and swinging a folding fan, pretended to be a storyteller in the back street.

The backstreets of Daye Fang are mostly filled with goulan wine shops, and their facilities are not as good as those of Zhuangyuan Street, the main street. However, they are located in Daye Fang, where land is very valuable, and are of a higher quality than other places.

Princes and nobles will not come here. Most of the people who can hang out here have some spare money, but they can't cross the threshold of Longyin Pavilion and Yingchun Tower. If they go around the back streets, they can be considered to have seen the world. These people include people from all walks of life, merchants, and tourists. It can be said that they are a gathering of three religions and nine streams.

At dusk, various wine shops and gambling houses have opened their doors one after another, and there are gradually more and more people on the street.

Lao Xiao stood at the crowded tea stall and vividly talked about some of Xu Buling's past "deeds in the world", how powerful he was in the past, how he had "three smiles and mercy" with Miss So-and-so recently, etc.

They are all fabricated scandals and gossip, and the court cannot control the storyteller's mouth, but the common people and charlatans also like to hear these things.

When you feel excited, you will naturally share your experiences with your friends, such as, 'I heard that Crown Prince Su is close to so and so,' and so on.

Ninety-nine percent of these messy messages are false, but if you collect more of them, there will always be one or two that are useful.

The most difficult thing in the world to block is the mouth of Youyou. No matter how rigorous and cautious any plan is, there will always be some flaws that are difficult to notice, such as a few casual conversations, passing somewhere occasionally, etc.

Lao Xiao tells anecdotes every day, focusing on Xu Buling, just to listen to what these strangers from all over the world are talking about.

And this afternoon, as he finished saying "The trees are as beautiful as the forest, the wind will destroy them. The prince of Su, Zhaohong, was ambushed in the Weihe River in the winter of the ninth year of Zhaohong." The sound of two men talking at the tea stall caught Lao Xiao's attention.

"I live in Zhaizi Ridge, Chencang. This happened the year before last. Many people died, the mountain was sealed, and many officers and soldiers searched the village..."

The speaker was a man dressed as a hunter. There was a bamboo basket at his feet. The animal skins, tiger bones and other valuable items in the frame had been sold out during the day. He was probably planning to come here to 'relax' at night. The girl from Goulan hadn't started to receive customers yet. She was sitting in the corner of the tea stall, ordering the Yuqian Longjing on the pot, and talking to a middle-aged man who was traveling with her.

A middle-aged man who dressed up as an employee, Lao Xiao knew him. He was the shopkeeper of a fur shop in Fang City. He often came here to show off his style. I guess he met a 'man of the same kind' today and led Orion here specifically to broaden his horizons.

After Lao Xiao finished speaking, he sat down at the tea table with a cane, picked up the teapot and poured himself a bowl, and then continued:

"Yes, I heard that thousands of people died, and Prince Su killed them all by himself. That's really impressive."

This is a place where three religions and nine streams gather. It is very common to join in discussions at the tea stall, not to mention the gentleman who just told the story.

Orion and the foreign minister naturally welcomed him with a cup of tea, and the foreign minister nodded: "I heard the old gentleman say it several times, and the blood flowed into the river, and the Wei River was dyed red..."

Orion put one foot on the bench, showing a bit of pride, waving his hands and saying:

"It's not that bad. I live near there, about ten miles away. Everyone in the village just heard that people died, the water didn't change color, and there weren't thousands of people, just a few hundred."

Lao Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly and took a sip from the tea bowl: "Young man, please don't talk nonsense. I have been talking here for more than a year, and it says in the book, 'Thousands of thieves, mountains of corpses.' How can it be possible that there are only People No. 100."

When Orion saw that Lao Xiao didn't believe it, he was naturally a little anxious. He sat a little closer and said mysteriously:

"I know better than you, old man, that there was a bear problem in Zhaizi Ridge at that time. I have been hunting across the mountains since I was a child, and I have gained a reputation in the county. At that time, the county asked me to catch the blind bear... The blind bear has poor eyesight but good ears. I A man went to Zhaizi Ridge, arranged the iron clamps, and lay in the cracks of the rocks for three days and three nights without moving..."

Lao Xiao drank tea slowly, showing a bit of admiration.

Orion chuckled, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip: "I remember squatting on the third day, which was the night when the young prince met the thief. It was windy and snowy, and I was too cold to bear it, so I was ready to go back. …

...Unexpectedly, the animal frame was stepped on, but there was no bear roar, but someone snorted. I was surprised at that time. I stepped on the bear trap and didn't scream. Could it be that I was mute...

...This bear doesn't look bulky, but it's actually very cunning. At that time, I carefully peeked through the cracks in the rocks and took a look. I was frightened. Hundreds of people passed through the woods, silently, holding on to their hands. They all carry knives..."

Lao Xiao pretended to be very interested, leaned a little closer, and listened carefully.

The hunter looked around and saw three people with their heads almost close together. He whispered, "... I thought they were soldiers at the time, but the clothes they wore didn't look like soldiers. I was afraid they were bandits so I didn't dare to show my head... We were only a few feet away at the time. One of them stepped on a bear trap and his leg was almost broken. He sat on the ground without making a sound... Two leaders came up to him, broke the trap and treated the man's injury. They also said something, like 'Don't make any mistakes... Do it cleanly...' or something like that. I didn't know what was going on at the time. I didn't know what happened on the river bank until the next day..."

Old Xiao nodded and looked at the hunter for a few times:

"Do you remember what those fierce bandits said at the time?"

The hunter laughed and waved his hand, "How can I remember this? I'm afraid of getting into trouble, so I don't even dare to report it to the officials." Then he looked up at the brothel and stood up to signal the official to lead the way.

Lao Xiao looked back and chuckled, "What's this place? I know a good place. The girl there is as pretty as a fairy, and the price is not expensive. Do you two want to go with me to broaden your horizons?"

"Yo~!"

Yuanwailang was stunned. He didn't expect that this storyteller with dirty words was still "still sharp". He nodded naturally, stood up, took the hunter and followed Lao Xiao into the alley...