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Chapter 169 Eighteen: Black and White

After receiving the secret decree in the secret department, Li Chan got the report.As soon as the complaint was made, the officials of the school lieutenant Yihui were settled.

Leaving the small room, Li Chan got in touch with the recorder, judge and others in the office, and roughly recognized his identity.Zhang Gu, who was in charge of arranging the division, explained to Li Chan the operation rules of the Qimen Formation that joined the division, and also explained the formula for joining the division recently. "After waiting for the order of the gods, they passed through eleven curtains and left the secret office.

There were rumors in the market that after the Gyeonggi Tourist Envoy who made a big fuss in Qingling County entered Beijing, there would probably be another disturbance.But after Li Chan took office, he neither got to the bottom of the case in Qingling County, nor asked about the demons in Gyeonggi.After traveling thousands of miles through spring and autumn, he just wanted to find a place to stay and rest for a while.

Chen Haochu, who is grateful for the new Gyeonggi tour envoy, recommends himself as a guide, leading Li Chan to visit Yujing City.

Under the shadow of the flying building, the alley is lit during the day.As the two walked through it, their conversations were full of whose wine was the most mellow, whose mutton soup was the richest, and whose bad fish was the most delicious.

When passing by the Fanlou in Renshanfang, Chen Haochu showed a meaningful smile, saying that there are countless brothels and Chu halls in Yujing City, and the singers in Fanlou are the most attractive. Even today's saints have thrones in that building.

Li Chan was curiously looking at the seven pavilions of Fanlou on the Yunqiao. In ordinary brothels of Chu, there are always women who open the windows and dance their sleeves to attract customers with clever smiles, but this Fanlou has its doors and windows closed. The ancestral temples are not inferior.This kind of hidden place is indeed the place that Emperor Dayong loved to go to.

Chen Haochu felt that this young envoy from Gyeonggi was very mysterious, but no matter how mysterious he was, he was also a man.Seeing Li Chan staying by the Yunqiao, he smiled and said: "The expenses in this fan building are not something ordinary people can afford. But I have saved my life with one step, so let's go to this building for a while someday. "

Li Chan smiled: "That's unnecessary."

As a veteran of Huajian, Chen Haochu was used to women's pretentious reserve, and he also saw a lot of men's pretentious reserve. With a chuckle, he led Li Chan past the Fanlou, but he didn't give up. Let's talk about it first, and then it is said that the narcissus in a certain building is the slimmest, and the little lady in a certain pavilion is the most plump.

The two walked through buildings and alleys, looking like two flower seekers, one long and one young. No one would have guessed that these were the two chiefs from the most notorious god in Yujing City, Si Youjin.

After approaching Guangzhaifang in the southwest of Yujing City, Chen Haochu stopped talking about women.

Overlooking the north from the flying building next to the Golden Mother Bridge, there are rows of houses nestled in an unremarkable abandoned garden.To the north of the abandoned garden is the Daxiangguo Temple, and there are crowds of people outside the temple.To the east is the mansion of General Fengchen, with its majestic roof tiles and ferocious ridge beasts.To the west is Gengxiang Lane and Lingchang Canal, where boats travel like weaving.

The cloud bridge and flying buildings nearby are not too dense, and although the abandoned garden is nestled between the high walls of the heavy buildings, it still gets a little light from the sky.The vines and grass are barren, and the tiles and rocks are piled up. Although it is shabby, it looks like a small piece of unworldly land in a cage for carriages and horses at first glance.

Chen Haochu casually chased away the boy who came up to sell the tabloids, and the two of them went down the flying building, crossed the Jinmu Bridge, and then passed Cangmi Lane, and saw the dilapidated wooden door between the walls.

There is an ineffective copper lock on the door, and the keyholes with the word "shi" have long been blocked by copper green.

Chen Haochu held the copper lock, and with a snap, the lock bar broke.

The door shaft that had not been moved for a long time made a harsh creaking sound, and the stone steps covered with weeds and moss welcomed two pairs of shoes again.

The two walked down the steps into the waistless grass, identifying the old pavilions.

The tiles and stones are piled up neatly, and among the weeds, some bricks and tiles can be vaguely piled up to form a tower or a sand table. I don’t know who’s urchin once climbed the wall and entered the garden.

An old pavilion in front was almost covered with wisterias. Li Chan flipped her hands over, and a Xuanxin sword emerged from her sleeve, and she used the sword to cut open the wisterias blocking the way.

Chen Haochu said: "This abandoned garden has existed since before Yujing was built. It is said that there was a Lingshu Cheng who lived here in the previous dynasty."

"Ling Shucheng?"

"It is the official who manages the six books. Now the place where the books are managed is Lantai, which was called Lingshu Province in the first dynasty."

Li Chan pulled the vines and saw a stone table in the pavilion. On the stone table there were nineteen chess paths, 360 points, full of chess pieces.The chess pieces are covered with fallen leaves and dust, making it difficult to tell black from black.

Seeing the chessboard, Chen Haochu's eyes moved, "By the way, that Ling Shucheng was also known as Dayong's number one national player back then."

Li Chan retracted the sword and asked curiously, "What is the name of that Ling Shu Cheng?"

"It seems that the surname is Yin..." Chen Haochu stroked the beard of his chin.

"But the ancestors of Yin Ruhui, the great scholar of the dynasty?"

"It's not the Yin, it's the Yin of Yin and Yang."

"Yin?" The Yin surname is not uncommon, but it is not common. Li Chan has only heard a few people with this surname, but he is most familiar with one of the names. He said casually, "Yin wins evil?"

"By the way!" Chen Haochu patted his thigh, "You also know this person?"

"heard about it."

"Actually, this abandoned garden was supposed to be assigned to the General Fengchen's mansion back then. Even the bricks and tiles were prepared, but no construction was started, and only the ruined foundation remained."

Chen Haochu was talking about the past of the abandoned garden. Li Chan stood on the steps of the pavilion and looked around.

However, the bricks and tiles have been prepared here, and the foundations of several houses have also been laid.There are also dry ponds and old trees in the garden. If they can be repaired, it will be a good place to live.

"Does this mansion have an owner now?"

"No." Chen Haochu shook his head, "Do you intend to live here?"

Li Chan walked into the pavilion and gently scraped the old paint on the pillars with his fingernails. There was an inscription hidden on the paint, but the handwriting could not be recognised. , I don’t have enough financial resources, can this garden be leased?”

Chen Haochu hesitated for a moment, and looked at the stone foundation behind the pavilion, which had been hidden in the grass, "It's easy to deal with just renting. This abandoned garden is useless at first, so we can clear up the relationship with the household department and pay some rent, and it can be settled." Yes. But the rent is only secondary, and it will take a lot of manpower to repair this abandoned garden..."

"I have my own way of manpower. Please tell Judge Chen what to do with the household department?"

"I am acquainted with Wailang Yongmenzhou, a member of the Department of Household Affairs, but there is no need to do anything about the lease of an abandoned garden. Since I am interested, I will go to the Department of Households tomorrow."

"It's work."

Li Chan thanked Chen Haochu.

He walked into the pavilion and brushed the fallen leaves on the table, which also stirred up the vitality of the world and brought a breeze.

The breeze was like water, washing away the dust and mud on the table, and those dusty chess pieces finally showed their true colors.

Of the 360 ​​chess pieces, 360 of them are as white as jade.Only Tianyuan's chess piece has a dull luster and is as black as ink.

(End of this chapter)