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Chapter 32 Jiashe Courtyard
To the north of Chang'an City, a city wall was built along the Wei River, which was the outer wall.

The area between the outer wall and the Chang'an city wall is called Guo.

The Jiashe courtyard built by Jia Ziguang outside the city was located inside the city wall. Many powerful and wealthy businessmen built large courtyards inside the city wall, with two courtyards in the front and back, surrounded by corridors, and built with the main house, auxiliary rooms, kitchen, and toilets.

In addition to residential houses, the Jiashe courtyard also has a silkworm room, a weaving room, a granary, and a koji room, also known as a qu room, which is a workshop for making wine.

It can be said that there are bamboos and trees forming forests, livestock and various fruits, sandalwood, lacquer, mulberry and hemp, and closed doors forming a market.

Guo Jie led everyone out of the Zhicheng Gate and rode in a carriage covered with white cloth, heading north. When he heard Wei Guang introducing the Jiashe courtyard with envy, he thought to himself that the Jiashe courtyard was very similar to the aristocratic manors of the Wei and Jin dynasties, but it was smaller in scale than the aristocratic manors that circled the mountains and occupied the rivers.

The transition of the powerful to local aristocratic families has begun to show signs, so it seems that we need to be more cautious on this trip.

"Four thousand dan of grain is money given to my second and third sons to fight for their lives."

Guo Jie leaned sideways against the white cloth-covered carriage and sighed, "I'm desperately short of money to buy a title and atone for my sins, but I can't use the money my brothers risked their lives to buy my own. This is just one time, and from now on, don't give the interest you earn to the government."

The market price of four thousand shi of millet is forty gold.

The knight in crimson robes also took out the interest from his share of the profits, collected fifty gold coins, and helped Guo Jie buy a title to atone for his sins again.

Now, his progress in buying a title to atone for his sins has reached 4%.

"These are just some personal belongings, just take them, brother."

Wei Guang was dressed in gorgeous clothes, holding a halberd, a very long iron halberd with the word "卜" in it, and a two-foot sword inlaid with gold and silver on his waist. He rode an extremely eye-catching red-maned horse, the mane was as shiny as red silk, and the horse's body was majestic. He attracted the attention of many powerful people along the way.

Hexi horses were the best horses in the Western Han Dynasty, and the red-maned horse that Wei Guang secretly led out from Princess Pingyang's mansion was the best of the best.

He secretly rode out on his red-maned horse, saying that he was going out of town for a ride, but in fact he was just putting on a show.

Whenever a clothing carriage passed by, the powerful men kneeling inside would open the windows and look at Wei Guang, who was dressed in gorgeous clothes and riding a red-maned horse. They would stretch their necks and stare at the red-maned horse until it disappeared.

Wei Guang had a very happy smile on his face.

Young men from Wuling would ride by on horseback from time to time, looking at the red-maned horse under Wei Guang's crotch with envy on their faces.

Wei Guang was secretly delighted.

"You."

Zhang Qian couldn't stand Wei Guang's flamboyance and shook his head, saying, "This trip isn't about outing and socializing. Riding Princess Pingyang's Hexi horse is attracting attention and will inevitably bring trouble to my brother. It's fine if you act flamboyantly normally, but how could you attract so much attention today? Everyone's been watching you the whole way."

Wei Guang glanced at him, feeling dissatisfied, and thought that Zhang Qian must be jealous of him.

Steal the limelight from Zhang Qian's chariot.

Guo Jie took a look at the red-maned horse with mane as shiny as silk, and thought that it might be a good idea to borrow Princess Pingyang's red-maned horse, as it might be their last way of retreat.

Ji Shaogong, Mang Tong, and Gan Fu, along with half of the knights in crimson robes, sneaked over in advance and hid near Jia Ziguang's Jiashe courtyard, surrounding it with walls and blocking all escape routes.

The heroes of Linjin, Ji Shaogong, Mang Tong, and Gan Fu, are all masters of martial arts. Even in Chang'an, where there are many masters and heroes, they can still rank among the best. There is no need to worry about letting the hero of Nanyang, Jia Ziguang, escape.

No matter which direction he escaped from, Jia Ziguang would encounter Ji Shaogong and his two companions who were lying in ambush in a triangular formation.

The Jiashe Courtyard was impenetrable, and no one could escape. "That house is Jia Ziguang's Jiashe Courtyard."

Wei Guang often used the excuse of riding his horse to gallop around the city walls on Princess Pingyang's Hexi horse. He was quite familiar with the Jiashe courtyards within the city walls. "Jia Ziguang's house is easy to spot. Ever since he was slapped by the Marquis of Nanpi, he fled to his house outside the city walls overnight and hung a sheep's head on the main gate."

The nobles and powerful people attached great importance to the grandeur of the main door. The taller the main door was, the more it reflected the status of the owner of the house. Usually, the gate of the courtyard was built tall and spacious.

Hanques would also be built in front of the gates of the dukes and marquises.

Jia Ziguang was only the chief of the gatehouse at Zhicheng Gate, a minor official with a salary of 100 stones, and was unable to build the Hanque, but the main gate was also very grand.

Above the door is a five-ridged double-eaved roof with diamond-shaped window panes below. There is a small door on each side of the main door. The rammed earth walls on both sides are tall and thick, and it is still difficult to climb in even with a ladder.

The wooden door of the main entrance is equipped with a door knocker and a ring base auxiliary head. The auxiliary head in the shape of a turtle and snake is made of brass, and a trace of gold can be vaguely seen, but it has been removed.

Peach seals and sheep heads are hung on the door to ward off bad luck and stop evil spirits.

Hang a sheep's head on the door to keep away thieves.

A bloody sheep's head was hung near the copper auxiliary head of the wooden door.

"Who is coming!"

Jia Ziguang's nephew, who was guarding the gate, learned that his uncle had offended Dou Pengzu and was guarding the gate himself. He was frightened and said, "You are wearing black clothes and riding in a carriage covered with white cloth. Could it be that the Marquis of Nanpi has sent his men to arrest my uncle?"

There are two stone pillars on both sides of the main gate. The pillars are based on evil spirits. There are curved brackets on the stone pillars and a small window behind them for observing the movements outside.

When Guo Jie heard him call him uncle, he knew that he was Jia Ziguang's cousin, or nephew. He did not say anything, but looked at the cook beside him and signaled the cook to come forward and talk to him according to the agreed words.

The cook took the ivory seal with a cyan ribbon from Guo Jie, stepped forward, and identified himself toward the small window. "I am Guo Jie, the chief of the Gaojie Duting. Following the orders of the Chang'an Wei, I have come to collect corvée labor and take away the night watchmen serving with the Jia family of Nanyang."

The Chang'an Wei was in charge of patrolling the territory, hunting down thieves, serving as a guard, and conscripting corvée labor.

There were two Chang'an Wei in Jing County. When the cook mentioned Guo Jie's name, the person inside the window immediately thought of Zhang Tang.

"Can't open."

Another of Jia Ziguang's nephews was a guard officer. He was horrified when he heard the name Guo Jie. "My uncle has a grudge against Guo Jie. If I open the gate and let him in with dozens of guards, I wonder how much trouble he'll cause."

Ting Hou's face darkened, knowing that Ting Zuo was telling the truth and that he could not open the door for Guo Jie.

but.
The Tinghou took a deep breath and said with a look of fear, "The Chang'an officer who sent Guo Jie here is named Zhang Tang!"

The two words Zhang Tang.

It instantly frightened all the tribesmen behind the small window.

The guard's expression shifted from gloomy to bright. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "Open! We can't offend Zhang Tang. His reputation as a cruel official can even stop a child from crying at night. We can't afford to offend him. However, we must keep the guards outside. At most, we can bring in the officials from the capital. Otherwise, we absolutely cannot let Guo Jie in."

When Ting Hou heard that he agreed to open the door, he wiped the sweat from his forehead, calmed himself down and said, "Don't worry. My uncle has called everyone back to protect our clansmen and guests from being beaten by Nanpi Hou's lackeys. There are nearly three hundred young and strong men in Jiashe Courtyard. How could they be afraid of the few people brought in by Guo Jie?"

(End of this chapter)