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When Zhang Zhou entered the city, he only had Er Niu by his side. When he entered the city, Zhang Zhou heard his stomach growling, which meant that he must have starved to death. Coincidentally, Zhang Yang had also decided to go out for a stroll to enjoy the prosperity of the capital, so he decided to fill his stomach first and then wander around.

After a simple wash and change of clothes, he brought Erniu out of the water theatre building. It wasn't too far away, and there was a restaurant of quite a scale: the Nanping Prefecture Sheep Restaurant. The customers were entering and exiting the restaurant in a bustling manner, and one could tell that the business was quite good. Zhang Zhou couldn't be bothered to look for another place to stay. After choosing this house, he walked in and found a new spot to sit down. The two of them sat down and ordered a whole roasted lamb, preparing to have a hearty feast.

Zhang Zhou was now certain that the past and present worlds did not overlap in history or geography. There were many similarities between the two worlds, such as the culture of food and clothing, the droughts of the south, and the lowlands of the west, north, and east. Zhang Zhou couldn't understand the cause and effect of these similarities and differences, nor could he analyze them clearly. Since he was already here, what was the use of trying to understand them? Through the books and information provided by Feng Xiaosu, Zhang Zhou gained a better understanding of Tang Dynasty's culture. Nanping Prefecture was located in the northernmost part of Tang Dynasty. Its terrain was similar to Qinghai's in his previous life, belonging to the highland! Possessing unique customs, characteristics of clothing and food, as well as a style of doing things, with a vast territory, poor land and few people, but a valiant folk style! In the early days of the founding of the Great Tang, before it had even achieved its current state, it had fought there for a whole ten years. In the end, the leader of a large family had chosen to surrender to its master during a war of attrition before stopping the war. Currently, the Nanping Province was still headed by the Sima family, with seven to eight great clans acting as support and governing together. The Tang Dynasty ruled for a hundred years, but it did not change this situation. Fortunately, there were no acts of rebellion in the Southpeak Prefecture, and the Imperial Court did not want to be too harsh in order to maintain stability.

People of Nanping Prefecture liked to eat beef and mutton. Roasted whole sheep were also a representative of their diet and were renowned throughout the world. The people of Nanping Province gave outsiders a feeling of being in a group, and the concept of a region was very important! No matter where they went, they would always find a restaurant in Nanping Province. This was how the whole Sheep Hall was. It became the most crowded place for people of Nanping Prefecture to live and travel to in the capital.

It was noon, and the restaurant was quickly filled with people. Most of them were from Nanping Province, and all of them wore the characteristics of a local area. Actually, it was just a very long white cloth. Because the northwest wind was so strong, when needed, it could be opened. It surrounded one's face to protect it from the wind and sand, and was usually twisted into a strand and tied to one's head! Just as Zhang Zhou was thinking this, a few boorish men from Nanping Province walked up to the table. The leader was a tall and sturdy man with skin the color of wheat, a full beard, thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a manly appearance. He opened his mouth and politely said, "This brother, can we have a seat please?"

Zhang Zhou looked around and confirmed that there were only two people at his table. Zhang Zhou rarely refused such a convenient task, so he nodded with a smile and said politely, "Sure!"

After which, he stood up, gave up his seat, and took Erniu's side instead. He reacted too slowly, otherwise how could Zhang Zhou be the one to give up his seat? Although Zhang Zhou rarely cared about these things, Erniu felt that his father's words about order and order were definitely reasonable, and he himself had always been very careful. But just now, Zhang Zhou had stood up to give up his seat, which made him feel like he was not doing well, and his expression was a little awkward. He naturally shifted his resentment onto those few people. He did not say anything, but his eyes were extremely unfriendly.

The four of them sat on two chairs, and the table wasn't too big, making it seem rather crowded. The man in the lead ordered a few bowls of noodles, then ordered some snacks from Nanping Province, and then quietly waited for the food. The man in the lead ordered a few bowls of noodles, then ordered some snacks from Nanping Province, then quietly waited for the food, but when he was stared by a bear like guy, he naturally felt uncomfortable, and the situation was a little cold.

The man nodded and smiled, "Yes, I have something to do! "Brother, what about you?"

"Same here! I just entered the city today!"

That person still nodded, but he didn't seem to be in the mood to continue chatting. Thus, Zhang Zhou didn't continue speaking. At this moment, a few people walked in, a dozen of them. They were dressed in the attire of the Nanping Province, and the person in the lead was a young man. He wore the clothes of a typical noble from the capital, silky and silky.

Zhang Zhou swept a glance, but did not seem to care. However, when he looked back, he noticed that the faces of the people in front of him were different, as if they wanted to avoid him, but the young noble still saw them.

The young noble walked over slowly. With a slap, he opened the fan in an elegant and unrestrained manner. With a smile, he said, "So Brother Dong Hsi has yet to leave the capital!"

The man with a face full of cheeks frowned, looking like he did not want to care about it, but could not avoid it. He said in a deep voice, "The capital is bustling, so naturally we have to stay for a few more days!"

"Heh heh, Huyan En, my father seems to have made it quite clear that he wants you to leave the capital immediately! I don't think you've forgotten?! "

The man didn't answer. His companion seemed to have been suppressed for a long time. He suddenly stood up and said angrily to the young nobleman, "The capital is not your Sima family's. Why should I listen to you!?"

The young noble looked at him with disdain, his face full of playfulness and ridicule: "Oh, are you crazy? The capital is obviously not the Sima family's, but your Huyan family, if you want to stay here, that's impossible! "

Then he turned his head and stared at the man with the thick cheeks, and said gloomily: "Before sunset, if you still haven't rolled out of the capital, hehe, Huyan East Fence! You should think about the consequences! I advise you to stop trying in vain, and at least give you a way out for now. "Humph!"

Finishing his words, he said to the shopkeeper who was waiting at the side, "This is a restaurant, not everything can be put in here for dinner!"

The manager didn't say anything as he nodded his head with a face full of smiles.

Apart from the man with a thick nose, the other three people were so angry that they couldn't even hold it in. They stood up and looked like they were about to attack. More than ten people behind the noble young man immediately surrounded them. The bearded man's voice was not loud, but he said with great force, "Sit down!"

The men were angry and unwilling, but they had no choice but to obey and sit down. When the young noble saw this, he laughed heartily and then went upstairs with a fan in his hand.

The bearded man did not make things difficult for the boss. Instead, he got up and led the other men out of the restaurant. Zhang Zhou didn't have any thoughts of seeing an injustice. How much of the world is fair? To some extent, humans had to follow the law of the jungle, but along with the development of society, this conflict would be resolved effectively. However, the basic reality was always present, not to mention right now, Zhang Zhou could only express his sympathy, but he could not do anything about it.

Erniu was tearing up the roasted sheep like a tornado, but Zhang Zhou was in a daze again. It took him a while to regain his senses, and just as he was about to let Erniu eat quickly and go out for a walk, more people came in from outside. They were also from Nanping Province, but their footsteps were very hurried as they went upstairs. As a criminal arrest, Zhang Zhou inadvertently noticed some unusual details. He noticed that the right hands of these people were hidden behind their backs, and the clothes on their backs were bulging out in a shape. Zhang Zhou immediately thought of something!

He made a prompt decision. He held Erniu's hand and shouted, "Let's go!" Their position was not good. If anything happened, they could get into trouble. Erniu did not have any doubts as he followed Zhang Zhou out of the table, and the sharp-eyed waiter quickly followed after him, smiling and asking if they were going to pay the bill. When Zhang Zhou was paying the bill, Erniu had already moved out of his original position, and when he just handed the money to the waiter, the chaos immediately broke out upstairs, followed by shouts of slaughter. Following the collapse of the table, screams and angry shouts, all sorts of sounds mixed together. However, he was not a martial arts master. He was a low-level hitman in the martial arts world! A hot knife is enough! In the blink of an eye, two people were knocked down from the second floor. One of them fell onto the table where Zhang Zhou was having his meal and smashed the table into pieces.

Zhang Zhou calmly continued to observe the situation on the second floor. Erniu's hand also gripped the mace behind his back, looking extremely alert.

The guests upstairs and downstairs began to scatter in all directions. Some of them were brave enough to stand guard at relatively safe places. Some of them even took out their weapons and stepped forward to help. Everything happened so suddenly and ended so quickly. The killers who went upstairs just now were all either dead or injured, and none of them managed to escape. What followed was the young noble who had chased away Huyan Dong Hedge. He was being carried by a group of people, and under the escort of a group of people, he quickly flew down the stairs and rushed out of the Sheep Hall. Zhang Zhou could clearly see that the man's arm was wounded, and his expression was painful, but he should be fine. Soon after, the two injured assassins with their hands and feet tied were dragged downstairs.

Zhang Zhou didn't leave in a hurry. Instead, he found a place to sit down, planning to see what would happen next. The shop assistant could be considered as someone who had seen the world. Although she was a bit nervous, she did not lose her composure. She ordered the waiter to maintain order and warned him not to disturb the scene. Not long after, there was a commotion outside the door, followed by a group of torturers rushing in. With his sharp eyes, Zhang Zhou immediately realized that the one leading the group was someone he knew. It was Yue Ting, who had seen her twice but never spoken.

Yue Ting had already been transferred to the capital's punishment camp, so it was reasonable for her to appear! He ordered people to lock down the restaurant and investigate the scene. Then, he checked the dead bodies one by one and said something to the criminal next to him, asking him to record it down. As a prisoner, Yue Ting was an outstanding existence. A skilled martial artist, sharp thinking, and decisive when doing things, but Zhang Zhou didn't like him. He had even deliberately distanced himself from him, so Zhang Zhou couldn't explain the reason.

Yue Ting very efficiently dealt with the scene and found a few witnesses to write down their statements. As he was walking down the stairs, he naturally glanced around. When he saw Zhang Zhou, he was stunned for a moment before smiling and walked over. Zhang Zhou also walked over and greeted him with a cupped fist.

"I didn't expect to meet Brother Zhang here!"

"Big Brother Yue, I am also going to the capital to do some work. I only entered the city today! It seems that Brother Yue and I are fated to meet! "

"What are you talking about, Brother Yue!" You're trying so hard to track down the case, what if I'm still trying to solve it? That would be too insensible! "

"Brother Zhang is reasonable and reasonable, which makes me even more ashamed!" However, this was the truth. He had a lot of cases on his hands, and he was always busy! Oh right, why are you here today? "

"Oh, I have some private matters to attend to in the capital. I live nearby, and I happened to come across this incident during lunch!"

Yue Ting nodded, looking around. He pulled Zhang Zhou to a quiet place and asked softly, "Did you see what happened just now?"

"I saw some!"

Zhang Zhou recounted what he had seen. Yue Ting frowned, as though he had his doubts.

"Brother Yue, who was that person that was stabbed?"

Yue Ting regained his senses, "He is called Sima Ming Zhu. I myself don't have much to say, but his father is a powerful figure. He is the current Western General, Sima Jingyan!"

Seeing that Zhang Zhou had not yet reacted, he knew that Zhang Zhou did not know much about the imperial government, so he explained, "The military's number one person, the Great Pillar Nation's Pei YuanZhao, you know that, right?"

"Of course!"

Dazhu Kingdom's Pei Yuanzhao and Prime Minister Yuan Shang even knew of their names.

"Yes, General Long Wei and General Hu Wei, who are ranked behind the Dazhu Kingdom, have been empty all these years. Let's not even talk about them, if there is no one holding the position, then there will be a second level and lower level general of the fourth division. All the generals of the fourth division are very experienced and reputable old men, and Sima Jingyan is the one with the most authority among the four divisions generals! The injured Sima Ming Zhu is his youngest son! "

Zhang Zhou suddenly understood. He also understood why Sima Ming Zhu could be so arrogant! He was the second generation official, and according to what Yue Ting had said, Sima Jingyan was the second most important person in the military. He really could have this insolence!

This time, Zhang Zhou also frowned. Seeing his expression, Yue Ting laughed and asked, "Do you feel that something is amiss?"

After all, everyone was a criminal arrest, so it was normal for them to discuss the case.

"I have observed that those assassins are not masters. I have seen some fights between them. They should be ordinary men."

"Un, continue!"

"If it's someone else, it's fine. But, the killer's target was very clear, it's impossible for them not to know his identity and assign these people to assassinate him, it seems …"

"Seems like you don't think much of the Sima family, huh?"

Zhang Zhou nodded his head, and Yue Ting smiled saying, "I've checked earlier, not only do the dead people not know any martial arts, some of them are not even as strong as their bodies!"

"Could it be that the bullied civilians are seeking revenge …?"

Zhang Zhou subconsciously thought to himself, "A vicious young lord bullying the common people!" However, Yue Ting shook his head, denying Zhang Zhou's idea.

"It shouldn't be! This Sima Ming Zhu did not have any record of evil deeds in the capital, and these people were all from Nanping Province! In the capital, the Sima Clan was very protective of the people of the Southern Pingzhou.

"It seems that Brother Yue has also noticed, then what is Brother Yue's thought …?"

Yue Ting smiled and sighed.

"Forget it, we don't need to waste our time thinking about this. If you don't work in the capital, there are some things that you don't understand. In fact, since we came here today, it's very likely that we won't even be able to see the suspect. As for the suspicions, the Western General's Estate will personally investigate them! "

"This is a private matter! They dare to do this in the capital? "

Yue Ting nodded.

"Others may not dare, but Sima Jingyan definitely would! Especially since the people involved were all from Nanping Province! Even if His Majesty were to find out about it, he wouldn't interfere in it too much. Naturally, no one would interfere in it! "

"Why is that?"

"You will know in the future!"

Perhaps fearing that words might cause a loss, Yue Ting didn't answer him directly, but instead changed the topic.

"Such things rarely happen in the capital, so you don't have to worry about being safe. It doesn't matter if you don't eat well, if you have time, this brother will treat you to a good meal!"

"Big Brother Yue is too polite. If there is a chance, little brother will definitely not be polite!"

"Then it's a deal, no need to be polite. When the time comes, we'll call on vice camp Zhang!"

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Yue Ting was in a hurry to complete his duties, so he bade farewell and left.

That assassination attempt did not affect Zhang Zhou's mood at all. He continued his tour of the capital until the evening. The two of them ate dinner outside and even brought along quite a few midnight snacks before returning to the Flowing Water Pavilion. On the way, he saw a few groups of people, including the criminal arrest and the Imperial Guards. He wondered if this was related to what happened at noon. Zhang Zhou thought to himself, "To have such power and influence in the capital, I must be envious, jealous and hateful!" He didn't know when he could become so "arrogant"!