"… Huh?"
The innkeeper jumped back and opened his eyes wide. Because the warrior's body was covered with blood, his hands suddenly moved. His whole body trembled, and his throat let out intermittent breathing sounds.
"Ah..." The innkeeper was just sure that the samurai was dead. Faced with the resurrection from the dead, the innkeeper who was originally not afraid swallowed his saliva and took a few steps back. A panic surged from the bottom of his heart, and he couldn't even make a sound. , I can only stare wide-eyed, at a loss.
"He is not dead. He still has the last bit of life and a little bit of energy in his body..." Pei Ziyun only took one look and knew what the hotel owner was thinking, and said, "I hope I can come back and say something!"
The life in this person was gone, and it was obvious that he was hopeless. In this case, he didn't care if he lived for a few more minutes. Just now, all the remaining vitality of this body was exploded.
Sure enough, Yamazaki Ichiro slowly opened his eyes, his lips were chapped and blackened, and he could see clearly the person in front of him. There was a trace of anxiety on his face, and he tried desperately to squeeze out a sentence, which made his breathing sound like a broken flute. With enough strength, he finally said two words: "... Husband, person..."
After saying that, he tilted his head and lost his breath.
"This, this Lord Warrior is now..." The hotel owner came over tremblingly at this time, looking at the person who was slowly placed on the ground by Pei Ziyun in horror, and swallowed again.
Pei Ziyun said solemnly: "I'm really dead now, just follow the rules!"
The innkeeper looked bitter. Someone died in the inn. If they died together, they could still make a small fortune. Now they naturally have to compensate. As for getting rid of all the young people in front of him, he has never thought about it - he is the innkeeper, no Go robber.
Pei Ziyun was in no mood to comfort him and looked around. Suddenly, his eyes fell on a place not far from Yamazaki Ichiro's body.
At this time, the sky was just getting brighter outside, and there was only a lantern burning at the door, which was dim and dim.
In this case, shiny things seem a bit dazzling.
Pei Ziyun walked around the body, walked a few steps, bent down, and picked up the object.
Holding it in the palm of my hand, I carefully identified it and found that it was a piece of finely crafted silver jewelry. It was heavy and expensive.
Even if ordinary people could afford silver jewelry of this weight, they would not be able to hire a master with this craftsmanship. A woman who could afford this kind of silver jewelry must be a noble.
"This kind of hotel is very ordinary. There are only a few ordinary women here. Most of them are low-level samurai. How come there are noble women here?"
"Could it be that Yamazaki really met Mrs. Shikibu?"
Pei Ziyun frowned slightly. Although Izumi Shikibu was a famous romantic woman, her targets were all dignitaries and princes. Even if she found someone for a while, how could she spend the night with a low-level samurai in a place like this
Not to mention that the strange death of Yamazaki Ichiro may be related to the "madam" he mentioned.
Although Pei Ziyun's identity as "Young Master Yamada" is fictitious, he does not intend to abandon this identity immediately. The power in the dark has not yet revealed its purpose, and Yaozi has not yet been found. Pei Ziyun intends to act according to his current identity.
Holding the silver jewelry in his hand, he closed his eyes and meditated. After a moment, his expression changed.
"No, when I come here, there is a huge force interfering and suppressing me!"
"This is the same as the Yaozi incident. She should be in Heianjing, but she has the power to isolate my perception. This is the power of God."
"Hmph, that's too much to bully." It's not like Pei Ziyun doesn't have a powerful weapon. He can summon the power of two worlds, which is enough to tear apart this oppression.
"That's all, find Yaozi first, and then flip the table."
Thinking of this, Pei Ziyun walked up to the hotel owner, who also calmed down.
After all, the other party has been working here for a long time, and this is not the first time that a dead person has happened. Although the corpse was a little frightened just now, he didn't just give up the job.
"Boss, this person is one of my subordinates. Since the person is dead, he must be placed in a safe place. Don't worry, you won't be asked to pay all the money. I will give you some money and you can buy a coffin first."
With that said, Pei Ziyun took out a silver judge and threw it to the other party.
Silver bars are silver ingots cast in Japan, oblong and cake-shaped, which is the standard one tael.
Anyway, the money is not his own, it belongs to "Young Master Yamada". Pei Ziyun is too lazy to be serious about such details. Things that can be solved with money are nothing.
"Yes, sir, I'll get it done right away!" He glanced outside and found that it was already dark. The boss accepted the banker's order, responded calmly, and asked the clerk to handle it.
Although it was not a trivial matter for someone to die in the store, he was just a low-level samurai. The owner of the other party spoke without looking like he wanted to pursue the matter and paid the money. The result was settled.
The boss was afraid of Pei Ziyun's blame. Although he was still a little afraid of the dark outside, he still gritted his teeth and went out to buy a coffin and ask a monk to chant sutras.
Japanese shrines are noble and noble, and generally do not participate in funerals. Therefore, monks must be invited for funerals.
Pei Ziyun took a look, released his senses, and tried to search for Yaozi's whereabouts.
Just like before, it was still in vain.
In the quiet courtyard, there was only himself and a dead body. It was a waste of time to stay here. Pei Ziyun simply got up and stepped out.
There were now a few pedestrians on the street outside the hotel. Compared with the situation last night, it was obviously much more popular.
"Although Yamazaki is dead, Tachibana Mansion still wants to inquire. Maybe Tachibana Mansion can have news about Yaozi." I caught a person and asked, and was told that Tachibana Mansion needs to go a little further.
Pei Ziyun went there immediately, but to his surprise, the time to arrive at the mansion was much shorter than expected.
The hotel we stayed in last night was only a short distance away from Jufu!
It seems that the name of this mansion is indeed Orange Mansion. This mansion is not small, and it is definitely not suitable for ordinary people to live in.
"It's about the size of half a town."
Town was a land area unit in the Tang Dynasty, which was followed by Japan. The city-building system of Heianjing and the regulations for officials to allocate homesteads were imitated from Chang'an and Luoyang.
For those with official rank of third rank or above, the allotment of land is one town (21 acres). The Higashi Sanjo-den, the residence of the Fujiwara clan who has been in power for hundreds of years, and the residence of Fujiwara Michinaga are both two towns (43 acres).
The fourth to fifth digits are 0.5 mu (10 acres), the sixth to seventh digits are 0.25 mu (5 acres), the eighth to ninth digits are 0.125 mu (2.5 acres), and the no digits are about 1.25 mu. Due to age, seniority, merit, etc., the same position Not necessarily the same.
The specifications are generally correct.
The size in front of you is exactly the size of Tachibana Daozhen's residence in Beijing.
"Could it be that Izumi Shikibu really dives at night?"
"Or maybe something happened to Izumi Shikibu and he's not the same person?"
"wrong!"
Pei Ziyun's eyes fell on the open space beside the door and he frowned.
An ox cart was parked there, and the ox pulling the cart swung its tail slowly and leisurely.
During the Heian period, except for the emperor, nobles mainly traveled by ox-cart. Although there were horse-drawn carriages in Tachibana House, if they were carriages from Tachibana House, they should not stop here. An ox-cart would stop here, indicating that there were guests.
But now the genius is Meng Mengliang. According to the boss, no one dares to wander out in Ping'an Jing in the middle of the night. This ox cart must have stopped here before last night.
"Besides, this is a semi-old carriage." It is usually used by emperors, princes, ministers, and ministers. What kind of distinguished guests would stay overnight in Ju Mansion
The answer is self-evident.
"It seems that the mission assigned by Tachibana Michizada to the former young master of the Yamada family has been completed."
"Izumi Shikibu is now in a relationship with Prince Mikoto."
Pei Ziyun smiled, went up the steps and knocked on the door.
Orange Mansion
Due to the absence of the male owner, although there is management, it actually feels a bit deserted. Among other things, there is dust in the corridor. However, all this is out of sight. Under the service of the maid, Izumi Shikibu, who is fully dressed, is leaning in. The prince said goodbye to him.
Although she is already married, Izumi Shikibu carries a hint of the innocence of a girl, with a weak and lingering posture in her manner, like the branches and leaves of a lingering vine, soft and fresh.
Especially during the spring breeze, her expression was gentle and her eyes were filled with joy. When the prince looked at her, a strange pride arose in her heart.
Therefore, he loved this lover very much and had to leave.
"I heard that His Highness was promoted to the second rank by the prince again. Is this true?"
"If it is true, I would like to congratulate His Highness."
"It's true, I've already accepted it." Prince Weizun took a look, his fair face was expressionless, and he was not happy about it. He was silent for a moment, then sighed and said, "If you don't have any heirs, so what if you are granted a title?" ?”
The princes and princes in Japan are divided into grades one, two, three and four.
Except for the confusion in the early stage, the ministers will not use the position in the future.
The second-grade prince's salary is 1,500 dan, while the first-rank minister's salary is only 950 dan.
It's just that although the prince accepted Fujiwara Iin's nine daughters as his concubines on the recommendation of his brother, they had no children and had to adopt his adopted son Fujiwara Yoshiuki (Fujiwara Yukinari), which naturally made him depressed.
The Fujiwara family has become too powerful.
Izumi Shikibu opened his eyes in surprise: "Please don't say that. After all, this is a big happy event. If it wasn't in the morning, I would ask you to have a few drinks and sing and dance to entertain me."
Smart woman.
Prince Weizun felt a little sad and held her hand: "Don't worry, it's okay. I have already agreed to the conditions, and she will not disturb us, let alone hurt you."
"After all, I am still a prince, with Amaterasu's blood in my blood."
"My heart is burning like fire because of my love for you, but it will be dawn soon. I don't want others to see me leaving you, let alone attract people to talk about it. In order for us to last for a long time, I just I can leave early, I hope you understand."
"Your Highness, I can understand what you are saying. It's just that I feel a little regretful that I can't watch the sun rise with you. But then I think about it, it's also a pleasure to enjoy the snow scenery together."
Izumi Shikibu, who had a reluctant look on his face, seemed to be thinking about standing in front of the porch last night and admiring the snowy scenery together. He couldn't help but smile and his eyebrows arched, and the prince also laughed.
"Yes, it is indeed wonderful to be able to watch the snow scenery with you."
The two of them rubbed each other's hair together for a while, and Captain Ukon, who had followed him to the Tachibana Mansion, came over to remind him that the prince had to step out with regret on his face.
At this moment, a maid hurried in from the outside, saluted the prince and Izumi Shikibu, and said, "Your Highness, madam, there is a samurai holding Lord Tachibana Michizada's token outside asking to see you!"
Tachibana Michizane
As soon as these three words came out, they sounded like thunder in my ears.
Izumi Shikibu, who had looked sentimental just now, suddenly turned pale. She looked to the prince for help, her eyes filled with panic.
(End of chapter)