Chapter 1 Chang'an
Is this the Chang'an City that witnessed the rise of the Central Plains Dynasty?
Although with the expansion of the territory of the Central Plains Dynasty, Chang'an is no longer the political center of the country.
However, the emperors of the past dynasties would repair Chang'an City from time to time.
For example, the reigning Emperor Ling, when he first ascended the throne, ordered a major overhaul of Chang'an, and many old facilities were replaced one by one.
Many times, the renovation of Chang'an is more like a ritual, a symbol.
Zhao Xiaojun looked at it from afar, and the outline of Chang'an City that he only vaguely saw was estimated to be the size of four Tianshui City, and it could be said that Zhao Xiaojun had never seen a city of this scale.
As the team marched, I saw Chang'an City leap in front of this group of Zhao family teenagers little by little.
Sun Chengyu ordered to camp in situ and repair.
After everyone cleaned it, they all changed into the unified robes of the Zhao family.
The teenagers, who have already gone through a month-long journey, have reached a higher level of spirit at this time.
Everyone in the team had confidence on their faces.
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Walking to the gate of Chang'an City, the end of the city wall can no longer be seen on the left and right.
Looking up, the three big characters of Andingmen are engraved on the city wall, and there are hidden waves flashing between the strokes.
After the report from the front, Sun Chengyu took the children of the Zhao family into this city that carries history.
The neat procession, all brown velvet kafties, attracted everyone's attention as soon as they entered the city.
"Which student is this?"
Those who have good deeds have consulted like those around them.
In between this question, even those who are in a hurry to show themselves answer:
"Looking at the costume, it must be from Northern Xinjiang, there is no such scale of team, there is no one out of the five in Northern Xinjiang. ”
While the crowd was praising the man's insight, another spoke up:
"Hey, others almost put their own doors on their heads, do you want to narrate this?"
At the beginning of this run, the man was not convinced, and shouted:
"You know? Then why don't you say it? I'm afraid it's not an afterthought, right?"
"Hey, you still jumped up after a few words, and grandpa will tell you one or two today. ”
Later, the man immediately said not to be outdone:
"And listen, these students are indeed wearing velvet sweaters, but you don't notice that these students have a mountain character on their chests. ”
"Huh?"
After the previous man squinted his eyes and looked carefully, he beat his chest for a while, and said hurriedly:
"Shaking the Mountain...... It's Zhao ......"
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the person just now.
"That's right, the one who is proud of the mountain character is naturally the Zhao family, one of the five major families in Northern Xinjiang. ”
After saying that, the man held his head high and glanced at the previous man.
The man was ashamed, blaming himself for not being able to see carefully, and retreated into the crowd.
Later, this person was naturally praised by the people around him, and a look of self-satisfaction appeared on his face.
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The Chang'an branch of the Crescent Inn.
The crescent moon inn in Chang'an City is not the same as the branch of Chencangguan.
Although it doesn't look like it's the same as other inns, it stands out with a big character.
How big is it, so big that everyone in the Zhao family's exam team can live in.
You must know that when I was in Chen Cang, I almost couldn't stuff the students who rushed to take the exam.
The rest of the servants who were in charge of the work had to live outside in a wagon.
After settling the team, Sun Chengyu politely met with Zhao Xingshan, the shopkeeper of the Chang'an branch.
Unlike Li Decai, the treasurer of the Chen Cang branch, Zhao Xingshan is the son of Zhao Zhuohan, the real power figure of the Zhao family.
It can be said that Zhao Xingshan is half of Sun Chengyu's master.
"Young Master Xingshan, Cheng Yu has seen the salute. ”
As soon as he entered Zhao Xingshan's study, Sun Chengyu immediately bowed and saluted:
"Living up to the trust of Old Man Zhao, there was nothing wrong in this line. ”
He didn't say anything about Cangshanzhai, after all, it was better to have more than less.
Zhao Xingshan stretched out his hand to support Sun Chengyu's arm, he naturally knew that the old man Zhao mentioned here was not Zhao Jianxiong, the head of the Zhao family, but his father, Zhao Zhuohan.
"Chengyu, every time you always make these false gifts!"
Zhao Xingshan pretended to be annoyed and said:
"How many times have I said that you and I get along with brothers, and these vain brains have made you and me look out of sight. ”
Sun Chengyu was a little moved, but he was away all the year round, and he could still understand that the boss can not be with you, but you can't be with the boss.
"Yes, Chengyu understands. ”
After speaking, he straightened up, but the etiquette was still meticulous.
Seeing this, Zhao Xingshan turned to ask:
"In the past few years, except for Chinese New Year's Eve, I have been running around, I don't know if my family has always been good?"
Sun Chengyu replied:
"Back to the young master, everything is fine at home, but the old man's body is not as good as before after all, and the old man has given up the impact on Jindan Dacheng. ”
After hearing this, Zhao Xingshan's expression was a little gloomy, and his father finally gave up.
On the way of cultivation, if you can't take the last step of the first baby, your lifespan will not be more than three hundred.
My father is over 200 years old, and he was injured when he was running around for family affairs in the early years, and he may drive west at any time.
Sun Chengyu saw that Zhao Xingshan was a little sad, hesitated for a moment and said:
"The head of the family has already agreed before, if the old man retires, he is willing to take out a copy of the Heaven Replenishing Pill from the treasury and give it to the old man. ”
Zhao Xingshan was stunned when he heard the Mending Heaven Pill at first glance, he never imagined that Zhao Jianxiong would be willing to pay so much.
But in the blink of an eye, Zhao Xingshan's expression became gloomy again.
"It's all things that belong to the clan, just because he is the chief branch of the long house, and taking it out is like charity, and we have to pay a lot, hehe!"
Sun Chengyu didn't dare to answer, just stood aside with his head bowed.
After Zhao Xingshan finished speaking, his expression was uncertain, and finally sighed:
"I understand what you mean, my father will never compromise for the sake of a little longevity, and I will personally write a letter to persuade him to be an old man. ”
After hearing this, Sun Chengyu bowed down again and gave a salute.
Sun Chengyu grew up under Zhao Zhuohan since he was a child, and he is naturally familiar with Zhao Xingshan.
But the identities are different, there are some things that Zhao Xingshan said, even if others knew, they could only smile helplessly.
But if he says it, Sun Chengyu may be in a different place the next moment.
Among them, he Sun Chengyu can still grasp the stakes, but in his heart, Sun Chengyu still regards Zhao Zhuohan and Zhao Xingshan as his relatives.
In the early years, Zhao Zhuohan once competed with Zhao Jianxiong for the position of head of the family, and even controlled most of the family's chores for a time.
However, after all, it was Zhao Jianxiong who was a step ahead, leading Zhao Zhuohan too early to reach the late stage of Jindan.
In the end, the head of the family still chose to pass on to Zhao Jianxiong.
However, in order to appease Zhao Zhuohan, and also to understand his dedication to the family over the years, Zhao Zhuohan has always been in charge of the general affairs.
Now that Zhao Zhuohan has run out of oil and the lamp has dried up, and Young Master Xingshan is far away in Chang'an, there are some things, there is really no need to fight anymore.
Sun Chengyu hoped from the bottom of his heart that Zhao Zhuohan would agree to Zhao Jianxiong's conditions.