Chapter 68: King Li
After Huangshaling, after a few big hills, about ten days away, you will arrive at Jingjiang Lake, Jingjiang Lake is not a lake, or not just a lake, but also a huge lake city.
The whole Jingjiang City is surrounded by the lake, it extends in all directions, there are unobstructed waterways, there are also the land flowers and stone streets where the peddlers and pawns come and go, if Tianshui City is the richest city in the Great Jiang Country, then Jingjiang City is the first rich city in the north of the Great Jiang Country, the Jingjiang Lake waterway under the city is directly connected to the capital in the northeast of the Great River Country, if there is a war, the capital can send troops to take a boat along the river to quickly come to suppress.
The importance of this city to Jiang Guo is far more important than Tianshui City, if Bai Gu hadn't looked at the map sent by Zhang Mingyu, he might not have found its specialness, but Bai Gu had checked it more than once before, and he was clear about the forces that existed here, and the biggest secret was that there were monk forces in this city, which seemed to be called 'Tianjing Pavilion'.
This Jingjiang City is the weak and aging emperor of the Great Jiang State when he was young to his third son Longli Prince, Longli Prince was named King Li early, the first year after the coming-of-age ceremony was sent to the fiefdom, after more than ten years of governance of Jingjiang City and the surrounding areas, the people live and work in peace and contentment, the officials are loyal to their duties, where in the territory controlled by the King of Li, there has not been a war accident for more than ten years.
Bai Gu and Liu Yun'er stood on a higher mountain, where you can see the whole picture of Jingjiang Lake, Bai Gu pointed to the small mountain road at his feet, and said to Liu Yun'er: "Go down from here, you can get to the Jingjiang City Gate in two hours, there are black spots in the eight directions of this big lake, and when you get closer, you can see that it is eight black Li iron cavalry camps, and the army has been stationed for a long time in non-war times. ”
Liu Yun'er also nodded, "My father and eldest brother said in the past that the decline of the royal family of Jiang State is not inherited by an incompetent person on the throne, but for another reason, the division of feudal towns and resources is only one of them, among the nine princes, King Li is the most concerned about the overall situation of Jiang Kingdom, a few years ago when I was very young, he came to our house as a guest, and stayed for a long time, I still remember his appearance, tall and always wearing a purple dress, his beard is meticulous, and he is very majestic. ”
Bai Gu listened, but he really wanted to see the majesty of this prince, he had never seen the emperor and prince in the world, I heard that the emperor's power was soaring, I don't know if it was as the book said, but everything is just fate, this trip is mainly to send Liu Yun'er safely, and the next thing needs to be carefully considered.
After going down the mountain and out of the woods, Bai Gu and Liu Yun'er walked for more than an hour, a big lake came into view, behind the lake is the majestic city wall, in fact, the big lake in front of them is only a small part of Jingjiang Lake, only because of the majestic city wall behind, so that Bai Gu and Liu Yun'er can not see a broader interior.
There is a straight avenue that directly separates the lake in front of the city gate into two halves, the city gate says 'Jingjiang City', there are two small characters below that say 'West Gate', it turns out that this is not the main gate, but there are all kinds of men, women and children in and out under the city gate, obviously even if it is not the main gate, there are many people in and out, these people look leisurely and comfortable, and there is no tension, this city is widely accepted by the people of all directions, if it is not peaceful and prosperous, there will never be this scene.
In the city that Baigu passed by for more than three months, Jingjiang City is the only city with four doors fully opened, there is no war here, the people live leisurely, and the governor has made great contributions.
Bai Gu and Liu Yun'er walked under the city, this time the two of them took out the silver and handed it to the officers and soldiers, for no other reason, there was a big notice board that said that entering the city was indeed to pay money, and how much each person should pay, what kind of person should pay how much, it was clearly written, this is the spirit of a big city, even if the cash is collected, it must be said clearly on the face, unlike the black-hearted city guards of Xiaoyang City three months ago, watching Bai Gu and Liu Yun'er bully and pit two taels of silver.
As soon as he paid the entrance fee to the city, Bai Gu heard the sound of horses' hooves behind him, and more than a dozen officers guarding the city successively said that the prince's carriage was back, and the people who entered the city around turned around to look, and then gave way to a wide road, Bai Gu saw the actions of these people around him, plus their expressions were not frightened, but hopeful, reverent eyes, which showed the people's love for the people in the carriage.
Liu Yun'er and Bai Gu naturally stood quietly on the side of the road, looking at the black and red horses driving slowly in the distance, and there was a military general and an old scribe wearing a square scarf on both sides of the carriage.
The carriage is getting closer and closer, the two horses pulling the carriage are all red, extremely tall, at first glance they are not mortal, although Bai Gu has seen some spirit beasts, but he is still very fond of these two horses, they are indeed alien species with aura, and they are absolutely rare in the mortal realm.
Getting closer and closer, Bai Gu suddenly felt a spiritual sense sweep by, although it was faint and imperceptible, but Bai Gu still felt it, this is an ability that only a monk who has entered the enlightenment period can have, at a glance, it was the white-haired scribe, Bai Gu looked at him He also stared at Bai Gu instantly, and he should have realized that Bai Gu was not a mortal.
"Stop~" The scribe called for a stop horse, floated close to the window of the carriage and said something inside, and then he rode in front of Bai Gu.
"Why do little Taoist friends come to Jingjiang City?" The old scribe asked in a hoarse voice, Bai Gu thought for a while, and responded: "Passing by here, I want to see the prosperity of Jingjiang, I won't stay long, and I will leave in three days." ”
The old scribe muttered slightly, "In this case, the little Taoist friends can enter the city to play first, and tomorrow the old man and the King of Li will invite the little Taoist friends to enjoy the friendship of the landlord." ”
Bai Gu smiled helplessly, hugged his fists and said, "The old gentleman is polite." ”
Bai Gu did not reply to the old scribe whether he agreed to attend the banquet or not, the old scribe rode back and restarted with King Li's carriage and horse, when the carriage walked next to Liu Yun'er, Liu Yun'er stared intently at the inside of the carriage, and the people in the carriage seemed to be looking at this side, Bai Gu could feel it.
As the carriage was about to pass by, a loud voice came from inside the carriage, "Stop." ”
This time, the people in the carriage were about to come out, and the surrounding people knelt down one after another, leaving only Bai Gu and Liu Yun'er still standing, and the old scribe and the sword general also dismounted and pulled the curtain for King Li.
A tall middle-aged man stepped out of the car, Bai Gu saw that his bearing was extraordinary, he wore a purple robe and shawl, a small gold and jade crown on his head, and a neat black beard, walked in front of Liu Yun'er, looked at it for a while and asked: "Are you... Xiao Yun'er?"
Liu Yun'er had tears in her eyes, grabbed Bai Gu's hand, and said, "Uncle Long is good." ”
King Li was immediately moved, squatted down and gently grabbed Liu Yun'er's shoulder, looked at Liu Yun'er's face carefully, and said distressedly: "It's really Xiao Yun'er, I've suffered you, I didn't expect you to be alive, how did you get here this way?"
Liu Yun'er had already shed tears at this time, wiped her tears with her hands, and raised her head to signal, "It's Brother Qingfeng who has taken me all the way from thousands of miles, and I'm going to Xiaoyu Mountain to find my second brother." ”
King Li got up and thanked Bai Gu, "Thank you Zhenren for protecting my little niece all the way, it's hard to repay the kindness... Can you enjoy the face of the house?"
Bai Gu was also very surprised, he didn't expect this King Li and Liu Yatou to be so close, since they were warmly invited, it was not easy to refuse, and Bai Gu estimated that Liu Yun'er also had a lot to say to her, Uncle Long.
"Then disturb the prince. "Bai Gu returned the favor.
King Li took Liu Yun'er's little hand and his car, while Bai Gu walked into the city with the old scribe, "I never thought that you were originally the prince's honored guests, but you really neglected the little Taoist just now." ”
Bai Gu said bluntly and politely, and the old scribe asked Bai Gu what sect he came from, Bai Gu still said that he was cultivating with his master on an unknown mountain in Qingyun Kingdom, and the old scribe no longer asked about his birth and feet, but turned to ask about the place of behavior along the way, and asked Bai Gu what he thought of Da Jiang Guo, Bai Gu told the truth in several books, but in the face of a monk in the knowledge period, Bai Gu was still vigilant at all times.
After walking a long way, this Jingjiang City is worthy of being a big city, the old scribe introduced it to Bai Gu every time he passed a place, Bai Gu praised it one by one, and finally arrived at the gate of the majestic palace of the purple gold carving column, the old scribe suddenly asked Bai Gu:
"I look at the little Taoist friend with a solid foundation of cultivation, and the spiritual power in his body is pure, more than several times stronger than the ordinary early stage cultivator of the condensation vein, it must be from the Great Immortal Sect, may I ask if there is also a training task in the mountain this time?"