In the outer castle of Kyoto, the trapezoidal castle walls are surrounded by a wide moat, and the willow trees that are sparsely pulled by the river are shaking their branches with young leaves.

On the left and right sides of the tall urn tower, neat battlements are arranged, and directly below the urn tower is the arched gate.

Zuo Chen turned over and dismounted, took a deep breath, turned around and said to Zhang Youcai: "Kyoto, it's not a big deal, there is not even the smell of seafood in the air." ”

"Ahh Zhang Youcai opened his mouth wide, thinking to himself, this Liu Gongzi is also an interesting person, and his wild thoughts are unpredictable.

The remaining four people listened and thought to themselves, Kyoto and Qizhou are like the difference between the sky and the mud, how can it be the other way around in the eyes of the childe?

Looking at Zhang Youcai's stunned appearance, Zuo Chen was a little funny. Turning to look at the crowd waiting to enter the city, a motley of people marched forward in a line, waiting for the stern-looking soldiers to check it. Vendors with goods lined up on the other side, waiting to pay their taxes and enter the city.

Zuo Chen pointed to the caravan in front of him and asked Zhang Youcai, "In this way, isn't every caravan paying taxes without omission?" ”

"Childe, you see, at the fence are the soldiers guarding the Yamen in Kyoto, and at the gate of the city are the soldiers guarding the Yamen in Kyoto, each performing their duties. The back slip is stamped in duplicate to collect taxes, and the front slip is checked and released. Unless there is a customs clearance document from the Ministry of Households, in fact, only the imperial merchants can be exempt from taxes. Zhang Youcai explained in detail.

"It's as simple as that? The imperial merchant estimated that it would cost a lot of money to handle it. Zuo Chen smiled noncommittally, thinking to himself, he could try it through his father or Prince Qing, and it was estimated that the imperial merchant could handle it, but I don't know if there is anything else to do.

Zuo Chen and his entourage were not vendors, and after a simple check, they entered the capital and wandered around the periphery of the imperial city.

"Uncle Zhang, let's find an inn to stay, rest first today, and then look for a suitable shop tomorrow." Zuo Chen arranged softly, his eyes looking at this bustling commercial street.

This is a place close to the mansions of dignitaries, surrounded by tea shops and restaurants, and shops are adjacent to each other. The patrol of officers and men goes once every hour, which shows that the security measures here are in place.

"Childe, the general has a mansion here, and you don't plan to move in?" After arranging accommodation, Zhang Youcai looked at Zuo Chen in surprise, and thought, does Childe want to live in the inn with a group of subordinates?

"Uncle Zhang, do you know where the General's Mansion is?" Zuo Chen asked.

"The last time I came to Kyoto with the general, it was my cousin Zhang Kang." Zhang Youcai said, pulled Zhang Kang over, and said, "This is Zhang Kang." ”

Zhang Kang's eyes were bright, his sturdy physique was very good, and he stood in front of Zuo Chen and smiled.

"How many stone locks can you lift?" Zuo Chen asked curiously.

"Two hundred pounds for one arm and five hundred pounds for both arms." After Zhang Kang answered simply, he still smiled, looking very kind and simple.

Zhang Youcai added: "Stone lock, that's a dead thing. Don't be fooled by his appearance, one year he tore a barbarian! After speaking, he raised his arm and hugged Zhang Kang, which shows that his feelings are very deep.

Zuo Chen grinned and gave Zhang Kang a thumbs up. knew that none of the retired soldiers sent to him by the big face plate were of a bad breed, but he didn't expect to be so brave.

Zhang Kang saw it, scratching his head with his hands like Zuo Rong, laughing honestly, looking very embarrassed. Zuo Chen watched his movements a little distractedly, and couldn't help but start to miss those two goods in his heart.

"Childe, when will we go to the General's Mansion to have a look?" Zhang Youcai didn't notice Zuo Chen's distraction, and asked expectantly.

Zuo Chen, who came back to his senses, pondered for a while and said, "I guess I can't live in it now, who knows us?" After that, how embarrassing! Right? After a while, let my father send me a letter. ”

Zuo Chen was very depressed, after so many years, his father had a great general's mansion in Kyoto, and he had never mentioned it to his family, which also showed that his father had never valued this great general's mansion.

After a simple dinner, Zuo Chen felt a little tired and said, "If you are in the mood, go for a walk, I want to rest for a while." It's better not to get into trouble, after all, it's not in the old barracks and at home. ”

Everyone said yes and scrambled out of the house.

Zuo Chen stood in front of the window of the inn on the street, the street was lit up, the crowds of customers were talking unscrupulously, and the small traders were shouting and selling along the street, and the noise was mixed together.

Zuo Chen thought to himself, he had been away from home for half a month this time, and his family found out that there was no trace of him in the morning, was it also so noisy?

Actually, Zuo Chen was completely overthinking. When Zuo Chen's mother ran into the backyard in a panic, the old man did not show excessive panic, but frowned and pondered, Liu Shangwu had said before that two or three people could not hurt Zuo Chen at all, not to mention that the current Zuo Chen already has quite good skills.

Even if someone was able to sneak into the mansion, there would be sounds of fighting, so the old man just pondered for a while and concluded that Zuo Chen had left the mansion. In Zuo Chen's room, seeing the neatly placed pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, the old man was even more firm in his judgment.

"Don't worry! It's okay. As far as Zuo Chen's scheming is concerned, it must have been planned a long time ago. I hope he doesn't cause trouble at home, and I can burn high incense. Looking at the crying daughter-in-law again, the old man said: "You don't have to worry about Zuo Chen's safety, ordinary martial arts can't help Zuo Chen, it's a good thing that he doesn't trouble others." ”

Zuo Chen didn't trouble others, but someone found trouble with Zhang Youcai and his party. When these five people were eating, they were not embarrassed to drink because Zuo Chen was present, so they left Zuo Chen and found a tavern to have a hearty drink.

Zhang Youcai and the five of them walked back to the door of the inn with their arms climbed, Zhang Kang, who was walking outside, didn't care, and touched the person on the other side, Zhang Kang, who had always been reluctant to talk more, turned around and smiled apologetically. When the visitor saw that they were going to enter the inn, they judged that they were from other places, so they persevered.

Zhang Youcai, who has always been cautious, nodded and accompanied him, but the man still did not give up, and insisted that Zhang Kang had injured his arm, Zhang Kang was angry for a while, and he forgot Zuo Chen's instructions, and flew up and kicked the man straight into the middle of the street.

Zhang Kang was still muttering in his mouth: "What are you talking about with this son of a bitch!" After speaking, he pulled Zhang Youcai and shouted that everyone entered the inn, who would pay attention to the man's howl like killing a pig.

Originally, the street was noisy, and Zuo Chen, who was lying on the bed, didn't care, and several people didn't tell him when they came back, and they all rested after washing their feet. Not long after lying down, more than a dozen people dressed in nursing homes broke in.

When they went out, Zhang Kang and the five people, who were accustomed to lying in clothes, fought with this group of nurses without caring about wearing boots, how could the division of tigers and wolves be able to parry by those kittens and dogs, and it ended in a fiasco in a few rounds.

Zuo Chen looked at these mighty entourage, his bare-handed and barefoot eyes widened angrily, funny and angry, and said: "I promised not to cause trouble, why did I make such a big disturbance in a blink of an eye?" ”

"Those sons of bitches are also bullying!" Zhang Kang didn't explain the ins and outs, and said angrily: "I'll go to the shopkeeper and ask where they came from." ”

The trembling innkeeper hid behind the counter shivering. In this place where there are many high-ranking officials and nobles, a slave who comes out of a mansion is not something he can offend. I thought to myself, how could there be any residents who dared to go toe-to-toe with those minions, and I didn't know what the way it came from, it was really bold.

"Shopkeeper, come out and speak." Zhang Kang shouted at a straight voice.

The shopkeeper lying behind the counter really didn't want to face this gang of fierce gods, listening to the voice like Hong Zhong, he was really timid in his heart, so he raised his head slowly.

"Guest, villain...... I didn't see anything......" said the shopkeeper, thinking that don't annoy these people, smashing doors, windows, tables and stools is a small matter, beating yourself to hurt your muscles and bones, and you can't take care of yourself, that's a big loss.

Afraid that Zhang Kang's anger would not subside, and he would be angry with the shopkeeper again, Zuo Chen hurried in front of the counter and said: "I'm sorry for your trouble, this is fifty taels of silver tickets, which is your loss......" said and handed over a silver ticket.

"This son, how dare you be a little one, you have given a little more." The shopkeeper didn't wait for Zuo Chen to finish speaking, and quickly interjected.

"I'll take it for you, what a rambling thing!" Zhang Kang was still angry and shouted loudly.

The shopkeeper's legs trembled, if he hadn't leaned on the table, he would definitely fall to the ground, Zhang Kang's ferocity in the fight was vivid, where did he dare to accept the silver ticket handed over by Zuo Chen.

"Look at you! The shopkeeper was scared, and he wouldn't be able to speak more calmly. Zhang Youcai pulled Zhang Kang and said: "The son and the shopkeeper are talking, what are you fooling around!" ”

The shopkeeper looked at Zhang Kang, whose face was flushed and scratching his head, and thought, it turns out that this tower-like man will also be shy and embarrassed? Looking at the son in front of him, he is polite and gentle, and he should be a good person.

"Childe, if you listen to a small sentence, hurry up and find another place to stay, that gang...... People are certainly not finished. The shopkeeper said, his eyes glancing towards the door, and he said, "Isn't that?" There are people across the street who are looking at the inn, and it is estimated that they will come to trouble the guest officers. ”

"Thank you for the kindness of the shopkeeper, I am also thinking about leaving, so as not to cause the inn to suffer unlucky, and I am also uneasy." Zuo Chen glanced back at Zhang Kang and the others, and said: "We don't know which immortal we offended, we can't figure it out, and our hearts are even more unsteady." ”

After a fight, the guests were so shocked that the door was already closed, and there was no shadow of Xiao Er in front of the counter.

As if he was afraid of being heard, the shopkeeper covered his mouth with his hand and said: "Those people are the nursing home of Lord Yin Sun's family in Kyoto Prefecture, and the first person to be kicked and injured is the son of Lord Sun and his concubine, called Sun Gui." ”

Zuo Chen listened for a while, how could he enter Kyoto the first day and fight with a powerful man with a head and a face? He turned around and said to Zhang Kang and the others: "Let's go, go to the General's Mansion, I don't want to live in the Mansion now." ”

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