Han Yunong sighed and said with a wry smile: "There is Murong in the south, and Xiling is also occupied by the rebel party, if there are remnants of these rebels in this pass, if the Queen Mother Association cannot be stopped and extinguished as soon as possible, and they are big or even colluded, the empire will be ......!" I wanted to say it again and again, but I didn't say it anymore after all.

Qin Xiao didn't have the heart to take care of Southern Xinjiang, he just thought that Yuwen Chengchao would enter the tiger's den alone, and he couldn't be steady in his heart.

"Captain, do you think there is any conspiracy of the Queen Mother's Association?" Qin Xiao thought thoughtfully: "Tonight, they met us for the first time, and they didn't know our details at all, and they didn't even see our appearance, so they very earnestly wooed us to join the Queen Mother Association. Since this Queen Mother Association is a secret organization, it is urgent to attract people to join them, and it should be cautious, how can it be so hasty? Are they really not worried that we are from the imperial court? ”

"It's useless to say anything now." Qin Xiao sighed: "The eldest prince has already left with them, and I can only pray that everything goes well for him." ”

Han Yunong just nodded slightly, and didn't say much.

After a night's rest, Du Hongsheng has recovered a lot, although his body is still a little weak, but he doesn't want to delay his trip to Beijing because of himself.

Han Yunong bowed slightly: "This is also what I think is strange. It stands to reason that such an organization would not pull people into the gang so hastily, and it would be impossible to easily reveal their identities without knowing the details of the other party. ”

"Du Wei, is Zhao Shengtai really the brother of that Zhao, Zhao Scholar?"

Han Yunong shook his head and said, "I don't know. I only know that the imperial court decreed that year, Zhao Yankuo formed a party to rebel, all the officials were executed, and the family members were also involved in the rebellion case, at that time I followed the general in the Xiling Protectorate as an errand, there were many rumors in Kyoto, I was just a soldier, and I didn't have much interest in the affairs of the court. Whether those officials were beheaded or whether any family members survived, I can't be sure. ”

Du Hongsheng didn't ask much, and at dawn, the three of them cleaned up and left the village.

On the way, it was not a day, all the way east, crossing Fenshui, out of Yongzhou, not a few days, it had arrived in the Gyeonggi area, and after two days, it finally arrived at the capital of the Great Qin Emperor.

The imperial capital is magnificent, Qin Xiao saw the imperial capital city for the first time, and he was amazed in his heart, that kind of heaviness and condensation was far from what he could see before.

After he woke up, he naturally found that Yuwen Chengchao was missing.

Han Yunong knew that Yuwen Chengchao's whereabouts were naturally known to as few people as possible, after all, he was concealing his identity to enter the Queen Mother's Association, if the people of the Queen Mother's Association knew that Yuwen Chengchao wanted to join the Association to find out information, it would definitely put Yuwen Chengchao in danger.

Although Du Hongsheng is a member of the imperial court, Han Yunong had already discussed with Qin Xiao before he woke up, and he did not need to inform Yuwen Chengchao of the truth about infiltrating the Queen Mother's Association, but had already prepared a statement, only saying that Yuwen Chengchao found that there was a group of cults that harmed people, and he wanted to trace the traces of that group of people, and wanted to find out their lair before reporting to the government.

Surrounded by beautiful mountains and rivers, Kyoto Castle is the undisputed first city in the world.

Kyoto Nine

At the door, Qin Xiao and the three of them entered from the west gate, and the inspection was strict, Qin Xiao and Han Yunong were originally wearing swords, and when they entered the city, the Kyoto guards in black armor saw the two of them wearing swords, and immediately took them aside for inquiry.

After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the capital was built here, and the vicissitudes of more than 200 years have given this giant city a heavy heritage.

Strong mountain in the west, the mountain peaks are endless, Luoshui comes from the southwest, runs through the ancient capital, the east is screened by the ancient cloud mountain, majestic and magnificent, one of the three elite of the Tang Dynasty, the imperial capital Shence army is stationed at the foot of the ancient cloud mountain, the ancient cloud mountain peak is steep and straight, 30,000 Shence army garrisons Kyoto, enough to ensure the safety of Kyoto.

The mountains are like gathering, looking at it, walking in the water, wandering into the capital.

The Wuwei battalion garrisons this Kyoto city, so there is some arrogance in the bones from top to bottom, except for the dragon scale guards guarding the palace, which are the three elite armies of the empire, and the Wuwei battalion has never been in sight.

It is because the guards at the city gate don't care whether Du Hongsheng is the identity of the county guard, even if it is true, he is just a magistrate from other places, which is not worth mentioning, and Han Yunong is a lieutenant of the governor's mansion, in the eyes of the guards, it is nothing, and when the weapons are collected, there is no discussion at all.

Although Qin Xiao had some fire in his heart, when he first arrived in Kyoto, everything was very unfamiliar, and it was impossible to have an argument with the guards before he entered the city.

Du Hongsheng and Han Yunong both reported their identities, but the guards didn't care in the slightest, they still disarmed and took away Qin Xiao and Han Yunong's sabers.

Although Du Hongsheng is a county guard in Xiling, in this Kyoto, the small county guard is really not worth mentioning.

The soldiers and horses guarding Kyoto are the Kyoto Wuwei Battalion, which belongs to the Nine Gates Guard Administration, and the Wuwei General of the Nine Gates Guards has always been negotiated by the Southern Courtyard to select candidates, and then decided by the emperor, although it is only a miscellaneous general, but because it is in charge of the Kyoto Nine Gates, the position is extremely important, not only does the Southern Court need to discuss the candidates, but this person must win the trust of the emperor.

More than 200 years ago, the founding emperor Taizu hit the horse into Kyoto, so that this ancient city began the glorious years, countless foreign envoys have gone through hardships, are proud to be able to enter this city to worship the Tang Dynasty Son of Heaven, and this ancient city has never disappointed those foreign envoys, but if you can enter the city to the Son of Heaven, when you leave, you will definitely return with a full load.

Over the past 200 years, Kyoto Castle has been expanded and repaired several times, and although it has survived the years of weather, this majestic ancient city has always stood here and become the center of the empire.

The roads in the city are criss-crossed, but they are extremely wide, and the shops are lined up one after another, bustling, and the streets are full of people and cars.

Entering the city, Qin Xiao felt the grandeur of this ancient city for the first time.

Although Qin Xiao came to Kyoto for the first time, when he was in Xiling, he still heard of Kyoto City, knowing that this is not only the first city in the world, but also after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, it has always been the capital, for more than two hundred years, this city is actually the loyalty and mind of the entire empire, and countless decrees of the empire are all issued from this city.

This ancient city has seen too much of the glory of the Tang Empire.

One is the world inside the city, and the other is the world outside the city.

There are many fresh clothes and angry horses on the streets, neatly dressed, and a dazzling array of goods shows that the empire still has abundant wealth, which is completely different from the barren people Qin Xiao saw in the bitter cold land of Xiling.

Walking through the streets, Du Hongsheng led Qin Xiao and Han Yunong to ride horses on the banks of Luoshui.

Qin Xiao rode a horse and walked through the wide streets, looking left and right, feeling the prosperity and prosperity of the empire.

Whoever is here can easily forget the crisis of the empire's existence and be infected by the bustle and excitement of Kyoto Castle.

The high walls of the capital seem to divide the Tang Empire into two worlds.

Kyoto is based on Luoshui, and many canals have been built, so transportation is very convenient. There is a square in the city, there is a river in the square, the river canal communicates, and the vertical and horizontal are strange. Looking at the Luoshui River on the side, he continued: "The waterway can transport goods to the city, and in addition, you can also travel along the river. There is a good saying, the northerners ride horses and the southerners support the boat, the southerners are not good at horseback riding, and when they arrive in Kyoto, they prefer to take a boat on the river. ”

Qin Xiao saw clearly, the boat was a canopy boat, not big, the boat lady who supported the boat was very slim, and the action of the boat was very skillful, he was in Xiling, rarely took a boat, and couldn't help asking: "Lord Du, is this boat very expensive?" ”

"That's not expensive." Du Hongsheng no longer has to endure the bumps in the road, and his mood seems to be a lot more comfortable, and he explained with interest: "These boat ladies take guests to visit along the river, can help them explain the scenery on both sides of the strait, you all know, this Kyoto city began in the previous dynasty, that is, the capital, before and after adding up to more than 300 years of history, almost every street in Kyoto has a story, these boat ladies know the anecdotes and wild things that happened in Kyoto, and then know some allusions, enough to say to the guests that the head is the way." And most of the boat girls are also passable, the boat fare is not expensive, but once the guests are in a good mood, seeing that the boat lady can speak well and looks good, they will also give some rewards, relying on these incomes, they can barely make a living. ”

Du Hongsheng was an official sent from Kyoto to Xiling, and he spent a lot of time in Kyoto in his early years, so he was very familiar with Kyoto.

Bumpy all the way, although Du Hongsheng was tired, but when he entered the capital, the whole person became energetic.

"There are three big rivers in the capital, Luoshui, Gushui and Raoshui, all of which are naturally introduced." Du Hongsheng said with a smile: "As early as the previous dynasty,

Du Hongsheng smiled: "Not bad. Speaking of Nishiichi, more than 20 years ago, it was still the busiest place in Kyoto City, and it was much more prosperous than Higashi in those days. Then he sighed and said, "But now that the West Market has withered, it has long been less prosperous than the East Market." ”

"Why is that?"

"Master Du, since there is an East Market, is there also a West Market?" Qin Xiao asked.

Qin Xiao bowed slightly, he knew that as long as the family life was passable, it would never be possible for women to earn money and make a living outside.

"If you follow this river, you can go to Kyoto Higashi." Du Hongsheng seems to know the situation in the capital well: "Now it is also the most prosperous place in Kyoto, where businessmen gather, very lively, if you have time to go back, you can go to the East Market to take a turn." Just now we passed through those streets, there were a lot of goods, but the East Market was full of everything, and the dignitaries and nobles in Beijing often appeared in the East Market. ”

"Woods." Du Hongsheng said: "My Datang once commanded the four seas, and the barbarians from all over the world bowed down to their ministers. At that time, the Veda Khanate had not yet become a climate, and it was still a vassal to our Tang Dynasty, so naturally it did not dare to block the trade route between the Tang Dynasty and the Western Regions, so at that time, the merchants of the Western Regions would come to Kyoto City. I have a lot of energy in the Tang Dynasty, not only allowing foreign merchants to do business in the capital, but also specially built the West Market, the Western Regions, the Bohai Kingdom, the Udha Khanate, the East China Sea countries, and even the northern Tusun people, will appear in the West Market, it is no exaggeration to say that the West Market at that time, with all the goods in the world, but everything you think of, you can buy in the West Market. He raised his hand and stroked his beard, and sighed lightly: "I still remember, at that time, the annual tax revenue of the West Market was already an astronomical amount, the commerce and trade were prosperous, and the treasury of my Tang Dynasty was also very full, with silver, the empire was strong and strong, the stronger it was, the greater the trade between foreign countries and us, if it wasn't for the Vedic Khanate......!" He shook his head with a wry smile and didn't continue, but Qin Xiao and Han Yunong both understood what he meant.

Without the Vedic Khanate to control the trade routes, the Tang Dynasty and the Western Regions would still have trade and trade, which was a good thing for both sides, and the treasury of the Tang Dynasty would not suffer a serious blow due to the interruption of the trade routes.