Henan, Tokyo Kaifeng City.

The periphery of the city is surrounded by a wide moat, and on the waterway leading to the city, merchant ships enter and leave one after another, and the midday sun shines directly on the bustling river, and a few traces of late autumn cold wind blow, creating ripples in the sparkling water.

The waterway connecting the city is the Kaifeng Grand Canal, which is commonly known as the "Bianqu", and it is with the water transportation of the canal that the Northern Song Dynasty court decided to set the capital here.

Kaifeng can become the world's first international city, naturally also inseparable from the convenience of water transport, Kaifeng Grand Canal runs through Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu and other places, providing rich resources for Tokyo and the Central Plains, especially the Jianghuai area of taxes and grain, it can be said that the Bianhe River water transport is the economic lifeline of Kaifeng!

At the peak of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Grand Canal was more than three times as large as in the Tang Dynasty!

In the twelfth century, the most prosperous city of mankind was the most prosperous and economically concentrated on the planet, where countless financial and trade converged, and the mature urban structure was finalized, and everything imaginable in the world at that time was spread over this international metropolis.

In terms of economic development, Kaifeng is even better than Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty.

In addition to the two types of markets in the Northern Song Dynasty, the boundaries between "fang" and "city" were gradually broken, and merchants and shops could be seen everywhere in residential areas and even on both sides of the road.

Especially at night, due to the cancellation of the curfew in the Song Dynasty, the nightlife of the Song people can be said to be quite rich, in the tile shop, in the Gool, whether it is a green building, or a tavern, it is often overcrowded, if you want to enter and exit such places, you even have to book in advance.

As for theaters, temple fairs, teahouses and other places, they are even more crowded, if you want to listen to music or play, as long as you want, you will not eat closed doors at any time.

The city is surrounded by tall and thick city walls, the city wall of Kaifeng is at least more than fifteen kilometers, the city is divided into three parts: the inner city, the outer city, and the imperial city.

All of this is a testament to the prosperity of the city.

"Who are you waiting for, how dare you trespass on the imperial city!"

On the wall of the south gate of the imperial city, a middle-aged man about thirty years old held a sword in his right hand, and his majestic gaze swept over the people and cars under the city wall.

"Phew!"

The man pulled the reins, got off the horse, clasped his hands into fists and said with a smile: "Zhang Qing, the military and horse capital supervisor of Xia Dongchang Mansion, has something important to escort the Taishou of Gaotang Prefecture to meet Captain Gao, and I hope that this lord will let me into the city."

"Do you have a paperwork?" The middle-aged man's face did not change, and there was a hint of vigilance in his tone: "Now is not an ordinary time, if you don't have documents, you can't enter the city!"

Gao Lian was furious when he heard it in the car, and struggled to climb off the carriage, ignoring the strange eyes of others, he reluctantly stood up and scolded at the city: "You don't recognize this official? Have you ever known my brother, Captain Gao? ”

The man was not afraid at all, and laughed a few times and said: "My Wang Yu has always acted according to the laws of the imperial court, since I am in charge of the forbidden army of the imperial city, I have to be responsible for the safety of His Majesty, I have seen a lot of fanatics like you who pretend to be relatives of the emperor!"

"These people, they are not allowed to put in without my order!" After Wang Yu finished speaking, he took his sword and went down the city wall without looking back.

Gao Lian was furious in his heart, and when he wanted to scold again, his right hand hurt and he was almost speechless, Zhang Qing saw this and persuaded: "Gao Taishou is angry for the time being, in my opinion, the palace will be dispersed in a few moments, why not wait for a while?"

Although he couldn't be angry, Gao Lian had no other way to think in his heart, so he had to wait patiently, sat back on the horse, and said to Zhang Qing: "Thanks to you this time, when you see Captain Gao, this official will definitely report to you, hehe, you must know that the promotion and knighthood are only in the Tai Lieutenant."

In the past few days, I first encountered bandits on the road, and more than 100 people who escaped all the way from Gaotang Prefecture died and escaped, and only the two of them were left, plus the time of treatment and delay on the road, it took more than ten days to get to Kaifeng!

"Then thank you too much." Zhang Qing smiled, and then sighed: "It's just...... Didn't know about my parents' ......."

"Don't worry about that." Gao Lian waved his hand and said, "In this Tokyo City, is there anything else that Confucius can't heal?"

Zhang Qing was overjoyed: "If an adult can save my parents, Zhang Qing will definitely be an adult, and he will be ...... after death."

"Crunch......" The sound of the wooden door turning interrupted Zhang Qing's train of thought, Gao Lian heard the movement in the car, hurriedly got out of the car, and grinned at the city gate with his teeth bared.

Several middle-aged people in official robes walked slowly from the imperial city, most of them still holding a jade plate in their hands, obviously just returning from dispersal.

In the middle of the crowd, a middle-aged man was particularly conspicuous, this person was more than eight feet long, his nose was like an eagle's hook, his face was gloomy, and his eyes were full of depth, giving people the first impression that he could not see through it at all.

There are not a few people around this person, most of them are flattering, obviously this person's identity is not simple.

"Big brother!" As soon as Gao Lian's eyes came into contact with this person, it was as if his parents were gone, and he was about to rush towards that person with an arrow step, his face was naturally full of tears, and he shouted "You want to avenge your brother!" ”

"Bang!" Of course, the truth did not go as Gao Lian wanted, he just rushed out without two steps, only to feel a gust of wind hit, and in the blink of an eye, his body had flown upside down.

Wang Yu stood up straight, with a hint of disdain in his tone: "This guy is bold! He actually dared to rush into Captain Gao, he was simply looking for death, someone came, dragged him out and cut him down! ”

Also, Gao Lian's whole body is mixed with mud and blood at the moment, his clothes are also tattered, his hair is even more unkempt, and there is a huge blood spot on his right arm wrapped in linen and wooden boards, no matter how you look at it, it is no different from a beggar!

Several other officials also had a look of disgust in their eyes, and Tong Guan on the side glanced at him and coughed lowly: "Captain Gao, take a step forward next." And he went out of the city gate first.

"Well, my lords, this ...... This is ......" Zhang Qing almost couldn't believe what he saw, and he was still incoherent and dumbfounded.

But the situation is obvious, Gao Lian was kicked out like a dead dog!

Zhang Qing still wanted to speak, but saw Gao Yu winking at him, and moved his gaze to the door again, still expressionless. Zhang Qing's heart moved, and he immediately understood the meaning, dragged the collar of Gao Lian, who had been unconscious, and walked outside the city gate.

Wang Yu saw that several people had already left, and Gao Lian and Zhang Qing also left in embarrassment, and suddenly snorted coldly, shook his hand and said, "Everyone go to the city to continue patrolling!" After saying that, he walked to the steps of the city wall, and the other forbidden troops also restored order when they saw this.

Gao Yu walked out of the city gate, and walked to his mansion alone, and the other officials also dispersed, Zhang Qing had no choice but to drag Gao Lian to follow Gao Yu.

At this time, Liangshan, in the secret room of the Juyi Hall.

"I said, what's going on?" Dong Ping took a sip of tea, with a hint of playfulness in his eyes, and put down the teacup in his hand.

"Hehe, Brother Dongshuang, don't be so nervous." Song Jiang stood up, walked up to Dong Ping, and laughed a few times: "We invited you to come, mainly because Sect Leader Lin wanted to talk to you, and he didn't mean anything else."

Nothing else? Who believes!

Dong Ping cursed secretly in his heart, everyone knew that this blue firework was a signal to convene the leaders of the top six positions on the mountain.

Originally, I thought that Hu Yanzhuo had come to attack Liangshan, so he summoned himself to discuss countermeasures, but looking at Song Jiang's current tone, it was obviously not the attitude of the imperial army to suppress the border.

Moreover, Lin Chong actually has something to tell him? Could it be that he had some tricks in the last battle?

Thinking of this, Dong Ping's heart suddenly tightened, the last time he brought a black scarf, it was in the dark of the night, it stands to reason that Lin Chong would not recognize himself?

The eyes of the three of them were focused on Lin Chong, but this person obviously didn't mean to speak now.

"Brother Dong Shuang, thanks to you last time, our army was able to break the formation of the high thief." Wu Yong smiled, wanting to alleviate the embarrassing situation: "If you can, can the Dong brothers teach Xiaosheng a few times?" I believe you and I can improve ourselves. ”

"If the military advisor has something to say, he might as well say it directly." The corners of Dong Ping's mouth rose and smiled: "You are treating me as an outsider!"

What Wu said in this is not leaky, but it is obviously something in the words.

"Alright, let me say a few words."

Lin Chong's gloomy face finally faded a little, but there was still a seriousness in his tone: "Dong Ping, what is the purpose of your coming to Liangshan!"