Closer and closer to the towering tower.

Looking at the twenty or thirty meters wide river, Zheng Sheng said in surprise: "This is the moat of Luoyang City? ”

"Yes, this is the moat 'Yang Canal'." Wang Sui explained.

Zheng Sheng looked down and felt that the water in the Yang Canal should be several meters deep, and if the invading enemy could not swim, the river would also become a big obstacle to attacking the city.

After crossing the river, Zheng Sheng set his eyes on the high wall dozens of steps away.

Luoyang's Kaiyang Gate.

Although it was still far away, Zheng Sheng could only tilt his neck to see it in full view. Looking up at its two-story tower, I unconsciously felt a sore neck.

"The roof of this tower is almost twenty feet above the ground!" Zheng Sheng muttered.

"Zheng Shizi, this Kaiyang Gate is not the highest city tower, and the Great Xia Gate and Xuanyang Gate are even higher!" Wang Sui introduced.

"Really?" Zheng Sheng could only think about the majestic posture of those two city gates for the time being. Compared with the partial gate of Kaiyangmen, Xuanyang and Daxia are the main gates of the north and south of Luoyang City, and the ones that are successfully completed are taller than other gates.

Walking through the dozens of meters long doorway of Kaiyang Gate, Zheng Sheng walked into the imperial capital of the Jin Dynasty for the first time.

First of all, his feeling is wide! It's a wide road!

Like the roads outside the city, the roads in the city are divided into three parts: left, center, and right. The difference is that there are no trees planted on either side of the road in the city, so it is wider than the road outside the city, except for the middle of the royal road, where a wooden wall about one meter high is built with rammed earth on both sides of the road, which is used for defense.

Looking at both sides of the road, there were closely-packed houses, not much different from the ones he had seen in Wancheng before.

At this time, Sima Xin also stepped out of the carriage, looked at the street, and pondered for a long time.

"Zheng Sheng, do you have anyone you want to see in Luoyang?" Sima Xin said.

"Sima Dingyun should be the person you often see." Zheng Sheng replied.

"Okay, let's go to Yongheli. If there is something, Sima Dingyun will come to you. Since you have come to Luoyang, do you want to go to Guozixue to meet some of your peers? ”

Zheng Sheng thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I'm not going." ”

"There are still a lot of outstanding teenagers in Guozixue, you should make some friends."

Zheng Sheng sighed: "But I really don't like the current atmosphere. ”

"You mean Qing Tan? You don't want not to participate. But Guozixue still has to go. Also, I'm going to take you to meet some people. Sima Xin said.

Zheng Sheng frowned: "Isn't the county prince about to go to be a free rider?" Got some time to spare? ”

Sima Xin said with a smile: "It's not like you have to stay by the side of the Son of Heaven at any time. What's more, the free-riders are on duty. ”

Zheng Sheng was stunned.

"Let's go, let's go back to Yongheli first."

Yongheli, Zheng Sheng also knows this place. It is a high-end residential area in Luoyang City, where powerful and royal families gather. It's not surprising that Sima Xin's house is there.

Zheng Sheng and the others walked all the way north along the street called Yong'an Street they are walking on now and came to Yongheli.

There was a long east-west street in Yongheli, and Zheng Sheng followed Sima Xin all the way east, and then turned north into an alley called Siren Lane. Although it is an alley, the road is still more than two feet wide, and it is not the same as an ordinary alley.

After that, they turned west again and stopped in front of the door of the "Shinno Mansion". Wang Sui stepped forward and knocked on the door, and nothing strange happened, and Sima Xin'an returned to his residence in Luoyang safely.

Zheng Sheng roughly estimated that Sima Xin's house sits in the north and faces south, with a total of three entrances in the front, middle and back, divided according to the purpose: the front yard is where he receives visitors, the middle courtyard is used as his usual daily life, and the backyard is naturally the residence of his family. In general, Sima Xin's house is not big but not small.

After entering the mansion, Zheng Sheng saw a lot of maids and servants, all of whom bowed their heads slightly, were respectful, and very "educated".

Sima Xin sent a young maidservant to a side house on the southeast side of the middle courtyard, which was where Zheng Sheng would live for some time to come.

Zheng Sheng entered the house and looked, the room is not small, divided into three rooms on the left, middle and right, and the hospitality, study, and living room can be clearly divided.

Zheng Sheng was very satisfied.

The little maid was not very old, and after leading him to the room, she said in a soft voice like a mosquito and a fly: "Zheng Shizi, Steward Sima has ordered, and I will take care of your daily life in the future." ”

Zheng Sheng waved his hand, he wanted to say that he didn't need to, but after thinking about it carefully, I was afraid that the Sima steward who had just met would mistakenly think that he was dissatisfied with this little maid and would send a new maid over, which was too troublesome.

If I knew earlier, I should have brought Sniff and Qing'er over.

These thoughts flashed through my mind.

Zheng Sheng snorted and asked, "What's your name?" ”

"Slave Wanruo."

Zheng Sheng wanted to ask a few more words, but after thinking about it again, he didn't seem to have anything to ask: "I'm a little tired, you go down first." ”

Wanruo said a sigh and slowly exited the door.

Zheng Sheng sat cross-legged on the seat in the middle room. He felt a little awkward, Luoyang is not Jingzhou, and the chair doesn't seem to have been popularized here.

Zheng Sheng was a little homesick and missed his home in Jingzhou.

He lay down on his back, his hands above his head, around the back of his head, his head resting on his arms, thinking about the life in Luoyang that was about to begin.

He's going to study in the country.

I don't know what kind of classmates I will meet. These classmates are not ordinary characters, they are all children of officials above the fifth grade.

He's the lowest guy here.

There are also auction houses. He needed to find time to go over and take a look. But I still have to meet Sima Dingyun first. He didn't know the exact location of the auction house, only that it was on Tongluo Street.

Maybe you can sneak over and make an unannounced visit? But it shouldn't be needed.

The auction house has been doing well over the years, and there will be no major mistakes.

Zheng Sheng thought about his heart and fell asleep.

"Zheng Shizi?" Zheng Sheng was woken up.

Looking at the somewhat dimly lit room, Zheng Sheng asked, "What time is it?" ”

"It's three quarters of the hour. Grandpa invited the prince over. ”

"Okay."

Sima Xin was looking for Zheng Sheng just to eat.

A light meal - Zheng Sheng has already eaten this kind of meal all the way.

After the meal, Sima Xin said to Zheng Sheng: "I have already written a letter with Xie Zhen Sacrificial Wine of Guozixue, as long as you are willing, you can go to Guozixue tomorrow." ”

Zheng Sheng opened his mouth, this is too fast!

"It doesn't matter if you want to rest for a few more days." Sima Xin continued.

Zheng Sheng said helplessly: "Then I'll go to the auction house with Sima Dingyun tomorrow." Then just let him lead me the way to Guozi to study. ”

Sima Xin smiled and said, "Yes." ”

Early the next morning, after Zheng Sheng got up, he learned that Sima Xin had already set off for the palace.

Zheng Sheng had breakfast and ate silently in his room.

Half an hour later, Sima Dingyun finally came to the door.

"Zheng Shizi, it's been a long time."

Zheng Sheng smiled and said, "Mr. Sima doesn't have to be polite. Shall we go now? ”

Sima Dingyun hesitated for a moment and said, "Shizi, I can't make up my mind about one thing now, and I want to ask you to help me think about it."