In the next few days, on this ship, Changsun Hong and Li Tingzhi could be seen inseparable every day, and the two seemed to be lovers who hated to see each other, wishing they were sleeping together.

Of course, Li Tingzhi was fooled deeper by Changsun Hong, and some of the governing theories of later generations were like a steady stream of flowing water, pouring into his mind, which was both novel and profound, sounding reasonable, and thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was more reasonable, and Li Tingzhi, who was familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics, was fascinated by it, and he couldn't wait to open Changsun Hong's head to see if there was anything else he didn't understand.

And Changsun Hong is also impressed by Li Tingzhi, this ancient scholar who has not been exposed to modern education, his receptivity is really very strong, he can often draw inferences from one another, his brain reaction speed is very fast, and he can also add his own annotations and ask some very high questions and rhetorical questions.

Fortunately, the boat drove fast, and the Jiangnan Canal was not very long, and after walking on the river for a few days, Lin'an, the actual capital of the Great Song Dynasty, was revealed in the splendid landscape.

Lin'an City, was originally the capital of the Qian family of Wu Yue Kingdom, after the surrender of King Wu Yue to the Song Dynasty, here is Hangzhou Mansion, the great writer of the Northern Song Dynasty Su Dongpo, he did the Zhizhou here, the famous West Lake Su Causeway, is in the period when he was in power, when the West Lake was dredged, the mud piled up to form the landscape.

The city was originally not large, and after Gaozong crossed to the south, he set it to be in the line, and only then began to build a large number of buildings.

The city is bordered by Phoenix Mountain in the south, West Lake in the west, and vast plains in the east and north, forming a long and narrow pattern in the north-south direction, and the irregular rectangular city wall surrounds the dense circle of the city. The south side of the palace city is based on the Phoenix Mountain, the mountain body is regarded as the back mountain, a ten-mile-long royal street leads out from the north gate of the palace city, straight to the north, all the way to the north gate of Lin'an City, on both sides of the royal street, all kinds of storefronts and shops are full of roads, all kinds of handicraft workshops, tile theaters are full of them.

Near the Miyagi Castle to the south are the yamen of the various government offices, and a large area of buildings separates the Miyagi city walls from the houses and shops outside. Then the numerous courtyards and houses of the rich and noble families separated the government office area from the noisy commercial market, and the commercial area passed, and then the northern area was the location of the ordinary houses and warehouses that occupied the largest area of Lin'an City.

Looking down from the high Phoenix Mountain, the whole city is unobstructed, the city that is planned to be staggered is like a chessboard, the streets that go straight and crisscross divide the whole city into countless squares, the intersections are very standardized, several small rivers flow from the side of the street, and the river channel excavated artificially in the city is smooth, this is the blood of the city, that is, it can be used for freight, and it can discharge sewage, and ordinary people take water and use it, but also in it.

Meng Heng's official ship docked at the canal wharf in Lin'an City, and some people who had played the front station had already prepared horses and sedan chairs and were waiting on the shore.

Meng Hui is in the city, there is a house that deals with the reward of Emperor Zong, although he generally does not live here, but there are slaves in it to sweep, tidying up at any time to live in. When I docked, it was not early, it was inconvenient to enter the palace to face the saint, and it was not convenient to disturb other officials.

So they went back first to rest, and said something to-morrow. And Wang Kui, Changsun Hong and others are coming to the capital for the first time and have nowhere to stay, Meng Heng knew it and invited them to stay at home together, and Wang Kui and others of course agreed.

If you are in an ordinary city, even if it is a big city like Gangneung, at this time, except for a few places where fireworks and restaurants are dense, the city is already pitch black, and there are no traces of people on the road.

But Lin'an is different.

This city is full of light, from the wharf outside the north of the city, from the wharf to the shore into the city, the city gate is not closed, a few piles of blazing firewood on the open space outside the city gate, the city gate illuminates the city gate clearly, the flow of people in and out of the noisy shouting, as if in the daytime.

The soldiers guarding the city gate are clearly armored, but they look like a group of tax collectors who stop passers-by, their eyes are sharp, they don't let go of people, and they can generally always take a few strings of copper coins, and their professionalism is very high.

Wang Kui, Changsun Hong and others were shocked, originally thought that although Jiangnan was rich, but after all, there was a degree, and there was a war every day in the north, so there had to be a vigilance here, and closing the city gate after dark was the minimum vigilance, but now it seems that even the guards guarding the gate did not take this seriously.

The people on Meng Hui's side were not surprised by this, and Li Tingzhi was also surprised by Changsun Hong's surprise, but responded lightly: "This side is far away from the war, and the dead can't die here, everyone is out of sight, it doesn't matter." ”

This is the case at the city gate, and it is even more powerful when you enter the city.

The north gate enters, it is the end of the royal street, the straight street is more than five zhang wide, the foot is a smooth stone slab, occasionally there are pieces of fragrant cake bricks spread in the interval, the famous "North Square" in the city, just like the seamless connection of the north gate of the city, you can see at the entrance.

There was a loud noise, a loud uproar, which made people wonder how they could sleep at night. On both sides of the street, the continuous shops have never been interrupted, one after another, all kinds of signboards are hung higher than one another, all kinds of lanterns are connected to the sky one after another, taverns, restaurants, cloth sellers, rouge sellers, clothes sellers, tailors, antique utensils, all kinds of things, countless, the flow of people is like a stream of rushing water, flowing from the wide royal street, from time to time diverting into the roadside shops, there are full of wine and food at the end of the sale, and then flow out of the shops, and re-pour into the mainstream of the royal street, Then look for where to go next.

On both sides of the street, there are many narrow side streets and lanes, which are still brightly lit, the snow is bright, if the royal street is the artery, then the horizontal street is the capillary and branch veins, the flow of people is separated from the royal street, flowing inside, bringing endless vitality to Lin'an City at night.

The eldest grandson Hong was riding on the horse, and his mouth was not closed in surprise.

Unexpectedly, the Jiangnan of the Southern Song Dynasty has prospered to such a point, and the modern word that never sleeps is used here, which is simply appropriate and not an exaggeration at all.

Such a tile is not just a North Tile, but the North Tile faces the public, and it is a relatively low price occasion, and the average person can afford it, so the crowd is the largest, the audience is the widest, and it is naturally the most lively.

The territory of Beiwa is also very large, Meng Heng's official sedan chair walked a long way in front, and the street slowly stopped, and the eldest grandson Hong rode on a horse, estimating that it was almost four or five miles into the city, and the person leading the way in front turned into a side street.

It's much quieter here, and although there are still a lot of people coming and going on the street, at least many of the shops are closed. As soon as you turn into the side street, the noise in the city sounds far away.

On both sides of the street, there are the walls of large households, and only at a distance can you see the door of a large family, the majestic stone lion is very magnificent, and the white wall and high tile are very different from those seen before.

Turning a few corners in the side street, the road became more and more quiet, and the people were inaccessible, but there were more soldiers patrolling, and I met several teams along the way, with long guns and short knives very powerful, and when I saw Meng Heng's banner, I stood aside in a very respectful line.

Meng Heng's mansion is in the middle of the chessboard-shaped side street, a huge courtyard, standing in front of the door, you can faintly see the shadow of Phoenix Mountain in the distance, and the heavy palace city at the foot of the mountain in the lights.

(End of chapter)