At the beginning of the unitary period, Li Biao went out of the Qingyi Pavilion with Fu Jie and Zheng Daozhao in his hand, and went to Shangshu Province of Southern Qi with two Han guards in his car. When Zheng Daozhao first arrived in Jiangzuo, he didn't know the layout path and market of Jiankang, so he took the initiative to ask to follow Li Biao to come out first, firstly, to identify the road, and secondly, to see and hear. As for the guards, it is not impossible for people from the country to come from Jiankang, and some people from the country who defected to the Southern Dynasty also appeared in Jiankang, but there are not many after all. Traveling with people with braids and left clothes is really a bit eye-catching, not as convenient as those from Han people.

There are mainly four big cities in Jiankang City, in addition to many small cities, most of which are concentrated in the south of the city and on both sides of the Qinhuai River, Li Biao is going to Shangshu Province, which is located in the palace city, and now the time is a little tight, the top priority is to get the reply of the Southern Dynasty to His Majesty tomorrow before the palace gate is closed, so you can't go to the market first, you must go to Shangshu Province to see first, and it is best to get an exact reply before nightfall.

The two sat in an ox cart and traveled south along the avenue to watch the scenery. The population inside and outside Jiankang City is diverse, and there are slaves and maids in the families of the registered scholars and many scholars, and the total number of secluded households is about 500,000. In particular, in the past ten years since the beginning of Yongming, there have been no large-scale wars between the north and the south, and Jiankang has not experienced frequent internal turmoil as in the Liu and Song dynasties. For the Southern Dynasties, if this kind of internal and external harmony can continue for a long time, it is naturally not a dream to restore the old view of Yuanjia.

"I once talked with people from the north in Pingcheng, and I heard them say that Jiangzuo is flourishing, and Jiankang people are no less prosperous than Pingcheng.

"When Zheng Jun first arrived, he didn't know the truth about Jiankang. This place is located in the west of the city, although it is close to the palace wall, but it is not a place where the Jiankang population gathers. To the north of Qinhuaishui here, there are mostly government offices, palaces, and Gaomen homes, and the south of Qinhuaishui is the place where people are most concentrated. ”

"In the past few decades, Jiankang has been in turmoil and war, and the Shishu may have moved, but the prosperity of the people is still in Pingcheng, which shows the tenacity of the southerners. I have been running Heicheng for nearly 100 years, and that's it. ”

Zheng Daozhao said: "Pingcheng was originally a deserted place, and the world of Han Wu broke the Huns, and it was a place to send troops, and then it was especially a border stopper. If it weren't for Emperor Wei Zhao to build in Yu, how could it be compared to Yu Jiankang? Today, looking at Jiankang Yin Yin and Leyi, he understands His Majesty's long-term desire to move to the capital. If you can move to Luoyi, in a few decades, you must not be able to compare Jiankang. ”

Li Biao was silent for a moment, nodded, and did not speak. Although there is no explicit edict or accurate statement on the relocation of the capital, it is happy for a person like him who is from a poor family and whose ancestral home is close to Luozhou. He didn't have any property or land in Pingcheng, and he had no resistance to moving the capital, and if he moved south, at least it would be much easier for him to return to Dunqiu.

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Tuoba Shen was in the Qingyi Pavilion, gossiping with Yu Zhong, Jiang Shaoyou and others while waiting for the notice of Shangshu Province of the Southern Dynasty, but when Li Biao and Zheng Daozhao returned, he still did not wait for the envoy of the Southern Dynasty.

"Boom! Boom! ……”

A dull drum beat was heard in the distance to the west.

Li Biao said: "This is the closed door drum of the end gate of Jiankang Palace. ”

"It seems that there will be no reply from the Southern Dynasty today." Tuoba Shen stood up and said, "Let's go to dinner first, and tomorrow, Gu and Li Qing will go to Shangshutai and their party together." ”

Li Biao and the others nodded, and were about to answer, when they heard a sound of footsteps outside the hall, which sounded like there were at least three people.

Li Biao, Yu Zhong and the others walked out of the door first, and saw that it was the order of the Qingyi Pavilion and three people who had not seen it in the hall walking towards the main hall.

"In the next Shangshu guest Cao Lang Liu Hui, Feng Ben court servant shot to visit. Dare to ask His Royal Highness the Northern Envoy if he is available? A man with a short beard and a thin man in official uniform on the left side of the hall order stepped forward and asked

"It turned out to be Li Langguan, and His Royal Highness is in the hall." After Li Biao returned the salute, he stepped aside and made a gesture of invitation.

Liu Hui, Li Biao and others entered the main hall, and Tuoba Shen sat down after saluting them. Because it was already very late, Tuoba Shen didn't bother to say any more kind words, and asked directly: "The deputy envoy of our country has asked your majesty to see your lord today to present your credentials, I don't know when your lord will receive you?" ”

"The right servant of this court shot himself at the invitation of Li Envoy, and went to the palace to face the court, which has been approved by His Majesty. Liu is here for this matter. Your Majesty will ascend to the throne tomorrow in the Taiji Palace. The envoy only needs to go to the end gate at the beginning of the hour and wait for the summons. ”

Tuoba Shen heard that he would be able to enter the palace tomorrow to see Xiao Zhen, and his heart settled down.

"Because the noble envoy of Taiwan Province has just come, I am afraid that I do not know the etiquette system of this dynasty. Liu is here, in addition to spreading the matter of tomorrow's Majesty's meeting, there are some etiquettes to inform your envoy, and please ask your envoy to see your Majesty tomorrow, so that you can pay more attention. ”

Tuoba was stunned for a moment, thought about it, and realized that Liu Hui didn't want to tell him any etiquette, and the two countries may be different in etiquette, but they are just the same. Liu Hui wanted to tell him some things about the avoidance of the Southern Dynasty.

For example, the names of the seven temples of the Southern Qi Dynasty and some taboos of Xiao Zhen. These Tuoba Shen have already heard Li Biao say. But out of duty, the Southern Dynasty had to say it in person.

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In the middle of the second day, after having breakfast with Li Biao and others, and killing time three quarters before the hour, Tuoba Shen, Lu Guang, and Liu Teng returned to the room, re-combed their clothes and braids, took the messenger talisman, and when they walked to the door, they remembered that Zheng Daozhao had asked Zheng Daozhao to go to the city to buy slaves and maids yesterday, but he forgot to tell him to take the sundries he brought to sell them. Some of these things are still the things of the Shaofu Supervisor, such as some gold and silver headdresses, jade, etc., which are not of such good quality, and they are brought by no one to use, just because they are used in the palace, and it is not easy to shoot in Pingcheng, and I am not afraid that no one wants it when I come to Jiankang.

"Lu Qing, Liu Qing, you two don't have to go together today. Lu Qing stayed in the museum to guard, there can't be no one left in this museum, with Lu Qing here, my heart is at ease. Liu Qing can take the utensils he brought to the cities and sell them, and bring a few people with him. If there is anything bullying, Liu Qing does not need to be polite. ”

The matter of locals bullying people from other places exists in both the north and the south, Liu Teng's Luoyang dialect is not so good, and although he is dressed in Han costume, he is very different from Wu Di, and he will be recognized as a local, and it will not be good if he is slaughtered as a fat pig.

Lu Guang and Liu Teng agreed in unison. This time Tuoba Shen is going to the palace of the Qi Dynasty, of course, there is no need to worry about safety, plus Tuoba Shen is going as a messenger this time, doing the right thing, and there is no reason to go with the slaves, so Lu Guang didn't say much.

After instructing Lu and Liu, Tuoba Shen arrived in the hall, and when Li Biao and Jiang Shaoyou came to the outside of the museum, Yu Zhong had already selected twenty people to gather here, and drove out the ox cart in the museum, preparing to act as a coachman to send Tuoba Shen and others to Jiankang Palace.