As night fell, Changsha City, the capital of the Chinese Empire, became more and more lively.

For the first time in China, a large city centered primarily on commerce rather than administration was actually the city of Tokyo in the Song Kingdom.

In this megacity with a population of one million, the management mode has changed from closed to open. This means that residents and merchants are not only not constrained by space, but also have no time constraints, which greatly promotes the popularity of night markets.

Successive emperors have imposed curfews that ban night markets, and in some of the city's bustling areas, night markets can even stay all night. There are 72 large hotels in Tokyo alone, these restaurants are adjacent to the main traffic arteries, some have nearly 100 private rooms, and the daily passenger flow exceeds 1,000 people, and some streets are even named after the landmark restaurants in the neighborhood.

Like a large open market, Tokyo is a vibrant and confident city that never sleeps, and it is also the first city in the history of the world that never sleeps. At this time, the city has changed from a closed fortress with a strong "city" and a weak "city" before the Song Dynasty to a new type of city in the true sense of the word, and the urban system has also undergone a transformation from mainly reflecting the will of the ruling class to taking into account the will of commerce and citizens.

The capital of the Song Dynasty, Tokyo, with a population of one million, was the most advanced, prosperous and largest city in the world in this era. Also in the 11th century, cities such as London in England, Paris in France, Venice and Florence in Italy were no more than 10,000 people.

Unfortunately, after the 'smart' rule of Huizong Zhao Ji and the help of the six thieves of the Great Song Dynasty, Tokyo City, which has just experienced the siege of the Jin soldiers, has lost a large number of people.

In addition to the many courtiers who fled to Yangzhou with Zhao Ji, the wealthy merchants who got the news also left the city, and after Qinzong succeeded to the throne, the darkness that appeared after the curfew also shrouded the city.

Changsha City is different, originally the city was just a place of road governance on Jinghu South Road, but since it was designated as the capital of the Chinese Empire, it is amazing.

In the wars with other countries, the empire received more than 100,000 prisoners of war, some of whom behaved well as ordinary people, and most of the prisoners were incorporated into prisoner of war camps, building bridges and paving roads and mining in the vast territory of the empire.

Since the establishment of the capital of the empire, all the prisoners of war who could be drawn were sent to Changsha, and with the strong financial support, hundreds of thousands of people worked together to quickly give the city a new look.

Inside the outer hotel, hearing the noise of the people outside the high courtyard wall, the shouting of merchants, and the sound of various vehicles, the former Huizong and now the emperor Zhao Ji looked up at the night sky and couldn't help but think of the equally lively city of Tokyo.

This foreign hotel was a place for the envoys of various countries to live, and in order to accommodate Zhao Ji of Huizong and other ministers of the Song State, which had a special status, it was vacated for them to live.

After all, Zhao Ji was the emperor of the Song Kingdom, so Lin Chong, the general of the Royal Forest Legion, was ordered to mobilize a large number of elite soldiers to guard the outside and be responsible for protecting the safety of these people.

The night was getting deeper and deeper, and Changsha City gradually quieted down, and Zhao Ji, who was worried about Huizong, drank two pots of imperial wine, and then fell asleep on the couch.

On the streets, groups of Imperial soldiers armed with torches and muskets patrolled around the hotel, and these Imperial elites who had killed people on the battlefield exuded bursts of killing intent.

In the darkness, a group of people sneakily gathered around the corner of the street, and Mary, the female fox who was in charge of the night in charge of the shift, looked in that direction with her two eyes that were green in the night, and then she nodded slightly at that side, and left with the team.

Zhu Ketu's hand touched the yellow cloth bag in his arms, and his face changed again, this was handed over to him by Xiao Dezi, and Xiao Dezi did not leave a word.

Squeak! The back door of the outer hotel was opened from the inside, and Cai You and Tong Guan, who were standing at the door, came to the door and beckoned to the darkness, and the pair of people in black quickly rushed in.

"Boom!" The carved wooden door of Zhao Ji's bedroom was kicked open, and the little eunuch who was waiting for the emperor outside woke up from his sleep, looked at these black-clothed people and exclaimed, "Who are you?" ”

"Don't make a noise!" The black-clothed man at the head put the sharp steel knife on the little eunuch's erect neck, and then said urgently: "Where is the emperor?" ”

"In... On the inside! The cool air from the steel knife frightened the little eunuch's face pale, and he pointed to the inner room with trembling legs, "The saint is inside......

Without waiting, the black-clothed leader strode to the inner room, knelt on the ground through the yellow curtain in front of the bed, and whispered: "The martial arts doctor of Tanzhou Defense brought the imperial equipment Wang Xi to welcome the Emperor Taishang back to Beijing!" ”

Zhao Ji, who had long been awakened by Tokyo outside, got up and sat on the bed, and asked suspiciously through the yellow curtain: "Are you from the Imperial City Division?" ”

"Exactly!" After Wang Xi finished speaking, he was afraid that Zhao Ji would not believe it, so he quickly knelt on the ground and handed a special waist card through the gap in the veil.

Zhao Ji took the waist card and carefully checked it, the Imperial City Division is a spy agency responsible for the royal family, so he is very familiar with this kind of waist card, and this waist card is indeed true.

After confirming the identity of the other party, Zhao Ji asked, "Get up first and tell me, who sent you?" ”

"Emperor Xie!" Wang Xi got up from the ground, bent down and replied respectfully: "The last general is subordinate to the Imperial City Division, and was originally sent to Tanzhou by His Royal Highness King Yun, and since the fall of Jinghu South Road, I have been ordered to stay here to find out the news. ”

"Hmm." Zhao Ji nodded, what Wang Xi said was reasonable, the Song Kingdom had the existence of the Imperial City Division in various countries, and he knew about it.

Zhao Ji had already believed in Wang Xi Bacheng in his heart, but before he left Tokyo City, Zhao Huan of Qinzong had the intention of taking Zhao Kai and taking away the Imperial City Division, so he asked suspiciously: "Whose order did you come here on the starry night, do you have a perfect plan to leave?" ”

"Naturally, it is His Royal Highness King Yun!" After Wang Xi gave an affirmative answer, he explained: "We still have a few hundred people here, and now the boat has been prepared in the Xiangjiang River outside the city, and the saint only needs to follow the last general and others to get on the boat, and then he can reach the north bank of the Yangtze River and return to the border of the Great Song Dynasty." ”

After thinking about it carefully, Zhao Ji, who had become a prisoner and was now eager to be free, quickly made a decision.

"Good!" Zhao Ji said heavily: "You have a heart, when I return to the Great Song Dynasty, I will definitely reward you for your merits and deeds, and reward you with heavy rewards!" ”

Hearing Zhao Ji's promise, Wang Xi hurriedly bowed down and said, "This is what the last general should do." Without further ado, Holy One, let's hurry up! ”u