A horse-drawn carriage, galloping fast on the road, the groom driving skills are very good, even if there are many pedestrians on the road, still very calmly maintain the speed, did not slow down at all.

At the same time, the three people in the carriage still didn't feel the bumps. The youngest of them, in particular, sat in the middle of the carriage, with a cushion underneath and several cases in front of it. Behind him, holding a roll of bamboo slips in his hand, he is looking at it with relish, behind him, there is also a lattice bookshelf, each grid is placed in a few volumes of books, some also put silk books, it seems that the identity of the owner, very noble.

In front of the young man, a middle-aged man was sitting in front of him, with a sad face, and for a while he wanted to speak to the scholar, but he wanted to stop talking, and then he looked out the window, or at the curtain of the carriage, where there was a young man of the same age as the young man, he was dressed in a short shirt, his hair was tied, and his muscles were exposed, and it was obvious that this was a thug.

Zhao Jue watched the scenery outside the window change faster and faster, his mind became more and more melancholy, and finally mustered up the courage to say to the young man who was reading: "Your Majesty, Linzi is in front of you, you better go back, I will bear the matter of bribing Tian Ying, and I will definitely live up to the trust of the king." ”

Zhao Yong didn't raise his head, and replied, "Do you think Lone is here to play?" Qi Zhi to Zhao, is also a great enemy, this time to come to Zi, lonely is to see the customs and humanities of Qi country, mountains and rivers shape victory. What's more, Sun Wuzi once said, 'Know each other and know yourself, you will not be defeated in a hundred battles; Knowing oneself without knowing the other, one wins and one loses; I don't know who I am, I don't know myself, I will die in every battle. It is to come here this time to 'know the other'. Yes, don't say more. ”

"The king's ambition is incomparable, although the ancient saints are incomparable." Zhao Jue sent out a high hat first, "However, Qi, the country of tigers and wolves is also." The people are the remnants of Dongyi, and they do not have access to China. Then Lu Taigong and Qi Huan Gong resisted to carry out education, but the people were taught to cook salt and cultivate fields, and become rich by business, but their sex was favorable, and they did not respect courtesy. Therefore, the minister thought that the king would set foot on the ground and be afraid of falling into danger. In this way, it is not enough to say that Zhao Jue died, but Zhao Guozhi's society is afraid that he will die in the hands of his ministers and others. In this way, even if the minister dies, he will not be able to atone for his sins. The more Zhao Jue talked, the more aggrieved he became, thinking to himself how could he get involved in such a thing? I said that I would come alone, but the king had to follow.

In the end, Zhao Jue had no choice, he couldn't afford this kind of thing of taking the king out of the capital privately, so he could only go to Zhao Yong's three masters. But I don't know what Zhao Yong said, the three people who were originally resolutely opposed to Zhao Yong's departure from Handan all expressed their support. Yes, he could only take Zhao Yong to Linzi. However, along the way, I still hope that he can reform and return to Handan. Although he is a member of the Zhao clan, he will not be wiped out because of his crimes, but even if he lets himself die, he is not happy.

"What Qing Zhi said is already history." Zhao Yong raised his head, carefully put away the book, put it in the lattice at the back, picked up the pot and brewed tea, poured it into the lacquer cup in front of the two, and said with an indifferent smile: "Now the strength of the Qi country is not only to fight by force, but also to educate. There is only one thing to know, that is, the so-called Linzi Jixia School Palace. Its various ideas converge like a sea, and the sages and celebrities are all merry, and it is the first prosperous era after the beginning of heaven and earth. With such a grand scene, who dares to speak of Qi arrogant? ”

Although Zhao Jue is a member of the Zhao State clan, he has knowledge and talent, and he can only be said to be a middle-aged person, and there is still a gap compared to Feiyi and Zhao Bao. But he is good at verbal debate, and he is also a little tactful, and it is this time that he bribed Tian Ying, and Zhao Yong thought of this gentleman.

"Even so, it is a capital crime to trap the king and die!" Zhao Jue shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly.

"It doesn't matter. I believe that the people here are simple and simple, not like extraterritorial. Besides, if I go back alone at the moment, will I guarantee that there will be no treacherous villains on the road? Zhao Yong said slyly.

At this point, Zhao Jue had nothing to say. I had to look at Zhao Guang, who was pretending to be a helper, with a serious face, hoping that the muscular man would be able to keep the two safe.

Zhao Guang looked at Zhao Jue's serious appearance, and shook his muscles proudly, as if to say, "Leave it to me, don't worry." ”

So the group chatted in the car for a long time, but they didn't feel that the car was slowly slowing down. After a while, the three people sitting in the car heard the groom outside say: "Your Excellency, sir, Linzi has arrived." A few people were shocked to realize that the car had arrived at its destination. It can be seen that the horseman's control skills are very good.

Zhao Guang held the curtain for Zhao Yong, who stepped out of the car door on the black side, stood on the carriage, and looked at the Linzi City Gate that was close at hand.

The architecture of Linzi is different from that of Handan. The two cities, one large and one small, show the demeanor of the Qi country in a grand way. The city wall is about ten zhang wide (in the Western Zhou Dynasty, one zhang was about 2 meters), and the height was about four zhang.

The top of the tall city wall has a continuous concave and convex toothed pheasant moat, through the battlements, it can shoot arrows and lookouts, and there are ventilation holes in the lower part to protect the wall, and it can also take care of the three-foot-deep moat that surrounds the city.

On top of the city wall, a three-storey city tower is an important building for the entire city gate. Under normal circumstances, the first floor is the headquarters, which is generally the place where the city gate guards work, the second floor is the Tibetan Tower, that is, the place where the soldiers rest, and the third floor, which is the so-called arrow tower, that is, the main fortification of the city tower.

Extending about 40 zhang (about 80 meters) from the left and right sides of the castle tower, there will be a part of the castle wall protruding. This part of the city wall is about ten zhang wide, protruding about six zhang from the outside of the city, and is built on an inclined plane, with an attic towering on it. It's called the enemy wall. The advantage of this kind of wall is that it is responsible for attacking the dead corners of the city wall, and with the stationing of archers, it is completely possible to achieve "rain of arrows".

Zhao Yong got out of the carriage and followed Zhao Jue inside. The soldiers at the gate of the city looked energetic and ruddy, and at a glance they knew that their living conditions were good. This also made Zhao Yong pay attention, and it can be seen from this that the combat effectiveness of the army of Qi State has been maintained well, at least there has been no famine among the soldiers defending the city.

With such an army style and such a strong city, it does take some time to attack it. At least not an easy place to attack. And unlike Handan, there are hardly any fortifications.

Zhao Yong and the others entered the East City Gate, and after passing the checkpoint, they entered the inner city of Linzi, and their whole vision suddenly opened up.

I saw that there was an avenue about six feet wide in front of me, and at a glance, it led straight to the west, and if there was no special building to block it, this road would be very valuable, and the east and west would be the same. At the same time, not far ahead, there is a north-south avenue, which crosses with this avenue, Zhao Yong can't help but think that if Linzi as a whole is like this, then the entire pattern of Linzi will be very neat.

Walking into the inner city, Zhao Yong gradually found that there are many commercial areas in Linzi, and the iron smelting and handicraft industries are also relatively extensive, which shows how developed the business of the entire Linzi City is. What surprised Zhao Yong the most was that the entire city actually had a drainage system. At this time, there was no so-called asphalt road in the city, so the entire ground was rammed earth, and when it rained, the whole ground was muddy. The well-developed drainage system of Linzi City ensures that the entire Linzi City will speed up the ground drainage when the rainy season comes, and at the same time, it is also an offensive strategy to prevent the enemy's water from flooding Linzi.

"Your Majesty, it's getting late, why don't we find a place to settle down first." Zhao Jue whispered in Zhao Yong's ear.

"That makes sense. By the way, you must not call me the king again, otherwise if someone with a heart hears it, it will definitely cause a monstrous disaster. Zhao Yong said cautiously.

"How to call you."

Zhao Yong thinks about it, he can't do without a title. He touched his head, he really didn't know what to call himself, he couldn't call a name randomly, in case it spread, it would be too embarrassing.

While he was distressed, there was a sound of a car behind him, and he turned to look, but saw an old man, pushing a cart full of wine urns, rushing towards him. Seeing Zhao Yong looking at him, he looked at the clothes on his body again, thinking that he had met a nobleman. He hurriedly pulled the car with both hands and slowly slowed down the car, but the speed was too fast, and the car still flew straight towards Zhao Yong by inertia, and it was about to hit Zhao Yong.

This frightened Zhao Yong, and he thought to himself, did someone recognize him and want to kill people? While pondering, Zhao Guang behind him stepped forward, strode in front of Zhao Yong, and stretched out his hand to hold the car board. However, there were too many things in the car, and the inertia was too great, even if he and the driver worked hard, they still couldn't stop the car immediately, and finally after Zhao Guang retreated three or four steps, the car stopped.

The old man was shocked, and Zhao Guang was very angry. If it weren't for his quick eyesight, Zhao Yong would have been forced to live in Linzi this time because of a traffic accident, which is very dangerous for a monarch. So he stopped the car, without saying a word, jumped over with the car board, grabbed the old man's collar, and drank: "You guy, the car is pushing so fast, are you going to kill someone?"

The old man was carried by Zhao Guangyi, and the whole person hung in the air, thinking that this person must be very powerful, and he must be the thug of the young man in Chinese clothes just now, and he was really unlucky. While telling for mercy, he was still thinking about breaking free from Zhao Guang's shackles.

Zhao Yong was nothing, but he was shocked, and he was a little worried that he had been kidnapped or assassinated. But it seems that all this is a misunderstanding, and I was about to dissuade him, but I heard it on the side, and a fairy-like female voice said: "This strong man, this old man is also unintentional, please don't embarrass him again, if you need to compensate for some gold and silver, I will pay for him." ”

There was a circle of people around, who were still nervous about the old man just now, thinking that if he offended the nobles this time, he must have to spend money to do it. Unexpectedly, the situation took a turn for the worse, and there was a person who wanted to take over this Liangzi, and this person was still a woman, how to make everyone who watched the excitement not ignite the fire of gossip in their hearts, so they looked at it, and then took a breath together, and thought in surprise: It was her!