After saying nothing, I finally arrived at the border of Tokyo at the end of September, and saw the long and tall walls from afar, like a giant beast crawling on the plain. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Great Song Dynasty Dingdu Kaifeng has been more than 150 years, after building year by year, today's Kaifeng is also known as Tokyo Bianliang, the city wall is as high as ten zhang, the circumference is more than 60 miles, that is to say, the side length is 15 miles long, standing on the side of the wall, you can't see the end at all. Tokyo is a three-tiered castle consisting of an outer city, an inner city, and an imperial city, with a population of more than 1.5 million.

Such a city defense system is simply a disaster for the besieging side. If it weren't for Song Qinzong's self-destruction of the Great Wall and his personal death, he would have been invincible. If this magnificent city is the wealth and talismans accumulated by the ancestors of the Zhao and Song dynasties for their descendants, the two sects of Hui and Qin are complete losers. A tragic life does not need to be explained.

Cao Zheng finally returned to his hometown, and said with some excitement: "If it weren't for the fact that I had something to do on this trip, I really wanted to take my brothers to see the eight scenes of Kaifeng." ”

Chao Sheng has followed Chao Chong since he was a child, and he has never left Yuncheng, he is very curious about the capital, and hurriedly asked: "Which eight scenes?" ”

Cao Zheng said with a smile: "Genyue Xingyun, Yishan Sunset, Jinliang Xiaoyue, Zisheng Fufeng, Baigang Winter Snow, Big River Spring Waves, Blowing Taiwan Autumn Rain, Kaibao Morning Bell." ”

Chao Sheng pursed his lips and said, "Brother Cao, what you said is too general, I don't understand it at all, and what you say is in vain." ”

Lei Ting and Chao Yang are also very interested, and Li Kui, a curious baby, has already come to Cao Zheng and said: "Kill the pig, tell me about it!" ”

Cao Zheng had a few black lines on his face, and his nickname was called the knife ghost, and the nickname "pig killer" had no momentum when he heard it. But he didn't want to deal with a bastard like Li Kui, so he coughed twice and was ready to explain, Chao Chong interrupted them: "It's better if you don't understand, let's go see it in person together in the future, and let Brother Cao explain it to us in person!" There is no room for distraction at the moment. Trust me, we'll be back in the future! Chao Chong also secretly cheered himself up in his heart, such a prosperous Kyoto, after being attacked by the Jin people, became a barren land, since I was reborn in this era, this situation must not be allowed to happen again!

With a population of 1.5 million in Tokyo, you can imagine how crowded this flow of people was in the era when there were no high-rise buildings, so businessmen, military families, and students studying for exams often rented and bought houses in villages and towns outside the city, which also led to the development of suburban areas.

Chao Chong and his entourage did not enter the city from the east gate, but went around to the north gate, did not enter the city first, and rented a courtyard in Liuyuankou Village outside the north gate. The weapons on the capital are too dazzling, and the weapons on Chao Chong and others are too eye-catching, which is obviously inconsistent with the purpose of this trip to be low-key.

After dinner in the evening, everyone discussed the details of the action after entering the city, Chao Chong considered the candidate who would enter the city tomorrow to do business, Cao Zheng must go, he is familiar with the way; Li Kui must also go, he is a time bomb, and staying by his side Chao Chong can suppress him. If he is left uncontrolled, with Li Kui's personality, there may be some kind of moth; Thunder is also going, and he needs people with strong kung fu around him to help him fight. Although Lei Ting is also very short-tempered, he has a strong sense of the overall situation, is bold and careful, which is different from Li Kui's stupid and two-hearted rage; The rest is the choice of Chao Yang and Chao Sheng, who stays and waits, Chao Yang has become more and more mature and calm recently, and his personality is gradually moving closer to Chao Gai, who is strict and good at thinking. Chao Sheng belongs to the kind of people who are smart and flexible, and have strong adaptability. Both of them who stayed were enough to cope with the situation. But after thinking about it, Chao Chong decided to let Chao Sheng stay, on the one hand, because he has a strong ability to adapt, and if something happens, he can deal with it. On the other hand, he also needs Chao Yang's military help in the city.

After making up his mind, Chao Chong said to Chao Sheng: "Now there is a very important task, I wonder if you dare to accept it?" ”

As soon as Chao Sheng heard that it was an important task, he said happily: "Big brother, you say." ”

Chao Chong put his hands on Chao Sheng's shoulders and said solemnly: "Tomorrow I will take the other brothers into the city, maybe three days, maybe five days, so I need someone who knows how to be flexible outside the city to take care of our weapons, prepare carriages, be responsible for answering, and if necessary, even need to kill the city gate guards to open the city gate for us." In short, this is a heavy task related to the life and death of the five of us who entered the city, do you dare to accept it? ”

Chao Sheng heard that he couldn't enter the city, and he was a little regretful, he wanted to see the prosperity of the capital, but it seemed that he couldn't. But seeing that Chao Chong attached so much importance to this matter, he also felt the responsibility on his body, so he nodded and said: "Big brother, don't worry, I will definitely guard the way out for you!" ”

Chao Sheng replied like this, which made Chao Chong very satisfied, knowing the trade-offs and having a sense of the overall situation, which is good! Chao Chong patted him on the shoulder and said, "I said a long time ago, I will definitely bring you back in the future, and take a good visit to the capital, big brother counts!" ”

Chao Sheng grinned and said, "Big brother's words, I believe it!" ”

Chao Chong continued: "The goal of our trip is very clear, first, to transport Lin Chong's family out of the city. Brother Cao Zheng is responsible for guidance and communication. ”

Cao Zhengdao: "Naturally. ”

Chao Chong continued: "After finding Lin Chong's family, Lei Ting, Chao Yang, and Li Kui are responsible for cleaning up the surrounding eyeliner and blocking the surrounding area, so that the spies in Gao Ya can't leak the news of the Lin family." When necessary, kill! ”

Lei Ting, Chao Yang, and Li Kui arched their hands and said: "Yes!" ”

Chao Chong continued: "Chao Sheng prepared the carriage and luggage and dry food here, and roamed around the city gate from time to time to observe the terrain. I'll come back every night to communicate with you. ”

Chao Sheng arched his hand and said, "Yes!" ”

Cao Zhengdao: "The gate of Bianliang City will be closed after dark, and if you go back this time, you won't be able to come back at night." ”

Chao Chong smiled and said, "Don't worry, I have my own plans." It's Brother Cao, once the Lin family leaves the city safely, there will be Lao You to escort their family to Shandong to find Lin Jiaotou. I think Jiaotou's father-in-law, Zhang Jiaotou, also has a good martial arts, so the two of you should be able to cope with the situation along the way. ”

Cao Zheng nodded and said, "Enough." What about you, brothers? ”

Chao Chong said: "Only when you leave safely will I dare to clean up Gao Yanei." Once this is done. Gao Yu will definitely not spare us, and it is certain to send troops to chase and arrest us, so we will first cross the Yellow River to the north and get rid of the pursuit before turning back to Yuncheng. I'm afraid I won't be able to follow you all the way. ”

Cao Zheng sighed a little: "I can't wait to do that happy thing with you!" ”

Chao Chong comforted: "Among the people, Brother Cao is the only one who is familiar with the Lin Jiaotou family, and the Lin family has female dependents, if a group of us men follow, I am afraid it will not sound good." The division of labor is different, but equally important. ”

Cao Zheng got up and bowed to Chao Chong and said, "All chivalrous people are rare in the world. I would like to thank Master and his family for this! After speaking, he bowed and saluted everyone. Lei Ting, Chao Yang, Li Kui, and Chao Sheng also hurriedly hugged their fists and returned the salute.

Chao Chong smiled and said, "Okay, I haven't taken action yet, don't be so serious." To be serious, Gao Yu is a high-ranking official after all, and after the incident came out, he wanted to mobilize the power of the government to check us, and he could still find clues, so from now on, we all have to change our names so as not to affect our families. When facing the inventory and accommodation, you have to change your surname to Xiao, and your name will remain the same for the time being. ”

Cao Zheng thought for a moment and said: "There is a Liao State Post House in the inner city of Tokyo, and many Liao merchants participate in the transportation of New Year's coins every year, are the Chao brothers preparing to pretend to be Liao?" ”

Chao Chong said: "There is no need to pretend, we will flee north after we are done, and give them an illusion." Chao Chong knew that the Northern Song Dynasty and the Liao State were still in a period of peace, but next year, that is, in the fifth year of Zhenghe (1115), Wanyan Aguta would establish the Jin State to start the war against the Liao, and in the first year of Chonghe (1118), the Northern Song Dynasty and the Jin State signed a maritime alliance before officially falling out with the Liao State. So it is not surprising that there are Liao people in Tokyo now.

The next morning, Chao Chong, Cao Zheng and the five of them rode into the city, and Chao Sheng began to look for a car driver who could walk a long way outside the city.

After entering from the north gate, except for Cao Zheng, a local, everyone else looked left and right, full of curiosity, and looked like a dirt bun entering the city.

Although Chao Chong is accustomed to seeing high-rise buildings in the Celestial Empire, he is still surprised when he arrives at Hengdian Film and Television City, different characteristics, different customs, different charms, although he has seen the prosperity of Tokyo in Mr. Zhang Zeduan's Qingming Riverside Map, but he is immersive, Chao Chong is still shocked.

Tokyo is divided into three tiers: the Imperial Castle, the Inner Castle, and the Outer Castle, and the suburbs of Kuowai, with a total of four floors. The imperial city is naturally inhabited by the emperor's old son, Zhao Daguan.

The inner city is distributed with temples, temples, government offices, government libraries, post embassies, and of course, some merchants, restaurants, and pharmacies with status and status.

The outer city is distributed with officials' residences, Taoist temples, houses, shops, **. The outer city is also the most lively place in the whole city, where the area is vast, the houses are adjacent to each other, the ponds, lakes, waterways are crisscrossed, the shops are lined up, and the flow of people is like weaving.

In the Tang Dynasty, the city was generally strictly planned, horizontal and vertical, neatly and uniformly, and the commercial area and the residential area were separated, and business was prohibited in the residential area. However, in the Song Dynasty, the pattern of the market was gradually broken, and the streets of the market were no longer regular, and while the roads were crooked, merchants were allowed to do business, and shops could be opened everywhere on the streets, which also made Tokyo Bianliang prosperous.

The residences of Cai Jing, Gao Yu and others are in the outer city. Lin Chong's family was naturally also in the outer city, and Cao Zheng led him there.

Along the way, there are castle towers, river ports, bridges, cargo ships, thatched cottages, government mansions, streets and alleys, shops and restaurants, all kinds of means of transportation, and all kinds of people, but there is no image of military camps and forbidden troops. Chao Chong was also a little puzzled, Lin Chong is known as the head of the 800,000 forbidden army, which means that there may be 800,000 forbidden troops stationed in Kaifeng, Tokyo, how big is the barracks area? But why is it so rare now? So he asked Cao Zheng.

Cao Zheng said with a smile: "The so-called 800,000 forbidden troops are actually a miscommunication. According to the tradition of the forbidden army of the Great Song Dynasty, the forbidden army can carry their families. At present, there are no more than 200,000 forbidden troops stationed near Tokyo, but if you count your family, 800,000 is not much. And some of the families of the forbidden army generally moved out of the barracks and lived in the city, Tokyo Bianliang has a population of 1.5 million, of which hundreds of thousands are military families, so don't look at these pedestrians There is no forbidden army figure, at least two out of ten people have military backgrounds. ”