The first rays of sunlight in the morning finally climbed up the heavy cyan marble, stood on the city wall, passed the sleepy eyes of the defenders at the head of the city, and poked into the city of Puyang. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Puyang City is more than ten miles in circumference, the city wall is enclosed in a square shape, and a sparkling wide river surrounds it, forming a barrier to protect the city. Standing on an arrow tower at the corner of the city wall, you can only see the faint shadow of another arrow tower diagonally diagonally. Such a city can only be barely surrounded by mobilizing an army of 100,000.

The streets of Puyang City are neatly aligned, presenting tic-tac-toe squares, and the most central part of the city is the palace of the monarch of Xiaoweiguo, Zhaoge Palace. From the Zhaoge Palace to the outside, there are densely distributed shops and residences.

There are nearly 100,000 people living in the city, accounting for more than half of the entire Xiaowei country, which is the veritable economic and political heart of the small Wei country, and it is also the only city in the small land of Wei Guo, which can be comparable to the big cities in terms of population and prosperity.

Xiao Weiguo has been advocating martial arts, gathering swordsmen and monks from all over the world, and has also attracted a group of craftsmen and businessmen who make a living from it.

It is only in Puyang City that the seven major countries and other small countries are truly willing to admit that there is really a "country" in the world.

The citizens of the city can get up earlier than the sun, and the criss-crossing streets and the scattered houses are already bustling and lively, with the sound of iron, shouting, talking about experience, and martial arts trials.

"There are many gentlemen who defend the country, and the book and sword are unparalleled. Mrs. Wen Aimu, the ruler of Qin Weiying. "When the guys in the wine shop serve wine and food, they always don't forget to shout this popular saying from decades ago, and then they will provoke strangers from all over the world to laugh and drink, but the guys have long been accustomed to it. Today's Xiaowei Guo has long since not had the national strength to dominate the world like it did back then, and it is indeed an indisputable fact that it is feared by the princes.

As the saying goes, Mrs. Mu, also known as "Mrs. Xu Mu", was a literati woman in the heyday of Xiaowei more than 300 years ago.

Qin Wei Ying is naturally the Shang Yang of Qin, Shang Ying was originally a Wei people, also known as Wei Ying, Shang Ying's changes in Qin made Qin State, which was regarded as a backward barbarian, become a powerful country in Longxi today. Shang Ying and his people are also sung by the Xiaowei people, which has both a sense of pride and a sense of envy.

"There are many gentlemen who defend the country, and the book and sword theory are unparalleled...... The book and sword are unparalleled, hehe......" The shopkeeper held his chin on the counter with one hand, and the knuckles of the other hand tucked rhythmically on the countertop, muttering, "Now there is only one second half of the sentence left, alas, only half of the second half of the sentence can be used!" ”

"The swordsmanship of defending the country is famous all over the world, and that is all the credit of the Golden Gate! This martial arts competition once every three years is full of talents! A drinker drank a large bowl and said loudly.

"That's not necessarily, in every martial arts competition, there are many rookies from other sects who win, and this Assassin Golden Gate doesn't occupy many places, in my opinion, it's declining!" Another drinker objected.

"Those hundred schools of the Laoshizi Sect are indeed powerful, but at the martial arts competition in the year after tomorrow, the Assassin Golden Gate will definitely win!" The drinker cheered again.

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Inside the Zhaoge Palace.

The dark and smooth marble floor is as clear as a mirror, reflecting a shadow lying on a jade bed.

A pair of delicate slender jade legs, tight and smooth, without a trace of excess fat, is simply a masterpiece of creation. A string of delicate silver bells is tied to the delicate little feet, making a pleasant light sound. Walking up the snow-white jade feet, the skin is as warm as jade, and the line of sight rises and falls with the bewitching figure, outlining the perfect lines. A light-colored pink tulle is lightly draped on the woman's body, and an embroidered and carved red silk is worn inside, with a graceful waist, and it can't cover the tall **** and charming ****, which is about to come out. On the delicate black bun, there is a phoenix-headed agate hairpin, the dreamy tassel has just touched the woman's exposed fragrant shoulder and snow neck, and the cherry mouth is a touch of vermilion, slightly lazy and tired, and it is even more charming and boneless. In the flow of eye waves, the scenery is full of affection, and you can hook up the distraction.

There are such stunners in the world! This is a heartfelt sigh no matter how many times I see this woman.

The woman was in a man's arms, her eyes glazed over. The man was dressed in a graceful costume, wearing a jade crown and a golden hairpin, sitting in the jade bed, his face was not angry and arrogant. But wrinkles and gray hair also crawled all over his face, and he had reached the age of destiny, and the fighting spirit of his youth had been smoothed out by the years, and the traces of his voice and lust were soaked.

This person is none other than the monarch of the Little Patriotic Kingdom.

He was hugging the woman's waist, caressing his hand, looking at the two sons in the audience who were arguing, with a sad face and a headache.

"Father, son-in-law and Xiangguo feel that we should fight with the Great Wei State, and use the gold in the treasury to deduct the young and strong forces delivered every year, so that my little patriotic people can prosper, the farmland is taxed, and the military strength can be fundamentally guaranteed. Only then can I truly build a lion in the army to compete with the nations! The taller of the two stood up and said firmly, with a vigorous pace. This man was born with a square face and a handsome face, full of spirit, with thick eyebrows and a bit of nobility in his eyes.

The man, several red-robed ministers and armored generals standing next to him nodded yes.

"No, father. Not to mention whether there is so much money in the treasury, this huge annual expense will not only reduce the standard of living in the palace, but also reduce the already insufficient military expenses, and the taxes paid by the young and strong people in exchange will definitely not be able to fill this gap. The treasury is empty, and my small defense country is in danger, and it is even more subject to the Great Wei State. Another slightly chubby, dressed in fine clothes, said. The man was half a head shorter than the man just now, with fair skin, clever eyes, and a slight tone of lust in his tired countenance.

As soon as the chubby man finished speaking, several ministers seconded the proposal.

Wei Jun's eyebrows locked a little tighter.

The slightly chubby man's eyes rolled, and then said, "Father, my little Weiguo's income mainly comes from two parts, one is the tax of thousands of shops, and the other is naturally the income tax in the thorn order bounty of the Assassin Golden Gate, as long as these two pillars are kept, my Xiaowei Kingdom will be prosperous and the treasury income will be endless." After all, building an army of tens of thousands of people is too many but not precise, and it will also arouse the suspicion of the Great Wei State. If it comes to force, who is comparable to the Thorn Gold Gate in the Zhao Deputy Sect Master, as long as the Thorn Gold Gate is there, the Seven Kingdoms will not dare to touch my Xiaowei Territory. With that, he waved it lightly at a man in a yellow brocade robe with eyes like a sword. The man in yellow had a goatee, stood like a pine, like a sharp sword, and his momentum was imposing, and he also bowed his head in return.

"But, father, these are all prosperous on the surface, and the national strength should also be based on military strength, and the Chen State was also a prosperous businessman and a full treasury, but it had no power to fight with the big powers, and finally ended up in the country. Without young strength and insufficient harvest, let alone strengthening the army and consolidating the foundation, the great cause of the family and the country! Father, you changed the name of Chunyang Palace to Zhaoge Palace, doesn't it mean the word 'Chaoge', only by establishing the strong military strength of our country in those years, can all countries dare not underestimate it, otherwise I am afraid that one day it will also be invaded by a big country. The tall, muscular man said firmly.

The slightly chubby man's curved eyebrows were raised on his fair face, his eyes pretended to be startled, and he asked rhetorically, "Zi Nanyang, are you saying that my father will become the king of the fallen country like the deceased lord of the Chen country?" ”

"Zi Nanyan! I don't mean that......"

"Enough!" Wei Jun's frowning eyebrows finally burst into an angry shout, and after letting out a sigh, he closed his eyes tightly.

The woman in Wei Jun's arms twisted her delicate body, the fragrance was overflowing, and she was close to his arms, and said in a soft voice, "Wei Jun, Zi Nanyang and Zi Nanyan are all right, but Wei Jun is tired today and is not suitable to discuss national politics. Sister-in-law is also tired, let Sister-in-law accompany Weijun back to bed. After saying that, he put on the **** and hugged Weijun's shoulders.

Wei Jun's body softened suddenly, and with a soft snort, his face flushed, and he waved his hand to signal the eunuchs to call everyone away.

"Father......" Nanyang was about to speak, but was pulled by an elegant-looking minister next to him, and reluctantly retreated.

Zi Nanyang walked out of the palace gate and sighed to the elegant minister, "Xiangguo!" I, alas......" shook my head and walked out angrily.

That Xiangguo looked back at Zhaoge Palace, sighed lightly, and followed closely.

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Located in the northeast corner of Puyang City, the Golden Gate occupies almost one-tenth of the entire city.

Outside the door, on a three-person high boulder, "Thorn Golden Gate" three big characters are engraved on it, it is actually written with a sword edge, between the lines, there is a mystery of swordsmanship, a stroke, vigorous as a dragon, wandering to come out, see the pedestrian heart trembling slightly.