——On the sixth day of the first month of the first month of spring in the seventh year of Guanghe (the first year of Zhongping), Kyoto of the Han Dynasty, Luoyang——

Luoyang, as the center of the Han Dynasty, will enter and exit countless people at the city gate every day, some of them are ordinary people living in Beijing, some are caravans from all over the world, and more are some heroes who are trying to make a name for themselves and get ahead.

These heroes, who have been forgotten by the torrent of history, have gathered in this ancient and magnificent royal capital in the name of various rebels, taking an important step in their inner ambitions.

And now, a small army of volunteers called the Black Feather Crow, with six members, has finally set foot on this land.

"Finally ......"

"It's finally ......"

Seeing the royal capital of Luoyang, which was already close at hand, Zang Ba and Tai Shi Ci were relieved, put down the burden on their shoulders, and looked at the incomparably magnificent city wall outside the royal capital of Luoyang with shocked eyes.

"Woohoo——!"

Li Tong was even more excited, ran a few steps and fell to his knees with a thud, let his knees slide forward on the snow, raised his hands high, and raised his head to the sky and let out a shout.

Even Xu Fu, who was born as a scribe, was able to endure the excitement in his heart at this time, and walked in place to express the pleasure in his heart.

I'm afraid that only Zhang Huang and Chen Zhi can resist the excitement and carefully look at the land in front of them, which is known as the capital of the king.

"It's so high......" Holding a pergola, Chen Zhi raised his head and looked at the city wall of the royal capital towering in front of him, if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he really couldn't imagine that there was such a high city wall in this world.

And beside him. Zhang Huang also muttered to himself, "It's almost ten zhang, right?" ”

"I think it's probably twenty feet tall......"

Seeing that it was difficult to see the top of the royal capital city wall clearly when he looked up, Chen Zhi said with a dull face. I have to say that compared with the city walls of the royal capital, there is no way to compare the county city walls in places like Pengcheng and Jiangdu, and compared to the city walls of the royal capital, the county city walls in those places seem to be just a low wall.

Suddenly, a scream came from Li Tong's place.

"That'...... What is that?! ”

Zhang Huang and the others subconsciously looked towards Li Tong's line of sight, and were shocked to find that they were at the gate of the incomparably tall and magnificent East City Gate of Luoyang. There are even two huge bronze statues. The two bronze statues knelt on one knee and stood on the left and right of the city gate. Holding a spear in his left hand and a shield in his right, his eyes closed and his head slightly bowed. Although the two bronze statues were kneeling on the ground, they were still nearly ten zhang high. Zhang Huang and others, who had never seen such a thing, were amazed.

"The Legacy of the Pre-Qin Dynasty...... Giant warriors? Xu Fu's eyes widened and he looked at the surprised scene from afar. Muttered to himself. "Earlier, I saw from the book that the pre-Qin gathered weapons from all over the world and cast twelve bronze figures, which were later obtained by my Han. Don't want to be true? ”

"Giant warriors?" Zhang Huang looked at the two bronze figures, and for some reason, the war warriors that seemed to be dead things brought Zhang Huang a great sense of oppression, as if he was not facing dead things, but living people, and people who were strong people such as Sun Jian, Yi'er, and Huihui.

This feeling was just a fleeting moment, and when Zhang Huang, who was puzzled, was about to comb through the abnormal feeling, he looked at the two bronze figures again, but felt as if they were just two bronze figures.

[Is it a delusion?] ]

Zhang Huang muttered, and then the doubts in his heart were instantly replaced by the joy of arriving at the Great Han Jingshi.

"Enter...... Town? Probably due to being too excited, Zhang Huang rarely stammered a little.

"Boss, wait." Calling out to Zhang Huang, who was about to enter the city, Li Tong encouraged several brothers, "We finally came to Luoyang, why don't we make a grand oath here?" ”

"Isn't it okay?" Zang Ba glanced at the crowd of people who were queuing up not far away to enter the city, and said with a slightly red face, "Everyone is watching, it's a shameful ......."

Tai Shi Ci and Chen Zhi also nodded again and again.

Seeing this, Li Tong shouted, "If you don't even have this bit of courage, how can you do a big thing?" ”

When Tai Shici and Chen Zhi heard it, they felt that Li Tong's words were also a little reasonable, so they turned their heads to look at Zhang Huang and asked Zhang Huang to make an idea.

"Do you swear here?" Zhang Huang stared at the towering city wall that he could barely see even after looking up, and his ears seemed to vaguely echo the words of encouragement that Guo Jia had said when he gave him off in Yingchuan.

[Right here in Luoyang, break out the strength that is worthy of Feng Xiaocaixue......]

Thinking of this, Zhang Huang clenched his fists and nodded heavily.

Seeing that Zhang Huang, who was the leader of the Black Feather Crow, nodded in approval, Chen Zhi and Tai Shici had nothing to say. So, a group of six of them gathered in a circle, stretched out their right hands, and touched each other with fists.

"I'm Li Tong...... I want to be the richest man in the world! ”

Bearing the brunt of the attack, Li Tong shouted loudly with all his might, and his roar as loud as thunder unsurprisingly attracted the surprised eyes of the crowd who lined up to enter the city. The kind of surprised gaze that seemed to make people feel the edge on their backs made everyone except Li Tong feel a little apprehensive in their hearts.

"It's your turn!" After shouting, Li Tong, whose face was full of joy and joy, said to Zang Ba beside him in a tone that still felt unfinished.

"Really...... Do you really want to shout? Zang Ba glanced at the crowd in the distance with some concern, gritted his teeth, took a deep breath and shouted, "I'm Zang Ba...... I must become a strong man who can protect one side! ”

"Is it my turn?" Tai Shici's expression looked as ugly as it looked, but it was a pity that Li Tong and Zang Ba, who had already lost his face, did not bypass him and kept urging. In desperation, Tai Shici closed his eyes and shouted loudly, "I...... Become a great general! ”

After them, Chen Dao, Xu Fu, and Zhang Huang also shouted out their ambitions one after another.

"I'm going to be a general!"

"I'm going to be a hero!"

"I'm going to be the best hero!"

After a period of silence, Xu Fu frowned and muttered to Zhang Huang, "Chief, you are not kind, I said that I want to be a hero......

"That's why I said I want to be the best hero." Zhang Huang said with a look of course on his face.

At the same time, Tai Shici and Chen Zhi also coincidentally expressed their dissatisfaction.

"Ahh I'm going to talk about being a general first. ”

"This doesn't count the precedence. I'm going to be a general, too! ”

The most mature Zang Ba looked at Tai Shici and Chen Zhi arguing endlessly about this, acting as a peacemaker, "Okay, you are all generals, okay?" …… Is it possible to enter the city now? ”

Everyone nodded, and when they turned around, they were shocked to see that not far behind them stood a soldier in full uniform. The man looked to be in his thirties, with a bear's back and eyes as sharp as an eagle. The momentum on his body is far inferior to that of Sun Jian, Huihui, Lost Ear and other strong men. But it is far stronger than most people that Zhang Huang and others have seen. Even if it is Cheng Pu, Xu Kun, and Chen Qi, who have good strength in the impression of the black feather crows, this person is not inferior to them.

"Are you done shouting?" The soldier asked with an indifferent expression.

Caught up in the other party's words, the black feather crows suddenly felt a little embarrassed on their faces, and Xu Fu, who realized the other party's indifferent attitude, hurriedly stood up. He apologized. "Don't be surprised by this big brother. We are all from the countryside......"

"I know." The soldier interrupted Xu Fu's words, looked at the black feathered crows and said lightly, "Generally, it's the first time to come to Luoyang. And in my heart, I want to make some famous guys here, and I will scream here, and I am used to it! ”

Li Tong immediately felt very embarrassed when he heard it, he originally thought that this idea was very good, but he didn't expect that people would use it a long time ago.

"But......" The soldier said indifferently, "Many people who are full of ambition when they come here are basically difficult to live to go back, and even if they leave here alive, I am afraid that they will never think of their original lofty ambitions again...... I hope you don't follow in their footsteps! ”

"......" The black-feathered crows looked at each other, and they sensed an eerie illusion from the soldier's words.

Zhang Huang clenched his fists and said, "Thank you for reminding me, we will keep it in mind...... I don't know what you call it? ”

Unexpectedly, the soldier looked Zhang Huang and the others up and down a few times, and suddenly frowned and asked, "Have you ever been a soldier?" ”

Zhang Huang was stunned, and hurriedly said, "I used to be a soldier in the Guangling Army......

"Oh." Hearing this, the indifferent expression on the soldier's face suddenly softened a lot, and he asked, "Did you catch up with the battle of the demon master Xu Zhao?" ”

"How do you know?" Zhang Huang was taken aback and said truthfully, "It happened to be that battle." ”

Maybe it was because Zhang Huang and the others had been soldiers, and the soldier finally showed a smile on his face, nodded and said, "It turned out to be a brother in the army, no wonder the murderous spirit is so strong." …… My name is Chun Yu Xian, and I am the head of the east gate, you just need to call Chun Yu eldest brother. ”

"Chunyu big brother." Zhang Huang and the others hurriedly called, this kind of relationship, how can there be no reason. Although it is said that the gate chief is only a small official guarding the city gate, leading dozens or hundreds of people to open and close the city gate every day, or to be responsible for the security of the city gate, it is not a great person, but it also has to be divided into some places. If it is in an ordinary county town, it is naturally insignificant, but if it is in the royal capital of Luoyang, it is definitely a military position on the same level as the local captain.

"Since you are waiting to call me a big brother, then there are some words that you have to keep in mind when you are a big brother." While beckoning Zhang Huang and the others to walk towards the city gate, Chun Yuxian whispered, "Luoyang is not as good as other places, it shouldn't be a place for your age and strength to break through, but since you're here...... It is necessary to remember that after entering the city, don't make trouble and talk less. The last sentence he said in a tone that seemed to be a warning.

"Jingshi is still not allowed to speak?" Li Tong asked puzzled.

Chun Yuxian sighed when he heard this, looked at Zhang Huang and the others after a few words, shook his head for a long time and said, "There are some things that are inconvenient for the eldest brother to say, and he doesn't dare to say them." But you must keep it in mind, otherwise, I am afraid that you will be killed. ”

"......" Zhang Huang and the others glanced at each other and nodded.

After a short time, Chun Yuxian led Zhang Huang and others to the city gate, at this time, Chun Yuxian pointed to a huge iron box at the city gate, and said, "A few brothers, there is a life above, but whoever enters the Beijing division will have a hundred yuan per person." ”

"One...... A hundred texts? Robbery! Li Tong screamed in horror and inexplicably, you must know that although county towns such as Pengcheng and Jiangdu sometimes levy city gate taxes, they are basically only one or two cents, even in recent years. It's just that it has risen to less than ten. And now, the city gate tax in Luoyang is as high as 100 people.

Li Tong's strange scream alarmed the nearby people who were queuing up to enter the city, and even a few guards guarding the gate turned their heads and walked over.

At this time, I saw Chun Yuxian waving his hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay, it's the little brother in the countryside who doesn't know my rules in Luoyang." …… What are you waiting to see?! The first sentence was said to the gatekeepers under his command, and the second sentence, Chun Yuxian, was shouted at the people who turned their heads to look at this side.

Seeing that the doorman had spoken. The soldiers nodded and returned to their original positions. And those people, I don't know what stimulus they received, lowered their heads one by one, and no one laughed at Li Tongtu's buns. This strange phenomenon. made Zhang Huang and Xu Fu vaguely realize that this Luoyang is afraid that something is not good.

"Why did you forget it just after you finished speaking?" Chun Yuxian, who had rounded up for Li Tong, frowned and glanced at the former. He said in a low voice. "Didn't I just warn you? Talk less! Others tell you how to do it, and do it. ”

"But a hundred texts are also ......," Li Tong muttered in pain.

"Do you think this tax is set by my eldest brother?" Chun Yuxian whispered with a little inexplicable resentment.

Xu Fu vaguely heard something from Chun Yuxian's words, and leaned forward and asked in a low voice. "Brother Chunyu, dare to ask why Luoyang's taxes are so expensive?"

"It's not ...... yet" Chun Yuxian's voice stopped abruptly, and after he looked left and right, he quietly wrote a 'ten' on the iron box, and then pointed to the sky secretly, and then waved his hand, signaling Zhang Huang and the others not to make a noise.

[Is it the Ten Constant Servants and the Son of Heaven?] ]

Zhang Huang and Xu Fu glanced at each other, and suddenly realized why Chun Yuxian didn't dare to say it directly, after all, if he said this, he would be killed.

"Thank you, big brother. …… Trillion! Zhang Huang hugged his fists and thanked him, and immediately looked at Li Tong.

Seeing this, Li Tong also knew that the money could not escape, so he took out the money bag from his arms in frustration and counted it carefully. Seeing that he couldn't be a man like this, Xu Fu frowned, snatched Xu Fu's money bag, took out a silver ticket with a denomination of fifty taels from the source, handed it to Chun Yuxian and said, "Brother Chunyu, this is the silver ticket of the Yingchuan Xun clan." ”

Chun Yuxian originally thought that it was just the official ticket of the imperial court, but he didn't think so, after all, now the official ticket has been depreciated to worthless, if the official ticket of fifty taels of denomination can be exchanged for a few taels of silver, it is already thankful, but the silver ticket of Yingchuan Xun is different, at the moment of the depreciation of the official ticket, it is the silver ticket privately printed by the rich families in various places can be called hard currency. Take the Xun family's silver ticket in Xu Fu's hand as an example, any money bank in the city can be exchanged for at least thirty taels of silver, after all, people can immediately earn a difference of about twenty taels when they exchange huàn in the Yingchuan Xun family's money village in the future.

"This is ......" Chun Yuxian vaguely understood what Xu Fu meant, but it was difficult to say it clearly, and his expression was a little embarrassed.

Seeing this, Xu Fu secretly stuffed the silver ticket into Chun Yuxian's sleeve, and said with a look of embarrassment, "I came in a hurry, and I didn't prepare enough copper coins, so please ask Brother Chun Yu to exchange some expenses for me to enter the city...... As for the surplus, it should be that the younger brothers invited a few soldiers and elder brothers to eat and drink. ”

"What's so embarrassing......"

"Be careful, just accept it with big brother."

After a few polite gestures, Chun Yuxian finally accepted the silver ticket, and his face was full of joy. After all, Zhang Huang and the others' entry tax is only worth a few dollars? It is only six hundred yuan, which is normally less than one tael of silver, and as long as he takes the Xun silver ticket in his cuff to any money bank in the city to exchange it, he can immediately get at least thirty taels, which is a no-cost income.

After informing a few soldiers guarding the city, Zhang Huang and the others entered the city directly without queuing, and even the most basic interrogation and review were omitted. Although it is said that Yangzhou Assassin Zang Min has already eliminated the bounty for them, it is troublesome after all?

"When you enter the city, remember to be a man with your tail between your legs! …… It may not sound good, but it will save your lives. Collecting money from people and eliminating disasters, when Zhang Huang and the others were leaving, Chun Yuxian pulled them and kept admonishing them, which made Zhang Huang and Xu Fu feel more and more uneasy.

But after walking into the city, Zhang Huang and the others were surprised to find that the city didn't seem to be as eerie and terrifying as Chun Yuxian said.

[Could it be that you have been deceived?] ]

muttering in his heart, Zhang Huang and the others took the lead in finding a wine shop and sat down. Anyway, those silver tickets are Xun Yuyi's entanglement for them, even if they are all spent, Li Tong is only the one who is distressed.

"Shop, serve wine, serve food."

"Great!"

It seems that there is no difference between a qiē and other places, and it is not as Chun Yuxian said, how terrifying this Yang is. Look at this wine shop, there is a lot of talk and everything. [Isn't it the same everywhere!] ]

Zhang Huang secretly laughed that he was too nervous, and suddenly, on a table on the street, one of the two drunken scribes slapped the case and shouted indignantly, "It's all because of the faint king, the traitorous eunuch, and the vain minister who misled the country!" ”

Suddenly, the entire wine shop became silent, and all the drinkers who were still chatting subconsciously shut their mouths, looking at the two scholars who were scolding the court with strange expressions. Even the shopkeeper at the liquor store had a slightly wrong expression, and walked up to the two drunk scribes, and said in a low voice, "The two sons are drunk, so let's leave quickly while the disaster has not yet come." ”

Before he could finish speaking, a strange ball slowly landed outside the restaurant and spun in the air outside the store. Seeing this, the shopkeeper turned pale in an instant, and quickly retreated to the side.

At this moment, a patrol of guards suddenly rushed into the shop, and the leading captain glanced at the wine shop, and suddenly pointed at the two scribes and shouted, "Rebels and thieves...... Take! ”

"Catch ...... What do you want us to do? ”

"What are you going to do?!"

The two scribes resisted, but the captain stepped forward and struck each of them with a scabbard in the mouth, causing their mouths to be full of blood, and one of them had his front tooth knocked out.

"Dare to be arrested? I think you want to die! ”

[These guys......]

Zhang Huang and the others looked at the patrol guards indignantly, and Chen Zhi stood up, ready to give the group of arrogant guards a little color.

At this moment, a big man from the seat next to the Black Feather Crow stretched out his hand and pulled Chen Zhi back to his seat.

"I don't want to die...... Just sit down! ”

Dahan warned lightly. (To be continued......)