Chapter 247: The Palace Ring
For the people of Jinguancheng, many things in the past two years have been unprecedented, and many people have only been able to eat and drink from the previous to now have enough food and clothing, and live a worry-free life, so they are very respectful of Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang.
The so-called Cangli really knows the honor and disgrace, and knows that the food and clothing are sufficient, and the people today are very concerned about entertainment activities.
Especially this time.
A great country in the Western Regions, called the first warrior of the Parthian Empire, fought all over the Western Regions and the Central Plains, and came to Shuzhong with the mission, and at the same time visited the emperor, he also came to challenge the emperor's sworn brother, the general Zhang Fei.
The emperor had agreed, and after summoning the envoys, he set up a ring in a square in full view of everyone, and invited two supreme warriors to face each other fairly.
Therefore, the whole city was a sensation, and countless people were talking about it in the streets and alleys.
There are even people who make bookmakers for this matter and open a handicap.
On February 20 of the third year of Zhangwu, the king of Shu County sent a powerful man to open up a place outside the palace gate, because of the transformation of Jinguan City in the past three years, a square has been avoided here, although the scale is not large, but there is no problem with accommodating tens of thousands of people.
This ring is a big event, and the people of Jinguancheng are running to tell each other, hoping to see this excitement. It's just that the government stipulates that in order to prevent accidents, it is necessary to organize the entrance to watch in a unified manner on a neighborhood basis, and there is no noise, no commotion, and no trouble in the venue.
For the Jinguan City Government, organizing such a large gathering is a familiar way. Three years ago, Liu Bei said that the emperor was much more grand than now, and today he doesn't want to disturb the people, so he doesn't travel much. Therefore, after the emperor arranged the venue for the ring, Wang Lian immediately ordered people to set up a ring in the square opposite the palace.
This is a rare thing, so when the ring is still being built, there are often people from Jinguan City who come to see the excitement, imagining what it will look like when the public trial is held.
On this day, Zhang Wen got up early in the morning and came to the palace square with Wu Tong.
After serving in Jinguancheng for several years, he finally contacted Wu Tong, although he had not yet entered the prince's mansion, but he could talk to the prince and participate in the prince's "teaching", and it was possible to become a protΓ©gΓ© of the Son of Heaven in a few years.
They got up early, but when they arrived at the square, they were startled, Mo Daojun was early, and there were early pedestrians, there were already more than 500 people in this square looking for a good location, both those who carried snacks to do small business, and those who came early in the morning to see the excitement.
"Brother Xia Chu is early!" Zhang Wen said lightly.
"Brother Dingliao is early!"
Chen Wei bowed slightly, smiling, and didn't dare to hold his waist as before.
Not only him, but Xu Fei on the side looked at Zhang Wen with envy.
In the past, Zhang Wen was a pawn in the army, but now the birds and birds have flown on the branches, and they have become a member of the Beiwei Army, and they have also been taught by the prince.
is now Mi Wei, who has become the Sima of Yueqi, and when he saw Zhang Wen, he had to give a salute and did not dare to despise it.
Although everyone greeted each other, everyone was not so polite in seizing the advantageous position. The position directly in front of the high platform was already crowded, Zhang Wen hesitated slightly, and came over with a salivating face: "Captain Zhang, the villain occupies a good position, only ten dollars, and this position is Captain Zhang's." β
"Huh"
Zhang Wen was taken aback, but he didn't expect that this excitement would become a business opportunity.
"Twenty dollars, twenty dollars with you, that position is mine. Guo Yuan shouted behind him.
"Twenty dollars is twenty dollars, take it!" Zhang Wen immediately made a decision, took out twenty five-baht coins and handed them to the wanderer, and after the wanderer got it, he immediately led Zhang Wen to the center of the front of the high platform, this is indeed the best position, a wanderer who originally occupied this position smiled and stepped aside, Guo Yuan glanced at Wu Tong: "Brother Wenxian, you are here." β
"The next place is also occupied. The wanderer did not leave, pointed to a small wooden bench next to him and said with a smile: "Captain Zhang, a certain pomfret Captain Zhang is dealing with, if you want, the villain will give you a discount, and then take five five baht coins, and this position will belong to Captain Zhang." β
"You're going to get rich. Zhang Wen was angry and funny: "This is a complete robbery of money." β
"Hehe, now that the city of Jinguancheng is tightly controlled, and the fortune of my Han Dynasty governed by Prime Minister Zhuge is prosperous, I don't dare to steal chickens and dogs, and I can only rely on this to make a few hard-earned money. Captain Zhang, the villain has been guarding his position here last night, and he has slept here, and this night is a mosquito bite, and it is worth the five dollars!" said the wanderer in a low voice.
"If Your Majesty often holds such a ring match, so that the people spend money to watch, it is also a good deal, I am afraid that Prime Minister Zhuge will wake up with a smile. Zhang Wen glanced at him, but he still took out the money happily, and then said to Wu Tong with a smile: "Brother Wenxian, who do you think will win the competition between the warriors of the Western Regions and Zhang Che Cavalry?"
Wu Tong said with a smile: "I heard that the warriors of the Western Regions have defeated Xu Chu and defeated the fierce generals under Cao Zhen, so they must have some skills. However, Zhang Che rode the famous Chinese for decades, known as 'ten thousand enemies', in fact, ordinary people can reach, naturally Zhang Che rode to win. β
Zhang Wen nodded.
Although it was still early, there were more and more people in the square, and after a while, the officials of the Jinguan City Mansion also arrived, and found that there were already many people in the square, and they were all surprised, so some people came up to drive away the hawkers, and some people rushed back to the government to find support.
Most of the squares were divided by drawing lines, and the servants drove the idlers out of the line, and as time went on, more and more people came to the square, and such a lively scene did not happen every year.
If someone sees it, they will be secretly surprised.
Because the common people act in accordance with the government's plan, it will form a strong organizational force, and if it is used in the army, it will exert extremely strong combat effectiveness.
The armed forces are a well-organized group, and the stronger this organizational force can be brought into play, the stronger the combat effectiveness will be.
On the third pole of the day, the guard captain Liu Yan arrived first, he took a look at the sky, the weather was acceptable, and the gentle breeze made him feel slightly relieved. But when he looked at the people in the square, he couldn't help frowning.
There are so many people, it's just a game, and there are so many people who come to see the fun.
After a while, in a cheer and worship, Emperor Ji Han's canopy also appeared on the street, Zhang Wen originally thought that the Son of Heaven would go to the high platform, but he never expected that the canopy stopped on the side close to them, Liu Bei sat down in court clothes, and then there were attendants shouting in unison to be exempt from courtesy.
With Liu Bei, there were also the most powerful civil and military generals of the dynasty, almost all of the three princes and nine kings came, as well as the crown prince Fengzhou, they were qualified to sit in this position, but only Liu Bei could cover the shade with a canopy.
Chen Zhi, the general of the Protector Army, did not sit down, he stood with his head held high as usual, standing beside Liu Bei.
Of course, Liu Bei also had a foreigner by his side, who was Theodot, the merchant envoy of the Parthian Empire.
Liu Bei glanced at the positions of the people under the ring, and said to Zhuge Liang with a smile: "The prime minister governs the country in a way, and I can't take care of Zhong and Le Yi." β
Zhuge Liang said: "This minister's matter, Your Majesty praises it." β
Feng Zhou did not listen to the conversation between their monarchs and ministers, but looked around.
When he saw Wu Tong and Zhang Wen, he nodded and smiled.
I also saw Guan Xing and Zhang Bao in the crowd, as well as Guan Feng and Zhang Xingcai on their sides.
Zhang Xingcai also glanced up at Feng Zhou, the prince always smiled, and when he met her eyes, he nodded slightly, as if he was greeting her. Although the young man seemed to be very kind, Zhang Xingcai felt a kind of power that made her unable to speak.
There seems to be an invisible power in him, which makes people feel sunny and warm.
The two have known each other for more than ten years, and she has also heard that she will marry the prince in the future, so she has been secretly following him.
Therefore, she knew that he had killed Xu Huang and Lu Meng, and that he had recently "taught and educated people", and that he had joked to her father a few days ago, saying that if the people from the Western Regions won, they would give his family the name "Saiyide".
Thinking of this, Zhang Xingcai was almost stupid.