On the 39th section, Wu Ming arrived in the town, gathered more than 100 people in the team, and settled the account with Kong Laohan and his wife. In the reverent gaze of Mr. and Mrs. Kong, they led everyone and headed towards Kyoto in the wind and snow.

Kyoto currently has a population of more than 2 million, which is one of the largest cities on the planet. In this world, it is the first city that deserves to be the first. Maybe it's located on the plains, built on the mountains, and there are not as many waterways and lakes as in southern cities, so it's very well planned. The whole city is about a square, east and west, north and south are nearly forty miles wide, divided into two cities, inside and outside, the city has tea shops, restaurants, large gardens, courtyards, etc., everything. Because of this, Kyoto's population is less than twice as large as Nanning's, but its geographical area is nearly three times larger.

The holy mountain is not far from Kyoto, and now all the teams, except for a few eunuchs who proclaim the edict, are almost all knights. So it's also very fast. Although Lin Wu is usually silent, he can't resist the charm of Nanwang. and a few fighters followed behind Wu Ming, amazed along the way. The snow drifted all night, and now, the sky is clear, and between the sky and the earth, there is a blanket of silver. Under the reflection of the sun, it shines brightly.

Ordinary breed like a horse, generally two meters tall is considered very strong. And Nanwang is nearly three meters high, fortunately, Wu Ming himself is a martial artist, this height can be reached with a slight jump. If it were an ordinary person, I am afraid that it would really have to be specially customized. Listening to a few soldiers talking to each other in the back, Wu Ming couldn't help but feel a little proud in his heart, but it was not good for them to be so noisy after all. He patted Nanwang, stopped the horse, then turned his head and said, "Don't make trouble, Kyoto is coming soon, what kind of system are you like this?" ”

Lin Wudao: "My lord, I really didn't expect that I would be able to return to Kyoto alive." Wu Ming couldn't help but feel a little emotional, and vaguely remembered that when the prince was on the southern expedition, he stood in the military parade ground on the outskirts of Kyoto, and he looked high-spirited. By now, it has long been a matter of fact.

Although the sky is clear, there is not a single pedestrian on the official road in the southern suburbs. Wu Ming secretly wondered in his heart, he vaguely remembered that in the past, this official road was full of people coming and going, and the flow of people was like a tide. Even if it had just snowed heavily, it would never be so deserted, Lin Wu and the others had already returned to Kyoto a few days ago, bringing the news that Wu Ming and they were about to visit Kyoto. Could it be that Li Tie has decided to turn his face with the south? So ready to come and go behind closed doors? That's not right, he could have tricked himself into the city, and he could do it directly, wouldn't it be a hundred, thinking of this, his heart was uneasy.

At this moment, a soldier in front of him suddenly pointed to the distance and said loudly: "My lord, Kyoto has arrived, you see." ”

He rode on his horse, shouting, but there was excitement on his face that could not be hidden. It is no wonder that the base camp of the Guards Battalion, "Konoe Palace", is in the inner city of Kyoto, and most of the soldiers have lived in Kyoto for several years. Wu Ming heard him shouting, sat upright on the south look, and looked into the distance with all his eyes. I saw a faint black in the vast world, which was the city wall of Kyoto.

Several large cities in the Eastern Han Dynasty, naturally crowned by Kyoto and Nanning, are not only crowded. Its walls are also the highest of all cities. In particular, the city wall of Kyoto, in order to prevent the warriors from flying in the air, is as high as fifteen meters, such a height, unless you reach the grandmaster, everyone else can only look at the wall and sigh.

Kyoto was originally a big city during the Great Jin Dynasty. At that time, in order to capture the city, Gaozu mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops and surrounded the city. It took nearly a month of continuous attacks before the city was captured. When the city was broken, the entire city wall was stained with blood. The walls were also in tatters. Later, Gaozu set up the capital here, ordered Lu Gongzi to repair the city wall, Lu Gongzi on the basis of the original city wall, with a grinding extremely smooth bluestone tamping, \ and then poured the above glutinous rice pulp, the whole wall is even smoother. Coupled with the nearly fifteen-meter-high city wall, it eventually became the first male city.

Such a high wall, coupled with its smooth walls. If a warrior wants to climb, he can't even borrow a place, which is bound to be even more difficult. As the years wore on, the blood stains and bluestone on it became pitch black, and it looked like pig iron, so it is also said that "Kyoto is made of iron".

The procession slowly approached the city walls. Seeing from afar that the south city gate was closed, Wu Ming frowned, and when he was a little confused, suddenly there was a horn sound in front of him, and the closed south city gate suddenly opened. A large group of ironclad soldiers swarmed out at the sound of the horn. Each of these soldiers carried a longbow and rode horses, their armor glowing coldly in the snow.

Wu Ming was taken aback, and took Nanwang, at this moment, there was another horn sound, on the city wall, the "lala" tree set up an indigo bordered flag, and the big "Li" unfolded with these flags, showing teeth and claws on it, flying and changing, as if it was about to come to life.

As these flags unfurled, there were also many people on the city wall, flashing a forest of swords and guns. The knights swarmed out of it, but they were silent, and then lined up neatly on either side. Wu Ming's heart sudden, and when he was a little confused about the situation, there was another horn sound, and dozens of horses rushed out of the city gate, and behind these dozens of horses, there was also a carriage.

These people, unlike the knights just now, were not armoured. The first person was dressed in white, and Wu Ming fixed his eyes to see that this person was still an old acquaintance, it was Li Tie's fifth son, Li Zhong. Behind him, more than a dozen people were all dressed as entourage. Needless to say, it's his family guard. Lin Wu rode his horse to Wu Ming's side, and glanced at the knights lined up on both sides of the avenue, as if facing a great enemy: "My lord, these knights are all elite cavalry of the strong bow battalion of the Northern Army. How did they get here? ”

The Northern Army, as the name suggests, is a strong force stationed at Shuangshan Pass at the junction of the Eastern Han Dynasty and Northern Mongolia. Some time ago, Li Tiezheng transferred more than a dozen warriors to Nanning to protect Lin Yinghuan, and this time he transferred the strongbow battalion to Kyoto. Isn't the Shuangshan Pass a shortage of troops? On Chinese New Year's Eve, Zhu Huai once told himself that there had been a large-scale troop transfer in Northern Mongolia this year, could it be that Li Tie had reached any promise with Northern Mongolia? Otherwise, how could he be so bold and dare to transfer troops from Shuangshan Pass in such a tense situation?

He was pondering all kinds of possibilities here, and Li Zhong was already surrounded by more than a dozen horsemen, and quickly ran in front of everyone. Then he grabbed the reins of the horse and grabbed the horse, "Lord Wu, let's meet again." In his tone, there was an indescribable resentment.

Last year, he went to Jiangnan, thinking that it was a fat difference, and the beauties of the country were both in the middle of the list, but he didn't expect that after wandering in Jiangnan for several months, he ended up with a disgraced face. In his opinion, Wu Ming can be said to be the culprit who made his last trip to the south go to the soup. This time, I seized the opportunity, so I had to humiliate the other party.

Wu Ming rode on the south lookout, looking down at Li Zhong condescendingly, and he was a little unsure, I didn't know what Li Tie meant by singing this set. He smiled and said: "Li Gongzi, when Nanning said goodbye last year, Gongzi didn't say hello before leaving, which is a deep regret." Unexpectedly, today he pulled out such a big pomp to greet me, which made me feel at ease. ”

Li Zhong looked at Wu Ming, who was sitting on Nanwang, his face changed, and he looked at Nanwang carefully, and couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva. There was a sneer in his mouth: "Lord Wu, don't think too much, it's just that I went out hunting today and passed by occasionally." How to greet it. ”

Wu Ming looked at the forest of knives and guns behind him, and was about to say more. At this time, the eunuch Xuanzhao, who was staying in the carriage, lifted the curtain and got out of the carriage. He still seemed a little confused about the situation, stood on the carriage, and shouted: "Bold, who are you waiting for?" Xianzhuang Niangniang came to announce the decree, you can't wait to get off the horse Gonghou, and you are still commanding immediately. Do you want to rebel? ”

Tao Yu had just arrived in Nanning, and the eunuchs in the palace had not had time to replenish. Only a few eunuchs were sent to him by Pabri, and the others were the rotating eunuchs of the original Nanning Songzi Temple. These eunuchs are all simple-minded, far from those old eunuchs in Kyoto who have been tempered a lot. I always think that the world is big, and the master that Lao Tzu serves is big. However, when he said this, he just said the question in Wu Ming's heart. So he watched the eunuch go crazy and didn't stop it.

Li Zhong was robbed by this eunuch, and his face was already swollen and purple. He sneered and said, "This father-in-law is really good-tempered, under Li Zhong." He thought that when he said this, this eunuch would have to care about three points. Knowing that this old eunuch was also a talent, he stood on the carriage and put his hands behind his back, and said sharply: "Li Zhong? The miscellaneous family only remembered that Niang Niang Yi instructed the Taiwei Li Tie to pick it up, what is Li Zhong? ”

Li Zhong laughed angrily, he waved his hand and said, "Come on, pull this noisy thing down." ”

Wu Ming was startled, and was about to make a move. At this time, the carriage in this team finally caught up, and a thin civil official who came down from above, saw the current situation, and immediately became anxious, and shouted: "Li Gongzi, I can't do it." He was dressed in the court uniform of the Ministry of Rites, and because he was too thin, the clothes worn on him were also empty, indescribably funny. Wu Ming's heart moved, Lin Yinghuan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was already dead, and this person seemed to be the newly elected representative of the Ministry of Rites. Since Li Tie sent an official from the Ministry of Rites to come, it proves that he doesn't want to tear his face with himself yet. Li Zhong's move was most likely a personal vendetta of the other party's communiqué, and he used this to vent his anger. It's just that Li Tie has such a big shelf, and even Tao Yu's edict is so sloppy, so he only sent a Li Zhong to pick it up.

Li Zhong heard the official's words, seemed to remember something, calmed down, and said coldly: "Under Li Zhong, the captain of the South Gate of Kyoto, on the order of the captain, came to welcome Niangniangyi. ”

Captain South Gate? Although he is only a middle-level general, it is a fat gap because it is related to the security of Kyoto. Wu Ming didn't know who the former captain of the South Gate was, but it was definitely not Li Zhong.