Leaving Luoyang City is almost the same as going out of the county seat, but the former is more cumbersome, and the soldiers are at least dozens of times that of the latter, and a large number of provincial soldiers and imperial soldiers check everyone out.

Two cars, eight people, drove along the root of the Luoyang city wall, after driving through the corner tower in the east of Luoyang City, and after a short while, a large gray building appeared in front of the car.

This should be the legendary "train station".

There were a lot of sandbags and fences in front, and a large number of soldiers. There was even a strange car, with eight wheels and a bunch of windows, and a huge body, covered in green iron armor with a huge machine gun on it.

I asked the tall man next to me, the person who was brought back by Dongfang Yongbai: "Is this a tank?" Tracks and barrels not yet installed? ”

He shook his head and said, "No." This is an armored vehicle. Tanks are bigger and taller, have tracks, and have a cannon on them, and one tank can take down a county town. ”

Dongfang Liang got out of the car and said, "Let's get out of the car." The train station arrived, and it was time for us to change trains. ”

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Before entering the door, we were searched more strictly, even Dongfang Yongbai was searched carefully, and the luggage of me and the two newlyweds was turned upside down.

When you enter the big house, there are not many people inside, but they are all nobles—civilians naturally can't enter.

There are several floor-to-ceiling glass windows on the opposite wall, through which you can see four railroad tracks that stretch to the horizon, which are two railroads facing each other.

This was the first time I had seen a railroad – 99.999 percent of people would never see a railroad in their lifetime. The railway is more advanced than the imperial road, and only the four capitals are connected to the railway.

As he was observing, he heard a low clang, then a louder whistle, and the earth trembled beneath his feet. In a few moments, a steel giant drove up on two railroad tracks. It was taller, longer, and more peculiar than the armored car outside, and it was followed by a dozen carriages about the same size.

I was shocked to think how much gasoline it would take to make this monster travel hundreds and thousands of miles, who designed it in the first place, and who made it? Those who possess these terrible powers will be invincible!

Me: "Shall we go up?" ”

Dongfang Liang: "This is not our train. It's going to take a while. ”

Dongfang Yongbai: "Zhao Daniu, you have to thank Dongfang Liang." Yesterday, he came up with the idea of letting the big butler come out to deal with Dongfang Gui, an old guy, and he actually succeeded. And he strongly recommends that you come to the capital to try. ”

Me: "The Oriental Family is my re-created parents, and I will always be loyal to the Oriental Family!" ”

Dongfang Yongbai: "Well, let me introduce you, the two here are Zhao Chengqi from Hebei and Kong Changyue from Shandong, both of whom I brought here." ”

I said to them, "Fortunately, I will be fortunate to meet in the lower Central Plains Luobei Zhao Daniu." ”

One of them said in vain: "Fortunately, Zhao Chengqi will be in Handan, Hebei Province." ”

Another black and black dwarf said: "Fortunately, I will be fortunate to meet in Kong Changyue, Qufu, Xiashan Mountain." ”

Obviously, the former went to take the martial arts exam, and the latter went to take the literary exam.

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After a few dozen minutes, another train came with its horn.

This train is different from the previous one, with ten black cargo compartments in front, ten black cargo compartments in the back, and several green passenger compartments in the middle. The cargo compartments are all closed, and the passenger compartments have many windows, and there are many people looking out inside.

Dongfang Liang: "That's it." ”

A group of six of us, Dongfang Yongbai, Dongfang Liang, Dongfang Tian, and three newcomers, got on the train.

There were dozens of seats in that carriage, half of which were empty, and we sat down, not connected.

I looked around. Most of them are going to take the exam, and some scholars are still memorizing the "standard answers to the real questions". A lot of people are chatting, some chatting will try, some will talk nonsense.

The train started slowly, with a lot of acceleration, and the body involuntarily leaned back. The sound was loud and clanging; The car was shaky, up and down, but after a while I got used to it, so much so that I forgot that the train was moving at a rapid pace.

Outside the window, trees and fences swept backwards at a rapid pace.

It's getting farther and farther away from home, and there's no going back.

Dongfang Yongbai closed his eyes and leaned on his seat to recuperate, Dongfang Liang was also closing his eyes, Dongfang Tian sat straight, his eyes looked straight, as if he was thinking about something.

The first time I did the train, the first time I went far away, the first time I experienced this situation, I actually wanted to talk to the two people next to me, I really wanted to discuss the test with those who could take the test in the same year and even their respective hometowns, but Dongfang Yongbai was next to them. I thought about it, but I held back. It almost killed me for this chatter.

I had to look out the window at the scenery and look all the way down. Most of the scenery is closed fences, trees and ravines, with the occasional pedestrian and sometimes a gray village visible through the broken fences.

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The train passed through several county stops, and when it came to Xieyang, the terminal station Chang'an arrived.

Changan!

I stood up excitedly, my legs shaking.

The imperial capital of Chang'an!

Shenjing Chang'an!

I dragged two large bags and followed the crowd off the train.

Portraits of the emperor are scattered in every room, dragon flags are hung in every window, and forbidden troops in black uniforms are barricaded at the gates.

Praetorian Army!

Praetorian Army!

Praetorian Army!

That was the first time I saw the Praetorian Army.

They wore black uniforms, black military boots, black helmets, and each had a gun, some pistols, some rifles, and some submachine guns. The forbidden army is indeed the forbidden army! The Ming Dynasty imposed a ban on martial arts, and even the purchase of a kitchen knife had to be registered and approved, not to mention a gun. It is said that tens of thousands of people in the provincial army do not have a few guns, but the forbidden army actually has one!

Compared to military uniforms and weapons, the expressions of the forbidden soldiers are terrifying. Their expressions were serious and resolute, as if they had the truth and the power in their hands—as if they really held the truth and the power—they had the truth and the power in their own hands—it was impossible to imagine that they were all eunuchs!

An officer with a pistol pinned to his waist and a red armband on his arm shouted: "Don't delay, let's go!" "Kick pedestrians from time to time.

I doubt that he dares to kick Dongfang Yongbai. I thought, I must dare. It is normal for the emperor to kill the warrior clan as it is for a person to kill a chicken, and the forbidden army is the emperor's will, why don't they dare?

The inspection is stricter when going out, and there are many gates at the exit, and there is a long queue at each gate.

I was queuing up, and there was some noise at the door.

A forbidden soldier shouted to a brightly dressed scholar who was obviously taking an exam: "Go back and find it!" Get out of the way! ”

The man: "I asked people to look for it on the train, and my pass fell on it." ”

The forbidden army pulled his throat: "Then you quickly dodge!" ”

Scholar: "I've been standing in line for a long time. ”

The forbidden army began to push him: "Rearrange it!" ”

The scholar pushed away the hand of the forbidden army and did not leave.

The people next to him spoke one after another, some asked him to go behind, some accused him of delaying things, and several people who seemed to be his servants also advised him: "Little master, take a step back first." ”

He was unmoved, and the situation began to escalate.

Several of the forbidden soldiers came and dragged him, and people began to push.

At this time, the officer in the red armband came, and the other forbidden soldiers stood and saluted.

He asked the scholar, "Do you dodge?" ”

The scholar said angrily: "I am from the Liu family in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and I went to Beijing to take the exam." ”

Red armband: "I'll ask you if you dodge." ”

The people next to them were silent and looked at them. His servants began to pull him: "Young master go, young master go, young master go." ”

Scholar: "Don't dodge." ”

"Smack". The people around him were splattered with blood. It was the first time I had heard gunshots, and they were louder than firecrackers.

"Pull away." The red armband pinned the pistol back to the black belt around his waist and waved his hand at the hem of his hand.

Several forbidden soldiers directly dragged the dead ghost's feet away, and the corpse was bubbling with blood along the way. Several soldiers brought buckets and mops to clear the ground.

The person next to him continued to line up with an indifferent expression.

The servants wept and wept at a loss.

At this time, another servant ran over and shouted happily, "Young master, I have found it!" Master, I've found your pass! ”

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Out of the train station door, outside is a big square.

For the first time, I saw the legendary tank.

Larger than an armored car, ten wheels were wrapped in thick tracks, a cannon with a black hole in the roof of the car, and two large machine guns next to it. Several Janissaries sat on tanks, and a few more people stood around on the ground.

In addition, there are a dozen armored vehicles, more cars, trucks. At a glance, there are a hundred times the number of cars I have seen in 20 years.

Everywhere there were Royal Army men in yellow uniforms, all very young, no more than ten or twenty years old, staring at everyone with blank faces.

The black-uniformed Forbidden Army was obviously older than them, in their twenties, in their thirties, and even in their forties and fifties, and they commanded the Imperial Army to search everyone.

Across the main square, outside is a larger open space, full of horse-drawn carriages and cars, many holding signs with names on them.

A person trotted towards us: "Second Young Master! We're here to pick you up. ”

A few people then came over and took the luggage. Dongfang Yongbai had one by himself, one for the three of us, one for the remaining two, and then three cars drove to Chang'an City.

About half an hour, we approached Chang'an City.

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I found that her city walls were not as good as Luoyang City.

I said to myself, "I'm disappointed." I thought Chang'an City was 100 meters high. ”

Zhao Chengqi: "In the past, Chang'an did have a 100-meter-high city wall. ”

He is a warrior, a future general, so he knows military things very well.

He continued: "The walls, no matter how high or thick, will be blown away by aircraft artillery. After Chang'an was destroyed countless times, people invented a new method - that is, to build the city wall into a bunker. Now Chang'an is full of pillboxes, and the whole is a major military fortress. You think, a military fortress of 10 million people! A million Forbidden Army is inside! ”

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If Luoyang City is a bustling city of scholars, then Chang'an City is a royal city with power as its sole purpose. Hundreds of the world's largest families gathered in Chang'an to serve the royal family, while the rest of the millions of people served them.

Three cars weave through the checkerboard-shaped city.

I watched the Imperial Palace.

All the doors, windows, buildings, and blocks are no more than a few templates, and every detail of Chang'an is designed, and the combination of every detail is also designed. Each building is perfect, and there is a beauty in the collection of countless buildings. But I think there is only one kind of beauty.

The streets are very tidy, not a single piece of paper is left, and the ground is always wet, because a large number of cleaners are always washing and cleaning. The trees in the streets are carefully bandaged, waiting for the spring to sprout; The pines and cypresses are still verdant; Many large flower pots are placed on the side of the road, and the plum blossoms inside are in full bloom. There were no signs, no banners, no couplets, and in fact no decoration, except for the emperor's head hanging on every street lamp and the dragon flag hanging on every window.

Praetorian troops are on duty at all intersections. The further you go inside, the fewer pedestrians and vehicles, and the more forbidden troops. There were also more cars and armored vehicles, and finally tanks appeared, and there were many of them.

Finally, a large number of sandbags and barbed wire fenced off the main street.

We walked around the side and headed towards the Oriental Mansion to the north.

I looked up through the window, and the afterglow of the setting sun fell on the palace at a height of 1,000 meters.

A thousand-meter-high palace, yes, you read that right, a thousand-meter-high palace.

The Ming people are generally one meter six or seven tall, while the imperial palace is one thousand meters high.

It can only be described as "miraculous".

I can believe that Luoyang is man-made, but I can't believe that the palace is also man-made.

The people of Chang'an all say this:

After God opened the world, he traveled everywhere. He soared through the clouds and came to Guanzhong. He looked at the endless land of Guanzhong and was full of joy. He decided to build a city on it for the royal family he had just created. He raised his left hand, and the boulders of Mount Tai in the east, Mount Hua in the west, Mount Heng in the south, Mount Heng in the north, and Mount Song in the middle flew into the sky and came to the top of Guanzhong. He raised his right hand, and countless stones cut automatically, turning into neat stones, beautiful sculptures, and these stones slowly fell to build a thousand-meter-high palace.