Chapter 22: Overseas Citizens of the Great Chu Empire
After riding a horse along the official road for about a stick of incense, you can already see the towering buildings not far away.
Each building is made of steel, which makes it look so majestic in the sunlight.
Even the well-informed Song Yuanqiao couldn't help but lose his mind for a moment when he saw these buildings.
Every building here, both in terms of grandeur and beauty, can almost be compared to the imperial palace of the Great Yuan court.
But just half a month ago, it was just a barren vacant land!
"This ...... Is it the Great Chu Empire? ”
Song Yuanqiao looked at these buildings, and had a clearer understanding of the strength of the Great Chu Empire in his heart.
Even if tens of millions of people in the entire Central Plains exhaust material resources, they may not be able to build such a companion capital out of thin air, right?
Song Yuanqiao sighed and galloped wildly.
Soon.
He met the Chu people who received him.
"Name?"
"Song Yuanqiao."
"Identity?"
"Wudang Taoist Temple, Guanzhuo."
Hearing this answer, the explorer glanced up at him and repeated, "Identity? ”
Song Yuanqiao saw his eyes, was stunned for a moment, and replied, "Overseas citizens of the Great Chu Empire." ”
The explorer nodded, and said, "Do you have a certificate to enter the capital?" ”
Song Yuanqiao took out a document from his arms and handed it to the explorer, "Yes." ”
The explorer reached out and took the document, looked it up and down, handed it back to him, and said, "Okay, you can go in." ”
Song Yuanqiao nodded, his legs straining slightly, "Drive." ”
The horse opened its hooves and continued on its way.
When you arrive at the capital, you can see spacious asphalt roads everywhere.
Next to the asphalt road, there are several high columns every few steps.
On top of that, there are all kinds of steel golems running on the road.
As far as the eye could see, Song Yuanqiao felt extremely novel.
"It's just a companion capital, it's all so prosperous, if it's a city of immortals, what should the imperial capital of the Great Chu Empire look like?"
Song Yuanqiao couldn't help but be a little excited when he thought that he was about to go to the imperial capital of Great Chu.
At the same time, I was excited, but I also felt apprehensive.
He hadn't felt this way in a long time.
It's like being confronted with something completely unknown.
As he thought so, a familiar voice suddenly sounded in his ears.
"Uncle Song!" It's a child's voice.
Song Yuanqiao turned his head to look, his face showed a look of joy, and he called, "Mowgli!" ”
Zhang Wuji walked quickly in front of Song Yuanqiao and said, "Uncle Song, I've been waiting for you for several days, why are you only here now." ”
Song Yuanqiao smiled awkwardly, and was embarrassed to say that he took the initiative to ride a horse, but said, "There was something wrong on the road, and it was delayed." ”
"Uncle Song, are the other four uncles okay? Is Wudang okay? Zhang Wuji blinked and asked impatiently.
Song Yuanqiao said with a smile: "Thanks to Master and his old man's blessing, Wudang is up and down, everything is fine." ”
"That's good!" Zhang Wuji's face was delighted.
Immediately, he seemed to think of something, and said, "By the way, Master Tai is waiting for you in the front room!" ”
"Okay, I'll go meet the Master!"
Song Yuanqiao pretended to be a light and light road.
He tried his best to maintain his expression, but he was very apprehensive in his heart.
On that day, everything that happened in the Wudang Pavilion is still vivid.
The voice, 'You and I, master and apprentice, are severed and righteous!' And it still rings in my ears.
It's only been a few days, how can he have the face to face his master.
Song Yuanqiao thought so and walked outside the house.
Looking at the door, he took a deep breath, calmed his emotions, and said, "Apprentice Song Yuanqiao, ask to see Master." ”
The voice fell, and there was a moment of silence.
Immediately, a voice came from inside the room.
"Enter."
"Yes, Master!" Song Yuanqiao heard the master's voice, his face was happy, and he pushed the door and walked in.
Walking into the house with his head down, without saying a word, he knelt directly on the ground, his head was firmly on the ground, and said, "The criminal Song Yuanqiao greets the master!" ”
There was silence again.
A moment later, Master's voice came again.
"Since ancient times, loyalty and righteousness cannot be both, and in the situation at that time, it is understandable that you made such a choice as a teacher, and I don't blame you."
Zhang Sanfeng looked at Song Yuanqiao kneeling in front of him with a pair of deep eyes, and said lightly.
After Song Yuanqiao heard this, his eyes instantly turned red, and he suddenly raised his eyes to look at his master, and called out tremblingly, "Master!" ”
Seeing this scene, Zhang Sanfeng sighed silently and said, "Get up, it's cold on the ground." ”
Song Yuanqiao hesitated, but still stood up and asked, "How is Master doing these days?" ”
"Of course!" Before Zhang Sanfeng could speak, Zhang Wuji next to him spoke excitedly, "Master Tai is now Da Chu's special adviser, and he can receive 30,000 yuan a month!"
Well...... It is equivalent to thirty taels of silver in Dayuan, and this is only secondary.
Master Tai also enjoys the treatment of three grades, and he is respected wherever he goes, and he can have whatever he wants.
It's those Chu people, when they see the master, they all salute respectfully and shout 'Consultant Zhang'! ”
Being able to get the respect of the Chu people, in the eyes of most of the so-called 'new Chu', is a matter that can be regarded as a glorious ancestor.
At present, among the 'new Chu', the highest status belongs to Zhang Sanfeng and Zhang Consultant.
"In this way, the futile child will be relieved." Song Yuanqiao seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and said.
Zhang Sanfeng did not continue this topic, but asked: "You came to accompany the capital for the meeting?" ”
Song Yuanqiao nodded and said, "If you go back to Master, it's for the meeting." ”
Zhang Sanfeng's expression was solemn, and he said: "The Great Chu Empire is far away in another world, far from what people can imagine. ”
When Song Yuanqiao heard this, he nodded in agreement and said, "Great Chu has always called the Central Plains an overseas territory, obviously because he doesn't want to completely incorporate the Central Plains into the territory of Great Chu, at least not in a short period of time.
They held a meeting at this time, and the people invited were all famous seniors in the Central Plains, and they were afraid that they wanted to use us to rule the Central Plains. ”
Zhang Sanfeng raised his eyes, glanced at Song Yuanqiao, and sighed: "Yuanqiao, your vision is still a little shorter. ”
Song Yuanqiao didn't refute, but just arched his hand, "Please teach Master." ”
Zhang Sanfeng said: "Do you think that with the strength of Great Chu, to rule the Central Plains, you need to borrow the hands of others?" ”
"This ......," Song Yuanqiao hesitated.
Although he was very reluctant to admit it, it was the truth.
If the Great Chu Empire wants to rule the Central Plains, it doesn't need any strategy at all, it just needs to show its weapons.
Case......
Then why did Emperor Chu hold a meeting?
"I don't understand!" Song Yuanqiao looked at Zhang Sanfeng and arched his hand: "Please also ask the master to solve the doubts for the apprentice!" ”