Chapter 149: The Ancient Capital of Jinling
The light of the morning sun fell on the street like the scales of a fish.
"Trembling"
With the sound of brooms sweeping the floor, this ancient city ushers in its new day.
The sound of horses' hooves sounded, and the sound of cleaning was accompanied by the sound of falling water, and the ground, which had been thirsty all night, was quickly soaked, and countless dust that had not yet risen also fell with the mist, and with the sweeping into the low concave sewage tanks on both sides of the road.
The bluestone slab bricks, which are the size of ordinary people's millstones, do not shake a trace under the trampling of the horses' hooves, and are obviously extremely well pressed, and even the carriage cannot shake a trace after being crushed.
Even if such a road lasts for thousands of years, it will only break and will not fade, and it contains the hard work and sweat of countless ancestors.
As the sound of sweeping and horses' hooves faded away, so did the voices of people on the streets.
The sound of the porter being opened could be heard in the sparse room, and many young shouts came, accompanied by the shouts of the companions, and a group of people who could not tell much began to talk and laugh together to move the simple stretching exercise of the body.
Then start running against the initial morning sun.
Some of the older people, who were already obviously very old, also came out with these young people, or moved a stool to enjoy the fresh air in the morning, or slowly paced up, and also started the activity with the young people.
It didn't take long for the young people who had already run away, and small wooden carts with wheels began to appear, most of which were half-finished products and other food, starting to shuttle through the streets and alleys from all over the city, to their own sales place and waiting for the first customer of the day.
Accompanied by skillful ignition cooking, puffs of white smoke and enticing aromas have risen from the city that has not yet woken up.
Many residents who went out to exercise were running and walking, and at the same time greeted the familiar car owner, and wanted to write what they wanted to eat early today, and then come back to get it after the exercise.
And those bosses also responded enthusiastically to every regular customer, laughing a few words from time to time, and there was a lively atmosphere in the air...
There is not a single thing that is strange, but it shows the difference of the city even more, even the guards patrolling the streets do not have that kind of awe-inspiring solemnity, but are as simple and steady as the uncle next door.
"Knock knock!"
The sound of the long drum sounded, echoing throughout the city, and it also awakened more creatures, as if the whole city had awakened at this moment.
With the sound of drums that really wake up the whole city, this huge city is fully revealed!
Under the glory of the big day, there was a lot of traffic everywhere, the sound of shouting sounded everywhere, but there was no noise in the chaotic market.
Even if you want to sleep until three o'clock in the morning, it doesn't seem to be a big deal, and no one gets bored by the sound of the street outside, but only a feeling that life is so good.
The young people who came to the outside of the city were running, and after moving their qi and blood, they also faced the sun and posed all kinds of fist fights, and increased their strength bit by bit as they breathed.
The sun was rising, and the golden scales continued to climb into the city, until they reached a tall vermilion wall.
The atmosphere here is completely different from the outside, and it seems that the bustle of the outer city has not affected the tranquility here, and even the most lively door has not caused a trace of sound to spread.
The sprawling buildings constitute a dizzying marvel, which is a huge wall that almost exceeds a kilometer.
Standing on both sides of the city wall, human-like buildings guard everything inside with swords, giving people an indelible solemn impression.
Even if you jump out of it, when you see such a building, you will be in awe.
But looking inside, the inside of the huge city wall is not the tall and prosperous cloud palace as imagined, but it seems to be just some ordinary buildings, even if there are some brilliant buildings, they are only a small part of them.
It's just that the guards patrolling in it are far more dense than imagined, and they can be described as three steps and one court, and five steps and one post.
Everywhere there are constant figures coming and going, and with the beating of the morning drums, everything in this majestic palace will be played out again.
Whoever looks at this is also the atmosphere that can only be possessed by a dynasty that has stood for a short time, especially the temperament of the inhabitants of this city, which is by no means the work of a generation.
However, in fact, it has only been 30 years since the palace was built, and it has only been 35 years since the city became the capital again!
Since the invasion of the Central Plains by aliens, the war has trampled on countless ancient cities, and the past capitals have fallen one by one with the war, but this place has not been invaded much.
Jinling!
This city, which was once the ancient capital of several dynasties, has once again become the center of this world!
After pacifying the world, the great emperor who overthrew the alien race did not stop, chasing the enemy in the northern desert, opening up the territory in the southwest, and expanding his horizons to the four seas.
In a short period of time, even those who have read thousands of books cannot understand the changes in the world.
Only those people in the world feel that their lives are getting better day by day, they are well fed, and they are able to read and write, and they have already laid the irreplaceable absolute popular desire of this dynasty!
Therefore, even if Confucianism is no longer the sole branch of the court, it has not been able to shake the foundation of this empire, but has made more doctrines emerge, such as Legalism in charge of prisons, soldiers in defense of the territory, Confucianism in educating the people, Taoism in governing morality, and Mohists in charge of institutions.
There are more merchants, farmers, and vertical and horizontal families have begun to emerge, and the emergence of foreign races has caused the land to sink, but it has also ushered in a real opportunity for innovation in this ancient land of the Central Plains.
Although it has not been as real as in the pre-Qin period, it has already performed its own duties and is thriving.
The world is healthy, the people live in peace, and they can even travel around the country without armor, so you can know that this time has reached the real prosperous scene.
However, if you look closely, you can find that this capital city is strange and terrifying from the imperial palace to the nearby minister's residence.
In particular, the frequent entry and exit of the army has made some sensitive people feel bad.
No one knew exactly what was going on, but the more they did, the more nervous they became.
The huge imperial city became serious, and the new officials felt uncomfortable for a while, but most of the old people who followed the founding emperor understood what was going on and were not too nervous.
It's just that there are deep doubts in their hearts.
Why did that person come to Jinling at this time?
Many people have shot their eyes at the two figures at the forefront of the officials, and I am afraid that only they know the reason in this world...