As soon as the old man heard someone laughing, his face suddenly changed.

He struggled to get up from the puddle.

The coachman and a few attendants from the rear team hurried over to help.

When the smiling idlers saw that the old man had so many followers, they realized that the old man's identity was not simple, so they immediately dispersed and disappeared into the rain.

"Sun Gong...... I'm supposed to lead the way, huh...... How could it be ......"

This person named Sun Gong is, of course, Sun Chengzong.

Sun Chengzong was the emperor's teacher, and then supervised the division in Liaodong for several years.

He really didn't like Wei Zhongxian, but he was in Liaodong, and he couldn't do anything about Wei Zhongxian, so he was angry and asked to resign and return to his hometown.

Sun Chengzong's temper is very big, in the township for two years, but some temper has been reined in, the atmosphere in the world has been very bad in recent years, so he was disappointed, until the Emperor of the Apocalypse issued a sincere decree, asking him to return to Beijing, he hesitated for a day, or decided to make the trip.

After all...... The emperor was taught by him, and the temper of the apocalypse, he knew.

People are extremely intelligent and have a unique vision.

The shortcomings are also prominent, indecisive, too humane, and too easy to be credulous.

Sun Chengzong felt that he should stand up and meet with the Emperor of the Apocalypse first.

But when he came to Jingshi, he found that he ...... It's just as bad as it was when I left two years ago.

His heart was gloomy, and he couldn't help waving his hand in the rain, at this time the robe on his body was soaked, but he couldn't find a place to change it for a while, just smiled bitterly: "This was the case when I left Beijing, and in the past two years, there has been no change at all, hey...... It's not your fault, you don't have to blame yourself, blame the old man, you didn't see the road. ”

With that, let the entourage desperately pull the carriage out of the pit.

Because a follower stepped on the mud, the mud was still wrapped in the peel of an unknown fruit, and when he was pulling, he directly fell and gnawed on the mud.

Sun Chengzong suddenly laughed out loud at this time, and everyone laughed when they saw him laughing.

Sun Chengzong went up and helped Suihu up, but said bitterly: "Don't blame, don't blame." ”

"Please Sun Gong get in the car."

"You don't have to get in the car." Sun Chengzong said: "Now it's better to get in the car, it's better to walk!" ”

"It's just...... It's raining now......"

Sun Chengzong pointed to his wet clothes and said, "Sitting in the car, isn't it wet?" I see that this rain is cleaner than this sewage. ”

That's true.

The crowd was silent.

Of course, Sun Chengzong also relied on his good health, in such a difficult environment in Liaodong, he also relied on a good body to survive, and he was not idle after returning to his hometown, he had to eat two catties of meat a day, and he was not at ease when he was young.

Although he has become a chicken in the soup, he continues to walk forward.

The streets are winding, after all, the people don't care about this, some are piling up debris in front of the door, some are garbage heaps, and sewage also flows out of the piles of garbage along the rainwater, even if it rains, the air is still filled with an unconcealable stench.

Occasionally, a few children would pull out their guns and pit on the corner of the wall, shouting, "It's raining, it's raining." ”

Sun Chengzong stepped on the mud and rain, deep and shallow, and continued to move forward with difficulty.

Seeing it, you are about to enter the doorway of the inner city.

Suddenly, Sun Chengzong looked up at the doorway, and with a wave of his hand, the attendants who were tailing immediately stopped.

Sun Chengzong stroked his wet beard and said: "When you enter this door, you have to be careful, after entering, this is Qingpingfang, this Qingpingfang, when the old man left Beijing, it was worse than the outer city, everyone should be careful under their feet, and there are ...... Pack your bags carefully, don't let the thieves steal it, if the old man and his party are stolen in the capital, how can they have the face to see Your Majesty. ”

Some of these followers had lived in the capital with Sun Chengzong, and some were brought from the countryside for the first time.

The first-time visitors were unknown, and those who had lived in Kyoto were immediately on guard.

This is definitely not a lie.

There are many children of military households living in Qingpingfang, and they are all dilapidated military households, which leads to the fact that on the one hand, because of poverty, the living environment is very bad, on the other hand, they are not like ordinary households can have other businesses, and the vast majority can only be idle, so there are a lot of thieves and robberies.

Everyone was awe-inspired, and then followed Sun Chengzong into the doorway.

But where do you know...... As soon as he entered the doorway, Sun Chengzong was stunned.

Feet...... It's no longer a muddy street, but a hard stone road, paved with mud, and the road is quite smooth, and that's not all...... There are hardly any muddy spots, not even puddles.

The streets are very tidy, although there are some low-rise shantytowns, but even if they are shantytowns, the façade is quite clean.

This feeling makes people who have experienced unspeakable mud feel relaxed and happy when they step here.

In addition, all kinds of idle people in the past...... It's gone.

Pedestrians walked to one side, but there was hardly a single idler in sight.

Sun Chengzong couldn't help but say with a look of surprise: "Is this Qingpingfang?" ”

Sun Chengzong wondered if he was in the wrong place.

The old servant behind him said: "It's not quite like it, I remember that it wasn't like this before, something is wrong, obviously I came in from here, and it was from Qingpingfang." ”

Sun Chengzong looked left and right, trying hard to identify, but he couldn't find any traces of the former Qingpingfang.

Sun Chengzong finally determined that this was Qingpingfang, but said with a wry smile: "This is the feeling of being old, in other places, I always feel that it is the same, but I came here...... I feel the difference. ”

For a moment, he sighed.

There was no pause at his feet, and he continued to walk forward, when suddenly, he saw a group of men in robes pressing knives.

Sun Chengzong can already imagine that when such a group of people appears, it will immediately cause the people along the way to take a detour.

After he was admitted to the Jinshi, he stayed in the capital for many years.

In the capital, whether it is Shuntianfu, Dongchang, Jinyiwei, or Wucheng Soldiers and Horses, but any such people and horses standing on the street are bound to arouse the vigilance of many people.

But soon, Sun Chengzong was surprised to find that everyone was indifferent.

Men wearing hats and heavy robes, wearing leather boots, walked down the street as best they could, trying not to occupy a spot in the middle of the road, but to walk along the side of the street.

They were tall and burly, looking full of spirit, with the hilt of the knife at their waists, and then passed by Sun Chengzong, and then walked away......

Sun Chengzong was stunned for a long time in the drizzle.

Through the gap between the robes, he could see that this team of people should be Jinyi guards wearing fish suits.

When...... Jinyiwei is so disciplined? This is something that you will never see in Beijing in the past.

The Jinyi guards he had seen before would never come out on such a rainy day, let alone march in line, either they would find a place to gamble, or they would take advantage of the rain to rush into a tea shop to drink tea, of course...... The tea money is definitely not paid, and a tea money will be charged when you leave.

When the people saw these people, they often covered their noses and detoured from a distance, and where it was like this, the pedestrians along the street seemed to have become accustomed to it, and passed by them without any strangeness.

"Huh?" Sun Chengzong said curiously: "This place is orderly, but I don't know why?" ”

The more Sun Chengzong looked, the more surprised he became, he continued to move forward, and further on, there was a lively market.

The market is bustling with shops one after another, and many people brave the rain to come even on rainy days.

I saw that the merchants were desperately selling their goods, and some pedestrians were just passing by, but most of them were stop-and-go.

If it's in the East City and the West Market, it must be messy.

But here, despite the hustle and bustle, it is still orderly.

All kinds of flags were displayed, selling silk, cotton, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, as well as rice shops, wine shops, tea houses...... The shouts came and went.

"Master, there is a tea shop there, you might as well go and sit down, or change your clothes."

Sun Chengzong nodded.

When everyone entered the newly decorated tea shop, a man immediately greeted them.

Good guys, even at this time, there is still a lot of business.

As soon as the guy saw Sun Chengzong's appearance, he said with concern: "How wet is the guest officer, you might as well go to the backyard to change into dry clothes." ”

Sun Chengzong had this intention, nodded, but suddenly looked at this guy and said, "You are a military household in Qingpingfang." ”

The guy smiled and said, "It's a child of a military family." ”

"Oh." Sun Chengzong nodded.

After Sun Chengzong changed into clean clothes, the whole person was a lot more refreshed, and then sat down at the tea table, and the guy came up and asked with a smile: "What does the guest officer want to drink?" ”

Sun Chengzong said gently: "Greet my entourage, ask them first, old man...... Just take a sip of tea to relieve fatigue. ”

The guy smiled and nodded, and went familiarly.

After a while, tea was served.

Sun Chengzong couldn't help but look at the guy strangely and said, "Did the children of the military families in Qingpingfang also come out to make a living?" ”

When this guy heard this, he was happy: "If you don't make a living, what's an old snack for a family?" ”

"The old man means ......"

"Oh." The guy understood what Sun Chengzong meant: "It's not a livelihood, it was really idle in the past, but this year there are a lot of merchants in Qingpingfang, and they are recruiting people everywhere. Even if you are a servant, you may be full of food and drink, and you can barely feed your family, what's the difference? ”

"It's natural, it's natural." Sun Chengzong was surprised in his heart.

A runner can still eat and drink enough, and can support the old and the young?

No wonder some military households are flocking to it. He thought about it carefully, along the way, there were many guys, and all kinds of manpower and foot power.

In the past, in this capital, there were the most idle people, no less than the world's homeless people, but now in this Qingpingfang......