After another two days, Zhao Xu and the four of them finally came to the capital of Great Chu and Shenjing City.

Looking at the bustling scene of the peddlers and pawns in front of him, Lin Chong only felt a little strange in his heart, as if this Shenjing was a little worse than the great Tokyo.

After thinking about it, he suddenly reacted.

"Why doesn't this Shenjing have a city wall?"

That's right, as the capital of the Great Chu State, why is there no city wall?

"The city walls?"

Wu Song patted Lin Chong's shoulder and laughed teasingly.

"Sect Leader Lin Xu doesn't know, this place is at least ten miles away from the periphery of Shenjing, where did the city wall come from?"

When Lin Chong heard this, his eyes couldn't help but widen.

"Brother Wu, you mean, here, it's still ten miles away from Shenjing?"

Wu Song nodded proudly and said:

"Sect Leader Lin, if you don't believe it, you can ask the son."

Sensing Lin Chong's inquiring gaze, Zhao Xu nodded slightly, with a hint of sigh in his tone.

"The prosperity of Shenjing is far from being comparable to Tokyo...... Three years ago, when Ben Gongzi left Beijing, these shop vendors were only five miles out of the city. I didn't expect it to extend to ten miles away......"

Amber on the side also looked emotional, and he was also inspired by Zhao Xu's words to sigh infinitely in his heart.

"Shenjing can be so prosperous, thanks to His Majesty's blessing."

When Wu Song talked about Zhao Xu's father, he couldn't help but be a little respectful in his words.

"Your Majesty is benevolent and sympathetic to the small people, in the past three years, many harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes have been exempted, so that Shenjing's Dingkou has increased from more than 500,000 to more than 1 million today, so that Shenjing has the prosperity it has today."

Lin Chong listened to it, and couldn't help but secretly speak.

If he remembered correctly, the Dingkou in Tokyo, Qi State, was only about 200,000, and the most powerful Daqian, he had also heard from merchants who traveled to the merchant that Dingkou in a city was only about 400,000.

The four of them said as they walked, and walked straight along the official road for nearly ten miles, only to see a towering high wall at the end of their field of vision.

Scanning the shops on both sides of the official road, as well as the pedestrians coming and going, Lin Chong couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this is so prosperous before entering the city, so what does this Shenjing City have to look like?

In Lin Chong's uncontrollable sigh, the four of them came to the gate of Shenjing City.

Dozens of soldiers in armor from the Beijing camp, under the leadership of the captain, stood guard in front of the city gates, and a large table was placed next to them, and two or three officials recorded the names and places of origin of the people who entered the city without raising their heads.

Anyone who enters the city needs to register here and pay the entrance tax before they can enter Shengjing City.

"Wu Na man, take off the hat and show your face!"

It was Lin Chong's turn, and the soldier guarding the city gate spoke.

When Lin Chong heard this, he hesitated for a while.

If he takes off his hat, the golden seal on his face can no longer be hidden.

The punishment of tattooing words on the face was only prevalent in the Qi State, and although the Chu State emphasized literature and suppressed martial arts, it had already abolished this punishment because Zhao Heng was the ruler of today.

If the gold seal on his face is seen by others, he thinks it will bring trouble to Childe......

"Man, what about you!"

Seeing that Lin Chong was a little hesitant, the captain led by him frowned, his face showed a look of vigilance, and his right hand was silently resting on the long knife on his waist, while the rest of the soldiers also took a step forward and faintly surrounded Zhao Xu and the four of them.

At the city gate, a solemn aura gradually condensed.

Seeing that the situation was suspected of making a big fuss, Zhao Xu frowned slightly, took out an ink-colored jade plate from his waist, handed it to the captain who was the leader, and said with a smile:

"This general, this is the retinue of this son. This is the identity certificate of this son, and after the general sees it, he will know that we are not some evil people. ”

The lieutenant raised his eyes, glanced at Zhao Xu with a smile on the corner of his mouth, hesitated slightly, and finally reached out to take it.

His eyes fell on the jade plate, and the captain's pupils shrank instantly, and his heart shook violently.

I saw that on the ink-colored jade plaque, the front was carved with a magnificent "Zhao" character, and on the back, a Xuan-colored phoenix with wings ready to fly was carved.

The craftsmanship of the craftsman who carved this jade plate can be described as a miraculous workmanship, and the dark phoenix looked at it at a glance, as if it was alive, as if it was about to spread its wings and fly high to the nine heavens.

Everyone in Chu knows that the divine bird Xuanfeng is a symbol of Great Chu!

And those who can use Xuanniao as a status symbol, except for the Great Chu royal family, no one has the courage to do so!

The lieutenant was not a fool, he thought of this layer in an instant, and his back couldn't help but be covered with a layer of white sweat.

It's just that there is still a layer of doubt in his heart.

I haven't heard of any prince and princess who have left the city?

"This general, my Royal Highness is the third prince Zhao Xu!"

At this moment, a small voice sounded in his ears, and he looked up at the sound, only to see an old man nodding slightly to him.

It turned out to be that one!

Regarding Zhao Xu's matter, this lieutenant has not heard of it.

These soldiers were supposed to protect their families and protect the country, but they couldn't stop the soldiers of Qi, and finally had to let a prince enter Qi as a hostage, and the Qi army retreated.

The fact that the three princes entered Qi as a hostage was a great shame for them, the soldiers of the Chu State!

"Captain Gao Yi, ......"

Gao Yi was about to bow down, but was held by Zhao Xu.

"This is the city gate, the high school lieutenant should not be polite, this son does not want to be so ostentatious."

Gao Yi's heart warmed, his eyes swept over the curious crowd around him, he hurriedly straightened his waist, and said in a low voice:

"Please forgive the young general's negligence, the benevolence of the son, Xiao is like the master."

With that, he commanded the soldiers beside him:

"You are optimistic about the city gate, and the captain of this school will send this son into the city."

After finishing the order, Gao Yi looked at Zhao Xu again and said softly:

"Childe, if my boss knows that Childe is back in Beijing, but the young general does not send Childe to Beijing in person, I am afraid that after returning to the camp, I will have to have a meal of fried meat on a bamboo board! So, please forgive me. ”

Seeing that Gao Yi said something interesting, Wu Song and Lin Chong couldn't help but smile at the corners of their mouths.

Stir-fried meat on a bamboo board seems to be the name of a dish, but in fact it is a punitive measure in the army - being beaten with a stick.

"It seems that it is not possible to let the high school lieutenant give Ben Gongzi a ride."

Zhao Xu saw that the captain named "Gao Yi" was looking at him with blank eyes, and he also felt funny in his heart, and after teasing, he nodded.

Gao Yi was overjoyed when he heard this.

Although he doesn't like to drill camps, he is not a fool, if he doesn't cherish this kind of opportunity to his lips, then how can he get to this point?

So, under the guidance of Gao Yi, Zhao Xu and the four of them entered Shenjing City.

Lin Chong looked around along the way, compared with Tokyo City, the buildings of Shenjing City are more gorgeous and exquisite, and those strange and gorgeous pattern sculptures on the buildings along the street abound.

The architecture of the capital city of Qi is square, the lines are rough, and the materials used are all sturdy and durable, compared with this Shenjing, it is naturally a big difference.

Walking along Suzaku Avenue to the center of the city, there are restaurants along the way, and the sound of silk bamboo pipa is endless, but compared with Tokyo, the timbre of this silk bamboo is less majestic and more soft and tactful.

"Captain Gao, why are there so many red lanterns hanging on both sides of this street?"

Looking at the red lanterns hanging one after another on both sides of the street, Zhao Xu asked with some curiosity.

There are no major festivals in March and April, right?

"Your Highness, don't forget, in a month and a half, it will be Your Majesty's birthday. The people of Shenjing were grateful for His Majesty's kindness, so they prepared the red lantern early, so that they could congratulate His Majesty on his birthday. ”

Gao Yi reminded in a low voice.

When Zhao Xu heard this, he reacted.

Count the days, this time it should be my father's 50th birthday......

In the past three years, I have been writing to my father to celebrate his birthday in Tokyo, and this time, I can also be by my father's side.