Along the way, he passed through two counties, but Zhou Qi didn't stop except for normal eating and drinking.

Out of Xiangyun County, the road is wide again, and in less than three days, it has reached the most prosperous capital of Xiju - the imperial city.

The weather in the city is pleasant, and the climate is completely different from the Xiangyun County in front of it, and when you get here, you only need to wear a robe to feel more comfortable.

There are more shops of all kinds, it is no longer a stilted building, but a white gray wall tile house, probably because there are more merchants coming and going, after assimilation, the architectural style is already somewhat similar to Qizhou, but in some aspects there are differences.

That night, Zhou Qi and the three of them found an inn and prepared to live first, but even the accommodation had to be registered with the official first.

This is all because in the past few days, Xiju has released the news of the death of the empress, and the whole country will mourn together and will not accept foreign guests, it seems that the struggle for rights has become a foregone conclusion, and the timing of his arrival is quite coincidental.

But the city's defenses did not slacken.

For these outsiders who have already entered the city, they must report to the official to verify their integrity before they can stop in the city, otherwise even if you starve to death on the street, no one will give a grain of rice, but there is no chance to stay, and you will have to be expelled from the city in minutes......

When they entered the city, those female soldiers had a bottle of poison in their hands, and as long as someone did not obey or was looking for trouble, they would be eight hundred miles away when they opened their eyes.

Fortunately, Zhou Qi is innocent......

But in spite of this, the female officials also checked him tightly, in addition to asking the basic questions of where they came from and where they were going, they also opened all their luggage and checked it, and finally received a plaque, which was counted as settling down in the city.

However, since he did not bring too many goods, he had to leave the city after two days, and he was not allowed to stay.

"Childe, in just two days, can you find someone?"

Da Liu and Zhu Fang were very clear about the purpose of this trip, and they scratched their heads and asked.

"If you can't find it, treat him as dead and develop a business."

Zhou Qi put his hands on the back, leaned his head on the side, and said, "At least I've been here, and it's good to have a good relationship with Governor Liu." ”

The two of them felt very reasonable, and they were busy with their own work.

And Zhou Qi's narrow eyes narrowed slightly, and he thought a little in his heart.

Recently, it seems that the geographical location here is superior, although the business is not more developed than Qizhou, but the scenery is pleasant, the climate is mild, the guards are strict, and they are not slack, plus over the years, outsiders only know that it has a lot of poisons, but they do not know that everyone in the city can self-medicate, and the people are warm and friendly without war for many years, which is quite suitable for settlement.

When the time comes, pick up your own relatives and come here to open a small wine shop to give birth to two fat cubs, and the days are beautiful.

But even if you want to come here, you have to solve the matter of the salt law of the Qian Dynasty first.

Otherwise, the little emperor would have to carry an eighteen-meter knife to cut him, or sooner or later the enemy country would cross the defense line of Qizhou and attack westward!

Just as he was thinking about it, several people passed by the door, and the sound of laughter was heard......

"I heard that our new empress doesn't know how to heal, and it was all because of the help of nobles that she ascended to ......the throne, and I don't know if it's true or not."

"Then who knows, there are still people who say that the new empress was picked up from the outside, and the blood is not pure......"

"Anyway, we don't know these things, it doesn't matter who she is, it's good for our people!"

"That's right, the empress's first order on the throne is for the consideration of our women, and she should be Mingjun!"

"Hehe, don't say it, tomorrow the new empress will come to the temple in person, all the people can go and thank the grace, let's rest early!"

The discussion went farther and farther away, but not a word fell on the ears of the three people in the room.

"Temple?"

Zhou Qi touched his chin, interested.

The next day, before dawn, the inn became noisy.

Both the local people and the merchants wanted to see the new empress.

Zhou Qi in the house had already been woken up, and he didn't have the intention of sleeping, so he went to another room and called Da Liu and Zhu Fang up.

On the crowded streets, there are a lot of people going to the temple, Zhou Qi just left the inn, he was squeezed forward, and now he is too late to turn back, and when he gets out of the inn, he has to squeeze forward, even if he just wants to come out to breathe, that won't work.

At the temple, the empress wore a crown of gold and silver hair, and had already arrived at the scene.

At this time, there were already many people bowing to the ground, and people were standing with their hands crossed on their chests, extremely reverent.

Next to the Empress were two men, one of whom was in his early thirties, who handed the incense in his hand to the throne in front of him.

After taking it, the empress closed her eyes slightly, and she didn't know what she was muttering, and finally inserted the incense wax into the incense burner.

There were all kinds of herbs in front of her, and the man plucked off a little bit of each and handed it to her.

After the empress took it, her expressionless lips opened lightly, and she tried each herb again.

This means that tasting herbs, poison does not invade, and cures all diseases.

This is a skill that people above the high position of Xiju must have, otherwise it will be difficult to convince the public under this dynasty where everyone knows pharmacology.

Sure enough, after the man had sprinkled some holy water on the new empress's head, the ceremony was completed.

Then the people of Xiju, who were kneeling on the ground, cheered......

"The Crescent Moon Empress Wan'an, protect me Xiju forever and prosperous!"

"The Crescent Moon Empress Wan'an, protect me Xiju forever and prosperous!"

They saw the Empress taste a hundred herbs with their own eyes, and who would say that her blood was not right? Who said she didn't know how to do medicine?

They were the first to say no!

When Zhou Qicai arrived here, he only saw the back of the empress from a distance, and he was surrounded by many female soldiers, and he couldn't really see it.

At this time, the people rushed forward, waving flowers with their small hands, and people rushed forward, leaving a few female soldiers on the scene to defend instantly, but they couldn't stop it......

In the eyes of Zhou Qi, a modern person, this is like a star-chasing scene, where is the thanksgiving?

can only say that their national style in Xiju is too simple, and they don't even have a queen to come in person?

The crowd began to crowd and push, and Zhou Qi was among them, and at this time, Da Liu and Zhu Fang had long since lost their knowledge of where they had been squeezed.

He felt like he was suffocating, but there was nothing he could do, the road in front of the temple was narrow and long, and there were more and more people, and he had to move forward......

Suddenly.

The man who walked in front exclaimed, "Ah! It's on fire!! ”

At this moment, the furnace in front of the temple was overthrown by someone, and a raging fire appeared instantly when it fell to the ground!

The people in the back were still unconscious, still raising their hands and singing and dancing, but the people in front began to run back, and more and more people were knocked to the ground at once, and the people's footsteps could not move, and there was only a fire around them!!

The fire spread so fast that in less than half an hour, the entire temple and the surrounding trees began to burn!

People panicked and rushed to the ground, and the entire temple was in chaos in an instant!

Some people fell to the ground and some people stood up, some people were trampled on and trampled on others, and the wails and cries for help of the people who had come to thank the empress for her grace never stopped, and they continued all over the field!

There was a person who fell in front of Zhou Qi, and he hurriedly pulled that person up, but another person fell down again.

At this time, he was also panicked, and looked around on tiptoe to find the figures of Da Liu and Zhufang, and he couldn't see it at all for a while.

He couldn't even see what the fire was, there were too many people, and the weather was pleasant in the imperial city, and he would indeed be extremely hot and sweaty!

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