Sifang Pavilion.

This is a place to temporarily receive foreign envoys, and there is one in each of the four counties in the southeast, northwest, and northwest of the capital.

On weekdays, there are no foreign envoys, and it is also used to temporarily receive generals and local officials who come to Beijing from other places to report on their work.

Wang Cheng slept in the Sifang Pavilion all night, slept very steadily, and slept until he woke up naturally.

When he got up, he realized that the red sun had passed over the treetops, and it was bright outside.

Except for him, Wu Feilong and Liu Qingsheng didn't get up and were still asleep.

After drifting on the water for so many days, coupled with the fear of being caught up, Liu Qingsheng and the others never had a good night's sleep. Now that there is a comfortable bed to lie on, and no one is chasing after me, I naturally relax and sleep.

After a simple wash, Wang Cheng went out of the room, and as soon as he entered the courtyard, the door was violently pushed open with a "bang".

A white-faced and beardless eunuch walked in, followed by four Imperial Guards.

As soon as Wang Cheng saw this lineup, he immediately realized that this must have come from the palace.

This eunuch was not a bystander, it was the eunuch Chunming who was responsible for giving Wang Cheng an order.

Chunming looked Wang Cheng up and down, and tried to ask, "General Wang?" ”

"Exactly down there." Wang Cheng said.

Seeing his response, Chunming was a little stunned, looking at Wang Cheng's appearance, where did he look like a person with an injured body?

It's a shame that he had the courage to speak for Wang Cheng yesterday, and he almost didn't send him to see his grandmother.

There must be something unknown in this, but how can you hide it from the eyes of the king?

Thinking of this, Chunming smiled bitterly: "General, you can hurt our family." ”

Wang Cheng was confused by his words, why did he hurt others?

"That's it! No more to say! The general hurriedly packed up and entered the palace with our family. Chunming urged.

"I ...... My brethren? Wang Cheng pointed into the courtyard.

Chunming frowned, hesitated for a moment, and said, "They are all meritorious people, bring them together." ”

Wang Cheng hurriedly went to the room and called everyone up, telling them that they were going to enter the palace to face the king.

When several people heard this, they all dressed and washed as quickly as possible.

Suddenly, Wu Feilong and Feng Sanbao and eight people lined up in two rows and stood in the courtyard.

"Sure enough, he is worthy of being a warrior of a hundred battles, well-trained, heroic and extraordinary, and by no means comparable to ordinary soldiers."

Chunming nodded, suddenly stared, pointed to Feng Sanbao who was standing at the front, looked at Wang Cheng and said, "This is also a tiger man?" ”

Afraid that Chunming would misunderstand, Wang Cheng hurriedly explained: "This is Wang's newly accepted disciple, and this time he will come to Beijing to see the world." ”

Feng Sanbao stood at the front of the crowd, his height was only up to the chest of others, but his posture was straight, standing there like a pine, without saying a word or squinting.

Chunming looked at Feng Sanbao and nodded: "At such a young age, he is so heroic, he will one day become a peerless general like General Wang." ”

"Thank you, Lord Jiyan." Wang Cheng said.

Chunming waved his hand, said no more, and called Wang Cheng and the others to set off immediately.

The museum has its own horses, so the group all rode towards the direction of the capital.

An hour later, everyone finally arrived in the capital.

It is an incomparably vast city, the height of the city is more than 20 meters, and the length is even more invisible.

Yin Bo and Liu Zixiang were all shocked, unable to imagine that a city was so big.

"That's too big, isn't it?"

"How long will it take and how many people will it take to build such a large city?"

……

Chunming said: "This is not a matter of three years and five years, it is the efforts of several generations and more than ten generations. Zhaogong moved the capital here that year, mobilized millions of people, and it took ten years to build the inner city. What we see now is the outer city of the capital, which was built by King Xuan after he conquered the world and gathered millions of people for nearly 20 years. Later, the successive kings continued to strengthen the capital, and only then did it have today's scale. ”

"So, we still have to walk a long way to enter the palace?" Yin Bo asked.

"Not bad!"

Chunming nodded and said, "We are only in the outer city now, and there is an inner city inside, and we can only see the palace when we enter the royal city through the inner city." ”

"The outer city, the inner city, the royal city, and then the royal palace, how can it feel like a labyrinth." Yin Bo was surprised.

Wang Cheng said: "Kyoto is the political, economic and cultural center of the country, and it can be called the heart of a country. Naturally, special attention should be paid to the layout, not only considering feng shui, but more importantly, safety. ”

"What the general said is very true."

Chunming nodded, secretly thinking in his heart that Wang Cheng could become a general at such a young age, and it was really not so bad that his reputation was not in vain, and this insight alone was not comparable to anyone.

He looked at the sun, which was approaching the hour, and said, "Let's go!" We're still some way from the palace. ”

At that moment, the group entered the outer city through the Xibian Gate.

Although there were guards at the door, after seeing the eunuch Chunming, they were immediately released.

The outer city is a residential area for ordinary people, with a variety of shops and stalls lining the streets, and people come and go.

Most of the people who came and went looked like ordinary people, but they were obviously dressed more than a grade higher than those in other counties, and even the hawkers were dressed neatly.

The sons of the family, the businessmen and the rich are even more unknown, and almost all of them have pride on their faces.

For Wang Cheng and the others who suddenly appeared, basically no one paid much attention, even if they had eunuchs and royal guards in the palace around them, they didn't have much awe.

Wang Cheng couldn't help but think of an Internet meme circulating in the world: throwing a brick in the capital can kill several divisions.

Although there is an exaggeration in this statement, it is undeniable that at the feet of the Son of Heaven, there are indeed many royal relatives and nobles.

Who knows which Hou Ye's seventh aunt and eighth aunt are the nephews of the person you threw a brick at?

Wang Cheng couldn't help but sigh: "It is worthy of the capital." ”

It took dozens of minutes for the group to finally pass through the outer city and arrive at the inner city.

The inner city was also walled, no less than the outer walls, and looked stronger.

There are also guards in the city, which are stricter than those in the outer city, even if the eunuch Chunming enters and exits the inner city, the guards at the city gate have to ask a word.

Knowing that it was the general who had been ordered to enter Beijing, the guards at the city gate immediately greeted him with a military salute.

Wang Cheng returned the salute before entering the inner city.

The city is no longer as lively as the outer city, there are no stalls on either side of the street, only shops, there are many fewer pedestrians, and the streets are clean and spacious.

If you can still see the fireworks in the outer city, the inner city is a little thicker, and it is the real foot of the Son of Heaven.

Although there were also commoners living here, there were many fewer people than in the outer city, because most of the people who lived here were court officials and some nobles.

Wang Cheng didn't go far into the inner city when he ran into an acquaintance.

is still dressed in that costume, wearing a brocade robe, black hair tied up by jade rings, a face like a crown of jade, eyes like stars, and a smile between the corners of his mouth.

It is the son of Qin Yi, the Marquis of Wenyuan, the Qing of Honglu Temple-Qin Feiyu!

Beside Qin Feiyu, there were also two young men, both wearing brocade clothes, with outstanding appearance and lofty spirits.

When Qin Feiyu saw Wang Cheng coming, he bowed down and saluted: "General Wang!" ”

"Young Master Qin!" Wang Cheng arched his hand.

The two just said hello, and before they could say the second sentence, Wang Cheng was urged by Chunming to leave.

Qin Feiyu looked at Wang Cheng's back, and the smile on his face gradually faded.

"The third child, is that Wang Cheng?" The tall man next to him asked.

"Not bad!" Qin Feiyu nodded.

The tall man said expressionlessly: "It's really a little different, that body of cultivation can't even be seen through by me." ”

Another young man said disdainfully: "Hmph! There is no hero at the time, but the shaft becomes famous. In my opinion, he just got a bit of luck. If it hadn't been for him to find the secret passage to the Nanli Mountain Range, how could he have conquered four cities in one day? ”

"Second brother, I know you are arrogant, but you must not underestimate this person. I don't know how many generals have changed in the southwest, why haven't they found that secret passage? was only discovered by Wang Cheng, is this really just luck? The tall man said.

Another young man snorted coldly and said, "In short, I just can't get used to seeing this person." How can we say that we are also the children of the prince, and the person surnamed Wang has never even looked at us. ”

"Humph! It's just that he received a broken general, and he saw that he was killed. The king has promulgated the law of nine rank officials, and when we enlist in the army, we will know who is the hero in this world. ”

Wang Cheng didn't know that the three of them were talking about him after he left, and he followed Chunming into the royal city.

The royal city is the area between the inner city and the royal palace, surrounded by a tall city wall, the city wall is red, about ten meters high, and the top is covered with yellow glazed tiles.

The reason why the city wall is red is that one represents wealth, and the other is that the yellow five elements are earth, and the red five elements are fire, and fire gives birth to earth, so the red top is yellow.

It has independent city gates, with Dong'an Gate to the east, Xi'an Gate to the west, Bei'an Gate to the north, and Yong'an Gate to the south. The reason why it is not called Nan'anmen is because "Nan'an" is homophonic to "Nan'an". Wangcheng is unstable, isn't this just the incessant turmoil of the Great Zhou?

The royal city is equipped with buildings such as temples, government offices, inner court service institutions, warehouses and defenses, as well as gardens and gardens.

Entering here, the guards are stronger, and from time to time you can see a team of armor soldiers walking through the street.

Wang Cheng and his party didn't make the slightest sound, because the palace was already clearly visible.

The palace also has four city gates, namely the South Gate, the Meridian Gate, the North Gate, the Shenwu Gate, the East Gate, the Donghua Gate, and the West Gate, and the Xihua Gate.

Located in the southern part of the palace, the Noon Gate is the main gate and part of the Middle Road of the Outer Dynasty. There are three gates in front of the noon gate, namely the middle gate, the left gate and the right gate, of which the middle gate is usually only for the exclusive use of King Zhou, and other personnel can only enter through the side door.

The Shenwu Gate is located in the northern part of the palace and is one of the important exits for the king of Zhou and members of the harem.

Donghua Gate is located in the eastern part of the palace and is the passage for the coffins of the kings and queens of Zhou after their deaths, so it is sometimes called the Ghost Gate or the Yin Gate.

Located in the western part of the palace, Xihuamen is a convenient way for the kings, queens, queens and concubines of Zhou to visit the West Garden.

Wang Cheng and his entourage entered the royal city from Xi'an Gate, but they needed to make a detour and enter the palace from the Noon Gate.

The guards at the noon gate were all replaced by the Imperial Forest Army, all of them with a strong atmosphere, and they were all in the realm of martial artists.

The two guards directly stopped everyone, and after Chunming explained the situation, they only allowed Wang Cheng to enter with him, and no one else was allowed to enter.

Not only that, but Wang Cheng's swords, weapons, flying swords and other sharp things are not allowed to be brought in.

Wang Cheng lifted his clothes, pointed to the nameless armor underneath, and said, "You don't need to take this off, right?" ”

"No, you don't." One of the guards said with a blank face.

Wang Cheng didn't say anything more, and looked at Liu Qingsheng and said, "Do you want to wait here for a while?" Why don't you take them to the inner city for a bite to eat, it's already noon. ”

Several people looked at each other, all hesitating.

"According to our family's opinion, Wu Xiaohou still takes them to eat something, and our family estimates that the king will most likely leave the king for dinner." Chunming Road.

"Then you will follow the dragon to the inner city for dinner." Wang Cheng ordered directly.

Several people showed disappointment on their faces, they came here to meet King Zhou, but now they were blocked out of the palace, and their excited hearts were poured cold water.

Yin Bo rarely didn't have a seizure this time, although he was reckless, he was not stupid, making trouble in this place, even if he had a hundred heads, it would not be enough to cut off.

"My brothers are coming to the capital for the first time, there are too many fun and delicious places here, I'll take you to go shopping."

Wu Feilong smiled, and then led Liu Qingsheng and the others to leave here.

Wang Cheng looked at their departing backs and sighed secretly, how could he not see their loss.

"General Wang, let's enter the palace! Can't keep the king waiting too long! Chunming urged.

Wang Cheng nodded, and then followed Chunming through the noon gate that was dozens of meters long.

Inside, the light was dim, like a tunnel, and the view was completely blocked here.

Wang Cheng didn't use his mental power, he just relied on a pair of eyes to see, and the strange thing was that he couldn't see clearly.

You know, with the Soul Eater Bead bonus, his eyes can see at night, perspective, and farsightedness, how could he not be able to see things dozens of meters away?

There are quirks!

When he walked out of the noon gate, he seemed to have come from the darkness to the light, and everything changed greatly.

However, his eyes locked on a large ding not far away.

This big tripod is rectangular, four-legged, two-eared, the whole body is pitch black, one meter high, the mouth is more than one meter long, and the mouth is eighty or ninety centimeters wide, which is a little larger than the ordinary tripod.

There are a few sticks of incense inserted in the tripod, which is burning to half, and the sun and moon mountains and rivers are engraved on this tripod facing south, and under the cigarette smoke, the sun and moon mountains and rivers seem to come to life.

Wang Cheng subconsciously looked at it twice, and his whole mind was about to be sucked into it.

"Not good!"

He quickly closed his eyes and collected his thoughts, and the discomfort slowly subsided.

Seeing him standing there motionless, Chunming walked up to him and said, "General Wang, are you okay?" ”

"Out of the way!"

Wang Cheng shook his head, and then asked, "My lord, this is my Great Zhou's artifact - Zhen Guoding?" ”

"Not bad!"

Chunming nodded, seeing Wang Cheng's suspicious face, he said with a smile: "The general is thinking, why is such an artifact placed here?" ”

"I do have this doubt." Wang Cheng nodded.

Chunming asked again: "Do you know how much this weighs?" ”

Wang Cheng shook his head and said that he didn't know, according to the historical materials he knew, there was no clear record of the weight of Zhen Guoding.

Chunming smiled: "Actually, our family doesn't know. Listening to the old man in the palace, how heavy the world is, how heavy is the Shending, so far no outsider can pick up the Shending. ”

Wang Cheng thought about it, Chunming's words were undoubtedly stating a fact, that is, no one could pick it up.

Of course, this is for outsiders, except for those of the Zhou royal family. Once this tripod is activated, it is impossible to imagine its power.

"What an artifact!"

Wang Cheng sighed secretly, with this artifact to suppress the palace, it can protect the Great Zhou Dynasty for a thousand years.

Just then, a eunuch ran over.

"Is this General Wang? The king had an order, and General Xuan went to the Zhonghe Palace to meet him. ”