The world is big, and the customs are different.

The backward nomadic people of the Northern Liang all lived by water and grass, while the more economically developed Southern Dynasties had already integrated grass into their daily lives and lived by water.

On the banks of a great rushing river, a majestic city stands silently.

It is one of the most majestic cities in the world;

It is one of the widest cities under the earth;

It is one of the most prosperous cities in the world.

These majestic, expansive, and prosperous are all silently revealing the most fundamental logic of how the world works, and everything is built around one thing, and that thing is called: power.

This is the pinnacle of power in the world, and this is the end of countless people with lofty ideals, countless careerists and dreamers.

Countless dreams have bloomed here in the rising sun, and countless ambitions have also been buried in the sunset.

It has witnessed the last queen putting her life on a white silk, and it has also witnessed the founding monarch singing in the palace.

This place has been dyed with sincerity and blood, and here it has also been smeared with colorful hearts.

Here is a gathering of all the treasures of Great Xia, outstanding people.

This is the capital of the Great Xia Dynasty, and this is Zhongjing!

It can be complex or simple.

It's like the most powerful thousand-faced Oiran in the world, and it can give you whatever experience you want.

The sun is setting in the west, and the light of the whole city is gradually turning golden, which is more and more in line with the tone of this city in the hearts of the world.

The bustling crowd was still slowly moving towards the city.

Although many people are tired, the dreams in their hearts are still shining in their eyes, waiting to dig and dig in the soil in Zhongjing City, plant a seed of different sizes, and bloom flowers of different sizes.

But no matter what their dreams are in the future, the biggest hurdle they have to pass at this moment is the little city gate soldier.

They stood honestly in the ranks, humble and restrained.

"Get out of the way!"

"Get out of the way!"

There was a sudden commotion at the front of the procession, and then the crowd was in disarray, and they hurriedly parted in both directions.

Several horses carrying several people in fine clothes rushed out of the doorway, ignoring the crowd in front of them, and rode out of the city.

One of the gatekeepers was slow to dodge, and he received a whip on his shoulder.

The crisp sound of the whip, the laughter of the rider on horseback, and the sound of the horse's hooves in the distance were the first lessons that Zhongjing City taught them.

Welcome to Zhongjing!

"Yang San, this thing is well done, if you don't think about it, I almost forgot that today is the day when Brother Xian'er arrived in Zhongjing City, and if I missed the greeting at that time, my father would definitely count me down again."

Among the several riders, the young man in a jade crown at the head smiled and praised a young escort beside him.

The guard laughed with him, "Childe has a lot of opportunities every day, and there are many things, so our subordinates naturally have to learn to share more worries for Childe." ”

"Haha, you're good!" Childe casually took off a valuable bracelet in his hand and threw it over, "I'm rewarding you!" ”

In the envious eyes of the rest of the people, the guard quickly reached out and grabbed it, smiling happily, "Thank you, Childe!" ”

"Let's go!"

The boy in the costume skillfully jerked the horse's buttocks, and the horse galloped wildly in pain, running towards a post station in the south of the city.

The post station is not far from the city, and the longitudinal horse will arrive in less than a stick of incense.

At the door of the post station, Yi Cheng heard the movement and hurriedly greeted him, and when he saw the face of the young man in gorgeous clothes, his complexion changed, and he immediately turned into a small step and ran quickly, "Shi Gongzi, what kind of wind blew you here." ”

The young man in the costume glanced at him casually, walked straight inside, "Are the people from Guangling Prefecture here?" ”

Yi Cheng said respectfully: "If you return to your son, you have just arrived, and you are resting inside!" ”

"Take me over, and in addition, see how many of them are in this group, and make room for me and leave it for them."

Yi Cheng's face was embarrassed.

The boy in the costume turned his head, "Huh? ”

"Yes."

Seeing the guards walking away with the Yicheng and the prince in Chinese clothes, other students in the post station were curious: "Who is this?" So domineering? ”

A post man in the post station whispered: "This son is quiet, don't say the wrong thing, this is the son-in-law of the Shangshu Shi Shangshu family of the Ministry of Rites, this season, no one wants to mess with him!" ”

The students on the side also shut up, as the post guard said, the Minister of the Manchu Dynasty, at this moment, the last thing they want to mess with may be the secretary of the Ministry of Rites who is in charge of the Spring Festival.

On the other side of the post station, on the official road a few miles away from the post station, a cavalry team was slowly reining in their horses, stopping at a roadside pavilion, and each dismounted to rest for a while.

The large army of Wudang is not suitable for escorting, and after entering the boundary of Zhongzhou, they have already returned to the barracks, and only Jiang Yuhu followed with more than ten elites every day.

is so considerate, so that Xia Jingyun is grateful.

However, Bai Yunbian, who couldn't control the broken mouth, suffered a crime, squatting in the carriage for a while, being forced to ride a horse by Jiang Yuhu for a while, being taught martial arts moves for a while, and being forced to be a scout to explore the way for a while.

He sat paralyzed against the pillar of the gazebo, and finally understood his father's painstaking efforts.

Xia Jingyun said with a speechless smile on the side: "You said you, you can't say a few words?" Knowing that Jade Tiger Gongzi is a person you can't win, can't beat, and can't be provoked, you just want to be cheap. ”

Bai Yunbian said fiercely: "What's the use of destroying me, don't reduce arrogance!" ”

"Boom"

Outside the pavilion, Jiang Yuhu heard a faint cough, and Bai Yunbian's body trembled, and his arrogance suddenly decreased.

Xia Jingyun shook his head and smiled bitterly, these two people can be regarded as a match made in heaven to a certain extent, one can be pretended to be better than the other.

Su Yuanshang looked into the distance, pointed ahead, and said with a smile: "Gaoyang, there is the Spring Breeze Station not far ahead." ”

Xia Jingyun listened to Su Yuanshang's tone and looked at it, "Is there anything to say here?" ”

"This post station is the last post station before entering Beijing, and after this post station, there are more than ten miles to the city gate of Zhongjing City. Therefore, as long as people are not in a hurry, they usually choose to rest here for the night, wash off the dust, take a short rest, and go to Beijing to do business the next day. ”

Su Yuanshang is like a few treasures, "According to the imperial court system, students who enter Beijing to take the exam can stay here for free, so the vast majority of students will also choose to rest here for one night, and some people will even live here permanently, in order to make a name for themselves and then enter Beijing." ”

Xia Jingyun nodded and said with a smile: "Spring Breeze Station, this name is really appropriate." ”

"The reason why I specifically mention this station is because this station is two stations, and they are called by two names at the same time."

Xia Jingyun's expression moved, and even Bai Yunbian looked at Su Yuanshang curiously.

"The legend of this post station is here."

Su Yuanshang reminisced a little, "This post station is divided into left and right sides, the one on the way into the city, called Chunfeng Station, everyone who goes to Zhongjing City has ambitions and dreams in their hearts, just like spring flowers blooming, everything grows, and it is thriving." On the side out of the city, most of the people living in the post station were frustrated people who had left Beijing, who had achieved nothing, degraded their officials, and returned to their hometowns. Gao Yang still remembers your words in the Yueyang Tower, right? ”

Xia Jingyun said softly: "When I go to the country and cherish my hometown, I am worried and afraid, my eyes are full of gloom, and I am extremely sad. ”

Su Yuanshang nodded, "So, that post station is called Qiufeng Station." ”

"The two post stations face each other across an official road, and the atmosphere inside is very different. In the officialdom of Zhongjing City, some people often laugh at themselves, that is, they are going to live in the Autumn Wind Station. It means that failure is degraded. ”

Xia Jingyun sighed sincerely: "Entering Beijing and leaving Beijing can give people a completely different state of mind. ”

Su Yuanshang nodded and sighed, "The word power, how many strong men will strangle their wrists, and how many heroes will bend their waists!" ”

This emotion of people who have come over, people like Bai Yunbian, who have been smooth sailing in the first half of their lives, naturally can't really understand it, but Xia Jingyun heard it with some affection.

He looked at the looming roof not far away, and his heart was a little more cautious about the future.

He said softly: "So, this is the reason why Mr. Su suggested that I don't have to contact my sister first and go to the post station for a night?" ”

Su Yuanshang nodded, "The two of you are both a state Xie Yuan, and the middle jinshi is naturally no problem." But if you take a long-term view and want to go further in the officialdom in the future, reputation is also very important, especially the friendship of the same year, which is naturally close. Although Concubine De Niangniang is glorious, the court situation is delicate, less bad with people, more friends with people, more fame, and more reliance. ”

Jiang Yuhu, who was leaning outside the pavilion to listen, yawned, "With me, there must be that?" ”

Bai Yunbian listened to this, and this natural casual tone, secretly learned again, but this was not what he said, but Jiang Yuhu said it, and couldn't help but say: "You are a martial artist, and you can help a lot among the literati!" ”

Jiang Yuhu turned his head, Bai Yunbian panicked, and his words trembled, "What do you want to do, the gentleman doesn't move his mouth, I tell you, don't bully the young man to be poor!" ”

Jiang Yuhu gave him a blank look, but this time he let him go, just looked at Xia Jingyun, "From the Spring Breeze Post to Beijing, there will be no more trouble, no one dares to take that risk, even if there is really madness, your two guards can withstand it." As for this surnamed Bai, he is just quiet when he dies. ”

"So, my son is gone, and I have something to do to find me in the bamboo forest!"

Xia Jingyun didn't expect Jiang Yuhu to walk so simply, so he hurriedly got up to send it.

"Free and easy, no need to send it."

Jiang Yuhu shouted, and more than a dozen Wudang soldiers immediately got up and got on their horses, forming a neat formation almost instantly, and left along the official road.

Su Yuanshang looked at Jiang Yuhu's back and said with emotion: "I have heard a lot about the name of the Jade Tiger Prince, but now when I see it, it is really famous!" ”

Bai Yunbian silently pursed his mouth, Xia Jingyun smiled and said: "Mr. Su, Bai Gongzi, then let's go too, go to the spring breeze post to have a look!" ”

At this moment, in the spring breeze station, there is a burst of chickens and dogs.

Because of Shi Gongzi's words, some of the students who originally came to live in the upper room first, even the state studies professor who led the team, were "invited" out to vacate the room to the people of Guangling Prefecture.

Shi Gongzi may think very simply, when his cousin comes, he wants to support his cousin and raise his reputation, and he has this ability, so why not do it casually?

But for these poor students who were inexplicably kicked out, it was a mixture of grief and humiliation.

"I'm waiting for a good stay, why do you say it's rushing!"

"That's it, let what, I'll just not let you!"

"Your Majesty has just spread the virtue and politics in my Surabaya Prefecture to promote the emperor's grace, and I and other students in Surabaya Prefecture have their hearts to the imperial court, and they have come here thousands of miles away, and that's what you did? Do you want to go against Your Majesty and the Imperial Court? ”

As soon as the big hat was buttoned, Yi Cheng panicked instantly.

"Rest your anger! You also have to be considerate of me, a sesame mung bean official! I don't even think about it! ”

He looked at a few people and said in a low voice: "In the team of Guangling Prefecture, there is a nephew of Lord Shangshu Shi of the Ministry of Rites, and the son of Lord Fang Cai Shi is also here in person, this is what he ordered!" In extraordinary times, I guess you don't want to offend the Ministry of Rites, right? Isn't it just one night, there are other rooms, just make do with it, why gamble on your future! ”

As soon as they heard this, the students in Surabaya Prefecture, who were originally in turmoil, stopped talking.

Even no matter how idealistic, reckless, and simple a young man is, he knows what the Ministry of Rites, who presides over all the affairs of the Spring Festival, means to them at this moment.

Just like Yi Cheng said, isn't it just one night, just make do with it, there's no need to fight.

But after all, there is injustice, and if there is injustice, a student said angrily: "Can the Ministry of Rites Shangshu bully others and oppress the good?" ”

The voice fell, and at the end of the room, several young men walked over, led by Shi Gongzi, who was wearing a crown of jade, and sneered when he heard the words, "It's a pity, it's really okay, are you not convinced?" ”

On the other side, outside the inn, a horse's hooves stopped.

A young man dressed in a green shirt, with an extremely handsome face and an outstanding demeanor, walked in and said with a smile: "Yicheng, is there still a room?" ”

I didn't like the plot of the second chapter, so I deleted it and rewrote it. So it will be later.

(End of chapter)