Chapter 215: Entering the capital

Chen Zhuang said that the capital was well guarded, and if anyone from outside was found, he would be put in a cell and tortured.

Yang Shucheng couldn't help asking: "Don't you let people go to the city to sell vegetables, how can the people in the city live?" ”

Chen Zhuang said: "The people who enter the city near us have a certificate. As he spoke, he took out his voucher and handed it to Yang Shucheng.

Yang Shucheng took it and looked at it, the name and address were written on the slip, the figure and appearance, and even the height and shortness, fat and thin, black and white, eyebrows and eyes were clearly written.

Yang Shucheng couldn't help frowning and said, "What if you can't enter the city?" We've got something to do. ”

Lord Chen Zhuang smiled: "If you want to enter the city, it is easy, just lend you our vouchers." The officers and soldiers defending the city only recognize the receipts, not the people. ”

"Then thank you to Master Chen."

Master Chen Zhuang said: "Where do you say, you are the saviors of my Chen family, what is this little thing." ”

Just look at the appearance of the three people, and find the receipts of the three people who are similar to the three people in the village, anyway, there are many families in the village, and it is not difficult to find a few people with similar appearances.

Quickly found three vouchers, handed them to Li Xing and the others, and said, "If you have this voucher, you can enter the city." ”

The three of them were very happy, and there was nothing to say that night.

On the second day, after breakfast, Li Xing and the three of them left their horses on the village, and the three of them walked into the city, and the owner of Chen Zhuang sent them a long way before returning to the village.

The three of them continued to walk along the riverside, and after walking for more than an hour, they could see the walls of the capital.

Sure enough, it's an imperial capital. It is close to the mountain and the river, the mountain is high and steep, the river is wide, the waves are rapid, and it is really a good city that is impregnable.

I only saw that the city wall was neat, towering into the clouds, majestic and magnificent, and it was indeed the city of dragons and tigers, and the capital of the emperors of all dynasties.

When I got closer, I saw that there were officers and soldiers guarding the city on the upper floor of the city, and people came and went at the gate of the city.

The three of them were not afraid, and walked straight forward.

When I came to the city gate, I lined up and walked slowly towards the city gate.

At the gate of the city stood two groups of officers and soldiers, swords and guns, majestic and majestic. Check one by one, beware of spies.

The three of them stepped forward slowly, and the officers and soldiers checked it, but the three of them did not speak, but only took out their receipts to inspect them, and the officers and soldiers looked at them, and without raising their eyes, they let the three of them enter the city.

The roads in the city are wide and smooth, the houses on both sides are tall and neat, as far as the eye can see, row upon row, people come and go, shoulder to shoulder, the noise has been ringing in the ears, there is no quiet time.

All three of them had been here for the first time, so they only chose the place where there were many people.

It was almost noon, and I saw a big restaurant in front of me, and when I got closer, the plaque said "Taibai Building".

When the three of them entered, a shopkeeper greeted them, with a smile on his face, and said, "Three masters, please upstairs." ”

He saw that the three were well-dressed and wealthy, so he only went upstairs to the private room.

The three of them were not polite, went straight up to the second floor, walked into a private seat, and sat down by the window.

Looking out, I saw that the houses were overlapped, the trees were covered, the river could not be seen in the distance, it had been blocked by the towering city tower, looking to the northeast, there was a large number of houses, golden and brilliant, the smoke trees were covered, no need to ask, it was the imperial city.

The guy asked what to order. Li Xing said in an official tone: "Take the specialties of your store, just serve them." ”

After a while, a pot of roast suckling pig was served, plus a few Jiangnan side dishes, because there were only three people, so there were not many servings.

asked for a pot of daughter red, and the shopkeeper walked out, he knew the rules, if he didn't call him, he wouldn't come in.

The three of them sat in front of the window, looking at the scenery, drinking wine, and gossiping, very happy.

After eating for about half an hour, I was drunk and full of food, and then I settled the money and walked out of Taibai Building.

As they continued to walk on, they came to an inn, and the three of them asked for three rooms, and they stayed.

On the second day, the three of them walked around the city together and had a clear understanding of the streets and alleys of the capital and the yamen.

On the third day, the three of them walked towards the imperial city together.

When I came to the gate of the city, the two gates of vermilion lacquer at the gate weighed about thousands of pounds, and they were thick, and the guns could not move.

In front of the door stood two rows of soldiers, all with swords and guns, majestic and majestic.

Yang Shucheng stepped forward and said, "Official." ”

The official shouted: "Get out of here, be careful of the dog's life." ”

He saw that Yang Shucheng was dressed as a pauper, so he told him to get out.

Yang Shucheng accompanied him and said, "Official, please inform me that I am Yang Shucheng and I want to see the emperor." ”

The officer and soldier looked at Yang Shucheng again, decided that he was crazy, and stabbed him with an iron spear.

Yang Shucheng hurriedly dodged and said, "I'm Yang Shucheng, please inform me." ”

"You know the emperor!"

"Recognize, recognize, have been together in tribulation, you just have to give my name, and he will receive me."

This officer and soldier thought that he was a madman, but fortunately, he had encountered happy things in the past few days, and he was in a very good mood, so he did not take an iron gun to bombard Yang Shucheng and leave, but said patiently: "A few months ago, there was a prince, and now he is in prison." You want to go to jail too? ”

"I'm really the emperor's friend."

This officer and soldier were in a good mood, but the other officers and soldiers were different, and they rushed over with iron guns, and they were bound to pierce a few holes on Yang Shucheng's body.

Yang Shucheng hurriedly dodged and asked, "Who are you in charge of now?" I want to see him. ”

The officer and soldier were still in a good mood and said, "It's Ma Shoufu, what's the matter, you and he are also friends!" ”

A squad of officers and soldiers rushed over. Yang Shucheng had to dodge.

The three of them couldn't enter the imperial city gate or see the emperor, so they had to walk around the imperial city a few times. The imperial city wall is all made of stone, several zhang high, and there are teams of officers and soldiers patrolling on it, and there is not even a gap. You can't climb over the walls of the city and enter the imperial city.

It is necessary to go to the palace of Ma Shoufu Ma Shiying, write a letter to him, and he will hand it over to the current emperor.

The three of them inquired from passers-by and knew that Ma Shiying lived on Grain Depot Street, and even inquired about the house number, which was "379".

The Imperial City was still some distance away from the Grain Depot Street, and the three of them walked and walked slowly. At this time, I saw a family, the house was very neat, several courtyards, the trees in it were lush and tall, and the branches and leaves were sent out of the wall obliquely. It must be a big family.

In front of the tall door, there is a newly pasted bright red couplet, and four red lanterns are also hung on the forehead, which is full of joy.

But there were many flat-headed people standing there in front of the door, and they were talking.

The three of them were fine, so they slowly walked among the group, and only heard them say:

"This official is also good at sycophancy."

"Not really. He's going to be promoted this time. ”

"In order to be promoted, don't you even want face?"

"You can't eat grapes, say grapes are sour, do you have a beautiful daughter?"

Li Xing saw an idler, standing in the middle of a group of people, this group of people surrounded him in the middle, stretched their necks to listen to him, only to see this idler spitting and talking proudly. That's what this old man is talking about.

Li Xing had an idea, stepped forward and grabbed this idler, and shouted, "Where have you been hiding these days?" I'll look for it, go, go, go with us for a drink. ”

This idler looked at Li Xing and didn't know him, but as soon as he heard that he was going to drink, the saliva flowed out at that time. I thought to myself that you invited me, not that I lied to you. He vaguely agreed.

Li Xing never let go of his hand, kept pulling him, and walked forward, the other people hadn't heard it yet, seeing him being pulled away, there was no way, so he had to go to the other crowd to continue to listen to gossip.

Li Xing pulled this idler and kept walking forward, and this idler kept pulling forward in order to drink.

Soon there was a tavern in front of him, and Li Xing pulled him in.

The shopkeeper greeted him.

Li Xing said: "Hurry up and put a few plates of wine and good food, our friend hasn't seen each other for a long time, let's have a good drink together." ”

The shopkeeper saw that there were a few bold people, and he was definitely not bad for money, so he was not polite, and soon put on a pot of chicken, a pot of fish, and a large plate of braised pig's head. He's going to slaughter the guys. Listen to them talk like outsiders. If you don't slaughter outsiders, you can still slaughter locals?

Four people were drinking. With the help of alcohol, the more people talked, the more lively they became, and as they talked, they talked about this official who was good at sycophancy.

The idler knew this matter very well, and he was very good at talking, so he repeated it again from beginning to end. The three of them listened to it with relish, it was really a big joke, and the three of them laughed so much that they leaned back and forth, and spit out the wine in their mouths.