Chapter 031: Imperial Dragon City (Part I)
It rained heavily overnight, and the next day, the sky cleared. .
The early risers got out of their tents and began to pack their things. Taking advantage of this chaotic time, Hu Wei left the warm tent of the red leaves and returned to his team. Hou San smiled heartily, they all knew where Hu Wei went, this was not the first time, and they were not surprised.
It didn't take long for three large ships to enter the dock in a row. The ship, which was supposed to stop here yesterday, has finally arrived.
All the stewards in the army who have some power have stayed in the Qinglou last night and have not yet returned. So there was no one to direct the actions of the soldiers. The soldiers also realized that they were leaving, and they all packed their things slowly.
It was only after two hours that the commanders of all ranks returned, and the soldiers began to board the ships in batches.
Last night's heavy rain caused the river to rise a lot. The river water, which is thick and yellow, mixed with the corpses of many small animals, looks a little disgusting. Fortunately, I didn't see the dead guy floating on it for the time being, which made people feel a little more comfortable.
Not long after the boat sailed, Zhu Daneng, who had always been as strong as a cow, actually began to vomit. After inquiring, I found out that this guy was unconscious, and seeing that he was extremely faint, Hu Wei assigned Hou San to take care of Zhu Daneng. In fact, even if Hu Wu didn't say anything, Hou San was already taking care of Zhu Daneng. This pair of living treasures who quarrel all day long actually have a better relationship than anyone else.
After settling his men, Hu Wei returned to the cabin. Hu Wei is also a captain now, so he doesn't have to huddle at the bottom of the boat with the soldiers. Before yesterday, Hu Youben planned to live with Zhu Daneng and them as before. But the attraction of the sun-changing bow given by Momiji was too great for him, and he had to find a place to study it carefully.
For three days in a row, in addition to checking on the situation of his brothers from time to time, Hu Wei was studying the bow in his hand. In the past three days, he has seen and touched every pattern and word on the bow and arrow, and drawn the bow no less than a thousand times, but not a single arrow has been shot.
There is only one original sun-changing arrow, and if it is not in the case of no choice, Hu Wei is reluctant to use it. Fortunately, Hu Wei had already drawn the size of the arrow of the change of day, and he was afraid that it was not clear, so he also marked the annotation, just waiting for the ship to arrive in the imperial capital, find a good blacksmith to build according to the drawing, and use the arrow.
In addition to bows and arrows, Hu Wei was very interested in the text above. He had secretly checked, and no one in the barracks could read the words on the bow and arrows except him. This made him very surprised, who wrote these secret characters unique to the 'tired door' in the cave and on the bow and arrow, and what kind of secrets were hidden in them?
Because of the rise of the river and the acceleration of the current, it only took a little more than nine days for the waterway of more than ten days, and their boat had already reached the pond chief. Tang is only 50 miles away from the imperial capital Dragon City, which is the north gate of the imperial capital, and the lotus white in the south, Rong Yan in the east, the village Yangtai in the west, the Luobu in the northeast, and the Lanjing in the southwest are called the six David cities of the imperial capital.
When he arrived at Tangchang, it could already be said that he had entered the sphere of influence of the imperial capital. However, the residents here do not claim to live at the feet of the Son of Heaven. After all, Dragon City was built in just 38 years. In the hearts of the people of the Mandala Empire, the ancient city of Langtian is the real imperial capital. Even now, there are still many people of the older generation who privately claim to be citizens of the Bauhinia Empire.
The traces left by the bauhinia for thousands of years can be completely replaced in just 38 years. Even the greatest emperor in the history of the Heavenly Wind Continent, Mandala I Rijkaard, could not do it.
Hu worries that their boat was stopped by the Royal Cavalry Regiment at Tangchang. Link was furious about being blocked again and again, but there was nothing he could do. The Royal Cavalry Regiment is the most elite and largest regiment in the Mandala Empire, with an establishment of 500,000 men, more than twice the size of the Blizzard Legion. The commander of the legion, Prince Courbilas, was the uncle of the current Emperor Valencia. No matter which aspect of the comparison, Link doesn't dare to be big here.
Link came to the imperial capital this time, and the time was originally very abundant, but after several delays on the road, the time became a little tight. When you arrive in the imperial capital, you have to set aside a day or two to do something, so you have to do your best to pass the pond chief.
After sulking for a while, Link brought his confidant Chen Youcai and asked him to inquire about the news and see what was going on.
Chen Youcai took the order and left and soon returned.
"Back to the general, the little one has already inquired. Recently, due to heavy rain, there have been many displaced people in Zhongzhou. In order to ensure the safety of the imperial capital Dragon City, the Royal Cavalry Regiment was ordered to check the main roads of all parties. ”
Link said unhappily: "They checked theirs, what does it have to do with us." Could it be that our people from the Blizzard Legion look like outcasts?"
Chen Youcai took a few steps forward and said in a low voice: "General, they deliberately made things difficult for us and wanted to get some oil and water." I've inquired, and not only our ship, but all other ships that have entered the imperial capital have been pressed. ”
Link was relieved when he heard this. As long as money can solve it, it doesn't matter. "They're too bold. I thought that only our mountain emperor would dare to do this, but I didn't expect them to dare to do this at the feet of the emperor.
How much do they want, do you know?"
"I inquired, they asked for 1,000 gold coins. Chen Youcai reported back.
Link nodded and said, "1000 gold coins, well, black is a black dot, but it's not too reasonable." Give them to them, don't miss us for this money. ”
"General, it's a boat of 1,000 gold coins. ”
Link's heart suddenly came up, and he scolded angrily: "A boat is a thousand, why don't they rob it." "But come to think of it, this is not much different from Ming robbery. In the end, I reluctantly let Chen Youcai give this matter.
With money to open the way, the rest is much easier. It didn't take long for the three large ships to move on again. All the way to the stream, finally before dark, came to the Partridge River Wharf.
The Partridge River Wharf is the northern suburb of the imperial capital and the destination of Link's trip. The imperial capital was heavily defended, and armored soldiers were not allowed to enter. Link can only camp here, and then choose some clever soldiers, change into civilian clothes, and escort the snow spirit monkey to the ceremonial office in the outer city.
Early the next morning, Link led people into the imperial capital. Hu Wei and his gang were not Link's cronies, and they were not selected, so they ended up quiet. However, they were not idle, they all changed into civilian clothes early in the morning and set off for the imperial capital.
Hu Youyuan jumped over this huge city and said with emotion: "This is the first of the ten strong cities in the Tianfeng Continent - the imperial capital Dragon City. ”
Dragon City was originally just a medium-sized city, but after it was set as the capital, it underwent several major expansions, and it took nearly 20 years before and after it was forcibly built into a super city.
In terms of geographical location, although the imperial capital Dragon City is not as good as the ancient capital Langtian, it is very unique in terms of terrain. On the whole, the imperial capital is like a large natural bonsai. The Jiuzhou River, the mother river of the imperial kingdom, is divided into two here, forming two water belts, and the imperial capital is completely encircled in the shape of the word "Hui".