To say that in the territory of the Iron Dynasty, the most prosperous city is the capital.

Even though it is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, there are often curfews, military drills and other activities that restrict entry and exit, but it does not reduce the liveliness of this place in the slightest.

There are millions of people living in the city for a long time, and there are millions of people outside the city.

The capital is located in the Zhongzhou Plain, there are no steep mountains and rivers under the open circle, only a river that flows slowly from the side, it is not icy in all seasons, and the large and small merchant ships pass through this place, forming a prosperous town that is no less than the capital.

More people choose to live in the walkway between the two cities, where there is no strict land control and no onerous entry tax, so it is a good choice to live here.

There are two beautiful scenery in the capital, one is that the weather is always sunny regardless of rain and snow, and even if the temperature drops, there will be no dark clouds.

It is said that the emperor is the merit of the annual sacrifice ceremony, and he uses extravagant sacrifices to worship the gods in the sky to pray for good weather and good weather, which is in exchange for rich rewards.

There are 3,000 acres of fertile land outside the capital, and every autumn, the golden wheat waves ripple up, attracting many officials and nobles to play here, bringing secondary income to the farmers.

The tax laws imposed by the Iron Dynasty were very light, and there was a prosperous scene everywhere, which lasted for many years, and when a few broken carriages appeared on the official road, pulled by a few panting horses, it seemed incongruous.

The time of the three-day rush passed in a flash, Shen Desan narrowed his bloodshot eyes, and saw the three words Bai Yujing on the city wall not far away, and he was a little excited and a little tearful.

"Hurry up, work harder, get inside and get some rest. ”

Shen Desan encouraged the family, and also urged the exhausted self, throwing the whip high and galloping the horse.

The three words of Bai Yujing, please be made by the most famous carver three hundred years ago, all the best jade used, there are many thieves who try to steal these three words, only one has done it throughout the ages.

At the time of the incident, the old emperor was still the crown prince, and the thief replaced the jade with a wooden lump in full view of everyone, and the carving was crooked, and it was hung in the city for three days and then replaced.

This thief, by the emperor Yubi himself as a thief, at this time this old thief, is sitting at the head of the city with his legs slumped, his identity of the city guard sergeant knows, good food and drink waiting, dare not slack off.

The thief is in the capital, and he has the permission to go anywhere, and he can go to the wine shop and teahouse, and he can also go to the inner courtyard of the deep palace, no one dares to stop him, and no one asks why he appears.

After these decades, the thief is also a little hunched over, and the years have left indelible marks on his body, and in the burden he carries behind his back, he is wrapped in a sword without a scabbard.

"Come down and give me the sword at your waist. The old thief gestured to the soldiers defending the city, asking them to hand over their swords at their waists.

Pull out the swords one by one, take off the peach blossom sword and try it one by one, "It's not this, tsk, it's not this, it doesn't seem to be suitable, your swords are too cheap." ”

The Peach Blossom Sword is a double-edged sword, so the scabbard has to be specially made, and none of the more than a dozen scabbards are suitable, which makes the old thief scratch his ears and cheeks a little.

At this moment, when he turned his head and saw dust rising on the official road, he hurriedly turned over and went down the city wall and fell into the city.

Xiao Le, who was in the carriage, suddenly raised his eyebrows, lifted the window and looked at the city wall, "I feel that the old slippery head is also here, I'm afraid that he hasn't left us along the way, and the boss is not small." ”

He Qingqing was stunned, his master was here, and he hadn't heard his old man's notice in advance.

"Just ask him not to cause trouble, and when I get to the city, I will go to the fourth prince first, and then there will be any changes in the province." "Xiao Le has a headache for himself, the master.

Wherever the old god thief goes, there will be chaos, and there is no need to think about anything that is certain.

As apprentices, they do a lot of work to wipe their buttocks, and this kind of cheap master is quite rare.

After the carriage passed through the three checkpoints, it passed through the city gate smoothly, and it was only early in the morning, and the people who got up early in the morning were still eating breakfast on the side of the street.

"Where did the people come from, rushing into the capital early in the morning, isn't there a big deal?"

"But be quiet, this time is different from the past, you see that there are several times more soldiers patrolling the streets and alleys than usual!"

In front of the food stall, the muttering of several diners was not loud or small, and it just happened to fall into Liu Xiaoyi's ears.

I have never been to such a prosperous big city, living in the mountain town of the southern wilderness, compared with the capital is simply a mountain countryside, horse-drawn carriages detour, passing by pedestrians are dressed very elegantly.

The most common ones are also satin coats, embroidered shirts, and there are many men wearing jewelry, and it is almost impossible to see men wearing jewelry in the Southern Wilderness.

"Amitabha!"

A loud Dharma horn came from the front, and on this road to the mansion of the four princes, there were several bald heads lined up, blocking the way.

Looking at the dress, it must be the monks of the surrounding temples, and the latest people who are sitting in the merchants, Shen Desan hurriedly dismounted, and folded his hands to salute.

"Monks, why are you blocking our way?"

"Dare to ask the donor if he wants to go to the mansion of the four princes?" the great monk led by him smiled kindly, and the white skin on his face squeezed together with the smile.

When Shen Desan heard this, he asked a little puzzledly, "Yes, master, how do you know?"

"That's right, the donors have a long journey, so wait with me to rest for a while, and then it's not too late to go to the mansion of the four princes. ”

As the great monk spoke, he took out a gold medal from his cuff and lit it up.

The gold medal was engraved with a five-clawed golden dragon, Shen Desan still didn't recognize what it was, and said yes again and again, beckoning the horsemen to change lanes and follow the monks.

These monks walked very fast, their feet fell silently, and their sharp eyes could see at a glance that it was not simple.

Some time ago, the Buddha martial arts competition held in the capital attracted countless monks from all over the world to gather here, while testing martial arts, but also spreading Buddhism and accommodating news.

There are also many inns and inns in the city that offer vegetarian meals, and no one wants to live with money.

After the monks got a firm foothold, they had come to the door of a quiet and elegant house.

The carriage and horses stopped and settled down, and the groom followed the little monk to the side courtyard, where wine and food had already been prepared.

And Shen Desan took the statue of Pegasus close to him, and walked along the verandah with the great monk, and the brighter the light in his eyes became the more he walked.

At first, I thought it was a relatively remote inn in the city, but after passing through the two verandahs, I saw those monks coming and going, all of whom had swollen temples and walked on tiptoe.

I'm afraid that these monks are not simple, and while walking, everyone came to the main hall, and in front of the hall stood a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy, wearing a snow-white robe and embroidered with a golden dragon.

When this person heard the sound, he turned his head with a smile, "Boss Shen, has you always been good?"

Shen Desan was surprised and delighted: "Fourth prince, you are here!"