Early the next morning, out of Xijing City, the three of them went all the way along the official road to the south is the road to the imperial capital.

After Xiaokang and Hu Congxin met the owners of Jinhailou yesterday, they felt that there was infinite wealth and excitement in the rivers and lakes, and they were full of interest along the way, and even the heart of watching the scenery was light.

So Su Xin had no choice but to hire a passing carriage and go all the way to the capital.

Xijing City is a freight hub, the capital is prosperous, there are many high-ranking officials and nobles, and the daily consumption is very much, so the official road is full of traffic, and the merchants and visitors from the south to the north are transporting goods here, hoping to be able to sell a good price to the imperial city.

There are also scholars who carry a book basket on their backs and go early, it seems that the imperial examination period in the capital is approaching, and they want to prepare for entering the city early.

Lately, attention has been drawn to the occasional horseback galloping past, and when they approached, the merchants always leaned to the side of the road, for fear of colliding with the swords-wielding evil stars.

Su Xin left the city early in the morning, and did not arrive outside the imperial capital until evening, and the driver who drove the car showed a bright smile on his dark face: "Three guest officers, the imperial capital has arrived, our car is not close to the imperial city, and the three of them have to get down and walk by themselves for the rest of the journey." ”

Hu Congxin turned over and got out of the car, took out a piece of loose silver and gave it to the coachman, turned around to look at the majestic imperial city in the distance, and said with a smile: "I haven't come back for so many years, it's still the same, this old brother, do you know who is the most beautiful in the imperial city now?"

The old man grinned and shook his head: "The old man doesn't know, the affairs of the imperial city are something that small people like me can inquire about, a few guest officials have been invited, and the old man is still in a hurry to go home to buy rice and make rice, I wish a few prosperous and prosperous!"

After saying a few kind words, the old man shouted, slowly turned his horse and left.

Su Xin stopped and looked from afar, only to see that the imperial capital and the Xijing City were different, although they were both majestic city walls, the imperial capital was dominated by gold and purple.

Su Xin stands a little higher, at a glance can see most of the scenery of the capital, only to see the whole imperial capital is divided into two cities, just like a 'Hui' word, the middle of the word is splendid, at a glance it is known that it is the palace where it is, outside the palace is some deep courtyard mansions, there is also a rich scene from a distance, the more you go out, the lower the building, the whole presents the planning style of the palace in all directions.

Hu Congxin looked at it for a while, and said happily: "Let's go quickly, the front is just the Suzaku Gate, and all the way in is where the Jinyi Guard is, I'll go to make an appointment with a few old friends from the past, and I'll do it for Xiaokang tonight." ”

Xiaokang was also full of joy, and only felt that his life's actions would fall in this majestic imperial city.

When a few people walked to the Suzaku Gate, they saw that the city gate was majestic, not only were there two teams of soldiers stationed in front of the gate, but there were also patrol soldiers with guns walking back and forth on the city wall, and the guard was very tight.

Su Xin praised: "It is worthy of the feet of the Son of Heaven, these soldiers are properly cultivated, the pace is steady, although they have not yet practiced their true qi, they should not be underestimated, and the captains of each team are full of light in their eyes, very strong, obviously they are all blood-stained iron-blooded soldiers." ”

Hu Congxin lowered his voice and said: "That's natural, the dignitaries and nobles in our imperial city are all delicate and expensive, can't they send elite soldiers and strong generals to protect them?"

Su Xin said with a smile: "The royal land, it should be well protected, don't say so much, let's go into the city!"

The guards guarding the gate carefully examined the three of them and let them into the city.

The city is no longer as solemn and solemn as outside the city, as soon as you enter the city gate, the crowd is boiling, there are countless shops and stalls on both sides of the street, and the pedestrians are endless, showing the peaceful scene.

Su Xin saw that a restaurant in front of him was doing a bustling business, so he asked Hu Congxin: "It's a famous restaurant in the imperial city, how much silver do we have, is it enough to eat?" ”

Hu Congxin looked at it and said with a smile: "Before leaving, Agu gave me a small bag of gold leaves, what kind of food is not enough! That is Tao Xiangju, a famous restaurant in the capital, and the eight treasure ducks and cloud mushroom ham in it are the most famous." ”

Xiaokang said enviously: "Has Brother Hu ever eaten?"

"No! hehe, I've just heard it said. Hu Congxin scratched his head and said.

"Okay, let's go try it today, after eating, Xiaokang will follow your Brother Hu to Jinyiwei's side, and I will walk around the city by myself." Su Xin said with a smile.

A few people entered Taoxiangju and waited for half an hour to grab a seat, Hu Congxin sat down with a big grin, and called Xiao Erdao: "Eight treasure duck, cloud mushroom ham, steamed pot chicken, nine turns of fat intestines, seasonal fruits and vegetables, each have a copy." ”

Xiao Er saw that the three of them ordered so many dishes, and reminded: "This master, the amount of food in our Tao Xiangju is not small, you want a lot of orders." ”

"No, don't look at the three of us, in fact, we are all big-bellied men, I am sure that I can finish eating, don't worry, your silver is indispensable. Hu Congxin slapped the bag containing the gold leaf on the table, and said with pride.

"Okay, master, you wait, the meal will come soon, this is our famous Pu'er tea, a few of you drink it first, you can call me if you have something!" Xiao Er glanced at the golden leaves, and his enthusiasm increased by several levels.

Hu Congxin took the teapot, poured it for Su Xin and Xiaokang, and said, "Drink tea, hehe, people in their big place like to drink tea, let's taste it too." ”

Su Xin looked at Hu Congxin's nouveau riche appearance, and couldn't help but laugh dumbly, but Xiaokang suddenly saw that the hotel was beautifully decorated, tall and luxurious, and he was a little stunned for a while, and a little cringe, and hurriedly took the tea handed by Hu Congxin and took a sip.

While the three of them were talking and laughing, a somewhat harsh voice suddenly came from their side: "Hey, the three of you are new outsiders to the imperial city, are you here to ask for an official or a name?"

Su Xin turned his head to look and found that it was a sharp-mouthed man on the seat next to him, staring at the gold leaf on the table, his eyes were shining, and his tone was strange, but he didn't know what he meant.

"Grandpa grew up in the imperial city since he was a child, where is the birthplace, who are you, what if we ask for an official and a name, and what if we don't?" Hu Congxin saw that the flow of people was angry, and patted his thigh and said.

He could see at a glance that the other party was just a small person who was not in the stream, relying on Su Xin beside him, showing the domineering spirit of a local tyrant.

The man came over with a wine glass, thinking that Hu Congxin was the owner of this table, so he put his arm around his shoulder, spit out the wine, and thought that he was old: "This big brother, no matter who you used to be, I can see at a glance that you are from outside, and you are here." ”

The man pointed to his feet and said with a smile: "At the feet of the Son of Heaven, you are a dragon to be coiled, a tiger to lie down, and you have to know the rules to live for a long time." ”

Hu Congxin sneered: "Then what are the rules?"

"It's not that I, Wang Laosan, are talking big, this person who came in from the Vermilion Bird Gate wants to do something in the imperial city, which one can't be introduced by me? Brother, do you say that you want to be an official, or you want to do business, or you want to find someone to entrust you, as long as you can say it, we can do it for you!"

"Oh, where did you get such great ability?" said Hu Congxin.

Wang Laosan smiled: "There are people in the court who are easy to do, if you really have a relationship in the court, no one will come to greet you, since no one answers, it proves that it doesn't matter, if you want this person to make something out of nothing, you have to find someone, someone to entrust someone, I Wang Laosan has no ability, but my eldest brother is the servant of Cao Cheng, the prime minister of Cao, on weekdays, hehe, the friends are all big people in the court." ”

Hu Congxin smiled: "Then how do you talk about how to find people to do things?"

Wang Laosan thought that the fish had taken the bait, raised his head and drank the wine in the cup, smiled, and turned his eyes and said: "Then it depends on what you want to do!"