Chapter 114:-for-tat
As a native of the capital, Zhao Heng naturally has to take on the responsibility of a tour guide, otherwise if they leave Baitang and wander around the capital on their own, what if they get lost?
The capital of Dahua is really big, and it can be called the largest in history. In the history of this world, every emperor who established a new regime had a common hobby - to expand the capital.
The founding emperor of Dahua was naturally no exception, and was more heroic than any previous dynasty, directly doubling the area of the capital. I have to say that the previous dynasty really accumulated a lot of wealth and made a significant contribution to the economic development of this world, otherwise the founding emperor of Dahua would not have so much money to do this kind of thing that costs the people and money.
In addition to the expansion of the capital, the emperors of the Great China Kingdom also spent money to build many landmark buildings inside and outside the capital, such as the tallest building in the capital, Wanli Tower, which means "looking at thousands of miles from afar".
Of course, in fact, it is not so exaggerated, but it is true that you can see far away from the top of this building, but the window in the direction of the imperial city is blocked tightly out of taboo.
I have to say that the founding emperor of Dahua is really bold, and he is the first in history to build a building outside the imperial city that is higher than the imperial city tower.
It is the dream of all people in Beijing to be able to go up to the building, but unfortunately not everyone can go up to this building.
Wanlilou is mainly engaged in catering business, and also provides leisure services such as geisha, gambling equipment, Go, calligraphy and painting, which basically meets the needs of large families in Beijing, and is one of the favorite leisure and entertainment places in your circle.
Almost the entire capital wants to go to the top of Wanlilou to have a look, but the top floor of Wanlilou is not so good. Maybe the other floors can be smashed down purely by financial resources, after all, the owner of Wanlilou is also a businessman, and businessmen naturally have no reason to get along with money.
But the top floor is different, because the entry rules for the top floor were set by the founding emperor of Dahua, and the boss of Wanli Lou did not dare to make other rules privately.
On the day when the Wanli Building was built, the founding emperor of Dahua stood in front of the window on the top floor, overlooking the distance, and said generously: "Those who climb this building are also outstanding contemporaries." ”
Whoever passes the test is a hero.
The founding emperor of Dahua set up several tests for this, as long as he passed the corresponding test, he could be the word "hero" and go to the top floor to have a look.
But there are also privileged classes, just like the founding emperor who set the rules, he has not participated in the test, but who dares not to let him go to this top floor?
In addition to the emperor, who can be said to be a real person who stands at the pinnacle, other relatives of the emperor, people who have made great contributions, heads of individual sects, the top ten rich people in China, and recognized masters in the rivers and lakes can directly step on the top floor after proving their identities without undergoing any additional tests.
As a prince, Zhao Heng naturally belongs to the privileged class, and with an identity like Zhao Heng, he can bring others to the top floor together, and there is no limit to the number of people.
Naturally, there is no convenient invention of elevators in this world, and Baitang can only honestly climb the stairs layer by layer.
Wanli Building has a total of ten floors, and it is undoubtedly a big test to climb ten floors in one breath in the previous life, but for Bai Tang and others today, it can really be said that it is effortless.
After all, they are all martial arts practitioners, and if they are out of breath on the top ten floors, then this kung fu will really be practiced in vain.
There was a small person guarding the staircase on the tenth floor, and after Zhao Heng took Bai Tang and the others up, he took the initiative to show him a metal waist card used to prove his identity.
After taking the waist card and examining it carefully for a while, the little guy made a gesture of invitation towards the stairs without humility or arrogance: "Guest officer, please." ”
Bai Tang and the others were a little surprised, they didn't expect that this little guy would just have such an attitude after learning Zhao Heng's identity. And Zhao Heng was not surprised by this, obviously Wanlilou has always been like this, even these privileged classes are just customers in Wanlilou.
When everyone went upstairs, they found that there were already guests on the top floor. However, this building is very spacious, so no matter how many people there are, it will not feel crowded.
"Yo, Yuan Xiu, what a coincidence, I just heard that you went back to the capital, and said that I would find a time to see you, but I didn't expect to meet here. ”
Before everyone could see who was upstairs, an enthusiastic voice sounded by the window, and only listening to that tone, it was really full of brotherhood.
Zhao Heng turned his head in response, and after seeing the appearance of the person who spoke, he suddenly smiled: "Second brother, my brother wants you to die." ”
As he spoke, Zhao Heng couldn't care about his demeanor, strode up to the man, and then gave the other party a warm bear hug.
Zhao Duo hugged Zhao Heng, and couldn't help but show a wry smile on his face: "Yuan Xiu, why are you still like a child? ”
Zhao Heng smiled "hehe", and no longer pestered Zhao Duo, but introduced to Zhao Duo: "These are my friends in the rivers and lakes, thanks to them along the way, I can return to the capital safe and sound." ”
Zhao Duo listened to Zhao Heng's words, and couldn't help but look at the people in Baitang curiously, and before he could speak, there was a boy next to him who said with a look of disdain: "It's just a group of people who tend to be inflammatory, and they don't have any ability, do you think that you can soar to the royal family?" ”
As soon as this person's words came out, the faces of everyone present suddenly changed, Bai Tang and the others were already angry, even Jian Lai's brows were slightly furrowed, and there was coldness in the eyes of looking at that person.
"He Yaokun, what do you mean by this?" Zhao Heng glared at the person who spoke, already with an angry face.
He Yaokun smiled at Zhao Heng, his smile was very kind, but his words were full of wit: "Your Highness, I just reminded you, as for what I mean by this, some people understand it in their hearts." However, a group of incompetent people have the opportunity to go up to this top floor by virtue of their Highness's identity, so what is the use of such people staying by their side? If His Highness wants to use them for something in the future, these people are afraid that they will only hide behind His Highness and be the turtle with a shrunken head. ”
After He Yaokun finished speaking, Zhao Duo squinted at He Yaokun, and then said in a deep voice: "Yaokun, you have talked a little too much today. ”
He Yaokun lowered his head slightly: "The minister is just telling the truth, every word from the bottom of his heart, for the sake of His Royal Highness." ”
"This young master surnamed He, I'm curious about what skills you have? Is it for the expansion of the territory of this dynasty, or for the construction of Dahua?"
No one thought that anyone other than Zhao Heng would refute He Yaokun's words, and it was so-for-tat, not caring about the identities of everyone present.
Everyone's eyes fell on Bai Tang, and that sentence came from Bai Tang's mouth.
Facing everyone's eyes, Bai Tang was not afraid, he just stared at He Yaokun, and asked in a deep voice: "Could it be that this young master only relied on the glory of his ancestors to go up to this top floor, but he himself has no ability to do it?"