Chapter 25: A Trip to Tuocheng

Tuo County, is a directly administered county in the west of the capital of Zhongzhou, directly managed by the Holy Emperor, Tuo County has undulating terrain, complex terrain, is a strategic point in the west of the capital, shouldering the heavy responsibility of guarding the lifeline of the country, and the prosperity of the county capital Tuocheng is obvious.

Two days later, on the official road dozens of miles away from the east gate of Tuocheng, the sound of horses' hooves sounded, and three horses trotted from a distance. A few birds flew overhead, and landed on a not very tall camphor tree in the distance with a pleasant chirp, and the green grass was green and green with no end in sight, and a few unknown wildflowers were shaking their heads, as if they were rejecting the girl whose sweetheart was good.

The two people in front are personable, both dressed as scholars, the young man on the left is about twenty years old, with a paper fan and a scarf, with a positive face and plain eyes. He wears a light gray robe with a cyan belt around his waist. The face on the right is as white as jade, with light red lips, bright teeth and bright eyes, dressed in plain clothes, and the flute in his hand is placed horizontally on the saddle. Behind is a scholar, about fourteen or fifteen years old, a pair of big eyes flickering, a pair of dimples on a round face, very cute, it seems that he rarely goes out on weekdays, the scholar has been looking left and right, as if everything is so novel. The three of them are Long Fang, Ruyue and Dai'er in disguise.

That day, after some discussion between the three of them, Dai'er suggested that a few people disguise themselves as vegetable farmers, and Long Fang and Ruyue become a country couple, and Dai'er is their daughter. This proposal was immediately 'strangled to death' by the dragon side, this method is not impossible on weekdays, but now it is seven or eight hundred miles away from Tuocheng, and it is impossible for vegetable farmers to ride horses. Ruyue has been learning art in the mountains since she was a child, and she has been practicing for three years down the mountain, and she doesn't know much about the mortal world, and she has no supreme tricks. Then Ruyue opened her bags, took out bottles and cans, glue film, etc., and after an hour of tinkering, two scholars and a scholar were born in the world.

As the time approached dusk, the pedestrians on the official road gradually became scarce, because as soon as the hour passed, the gate of Tuocheng would be closed, and the small gate on one side would only allow military horses to enter and exit at night. Those who don't have time to enter the city can only stay overnight in a small town outside the city and wait for dawn to make plans.

"In half an hour, the gates of Tuocheng will be closed, and we must hurry to the main road. Long Fang looked at the sky, proposed to the two, and urged the mount, the blue and white steed under the crotch snorted, the horse's hooves accelerated, and the first-class black line rushed forward, Ruyue and Dai'er hurriedly whipped and chased after it.

As soon as he ran out of a few miles, a black line in the sky in front of him gradually came into view, and as the distance approached, a large city estimated to be nearly a hundred miles in radius appeared in front of everyone. The tall city wall is unfurled, a blue flag is in the center, a golden dragon on the flag is tactfully moved, and there is a big 'summer' word in the lower right. Dozens of guards stood motionless like mountains like small black dots, shining silver helmets, their blades reflecting in the afterglow. In the middle of the city, several towers loom in sight, and after thinking that it is the most prosperous place in Tuocheng.

When he was about to reach the city gate, Long Fang turned around and told Dai'er a few words:

"I remember that from now on, I changed my surname to 'Yue', and Ruyue's surname is 'Jia, your name is Chen'er, don't make mistakes, otherwise I won't take you to play in the future." ”

"Oh, I know, Gongzi Yue, Gongzi Jia, I've been grinding my ears out of calluses along the way. "It made Dai'er frown for a while, but she muttered in her heart, 'First Dai'er, then Chen'er, and flowers, why am I so close to the word 'er'." I'm still carrying a pair of sharp blades on my back, so can't you give me a domineering and heroic name?

There were only a few dozen people queuing up at the gate of the city to be checked, and the people of Long Fang did not line up, but galloped directly to the guards.

"Bold, if you don't get off the horse and be investigated, don't you want to be confined? One of the leader-looking guards pointed at it and shouted loudly.

Long Fang removed three one-inch purple bronze medals from his sleeve, turned over and dismounted to meet them.

"A few brothers have worked hard to defend the city, and the next few people are a class of wandering scholars, and they have to rush to the city in a hurry to ask the officials to take a look. After speaking, he handed over the sign, only to see a big 'free' word engraved on the front of the bronze medal, and the leader of the guards took it in his hand and turned it over to look at it a few times, and then looked at the three of them, and his face eased.

"Well, that's good. Let's go in!" With a wave of his hand, the guards who were concentrating on guard retreated to the side, and Long Fang hugged his fists at a few soldiers before leading the two women into the city gate. Coincidentally, those inspection exemption cards were proposed by Long Fang a few years ago, and were specially distributed to scholars and doctors who traveled to the people, so as not to delay the examination or miss the best rescue time for patients because of lengthy security checks, resulting in lifelong regrets. As soon as this move was promulgated, it immediately aroused the cheers of the people, and the reputation of the dragon party was once again widely praised.

The city changed the deserted scene outside, the more pedestrians walked in, the more pedestrians gradually increased, the bluestone paved street is seven or eight zhang wide, even if the city is prosperous, it does not feel crowded at all. Merchants who were anxious to make money scraped paper lanterns early, opening the curtain for the night market in advance. As long as it is not an emergency, the 36 counties of Zhongzhou are almost the same as Tuocheng, and they will not be subject to night curfews and martial law, and nearly 10,000 years of peace and prosperity have long made hundreds of millions of people in this hot land forget what war and turmoil are.

Half an hour later, the three of them re-embarked on the bustling street market, but several of the mounts were missing, and it turned out that in order to avoid attracting attention and reduce unnecessary trouble, the dragon side handed over the mounts to a stable for remote guests to take care of the mounts. Now I need to find a place to stay, and soothe the rumbling belly of the girl behind me.

Walking on the street and looking at it, several magnificent towers have already been illuminated, and the most eye-catching must be the three famous scenic spots of Tuo County, 'Ethereal Residence', 'Agarwood Pavilion' and 'Miaoyin Garden'. The Ethereal Residence is an excellent place for a talented writer to exchange talents, dance and write, and Miaoyin Garden is a holy place for those who love piano, chess, music, dance skills and songs. The Agarwood Pavilion is quiet and unpretentious, but you can smell the refreshing tea fragrance from a long distance, yes, it is a wonderful place to talk about tea and taste tea. Every time the lanterns come on, some middle- and upper-class people in this city even come from afar inexplicably gather here to talk about literature and elegance, and they are very happy.

If according to the longfang's usual preferences, he will definitely go here to enjoy it, but the past and the past are different from the past, in order not to delay important things, to avoid the conspiracy and entanglement of some people, I have to temporarily wronged myself, looking for an inconspicuous inn for a shallow sleep.