Chapter 274: Eastern Capital Menghua
The eastern capital, Da Rui accompanies the capital.
This city is backed by the big river, the transportation is convenient, the road is connected inside, the travel is convenient, the north goes to the grassland, the south goes to the water town, the east goes to the sea, the west is connected to Xingjing, it is the hub of Da Rui, and the businessmen gather.
When the previous dynasty collapsed, the group of heroes was divided, and the eastern capital was successively obtained by three people, and all three of them took it as their capital, and Zuihou was the ancestor of Darui. After several changes of hands, but almost without war, it can be called a happy land, it is to retain the literature of the previous dynasty, the culture is brilliant, there are many great Confucians, there are several academies, several schools are derived, and there is a faint state of the holy land of literature.
Now, the capital city of Darui has been moved to Guanzhong, but it does not hinder the prosperity of the eastern capital.
Qiu Yan and the others crossed the city gate and entered the city, and they saw people coming and going on the road, rubbing shoulders one after another, and everywhere they looked, there were crowds everywhere.
"Good girl! In my life, Dai Guo has seen the most people today!" This scene caused Dai Guo to exclaim again and again, but the pedestrians around him were not surprised, and at most they looked at it, and they no longer paid attention to it, and it was obvious that they had seen a lot.
"Brother Dai, what you said is right, as far as I know, the population of this eastern capital is now nearly one million, and there are more than 100,000 people in the garrison alone!" The person who led the way in front listened to Dai Guo's exclamation and introduced with a smile.
This person's name is Qi Bai.
Previously, Qiu Yan and the others left the Li Zong Academy and were about to go to the Eastern Capital, but they ran into a carriage on the road, and the person in front of the car said that they were on the orders of the young lady and waited there to meet Qiu Yan.
Qiu Yan heard these words, it was inevitable that he was strange, he asked himself that he had no friends in the Eastern Capital, although he had some reputation, but it was only limited to Jiannan Dao, so he was very curious about the identity of that young lady, just a few inquiries, Qi Bai only said the place, and he would know.
Qiu Yan also knows that some people abide by the rules, and women can't easily show their heads, and it's not convenient to reveal their names.
"New arrival. It's just for traveling, so it's okay to see it. When Qiu Yan made a decision, he faintly felt a change in luck, and he couldn't help but be surprised. And on the subsequent road, Qi Bai was respectful and took on the responsibility of a tour guide.
"Nearly a million, hundreds of thousands of garrisons?" After listening to Qi Bai's introduction, Hu Qi couldn't help but be surprised, when he and Dai Guo were roaming the rivers and lakes, although they traveled all over the world, they had never been to the Eastern Capital.
Qiu Yan said: "Although I have been to the Eastern Capital. But I once read an essay that described that the eastern capital was 'crowded, and adding 100,000 people would not add more, and subtract not less.' ββ
The meaning of this is easy to understand, that is, there are too many people gathered in the city, and the reduction and change of 100,000 people in it is nothing.
Hearing this, Hu Qi and Dai Guo had a vague idea of the large population of the Eastern Capital.
As they walked, there were large and small shops dotted along the street. There are endless merchants coming and going, all of them are selling, and the things they sell are all over the world, all inclusive. Hu Qi and Dai Guo were dizzying.
Even Qiu Yan couldn't help but marvel, you must know that this mortal merchant sells goods, and he can't use his Taoist magic power to carry them. It is not easy to travel from south to north, driving horses and boats.
This is antiquity. Unlike Qiu Yan's previous life, it is extremely difficult to support a city with a population of one million, not to mention anything else, it is quite difficult to just discharge sewage, law and order, and maintain food rations.
Looking at it, Qiu Yan couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "The jujube of Anyi, the orange of Jiangling, the lacquer of Chen Xia, the hemp of Qilu, the valley of ginger and gui, the silk cloth...... It is really dazzling and everything, no wonder Zhou Xuezheng will write a "Dongdu Fu" at the annual meeting, and when I see it today, I know that what is said above is true. β
Zhou Xuezheng in his mouth was a former lyricist who once wrote a description of the prosperity of the Eastern Capital.
"Qiu Gongzi is really knowledgeable. Qi Bai smiled and complimented, and did not urge the three of them to hurry.
As I walked, a group of people suddenly appeared on the road ahead, densely packed together, and from a distance, it seemed to be a wall, enclosing a street and alley.
"What's going on? What are those people doing?"
This scene aroused the curiosity of Hu Qi and Dai Guo, and the two of them cultivated their lives, concentrating on their senses, perceiving the crowd and enveloping it, and immediately heard the voices of several people talking inside.
There were questions and answers, as if they were asking for directions to their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and soon a well-wisher would give advice......
"What's there to see about asking for directions? There are so many people around. β
The mother-in-law asked for directions, thanked them, and then the sound of a carriage came out of the crowd, followed by the heavy rain, and painted a picture of rushing in the rain in the hearts of the two, infecting their minds and making people feel depressed.
But when they looked up, the sky was clear, not to mention the heavy rain, there was not even the slightest dark cloud, and besides, those people surrounded the streets and alleys with three layers inside and three layers outside, let alone carriages, and even people could not enter.
Realizing this, the two looked at each other, both of them looking confused.
At this time, a melodious flute sounded, and then there was a string music, like a clear spring flowing into the heart, dispelling the depressed feeling in everyone's hearts.
The sound of the song was faint, and it lasted for about a cup of tea before it ended.
Then, the group of people applauded, applauded one by one, and many people reached into their arms, took out three taels of copper coins, and threw them forward.
Jingle bell.
In the sound of copper plates falling into the dishes, the crowd gradually dispersed, revealing the scene insideβ
It was a young man dressed in coarse cloth, sitting on a low stool, and nothing else was seen.
"What's the matter with the voice just now? Not only is there no carriage, but even the shadow of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law can't be seen?" Dai Guo was still puzzled, but Hu Qi next to him suddenly realized.
"I understand, this is ventriloquism, with the mouth of one person, imitating the voice of foreign objects, this young man is very capable!"
After he reminded him like this, Dai Guo also wanted to understand, touched his head and said: "In the end, it is the Eastern Capital, and there are many strange things." β
Not far away, Qi Bai smiled without saying a word, and Qiu Yan glanced at the young man, his heart moved, and he walked over.
The young man had already stood up from the chair, cleaned up the copper plate in the dishes in front of him, and when he saw Qiu Yan coming over, he didn't care, but just asked "Hello master".
Qiu Yan nodded, took out a few copper coins from his sleeve, and put them in.
The boy thanked him, wrapped the bits and pieces of copper coins in a coarse cloth, and then turned around and walked deeper into the alley with his bag in one hand and a low stool in the other.
Looking at the distant backs of his people, a glimmer of light flashed in Qiu Yan's eyes. Faint blue.
Suddenly, his vision changed, although it was still the same street, but he caught a little light from it-
Qiu Yan is no stranger to this.
Silver Radiance!
"I didn't expect to come to the Eastern Capital just now, I didn't see the treasure Tianhua, but I first found a trace of unusual Shinto breath, this young man seems to be related to the gods, and this god ......"
When Qiu Yan stepped into the Eastern Capital, he noticed a strong Shinto atmosphere. The legal domain shrouds the city, omnipresent, all-encompassing, the streets and alleys, there are traces of Shinto everywhere, even if ordinary people are difficult to do, but they can't escape the eyes of monks.
If Qiu Yan didn't have a meritorious name and covered up his luck, as long as he entered this jurisdiction. will be mastered by Shinto.
It's no wonder that the farther you get from the frontier, the more perfect Shinto becomes. Located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, the Eastern Capital is one of the cores of Darui, and it is normal for Shinto to prosper.
Shinto that can flourish again. It is also necessary to subordinate to the heavenly court and obey the order, although the Shinto atmosphere of this city is strong. But they follow a certain law and are compatible with each other.
Compared to this, the little divine power left in this young man's body seemed out of place.
"Although this divine power is not in harmony with the surroundings, it is thin and difficult to find, if it is not for the turmoil of the hexagram, I will also be negligent, it is really a bit strange. After thinking about it, Qiu Yan shook his head secretly and withdrew his thoughts.
He was able to find the clue because the deity in the body of the deity was slightly shocked, and on a whim, it affected the changes of the heavenly soul, so he left a snack, and took the opportunity to give money to investigate carefully and found traces.
"Well, if he accepts my copper plate, he can sense it with a hexagram, so it's better to follow fate. Qiu Yan did not do this deliberately, but because of habit, he did not necessarily expect to gain anything by playing idle chess.
On the other side, Qi Bai looked up at the sky and said, "It's not too early, Young Master Qiu, let's hurry first, my young lady is waiting in the Baiyu Building in front." β
"That's exactly how it should be. Qiu Yan nodded, turned around and walked back.
The tavern of the eastern capital, there are the main store, the foot shop is divided, the main store is better, such as the white jade pavilion is one of them, it is the first of the eastern capital wine shop, and the drinkers are often more than 1,000 people.
Originally, after listening to Qi Bai's introduction, Qiu Yan thought it was a slight exaggeration, but after he really arrived, he realized that what he said was true.
This white jade building is three floors high, divided into five buildings, there are flying bridges and bead curtains between the buildings, and the scale is so large that all the restaurants in Jiannan Road are dwarfed.
This kind of flying bridge is not the kind of rainbow bridge designed by Qiu Yan, but for the sake of beauty, it is carved and opened up on the body of the building, and the bridge is equipped with colorful lights, because it has not yet fallen into the night, and there is no brilliance.
"Good guy! It's really an eye-opener! It's an eye-opener!" Hu Qi and Dai Guo were stunned when they saw the behemoth in front of them.
Qiu Yan was also slightly surprised, in terms of scale, this white jade building is not inferior to some buildings in the previous life.
On the side, Qi Bai saw that Qiu Yan's face did not change, only showed a little surprise at the beginning, and couldn't help but admire the other party's qi cultivation kung fu, you know, in terms of prosperity alone, even Xingjing is not as good as the Eastern Capital, many Guanzhong children came here, and when they saw this building, they would be amazed for a long time.
Retracting his thoughts, Qi Bai stepped forward to lead, and said, "Young Master Qiu, please!"
Qiu Yan was also not polite, and walked into the building with Hu Qi and Dai Guo, who were still surprised.
This time in, the senses are different, the layout is extremely luxurious, but not superficial, mixed with literary atmosphere and simplicity, with a unique charm.
Along the way, there are endless slaves, beautiful women like clouds, one by one, or respectful and abnormal, or thousands of charming, people walk in it, unconsciously will give birth to a sense of dignity.
The building was huge, Qiu Yan followed Qi Bai all the way, went up the ladder to the corner, and walked for a short time before he arrived at the door of an elegant room.
There is a word "autumn" written on the door, although there is no charm, but the appearance is excellent, and the person who writes is obviously immersed in this way.
"Childe wait," Qi Bai said, then knocked on the door, the door of the fragrant wood room opened, and a person walked out, with a Chinese character face, a beard, and a peaceful middle.
As soon as he saw this person, Qiu Yan's complexion changed.
"Mr. Ji?"
This person is none other than that Ji Zheng. (To be continued......)
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