Chapter 178 – A Road Encounter and the Arrival of the Capital City
Chapter 178 – Road Encounter and the Arrival of the Capital City
The two gentlemen and the young lady were both around the seventh grade of the martial realm, dressed in ordinary official family attire, and were talking happily with each other at this time.
The one who chanted poetry was one of the long-faced eunuchs, who was actually a bit proud at the moment.
Xin Zhuo did not see the “strange” temperament of this person that is very different from the world, but still not dead heartedly clasped his fist and saluted: “Dare to ask the gentleman just sang the poem is his own, or …… “
The three people heard the sound and looked over, and found that although Xin Zhuo’s body with some straw crumbs some mess, but the clothes are the best brocade, and also live in a hundred taels of silver a room, I do not know what he is doing, so they have to return the salute.
That long-faced gentleman smiled proudly: “Of course it was done under me!”
Xin Zhuo pondered for a moment: “Are the first two lines about the old man leaving the Yellow Crane Tower in the west and going down to Yangzhou in March?”
The long-faced male was startled and looked him up and down: “How do you know that?”
Really “peers”?
Xin Zhuo said in a deep voice: “You only need to tell me, where did you get it?”
The long-faced gentleman’s face turned white and green for a while, and he snorted: “I actually heard about it, I have a cousin who used to study in the border academy, and is now working as a lieutenant in the capital’s Divine Strategies Army.”
Xin Zhuo breathed a sigh of relief, couldn’t tell if it was disappointment or what, and casually said: “Dare I ask what is the name of that cousin of your son?”
Long-faced male originally did not want to pay any more attention, and then there is a kind of show off heart: “truthfully, the compound surname Helian, a single word a Sheng, the northern latitude army section minister male, your Excellency is not recognized?”
Solved the case! Should be their own former do autumn palace pavilion husband out of extracurricular questions, smiled: “Recognize, I have done with him as a fellow student!”
“Oops! Great talent!”
The long-faced gentleman was surprised, and hurriedly pulled Xin Zhuo’s hand like one of his own people, and rushed to the side of a man and a woman and said: “Brother Guang Pu, Miss Miao Er, and into the room below, let’s drink a few cups!”
Xin Zhuo thought about it, anyway, idle and bored, so he followed a few people into the room.
Small wine and small dishes had already been set up.
The people introduced each other, the long-faced male named Fu Qingshan, from Beiwei Prefecture, a cousin of Helian Sheng, this time he was traveling to the capital to join Helian Sheng.
The round-faced gentleman is called Zhang Guangpu, from Jingjiang Prefecture, this time traveling to the capital to catch the examination and participate in this year’s examination.
Woman called Sun Miaoer, a big head, Jing Lianfu governor’s daughter, went to the capital aunt’s home, ready to find a person in the capital to marry, settled in the capital, his father a few years after the promotion, will also raise the family to come.
The three chatted, all the major events of the imperial court, the turmoil of the examination hall or local customs, once let Xin Zhuo doubt, this is a world of martial artists, or an ordinary feudal society.
It was only after a while that Fu Qingshan and the three men looked at Xin Zhuo: “Oops! Still haven’t asked to call little brother’s name, what is the purpose of this trip to the capital?”
Dabbling in half a day’s meal Xin Zhuo, also not good to violate the face of a few people, pondered for a moment, Xin Zhuo can not be used, Jiang surname can not be used, said casually: “Under Murong Huo, heading to the capital to join relatives!”
“I see!”
The three people seem to be less interested in his affairs, Zhang Guangpu said at this time with a bitter smile: “Under the general literary talent, martial arts realm is also general, this time I do not know whether I can be nominated on the list, the heart apprehensive tight!”
Fu Qingshan laughed: “No self-confidence or look for relations, preferred six ministries and six divisions of officials, then the big families, and finally the princes and nobles!”
Zhang Guangpu’s eyes brightened slightly, looked around: “You guys say, can we drag on the Jiang family’s relationship?”
Fu Qingshan couldn’t help but stare: “You dare to think, the Jiang family is what kind of family, full of princesses and daughters-in-law, the disciples of the officials casually thrown out of a general or a party of assassins with a heavy army!”
“Thinking is better than not thinking!”
Sun Miao’er covered her mouth and laughed lightly, with a look of a little housewife, “When auntie wrote to me, she also said that if I could marry into the Jiang family, my family would be prosperous!”
Fu Qingshan and Zhang Guangpu instantly became interested: “What? Miss Sun has access to the Jiang family?”
Sun Miao’er was a bit embarrassed: “My aunt is the Secretary of the Supervision Department, and he has a good relationship with a Jiang gentleman from the Jiang family’s small house!” Fu Qingshan was a bit disappointed: “Jiang Clan branch ah, that’s almost the same as a slave, all the abilities of the Jiang Clan are in the hands of the first family!”
“The first line males of the Jiang family are exclusively matched with princesses!” Sun Miao’er pursed her lips and laughed softly, “How can this girl have that fortune, I don’t even dare to think about it!”
Zhang Guangpu suddenly shivered: “Let’s not talk about it, the Jiang Family Iron Floating Guards are scary!”
Said looking to Xin Zhuo: “Brother Murong, what do you say?”
“Well, yes!”
Xin Zhuo nodded his head, I don’t even know how to answer when you guys talk like this.
Next, there were no words along the way, the poopdeck was extremely fast, a hundred miles a day.
Xin Zhuo every day with the three chat bullshit, or listen to the three bullshit, other can not, but the capital of the gossip touched a seven or eight.
The capital seems to be surprisingly large, a variety of characters, what masters, what officials, what interesting things, etc., etc., just don’t know if these three people are hearsay.
On the fifth day, there was an accident, the boat broke down!
Xin Zhuo has the intention to get off the boat to walk on land, and used to sitting on the boat, do not want to move, lazy, had to wait.
The boat repaired a full five days before good.
The sixth day to continue on the road, and so rushed to the capital of the Bian Tonghe, has been the past half a month.
Get off the boat, from the capital of the outer city is still twenty miles, a few people walking in company, the beginning of a few sentences, to the back will not dare to talk nonsense.
Because the official road is getting wider and wider, the passers-by and the carriages and horses are also getting more and more, and many of them are wearing armor, official robes or brocade clothes and jade belts, noble and impressive.
“We need to be careful with our words!” Fu Qingshan lowered his voice, “I don’t know how small the officials are until I get to the capital, maybe a random person jumping out from the side is a prince or a nobleman!”
“Of course!” Zhang Guangpu nodded cautiously.
The distance of twenty miles is not close, but if you are in a hurry, it is still very fast, the closer you get to the capital, the more pedestrians on the spacious official road, the more cars and horses are crowded, pedestrians are like weaving.
When seeing the silhouette of the capital city for a moment, three people including Xin Zhuo are not calm.
It’s really too majestic and spectacular…
Far away like a tiger coiled dragon lying situation, a glance can not see the end, which pavilions, solemn and majestic tall buildings seem to extend all the way to the edge of the sky, the left and right sides are also endless, you simply can not tell how big she really is!
Nearby view, the city wall is tall, every brick and every tile, are very sophisticated, the guards on the walls of the soldiers are tall, silver armor, iron helmet, spears, people fear.
The moat of the outer city is extremely wide, and both sides of the riverbank are crowded with passers-by and tourists.
Below the city on the official road, dark pedestrians were crowded, carriages and horses rubbing shoulders, people of all colors, and even that endless number of hawkers and scattered construction stores.
In short, people feel the vastness of heaven and earth, ghosts and axes of God’s work, their own smallness, it is difficult not to give birth to some inferiority complex.
Zhang Guangpu has even knelt down on the ground and kissed the marble floor: “Blessings of God and Buddha from all over the sky, wishing that I can stand firm in the world’s majestic city, at the foot of the Son of Heaven!”
This is not shameful, such as his general first time in the capital, kneeling to worship not a few.
Xin Zhuo at this time look a little complicated, this city is really great boundless, completely beyond his guess, not even the previous generation of film and television drama can be shot out, how many strange characters and forces there must be?
Froze for a long time before he remembered the main thing, he was delayed on the road, I think Cicada Yi they must have arrived before himself, and quickly asked: “Where is the east city gate?”
Fu Qingshan lamented: “This is it, the East City Shenwu Gate!”
(End of chapter)