The Book of Troubled Times

  Chapter 239 Arriving at the capital for the first time

  Jianhu City is located between Qinghe and Langya, roughly similar to the current location of Dongping Lake. However, the location of the capital is similar to that of the current capital, and Yanmen Pass is in Shanxi.

  It is said that Yanmen and the capital are both in the north, but in fact they form a triangle with Jianhu City. When going to Yanmen Pass, they will never pass the capital, so Suzaku had to fool Zhao Changhe and turn the road together.

   This road is very far away. In addition, Zhao Changhe made many turns and twists and turns as usual. I don’t know how many days I walked northward on this road. I gradually felt the autumn feeling and saw the ears of wheat on the roadside and the golden color of the trees.

  Similar to the devastation seen when traveling south, the northern plains are not much better.

   Except for bases occupied by aristocratic families like Gusu Langya in Kaiqinghe, the situation in most parts of China is very bad. In Mingming autumn harvest season, it looks like a poor harvest, but at this time, the north and the south are at war, and the government is even more urgent to urge taxes. Zhao Changhe traveled along the way, and had already seen several episodes of "The Official in the Stone Trench" and several episodes of "Farewell to the Newlyweds".

Xiaoju looted and took over the mountain to become king. In fact, people in many places have already attacked county government offices and robbed granaries. Arrived in Songjiang.

   It's only been less than a year... The copycat version has been updated, and Boss Zhao can't keep up with the version.

  Obviously getting closer to the feet of the Son of Heaven, but I didn't see much better. Although it is not to the extent that there is no chicken crowing for thousands of miles, it is enough to feel the turbulent years of war.

  Paired with the actions of the Wang family, this fact has already officially entered the troubled times, and is no longer a "prologue".

  If the current situation in the south is that the landlord class organizes armed forces to deal with the Maitreya religion, then the invasion of the Hu people in the north should still be resisted by the elite frontier troops of the empire. From what we have seen and heard before, we know that there are quite a few frontier generals or chief officials of frontier counties who are inextricably linked to the Cui family of the Wang family, and they don’t know who the main general is, so they can hold these people together for their own use. , united against the enemy.

  And if this general is to be Wu Sangui, what will be the consequences? If the Wang family took away their army, what would happen?

  Another point that puzzled Zhao Changhe was that the position of the capital is also regarded as the gate of the emperor. Why did the barbarians avoid this place and go to Yanmen when they went south?

   Is it because of Xia Longyuan's deterrent power?

   "Of course it's because of Xia Longyuan's deterrent power. In his heyday, he could really defeat an army by himself. It's no joke that he is number one on the list. He is much, much stronger than Wang Daoning at the end of the crane."

   "Then who is the guard of Yanmen?"

   "Jing Yuanhou."

  Zhao Changhe was stunned for a moment, and then tapped his head: "Oh, I remembered, Huangfu Yongxian, the ninth emperor on the list? The imperial court is not weak, actually."

  Suzaku said leisurely: "Of course it's not weak, otherwise how could it have lasted so long? Do you really think Tang Wanzhuang is the only one who can support it? It's such a waste, we've turned back a long time ago, why are you covering it up?"

   "Then what is the political stance of General Huangfu?"

   "How do I know, you have already entered Beijing, so go find Tang Wanzhuang yourself."

   "I feel that you are not polite to Tang Wanzhuang, but you seem to have a little respect for Huangfu Yongxian? You actually call him Jingyuanhou instead of his name."

  Suzaku said indifferently: "Those who are defending against the enemy outside the country, it is still necessary to pay some proper respect. If the Four Elephants teach the world in the future, this kind of good general should be won over, right?"

   "Then if you win the world, what about Tang Wanzhuang?"

   "If you join the religion, she will be rewarded as your slave."

   "..." Zhao Changhe couldn't laugh or cry.

  Suzaku also finds it interesting, this is Zhao Changhe's observation angle and direction of thinking all the way...

  Suzaku can be sure that Zhao Changhe really does not have the idea of ​​being a prince, but the perspective is naturally in this direction.

   Or it should be said that the perspective of the prince is not the same as that of the prince. On the contrary, it is a bit like a detached perspective, watching and overlooking the world, analyzing the reasons for the formation and possible deduction.

   It is not so much the perspective of the prince, but the eyes of the gods and Buddhas that are slightly exposed above the high-altitude clouds.

   Suzaku thought about it, and the sense of fun gradually disappeared, a little throbbing.

  She asked a little cautiously: "You said you only care about quacks."

   "Yeah, haven't I been a knight this way?"

   Not only that, because of many injustices, Zhao Changhe wasted a lot of extra travel time, otherwise it would have been time to enter Beijing by this time. Suzaku couldn't blame him for wasting time, she knew very well that if this kind of thing stopped Zhao Changhe, he would be in a hurry with herself.

  Being a chivalrous man, seeing injustice in the face of injustice, is the main meaning of his martial arts practice in Zhao Changhekou.

  You **** have the nerve to say you're a bandit.

As a result, the majestic Demon Sect Venerable who killed people without batting an eyelid, accompanied the hero on the road to save the elderly and orphans, and saved a lot of them. In the end, it was not bad, and all of them were sent to the nearby Sixiang Sect branch altar. , the right to recruit new ones.

  In fact, the rise of the Demon Cult in troubled times is how the main new blood comes, and the Maitreya Cult is more typical in this respect. The Four Elephant Sect is not without it, and it is also forming a private army of the Demon Sect, but it is not as hungry as the Maitreya Sect.

  In fact, the Four Elephants Sect is more elite in this area, because the true identity of Xuanwu Suzaku...knows much better than Maitreya.

  Those things flashed through his mind, and Suzaku was still asking, "You said you only care about being a charlatan, but I don't think your perspective is the same."

   "What? More macro?"

"Um…"

   "Knights don't necessarily only have to see injustice and help the weak. There is another kind."

   "Which kind?"

   "A great chivalrous man should serve the country and the people."

  Suzaku: "...Where did this concept come from, this thing is called a chivalry? Just say you are the town magician."

"Who said it wasn't? Originally, the rise and fall of the world is everyone's responsibility!" Zhao Changhe laughed, and galloped his horse: "The white horse is adorned with gold, galloping north and west. May I ask who's son, you are a knight-errant... sacrificed your life to go to the country, and watched Death comes home suddenly! You are not a hero!"

   "Drive!" Wu Zhi galloped away.

   Suzaku sighed, she didn't want this answer.

  Actually, Zhao Changhe knew what kind of answer this young lady was looking for, sects, gods and Buddhas...but it was not what she thought.

Miss Winged Fire Snake was sent to follow by Venerable Suzaku. Although she verbally said "not to send a woman", she still had a very strong hint of this kind of hint, so Zhao Changhe always wanted to tease her and even wanted to hug and kiss her. I'm afraid my sister herself subconsciously has a little bit of that meaning? Even if they didn't, they still had to act a little bit, which caused the relationship between the two parties to be very ambiguous from the very beginning.

   But Zhao Changhe didn't want to use the specious "divine astrology" to deceive Cannon at all. That scumbag was done by Xia Longyuan, not Zhao Changhe.

  Let’s talk about feelings, how good it is to post...Because before I know it, this young lady is already the woman who has been with him the longest besides Chi Chi.

   It has been nearly a month since we walked together and lived together, accompanied and joined hands, and fought with swords.

  Familiarity and habit are terrifying powers, just like when Beiman and Luo Qi woke up in the morning, they found themselves sleeping soundly with their arms around Zhao Changhe's chest. The same goes for Suzaku, she didn't realize it herself, she used to protect the ball against his back when the horse was jolting, but now she's too lazy, dribbling the ball into her back from time to time, neither she nor he felt it.

  Sometimes, the hands are subconsciously still around his waist, and he doesn't feel it, nor does he feel it.

  The galloping horse, surrounded by the hands of the young lady, a majestic city looms in the distance, under the dark clouds covering the sky, it is as oppressive as a mountain.

  After nearly a month of hesitation on the road, autumn is getting stronger, and the capital is in sight.

  Zhao Changhe's calm mood suddenly became a little nervous. He almost had the urge to rein in his horse and go back, but he forcibly suppressed his thoughts and moved forward slowly.

  The capital has always been a place to avoid, and I never wanted to touch it so early, but the fate is here, so why not check it out?

   "You can't enter here with a pig's face on." Suzaku got off the horse far away: "I will find a way to get in by myself, you just enter the city."

  Zhao Changhe asked: "Then how can I contact you after entering?"

   Suzaku chuckled: "Don't try to find my real body... Anyway, you are the focus of attention everywhere, and I will find you after I have settled the matter."

   Disappeared soon after speaking.

  Zhao Changhe didn't wear any pig face anymore, he returned to his original appearance, and reined in his horse and entered the city.

   "Stop, horses are not allowed in the city, get off your horse and lead them!" The spirit of the city gate guards was better than any city they had seen before.

   What I have seen before is all lazy, who the **** cares if you ride a horse or not, and it would be nice if you don’t extort a sum of city entry tax by the way.

  Zhao Changhe didn't care about the guard's obstruction, but felt that it should be so, so he dismounted and paid for the city tax.

But the guard waved his hand: "First time here? The capital doesn't need to enter the city tax, just submit the guide, and just go in honestly. Look at the knife on your back, don't fight and make trouble, Tang Shouzuo is now in Beijing, you lawless Jianghu people Take it easy."

  Zhao Changhe couldn't help laughing: "You all respect Tang Shouzuo very much."

   "That's natural." The guard didn't bother to talk to him, and stretched out his hand: "Where is Lu Yin?"

Zhao Changhe has never checked the roads in the past, and he has never thought of getting a job with this thing, but he understands the needs of the capital, especially during wartime, and when he is in trouble, laughter comes from behind: "Lu Yin is nothing more than confirming his identity. This person's identity is known to everyone in the world, why bother to look again."

   A group of people turned their heads to look, but there was a young man shaking a folding fan, and said with a smile: "Qianlong Thirteen, Zhao Changhe, you guys who posted arrest warrants before, don't you know?"

   Qianlong Thirteen, it is not a big deal for the land of the capital, and the onlookers don't care too much, and continue to enter the city for inspection.

   But Zhao Changhe clearly saw a slight change in the expressions of many guards.

   He can almost feel that there are other winds and clouds swirling, and he can be sure that the five words "Zhao Changhe enters the city" will sweep the capital in an instant.

  Zhao Changhe sighed: "Mr. Dai, aren't you the Dai family in the northwest? Why are you here?"

   It was the son of the Dai family in the northwest when Langya was discussing swords. Zhao Changhe even forgot what he did at that time.

  Master Dai smiled and said, "Who's family doesn't have any property in the capital..."

   "This is the Beijing Office?"

   "What is that?" Mr. Dai said leisurely: "Do you have a place to live in Beijing? Do you want to live in my house?"

  (end of this chapter)