burning nations

Chapter 37

The sudden appearance of Shen Lian made Zhang Cai inexplicably nervous. It was the nervousness towards Liang Ji. Shen Lian couldn't detect it even though he was monitoring him in the dark. What about Liang Ji who was much stronger than him?It's terrible to be able to wipe your own neck in your sleep!

But they couldn't show it for Zhu Wu and the four of them to see, so they could only pretend to be normal and continue on their way, but they still couldn't escape Zhu Wu's eyes.

"Have you not slept well these days? You're so lacking in energy."

"No, I slept pretty well, maybe it's because I'm sleepy from the sun." Zhang Cai replied casually.

Zhu Wu took a deep look at Zhang Cai: "Zhang Cai, although there is a difference between men and women, we are a life-long friendship. If you really have something to do or encounter any difficulties, just speak up and don't hide it."

Zhang Cai smiled sweetly: "What can I do, if you think too much?"

The flies were eliminated, and the road was smooth. In a few days, he entered Yique County, Luozhou. Looking at the terrain of Yique, where the two mountains are sandwiched between the north and the south, and the Yishui River flows north to Luoyang, Zhang Cai understood the key point of Yique. , No wonder it is the first line of defense in southern Los Angeles.

Occupying Minggao Mountain in the south, you will have a long-term forward position to attack the southern part of Luozhou, and you can also look down on the battlefield from a condescending position when the enemy comes to attack.And if we want to seize Yique Mountain on the north bank, Yishui is my possession, and it will be the best supply line, which can be transported directly to Luoyang city downstream.

In the same way, take a boat along the Yishui River to Luoyang, follow the straight road through Xin'an, Mianchi, and Xiashi to Shanzhou, and then start from Shanzhou, and arrive at Taolin in an hour.There used to be a Taolin Fortress here, which was the frontier base for the ancestors of the Zhao family to attack east. Later, it became the logistics and food base of the Eastern Expeditionary Army during the Emperor Taizu's reign. It was still Tongguan, and now. For several generations, Taolinsai, a useless military fortress, collapsed due to years of disrepair, leaving only ruins.

Then go east through Guozhou, enter Tongguan at 3:5 pm, enter Huayin County at 8:20 pm, take a boat the next day, benefit from the various waterway traffic on the imperial capital side, cross Baqiao at [-]:[-] am, and have breakfast by the way. The East Water Gate of the Imperial Capital——Qinghe Gate entered Beijing.

Dijing has arrived.

Disembarking at Dongshi Port, Zhang Cai's sights came straight into the Imperial Capital, which is 60 miles in circumference and the city of the five most.Just as he was amazed at the grandeur of Luozhou City, its economic prosperity, and its large population, Zhang Cai compared Luozhou with the imperial capital. The wide streets, lively markets, pedestrians, and rows of buildings are like flowers. Jin, cooking oil with a blazing fire, stunned Zhang Cai, and compared Luozhou, it is worthy of being the Imperial Capital!It is indeed the city of the five most!

But as Zhang Cai came back to his senses, he thought of the water bandits in Onozawa, the landless refugees, and then looked at the imperial capital in front of him, with its wide and clean streets, a city supported by a country?Zhang Cai also felt the feelings in Luozhou at that time. The people of Dijing lived in a dream more than the people of Luoyang.

"This is the imperial capital, it's still so prosperous after so many years!" Zhu Wu sighed, and suddenly caught a glimpse of Zhang Cai's unmoved expression, and couldn't help asking, "Are you uncomfortable? You are not surprised that the imperial capital is so prosperous? Did Shuai Qi bring you here?"

Zhang Cai said quietly: "Ruopan, I'm not interested. There is a sentence in the book that describes the life of the people in Dadu Persia, and I will share it with you."

Zhu Wu already guessed: "It's definitely not a good word."

Zhang Cai nodded: "The Zhumen's wine and meat stinks, and there are frozen bones on the road."

Zhu Wu said to himself as expected.

"Zhang Cai, you really care about the world"

The two were chatting when they suddenly saw Sun Li striding forward: "Brother Zhu, Brother Zhang, what are you talking about? After traveling, go to the inn to rest!"

Zhu Wu hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, Dijing is so big, I was discussing with Brother Zhang about where to find an inn."

"Why look for it, just follow me!" Sun Li said carelessly.

Zhang Cai wondered: "When did the two brothers find the inn?"

Li Ying came over at this time and said: "The thing is like this. A few years ago, Zijun and I wanted to make some money, so we invested in a businessman to open an inn in the Imperial Capital. This inn has been open until now."

Zhu Wu immediately became happy: "That's a good relationship, hurry up, I want to lie on the soft bed and sleep all day!"

Zhang Cai smiled and was about to answer, when he suddenly saw a person flashing by in the crowd, that person was Shen Lian, and he hooked his hand at him.

Zhang Cai's heart tightened suddenly.

"I'm hugging everyone." Zhang Cai said expressionlessly, "I just remembered that I have something to do. You don't have to worry about me. I will leave here and see you someday."

After speaking, Zhang Cai strode away quickly and walked into the crowd.

"Ah~~Brother Zhang, Brother Zhu, did I say something wrong?" Li Ying was puzzled for a while.

Zhu Wu looked deeply at Zhang Cai's back without any obstruction, turned his head to Li Ying and said, "Brother Dewu, I don't want to be reconciled to your business. Brother Zhang has something wrong on his way. It seems to be his own private matter. I believe he can handle it by himself. Let's leave it alone." , go to the inn."

Li Ying also took a deep look at Zhu Wu, then nodded solemnly: "Okay, let's go to the inn first."

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On the other end, Zhang Cai walked aimlessly on the streets of Dongshi, his eyes did not fluctuate as he glanced at the dazzling array of goods, until he came to a corner of an alley and street, and heard a dealer with a Qizhou accent selling fur goods.

When Zhang Cai saw the tiger skin, he couldn't move his eyes away.

Stepping forward to touch it, the hand feels so similar that Zhang Cai recalled the fearless little hunter on Qingcheng Mountain in Qizhou 38 years before flattering Zhangwu.

"Hey, buy it if you want to buy it, leave if you don't buy it, let's just leave it here!"

The businessman yelled and shattered Zhang Cai's memories, Zhang Cai smiled, and reached into his arms to withdraw money.

"How much is this tiger skin?"

The peddler's eyes brightened when he heard the accent: "Hey, Xiongtai is also from Qizhou?"

Zhang Cai said with a smile: "Yes, Qizhou Renshi, I met a fellow."

"Yes, yes, today I am so lucky to meet fellow villagers in the Devil's Nest." The vendor seemed very happy.

Zhang Cai asked curiously: "The Devil's Cave? My fellow, are you talking about the Imperial Capital?"

The merchant sighed unhappily again: "Brother, you just came here, you don't know how difficult it is to sell goods and eat in the Imperial Capital, hey"

"I live in Wannian County, outside the city, and I rent a house. In my stall, my wife does laundry for a noble family surnamed Tan. I can barely make ends meet all year round, and I can't save money."

Zhang Cai nodded heavily, and said in relief: "My fellow, you are actually considered lucky, do you know Yunzhou? I have been there, and many, many people have no land and no work, and either starved to death or sold themselves, or entered Dayeze Be strong."

The merchant said angrily: "Hey, let's live with this world."

"By the way, brother, do you want to buy this tiger skin? Usually, I sell Teijing people for 4500 dinars. We are fellow villagers, so you can pay 4000 dinars!"

"I can't find 4000 dinars, so I'll give you a gold pancake. I will come here often to buy leather goods in the future." Zhang Cai proudly gave the gold nugget directly.

As soon as the vendor received it happily, his face turned pale the next second.

Zhang Cai sensed that there was someone behind him, and turned his head to see that it was Shen Lian who came, but he had changed into a flying fish suit, no wonder he couldn't find him just now when he searched left and right.

"Six six, master six doors, what business do you have?"

Zhang Cai looked back at the trembling vendor who was about to pee his pants, and asked in surprise, "Are you afraid of him? Is he scary?"

Behind him, Shen Lian replied brightly: "Thanks to the propaganda of the Donglin Party, our six doors are now the minions of corrupt officials, greedy and lustful lackeys. The Donglin Party said that I, Shen Lian, sleep with 10 young women every day." A prostitute, a beast that broke 10 virgins."

Zhang Cai smiled through tears: "Then it's really not easy for your Excellency to live until now, these Donglin Party members."

"Okay, I will send someone to deliver the tiger skin to your new home, come with me now."

"Go? Where are you going? I just got off the boat and haven't rested yet." Zhang Cai asked.

Shen Lian pouted to the vendor, "Aren't you from his hometown? Just ask."

Looking back at the vendor, the vendor's pants were wet this time.

"Return to Master Shen's words six. six doors."

(End of this chapter)