The last three kingdoms

Chapter 507 First Arrival in Luoyang
Luoyang City.

Since Emperor Guangwu of the Later Han Dynasty established his capital here, the majestic and towering city of Luoyang has stood tall for four Jiazi on the land of China.The moss-covered bricks on the city wall seem to be telling the long history. The dynasties have changed and the times have changed. The only thing that remains the same is the majestic and majestic aura of Luoyang City.

Although during the Dong Zhuo Rebellion at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Luoyang City was burned to the ground, and the centuries-old capital suffered endless catastrophe, ruins, and scorched earth, after Cao Wei established the country, Cao Pi decided to make his capital here. In a very short period of time, the prosperity of the past was restored.

The reason why Cao Pi chose Luoyang as the capital was that apart from the significance of inheriting the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty, from the perspective of geographical location, Luoyang is located on the south bank of the middle reaches of the Yellow River. , according to Hulao in the east, and Xiaoban in the west, it is known as "the mountains and rivers are arched, and the shape is better than armor in the world".According to Zhang Hua, Luoyang is a place that relies on danger and defense, and the tiger dominates the dragon. , the country of the four obstacles".Luoyang is located in the middle of the world, and its geographical location is dangerous. It has always been a battleground for military strategists.In addition, the Yiluo Plain has fertile soil, well-developed surrounding waterways, and convenient water transportation, which can well solve the supply problem of the capital, allowing the emperor to sit in the center, remotely control the world, and concentrate on maintaining his rule.

Therefore, King Ping of Zhou moved his capital to Luoyi to avoid chaos, Emperor Guangwu revived Luoyang as his capital, and after Cao Pi usurped the Han Dynasty, the first destination he considered was Luoyang. I dream of the eternal prosperity of the mountains and rivers from generation to generation, but the law of prosperity must decline through the ages. The once glorious Wei Dynasty is also crumbling like the setting sun on the western mountains.

Although it was late at night, Luoyang City was still full of traffic, bustling with each other, crowded with people, and it was a scene of prosperity and peace.

A convoy appeared outside the Pingcheng Gate in the south of Luoyang City. The carriages of the convoy were richly decorated, surrounded by numerous guards, and they were magnificent. The chariot battle outside the Pingcheng Gate still attracted everyone's attention, except for the chariot battle of the emperor's tour, which was better than it.But the emperor's tour is very unusual, especially after the Sima clan came to power, the power of the Wei state was lost, and the emperor of the Cao clan had already become a puppet who was emptied, curled up in the deep palace, doing nothing, Luoyang City Common people, it has been a long time since the emperor went on tour in that majestic car.

Such ostentatious chariots not only attract ordinary people to linger and stop, but even the officers and soldiers of the Tiger Guard battalion guarding the city are respectful. They know very well that only powerful figures in the court dare to use such chariot battles. People are not those little people like them who dare to offend. These soldiers guarding the city are naturally discerning, and they dare not even exercise their right to arrest people in the city.

Among the convoy, there were guards on horseback on the left and right sides, all wearing swords and armour, full of majesty. Among the knights, there was a fat man with a round face and double chin. He couldn't help being amazed at the towering and majestic Luoyang City, and said: "After all, it's Luoyang City, it's much more grand than Chengdu."

The other knight beside him was thin, beautiful as a crown jade, red lips, white teeth, young and handsome, he gave him a hard look, and said in a low voice: "Misfortune comes from your mouth, second brother, don't talk nonsense!"

The fat man also consciously slipped his tongue, looked around, then quickly lowered his head, not daring to speak any more.

But his voice was a bit louder, the person in the middle of a luxury car had obviously heard his words, a handsome young man sitting on the left was slightly puzzled and said to the person on the right: " Brother Wen, from the tone of your guard, it seems that you have been to Chengdu, the capital of Shu?"

The person on the right, dressed as a businessman surnamed Wen, is elegant and calm, calm and relaxed. Hearing his question, he smiled lightly and said: "A merchant, that one is not traveling around the world. To tell you the truth, Brother Shi, I will Not only have I been to Chengdu, the capital of Shu, but I have also visited Dongwu Jianye often."

The young master surnamed Shi nodded in agreement, and said: "It's no wonder Brother Wen is as rich as a country. It turns out that the business is so extensive that he has captured all the wealth in the world. But businessmen are always low-ranking. How about finding a part-time job for Brother Wen in Luoyang, I don't know what Brother Wen wants?"

The businessman surnamed Wen hesitated for a moment, and said: "I come from a slightly humble background. The so-called high-ranking without low-ranking scholars and low-ranking without nobles, how difficult is it to find an official or a half-job?"

The son surnamed Shi laughed loudly and said: "What's the difficulty? My father is the general Zhengdong and the governor of Yangzhou. I, Shi Bao, have such trivial matters as finding an official position for brother Wen. Brother Wen needs to make a small fortune."

It turns out that this flamboyant son is Shi Chong, the sixth son of Shi Bao, the governor of Yangzhou, the general who conquered the East. Being able to display such a guard of honor on the streets of Luoyang to show off his wealth shows his nature.

This businessman surnamed Wen met on the way to Beijing. This time Shi Chong went to Shouchun to visit his father, and returned to the capital after earning a fortune from Shouchun. It's simply ostentatious, for fear that others will not see it.

His behavior, if he didn't attract thieves, would be talking about strange things instead. As expected, when he reached Funiu Mountain, he was robbed by a group of strong men. The thieves obviously made full preparations, and arranged a large number of traps and traps, which caused heavy losses to the private soldiers in Shifu.

At the moment when Shi Chong was calling out that every day should not be answered, and that the land and the earth were not working, a group of people rushed out from the official road in the southwest direction. Looking at the attire, these people were dressed as guards of merchants, and those guards were all very skilled. Then he killed those bandits and fled away, holding their heads like a mouse.

Shi Chong couldn't help but burst into tears of gratitude. After asking about it, he found out that these guards were a team of guards under a businessman from Jingzhou named Wen Chuan. Knowing that the purpose of Wen Chuan's trip was Luoyang like him, he was overjoyed. He lost a lot of guards, and was worrying about how to protect himself. If Wen Chuan's powerful guards were there to protect him, he would be safe. There are many, so he strongly invited Wen Chuan to go with him to Luoyang.

(End of this chapter)