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Chapter 815 The Strange Entertainer in Daming Capital (Part [-])

Beijing, the capital of the Ming Dynasty, has always been the political, economic and cultural center of the country, which is the core of the empire.Since King Zhu Di of Yan moved the capital of Ming Dynasty from Nanjing to Beijing, this core has been established.

From then on, it opened the prelude to the emperor guarding the gate of the country, which refers to Beijing, the capital of the Ming Dynasty at that time.

Because although Zhu Yuanzhang overthrew the rule of the Yuan Dynasty, Yan Wang Zhu Di drove the Mongolian Yuan north, but the strength of the Mongols was still very strong, and after they retreated to the prairie, they fought continuously with Ming.

Zhu Di is the Ming Chengzu and the Yongle Emperor. He sat in Beijing for a long time and resisted the Northern Yuan or the Meng Yuan. Therefore, there is a saying that the emperor guards the gate of the country.

Since then, Beijing, as the imperial capital, has gradually prospered, and after years of reconstruction and expansion, it has become the political, economic and cultural center of the country.After the accumulation and development of more than a dozen land kings, until the death of the king, the Chongzhen diaosi of Sheji went to the crooked neck tree in Meishan.Here are all the most prosperous metropolises in the Ming Dynasty.In terms of city area, resident population and floating population, and degree of prosperity, in the past 200 years, no city has been comparable in size to this city, including Yingtianfu, the capital once established by Zhu Yuanzhang, which is Nanjing.It also includes Zhu Yuanzhang's hometown Fengyang, and even Xi'an, which was once the imperial capital, Chengdu in Sichuan, and later, the capitals of several short-lived emperors in Nanming, cannot compare with Beijing, the capital of Ming Dynasty.

Not to mention that after Zhu Yousong crossed over, he moved the capital of Daming Building, which was about to collapse, from Nanjing all the way to Beijing.

After several years of the Great Ming Restoration War, the situation of party disputes was eliminated, the Donglin was in chaos, and the constraints of the eunuchs no longer existed.Warlords separatist regimes do not listen to the imperial court, thieves are rampant, refugees are everywhere caused by natural disasters and man-made disasters, fields are barren, people are displaced, and the situation of internal and external troubles has become history.

Now the emperor is working hard to govern, all officials are clean, the people live and work in peace and contentment, the climate impact of the Little Ice River has ended, the national economy has recovered, the state treasury deficit has been completely reversed, and the number of the treasury has doubled year after year.In the capital of the empire, Beijing, the capital of the Ming Dynasty, showed a rare prosperity.

This bustling metropolis has a population of over one million.Inside the city, outside the city, the palace city, the imperial city, the inner city, and the outer city are all people.

The palace city and the imperial city are inaccessible to ordinary people. The palace city is a special place for the activities of the emperor, empress, concubine, maids, eunuchs, and imperial guards. The inner city is an institution for all officials.The outer city and the inner city are the places where ordinary people go about their activities. There is a lot of traffic, stores and street stalls, bustling and bustling all day long.Even at night when the city is closed, the capital is full of fiery trees and silver flowers, a never-ending scene.

On this day, a group of people suddenly came outside the east gate of the capital.Headed by two lama monks, they were dressed in yellow robes, with a cockscomb hat on their heads, and a shiny bald head under the hat.

It's because they are well nourished, the two monks' faces are full of oil, a string of yellow beads hangs around their necks, and their monk's robes are draped diagonally.

Both of them are taller than the Han people by a head, and they are all fat and strong, standing there, like two stone monuments.

"Brother, it should be almost here." One of the monks looked at the place, which is very prosperous, with a lot of people, and there is an endless stream of people coming and going.

"Junior brother, this is it, let's start."

The two monks spoke, and took out two gongs from the long pockets on the back.

Before knocking on the gong, the junior said to the senior in a low voice: "Senior brother, do you have any confidence in your heart?"

"Are you afraid?"

"No. I heard that last time they sent 2000 people, but this time we only have 20 people. Can this method work? Even if it succeeds, can we retreat unscathed?"

"The Empress Dowager has her own strategy, the top masters have come, and their kung fu is unfathomable."

"Of course I know this, but our opponent is also said to be invincible and invincible in the world. If the two of them really want to fight together, we don't know who is superior and who is inferior."

"No matter who is tall or who is low, it is easy to hide from the open gun, but hard to defend against the hidden arrow. After we succeed, we will leave here immediately. As long as we can get out of the city, with our ability, no matter how powerful they are, they will never catch us."

"Shh, don't talk, someone is already coming to us."

The two lamas quickly stopped and began to beat the gong.The gong was loud, and soon more and more people gathered around.

Feeling that the crowd was almost over, the two monks stopped beating the gong and put the gong down.

One of them was the younger brother, who came rushing towards the surrounding area. The common people watching the bustle clasped their fists together, turned around in a circle, and then opened their mouth like a bell.

"The poor monk is from the West, and his dharma name is Hong Zhi. This is the poor monk's brother, whose dharma name is Hong Sen. If someone thinks that our brothers and sisters come to Guibao land to sell art for help, to pray for help, and to earn incense money, they are wrong. To be honest , The poor monk is not short of money, we have gold, silver and jewels, if you don’t believe me, please pay attention.”

When the junior brother just said this, the senior brother opened a long bag and dropped it heavily on the ground. With a bang, all the things in the long bag came out.

The white ones are silver, the yellow ones are gold, and there are also pearls, agates, emeralds, and diamonds, all of which are piled up in a pile.

The ordinary people who watched the excitement saw that the lamas here are really rich. If these things are converted into silver, it is not a few thousand or twenty million taels, but at least a few 2000 taels, or a few million taels. Liancheng.

The common people had never seen so many valuable things, and their eyes immediately became straight.In my heart, why are these two lamas so rich? Could it be stolen?It doesn't look like it, if it was stolen, would they dare to show their dirt in this busy city? This is the capital of Ming Dynasty, at the feet of the emperor, they are not afraid that the government will arrest them and chop their heads off.But what are they doing?

At this time, the lama monk who was the younger brother continued: "Folks, don't misunderstand. These things come from a bright future. They are not stolen or robbed. They are all given by our masters. Of course, the masters gave us so many valuable things. It makes sense, this is the reason why we are going to put on a show today. Listen carefully, everyone, we have long known that the Ming Dynasty has a tradition of advocating martial arts. This time making friends with martial arts is not in vain, as long as you dare to compete with us, you will be paid, at least ten taels of silver, if you can draw with our brothers, 50 taels of silver each, can beat us brothers to the ground Next, one ingot of gold. If it is true, if we defeat both of us, we will get two gold bars. In a few days, our master will come back. If anyone can win our master, these things will all belong to him. "

After the common people present listened, everyone was in an uproar.

　Today is really too busy, the work in the morning is next to one another, and the meeting in the afternoon continues until the evening.I can only make two updates for you today.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)