Chapter 282 Entering Beijing
After guessing what Zhu Xiaolian was thinking, Xu Xian did not point out his confusion and smiled and didn't say anything.
The master and servant hurriedly left the temple. After waiting for a while, he also used the technique of driving the clouds and flew towards the capital.
About half an hour later, the sun had not yet risen to the top, and there was still some mist floating in the sky. Xu Xian had already seen a majestic city standing tall from afar, with amazing momentum. If you feel it from the perspective of a cultivator, you can vaguely see the vast golden dragon energy circling around.
This is the capital of the Dali Dynasty, Yingtian Prefecture!
After Xu Xian came to the Dali Dynasty, he also saw many cities and realized that they were quite prosperous. But now he realized what it means to be a small witch. Not to mention Hangzhou and Suzhou, even the largest Jinling City in Jiangnan, cannot be compared with Yingtian Prefecture.
Jinling City is rich, but in terms of scale, architecture, momentum, etc., they are like a small family. No matter how prosperous it is, they can only reveal a charming atmosphere. But Yingtian Mansion is like a majestic man, which makes people unable to help but look up and admire deeply after seeing it.
Landed from the clouds far away, walked into the wide road, and entered through the city gate with a constant stream of teams.
It was still early at this time, and it was the most lively time at the city gate. There were countless merchants and travelers. The soldiers at the city gate kept sending in, but there were still dozens of meters long queues outside the city gate.
It took a quarter of an hour to queue up. After a simple search by the guards, Xu Xiancai was finally able to pass through the city gate and see the true face of Yingtian Mansion.
As soon as I walked in, the sound of guests, shouts and the aroma of various foods came to my face, and the humanistic atmosphere was extremely rich. Not far from the city gate was the noisy street, and the stalls on both sides of the street mainly sold various small handicrafts and Yingtianfu special snacks.
In a trance, Xu Xianfangfu returned to the outside of the train station on Earth in later generations. The situations between the two are really similar!
Last night, the monk gave me vegetarian food and did not eat it as early as possible. Xu Xian felt a little hungry, so he walked forward and bought two snacks that he had never seen in Jiangnan, such as scallion and water-soaked buns. Then he found a stall on the street for mutton soup, sold a bowl of mutton soup and a sesame cake, and started eating with people.
Although these snacks are cheap, less than one percent compared to the prices of many large restaurants, they taste quite good.
This is the same as the future generations on Earth. If you want to taste the special food of a city, you must not go to the high-end restaurants in the city, but to go to the food street or even snacks outside the train station.
"Boss, let's have another bowl of mutton soup and a sesame cake." After eating, Xu Xian smacked his lips, and was still unsatisfied, so he ordered another serving.
When his cultivation reaches his level, although he can not eat three meals a day and will not starve to death, it is only maintained by his cultivation magic power. Under normal circumstances, he still feels hungry and his appetite is much larger than that of ordinary people.
"Good!"
The boss kept making plans in his hands and responded with a smile. In a short while, he brought the mutton soup and sesame cakes to Xu Xian.
Xu Xian was eating when two officials in public uniforms and knives hung on their waists suddenly came to the stall. The two were arrogant and were particularly conspicuous in this street where people were coming and going. Most people would subconsciously avoid them when they saw them and dare not touch them.
The two officials walked to the mutton soup stall and chose a table nearby. Although there were still customers on the table that had not finished eating, their faces changed when they saw the two of them. They had to stand up and give up their seats before they finished eating.
As for the stall owner, he was even more careful and quickly squeezed out his smile and delivered their breakfast. The people who were talking and laughing next to him lowered their voices and did not dare to talk and laugh loudly. For a moment, the atmosphere became solemn and depressed.
The two officials were used to this and started eating. After a while, they didn't say they paid, and left swaggeringly. The stall owner had to stop the work, nodded and bowed, and sent the two away.
After the two left, the atmosphere around them gradually became lively.
Xu Xian also finished eating the food in the bowl, wiped his mouth and stood up to check out, "Boss, how much does it cost?"
"There are thirty-six documents in total." The boss was very kind and said with a smile.
Xu Xian nodded and took out the money to pay for the meal. Later, he glanced at the two officials who had already walked away and asked, "I think they didn't seem to have paid just now, right? Are they the monthly bond or what?"
The boss smiled bitterly when he heard this and said, "These two officials are from the Guards Department, how dare they collect their money..."
The status of Gongwei Department in the Dali Dynasty is roughly similar to that of the Jinyiwei in the Ming Dynasty on Earth. Its function is to take direct guards, patrol and arrest anyone, including royal relatives, and conduct undisclosed interrogation. Even many civil and military officials have a headache when they see them, let alone ordinary people.
Of course, the reputation of the Dali Dynasty's Guards is not as vicious as that of the Ming Dynasty's Jinyiwei. Even Xu Xian heard about it when he was in Jiangnan, most of the good side, such as selflessness.
"Can't the people in Gongwei Department charge money for meals? What is this? Are they not bound by the law?" Xu Xian asked with a frown.
However, the boss's face changed drastically, and quickly made a ban on voice gesture and said, "Young Master, be careful of the misfortune! Be careful of the trouble coming from the mouth! Listen to the young master's dress and accent, he should not be from the capital, but a scholar from another place to come to the capital? In the future, when you meet the people from Gongwei Department in the capital, try to hide as much as possible. The scholar meets the soldiers, and it is hard to explain..."
"Why? Isn't the law prospering under the feet of the emperor?" Xu Xian asked.
"Oh..." The boss sighed, not knowing what to say, so he could only say at the end: "The capital is different from other places. If you get into trouble, even if you have fame and fortune, it will be easy for them to imprison you!"
Xu Xian frowned even deeper.
It seems that the Gongwei Department has done many terrifying things, which makes ordinary people so nervous about it.
Moreover, Xu Xian had quite high expectations for Yingtian Mansion. Now it seems that although the capital is prosperous and majestic, it is not bad, but it is not satisfactory in other aspects.
It is understandable that there are more princes and dandy sons at the feet of the emperor, but the officials are so arrogant, which shows that there are indeed many problems in the court today.
It makes sense that the situation in the Dali Dynasty is in danger.
Chapter completed!