December · Beijing
Longmen Wharf is the end point of the canal, which reaches twenty miles outside the capital city. It was in disrepair due to the war in the former Wei Dynasty and was somewhat blocked. After five years of Chengshou, the national strength gradually became abundant. Today, the minister Chen Fulong was ordered to repair it. It only took four years after the repair. The river is very wide, so The Jiawan is prosperous, and several streets are formed by continuous hotels and shops, which are really lively.
Su Ziji stood on the bow of the boat, watching the dock getting closer, and let out a breath.
After traveling for so long, it was really refreshing to be able to land and reach our destination.
The official ship leading the way had docked long ago. When the Fang family's ship arrived, Supervisor Zhao and Fang Zhen had already left first.
Su Ziji helped Ye Buhui off the boat and got into an oxcart that Fang Zhen had left at the dock. There was a hand warmer inside and a thick blanket. As soon as the heavy cotton curtain was opened, a wave of heat rushed over him.
"It's really hard work." Su Ziji sighed and let the ox cart enter the capital along the official road with the Fang family's cart. Halfway there, snowflakes fell again. Occasionally, a few snowflakes drifted in with the wind, hitting people. silent.
"It's only snowed all night, and it's starting to snow again." Ye Buhui hugged the lost little fox, stroked it gently, and couldn't help but say.
"Yes, fortunately we followed the official ship and took the water route. If we had taken the land route, I might have been delayed by a month or two before arriving in the capital."
In that case, we would be stuck in the middle of the road due to snow, and we might suffer some hardships.
In the capital city, at the gate of the North City, the city guard was rubbing his hands and huddled in the doorway, looking at the falling snowflakes in the sky, lamenting his bad luck.
"It's really unlucky for me to catch this snow in my shifts!"
While he was stamping his feet, hoping to relieve the freezing conditions in his legs, his colleague who was also hiding from the snow shouted.
"A convoy is coming, let's go and help!"
Several veterans hiding in the city gate were reluctant to go out.
Outside, a few recruits were checking the people entering the city. When they heard the sound of wheels, they immediately looked and found that the team coming over had several ox carts. This was not surprising, as wealthy people could also afford ox carts.
But there were still several people on horseback following around, all of them looked familiar and solemn. The city guard looked at them with a look, and he could tell at a glance that they were from the military or powerful people, and they couldn't help but have a flattering look on their faces.
"My master is a Juren who came to Beijing to take the exam. This Su Juren also came to take the exam..." The young man from the Fang family rushed over to talk and stuffed a purse into the hand of one of the city guards.
Chengwei squeezed it, and the smile on his face became more genuine.
"It turns out they are two masters of the ceremony. It is snowing and the weather is extremely cold. Since they are the people to be promoted, we will let them go after just one look, so as not to miss your business."
Even though he said that, when he checked them one by one, he still looked carefully and found that there was no key criminal mentioned by his superiors, so he waved to let them go.
As for the few horsemen who were under Fang Zhen's command, they only showed their tokens and made all the city gate officials bow down, which was very polite.
Su Ziji was seeing this scene before putting down the car curtain, and sighed in his heart: "This is the charm of power."
Although being promoted can make these people polite, having real power and rank can really deter these people and prevent them from making mistakes.
Didn't you see that the city guard who had received the benefit was still looking happy just now, but now he has a burning expression on his face?
However, these had nothing to do with Su Ziji. He was thinking about where he would go later and how to talk to people when he met them. When he lowered his eyes and thought about it, the ox cart had already followed the team into the city.
"Eh!" Just after entering the city, Su Ziji's heart suddenly throbbed. A subtle affection surged up, and there was also an inexplicable feeling of nostalgia, uneasiness, excitement, solemnity, and other emotions. Outside, there was Confused, unfamiliar, hesitant.
"No regrets, how do you feel?" Su Ziji suppressed his emotions and asked.
"The capital is really big, so big..." Ye Buhui looked around, admiring the rows of shops and shops and the eaves reaching into the sky. After hesitating, he added, "It seems very friendly, and someone seems to be welcoming you." My appearance makes me feel at peace as soon as I come in.”
It is somewhat similar to myself, but also somewhat different. Is this the difference between the previous dynasty and the current dynasty?
Su Ziji said nothing. After walking for a while, the team paused.
Fang Wenshao's boy came over, bowed and said: "Mr. Su, my master said that the road will not be smooth if you go any further. You need to keep going straight to where you want to go. This is a fork in the road. Say goodbye."
Su Ziji opened the car curtain and jumped out. When he saw Fang Wenshao also getting out of the car, he quickly stopped him and bowed to Fang Wenshao: "Uncle Fang Shi, you and I don't need to be so polite. It's snowing and the road is slippery. It's better not to do it." Get off the car."
Then he said: "You have taken care of me all the way. When I get settled, I will go over and visit you."
The Fang family has a house and shop in the capital, and Fang Wenshao left the address to Su Ziji long ago.
"It's a deal, I'm waiting for you at home." Fang Wenshao smiled and did not dare to neglect. Along the way, the imperial envoy and Fang Zhen were a little too polite.
Not to mention the imperial envoy, he is Fang Zhen. Although he is from the same clan as him and has the same ancestor, but now Fang Zhen's branch assists the real dragon in troubled times and is awarded the title of Marquis of Huaifeng. The Marquis of Huaifeng is not so lucky. Wu died in the third year of his reign, and the heir apparent ascended to the throne.
This just escaped the storm of the year, and the more he was used by the emperor.
Fang Zhen was the eldest son of Marquis Huaifeng, why was he so polite to Su Ziji? Thinking about it carefully, it is really creepy and inexplicably exciting.
Maybe the Fang family has climbed onto a high branch.
Of course, it may also have laid the root of the disaster.
Regardless of Fang Wenshao's many thoughts, the two said goodbye.
When Su Ziji returned to the bullock cart, the cart started moving again, the wheels squeaking and grinding against the fresh snow on the road.
"Master Su, the Yu Mansion has arrived." Su Ziji woke up from his semi-drowsiness when a strange voice sounded outside the car.
Ye Buhui, who was also asleep, also became energetic.
"The Yu Mansion is here?" Su Ziji jumped off the ox cart and helped Ye Buhui down. There was snow on the road and was a bit slippery, but the area around the Yu Mansion had been cleaned up.
He looked at the house. It seemed to be an official's residence. It was neither big nor too small. With this thought in mind, he looked away and looked at Fang Zhen and the others.
"A few brothers escorted us here, why don't you let me buy you a glass of wine to warm yourself up?"
Several people treated Su Ziji with great respect, and one of them said hurriedly: "I have official duties and cannot delay. Now that we have arrived at the place, Mr. Su, please forgive me. We have to go back and recover."
"In that case, I'll invite you all again when I get the chance." Su Ziji didn't stop him.
Several people bowed, got on their horses, turned their horses' heads and left.
Su Ziji stood in the snow, finally feeling as if he had really arrived in the capital.
Before I came here, I had all kinds of imaginations about this place. Only after I came here did I realize that this place is actually somewhat similar to the old appearance of the capital in my original world, and both have a sense of history.
Thinking that this was once the capital of the Wei Dynasty, Su Ziji looked at the snow and sighed in his heart.
"I'm going out to visit an adult. You have to stay with Buhui here and don't run around, you know?" Ye Buhui leaned on the soft support in the oxcart, and Su Ziji gave the little fox a few instructions. sentence, as if it could definitely understand it.
The little fox looked at it and chirped softly in response.
