Luoyang City.

Since Emperor Guangwu of the Later Han Dynasty established the capital here, the towering Luoyang City has stood four Jiazi on the land of Shenzhou, and it still stands majestically despite the changes of wind and rain. The moss-covered wall tiles on the city wall seem to tell the long history, the change of dynasties, the changes of the times, the only thing that remains unchanged is the majestic and majestic spirit of Luoyang City.

Although in the rebellion of Dong Zhuo at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Luoyang City was burned, and the ancient capital suffered endless catastrophes, ruins and rubble, and a scorched earth, but after Cao Wei established the country, Cao Pi decisively set the capital here, and Luoyang City returned to its former prosperity in a very short period of time.

The reason why Cao Pi chose Luoyang as the capital is that in addition to inheriting the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty, from the geographical point of view, Luoyang is located on the south bank of the middle reaches of the Yellow River, spanning several rivers of Yi, Luo and Jian, leaning on the mountain in the north, facing Yique in the south, according to the tiger prison in the east, and Kunban in the west. According to Zhang Hua, Luoyang is a place of dangerous defense and tiger standing on the dragon plate, "in the center, in the west to block the valley, to the east to Jingshan, to the south to look at the Shao room, in the north there are three rivers of Dayue, wind and rain, the country of four obstacles." Luoyang is in the middle of the world, the geographical location is dangerous, and it has always been a battleground for soldiers. In addition, the Yiluo Plain is fertile, the surrounding waterways are developed, and the transportation is convenient, which can well solve the supply problem of the capital division, so that the emperor can sit in the center, control the world remotely, and concentrate on maintaining his rule.

Therefore, King Zhou Ping avoided chaos and moved the capital to Luoyi, Emperor Guangwu Xing Dingdu Luoyang, and after Cao Pi usurped the Han Dynasty, the first target to consider the capital was Luoyang, Luoyang City, carrying too many dynasty expectations, they all coincidentally dreamed of the prosperity of the mountains and rivers forever, but the prosperity must decline is the law of eternity, and the once glorious Great Wei Dynasty is also like the sunset of the waning West Mountain. Faltering.

Although it is almost twilight, Luoyang City is still full of traffic, bustling, shoulder to shoulder, and the flow of people is blazing, a prosperous and happy scene.

A convoy. Appeared outside the Pingcheng Gate in the south of Luoyang City, the decoration of the caravan carriage was rich and luxurious, and many guards hugged each other before and after, the style was extraordinary, although the people of the imperial capital had seen a lot of pomp and circumstance of the convoy honor guard, but at this moment the team of chariots that appeared outside the Pingcheng Gate still attracted everyone's attention, probably in addition to the emperor's patrol of the chariot battle can be better than it. However, the emperor's tour was very eventful, especially after the Sima clan took over, and the power of Wei fell into his hands. The emperor of the Cao clan has long become a puppet that has been set up in the air, curled up in the deep palace of the Great Inner Palace, with nothing to do, and the people of Luoyang City have not seen the emperor on patrol for a long time.

Such a pompous carriage not only attracted ordinary people to linger, but even the officers and soldiers of the Tiger Guard Battalion defending the city were respectful, and they knew very well that unless the powerful figures in the DPRK and China would dare to use such a chariot battle. Such a person who is not rich or noble is not something that these little people dare to offend, and these soldiers defending the city are naturally insightful. Even the right to enter the city for investigation was no longer daring to be exercised.

In the convoy, on the left and right sides were guards on horseback, all of them were swords and armor, full of majesty, and among the knights, there was a fat man. With a round face and a double chin, seeing the tall and majestic Luoyang City, he couldn't help but be amazed, and said: "Luoyang City is in the end, it is much more magnificent than Chengdu." ”

The other knight beside him was thin. As beautiful as a crown of jade, with red lips and white teeth, young and handsome, she glared at him fiercely, and said in a low voice: "Woe comes from the mouth, second brother, don't talk nonsense!" ”

The fat man also lost his mouth, looked around for a while, and hurriedly lowered his head, not daring to say anything more.

But his voice was a little louder, and the person in the middle of a luxury car had obviously heard his words, and a man in a gorgeous dress sitting on the left said to the person on the right with a little confusion: "Brother Wen, listen to the tone of your guard, it seems that you have been to Chengdu, the capital of Shu?" ”

The merchant on the right surnamed Wen dressed as a person who was elegant and peaceful, calm and relaxed, heard him ask like this, and smiled indifferently: "The businessman, that is not the one who travels the world, does not hide from Brother Shi, not only has he been to Chengdu, the capital of Shu, but even Dongwu Jianye is also frequent." ”

The prince surnamed Shi nodded thoughtfully, and said: "No wonder Brother Wen is rich enough to rival the country, it turns out that the business is so extensive and he has won the richest in the world." However, businessmen are always at the bottom, if Brother Wen doesn't dislike it, he can get an errand for Brother Wen in Luoyang, I don't know what Brother Wen wants? ”

The merchant surnamed Wen hesitated for a moment and said: "The merchant surnamed Wen was born in a slightly cold background, the so-called high-grade non-cold scholars, and the low-grade non-scholar clan, how difficult is it to find an official and a half-job?" ”

The son surnamed Shi laughed and said: "What's so difficult about this, my father is the general of Zhengdong and the governor of Yangzhou, and such trivial things as getting an official and a half-position for Brother Wen are wrapped up in my Shi Bao, but Brother Wen needs to make a little money." ”

It turns out that this flashy young man is Shi Chong, the sixth son of Shi Bao, the governor of Yangzhou, the general of the Eastern Expedition, who has not yet reached the crown, but has shaded his father's merits.

This merchant surnamed Wen was acquainted on the way to Beijing, this time Shi Chong went to Shouchun to visit his father, and returned to Beijing after making a fortune from Shouchun.

His move, if he can't attract thieves, but chatter, sure enough, when he just arrived at Funiu Mountain, he was robbed by a group of strongmen, Shi Chong's private soldiers are not a few, but those thieves are obviously fully prepared, and a large number of traps and traps are arranged, so that Shifu's private troops have suffered heavy losses.

Just when Shi Chong shouted that the sky should not be right, and the earth was not spiritual, he suddenly rushed out of the official road in the southwest direction of the people, looking at the costumes, these people are the guards of the merchants, and those guards are all extraordinary, and as soon as they make a move, they will kill those bandits and run away.

Shi Chong couldn't help but be grateful, and only after asking did he know that these guards were the team of a Jingzhou merchant named Wenchuan, he greeted Wenchuan, bowed down, and chatted to express gratitude, when he learned that the purpose of Wenchuan's trip was the same as his Luoyang, he was overjoyed, his guards lost a lot, and he was worried about how to protect himself if he went forward, if there was Wenchuan's strong escort team to protect, it would be much safer, so he invited Wenchuan to go with him and go to Luoyang together. (To be continued.) )