In the carriage that was slowly moving towards the capital, Li Wuya was petting the Red Flame Marten and tilting his head to ask Nanny Xu.
"The capital is the most prosperous place in the world and the center of power. The most powerful and talented people in the world are here."
Speaking of the capital city, Nanny Xu's eyebrows suddenly lit up, and her whole body exuded a sense of pride and pride that she was a native of the capital city.
"As the place where the emperor lives, the capital is the most heavily defended and most populous city in Daxia. It is divided into the outer city, the inner city, the imperial city and the palace city."
"The palace city is where the emperor and his concubines live. They are not allowed to enter unless summoned."
"The Imperial City is where the emperor's relatives live. If you have friendship with the nobles here, you can enter and leave."
"Most of the people living in the inner city are noble families and court officials. Some wealthy businessmen with backers can also live here, but there are very few."
"The outer city is where ordinary officials and ordinary people live."
In the carriage, Jin Yue'e, Li Erya, and Li Wuya all listened very carefully.
Li Wuya asked: "Did the family live in the inner city at that time?"
A proud and proud smile appeared on Nanny Xu's face: "Of course, the Wuchang Bo Mansion is a contribution to the founding of the country. The mansion was personally gifted by Taizu, and it is only a few streets away from the imperial city."
Li Wuya asked again: "Is the mansion big? When we go back, will the living space be enough? Will it crowd in others?" He looked a little worried.
Aunt Xu burst out laughing: "My good girl, just keep your heart in your belly. The uncle's house is very big. The whole Changle East Street belongs to the uncle's house. If you add more
A few of you are enough to live in."
Although he had known that the uncle's mansion would not be too small, Li Wuya was still a little surprised when he heard that it occupied an entire street...
This is the noble house!
The expressions of amazement on the faces of Jin Yue'e and Li Erya became even more intense.
Li Erya was a little speechless: "It occupies a whole street. Can you live in such a big mansion?"
Aunt Xu laughed again: "Although our uncle's house is spacious, there are also many masters. You have a courtyard and I have a courtyard. Plus the servants, it is just enough to live in."
Seeing Nanny Xu's appearance in Versailles, both Li Erya and Li Wuya fell silent.
Aunt Xu got excited when she talked, and continued to popularize science with the 'country folk' Jin Yue'e, mother and daughter: "Our mansion is actually not big, not to mention the prince's mansion and the princess's mansion, it's just the Duke's mansion, the prince's mansion
, it’s also bigger than the uncle’s mansion.”
"Like the Qingguo Duke's Mansion, that mansion is so grand. It occupies the entire Changping Street. Changle Street where we live is divided into east and west streets. Not to mention the Prince's Mansion and the Princess' Mansion in the Imperial City.
.”
Listening to these words, Jin Yue'e and her daughter once again had a profound understanding of the luxury of the nobles in the capital.
Just as the three of them were amazed, Nanny Xu suddenly sighed.
"Oh, it's a pity. The uncle's family is only hereditary for five generations. It ends when it reaches the old lady. After that, the title will be taken back."
Um???
The sudden change made the mother and daughter somewhat unable to react.
Li Wuya: "What do you mean? You mean the old man of the Shi family... after that, the earl is gone?"
Aunt Xu sighed and nodded.
Li Wuya and Li Erya looked at each other in confusion.
The old man of the Shi family, their grandfather, must be in his fifties or sixties, which means that they will not be the young masters of the uncle's house for a few more years.
Li Wuya suddenly said: "Can't it be continued?"
Aunt Xu glanced at Li Wuya: "It's possible, but it's too difficult. It requires great achievements. Since Taizu founded the country, only two families have succeeded."
Li Wuya didn't speak anymore after that. She just asked out of curiosity. After all, her father didn't take advantage of him, so even if he renewed his title, it would have nothing to do with them.
"Hey, why don't you leave?"
The carriage suddenly stopped, and Li Wuya quickly opened the curtain and stuck his head out to look out.
When Grandma Xu saw her, she hesitated to speak.
You girls, how can you behave so rudely!
But thinking about this, this girl has always been like this, sometimes leaning out, and her parents didn't care, so Nanny Xu swallowed back the words in her mouth.
Naturally, Li Wuya didn't notice Nanny Xu's expression. At this moment, her attention was attracted by the scenery outside the carriage.
"Mom, sister, come and see, the capital has arrived!"
Hearing this, Jin Yue'e and Li Erya also looked outside the carriage, looking at the endless, towering and spectacular city walls, with expressions of wonder on their faces.
They were not uncommon with city walls at the border, but the city walls in the capital, whether due to psychological effects or not, always felt more solemn, sacred and majestic.
Why did the carriage stop?
Because there was already a long queue in front of their carriage.
There are camel teams pulling goods, rickshaws pulling firewood, vegetables, and grain, rich and exquisite horse-drawn carriages, ox-carts with many people on them, old people riding donkeys, and vendors carrying cargo loads.
Dizzying.
"Are there so many people entering the capital every day?" Li Erya was speechless.
Aunt Xu noticed the situation outside and looked a little surprised: "Although there are many people traveling to and from the capital, it is rare to see such a long queue like this."
As he spoke, he paused.
"Maybe something happened before."
Li Wuya: "How long will it take before we can enter the city?"
Nanny Xu couldn't say for sure: "If the matter is resolved quickly, it won't have to wait too long."
Li Wuya saw Li Qilang riding the same horse as Li Changsen outside the carriage. He thought for a moment and turned to look at Jin Yue'e: "Mom, waiting dryly in the car is so boring. I want to go down and take a look.
"
Jin Yue'e hesitated: "There are so many people outside..."
Li Wuya took Jin Yue'e's arm and shook it: "Mom, I'm so old, are you still worried that I will get lost?"
Knowing that her daughter could not sit still, Jin Yue'e nodded helplessly.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Seeing that Jin Yuee actually agreed, Grandma Xu stopped talking. Before she could say anything, Li Wuya had already opened the car door and got out.
After jumping off the carriage, he turned back and asked Li Erya: "Sister, do you want to come down and take a look too?"
Li Erya shook his head: "I'm talking to my mother in the car."
The closer they got to the capital, the more nervous Jin Yue'e became. Li Erya noticed this and kept talking to her to distract her attention and prevent her from getting too nervous.
Li Wuya didn't force it, and said with a smile: "Then I'll go take a look and tell you and your mother when I come back." After saying that, he ran to find Li Qilang.
When Li Qilang heard that Li Wuya wanted to go ahead and have a look, he immediately became interested and quickly jumped off the horse.
When I asked Li Sanlang if he wanted to go, he shook his head and refused like Li Erya.
There was no way, Li Changsen was also nervous, and he was talking to Li Sanlang and Li Qilang along the way.
Li Qilang left, Li Sanlang must stay.
In this way, Li Wuya and Li Qilang took a look around and walked towards the city gate with their faces full of novelty.
...
"What's going on today? I've been waiting for most of the day, why aren't we allowed to enter the city?"
"I heard that some high-ranking officials are returning to Beijing to report on their duties today. They have to go through Anyuan Gate and are in Qingdao."
"Hey, I'm most afraid of encountering this kind of thing, and I don't know how long it will take?"
"That's right. I hope the senior official will arrive soon."
Li Wuya and Li Qilang walked along the team and heard many conversations similar to this.
"What kind of official is this? Such a big pomp?"
Li Qilang asked curiously.
Someone actually answered the question.
"Say it's Governor Huaiyuan."
"Governor? That's a first-class official."
"Governor Huaiyuan, he is a hero guarding the northern border of Dachu. It is right for us to wait a little longer."
The common people in the capital are no strangers to officials when it comes to them.
"Sister, the people in the capital are so knowledgeable!"
Li Qilang whispered to Li Wuya.
Li Wuya saw that his silly brother was cowering, and immediately said disapprovingly: "That's because they grew up in such an environment. If you ask them about border affairs, they will definitely not know."
Li Qilang was comforted, a smile appeared on his face again, and he nodded seriously: "Sister, you are absolutely right."
Li Wuya added another sentence: "A ruler is long and an inch is short. Don't always compare your shortcomings with the strengths of others. You should think more about your own strengths."
As he said that, he patted his shoulder with his hand and said, "Remember, as long as you think you are the best, then you are the best."
Li Qilang has always been convinced by Li Wuya's words, and immediately nodded his head in agreement: "Sister, I understand, no matter who I compare with, I am the best."
Li Wuya: "...Yes." Boys need to be confident in going forward and let their confidence shine.
Not long after, Li Wuya and Li Qilang arrived in front of the city gate.
Outside the city gate, dozens of soldiers with guns in their hands and knives at their waists stood in two rows. The fierce aura they exuded made the people entering the city dare not approach.
Approaching the city gate, even the sound of discussion was almost gone.
Li Wuya glanced at the soldiers and raised his eyebrows. They were all seventh-level warriors, and there were two eighth-level warriors.
This is the emperor's feet. The seventh and eighth grade warriors are like cabbage.
Listening to the bustle of people inside the city wall, both siblings' eyes were shining brightly.
"This city wall is so high, and there are many soldiers standing on it, otherwise we can just fly in." Li Qilang said softly.
Li Wuya was looking at the base of the city wall: "I heard that there are dog holes at the base of the city wall, but I don't know if that's true?"
Li Qilang became more energetic: "We can't get in anyway, why don't we look for it?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of horse hooves approaching rapidly.
The two siblings looked back and saw five or six fast horses, surrounded by a bright luxury carriage, running quickly towards the city gate.
"Has Governor Huaiyuan arrived?"
"No, the governor will return to Beijing to report on his duties, so he won't just hire so many people."
"Those people went straight to the city gate. Can they get in?"
Soon, everyone's doubts were cleared.
I saw the horseman running at the front take out a token from his arms, and then the soldiers at the city gate let him go.
Li Qilang's eyes widened when he saw it: "Why can they go in?"
The sound was a bit loud, which attracted a guard guard to look over.
Li Qilang, who was born in Niudou, was not afraid of tigers. When he saw the soldier looking at him, he raised his chin and looked straight back.
When the soldier saw it, he raised his eyebrows. He didn't bully him or scold him. He just said lightly: "If you can get the minister's token, you can go in."
After hearing this, Li Wuya immediately answered: "Is the jade pendant okay?"
Hearing this, the soldier's eyelids twitched twice. He just said casually that these two children looked like they were from out of town and spoke with accents. Unexpectedly, they actually dared to answer his words.
Just when the soldier turned his head and refused to talk to the two men, Li Wuya took out the jade pendant given by Governor Cai from his arms, pulled Li Qilang and walked to the soldier.
"Look at this jade pendant."
This is a piece of translucent mutton-fat white jade, carved with a dragon stepping on auspicious clouds.
The soldier looked at it, his pupils shrank, he looked at the two children in front of him in astonishment, and said with a dull face: "You guys go in."
Li Wuya and Li Qilang showed surprise on their faces.
“It’s really possible!”
"If I had known that this jade pendant could be used as a sect, we would have taken it out earlier."
They were happy, but Li Wuya and Li Qilang did not move, but looked at each other silently.
"My parents seemed a little nervous about meeting the family, so it seemed okay to ask them to wait a little longer."
"How about we take a look at the city first?"
The two siblings have a tacit understanding. If they go back and tell their families that after entering the city, they will definitely go back to Shifu. In that case, they will have no time to appreciate the scenery of the capital.
"Let's go into the city!"
Seeing the two siblings running into the city gate hand in hand, the soldier was still a little shocked.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "What are the backgrounds of those two brats, and why did you let them in?" Soldier B from the opposite side came over and asked.
Soldier: "The jade pendants in their hands are extraordinary. They are for royal use."
Soldier B was stunned, and after a moment, he sighed: "Sure enough, people should not be judged by their appearance. We gatekeepers must not judge people by their appearance. We might offend some powerful person one day."
After hearing this, the other soldiers were convinced and nodded in agreement.
Soon the city gate returned to silence.
...
"Wow!"
As soon as they entered the city gate, Li Wuya and Li Qilang were stunned.
Starting from the tall city gate, a straight and wide road comes into view.
"Sister, this road must be about fifty meters wide!"
Li Wuya was so shocked that she couldn't speak. She was not surprised by the tall city walls. In previous lives, humans built city walls much higher than this to resist mutated animals and plants. However, she had never seen such wide roads in the city.
What’s even more strange is that this road seems to be a cement road!
cement......
Although her historical knowledge is very limited, it seems that people in ancient times did not know how to make cement, right?
The two looked like country bumpkins, making the people next to them laugh.
Passerby A: "Desheng Road is only fifty meters wide, and your jaws dropped in shock. Then when you see the 100-meter Yudao Xuanwu Road, will your eyes pop out? Hahaha~"
"Hundred meters?!"
Li Wuya and Li Qilang both stared wide-eyed: "Is there really such a wide road?"
Passerby B: "The Royal Road is right there, don't you know how to go and see it?"
Li Wuya: "Are the roads in Beijing so wide?"
Passerby C: "What are you thinking? The reason why Desheng Road is so wide is to welcome the soldiers returning triumphantly from the north. As for Xuanwu Road, it is naturally to make it easier for the emperor to travel. By the way, when envoys from other countries come to pay their respects,
Demonstrate the majesty of our great nation."
Passerby: "You are lucky. You caught up with Governor Huaiyuan who is returning to Beijing today to report on his duties. You saw the cleared Desheng Road. If on weekdays, the road is full of cars and horses, you can't see Desheng.
The whole view of the road.”
Li Wuya and Li Qilang exhaled one after another. Seeing the people around them looking at them funny, they smiled and left quickly.