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Chapter 125 Shenjing (Happy New Year!)
After Zhou Bai put away all the dragon scales and young dragon's horns, he saw that there was nothing unusual around him, and no one else saw what was going on here, so he walked towards the noisy place in the distance with peace of mind.

Now he is no longer at the Tianning Port in the north of the Jiangbei, but was brought by the Dragon King of Ningjiang to the south of the Tianjiang River. There is also a huge ferry here, which naturally forms a lively market.

Walking into the market, Zhou Bai first found a noodle stall, and leisurely finished a bowl of Yangchun noodles with egg, before inquiring about the location of the inn.

From here to Shenjing where Zhongzhou is located, if you go in a straight line, you need to pass through four big states.

It is not that there are no rivers that connect with the Tianjiang River on the way. Of course, it will be faster for a day or two if he takes the water route, but he can't leave Xiaojing behind.

What's more, this is the first time he has set foot south of the Tianjiang River in his two lifetimes, and he can experience the customs, terrain and features of the south just by taking the land route.

Soon, Zhou Bai went deep into the market and found the Dadukou Station, which is also an official inn.

After explaining his purpose and showing his identity documents, Zhou Bai was immediately warmly received by Yi Cheng.

Post Cheng, in charge of guards of honor, chariots and horses, greetings and seeing off in the post station, according to Da Xu's rules, he is not allowed to enter.

However, because this post station is located in the ferry market where people come and go, there is more business during busy times, so it has been greatly repaired.

There are several houses in a row, and more than [-] guest rooms are all owned by the post station. There are [-] postmen in total, and hundreds of service personnel such as grooms, cooks, and handymen.

Therefore, the power of the post office at Dadukou is still not small, and the salary is received according to the rank of the official, and it is placed in the county government, which is also the responsibility of the sixth house owner.

In a place like the Ferry Market, countless amounts of wealth circulated every day, so they asked for permission from above to start part-time jobs.

Official and family affairs must be done, and private business is also done when there is time. Most of the pumped water is handed over, and a small part is kept to maintain the development of the station.

If it were placed at the beginning of the founding of Daxu, it would be impossible, but now Daxu has been in 320, and there are almost all kinds of problems that should have existed in the late feudal dynasty.

The tax collected by the imperial court has been decreasing year by year, and allowing post stations to be used by civilians is just a microcosm of financial constraints.

It's just that these were not the issues that Zhou Bai was thinking about right now, he soon saw his creeping horse, alive and kicking, with blood as usual.

The manger is full of fine grains and minced meat, and the eggs are not missing. It seems that this station has experience in raising dragon horses.

Zhou Bai comforted the excited Xing Jing, and while untying the rope for him, he asked: "I have been here for a few days, how much money do you think?"

When mentioning the money, Yi Cheng's eyes lit up, and he cupped his hands and said, "This is a caravan that stayed here two days ago, so let's forget about the money. Whether you are Xie Yuan, or go to Shenjing for the imperial examination, the imperial court has a reduction or exemption. "

Two days ago, it was not too bad, the Dragon King of Ningjiang flew over with him, but Jianjing took a boat, at least ten days.

It's not that Zhou Bai didn't fail to see the look of pain flashing across Yi Cheng's face, and he knew how delicious the scene was.

So he took out 20 taels of silver and tossed it to Yi Cheng, and said with a smile: "The imperial court's reduction or exemption is for normal traveling scholars. How much money they can spend on accommodation and meals, you can't reduce it like I am a dragon."

"Exchange the extra money for dry food and water on the road, and bring me some beans for the horses."

"Well, don't worry, the cake baked by our master chef is delicious to the high and low officials passing by." Yi Cheng took the money with a smile on his face, this time he met a generous customer, not only did he not lose money, he also made money.

At this time, he did not have the self-esteem of being a "secretary" of the imperial court. Instead, he always put money first, acting like a businessman.

Not long after, Zhou Bo finished tidying up, hung the burden on Jian Jing, and went out.

"There is still one person in that caravan staying at the post station as a helper. If you don't ask him to come over, you may be able to catch up with the caravan." After sending them all the way out of the post station, the postman seemed to think of something.

In fact, Zhou Bai had already discovered the imprint left by Xuan Yiwei, but he still shook his head: "It's nothing, I prefer to travel alone."

"You go well, you can pass through the four states by walking along the straight road, and you can go straight to Shenjing in Zhongzhou. I wish you the title of the gold list, and the villain can also be happy."

……

It was already February [-]th when we set off, and the start time of Chunwei was March [-]th, and we will arrive in a month, so Zhou Bai didn't dare to slack off.

Except for Xingjing to rest and replenish his strength, eat and sleep along the way, he basically spent the whole journey on horseback, day and night.

And in order to make Xingjing more physically strong, Zhou Bai stuffed all the spiritual fruits from Longgongshun for him to eat.

Xing Jing was already smart, but now he is a bit sane, and can understand everything he says.

Stop when you encounter a post station or when you are hungry, and wake up Zhou Bai to feed and drink with hiss, and be more vigilant if you encounter a person with a dangerous aura on the way.

Finally, with the help of Jing Jing, Zhou Bai arrived in Zhongzhou on March [-], and even entered Shenjing on March [-].

Even if there are straight roads along the way, it is unimaginable to cross a state in an average of seven days.

It can be said that this should be the limit of speed in addition to extraordinary means.

Of course, riding a dragon horse is something that does not belong to mortal means, but mortals can control it, so it is barely included in it.

Somewhere in the mountains outside Shenjing, Zhou Bai found a deep pool to cool down and take a bath.

At this time, it was emitting a trace of white gas, which was caused by running at full speed, the blood was boiling, and it was too late to dissipate heat.

The original brocade fiery coal-like hair has also been dulled by the dust, except for the slightest figure, it has no charm.

Ignoring Jing Jing who jumped into the deep pool for fun and frolicking, catching fish in the water, Zhou Bai stared at the top of the mountain to watch the city of Shenjing.

He didn't say it with his own eyes, he couldn't believe that a city could be so big, even if he could only peek at a corner of the hill, he could still feel the boundless aura.

The moat channel is like a big river running through the rainbow, coiling around it, and it is impossible to pass without a pontoon bridge.

What's even more outrageous is that the outer wall is as high as 320 feet, 650 miles from east to west, and [-] miles from north to south.

From a distance, you can vaguely see the continuous palaces in the city, and you can also see the sea of ​​people.

How majestic it is!

According to records, there are tens of millions of permanent residents in Shenjing City, and the garbage generated every day can fill up the mountain at Zhou Bai's feet.

The golden city is twelve layers, and the clouds come out of the outside and inside.

Thousands of families are not different, but thousands of families are similar.

Chariots and horses are like flying dragons, and the long road is endless.

Half a day later, Zhou Bai led Shenjun's Xiaojing through the city gate inspection, and formally entered the outer city of Shenjing.

It stands to reason that he should go straight into the inner city, because that is where the core of Shenjing is, even the yamen of the Ministry of Rites heading to Dianmao is also inside.

However, Zhou Bai was not in a hurry to find an inn, nor was he in a hurry to sign up at Dianmao. Instead, he first left the scene at the paid racecourse set up by Taipu Temple, and wandered around the streets and alleys of the outer city by himself.

If you really want to understand a city, you still have to come to these places with the most fireworks.

After all, the long alleys of the city, when gathered together, are fireworks, and when spread out, it is the world...

　Slow, sorry, I'm handicapped...

　　happy new year~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)