Outside the gate of Zhongjing City.

"This is Zhongjing. The city tower is quite tall."

Finally arriving at the entrance of Zhongjing, Luo Xingchen opened the curtain and took a look outside.

"Zhongjing is the most prosperous city in the Liao Kingdom, even more prosperous than Shangjing." Shi Yiyun sat upright like a dignified and virtuous lady.

"That's natural. Beijing is surrounded by water on three sides and has access to the ocean. There are many merchant ships from countries such as the Country of the Rising Sun. Once there are more people doing business, the natural city will prosper."

Luo Xingchen had heard of Zhongjing a long time ago. Yang's Trading Company relied on the ocean-going companies founded by foreigners to do business in Zhongjing.

On the surface, the Liao Kingdom did not have large-scale business with the Qi Kingdom. In fact, the merchants took advantage of various loopholes in the law to do more and more business, and it never stopped.

Many senior executives and nobles in the Liao Kingdom knew the truth, but they still chose to turn a blind eye, probably because there were huge interests in it.

The upper class are precisely those with vested interests and have gained huge wealth from trade. How can they give up the business they have obtained?

"There was someone checking at the door. Our entry vouchers were all forged..." Luo Xingchen was a little worried.

"Who said our entry vouchers were forged? Ours are all genuine."

"Besides, even if we don't have credentials, we can still enter the city."

Shi Yiyun opened a corner of the curtain.

At this time, Luo Xingchen happened to see Lan Yiping push a silver ingot into the hands of the inspecting soldiers.

The soldier weighed it a few times with his hands, and his original serious expression instantly turned into a smile. With a wave of his hand, he let them in.

Luo Xingchen was slightly startled.

If we were in a small and remote place, then the scene before us would be understandable. However, Zhongjing is the largest city in the Liao Dynasty, and the soldiers guarding the gate dare to openly collect money. Is it natural for such a rotten country to survive?

"Look, the elegance of Zhongjing is quite different from that of Daqi."

As the carriage walked slowly on the road, Shi Yiyun ate the fruit on the plate and said casually.

"It's very different. Compared with the luxurious ladies in Zhongjing, Daqi's capital is more like Xiaojiabiyu." Luo Xingchen said.

"But the imperial palace in Daqi's capital is called magnificent. There are palaces in Shangjing, Zhongjing and Xiajing in Daliao. However, the palace in Zhongjing is not large in scale and has a small family atmosphere." Shi Yiyun said.

"Sister Shi, have you been to Daqi Capital?" Luo Xingchen raised his eyebrows.

Shi Yiyun is a great saint of Zoroastrianism, and she has actually been to the capital of Daqi?

"I went there many years ago. At that time, Master took me to travel around the world. Naturally, this capital city of Qi must be visited." Shi Yiyun said.

"I heard that Zoroastrianism has a strict set of etiquette rules. Doesn't it mean that saints are not allowed to roam around?" Luo Xingchen asked.

"Where did you hear the gossip? Don't listen to the news from outside, it's all false." Shi Yiyun said.

"That's true. When I was drinking tea in a teahouse in the capital of Daqi, I sometimes heard storytellers talking about Zoroastrianism. They said that the saints of Zoroastrianism sucked ten men dry in one night, and the leader of Zoroastrianism ate ten boys and girls in one meal...

I never believed it." Luo Xingchen smiled.

Shi Yiyun's cheeks turned red, and then he became a little angry.

"Who is talking such nonsense? I am still a virgin! Zoroastrian saints must remain pure!"

"Isn't this right? I think that Chu Xue is having an affair with Beili Long." Luo Xingchen said.

"Chu Xue, he is still a saint, so it is impossible for him to be with Beili Long... Although she attacked me secretly and is my enemy, I am telling the truth." Shi Yiyun said.

"Okay, I believe you can't do it!" Luo Xingchen said hurriedly.

"What I told is the truth, there is no falsehood. Forget it, I can't explain it to a little kid like you. You will understand later." Shi Yiyun decided not to argue with Luo Xingchen, and simply ate the fruit and looked at the roadside.

scenery.

Lan Yiping, who was driving in the front, chuckled a few times and said, "Okay, don't argue anymore, we are almost at the end of the field."

Sure enough, not long after, the carriage slowly stopped.

Luo Xingchen glanced sideways.

The place where the carriage stopped was at the entrance of a high-rise building. In front of it were two huge stone carvings, but they were not carvings of common lions, but rare elephants.

A wooden plaque hangs above the door.

"Kaiping Prince's Mansion, we are coming to Kaiping Prince's Mansion!" Luo Xingchen was slightly surprised.

This King Kaiping of Daliao was not a simple person.

The first Kaiping King was a hero who took refuge with the Tuoba clan as a survivor of the Southern Dynasties when the Liao Dynasty was founded.

King Kaiping had amazing martial arts skills and unparalleled strategies, and made great contributions to the founding of the Liao Dynasty.

Taizu Taizu of the Liao Dynasty named him King of Kaiping, which meant to create peace in the Liao Dynasty.

The subsequent kings of Kaiping were all outstanding people and did not have any mediocre talents.

There is no mystery in it. The source lies in the family management skills of King Kaiping.

He only used one method, that is, if future generations want to inherit the title of King Kaiping, they should not rely on legitimate sons or concubines, nor should they rely on the order of elders and young children, but on military merit!

All future generations will join the army, and victory or defeat will be determined by military merit.

This generation of King Kaiping also rose from the army, defeated several of his brothers, and inherited the throne.

But back then, the King of Kaiping secretly supported the eldest princess. After the eldest princess left the Liao Kingdom, he was marginalized by the succeeding emperor.

Now King Kaiping has been living in his mansion for many years and has not been involved in many worldly affairs.

What puzzled Luo Xingchen was how could this Kaiping King be related to the Zoroastrian Cult?

The carriage paused for a moment, drove directly through the side door of the palace, and finally stopped in a small courtyard inside.

A man in green clothes stood under the eaves with his hands behind his back and a gentle smile on his face.

A bird cage hangs from the eaves.

There is a parakeet inside.

As soon as he saw the parrot, Luo Xingchen thought of the parrot raised by the owner of Peacock Villa.

Before heading to Qishanguan with Mo Anbai, he separated from the village owner Xian Yuzhong.

If he had known that he would be kidnapped by Shi Yiyun, he would have asked Xian Yuzhong to follow him to Qishanguan. Anyway, Xian Yuzhong didn't have anything important to do, he just wanted to go somewhere else to make money.

Lan Yiping jumped out of the car first.

"When I saw the letter, the Lan family wanted to go to Zhongjing. I thought it was a joke, but I didn't expect that everyone saw it."

The man in Tsing Yi smiled happily and was obviously in a happy mood.

"What? You don't want to see me?" Lan Yiping raised her eyebrows.

"How can I? I have been looking forward to your arrival for a long time. For so many years, I have sent people everywhere to look for you... I was very happy when I received the letter." The man in green said with a smile.

"Don't worry, I won't die."
Chapter completed!