Great Zhou Dynasty, Shenjing.

Outside the capital is a wide moat. There are many fish and shrimps hidden in the river, but there are no traces of ghost activities. The water flow is slow and does not feel fast. Once there is a war, this river can block the footsteps of ordinary people.

, strive for greater defense space and defense depth.

The traffic on the official road mainly relies on the function of bridges, that is, city gates.

If there is no war inside, the city gate will not be closed or raised.

Once there is a war, the city gate will be immediately raised and closed, turning into an indestructible fortress to block the attacks of the outside world.

In addition, these bridges are also made of extremely defensive inkstone. Not only is the texture very hard, it can also resist a certain amount of magic damage, which is extremely powerful.

There are a lot of people walking on the ground. Pedestrians are going back and forth, and there is a lot of traffic. It is very lively.

Zhao Ning was walking on the bridge, looking at the huge imperial city in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh: "I'm back."

Zhao Ning, who had stayed in Taohua Academy for several days before, received a letter from Rongguo Mansion, saying that Yingchun was about to give birth and was about to give birth, urging Zhao Ning to go back as soon as possible.

Therefore, Zhao Ning also put down all kinds of things in his hands and hurriedly returned home.

Now he has arrived at the gate of the capital city, under the city wall of the east gate, looking at the towering city gate hundreds of feet high in front of him, even an accomplished martial arts master does not dare to say that he can easily climb the city wall.

Get out alive and safe.

The entire wall was painted clean with vermilion dye. Pedestrians passing by looked up and saw only a blood-red color that gradually made their scalp numb, and their jaws almost dropped to the ground.

The city gate soldiers responsible for guarding and patrolling also take turns patrolling day and night.

Most of these city gate soldiers came from poor backgrounds. They had followed the Supreme Emperor to conquer the world before. Unfortunately, during the Supreme Emperor's period, he did not have much ability and ability to suppress the heroes of the world, but instead they made trouble very unpleasant.
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It is said that the Supreme Emperor was unable to suppress the surging will of heaven and earth. After several failures, he lost all his prestige and was forced to give up his throne, allowing the current Emperor Zhou to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.

When Zhao Ning was walking, he was also observing the strength of these people. Although these people were all wearing heavy armor and holding weapons, they looked quite powerful and mighty, but their steps were slack and their energy and energy were loose and free.

, just a step-by-step patrol, without any aura of being an elite.

Once such a character encounters a war, he will definitely fail and cannot win.

The more peaceful the world becomes, the more people pursue pleasure and forget the cruelty of war.

Therefore, these soldiers guarding the gate of the emperor's city seemed to have abandoned their past glory and gradually indulged in the sensuality of dogs and horses, becoming rotten and unwilling to make progress.

Like fallen degenerates, looking around at the atmosphere, they are full of decay and decay.

When Zhao Ning approached, those people also recognized Zhao Ning's appearance, hurriedly bent down and saluted respectfully, and asked: "Master Ning, where did you come back from?"

Seeing someone asking a question, Zhao Ning couldn't help but turn around and look at that person. With a frown, he immediately recalled the identity of this person: Wu Qian, a hundred households in the city gate.

Zhao Ning had met this person several times before when he went out of the city gate, so he was still an old acquaintance.

Now that he saw Zhao Ning returning, Wu Baihu naturally couldn't help but ask questions.

Information in ancient times was limited, and what happened within Peach Blossom Academy was rarely publicized to the outside world.

The elite family's background is so high that it is completely different from the low-level people.

Although they live in the same world, they are worlds apart.

Zhao Ning looked at Wu Baihu with a smile and said: "I just went on a long journey and just came back. I have something urgent to do to get back home, so I won't chat with you. It's not too late to chat with you next time if I have free time."

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After that, Zhao Ning galloped away on horseback in the direction of Rongguo Mansion.

Wu Qian looked at Zhao Ning's leaving figure and couldn't help but admire: "He is worthy of being a famous unicorn talent in the city. He is really as charming as before!"

And Zhao Ning quickly returned to Rongguo Mansion on horseback.

At the same time, within the imperial city, the Imperial Palace is also discovering something about Zhao Ning.

Behind the towering arches is the stern palace.

The people here are all imperial guards. Not only they can fight, but they are at least one level better than those who guard the city gates.

They have more or less experienced many life-and-death battles. Only after they survived can they be qualified to guard the imperial city. For everyone who attempts to approach the imperial city, these people are swordsmen, as if

No matter who comes, they must leave something behind.

Looking deeper into the road patrolled by the Royal Forest Army, some hidden guards could not help but cast their cold and frightening eyes, like stone carvings, looking at the scene in front of them coldly.

The palace's security has always been two-tiered.

One line is the Royal Forest Army, the most powerful force on the surface.

The other line is composed of these secret guards, who are responsible for acting as secret sentries in the dark to check and balance the imperial guards.

If someone gets hold of the Imperial Guard and intends to rebel and force the palace, then these people will be the last line of defense and can buy the emperor a certain amount of time to think.

As the Imperial City goes inside, through the three-story towering arches, layers of halls, palace walls, and houses emerge in front of everyone. This is where the inner residence is.

The main hall where the ministers went to court, the royal study room, the bedrooms where the harem concubines and others lived, etc., are all in this area.

There are thousands of Guangsha, countless.

Some eunuchs and maids also shuttled freely among them and came and went frequently.

If you look down at the entire imperial city from the end of the sky, you can find that this is the center of the entire imperial city. It seems that at the beginning of its construction, it was decided according to the layout of being stable and sitting at the center of the world.

It can be compared to the Forbidden City, but it is more glorious and terrifying than the Forbidden City.

In the imperial study room on the east side of the imperial city, this is where the emperor worked and rested.

Not far from here, there are a series of ancient buildings and high attic terraces, which are where the Hanlin Academy and other institutions, which usually go to the palace to work, handle matters.

In addition, it is not far from the Hall of Supreme Harmony where the emperor went to court on weekdays.

Today's sky has gradually darkened, and the sun has gradually disappeared at the end of the west. Only a little bit of brilliance remains, reflecting the red clouds. As the clouds roll and relax, a bright moon comes to the world before the dark world.
Chapter completed!