The west city is located just west of Linxiang City. The ox cart enters Dongguo Gate and walks along the road ditch. After crossing most of Linxiang City, you can see a gate from a distance. The three words "Dongshi Gate" are written in the official script, and walls are built on both sides.

On both sides of the city gate, there was a city gatekeeper standing. Both of them wore black cow heart trousers, right-sided short clothes, skinned wooden shield and ring-headed iron knife, which looked quite intimidating.

At this moment, the abortion in the city is at its peak, with people standing in front, behind and on the left and right in the ox cart, and the speed of travel is very slow.

At this moment, a commotion came from behind. Liu Jing got out of the carriage and looked back. He saw a team of men in black holding long halberds to guard a gorgeous carriage. They waved and cracked in the crowd, forcibly cleared a road. Some pedestrians could not dodge and were knocked over and overturned, making them muddy. Some children were even frightened and cried loudly, which caused the halberd to laugh.

Someone was angry and asked angrily: "Who is so bold to cause trouble in Linxiang? Is there any other way to the king's law in his eyes?"

Someone who knew someone next to him whispered: "It's Qu Yuanbo..."

When the questioner heard the name of "Qu Yuanbo", he immediately shut up and dared not speak again.

Qu Yuanbo was famous as Xiong, and he was the most famous hero in Changsha. He was comparable to Liu Bosi. He was small, dark-skinned and extremely brave. It is said that Qu family first came from Ouyang family, and his ancestors had Yue people's blood, and some people said that they were descendants of the Jingman.

In short, the Changsha Qu family did not have a prominent ancestor, and if a family wanted to rise, it was just the two paths of civil and military affairs. The Changsha Qu family started with military achievements.

In the eyes of the people of the Central Plains, the Jingnan area is already remote enough. Jiaozhou in the south is regarded as a barren land filled with miasma and barbarians. People would rather live in seclusion in the mountains and forests than go there to be an official.

The Qu family acted in the opposite direction, taking Jiaozhou as the foundation, served as a military officer, and held military power. After a hundred years of hard work, the family finally rose in Changsha.

Now, the Changsha District clan has gradually developed into a giant, with tens of thousands of acres of fertile land and two thousand maids and servants. Even the prefect of Changsha Zhang Xian dared not take it lightly.

However, although the Qu family is strong, it has never been valued by the Changsha gentry because of its lack of culture and rough behavior. Especially eight years ago, Qu Xing suddenly started a rebellion, gathered more than 10,000 people to attack and besiege the cities and towns, plundering the villages, causing great damage to all parts of Changsha. The Changsha scholars and people hate Qu family very much, and they always gritted their teeth whenever they thought about it.

Unfortunately, the Qun family tree has deep roots and is difficult to shake. Since then, it still does its own way and has no restraint. Looking at what Qun Xiong does today, you can tell one or two things.

Liu Jing shook his head secretly, not saying anything else, Han Dharma: "I have a private armor, a horn crossbow with more than seven stones, and more than ten halberds are abandoned in the market." The guards of the District Xiong had more than ten halberds, and they were swaying over the market and invaded the people. Why did the county government turn a blind eye?

Liu Jingxin felt something and glanced at the city guard not far away. He was about twenty years old and had a tall figure, comparable to Liu Jing, with dense eyebrows and sharp eyes. At this moment, he was staring at Qu Xiong and his group with his eyebrows straight and his eyes high.

Several halberd soldiers who were driving forward for Quxiong also noticed the abnormality of this city guard. One of them passed by and deliberately hit the shield in the other party's hand with a long halberd, and cursed: "Diet, dare to glare at Naigong, you will blind your dog's eyes!"

The city guard was unprepared for a moment and was knocked back two steps. When he heard the other party's crazy words, he changed his expression and tried his best to press the knife.

Standing at the other end, the older city guard rushed over quickly, held his companions tightly, and apologized to the other party: "He is not a local person, so he doesn't know you. I apologize to you on his behalf, and I hope you will forgive me."

Although the other party was a trivial little pawn, he could not really do anything to him. The old city guard pleaded with mercy, and the troublemaker took the opportunity to go down the stairs and stopped entangling, and said, "Dynasty, today we will just leave it alone."

"Thank you." The city guard Wang Chao nodded gratefully.

Before leaving, the man glanced at the young city guard and snorted coldly: "Die, be careful in the future."

The city guards were strong and held their companions tightly to prevent them from causing trouble. They didn't let him go until Qu Xiongche entered the city. They couldn't help but sigh and said, "A Zhou, I didn't give any advice earlier. I told you that in Changsha, there were two people who must not offend them. One was Liu Bosi and the other was Qu Yuanbo. Why didn't you listen at all? Do you know that if there was a slight mistake today, it would be the end of five steps of blood splashing."

Ma Zhou, the city guard, had a rebellious eyebrows and looked dissatisfied, and said, "It's not that I don't listen to my elder brother. You saw it just now. The other party was deliberately causing trouble and causing trouble for me. If it weren't for the concern that I would have been in trouble with my elder brother, I would have fought with them to the death. At worst, I would have died again."

"Stop!" The city guard Wang Chao hurriedly stopped.

"The other party seems to be a fugitive..." Liu Jing's heart moved when he heard it.

It seems unreasonable to transform from a fugitive into a city guard, but in fact it is not. The city guard is a minor official who serves people and has basically no room for promotion. His monthly salary is only two stones of rice, which is only enough for one person to fill his stomach, and he cannot even support his wife and children. Any real man with a little ambition will not hold such a position, so it is not surprising to use a foreigner.

In order to avoid Wang Mang, Mei Fu of the former Han Dynasty abandoned his wife, changed his name, and hid in Wu County, Jiangdong to work as a city guard.

Ma Zhouyi shook his head with disappointment and said, "When I was in my hometown before, I often heard about Liu Bosi, how Qu Yuanbo was so fond of money and righteousness, and that he was deeply loved by the people of Jiang and Xiang. When I saw him today, Qu Yuanbo was really unworthy of his reputation. Liu Bosi had not met him yet. If he was like Qu Yuanbo, it would be too disappointing. Compared with this, Chu Ziping, the King of Fengxian, could be called a true hero."

Liu Jing laughed unconsciously, but he wanted to listen again, but he couldn't help but let the ox cart be carried by the crowd and entered the city.

As soon as he entered, Liu Jing felt a wave of air hitting his face. There were people everywhere in front of him, crowded with people, filling the streets and alleys, and people were not allowed to take care of them and cars were not allowed to spin.

The reason why such an exaggerated scene occurs is that in addition to buying and selling goods, the city is also extremely important and even the only place for social activities.

The Han court ruled the people strictly. The people in Guozhong lived in their own villages on weekdays, with walls and fences between them isolated traffic, which is the "closing of the gateway". Unless there is something wrong, they will not easily cross the border. Therefore, if the people in the city want to have some leisure activities, they can only go to the market.

The city also has walls, but the entry and exit are basically unrestricted. There are a wide range of goods in the city and people come and go. Even if you don’t buy things and go shopping in the city, it is a good way to relax.

Moreover, the city not only has commodities, but also has entertainment activities such as gambling, music and dance, acrobatics, and abandoned markets.

The Book of Rites says: "The prisoner is in the market and abandons him with the public." If the abandonment of the market, the prisoner will be executed, which is also regarded as an entertainment.

The Chinese people seem to have always had a special liking for beheading. Even in the late Qing Dynasty more than a thousand years later, every time Caishikou was executed, it would definitely attract many people to watch. The scene was as enthusiastic as a temple fair.

"A city must be established in all directions. If it is a well built, it is called a market well."

The shape of the city is similar, just like the ancient system, with an extremely spacious cross-shaped thoroughfare, which divides the city into four trade zones. Each trade zone has three or four corridor-style buildings, arranged neatly and orderly, and is called "Water".

The warehouse, that is, the market residence, is a warehouse for merchants to store goods. In front of the house there are rows of stalls, that is, stalls concentratedly displayed according to the type of goods.

As he walked forward, Liu Jing saw so many kinds of goods, which were endless. He sold almost everything, as long as you could afford the price.

In addition, Changsha is a major waterway from Jiaozhou to the Central Plains, with many rare treasures such as rhinoceros horns, ivory, displaced, jade, turtle, pearls and other treasures in the South China Sea.

As it approaches the city center, a three-story city building stands in the middle of the street. This is the office of the municipal officials, which is convenient for climbing high and looking out and supervising hundreds of shops.

A vermilion Bird with wings flapping its wings to fly is carved on the roof, and a big drum is hung on the roof. The city officials announced the opening and the market is shut down by beating the drum. At the entrance of the city, two doormen in black clothes and long swords stood.
Chapter completed!