Jin, Zhongdu

It was called Jicheng in ancient times and was the administrative seat of Youzhou in the Tang Dynasty.

In the first year of Huitong (AD 938), Emperor Taizong of the Liao Dynasty promoted Youzhou to Youdu Prefecture, named it Nanjing, also known as Yanjing, and served as the accompanying capital of the Liao Kingdom.

Then the Jurchens rose up and destroyed the Liao Dynasty and settled their capital in Shangjing.

After King Hailing Wanyanliang came to the throne, he moved the capital to Yanjing and named it Zhongdu Daxingfu.

Only then did Yanjing become known as the Central Capital.

The accelerated Chineseization of the Jurchens was one of the achievements of King Wanyan Liang.

Zhongdu once became the most prosperous commercial metropolis in the world at that time.

Zhongdu Lize Gate

Lize Gate is the southernmost gate of the western city wall of Zhongdu Outer City.

It was already late at night, but the number of people entering and exiting Zhongdu through Lize Gate was no less than in the early morning.

Following the dense flow of people, Huang Lin, dressed as an ordinary Taoist priest, crossed the moat and paid the entrance fee at the city gate before entering Zhongdu.

Then he began to look at the prosperous capital of the Jin Kingdom.

When he came to Zhongdu again, he still felt the prosperity of the city.

Lin'an at this time was actually not bad, but as a capital city, Lin'an City seemed too small and less grand than Zhongdu.

Huang Lin's steps seemed to be slow but actually fast, and it didn't take long before he arrived at the Qingjin Gate in the inner city.

After entering the inner city from the Qing Jin Gate, you have to walk two miles.

Then we arrived at Ganquanfang, and on the right was the Imperial City of the Kingdom of Jin.

I arrived at an inn in Ganquanfang with ease and saw that its plaque had been replaced by "Youjian Inn", which made me feel a little strange.

Last time, this place was called "Yelai Inn", how come it has become the "Youjian Inn" that I am very familiar with?

An inexplicable sense of dislocation in time and space arose in my heart.

"This Taoist priest, do you want to work as a prostitute or stay in a hotel?"

The waiter guarding the door greeted him warmly.

"It's a job, but also a hotel. Let's live in a private courtyard."

"Okay~~Le, Master Dao, please!"

The waiter stretched out his hand to guide him, and then shouted into the hall:

"We have a guest~~~, a private small house~~"

It had been a long time since he'd been to an inn, and the atmosphere made Huang Lin feel quite friendly, especially since the inn was called "Youjian".

"Pindao remember, this place used to be called Yuelai Inn, right? Why did it have to be renamed?"

After arriving at the small courtyard, Huang Lin asked curiously.

"Hey, no, Yuelai Inn is already a time-honored one here."

"But I don't know what happened three years ago. Just a few days after the Yuan Dynasty, all the people in the Yuelai Inn, from the owner to the kitchen, were taken away by the officers and soldiers."

The waiter lowered his voice as he spoke.

Three years ago?

Just after the Yuan Dynasty?

Huang Lin's eyes were slightly closed, as if he had thought of something.

Isn't that the time when he came to move books?

At that time, Zhao Kuo wanted to make him a national advisor, so he came here to make some noise.

Could it be that he cheated Yuelai Inn?

Thinking of this, Huang Lin quietly changed his plan.

The people in the Central Plains here do not call themselves Song people, but Han people, but they all have the same origin.

It was okay if he didn't know last time. Now that he knew this time, he had to think about it.

Anyway, it's only one day late.

After staying at an inn for one night, Huang Lin checked out and left.

After leaving the city, he changed into a snow-white robe and held a jeweled sword in his hand.

Dressed like Ye Gucheng, he changed the city gate and returned to the inner city of Zhongdu.

I found an empty courtyard in Tangyinfang and stayed there for a day.

Until the third update.

The moon is dark and the wind is high, which is a good time to do things!

Huang Lin, dressed in navy blue and wearing a mask, walked out of the small courtyard.

Tangyinfang and Ganquanfang are just across the street, and both are located outside Gongchenmen, the north gate of the imperial city.

The head of the imperial city was dotted with torches, braziers, and other lighting objects. Soldiers were scattered in rows, and there were even teams patrolling back and forth.

There are also fires and other objects at regular intervals outside the city wall.

This defense is obviously much stronger than three years ago.

Huang Lin looked at it carefully, then turned around and came to Huixianfang on the east side of Tangyinfang.

There is a temple here named Guiyi Temple.

There is a pagoda in the temple, which is higher than the walls of the imperial city.

It's about a hundred feet away from the city wall. With his lightness skills, he definitely can't cross the distance of a hundred feet.

But Huang Lin had already planned it!

Quietly go up to the top of the pagoda, take two steps forward and jump onto the railing, then step down hard.

"Crack!"

The railing exploded immediately, and Huang Lin's body quickly rushed up and flew towards the city wall.

A monk in the temple heard the sound and went out with a lantern to look around. After finding nothing unusual, he did not take the matter to heart.

The sleeves of Huang Lin's clothes had already been tied up, and the strong wind did not make any sound.

When he reached the highest point and started to fall, Huang Lin took out a long whip from the storage space.

This whip is a little different from the common ones. It has an iron ball the size of a fist at the end.

The whip was about three feet long. Huang Lin held the handle with his right hand. The iron ball at the other end appeared at his feet.

Using force on the iron ball, Huang Lin tapped it lightly, and the iron ball immediately accelerated and fell. Before it could reach the handle, Huang Lin had already put away the weird long whip.

With this, the body shot forward again.

After doing this five times, he had crossed the city wall and entered the interior of the imperial city.

Going back again, although the night patrol was denser than last time, there was no difference to Huang Lin.

When you come to a corner, not far away is Zhaoming Gate.

Inside the wall is the Zhaoming Palace, the residence of Wanyan Jing, the emperor of the Jin Kingdom.

The palace wall was not high, so Huang Lin jumped over it as soon as he regained his strength.

At this time, the third watch is almost over and the ugly time is approaching.

Wanyan Jing had just had sex with Princess Li Shier of Yuan Dynasty and was not yet asleep.

Suddenly, I had a sudden impulse, as if something bad was going to happen.

But I opened my eyes and glanced back and forth in the hall for a long time, but nothing was out of the ordinary. It seemed like a hallucination while half asleep and half awake.

He was really too tired, so he turned over and fell asleep again with his arms around the charming Concubine Yuan.

Huang Lin stood motionless outside for a long time.

He wanted to come down from the roof before, but he just took off the tiles and found that there was an iron plate inside!

I was stunned for a moment.

Was the Emperor of the Jin Kingdom frightened by the meteorite falling from the sky?

In desperation, he had to enter through the window.

To prevent the window from making any noise, he wrapped it in his true energy.

While checking the location, I heard another movement inside.

Just in case, he had to stand still.

Seeing that there was no movement inside, Huang Lin gathered his strength and moved away.
To be continued...