Chapter 51: Arrival in the capital

Tang Feng was sitting in the carriage at this time. When he heard Hu Lie's greetings coming from behind, he felt warm. Because since the people from Huizhou Prefecture that day, the people in the county yamen had not met him again. It was obvious that it was because Li Sanquan and other superiors said hello to them. Now he is no longer the county magistrate of She County. Hu Lie can still come to see him off, which shows that he still has a certain friendship with him. Thinking of this, Tang Feng stopped the carriage, then lifted the curtain and poked out.

Hu Lie was already walking up at this time, and when he saw Tang Feng appear, he suddenly snatched up and knelt in front of him: "Hu Lie, I'm here to send you my grandfather!"

Tang Feng hurriedly jumped out of the carriage and helped him up: "Captain Hu, now I am no longer a county magistrate, you don't have to be so polite. I'm very happy that you can come to see me off at this time regardless of the rift."

"Sir, you will always be my master in my heart! In addition to humiliating, Master Tian has also come, but his footsteps are not as good as humiliated, and he is afraid that he will go far, so he lets humiliate take the lead." Hu Lie said as he pointed behind him, Tang Feng looked along his fingers, and he saw Tian Jing walking quickly. Seeing that he was coming to see him off for a while, Tang Feng's face was full of gratitude and hurriedly greeted him.

Tian Jing walked to Tang Feng and was about to kneel down, but Tang Feng reached out and stopped him: "Mr. Tian, ​​now you and I are no longer in the superiors and subordinates, so there is no need for this false gift." Tian Jing glanced at Xing Qi and others and asked Tang Feng in a low voice, "Sir, do you really want to go to the capital to prove it? In this way, your career is probably..."

Tang Feng nodded: "Yes, I did this to let them know that even if you have any reason or backstage, you don't want to escape after committing a crime. As for career, it's not under my consideration. Mr. Tian, ​​Captain Hu, I do have something to entrust to you two." Tang Feng answered casually and changed the topic.

The two of them looked at each other and said, "Sir, don't worry, the members of the Liu family will protect them as long as I am still in power." Tang Feng looked at them gratefully, and then said to Tian Jing with apologies: "I had to use the strategy of separation that day. Now that I have left the county government, you may be excluded by Gao Ming and others."

"Don't worry, sir. I have been a magistrate here for 30 years. It's not easy for them to drive me away. Besides, sir may come back soon, and they dare not do anything to me." Tian Jing said.

Tang Feng bowed and said, "Since that's the case, I will hand over the matters of She County to you. I, Tang Feng, thank you two here first. Once the matter is finished, I will come back to explain to you." As he said that, he bowed to the ground, then turned around and returned to the carriage.

"Bang!" As the whip sounded crisply in the driver's hand, the carriage carried Tang Feng out of the county town.

After a while, Tang Feng suddenly felt that the direction was wrong, so he asked Xing Qi who was walking with them: "Master Qi, why are we heading towards the northeast? Isn't the capital in the northwest of She County?"

Xing Qi had already let go of his worries and seemed very good at it. He smiled and said, "Mr. Tang, we did not go straight to Beijing, but we had to go to Nanjing first. After we met some of the troops from the Beizhen Fushi, we would then escort these prisoners to Beijing. I just sent you to Nanjing, and the next journey would be sent by the mission sent by the Beizhen Fushi."

Only then did Tang Feng realize that he had to go to Nanjing, but then he smiled relievedly, thinking that this was good, just treating it as a public travel.

At this time, autumn is over and the winter solstice is over. The weather is cold one day. When Tang Feng and others came to Nanjing City, frost had already formed in some cold corners. Tang Feng and the two were arranged to move into the inn. Besides staying to protect them, the others went back to the tutoring department to report.

After staying in Nanjing for a few days, Tang Feng had nothing to do and went around to solve his doubts. Although the weather was cold, they still visited several scenic spots that were famous for their famous names, such as Yuhuatai, Mochou Lake, Qinhuai River, Zijin Mountain, etc., which was worth it. But apart from that, Tang Feng had no other things to do, obviously because the officials in Nanjing did not value his identity. Tang Feng was happy to be idle, but just passed the time, waiting for the people from Beizhen Fushi in Beijing to escort Wang Wenhao and others to the capital of the Ming Dynasty.

It was not until November 15 that Xing Qi came to see Tang Feng and the others again. He was also a strong man wearing the standard clothing of Jinyiwei. His whole body looked full of strength, and with his flying eyes, Tang Feng knew that he was a man of good martial arts at a glance. When Xing Qi introduced him, he said that he was a hundred households in Jinyiwei, named Lu An, and this time he was the leader of the people sent by the Beizhen Fushi. In addition, hundreds of Jinyiwei would escort them all the way to Beijing. Tang Feng naturally had no objection to such an arrangement, he just felt that the other party had come too late.

In this way, after living in Nanjing for a few days, Tang Feng embarked on the way to Beijing again. This time, the Nanzhen Fushi also sent 200 Jinyiwei to go to Beijing with these people from Beijing, among which were Xing Qi and others who had a good relationship with Tang Feng. For the reason, Tang Feng guessed that the Nanzhen Fushi was snatched away by the people from Beijing without thinking about the credit, and he was also afraid that something unexpected happened on the way. After all, they snatched the criminals and Tang Feng from the hands of the people from the Ministry of Personnel this time.

After half a month of travel, Tang Feng and others finally arrived outside Beijing City. Everyone from Yongding Gate entered the capital.

When he saw the tall walls of Beijing and the energetic soldiers guarding the city gate, Tang Feng finally confirmed that he had arrived at the heart of the Ming Dynasty - the capital of Beijing.

Beijing, also known as Jicheng, Yanjing, Shijun, Dadu, etc. Since the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, dynasties have established capitals here, such as Jin and Yuan, which can be regarded as ancient capitals. Today, Beijing has been established as the capital of the Ming Dynasty after the ascension of the throne of King Yan Zhu Di, and belongs to Shuntian Prefecture. After nearly 150 years of changes, Beijing is more spectacular than any previous era.

After entering Yongding Gate, Tang Feng got off the carriage and looked carefully at the appearance of this thousand-year-old ancient capital. Looking at the crowds of people and attracting businessmen, his eyes were full of excitement. Although the Ming Dynasty has reached a time of declining weather, the Donglin Party and others have not yet shown any decline, and Beijing, as the capital, is even more lively.

Although it was not the first time Xing Qi and others came to Beijing, they also enjoyed the feeling of being in the capital, so everyone slowed down. At this time, Lu An said, "I have a job and can't stay for too long. Tang County Magistrate, please follow Xing Qi and others to find an inn near you. After everything is arranged, I will send someone to find you.

Xing Qi frowned when he heard this and said, "I have entered the capital only with official duties. The Wang family and others have also handed them over to me. I will also escort them to the Beizhen Fushi." As he said that, he walked forward side by side with Lu An.

The hundred households could only accept this, so they assigned a person to check in with Tang Feng first, while the others went straight to the Beizhenfusi. In fact, with Tang Feng's thoughts, he also wanted to see what the base camp of the Jinyiwei, which scared the people at that time and left countless notorious ones, looked like, but since the other party had spoken, he could only accept it. Moreover, he had been bumping on the road for several days. Although Tang Feng's health was much better than before, he still couldn't stand it, so he wanted to take a break first.

Under the guidance of the Jinyiwei, the two masters and servants moved into an inn specially prepared for the scholars of the imperial examination in Beijing. At this time, it was still a distance from the next imperial examination, so the inn was considered quiet. After Tang Feng and the others asked the waiter for some food, they asked the waiter to eat randomly, and then Tang Feng fell to bed.

When Tang Feng woke up, he found that the dusk was drooping and it was already dusk. Assisting the doubts, he was sorting out their salutes. When he looked at the clothes prepared by Liu Hui for him, Tang Feng wanted to fly back to She County. Even he was shocked by his own thoughts. He could not have thought that his feelings for Liu Hui were so deep.

Seeing that Tang Feng woke up, he answered the problem and said, "Young Master, the waiter just came to ask us if we wanted dinner, but when I saw that the young master was still sleeping, I asked him to leave food for us. If the young master was hungry, he could go downstairs to have dinner."

"I slept after dinner, but now I wake up but have to eat. Why can I only do these two things when I arrive in the capital?" Tang Feng laughed at himself in his heart, and then said, "Wait a minute. I have never asked you for your doubts. Do you think my decision this time is right or wrong?"

He looked at Tang Feng with some confusion: "Young Master, what do you mean?"

"I mean you think it's right or wrong for me to decide to come to Beijing?"

"This... since it is the young master's decision, it will naturally be impossible to be wrong. I remember that the young master once said that people should be worthy of their conscience, and the people of the Wang family will naturally be punished for their crimes. The young master just did what they should do. As for coming to the capital, it was because they were constrained by others in She County. If they were not like this, they would not have been punished."

Tang Feng smiled bitterly. In fact, he had known that he would answer this way after answering questions. As long as it was done by himself, he would support him unconditionally. Just as the two were chatting, the waiter suddenly knocked on the door and said, "This guest, there is a guest named Xu outside who said it was your friend who wanted to meet you."
Chapter completed!