Youanmen, Yongdingmen and Zuoanmen.
Seeing a handsome and elegant young man riding his horse back and forth between the three gates of the outer city, wasting at least a quarter of an hour, not only did many officials and civilians entering or leaving the city look back frequently, but the soldiers guarding the city naturally became alert.
However, the young man was not alone. When he started to make the second circle, several guards caught up with him. Soon, a gorgeous young man who was obviously a woman dressed as a man also caught up with him.
Faced with such a situation, the sarcasm and ridicule that would have come out of one's mouth would naturally be restrained a little.
As for the guards at the gate who had the sharpest eyes, when they recognized that they were the guards of the Duke of Zhao's mansion, they immediately withdrew tactfully. When they recognized that the accompanying beauty in men's clothing seemed to be the eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhao's mansion, they only dared to glance at the young man from time to time.
The gossip that had been circulating in the capital for quite a while was now like an undercurrent beneath the calm surface of the water, quietly surging among them. Soon, the news spread completely among all the guards at the three major gates of the outer city of the capital.
The future son-in-law of Duke Zhao’s mansion has come to Beijing!
Zhang Shou didn't care that he was treated as a country bumpkin who came to Beijing for the first time, because he was from the countryside anyway. Moreover, since Wu didn't agree to go to Beijing with him today, he wasn't afraid of being scolded by his mother for his embarrassing behavior like a country bumpkin.
Thinking of the Yongdingmen Tower which was almost exactly the same as the one rebuilt in later generations, and the Zuoanmen and Youanmen whose names were so familiar that they could not be more familiar, he could not help but feel infinite emotion.
It was not the Zhu family's world, but the country was called Ming.
Although it is not the capital of the Zhu family, the three city gates still have the same names, and Yongdingmen is almost a replica.
The names of the next three gates in the inner city should be the same as he imagined.
Sure enough, when he walked along the busy street to the inner city wall, he entered the city from Chongwenmen as expected.
This time, seeing other villagers paying taxes and inspecting goods at the customs before entering the city accompanied by Zhu Hong, he couldn't help but think of the information he had received while chatting with Zhu Ying these days.
Emperor Taizu started his career with the White Lotus Rebellion; became Han Shantong's son-in-law; after conquering the world, he directly made Yuan Dadu his capital and named the country Ming; he claimed that he had a dream from heaven and rebuilt the entire capital, and the inner and outer cities were completed after several years...
These rumors among the people did not violate the imperial ban. In fact, Taizu had been publicizing these things to the military and civilians since the first day he ascended the throne.
"Ah Shou."
While looking at the buildings on both sides of Chongwenmennei Street with great interest and thinking about this information quickly, Zhang Shou suddenly heard Zhu Ying's voice and immediately turned his head.
"Rice Market Street is just north of the Dongdan Archway. Just let Zhu Hong accompany everyone there. There are a row of shops that sell grain and rice. With him around, I think those unscrupulous vendors won't dare to lower the price."
Zhu Ying habitually looked down on the profiteers, raised her head, and asked openly, "Can you accompany me home?"
After a moment's silence, Zhang Shou nodded, but then shook his head: "Of course I have to go to the Duke Zhao's Mansion, but I think I should go to see my teacher first. I asked Lu Sanlang to take care of the Cuiyun Room for me. I heard that Zhang Lu and the others printed a book on their own with the teacher's manuscript that I passed to them. It's such a big deal. Since I'm going to Beijing, I have to tell my teacher about it. Of course, the most important thing is..."