The carriage kept moving along, and Zhao Jun returned to his daily routine of lying on the carriage.
But at least I got a night's rest, and the next few days were not too difficult.
As we head north, the scenery is completely different from that of Hanzhong County.
Sometimes when Mr. Zhao opened the curtains, he would see a slightly barren land.
The occasional people you see are skinny and have sallow faces, which is enough to show how hard life is here.
The further north you go, the cooler the weather becomes, and it's even a bit chilly like early spring compared to the warm Hanzhong.
It is these early spring temperatures that allow cotton to be grown here.
"Sir, Beidi County is not far ahead."
The captain outside brought news that the city wall of Beidi County was already visible.
Well, we finally arrived. Zhao Jun shook his shoulders and lifted the curtain of the car. The scene was obviously different from that in Hanzhong, vast and empty.
"Why are the city walls here so much higher than those in Hanzhong County? They also look more solid."
Zhao Jun sat by the door, looking at the shadow of the city wall in the distance.
"That's because the north is the border of Qin State, and across from us are the Xiongnu. We are often harassed by the Xiongnu, so the city wall must be built stronger."
Beside the carriage, Meng Yi, wearing a cloth robe and riding a brown horse, followed and spoke.
"Hey, how come Master Meng is riding a horse? I thought you couldn't ride a horse."
Zhao Jun smiled and joked that she didn't know how to ride a horse.
"My father and grandfather were both generals. Although I served as a civil servant in the court, I still learned horseback riding when I was a child."
Meng Yi was choked by her and answered angrily.
"The Xiongnu are nearby. I really want to take a look."
Zhao Jun was not around and was joking with Meng Yi.
When talking about the Huns, they are always indispensable in history. They were still with us until the Qing Dynasty.
Friction and dispute have never ceased for thousands of years.
This time she can take a good look at what this neighbor, which has not been eliminated for thousands of years, looks like.
When we got to the bottom of the city gate tower, the city wall looked even more imposing from a close distance.
The group stopped at the city gate.
It’s not that Mr. Zhao was only concerned with admiring the city wall and didn’t want to go in.
Because they were stopped at the city gate!
This was the first time that Zhao Jun was stopped at the city gate. She had never been stopped in Xianyang.
But after listening to the words of the soldiers guarding the city, I can understand it.
After all, it is a border city. When a large number of troops are about to enter the city, it must be reported to the county lieutenant.
Zhao Jun could understand, and they didn't wait long.
A quarter of an hour later, rumbling footsteps were heard from inside the city gate.
In the blink of an eye, a tall man wearing silver armor, a helmet and holding a bronze sword came in front of them.
"I don't know if I failed to welcome you, sir, haha."
The man's deep voice sounded quite cheerful and generous.
Zhao Jun looked at him calmly.
He was about thirty years old, tall, stern, spoke clearly, but his eyes were slightly narrowed.
His personality may not be as grand as his speech.
Just as Zhao Jun was thinking, he spoke again.
"Master Meng Yi, it's been a while since we last met. I asked you out for a drink before, but you always refused. I never thought we'd meet again."
The man rushed up and gave Meng Yi a tight hug, while Zhao Jun, who was standing in front of Meng Yi, was completely ignored.
Now everyone has different thoughts.
Qingliu: Who is this person? He is so rude. Shouldn't he greet us first?
Meng Yi: As expected, you still love to offend people as always.
Zhao Jun: Well, I can see that you don’t like me. Let’s see what to do.
The air was quiet for two seconds, and then Meng Yi quickly began to smooth things over.
"General Ma, it's been a long time since we last met. Let me introduce you to someone."
Meng Yi turned to look at Zhao Jun.
"This is one of the Nine Ministers, Internal History Master Zhao. He has come here on the king's orders to direct the spring planting and conduct an inspection tour."
"This is General Ma Hong, the commander of Beidi County. He was previously a general under General Wang Jian. He is now on duty guarding Beidi and defending against the Xiongnu."
Meng Yi smiled and introduced the two to each other. He glanced at Ma Hong, hoping that the other party would give him a little face and not make things too awkward.
This was one of the reasons why the king agreed to let him come along.
Ma Hong has always been unruly. He will admire those who he likes in every way, but he won't even pretend to respect those who he doesn't like.
The most important thing is that this gentleman treats women...
Meng Yi couldn't comment, but he felt that there would be some trouble in the days ahead.
"It turns out to be Lord Zhao. I'm sorry for the inconvenience."
Ma Hong didn't break up with her directly, but his tone of voice sounded sarcastic and his expression became impatient.
"So it's General Ma. I see you're not very old, but your eyesight is so poor. It must be because you've been working so hard to resist the foreign enemies. You've worked so hard, General Ma."
Zhao Jun didn't care about his attitude and still replied with a smile.
The meaning of this sentence doesn't sound very wonderful.
Ma Hong's face froze and his eyes became gloomy after what she said.
Zhao Jun didn't want to stand here with him any longer, so he continued.
"We've been so tired from the journey, General Ma, please take us to a place to stay as soon as possible. Time is of the essence, and I need to get back to work after we've rested."
After Zhao Jun finished speaking, he didn't even look at his expression, but called on the soldiers behind him to prepare to enter the city.
Meng Yi also followed Zhao Jun into the city.
Ma Hong gritted his teeth in hatred, stomped his feet and chased after him.
He just couldn't understand why the king would let a woman hold such an important position among the Nine Ministers.
What could a woman accomplish? Ma Hong felt unfair and became more and more displeased with Zhao Jun.
Zhao Junke didn't know what he was thinking. She was attracted by the scene in Beidi County.
The architecture is completely different from that in Hanzhong, but there are a lot of people on the street.
Their clothing was also significantly different from that of the people in Hanzhong, with many of them wearing woolen robes.
Even Zhao Jun could occasionally see a few children with big eyes and high noses, who looked a bit like people from Xinjiang.
If Zhao Jun were asked to describe it more accurately.
That is, jumping from the warm and reserved Jiangnan to the hearty and rugged Northwest.
What surprised Zhao Jun even more was that street vendors could be seen everywhere, and there were even many more shops than in Hanzhong.
The level of liveliness was something she had never experienced in Xianyang.
"Sir, it's really lively here." Qingliu was also stunned.
Even Meng Yi saw such a scene for the first time.
He had never been to the north before, and the farthest he had been was around Xianyang.
Sometimes my brother would tell me about some interesting and fun things happening in the north, but nothing was as shocking as what he had seen with his own eyes.
"How does it compare to Xianyang?" she asked calmly.
"If it were the original Xianyang, it wouldn't even be comparable, but Xianyang has developed so quickly in the past few months that it's probably even 50% or 60% comparable."
Meng Yi nodded and answered slowly.
"Oh, really? It seems that Xianyang has developed well in the few months I was away." Zhao Jun was slightly speechless.
Meng Yi smiled and said nothing.
In the past few months, a large number of merchants have moved into Xianyang, making it much more lively than before.
I believe it will soon be more lively than here.
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