The East Railway Station of Datang City was bustling with people. Whistles of trains could be heard from time to time. With hissing sounds, the locomotive was exhaling white steam to release the pressure of the boiler. As a result, the railway and the platform near the locomotive were suffused with white mist.
After daybreak, the entire Datang City had woken up and recovered its vigor, including this railway station.
"Childe Liu, take care!"
The purser saw Zhang Tie off to the exit of the chartered compartment with a big smile. After being seen off by the purser, Zhang Tie in the incarnation of Childe Liu replied, "Hmm". Closely after that, he waved his hand and left the railway station leisurely.
Not until he exited the railway station and stood at the exit of the railway station did Zhang Tie let out a deep sigh. Narrowing his eyes, he started to observe this city.
There were two levels of roads at the exit of the train station. On the upper level, there were a few steel bridges that looked like giant centipedes. After leaving the station, if the passengers wanted to take a taxi, they only needed to walk up the bridge and follow the stairs to the special station where the taxis were waiting. After waiting for a while, they could easily take a taxi and leave. The queue of yellow-green taxis was even longer than the train. They were divided into more than ten lines and were waiting at the entrance of the station in an orderly manner to pick up the passengers who were about to leave the train station.
The lower floor was the underground railway system in the city.
The upper and lower floors were in good order.
Among all the super cities in Taixia Country, the underground railway system was the evidence of a city's history and prosperity. It was very expensive to build an underground transportation system. Generally, new Class A cities didn't have an underground transportation system. Only those super cities which had been prosperous for over 100 years and had a certain degree of commercial prosperity and population could see such an underground transportation network which could make full use of the underground space of the city.
It was said that Datang City grew more and more prosperous in the hands of Xuanyuan Wuji, the third prince. Meanwhile, this city also became the evidence of Xuanyuan Wuji's ability like a sparkling medal on the chest of the third prince.
As killing a prince was of great significance, the fewer people who knew it, the better. Therefore, Zhang Tie didn't ask for the information about Xuanyuan Wuji through Jinwu Business Group or other channels. Therefore, Zhang Tie was still not familiar with this city until he left the east railway station of Datang City. Zhang Tie didn't even know Xuanyuan Wuji's whereabouts or look. Zhang Tie only knew that Datang City was the private city of Xuanyuan Wuji. According to the regulation of the imperial households of Taixia Country, all the princes had private cities. After reaching adulthood, after leaving Xuanyuan Hill, those princes were not allowed to leave the prefectures where their private cities were without the consent, enlistment or order of Xuanyuan Hill.
As the princes of the imperial households, although being noble, their freedom was limited. After gaining private cities, many princes could only move around in their private cities or prefectures where their private cities were. As long as any prince broke the regulation, he would be impeached by the censorate of Xuanyuan Hill. From this point, princes could not even match commoners after reaching adulthood.
However, it was much better than those emperors who couldn't even leave the imperial palace since they were young. A prefecture in Taixia Country could easily cover millions of square miles. As for those princes, as long as they didn't make too much trouble, it would be enough for them to travel in one prefecture for the rest of their lives. Additionally, most of the private cities of princes were in prosperous provinces and prefectures, which would never make people bored. Their private cities were the private properties of princes, which could be managed freely.
For instance, in peaceful seasons, Xuanyuan Hill and the imperial palace of Emperor Xuanyuan would hold many national celebrations and activities each year. During these activities, all the princes could gather in Xuanyuan Hill. Even in peaceful times, as members of the imperial households, many princes would receive some "official affairs" of the imperial households, such as visiting foreign countries, participating in various foreign affairs activities of Honglu Temple, inspecting places on behalf of the imperial households, expressing condolences to the victims in disaster areas or being assigned to carry out some special tasks by Emperor Xuanyuan.
However, after the holy war broke out and Emperor Xuanyuan disappeared, the time and the overall situation were sensitive. Therefore, the activities of the princes were strictly limited to their own private cities and prefectures.
Unlike the other princes who only indulged in sensual pleasures, as a "virtuous" and "diligent" prince, Xuanyuan Wuji spent most of his time in Datang City to deal with various affairs in Datang City. Even though he was not in Datang City, his mansion was also in Datang City. Xuanyuan Wuji's trace could be known from his mansion. That was why Xuanyuan Wuji came to Datang City.
After standing at the gate of the railway station for a short while, Zhang Tie followed the crowd onto the overpass. Closely after that, he got off the overpass and got on a steam taxi at the taxi station.
"Sir, I will rent your taxi today. Show me around the city where there are scenic spots, delicious food and fun things. Keep the change..." The moment he sat in the back seat of the taxi, Zhang Tie directly passed a gold coin to the taxi driver like a playboy.
"Hah, great, childe, you've found the right person. I've driven a taxi in this city for over 2 decades. I'm not bragging, but I'm familiar with all the streets and alleys across Datang City!"
When he saw Zhang Tie treating a gold coin like a silver coin, the taxi driver at his 40s became spirited at once. After taking the gold coin, he drove the taxi out of the railway station.
"Childe, is it your first time to come to Datang City?"
"Yes!"
The taxi driver looked at Zhang Tie from the rearview mirror with a smile, "Haha, given childe's bearing, you must be knowledgeable. There's a place in Datang City that childe has to take a look at!"
"Where's that?"
"Talents' Pavilion!" The taxi driver instantly introduced it to Zhang Tie, "Childe, don't you know the Talents' Pavilion in Datang City? In the entire Jinghe Prefecture, the entire Jiangzhou, and even other Shenzhou, numerous talented people come to Datang City every year just to have a look at the Talents' Pavilion of Datang City. Whether it's poetry, prose, or even a common policy of governance, as long as they can rank in the Talents' Pavilion for one month, they will have a chance to enter the Pavilion. If they can rank on the top of the list for one year, they will be able to meet the Third Prince and become a guest of the Third Prince's Mansion. That's a skyrocketing rise. Let me tell you, the Third Prince is the reincarnation of the stars in heaven. Without the Third Prince, there would be no Datang City today … "
Zhang Tie had not imagined that a taxi driver in Datang City could admire Xuanyuan Wuji so much …
(To be continued.)
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