Chapter Twenty-Three: The Wind Roars, and the Horses Neigh

The blazing sunlight at noon shines directly on the outside of the Golden Luang Palace, making the Golden Luang Hall even more brilliant. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Under the Yushui Bridge, the river flows slowly, and the rare Arowana swims freely in it without a single worry.

On the Yushui Bridge, it was a different story.

The faces of each soldier were heavy and serious, and they dismounted and knelt outside the Jinluan Palace, their heavy armor draped over their bodies, and they endured the harsh sunlight, but they still did not move.

After a long time, a voice finally came from the Jinluan Palace.

Liu Xi walked out of it, changed into the clothes he usually wears when he went to court, and shouted sharply.

"Xuanhei Ride-"

Since the Tang Emperor ignored the government more than 20 years ago and the early dynasty stopped, such a voice has never appeared until today.

Liu Xi's eyes also had a faint nostalgia. He walked down the steps and picked up the leading soldier.

"A few military masters, come in with our family, Your Majesty is already waiting for you."

Then a group of people walked into the Jinluan Palace.

It didn't take long for the Ouchi guards who appeared at the palace gate again to suddenly call out a bunch of names.

Each one is so illustrious and powerful.

"Prime Minister Chen Ce asks to see Your Majesty!"

"Dean Ye Tianwolf of the Supervision Yuan begs to see Your Majesty!"

"Marshal Qiu Youqing of the Autumn Clan begs to see His Majesty"

"Lord Lin Fengyu of Lin Mansion begs to see Your Majesty!"

……

A moment later, Liu Xi walked out again.

"Xuanβ€”"

On the Yushui Bridge, a group of people walked.

Chen Ce wore the purple prime minister's robe that he had always kept in the bedroom, wore a gold and jade belt around his waist, wore a German crown on his head, and pedaled Shengshi boots on his feet. This set of costumes has also not appeared for more than 20 years.

To the right of Chen Ce is Dean Ye, who is also wearing a purple costume unique to the Supervision Yuan, with a solemn face.

On the left is an old man with gray hair, wearing a simple armor, which is inconspicuous, but on his chest is wearing a dense set of medals, which makes people dare not look directly.

Qiu Youqing, the only marshal of the ancient Tang Dynasty at present, the head of the Qiu family!

Next to him, is the representative of the family, the head of the Lin family, Lin Fengyu!

Four people, each stomp can make Chang'an shake, but now they have come to this Yushui Bridge that they used to pass every day.

They walked up the steps and walked into the Jinluan Hall with different thoughts.

The doors of the temple are closed.

Cut off from all light and sight.

The entire Chang'an City was boiling.

In the academy, Chen Guyu and Yang Li also heard the thunderous sound of horses' hooves.

Yang Li seemed to think of something and sighed slightly.

Chen Guyu didn't know what was going on, and looked up at Yang Li.

"That's the black horseman, the black horse from the front."

"Chang'an is so far away from the front line, do you know how those generals and soldiers rushed over in a very short time?"

Chen Guyu shook his head, he had actually thought about this question, but he couldn't figure it out.

"It's the Swift Horse, a very amazing breed of horse. Extremely tall, nearly half taller than ordinary horses, fast running, sufficient stamina, can run tens of thousands of miles a day. It is precisely with this magical war horse that the information exchange and manpower exchange between Chang'an and the front line have been realized. ”

"This ...... How is this possible? How could such a horse exist on the mainland? ”

Chen Guyu shook his head in disbelief.

"I didn't believe it at first, but that's what it is. This kind of horse, which is specialized in the ancient Tang Dynasty, did not have it in the Tang Dynasty, and its combat effectiveness is not strong, but it runs quickly, so it is called a fast horse. ”

"Then how come I've never heard of it?"

"Because it's a secret of the military department. This way of breeding horses is only in the hands of the military department, and it is impossible for private individuals to own it. At the same time, this kind of horse can only be used in war, so ordinary people do not know that our country has such a magical horse breed. A breath of miles, a peerless thing. ”

Chen Guyu was speechless. It is another earth-shattering secret, which is only in the hands of those high-level people, and ordinary people can't touch it at all, and the more they come into contact, the more they feel the depth of the ancient Tang Dynasty.

"So, is there really something wrong at the front?"

Yang Li nodded.

"It should be. The black cavalry was a soldier personally led by the ancestor Tang Huang at that time, and it surpassed the ordinary army in all aspects. Now that I have rushed back from the front line in person, I am afraid that something terrible has really happened. ”

Chen Guyu and Yang Li glanced at each other, and they both saw worry in each other's eyes.

This prosperous ancient Tang Dynasty is like a picturesque Chang'an, who would be willing to let her be persecuted by war!

In Chang'an City, there are voices of people talking everywhere.

The business is gone, and the restaurant is not open. On the street, a bunch of people gathered around to talk about the deafening sound of horses' hooves just now, and in the restaurant that is usually the most popular at noon, there are not many people thinking about eating, and the second shopkeeper has participated in the discussion.

This is the most simple concern of the people of Chang'an, who care about this empire and this family.

"I guess it may be the guards in King Liang's mansion, ready to attack our Chen Xiang. What arrogance! "As a citizen of Chang'an, I will always have an inexplicable closeness to this prime minister who has been living in Chang'an.

"You are stupid, do you dare to be so arrogant? That's a storm at the city gate, and your majesty will be alarmed! ”

"Go, then you say, what's going on?"

"I guess, it's very likely that they're from the front line, maybe something big will happen to the front line."

"Fart!"

"Stinky crow's mouth, everyone beat him!"

Countless chaotic sounds resounded through the streets and alleys, mixed with all kinds of fists and feet, scolding mothers, and begging for mercy. Although for the common people, they will always be the last to know the truth, but it does not prevent them from loving this empire. Even if it is speculation, they are not allowed to say bad things, they believe that Gu Tang is invincible, and no one can defeat it!

It wasn't until dusk gradually fell that everyone slowly dispersed, and life had to go on, and it was good to be able to spend such a long time and scold my mother for nonsense. But tomorrow we still have to go back to the way we were and run for life. Just, what's going on? They didn't want to say it, but there was a faint worry in everyone's hearts.

If it is good news, then the government has already come out to publicize it.

On the street, calm slowly returned. Except for some restaurants, brothels and other entertainment venues that are still preparing for the next nightlife, other places are quiet.

This is the world beyond the four realms. And in the four roads, even in the evening when the winter darkens early, it is still brightly lit.

Illuminated lanterns were hung high in each mansion and oil lamps lit all night long.

At this time, the palace is even more splendid, like daylight.

It's just that the palace that used to be silent is now full of people, one by one.

Countless Ouchi guards patrolled between the palaces in full gear, and from time to time, eunuchs and palace maids hurriedly walked by with lanterns, and there were already many people waiting outside the Jinluan Palace.

The six Shangshu are all over half a hundred years old, and the white hair quietly climbed up to the ends of the hair, and now they are shivering in the cold wind of the winter night, but they refuse to leave.

Cui Lu Li Zheng Wang, the head of the five families should have been lying comfortably in the mansion at this time, holding a gentle concubine in his arms, enjoying the life of drunkenness. But now he is nervously looking in the direction of the Jinluan Palace, and his mood is inexplicable.

There are also the vice presidents of the academy, the four elders, the subordinate departments of the Military Supervision Yuan, and many others.

Because they found that after the four people entered the Jinluan Hall during the day, they never came out again.

In other words, Emperor Tang had been discussing with them in the Jinluan Hall for nearly four or five hours.

Jinluan Palace, the most luxurious and majestic palace in the imperial palace, is towering and magnificent. It is laid with exquisite yellow colored glazed tiles, and carved out of all kinds of rare beasts, noble immortals. In the center, there is a domineering and awe-inspiring five-clawed golden dragon carved out of red gold, hovering in the air, making it look like a king in the world.

This is the most honorable place and the most authoritative symbol of imperial power.

Now, the Tang Emperor and several ministers are discussing in it, which has actually sent a very serious signal.

Because of the symbolic meaning of the Jinluan Palace, it is usually only used at the new emperor's enthronement and the great court meeting once a month. It stands to reason that the ministers' deliberations are usually carried out in the upper study or the Qiankun Palace. Although the current Tang Emperor has ignored the government for more than 20 years, this rule will obviously not be abandoned.

Therefore, something really happened to the Great Ground, and it may even be related to the foundation of the ancient Tang Dynasty, and no one dares to slack off at this time.

I don't know how long it took, but several Shangshu family masters had already turned blue from the cold, and when they were about to be unable to support it, the door of the Jinluan Hall was finally pushed open.

Endless light came out of it, illuminating the land connected to the Yushui Bridge, and the faces of each minister were clearly illuminated.

The four people walked out, their faces solemn one by one, so that the ministers who greeted them swallowed all the words they wanted to ask, and did not dare to say more.

Liu Xi followed the four of them out, looked at the dense ministers standing at the foot of the steps, and shouted sharply.

"Your Majesty's Message--"

Everyone knelt down in unison, their heads buried deeply, not daring to make any other movements.

"Tomorrow, be on time and morning! Zhong Aiqing retreated first. ”

"What, did I hear it wrong, old guy Wang, did you hear that?"

"Haha, God open your eyes, is Your Majesty finally going to the early court?"

Several old ministers were so excited that they burst into tears.

But more ministers are worried. After the incident in the morning, His Majesty suddenly proposed to go to the morning court, which is not good news, it can only be that there are some big things that His Majesty has to come out to deal with.

"Silence!"

Chen Ce, who was standing in the crowd, glanced at it and shouted. Then he slowly left with a group of ministers from the six ministries.

Gradually, the ministers all retreated, Qiu Youqing, Lin Fengyu, and Dean Ye looked at each other, didn't say anything, and turned around and walked away. Calm returned to the outside of the Golden Luang Palace. The doors of the temple closed slightly, and darkness reigned over the place.

Emperor Tang stood quietly in the Jinluan Palace, listening to the shouts of several ministers crying with joy just now, and looking at the figures that were gradually moving away, with expressionless faces.

Behind them, the black-ridden soldiers stood respectfully, looking at the bewitching young man in front of them with admiration.

Every generation of Tang Emperors was an excellent military strategist.

These are the words of Marshal Wudao who remained in the army in the autumn of that year. And this sentence has never been missed.

It's late at night.

I don't know if it was the cold wind from the western front that was howling and blowing towards the entire Chang'an, and in the stable of the palace, Xun Ma suddenly raised his head and let out a long neighing sound.

The wind is howling, the horses are barking, and war is about to break out.