The long-lost Chang'an finally appeared in front of him, although it was so hazy that he could only see the general outline, it was enough to make Li Tianqi excited. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

He and his eldest grandson Bozhong rushed to the road in the light and in the dark, and after several days, they arrived at the imperial capital of the Tang Dynasty at night today.

Due to the tight battle front, and Di Bao had also reported to the imperial court that there had been Nanzhao soldiers near Xiangyang, and that cities within a thousand miles of the imperial capital, including the imperial capital, would close their gates at night, which had not been encountered for many years.

The number of sergeants defending the city has also more than doubled, and the last people to enter and leave are being strictly checked.

The eldest grandson Bozhong showed a waist card to the gatekeeper, and the doorkeeper hurriedly bowed down and politely let him and Li Tianqi into the city gate.

When the two entered the city, Li Tianqi found that the liveliness inside was not affected by the war, and the crowds were full of voices and gongs and drums.

The eldest grandson Bozhong did not directly take Li Tianqi into the palace, but arranged him in the Gaosheng Inn, saying that he would first go to ask the emperor for instructions, and then secretly bring him into the palace and let him wait here.

After that, the eldest grandson Bozhong hurried into the palace without even eating. Li Tianqi was hungry, so he went downstairs to find food. In just a while, the hall of this inn was almost full, and merchants and literati abounded.

Since he was only alone, it was difficult to arrange a seat, so the shopkeeper finally found a small table in a corner that was just right for the two of them to eat and drink, and arranged it for him.

Li Tianqi didn't mind, and after sitting down, he ordered some back pot meat, peanuts and some rice.

"Five Leaders!"

"Eight horses!"

"Six-six!"

A few feet away from him, a table of people began to guess, and those people looked like ruffians and hooligans, which made some diners at the neighboring tables inevitably show disdain.

Some diners eat meat and vegetables on their own, and although the food looks a little indecent, they don't make a lot of noise.

At this time, Li Tianqi found that there were several tables of diners around him who did not use chopsticks to eat, but directly used their hands, which was a bit fresh, and he couldn't help but take a few more glances at these people.

Those people were of medium stature, and if they looked a little thin and dark-skinned compared to the people of the Central Plains, their hands were rather rough when they ate pilaf, and they were calloused, and they seemed to be people who often carried heavy objects.

There were about twenty of them, sitting at four tables, eating without saying a word, and many of them had several dustpans at their feet, which they should have brought for sale.

It seemed that Li Tianqi was looking at them, and one of them, a man dressed in gray cloth and a little Sven, asked in Chinese, which was not very proficient: "Friend, is there something wrong?" ”

Li Tianqi smiled awkwardly and turned his head away.

Since Chang'an is the largest and most prosperous city in the Tang Dynasty, there have always been people of different races in Fanbang, so it is not surprising to encounter them here.

"Whew!" A thin figure stumbled over, "Bang! "I knocked over a few of the dustpans, and several bright swords and spear heads fell out of them.

"You're a cheater, aren't you?" A man with a broad body and a round waist chased after him and lifted the thin man's collar.

"Let go!" The thin man tried his best to break free of his hand, but he couldn't, so he had to shout: "You are cheating, don't drink if you're afraid!" ”

"Ge Laozi, drink it!" The strong man lifted the thin man with one hand.

It turned out to be the gang of land hooligans who guessed the boxing and drinking order.

The merchant sitting next to the dustpan hurriedly cleaned up, and the man who was just a man accompanied by a smile said aloud to the diners who found the weapons: "These are the weapons that the Tang army uses, don't make a loud noise, I invited you to the wine and dinner here today!" ”

"Good!"

"Generous!"

"Cool!"

The diners cheered.

Will there still be businessmen in Chang'an City who dare to sell weapons privately? Although Li Tianqi did not know the law of doing business, he speculated that in this extraordinary period, it was impossible for merchants to allow merchants to sell weapons in Chang'an City, so he couldn't help but look at those people a few more times.

He recalled that the weapons and spearheads of Fang Cai were quite similar to the weapons of the Nanzhao soldiers he had seen, and he couldn't help but be a little puzzled.

At this time, Sven Hanzi had hurriedly returned from the shopkeeper's checkout, and hurriedly glanced at his accomplices, and the twenty or so people quickly stood up, picked up the dustpan, picked up the backpack, and walked out of the inn one after another.

Li Tianqi was about to go out with him to take a look, but he was stopped by the shopkeeper, and it turned out that his meal had arrived.

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "This master, you are still in a hurry to leave if you have free meals." It's freshly baked, so you can enjoy it hot, but if it's cold, it tastes much worse. ”

Li Tianqi was also really hungry, and was dragged by the shopkeeper like this, and when he went out at this time, it was difficult for those people to see the reason in the endless crowd, so he had to give up and sit down and eat slowly.

After dinner, Li Tianqi couldn't help but go back to the house, and waited for the right to wait, but he still didn't see the figure of the eldest grandson, and couldn't help but be a little anxious.

At this moment, I finally heard the sound of sprinting up the corridor.

Sure enough, it was the eldest grandson Bozhong who came up.

He also had two sets of guard's costumes in his hands.

Li Tianqi couldn't help asking, "Are we going to wear this costume when we go in tonight?" ”

The eldest grandson Bozhong said: "Of course, it is not only conducive to avoiding people's eyes and ears, but also can enter the palace openly." But we have to bathe and change clothes first, isn't this saint child's play, you and I should be more solemn. There are a lot of etiquette in the palace, you just need to learn from me. ”

"Good. Got it. Brother Bozhong, have you eaten? ”

"I don't care about what else to eat. The matter of the Son of Heaven is the top priority, and my five visceral temples will be the top first. With that, he went back to his room.

According to the arrangement of the eldest grandson, the shopkeeper made hot water for each of them.

After a while, Li Tianqi and the eldest grandson Bozhong bathed and changed their clothes, and their faces were completely new.

Li Tianqi's face is like a crown of jade, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and he is burly, and he has a lot of majesty in the clothes of a guard. And the eldest grandson Bozhong's eyebrows are elegant, and he also has his own style, which is completely different from the style of the master of the Black Fish Hall.

Both looked at each other in surprise and smiled.

Li Tianqi never dreamed that he would be lucky enough to meet the good friend of Changsun Bozhong by mistake. And he is exactly the person next to the emperor.

The eldest grandson Bozhong also did not expect that Li Tianqi, who was born from the grassroots, would be valued by the current saint many years later, although he was a little apprehensive in his heart, but he was also excited to complete the task assigned by the holy lord.

The two walked side by side to the palace gate, Li Tianqi had experience in entering the palace before, and he didn't feel nervous, and when he saw the eldest grandson Bozhong take out the waist card he carried with him, he also followed suit.

The palace gate guards let the two of them in after checking that the waist card was correct.

The eldest grandson Bozhong was very familiar with the layout of the palace, although it was criss-crossed and the aisles were complicated, but under his leadership, Li Tianqi passed through the Vermilion Bird Gate, and soon came to the Chengtian Gate.

The night was hazy, and from time to time guards patrolling with lanterns appeared in front of them.

The eldest grandson Bozhong led Li Tianqi to a magnificent building with carved beams and paintings, and three big characters were written on the plaque: Hongwen Hall

"Is the emperor here?" Li Tianqi began to get excited, since the last time he said goodbye to the emperor on Wudang Mountain, he has not seen the Son of Heaven who rules the Tang Dynasty for many years, I don't know if he still recognizes himself?

"It'll be here tonight." The eldest grandson Bozhong pointed to the Hongwen Pavilion and said: "Brother Tianqi, I will go first to announce later, you listen to the announcement here, and then go in." ”

"Okay." Li Tianqi said.

The eldest grandson Bozhong hurriedly stepped forward, and the guards guarding the Hongwen Pavilion stopped him, and after searching for the unarmed, he motioned for instructions.

"Amber Bo Zhong respectfully invites St. Ann!"

The eldest grandson Bozhong did not use his real name, so he must have a special identity.

The eunuch's shrill voice came from inside, "Xuan Amber Bo Zhong has come to see you!" ”

The eldest grandson Bozhong quickly got up and walked in quickly......

Li Tianqi waited outside for a while, and then saw him hurriedly walk out from inside.

"How?" Li Tianqi asked urgently.

The eldest grandson Bozhong said: "Don't worry, the emperor is inside, ...... later"

"Xuan Tianqi Li Jin!" It was the voice of the eunuch shouting again.

Apocalypse Lee? Li Tianqi couldn't help but be stunned.

The eldest grandson Bozhong had already come to his side at this time and said, "It must have been specially ordered by the emperor to hide people's eyes and ears." Xuan you, this time you can only see the emperor alone, everything must pay attention to etiquette. I'm waiting outside. ”

Li Tianqi nodded, remembering that he was a prisoner, so naturally he couldn't meet the Son of Heaven in public, and couldn't help but secretly admire Emperor Tang's wisdom.

He straightened the clothes on his body, and walked quickly to the door of the Hongwen Pavilion, and the guards stepped forward to search his body as usual, and after finding no sharp weapons, he stood aside and got out of the way.

Li Tianqi took a deep breath, calmed his excitement, and stepped into the door.

An old eunuch looked him up and down for a while, and said softly: "Is it Apocalypse Li?" ”

"Exactly." Li Tianqi said.

The old eunuch said, "The emperor is in the middle, let's go." With that, he slowly moved forward to lead the way.

The gold-trimmed red carpet stretched towards an arch, and the two came to the arch after a while, Li Tianqi only felt a burst of cool air gushing out from inside, which made people feel very comfortable in this slightly hot weather.

The old eunuch stood at the archway and said inside, "Your Majesty, the Apocalypse Li has arrived. ”

"Let him in. Wait outside the gate, and no one shall enter without a decree. A calm voice came from inside. Li Tianqi heard that this was the emperor's voice many years ago.

"Yes!" The old eunuch replied to the inside, then stretched his hand in, and said to Li Tianqi: "Please." ”

Li Tianqi straightened his clothes again, straightened up and walked inside.

I saw that the inside was quite wide, with sandalwood as beams, fragrant and fragrant, and the crystal wall lamps illuminated the inside. Countless volumes are arranged on the wall cabinet, like a huge library of books.

Li Tianqi once thought that there were enough books in the library of Wudang Mountain Heavenly Master Dao, but compared to this place, it was still much smaller.

Li Shimin, who was in a dragon robe, was sitting in front of a row of desks, looking up at him with a look of surprise on his face.

"Grass people Li Tianqi see my emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live." After that, bow to Li Shimin.

"Excuse me, excuse me, please get up." Li Shimin immediately got up and said repeatedly: "Let me take a good look." Are you really the Li Tianqi of the Heavenly Master's Dao? ”