Chapter 42: Leaving Beijing

The carriage of the Lu family was parked on the east side of the road inside the Desheng Gate, and Lu Qingrong looked out through the car window, and could only see the scene inside the city.

At this time, the road from the city gate to the south has been guarded by soldiers, and it is forbidden to pass.

The gate of Desheng Gate was wide open, and no one entered or exited for the time being.

Lu Qingrong heard the sound of gongs and drums from the other side of the city wall, and the sound of "dong dong" was beating very rhythmically, which couldn't help but make her a little curious about what the scene was like outside the city.

This time, Lu Qingrong was not with Yin Pingru, but sat in a carriage with Lu Chengjie, Lu Fangyu and Lu Qianyu.

Lu Qianyu also came over at this time, and looked around the window with her.

Lu Fangyu, on the other hand, was much calmer, although she felt novel in her heart, she just looked out through the curtains that had been lifted by them.

Lu Chengjie, who had been sitting in the middle, saw that the three of them were so curious, and slowly spoke: "It should be General Zhenbei who has returned to Beijing in triumph." ”

When Lu Qingrong and the others heard this, they immediately withdrew their gazes, and they all looked at Lu Chengjie and waited for him to continue.

"I heard the second uncle talk with my grandmother, saying that General Zhenbei defeated the Fanmeng people, and the number of prisoners was nearly 10,000, and even the general of Fanmeng was captured alive, and he will return to Beijing in these days to present prisoners to the emperor."

I see.

Lu Qingrong had heard Lu Yiduo talk about this Zhenbei general Jiang Yuanzhao before, so he quickly understood.

Lu Fangyu asked a little puzzled: "How did the second uncle know so clearly?" ”

"The sacrifice of prisoners is arranged at the noon gate of the palace, but there is also a welcoming ceremony outside the city gate, and it is said that many officials from the capital will attend!" Lu Chengjie looked like a little adult, and continued: "This ceremony of offering prisoners and welcoming them was arranged by the Second Uncle's Rite Department. ”

"Why didn't the second uncle come?" Lu Fangyu then asked.

Lu Chengjie was stunned for a moment, he didn't know much about this.

In fact, the reason is very simple, the number of places is limited, and Lu Yizhong's rank is not enough to participate in this kind of most showy activity in the Ministry of Rites.

Lu Qingrong was listening to Lu Chengjie and Lu Fangyu talking word by word, when the sound of gongs and drums outside the city suddenly changed.

The rhythmic beat of the drum is now sometimes low and sometimes high-pitched, and at the same time, there are various horns added, the melody is distinct, the momentum is magnificent, and the sound is tactful and high, which makes people feel suddenly refreshed.

When Lu Qingrong heard it at this time, he couldn't help but feel a little excited and enthusiastic.

After the music was played, after about a stick of incense, soldiers and horses began to enter the city one after another.

At the front were soldiers armed with spears, marching in four groups and side by side.

He was followed by Jiang Yuanzhao, the general of Zhenbei, who was riding on the sweaty and bloody horse with his head and tail high, with a golden crown on his head, and wearing a red eagle shoulder armor and yellow armor robe.

I saw Jiang Yuanzhao's posture like a pine, sitting firmly on the horse, and the feeling of grandeur was very strong.

As soon as he got closer, Lu Qingrong suddenly discovered that his appearance did not have the imaginary sword eyebrows and starry eyes and scorching cold, but was extremely feminine and handsome, and his eyebrows were like ink paintings and his eyes were like stars, which was very similar to Mrs. Jiang.

Especially when Jiang Yuanzhao's gaze inadvertently swept over both sides, and the moment when Lu Qingrong's gaze was opposite, even his expression was extremely similar......

Jiang Yuanzhao's gaze did not stop here, but gradually moved away with his moving figure.

Behind him were hundreds of Zhenbei Iron Horsemen in armor and riding high-headed war horses, either armed with war spears or carrying feathered arrows.

A soldier at the front was holding a handsome flag, with black letters on a red background, which was a big "ginger".

The invincible Zhenbei Iron Cavalry has another well-known name, that is, "Jiang Jiajun".

This situation was not common in the Great Qi Dynasty.

In order to prevent generals from specializing, Daqi has always paid attention to the use of literature to control the military, most of them are in command during wartime, and return to the dynasty without armor, and few generals can lead the same army for a long time, and the Jiang family is an exception.

The Jiang family has guarded Mobei for the imperial court for generations, and as long as the Jiang family army is there, the Fanmeng people will always have only one way to lose. When the auxiliary king was in power, he tried to send his cronies to Mobei to take over the defense, but he was repeatedly defeated and lost several cities. After the emperor took power, he once again activated the Jiang family army led by Jiang Yuanzhao, so that those cities were lost and recovered.

Now there are as many as 80,000 people in Zhenbei under Jiang Yuanzhao, and more than 20,000 people have returned to the dynasty with him this time.

However, the capital could not enter the army and horses at will, and the 20,000 people he brought were stationed in Xishan and Fengtai respectively, and only a few hundred people followed him into the city through Deshengmen.

These hundreds of people quickly passed in front of Lu Qingrong's eyes.

Lu Qingrong also saw that at the back of the team, there were several heavily guarded prisoner carts, most of which looked like a dozen or so people, all of them were unkempt and ragged.

There was only one person in the front of the prison cart. This man had a full beard and his hair had fallen down, and he could not see his face clearly, but he could only vaguely see his fierce eyes, glaring angrily at the people watching the excitement on both sides.

This should be the general of Fanmeng, right? Lu Qingrong thought to himself.

At this time, when Lu Qianyu saw this formation, she quickly retracted her head in fright, and leaned towards Lu Fangyu, not daring to look out again.

When the last prisoner's cart passed by them, and as they walked away, the street was quiet again.

At this time, Lu Qingrong realized that when the soldiers passed by, Lu Yiduo had already gotten out of the car, and stood there with a solemn face until the team disappeared out of sight, and then returned to the car.

Although Lu Yiduo had no contact with the Jiang family, he admired Jiang Yuanzhao's exploits in guarding Mobei, recapturing the city, and saving the people from fire and water.

He had heard that Jiang Yuanzhao was seriously wounded on the Mobei battlefield this time, but he was still in charge of the Chinese army, strategizing his deeds. I just saw him, and seeing that he had recovered his heroic posture, I thought that his injuries were no longer serious......

The march of General Zhenbei had already passed, and the earth-shattering triumphal music had stopped, but the soldiers guarding both sides of the road still had no intention of letting go.

Lu Qingrong was wondering, and saw a sudden influx of people outside the city, there were four people Xiaojiao, there was a black paint flat-headed carriage, and there were also people on foot in the middle, it was the Beijing official who had just greeted General Zhenbei outside the city.

When these people gradually dispersed, the soldiers on both sides withdrew, and the road was restored.

Among the officials who walked just now, Lu Qingrong saw a familiar face again.

Dressed in an official uniform, he followed He Kai, who bowed his head next to Shangfeng.

Lu Qingrong didn't take a closer look, but directly put down the curtain and sat in the car like Lu Fangyu.

Therefore, she didn't see the moment the curtain fell, He Kai looked back.

Seeing the logo of the Lu family on the carriage, the love revealed in He Kai's eyes couldn't tell whether it was stunned or lost......

At this time, Lu Qingrong didn't have any hatred for him, he just didn't feel it, and he didn't want to let this kind of person enter his sight again.

As the carriage started again, the distance between Lu Qingrong and He Kai became farther and farther away......

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