Chapter 294: Entering the Capital
On 3 March, Li Ze and his entourage, escorted by Chen Bangzhao, arrived at Baqiao. It is already close to the capital of Chang'an. This is the end of the escort task of the Shence Army, and the army that escorted Li Ze and others was replaced by the Emperor Yuancong Forbidden Army from the capital.
Chen Bangzhao naturally wanted to enter Beijing, but thousands of Shence troops turned back.
Today is a good day.
On the third day of March, the Shangsi Festival, is the festival for the Tang people to go out, and it is also the best day for men and women to express their love.
For the left servant Wang Duo and the accompanying officials who came to greet Li Ze, as well as those Yuan Cong forbidden troops, this is just an ordinary thing, but for this group of earth buns from the north, including Li Ze, it can be regarded as an eye-opener. Not to mention other people, it was Li Ze, and his eyes stayed on those beauties with thousands of manners and charms for a long time.
Yeluqi's leg injury was not yet healed, but this man resolutely refused to take the car, but tied himself to the horse with a rope, and his eyes were dull at the moment, and he didn't know that saliva was dripping from the corner of his mouth.
Li Han was stunned, smirking with his mouth open, until Yan Jiu beside him stabbed him fiercely with his sharp little fingernails, and he woke up like a dream. However, he looked at Yan Jiu, and then turned his head to look at the women on the edge of the river, which annoyed Yan Jiu even more, and reached out to pinch Li Han's soft flesh under the ribs, but it was a pity that Li Han's whole person was like an iron lump, and he twisted it for a long time, and he didn't see any reaction. Yan Jiu's mouth was deflated, and he wanted to cry.
Li Mi glanced at Li Han coldly, and Li Han coughed dryly, and sat upright, his eyes looking ahead. Yan Jiu is gentle, and his biggest temper is just what he is now, but Li Yu is a madman, and he annoyed her, and he really has nothing to do with you.
The most indifferent is Chen Changping, he is older than these people, and he has a wife early, just glanced at it, and then turned his eyes to the Yuan Cong Forbidden Army on the other side of the bridge.
"The weather is new on March 3, and there are many beautiful people on the waterside of Chang'an!" Wang Duo greeted him with a big smile: "Li Shuai, you have chosen a good day to see the good scenery of Chang'an this year!" ”
Li Ze turned over and dismounted, greeted him, hugged his fists and said with a smile: "Zuo servant shoots, I haven't seen you for a few months, don't come unharmed?" ”
"It's good, it's good, it's just that you have a bad mouth when you eat, and when you come back, it's not fragrant to eat, and it's not smelling!" Wang Duo had a disgusted expression on his face: "Li Shuai, this matter, we are not finished, you can't just kill people and bury it!" ”
The relaxed expression and harmonious words swept away the fatigue of everyone's long journey, and with Wang Duo's laughter, the sense of relaxation began to spread on the Baqiao.
"It's easy!" Li Ze said with a smile: "In the future, my mother will live in Chang'an for a long time, I naturally brought a special cook over, and then Zuo Servant only needs to send someone to my house to go to school. ”
"It's so good, a gluttonous like me has been obsessed with this bite of food all my life." Wang Duo nodded with satisfaction. As a handsome party, but the young Li Ze, compared with those old guys who are either dull or scheming, he can naturally make Wang Duo more like a spring breeze.
"But the left servant can't use my chef for nothing, I also want to ask for the same thing as the left servant!"
"Just say, just say, as long as I have it, I will not be stingy."
"I want the maintenance method of the left servant." Li Zeyi stretched out his hand and said: "The left servant shoots in a good way, which is enviable!" ”
"Li Shuai is in his prime, so what do you want these Raushs to do?" Wang Duoqi said.
"Be prepared, because I'll be old too!" Li Ze said with a smile: "When I reach the age of Zuo Servant Shooting, and you have such a style, I will wake up with a smile when I fall asleep." ”
Wang Duo smiled from ear to ear, "It's easy to say, it's easy to say, but it's just some health tips, I'll copy a note for you when I go back." ”
The two of them were like old friends, holding hands and standing on the bridge, gossiping for a long time, Wang Duo suddenly remembered something, and said to Li Ze: "Look at me, I'm really confused, come on, Li Shuai, I'll introduce you, this is Xue Ping, the waiter of the Yellow Gate, a person trusted by His Majesty, and a young talent!" ”
Xue Ping, the son of Xue Song, the former Zhaoyi Jiedu envoy. At the age of twelve, he gave up the right to inherit the Zhaoyi Jiedu envoy, gave way to his uncle Xue Wei, helped the spirit to return to his hometown, guarded the spirit at the age of three, and then entered Chang'an, which has been in a hurry for more than ten years. Li Ze naturally paid attention to such a character, but he didn't expect that when they met, this person was already an important figure beside the emperor and was appointed as the squire of the Yellow Gate.
"If you have admired the name for a long time, you can only see it today." Li Ze smiled and clasped his fists and saluted: "When passing through Zhaoyi, Xue Shuai took care of it, and Li was also grateful. ”
Xue Ping returned the salute with a smile. "Li Shuai entered Beijing, the country is very lucky, and the people of my generation are all cheering!"
"It's serious, I have to ask Xue Shilang to explain it in detail when I go back, and I ask Shilang not to refuse."
"It's Xue's honor to be able to drink and have fun with a national shareholder like Li Shuai." Xue Ping agreed.
"This is Qin Zhao, the horse envoy of the Left Military Guard, the tenth grandson of the Duke of Yiguo." Wang Duo waved his hand, and a military general strode forward and bowed to Li Ze.
"Qin Zhao has seen the Great General."
"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, General Qin, please get up." Li Ze hurriedly picked up the middle-aged general in front of him, he didn't know who Qin Zhao was, but Yiguo Gong was a big name, Qin Qiong Qin Shubao, this is the founding hero of the Tang Dynasty, one of the twenty-four big names in Lingyan Pavilion, although after ten generations, the title of Yiguo Duke is no longer there, and the Qin family is also up and down, but the family background of the people is here, in Chang'an City, it is also a well-known person.
When he came to Chang'an City, Li Ze expected that he would meet many extravagant characters, but he didn't expect that he would see one today. Qin Shubao, that is a character in many romances.
"Li Shuai, you are busy with official business today, so you entrusted me to greet Li Shuai, and I hope that Li Shuai will not be held responsible, and turn back, and the leaders will set up a banquet for Li Shuai to pick up the wind and wash the dust." Wang Duo said with a smile.
"Where do you dare to do this, Li Mou entered Beijing, it should be me going to visit you, Zuo Servant, Xue Shilang, General Qin came to Baqiao in person, which has flattered Li."
Wang Duo laughed and talked to Li Ze, which always made people extremely happy.
"Li Shuai, your General's Mansion has already been prepared for you, please go to the mansion to rest today, how about a few days of rest?"
"Please also ask the left servant to shoot up Your Majesty, the smoke of gunpowder in the north is not over, the traitors are eyeing you, although Li is in Beijing, his heart is still concerned, and please summon Your Majesty as soon as possible." Li Ze arched his hand.
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say, Your Majesty can't wait to see Li Shuai to inquire about the north, but Li Shuai has traveled a long way, and there are many dangers along the way, so you have to let Li Shuai take a good rest, which is also Your Majesty's heart for your courtiers."
"Your Majesty is benevolent, Li Ze understands it." Li Ze clenched his fists, walked in the direction of Miyagi, and bowed.
For everyone who comes to Chang'an City for the first time, they will always be shocked by its grand scale, even Li Ze, standing outside ancient Chang'an, looking at the tall and majestic city wall from afar, is also excited in his heart. You must know that the city of Chang'an in front of you is 7 times larger than Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire at the same time, 6.2 times larger than the city of Baghdad built in 800 AD, and the ancient Roman city is only one-fifth of hers.
Our ancestors have created an incomparably brilliant culture, once led the trend of the world, and occupied the top of the world for a long time. But it was those incomparably dark centuries that knocked us from heaven to hell, and it was not only our pride that was knocked down, but also our self-esteem, self-confidence and faith in our ancestors, so that the road to revival was extremely difficult to walk on.
Li Zedu is like this, and his subordinates are even more unbearable. Li Mi was originally a person who ran the rivers and lakes to sell solutions, Li Hanyanjiu was an orphan, Chen Changping was a ranger, in their minds, the county seat was a huge city, and the Zhending City of Chengde Zhenzhou was the limit of their imagination.
Walking on the Suzaku Street, which is nearly two hundred steps wide, these people's eyes are always very round, and their mouths are always wide open, but fortunately, these people still maintain the most basic composure and have never embarrassed Li Ze by yelling. I turned out of the main road, Suzaku Street, and turned onto another street, which was narrower, but also about fifty or sixty paces wide. On both sides of the street, there are wide drainage ditches, and within the walls of the square, the dwellings are neatly arranged, and it is clear that there was an orderly plan at the beginning of the construction.
The palace given by the emperor to Li Ze is located in the original Duan Wangfu of Chongrenfang, the house that has been vacant for a long time has been renovated, the vermilion five rooms and three open doors are opened on the wall of the fang, the big copper nails of nine rows and seven rows are shining in the sun, the gate is left and right, a male and a female two stone lions are mighty and majestic, and two rows of eight guards of the forbidden army stand tall and concave with their chests and stomachs, and stand with swords.
With the arrival of Li Ze and his entourage, the doors of the five rooms and three openings were opened, and a group of people, led by several leaders in green clothes and hats, divided into two rows, and lined up from inside the gate to the street.
"Li Shuai, there are not many people you brought into Beijing, so Your Majesty informed Jing Zhaoyin and arranged some servants for you, these people are all requisitioned, Li Shuai can use it well, you can continue to use it, if you don't use it well, you can send it away. These guards were subordinate to General Qin's Zuowu Guard, which was used to protect the security of the mansion. Wang Duo introduced.
"I have a heart." Li Ze expressed his gratitude.
"In this way, Wang will not bother." Wang Duo, Xue Ping and others parted.
Seeing off these people, Li Ze looked up at the spectacular mansion in front of him and laughed: "In the future, this will be our home, let's go, go in and see our new home." ”