Chapter 176: The First Meeting Between His Majesty Li Er and Wu Cao
The Jieli Khan and the Tuli Khan would never have imagined that such a drastic change would take place just one year later.
More than a year ago, the two led the Turkic army to Chang'an.
His Majesty Li Er, who had to be forced to kill a white horse on the bank of the Weishui River, swore an oath that there was an alliance of Weishui.
Now that time has passed, the two once high-spirited khans are curled up in an iron cage, looking at each other deeply, and they don't know where to start with a thousand words.
The same is to go to Chang'an, last time it was a conqueror on a war horse, this time it was a defeated person in an iron cage, and the role gap was so big that it was really difficult for the two khans to accept such an arrangement for a while.
Just when the two khans were still sad about this reversed role switch, an accident happened.
As the escort army passed through the Biansai residential area, a large number of civilians swarmed with shovels or sticks or tiles, and even the dishes and chopsticks at home were taken out as weapons.
"General, your great kindness and great virtue, the old and decayed representative of the people of Biansai will always remember. But these two devils can't let them pass through here alive, how many cattle and sheep have been plundered over the years, how many women have been scourged, all of them are the heinous crimes of these beasts who are inferior to beasts, please let us swallow these two devils alive, otherwise it will not be enough for the people to be angry·····"
A gray-haired old man knelt in front of Cheng Yanjin and Wei Chi Jingde, and cried with tears streaming down his face.
The people behind him also fell to their knees and shouted loudly.
"Please kill these two people and avenge the people of the border fortress·····"
Cheng Yanjin and Wei Chi Jingde hurriedly dismounted, and the two worked together to help the old man up.
"Uncle, we understand the feelings of you and the people very well. But now these two dog mongrels were personally asked by His Majesty to be escorted back to Chang'an, and His Majesty said that he would hang these two old dogs on the city gate tower, and accept the pain of cutting by the people of Chang'an one by one, so that they could taste the taste of being bullied, and His Majesty said that they must not be allowed to lose their dogs' lives in this way······
Cheng Biting Jin opened his three-inch incorruptible tongue and persuaded the old man.
"General, did Your Majesty really say that?"
The old man said excitedly, what they were most worried about was that after these two beasts were escorted back to Chang'an, they would be released back to the grassland by the imperial court again, so there was no doubt that they would take revenge on the people in the border area more cruelly, and they would undoubtedly suffer the most in the end.
"Of course it's true, how could General Ben deceive the old man about this."
Cheng Yanjin patted his chest and said loudly in reassurance.
"General, please allow Lao Yu to follow the army to Chang'an, and Lao Yu will personally cut off two pieces of meat on these two beasts to pay tribute to my dead children·····"
After the old man finished speaking, he began to cry bitterly on the spot.
The people behind him were in tears, and even many of the soldiers behind Cheng Yanjin were wet.
"You two dog mongrels, look at how fucking you are hated, what is inferior to beasts, you will be spurned after all·····"
Cheng bit the gold and scolded viciously.
"Uncle, I promise to agree to your request, you and I will go back to Chang'an, and I promise to let you see this beast die in front of you in person, and avenge your dead relatives."
Cheng Yanjin said excitedly to the old man.
"Thank you, the general, the general's kindness is like a mountain, please be worshiped by the old man·····"
After speaking, the old man was about to kneel down again, but was stopped by Cheng Yanjin and Wei Chi Jingde in time.
It turned out that the old man was the village leader of Hutou Village here, surnamed Zhang Minglin, who had been farming and hunting for generations.
Zhang Lin has three sons, named Zhang An, Zhang Zhu, and Zhang Peng, and the family works hard every day to live a plain and happy life.
The tragedy happened on the day of Zhang An's wedding, and Zhang Zhu and Zhang Peng followed their eldest brother Zhang An to meet their sister-in-law.
Along the way, the team blew and played, so lively.
Seeing that he had crossed the hillside and arrived at Hutou Village, Zhang An felt sweeter than honey in his heart, the bride was a well-known beauty in ten miles and eight towns, if it weren't for Zhang An's not only handsome but also powerful, it would not have been Zhang An's turn to hold the beauty.
Suddenly, a group of horsemen came on horseback, kicking up puffs of dust on the road.
"The Turks are coming······· I don't know who shouted, and the trumpeters of the team immediately fled in all directions.
More than a dozen war horses surrounded the bride's sedan chair, and the sedan chair bearers had already run away without a trace, hiding in the mountains and forests.
Only the three Zhang An brothers and the bride in the sedan chair were left at the scene.
As a result, more than a dozen brutes did the things that were not tolerated that day in front of the three Zhang An brothers.
Of course, it was impossible for the three Zhang An brothers to watch the bride being humiliated, so they all fell under the Turkic saber one after another······
"Turkic brutes of dog days······ It's really infuriating. ”
When Cheng Yanjin heard Zhang Lin's complaint, he was angry and gritted his teeth, eager to eat his flesh and drink his blood, otherwise it would be difficult to understand the hatred in his heart.
So Zhang Lin was allowed to return to Chang'an with the army, and along the way, he gave preferential treatment to this poor old man. Zhang Lin was deeply moved, and he never thought that the legendary demon king Cheng Biting Jin would have such a warm side.
"Guanyin, the army of Zhijie and General Wei Chi is about to return to Chang'an City, Shubao and Lao Niu temporarily stay in the grassland to preside over the overall situation, I think about seeing Jieli Khan and Tuli Khan embarrassed, I am excited and sleepless all night."
In the Lizheng Palace, His Majesty Li Er held the hand of Empress Changsun and said with a happy smile.
"Erlang, don't say that you can't sleep all night, the concubines are also happy for Erlang, now Jieli and Tuli have been escorted back to Chang'an, and tens of millions of people in my Datang are looking forward to it, and Chang'an City will be a sea of joy at that time. The whole world is full of Erlang's great achievements. ”
Empress Eldest Sun replied with a smile.
"Haha, at that time, Chang'an City will definitely be a situation of thousands of empty alleys, and tomorrow morning I will discuss with the ministers about going out of the city to meet the triumphant soldiers. I didn't go to court for three days, and I always felt like something was missing. I don't know what the ministers are doing at home? ”
His Majesty Li Er said with emotion.
"Erlang, why don't you take advantage of today's nothing, let's go to the academy to see Changle and Chengqian, right? The concubines have dreamed of our Changle and Chengqian in their dreams these days. ”
Empress Eldest Sun said with red circles in her eyes.
"Okay, I'll break the rules of Nanshan Academy for Guanyin, and to be honest, I miss them very much. I can see Changle's cheering voice in a trance when I sit here, she shouts to my father, the queen mother, and then rushes into Dao Zhen's arms. I feel uncomfortably tight just thinking about it·····"
His Majesty Li Er also had red circles in his eyes as he spoke, in fact, every parent has lived for their children all their lives, and the emperor's family is just a lot more helpless of the emperor's family.
"Manager Yang, prepare a carriage for me and the queen, and I and the queen are going to Nanshan Academy."
"Your Majesty, the old slave will go and prepare immediately."
Manager Yang immediately replied respectfully.
"Teacher, do you feel that Changle's skiing skills have been improving more and more recently?"
Princess Changle danced quickly on the snow, followed by the elf-like Wu Cao.
"Yes, the teacher feels that Changle's recent progress is very great, which is the result of Changle's hard work in class."
Tao Ran responded with a smile.
"The teacher is eccentric, why don't you praise Hua Gu? Hua Gu is also practicing hard every day, skiing skills. ”
Wu Cao pouted unhappily and said.
"Okay, Aunt Hua is also very good, the teacher dares to be partial, isn't it Princess Changle?"
"Yes, Aunt Hua is really great, the teacher often praises Aunt Hua in front of Changle."
Princess Changle said knowingly.
"Your Highness Princess, are you telling the truth?"
Wu Cao, who was skiing behind Changle, asked with a very serious expression.
"Of course it's true, Princess Ben has never deceived anyone."
Changle turned his head and said to Wu Cao with a smile, and then he used his feet to exert force, and his body quickly accelerated the speed of sliding with the support of the stick, looking like a flying fairy from a distance.
"Erlang, why does the concubine feel that flying girl is so similar to our Changle?" In the carriage, Empress Changsun opened the window and saw Changle dancing, and spoke.
"It's a bit far away, but I also feel like Changle, but who is that little girl who is a head shorter than Chang'an?"
His Majesty Li Er said suspiciously.
"Erlang doesn't know, and the concubine doesn't know even more, I haven't heard that there is such a little girl in this class of students? Wait until you ask Chang'anhou. ”
Empress Changsun was surrounded by the joy of meeting the crown prince and Princess Changle at this time, maybe this is the greatness of all mothers in the world, in the eyes of mothers, their children are always the best and the most worthy of love.
Tao Ran and the other three did not notice the arrival of His Majesty Li Er and Empress Changsun.
The main thing is that Tao Ran has been facing away from the avenue, his eyes are fixed on the two elves in the slide, while Changle and Wu Cao have been focusing on how to slide faster and more rhythmically.
It wasn't until His Majesty Li Er and Empress Changsun walked more than ten meters behind Tao Ran that Tao Ran heard the sound of the snow creaking and turned his head.
"Minister, Tao Ran, Dean of Chang'an Hou Nanshan College, participate in Your Majesty, see the Queen Mother."
Tao Ran respectfully bowed to the courtesy, he never thought that the sudden visit of these two great gods today really caught him by surprise.
"Chang'an Hou is exempt, I and the Empress have been missing Changle and Chengqian very much recently, come and take a look, you haven't broken the rules of the academy, right?"
His Majesty Li Er asked seriously.
Tao Ran had 10,000 horses whistling past in his heart, and he had to say it. "No, no, Your Majesty and the Queen Mother miss the prince and princess, it's really human nature, and they haven't broken the rules of the academy."
"Father, mother, ·····"
Changle finally saw the two people standing beside the teacher, who were his father and mother, so he stepped up his skiing efforts and flew to the front of His Majesty Li Er and Empress Changsun.
Without any pause, he threw himself into the arms of His Majesty Li Er.
"Father, Changle misses you so much·····" A few simple words made His Majesty Li Er, a generation of emperors, almost wet his eyes with tears.
"Do you just want your father to be successful?"
Empress Eldest Sun said with red eyes and a choked mouth.
"Queen Mother······ Changle broke free from the arms of His Majesty Li Er and threw himself into the arms of Empress Changsun.
"Queen Mother, Changle can always dream of his father and mother when he dreams at night, how can you say that Changle doesn't want you."
Princess Changle's words instantly made Empress Changsun burst into tears.
"The queen mother always dreams of Changle ······"
Empress Changsun patted Changle on the back and said, once the thoughts accumulated for many days are vented, the tears will be out of control like a flood.
Tao Ran looked at the warm side of this rare emperor's house, and turned around silently.
At this time, Wu Cao was flashing a pair of bright and beautiful Danfeng eyes, staring at His Majesty Li Er in front of him and the eldest grandson queen who was holding Princess Changle in her arms.
"Courtier Wu Cao, see Your Majesty, see Queen Mother's ·····" Of course, Wu Cao knew that His Majesty and the Empress would definitely not be able to use their own names.
A childish voice sounded in the ears of His Majesty Li Er and Empress Eldest Sun.
His Majesty Li Er and Empress Changsun couldn't help but turn their heads together, and the sight was a little girl carved like pink and jade, a pair of bright and beautiful Danfeng eyes hung on the little girl's cheeks, which was even more eye-catching.
"Your name is Wu Cao, and you claim to be a courtier, who are you the Governor of Lizhou?"
His Majesty Li Er looked at the little girl in front of him and asked.
"Back to Your Majesty, the courtier's daughter is the daughter of my father, and she has just come to Chang'an from Lizhou for less than a month."
Wu Cao replied truthfully.
Empress Eldest Sun was shocked by the little girl in front of her at a glance, she knew etiquette so well at a young age, knew how to advance and retreat, and when she grew up, she would be able to pay it back?
"I see you're only five or six years old, but you're here to study at Nanshan Academy?"
Empress Changsun opened her mouth to ask, and at the same time secretly thought to herself, Qingque wanted to transfer to the class but was rejected by Chang'an Hou Wanyan, could it be that this little girl couldn't be transferred to the school?
"Back to the queen's mother, the courtiers did come to the college on the orders of their father, but they missed the registration time, the college is not allowed to transfer to the college, and the courtiers are currently studying with the teacher and cannot enter the school."
Wu Cao replied truthfully, and also let a big stone in Tao Ran's heart fall to the ground, and at the same time, he breathed a sigh of relief.
He clearly remembered that he had politely rejected the admission request of His Royal Highness Li Tai, King of Wei, not long ago. If he refuses the King of Wei and accepts Wu Cao, even if he jumps into the Yellow River, he will not be able to wash away the stains on his body.
"Queen Mother, Aunt Hua now eats and lives with her sons, she has studied hard, and her sons think that Aunt Hua will become a great weapon when she grows up."
Princess Changle said with her big beautiful eyes.