Yang Er was stunned when he heard it, and when he heard the name, he immediately remembered the most famous "Xuanwumen Change" in the history of the Tang Dynasty. This Xue Wanche is the most loyal and brave general under the crown prince Li Jiancheng, and he tried to protect Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji during the change of Xuanwumen, but in the end he did not save it, and was repelled by the people of Li Shi. After the defeat, he did not give up, and he was bent on avenging Li Jiancheng, and he led his troops to take the Qin Wangfu, which was defended without soldiers, and wanted to kill all Li Shimin's heirs, but Li Shimin, who was still in Xuanwumen, was stunned. Fortunately, at the critical time, Wei Chi Jingde carried the heads of the two kings and said that the soldiers under him were dispersed, so as to save Li Shimin's mansion from being bloodbathed by this Xue Wanche. From then on, Xue Wanche died in the rivers and lakes, and until later he had no choice but to surrender to Li Shimin. But no one expected that Li Shimin would reuse him regardless of his previous suspicions, fight the Turkic war against Gaogoli, and finally create a generation of famous generals Xue Wanche, this guy is too famous (sorry!) Here we despise those who are ignorant of the history of the Sui and Tang dynasties! ）。 I don't want to meet the young deity here.

"Young Master Yang, Young Master Yang ---" Xue Wanche shouted twice in a row, and Yang Er woke up from the shock. Hurriedly covered up casually: "It turned out to be the Xue family brothers, and I have admired the name for a long time!" Xiao Ke should be a cup of toast to Brother Xue. ”

At this time, Yu Wenhualong hurriedly took the wine glass on Yang Er's table, poured a glass of wine on the wine jug on the table, and handed it to Yang Er.

Xue Wanche's servants on the side were also busy pouring new wine into the wine glasses of the two. Both of them raised their glasses and drank with Yang Er. Then the three laughed. Xue Wanche directly invited Yang Er to come over and sit down and drink together, and Yang Er did not postpone it, and sat down casually.

"Just now, Xiao Ke happened to hear that the second brother of Luzhou Erxian Zhuang issued a Jianghu order, I don't know what it is?" Yang Er asked casually with the strength of the wine.

"Oh! The second brother sent a ---- to the well-known heroes in the 9 provinces, green forests, and rivers and lakes to go to Jeju Mansion in Shandong Province a few years ago, "Xue Wanchun's mouth slipped and he was about to say it without thinking about it when he saw Yang Er's question, but the key point was stepped on by the eldest brother Xue Wanche on the side, and he immediately stopped the conversation, stunned there, and looked at the eldest brother who was eating meat with a puzzled expression.

Yang Eryi immediately reacted when he saw it, and said in his heart that this is the matter, Lao Tzu has already read it in the book. Shandong Jeju surnamed Qin is not him, who else?

"Huh! Presumably it is the birthday of the eldest brother of Shubao's mother, and the second brother called the heroes on the rivers and lakes to celebrate his birthday. Although Xiao Ke didn't receive the order, he originally planned to go and meet the heroes of the world. Yang Er said lightly as he drank his wine.

"It turned out that Yang Gongzi knew about this, and he was offended. It's just that you and I meet in Pingshui, and Second Brother Qin is a person in the officialdom, different from me. Therefore, it is inconvenient to say his name. Xue Wanche blushed a little and was embarrassed. Originally, I thought that I was a person on the green forest road, but the words of the government were ringing horses and thieves. And Qin Qiong is the anti-theft officer of the government, and she is afraid that if she says it, she will let Qin Erge get a charge of fornicating with a thief, which will damage her official body, and it seems that she is not particular about doing things in the green forest road.

"That's right, that's exactly how it should be! Come to a small respectable two glass. After a few more drinks, I finally got inquired. It turned out that Qin Qiong's mother's birthday was still 20 days away. The Xue brothers went out in advance to visit a village named Hou Junda in a cottage called Red Peach Mountain in Shandong, and then went to Jeju Mansion together, and the three of them were also sworn brothers.

After the banquet was over, Yang Er gave him a few pots of good wine. The two brothers also thanked them again and again.

Unlike here where people talk loudly and drink in big bowls, the later two tables of readers are whispering and eating crepe. When Yang Er went upstairs to the guest room, he only heard a few words. But it brought Yang Er two pieces of information, one is that the capital will open two months later; The second is the peony flower meeting in Luoyang City ten days later, and these scholars will participate in the annual peony flower meeting hosted by Wang Shichong, the king of Luoyang.

If they didn't mention it, Yang Er would almost forget that there was such a thing as the imperial examination. The imperial examination of the Sui Dynasty was proposed by Emperor Wen Yang Jian, which was an innovative move to select talents, and he broke the traditional unequal system of "promoting officials and being honest" by the scholars to hold the political and official system, and gave the common students a relatively fair way to study and become officials, so that the world's scholars had the hope of winning fame and fame, and stimulated the enthusiasm of the scholars. This is similar to the college entrance examination in later generations. The reason why Yang Er didn't pay attention was because the imperial examination system was quite imperfect at this time, and he was in the process of exploration, and the content of the examination was full of Confucius and Mencius, which made Yang Er feel speechless. However, the Luoyang Peony Poetry Competition will make Yang Er interested, Wang Shichong's sister Yang Er knows, her name is Wang Qingying, she is still a very famous loyal martyr in the Sui Dynasty, and in history, Wang Shichong, the king of Luoyang, promised him to the down-and-out Shan Xiongxin. After Shan Xiongxin was killed by Li Shimin, this Wang Qingying killed herself without the slightest hesitation and went to the underworld with her husband.

Since she is a beauty, you might as well go and see her face in a few days, my brother is also a cultural person who has received a university admission letter, and at this time it can definitely be regarded as a standard Jinshi Xianggong, civil servant treatment, and there is a lot of money.

Early the next morning, the Xue Wanche brothers came to the door to bid farewell to Yang Er, and warmly invited Yang Er to go to the Red Peach Mountain for a while after entering the Shandong territory, and go to Jeju Shubaofu to pay respects. Yang Erzheng happily agreed.

After bidding farewell to the Xue brothers, Yang Er ushered in a visit from a mysterious guest. This person came with 5 guards, and when this person took off Fan Yang's felt hat and took off the masked black scarf on his face, it turned out to be Wang De of Qianhu of the Luoyang Military Intelligence Department. Yang Er was amused by the mystery he brought. The heart said, it really looks like a brocade guard in the Ming Dynasty.

"Lord, the lower officials are late to greet you, and I hope to forgive your sins!" The first thing Wang De said when he entered the house was to confess. He also just received a secret letter from the Military Intelligence Department, and only then did he know that Yang Erweifu's private visit was about to come to Luoyang, which was his jurisdiction, and Yang Er's safety would be handed over to Wang De from now on, and he could not relax at all.

"Wang De, your people can only protect this king secretly, and they must not be exposed. Now the identity of this king is Chang'an salt merchant Yang Kuo, Yang Gongzi. Yang Er admonished.

"Yes, my lord. During the lord's stay in Luoyang, the lower officials will escort him and serve as the lord's guide here. Wang De said softly.

"Well, an hour later, we will leave for Luoyang. I want to see what this big city looks like under the rule of Wang Shichong. ”

The closer you get to Luoyang City, the more people there are on the official road. Luoyang is different from Luzhou City in Hedong, Luoyang is a big city in the Central Plains, in the south to the north traffic rush, north and south business, east and west rely on friends all need to pass through this, so the prosperity of this city is no less than Chang'an. Yang Er and the two daughters in the car also looked excited as Luoyang City approached. In peacetime, although the Luoyang city gate is guarded by soldiers, they are not embarrassed by the people who enter and leave the city, and they are allowed to enter and exit during the opening time of the city gate, but they are not allowed to stay too much at the gate. Yang Er and his entourage also entered Luoyang City smoothly.

Yang Er looked out in the car, and the wooden buildings on both sides of the streets in the city were the same as those in Chang'an, but this Luoyang was a little more lively. At this time, Chang'an was the political center, and Luoyang was the economic center of the whole country, where materials from all directions were hoarded and sent to all parts of the country. Yang Er could actually see some strangely dressed people among the pedestrians on the street, and from the hairstyle and height, Yang Er could recognize these people at a glance as coming from Dongying. North Koreans are also instantly recognizable by what they wear. This shows the prosperity of Luoyang City. It's a pity that this place doesn't belong to me now, the world's surname is Yang, but this is just the surname Wang, Yang Er didn't feel sorry after seeing the prosperity here.

Soon, the group came to a restaurant that can be described as luxurious. The three-storey building has a large plaque above, with the words "Peony Pavilion Restaurant" written on it. Under the guidance of Zheng Xu, everyone walked into the restaurant. The guest room has long been arranged by Zheng Xu, Yang Er is staying in the most luxurious suite in this restaurant, one side of the room is Chuchen, Abeyi's, one side lives Zhong Jian and Yu Wenhualong, Laihu'er and the guards live in a large room, Wang De and a few flag officers from the military intelligence department also live nearby. After settling down, Yang Er called Wang De and asked him to inquire about the situation in Luoyang. Before Yang Er could speak, Wang De handed Yang Er a plate of drawings that he had taken out of his arms. Yang Er's eyes glanced at it, although he was not careful, he could still see that these were all topographic map texts.

"Wang De, put these here first, you can tell me about the situation in Luoyang."

"Lord, Luoyang City is now garrisoned by Wang Shichong, and he has nearly 50,000 military horses, most of which are infantry, and the cavalry is only a very small part. The skills of his generals are average, but Wang Shichong is quite upright and sympathetic to his subordinates, so the Luoyang civil and military cabinet officials are sincere. In addition, Wang himself is an honest official, and he is very good at making friends with large scholars, and his official reputation is quite good, and the local people also praise him. There has been no war for several years, the people's lives are quite passable, and the heroes of the rivers and lakes in the surrounding mountains and forests will not easily come here to feel uncomfortable. The lord also saw along the road that there were many merchants gathered in this city, many of whom came from overseas vassal states to do business here, and there were also many scholars and talents from all over the country who came here to study, in order to go to Chang'an to study for the future in two months. There are also many types of activities in Luoyang City, including the activities of various chambers of commerce, temple fairs, and spontaneous poetry and poetry competitions among literati. There are also various activities among the people here, such as the Women's Red Festival, the annual large-scale peony poetry meeting, etc., all initiated by the daughters of the city's high-ranking officials, and attract talented women from Shandong, Jianghuai and even Jiangnan every year to participate, which is also quite lively. Wang De chattered.

"I heard that the Luoyang Peony Flower Festival is about to start, and it is a grand event for young students to get to know each other and discuss culture, is there such a thing?" Yang Er asked.

"Huh! It is also a coincidence that the lord came, this Luoyang peony flower is the most famous in the country, when the flowers bloom, Luoyang will open the peony flower festival, which can not only attract young students from all over the world to the meeting or a commodity trading conference, the most lively. Although there are still ten days before the flower festival opens, the lord also saw that there were already crowds of people in this Luoyang City, and there were no empty rooms in each inn. That is, this restaurant has Zheng family shares, and the shopkeeper of the restaurant has already reserved these rooms, otherwise it would have been occupied by people a long time ago. Wang De continued.

Yang Er couldn't help but nod when he heard it, this can also explain why there are so many business trips that can be seen in the market, which shows that the influence of this Luoyang peony flower is very great.

"Wang De, let me ask you, how is the development of your military intelligence department here?" Yang Er asked casually while drinking a teacup.

"Don't worry, my lord, there are nearly 1,000 people in my military intelligence department in this Luoyang City, and there are also my hidden agents around Wang Shichong, and there are 100 of my own people in the army. I have built nearly 100 strongholds in this city, not the words of the lower officials, this Luoyang City is the cat that caught a few rats at night, and the lower officials know it clearly. The heroes of the green forest in the cottages outside the city are also under the close surveillance of our military intelligence department. Wang De said arrogantly.

"Okay, this king will stay here for half a month at most to check the people's customs and people's conditions, and the manpower you arranged can only be supported in secret, and the news must not be leaked or disturbed by the people." Yang Er put down the teacup and said.

"Yes, my lord. The lower officials have all arranged, and there will be no less than 50 people secretly guarding the lord when he goes out, and these are the henchmen selected by the lower officials. If something happens, they will protect the safety of their lord with their lives. ”

"Hmmm! Let's go down first! The king was a little tired all the way. ”

Wang De got up and gave a salute, and then went out of the room and went back to his room.

After a brief lunch in the room, Yang Er changed into ordinary casual clothes with the assistance of Chuchen and Abeyi. Tall and sturdy figure with a white dress, looking at the appearance in the mirror, Yang Er unconsciously equated himself with Chu Liuxiang in Gulong martial arts, cleaned up, the same chic and handsome, the same graceful, and with the temperament of a king. The two girls, Chuchen and Abeyi, had "red hearts" in their eyes, looking stupid.

"Call Shang Zhongjian, accompany my brother and me to go shopping to see beautiful women." Yang Er glanced at Yang Er and didn't move. Seeing that the master had spoken, Abeyi hurried out to call Zhong Jian over.

Yang Er was in front alone, and Abeyi followed as a maid by his side. Izuchen and Zhong Jian were both dressed in Taoist robes, and they only kept observing the surroundings behind them. In particular, Zhong Jian was quite vigilant, and what he was carrying behind him was a golden chisel Qiankun Dulong pestle in a cowhide bag, and Yang Er was also carrying more than 20 egg-sized stones in the cloth bag around his waist.

The streets in the city are wide, and there are obviously far more pedestrians on the streets than in Chang'an City. The soldiers patrolling the defense rarely saw it, and their eyes were full of characters of three religions and nine ranks. may be the reason for the warmer weather, and there seem to be a lot more beauties in ancient costumes on the street. From time to time, there was a shout behind him that made people dodge, and it was the lady and lady of the unknown family who hurriedly passed by the sedan chair. From the shape and color of the sedan chair, people can immediately feel the nobility of the occupants inside.

There was a sound of horses' hooves behind him, but it was not in a hurry. Yang Er calmly leaned towards the side of the street and turned sideways to look. It turned out that two horses were slowly pulling a rather high-end car, the sedan body was not large, the regulations were high, and it could seat two people at most. Driven by a middle-aged old man and gradually approaching, Yang Er was also curious and raised his eyes to look at the car window, inside the soft and transparent silk curtain, it was like a very beautifully dressed woman, and he could feel that the accessories on her head were extremely luxurious and exquisite.

I don't know why, when the carriage was about to pass by Yang Er's side, a gust of spring breeze blew, and it happened to blow up the curtain of the sedan window that covered the woman, and the woman's beautiful face happened to be looked at by Yang Er.

Yang Er was immediately stunned, this woman actually evoked Yang Er's endless memories at first sight.