Chapter Ninety-Five: Shut Out
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Qin Qiong and his entourage drove the carriage and drove for seven or eight days before they arrived outside the city of Luoyang. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
While Chen Tian was hurrying, he kept releasing pigeons to fly to the south on the way here, and he didn't know why, and everyone didn't ask much.
In the blink of an eye, after walking hundreds of miles, Chen Tian and others finally came to the outside of Luoyang City, only to see that behind the high walls of Luoyang City, the moat was distributed, and the defenders on the city were also very strict and orderly.
Under the light of the wisps of the sunset, Luoyang City is like a twilight city, and this picture is too beautiful to believe.
"Smoke and rain roar Nai Huasheng, the palace is a hairpin and a new imperial city."
Looking at this majestic and tall Luoyang, Chen Tian couldn't help but open his mouth and chant poetry and praise, presumably this Yang Guang put a lot of thought into this Luoyang.
"Brother, this Luoyang City is so big, at least several times bigger than Jinan." Luo Shixin looked at Luoyang City, and the whole person was stunned.
Listening to Luo Shixin's words, Zhao Yun couldn't help but point to Luoyang City and comment, "Who said it wasn't, after all, it was at the foot of the Son of Heaven, how could the imperial capital not be big." ”
"Alright, let's get into the city, it's getting dark." Seeing that everyone was shocked by the enormity of Luoyang City, Qin Qiong smiled heroically and rode into the city gate.
"Someone, stop!" When the crowd was about to enter the door, the gatekeeper stood in front of them and blocked the way.
In Qin Qiong's eyes, this kind of etiquette had long been commonplace, Qin Qiong immediately turned over and dismounted, took out the documents in his bag, and handed them to the guards.
"We, the catchers from Jinan, were ordered by Lord Tang Bitang to send congratulatory gifts to King Yue, and asked the two of us to make it convenient."
Qin Qiong's tone of voice was very sincere, so that the guards felt very down-to-earth when they heard it, glanced at the documents, and saw that there was no mistake in stamping, so they let Qin Qiong and the others pull the carriage into the city.
As soon as I entered the city gate, I saw that the city was full of lights, and men, women and children were all walking on the streets, laughing and laughing, so lively.
The streets are crisscrossed, and the carriages are constantly coming and going, not to mention any small merchants and shops, but there are so many sugar sellers and sugar gourd vendors here.
Both sides of the street are hung with red lanterns, the high-rise buildings on both sides are opposed to each other, the red cloth on the high-rise buildings is entangled with each other, and the lanterns are hung one after another, and various colors emerge in endlessly, which is dazzling to see.
"There's no need, a birthday banquet for King Yue, is it going to be so grand?" Zhao Yun was particularly surprised by the prosperity of the city.
"Sell sugar gourds, sell sugar gourds, sweet and big sugar gourds, a bunch of three cents, come and buy it!"
Just when Chen Tian and the others were surprised, a hawker carrying a big handful walked over while shouting loudly.
As soon as he saw the sugar gourd, Luo Shixin immediately became energetic, stepped forward and grabbed the vendor's collar with his left hand, lifted it in the air and said, "Your sugar gourd is very good-looking, give me a string for the master." ”
"Uncle, uncle, spare my life, uncle, I'm just a small businessman." Seeing Luo Shixin so fierce and vicious, with a loud voice, the hawker's legs trembled with fright.
"Shixin, put them down quickly." Chen Tian saw that the situation was not good, and immediately gave an order, and Luo Shixin had no choice but to put down the hawker.
Chen Tian walked over slowly, straightened the peddler's clothes, and said in a good voice: "This little brother, I'm sorry, my stupid brother is not sensible, here are two taels of silver, as an apology for you, dare to ask the eldest brother why this Luoyang City is so lively?" ”
The hawker's originally frightened face was much soothed after listening to Chen Tian's approachable tone, coupled with the silver ingot that Chen Tian stuffed into his hand.
After taking a deep breath, the peddler looked at Chen Tian and the others and said, "You just came, this Luoyang City coincides with the annual Lantern Festival, plus the birthday banquet of King Yue's thousand-year-old, and the Son of Heaven personally came to congratulate him on his birthday, so this year is more grand than ever." ”
After listening to the hawker's explanation, Chen Tian nodded thoughtfully.
After learning the reason, Qin Qiong approached and asked, "Dare to ask the little brother, where is this Yue Wangfu going?" ”
I saw him draw his fingers, pointed to the road in front and said, "See, the Laifu Inn in front, go there, turn left and walk a street, and then turn left and go straight down to Yue Wangfu." ”
"Okay, thank you, little brother, I want these four strings of sugar gourds, here is a tael of silver, I'll give it to you again."
Chen Tian hastily wrote down the direction of what the hawker said, then took out a silver ingot from his bag and handed it to the vendor, took four sugar gourds from his handle, and handed them to Zhao Yun, Luo Shixin, and Qin Qiong.
"Thank you, gentlemen." The peddler received so much money for the first time, so he excitedly took the money and rushed back.
Qin Qiong and the others smiled and took the rock sugar gourd and put it in their mouths, after all, they hadn't eaten this thing for many years, and it was rare to come out and wander once.
"Brother, I said that this rock sugar gourd is really delicious, remember to bring Shixin out to buy rock sugar gourd in the future." Luo Shixin swallowed the rock sugar gourd while shouting at Chen Tian.
"Haha, okay, brother will buy you a hundred rock sugar gourds in the future."
Chen Tian, Zhao Yun, and Qin Qiong were all amused by Luo Shixin's words.
While everyone was talking and laughing, they were pulling the carriage and constantly flowing through the bustling crowd, and they walked very slowly because of the large number of people.
After walking for a long time, I walked to the front of this Yue Wangfu, only to see that this Yue Wangfu was full of red silk, lanterns were hung everywhere, and there was the word longevity.
Chen Tian and the others were about to walk forward, only to see that the crowd in front of the Yue Wangfu was like a sea tide, surging left and right, making Chen Tian and the others almost unable to get half a step closer.
As early as before the birthday of the king of Yue, officials from all over the country, regardless of size, basically prepared a birthday gift to celebrate the birthday, at this time in front of the king of Yue was everywhere to stop to come to congratulate the envoys and congratulatory gifts.
"This King Yue is too famous, so many people come to congratulate the birthday banquet." Zhao Yun saw so many people and couldn't help but speak.
"Who says it's not, this Yue King Yang Suke is a veteran of the two dynasties, one of the nine heroes of the Great Sui, and assists the current emperor to ascend the throne and stabilize the government, of course, his status cannot be ignored."
Qin Qiong began to praise Yang Su with praise, and Chen Tian also recalled Yang Su in his mind, this Yang Su is cautious and rarely spoken, ambitious, and informal, which can be described as a lifetime of fame.
But what about the name of the first generation? The sad descendants basically became anti-kings, and in the end, there were few good endings, Chen Tian had to sigh secretly.
"Hey, hey, what are you doing here to Yue Wangfu?" The person guarding the door walked over to Qin Qiong and the others and asked.
Qin Qiong put his hands forward and said, "We were sent by Lord Tang Bitang of Shandong to give a congratulatory gift to King Yue Chitose. ”
"Congratulatory gifts?" I saw that the person guarding the door looked disdainful, obviously already paralyzed by receiving gifts, "Where is the congratulatory gift?" ”
Qin Qiong pointed back and said, "This is a congratulatory gift, and I hope that my lord can let me send it in." ”
The doorkeeper glanced at the congratulatory gift that Qin Qiong pointed to, and saw that it was just a box or two of small things, so he shook his head.
"It's just you, you can't enter the gate yet, so let's send it back quickly, don't be embarrassed here."
"What are you talking about?" Seeing that he had such an attitude, Luo Shixin picked up his clothes and was about to go up and beat him.
Qin Qiong was also angry when she saw that the person guarding the door was so rude, but she still said respectfully: "I hope that Lord Tang will be accommodating, although this congratulatory gift is small, it is also Lord Tang's heart." ”
"Let's go, I'm ashamed to enter the door with just your thing." I saw that this person was still so rude.
Thousands of miles to come to send congratulatory gifts, and finally sent them to the Yue Wangfu, but they were turned away, even if Qin Qiong could bear this tone, Chen Tian would never be able to bear it.
Chen Tian was about to have a seizure, when he saw a person suddenly walking behind him.
"Brother Qin, I haven't seen you for a long time."
(To be continued.........................)