Chapter 51: Knighthood
"Xuantiance Mansion Military Officer Zhang Yunwen went to the palace to see you!" A sharp voice echoed outside the Taiji Hall.
Zhang Yunwen was dressed in a light crimson five-grade official robe, and walked up to the hall with a serious expression.
This was the first time he had set foot on the so-called Golden Luan Palace. Even when he returned from the Tiger Prison Pass, he had never been to this Taiji Palace.
Not long after Li Daoxuan returned to Chang'an, Zhang Yunwen, who was drinking with the soldiers of the reconnaissance camp in the natural residence, was called out by a delicate-faced chamberlain, saying that he was summoned by the emperor. Zhang Yunwen hurriedly returned home, put on the light scarlet official uniform, and came to the palace with the chamberlain.
Above the main hall, a peaceful middle-aged man sat on the dragon chair. The beaded curtain that hung down blocked most of his face, making it difficult to see his face clearly. However, Zhang Yunwen could still clearly feel the oppression brought by the gaze behind the bead curtain.
Is this Tang Gaozu Li Yuan? Historically, there was an ambitious Emperor Yang of Sui in front of him, and a talented Tang Taizong behind him. Compared with these two people, the light of the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty is not very dazzling, however, this middle-aged man who dares to raise troops in troubled times, compete in the world, and finally defeat his opponents one by one, is not easy to match, if it were not for the silence of his son Li Shimin after his accession to the throne, this founding emperor should also be the same as other founding emperors, famous through the ages.
At this time, on the top of the main hall, in a gold plate, there are two heads. The head was nitrated, but in such weather, it still emitted a faint stench. At the forehead of a skull, a deep hole left by an arrow is like it. On the forehead of the other head, there is an irregular wound. Zhang Yunwen knew that it was left after shrapnel was embedded in the skull.
These two heads are the heads of Liu Heimin and his brother Liu Shishan.
Next to the head, Li Daoxuan, the king of Huaiyang, stood with a wooden stake with a serious face. Seeing Zhang Yunwen go up to the hall, he glanced at the corner of his eye, and then looked at the patterns on the floor expressionlessly.
And at Li Daoxuan's upper hand, the crown prince Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, who were dressed in yellow robes, stood there, their eyes respectful, and occasionally glanced at the head of the palace.
"Weichen Zhang Yunwen has seen His Majesty the Emperor! Long live my emperor, long live, long live! When Zhang Yunwen bowed his head and said this, the two sentences in front of Tiananmen Square involuntarily flashed in his mind: Long live the People's Republic of China, long live the great unity of the people of the world.
"Hehe, Aiqing is flat!" Listening to the voice, it was so peaceful.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhang Yunwen stood up and stood solemnly.
"Aiqing can recognize the heads of these two people in front of her?"
"Back to Your Majesty, this is the head of the traitor Liu Heimin and his brother!"
"I heard Dao Xuan say that these two people were taken by you and your subordinates, tell me about them!"
Zhang Yunwen said "whoa", and immediately told the process of sealing the decree of the King of Qin, going to Hebei, sneaking into Dingzhou, and assassinating Liu Shishan and Liu Heimin. However, it is not detailed, and many key points are mentioned in one go. Hearing this, the crown prince and the king of Qi both frowned slightly.
At the end, when he said the "thunder", Zhang Yunwen said: "This is a sign of my Tang Longxing!" It must be that God blesses me Datang, but he can't see such a traitor, and he will send down a divine thunder to chop him to death! Your Majesty, look, isn't the scar on the thief's forehead like a bolt of lightning? ”
As a result, the irregular shape drawn by the shrapnel became the shape of lightning under the guidance of Zhang Yunwen.
Li Yuanlong's heart was very happy, and he asked him to take his head down, and motioned to the attendant next to him to recite the holy decree: "Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said: Today, Zhang's Yunwen is elegant, martial and brave......"
Faced with this mouth full of classical Chinese, Zhang Yunwen understood vaguely. But he understood the last few words completely.
"Today, Zhang Yunwen is General Ning Yuan, the founder of the country!"
Zhang Yunwen was immediately overjoyed, and he was awarded a knighthood. Although it is only the lowest title, it marks his entry into the ranks of the nobility of the Tang Dynasty.
After the announcement was completed, Zhang Yunwen got up and thanked him. Then he stood quietly at the end of the generals, waiting for the next dynasty.
Now, he is already an official of Zhengwupin and has the qualifications to go to court.
Listening to the chatter of the civil officials in the hall with excitement, Zhang Yunwen almost fell asleep. Only now did he see that there were still a few acquaintances in the ranks of civil officials. Like Tang Jian, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Feng Deyi and Qu Tutong, who have met a few times.
As soon as the dynasty dispersed, Li Daoxuan, who was familiar with Zhang Yunwen, came over and patted Zhang Yunwen on the shoulder: "Yunwen also has a knighthood now!" Shouldn't I invite my brother to drink two cups? ”
Zhang Yunwen smiled: "It should be, it should be!" The wine of the natural dwelling, you can drink it, I treat you! ”
Li Daoxuan was immediately overjoyed: "As soon as I returned to Chang'an, I heard that the wine of the natural residence is so good, and I was about to taste it, brother, you have a treat!" ”
At this moment, a gentle voice sounded behind him: "Hehe, Yunwen wants to have a treat, can you add the old man?" ”
Zhang Yunwen looked back and saw that it was Tang Jian. At that moment, he said: "The prince of the country can come, it is a great honor!" ”
So, the three of them slowly left the palace.
Behind him, Li Yuanji looked at Zhang Yunwen's figure leaving, but he was a little indignant. Thinking about it, this work of quelling the chaos could have been shared by the prince and him, but now, killing a Zhang Yunwen and robbing most of this great credit is really unwilling.
And what makes Li Yuanji most uneasy is that this Zhang Yunwen is Li Shimin's diehard loyalist, and since he surrendered outside Luoyang that day, he has been following Li Shimin, and he is disdainful of the prince and himself, which makes him a little resentful. Especially after listening to the descriptions of Li Daoxuan and Zhang Yunwen, Li Yuanji knew that Zhang Yunwen's reconnaissance battalion was so powerful, so wouldn't the Qin Wangfu have one more force. Knowing this, we should have done everything we could to prevent the establishment of the reconnaissance battalion in the first place.
Suddenly, I remembered that a few nails had been installed in the reconnaissance camp, and suddenly, a smile appeared on the corner of my mouth.
Zhang Yunwen, Li Daoxuan and Tang Jian came to the natural residence and went directly to the second floor.
"I've long heard that the second floor of this natural residence is not so easy to enter, but when I saw it today, it really deserves its name!" Tang Jian walked slowly while scanning the riddle poems on the box, "These are all written by Yunwen?" Tang Jian asked with some surprise.
Zhang Yunwen's face turned red and nodded cheekily.
"Wonderful!" This Tang Jian is also a well-educated person, looking at these exquisite riddles and poems, he suddenly sighed.
And Li Daoxuan said in a big way: "Yunwen, these boxes are not open, how can we drink?" ”
When Zhang Yunwen heard this, he walked to the box with worm two written on the door, and said to Xiao Er on the side: "Open this box!" ”
When the little two saw that it was the boss: "Okay! "Open the door immediately.
After the three entered, they sat down as the guest of honor.
Tang Jian said: "Yunwen, what did the 'worm two' mean just now?" The old man thought about it for a long time and didn't come up with a reason! ”
Zhang Yunwen said with a smile: "This 'worm two', of course it's 'Boundless Wind and Moon'!" ”
Tang Jian was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "Wonderful! Wonderful! ”
Then, Xiao Er sent the signature wine of the natural residence, the fairy drunk, which made Li Daoxuan and Tang Jian drink happily.
The three of them talked and laughed, and when the guests were happy, Li Daoxuan and Tang Jian got up to say goodbye.
Outside the door, Li Daoxuan took Zhang Yunwen's hand drunkenly and said: "Yunwen, I originally wanted to tell you something, but you kid is not righteous, and you won't even tell me that you are the owner of this natural residence, and I won't tell you about it!" Hehe, take care of yourself! ”
After speaking, he laughed and left the natural residence in a crooked manner. And Tang Jian next to him also smiled weirdly, and hooked up with Li Daoxuan on the road.
Zhang Yunwen hurriedly asked the two guys to follow the two to avoid any accidents. As for Li Daoxuan's words, he didn't take them to heart.
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