Chapter 478: A False Alarm

The Milky Way in the sky is like a practice, lying in the sky. Dotted with stars in the deep blue night, they are like dazzling gems.

Because it was very close to Chang'an, Zhang Yunwen and the others slowed down and looked up to admire the starry sky.

"My lord, there is a post station in front, I'll go and rest for a while, there is still more than an hour, and the day will be bright!" Seeing the two strings of lights in front of him, Ma Wangshan said to Zhang Yunwen.

Zhang Yunwen nodded, but this action could not be seen by Ma Wangshan in the dark, and said, "Okay! I'll go into the inn first and take a break! After the city opens tomorrow, let's go into the city again! ”

The three horses sped up again, and soon came to the inn.

This post house is the closest to Chang'an City, and you can even see the walls of Chang'an City from a high place. This inn is specially prepared for those merchants who can't enter Chang'an City because it gets dark.

"Bang Bang Bang-" Ma Wangshan knocked on the thick wooden door and shouted, "Yicheng, open the door quickly, open the door quickly!" ”

"It's coming, it's coming, what's the roar, I don't know if the guests are asleep?" A postman muttered as he opened the door.

opened the door, raised the palace lamp in his hand, glanced at Ma Wangshan who was standing at the front, and squinted his eyes behind Ma Wangshan and looked at him, "Three? Well, it seems that there is still a room! Come, come in! ”

Saying that, all the way in front, I picked up everyone and entered the post station.

When he came to the lobby, the post man casually pointed to the room on the second floor: "Well, you can go in the three rooms by yourself!" After saying this, the postman yawned, put the lamp on the table beside him, and lay down on a straw mat spread on the ground and fell asleep.

Zhang Yunwen wanted to ask something from the mouth of this guard, but now seeing him like this, he couldn't help but shake his head and walked to the room on the second floor.

Since Hu San joined the Hundred Cavalry, as Li Shimin's personal guard, he has gradually developed the ability to observe faces. Seeing Zhang Yunwen want to speak and stop just now, looking at the postman shaking his head, he knew what Zhang Yunwen wanted to do, and immediately walked to the sleeping postman, stretched out his hand, and woke up the sleeping postman.

Seeing this, Zhang Yunwen couldn't help but chuckle, stopped, and looked at Hu San.

The postman opened his hazy eyes, looked at the soldier in front of him, and asked blankly, "Hmm, do you have anything else?" ”

Hu San pointed at Zhang Yunwen: "My adult has something to ask you!" ”

The post guard yawned again, looked at Zhang Yunwen with an angry face, and asked with a stiff expression: "If there is anything you want to ask, hurry up and ask!" ”

Come to think of it, it is always a very unpleasant thing for anyone to be disturbed when they are sleeping soundly.

Zhang Yunwen looked at the post guard and asked in a deep voice, "Do you know what the current situation in Chang'an City is?" ”

The post guard immediately showed a blank look: "What is the situation?" Isn't it all good? Every day the city gates are open as usual, and there are soldiers who come out to patrol as usual, what else can there be? ”

Zhang Yunwen groaned slightly, knowing that this post guard must have limited knowledge, and Li Shimin's sudden illness may still be blocked from the news. Then he asked again, "Then let me ask you, has there been an increase in the number of traveling merchants passing by this post recently?" ”

The postman nodded immediately: "I know this!" Recently, the number of business trips passing through has suddenly increased, and some people can often be seen entering and leaving Chang'an City! ”

"Uh, what are these people like?"

"Well, the villain doesn't remember, after all, there are too many of them!"

"In other words, how do you think these people are different from the ones you've seen before?"

"Oh, this little man knows that these people seem to be very cautious, and every time they eat, they try it with a silver needle first, and look around before eating. And they walk very powerfully, well, like three! The postman replied very simply, as if he wanted to answer quickly and then sleep well.

When Zhang Yunwen saw this situation, he didn't ask anymore. Turned around, went up to the second floor, found a room, and lay on the bed.

Although this bed is a hardwood board with a straw mat, it is very uncomfortable to sleep on, but after a long day's travel, the body is still very tired. Amid the roar of mosquitoes and the chirping of night insects outside the window, Zhang Yunwen quickly fell asleep.

The early morning sun shines through the window, into the room, and shines on Zhang Yunwen's legs. Feeling a burning heat in his legs, Zhang Yunwen woke up violently. Look at the sky, it's not early, the sun has already risen above the horizon, and half a tree is high.

He rubbed his face with his hands and opened the door.

I looked at the two doors next to me, and they were still closed, so I walked over at the moment, knocked lightly twice, and went downstairs by the way.

After a while, the two doors opened, Ma Wangshan and Na Hu San went out of the room, and saw Zhang Yunwen sitting in the lobby and hurried down.

"Let's have a bite to eat, and we'll head into town!"

When Zhang Yunwen returned to Chang'an, the first thing he went to was the palace. He wanted to confirm whether Li Shimin had woken up.

When they arrived at the palace gate, they saw two non-commissioned officers of the gendarmerie battalion on duty. Seeing Zhang Yunwen coming, they greeted with a relaxed face, "Oh, General Zhang, aren't you in Luoyang?" How did you get to Chang'an? ”

Zhang Yunwen glanced at the two of them and couldn't help asking: "I heard that His Majesty was in a coma, so I rushed over all the way!" Look at your faces, as if you don't care! ”

The gendarme suddenly laughed and said: "Haha, General, Your Majesty woke up the day before yesterday, could it be that the general only got the news now?" ”

Zhang Yunwen couldn't help but be stunned, and turned his head to look at Hu San. Could it be that as soon as this kid left Chang'an with his front foot, Li Shimin woke up later?

But since you've arrived at the palace, of course you have to go in and have a look.

Entering the palace, he asked the chamberlain about Li Shimin's current location, and hurriedly walked over.

When I arrived outside a temple, I saw the attendant next to Li Shimin.

Zhang Yunwen asked the chamberlain to come in and report it, and he waited outside.

After a while, Li Shimin's slightly hoarse baritone voice came from the hall: "Yunwen, what are you still doing standing outside, don't come in quickly!" ”

Zhang Yunwen pushed open the half-covered door and slowly entered the main hall.

In the main hall, Li Shimin was standing by the window with his hands in his hands, looking at the window lattice. And Li Zhi was wearing a yellow robe, sitting behind his desk, as if he was correcting the recital. The eldest grandson Wuji and Li Ji sat under Li Zhi respectively.

"Weichen Zhang Yunwen sees His Majesty, sees His Royal Highness the Prince, and has seen two adults!" Zhang Yunwen saluted everyone in the hall. That Li Zhi put down his pen, with a hint of a smile in his eyes, but he waved his hand lightly to Zhang Yunwen. And the eldest grandson Wuji and Li Ji got up and returned the salute.

Li Shimin turned around, looked at Zhang Yunwen's appearance of being in the dust, and couldn't help laughing: "Chang'an Luoyang is hundreds of miles away, it's good for you, you arrived in one day and one night!" ”

Zhang Yunwen hurriedly said: "I heard that Your Majesty had a sudden wind and fainted to the ground, Weichen was very frightened, and immediately set off and rushed to Chang'an. Now that His Majesty is safe and sound, this heart is also much more relieved! ”

Zhang Yunwen clearly saw Li Shimin's appearance at this time. I saw that his cheeks were a little sunken, and a few strands of white hair on his sideburns were particularly eye-catching. Although there are not many wrinkles on his face, a dying aura has faintly appeared on Li Shimin.

Seeing the current Li Shimin, Zhang Yunwen suddenly remembered that when he conquered Goguryeo, Li Shimin, who was in charge of the Chinese army and commanded thousands of troops, at that time, how majestic he was, and where was the current twilight atmosphere. I don't want to be like this in less than half a year from the end of the conquest to the present.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yunwen suddenly felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

Li Shimin smiled indifferently and asked, "When I was looking for you to ask about Luoyang, now that you are here, it is better to make it clear back then!" Come, sit down, and tell me what happened after you arrived in Luoyang! ”

Zhang Yunwen sat on a stool covered with brocade and began to tell about what he had seen and heard after arriving in Luoyang. When he first came to Luoyang and met the Xu family couple who were setting up a tea stall outside Luoyang City, Li Shimin couldn't help asking: "Hmm, the tea made by the Xu family and his wife is really so delicious?" ”

Zhang Yunwen nodded: "Well, the process of making tea is different from the general process, and the tea brewed is more fragrant and delicious!" ”

Li Shimin smiled and said, "Then I have to go to Yunwen Mansion to taste this tea!" ”

When talking about the Luokou Cang fraud case, Li Shimin snorted angrily: "This Wang family is really lawless!" If it weren't for the joint intercession of several ministers in the court, I would have ordered the destruction of the Wang family a long time ago! ”

Then, when Zhang Yunwen talked about the compulsory issuance of business licenses and the formation of commercial guilds, Li Shimin interjected with some dissatisfaction: "Yunwen, I asked you to rectify the commercial tax, how can you do something else?" ”

Zhang Yunwen had no choice but to tell his plan, and at the end, Zhang Yunwen also said: "Your Majesty, this Luoyang place, the family is entangled, if it is done drastically, it will definitely cause the family to be dissatisfied, and it will eventually be counterattacked." That's why Wechen used such a roundabout and tactful method to carry out! ”

Hearing Zhang Yunwen say this, Li Shimin nodded: "Anyway, Luoyang is a place, you let it go, as long as you can come up with results this year, you can do whatever you want!" ”

Hearing this, Zhang Yunwen got up and hugged his fists and said, "Thank you Your Majesty for your trust!" ”