Chapter 34: The Dancing Lance
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A squad of soldiers escorted a dozen prisoners through the street, and the people avoided it, and the rumors spread like a breeze through the crowd, when suddenly the breeze turned into a violent wind, and someone shouted: "These are fellow assassins!" Assassinate the Son of Heaven and disturb the Eastern Capital! ”
Large and small stones were thrown at the prisoners like rain, and the officers and men tried hard to disperse the crowd, and almost all of the prisoners had wounds on their bodies and faces.
Lou Ji stood on the side of the street, watching this scene in amazement, he knew best that these prisoners were innocent people, and had nothing to do with the assassins, and to his surprise, whether they were captured or beaten, all the prisoners were obedient, as if they had really committed a great crime of rebellion.
He went back to his house to pack up some common things, and when he left, he couldn't help mentioning it to the old servant, "Those people look like honest people, not like traitors, but no one defends themselves, it's really strange." ”
For the old servant, entering the imperial city is entering the palace, which is a great honor, so he is very happy, and he prepared the burden in advance, and when he heard the doubts of the son, he smiled and said: "What's so strange about this?" The laws of this dynasty are strict, that is to say, the government arrests people, you have to obey, say that you are a traitor, you have to admit it first, and wait for the official to find out in the future, if there is a defense, or resist, it will be killed. ”
"I knew the laws were strict, but I didn't expect them to be so strict."
"Hehe, Childe is the son of a general, no matter how strict the laws are, they can't be used on you, of course you can't think of it." The old servant suddenly sighed, "It's good to enjoy the shade under the big tree, don't talk about the son, it's a lowly old servant like me, because of the name of the General's Mansion, walking on the street is tougher than ordinary people, don't look at them doing well, I don't envy ......"
The old servant was about to nag again, and Lou Ji hurriedly left.
At the gate of the imperial city, the burden was carefully inspected, and then respectfully returned to Lou Gongzi.
It was still Qiao Zhisu who came to lead the people, and Lou Ji went to see his father first, put the burden in the room, and immediately went to Zishi Garden.
He arrived a little late today, the other attendants had already mounted their horses and jogged on the field, the emperor had not yet appeared, and the soreness of the building foundation yesterday had not disappeared, so he had to pick a horse and catch up with the others.
There were a few people who saw off Zhang Shiduan in the garden last night, and they were drunk like mud, but they were not drunk at all, as if they went to bed as soon as they wiped it dark yesterday, and their attitudes were very different from those at the banquet, and they talked and laughed with each other, but they ignored the building foundation.
The foundation of the building fell quietly, concentrated on horseback riding, and slowly appreciated a little trick and benefit.
The emperor arrived very late, his face was gloomy, and he was in a bad mood at first glance, and the attendants immediately shut up, not even daring to curl the corners of their mouths.
The emperor was satisfied with changing three horses in a row, went around in a circle, and said to the eunuch who came with him: "Take the lance." ”
The two eunuchs immediately entered the small arsenal and took out a long lance, which was not so heavy, but the two of them still carried it carefully, held it high, and handed it to His Majesty.
The faces of the attendants changed slightly, and Lou Ji had a premonition that the emperor was going to behave out of line again.
The emperor held the lance in one hand, pointed his head to the sky, galloped half a circle, stopped in the distance, put the lance across the saddle, and looked at the crowd at the door.
When the eunuch received the signal, he immediately handed out white paper fans to the crowd.
It's already cold, and the paper fan can't be used, so it can only be inserted in the belt as an ornament, and the Shishien attendants can't even use the ornaments because they often ride horses.
Lou Ji took the paper fan, and when he was wondering whether to thank him, he found that everyone else opened the paper fan, put it on his head, and held it with one hand, looking ridiculous, but there was no smile on everyone's faces.
The building also had to be fanned, and finally understood what the emperor was going to do.
A dozen attendants rode horses, and dozens more stood, keeping their distance from each other, and the timid ones trembled slightly, apparently not very confident in the emperor's lance method.
The emperor patted the horse and galloped, his lance technique was somewhat special, the lance was very long, the right hand held the end, the plastic rod was resting on the saddle, the pointed end pointed to the left front, and the right hand pressed and lifted and pointed down or up.
The emperor's first goal was the foundation of the building.
Lou Ji couldn't help but panic, and for a moment, he even wanted to jump off the horse desperately, but he quickly calmed down, and warned himself that he must not let the emperor see the panic, so he stared at the tip of the lance, reined in his left hand, and clamped the horse with his legs to prevent it from moving.
The emperor galloped, the long lance stabbed and retreated, the two horses staggered, the building only felt that the hand was loose, the paper fan was gone, a cool flow from the top of the head directly to the heels, half a day did not slow down, but he did not move after all.
The others were more experienced, and they did not dare to move, and the emperor walked freely through the crowd, and every time he was stabbed, the paper fan was either hung on the head of the lance, or fell to the ground, and no one could escape.
Lou Ji was lucky, there were really three attendants and five eunuchs with cuts on their hands, and they had to endure the pain, and they had to secretly rejoice that they were not seriously injured.
No one dared to applaud.
The emperor stabbed enough of the paper fan, and returned to the open space, waving his long lance, stabbing his fingers up and down, and shouting in his mouth, as if he was challenging heaven and earth.
The eunuch took out a dozen more lances and distributed them to the attendants.
The building also got a shot, the start is quite light, it turned out to be a hollow wooden lance, which looks no different from a real lance, but in fact, it does not have much lethality.
But what the emperor is holding must be a real lance.
The attendants caught up with the emperor and imitated his appearance to dance with a lance, others had practiced more or less, but it was the first time that the building had come into contact with such a weapon, although it was light, it became heavier and heavier after holding it for a long time, and it also affected the control of the horse, which was very inconvenient.
Fortunately, the emperor was also tired, so he finally stopped, put the lance across the saddle again, looked at the group of eunuchs in the distance, and said, "You can make mistakes, but you can't make stupid mistakes." ”
The attendants didn't know who made a mistake, and listened honestly, and usually crowded around the emperor, only hoping that the farther away the better.
"Shao Junqian!" The Emperor shouted.
The attendants breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out that it was not themselves who angered the emperor.
Shao Junqian stood with the eunuch, heard the shout, and hurriedly ran over.
"Shao Junqian!" The Emperor shouted again.
Shao Junqian, who was in the distance, was stunned for a moment, stopped walking, hesitated for a moment, put a piece of woodblock he was carrying on his head, and stood there alone, and the eunuchs behind him got out of the way one after another, so as not to collide with the emperor's mount.
"Rush the enemy with me."
The emperor urged the horse forward, and more than a dozen attendants followed, accelerating at the same time, and there were many long lances, although the number was small, the momentum was not weak at all.
The others were all aimed at the open space, but the emperor had a clear goal, holding the lance in his backhand, raising it high, aiming his pointed point at the woodblock less than a foot long, approaching the front, and stabbing it fiercely.
Shao Junqian screamed and fell to the ground, and behind him, the long lance pierced through the woodblock and stabbed on the ground, and the lance shook slightly.
Shao Junqian's hand was injured, it was not serious, and he was bleeding a little, but he was so frightened that he struggled for a long time before standing up.
The Emperor turned back to him, disappointed and angry, "Even if it's for you, I can only make an exception once, don't live up to my trust in you again." ”
Shao Junqian cried, as a close minister, the servant is like a father, tears are always the most effective way to admit mistakes, Shao Junqian tears like a spring, ran to the horse, raised his hand to hug, and finally changed to support one of the emperor's calves, choked up: "I'm a fool, stupid to the extreme......"
"You're not stupid, you just aren't serious enough." The emperor gently lifted the stirrup and kicked Shao Junqian away, his tone suddenly became sad, "I have high hopes for you, thinking that you ...... You...... Drive! ”
The emperor rode away, not galloping on the grounds, but rushing to the Yuan Shi Yuan, not knowing where to go.
This kind of thing had never happened before, and neither the attendants nor the eunuchs were at a loss.
Shao Junqian was the first to react, shouting "Your Majesty be careful", pulling out her legs to catch up, and the eunuchs followed in a swarm, leaving more than a dozen attendants to look at each other.
Someone jumped off the horse to chase after him, and Lou Ji said: "Without the guidance of the internal official, it is better for us not to walk around." ”
"But Your Majesty ......" was halfway through the words, and the man swallowed it back and nodded to the building in thanks.
There are strict rules in the imperial city, the emperor can behave indiscriminately, the eunuchs can follow the emperor closely, and the favored servants can occasionally break the rules, and others are still careful.
The attendants were so hungry that their stomachs were growling, and although there were pastries in the nearby houses, no one dared to go and get them when the emperor was angry, so they could only endure it.
After a full hour, the palace finally remembered these poor attendants, and sent for them to lead them out of the garden, and at the same time to pack up the horses and lances.
There is no need to go out of the imperial city, it was already evening when I came to see my father, my legs were soft and my stomach was empty, but the rules here of the general were not small, as a son of man, I could only stand on the side, watch my father eat with the two staff, and quietly swallow my saliva.
The general was also not in a good mood, which directly affected his appetite, he didn't eat much, and he was holding a letter and scolding: "Hard and fat, this fat pig, only grows meat and not heart?" Why did he have to stay in the camp outside the city for a few more days, thinking that he could deceive me? He was confused by a few cups of yellow soup and didn't want to come back and suffer. He also said that there are seventeen brothers serving His Majesty, and he is very relieved - why doesn't he ask me if I am at ease? ”
The general squinted at the foundation of the building, and was angry, "Your father is still alive, why are you putting on this negative dead face?" ”
Lou Ji really hopes that the old servant in the family is here, let him see how difficult it is to be a favored son. He stepped forward and told the emperor of his anger.
The general's anger eased slightly, and he said to the two staff members opposite: "Just a typo? ”
Qiao Zhisu said with a smile: "Shao Junqian is conceited of her talents, and the edict she wrote was not handed over to the province for review, but was sent directly to the general, but she made a mistake in writing a word, which humiliated the court, how could Your Majesty not be angry?" ”
It suddenly dawned on the foundation of the building, it turned out that Shao Junqian suffered so much because of a typo.
"It's just a typo, and it's not an important typo, and I can see the meaning of the edict clearly. Alas, it's all children's tempers, and none of them are mature. ”
After a few more words, the two staff members retired, and the general beckoned to his son.
The building took a few steps forward, and was too late to leave his father, "Father is teaching." ”
Lou Wen stretched out his hand and pressed it on his son's shoulder, gently pulled it to his side, sighed, and said, "You have something to hide from me." ”
"The child doesn't dare, the child knows everything about his father."
Lou Wen stretched out his other hand, grabbed Lou Ji's neck with both hands, dragged him to the front, and said word by word: "I gave birth to so many sons, just so that when I kill a few one day, I won't feel distressed." Boy, tell me the truth, where did Liu Youzhong go, maybe I can spare you from dying. ”