Chapter 22: Ripples

"Could it be a lone soul!"

"Impossible! How could it be a 'lone soul' spear! “

"Isn't the Emperor crazy to take this kind of weapon as a reward for the Lantern Festival!"

On both sides of the Suzaku Shinto, not only tens of millions of people gathered in the eastern capital, but under the shade of the trees not far away, many big people heard the news of Taifu and hurriedly dared to come. When Li Fu took out the black spear, many big people could not hide the shocked looks on their faces, and they exclaimed.

Many of the candidates who had finished the Lantern Festival exam had not yet left, and when they heard this, they looked at the black dragon spear in Li Fu's hand. but

Although not everyone can recognize the origin of this spear, the word "single soul" is at the same time, and their faces are immediately a little difficult to see.

The top ten, led by Li Siye and Gong Ao, stood in the southwest corner not far from Li Fu, watching the moment Li Fu took out the spear from the brocade box, his face showed envy and sadness.

"One Soul" is Emperor Taizong's gun!

But the gift of the royal family turned out to be a "single soul"

How is this not shocking?

How is this not exciting?

However, now they could only watch as this legendary spear was finally held in Li Fu's hand. Anger and unwillingness, after all, can only be attributed to me, because they are not at the top of the list, and they still make a wedding dress in the end.

Suddenly, a powerful aura rose in the air and fell directly in front of Li Fu. Or rather, it fell in front of Li Fu's gun-wielding hand.

"Yongwuhou, what are you?" After Yang Ning saw the person in front of him clearly, he took a step forward and said vigilantly.

Yong Wuhou's eyes did not hide his desire for the spear in Li Fu's hand, and the aura on his body continued to improve, as if he was going to take the spear for himself in the next moment.

"Tap~~~Tap~~~"

At this moment, on the third horizontal street connected to the outside of Suzaku Shinto, hundreds of black-pressed cavalry were exposed, and the bright moonlight and starlight fell on the jet-black armor without any warmth. illuminated those cold faces, as well as the word "Tiance" on the black flag behind them!

And at the forefront is the loyal and powerful god general Xu Changhai with a solemn expression.

Although it is hundreds of feet away from the Suzaku Shinto, his attitude is very clear, pointing directly to the brave warriors! It seems that the brave warriors dare to reach out and grab the black spear, and the next moment these cavalry will rush over!

"Emperor Wuhou has returned to Beijing!"

The cavalry of Tiance Mansion appeared, and a figure of a person instantly appeared in Yongwuhou's mind, and he collected his breath. He glanced indifferently at the spear in Li Fu's hand, and then walked out of the crowd, and the cavalry on the third side street also left quietly.

Outside the Daming Palace, on the Suzaku Shinto. It was only because of the black spear in Li Fu's hand that it became extremely noisy as soon as it appeared, although Long Wuwei tried his best to maintain it. It can make those people dare not approach, but it cannot block those sights and sounds.

Thousands of pairs of shocked, curious, and inquisitive eyes converged on the spear in Li Fu's hand, making Li Fu a little uneasy.

"Put it away first."

Being so troubled by Yongwuhou, Yang Ning was also a little afraid. The prestige of this spear is too great, not only him, but even Wu Hou is not exempt from vulgarity.

"That one just now is Yongwuhou?" Li Fu felt a little chill in his back, and hurriedly put the black dragon spear in the brocade box.

Looking around, not only the brave Marquis just now, but also the blazing gaze in the eyes of those big people not far away, made Li Fu feel like he was on pins and needles.

"Let's get in the bus and go back to the post station first." Yang Zixu whispered on the side.

"I'm afraid the post station is not very safe, let's go to my place tonight....." Yang Ning thought for a moment and spoke.

Li Fu nodded when he heard this, after all, he was guilty, and the reputation of this dragon spear in his hand was too great, and it was difficult to guarantee that nothing would happen in the post station tonight.

The three of them walked to the end of Shinto, looking at the tide of people on the street, and had a headache.

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The reins swung gently, the wheels moved slowly, and the eager shouts of the crowds on both sides of the long street never stopped.

Li Fu sat at the back of the carriage, lifted the curtain of the rear window, looked back at the direction of Chengtianmen, and saw that under the baptism of the moonlight, there was a faint figure at the end of the Shinto and above the long steps, slightly rickety, full of old age, no one approached, very lonely.

The wheels were crushing the bluestone slabs, and although it was midnight, the sound in the streets and alleys of the eastern capital had not weakened.

"What happened to the Marquis of Yongwu just now?" Yang Zixu looked at Yang Ning and asked.

Yang Ning was a little uneasy, and said, "How would you react when you see a person who is much weaker than you having a 'single soul'?" ”

Seeing him answer like this, Yang Zixu naturally wouldn't ask again, thinking about the reaction of the brave martial arts outside the palace before, he sighed: "If it weren't for Tiance's war horse, it is estimated that the brave martial arts marquis would definitely rob it." ”

Yang Ning sneered and said: "I hope he will do it, anyway, he will definitely tear his face with him in the future, it is better to kill him justifiably this time." “

Li Fu was a little puzzled after hearing this, and asked, "Why is this?" ”

Yang Ning said: "That group of cavalry just now is the personal soldiers of Lord Emperor Wuhou. ”

Only then did Li Fu understand what was going on, thinking that after seeing Xu Changhai appear on the third side street just now, Yongwuhou left as if he had been choked by the throat, and said with a smile: "Now he is embarrassed." ”

Li Fu suddenly spoke: "Why do you say this year's rewards are so different? ”

Yang Zixu stared at his eyes and said angrily: "Do you really not understand or pretend not to understand, I doubt that you are stupid??" You are now a disciple of Taifu, who dares to touch you in the Eastern Capital now? Emperor Wuhou is in charge of the most powerful army in the Tang Dynasty, and Sangong is the younger brother of Taifu, even the toast lord is personally with you, what do you say? ”

"Is the master the master?" Li Fu muttered, looking at the direction of Liangzhou, his mood suddenly felt a lot heavier, and at this moment, he wanted to drink a little.

……………….

The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty returned to the Ziying Hall from the Taiji Palace, the expression on his face never changed, his bloated body sat on the throne, looking at the fat on his waist, and suddenly let out a sneer.

"Summoning the Zongren Mansion and finding out the origin of the person named Li Fu. Is it the widow of that person, I want accurate information! If yes, you don't have to come back, you know what to do. ”

The Tang Dynasty Emperor opened his eyes and said coldly to the dim corner of the hall.

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On this night, everyone in the Eastern Capital knew Li Fu, just like that night two hundred years ago, the two teenagers were famous in the Eastern Capital overnight!

Li Fu won the top spot in the Lantern Festival test, and asked the royal family to take out the matching gun used by Emperor Taizong as a reward. Many families in Dongdu couldn't sleep that night.

Some are because of the royal family's attitude towards Li Fu and Taifu. Some of them are because of the hundreds of Tiance cavalry on the third horizontal street. And more often than not, most families lost a lot of money on the bet of the Lantern Festival.

According to the statistics afterwards, just tonight's gambling game, there were more than 200 games in the major gambling houses in the Eastern Capital, of which more than 70 games with the largest amount of bets were basically related to the ranking of the test, but because of the appearance of Li Fu, as well as the abstention of Yang Zixu and Yang Ning in the end. As a result, there have been many upsets, and few have been able to win this year's gamble.

It stands to reason that if the gambler loses, the dealer should also win, but this year, the three largest gambling houses in the Eastern Capital did not make any money from tonight's gambling game, because the first few moments of the closure, the three major gambling houses almost simultaneously received the heavy bets placed by the Tianyu God General's Mansion!.

To be able to preside over such a big gamble in the Eastern Capital, there is naturally a great background behind it, although the dealer has won and lost, but if the power behind the dealer is big enough, it is not a matter of not giving or giving less.

But this time they didn't dare to have any thoughts of repaying the debt, although the East Feather God sent not only the silver to bet, but also a long list, the names recorded on it were all the scholars of the major nobles of the Eastern Capital, and the bet amount was not a lot. In this way, not only the Dongyu Divine General's Mansion, but almost half of the Eastern Capital's Marquis Mansion was involved. And the initiator behind the scenes is Yang Zixu.....

This is just a small microcosm of the Eastern Capital tonight, but more people are concerned about toasts and Li Fu.....

Since two hundred years ago, when the later Taifu won the Lantern Festival test both civil and military champions, the toast lord has not appeared in front of the eyes of the Tang Dynasty, and there has been little news of toasts over the years, even when he was far away from the eastern capital, he had never seen toasts come forward. If it weren't for the fact that the imperial court had not announced the return of the soul of the toast, most people would probably think that the toast had returned to the Lingyan Pavilion.

Now tonight's toast not only appears in front of the eyes of the world, but also vaguely has some estrangement from His Majesty today. Personally tied the hair of the heirs of the prince, which is a courtesy only the prince has. It seems to show that the royal family's attitude towards Taifu over the years has made him feel dissatisfied.

But the people who know the inside story of that night decades ago either died at the hands of the Taifu, or later died in the cleaning of the royal family. And the few who are alive are silent, as if this has never happened in Dongdu.

And all this, with the arrival of Li Fu, has begun to have an impact on the Eastern Capital, no, the entire Tang Dynasty.

Of course, these effects are only on the surface, and the real effects are still lurking underwater, waiting for the moment to exert their power, perhaps in the next month or two, it will gradually emerge on the surface, what happened in the Eastern Capital on that night fifteen years ago.

Like ripples on the waves, no one knows what kind of waves will rise under this slight ripple...........

Li Fu didn't know these things, but he knew that tomorrow, Dongdu would have some changes because of his actions that night, and he didn't know what it was like and how much it changed.

Yang Zixu didn't know these things, or didn't care, the only thing he was interested in now was the Taizong dragon spear in Li Fu's hand, as soon as he got into the carriage, Yang Zixu took the dragon spear from Li Fu's hand and put it in front of him like a half-snatch, like a person who has been hungry for a long time, seeing a table of sumptuous delicacies, greedily playing with it.

The carriage came to Yang Ning's residence, Tiance Academy.

The eastern capital is still very cold at night, but it can't resist the enthusiasm of the countless people in the eastern capital, and the front of Tiance Academy is lively, and from time to time I hear someone shouting congratulations and the like, and there are many surprising discussions

Those discussions are not only about Yang Ning and Yang Zixu, but also about Li Fu.

"Yang Ning is here! Ah~ The top of the list is also in the car! ”

As soon as Li Fu and the other three got out of the carriage, they were immediately recognized by the enthusiastic people, but most of them were still heading towards Yang Ning and Yang Zixu, ignoring Li Fu.

Everyone waited outside the door for a long time, and when they saw the arrival of Li Fu and others, thousands of people rushed to the door. Countless voices sounded in the crowd, constantly reaching the ears of the three people, and as the scene became more and more lively, some people even dragged Yang Zixu to their own house with their hands.

"You're pulling the wrong person! I'm neither the top of the list nor Yang Ning! In the chaos, Yang Zixu struggled to break free from the pull of a rich man.

"Yang Shizi, I pulled it right. It's been a long time since you've seen my girl, and with such a beautiful day, Qi Neng let her stay alone in the boudoir....."

"Hurry up and let go of Young Master Ben, who are you? I don't even know you! Yang Zixu blushed for a while, and drank with some annoyance. How can such things be said in the streets, in front of the people's doors?

Fortunately, the guards of the Tiance Academy maintained order in front of the door, otherwise the three of them would have been forcibly abducted by the enthusiastic people.

The chaos didn't last long, and after a while, the Zhongwei Divine General's Mansion not far away sent two groups of men and horses here, and the crowd finally quieted down.

The three of them were able to escape from the Tiance Academy in embarrassment.

At this moment, the three of them still have the demeanor when they just left the palace, their clothes are ragged, and one of Yang Ning's sleeved robes is still half missing, revealing half of his bronze arm. And Li Fu was a little better, but his clothes were also pulled apart, the purple gold crown on his head drooped obliquely to the side, and the neat hair that was combed by Lord Toast also became messy.

The worst thing is Yang Zixu, this guy doesn't know what he has experienced, when he was found by the people of the Zhongwei Divine General's Mansion, he was blocked by a group of young girls in the corner of the long street, and now both on his face and clothes are the rouge gouache of those girls. The lip prints on his face looked very funny under the light in front of the door.