Cui Shaoqing, who was in his forties, didn't raise his head, just stared at the text handed by Ma Lan and checked it repeatedly. "The North Courtyard is dedicated to the Pegasus? Well, there's such a thing. Some time ago, Shangshu Province sent a copy of the seal seal, mentioning the sacrifice of Tianma, and the sage was also very curious about Tianma, and was anxious to take a look. Why are you here now? Where is Pegasus now? Hey? Ashina's deputy escort personally escorts the Pegasus! Why didn't you say it earlier! Hurry up and take me to see Ashina's deputy protector! "Ashina Yang's official position is much higher than that of Shaoqing of Taifu Temple from the fourth grade, and the arrogant Cui Shaoqing does not dare to hold it up.

"See Ashina's deputy capital guard, thousands of miles to escort Tianma, it's really hard work to protect the deputy capital! Duguqing was ordered to go to the political affairs hall, and he knew that Wang Duhu and Ashina were happy to win Tianma. Please take the deputy capital into the house and sit down, and eat some tea soup by the way. Out of the gate of Taifu Temple, Cui Shaoqing immediately smiled all over his face, as if he was performing a face-changing magic skill.

"I don't dare to say that it's hard, Shaoqing praised it." Ashina Yang naturally supported Cui Shaoqing's body that he wanted to bend, "After the royal capital protects the Tianma in Yibohai, he is afraid of losing it, so he will first use the army to escort the Tianma to Tingzhou. Then send a day and night, more than 20 days will be sent to Tianma, now the Tianma is officially handed over to the Taifu Temple, please Cui Shaoqing first check Tianma, eat tea and soup for the time being. ”

After inspecting and transferring the deed, Cui Shaoqing couldn't help but praise Tianma: "I have been in Taifu Temple for five or six years, and I have seen countless BMW horses. Wang Du Hu and Ashina Du Hu will have a reward! ”

"If Shaoqing has nothing else to do, he will go back to the concert hall first. I also hope that Shaoqing will report the news of Tianma's arrival to the saint as soon as possible. Ashina Yang ignored Cui Shaoqing's compliment, and just responded politely.

"Ashina Duhu, there is still a reluctant request! The saint has always loved the sacred horse, and when he learned that the Pegasus offered by the Metropolitan Protector had arrived in Chang'an, he would definitely ask the Metropolitan Protector for the details of the capture of the Pegasus. Please send a few sons to stay in the temple for a few days so that the news can be heard. ”

"What Cui Shaoqing said is reasonable, the horse team is positive, you will take your team of soldiers and horses to stay in the Taifu Temple to listen to Cui Shaoqing's dispatch, and at the same time, you can also visit this Chang'an City in your spare time."

"Thank you, vice guard!" Ma Lu and Skinny Monkey and the others were so happy that they were as excited as wild horses on the loose.

Two or three days passed in a blink of an eye, and there was no news from Cui Shaoqing's side. Ma Lan was also happy to be idle, so he divided the fifty tooth soldiers into five groups, one group stayed in the Taifu Temple every day to listen to the news, and the other four groups could take off their uniforms and spend time in Chang'an City.

In a blink of an eye, it was the twenty-seventh day of the lunar month, and on this day, under the guidance of the thin monkey, Ma Lu came to the West City with three or five tooth soldiers. Some tooth soldiers want to go to the East Market first, especially if they want to go to Pingkang and Yiyang Erfang near the East Market to meet the famous prostitutes of Chang'an. Skinny Monkey said that Pingkangfang was a sad place for him, and whoever wanted to go would go by himself, and don't expect him to lead the way. Ma Lan doesn't care, anyway, I haven't seen the West Market or the East Market, so let's see which one is the same.

After entering the West Market, the thin monkey pointed to the streets in the city and introduced to Ma Lan: "Boss, you see, there are two streets more than five zhang wide in the east and west and north and south directions in the West Market, and these four streets are like four staggered horizontal knives, cutting the entire West Market into a tic-tac-toe shape, and a total of nine squares are divided, and there are small alleys in each square. All the shops are either located around the main street or in the middle of the square. In this way, shops are set up on the street and residences are set up on all sides, which is not only convenient for transportation and loading and unloading of goods, but also convenient for attracting customers and conducting trade. ”

Ma Lan looked at the Hu people who were all over the West City, and listened to their skillful shouting, and felt as if he had returned to the west of the city. "Thin monkey, tell me about the difference between the West Market and the East Market."

"The West Market is much more fun than the East Market. Due to its proximity to the three major interiors (Taiji Palace in the west, Daming Palace in the east, and Xingqing Palace in the south), there are many royal nobles and dignitaries in the surrounding squares, so the business is all Quartet treasures, ordinary people can't afford it at all, and the popularity is naturally not prosperous. However, these shops are open once enough to eat for three years. The West Market is close to Kaiyuanmen, and most of the surrounding squares are the Pingtou people of Chang'an City, and there are also many Hu merchants from the west of the city and even the West Pole. Therefore, most of the businesses in the West Market are daily things, and there are several butcher shops and rice shops. There are also many Hu merchants who also set up shops in the West Market, selling things from the Western Regions, such as spices and jewelry. ”

The thin monkey and Ma Lan chatted while walking, and unknowingly came to the door of a Huren wine shop. In the restaurant, orchids dressed in crimson robes, emerald green brocade trousers and deerskin boots raised their sleeves and danced a light and bright Hu Xuan dance to the sound of strings and drums. The dancing posture of the orchid is as fast as a snowflake fluttering in the air, as fast as fluffy grass flying in the wind, and the left and right rotation people are tireless, and the thousands of circles do not stop. The wide-eyed prodigal people could no longer distinguish between the face and back of the orchid, as if they only saw a colorful butterfly fluttering in front of them.

The graceful dancing of the orchid made the thin monkey who had not returned to Chang'an for a long time stunned. Tingzhou naturally has orchids as a wall, but it is impossible for orchids who are so good at dancing to stay in Tingzhou. Orchids with outstanding skills have flocked to Chang'an, and only Chang'an can make them bloom to their heart's content.

When the thin monkey came back to his senses, he found that Ma Xuan was not squinting, and his eyes were staring straight ahead.

"Boss, what's the matter?" On the way from Broken Leaf to Tingzhou, the thin monkey was already familiar with the vigilant eyes of the horse team.

"I seem to have met an acquaintance." Ma Lan muttered.

Following Ma Lan's gaze, the thin monkey quickly spotted the target in front of him in the crowd, a bearded man in a white samurai suit and a little girl wearing a white fox fur on his right hand.

"Chief, who? Do you need to track it or not? The thin monkey had already called all the companions who were stunned by Hu Xuanwu, and a group of Beiting tooth soldiers instantly entered the battle state.

"Thin monkey, when the leaves were broken, you also followed Wang Erlang to save Xiao Langjun. Don't you think the little lady wearing a fox fur in front of her is a bit like a big princess? ”

"It's a bit like it when you look closely!" "Isn't this figure the little lady who has ridden the same horse with Xiao Langjun?" The tooth soldiers began to talk nonsense.

"Hey, there is an eyeless thief who wants to steal the little princess?" The thin monkey felt that he had been away for a few years, how could the eyesight of the thief in the West City be reduced so much.

A teenage bearded man tiptoed behind the little girl, and then quickly reached out, ready to pull the little girl's necklace.

"Thief, stop!" Ma Ling shouted, jumped up, and pounced on the thief. Before Ma Lan could hit the ground, the white-clothed warrior had already grabbed the thief's left arm with his right backhand. The little girl turned her head in fright.

The thief stared at the twisted head for a few moments, then punched his right hand and quickly slammed it into the little girl's delicate face.

The white-clothed warrior turned around for a moment, released the thief's left arm with his right hand, turned his palm into a fist, and struck at the thief's right arm. The white-clothed warrior was obviously really angry, this punch was fierce, and if it hit, it was estimated that the thief's right arm would be useless.

The white-clothed samurai swung his fist, but he missed the air, turned around, and found that the thief had already slipped into a winding alley. It turned out that the thief was pretending to hit the little girl, just to let the white warrior let go and get away with it.

Although the white-clothed warrior's fist was empty, he did not stop, but accelerated his right fist, and his left hand also swung up.

At the same time as Ma Lan landed, he pushed forward with both palms and collided directly with the right fist of the white-clothed warrior. The moment the fists and palms intersected, Ma Lu said in Turkic: "Saiyifudin, meet again!" ”

"General Ma? Why did you come to Chang'an? Saiyifdin asked in Turkic.

"Haven't you and the little princess met the saint yet?" Ma Lan dodged Sai Yifudin's question.

"We have been in Chang'an for more than a month, and that Honglu Siqing is very enthusiastic, saying that he has handed over the national letter we brought to Tian Khan, but Tian Khan has not yet made a will, so he can only let us wait." The little princess also recognized Ma Lan and answered the question.

"A certain person also had something to do to enter Beijing to face the saint, and I waited for a few days and didn't see the saint. Listening to familiar people, the saint mostly cultivates in Huaqing Palace in winter, and is about to return to Daming Palace in the near future. You should be summoned soon. ”

"That's great! If he had the support of the Heavenly Khan, the Abbasids, the traitor, would suffer. Saiifuddin was immediately overjoyed, and did not see the anxious eyes of the little princess.

Ma Lan didn't care, and chuckled: "The little princess goes to the West Market, but what do you like?" ”

"I've been away from Damascus for too long, and I miss it so much that I come to West Market to see what my hometown is like and don't buy anything."

"Humayi is in the north wind, crossing the south branch of the bird's nest, and it is always uncomfortable to leave the homeland." Ma Lan seemed to be moved by Anice's homesickness, and then said sincerely: "I will stay near the Taifu Temple for a while. If the princess needs something, she can send someone to find it. ”

"Thank you very much, General Ma! You have simply been sent by Allah to help us eat. Anisai didn't quite understand Ma Lan's official position, so he just casually called "General".

"The West Temple is mixed, and the princess is a daughter, so she shouldn't stay here for too long, so as not to see things and hurt herself."

"Thank you, General Ma, we're leaving soon. I was looking forward to seeing the general again. With that, Anicei disappeared around the corner with Sai Ifdin.

After Anisai left, Ma Ling took the thin monkey and others to stay for a long time in several big cannibal wine shops. It wasn't until the drums of the West Market closed that they began to return to Taifu Temple.

Ma Ling stepped into the gate of Taifu Temple and was grabbed by Cui Shaoqing. "Hurry up and tell Ashina Duhu, the saint has a decree, please come to the Taifu Temple to receive the decree! Just now, several people have been sent to look for Ashina's deputy protector, but they have not found it. ”

I waited for a long time for the little yellow gate to go to the Taifu Temple to pass the decree, and then I waited for the slightly drunk Ashina to protect the city, and when I returned to the palace, the palace gate was about to be locked. This little yellow gate found that another little yellow gate who was sent to Honglu Temple to preach the edict had just returned. The two little yellow doors got together and called it unlucky, and the messenger met that the person who received the decree was not there, and they waited for a long time, which was really unlucky.