Background knowledge: 1. Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Empire, was the premier international metropolis at that time. Before the rise of Baghdad in the second half of the 8th century, it was the center of economic and cultural exchange in Asia. Chang'an City is about 9.7 kilometers wide from east to west and 8.6 kilometers wide from north to south. The walls are about 6 meters high and 9-20 meters thick, with a total of 13 gates with a base of 52.5 meters. In the central part of the northern part of Chang'an is the imperial city and the palace city, covering an area of about 5.2 square kilometers. There are 11 north and south streets, 14 east and west streets in the city, with the 150-meter-wide Suzakumen Street as the central axis, where more than 300,000 households and more than 1.6 million people live, plus the palace eunuchs, the guards and soldiers, the elected officials, and about 1.8 million foreign students in the residence. Among the inhabitants were not only Han Chinese, but also people of various ethnic groups in the Tang Dynasty and people from other Asian countries, such as the Hu people of Zhaowu Jiu in Central Asia and the Hu people, Persians, Turks, etc. There are 11 north-south streets and 14 east-west streets in Chang'an City. Among them, the axis is the Zhuquemen Street that goes out of Mingde Gate in the south and passes through the Suzaku Gate in the north until the Chengtian Gate, which is 150 meters wide and divides Chang'an into two parts that are symmetrical from east to west. The fifty-four squares and Dongshi, Xingqing Palace, and Qujiangchi to the east belong to Jingzhao Wannian County; The fifty-five squares to the west belong to Jingzhao Chang'an County. The three north-south and three east-west streets that run between the gates are called "Six Streets" and are the main streets. Each street is in a straight line, long and wide, generally about 80 meters wide, and there are ditches on both sides of each street that are three meters wide and more than two meters deep. Between the 25 streets crisscrossing the streets, there are neatly arranged squares like chessboards, each square has a fence and a square gate, and there are crisscrossing alleys in the square, dividing the whole square into a number of districts, and the distance between the squares should be about 40 meters.

2. The Tang Dynasty set up Honglu Temple to receive envoys from various countries, and during the Tianbao period, the guest house of Honglu Temple was inhabited by envoys from dozens of countries, and some lived for decades. At that time, Chang'an could be described as a miscellaneous place, with fur furs, hats, braided hair, and Turkic people wearing black leather six-fold boots; There are five Tianzhu people wearing earrings and shawl cloths; There are small embroidered robes, small mouths, and leather hats embroidered with patterns and silk nets; There were also Silla and Japanese students, as well as the Chenla (present-day Cambodia), the Persians (Iran), the Great Cannibal (Arab), and the Rak (Eastern Roman). The Tang Dynasty fully respected their customs and religious beliefs, and Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Manichaeism, and Nestorianism all preached freely in Chang'an. During the Tianbao period, the Tang people's costumes were popular, "at the beginning of Tianbao, the noble tour Shishu, good clothes and Hu clothes, for the leopard width, the woman is shaking." The system of clothing, the sleeves are narrow. ”

3. The Japanese call their own sword technique "kendo", so Japanese samurai such as Akaga Meixuan in the text call the sword technique swordsmanship. Japanese kendo should have matured in its Northern and Southern Dynasties and Warring States periods, which is equivalent to the Ming Dynasty in our country. This article needs to interpret this for the sake of creation, and "advances" the maturity period of Japanese martial arts, which should not hinder the theme. Among the documented swordsmanship, the oldest Japanese swordsmanship is the school called Nakajo Isto-ryu, which was founded by Nakajo Hyogo head Nagahide (?-1348), so Nakajo Nagahide should be regarded as the earliest swordsman to establish the school. After that, along the swordsmanship of Nakajo Yidao-ryu, genres such as Yan-ryu, Tomita-ryu, Ichi-stab-ryu, Hokushin Ichi-stab-ryu, and Wusword-ryu were produced. The sword stream mentioned in the text, the shadow stream is basically based on historical facts, and the so-called "Juhe technique" is created by the famous swordsman Tian Guanhei Bingwei, whose full name is Hayashi Kamimei Dream Flow, who lived at the end of Japan's Warring States period and will usher in the years of peace. And the sword drawing technique that serves the actual combat is also necessary to transform into peacetime swordsmanship. After repeated explorations, Heibei summed up the technique of drawing a sword, but it was more effective in one-on-one battles. The long road back to the east was finally coming to an end, and when Li Tianlang galloped on the official road over Lishan, the endless flow of people told him that Chang'an was coming! Ali's four hooves flew over, his light and agile body swept over the mountain beams like a cloud, Li Tianlang greedily breathed in the fresh air, let the wind blow on his face, and a heartfelt joy surged in his heart, Chang'an, I'm back!

The big food steed shook its mane proudly, obeyed the command of the reins and stopped, just as Zhang Dagong said, this is really a rare good horse! No wonder he's so greedy! Li Tianlang patted Ali's slender neck affectionately, and the horse replied with a snort very psychic. Riding down these days, Li Tianlang simply can't put it down, and often runs wildly, the whirling wind, the beautiful scenery, and the chaotic flow of people...... Leaving everything behind, and devoting himself to experiencing the thrill of floating like a cloud brought by the galloping horse, Ali has been running for so long in a row, Ali is not a little tired, and his speed and endurance are amazing, worthy of his name as the well-known hero "Ali"!

The majestic Lishan Mountain, just after the first snowfall, the mountains are covered in silver, and they are extraordinarily enchanting. Many children of rich families dressed in red and green climb the mountain with their families to enjoy the snow and enjoy the beauty of nature. The gentlemen chanted poems and songs, and the surprised laughter of the ladies could be heard from time to time, which was completely different from the desolate snow-capped mountains of the Western Regions! Li Tianlang couldn't help but sigh with emotion, no one would have thought of enjoying the snow in Tanju Ridge and chanting poetry, and no one would travel in a blizzard, but in the beautiful and rich Central Plains, a snow can bring such a beautiful scenery and such a poetic feeling. He looked down at himself, and noticed that his attire and expression were so discordant with this place and place...... Chang'an, is my arrival a discordant murmur? Li Tianlang was stunned for a while.

A commotion interrupted Li Tianlang's thoughts, and when he looked up, there seemed to be some dispute at the corner of the mountain road ahead. He gently grabbed the horse's belly and trotted over, frowning at what appeared before him.

A huge log, which appeared to be made of girders, was stuck diagonally in the corner, and because it was too long and heavy, the four big men who carried the timber turned with difficulty on the narrow and crooked mountain road, and although they tried their best to eat milk, they still cut off the road and blocked the way of the group, and the man who was stopped was shouting at the man who was carrying the wood. Li Tianlang saw one of them young man riding straight in front of the man, first scolding, and then pulling out his horsewhip and beating indiscriminately. The man with the heavy load on his shoulders could neither hide nor put down the wood, but only ate the whip stiffly, ouch and cry out in pain, the huge wood was crumbling, if it fell, the four men would be seriously injured and not to mention, and it would endanger the innocent pedestrians down the slope.

Without thinking much about it, Li Tianlang shook the reins, Ali hissed, and ran forward on the splashing residual snow. Before everyone around could see clearly, the fast horse had leaped over the swaying wood like a goshawk, and then flew out, and there was an embarrassed figure. When Li Tianlang turned the horse's head, in addition to the exclamation, there was the muffled sound of heavy objects falling.

"Bang!" Venus flew in front of him, snowflakes were flying, limbs and bones didn't obey the call, and the sharp pain of falling heavily on the ground made Momoi Saburo's mind chaotic, and he didn't understand what happened for a while. His companion saw it clearly: a Tang man who had arrived on a flying horse jumped over the giant tree crossing the road with superb riding skills, and at the same time turned around on the horse and waved his whip, wrapped his right arm that Momoi Saburo had whipped, and pulled his body of more than 100 catties off the horse like a kite!

"What a clever horseman! What a force! What a quick hand! ”

"Hmph, isn't it just a good use of strength! Saburo Momoi, that fool, made himself fly! ”

"And half of it is the momentum of the horse's leap! Hey! It is said that Chang'an Hidden Dragon Crouching Tiger, but I didn't expect to open my eyes today! ”

"It's an officer......"

Neither of the two people talking to Momoi Saburo paid attention to Saburo Momoi, who smashed a big hole in the ground, and let him stand up in shame and anger, and one leg went limp, and he sat down on the ground again. The man carrying the timber was stunned, and immediately shouted the trumpet and continued to turn, making way for the road.

"Kondo, Okada, go teach that Tang man a lesson!" The majestic voice of one of the interlocutors came from the carriage. "Don't use a knife, this is in Datang, you can't kill anyone!"

The two riders rode their horses to Li Tianlang in response, and the two whips whistled and fell on Li Tianlang's head.

Hear the familiar "Eight Tooth Deer!" Scolding, Li Tianlang was shocked, and then he noticed that the clothes of these people were obviously Japanese, and there were exquisite family crests on several coats, at least one of which was the Chiga family crest he knew. Before he could think about it, the two whips had already neighed and burst into the air, Li Tianlang said "hey", his body flipped to the right side of the horse, and the two domineering whips suddenly fell short. As soon as the two Japanese samurai shouted angrily, one of them had an extra blood mark on his hand, and the remaining half of the roar turned into a scream of pain, and the horsewhip in his hand suddenly fell to the ground. But Li Tianlang turned over and sat on the back of the horse again at some point, and slowly walked to the carriage on horseback.

The bearded samurai, dressed in a samurai uniform embroidered with the Akaga family crest, had already put his hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist, but was stopped by a voice in the carriage behind him.

"It's rude! I guess it's an envoy from Japan," Li Tianlang paused, jumped off his horse, bowed slightly, and tried his best to scrape the Japanese language that had almost been completely forgotten in his mind, "Such a rough treatment of unarmed laborers is not only against the laws of the Tang Dynasty, nor is it in line with the demeanor of a samurai, let alone the demeanor of an envoy of a country!" ”

The two whipped warriors jumped off their horses in a rage, surrounded Li Tianlang from behind with the hilt of their swords, and were about to make a move, when they heard Li Tianlang's Japanese, they couldn't help but be surprised and stunned. The samurai dressed in the emblem of the Akaga family hurriedly raised his hand to signal them to stop, and his eyes suddenly fell on the "splashing wind" and "big kun" on Li Tianlang's waist, and his pupils contracted suddenly......

"Oh?" The voice coming from the carriage was really familiar, "Your Excellency is Japanese?" Or the Don? ”

The curtain slowly rolled up, and inside was a middle-aged man in a brocade robe, and the gorgeous turtle gall pattern emblem on his clothes stung Li Tianlang's eyes. The family emblem of the Luyuan family! Something buried in the depths of my memory suddenly popped up in my mind like a fireworks------ colorful cherry blossoms, black hair, big eyes, and childhood laughter! "Akitsu-kun! Wait for me! "Akitsu-kun! I'll wait for you to come back! ” ……

"Akitsu-kun! Akitsu Guard! Akitsu-kun! Is it really you! In a trance, Li Tianlang felt that someone grabbed his hands, "It's really you!" Oh my God! I didn't expect us to meet again! Still in Chang'an! ”

It's Takeshi Luhara!

Takeshi Luhara, who grew up together! Mika Luhara's own brother! Li Tianlang couldn't believe his eyes! Two people separated from heaven and earth can still meet! It's just around the corner!

"Luyuan Takeshi! Lu Yuan-kun! I didn't expect ......."

"Haha! You're alive! Lu Yuan Wuzhi was very happy, hugged Li Tianlang and laughed, and looked him up and down carefully, "It's just that I'm a lot older, and my face is red and hard to distinguish, if it weren't for your voice and the saber on my waist, I wouldn't have recognized you!" ”

"I've been ...... in Anxi all these years," Li Tianlang's eyes were foggy, "Is my mother okay?" And your father......"

"Your mother is fine! It's lonely, alas, she has always believed that you are still alive, saying that she wants to see you alive, waiting for you to send her to the end......" Li Tianlang held back his tears, he was really unfilial! Leaving her mother alone overseas, helpless, she is the only relative in her world! But I couldn't even write a letter to my mother for so many years......

"The old man is still strong! Mei Xiang often takes Xiao Fang Rong to see her, oh, Fang Rong is a child born to Mei Xiang and the Hirano family, they are almost seven years old, very smart, your mother likes it very much! Say you're as stubborn as you were when you were young! ……”

Momoi Saburo snorted and panted like a cow, and viciously grabbed the hilt of the knife and approached Li Tianlang. Lu Yuan Wuzhi glanced at it, turned his hand and raised the folding fan in his hand to hit him in the head: "Bastard!" Isn't it shameful enough! Bastard! Do you still look like a samurai from a family? The two samurai surnamed Kondo and Okada looked innocent and dazed when they saw Momoi, who had a blue nose and swollen face, obviously didn't understand the change in the situation, and couldn't help but cast a look of indignation at Li Tianlang. Lu Yuan Wuzhi turned his hand, and the fan fell on the heads of the two people again: "Ah, you're not convinced, are you?" You know who he is! Stinky boy! When you're still wearing open crotch pants, he's a first-class master in the Tsukase Castle tournament! Your master has to respect him for three points, you juniors want to die, don't you? I still want to draw a knife! Impatient? Don't hurry up and salute your ancestors, thank him for his mercy! The three young people didn't dare to dodge Luyuan Wuzhi's fan, "hi, hi" bowed their heads in response, stiffened their necks and were beaten, and heard Luyuan Wuzhi's scolding that they wanted them to apologize, and the three of them bowed their waists, their faces full of anger and dissatisfaction.

"Alright, Lu Yuan-kun! Young people have poor manners, and a little punishment is enough, and we have also been reckless! Isn't it true that we used to be just as young and frivolous! Every day I think about finding Master Ito to fight for it! Li Tianlang didn't care about the young samurai with resentful eyes, and waved his hand to stop their salute, "Look at the three of them, they must all be Ito Ito's disciples, Master Ito has noble morals, strong martial arts but humble mindedness, I have received a lot of teachings from him, and I will be inexhaustible for life, you should inherit his essence well......" Momoi and the other three young samurai looked at each other, all of them showed surprise, just by waving the horsewhip, you can see their teacher's inheritance, what a powerful eye!

"Huh! That's right! But young people can't train well! Otherwise, you won't know what happened when you die! Takeshi Luhara snorted and stopped, remembering the bearded samurai who stood behind him with a finger as if he was standing behind him, and said, "This is the second son of the Akaga family, Akaga Ume Zhixuan, what you should know in Japan......"

Li Tianlang and Chiga Mei Zhixuan bowed politely to each other.

"The Divine Shadow Sword of the Chiga family is a family of its own, and this Brother Mei Zhixuan must also have a family history......

"You've complimented you!" Chiga Mei Zhixuan's answer was neither humble nor arrogant, "The Divine Shadow Sword Flow is broad and profound, and I will only have some skin!" His eyes were still fixed on the saber on Li Tianlang's waist. Sensing the other party's domineering and challenging aura, Li Tianlang just smiled and ignored him.

Two fierce dogs as strong as calves quietly rushed behind Li Tianlang at some point, staring fiercely at several Japanese samurai, the mane bushes around their necks were puffed up, and a low purr faintly rolled out from between the two rows of bared teeth. "That's it! Don't move! Sit down! Li Tianlang drank the giant mastiff that was about to pounce, they were far more sensitive to hostility than humans, and if they were not stopped, the two fierce beasts would immediately attack with ferocity.

"Oh, oh! What a big dog! Lu Yuan Wuzhi exaggeratedly covered his mouth with a folding fan, "Where did you get a powerful beast!" It's scared to death! ”

When the dog arrived, it meant that the team behind was not far away, and Li Tianlang patted the two huge dog heads to make them completely quiet. Looking up, the banner of Gao Xianzhi's team had already appeared under the hillside, and he understood that this place was definitely not the place to speak, so he said to Lu Yuan Wuzhi: "I'm really sorry, I should have joined hands with my brother to say goodbye, but if I am still here, I can't catch up with my brother, Lu Yuanjun still lives in the Honglu Temple in the city, and I will definitely come to meet you after I finish my errand......"

"That's right! It's still at Hongroji Temple, you must come early, I have sake ready and waiting for you! Lu Yuan Wuzhi also turned his head to look at the approaching team, as if he wanted to ask something, but he didn't speak, just shook Li Tianlang's hand again and bowed goodbye to him.

Looking at Li Tianlang's back, Lu Yuan Wuzhi was thoughtful. The two big mastiffs trotted a few steps with Li Tianlang, and then turned back and looked at the Japanese coldly for a while, before they walked away in a daze amid the shouts of their masters.

"What a spiritual brute! I actually smelled murderous! Chihe Mei Zhixuan gasped, and his eyes followed the one or two dogs that were drifting away, "Is he really the legendary young genius master?" The man who brought down the fifteen families at the Wasze Castle tournament? ”

Lu Yuan Wuzhi snorted, withdrew his gaze, and did not answer.

"Is he Japanese or Tang? How can it be in Chang'an? Chiga Mei Zhixuan continued to ask, and seeing Lu Yuan Takeshi frowning impatiently, he immediately changed the subject, "I noticed his hand and knife!" Is it a master of Yan Liu? Is it really that powerful? ”

"You don't believe it? Hey! Lu Yuan Wuzhi put his hands behind his back gloomily, "He's nothing at all, the old man Fang who taught him ......, hmph, don't talk about this!" No matter what kind of stream he is, he is so powerful! Ito Shizun was full of praise for him, calling his swordsmanship 'Tang Liu', this guy is one of the few good hands who can use the sword with one hand at the same time, Ito Shizun taught him a trick 'Juhe' sword drawing technique, he can actually use it like a fish in water, quite a blue trend. At the Bandash Castle Tournament, you have lost fifteen masters in a row, including your Akaga Shigetaro, the master of the Shadow Sword Stream! ……”

"Ahh There is such a thing! Jutaro's left-handed thrust is known as a swordsmanship, and I don't know how many good hands he has defeated, but he has never used it again, so that now the Akaga family only knows its name, but does not know its shape, is it because of this ......" Chiga Mei Zhixuan frowned and touched the hilt of his knife, "I see!" It's hard for me to imagine how he broke the ...... of Dragon's Foot."

"Hehe, I don't want to slander your Akaga family's Divine Shadow Sword Flow, but at the tournament, I saw Akaga Shigetaro being put to the ground before he could show his proud left-handed thrust 'Dragon Kick'! Hey, Emperor Tenchi gave Akitsubei this person as 'Dence', you say it will be fake? The fan in Lu Yuan Wuzhi's hand turned around, slammed on his left hand with a snap, and muttered in a voice that he could only hear: "Qiujin Guard, Li Tianlang, ...... interesting"

"He won easily just now but relied on riding skills and skill, Momoi They rode on horses, the center of gravity is unstable, and they are only good at foot combat, if they dismount and draw their swords together, they don't say they win, at least they won't necessarily lose!" Akaga Ume Zhixuan tilted his head to recall the brief battle between Li Tianlang and the samurai just now, and he was obviously moved to challenge.

Lu Yuan Wuzhi snorted, noncommittal: "Chihe Mei Zhixuan! You kid, hey! Want to try it out with him? ”

"If it weren't for the adults, you would stop drinking ......"

"Forget it, how are you better than me?"

"Lose more and win less! My swordsmanship is among the best in Japan, and it's on par with my eldest brother! Akaga Ume no Xuan replied honestly.

"Count yourself as self-aware......" Lu Yuan Wuzhi squinted at Chihe Mei Zhixuan and tapped his left hand with a fan, "If I compete with your eldest brother, the victory or defeat will be at least half, but for this person, hum, I am really not sure!" I've been unsure since more than ten years ago, and now I think I've got the true story of Ito's sword, and I thought I could win the chances, but after witnessing the scene, I'm still the most unsure about him! You have to compare yourself with him...... Hey! After all these years, it seems that he has not idle his cultivation ...... for a single day."

All the Japanese samurai showed a suspicious look on their faces, and Takeshi Luhara didn't bother to say anything more, he laughed twice, and raised his voice and said, "Okay! Let's go! The interest in snow-watching has been ruined by you guys! Return! ”

The carriage of the Japanese envoy slowly moved away, but among the pedestrians on the side of the road, a line of uninhibited verses came out leisurely:

Border City, I don't read a word book when I was born, but I know how to hunt and exaggerate.

Hu Ma is fat and white grass in autumn, and he is proud to ride on the shadow.

The golden whip whipped the snow and whipped its sheath, and the eagle was half-hearted and called out of the suburbs.

The bow bends and the full moon is not in vain, and the twin gulls burst down and fly high.

The seaside spectators are all easy, and the fierce wind vibrates the sand moraine.

Confucianism is not as good as the rangers, and what is the benefit of the white head.

The aftermath is lingering, and the charm lingers......

Many people heard it, and many people didn't......

When the dream suddenly appeared in front of her, although she was brewing all the way, Amelia was still deeply shocked---- Chang'an City that appeared at the bottom of the mountain strongly impacted her vision in the snow: the golden eaves and the roof, the exquisite buildings with its scales, the dense but straight streets, as well as the towering city walls and endless high walls, so big! That's a lot of people! A few days ago, I was surprised by the grandeur and vastness of the Tang City in Liangzhou, but now compared with this Chang'an, Liangzhou is just a small city on one side! Oh my God, is this the kingdom of heaven in a dream?

As the team approached the Tang Capital City step by step, Amelia became more and more amazed.

Looking through the gap in the curtain, the bustling crowd walked by the team, all dressed gorgeously and colorfully, whether men or women, young or old, they were all red and beaming, holding in their hands and picking up on their shoulders, all of them were large bags of goods, and it seemed that everyone was a rich man with a lot of money. The streets near the city walls are lined with countless shops, wine shops, and inns, as well as other houses that you don't know. Each house is so bright, exquisite, spacious, all kinds of decorations rush to dress up the front hall of their respective houses, ah, are the Tang people so rich and happy? Is this what makes King Gaochang happy?

The soldiers who were escorting them were led away by the officials of the Ministry of War, and a group of Janissaries in bright armor took their place and continued to escort the captured nobles of the Little Boru, who were to be temporarily placed in the custody of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Punishment. Zhang Dagong took the relevant official dishes and items with the officials of the Ministry of Officials to handle the registration matters, and Gao Xianzhi, who had just finished greeting his relatives who greeted him, turned around and asked Li Tianlang to go to his mansion in Chang'an to rest first, and not to go out for the time being---- he did not forget the words in the secret letter of Emperor Tianbao: "The power that cannot be granted, cannot be returned, fight in Anxi, and live and die in heaven." "Bringing Li Tianlang back, he is already taking an adventure, and he can't make any side .......

"What a tower! Such a high doorway! Amelia lifted the curtain and looked up at the bluestone dome, and couldn't help but sigh again and again, the carriage drove into Chang'an City from the Golden Nine Gate of Chang'an, "There are three gate holes in one gate, is it not enough for so many people?" ”

"What is this, there are still five openings in the Mingde Gate in the south! The city gate of Chang'an, only Chunming Gate is a doorway, and the others are three! Du Huan explained to the princess, "The imperial city and palace city in the center of the north, those gates are even more magnificent and ......tall. Hehe, when Li Duwei is free, he will take you to Suzaku Gate Street for a stroll, that is a dazzling place! The avenue alone is 400 zhang wide, and it is the most lively place in Chang'an, especially the little ladies, but they are reluctant to go there! Amelia raised the curtain higher so she could see clearly. The horses pulling the carts spewed hot air and walked slowly down the wide, straight streets, and the grooms who drove the carts occasionally grabbed the reins and staggered with the vehicles and sedan chairs on the opposite side. Rows of neat and uniform fang markets run through, each square has a fence and a different number of square doors, and there are black background gold characters above each square door, with the words "Xiude Fang" and "Fuxing Fang" written on it. "Look, look, we are on the left hand side of the Imperial City and the Palace City, just from the place where we entered the Shunyi Gate, do you see?"

"Ah, that's where the Tang Emperor lives?" The princess asked, "How big?" ”

"The imperial city, there are twelve square cities as big, accounting for more than one percent of the entire Chang'an, it and the Yeting Palace, Taiji Palace, and East Palace next to it are called 'Dongnei'. The Yeting Palace is for the palace ladies to live, the East Palace is for the prince to live, and the Taiji Palace is the place where the emperor lives, listens to the government and meets the ministers, it is very obedient, there are Taiji Palace, Shenlong Palace, Wanchun Palace, Lizheng Palace...... Not to mention that there are more than a dozen palaces, all of which belong to the emperor and his family! Du Huan smacked his lips, "I have only been in once, the courtyard inside is deep, rich and luxurious, the eunuchs, palace laves, forbidden soldiers, and guards shuttle like a carp crossing the river, I will be dizzy and lost after a while...... The Emperor's Mansion is indeed not something we can imagine, this is still a ...... of the Emperor's family."

"What, does the emperor have many homes?"

"What's so strange about this, our territory of the Tang Dynasty is far away from the sky, and the emperor's home is naturally the largest. Don't mention a few, what's the surprise of building hundreds of thousands of homes? The whole world belongs to the emperor, so what else can not be the emperor? When he was the king of Linzi County, the current Ming Emperor lived in the Xingqing Palace in the north, and later mainly lived in the Daming Palace that we saw on the mountain, I haven't been there, but I heard that it is like a fairyland......" Du Huan said foaming at the mouth, and suddenly he noticed that Li Tianlang on the side did not speak for a long time, and he didn't seem to have any feeling for entering Chang'an. He cleared his throat, stopped talking, and quietly looked at Li Tianlang. Li Tianlang's face was obviously not good-looking, he seemed preoccupied, and he was unaware of everything around him, but judging from the look between his eyebrows, Chang'an was no stranger to him. This discovery made Du Huan shocked and frightened, Li Tianlang, he is really a very mysterious person! He wisely closed his mouth and stopped talking.

Amelia also noticed it, and she didn't ask Du Huan anymore, but just glanced at Li Tianlang, who was a little lonely, sighed slightly, and turned her eyes to the scattered streets and cheerful pedestrians. The group walked south in a dull manner, and saw the towering wild goose pagoda ...... in the distance.

The mood of Li Tianlang's return to Chang'an is more and more gray when he meets Lu Yuanwuzhi, the grass and trees here are closely related to him but the mountains are heavy, the blood of the ancestors is drained here, and his fate is turning here, if the ups and downs of emotions only bring indescribable melancholy, then there are many unspeakable loads: the fate of Su's defeat is uncertain, Gao Xianzhi is weird and fickle, the court is unfathomable, the undercurrents are surging everywhere, and every step is full of dangers. Now add the sudden Luyuan Wuzhi! Li Tianlang felt that all this was impossible, he had more and more of a premonition of danger, but he couldn't figure it out, and he couldn't dodge the ----- soldiers to block it, let's cover it with water, take one step at a time!

"Du Changshi, how many Fang cities are there in Chang'an?" Amelia broke the silence, "How come there are always so many walls where there are houses?" Is it for the sake of war? ”

"This ...... Fang City, I know that there are twenty-two squares in Liangzhou, which is the largest city in Longyou, there are about more than a hundred in Chang'an, I really haven't counted, this wall is ......" Du Huan said with a sigh, constantly peeking at Li Tianlang's expression, "The wall is ......"

"One wall after another, one higher than the other, the birds are tired of flying, how many people can the city hold, no matter how big it is? Is life within the walls so happy and free? Amelia didn't care about Du Huan's answer, she looked at Li Tianlang, who had been silent, and seemed to mean to tell him. Du Huan was stunned, then looked at Li Tianlang who was worried on horseback, and recalled the princess's emotion in his heart, his lips smacked twice, he didn't dare to pick up the stubble, and walked with his head down.

The horse's hooves clattered on the flat road paved with broken bricks......

Countless figures and buildings flew by......

Chang'an, what the hell are you?

wall? ……

Fang Tianjing! Oh my God! Why haven't I ever remembered his old man!

Li Tianlang's eyes were hot, and his heart suddenly became wet, teacher, are you still alive?

In Chang'an, which is a million people, only you are my only relative.

Gao Xianzhi's mansion in Chang'an is located in Yongning Fang in the south of the city, not far from the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and the area is not large. However, the houses are scattered, with unique corridors and floors in a distinctly Goryeo style, and Ko Xianzhi's parents and a pair of children live here for a long time. Li Tianlang and Amelia walked into the compound surrounded by Gao Xianzhi's servants and met Gao Xianzhi's old father, Gao Sheji, who had been waiting in the lobby for a long time. Gao Sheji's Chinese is not very fluent, coupled with his old age and inarticulate speech, many places have to be translated by Gao Xianzhi's eldest son, Gao Yunzhou. But after all, the old man was born as a military general, and he was very straightforward and enthusiastic, patting Li Tianlang on the shoulder and praising his outstanding military exploits without any disguise, and also asked someone to move things for Li Tianlang's house, so that he could feel that he had really returned home. The enthusiastic old man made Li Tianlang feel cordial and moved, home, it's so good to have a family! Will you have such a home? He couldn't help but look back at Amelia who was following him, Amelia smiled knowingly at his gaze, lowered her eyelids slightly shyly, and her long, curved eyelashes covered her beautiful green eyes. Li Tianlang's heart suddenly rippled layer by layer, and at the same time, he also found that a group of female dependents were looking up and down at the lightly veiled and masked princess, turning their heads and ears from time to time, wandering with various expressions. In order to avoid the embarrassment of the princess, Li Tianlang said goodbye, Gao Sheji stopped talking unfinished, held Li Tianlang's hand and sent him out of the hall, and kept chattering and telling Li Tianlang to come and drink a few cups at dinner, and a wing room in the back garden had already been cleaned up for Li Tianlang and the princess to live in, Amelia walked around the house curiously, examined every object she saw, and cleaned up the house again. "Wind Thunder" and "Dence" were unhappy to be muzzled, and were chained to the thickness of their thumbs under the laurel tree behind the shadow wall. The two wild fierce dogs only chased a few wild cats in circles to relieve their boredom, but they scared the Gao family's watchdog so much that he hid in the kennel and didn't dare to come out.

A few young and beautiful maids came to Li Tianlang with daily necessities to greet Li Tianlang, and when they saw Amelia dressed in a small Bolu costume, they couldn't help but whisper and judge their heads, which made Amelia blush first. "I understand what you're saying," Amelia said with a smile, "Do I have beautiful eyebrows?" It was ...... with the Osmangrass of the Western Regions," the chirping maids looked at her in surprise, stopped talking embarrassedly, and saluted one after another. "Your clothes are also very good-looking, are there a lot of these things in Chang'an? And this girl, what do you draw your eyebrows with? ”

Girls always have a common language in their clothes, and seeing that Amelia is beautiful and approachable, the girls' chatterbox suddenly opened......

"It's yellow makeup! Don't you have anything in the Western Regions? Fengping's eyebrows are the most popular moth eyebrows in Chang'an today, she is a melon seed face, and it looks good to draw this! But it's not as beautiful as your eyebrows! ”

"yes, it's a hassle to draw! a coat of lead powder; 2. Wipe the grease; three coats of goose yellow; Four paintings of eyebrows; five-point lipstick; Sixth, the face is delicate; Seven appliqués, oh, my flower was pasted to me yesterday by my mother! Pretty good, right? ”

"It's not that the master mother is particularly kind to you and let you dress like this for a long time, if we were to be punished a long time ago! Ah! Miss's eyes are so beautiful, as green as camellia leaves! …… If you draw a wide eyebrow, it will definitely look better! ”

"Were you born so green? Is it also green to see things? ”

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Li Tianlang looked at the pile of girls who were talking enthusiastically, smiled, found a new copy of "Thirty-two Ancient Songs" from the bookcase, and flipped it up, which is a collection of poems by Li Bai, the most famous court poet in Chang'an recently. In the tranquility and peace, the night fell quietly, and the lights of Chang'an were like a river.

In the residence of Li Linfu, the prime minister of the current dynasty, Gao Xianzhi respectfully took the nectar soup sent by the servant, carefully scooped up a little with a small spoon, and tasted it silently. I haven't seen it for a few years, and this "meat waist knife" cursed by the ministers of the DPRK and China as a "honey-bellied sword" is indeed old, I wonder if the edge is also blunted? Since the beginning of the century, there have been many famous people, and Yao Chongshan has become the world, and his reputation is still passable; Song Jing is law-abiding and upright, and his reputation is still lawful; Later Zhang Jiazhen Shangwen, Zhang Shuo Shangwen, Li Yuanhong and Du Xian Shangjian, Han Xiu and Zhang Jiuling Shangzhi, each with their own strengths. However, since the 22nd year of Kaiyuan, Li Linfu, who advocates Han Feizhi's theory, is still authoritarian. Datang has three provinces and six ministries, and the prime ministers usually range from five or six to a dozen, but Li Linfu can make everyone be heartbroken and silent, so as to establish his absolute authority. There are fewer and fewer people who can be prime ministers and dare to be prime ministers, and now Chen Xilie, who is the prime minister of the same dynasty, is just an empty sign behind the folds that Li Linfu has seen. Those noisy court, who were proud of "risking death to admonish", were also cleaned up by Li Xiangye so much that they didn't dare to let go of a fart. He once summoned the counselors and said: "Now that the Lord is above, the ministers will be obedient and timeless, and do not use too many words; Don't you see the king? Eat three kinds of ingredients, and rebuke them away, how much regret is there!" It shows that Li Linfu is proficient in the art of recognizing people and controlling people, and can keenly perceive the thoughts of others, quickly find the location of their life, and give merciless blows or skillful control. So if you don't want to vomit blood, don't play tricks in front of his poisonous eyes as soon as possible, many living examples can tell you this. Not only that, but for all talented people in the world, they are all in favor of Li Linfu's prosperity and against Li Linfu's death. Listening to the Confucian students of the Hanlin Academy, just this year, Emperor Tianbao issued an edict to seek people from all over the world, and those who have more than one art can go to Beijing to take the exam. Li Linfu ordered the county to strictly select and test, and the people who reported it asked the officials to strictly retest, but no one was as good as his younger brother. Li Linfu reported to the emperor and said: "There is no sage left behind. Turning over his hands made many talented people sigh and have no way to sue. Emperor Tianbao was still very happy, and even praised him for being able to do things! From this point of view, do you dare to say that Li Linfu's arbitrary power was created by himself? The devil believes! If it weren't for the extremely smart emperor's request, he wouldn't dare to borrow Li Linfu's hundred dares and a thousand heads! For such a prodigy of statecraft, the master of power, what else can he do except obey, revere and rely on? In the final analysis, Gao Xianzhi himself is very obsessed with and worships Li Linfu's authority, and in his opinion, the key to achieving this purpose is whether the goal is achieved. When you reach the pinnacle of power, no one will or dare to question your authority, and babbling about the filth of the process is not only pointless, but sooner or later self-defeating.

Gao Xianzhi's own exceptional promotion, in addition to Fu Meng Lingcha's strong recommendation, is also closely related to Li Linfu's remote control of Anxi Dadu. Anxi has always been a hot spot that Li Linfu always pays attention to, and he has always wanted to find a base point here to extend the hegemony of the Tang Dynasty. For this reason, he has already taken precautions and laid a solid foundation in Anxi with Gao Xianzhi. The expedition was only the beginning of his ambitious plan. Therefore, as soon as Gao Xianzhi returned to Chang'an, he could pass through the house without entering, and he would first bring a gift of filial piety to Li Linfu to ask for peace.

"Good fight! Tubo suffered this defeat, not to mention that it did not dare to make a time for a year and a half, but unfortunately it could not go deep into the dangerous place of Tubo and eradicate it in one fell swoop! Li Linfu's voice was dry, and there was no emotion, Gao Xianzhi hurriedly put down the bowl and sat down, listening attentively. Wu Zhou had sent troops to Luosuchuan, and entered the Tibetan Zampu tooth tent, but the road was far away, the land was bitterly cold, and the terrain and climate were not conducive to me, so he gave up. Now Tubo has become a fierce enemy in the southwest of our Tang Dynasty, and it is impossible to win unless there is a favorable time and place, but only to seek stability in the border and curb its invasion; Silla in the east destroyed Goryeo, forcing me to retreat to Liaodong with the capital of Andong, but only Silla, with few people and few land, relied on the military and won for a while, and finally did not become a big weapon. The northern Turkic miscellaneous Hu, after many years of operation by Emperor Taizong, has long been calm, and there are still fierce generals such as An Lushan and Shi Siming, which should be no big problem; Only this Anxi ......" Li Linfu blew on the hot nectar soup and stirred it with a spoon, "There is something to be done, perhaps, we can take a big step forward in the foundation of Grandmaster Tai's establishment of the four towns of Anxi......"

"The humble Shangze Tianzi Long En is mighty, and he is known by the Prime Minister for the grace of promotion, and he is willing to be a pawn of the Tang Dynasty and serve Anxi!" Gao Xianzhi stood up and was impassioned, "Xiangye has his own strategy, Xianzhi is only Xiangye's head!" Never let Xiang Ye down! ”

Li Linfu rolled his eyes a little dazed, laughed twice, and didn't ask Gao Xianzhi to sit down, "Fu Meng Lingcha has taken a copy of you fiercely, and almost killed you!" You think Anthy is yours? Have you ever thought that Anthy is yours? ”

"Xiangye! ……”

Li Linfu waved his hand to stop, "It seems that you have calculated the reaction of the emperor and a certain family!" Take an emperor's favorite great skill to open the way, hehe! Even Bian Lingcheng helps you speak! Not bad! Not bad! Retract and release freely, handle it properly, and find opportunities well! ”

Gao Xianzhi lowered his head and sweated, not daring to answer.

"The emperor will announce your entry into the court in two days to be rewarded, and he will also feast all the border generals who have entered the court to repay their merits, hehe! It's the New Year! Among them, His Majesty also specifically mentioned you, blaming Fu Meng Lingcha for being too domineering, you see, the Son of Heaven is unhappy with your grievances, and a certain family can say something! Naturally, it will be providential! Ha ha! Ha ha! Li Linfu turned to Gao Xianzhi and patted him on the shoulder, and handed over a sheepskin notebook, "This is a letter sent by Tocharian Ye Hu Lili Tangara from the capital city to dial the city of Luobu Luo, asking the imperial court to take advantage of the civil strife to take advantage of the situation to send troops to occupy the territory in collusion with Tubo and open the passage of the Wuhu waters." ”

Gao Xianzhi took it and didn't look at it carefully, Li Linfu shook out another volume of silk and silk recitals: "A secret king Mu Duobi has repeatedly written to the imperial court, asking the imperial court to join forces to expel the Tibetan ......"

"Wonderful! It is located between the master and the Bolu, rich in grain, and is indeed an excellent supply place for grain! Especially the Tang Dynasty Wang Shi ...... for my labor expedition" Gao Xianzhi has already understood Li Linfu's instructions, the battle for the passage of the Wuhu waters will be the prelude to the contest with the Great Food, and the Tang Dynasty has finally decided to start a counteroffensive after taking the defensive for many years! The decisive battle that I have been dreaming about for a long time is finally imminent! Gao Xianzhi couldn't help but get excited, his feeling was right, he won the bet of blood!

"Huh! That's right! Mu Duobi promised to ensure the supply of grain and grass for the 200,000 army in the song, you see, ......" Gao Xianzhi took the silk book and hurriedly browsed, and there were several lines of text clouds outlined with a red pen: "Since the beginning of the country, he has been transferred to the Khan. The state has three kinds of soldiers: elephants, horses, and infantry, and the ministers are the five avenues of the king of Zhongtianzhu and Ertubo, and they are forbidden to enter and exit, and they win battles. It is like the heavenly khan's soldiers to Bolu, although there are 200,000 people, they can also send food to help. There is also a Mahahado grinding dragon pool, and he is willing to camp for the heavenly khan...... "The words are extremely sincere, and the allegiance is also very warm, so few words have seen Gao Xianzhi's eyebrows flutter, if it weren't for Li Linfu's house, he almost clapped his legs and shouted.

Li Linfu walked back to the back of the desk with his hand, shook his sleeves, picked up a pen and wrote a few strokes on the fold spread out on the table, and then said: "I gave you Anxi, don't disappoint the court!" He raised his head and puffed out his eyes, staring at Gao Xianzhi who was overjoyed, and his tone suddenly became fierce, "Don't disappoint someone!" The Son of Heaven is chilling! You said it yourself! After a pause, Li Linfu threw the wolf to the inkstone, and asked as if he remembered something: "How is that Li Tianlang?" Are you living a good life? ”

"Captain Li is indeed a strong general in my Anxi! Both civil and military! ...... "Gao Xianzhi waited for the opportunity to talk about Li Tianlang, and hurriedly described in detail what Li Tianlang had done in the past few years, Li Linfu didn't say anything, just nodded a few times, and after Gao Xianzhi finished speaking, he said leisurely: "He also went back to Chang'an with you, you will be a good person, you actually make your own opinion, come to a prelude first, and take the secret decree as a deaf ear!" Gao Xianzhi's heart tightened, he obviously talked about in the secret letter to Gao Lishi and Li Linfu that he would return to Chang'an with Li Tianlang, Li and Gao didn't raise any objections, why did they suddenly pursue it as if they didn't know anything? This meat waist knife, is it deliberately pretending to be confused or has other plans? Gao Xianzhi swallowed a mouthful of saliva embarrassedly, turned countless thoughts, and was about to explain, but Li Linfu didn't say anything more, just said slowly and logically: "Your Majesty also knows, let him participate in the banquet!" Maybe His Majesty will see him in person, hehe......"

The cold sweat that had just broken out was wiped away by the huge surprise, and Gao Xianzhi swallowed a mouthful of saliva again before he came to his senses......

When Gao Xianzhi returned home satisfied, he saw that his father was drinking happily with Li Tianlang, and Gao Yunzhou was accompanying him, looking at Li Tianlang's saber with great interest. Seeing Gao Xianzhi come back, everyone stood up.

"Huh! What a Yaxing! Count me in! Gao Xianzhi picked up the wine glass with great interest, first saluted his father, and then drank three glasses in a row, wiped the corners of his mouth, and laughed, "Rarely drink alcohol in Anxi, go home today, make an exception, don't get drunk and don't return!" ”

If it weren't for the big event, Gao Xianzhi wouldn't be so excited, Li Tianlang smiled and toasted him several times, and didn't take the initiative to ask. However, Gao Yunzhou, who was anxious, said with a question, and Gao Xianzhi, whose cheeks were flushed, said brightly, The day after tomorrow, he will be edicted to enter the palace to present the treasure of the prisoner, and Emperor Tianbao will definitely give a great reward at that time. Not only that, but they also have to participate in the celebration banquet in the evening, which is a once-in-a-lifetime grace and glory for the soldiers of the Biansai Army.

"Hehe, Tianlang is also being rewarded, do you know what it means?" Gao Xianzhi rolled his eyes full of wine, "Admit it!" Yes, admit it. Got it? You're back in Chang'an! Really back! All of this was paid for by you! As I told you, you won it in your bloody field! ”

Li Tianlang held the wine glass, couldn't say a word, and didn't know what to say, his heart was full of mixed feelings, and he wanted to cry without tears.

Chang'an, am I really back?

Gao Sheji and Gao Yunzhou's grandson, you look at me, I look at you, you will understand the deep meaning of Gao Xianzhi's words, and naturally Li Tianlang's reaction was greatly confused.

"Thank you, General!" Li Tianlang swallowed a bitter bitterness that surged into his throat and returned to normal, he picked up the wine glass and touched Gao Xianzhi heavily, and the wine juice splashed in the crisp sound of porcelain, "Tianlang respects General!" Dry! ”

"Huh? What about your beautiful lady? Why didn't it come out? Gao Xianzhi looked around and mentioned the princess intentionally or unintentionally, "Such a good thing, she should also be happy!" ”

Gao Xianzhi's topic was in Li Tianlang's heart, he first filled the empty wine glasses of the two of them with wine, and said earnestly: "Tianlang has a reluctant request, please fulfill it to the general!" ”

"Cut, I gave you all the people, what more do you want?" Gao Xianzhi was really a little drunk, her words were much less majestic than usual, and her tone was also ridiculous and brisk, "It's your own business to make her a wife and a concubine!" Hehe, Yanfu is not shallow! What else? Get it, let her come out and dance a song for us to help the drink! ”

"Worried, washed with tears, where does she still have the interest in dancing!" Li Tianlang said with a wry smile, "The life of the little Bolu Wang Su is in danger, and she is helpless to be a child, which has made her sleepless,...... I wonder how the imperial court will deal with Su's defeat? General, will the general be able to save his life? ”

The expression on Gao Xianzhi's face changed significantly, and the familiar strange eyes flashed in front of Li Tianlang again, he was not drunk at all! "The affairs of the court are something that I and other border guards can know, let alone give advice and advice, hmph, are you the prime minister and those ministers of the three provinces and six courts a wine bag and a rice bag?" Gao Xianzhi laughed strangely, "Let's not say that the power of heaven is unpredictable, the officialdom alone is weird and indistinguishable, when you left your life to serve as an army in Anxi, you don't know how many people's nerves have been affected, and how many people's interests are involved......

Li Tianlang's heart sank suddenly, Gao Xianzhi was not wrong at all!

"Su Lose's life is worthless, whether he can keep it, the key is to see whether the emperor thinks it is useful to keep it, of course, it also depends on whether His Majesty and his old man are in a good mood." Gao Xianzhi tapped the wine glass with chopsticks, and said vaguely, "I have already used him up, whether the emperor wants to use him, I can't say......"

"Is there no other way?" Li Tianlang asked anxiously, "General, Amelia saved my life, I have failed her......"

"Huh? It's not once or twice that you have rescued and rescued," Gao Xianzhi burped casually, and Gao Yunzhou next to him hurriedly asked the maid to bring wet wipes, "Even I, I am also the great benefactor who saved their little Bolu, hehe, only the strong in the world have the right to give alms......"

Gao Yunzhou handed the wet wipes to his father, and couldn't help but say: "My father has already explained in detail the war of Xiao Bolu in the Jieshu, saying that the blame is not in Xiao Bolu but in Tubo, and he tried his best to intercede for the king. He also said that in order to consolidate the west gate of the Tang Dynasty, he should give heavenly grace to the border pass and stabilize the hearts of the people. If they want to be both grateful and jealous, the best way is to keep King Fan as a guard and not take his life! ”

"You bastard! Sneak into the study again to see my folds! Just look at it! There is still a lock on the mouth! Gao Xianzhi smashed the towel at his son, "The kid said in vain, be careful that disaster will come in the future!" ”

Li Tianlang couldn't help but be secretly happy when he heard this, it seemed that there was still hope. He stood up and was about to kneel down to thank him, but was grabbed by Gao Xianzhi: "What are you doing!" Thankfully, it's still early! I don't know if the court will listen or not! Besides, you don't need to thank me, I'm not interested in your love and love, and the reason why I left Xiao Bolu alive was because of what Fang Caizhou'er said. Hey! Gao Xianzhi changed his tone, "I didn't expect Li Tianlang to be really a lover!" Ha ha! Ha ha! There is nothing more wonderful in the world than this! A certain family has really achieved a legendary story! Ha ha! That's it! That's it! The wine is almost drunk! After a long journey, the saddle horse is tired, let's rest first! Buy new clothes tomorrow and get ready to enter the palace to be rewarded! ”

Li Tianlang was embarrassed to give him away, Gao Xianzhi walked a few steps and suddenly turned around and said, "Take a good look at Chang'an tomorrow and see what is different from six years ago!" Hehe! There aren't many opportunities to come back in the future! Don't think about spending the New Year in Chang'an! ”

"Father is in such a hurry to go back to Anxi!" Gao Yunzhou exclaimed, "Is there another offense?" ”

"Yes! I haven't heard of a war in Anxi! Gao Sheji also asked in surprise, "Then there is one who is going to leave so soon?" At least let's go after the Lantern Festival. ”

"What do you know!" Gao Xianzhi shook Mu Duobi and the music of the lost Tangara at Li Tianlang, "Take it and take a look, pay me back tomorrow, hehe, do you remember the God-given opportunity I told you?" Hey! Just look at it and you'll find out! This is what your uncle gave me! Your uncle, Li Linfu, the prime minister of the dynasty...... Hey, hey, hey...... "Gao Xianzhi was really drunk, Gao Yunzhou helped him to walk to the inner hall, and in the darkness, Gao Xianzhi's drunken Gao Ge was heard from afar, thousands of miles to Anxi. Han Yue wept in the countryside, and Hu Sha damaged the horse's hooves.

Looking for the river is sad, and the sky is low when it crosses the moraine. Send the army to drink, and the family letter is thousands of miles.

At some point, the fluttering snowflakes flew down from the dark sky, and the little Luoying flashed in the flickering lights. If a person walks by, his footsteps roll up the tumbling goose feathers and creak and crunch.

Li Tianlang turned his back to the sky, letting the snowflakes bloom quietly on his red hot face, and he drowned himself in the darkness like this, holding the song in his hand as if he were holding his future. Fate always seems to be played by the mischievous God, and he can only rush like a stream flowing downstream, rushing without looking back, willingly or unwillingly hitting the stubborn rocks that have emerged out of nowhere, and opening the flower of his life......

The evening breeze behind him sent a wisp of fragrance, a pair of soft arms hugged Li Tianlang's strong waist from behind, Amelia rested her head on her man's back, and her long hair flew in Li Tianlang's ears. "It's late at night, let's go back to the house, it's cold outside......"