Chang'an City has completely lifted the curfew, the city gate can also enter and exit at night, but the inventory is stricter than during the day, Mingde Gate has three doorways, usually the small doorways on both sides are open, but there are fewer people in and out at night, and it is also for safety reasons, so generally only a small doorway is opened, and people who enter and exit pass through here.

However, when Li Xiu's carriage came to Mingde Gate today, he found that the door hole had been blocked, and there was a violent quarrel, and his carriage could not pass, so he sent someone to check, and the person who inquired about the news soon came to report: "Master Qiqi, there was a group of people and horses coming to the city gate, it seemed that it should be the army, but they were not wearing uniforms, and they were escorting a lot of things, there were dozens of carriages alone, and the soldiers guarding the gate seemed to not let them in, and the two sides quarreled. ”

The one who was sent to inquire about the news was the guard next to Li Xiu, who was also an old man in the women's army back then, with a pair of poisonous eyes, even if the other party was not wearing a soldier's uniform, he could guess the identity of the other party from some details, but this also made Li Xiu quite curious and said to himself: "How could a team of soldiers in civilian clothes enter Chang'an so late?" ”

The carriage couldn't get out of the city for a while, Li Xiu was also very curious in his heart, and finally simply got off the carriage, squeezed through the crowd in front of him and came to the city gate hole, only to see the soldiers guarding the door in front of him to block the city gate tightly, and in front of them was a group of strong men of different heights, although they did not wear uniforms, but the iron-blooded spirit revealed on their bodies revealed their identities, and now these people blushed one by one, and the guards shouted loudly to get in, and the guards at the gate naturally did not show weakness, but the two sides quarreled, But no one dared to do it, after all, Datang's military law was not vegetarian.

Seeing this situation, Li Xiu couldn't help frowning, after all, no matter what happened to the other party, it was not right to be blocked at the city gate, after all, there were so many people around who were ready to enter and exit the city gate, and now they were all blocked here.

Thinking of the above, Li Xiu was about to come forward to ask the two sides of the quarrel to get out of the way first, and then ask what was going on? But at this moment, I suddenly saw a young man squeezed out from behind those plainclothes soldiers, and when he saw this situation, he immediately frowned and said, "What's the matter, why did you quarrel with the brother guarding the door?" ”

This young man is obviously in a group with those plainclothes soldiers, and his status is also extremely high, those plainclothes soldiers who were originally arrogant saw him, they also immediately shut up obediently, only a tall soldier stepped forward and replied: "Join the army, it's not that we want to quarrel with them, but this group of gatekeepers won't let us enter the city, you said that we people are desperate in Liaodong, but we can't even enter the city gate when we come to Chang'an, and the brothers naturally can't stand this anger!" ”

"Alright, you guys step down, I'll take care of this matter!" The young man didn't fully trust his men, after all, he knew that the gang under his command were all soldiers, and they would usually look for trouble when they had nothing to do, not to mention that the soldiers guarding the gate would not let them in, and it was already good that they didn't fight just now.

When he saw this young man, Li Xiu behind him couldn't help but be stunned, and then stepped forward and said with a smile: "Pei joined the army, didn't you go to Liaodong, when will you return to Chang'an?" ”

This young man is Su Dingfang's student Pei Xingjian, the last time Su Dingfang left, he also took him to Li Xiu's mansion to say goodbye, but what made Li Xiu also feel strange was that Pei Xingjian should now help Su Dingfang reorganize the army in Liaodong, how could he come to Chang'an for no reason?

"Pony!" Pei Xingjian was also taken aback when he saw Li Xiu, and immediately bowed down and saluted, and the soldiers guarding the door were also startled when they heard Li Xiu's identity, especially the generals guarding the door had seen Li Xiu's carriage pass by here many times, so they also knew him, and saw him hurriedly saluting with Pei Xingjian.

"Don't be polite, let's get out of the way first and let the city gate be unobstructed, after all, it's not convenient for so many people to block the city gate!" Li Xiu saw that there were acquaintances on both sides, and he also smiled at the moment.

Hearing Li Xiu's words, Pei Xingjian and the generals guarding the city showed embarrassed expressions, and immediately ordered people to get out of the way, which made the crowd blocking the city gate finally disperse slowly, Li Xiu pulled the two of them aside at this time to ask about the process and reason for the incident, but Pei Xingjian was behind just now, so he was not very clear about the situation at the city gate, fortunately there were still guards, so he told the story of the incident.

In fact, the matter turned out to be very simple, Pei Xingjian and his party were going to enter the city with a lot of things, but the soldiers guarding the door were not blind, and they could see at a glance that they were fierce, and they all had the murderous spirit of a hundred soldiers, and they were strictly investigated at night, so the soldiers guarding the door naturally did not dare to let them in easily, but proposed to search, after all, they were not only numerous, but also brought a lot of things.

However, the people brought by Pei Xingjian were all veterans under Su Dingfang, and they were all killed from the pile of dead people, and they were usually unruly, even in Chang'an City, it was difficult to restrain their temper, which is why the quarrel just now happened.

"General Song, this is Su Dingfang who was sent to Liaodong, Pei Xingjian under General Su joined the army, and he also participated in quelling the rebellion of the party before, so there is absolutely no problem, I can guarantee this!" After Li Xiu heard what happened, he also decided to vouch for Pei Xingjian and them.

The general guarding Mingdemen is surnamed Song, and he used to be a general from Tiance Mansion, don't look at him as an inconspicuous person, but in fact, he is one of Li Shimin's most trusted henchmen, after all, Mingdemen is the main gate of Chang'an City, and the people who can guard here are not only capable, but also ensure loyalty, and these two Song generals are accounted for.

"It turns out that you are General Su's subordinates who stepped on the auspicious king's tent, and you have a horse to vouch for you, so I naturally have nothing to worry about!" When General Song heard Li Xiu's words, he couldn't help but smile at Pei Xingjian at the moment, and then sold Li Xiu a face, anyway, with Li Xiu's guarantee, even if something happened, he couldn't blame him, so he was naturally happy to sell this favor.

Hearing General Song's words, Pei Xingjian also thanked the other party very interestingly, and then commanded his subordinates to enter the city, he brought a lot of people this time, it seems that there are hundreds of guards, and there are also twenty or thirty carts, originally Li Xiu was still guessing what the car was loaded on?

However, when the last few big cars entered the city, Li Xiu couldn't help but be stunned when he saw the things on the car, and then glanced at Pei Xingjian with a strange look, and the other party's young face also showed a little embarrassed smile.