Chapter 36: Far Away
In the early morning, Chang'an City, which had snowed all night, was already snow-capped and a vast piece of silver.
Outside the Xi'an Gate, a cavalry galloped in. The sound of horses' hooves rumbling in unison shook the snow off the branches of the trees on the side of the road. The snowflakes are numerous, and they are very beautiful.
The Chang'an guards on the city wall couldn't help but panic when they saw this cavalry from far and near, they had just experienced the siege of the Xiliang rebels. Knowing that this cavalry came to the city and saw the Han military flag of the flying dragon and auspicious clouds held high in the team, his heart was a little stable.
There is also a big white flag behind the military flag, with a big Zhao character written on it, and a general riding a white horse, white robe and silver armor, standing in the snow, seems to be integrated into this picturesque snow scene.
Beside the white-horse general, there was also an alien boy on a horse, staring intently at the Chang'an city wall.
The white horse general under Zhao Zi is Zhao Yun, and the alien boy next to him is the little prince who came to negotiate peace with the imperial court on behalf of the Qiang people.
Since Mi Dang came to the Han army camp stationed in Qiang Dao, the commander of the leading army, Huangfu Song, learned of his intention and warmly received them. Although Liu Wei did not give a special explanation, he knew that Liu Bian's original intention was also to peacefully solve the problem of the Qiang Rebellion, so as soon as he came to the barracks, Huangfu Song ordered people to return to Chang'an quickly and reported the matter to Liu Bian.
The arrival of the fan was in Liu Wei's arms, and he quickly replied to Huangfu Song. ordered him to send someone to escort the little prince of Midang into Chang'an for an audience.
With Liu Wei's edict, Huangfu Song naturally did not dare to slack off, and wanted to be a messenger who shouldered the peaceful fate of the Han and Qiang tribes, so Huangfu Song naturally chose Zhao Yun, who had the highest military value in the Han army, to lead the military camp to protect all the way.
In addition, Liu Wei also issued an edict to transfer Zhang Fei's shooting battalion back to Chang'an to consolidate the defense in the rear.
Zhao Yun was cautious, and he was safe and sound when he waited for the Qiang envoys to come to Chang'an City along the way.
And the guards of Chang'an in the city saw that the other party's personnel were mixed, and the Qiang people were mixed in. I was puzzled, and I didn't dare to open the city easily, so I leaned against the wall and asked, "Who is coming?" ”
The white horse general replied in a loud voice: "I am Sima Zhaoyun of the Xiyuan Army, and I was ordered to protect the envoy of the Qiang tribe to see Your Majesty as the little prince. ”
Zhao Yun's name was already thunderous in the Han army at this time, and the soldiers defending the city had obviously heard of his name. Two of them, led by a long man, said a few words to each other, one hurriedly walked down the city wall, and the other continued to say to Zhao Yun: "Zhao Sima later, let me wait to report it." ”
Zhao Yun was not in a hurry, so he waited patiently under the city.
Looking sideways, I found that the little prince next to him was looking at the towering and magnificent city wall in a daze because he had never seen such a majestic city as Chang'an.
Zhao Yun smiled slightly and reminded him, "The little prince will be in a moment, and we will be able to enter the city soon." ”
Hearing Zhao Yun speak to himself, Mi Dang woke up from his amazement at Chang'an. He smiled embarrassedly and said to Zhao Yun: "Brother Zilong, Chang'an is really worthy of being the first heroic city in the world, and it is incomparably majestic and extraordinary just from the outside. I don't know what kind of scenery is in the city? ”
The confused question made Zhao Yun's face red, he was also the first time to come to Chang'an City, and when he broke the siege before, he only cared about chasing Li Dao Guo Yan's rebels, basically crossing the city and not entering, how do you know what it was like inside.
However, Zhao Yun is sincere, although he doesn't know and doesn't deceive him, he said honestly: "It's the first time I've come to Chang'an City, and I don't know what's going on inside." But if you have time after entering the city, how about the little prince go for a walk around the first city in the world with him? ”
Mi Dang was overjoyed when he heard this, and said happily: "Brother Zilong said this is exactly what I want. ”
Along the way, Midang was completely attracted by Zhao Yun's personality charm. Especially when I heard that he was the one who killed the famous general of the Qiang tribe in seconds, the general Yueji who once went into the forest alone to kill the tiger, and the Qiang people who naturally worshiped the strong regarded Zhao Yun as a god-like figure.
And Zhao Yun is not the kind of person who holds the idea that "if you are not of my race, your heart will be different". Although they have seen each other on the battlefield, they have shown no mercy. But once you put down your sword, you can turn your enemies into friends. Zhao Yun is also willing to make friends with him. In Liu Wei's words, Zhao Yun treats his friends as warm as spring, his work as warm as summer, and his enemies as harsh as winter.
The two made an appointment to visit Chang'an City together, and when they were talking happily, a voice behind them sounded like thunder: "You two made an appointment to visit Chang'an together, but you didn't call me Lao Zhang, don't you look down on people?" ”
The two of them looked back, and the face of the delirium couldn't help but show bitterness, and it was Zhang Fei and Zhang Sanye, who were already angry and staring at their eyes like bull's eyes.
To be honest, along the way, Midang's feelings for Zhang Fei can be said to be both awe and awe. This Han lieutenant didn't know who he heard say the sentence "Qiang people Dolux this sentence", and it didn't matter whether it was in line with etiquette or not, he had to pester Fa Dang and others to compete for strength. Although the more than ten subordinates brought by the fascination this time are among the best warriors in the Qiang tribe, they are not at the same level at all compared to Zhang Fei, who fights perverted characters. As a result, after Zhang Fei brought all the warriors he brought to compete, he began to look at himself.
Seeing this, Mi Dang's face turned white. Are you kidding! At the age of sixteen or seventeen, it is the time to grow his body, how can he withstand the destruction of a giant like Zhang Fei. Fortunately, Zhao Yun saw the signs and stopped Zhang Fei in time. Mi Dang usually tries to avoid this Captain Zhang a little, for fear that one of them will not pay attention to being caught by him, and it will be too late to cry.
However, although Zhang Fei is like this, the Qiang people who were defeated by him, including Mi Dang, did not dislike and hate Zhang Fei. On the contrary, the Qiang people are brave and ruthless, worship the strong, and do not think about Zhang Fei's competition. There are not as many etiquette as Han people in their lives, but Zhang Fei's bold and uninhibited and straightforward personality is very much to their taste.
Especially those warriors under Mi Dang, after being beaten to the ground by Zhang Fei, they didn't hold any grudge against Zhang Fei at all, but made friends with him, and became more and more familiar along the way, and sometimes even put the fan aside, making the fan depressed and thinking that Zhang Fei's real purpose was not to rebel.
At this time, I saw Zhang Fei's eyes glaring, and his face was angry. The fan was nervous, and hurriedly smiled: "Brother Yide, Brother Zilong and I are only a preliminary appointment, and it has not been completely finalized. When the time comes, we will definitely call you to play together. ”
Zhao Yun also persuaded: "Yi Demo should be annoyed, just call it then!" ”
Zhang Fei was just feigning anger just now, and he wasn't really angry at all. At this time, when he heard the two of them say this, he immediately laughed and said: "In this case, we must have a good time together, and then drink dozens of jars of good wine." I heard that the Qiang people drink a lot, and we don't get drunk and don't go home! ”
When he heard that Zhang Fei was going to pull him to drink, his face was as frightened as ashes. Last time, Zhang Fei was dragged by Zhang Fei and poured several jars of wine in the name of this sentence, and he was so dizzy that he almost vomited blood out of his stomach. Do you want to drink it yourself this time? Mi Dang secretly hated in his heart which bastard was so boasting about Qiang people outside, making a simple person like Zhang Fei believe it, but he suffered a lot for it. If I have the opportunity to meet this kind of shameless guy, I will definitely not let him go. Think about it, the culture of the Han people is good, and they know how to be humble and modest, how can they cause so much trouble!
When the little prince was feeling awkward in his heart, a voice came over like a warbler's cry: "Captain Zhang leads the shooting battalion and guards the safety of Chang'an." Is it so irresponsible to be a heavy duty but to drink too much? ”
Zhang Fei's voice did not fall, but when he heard this voice, he couldn't close his mouth as if he was frozen in frame, and he was embarrassed and stunned in place.
The voice came from behind Zhang Fei, and when he looked up, he saw a beautiful young woman standing on a luxurious carriage, holding the car, looking at them with anger on her face.
The fan couldn't help but be stunned, and a sigh rose in his heart:
There are still such stunning beauties in the world.
A team that also carried the flag of the Han army came behind them, and without their notification, Zhao Yun had already seen that this army was the palace guard Yulin Army, and judging from the carriage honor guard they crowded, it turned out to be the queen's luan.
However, to Zhao Yun's surprise, it was Zhang Fei's wife who stood on the queen's carriage, Princess Heyang and Dr. Ren Hongchang of Hongdu Menxue.
Although his back was to Ren Hongchang, Zhang Fei had already heard from his voice who was asking. Then something happened that made the fan dumbfounded, Zhang Fei, who usually seemed fierce to him, turned around obediently and rode his horse to the young woman at this time, and said with a smile on his face: "I just talked about it." I have long listened to my wife's words to drink less and drink less, how can I still drink and make mistakes? ”
Mi Dang was stunned on the side, and hurriedly asked Zhao Yun in a low voice What was going on. Zhao Yun introduced the identity of the young woman with a smile, and then he suddenly realized, covered his mouth and snickered.
Ren Hongchang didn't say much, gave Zhang Fei a look to go home at night to settle accounts, and then said: "Queen Tang is here, come to meet the queen first." ”
When Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei and the others heard that it was indeed Queen Tang who came, they hurriedly dismounted and gave salutes. Ren Hongchang had already gotten back into the carriage at this time, and seemed to be talking to the queen in a low voice.
Then, Empress Tang asked through the curtain, "It's Zhao Sima who is traveling with Captain Yide?" ”
Zhao Yun hurriedly replied, "It's a subordinate." ”
"Sure enough, it's a hero, no wonder it's ......" Queen Tang suddenly stopped in the middle of her words, and a girl's low stopping voice came from the carriage, and Ren Hongchang's giggles, it seems that there is a girl sitting in the queen's carriage in addition to herself and Ren Hongchang.
Zhao Yun was puzzled in his heart, but it was inconvenient to ask more, so he just said: "My subordinates have been edicted to escort the Qiang envoy Chang'an to meet Your Majesty, and they are waiting for the guards guarding the city to let him go. ”
"The two princesses of Bengong and Wannian and Heyang were also summoned by the Holy Lord. Since the gates of the city have not yet been opened, I will wait here. Empress Tang said.
Now that the Chinese New Year is approaching, Liu Wei missed Tang Ji and others, so he ordered the Yulin Army to escort them to Chang'an to reunite with him. Thinking that Zhang Fei and Ren Hongchang were newly married, Yan'er rushed to the battlefield to kill the enemy for the country, so he ordered Zhang Fei to return to the rear and reunite with Ren Hongchang and his wife who came to Chang'an.
While Tang Ji and the others were talking, the generals guarding the city in Chang'an City had already walked up to the city tower, and when they saw the chaos of people below, they shouted at the city: "Who is coming?" What's the matter? ”
Zhao Yun rode his horse to the city again and replied loudly: "The Empress of the Han Dynasty and the Sima Zhao Yun of the Xiyuan Army have been edicted to escort the Qiang envoy to meet the Son of Heaven. ”
The general asked, "Do you have a certificate?" ”
Ren Hongchang muttered dissatisfiedly after hearing it in the carriage: "Can the queen's ceremonial drive be fake?" This general is really stubborn! ”
"Xi'an Gate is close to Weiyang Palace, adjacent to the forbidden place of the Imperial Palace, ordinary people can't enter and exit here, and it is normal to be strict in the inventory." A gentle and soft voice persuaded Ren Hongchang softly.
Zhao Yun's heart moved inexplicably when he heard this, and even he felt strange why this was happening.
Zhao Yun handed the relevant edict to the city tower, and the generals above believed it, ordered the city gate to be opened, and shouted at the bottom: "After the team enters the city, it is orderly, and it is not allowed to leave the team in a noisy manner, otherwise it will be dealt with by military law!" ”
At this time, even Zhang Fei was a little dissatisfied and said: "Is this general a huge leader, but I don't know who it is?" ”
Tang Ji praised on the side: "This person is strict in governing the army, but he has the demeanor of Zhou Yafu!" ”
Then he said to Zhao Yun and the others: "The envoy of the Qiang tribe is a guest from afar, please be the first to enter the city." ”
Mi Dang and the others insisted on the queen's honor guard entering first, and Tang Ji did not argue with them, so he ordered the carriage to enter the city.
Zhao Yun and the others retreated to the side and stood. However, when the carriage passed by, the curtain of the carriage was suddenly lifted, and it happened that Zhao Yun's eyes were also looking into the carriage.
It was Ren Hongchang who lifted the curtains, and a girl beside her was also leaning against the car window, demure and elegant, although not as beautiful as Ren Hongchang, but there was another kind of simple beauty.
Just seeing Zhao Yun's gaze, the four eyes were facing each other, and Zhao Yun's heart throbbed inexplicably!
(To be continued, stay tuned for the next chapter)