In April, it is the season when the willow is weeping silk, the light floc is flying, Chang'an City is ten miles, on the edge of the Baqiao, the river beach is wide, the long bridge crosses the river, the weeping willows are still clinging, the clear water and blue sky, a look at the infinite, the wind blows the catkins, the sky is flying, like snowflakes, the smoke is misty, the wind blows, it is intoxicating.

Visitors shoulder rubbing, intertwined like a stream, stepping out of the green goodbye friends, or laughter, fluttering clothes, hand in hand to travel, or folding willows to send each other, sad parting, and so on, and so on, do not say more, is before the water station, is also the hustle and bustle.

Next to Baqiao Station, there is an inspection booth to check the pedestrians, every morning, you can see the pack carrying all kinds of goods and carts, horses, donkeys and camels, come in a team, the sound of drinking, like the bustling downtown area, and the lively interaction on the shore echoes the sound of the rudder of the Bahe River boat hitting the water, a ship full of various items and grain, slowly come...... The officials of the inspection pavilion are very busy, from early morning to noon, when there is no pause, the sun is blazing at noon, which makes people sweat even more, and the mouth is dry, fortunately, at this time, the merchant giants, most of the goods that come from the ambush have been inspected, and the rest are mostly scholars who travel to study, and the people who visit relatives and friends.

Busy for a long time, the officials are also tired, irritable, the attitude of inspecting pedestrians is naturally not cordial and friendly, when encountering light car canopies, nobles in fresh clothes and angry horses, etc., they must grovel, polite, poor scholars, ordinary people, there is not so good luck, naturally it is a grinding and ignorant appearance.

However, the officials did not dare to make things difficult, after all, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, there were many officials and nobles in the imperial history, and they had done too much, so that people could not see it, and they were careful not to eat and walk, just procrastinating, and everyone was used to it, anyway, they had waited for a long time, and they were not bad for a while, and they were allowed to check by the officials.

But there are exceptions, when it was the turn of a burly, sturdy, and muscular ranger, Xu Yan didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly went through all the formalities as quickly as possible, presented them with both hands, and said politely with a smile: "Big brother, you go slowly." ”

In the eyes of Xu Yan, Ranger is a young man of about twenty years old, with a dignified appearance, as if he has been walking outside all the year round, his skin is slightly dark, his face seems to be sharpened, his edges and corners are sharp, his sword eyebrows are starry, he is heroic, his finger joints are thick and long, and his tiger's mouth is coarse and calloused.

Xu official is a layman, naturally can not find this detail, but the eyes are not blind, behind the ranger youth, carrying a burden, hanging a long object, wrapped in linen, Xu official dare to bet with the eyeballs, look at the shape to know that this is definitely not a burning stick, but an ordnance long knife.

Moreover, after serving in the inspection pavilion for many years, the officials ushered in the send-off, and received all kinds of people who did not know geometry, had rich experience, and were no longer in the rough realm of judging people by clothes, but by looking at their bearing, from their words and deeds, they could judge that the people who came were not ordinary rangers, but ...... The legendary heroes of the rivers and lakes.

This kind of big brother-level character, Xu officials are naturally in awe, disagree, draw swords to each other, people can go away and fly high, escape, they will be unlucky, there is a high hall with white hair, and there are babies waiting to be fed, if they are in a different place, how should they be good, Xu officials' thoughts fluctuated, seeing that the ranger youth did not move, he panicked, and peeked cautiously, his legs and stomach were a little weak.

It's been a long time, it's been a long time, it's the illusion of the official, in fact, it's just a few seconds, the young man asked, "Don't check the baggage?" The voice was low, there was an inexplicable oppression, Xu hurriedly shook his head, enthusiastically invited the young man to cross the bridge, and when he left, he was completely relieved, wiped his sweat with a cloth, and muttered in his heart, who dares to check, if there is a ...... hidden in the baggage Wouldn't that be asking for trouble?

It can be seen that the official Xu has either heard too much about the legend, or he has suffered from the rangers, otherwise he would not be afraid of this appearance, the young man naturally did not know, he was puzzled in his heart, shook his head, took the pass and passed the document, and walked away.

All the way to go, the capital of the emperor, slowly presented in front of the young people, to the east for the beginning of the way of heaven, the great dream of the great cause of the eternal change, the first of Anglong soaring vast sea of clouds, two city outlines, four arrow towers, in turn towering, under the bright sunshine, Chang'an City is more majestic and magnificent, spectacular, young people are amazed, watching, the mood is agitated, can not be calmed down for a long time.

This is Chang'an, I don't know how long it took, the young man gradually sobered up, his face swept a red tide, strode forward, and soon arrived at the city gate, here is full of people, pedestrians and vehicles are bustling, the young man is very conscious of queuing, with the crowd, slowly walking towards the city, at this moment, a luxurious incense car came briskly, next to more than a dozen armored guards guarding the surroundings.

Among them, the first military guard, showed the voucher, and the soldiers hurriedly opened a special passage, first let the luxury incense car pass in, this is the privilege, the people have become accustomed to it, there will be no backlash, at most they are curious, and ask which powerful person in the car is in the court.

The soldiers are also quite talkative, and when they saw someone asking, they smiled and said, "It's Xiao Xianggong who has returned to the court." ”

"Xiao Xianggong?" The young man was at a loss and did not know who it was.

Next to him, there was no shortage of well-informed literati who understood the dynamics of the court, and said: "But Your Majesty gave a poem and said, "The wind knows the strength of the grass, the board knows the honest minister, the brave man knows the righteousness, and the wise man will be benevolent Xiao Yu Xiao Xianggong?" ”

"Nonsense, ministers of the DPRK and China, there are many people with Xiao as their surname, but there is only one person who has served as prime minister."

"Lanling Wangqun, Jiangzuo Liang Xiao, the younger brother of the queen of the former dynasty......"

"Bing's surname is Zhizhijie, it is difficult to tolerate people's shortcomings, many times with the DPRK and the central Fang Xianggong and others, was belittled by His Majesty, the year before last, he served as the ambassador of Henan Province, less than a year, and returned to the DPRK."

"Xiao Gong is famous, and his return to the dynasty is also expected by everyone, so I don't know what official position he will hold after he returns."

"Then it's not clear......"

There are so many official positions in the court, a radish and a pit, and I haven't heard of it recently, which minister in the court dismissed the official, Xiao Yu's return, how to arrange it, is also a problem, a group of idle and bored literati, gossiping and talking, the young people are confused, they can't understand what they are saying, and naturally they can't arouse the interest in listening.

Show the voucher, the soldiers let go, the young man slowly walked into the city, looking at the chariot crisscross, the golden whip is full of streams, straight and spacious avenues, suddenly at a loss, a young man, alone came to the lively and prosperous Chang'an City, lost in the lively and prosperous scene, this kind of thing, every day will happen, passers-by, it is not strange.

Glancing over, laughing at it, they were busy with their own things, and they didn't deliberately come forward to watch and laugh, but there were also some kind-hearted people, out of the idea of helping others as the foundation of happiness, they hurriedly stepped forward and said enthusiastically: "Little brother, is it the first time to come to Chang'an?" ”

The young man nodded, his gaze a little alert.

"Visiting family? Friends? Defecting to relatives? Is there a place to go? Panda Inn makes you feel at home......"

"Peace, peace, live safely, the price is fair, three meals a day, as long as thirty yuan."

"Little brother, come to the heavenly room, there are special services~~~"

It was really irritable, the young man frowned, made a wise decision, turned around and left, walked quickly, and disappeared into the streets and alleys in a blink of an eye, and the remaining innkeepers, needle-to-needle, glared at each other.

Get rid of the entanglement of a few guys, the young man found that he was lost, this is not right, because he does not know the road at all, and he can't talk about getting lost, Chang'an City is solemn and spacious, the weather is thousands, the streets are orderly, standing in it, the first thing that catches his eye is the wide and boundless square like the horizontal street, at the end is the palace that rises from the ground, the eaves of the fighting horns, the sky is on the sky, and the night is Lingyun.

The young man was swaying for a while, dazed, and slowly walked forward, getting closer, and seeing the heavily guarded, halberd-clad military guards, he immediately understood what kind of place this is, the imperial city, the center of the world, only the residence of the Son of Heaven will be so spectacular, the young man was breathtaking, and he looked at it for a long time before he reluctantly withdrew his gaze.

"Eh, little brother, where are you going, the old man will give you a ride."

At this moment, a carriage came, the coachman was a smiling old man, with a gray beard, a felt hat, plain clothes, but very clean, the young man lacked experience, and knew that he would be charged money for taking the car, so he considered it, rather than slowly inquiring and looking for it himself, it was better to go directly by car.

With the decision, the young man did not rush to get into the car, but asked: "How to calculate the money?" ”

"It depends on where you go, the farther ones are more expensive, and the near ones are naturally cheaper." The old man smiled, and did not intend to deceive.

The young man nodded slightly, feeling that it was reasonable, and there was a smile on his face: "Go to Anyi Fang......"

"It's not very far, I'll charge you ten cents." The old man was very kind and cheerful.

The price is not beyond the psychological range, the young man naturally agreed, the old man smiled, immediately whipped the horse to adjust the direction, waved his hand to signal the young man to get on the car, he was old, it was inevitable that there would be a little nagging, maybe he felt that the young man had a simple temperament, not like a wicked person, and asked casually: "Little brother, come to Chang'an for the first time." ”

After getting into the carriage, the young man nodded slightly, and suddenly found himself sitting in the carriage, and the old man couldn't see it, so he naturally said, "Yes." ”

"Defecting to relatives?" The old man was curious, skillful, gently whipped his whip, and the carriage was leisurely and brisk, heading towards Anyi Fang.

felt that the old man seemed to be an elder in the clan, and the young man didn't have much vigilance, so he hesitated and said softly: "Sort of." ”

"That's good, at least there's a place to stay." The old man smiled, silent, concentrating on driving, rich in life experience, naturally clear, what can be inquired, what not to ask.

Soon, the carriage came to Anyi Fang, and when it entered the door, the old man slowed down and asked sideways, "Little brother, where do you stop?" ”

"Uncle, do you know that there is a family surnamed Han here......" The young man asked softly, the carriage suddenly stopped, but when he saw the old man rolling up the blinds, he stretched out his hand to signal, and said with a smile: "Is it there?" ”

Under the shade of the green trees, a quiet house appears in front of you, on the lintel plaque, a Korean character, both rigid and soft, strong bones, as long as it is an elegant person, you know that this word comes from the handwriting of Yu Shinan.

(To be continued)