Chapter 752: The City Is Full of Golden Armor (4)

August 11, morning. ?????.?

Luoyang City is still as usual, the four doors are open, all kinds of businessmen and tourists come and go, laughter lingers in the sky, and the reputation of the prosperous city of the eastern capital is by no means fictitious.

Kong Sheng was dressed in a green shirt, a white horse, and two guards were also dressed in civilian clothes, carrying Kong Sheng's simple luggage. A group of several people had just left the city gate, and officials and generals at all levels in Luoyang and Henan Province were standing at the gate to see each other off. Yang Tong stepped forward and bowed and smiled slightly: "The prince traveled far into Beijing, but only brought two guards, and the journey was tiring along the way, and there was no one around to take care of him, which was really unbearable for the students." ”

Kong Sheng insisted on entering Beijing under the order, but Yang Tong and others couldn't stop him repeatedly, so they had to let it go.

Kong Sheng smiled when he heard this: "I am a poor scholar in Jiangnan, and now even if I am an official and a prince, I actually do not change my original intention." Besides, the world is so big, there are not many people who can hurt me, and it doesn't make sense to bring as many guards as you want. ”

Yang Tong's heart moved, knowing that Kong Sheng was telling the truth. With Kong Sheng's ability, there is no one who can hurt him in this world. Even the kind of mysterious master in the Chang'an Ming Sect, after Kong Sheng mastered the world energy from condensation, I am afraid that he would not be able to help Kong Sheng.

But Yang Tong's heart was still full of endless worries. Because Kong Sheng is gone, it will obviously be stormy instead of calm, once Kong Sheng has an accident, what will Luoyang and Jiangnan do? What should I do with the people around Kong Sheng, the subordinates of my henchmen, etc.? After all, Kong Sheng is not just Kong Sheng now, he represents the group interests and practical survival of a huge group.

Kong Sheng naturally knows this. He took a deep breath, stared at Yang Tong deeply, and said softly meaningfully: "Sir, remember my words, don't act rashly, I have my own opinions!" At the critical moment, don't be gullible to anyone except me! And the right to transfer military horses, unless I am in person, no one can be mobilized unless I have my military talisman! ”

Yang Tong nodded deeply: "Please rest assured, the students know in their hearts, and they will live up to the prince's trust!" ”

Yang Tong was actually a person with no ambition and power, but he knew better than anyone else that the civilian education that Kong Sheng is promoting now to break the monopoly of the family and abolish the Juntian Order and return the land to the people are all great merits for the benefit of all generations, but if Kong Sheng loses power, these great merits will be overthrown and turned into nothing.

Therefore, the current Yang Tong does not want Kong Sheng to have an accident with anyone. If it really comes to that point, even if it is a gathering of people to start an incident, it will not hesitate.

Yang Tong has already made some plans behind the scenes. With Kong Sheng's supreme prestige in the army, among the people, especially in the cold family, as long as the Kong family banner is displayed, countless people will inevitably defect to serve their lives.

Su Sannu stood quietly on the side of the city gate with tears on her face, Kong Sheng sighed in her heart, and did not step forward to say goodbye again, he had been with Sannu for the past few days. In Su and others' view, Kong Sheng's trip is to cross the sword mountain and cross the sea of fire, and if he is not careful, he will endanger his life.

At this moment, in the city, on both sides of the road, on the wilderness, and at the far end of the Qianmo, the black crowd of people rushed to the city gate from different directions and different angles, and the boiling voices and noisy footsteps, Li Biao and Li Hu were shocked, and immediately ordered the guards to guard Kong Sheng and Su Sannu and others.

Peasants, people, merchants, and scholars gathered on the roadside, and the gates were crowded. There were more and more people, and Kong Sheng frowned. The news that he was about to leave Luoyang for Chang'an was not made public, and I don't know how the locals in Luoyang learned about it.

More than a dozen young men of about fifteen or sixteen years old, dressed in peasant shirts and bare-legged but polite, lined up in a row, and under the leadership of the first person, they saluted Kong Sheng and said in unison: "Students meet His Royal Highness King Zheng!" King Zheng traveled to Beijing, and we are here to see off His Highness! ”

Kong Sheng's heart moved. Yang Tong smiled lightly behind him: "Lord Wang, this is the representative of our Hanmen students in Luoyang University Hall, this person's name is Zhong Cheng, fifteen years old, smart since childhood, and has the ability to never forget, but his family is poor, if it weren't for the prince to establish the Hanmen School, he would not have had the opportunity to study in his life......"

"Moreover, according to the instructions of the prince, the Hanmen School must not forget the farming labor in addition to studying, so as to avoid the four bodies and the five grains. It is also to let them know that although they have more opportunities to study because of the kindness of the prince, it does not mean that their fate has changed, and they must pay a hundred times more effort and diligence than the children of the family......"

"Therefore, when farming is busy today, our Luoyang University Hall is closed for school and vacation, allowing students to farm at home. And Zhong Cheng and the others, obviously heard the news of the prince's travel, and made a special trip to meet and see them off, in order to show their gratitude! ”

Zhong Cheng and the other teenagers looked at Kong Sheng with reverence and gratitude, and the courtesy and etiquette were sincere from the heart, without the slightest reluctance and hypocrisy. Because if there were no Kong Sheng, they would now be the lowest level of mud-legged pariahs who have worked in the farmland all their lives, and they would not have the opportunity to study and study literature, let alone change their fate as officials.

After experiencing the poor education of Luoyang University, they passed the imperial examination in the future, not to mention their personal fate, but the fate of the entire family has been completely changed. Their gratitude to Kong Sheng in their hearts can be seen.

Kong Sheng stepped forward to help Zhong Cheng up and smiled: "You don't need to be polite, you can go back and study diligently with peace of mind, and you can find a way out in the future." As long as you succeed in your studies in the future and can serve your family and country, Kong will be content. ”

The young man Zhong Cheng's heart was agitated, he knelt on the ground with a puff, and shouted loudly: "The prince's kindness, the students will not forget!" If he succeeds in the future, he will do his best for his family and country, and then die! ”

The other poor boys also knelt down, and behind the boys, countless farmers, businessmen, and ordinary people also bowed to the ground in unison, and all kinds of cheers and voices wishing Kong Sheng a safe journey were mixed together, and they became a pot of porridge.

It wasn't until Kong Sheng quietly disappeared at the end of the official road with two guards that the crowd gradually dispersed.

An edict summoned Ji Guo, Li Tong and Yang Xueruo back to Chang'an City. But since the half moon of the fight and the advance of Chang'an City, Ji Guo and Yang Xueruo were placed in Ji Guo's original former princess mansion, as for the king of Ding, Li Tong was hurriedly sent into the palace by Empress Zhang, and was never seen again.

Ji Guo only learned the news that her father was seriously ill after returning to Chang'an, but she wanted to go out of the palace and enter the palace several times to visit the emperor, but she was stopped by the East Palace guards. Ji Guo felt faintly uneasy in his heart, the mansion where she and Yang Xueruo lived was closely guarded by the city defense army, and they were not allowed to go out casually and interact with the outside world.

Today's Chang'an defense has been taken over by the general Li Guangbi. After Li Guangbi accepted Li Huaixian's surrender, an envoy from Li Yu, the prince of the East Palace, came to visit. After some careful consideration, Li Guangbi finally fell to the East Palace. Immediately, Li Guangbi was appointed as the general of Shence and the king of Linhuai County, in charge of the defense of Gyeonggi, and only Donggong obeyed.

In fact, Chang'an City is already a monolith, Li Yu's years of heritage and more than half a year of operation, almost all the political opponents hostile to the East Palace have been eliminated, and now the emperor lingers on the sick bed in Daming Palace to recuperate, and the government is in charge of the prince of the country, many people in the Li Tang clan are silent and shuddering, and most of them are Li Yu's people.

Through the subordinates of the Fuzhong to procure miscellaneous servants, Ji Guo faintly knew that the current Chang'an City was no longer the Chang'an City of a year ago, the old emperor died, the emperor was sick and ignored the government, and most of the royal relatives of the Tang Dynasty such as King Zhao and Li were wise to protect their lives, lest they arouse Li Yu's suspicion and set themselves on fire, and now many people actually understand very well that Li Yu's ascension to the throne is just a matter of time.

Only then did Ji Guo realize that if he and Yang Xue were summoned to the capital, it might not be the emperor's idea, but it must be the intention of the prince's brother. Obviously, Li Yu put the two daughters under house arrest in the capital in order to deal with Kong Sheng, who was far away in Luoyang.

Ji Guo was anxious and worried. But if she and Yang Xue were placed under house arrest in the mansion, they couldn't do anything at all, only Princess Ning Guo, after getting Li Yu's tacit consent, often went to the mansion to visit the two daughters, comforting Ji Guo to wait for the development of the situation.

Daming Palace, Ci'an Palace.

Empress Zhang's expression was anxious and irritable, and she kept turning around in the hall, and the young Li Tong smiled bitterly: "Queen Mother, if you have something to say, why be irritable?" ”

Empress Zhang's footsteps stopped, and her willow eyebrows furrowed: "My son, do you know that Li Yu has sent someone to Luoyang to trick Kong Sheng into Beijing under the pretense of His Majesty's edict!" ”

Li Tong's expression changed, but he still said softly and calmly: "Queen Mother, so what?" Now that the prince is in control of the government and blockades the deep palace, I don't know how my father is sick, and I can't see my father, and the entire Chang'an City is controlled by the East Palace, even if the prince is a fake edict, no one dares to resist and disobey. ”

"Li Yu passed on Kong Sheng's entry into Beijing and plotted against him. Wu'er, we should find a way to spread the news and send people to block Kong Sheng halfway, so as not to let Kong Sheng return to Chang'an. As long as Kong Sheng does not come to Chang'an and sits in Luoyang to control the heavy troops, with Kong Sheng's ability, Li Yu will not dare to act rashly. Empress Zhang said softly: "And if Wu'er wants to achieve his great things, he can only count on Kong Sheng!" Li Guangbi has already thrown himself into the East Palace, Guo Ziyi is pedantic, only Kong Sheng has a good relationship with Wu'er, and there is also the friendship between teachers and students! ”

Li Tong's expression changed. In fact, he knew that what his mother Empress Zhang said was not wrong, and the person who could fight against Li Yu now was Kong Sheng. If he, the prince, still has the idea of getting involved in the throne, he can only rely on Kong Sheng to achieve his big things, otherwise, once the emperor's throne falls into the hands of Li Yu, the miserable fate of these princes can be imagined.

But...... But is Kong Sheng so easy to manipulate and use? Li Tong thought of the past, thought of Kong Sheng, and saw Kong Sheng's mature and rational face beyond his age, and couldn't help but sigh softly.

"Queen Mother, even if we send someone to stop Kong Sheng halfway, even if we tell all about the situation in Chang'an, it seems that my son will still come to Chang'an." Li Tong sighed softly.

Empress Zhang frowned: "Why?" Knowing that it is very dangerous to come to Chang'an, he still wants to come? Stupid? ”

Li Tong shook his head: "Because Sister Ji Guo is in Beijing." With Kong Sheng's affectionate and righteous personality, he will definitely not abandon his woman to put herself in danger, and he will definitely risk going to Beijing to rescue Ji Guo's sister......"