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Such a city through the ages, not to mention how small the individual standing in front of it, even if thousands of troops and horses come, it is difficult to give birth to an offensive heart, but where the city defense is sound, the defenders are sufficient, the food and equipment are complete, and the soldiers dare to fight, to forcibly capture such a city, not to mention that it is absolutely impossible, and it is necessary to have a million heroes.

From ancient times to the present, there is only one city that can be called the capital of God.

If Luoyang is just an empty shelf, with nothing to show for it, and the outside is strong and dry, then that's it, but what Qian Yuanqian saw and heard in the city is a prosperous and splendid image, not to say that there is no no man's alley, no man's house is not seen, but the population is sufficient, and the streets and alleys are extremely lively. Qian Yuanqian is not uninformed, but because of this, he understands better how much material resources are needed just to make such a city full of neighborhood houses, and how many people are needed to make the city densely populated.

A city of a million people.

In the thirteen states of Yuedi, how many people are there?

There are more than 30 prefectures in Wu State, and there is a rich land in Jianghuai, and countless people from the Central Plains have crossed to the south for decades, and there are only 5 million people so far.

The Anshi Rebellion, the Huangchao Rebellion, and the Central Plains War have all dealt a great blow to Luoyang, the palace buildings have been burned and damaged, and there are more than one of the people in the city.

Qian Yuanqian packed up all his arrogant thoughts, and walked towards Li Congjing with strict etiquette.

The first army to fight and the second to fight are not as good as the soldiers who surrender without a fight.

In front of the sword-wielding guards dressed in bright light armor and wearing red ribbons, there are star-studded princes of the Tang Dynasty.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to get closer, Qian Yuanqian secretly looked at the prince.

The prince dressed in a dragon robe, his posture is upright, and there is also a heroic spirit in addition to his extravagance, although the other party has a smile on his face, but Qian Yuanqian still feels the majesty that cannot be violated, if it is said that the most obvious breath on Su Fengji, who greets him in the city, is self-confidence, and the symbol of this prince is the spirit of a king, Qian Yuanqian knows that there is a relationship between the foil of the officials and the other party's Xuanhe robe, but in essence, this is still gradually cultivated over the years.

If Qian Yuanqian didn't know Li Congjing before, he wouldn't know how old the other party was, only from the perspective of bearing, this prince has the sharpness of the age of the crown, the enterprising color of thirty, and the steady and majestic of forty, the angular facial features are like an iron pen, and there are no wrinkles on the face, although the golden crown is broad, but the white hair on the sideburns is still conspicuous, adding a bit of demony.

Qian Yuanjun's expression was grim, because he touched the other party's eyes, which could not be said to be sharp, nor could it be described as unfathomable, not stinging, but it also made people easily dare not look at him, like a calm river with a whirlpool, and a careless one will make people fall into it.

"Minister, Zhendong Jiedu envoy Qian Yuanjun, meet His Royal Highness the Prince!" Qian Yuan bowed and saluted.

Qian Hua and other Qiantang officials greeted each other together.

"The envoy of the money festival is finally here, and the palace has been waiting for a long time!" Qian Yuanqian heard a strong voice, such as the slapping of the sea water on the embankment during the tide of the Qiantang River, and then a pair of vigorous and powerful hands helped his arms from the bottom up, "I have heard the name of the festival for a long time, and now I see it, the festival envoy is really heroic, please get up quickly, no need to be polite." ”

Qian Yuanqian raised his head, and his eyes were a friendly face, the smile was just right, not too hypocritical, nor would it make people feel alienated, it could make people feel enthusiastic, Qian Yuanqian hurriedly said: "There is His Royal Highness Lao waiting, and the minister is ashamed." After a pause, he added in time: "Your Highness's name is like thunder, and it is really a blessing to see your true face today. ”

The prince, who had countless halos in front of him, smiled happily, "The envoy is a masterpiece of the world, and it is also an honor for the palace to receive such a commendation from the envoy." ”

Qian Yuanqian was busy and didn't dare to be.

Qian Yuanqian noticed that the prince's gaze moved behind him, and he hurriedly turned sideways, and without waiting for him to introduce, he heard the prince speak: "Presumably this is Qian Guogong?" ”

Qian Hua's flattered expression fell into Qian Yuanjun's afterglow, his uncle's voice trembled slightly, and his body bowed lower, "People who are not talented really can't enter the eyes of His Highness." ”

"Guogong assisted King Wu Yue to govern Qiantang for many years, and he worked hard and made great achievements, so there is no need to be too humble." The prince's words fell in Qian Yuanjun's ears, making him slightly shocked, a sentence undoubtedly shows that the prince and the court behind him have a deep understanding of Qiantang, "You are all the pillars of the country, if the ministers of the four seas are as virtuous as the public, why worry about the country?" ”

The latter sentence made the highly commended Qian Hua look excited, Qian Yuanqian sighed secretly, thinking that this prince really deserves his reputation, he is not half domineering, and he is not leaky in the world, but he also remembered another evaluation of this prince at the time: gentle as a spring breeze, anger is better than thunder.

In a word, you must not mess with him.

Although the current prince has a friendly attitude, but thinking of this, Qian Yuanqian didn't dare to take a posture at all, although the other party's words alluded to Yue Di being a minister of the Central Plains, and he had to abide by his duties as a courtier, and Qian Yuanqian didn't dare to show half of his dissatisfaction.

After a few pleasantries, Qian Yuanqian and others were greeted into the post house, the prince took his hand and invited him to speak, Qian Yuanqian naturally had no reason to refuse, and the following officials were naturally contacted for miscellaneous matters, and he was also happy to get along with this prince a lot, so as to understand some of the other party's temperament.

As the conversation deepened, Qian Yuanjun's heart was shocked more and more, the prince knew everything about the customs and characters of Yuedi, those talented people and young handsome people who have been famous for a long time in Yuedi, the other party was like a few treasures, and even recited a few poems, talking about Chudi's grain specialties, the other party was even more eloquent, which made Qian Yuanqian very suspicious, whether the other party even knew the annual wealth of Yuedi, if it weren't for the prince's attitude was always friendly, and the two got along in a harmonious atmosphere, he would have doubted whether the other party was trying to cross the land.

Qian Yuanqian didn't dare to say much to the prince in front of him in civil affairs, for fear of accidentally being said by him, so he immediately shifted the topic to poetry and books, and then Qian Yuanqian became more and more in awe of the prince in front of him who was smiling, and faintly gave birth to a feeling of jealousy, and there was a faint cold sweat overflowing behind him, he really couldn't imagine that a virtuous king who was busy with military and political affairs all the year round actually had profound insights into poetry, scriptures, scriptures and Buddhism. It's hard to accept.

At this time, Qian Yuanqian was not only jealous in his heart, but also had a lingering sense of powerlessness, and he was ashamed of himself and had a trace of inferiority under his psychology. I think he is also the one who holds the bull's ear among the young generation of talents in Qiantang, the label of prodigy and the proud son of heaven has long been accustomed to it, and he is highly praised on weekdays, and he has not lost his knowledge over the years, but compared with the prince in front of him, it confirms the sentence that there are mountain people outside the mountain.

"For decades, am I just a frog at the bottom of the well, and Yelang is arrogant?" Qian Yuanqian had mixed feelings in his heart, and when he looked at this Tang prince again, he felt that the other party's smile was a little mysterious.

"You have come from afar, take a rest today, and then enter the palace tomorrow. However, the palace has prepared a banquet in the East Palace to wash the dust for you. After the accommodation was arranged, Qian Yuanqian was invited to the East Palace for a banquet.

followed the prince to the imperial city, and when he entered the gate of the imperial city, Qian Yuanqian tried not to look up at the tall and majestic city walls and towers, so as not to feel small, but the armor of the imperial city still couldn't help but break into the sight, the quality of the opponent's armor blade, and the style of the tall horse, undoubtedly made Qian Yuanqian feel uncomfortable.

Fortunately, during the banquet, the prince did not show his knowledge again, nor did he arrange the "entertainment" program that made him unable to get off the stage, and later, the banquet moment became the most comfortable time for Qian Yuanqian today, because he finally had a place where he could find confidence, whether it was the level of singing and dancing or his own appearance, Mo said that compared with King Wu Yue, it was a lot worse than the one in his house, and when he talked to the prince about the way of wind and snow, silk and bamboo music, he found that the prince's knowledge in this area was really lacking. This made him feel very comfortable, and he made a fool of himself as a proud scholar on weekdays.

In the second half of the banquet, Qian Yuanjun, who had been nervous for a day, and had changed his mind since he went north, couldn't help but show off his literary talents and chant poetry, after all, since the banquet entered the state, the high-ranking prince could only smile and watch him show off his amorous and spittle, and rarely interject into the words, which made Qian Yuanqian finally have the feeling of overpowering the prince, as if he had returned to the time when he was held by the stars in Qiantang, but was pulled by Qian Hua.

Although it was not a good idea, it was definitely a happy return, and when Qian Yuanqian was helped into the carriage, he felt that the prince's face was much kinder.

Back at the post house, Qian Yuanjun, who was not energetic, was about to rest, but was forcibly poured sobering soup by Qian Hua, this old man who has always been mild-mannered, but his attitude at this time was tough and unquestionable, and Qian Yuanqian was not good at being angry with Qian Hua, after all, the other party was an elder, so he had to be patient and see what Qian Hua had to say.

Qian Hua let people make tea, sat in front of Qian Yuanqian and tasted it slowly, his brows were tightly locked, just when Qian Yuanqian couldn't help but have a seizure, Qian Hua put down the tea bowl, sighed, and solemnly looked at the young man in front of him who was pinned on high hopes, "Get along with the prince for a day, how does the prince evaluate this person?" ”

Seeing Qian Hua's serious expression, Qian Yuanqian sobered up a little, shook his head to dispel the alcohol, "It's a masterpiece." ”

Qian Hua stared at Qian Yuanjun, "That's all there are a few words?" ”

Qian Yuanqian was a little angry, "Do you have to say that he is mighty and extraordinary, but he is the dragon and phoenix among people?" ”

Qian Hua didn't let him go, and hit the nail on the head and said: "During the banquet, the public saw that the prince was not good at music and singing, did he despise the prince?" ”

Qian Yuanqian kept a straight face and didn't speak, today he let the other party sell off his knowledge and knowledge all day, so that he was ashamed of himself, and then remembered that he was inevitably annoyed and angry, he finally found some scenes during the banquet, at this time, listening to Qian Hua say this, he was naturally unhappy, "I called him by his name all the way, why did I see him for most of the day, and I couldn't leave the word 'prince'?" ”

"The public said this, there is the ambition to compete with the prince, although this ambition is heroic, but doesn't the prince think that the prince who does not understand the music is more worthy of fear?" Qian Hua in one word.

Qian Yuanqian was stunned.

Qian Hua continued: "The customs and characters of various places, ancient and modern poems, books and scriptures, are the learning of Buddhism and Taoism, but everything involved in the country, the prince knows everything, but the bamboo rhythm, the prince has nothing to say, is he unable to learn?" It's that he doesn't bother to learn! ”

"I don't know that the scholar is romantic, shameful? Not necessarily. Qian Hua's eyes were solemn, and at this time he really had the demeanor of assisting Qian Mu to calm down and govern the land, "The king does not dare to know about the affairs of the world, but the king is not omniscient about the affairs of the world." After decades of life, limited energy, and no small road, he can devote himself to the road of governing the country, how can the public not understand? ”

Fine sweat oozed from Qian Yuanjun's forehead.

Qian Hua sighed, "When Li Siyuan first entered the court, he dismissed the official prostitutes and palace maids, leaving only twenty or thirty elderly people to wait, and his people were so simple that they were already terrifying, but they never thought that this prince was actually in the same vein, and now the Central Plains has long been different from the past, the prince can still enjoy nothing, but he can't, he doesn't want to!" Why not? Only it has amazing ambitions! ”

After saying this, both of them fell silent, and the needle drop in the room could be heard for a while.

Qian Hua picked up the tea bowl and handed it to his mouth, but he didn't have the mood of the product, he glanced at the stunned Qian Yuanjun, only to feel that his heart was like a mountain, put down the tea bowl, looked at the brightly lit Luoyang City outside the window, half ringing, shook his head and sighed, and his tone was complicated: "This world, after all, is to be unified......

When the second half of the sentence came to his mouth, Qian Hua swallowed it hard, and told Qian Yuanqian to rest earlier, he got up heavily and slowly walked out of the door. Came to the attic corridor, walked a few steps, stopped the steps, stood quietly with his hands down, looked up at the railing, saw the moon and stars, there were tens of millions of stars in the night sky, each with a little light, but even if it was the light of the stars, it was not as bright as the bright moon.

Qian Hua muttered in a low voice: "If you are a minister, why should you win glory with a king?" ”

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East Palace.

After the banquet was withdrawn, Li Congjing went to the east study to deal with some daily affairs, and returned to the inner study to read a book for nearly an hour, and then paced to the bedroom to rest without half a minute of alcohol, Ren Wanru also read a book in front of the candlelight, and saw Li Congjing enter the house, and quickly put down the book and got up to serve him in a wide coat.

"How many times have I told you, rest early when the hour is late, and you don't have to wait for me." Li Congjing said to Ren Wanru with some blame, but his voice was soft.

Ren Wanru put Li Congjing's clothes on the shelf, looked back and smiled: "As a wife, it is my duty to teach my husband and children, if I can't fetch water and wide clothes for you when you return, wouldn't I be too useless?" ”

Li Congjing walked over and took Ren Wanru in his arms, lowered his head and sniffed the fragrance of her hair, most of the fatigue of a hard day's work dissipated in the warm fragrant nephrite, "I'm just afraid that you're too tired." ”

Ren Wanru leaned on Li Congjing's chest, happy as a spoiled kitten, "This is my blessing, how can I feel tired?" ”

She thought to herself, when there are more warblers and Yanyan in the harem, maybe she will be able to see you once in a few days, if she doesn't cherish this time now, won't she regret dying in the future?

Serving Li Congjing to lie down, Ren Wanru pillowed his thick arms, leaned on him and asked, "How is Qian Yuanjun who I saw today?" ”

Li Congjing smiled lightly at the corner of his mouth, "It's also a character, but my experience is limited, and I'm about to be obedient." ”

Ren Wanru hummed softly, hugging the most heroic figure in the world tightly, her heart was sweet and proud, like drinking a whole jar of candied fruit.