Chapter 15 Mixing with the Wall
"I heard that His Royal Highness King Qin will be back today, everyone go and take a look!" Zhang San said to Zhao Si.
"So what are you waiting for? I've long wanted to take a look at the Xuanjia Army. Wang Wumazi replied.
It is the nature of Chinese to like to watch lively, which is the same whether it is the era of the information explosion in the future market or the simple Tang Dynasty. Even now, even if the war has not disappeared from this land, they have not yet built their homes from the ruins of the war. But as soon as they heard the news of King Qin's return to Beijing, these ordinary people still came to welcome them, in fact, to put it bluntly, they came to see the excitement.
The eldest grandson with a group of women, children and children, stood in front of the Mingde Gate, anxiously waiting for the returnee who went out on the expedition, at this time she was no longer the high-ranking princess of Qin, just an ordinary woman waiting for her husband's return. The anxious look on her face was the same as that of the village woman not far away, in this era when fighting is fought by people, fighting on the battlefield means pinning your head to the waistband of your trousers. When this little life is no longer his own, it is up to God to decide, countless women look forward to it day and night at home, hoping that under the triumphant hymn, there is a figure haunted by dreams, hoping that the person in his heart can return safely on the battlefield, pour him a cup of rice wine, and ask softly: Jun Ke is healthy?
This is the deepest desire of these women, and it is also the softest place in their hearts. There are no men at home, and they carry the burden of the whole family on their shoulders. Just to wait for the day when the lover returns, let those tearful eyes smile the brightest smile in the world.
Li Chengqian and Li Ke, the two little guys, each sat upright on horseback, with small bright light armor and deerskin boots. Both had longbows hanging from their saddles, as well as a small pony lance. The dark cloak rolled in the cold wind, and the two glanced at each other, and then turned their heads away unconvinced. The two little Zhengtai can already vaguely feel something, so this time they both chose to do something to show their father in front of him. It's just that he seems to have a little bit of a heart, because Li Er has been leading the troops all the year round, so Xiao Zhengtai's father is the armor in his heart and the gun in his hand. A little cold came first, and then the gun came out like a dragon.
As the minutes passed, the crowd waiting in front of the Mingde Gate became a little anxious. Could it be that the message is wrong? No, you must know that the ancients were the most punctual, and they would not delay until after noon before the scheduled noon. So even if there is a delay on the way, there will be a messenger to send documents.
Li Kuan burped and came out of the kitchen satisfied! Li Er is back today, so there are a lot of good things in the kitchen, at least Li Kuan has never eaten roasted whole sheep in the past two months, no, it's not roasted whole sheep, but what to do This dish is a luxury for the current Datang. Li Kuan just watched it from the side, and the fat sheep marinated in oil was placed on a silver plate. The chef of the palace is not called Ku Ding in this era, saying that this is only a half-finished product, and the banquet of the palace will not start to be baked until three days later.
As soon as Li Kuan walked out of the kitchen door, he was hung by a small tail: "Haha...... Second brother, Lizhi knew that the second brother was going to steal it! Those are for the Father. Lizhi is going to sue! A little Lori grabbed Li Kuan's cuffs from behind. Although the traditional costumes of the Tang Dynasty are no longer as fluttering as they were in the Wei and Jin dynasties because they are blended with Hufu, the cuffs are still very wide, and they are thrown around on both sides of the body when they walk. The cuffs of a child's clothes like Li Kuan are also fat. It just happened to be the place where Li Lizhen, the little girl, started, and Li Kuan couldn't run away if she caught it!
"Liz, why did you get out of bed? Are you cured? Has the fever subsided? Li Kuan knew who it was the moment he was caught, a smile flashed in his eyes, and he turned around and gently tried it on Li Lizhen's forehead: "Well, it's not hot!" ”
"Hee-hee, Lizhi has been good for a long time! The second brother is so stupid! Little Lori had a look of disgust on her face.
"Now, then, let's go and meet our father!" Li Kuan had no resistance to this little girl, so he could only change the topic.
"Hmmm! Lizhi wants her father to come back and see it first! Little Lori nodded her little head and looked at Li Kuan expectantly, her big eyes were full of little stars.
"Okay, well, the second brother will find a way to let my father see our cute little princess first!" Li Kuan had a little headache.
"Second brother, Lizhi is not a princess, Lizhi is the county lord!" Little Lori corrected Li Kuan's mistakes very seriously.
"Yes! Lovely little princess! Now it's all right! Li Kuan took Li Li's little hand and led her out of the palace, which was the first time that the little girl walked out of the gate of the Qin Palace.
Sitting in the carriage, the two headed in the direction of Mingde Gate. Pedestrians along the way gave way to horse-drawn carriages, knowing that in this era of chaos and initial people's livelihood, horse-drawn carriages are also a luxury. Those who can use horse-drawn carriages to travel are not ordinary people, and even many meritorious families cannot use horse-drawn carts, but can only use ox carts.
The biggest use of horses in this era is military horses, and Chang'an has been settled, so except for the surrounding military camps of the Sixteen Guards, horses are rarely seen in other places. Not to mention that there were no gentlemen galloping on the streets, and there were not so many gentlemen in the early Tang Dynasty. The Shandong scholars are still guarding their own one-third of an acre, although there are already many people in the lobby, but the family business is still on the side of the hometown. Most of the Guan Long family were born as military generals, and now the entire Central Plains has not settled down, so these nobles are still crusading around against the so-called unministers. Busy suppressing rebellions in various places, as well as guarding the borders, and deterring those Hu people who are ready to move.
Most of the current Chang'an are artisan households, as well as village households. Most of the court officials are mainly civil officials, so the matter of galloping on the street has not happened yet, but Li Kuan knows that in a few years, after the children of the younger generation of Xungui in Chang'an grow up, there will be a horse riding on Chang'an. The leader will be Chai Lingwu, the son of Princess Pingyang, and the eldest grandson Chong, the future husband of Lizhi. Of course, there are also a few little cubs of the Demon King family of the mixed world, Cheng Chumo, Cheng Chuliang, and Cheng Chubi, the three brothers.
Chang'an is very big, but it is built according to the military city, the construction is boxy, and the road is also straight and straight, so the carriage comes out of the Anmen, walks in a straight line to the end, and then turns a corner, and arrives at the Mingde Gate.
After thinking all the way, Li Kuan finally thought of a way to let Li Eryi see Li Lizhen as soon as he arrived at the city gate.
The two little radishes got off the carriage and walked to the root of the city wall, there is a stone ladder that can climb the city wall, Li Wan walked up directly with the little Lori Li Liqian, and was stopped by a soldier without taking two steps: "This is an important place for city defense, you are not allowed to enter, if you want to welcome the King of Qin, please go to the city gate." ”
"This sergeant, I am Li Kuan, the second son of King Qin, this is my token." Li Kuan reached into his arms and took out a bronze medal from inside, which was specially created for him by the eldest grandson in order to facilitate his management of the things at hand. Such a token was only owned by Li Chengqian, the eldest prince, before, because Li Chengqian was only one year old and was named the king of Hengshan by Li Yuan, so he had an identity token. As for the latter brothers, they did not have this treatment. Speaking of which, this so-called eldest brother is actually only a few months older than Li Kuan.
The sergeant carefully checked the token, and looked at the two children in front of him: "Second son, what are you doing here?" This is not a place for children, so let's go down and join the eldest grandson! As he spoke, he handed the token back to Li Kuan, and then made a gesture of please.
"Well, my sister and I want our father to come back and see us, and we are not in good health, so we can't squeeze with those people below. Trouble you want to command the captain to report the news, Wan Wang is convenient. Li Kuan bowed his hand and explained to the serious sergeant.
"Then please ask the second son to wait here, and then go to report it." The sergeant asked the robe next to him to help him off and head towards the city wall.
After a while, he walked down and said to Li Kuan: "Our captain agreed to the request of the prince, please come with me." ”
Li Kuan dragged Li Lizhen and followed the soldier up to the city wall, which was wide enough to drive three or five carriages side by side. Along the way, Li Kuan watched countless soldiers patrolling the city wall, wearing armor and holding cherry spears in their hands, without the slightest slackness. Military discipline is strict, and the soldiers' mental state is calm and solemn. At a glance, you can see that they are veterans of a hundred battles, these are all people who have rolled in the sea of blood in the sword mountain, and everyone has a human life. This is also Datang's last reliance, if these people can't keep this city, then Datang will no longer be there.
The sergeant led the two to the place directly above the city gate, where a military general dressed in a wild goose was already waiting. Seeing the two of them coming, he hurriedly stepped forward: "It turned out to be the second son and the little princess!" The last general, Chang He, is now serving as the goalkeeper of this Mingde Gate. ”
As soon as Li Kuan heard this name, he knew that this should be the one who guarded the Xuanwu Gate three years later. It is because of this that Li Er won in which struggle, without the order of "2,000 elite soldiers in the East Palace and Qi Mansion are not allowed to enter", history may have to be rewritten. And judging from the current attitude of this guard general towards his brother and sister, this should have reached some kind of tacit understanding with his father.
But I can't figure it out! This guy was still crusading against Liu Heimin with Li Jiancheng in the first half of this year, when did his cheap father pull him into the camp? Could there be any other reason for this?
No matter how Li Kuan guessed, this Chang He Shou General still enthusiastically took Li Kuan and Li Lizhen to the edge of the city wall, standing here you can see farther, and on the distant official road, a cloud of smoke and dust is rolling towards Chang'an, that should be the team of the protagonist Li Er this time.
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