The eastern capital of Luoyang, the second largest city in the Tang Dynasty, has a permanent population of more than 600,000. The largest turnover point in the central part of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, where goods from the north and south are collected and distributed, although this is only the early years of Zhenguan and the Wuzhou period a few decades later, when the eastern capital Luoyang is the most prosperous. Thousands of sails actually stand, hundreds of boats compete for the current, and for a time Luoyang's permanent population exceeded Chang'an.

At this time, Luoyang City, although there are also a lot of ships on the wharf, but these ships are not big, and they are not the kind of ships suitable for long-distance travel, so they are all farmers and craftsmen in the surrounding states and counties, and they will sell their own products in this big city to subsidize their families.

At this time, the city gate of Luoyang City was already under martial law, because it was not long before the Tang Dynasty heroes who returned from victory were coming. For this matter, Hou Junji, the garrison of Luoyang City, has been planning for a long time. Can't lose face, the courtesy received by the army along the way Hou Junji had already sent someone to inquire clearly, and when he arrived at his own territory, in addition to Chang'an City, the most prosperous city in the Tang Dynasty, this welcoming ceremony must be higher than those people before.

To paraphrase Li Kuan's later words, it is that the forced standard must be high and high-grade. It can't be compared to the mud legs of those small states and counties below. Therefore, not only was martial law at the city gate, but even the army had to pass through the Tianjie in the center of Luoyang City, and even the Tianjin Bridge outside the city were faintly guarded, and those people who wanted to wander on it were stopped. This made countless Luoyang people complain, but after learning that the Tang army that had returned from the victory was going to come back to blockade these areas, the people of Luoyang flocked to the side of these sections one after another. Just to see the invincible Tang army. See the demeanor of the soldiers.

The cold wind blew, rolling up the dust on the ground and raising a patch of yellow sand on the empty streets. The streets are empty. There were no pedestrians, and the streets that were originally bustling and bustling were a little deserted at this time, like an empty city. But as long as you glance at the house next to you, you will know that there are too many people in Luoyang. The heads that grow out of the windows are like the heads of chickens and ducks sticking out of the farm for chickens and ducks. Densely packed. At the windows on both sides of the street, layer upon layer, it seemed that the people on it were all giraffes. The neck is so long!

Countless people surrounded the streets on both sides, all in anticipation. The two sides of Tianjin Bridge are rubbing shoulders, at this moment Hou Junji stood at the head of the city and couldn't help but sigh, it turned out that there were still quite a lot of people in the Tang Dynasty.

The sound of horses' hooves was gradually audible. Although because of some light snow two days ago. There is no flying dust. But the horse's hooves that were like thunder on the horizon still looked magnificent, as if they were stepping on everyone's hearts. The banner was waving in the cold wind, and a big Tang character fluttered in the wind. A group of knights dressed in iron armor, with iron helmets on their heads, and horses riding horses under their hips, could be seen from afar. The people surprisingly did not cheer at this moment, but looked solemn. One by one, they looked at the returnees who returned from the expedition with eager eyes, and they had a thousand words in their hearts. But it's hard to say.

"Drums! Cheer on our heroes! Hou Junji's right hand was raised high, and his clear voice spread in the city.

Knock, knock, knock...... The first two rows of big drums in Luoyang City are lined up. The drummers in the army waved their arms. Begin to play the celebratory drums.

A song "King Qin Breaking Array Music" is an indispensable piece of music when the Tang Dynasty wins, this is not a sycophant of Li Er, but a habit, there are actually a lot of majestic music, but only this song "King Qin Breaking Array Music" can best empathize with the soldiers under Li Er's rule. At the same time, there was even a group of Lingyou in the open space at the city gate, wearing armor made of iron sheets, dancing to the beat of the drums, although the movements were slow and gentle, and such a posture on the battlefield was completely to send people's heads. But when it comes to ornamentation, it's really pleasing to the eye.

Li Kuan rode a horse and ran at the front, who called the soldiers of their battalion to be the pioneers! And he was worried about that thing in his heart, so he took the lead all the way, and worked harder than anyone else. Just to return to Chang'an earlier and get a result.

The performance at the city gate did not stop him, and he went straight into the city gate hole. Behind him, the soldiers saw that the leaders had entered the city, and they did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly followed. So Hou Junji's carefully planned welcome scene was directly blind. This made Hou Junji, who was standing behind the city gate, look snow-white. He had already left the city tower after class and was about to go to meet Li Kuan, but he didn't expect that when he was about to walk out of the city gate, Li Kuan had already led the soldiers to rush past him. How can this make him embarrassed? This incident will definitely become a laughing stock, and it will be spread among the banquets of various nobles.

Looking at the group of soldiers who disappeared quickly, Hou Junji clenched his fists behind him, his eyes gloomy as if he was thinking about something. Suddenly, he patted his head lightly, and the corners of his mouth revealed his trademark expression, that sad smile. Pi Li Yangqiu, only the face is smiling, a pair of eyes are like the eyes of a poisonous snake, staring at people with chills: "His Royal Highness the King of Chu!" The end will welcome the late, and hope for forgiveness! Hou Junji shouted loudly and stopped Li Kuan.

"Oh!" Li Kuan suddenly heard the voice coming from behind him, so he grabbed his crotch and chased the clouds, turned his head, and looked in the direction where the voice came from. There was a general dressed in gorgeous armor, with a long beard under his chin, three inches long. At this time, he was looking at his team with a smile.

"It turned out to be General Hou Junji, and Xiao Wang still wants to go to the garrison in the city to find the general! I didn't expect the general to be here, so it saved Xiao Wang from looking for it! Although Li Kuan doesn't like Hou Junji and thinks that this guy is a yin person, he still has to do it on the surface, because Hou Junji is Li Er's henchman after all, and now he has not yet given birth to a rebellious heart. Li Kuan still had to save three points of face for him, because he rushed into the city gate cave in a hurry, and entered the relatively dark city gate hole from outside the white city for a while, and did not notice Hou Junji and the two lieutenant generals he carried.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, in a hurry to find the last general?" Hou Junji was surprised for a while, thinking that Li Kuan, the king of Chu, was in a hurry to return to Chang'an, but he didn't expect that he was going to the garrison mansion to find himself, why is this?

"Exactly!" Li Kuan turned over and dismounted, and then strode in front of Hou Junji, looking at this Tang Dynasty general who had been placed here to 'retire' since he came back from Shuofang, his hair was dyed white by wind and frost, although he was only in his early forties. Li Er ignored him all these years, which made him haggard. For Hou Junji, who has always been ambitious, such idle days really make him helpless. But as a human minister, who dares to disobey the will of the king?

So Hou Junji tried his best and kept drilling the camp, and finally saw hope from the eldest grandson Wuji, this uncle is now a very popular minister, ranked as the third duke, and is a member of the first rank of the dynasty. From the eldest grandson Wuji, he caught up with the crown prince Li Chengqian again, so that his heart was even hotter. Although he is still an idle military attache in the eastern capital, more than half a month ago, Li Er suddenly issued an order to marry his daughter and the crown prince, which gave Hou Junji a signal that he was about to get out. So Hou Junji is now desperately standing on Li Chengqian's side, and he really doesn't want to provoke Li Kuan and Hou Junji, so this time when he saw that the pioneer was Li Kuan, he hesitated for a moment and did not step forward immediately. This allowed Li Kuan to rush straight into the city.

"I don't know what His Royal Highness the King of Chu commands?" Hou Junji asked.

"General Hou, Xiao Wang has something important and wants to go back to Chang'an City first, so I am afraid that Xiao Wang will not have time to talk to the general about the placement of the rear army, and I hope General Hou will take care of one or two!" Li Kuan said that he wanted to go back to Chang'an by himself and make a request to Li Er, and he had already made a draft, and he was very sure that he would move Li Er. It's just that according to the speed of the army, I'm afraid it will take almost five days to return to Chang'an, and if I take the Xuanjiawei with me, two days is enough.

Li Kuan, who couldn't wait, thought about acting alone, but he was stopped by Hou Junji, so let's say hello to him. Even if you don't like it in your heart, but you don't want to hit the smiling person!

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu doesn't know what's going on? In such a hurry, he didn't even give Hou a chance to fulfill the friendship of the landlord, could there be something wrong with Hou? Hou Junji still looked at Li Kuan with a smile, he is now taking refuge in the crown prince, so the rest of the princes have a trace of resistance in his heart.

"Absolutely not, general! Xiao Wang does have some important things! Although Li Kuan was not happy with Hou Junji's thorny words, the other party was the Luoyang garrison after all, and he was a member of the Tang Dynasty's three products, ranking as the Duke of Luguo. If you really fall out with him, Li Er will not be able to explain it. Although Li Kuan is not afraid, he also doesn't want to make trouble with Hou Junji for some inexplicable reasons.

"Then the general will not leave His Royal Highness the King of Chu, but there is still one person in this Luoyang City, His Royal Highness the King of Chu must meet him!" Hou Junji saw that Li Kuan didn't argue with him, and he stopped messing around, but talked about other things.

"Who?" Li Kuan was a little surprised, he didn't know anyone else in Luoyang! Why can't I see it!

"Your Highness will know when you see it!" Hou Junji smiled mysteriously, and then arched his hand: "His Royal Highness the King of Chu go by yourself, that person is in the garrison mansion!" It's just that these soldiers should stay and wait for the army behind to enter the city together! Hou Junji said, stretching out his finger and pointing at the Xuanjia Guard soldiers who rushed into the city with Li Kuan.

"This ......" Li Kuan couldn't help but be speechless, it stands to reason that the army is not allowed to enter the city casually without the approval of the local military commander, Li Kuan was arrested and appeared, so he didn't know what to say for a while.

"Haha...... Go ahead......" Hou Junji couldn't help but smile when he saw Li Kuan's embarrassment, and then asked him to go to his house to find that person. (To be continued......)