Chapter 31 Prince Li Jiancheng
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Luoyang and Chang'an are both designed by Yu Wenkai, and there are many similarities in layout, but due to the geographical environment, there are also many differences between the two. Luoyang's palace city Ziwei Palace is in the northwest corner, while Chang'an's Taiji Palace is just on the central axis, along the Zhuque Street located on the central axis all the way to the south, is the main gate of Chang'an City, Mingde Gate.
At this time, there was already a sea of people in front of the Mingde Gate, and countless people stretched their necks and looked forward, hoping to see the figure of the triumphant army for the first time. The early risers carried their burdens through the crowd with difficulty, shouting skillful guanzhong shouting, and occasionally knocking off a few hands that tried to fish in troubled waters into the basket.
"Get out of the way...... a neat line of horses' hooves came from inside the gate, and the knights on the horses shouted loudly to disperse the crowd that had blocked the gates. In a panic, the people hurried to both sides of the road.
"Ouch......" An old man with a basket on his back was squeezed to the ground by the crowd, and the peaches in the basket were scattered all over the ground, and the old man lay on the ground with his head in his hands, watching the peaches he had worked so hard to pick were trampled into mud by the scattered crowd, and he wanted to cry without tears.
"Huh......" The cavalry who rushed out frowned when he saw the old man lying in the middle of the road, "You Tian Shehan is so ignorant, don't leave quickly!" ”
The old man glanced at the dozens of riders in front of him in fear, picked up two peaches from under his body tremblingly, and walked towards the side of the road with a rolling belt.
"Wait!" Immediately, he suddenly jumped down, wearing a golden crown, wearing a purple robe, wearing a jeweled belt around his waist, and his feet were covered with black leather hexaly boots, which was extremely luxurious.
The old man trembled when he heard this, and the hand holding the peach refused to obey because he was nervous, and the peach he had just picked up rolled to the ground again. The old man knelt on the ground with a "plop", kept kowtowing to the comer, and said words of forgiveness in his mouth.
The man bent down, picked up the peaches from the ground, wiped the dust from the peaches, took a big bite, and nodded: "This fruit is good, how much is it, I bought it all." When he said this, he took out the money from his arms, but he lived in a simple place on weekdays, and he was used to carrying money on his body. I had no choice but to turn around and borrow money from the guards who also got off the horse: "Yang Wengan, did you bring any money?" ”
Yang Wengan shook his head: "You are not allowed to carry money or property when you are on duty, how can your subordinates dare to disobey military orders?" ”
"It's really a penny that stumps the hero ......" The man sighed helplessly, and had to untie the jade pendant on his waist, preparing to use it as a treasure.
Yang Wengan hurriedly spoke to stop: "Your Highness...... You wait a minute...... After saying that, he ran to the city gate, took out the fish charm on his waist, and borrowed dozens of copper coins from the soldiers guarding the city gate.
The old man looked at the copper coin in his hand in disbelief, and kowtowed again to thank him.
The man helped the old man up: "Old man, I'm sorry, it was my recklessness that disturbed you, this money should be compensated for these peaches, and please don't dislike it." ”
The old man nodded with gratitude: "Thank you, noble ......" Before he finished speaking, he saw that the man got on the horse without looking back, and went away with dozens of followers.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really kind-hearted...... Yang Wengan praised on the side.
Li Jiancheng smiled: "Today's return of the second class teacher to the dynasty is a festive day for my Tang Dynasty, how can we ruin the good mood because of this little thing, and we are at fault for this matter." In the future, you will also go to the local government to become officials, remember to be kind to the people, and do not neglect them! ”
"Obey the teachings of His Highness!" The guards behind Li Jiancheng said in unison.
"Didn't the officials of the Ministry of Rites already go to greet King Qin in advance, why did His Highness ask His Majesty to greet him in person today?" Yang Wengan asked suspiciously beside him. Now that the King of Qin is victorious, he is in the limelight for a while, why does the prince still go to greet him in person, isn't this a long morale? I really don't understand why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did this.
Li Jiancheng smiled and glanced at Yang Wengan: "Shimin has been fighting for my Tang Dynasty all day long, and he is alone as the prince of the Tang Dynasty, and he is his eldest brother, isn't it natural for him to personally go to meet the younger brother who has returned to the dynasty after victory?" ”
"But ......" Yang Wengan shook his head, King Qin's ambition is well known, and the prince will only blindly accommodate, which is a big disadvantage if it goes on like this.
"Monarchs, ministers, fathers, sons, fathers, sons, and sons, the outline is always orderly, this is the way of heaven." After Li Jiancheng finished speaking, he stepped on the stirrup vigorously and accelerated forward. Yang Wengan couldn't speak, and together with the guards around him, he urged the horses under his crotch and tried to keep up with the pace of the prince.
The group ran in a hurry for less than two quarters of an hour, and then came to the Bashui Bridge, and when they looked up, the barracks on the other side of the Bashui River were already busy, and many camp tents had been almost demolished. On the other side of the Bashui Bridge, there was a neat queue of officers and soldiers, and a tall general rode back and forth on horseback, constantly adjusting the standing order of the soldiers in the queue with military orders in his mouth.
Li Er, dressed in golden bright light armor, was walking out of the camp with a team of brightly armored generals. Li Er was a marksman, his eyes were good, he had nothing to say, and as soon as he arrived at the bridge, he saw Li Jiancheng and his party standing on the bridge at the other end, and he was shocked, but he quickly recovered his mood and strode towards Li Jiancheng.
Li Jiancheng also noticed Li Er, and hurriedly jumped off the horse to greet him, he was attracted by the movement of the whole team of thousands of soldiers just now, and he didn't have time to send someone to report, he didn't expect Li Er to come out so soon.
"Big brother!" Li Er shouted.
The two stood in the middle of the bridge, and Li Er knelt on one knee and clasped his fists with both hands: "The commander of the Eastern Expedition, Li Shimin, is still in the court today, and His Royal Highness Prince Lao is waiting for him." The generals behind him also fell to their knees.
"Shimin," Li Jiancheng hurriedly picked up Li Er, "You and all the soldiers have worked hard in this Eastern Crusade, and I came to comfort you on behalf of my father." Everyone, please get up! ”
When everyone heard this, there was another "sparse uproar" sound of standing up, and before they could stand up straight, they heard a "plop" sound, as if someone had fallen to the ground.
"Wheat!" Li Er only heard Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin and the others behind him exclaim, and when he looked back, Wang Mai was lying on the ground on all fours.
Wang Mai waved his hand at the two people in front of him embarrassedly: "Greetings to His Royal Highness the Prince, please ......forgive His Royal Highness" This armor is a turtle shell, just now he slipped and fell to the ground, and now he is very anxious, but the more anxious he is, the more he can't get up.
Qin Qiong and Cheng Yanjin hurriedly pulled Wang Mai up left and right, this person's body was too weak, but it was just more than fifty pounds of armor, which couldn't stand it.
Li Jiancheng looked at Wang Mai with some amusement, and didn't know which one Li Er was playing. Li Er was also full of embarrassment, and hurriedly explained to him that Wang Mai was not from the army, but just a scholar, so his body was a little weak.