Chapter Thirty-Nine: Ordered to Journey East
In September, the Tubo army stationed on the other side of the Poyi River saw that there was no hope of recapturing Xiao Bolu, so they rushed back to the city of Luo before the supply was cut off, and Gao Xianzhi then set up Xuelian, the daughter of Su Bishi, as the new king of Xiao Bolu, and left Xi Yuanqing to lead 2,000 troops to garrison Xiao Bolu, and then led the army to return to Lianyunbao on the Red Buddha Hall Road.
As time gradually enters the end of the year, the Tang triennial polo tournament will be officially kicked off in January of the seventh year of Tianbao, the polo tournament is the World Cup of the Tang Dynasty, the states and counties, the major border troops, as well as the clan elite and even the emperor's private polo team are actively participating, the Anxi army is no exception, in the last polo competition, the Anxi army won the third place, for the attention of the world, in early October, the convening of Fumeng Lingcha ordered to Lianyunbao, the Anxi polo team divided into two ways, some people set off from Qiuzi, and Duan Xiushi, Bai Yuanguang, Li Qing'an, Li Fei Shouyu and other seven people who participated in the Battle of Xiaobolu went directly from Lianyunbao to Chang'an to compete.
That night, Gao Xianzhi called Li Qingan to his room.
Gao Xianzhi was preoccupied, pacing back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, and after a long time, he turned around and asked Li Qing'an: "Qilang, I plan to bypass Fumeng Lingcha and report directly to the imperial court, what do you think?" ”
Gao Xianzhi has been thinking about this matter for a long time, and the emperor's holy decree directly appointed him as the envoy of the camp festival to launch the battle of Xiaobolu, and there was no mention of Fumeng Lingcha from beginning to end, which is obviously the meaning of using him to replace Fumeng Lingcha. Will this change the emperor's mind, Gao Xianzhi was worried.
Li Qing'an thought for a while and said: "Dashuai, after all, Fumeng Lingcha is still a temperance envoy, Dashuai bypassing him is not in line with the system, and it is easy to be caught, it is better to take two steps at the same time, as long as you change the technique slightly." ”
"Oh! What is the change method? ”
"It's very simple, first of all, to make a time difference, and leave three days late for the report to Fumeng Lingcha, so as to ensure that the report of the marshal will arrive at the court earlier than the report of Fumeng Lingcha; secondly, it could not be sent to the imperial court in the form of an official report, but in the form of an urgent military report of 800 li, but the content should be detailed; In the end, it is necessary to discuss with the prison army, and it is best to let him sign his name as well, so that it will become a joint report between the commander and the prison army, and even if Fu Meng Lingcha is furious, he will not be able to do anything. ”
Gao Xianzhi nodded slowly, he had to admit that Li Qing'an's methods were clever, much more thoughtful than his thoughts, he took out a letter, handed it to Li Qing'an and said, "This is a letter from me to Li Xiangguo, you enter Beijing this time, give it to him for me." ”
"Don't worry, the handsome man will definitely do his humble job."
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At the beginning of December, a heavy snowfall fell one after another, turning the Guanzhong area into a silver world,
The large and small rivers are frozen like jade, the jade trees on both sides of the bank are covered in silver, and the mountains in the distance are covered in silver, and the rivers and mountains are picturesque in the plum blossom-like snowflakes.
Chang'an three bridges since ancient times is to usher in the place of sending, there is a post station on the side of the road, there is a farewell post pavilion on the hill behind, a straight official road passes under the post pavilion from east to west, to the east is to go to Hedong, Luoyang Central Plains prosperous place, and to the west is the Gobi Desert, poplar falls.
On this day, a line of horseback riders came on the official road in front of the three bridges, they were dusty, obviously from a distant place, this is a team composed of more than 20 Tang cavalry, they are tall, strong and mighty, the long helmets on the black helmets flutter in the wind, they carry a long bow on their backs, and they carry horizontal knives on their waists, it is Li Qing'an and his party who returned to Chang'an from Lianyunbao.
Starting from Lianyunbao, through the Hanhai Desert, through the Hexi Corridor, they have traveled thousands of miles, all the way to the wind and rain and dust, so that each of them looks tired and thin, the military uniforms they wear are also very worn, the blood stains dyed in the battle of Xiaobolu have become dark brown, Anxi's journey of wind and rain, Anxi's blood and fire conquest makes their eyes have a kind of maturity and perseverance that the Central Plains people do not have, people come and go on the official road, and everyone looks at this group of different cavalry in surprise.
Li Qing'an walked in the middle of the procession, this was the first time he came to the capital, he looked at everything around him curiously, although he walked through Hexi, walked through Longyou, but the scenery of Chang'an gave him a completely different feeling, he can't say where this different feeling comes from, maybe the people here are more confident, even the coachman has a straight waist, and there are wide avenues and temples and powerful courtyards in the distant mountains.
Behind him, Lifei Yuanli, who had been making noise all the way, also shut up, looking at the grass and trees in Chang'an with a complicated mood, and in his eyes, there was a look of awe.
"Shichiro! Shichiro! The shouting behind him interrupted Li Qingan's interest, and he stopped his horse and looked back, it was Bai Yuanguang waving to him.
"Yuanguang, what's the matter?"
Bai Yuanguang stepped forward and said with a smile: "Qilang, there is Jinguangmen in front, but I want to enter Beijing from Mingde Gate to express my respect for Chang'an, I wonder if Qilang is willing to go with me?" ”
Li Qingan nodded and smiled: "I'm not familiar with Chang'an, so I'm just going to take a look with you." ”
Li Siye, who entered Beijing together, also smiled: "Let's go together!" ”
Among the more than 20 people, almost half of them came to Chang'an for the first time, and they expressed their willingness to enter Beijing through the Mingde Gate.
After walking for another quarter of an hour, everyone walked up a slope, and Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, was like a picture scroll, slowly unfolding in front of everyone's eyes, what a magnificent scene.
In the misty snow, the majestic and vast Chang'an City stands on the shore of the Wei River, the tall and magnificent city tower is like a giant standing upright, the Daming Palace on the dragon head is full of weather, the huge building complex is towering, the floor is high.
This is the political, economic and cultural center of the Tang Dynasty, and it is also the greatest city in the world.
Although he had been here many times, Bai Yuanguang was still deeply shocked by the grandeur of Chang'an City, he involuntarily knelt down, prostrate at the foot of Chang'an City, kissing this sacred land reverently, even the tallest He Lou Yurun also knelt down, at this moment, he felt that he was so small and humble.
Li Qing'an turned over and dismounted, looking at the heart of the Tang Empire excitedly, 1,300 years, he finally saw Chang'an City that only appeared in his dream, several Han soldiers who came to Chang'an for the first time were even more excited to tears, they also knelt down, crying silently, at this moment, they were willing to sacrifice their lives to defend the frontier of the Tang Dynasty.
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