Chapter 209: Great Thorn City

Xiangping is the hinterland of the Yan Kingdom, the city is relatively tall, the defenders are more, here is hundreds of miles away from the border of Goguryeo, and the Great Jin mission is safe to enter Xiangping.

After entering the city, Chu Li and other mission officials exchanged pleasantries with Xiangping's officials, while Hua'an released Gao Qing in the city according to the prior agreement.

Hua An led the horse to Gao Qing's carriage and said loudly, "Princess, get off." ”

Gao Qing gently stepped out of the carriage and stood next to Hua An, looking at Hua An with a natural expression.

"Princess, you have suffered these days, and this good horse is for you." Hua An said and handed the war horse beside him to Gao Qing.

Gao Qing was slightly stunned, and said softly: "Why did you send me a war horse." ”

"War horses are fast! The princess got on her war horse, and it won't be long before she can return to Maruchi. Huaan replied truthfully.

"You're going to let me go." Gao Qing was shocked again.

Hua An nodded and said, "That's natural, does the princess still want to follow us to see Murong Hao!" ”

When Gao Qing heard this, he was silent for a moment, and said softly: "You just let me go, won't it affect you?" ”

She naturally understood that attacking a country's mission was a big crime, and Hua'an would naturally be implicated if she let herself go, but she didn't know that the officials of the entire Great Jin Mission had long planned to let herself go, after all, the Great Jin Dynasty had already been ruined, and she really didn't want to make too many enemies.

Hua An smiled and shook his head, hinting that he would not be guilty.

"Your emperor of the Jin Kingdom knows about it, and he won't punish you?" Gao Qing was a little skeptical.

Hua An smiled slightly, and said loudly: "The general is outside, the monarch's order is not affected, as long as I and a few adults don't say it, how can the emperor know." After speaking, he looked at Gao Qing quite slyly.

"How many adults around you are really willing to let me go like this?" Gao Qing was a little confused, after all, he had attacked the Great Jin Envoys, why would these Jin envoys be willing to let him go so lightly.

Hua'an naturally wouldn't sue him, the Great Jin faced huge military pressure from the Zhao State, and the reason why he was so tolerant of her was that he didn't want to anger Goguryeo, after all, no minister could afford to take the responsibility of provoking the two countries to fight each other, and turning a blind eye was the golden mean for officials.

"Because I have been friendly with Goguryeo for generations, and the princess is young, she naughtily ambushed my Dajin mission for a while, and now, being imprisoned for a few days can be regarded as a big punishment and a small punishment." Hua An said casually.

"What you say is true." Gao Qinghu looked at Hua An suspiciously.

Hua An pretended to be sincere, patted his chest and said, "The princess still can't believe me?" Hua'an only hopes that after the princess returns to Marudu, she will be able to say a few kind words in front of the king of Goguryeo, so that my Dajin can be friendly with Goguryeo for generations. ”

"Hmm." Gao Qing nodded in response, led the horse Hua An gave her, bowed her head and fell silent.

Seeing that Gao Qing didn't get on the horse, Hua An reminded softly: "Princess, take advantage of the good road during the day, hurry up and get on the road!" ”

"Hmm." Gao Qing answered again, looked up at Hua An a few times, and stopped talking.

Hua An naturally saw that Gao Qing must have something to say, and hurriedly asked, "What else does the princess need, just say it." ”

"I ......" Gao Qing held back the sky, but still couldn't say it.

Hua An smiled indifferently and teased: "Why, the princess is still reluctant to leave." ”

Gao Qing glanced at Hua An, plucked up the courage and said, "Can we still see each other in the future?" After speaking, he stared at Hua'an.

When Hua An heard this, he felt comfortable for a while, and hurriedly replied: "As long as there is fate, I will definitely be able to meet the princess in the future." ”

"Okay, farewell." After Gao Qing finished speaking, she turned over and stepped onto the war horse, seeing that her movements were extremely skillful, and she did not lose to the regular cavalry in the army.

"Driving ......" Gao Qing turned the horse's head and prepared to ride away.

"Princess, why do you still want to see you?" Seeing Gao Qing riding his horse and leaving, Hua An asked casually.

Gao Qing reined in the horse, glanced back at Hua An, and said coldly: "Because you are the first person to say that I am beautiful." After speaking, a rare smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then he turned around and rode away.

"Cold beauty, there is always a special taste when you laugh." Looking at the back of Gao Qing riding his horse away, Hua An muttered to himself.

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Chu Li and a group of officials, in the process of greeting Xiangping officials, learned that Murong Hao had raised troops from Great Thorn City and went to conquer Duan Liao.

After learning the news, Chu Li secretly sighed that he was one step late, because the whereabouts of the army were uncertain, and the front-line soldiers intersected, and the environment was extremely sinister.

If he went to the front line with his subordinates and a large number of supplies to read the holy decree, in case Murong Hao was defeated, he and his subordinates, as well as a large number of rewarded materials, would fall into the hands of the enemy, and the consequences would be extremely severe.

Chu Li thought twice and decided to lead the delegation to Da Thorn City, the capital of the Yan Kingdom, and wait for Murong Hao's triumphant return in the city.

The mission rested in Xiangping City for three days, replenished the necessary food, vegetables, and other supplies, and then marched to the Great Thorn City.

The distance of two or three hundred miles was not too far, but the snow on the road was too thick, and two heavy snowstorms were encountered on the way, which delayed for a few days, and it took the entire mission more than ten days to arrive at Da Thorn City, the capital of Yan Kingdom.

Standing at the foot of the Great Thorn City, Hua An raised his eyes and felt that the Great Thorn City was neither as tall and majestic as Yecheng, nor as lively and prosperous as Jiankang City, but it had a charming charm.

After entering the city, Hua'an dismissed the hundreds of coachmen he had recruited, and 2,000 men and horses settled in the post house in the city.

Because Murong Hao led the troops to the expedition and was not in the city, Chu Li and other mission officials had to wait patiently in the city, but fortunately, the environment of the Great Thorn City was okay, especially the environment of the post house, which was much stronger than sleeping in the open air.

Hua'an and the soldiers of the camp, who had nothing to do, in addition to eating and sleeping every day, went to the streets together to buy some local specialties unique to Liaodong.

Hua An even took Thunderstorm and Zhao Wu to wander around Murong Hao's palace for a few days, but compared to Murong Hao's palace and Jiangnan's palace, it was really much worse.

Hua An even felt that Director Wang's Situ Mansion was more luxurious and magnificent than Murong Hao's Palace.

On this day, Hua'an was bored, so he walked along the streets of the Great Thorn City alone, strolling around at random, looking at all kinds of strange items shouted by the street vendors, Hua'an would always be curious to take a look, and even touch it, and when he encountered particularly interesting objects, Hua'an would also buy some at a cost.

"How much is this?" Hua An pointed to a string of white jade necklaces and asked for the price.

"Five hundred dollars." Seeing that Hua'an wanted to buy it, the hawker hurriedly quoted the price.

Seeing that the price was not expensive, Hua An said loudly: "Wrap it." ”

The vendor picked up the white jade necklace and was about to wrap it when two young women walked over holding hands.

"Boss, how much is the necklace in your hand?" One of the women hurriedly asked.