Chapter 20 The Imperial Journey to the Eastern Capital
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Liu Yi went back to the house for two days, and told his mother Zhang about the final result of the defeat in Qinghai, to Liu Yi's surprise, his mother was not dissatisfied with the court's treatment of Li Jingxuan in this way, and she looked relieved, which made Liu Yi very puzzled.
Could it be that my mother was satisfied with the treatment of this important minister of the court who killed my father? It's just that Liu Yi doesn't want to ask this.
Liu Yi also told his mother that he would go to the Eastern Capital with the imperial car, and it was possible that he would not be able to return home for a long time.
Although the emperor's whereabouts cannot be said casually, Li Zhi has already announced in the court that he will go to Luoyang, the eastern capital, together with Wu Zetian.
Although Zhang was reluctant, he couldn't help it, and after telling Liu Yi for a while, he personally sorted out Liu Yi's outfits, wrapped some replacement clothes, and asked Liu Yi's two entourage, Liu Ben and Liu Quan, to go to Luoyang first, so that they could take care of something.
Liu Yi also prepared some of his own belongings, let Liu Quan and Liu Ben take them, and strictly ordered them not to open them without permission, nor to lose them, these are some tools made by Liu Yi himself for secret operations, such things cannot be brought into the palace, nor can they be carried with them, so they can only be taken away by domestic servants.
The day after Liu Yi returned to the palace, it was another court meeting, and it was still Tang Xiujing who took them and his party to the Xianju Hall to greet them, and the degree of ceremony was basically the same as the last time, but the court meeting discussed all the things played by the ministers, and the emperor replied to their opinions, the most important thing is some court policies that need to be implemented in the new year.
Liu Yi also listened attentively, wanting to capture all aspects of the Tang Empire from these things.
It's just that Liu Yi, a person who doesn't have much research on the current government and politics, and most of his mind is still a modern thought, doesn't understand most of the things discussed in the court meeting, and he doesn't hear what interests him, and some things related to the national economy and people's livelihood are not said from the courtiers' doors.
The different opinions of the ministers at the court meeting are also endless, for some large and small affairs, many ministers argue inextricably, so that Liu Yi's ears are a little unbearable, the court meeting is also very long, it is estimated that there are about two hours, Liu Yi is also admiring Li Zhi who is sitting on the throne with a tired face, and Wu Zetian who is sitting upright behind the curtain, it is not easy to persist in these few hours.
After the court meeting dispersed, all the personnel of Qianniuwei also devoted themselves to the arrangement activities of preparing to drive out of Chang'an.
The etiquette of the emperor's patrol is too complicated, and Qianniuwei, as the emperor's personal guard, is not allowed to make the slightest mistake, and the newcomer Liu Yizi does not dare to be sloppy, and he is very attentive to everything.
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On the fifth day of the second month of the first year of Tiaolu, on the third day after the spring equinox, the emperor's royal drive went out to tour the eastern capital Luoyang.
In the imperial city, the flags are fierce, the canopy is continuous, and the scale of the emperor's patrol this time is larger than the previous times.
The emperor traveled, and there was a very strict system.
After five minutes of daylight, the car will be driven, after the three drums, including the personnel of the guards and guards enter the Chen Palace, the Tongshi Sheren leads the hundred officials to the court, the servants and the Zhongshu order the following ministers to be welcomed on the west steps, the servants stand in the south of the Xuanzheng Palace, and the two Qianniuwei generals stand in front of the road with long swords, and stand to the north.
There are still many etiquettes of the Yellow Gate Squire, Tai Fuqing and others, and finally General Qianniuwei stepped forward to carry out the reins, and the Waiter and Zhongshu Orders were listed on both sides of the chariot, and the Yellow Gate Squire came forward to play "Please send!" After the emperor agreed, the chariot was launched.
The two Qianniuwei generals Zhang Renyuan and Li Xiaoyi each led the two Zhonglang generals under their subordinates, as well as all of them and Qianniu to prepare, prepare for the left and right, and prepare for the attendants on both sides of the chariot.
Li Xian, the crown prince who stayed in Beijing to supervise the country, as well as Liu Renliang, Li Yiyan and other important ministers of the court, also sent them off on the side.
Now the five doors of Danfeng Gate are also all opened, waiting for the car to drive to Danfeng Gate, the waiter and the Yellow Gate waiter are another etiquette, and then officially embark on the trip.
Nearly two hours have passed from the beginning of the preparation to the official driving on the road.
In addition to the Qianniu guards on both sides of the chariot, in front and behind the entire emperor's imperial car, there are thousands of Yulin soldiers led by Li Duozuo, the general of the Yulin Army, and thousands of Jinwuwei guards, and the left and right Jinwuwei generals are also on the left and right, and hold the dragon flag.
In addition to the soldiers of the Yulin Army and the Jinwuwei, there were other sergeants of the First Division of the Guards, under the leadership of their respective generals and generals, who guarded the entire imperial driving team.
There are more than 10,000 people in the whole royal driving team, and there are countless colored flags, yellow flags, slugs, and large rows, if you look at it from a distance, such a huge driving team is very spectacular.
The car drove through the very wide Danfengmen Street, along the east edge of the Taiji Palace, and then turned to Zhuque Street, the central axis of Chang'an is the emperor must pass through the patrol, the emperor out of Chang'an City, must go out from the main gate of Chang'an Mingde Gate in the south, unless there is a major change, will go out from other doors.
Although it is said that there are already a large number of Jinwuwei soldiers on both sides of Zhuque Street and other streets that pass by, there are still many people watching the excitement there where Zhuque Street intersects with other streets, just like the last time Liu Yi went to the street to see the emperor's royal drive to Jiucheng Palace to escape the summer.
From the ceremony held in the morning to the emperor's departure from the Mingde Gate, it was already early afternoon.
To Liu Yi's surprise, many of the palace maids and eunuchs who followed the emperor had no horses to ride or ride, they all followed on foot, which also made the speed of the car very slow.
However, Liu Yi saw during the ceremony that Shangguan Wan'er, as Wu Zetian's personal female official, was fortunate enough to travel in a carriage.
Liu Yi thought about the above Guan Wan'er's somewhat delicate body, walking from Chang'an to Luoyang, a distance of nearly 1,000 miles, and not tired to lie down? Liu Yi also felt a little pity for those palace maids, in order to follow and serve the emperor and queen, they had to follow them all the way to Luoyang on foot, and then walk back, the degree of hard work was not ordinary, and this was also their fate, so they had the right to practice their bodies.
Among the royal children accompanying him this time, Liu Yi only saw Princess Taiping's car, and Liu Yi was also glad in his heart, fortunately he was not guarding Princess Taiping's car, otherwise trouble would come.
The driving team is too large, and there are so many people walking, so that the whole convoy is moving very slowly, and on the first day, the car drove to a post house twenty miles outside Chang'an City, that is, stopped the camp to rest.
After the camp was suspended, about 500 sergeants on the left and right Qianniuwei were still closely guarding the vicinity of the residence of the emperor, empress and princess Taiping, and the perimeter was guarded by Jin Wuwei and Yulin soldiers.
After all the arrangements stopped, the two Qianniuwei generals ordered the two Zhonglang generals to be the guards of the post house where the emperor lived, and took the other two Zhonglang generals, as well as Liu Yi and more than a dozen Qianniu to prepare themselves, and entered the museum together to ask for instructions...
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