Chapter Twenty-Eight: Arrival in Luoyang

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The next day, the driver set off from the foot of Li Mountain and continued eastward.

From Chang'an to Luoyang, there is a wide official road built, the emperor specially renovated it before going out on patrol, plus many experienced officials in the council, although the number of personnel and drivers of the entire imperial driving team is very large, the march is relatively smooth.

After getting up from Lishan, the next few days passed through Weinan, Huazhou, and Huayin, and on the tenth day, the entire imperial driving team arrived at Tongguan.

Tongguan is located at the confluence of the Wei River and the Yellow River, and Hanguguan is far away, the terrain of Tongguan is very dangerous, the surrounding mountains are even mountains, the valley is deep and the precipice is unique, the mountain is high and the road is narrow, only a small passage between the mountains, stretches to the distance, known as the three Qin towns, the first danger in Jinei, the throat of the four towns, is the gateway in and out of Chang'an, has always been the place where the soldiers must fight.

After the car rested, Liu Yi wanted to go to the city tower to see this ancient pass that was very famous in history, and it happened that Princess Taiping also made people call, asking Liu Yi to accompany him to go to Tongguan City and outside the city, Liu Yi also immediately took his twenty subordinates to prepare, accompanied the interested Princess Taiping, climbed the Tongguan City Tower, and watched the surrounding scenery.

Standing on the tower of the tall Tongguan City, Liu Yi saw that in the fog slightly rising in the distance, the two big rivers converged into one, meandering to the east, and on both sides of the big river, there was a faint green, but because the weather was a little gloomy, it was too far away to see the scenery.

Although it is said that this area is not as warm as the foot of Lishan Mountain, all kinds of plants have begun to sprout and tassel, and some tender greens have emerged, and in February, it is the time when spring comes. Liu Yi thought that it has been more than a year since he crossed over to the Tang Dynasty, and since the beginning of this year, he has experienced unforeseen events, his father died, he won the "champion" of martial arts, won the favor of the official, and in a very short period of time, he entered the Qianniu Guard, entered the palace on duty, and got acquainted with two strange women such as Princess Taiping and Shangguan Wan'er, maybe in the next day, because of the intervention of these two women, life will be more thrilling and unpredictable, and he can't predict what the future holds.

However, Liu Yi is full of confidence, after coming to Datang, except for the death of his father, which was a disaster for him and his family, everything else was very smooth, and it was a surprise to him, although he said that all this was done by himself, but the opportunity was given by others, and so far Liu Yi has not fully understood why Wu Zetian values himself so much and gives him reuse.

Liu Yi believes that as long as he can act carefully, make good use of the two women on the side, and add his unknown means, these things will definitely be figured out.

"Liu Yi, that's the Yellow River, have you been here?" Princess Taiping stood by the battlements, looked at the scenery in the distance for a while, and then looked back at Liu Yi, who was standing behind her, silent.

"I've never been here!" Liu Yi replied. These days, Princess Taiping's attitude towards him has changed significantly, she is no longer as arrogant as she was a few days ago, she is shouting and drinking, her way of speaking has changed a little, and her tone has become gentle, and she will obey some of Liu Yi's requests, such as asking her to rest earlier or something.

"A few years ago, when I followed my father and mother to the Eastern Capital, I once went to the Yellow River to play!" Princess Taiping looked at Liu Yi and said, "Can you go out with me for a while?" ”

Liu Yi looked at the somewhat gloomy sky, although he also wanted to run out to play, but his duty was to be afraid of rain, drenched in Princess Taiping, it was not good to suffer from the cold, and he hurriedly persuaded: "Princess, it is still early spring, the sky is still a little cold, and the weather is not good today, it may rain in a while, it is not good to get wet, or when you turn back from the eastern capital, the weather is good, I will accompany you to the Yellow River to play, is it okay?!"

Princess Taiping repeatedly asked Liu Yi not to call himself by such a very ugly title as "lowly position", Liu Yi had to change his name, although he felt that it was a little inappropriate, but without such a humble title, it felt much more natural to talk to Princess Taiping.

"That's okay too!" Princess Taiping looked up at the sky, hesitated, and agreed.

"Princess, let's turn around, the wind is blowing!" The wind began to get stronger, and the branches on the edge of the city were blown by the wind and swayed sharply, Liu Yi hurriedly suggested.

Princess Taiping wrapped her robe tightly, and she also felt a little cold, "Okay! You'll talk to me in a moment!"

These days, Liu Yi has talked a lot about Princess Taiping, and some understand that this princess who feels that Wu Zetian and Li Zhi's favorite princess is bored in the palace, there is no freedom, and there are few people who can say intimate words.

Liu Yi also learned in the chat with Princess Taiping that Princess Taiping had encountered a frightened horse in Xishi last year, and it was Princess Taiping who took advantage of the court meeting to hide from Li Zhi and Wu Zetian, and sneaked out of the palace to the Fenghe area in the west of the city to enjoy the peach blossoms. The playful Princess Taiping was also afraid of being found and scolded by her parents, even if she slipped back to the palace when the court meeting was about to end, she didn't expect to encounter such a sudden adventure in the West Market, so that after returning to the palace, Wu Zetian was furious and killed the subordinates and guards who followed.

However, this demon girl is still complacent when she talks about it now, saying that if it weren't for that, she wouldn't know a handsome man like Liu Yi who is outstanding in martial arts and literary samples.

Liu Yi felt disgusting for no reason, dozens of lives were lost because of Princess Taiping's playfulness, although Princess Taiping couldn't be blamed for this, but Wu Zetian was ruthless, but Princess Taiping had no sympathy at all, which made Liu Yi unhappy, and chatting with Princess Taiping was also a perfunctory attitude, which made Princess Taiping a little annoyed.

The next day, the car drove out of Tongguan, and then traveled for a few days, all in the drizzle, and the car drove even more slowly, which also eliminated the idea of Princess Taiping sneaking away somewhere to play, so that Liu Yi, who was the head of the guard, saved a lot of heart.

Liu Yi was also afraid that Princess Taiping would play with her surname, and she would accompany her to play somewhere on the side, and she couldn't refuse, but if she was scolded by Wu Zetian or Li Zhi, she would be angry at both ends, so it would be uncomfortable.

After the car passes through Tongguan, all the way on the official road on the south side of the Yellow River, because it is mountainous, the official road built by the government is also stretched in the mountains, the road is not very easy to walk, the speed of the car is even slower, plus the time of camping, a day down to walk up to 30 miles, some palace maids or eunuchs who are not in good health have fallen ill, and even some people have died of illness.

I heard Princess Taiping say that every time she travels back and forth between Luoyang and Chang'an, something like this will happen.

Shangguan Wan'er, who Liu Yi was worried about, had never been in bad health because of the carriage, but since the last time she came to Xingshi to ask for guilt, Shangguan Wan'er had never come to Liu Yi, and Liu Yi usually accompanied Princess Taiping to Li Zhi and Wu Zetian to say hello, and only exchanged a few glances, which made Liu Yi feel a little lost.

Pass through Yuzhou, Yongning, and then along the north side of Luoshui, to the east.

After arriving in Yongning, the rainy weather ended, and the long-lost sun came out, but because of the continuous rain, the official road was very muddy, and the convoy was still a little difficult.

On the twenty-eighth day after departing from Chang'an, the itinerary finally came to an end.

Located on both sides of Luoshui, Luoyang City, which looks quite majestic from a distance, is in sight...

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