Chang'an, the first male city in the world, is naturally not a wasted person, because this city is too huge, and the empire has opened eighteen city holes in the four directions of east, west, north and south, but even so, the dignitaries and people who enter and leave the city every day still block these city holes from time to time, and line up in an extremely long line on the official road.

Ning Que and Sang Sang lined up for a long time, and waited until the time was really close to dusk before they squeezed to the city gate hole, looking at the sergeants who were carefully checking the luggage and packages with strict faces, Ning Que, who was sweating profusely, couldn't help but think of the big blockage scene in a certain world capital, shook his head and scolded twice.

His voice of scolding was very small, and the residents of Chang'an City around him were scolding very loudly, the folk customs of the Tang Empire were simple and fierce, and there were really few people who were afraid of those soldiers who seemed to be strict, but no one dared to ignore the strict laws of the empire and break through like this.

Finally, it was the turn of Ning Que and Sang Sang. The sergeant took the military document he handed over, and found that this young man was actually a comrade, and he had made a lot of military achievements on the front line, and the expression on his face suddenly became a lot gentler, but when his eyes fell on the three knife handles that were stabbed obliquely into the sky behind Ning Que, he couldn't help frowning.

"This is a family heirloom sword, and the ancestors have confessed to it...... "Ning Que explained cautiously.

"The sword is in the person, the sword is dead, and the person is dead," the sergeant looked at him boredly, waved his hand and said contemptuously: "I have to listen to this kind ......of thing eight hundred times a day, little guy, you can save it, untie the package, such two small guys carry such a big package, you guys are like coming to take the exam, it feels like the whole thing is a move." ”

He turned his head to look at the big black umbrella behind Sangsang, frowned and asked, "What kind of umbrella is this? Why is it so big?"

Sang Sang turned his back to hold the middle of the big black umbrella, looked at the sergeant coldly with a small face, and said, "The umbrella is there, and the umbrella is dead." ”

The sergeant looked at the little black girl, gave a thumbs up and praised, "That's the ...... There is something new. ”

Ning Que untied the straps of the package beside him, his green face was full of wry smiles, thinking that he was probably the only one in this world who knew that Sangsang's umbrella was not a joke, but true.

There were bedding, blankets, and some miscellaneous things in the large package, and the only thing worth paying special attention to was the boxwood hardwood bow and the few feathered arrows, and the sergeant's face changed slightly when he turned over these things.

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The gate of Chang'an City is long and dark, the exit of the city is far away, it looks like a small hole that will shine, and you can vaguely see a round of sunset falling in the distance, and the red light spills in obliquely, but it does not penetrate far before being swallowed up by the darkness and noise.

Ning Que and Sang Sang followed the people towards that place. Sang Sang struggled to check the heavy package behind him to make the position of the lacing on his shoulders more comfortable, and asked curiously, "Young Master...... Are the people of Chang'an as talkative as that military master?"

"Almost. Ning Que replied: "The wealth and power of the whole world are concentrated in this city, and the people of Chang'an are inevitably proud, but the more proud they are, the more polite and tolerant they are to the people who come from outside, because they want to show their own demeanor, and they are indeed a group of very personable guys." ”

"But if you have pride and don't show it, anyone will be panicked, so what should Chang'an people do?...... From the carriage to the ministry yamenzi, all the people of Chang'an are very good at chattering, from the secrets of the royal family to the affairs of the Qinglou, as if there is nothing in the world that they do not know, of course, what they like most is to talk about the war personnel of the countries of the world or the counties of the Tang Dynasty in a breezy tone, as if each of them is the prime minister. ”

Sang Sang Gege laughed out loud, which showed that she was really happy to be amused by Ning Que's words.

The big black umbrella was now on Ning Que's back, and the three knives on Ning Que's back were put into the package, and the boxwood hardwood bow was also wound, and after completing these, the chatty sergeant let them go without making any trouble.

The Tang people are still martial, and they don't have a few guys on hand, which is more painful than asking for their own lives, so the empire has always been very lenient in this regard, swords are allowed in Chang'an City, but swords are not allowed, bows and arrows are allowed, but bows and arrows must be wound, military crossbows are forbidden, and there are no other restrictions.

As for whether you will secretly put on the bowstring and take out the knife again after you enter the city, no one will care about you, Chang'an Mansion will not care, the military department will not care, and even the emperor in the deep palace does not care much about these things.

Ning Que and the others were accustomed to the life of the border fortress, and Weicheng could no longer see any lights except for the tavern at night, and they could no longer hear any sound except for the soldiers gambling, so when they entered Chang'an City at dusk, they thought they would see a quiet city that would sleep, but they didn't expect that Chang'an City at night was still ......

It's bustling everywhere.

The street lights illuminate the flat bluestone pavement like daylight, and the street is full of pedestrians, or stop in front of the stall or point to the stars to look at the sky, the men and women in front of the stalls should already be together, and the stars to look at the sky have just begun the process of hooking up.

The dress of the Tang people, especially the Tang people in Chang'an City, is simple and plain, a tight-sleeved short shirt and flat shoes look particularly neat, and there are occasional wide-sleeved men, the cuffs are also cut off, and the hands are hanging outside the sleeves, which should be to facilitate the pulling out of the sword in the sheath of his waist.

There was a man in a green shirt who walked with a sword, his long beard fluttering in the night breeze, looking like an immortal swordsman, but when he saw a juggler on the street, the man would also stop and huddle with a group of big girls and stared nervously, and then clapped his palms and applauded loudly, but when the juggler collected the money, he returned to the cold appearance of an immortal swordsman, which meant that it was impossible to take out pickles such as copper coins.

The dress of Chang'an women is also very simple and simple, in another word is called cool, and then another word is probably naked, in this warm season of spring, the women and girls seen on the street are actually bare arms outside the sarong sleeves, and some charming young women are boldly wearing bandeau on the street, and the white and tender piece of the chest attracts attention.

On the street, the barbarians with their chests tied wine bags looked around curiously, the officials of the Moon Wheel State wearing winged hats stroked their beards, and they shuttled between the green buildings of various wine shops in a familiar way, and the merchants of the Southern Jin Dynasty leaned on the railing upstairs to watch the stars and drink, and from time to time the pretended heroic laughter was transmitted to the street, and there was a burst of silk bamboo from the courtyard of the house, and the melody was melodious.

The wealth and grace of the whole world seem to be concentrated in Chang'an City, which is warm and exciting, rich and intoxicating, magnificent and gentle coexists, and swords and beauties reflect each other.

Ning Que held Sangsang's little hand, and walked in this sea of lights and people with a swaying heart, and his stunned appearance was like a brother and sister in the countryside.

The thrush's green finch delicature, the face of the fragrant millet butterfly powder, hosta powder and pearl powder, the thing called rose paste is rouge?

Sang Sang, who was held by Ning Que, stared at his slender eyes like willow leaves, looked at the bottles and cans on the street stalls, and felt that he couldn't walk.

There is a little lady whose waist is swaying in front of her, how can her plump buttocks under the skirt be so elastic? A young girl with a pigtail squeezes past her with a smile, how can that faint body look like an orchid? In those charming young women who choose flowers and branches with men at the stall, why do you want to throw your eyes, do you think that young man is a little cute?

Ning Que took Sang Sang's hand and looked around happily, not remembering that Chang'an was such a beautiful place when he was a child, and felt that he couldn't walk anymore.

I couldn't walk anymore, so I walked slowly, and the street finally became cleaner, but before these two visitors from the border city could calm down a little and relax their minds, I only heard a shout from the front that I don't know who it was, hula la, I don't know how many Chang'an people poured out from all directions, blocking a street corner in front of me.

"Duel!"

Through the crowd of black pressure, two men with swords at their waists could be vaguely seen staring at each other hatefully, and the right sleeves of both of them were cut off by the sword and thrown on the ground between them.

The world became quiet, and all the people who watched the excitement kept their mouths tightly shut, ensuring that the fairness of the duel was deeply rooted in the blood of every Tang person, even if it was lively, there were rules for watching the excitement.

"The rule of duels is to cut your sleeve for a challenge, and if you accept it, cut off a piece of your sleeve as well. ”

Ning Que took Sang Sang's hand and squeezed out of the crowd, and explained to her: "This kind of duel is called a live game, as long as the winner is divided, and there is also a kind of endless duel called a dead game, which needs to be confirmed by the government." The challenger of the dead game has to make a cut in the palm of his left hand, and if the opponent accepts it, he will do the same. ”

"Can you not accept it?" asked Sangsang.

"Absolutely. Ning Que wiped the sweat from his forehead, patted the big package behind Sang Sang, confirmed that no thieves came, and continued: "It's just that sometimes people, especially men, are easy to become idiots, such as when they go crazy for women, love, dignity, and other messy things. ”

The two of them squeezed out of the crowd, and Sang Sang looked up with a black little face and asked puzzledly: "Why don't we stay and watch?" I remember when you were in Weicheng, you liked to watch the excitement, and when you killed pigs that year, you squatted next to you and watched all night. ”

"I have seen a lot of killing cattle and sheep, and killing pigs that year was the first time in the history of Weicheng, so of course we have to take a closer look at it. Duels are such things, if there are not a few cases in Chang'an City one day, if you want to see it, there will be opportunities in the future. ”

Ning Que said calmly: "And this is Chang'an City, I just want to go to the academy to study honestly, but I don't want to cause any trouble, from now on, we will be like two dogs, with their tails between them and be human." ”

Sang Sang shook his head, thinking to himself I don't want to be a, as for you, young master, it's good to kill a few fewer people in Chang'an City, and this kind of thing is really not suitable for you.

"Find an inn. As if reading her thoughts, Ning Que said with a sense of failure: "I'm sleepy. ”

Sang Sang pointed to a building on the street in front of him and said, "Look, there's an inn there." ”

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