Chapter 4: Above the Morning Meeting (1)
"Uncle Jiang and Uncle Hao come early every year. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info" said the boy with a happy heart. These two people are the old subordinates of Prince Duanze, loyal to the prince, and after the fall of the previous dynasty, they followed Prince Duanze to the north and took charge of the two cities closest to Ice and Snow City. The boy was very familiar with these two people from an early age, and regarded them as elders in the family.
"Uncle Jiang's monkey, is he here this year?" the young man couldn't help but ask expectantly.
He is talking about the second son of the Jiang City Lord's family, named Jiang Ziliang, who was nicknamed a monkey by the teenager because he was naughty and hyperactive.
"Not yet. I heard that Second Young Master Jiang had another accident a few days ago and was beaten by Jiang Chengzhu and broke his leg, so he should still be thinking about it behind closed doors in Yanghe City. Fu Zhong said.
When the young man heard this, he laughed and said, "This monkey is not beaten for three days, and Uncle Jiang fights well." ā
"The prince thinks that he misses the second young master of the Jiang family, why don't you invite him to be his companion?" Fu Zhong said with a smile.
When the young man heard this, his face froze. He thought of the way the monkey came to the palace last year, and he caused the whole palace to be restless, and shook his head and said, "It's not good. The monkey should still stay in Yanghe City and let Uncle Jiang have a good life. ā
Wangshu is also a naughty person, what if the monkey lives in the palace and takes it with him, what should he do if he spoils Wangshu?The young man added in his heart.
The cold wind was howling and the snow was drifting. Such extreme weather is extremely common in Ice and Snow City, and it can be like this for 100 days a year.
Ice and Snow City is the main city of Northern Xinjiang and one of the most prosperous cities in Northern Xinjiang. The lord of a state in the northern frontier, King Zhi'en, was in this city.
Because the people of the Ice and Snow City are accustomed to such bad weather, there are still many vendors and merchants shuttling in the downtown area, and those vendors have summed up the wisdom of experience to keep the shops and goods from the wind and snow unaffected, so the whole downtown is not less lively than when the weather is fine.
A horse-drawn carriage sped through the city.
The carriage was made of pineapple wood, which is very rare in northern Xinjiang, and covered with gorgeous brocade, and the six snow-white ice-stepping horses did not have a single miscellaneous hair, and each of them was tall and strong, and the martial arts were extraordinary. There were dozens of heroic guards in front of and behind the carriage, all the way from the official post near the city gate, straight to the gate of the lord of northern Xinjiang. On the way, there were several incidents of stampede on shops and guards hurting people, and the arrogance of the owners of their carriages and horses can be seen.
The carriage stopped in front of a stately building in the middle of the city.
After a moment, a hand lazily lifted the curtain of the carriage door and looked at the building ahead.
The complex is as huge as a small city in the ice and snow city, and the solemn vermilion gate is so high and large that you can't see the top without looking up. A blue-gray "city wall" tightly encloses the building, nearly 20 zhang high, like an iron cylinder, completely blocking the scenery inside the wall.
"Zhi'en Wangfu ......" The person in the carriage read the plaque on the Zhu Gate lightly, and said disdainfully, "In this remote and barren place in Northern Xinjiang, such a mansion can still be seen. ā
"Squeak-"
The Zhu Gate has been opened.
"City Lord, are you going to enter the mansion now?" asked the guard next to the carriage.
The man in the carriage let go of the curtain, and the curtain fell. The cold wind howled, but the thick brocade was not affected at all, and even the edge of the curtain was not raised, which showed that it was an extraordinary product.
The guards stood solemnly in front of the car.
After half a ring, a faint voice came from inside the carriage: "Then let's go in." ā
Qin Chuan was dressed in a Jiaolong court suit that represented his identity, and walked all the way forward. He looked at the extraordinarily solemn temple not far away, and his palms were covered with sweat in his long sleeves. His walking posture today is different from the past, his head is raised higher, his back is straighter, and his steps are firmer, faintly with the bearing of a young genius.
Today is a milestone day in Qin Chuan's short life. Since inheriting the throne last year, this is the first time he has presided over the debriefing of the city lords of the northern Xinjiang cities, and it is also the first time that he has officially appeared in front of the city lords of the northern Xinjiang as the lord of a state.
"Are the Eleven City Lords here?" he asked.
"The lord of the eleven cities has only come to ten cities, and the lord of Han City, the resting city in the east, has taken leave. Fuzhong replied.
Qin Chuan's footsteps paused slightly, raised his eyebrows, and said "um" meaninglessly.
"Leave?"
"Yes, before a pillar of incense, the people sent by the city of rest reported the leave, and Fuzhong was about to report it. Fu Zhong said.
"Well," Qin Chuan smiled meaninglessly, "At this time, what is the reason for his leave?"
"It is said that there has been a fierce group of demon beasts attacking in the past few months, and the lord of Han City personally led the soldiers and civilians to resist, and he couldn't get out. ā
"It is a big deal to have a group of demon beasts attacking, and you should personally lead the soldiers and people, and it is very good for the Han City Lord to be loyal to his duties. Qin Chuan couldn't hear the emotion and said, "It's just that this demon beast group has invaded the city is a big deal, why didn't you report it to the main city?"
"This ...... Maybe the situation is urgent, and the future is too late. Fu Zhong said.
The situation is urgent, and there is no time to report it? There is no time to report this matter, but there is time to send someone to take leave......
Qin Chuan lowered his eyes and looked at his toes. I'm afraid that this Han City Lord doesn't take him seriously.
Is he the only one who doesn't take him seriously? He is not known for being a wasted person, and he is only afraid of these city lords in the northern frontier, and there are not a few people who do not take him seriously.
"There's a tough battle to be fought today. Qin Chuan thought silently in his heart.
The door of the palace had arrived, and Qin Chuan stepped forward without hesitation, his head raised higher, his back straighter, and his steps more steady and firm.
The young man seemed to have a radiant light on his body, and when he came to the temple, the temple was full of brilliance. He came into the world like a dragon, with thousands of majesty and unparalleled bearing, which shocked the city lords of the Great Northern Frontier.
At this moment, in the depths of the Zhi'en Palace, Zongzheng is scheming leisurely and sipping tea. The old man's favorite thing in this life is to make a pot of good tea, sit leisurely, and savor it. The green smoke is swirling, the tea fragrance is overflowing, and the tea liquid enters the mouth, which is both sweet and mellow, and has a bitter taste. This is like life, which is both sweet and bitter. The blue-brown liquid entrance is a taste of tea and a taste of life.
Beside him, an eight-year-old girl dressed in red was walking around anxiously, sometimes looking uneasily in a certain direction.
"County Lord, the plum blossoms in this courtyard are in full bloom, why don't you take a closer look?" said Zongzheng Youyou.
The girl shook her head and said, "It's not good, my heart is not quiet, how can I calm down and watch the plum blossoms!"
After another moment, the girl suddenly walked up to the old man and asked, "Grandpa Zongzheng, today is my brother's big day, why don't you go with my brother and help him?"
"County Lord, do you think that without me, the prince would not be able to do today's things well?" the old man asked.
The girl was stunned for a moment, thought for a while, and said, "In my heart, my brother is talented, and he has not done anything bad. It's just that I'm worried after all, thinking that if there is Grandpa Zongzheng with him, won't it be foolproof?"
The old man was silent, but smiled silently.
"Chicks, after all, have to leave the nest before they can learn to fly. The old man looked at the sky and said.