Chapter 131: Returning Home
Three days later, a huge team set off from the capital, the most conspicuous of which was a huge carriage pulled by four pure white horses, and sitting in it was naturally Chu Yang, the crown prince of the current dynasty.
In front of this huge carriage were several imposing guards with knives, and behind the carriage were the formidable three thousand Janissaries.
After leaving the city, there was only one direction, but everyone knew that their first stop was not Wuxian Town, but a Yong'an Town that they had never even heard of by name, only that it was in the southwest of the empire, and they didn't know what to do there.
What the soldiers did not know was that to the left side of the prince's carriage was a sixteen-year-old boy on a horse, he was dressed modestly, and no one knew who he was, except that he often chatted with the prince in the carriage, and that the prince was always the first to gossip.
Looking at this young man's clear eyebrows, many people thought he was the little eunuch next to the prince at first, but later learned that it was not like that.
There was also an inconspicuous carriage in front of the prince, only one horse was pulling, and it was a little Taoist boy who drove the car, and everyone was silent along the way, only the prince dared to smirk a few times anytime and anywhere.
Knowing that this trip was not that simple, those soldiers were quite dissatisfied with the prince's whispering, but what could they do if their duties and identities dictated?
At the same time, several Ouchi guards came to Dushan Sect in addition to Miyagi, saying that His Majesty the Emperor was going to invite Ximen Wang's son to the palace for a talk, who would have thought, but that Ximen Wenyu had already left, I heard that he was going to perform some task, and left with many disciples of the Gathering Spiritual Academy.
The Dushan Sect is the Dushan Sect, and many times they don't listen to the dispatch of the imperial court at all, and no one in the court pays special attention to these trivial matters.
The Ouchi guards returned to the palace and reported the matter to His Majesty the Emperor, and the emperor of the empire was quite angry and threw several glass cups in a row, but no one knew why he was angry.
Some people don't know at all, and some people don't dare to say what they know.
I heard that a few days ago, in the morning court, thirteen high-ranking and powerful ministers were beaten to death by the court staff, and I heard that the corpses were all smashed, and the hundreds of officials in the court saw that it was a shock, but the emperor looked at it with such a calm expression, as if he was enjoying the song and dance.
Such a horrific thing is the first time in the hundreds of years of the history of the empire, and the ministers above are all sweating on their heads and asking for more blessings.
And today, the crown prince is going to travel around the country, and I heard that he wants to rectify the atmosphere of the counties on behalf of His Majesty the emperor, but it is obvious that this is a lie.
Because such a huge team, it can be planned in three days, and it must have been prepared a long time ago, the so-called sacred heart is unpredictable, even if you can guess what can it be?
However, it was said that the prince's convoy went all the way to the west, and it would take a month to get to Yong'an Town, and if he lived in the surrounding counties for a day or two, he might not know how long it would take?
But to everyone's surprise, the prince gave orders when he left the city gate, and only one or two counties would stop in the middle to replenish the required items, and the rest of the time, except for sleeping, he would hurry.
Naturally, the soldiers did not understand the reason for this period, and some people said in private: "Isn't it necessary to rectify the atmosphere below? Why can't you keep listening to it in the middle?"
When he heard these words, only the strange young man would smile slightly, he was Xu Chen.
Being able to win back to Yong'an Town was the result of his discussion with Chu Yang, although Chu Yang didn't know Xu Chen's true purpose, but after Xu Chen promised him that he would appreciate his works along the way, the prince readily agreed.
At this time, Chu Yang in the carriage was holding a knife to carve this piece of wood, which was not big or small, and he was quite obsessed with carpenter's work.
Suddenly, he suddenly lifted the curtain, stretched the half-finished piece out of the window, and said with a smile: "Hey, how are you doing now, is it a little better than before?"
"Well, yes!"
Xu Chen replied casually while riding a horse, he didn't have any research on carpenter work, he only knew whether it was good or not, because when he first arrived in the capital, he was stupid to buy the prince's things, and this formed an indissoluble bond.
"Hey, hey, hey, can you be serious, I'm art, do you know?"
Chu Yang was slightly unhappy, "I agreed to your request, in return, you have to pretend to be a little bit better, right?"
Facing Chu Yang's cynical expression, I don't know why, Xu Chen was a little emotional, hesitated for a moment, and said: "You are the crown prince, that is, the emperor in the future, in fact, you shouldn't do these boring things, you should think about how to govern this country well." ”
"Cut!
Chu Yang actually stuck his head out as he spoke, completely ignoring the eyes of the soldiers in the distance, "Do you know how boring it is to be an emperor? Do you know how tiring it is to be an emperor? Do you know how painful and frightening it is to be an emperor?"
"I don't know, and I don't want to know. ”
Xu Chen didn't look at it, "I know that there are many people who can think of the biggest dream in this life is to be an emperor." ”
"Yes, that's right, that's why most of the people in the world are mediocre, because they don't know what life is. ”
Chu Yang threw the wood in his hand back into the carriage, and then continued to say to Xu Chen: "You say, when you are an emperor, you can naturally enjoy the rights of being rich in all directions, but you have to be responsible for so many people, right? Besides, if you really have that talent, that's it, after this life, you can still leave a name in history, and it is not a failure, just think that this life is just for a name. ”
Saying that, he changed his words and said distressedly: "If you are not suitable to be the emperor, it will be miserable, if you are attacked by foreigners, then there is no need to say that there is no need to say that there is a dead end, you still have to be infamous on your back, and you will be famous for eternity, but it will be stinking for thousands of years." Is it worth it? Well, might as well be my carpenter? I have a skill, do you know?"
Hearing this explanation, Xu Chen just smiled slightly, and he didn't know how to refute, "Okay, then you can do your carpenter work!"
"That's right!"
Chu Yang no longer expressed his feelings, and said to Xu Chen: "What will you do at home?"
"Hmmm......"
Xu Chen hesitated, "There may be some things at home, dangerous things." ”
"Oh, don't worry, as long as my team arrives, what else is dangerous in this world?"
Chu Yang shook his head a little confidently, "The forbidden army behind this is absolutely elite, no worse than the iron cavalry under An Boyuan, this time, you owe me a favor again, you have to remember, don't always let me remember it myself, you know?"
"Uh-huh. ”
Xu Chen replied casually, and said in his heart: "I didn't see you talking like this before?"
Briefly explained, along the way, he didn't encounter anything special, except for Chu Yang's daily chatter, only the occasional two heavy rains brought Xu Chen a little depression.
Not to mention, on this road, under Chu Yang's urging, the speed of the march was quite fast, and it didn't look like a tourist at all.
Forty days later, this huge team arrived near Danyang City.
However, in order not to cause panic among the local people, 4,000 Janissaries camped thirty miles outside the city.
Xu Chen wanted to go back to Yong'an Town to take a look, but this prince may be really boring along the way, so if he can get off the carriage and take a walk, how can he miss this opportunity?
Therefore, Xu Chen and Chu Yang rode to Yong'an Town together.
When the prince traveled, Ma Youguang, who was the commander of the Praetorian Guard, naturally did not dare to take it lightly, and followed behind with a hundred light horsemen to protect the safety of the prince.
Although the prince repeatedly said that it was okay, but the hundred light horsemen still followed quietly, the prince's life was very expensive, once something happened, not to mention that these soldiers could not afford it, even the national teacher Lu Yin could not escape the laws of the empire!
Thirty miles is not too far, and in Xu Chen's brief introduction, they came to the entrance of Yong'an Town.
Thinking of the scene when he left a few months ago, thinking about the original situation, Xu Chen sighed, if he hadn't encountered so many things at the beginning, how could it be like this today?
The two horses stepped into Yong'an Town, but the hundred light horsemen behind them no longer walked forward, waiting quietly outside the city.
I wanted to go back to Xu's house directly, but after thinking about it, Xu Chen actually took Chu Yang straight to the door of a mansion, and there were two big characters written in front of the mansion, Tang Mansion.
The mansion in this town naturally can't be compared with the architecture of the capital, but Chu Yang next to him looks at it with relish, "Don't say it, this mansion here is not bad, much better than I imagined, it seems that this Chaoyang Empire is still quite rich!"
Chu Yang just secretly praised his father for governing the country, Xu Chen naturally understood, smiled slightly and said, "Yes, so, you must have this ability in the future." ”
After speaking, he turned over and dismounted, knocked on the door of the mansion in front of the mansion, and after a while, an elderly old slave opened the door and came out, and looked at Xu Chen for a long time as if he recognized it, "You are the eldest young master of the Xu family?"
I didn't know each other for a few months, Xu Chen nodded slightly.
Who knows, the old slave slammed the door shut, "Our master is not at home!"
"No, I'm not here to see my uncle, I've always come to see my cousin. ”
Xu Chen was naturally referring to Tang Yan, because when he left, he didn't say goodbye, and he always felt that he couldn't go away, so he came to see if everything had changed after he left.
Who would have thought that the old slave inside actually said loudly: "Our young lady is not here, no one in our family is here, you can go." ”
Hearing the answer of the old slave in the door, Xu Chen turned his head and looked at Chu Yang embarrassedly, "Hehe!"
Laughing quite awkwardly and ugly!
"Then, let's go!"
Xu Chen bowed his head and said nothing, and once again got on his horse.
"Hey, I said Xu Chen, this is obviously a trick to deceive people, do you really believe it?"
Chu Yang looked at Xu Chen unconvinced.
But I heard Xu Chen say helplessly: "What else can I do, could it be that I still broke in." ”
Chu Yang also pouted, and said with a wry smile as he got on the horse: "You are really not a good person, my aunt doesn't recognize you?"
Xu Chen shook his head and said, "To be exact, she is not my aunt. ”