Chapter 105 The long bridge is blocked today, who will cross, who will die
The early mornings in Chang'an City are always noisy. The vendors have to open their businesses early, the aunts from the East City are going to the West City to buy groceries, and the students are going to the academies to study early.
The sergeant on duty at the Suzaku Gate had just been replaced by a group of well-dressed Yulin troops. The bright red Suzaku Gate was given a new layer of paint, and beside the city wall, an extra blood-red gate appeared at some point.
Big flag.
There is no other reason for the unusual changes in the Zhuque Gate. The great general of the Tang Dynasty, Xia Hou, who Zhenbei is about to return to his old age. Today, he will enter through the Zhuque Gate, and then enter the imperial city to hand over military power to His Majesty the Emperor.
In a house by Yanming Lake, Ning Que got up early as usual. With Sangsang waiting on him, he washed up and put on his academy clothes. Because there would be a very important battle today, he tied his wrists and ankles.
Full of thin hemp rope.
Sangsang moved an iron box out of the back room with great difficulty, and then took out a big black umbrella and a long and narrow simple knife.
"Master, the Suzaku Gate has been replaced by the Yulin Army, and Xiahou should be entering the city soon."
Ning Que took the steaming bun and took a big bite. He chewed it a few times and swallowed it. After burping, he asked, "Have you wiped the knife?"
Sangsang said: "Wipe it off."
"Has the big iron bow been polished?"
Sangsang glanced at him angrily and said, "I wiped it. I also wiped the Yuan Thirteen Arrows. I washed the big black umbrella again."
"Then hurry up and eat."
"oh."
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At the back of the academy, Ye Chao put on the white clothes that the Seventh Senior Sister had just sewn. He tied up his long hair with a brocade hairband. He glanced at the sleeping little sparrow, shook his head, and then pushed away the thatched cottage.
wooden door.
In front of the thatched cottage, Tang Xiaotang had already dressed up and was ready to go. He was wearing a blue college uniform. As usual, his two braids were hanging behind his back, and his whole body exuded a heroic spirit that was not inferior to that of a man.
only……
"Why are you carrying a chair?"
Tang Xiaotang smiled freely at his master and said: "I guess the young master uncle and Xia Hou will not fight soon. Master will sit on this chair when the time comes."
Ye Chao looked a little embarrassed and asked, "Why should I sit down?"
"Because Master is lazy."
Ye Chao glared at Tang Xiaotang and said with a somewhat unhappy tone: "When have you ever seen me lazy?"
Tang Xiaotang seemed not to notice his master's irritation, and still said with a smile: "Master is lazy a lot. I heard Chen Pipi said that master used to lie by the small lake all day long, and he taught me a few days ago.
I was lying on the recliner when killing ghosts and gods with my little master uncle. I won’t go into details like that. In short, the master is really lazy.”
Ye Chao waved his sleeves and said, "It's up to you!"
Walking to the small lake, the master and apprentice met the neatly dressed Second Senior Brother Jun Mo. After saluting and saying hello, Ye Chao asked: "Second Senior Brother, I will lock the Changqiao Bridge."
Jun Mo glanced at Tang Xiaotang with a strange look in his eyes and said, "Senior Brother and I are upstairs in the Ming Building. It's okay there."
"Senior brother, the long bridge is far away, so Xiaotang and I will go ahead."
"Go ahead."
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After leaving the academy, the master and apprentice walked on the wide official road and saw the brand-new Suzaku Gate from a distance.
Tang Xiaotang seemed a little dissatisfied. She knew that this was prepared by the Tang State to welcome Xiahou, but Xiahou was a traitor to Mingzong. If Mingzong was not destroyed, she would be the saint of Mingzong today, so she was dissatisfied.
"Master, I don't understand why a traitor like Xia Hou is received with such honor?"
"After all, he guarded the border for the Tang Dynasty for twenty years, and made great achievements in the national war with the Yan State. To be honest, if he did not have the status of Xiling Guest Minister, Xu Shi's title of General of the State would now be
It’s on him, so he deserves all this glory.”
Tang Xiaotang nodded and said, but after walking for a while, he said: "Isn't my junior uncle going to duel with Xiahou today? But master, why did you say yesterday that we were going to block people?"
Ye Chao really wanted to knock Tang Xiaotang and make her stop being so troublesome, but seeing that her expression was extremely serious, he could only feel relieved.
"Didn't I say that Xiahou is very useful? Although many people don't believe that Ning Que can kill Xiahou, because of the relationship with the academy, they must consider the possibility that he can kill Xiahou, so they don't want this duel to happen.
occur."
Tang Xiaotang nodded, and after walking a few steps he asked again: "Master, who are we going to block at Long Bridge?"
"People in Xicheng must pass through the Long Bridge if they want to go to Yanming Lake, and the military headquarters and Wanyan Pagoda are in Xicheng."
After finishing speaking, Ye Chao paused and said hurriedly when he saw that Tang Xiaotang was still asking questions: "The Minister of Military Affairs of the Tang Dynasty is Xu Shi. Qinian recently visited Buddhism with Master Huang Yang at Wanyan Pagoda. You shouldn't have any questions next."
Right?"
Tang Xiaotang showed a very embarrassed smile and said: "Master, I have one last question."
"Say it quickly!"
"Qi Nian doesn't want Xia Hou to have a decisive battle with his junior uncle. You said it before, but I don't understand why Xu Shi also wants to stop it?"
Ye Chao exhaled the depression that had accumulated all morning due to Tang Xiaotang's troubles, and said calmly: "We in the Tang Dynasty are really lucky. There are all capable and loyal ministers in the government and the public. Xu Shi is both a capable minister and a loyal minister. If
When Xiahou kills his junior brother, he is afraid that the academy will be angry and turn his anger on the government and the public. Also, if the junior brother really kills Xiahou, it will damage the majesty of the Tang Dynasty's military."
Seeing that Tang Xiaotang's frowning eyebrows finally relaxed after hearing this, Ye Chao actually felt a little bit lucky.
At three o'clock in the morning, Xiahou entered the palace riding a bright red horse and holding a towering blood flag.
Sang Sang was carrying a black umbrella, and Ning Que was carrying a knife and Yuan Thirteen Arrows, coldly watching Xia Hou's back.
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On the long bridge, a young man in white clothes like snow was sitting on a wooden chair and eating pancakes and fruit in an inconspicuous manner. On the side, a girl in college clothes was eating steamed buns in an even more indecent manner than the young man.
An old man with white hair and iron armor led half a hundred cavalry slowly from the east side of the long bridge. The old man was General Xu Shi, a master of martial arts, and the cavalry was the most elite cavalry in the Tang Dynasty.
Heavy riding.
A monk with short hair came slowly from the west side of the long bridge. He was the Seven Thoughts of Walking in the World of Xuankong Temple, an unknown place of Buddhism.
Tang Xiaotang stood on tiptoes and looked around, threw the bun wrapper without meat filling towards the wild cat who had been staying by his legs for a long time, and said to Ye Chao beside him: "Master, they are here."
"Oh, then you can tell them."
Tang Xiaotang nodded, and after walking off the long bridge, he looked at Xu Shi and Qinian, the strongest men in the world, without fear.
"Everyone, stop. Master said that the long bridge is blocked today. If anyone thinks about it, he will die."
(This morning I revised the first five chapters of the Zhu Xian volume, which is said to be extremely poisonous. Later, I went to help my family with some farm work. Since I haven’t been active for a long time, my arms are sore and weak, so I will just update two chapters today. Again, this