Great Tang princess

Chapter 335

Today, there are many pedestrians on this hardened road connecting Chang'an and Dongdu. It is currently the most advanced official road in the entire Tang Dynasty.

Seeing this dark army, when they pass by each other, all pedestrians will stop, bow their heads and salute, and wait for them to pass before moving on.

There are all kinds of people along the way, most of them are businessmen, there are Han people and Hu people, and there are even many women among them.

Since the princess became an official in the court many years ago, many women threw away the curtains used to hide their faces when they went to the street, and began to show their appearance on the street.

After several years of development, many women have begun to fully display their individuality.

The women of many businessmen's families have even made public appearances, learning from their families to talk business, deliver goods and so on.

In the past few years, even on the official road, there were many thieves and bandits, and caravans needed to hire a large number of bodyguards to transport goods.

But now that the grain output of Datang is getting higher and higher, many people can support themselves by farming, so naturally there is no need to engage in those immoral businesses.

In addition, when the road was built, the army also cleared out many bandit gangs that had been entrenched for a long time along the way, so now, other places dare not say it, but at least the road between the two capitals is relatively safe.

Along the way, many caravans quietly followed the princess's team. There was an army opening the way ahead, so the safety factor was absolutely no problem.

Because of the good quality of the road surface, it took the army only five days to reach Chang'an. This is still considering that the transport of the coffin should not run too fast, otherwise the time can be shorter.

Now that the hardened roads have been paved in Chang'an City, the army will return to Daming Palace first, put the coffins in the Taimiao for a day, and then set off for Qianling.

Liu Rengui, who was in charge of guarding Chang'an, greeted the large army at the gate of the city. When he saw the black army appearing in his field of vision, he walked down from the city wall and waited at the gate of the city.

Li Yuechen paid great attention to protecting his eyesight since he was a child. He saw Master from a long distance away, galloped his horse for a few steps, quickly came to the gate of the city, and jumped off the horse.

"Master, do you think I didn't?" Li Yuechen asked with a smile.

Liu Rengui smiled subconsciously, but soon became serious: "Your Highness is escorting the late emperor, so don't laugh like this."

Don't worry, Dad won't mind...

Although he thought so in his heart, Li Yuechen still put away his smile and nodded seriously: "Master said yes. Please trouble Master to wait here, let's go into the city."

After entering the imperial city, he put the late emperor's coffin into the Taimiao, knelt down and kowtowed, before Li Yuechen turned around and came out.

The Taimiao does not allow outsiders to enter casually, so Liu Rengui and others are waiting outside.

After coming out, Li Yuechen and Liu Rengui nodded, and the master and apprentice walked up the city wall, chatting while walking.

Looking at the Daming Palace, which I haven't seen for a long time, it is still red walls and green tiles, which is very bright at first glance, but as time goes by, the green tiles seem to be gradually transitioning to black.

Perhaps thinking of the time I spent here when I was a child, for a moment, Li Yuechen's bright black eyes showed a little nostalgia.

Liu Rengui, who was walking side by side with her, had the same feeling, but it wasn't Daming Palace that he missed.

Looking at the side face of the princess beside him, Liu Rengui felt emotional for a moment. When we first met, this Highness was a four or five-year-old girl. The only impression I had was that she was full of energy, obedient and sensible, eccentric and weird at the same time. Also with cute love.

But now, in the blink of an eye, she has grown into a big girl who is as tall as herself.

In these years, he has personally fought on the battlefield, not only playing the prestige of Datang, but also playing his own name as the number one in the world.

The name of Princess Taiping is powerful in all directions.

The little girl back then has now become a person who can make the surrounding countries tremble with her name!

Being able to train such an apprentice, Liu Rengui felt that his life was worthwhile.

"Master, is everything in Chang'an okay recently?" Li Yuechen asked suddenly.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, everyone is safe and sound, and no one dares to cause trouble in Chang'an." Liu Rengui replied seriously.

Li Yuechen nodded: "That's good, as long as Chang'an and Dong are not in chaos, everything else is easy to talk about."

"Your Highness, I don't understand something!" Liu Rengui said suddenly.

Turning to look at Master's expression, Li Yuechen suddenly smiled: "Master has thought about it, once you ask this question, you may be accused!"

"I'm over eighty years old. I'm half buried in the ground. What's so scary?" Liu Rengui asked with a smile, "Now that your descendants are in His Highness's army, nothing will happen."

"Well, it seems that Master has figured out my nature..." Li Yuechen smiled, "Master wants to ask, why don't I sit on the dragon chair by myself?"

Although the two sides had a tacit understanding, Liu Rengui didn't expect her to say it so bluntly, and immediately turned his head subconsciously to look to the left and right.

Had this conversation been heard, it would have been almost tantamount to treason!

Fortunately, there were no other people around, and Fulai who was following was far away, so it didn't matter whether he could hear or not.

Before he could answer, Li Yuechen smiled softly: "Master should know that I have been very active since I was a child. If I were to sit on the dragon chair every day and be trapped in the palace for the rest of my life, I am afraid that I will go crazy..."

Hearing this answer, Liu Rengui felt a little strange.

What she said is indeed correct, this His Highness is naturally active, and he likes to practice martial arts since he was a child... But the throne is the throne after all, will you go crazy if you sit on the dragon chair?This thing is too unbelievable.

"In short, the royal family is also facing changes. I just want to make Datang better. As for the throne..." Li Yuechen smiled, "It's better to let suitable people sit!"

In Li Yuechen's view, the biggest reason for earning the throne since ancient times is that if you don't earn it, your life safety cannot be guaranteed.

But under the premise of family harmony, the throne... not necessarily someone is willing to earn it.

Liu Rengui raised his hand and stroked his beard: "Forget it, Your Highness has been unparalleled since he was a child, and he has his own ideas, so he doesn't talk too much as a teacher."

Originally, his thought was that since the princess is so smart and holds military power, she will definitely be feared by the emperor in the future. Instead of doing this, it is better to be the emperor herself.

But since the princess is confident that she won't be liquidated by the emperor, she doesn't need to say anything more.

……

After the coffin was placed in the Taimiao for a day, it continued to set off and was transported to Qianling.

Because the road to Xianyang has not yet been repaired, the transportation process is more troublesome and the speed is much slower.

When we arrived at Qianling, it was already May [-]th.

With the cooperation of more than [-] captives and [-] engineering troops, today's Qianling Mausoleum is basically almost completed.

Not only the tomb has been built, but also various buildings including the imperial city above and the tower are almost complete.

Although he had already seen the dilapidated Qianling Mausoleum thousands of years later, Li Yuechen couldn't help being shocked when he saw how it had just been built.

The Qianling Mausoleum is very large, built on the hillside, and generally rises gradually from south to north, forming a style similar to triple high platforms.

The total length from north to south is nearly ten miles, and the city wall is double-layered. It looks like a city built against mountains!A wide Sima Shinto stretches straight in, and the stone statues on both sides look at the middle of the road like sidewalk trees.

Although it is only a mausoleum, walking here can still feel solemn and magnificent.

The large army stopped at the intersection of Sima Shen Road, and Li Xian, who had already received the news, was already waiting here.

Li Yuechen walked in the front, jumped off his horse, and quickly ran in front of Li Xian: "Brother, I haven't seen you in two months, I lost a lot of weight!"

"Is there?" Li Xian raised his arm and looked, "The weather has been a little hot recently, and I don't have any appetite!"

Today's Li Xian is quite different from before. He is wearing a neat black military uniform, with a short ponytail tied behind his head, and his beard is cut very short, making him appear much younger than his actual age.

"Grandpa's coffin has already arrived, brother and I, let's send it to the tomb."

"Yeah!" Li Xian nodded.

Although the two brothers and sisters hadn't seen each other for several months, they still had a good understanding. Just by looking at each other, Li Yuechen knew that nothing had happened during this time.

Then the brothers and sisters, together with a dozen strong men with big arms and round waists, lifted the bronze coffin from the carriage and slowly entered the tomb.

Because the Qianling Mausoleum was built against the mountain, the slope inside the tomb is not steep, but a shallow slope downward.

But the bottom is very big, there are the main tomb, the auxiliary room, and the tomb specially designed to prevent funerary objects, etc... It can be described as intricate.

Even Li Xian, who was personally in charge of the construction, felt trapped after he got down.

Arriving at the main tomb, Li Yuechen placed the coffin at the predetermined location, and Li Yuechen waved his hand to let Lishi go out first.

Then he stood in front of the coffin, remained silent for two seconds, and raised his hand to put it on top of the coffin.

At that time, once the entrance to the tomb is sealed, you will never see it again. In this age without photos, you can only remember it through portraits.

Li Xian also had a sad expression on his face, standing beside him silently, as if thinking of all the things between himself and his father.

Li Yuechen lowered his body, lay his upper body on it, pressed his face against the coffin, and said softly, "Father, goodbye!"

The brothers and sisters got up and walked out. When they walked out of the tomb, they took a look at the murals on the wall.

Thousands of years later, presumably there will not be many of these murals left intact, right?Li Yuechen couldn't help thinking in his heart.

……

Walking out of the tomb, seeing the sunlight outside again, his eyes were not used to it, Li Yuechen narrowed his eyes slightly, and raised his hand to cover his eyes.

"Yuechen, the task has been completed, let's go back first, the situation in the Eastern Capital is probably not very good right now?" Li Xian said.

"Brother, don't worry, there will be no chaos." Li Yuechen smiled, "But speaking of it, it's time to go back. In addition, there is only some finishing work left in Qianling, and I will take some of the prisoners back."

Li Xian asked: "Well, speaking of which, your princess mansion hasn't started to be built yet, has it?"

"It will start when we go back." Li Yuechen replied, and after thinking about it, he reminded Li Xian, "Brother, it's better not to go back to the palace in the future."

"What do you mean?" Li Xian looked puzzled, expressing his incomprehension.

"Aniang is doing a big event, I need to minimize accidents!" Li Yuechen replied, "Brother will try to stay in the barracks in the future, if there is no big event, try not to go out!"

Hearing what his sister said, Li Xian knew that it might not be convenient for him to tell him about it, so he nodded: "Don't worry, my family members are also in the army now, it's a safer place than this."

……

The siblings didn't chat for too long, they had a meal together in the evening, and Li Yuechen planned to go back early the next morning.

Go back to Chang'an to have a rest first, and then go back to Dongdu.

In fact, they can go back directly, but they haven't been back for a long time, and Li Yuechen also wants to take this opportunity to wander around Chang'an.

After returning to Chang'an, Li Yuechen asked the army to camp and rest, while he went for a walk on Chang'an Avenue.

Apart from Fulai and a dozen bodyguards, there was no one else around.

However, her subordinates were not worried either. Considering the princess's combat power, unless someone sneaked up with a bow and arrow from a distance, it would be impossible to injure her.

But in a city like Chang'an, holding a bow and arrow is too conspicuous, as long as she dares to appear in the sight of the princess, she will be vigilant.

As for close combat... This princess is a ruthless person who can fight ten against one, and ordinary people will give away their heads when they come here.

Walking on the streets of Chang'an, Li Yuechen felt that there was not much difference from when he left when he was a child. The city in this era is developing slowly. Even if he leaves for decades, he may not feel any obvious changes.

Strolling all the way to the West Market, Li Yuechen couldn't help but smile when he heard the constant yelling and selling. Perhaps it was in this kind of place that he could feel the prosperity of the country.

Suddenly, Li Yuechen was slightly taken aback, and saw outside a teahouse, a tea doctor was constantly yelling: "Drink tea, drink tea..."

Dr. Tea is the teahouse waiter in this era. In this era, there is no such thing as a shop waiter.

This person looks to be in his forties. He is not tall, only 1.6 meters, and his body is relatively thin. He should be somewhat malnourished.

What makes Li Yuechen more curious is that although this person speaks a great Tang dialect, he has a strong sense of disobedience, and he must be a foreigner.

Li Yuechen looked at him not because he was curious about foreigners, but because this person really looked like a friend she had once, and he couldn't be said to be exactly the same, only completely consistent.If it wasn't for the beard and hairstyle, she would even suspect that her friend had also crossed time.

Perhaps feeling Li Yuechen's eyes, that person also looked over, saw the soldiers behind her, stopped walking, and saluted from a distance: "If you are tired, you can come in and drink some tea..."

Listening to his weird accent, Li Yuechen asked curiously: "Woman?"

"Ah, yes!" The other party replied respectfully upon hearing the question.

"What's the name?" Li Yuechen's mouth curled into a smile. This person really looks more and more like his friend. Could it be his ancestor?She thought a little wickedly.

"If you want to return to your honor, my name is Hiroma Otomobe!" The other party replied cautiously.

At the same time, she couldn't help but look at the axes in the leather holsters on the right thighs of the ten or so soldiers in black military uniforms behind her, for fear that they would be chopped off if they said something wrong.

(End of this chapter)