The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 116 Yang Pass
Xuan Shijing and the others will stay in Yangguan for a few more days, at least they will not leave until Shicheng is settled. Although Yangguan is an important pass leading to Longxi, it is also an important town on the commercial road leading to the Western Regions. It is also very prosperous. As for why the Tubo people don’t come to directly attack Yangguan, an important town like Yangguan naturally has a lot of troops in command, not to mention that there is a sandbar behind Yangguan, and the sandbar is located between Yangguan and Yumenguan. These two passes are heavily guarded, and Shazhou's duty is to guard these two important passes leading to Longxi Road.

When they arrived at Yangguan, Xuan Shijing handed over his team to Wang Jin and Zhao Ying. Naturally, he couldn't live in the barracks now, after all, Yangguan was no better than Shicheng.

Walking on the streets in the city, there is an endless stream of businessmen coming and going. Yangguan is also an important stop for goods merchants from the Western Regions. Many merchants from the Western Regions transport their goods to Yangguan, and then hand them over to Hu merchants who are resident in Datang. Then these Hu merchants will transport them to Chang'an. Those who do this are some relatively large businessmen who do business outside the region. These people took the silk, ceramics and other items they bought in the Tang Dynasty and shipped them back to their home countries. The profits in the process were astonishing.

The Yangguan city is a thriving scene. It is hard to imagine that if you go west after leaving Yangguan, you will find the sparsely populated Longxi. Apart from the passing merchants, there are only a few small towns with hundreds of people.

"No matter which dynasty or country you are in, the west is far inferior to the east." Xuan Shijing, who was walking on the street, sighed.

"Young Master, what he said is that from the pre-Qin period to the Tang Dynasty, the Western Regions were always barren, because the land in the Western Regions was not suitable for farming at all. Except for those beards, few of the people in Guanzhong settled down in the Western Regions. That is to say, whenever there are frequent wars in the Central Plains, people flee with their families to the west." Long'er said: "If our Tang Dynasty has not become stronger in recent years, and Hu merchants from countries in the Western Regions have gone to the Tang Dynasty through Longxi, maybe this is the case. Longxi is much more desolate than it is now."

More than ten years ago, I left Guanzhong from this Yangguan, and went to Kunlun. Xuan Shijing said with emotion, after more than ten years, after passing this Yangguan, I have entered Guanzhong.

"The rain is bathed in the wind, the plums and willows are straightened, and the fragrance is beautiful. Whoever can bear to listen, send you off to Kunlun, and the three folds of Yangguan. The Jade Festival precedes the road to light, and the golden cup competes to persuade the sorrows to be born. Pan Jinxiu, westward like Dengxian , passengers."

Long'er heard the words read by Xuan Shijing, and felt a little melancholy in her heart. Ten years ago, when she passed Yangguan, her young master was confused, his life and death were uncertain, and the years passed by. It's so tall.

Like Chang'an City, most of the buildings in Yangguan City are made of wood. Because there are many mountains and forests around Yangguan, there is no need to worry about the wind and sand outside the pass. The wide streets are paved with stone slabs, which is not like Chang'an in memory. The stone road is so smooth and a little uneven, but in a place like Longxi, it is considered good. There are many stalls on both sides of the street, and there are also peddlers who walk around the streets yelling and selling goods. In the expressions of the people on the street, there is There is a kind of peace and serenity, and this kind of serenity should be what many soldiers in Shicheng are desperately trying to protect.

Xuan Shijing has never admired the soldiers so much, especially the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. If it is said that modern soldiers rescue and rescue disasters, Xuan Shijing is only moved with tears in his eyes. The soldiers stationed at the border of the Tang Dynasty, Xuan Shijing Jing admires them from the bottom of her heart, because what she saw and experienced with her own eyes is, after all, different from the reports she saw in the media. Fighting against the sky, fighting against people, and defending Datang with blood and life Every inch of the land in China truly corresponds to the description of that inch of mountains and rivers and an inch of blood.

Huaxia has been a humble nation since ancient times, honest, kind, hardworking, and unknown, but it is precisely because of these qualities that they have a forbearing temperament. From ancient times to the present, there are always foreigners who come here to bully these honest people from time to time, but honest people It's not easy to bully, they can tolerate your ignorance, but they will never tolerate your misconduct, just like the current Tang Dynasty and Tubo, Tang Dynasty will never tolerate Tubo's anger and say that 30 troops Chen Bing border threaten.

If you want to fight, then fight!
Datang is so tough, because His Majesty the Emperor of Datang has the confidence to be so tough, and the subjects of Datang have the confidence to be so tough.

Retreating from the messy thoughts in his heart, Xuan Shijing took Long'er and Gao Jun to find a good-looking inn, and planned to rest in the inn. After two days of running around, his mental tension made his body a little unbearable. Yes, you must take a good rest.

After entering the inn, Xuan Shijing found a clean table and sat down, looked at Gao Jun and Long'er who were standing aside, and said with a smile: "What are you doing standing up, sit down and eat quickly, and go upstairs to have a good rest later , guess what happened to Shicheng will only be in these two days, we have to leave after resting."

After hearing Xuan Shijing's words, Gao Jun and Long'er sat on both sides of Xuan Shijing.

"Second brother." Xuan Shijing called out.

"Here we come~~" The second elder brother answered loudly, took the teapot and cup from the counter and went to Xuan Shijing's side, put the tray in his hand on the table, and neatly placed the cup on Xuan Shijing's side In front of the three of them, clear water was poured one by one, and they asked with a smile on their faces: "Three guests, what do you want?"

"First, let's have some signature dishes from your store, and then, we will tidy up the three upper rooms, and we will live here for a few days." Xuan Shijing said.

"Okay, I'll take care of it for you right away." The second brother replied, then took the empty tray, turned around and left, and went to the back kitchen to order the cook to cook.

There were quite a few people staying at the top of the inn, Xuan Shijing looked around the hall, the tables were all occupied, many of them were barbarians, and most of them were discussing about going to Chang'an.

The current Chang'an is a bright pearl on the world map, shining brightly and attracting thousands of foreigners. This also makes Xuan Shijing feel proud. This is the era I am in now, the most glorious place in China. era.

Before the food was served, the people at the next table turned around and looked at Xuan Shijing: "Look at you brother, you are not from outside the customs."

"Oh, brother, how did you see that?" Xuan Shijing asked, the soft armor she was wearing really didn't look like the one made by someone in charge.

"Look at the face and body of the little brother, he must be the young master of a wealthy family in the Guan. Brother, I have been doing business outside the Guan all the year round. I still have some experience. Is the little brother going to Chang'an?" the man asked again.

"Exactly." Xuan Shijing replied truthfully, there was nothing to hide.

Hearing Xuan Shijing's answer, the man showed a look of joy on his face, sat down opposite Xuan Shijing with a wine bowl, and looked at Xuan Shijing sincerely: "Since the little brother is going to Chang'an, I have a question. Please." When he said this, a shyness flashed in his eyes.

Xuan Shijing looked at this person, his skin was like bronze, his body was also strong, and his attire was also rough and ruthless. What made him feel embarrassed for such a man in the desert?
(End of this chapter)