The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 117
The strong man scratched his head, took out a crumpled envelope from his pocket, looked at the envelope for a long time, and sighed helplessly.

From the moment he took out the envelope, Xuan Shijing probably guessed that maybe this man wanted to help deliver the letter, but he had never met him before, how could he trust himself?

When Xuan Shijing was in doubt, the strong man said: "I have a younger brother who is studying in Chang'an. Both my brothers and parents died when they were young. In order to make my younger brother stand out, I came to this western region and followed the merchants everywhere. Run, earn some money and ask the old man to bring it to him. This spring, the old man has passed away. I haven't contacted him for more than half a year. The caravan runs around all day, and I don't have time to go Chang'an visited him, since my brother is from Chang'an, I would like to ask my brother to help me deliver this letter to my younger brother." Having said this, the big man suddenly realized, and slapped his head: "Look at my stupidity, my next Gu Feng , I haven’t asked brother Tai Gao’s name yet.” The strong man held the envelope in his hand, and saluted Xuan Shijing with his fists cupped.

Xuan Shijing returned the gift and said, "Your surname is Xuan, my younger brother."

"Xuan? Brother's surname is rare in Tang Dynasty." Gu Feng said, then laughed it off, and then said again: "I wonder if Brother Xuan can help me with this."

"You trust me like that?" Xuan Shijing asked with a smile.

"Hahahaha." Gu Feng laughed loudly: "Why don't you believe it, brother Guanxuan's character and appearance, I am afraid that he is also a respectable figure in Chang'an. I, Gu Feng, think that I am alone, and there is nothing worth thinking about."

Xuan Shijing twitched the corners of his mouth, yes, it was just a letter to his younger brother, well, who let me run into it, everyone in the world is brothers, and it’s not a big deal, there are only a few academies in Chang’an City Home, just send someone to inquire after you go back.

Thinking about this, Xuan Shijing nodded: "Okay, brother Gu will help me, I don't know what the name of brother Gu's brother is, what age is it, and which academy in Chang'an City he is in now."

"Oh, my younger brother's name is Gu Yuancheng. He is seventeen this year and he is studying at the Imperial College in Chang'an City." Gu Feng replied, "Next year is the big exam. He is going to take the imperial examination. Give it a try. If he can get a good rank, Then he will be able to settle down for a long time in Chang'an."

Guozijian?Xueba, Xuan Shijing lamented, Gu Feng said that both of their brothers' parents died when they were young, and that Gu Yuancheng was able to be admitted to the Imperial College with his own talent, that is really worthy of the name of Xueba.

There is also the big exam that Gu Feng said, he will return to Chang'an at the end of the year, won't he be able to witness the grand scene of the imperial examination in the Tang Dynasty?To be honest, Xuan Shijing is quite interested in the ancient imperial examinations, and it is precisely because of the imperial examination system that His Majesty Li Er said that all the best talents in the world are in my pocket.

"If you know the name and the academy, it will be much easier to find someone. When I return to Chang'an, I'll just go to the Imperial College in person." Xuan Shijing said.

In fact, it is not necessary for Xuan Shijing to run for such a small matter as sending a letter. However, Xuan Shijing's curiosity flared up, and he wanted to see what the highest institution in the Tang Dynasty looked like. It can be said that it is a royal private school. Although the Hongwen Academy is top-notch in terms of the strength of its teachers, it is still inferior to the Imperial Academy in terms of scale and formality.

On the contrary, Li Shiqing, Xuan Lindao's son who had been staying in the Hou's mansion, was said to have entered the Imperial College.

Speaking of this, Xuan Shijing mentioned from Zhong Zishuo's letter a few years ago that Xuan Shiqing has now changed his name to Xuanqing, and because of this name, when he was enrolled in the Imperial College, he was handed over to Li Er by the censor. His Majesty surprised Xuan Lindao, changed the name quickly, and cursed the elders of the Li family who gave Li Qing the name. Of course, when Xuan Shiqing took the name, His Majesty Li Er had not yet sat down. It's not about the Dragon Chair, the name has always been like that, and Xuan Lindao and his wife didn't pay attention, after all, the emperor is very far away to them.

After Gu Feng heard that Xuan Shijing was going to deliver the letter himself, he showed gratitude and said: "So, I will trouble Brother Xuan. Today, Brother Xuan will come down to do business for this meal." gone."

Xuan Shijing smiled and waved his hands: "It's nothing, it's just a little effort."

After taking the letter from Gu Feng, Xuan Shijing handed the letter to Long'er for safekeeping. The four of them sat around and had a meal, and then they dispersed. Only businessmen traveling in the Western Regions live in such a big inn, so it is natural that they are not short of money, and Xuan Shijing and the others are lucky to have three rooms available.

After Gao Jun put his things back in his room, he went out. He was going to prepare a carriage. The three of them only came on horseback from Shicheng to Yangguan. There is nothing important on the carriage in Shicheng, so it doesn't matter if you want it or not.

Long'er followed Xuan Shijing into the room. Although she said she was going to the room, she still needed to tidy up a lot of things by herself. Naturally, these things had to be handed over to Long'er.

Xuan Shijing sat beside the table, watching Longer's back and forth busy work.

After finishing her work, Long'er said to Xuan Shijing who was sitting on the side: "It's getting late now, young master should hurry up and take a rest. After running around for two days, your body probably won't be able to bear it anymore."

"Yeah." Xuan Shijing nodded, got up and took off the soft armor on her body, only wearing a jacket, then lay down on the bed and covered with a quilt, and then Long'er took out a slightly thicker bed from the cabinet Xuan Shijing was covered with a lighter quilt, and the night was darker and heavier, and Xuan Shijing was afraid of the cold, so without an extra quilt, he would not be able to sleep comfortably at night.

Xuan Shijing fell asleep peacefully. At this time, Ding Xiangming was sending scouts in the army to tell the merchants in the city according to Xuan Shijing's words that he refused to sell grain to the Tubo people, and asked people to tell the words to several people in the surrounding area. Town merchants.

Longxi is not suitable for growing grain, and ordinary people don’t have much surplus grain. As long as merchants don’t sell grain to Tubo people, Tubo people can’t buy grain in Longxi. It is said that businessmen value profits. I am afraid that the grain merchants also have to weigh this weight, whether it can be measured by money.

Cheng Chumo in Shicheng and the Tubo army have been in a stalemate for a day, and both sides have suffered injuries. Although it seems that the Tubo army has suffered a lot of casualties, the number of Tubo troops is still there.

At night, the Tubo army retreated, and the soldiers of Shicheng got a chance to breathe. They all leaned against the wall with their weapons in their hands and began to rest. Light a fire to cook, boil hot soup, and send it to the soldiers on the city wall. For them, this day is extremely long and difficult.

Hanzhou, inside the Tang army camp, Li Jing closed his eyes slightly, and said to the lieutenant beside him indifferently: "Since the [-] Tibetans from Longxi Road have come down, don't go back. Longxi is a good place to bury bones. It couldn't be more appropriate."

(End of this chapter)