Long live Emperor Wu!

Chapter 72 See the Prince
Wu Rou walked over, picked up the key, and hurried outside. She saw Li Shan, dressed in bright yellow, walking through the corridor in the palace and heading to the side door of the side hall.

After a while, a light came on outside, and people's shadows intertwined, flickering in and out. Wu Rou put the light on the ground, walked to the window and looked out of the hall.

The prince's guard of honor outside the palace has been waiting outside, standing quietly in the darkness. Originally there were only a few scattered lights, but because Li Shan went out, the stars all lit up, and two lights lit up in the blue-black sky. The platoon neatly covered the front and rear of the Prince's honor guard.

"Boom...boom..."

The morning bell rang, and a little further away, there was another longer queue with lights on. Wu Rou knew that it was the emperor's guard of honor, indicating that the emperor was about to get up and go to court.

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The next day, when Princess Wurou and Jinyang had just gotten up to clean up, the palace maid outside came to report that the maid from the East Palace had come to deliver a message.

If he had anything to say, Li Shan usually came over in person and said it himself. After all, there was nothing important between him and Princess Jinyang.

There are very few times like today when a maid is needed to deliver a message, and it is even more unusual to do so at such an early hour.

Princess Jinyang quickly called someone in.

The maid in the East Palace said respectfully:
"Princess, today the common man Li Chengqian will officially leave the capital. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already gone to court in the morning and asked for your Majesty's instructions to see him off outside the city gate. Your Majesty has given permission.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that if the princess wanted to go, she should change into ordinary clothes before the end of the morning court, bring the undecorated regular clothes that the Crown Prince wore when he was the King of Jin, and wait for him outside the Xuanwu Gate. If it is too late, , may not be seen. "

After she finished speaking, she looked up at Wu Rou and said:
"Because she has to ride a horse, His Highness the Crown Prince specifically asked the princess to wear thicker clothes and let the martial arts people take her with her."

When Princess Jinyang heard this, she hugged the little rabbit tighter and said:
"I'm going, I'm going! Come on, change your clothes and wear thicker clothes. Horseback riding is not allowed in the palace. It will take a long time to walk to Xuanwu Gate!"

Wu Rou heard about it and quickly followed the palace maid to work.

The two of them brought curtains and warm cloaks. They didn't even have time to bring the palace maids' honor guards, so they hurried all the way to the Xuanwu Gate, for fear that they would be late and delay the meeting.

There is a fixed time for going to court in the morning, but not necessarily for going to court in the morning.

If Prince Li Shan goes to court early, he may leave them and go first in order to rush for time.

In this way, the two people hurriedly and slowly arrived at Xuanwu Gate.

A carriage, a group of plain-clothed cavalry, and two empty horses were already waiting outside Xuanwu Gate.Wu Rou, the leader of the cavalry, had met him. He was Li Shan's personal bodyguard when he was the King of Jin. His name was Yan Wei.

When Yan Wei saw them coming, he bowed to the princess and her respectively and said:
"The prince has not arrived yet, please wait in the carriage first."

Before he finished speaking, he stretched his neck and looked behind them and said:

"coming."

Wu Rou turned around following the sound and saw a group of honor guards in the distance, hurriedly coming here.

The leading chamberlain held Fuchen in his hand and walked quickly, almost leaving the ground.The palace maids and guards with the ceremonial guard all started running.

Prince Li Shan is sitting on the sedan chair. His hair is tied up with a golden crown, and he is dressed in bright yellow. He has a slightly young and immature face, with a solemn expression, as if he was born to be like this.

Before the honor guard arrived, the Xuanwu Gate guards quickly bowed in unison and shouted:

"See Prince."

Li Shan didn't have time to care about them and got off the sedan chair directly. He was obviously in a hurry, but he only moved faster and his clothes were flying. There was still no trace of panic, but he was very neat.

When Yan Wei of the bodyguard came out, he had already informed him of His Majesty's will and everything.Naturally, the guards of Xuanwu Gate would not stop him.

Li Shan passed by, raised his hand slightly, said "no courtesy", and passed through the wide and tall city gate, leaving the entire guard of honor inside the city gate.

He asked directly: "Xizi, have I brought my clothes?" His voice was still gentle and calm.

Wu Rou quickly handed the package to him, and he took it casually with his eyes lowered, then turned around and got into the carriage.

When he came out again, the crown on his head was gone, and he was wearing a moon-white brocade round collar.

Although there are no patterns on the clothes that represent status at all, the luster and thickness of the silk can still be seen at a glance as being valuable.

Coupled with his thick black hair and heavy and gentle bun, Wu Rou's eyes only felt bright.

The person involved didn't think it was anything. He was in a hurry. After getting off the carriage, he walked to the empty horse, lifted up his clothes and got on the horse.

Looking back, he saw Wu Rou and Princess Jinyang, both of whom were still standing there blankly, with the curtain above their heads half lifted, looking at him blankly.

"Get on the horse with the rhinoceros, hurry up." He urged gently.

Wu Rou then took Princess Jinyang's hand and led her to the horse behind him. She carried Princess Jinyang up first, then got on the horse and sat on the back, hugging her, holding the reins tightly in her hands. ,explain:

"Okay, let's go."

Li Shan nodded, and more than 20 cavalrymen got on horseback, leading the way and following behind, protecting them in the middle, and the group headed outside Chang'an City.

Xuanwu Gate is located in the northernmost part of the entire Chang'an City, far away from the Chang'an City Wall. There are guards stationed nearby and there are not many people there, so the journey is smooth.They hurried on, and finally met the former prince Li Chengqian who was about to leave at a pavilion at the foot of a hillside.

Li Chengqian lost a lot of weight, looked gaunt, and had a scruffy beard covering his chin. He lost his status as a prince and was expelled from the royal family.

He is now impoverished, with only two carriages carrying the necessities for life that he could not even look at before. He is accompanied by his wife Su and his young son.

A lost dog, that's all.

The prince who was once cheered and supported by others did not have the pomp and circumstance of the cavalry officers who "escorted" him to the place of exile.

"See His Majesty the Crown Prince." The captain who was escorting him suddenly knelt down on one knee, cupped his fists and shouted.

Soon the team of officers knelt on the ground.

Li Chengqian's body looked towards their door like a conditioned reflex.Only to find that he was not worshiping himself, but somewhere behind him.

Li Chengqian showed a miserable smile, laughing at himself, getting off the carriage and looking behind him.

He has been a prince since he was eight years old, and it has been almost 20 years. The title of prince has already become his name, engraved in his bones and blood, and he really can't get used to it for a while.

Whether you adapt to it or not, this name already belongs to someone else.

He waved to his younger brother who was dismounting from his horse, with a loose light in his eyes.

Li Shan walked to and stood in front of Li Chengqian, looking at his face with nostalgia, noticing that he was now wearing shabby clothes, and then looking at the two simple carriages and several wooden boxes behind him, tears fell down instantly, and he choked with sobs. shouted:
"Big brother."

Li Chengqian glanced behind him and saw that Princess Jinyang was also here, holding a simulated stuffed rabbit in her arms, as if it was a gift he gave her some year.

But she looked at him as if she didn't recognize him, with fear in her eyes, and she leaned against Wu Cairen, not daring to come forward.

Li Chengqian smiled with sadness and said to his brother:
"I look like a ghost now, right? The rhinoceros is so scared that he doesn't recognize me anymore."

When King Jin heard this, he couldn't help but burst into tears, and then he began to unbutton his belt, unbutton his clothes, and take off his clothes in the street.

Li Chengqian was shocked. His younger brother always paid attention to his image, walking, sitting and lying dignified and polite. Taking off his clothes in the street like this was already a symptom of going crazy.

"What are you doing?!" Li Chengqian asked, pressing his hand.

Li Shan untied his hands reluctantly and cried:
"Brother, you shouldn't be dressed like this. I'll take off my clothes and give them to you."

Li Chengqian exerted force on his hands and said angrily:
"Stop being ridiculous. I am a guilty person and an exile. Are you trying to harm me?"

In fact, he no longer cares about his situation, let alone any more charges he has, he just doesn't want to see his brother criticized.

Sure enough, Li Shan no longer took off his clothes, but just lost his strength. Qing Jun's eyebrows were soaked with tears, and he cried more and more miserably.

With a comforting smile on his face, Li Chengqian fastened the buttons for him and straightened his clothes, while telling him:
"You are the prince now. It is not easy to be a prince. Be more careful than usual and don't let others take advantage of you. Take good care of your body and don't get sick... The fortune of the Tang Dynasty depends on you."

His words were so relaxed, but his tone was so bitter, and the few words of instructions were filled with blood and tears.

Li Shan had already burst into tears, hugged him fiercely, cried bitterly, and shouted over and over again:

"Big brother, big brother..."

Li Chengqian was hugged and felt the warmth of his own brother. His tears fell hot on his neck.

He was still smiling, but tears finally flowed out. He reached out and patted his back. He rubbed his hair as usual and tried to say in a relaxed tone:
"Okay, okay, Xiaojiu, you are now as tall as me, and you are still crying like a child. Do you think you are still eight years old?"

Li Shan hugged him hard again, then let go, wiped his tears and said seriously:

"Brother, don't worry. After a while, I will find a way to transfer you back and buy a house in Chang'an City. I will never let you suffer."

When Li Chengqian heard this, his face showed bitterness, he looked at him deeply and said:

"Xiaojiu, for me, staying in Chang'an City means suffering. If possible, I want to forget everything about Chang'an and never come back."

Li Shan's eyes flashed... He knew what he said was true, and he understood him, so he was speechless.

"Okay, I'm leaving." Li Chengqian rubbed the top of his hair arrogantly and said casually to Princess Jinyang not far away:
"Xizi, big brother is gone."

After saying that, he turned around, walked lamely for two steps, got on the carriage, sat next to the driver, stretched out his head, and waved to them:

"Let's go back."

The captain in charge of the escort glanced at Li Shan and saw that he was silent, so he took a step forward, clasped his fists and said:

"Prince, we will take good care of you on the way, don't worry."

Li Shan gave him a grateful look and said:
"Master Liu, you must take good care of him, please."

(End of this chapter)