The bad emperor of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 15: The Arrogant Zhanghe People

It was said that Guo Nuan was just about to send the naughty Princess Lingxian back to the palace. It happened that a large group of eunuchs and palace guards from the palace guards were standing at the gate of the Guo Mansion. He politely stood outside the door and waited, without directly breaking into the door.

Come on, now there is no need for Guo Nuan to send Lingxian back in person, a group of court servants has already rushed over, and they are here to pick up the little princess.

"Hehe, little girl, look at the good things you have done, and you are proud to say that you escaped from the palace secretly to play. See how everyone made such a big commotion looking for you."

Facing the large number of eunuchs who were looking forward to it, Lingxian still didn't want to go back at this time, Guo Nuan squeezed her fleshy face, and scolded her angrily: "Stop playing around, there are Brother Kong Guo will visit you in the palace again, okay?"

Seeing that Guo Nuan was very serious, it was hard not to obey, Lingxian nodded reluctantly, and said softly: "Okay, Brother Guo must come next time."

"By the way, this time Linger is here, and there is one more thing. On the fifteenth night of the lunar calendar, there is an annual poetry festival by the Minghu River in Chang'an. I heard that there will be many activities at that time. Linger thinks that Brother Guo will go too. ,is it good."

Lingxian blushed for no reason, full of shyness. Guo Nuan didn't notice this sudden strange phenomenon, but Guo Nuan's arm was caught and kept shaking, and the little princess's words contained coquettish elements, like sugar coating He was overwhelmed by the attack like a cannonball, and he really couldn't bear to refuse the child's request.

"Haha, okay, okay, I'm afraid of you little brat, I promise, I will definitely go to the appointment then."

After finally seeing off the old ancestor Lingxian, Guo Nuan breathed a sigh of relief.Seeing that the sky was getting dark, he immediately returned to the mansion.

I asked the housekeeper of the mansion, and learned that my mother, Mrs. Wang, went outside to Guoguang Temple to listen to the lectures of the eminent monks who had attained Taoism.

Since Guo Nuan just came to Datang not long ago, he doesn't even know how to ride a horse, so his current means of transportation will be replaced by this carriage.For the son of Marshal Guo Ziyi, who used iron riding to stabilize the country, if outsiders knew that Guo Zi was not skilled in equestrian skills, it would indeed make everyone laugh.However, Guo Nuan didn't care, saying that he was a bit of a clean freak and couldn't get used to the smell of livestock manure on horses, so he would rather drive a horse than sit on one.

The street next to Suzaku Gate is very lively. Although it is already dark, it seems to be a bustling city scene with lights and feasting.There are row upon row of shops on both sides of the wide street, densely packed.

In this area, the restaurants, teahouses, gambling houses, and brothels are undoubtedly the ones with the most stores.In short, some entertainment venues can always attract a large number of people.

The crowd was surging, rubbing shoulders against each other, Guo Nuan finally drove the carriage slowly to the downstairs of a large restaurant.

"Well, not bad, let's go to this one."

I looked up at the restaurant on the third floor in front of me. In front of the door, the wooden frame was used to tie the colorful building, and on the archway was written Qingfengmingyue Restaurant. The five big gold characters were shining brightly, which looked very elegant.

In front of the gatehouse, the carriage was fastened with a hitch, and Guo Nuan stepped into the gate of the restaurant. At this time, there was a lot of people inside, and most of the dining tables were full of diners.

"Hey, young master, you are here. Hurry up and sit upstairs in the private room."

Just as Guo Nuan couldn't find a seat and sat down, hesitating to change stores, at some point, a fat old man with a goatee appeared next to him, holding an iron abacus, dressed like a shopkeeper, at this moment He is leading Guo Nuan with a smile.

Well, the shopkeeper's service attitude is good, Guo Nuan secretly praised it.

"Master, there is an elegant seat here, the one next to the window, the best seat."

Immediately, the fat old man, who seemed to be full of blessings, gave instructions to the servant, and soon a cup of Longjing tea was served on the table.

"Master, what do you want to eat?"

"Just take the signature dish in the store."

Guo Nuan sat down, thought for a while, was very satisfied with the shopkeeper's attitude, and then replied with a smile

"Okay, young master, wait for a while, and the food can be served." The shopkeeper quickly stepped back, leaving a clean corner for Guo Nuan.

Looking around the restaurant, there are so many guests, it is so lively, almost all seats are full.On the one hand, Guo Nuan admired the prosperous business of the restaurant, and at the same time rejoiced that she happened to occupy a private seat.

"Go, get out of the way for the uncle!"

Just as Guo Nuan was tasting the good Longjing tea alone in the private seat, suddenly on the stairs on the second floor of the restaurant, a group of savage men wearing sheep coats and vests and brand-new buckskin shoes led three sweaty men into the room. Come in.

He was a loud and noisy man with a big nose, his skin was slightly fairer than that of people in the Central Plains, and his physique was also extraordinarily tall.

In addition to vaguely remembering the Huihe ethnic style song, and the nang pancakes that are often sold in the streets and alleys, Guo Nuan doesn't know much about this ethnic minority.The appearance is too different from that of the people from the Central Plains, to the point that they look a bit like Belarusians.

For these sudden rude intruders, the diners sitting at various tables in the restaurant suddenly started talking about it. Guo Nuan's ears were sharp, and when he heard the word Huihe, he quickly identified their identities.

Huihe was originally a tribal regime of ethnic minorities that was handed over by the Tang Dynasty through the policy of restraint.Since the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, the two countries have been in friendly relations.The Huihe called the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty Tian Khan, and the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty conferred titles and official positions on the Huihe nobles.

The Anshi Rebellion broke out and the Guanzhong chaos broke out. The Tang Dynasty regime was almost overthrown by the Jiedushi rebels. Huihe sent Prince Yehu to lead tens of thousands of Huihe elite cavalry to help the Tang Dynasty. , the Huihe people's attitude towards the people of the Tang Dynasty was very unruly and barbaric.

Especially when the national strength was declining during the war, the Huihe people were even more arrogant.In view of the current military turmoil in the frontier, the oppression of the two powerful enemies Turkic and Tubo from time to time, coupled with the fact that the internal affairs have not yet been sorted out, and some rebellious Jiedu envoys have not been suppressed, Daizong stood in the perspective of the overall situation and avoided further There are many powerful enemies, so they have to tolerate the unbridled behavior of the Huihe people in Chang'an, and stabilize the friendly alliance with Huihe.

For the arrogance of Huihe, many people are suffering and cannot speak out, and the government and officials are helpless in the face of some of their criminal behaviors. If it is not done well, it will lead to international lawsuits if they intervene in this matter.

I remember a saying in my previous life: "Stability is everything." Facing the strategic policy of national stability and security, rulers often have to adopt a soft and conniving attitude towards unreasonable external provocations.

However, due to the occurrence of a Nanzhao dispute, a small country in the southeast dared to clamor for the great China. This is a policy of blind tolerance and stability.It is indeed a bad phenomenon.

"Blind your dog's eyes, how dare you step on your uncle's deer shoes!"

The four Huihe big men were rampaging in the overcrowded hall, not caring whether there were people in the aisle in front of them, and pushing the diners away arrogantly when they encountered obstructions, with an extremely arrogant and domineering attitude.

On the way ahead, suddenly the one-year-old diner couldn't dodge in time, was bumped by the leader of the Huihe, staggered, accidentally stepped on the leader's brand-new moccasin boots, and suddenly shouted and cursed violently in the restaurant hall .

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