Nine miles, eight miles, seven miles!
When the majestic and majestic city walls of Chang'an City were clearly reflected in everyone's eyes.
On the broad road, there were still no officials who came to greet them. Only scattered Chang'an people stopped on the roadside, curiously looking at the dusty Tang army.
From the collapsed Shiliting, Li Jing had already dismounted and walked to the front of the team in person.
Behind him, Xiao Han, Chai Shao, Xue Wanche, Li Shiji and others also dismounted and walked towards the majestic city step by step.
"Huh? Is that...General Li Jing? They are back!"
"It seems so! Look at the prison car being pulled. Could it be the legendary Turkic Khan? Why doesn't he have three heads and eight arms?"
"That's not right! The army came back today, why is there no news at all in the city?"
Finally, a pedestrian recognized Li Jing. After taking a breath, the man quickly told the news to the people around him, and then countless low voices came from the roadside.
Xiao Han's ears were very good. After hearing the whispers around him, he was slightly startled and quickly recovered. However, his clenched fists became a little stiffer.
It should be the most glorious and proud time for the army to return to the court after victory!
But Chang'an City is so deserted now. Even a fool wouldn't believe it if there were no changes in it!
"I thought you wouldn't be so stupid, but I still overestimated you!" He reached out and touched the wooden stick behind his back. There was no change in the expression on Xiao Han's face.
In fact, as early as when he was in Chencang, Xiao Han had already heard that someone in Chang'an was deliberately trying to erase the credit of their trip, but what he didn't expect was that these people could be so stupid!
Destroy the Turkic country!
This is not a result of pacifying a village or destroying a village, but a real contribution to the destruction of a country!
Such a great victory! Such a victory is destined to be remembered in history! How could he be suppressed by a few profit-minded idiots?
"Even if you want to replace Li Jing, you should congratulate him grandly, and then respectfully invite him to the shrine. Only in this way can you get the benefits without losing face."
"Dong dong dong..."
Xiao Han was still mourning for those idiots in his heart, but suddenly there was the sound of horse hooves at the end of the road. The sound was not much, but it sounded chaotic. Occasionally, there were a few angry shouts carried by the wind.
The pensive Xiao Han was awakened by the sound of horse hooves, but he just raised his head numbly, and then continued walking with his head buried in his head.
Until, until that familiar and arrogant laughter exploded in his ears!
"Wa hahaha……"
In front of the team, a strong man with a dark face, big eyes and a full beard rushed over on horseback. When he almost hit Li Jing and others, he pulled the reins fiercely and jumped off the horse with a big smile.
"Cheng...Cheng Fairy?"
Xiao Han was startled when he heard the loud laughter, then suddenly looked forward with his eyes wide open!
Sure enough, besides Cheng Yaojin, who else could this guy as strong as a black bear in front of him be?
"Hahaha……"
Cheng Yaojin was still laughing when he saw Xiao Han, as if laughing could only bring out the joyful feeling in his heart at this moment!
"Okay, stop laughing, be careful..."
Behind Cheng Yaojin, Liu Hongji, Duan Zhixuan, Qin Shubao and a large group of people also rushed over at this time. Among them, Liu Hongji dissatisfied and cursed at Cheng Yaojin, and by the way, he lifted a fat man off the iron lintel. .
The iron lintel is the raised plate in front of the saddle. Just thinking about its shape, you know how uncomfortable it would be to put someone on it.
Therefore, when the fat man was lifted down, he immediately threw himself on the ground and vomited all over the place.
"Liu Zhi?"
Looking at the fat man lying on the ground like a toad, Xiao Han couldn't help but take a breath. He knew this fat man because he was famous for his delicious food in Chang'an!
After he tasted his own dishes once, he was immediately shocked! From then on, he would shamelessly visit his own house from time to time. After going back and forth, he became a pair of close friends.
"My... Lord Marquis!"
Finally, Liu Zhi, who was almost vomiting out the gall, gathered enough strength, got up from the ground, and rushed towards Xiao Han howling.
Holding his thigh, she began to cry with snot and tears about the atrocities she had suffered along the way.
According to his words: Fortunately, it's not too far to get here from Chang'an. If it were further away, his old life would be completely sealed here.
"Old Liu, why are they arresting you?!" Looking at the snot and tears on his trouser legs, Xiao Han resisted the urge to kick Liu Zhi back to Chang'an and asked with his head down.
"I don't know either! I just finished cooking hot pot in the Yamen, and before I could even take a bite, they rushed in! They caught me and ran away!" The wailing Liu Zhi wiped away his tears while dripping. Turning his eyes, it was obvious that this guy was not telling the truth.
"Hey, little thief!" Liu Hong basically rubbed his hands and wanted to give Xiao Han a hug.
As a result, after hearing Liu Zhi's words, the smile on his face immediately turned into a scowl. With one kick, poor Liu Zhi rolled smoothly into the pile of soldiers behind him.
"Wait, can anyone tell me what's going on?"
Seeing Liu Zhi rolling into the team like a ball, Xiao Han held his forehead and glanced at a group of familiar figures in front of him. Could it be that they were the officials welcoming the army?
But that’s not right, what about the people from the Ministry of Rites? The people from Honglu Temple...well, someone from Honglu Temple is here, even though it's just a fourth-grade temple minister.
"Hey! Don't mention it!" Liu Hongji was the quickest in speaking and said triumphantly before everyone else: "Since I knew you were coming back today, the Ministry of Rites and the gang of grandsons from Honglu Temple have been quarreling with each other since the last court, and they have caused quarrels with Your Majesty. They overturned the table and didn't stop! Later, after His Majesty ordered them to go down to court, they blocked the palace gate and started making noise!
You also know that the brothers are waiting to catch you. I really couldn't stand it, so I found a fight with them. The result was not good. They beat them all and ran away. In the end, I had to catch this fat guy. , read His Majesty’s decree. "
"Kicked everyone away?"
After listening to Liu Hongji's words, Xiao Han, Xue Wanche and others' eyes became a little straight!
Although there are not as many people in the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple as there are in the other five departments, there are still dozens or hundreds of people. Liu Hongji and the others beat so many people at once, are they not afraid that Xiao Lizi will break their legs?
"Ahem, I didn't beat them all, I just beat a few old ones, and then the remaining grandchildren ran faster than anyone else! We originally thought of going to the Ministry of Rites to arrest people, but when we went there, we found that there were There are still some sixth- and seventh-grade petty officials left, so I have no choice but to go to Honglu Temple to catch this fat man, so that I can at least read the imperial edict."
Liu Hongji saw the shocked look of Xiao Han and others, and knew that they must have misunderstood, so he explained embarrassingly.
It is said that they dare to fight in the court, but they dare not bring down two people from important departments at once, even if three of them have the courage!
