Li Chengqian, Xu Yunyan, and Wei Zheng were discussing matters regarding their intelligence agencies here.
Li Shimin, who was at the gate of Chang'an City, was happy to see the civil and military officials rushing over.
"Where are you running? Look at the hats askew and the disheveled clothes running one after another."
Just as Li Shimin was here asking what happened to the group of people in front of him to become like this, these people looked at Li Shimin and clasped their fists.
"Your Majesty, are you cheating us too much? You didn't even tell us which city gate we should go to greet His Highness the Crown Prince. We in the yamen had to divide into several teams and go to different city gates to greet His Highness the Crown Prince. Such a scene.”
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, two of Li Shimin's confidants, were here talking about their experiences regardless.
Li Shimin laughed at this.
"It's not my fault. I only focused on letting you do this and that all day long, and I forgot to tell you where the emperor came back from."
But just as Li Shimin finished speaking, he suddenly asked the person next to him.
"Are you sure that His Royal Highness is coming back from the south gate?"
This group of people were surprised for a moment.
"Your Majesty, we just followed you. We don't know which door His Royal Highness came from."
???????????????In an instant, Li Shimin's face turned red as if it could drip water, while the civil and military minister next to Li Shimin was stunned.
"What's the fuss about? Even His Majesty doesn't know which gate His Royal Highness the Crown Prince returned to Chang'an City through? Isn't it making fun of them to have them come to greet him?"
But just when they were staring at each other in embarrassment, Changsun Wuji came out and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will go to the front now to see if His Royal Highness is coming from this direction."
If His Highness the Crown Prince arrives, and if I do not return, please tell His Majesty on your behalf that I am not refusing to welcome the Crown Prince, but have gone to look for His Highness the Crown Prince. "
When Changsun Wuji came, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui reacted at the same time.
"Your Majesty, let's go in another direction."
Li Shimin nodded noncommittally.
"Everything is done."
This moment made Li Shimin speechless, but just when they were about to walk out, Li Shimin called out to them again.
"If you meet Huang'er, if he didn't come from the south gate, you must ask them to change to the south gate!
We were all waiting at the south gate. If they didn't come to the south gate, it would be a big joke to enter the city through other gates. "
Li Shimin's words made the princes and ministers around him tremble. Fortunately, those closest to Li Shimin were all his confidants, those who were absolutely loyal to Li Shimin.
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As for those who have not yet reached the level of confidants, those who are a little behind, and those from aristocratic families, are still counting on Li Shimin, but they are causing trouble for Li Shimin every now and then.
After Li Shimin arranged to go out, he kept wandering around the city gate.
"When can I meet my prince and have a good talk with my prince? What my prince did this time was so successful."
Just when Li Shimin kept thinking about how outstanding his son was doing and how his emperor would be a wise king, a Tang army troop with flags flying appeared in front.
Seeing the scenery in the distance, Li Shimin couldn't help but clapped his hands and laughed.
"Okay! Great! I knew my prince would definitely come to the south gate."
The generals who had only one word to say but did not leave complained endlessly.
Who doesn't know that Li Chengqian walked from the south to the north, and Chang'an City was in the north. He came either from the south or from the east.
As for those coming from the east or the west, as long as they have a brain, they can choose the south. The south is also a main road, and cars can communicate with each other. As for the east and the north, there is no difference.
The east side is close to the bitter cold land of Bingzhou, and there are few merchants coming and going. The north side is close to the nomads. In the past, there were endless wars, and not many people came.
An endless stream of pedestrians and merchants, whether coming from the east or the north, always like to go around to the south and enter the bustling Chang'an City through this bustling city gate.
Perhaps the reward they want is to see the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty!
However, just when the pair of soldiers appeared in the world of Chang'an City with banners fluttering, the defenders on top of Chang'an City did not know that it was His Royal Highness who came back. Instead, they asked their leader who was coming.
However, the face of the leader of the Tang Army who was being questioned was a little gloomy. He looked a little uneasy when he saw the flag with the Chinese character "Tang" flying in the distance.
"Coming from the south, the battle flag with the Chinese character Tang should be that of the Tang Army. But why was there no notification? No, I have to ask the brigade commander again."
While the team was hurriedly running towards the city where the brigade commander was, the brigade commander had already left his position and rushed towards the direction of their captain.
As for the captain? He also left his position and went to the city gate guard's office to inquire. When the city gate guard looked at the several school captains who were panting and running over again, they were confused.
"What are you doing? Why do you look like this? Why don't you wait and be stationed at the top of the city you are responsible for? What are you doing here?"
Although the duties mentioned by the city gate guards are nothing more than standing on the top of the city and watching the scenery, for them, it is good to ensure their own safety without having to go into battle to kill the enemy.
Several people suddenly came to him, making the city gate guard very curious as to what happened to them.
But as soon as the city gate guard asked the doubts in his heart, the people in front of him hurriedly clasped their fists.
"Sir, has something happened? Why did a Tang army come without any notification, and no one told us whether to let them enter the city or not, and whether we should defend or not.
In such a situation, we cannot make decisions at will, so we have to come to see you, sir, to see what your arrangements are and what preparations we can make. "
Just when these Tang soldiers were wondering and asking their leader what to do, the leader raised his hand and slapped them in the face.
The captain in front of him was confused and looked at the general in confusion.
"General. Did we do something wrong?"
The guard said angrily, "Are you blind? Didn't you see that His Majesty the Emperor is below to greet the triumphal procession? That is our Crown Prince returning triumphantly from the Japanese Empire. What do you want to do?"
Still defensive? You have never been on the battlefield at your level. Even if you stand on top of the city with weapons, can you defend yourself against the Tang army coming from afar? They have destroyed enemy countries. This combat power is not something you can imagine to stop, right? "
But just as this team was taunting them, the captains suddenly slapped their heads.
"No, we have to go back quickly."
The guard thought that what he said was too harsh and wanted to have a few light words with them, but they didn't pay attention to it and just kept talking.
"We have to go back and talk to our brigade commander as soon as possible. If they don't know what's going on for a while, they have gathered their people in a defensive state, which will be a big trouble."
After these captains said this, the guard shuddered in hindsight.
Why did he forget to arrange for someone to tell the soldiers under his command that this person was a person with status and status?
But just when the guard was annoyed that he didn't deal with it properly, the group of people in front of him hastily returned to their posts.
As soon as they came back, just as they thought, several brigade commanders stood there anxiously.
"You are now a captain. You are back. We had a hard time looking for you!" Looking at the panting brigade commander, these captains were all very happy here. Fortunately, they came back early.
But before the captain could be proud, the brigade commander had already started asking questions.
"Sir, is there an enemy attack? How should we prepare?"
The captain, who had been wronged just now and really didn't know what to do, suddenly heard his brigade commander say this. As if he thought of something interesting, he raised his hand and slapped them on the head.
"What are you thinking about? I keep thinking about the enemy attacking me every day.
Our Tang Dynasty was rich all over the world, and its military warfare was unprecedentedly prosperous. Is it possible that there are still enemies who dare to attack near Chang'an City?
I've really blinded your eyes. It's me, Tang Jun, who is here. "
The captain arrogantly scolded his soldiers, saying that it was also Tang Jun who came, but the person in front of him was very aggrieved.
"But General, can't Tang Jun be impersonated?"
A brigade commander retorted without knowing what was good, and the captain even laughed.
"Okay, I'll let you know who is coming in front of you."
Then the captain pushed him to the city wall.
"See clearly, that is the victorious crown prince's team that came with the power of destroying the country. Do you dare to say that it is not our Tang Army's team?"
Knowing that they almost got into big trouble, the brigade marshals hurriedly kept silent in front of the captain and looked at the captain in front of them.
"We were wrong. Let's go back and talk to our team now. We can't let them make any unexpected moves."
In this way, the captain who was originally preparing to express his emotions again and show off his abilities finally realized the helplessness of their city gate guard when they left just now.
However, they had not been helpless here for a long time, and there was no trace of the brigade commander under his command.
After the brigade commander returned, the same scene continued to play out. The anger they had suffered from the captain just now was vented on this team. This team was so helpless that they couldn't go back and vent their anger on the soldiers under him. ?
In the end, I had no choice but to listen to the constant scolding of my brigade commander, which made him feel proud and arrogant.
The marching team was suddenly stopped angrily by an official wearing a purple robe who rushed towards them.
The forward scout was very surprised, "You wear purple robes, so you think you are great. We have a general here who wears purple clothes just like you, and he has been awarded the title of Champion. Even though he may be at the same level as you, hon. The official is a little lower than you, but how big can you be? We have a Crown Prince here."
Just when the team in front was complaining about what the purple-robed official in front of them wanted to do, the purple-robed official came to the front of the team and asked hurriedly.
"Is this the Crown Prince's team?"
After the man said this, the soldiers spoke reluctantly.
"Isn't this His Highness the Crown Prince's team? Is this your team? Who are you? Why are you standing in front of us and why don't you get out of the way quickly?"
For those who don't know Changsun Wuji, the Zhechong Mansion soldiers that Cheng Yaojin led along the way to Chuzhou were left behind by Li Chengqian because of his merits. They looked at Changsun Wuji in front of them with great power.
Changsun Wuji said expressionlessly, "A certain Changsun Wuji."
After Changsun Wuji said these words, he thought he would be very popular, but what he didn't expect was that the soldier turned around and asked someone else.
"Who is Changsun Wuji?"
The soldier turned to ask the person next to him. Seeing this person ignoring him so much, Changsun Wuji was about to get angry when a person next to the person asking the question spoke.
"What's wrong with your head? Have you forgotten General Changsun? Since Changsun Wuji's surname is Changsun, he might be General Changsun's elder. If you talk like this and ridicule him, aren't you afraid that General Changsun will fix you?"
