When he woke up the next morning, Lao Cui looked at Tang Ping with evasive eyes, like a child who had been caught.
Tang Ping stopped teasing him and continued driving towards the Tangyue border.
Finally, when it was almost time for dinner in the afternoon, they arrived at Baozi City. Ten miles beyond the east gate of Baozi City was the boundary of Dongyue.
As soon as they entered Baozi City, Tang Ping and the others were stopped.
"May I ask who you are, Tang Ping, the son of Wannian County?" A burly man stood in front of Tang Ping's car. His majestic figure was two sizes larger than Lao Cui and Lao Du.
Baozicheng has long received a message from the flying pigeon in Chang'an City. The envoy Wannian County County Tang Ping will come and describe the pickup truck he drives. Otherwise, he will rush into the city with his roaring steel behemoth. Under the gate, the defenders were already facing a formidable enemy.
"I am Tang Ping!" To be honest, he had been the labor committee member of his class at most since he was a senior, and now he suddenly became the county magistrate of Wannian County in the Tang Dynasty and the chief of ceremonies of Honglu Temple. He was really at a loss what to do.
At least how to communicate with the other party is a big problem, because except for the top circle of famous generals and ministers in the Tang Dynasty, he has a slight understanding of them. Whether these other officials are senior or junior to him, he has a blank look. .
He has no idea what etiquette should be used!
Fortunately, the general who came to receive him seemed to know this and didn't care at all. He waved his hand and told the soldiers following him to leave directly. Then he came up and patted Tang Ping's shoulder affectionately: "You are Tang Ping. Ping, hahaha, good, good, good!”
With this seemingly gentle slap, Tang Ping felt as if he had been hit by a sandbag and almost lost his balance.
But the other party introduced himself without realizing it: "My surname is also Li, from Chang'an... those three generals Li are my brothers. I am the fourth eldest in the family. You can call me General Li Si!"
The person who came was none other than Li Shimin's fourth brother, Li Xuanba, who was also one of the most valiant generals in the Tang Dynasty.
Baozi City defends against East Vietnam in the east, borders the Yan State eight hundred miles north, and borders the Western Barbarians nine hundred miles south. It can be said to be the most important checkpoint in the entire eastern Datang Dynasty.
"Hello, General Li Si!" Just as Tang Ping was about to bow and salute, Li Xuanba grabbed his arm.
"No need to be too polite, no need to be too polite!" Then he looked at the pickup truck that Tang Ping drove in seriously, and he was amazed.
"Why can your iron chariot run so fast without being pulled by ox horses? I received a letter from the palace, saying that you just set out from Chang'an yesterday morning, and you actually traveled these two thousand miles in less than two days. Finished running."
"It's only been two days. We rested when it got dark last night and set off again early this morning." Li Bai said proudly on the side: "When the two headlights on the front of this pickup truck are turned on, even the night is like day. The road is clearly visible, if the second master travels day and night, we will be able to reach Baozi City early this morning."
"You have to work day and night, are you going to exhaust me to death?" Tang Ping patted Li Bai on the head and asked him to go aside. Then he apologized to Li Xuanba and said, "Don't blame General Li Si. I am ignorant, and I am making you laugh. ”
"Hahahaha!" Li Xuanba smiled boldly: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. I didn't expect Mr. Pei's disciple to actually become your disciple. It can be regarded as his submission!"
After speaking, he looked at Pei Min again: "Mr. Pei, I haven't seen you for a long time. I'm back from East Vietnam this time. I wonder if Li can ask for two more tips?"
Pei Min had already said that it was the three brothers of the Li family who invited him to come to Tang Ping, so Tang Ping was not surprised why Li Si knew him.
"Okay, since you are thick-skinned and thick-skinned, you are not afraid of getting beaten!"
Li Xuanba did not refute, and said hello to Lao Cui and Lao Du, then looked at Xiao Luo and said with a smile: "Is this the talented little cook from Shanghe Village?"
Xiao Luo shyly hid behind Tang Ping, which made Li Xuanba a little bit dumbfounded: "Those three brothers of mine made Miss Xiao Luo's cooking better than the heavenly delicacies. Why don't you treat me to a try today?" ?”
General Li Si didn't play according to the routine, which made Tang Ping stunned. He knew that Baozi City was his territory. How could the host wait for the guests to treat them to dinner?
However, Tang Ping could also feel that this Li Si was the kind of straight-forward man in the army, and for some reason, he was as affectionate to him as the three Li brothers in Chang'an City.
So he turned to look at Xiao Luo and asked what she meant.
After all, in his mind, Xiao Luo is not his servant. From his perspective, everyone in their convenience store is more like friends who live together.
Xiao Luo nodded timidly. General Li Si was guarding the border. It didn't take much for him to know that he must be a big shot.
If he likes to eat his own food, wouldn't it be good for the young master to make friends with such a big shot?
Seeing that Xiao Luo agreed, Li Si burst out laughing: "Okay, come on, everyone, come with me!"
"Hmph, you kid, it's true that you are thick-skinned and thick-skinned. You are much thicker-skinned than your three brothers!" Pei Min snorted coldly.
"Mr. Pei is really good at judging people, hahaha!" Li Xuanba showed no dissatisfaction with Pei Min's vicious words and walked to the pickup truck: "How did you get on this train? I'll take you to my guardhouse! "
"Did you see the bucket at the back? Jump in yourself!" Pei Min opened the door and sat in the passenger seat, then raised his chin: "Or do you want to sit in the back seat with the two little girls?"
Li Xuanba was not angry at Pei Min for not giving him face. When he was a child, he heard about Pei Min's reputation as a swordsman and went to challenge him countless times. In other words, Pei Min could be considered half of his master. .
He just glanced at the waiter in the pickup truck with envy, then grabbed the edge of the truck bed, turned over and jumped up, causing the entire pickup truck to bounce slightly.
"Brother Tang, go straight along this road. You can see the guardhouse in less than a mile."
This Baozi City is now a fortress in the eastern part of the Tang Dynasty and an important trading town between the Tang Dynasty and East Vietnam. It looks much more prosperous than the other towns passing by on the Tangping Road.
There were not only Chinese people on the street, but also many foreigners wearing strange clothes. They all looked at the pickup truck whining forward with shocked expressions.
Looking at Li Xuanba standing on the carriage, the people of Tang Dynasty knew that this iron carriage belonged to Tang Dynasty. Although they were shocked, they were even more proud. They pointed at the pickup truck and Li Xuanba and talked excitedly.
"How come this car can move forward on its own without oxen and horses?"
"I don't know, but look at General Li in the car. Maybe this is our Datang's secret weapon!"
"This car seems to be made of fine iron. It is probably not afraid of bows and arrows when traveling. I just don't know how fast it can go. If the speed can be compared to that of a galloping horse, no, as long as it is half the speed of a galloping horse, it will be unparalleled in the battlefield. What a sharp weapon!”
