Su Jianxia turned around and saw that on the other side of the road, several men wearing uniforms that seemed to be uniform servants of a certain family were galloping toward the city gate on horseback.
Before the person arrived, the horse whip in his hand was swung forward, and some slow-moving old people and women who could not avoid it were severely whipped several times. The force was so strong that the place where the whip fell was instantly ripped open and bloody.
Most of the people in the city seemed to know where this group of people came from. After seeing it from a distance, they quickly hid on both sides of the road. The road was soon vacated. Even the vendors on both sides abandoned their stalls and hid aside. He was knocked over by a horse and didn't dare to look at it. The only ones left on the road were Su Jianxia, who was holding a piece of silk in his hand, and Wei Ziqi, who seemed to be in a daze.
"Girl, come here quickly. Those are the servants of Mr. Yuwen's house. They are lawless in Chang'an City! You are so thin and tender, I'm afraid you won't be able to withstand a whip!" The uncle on the side saw Su Jian. Xia hesitated and shouted to her quickly.
Lord Yuwen? Yu Wenji? This name came to Su Jianxia's mind. At the end of Sui Dynasty, he was the one who killed Emperor Yang Guang of Sui Dynasty and proclaimed himself emperor. Unfortunately, the country was destroyed by the Tang Dynasty's army before he became emperor for a few days.
Su Jianxia put down the silk in her hand and squinted her eyes at the approaching people. She also wanted to see how lawless the Yuwen family could be against the extremely arrogant Yuwen family.
"You bitches, are you looking for death?" Seeing that Su Jianxia not only did not hide, but also walked to the middle of the road, a middle-aged man at the head became even more furious. He raised the whip in his hand and whipped her hard.
Everyone present closed their eyes and couldn't bear to see this scene.
But neither the sound of the whip hitting the person nor Su Jianxia's scream came, and everyone opened their eyes in confusion.
In the middle of the road, Su Jianxia was still standing motionless, with no trace of fear on her face, and in front of her, a young man wearing a white robe appeared in front of her.
The young man was about twenty years old. His appearance was extremely good-looking, and he had the air of a nobleman in the sunshine. However, he grabbed the whip that was still in the air with his left hand, and held a long sword in his right hand against the middle-aged man's throat. He looks like a heroic young man with strong martial arts skills.
The man tried hard to withdraw the whip, but the boy who looked a little bookish was too strong. The whip did not move in the air. On the contrary, the cold touch of the sword pressed against his throat made it even worse.
"Boy, do you know who I am?" The man stared at the tip of the long sword unnaturally. A drop of cold sweat dripped from his forehead and fell on the sword body, but the man's tone was still very tough.
"In today's China, apart from people from the Yuwen family, I can't think of anyone else who dares to be so domineering on the streets of Chang'an City." The young man's voice was very soft, but it sounded like a powerful person. .
When the man heard that the other party had discovered his identity, he straightened his back immediately, "Now that you know the uncle's identity, why don't you get out of here! If you make the uncle angry, I will take you back and torture you!"
The young man sneered and said, "Why is it that Yu Wenhuaji can dominate the court so quickly? You lackeys of the Yuwen family really take yourselves as individuals."
"How dare you! How dare you call the Prime Minister by his first name! Do you know that this is a crime of beheading!" the man shouted angrily.
"I only know that calling the Emperor by his first name is a crime of beheading. When did Yu Wenhuaji have the same status as the Emperor?"
"What a sharp-tongued boy, I want to see if you really dare to kill me!" The man stretched out his hand and said, "Come on, capture this boy for me. When you go back, I will ask you for a reward in front of the Prime Minister!"
After the man finished speaking, everyone behind him jumped off the horse, drew out the long knife from his waist, and pressed towards the young man step by step.
"Girl, if we fight for a while, there may be some confusion. It won't be good if it disturbs the girl's enjoyment. I also ask the girl to take a few steps back and wait until these people are dealt with. It's not too late for the girl to go shopping again." Looking at the dozen or so people opposite As a tall servant, the young man did not panic. Instead, he turned around and reminded Su Jianxia with a smile to be careful.
Su Jianxia looked at the young man with a warm smile in front of her curiously, "What's your name?"
"I......"
Just as the young man was about to answer, there was a vibration on the wide road, accompanied by the sounds of heavy armored cavalry stepping on the road, and the crisp sound of heavy armor colliding.
Everyone turned their heads and looked over. On the other side of the road, a heavy cavalry team of approximately tens of thousands of people was slowly marching towards the city.
The soldiers and horses were all wearing black armor, and their faces were covered with black masks, with only their eyes exposed. The movements were uniform. Although the team was not close to the crowd, the murderous aura of those who had been fighting on the battlefield for many years still permeated the entire street.
At the front of the team, a black battle flag more than ten meters high was held high, with a large "李" character embroidered on it in block letters.
The black war horse walked towards the few people with uniform steps. The sound of the heavily armored war horse's hooves hitting the ground with each step was like stepping heavily on the hearts of the people around them.
"stop!"
Following the order from the leading general, this cavalry force of 10,000 people stopped neatly in place as if they were marching.
The general's eyes swept over the people in front of him, then he got off his horse, walked quickly to the young man, and knelt down on one knee.
"Li Xun, the last general, comes to meet the young master!"
"Little Lord?"
"Could he be the eldest son of Duke Tang?"
"No wonder you dare to go toe-to-toe with the Yuwen family in Chang'an. It turns out he is the eldest young master of the Li family!"
Following General Li Xun's salute, the people in the surrounding Chang'an City also guessed the identity of the young man in white.
Nowadays, in the Sui Dynasty, whether inside or outside the palace, the only ones who dare to oppose the flourishing Yuwen family are the Li family, where Duke Li Yuan of Tang Dynasty belongs.
That young man was naturally the eldest son of Duke Tang.
The young man put away his long sword, waved his hand to signal Li Xun to excuse himself, and then smiled at Su Jianxia and said, "My name is Li Jiancheng, and I am a scholar."
"So you are Li Jiancheng." Su Jianxia looked at the young man in front of her, slightly surprised.
It was difficult for her to associate the gentle and gentle young man in front of her with the rough-and-tumble young man in front of her and the playboy that Professor Li described in the Jiang University class twenty minutes ago as having no knowledge and skills but only eating, drinking and having fun.
"Girl, have you heard of me?" Li Jiancheng looked at the girl in front of him and felt a little confused. Although he was wearing the same clothes as the people around him, the girl in front of him always gave him a feeling of being out of place.
Su Jianxia tilted his head and said honestly: "Of course I have heard of the eldest son of Duke Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty."
"How bold! How dare you call Duke Tang by his first name!" Li Xun shouted in a deep voice.
"Li Xun!" Li Jiancheng frowned: "What's the difference between you and those in the Yuwen family? Is it a sin to call someone by his name?"
Seeing that the young master was a little angry, Li Xun quickly lowered his head and took a step back.
"Apologise to this girl." Li Jiancheng's voice had an unquestionable tone.
Li Xun hesitated for a moment, looked at Li Jiancheng's downcast face, and quickly faced Su Jianxia with clasped fists and said, "I have offended you just now, please don't take offense, girl."
Su Jianxia glanced not far away and chuckled: "You are lucky to have saved your life."
Li Xun was stunned and said angrily: "What do you mean, girl?"
"What she meant was that if you had delayed a moment longer in apologizing, you might have died."
A cold voice came from behind. Li Xun, who had been fighting on the battlefield all year round, almost subconsciously reached for the long sword at his waist, but no matter how hard he tried, the long sword at his waist could not be unsheathed.
His brain reacted subconsciously. Li Xun quickly rolled on the spot, distanced himself from the people behind him, and shouted at the same time: "Array!"
The training of the Li family army was fully demonstrated at this moment. The moment Li Xun stood up again, the vanguard of the cavalry behind him dismounted at the same time, and hundreds of soldiers wearing heavy armor surrounded a few of them.
Li Jiancheng frowned and was about to scold Li Xun for his random actions when he saw the man who suddenly appeared behind Li Xun just gently pressed down the folding fan in his hand. Hundreds of soldiers surrounding him, including General Li Xun, As if something was pressing down on them, they all fell to their knees. The force was so strong that the slate tiles on the road were even dented and cracked.
"You soldiers, can you please calm down your temper? Just now you thought the Yuwen family was arrogant and domineering, but now it seems that you Li family are also each other." Su Jianxia shook his head.
"I am incompetent in leading the troops. Some of these soldiers who are accustomed to manipulation do not know that the sky is high and the sky is high. I also ask the girl not to take anger out on General Li and the soldiers. If the girl feels offended, you can blame me. I am willing to take the place of General Li and the soldiers." These soldiers have suffered." Li Jiancheng was a little anxious and hurriedly walked to Su Jianxia in two steps and cupped his fists.
Seeing the sincere concern for the soldiers in the eyes of the young man in front of him, who was still willing to lower his head and apologize to an unknown little person like him, Su Jianxia couldn't bear it.
"Young Master Li, you don't have to be like this. It's not your fault in the first place. The army will inevitably be contaminated by some bad habits when they are outside. This is not something you can change.
What's more, we didn't hurt them, we just inflicted minor punishments. For these soldiers who have experienced hundreds of battles, they are not even minor injuries. "
Su Jianxia stretched out her hand to lift Li Jiancheng's bent waist, "With your status, you don't have to bow to anyone except the emperor."
Li Jiancheng seemed a little surprised. He looked up at the girl in front of him, his eyes even more confused.
