There are still a few days before the Chinese New Year, but this day's departure from the city seems to have entered the Chinese New Year in advance, and it is very lively.
Because the young eunuch, who had shocked all Li people in just a few months, came back with the Lijun Qingqi with great achievements in battle.
They entered the city from the north gate of Licheng, passed through the most spacious main street of Licheng, and walked all the way to the prefect's palace under the gaze of countless people.
And among that powerful army that fought with iron and blood, the young man wearing thick blood-colored armor at the head was Luo Chuan.
Only the next day, the results of the Northern Expedition in Li County were sent to all parts of the country in the form of the most official document stamped with the seal of the prefect, showing all Li people that a prefect full of ambition and imagination could lead Give them everything.
As a result, the entire Li city fell into an uncontrollable carnival mood. Even though they had heard countless good news about the great victory ahead and more gossips, they were far less exciting than such a document. In such a chaotic situation, In this era, in such a Lijun, where the two sides seem to be in danger, there is nothing more gratifying than a prefect whose military power is as strong as that of the first generation.
And on the third day after returning to the city, this mysterious and extremely young prefect who seemed to be born out of nowhere with a halo around him will finally hold a formal enthronement ceremony when he returns to Li city for the third time, and he will be crowned. The 42nd Grand Administrator of Li County.
The enthronement ceremony was held in the prefect's palace. Every official who was invited to the palace to witness this moment had to get up in the early morning to take a bath, change into brand-new court clothes, and wait in the square outside the gate of the prefect's palace before dawn.
On this day, the square was strictly under martial law. No one could walk on it as usual. It was empty and solemn. Countless people got up early and gathered on the streets outside the square with their families, waiting for the end of the enthronement ceremony. The sound of bells and drums is a privilege unique to the people living outside the city.
At sunrise, hundreds of officials entered the palace.
The sun rises above the high wall, and the bells and drums sound.
Inside and outside the palace, no matter the officials, soldiers, common people, or merchants, everyone knelt down and performed the supreme ceremony.
Then, as the sun rose high in the sky, the people who seemed to have participated in the entire enthronement ceremony gradually dispersed, leaving only the officials in the prefect's palace to complete the subsequent ceremonial steps. It was not until noon that all the officials were completed. At this time, everyone is hungry but has to walk solemnly and say nothing, which is also a rare sight in ordinary times.
In the afternoon, the enthusiasm for leaving the city has not diminished at all.
The already bustling commercial district in the past became even more noisy.
The inner courtyard of a blacksmith shop located at a crossroads is quite clean. The fire is out and the workers are off work. There is only a delicate girl who is busy packing things. She is covered in silver jewelry and jingles as she walks. Very lively.
The shop was unattended but not closed. It was already the last few days before the New Year, and every household was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations to celebrate the New Year. Logically speaking, no one would visit the blacksmith shop at this time, but it seemed different today.
A spacious carriage guarded by many cavalry stopped at a street corner not far away, and several young men and women dressed in rich clothes walked straight to the blacksmith shop.
But before they could go in, two boys who were pushing and fighting rushed into the blacksmith shop. There was a sudden crackling sound, and the iron pots, hoes, etc. that were originally hanging in the shop fell to the floor.
So the girl who heard the noise in the backyard ran out quickly. Seeing the mess in the shop, she couldn't help but put her hands on her hips and angrily shouted, "Sun Qianli and Gu Xinghe, why are you here again making trouble in my shop? Don't think If my father is not here, there will be no one to deal with you, so get out of here!"
The two boys who were hugging and rolling on the ground had long heard the clanging sound approaching from the inner courtyard, so they naturally knew who it was, but they stopped wherever they were, and continued to roll around each other, only raising their girlish eyebrows. , and there is nothing to do.
Just when the three boys and girls were in a stalemate, the young men and women entered the store just like that.
I saw that the leading man was majestic and extraordinary in appearance, especially his pair of deep and calm eyes. At first glance, he was not an ordinary man. Following him was a woman with red armor and boots, and two golden daggers at her waist. She was full of heroism. Behind the two people was a mysterious man covered in a black cloak, with a dark and non-reflective mask on his face, which was very mysterious.
Seeing that neither of the two boys would let go first, the girl saw that several customers with obvious identities on the other side were wandering around the shop by themselves, so she had no choice but to squat down and speak quickly to the two boys in a low voice, "There are customers in the store. You two should leave quickly. You are delaying my business. I hope my father won't break your legs when he comes back!"
One of the two boys, with a casual hairstyle and dark skin, snorted, "If you become a young master, will I be afraid of your father? If you dare to talk to me like this again, be careful that I ask my father to make your family pay double the protection fee!" "
The girl who was about to get up became angry when she heard this, but before he could speak, another boy with fair skin and well-dressed clothes had already cursed loudly, "Since a man is born in heaven and earth, he should be like a prefect. Conquering the four seas to teach the monsters to surrender and maintain peace for a hundred years, how can you be like you and bully a weak little girl?!"
The dark-skinned boy smiled sarcastically, and grabbed the other person's ear with a little more force, "Isn't my father just guarding the peace of these dozen streets? Don't tell me anything about the world, it's all nonsense. , if you can’t even guard one street, then don’t even think about guarding more people. With your thin arms and thin legs, how can you talk about being a man like me?!”
Seeing the two people gouging their eyes and noses more and more excessively, the girl stood up angrily and hurriedly, but suddenly she found that the man in rich clothes had stood behind her at some point, and he was just looking at the two people on the ground. The boys fought with relish.
"This... this young master, what do you like?" The girl said with a blush, "If you like something, I will make a decision and give you a discount," she turned to look The two people looked at each other and said shyly, "The store is in a mess right now, it's really..."
"It's nothing. It's the Chinese New Year soon, so it would be nice to be more lively." The man in the rich clothes suddenly walked around the girl and squatted next to the two boys. He reached out and took a jade pendant with the word "Gongsun" engraved on it from the fair-skinned boy's waist. He said in his hand, "She called you Sun Qianli? You were supposed to be called Gongsun Qianli? Do you know an old man named Gongsun Cuo?"
When the fair-skinned boy saw his actions, his face turned red with anger. He glared at the man in fine clothes and said, "How dare you! How can you call your great-grandfather by his name!"
"Great-grandfather..." The man in rich clothes sighed and stood up, kicked the two boys' butts and said, "Get up, this shop is going to close. If you don't get up, I will throw you both out together." ," he looked back at the astonished girl and apologized, "Your father was supposed to be back, but because I was a little worried, I asked him to go to Baidu for me. He probably won't be able to come back during the entire New Year. , so I thought about taking you to my place to celebrate the New Year, I wonder if you would be willing?"
"Are you my father's... friend?" The girl took two steps back warily, "I have never heard my father say that he has a friend like you. What is your name?"
When the two boys on the ground heard this, they immediately let go of each other and walked to the girl to protect her, looking at them with wary expressions.
"He should have also talked about me," the man in the rich clothes folded his sleeves, tilted his head, and said with a smile, "My name is Luo Chuan."
A moment.
Three boys and girls.
transfixed.
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