This year away from the city has been different from any other year.
Because the old eunuch passed away, as a rule, many overly festive things such as firecrackers were not allowed to be set off. However, because of the historic expansion of the Northern Expedition and the great victory, many flags and lanterns were hung in the streets and alleys of Licheng. The sight made people's hearts feel warmer.
During the Chinese New Year in previous years, because many court officials and their families would return to Ganyuan, and many wealthy businessmen's families would also return to their hometowns to celebrate the New Year, the population in the city was much smaller than usual, and there were also more shops. The streets are always much deserted after closing the door, but this year, not only did not a single family of court officials leave Licheng, but officials and wealthy businessmen from all over the country gathered in Licheng. Seeing the grand occasion, no one closed the shops in the shopping streets. This year has become more and more lively in the eyes of ordinary people.
On the contrary, the prefect's palace was much deserted than in previous years.
In the past, during the Chinese New Year, the old eunuch and all his wives and concubines would gather together and hold banquets in the harem for more than ten consecutive days. During this period, various relatives, friends and juniors of the Luo family, as well as all the relatives of the wives, would always have a banquet. Groups of people came to the palace to say hello, carrying all kinds of gifts and wishes, and groups of people left, carrying all kinds of rewards and favors.
But this year, the new prefect has not yet got married. He has lived in Zhongjing City since he was a child and is really not familiar with many relatives of the Luo family. Except for a few close blood relatives who came to the palace to pay homage as usual, no other relatives of the Luo family entered the palace. However, several young children were quite fond of the young prefect, so they were left to play in the palace as an exception until evening before they were sent home.
In addition, only Luo Jiang and Siqi, two special people who were regarded as family members by the prefect but had no blood relationship, accompanied him in the palace from beginning to end during the New Year, and three people who did not arrive until the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. Boys and girls who were released to their respective homes.
As for the old eunuch's women, Luo Chuan, they actually hosted a banquet once. Although he was not familiar with them at all, and the meal was quite embarrassing for both of them, Luo Chuan still followed the etiquette and promised to treat them generously. , he even violated the management and allowed their relatives to still enter the palace to see them with old gifts, or simply allowed them to return to their hometowns to stay for a few days, but in the end, according to Gao Shixian's report, the women declined one by one.
In the deep palace of this world, the old and the new are just like this. If any of them could have given birth to a son and a half for Luo Tianen, they would still have status now. But since no one is pregnant and has a child, as the deceased, As a prefect and a woman, what awaits them is the end of dying alone in a corner of the palace. Even if Luochuan does not trap them here, they must trap themselves here for the sake of their respective families. Who can do this? A knot that cannot be untied.
Apart from these trivial household chores and setting the tone for some urgent matters inside and outside the court, Luo Chuan finally enjoyed a few days of his own time. He met the young female Taoist, Chang Wuxi and other five people who were already familiar with him. Jing Sword Cultivator, even Qin Wansong and several Wangchuan Sword Cultivators from the Sixth Realm competed and discussed Taoism. Together with Ying Ying and Luo Jiang, they secretly placed the fire phoenix tree in a side hall where the front palace and harem intersect, and Set up the formation.
He once fished by the garden lake and blew the wind on the roof of the palace.
In a few days, I measured every inch of the prefecture's palace with my feet, as if I was very attached to it, but one morning after I woke up, I put on the heavy and blood-red armor again, rode a war horse and a group of people. Lijun Qingqi left the palace and went straight out of the city.
Didn't look back.
This day is the ninth day of the first lunar month of this year.
Less than five thousand Lijun Qingqi rushed out of the cavalry city and headed south to southern Xinjiang together with their young governor.
Taiming City is located in the southwest of Licheng. Compared with Baitong, which is located in the southeast of Licheng, Taiming is nearly twice as far away from Licheng. However, Luochuan decided to go to Taiming first to meet Lu Dongfeng. , not Belden.
He did not choose the spacious official road that led directly to Taiming. After leaving the Cavalry City, he went all the way west to the Nantuo River, and then turned south. All he passed along the way were the most fertile areas in the Lijun Basin, and Catching up with the busy farming season in early spring, busy figures are everywhere in the fields and alleys. The population is dense and the people are happy.
Years of peace have made the people here no longer have excessive fear of this cavalry. Those who are bolder dare to get closer to a place dozens of feet away, and just watch this extremely well-equipped cavalry pass by with novel eyes, and then When he returned to the village, he boasted to the people about seeing Lijun Qingqi.
Although they had no idea that this cavalry was indeed Lijun Qingqi.
Lijun Qingqi's march this time was not very fast, but because the war horses in this world, especially such improved and high-quality war horses, far exceeded Luochuan's imagination in terms of endurance and speed, they would not use up much after a journey of hundreds of miles. Days of time.
Going all the way south, the army soon arrived at Luoxia Valley.
Luoxia Valley is located in the north of Taiming City. It is called a "valley", but it is actually a hill. The huge gentle slopes one after another are like huge waves rippling on the plain. The cultivated land above the waves is cut into squares. The trees are tinged with tender green, and some are the color of purple earth. From a distance, they look like a spliced modern painting. Watching the sunset in such an environment is indeed as beautiful as a legend.
So Luo Chuan and his party settled here and chose a village on the high ground to set up camp. After greeting the villagers, no one dared to disturb them.
The military camp was stationed, and Luo Chuan, Si Qi, young female Taoist, Qin Wansong, Chang Wuxi and other familiar Wangchuan sword cultivators and a hundred-man elite cavalry wandered around until the sunset, before choosing a place to compare. Watch the sunset from a higher place where the military camp is stationed.
A group of people are riding horses and standing on a high slope. In the distance, a large river can be vaguely seen dividing the world. Further away, at the end of the sight, is the horizon that is gradually getting darker. On the horizon, red light blooms, and large clouds rise in the distance. , scattered in the sky, and finally before our eyes, just like the legendary fire phoenix swinging its tail, and the sky is filled with glow!
So uncomfortable.
Then, the sky gradually darkened, and then quickly darkened. Luo Chuan and his party returned to the military camp with unfinished content, like a group of travelers who had not yet had enough fun after a spring outing. They helped themselves to some light wine and sat drinking on the branches of the moon before returning to their tents. .
By this time, Luochuan was already slightly drunk, and his central tent was quite messy. While holding the wine glass, he looked at the young woman who was still in his tent and said, "Sister Fairy, what you just said The higher the realm, the greater the gap between people in the same realm, but what did Master Cangyan Sword Sect tell you?"
The young female Taoist shook her head and looked at Luochuan expressionlessly, "The gap I just mentioned is just the difference between fighting and fighting. Master once said that fighting as a monk can be compared to leading an army as a general. The higher the level, the more soldiers you can command. The stronger the general's strength, the more varied the strategies a general can use, and the greater the disparity in the effects of different strategies. This is probably the truth."
Luo Chuan nodded thoughtfully and said, "Similarly, if a hundred people are given to Lu Dongfeng to fight against me, I'm afraid the outcome will be unpredictable. But if there are a thousand people, I will have no chance of winning. If there are ten thousand people, there will be no suspense. Master, the real person The metaphor is really interesting..."
The young female Taoist wanted to say something, but she suddenly turned her head and looked outside the big tent, where there was a lot of noise.
Then the sky filled with...fire...! ! !
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