Chapter 124: Someone is not the king
The streets of Yuli City are bustling with pedestrians, and shops opening doors and doing business can be seen everywhere. If the city wall outside was not still in a mess, it would be almost impossible to see that there was a war here not long ago, and it was all about peace.
"My husband is here to take a moment, so I will send someone to report to the king."
"A team outside the city..."
"Don't worry, my husband, I will order someone to come and take him in."
Chen Guang looked at the city guard with a humble face and knew that the royal palace and his party would be unable to refuse, so he rode his horse and walked slowly and looked at the scenery of Yuli City.
"Dalang, can you have fun last night?"
After walking only two streets, Chen Guang looked back in disappointment. This Yuli City, like most Anxi cities, has nothing special. It is nothing more than that there are many business and travelers here. The scale of Fan City is second only to Yuanqu City in Yanqi Town.
"Those Gelu barbarians are unbeaten."
Pei Da sighed softly. In the past few years, he had fought with people and killed a few thieves who were not open to his eyes in Anxi. In the past few years, he was just practicing calligraphy and swords. He wanted to start a killing act last night, but he didn't expect that the barbarians were defeated by Chen Guang, led the Tooth Soldiers and the veterans back and forth, which made him very disappointed.
"I will have a chance to let Dalang show his strengths in the future."
Chen Guang looked at Pei Da's expression that seemed to be dissatisfied with desire and couldn't help laughing. Speaking of which, this Sword Saint's son is not really undesirable. He has been hiding his name in Anxi over the years and honing his sword skills, but he is actually a stubborn person.
"Then I'll thank you guys first."
Pei Da thought of his Aye, and his wife and younger brother in Chang'an City. He knew that he deliberately brought back his fake death, but he was afraid that he would hurt his family's heart. If he wanted to return to Chang'an City in the future, he would definitely make achievements in Anxi and then go back with glorious charm.
Soon, Chen Guang and the others arrived in front of the palace in Yuli City, and then they saw the King of Yuli who had received the news personally to greet them.
From the horse, he looked at the overly enthusiastic King Yuli, Chen Guang always felt that this king seemed to have something to ask for.
"Mr. Chen, Xiao Wang has ordered someone to hold a banquet in the hall, please."
King Yuli, who was wearing a crimson round neck and long sleeves, could not see the appearance of the king at all, and the so-called ministers around him were all used to it.
There are many small countries in Anxi, but there are also different levels. The size of this Yuli City was considered a country in the past, but later it was annexed by the Yanqi Kingdom. It was because of the Tang Dynasty that the Yuli King could still be a nominal vassal king. As for the so-called real power, there was no such thing as it was.
Chen Guang and King Yuli walked into the hall and felt that King Yuli was really miserable. His palace hall was not as big as the hall where guests were met in Gao Xianzhi's mansion in Yancheng.
When the guest and the host sat down, King Yuli was very enthusiastic about his friendship with Shen Guang. The stinginess of his words made Chen Guang unable to bear it.
"Xiao Wang once heard that Li Taibai was an exiled immortal in the sky, but after hearing the songs composed by Chen Langjun, Xiao Wang felt that Chen Langjun was an exiled immortal descending to the earth. Otherwise, how could we ordinary people hear such a wonderful song of immortal music?"
"The king praised the king, how can Chen Guang be so good? He dared to be on par with Li Taibai."
Even though the martial arts trend is very strong in Anxi, Li Taibai is still a poet who is sought after by people. Not to mention anything else, the song "Quiet Night Thoughts" alone is enough to make the merchants who are rushing on the Silk Road cry, and let the soldiers who are far away from their hometown recite and miss their hometown.
Even if there are thousands of years, the magnificent poems left by this poet are still shining forever, and are the most dazzling pearl in the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
Even if Chen Guang was thick-skinned, he would not dare to compete with this poet. So he stopped the king from flattering himself, "If the king has something to do, he might as well say bluntly. If someone can help, he will never refuse!"
As the saying goes, if you are polite to others, you will have something to ask for. Even if the King of Yuli is a widow in his small country, he will not be able to flatter him like this.
"Mr. Chen, Xiao Wang really has something to ask for."
King Yuli looked at the serious sunlight in front of him, and the smile that had originally appeared on his face dissipated, and the only thing left was a helpless and bitter smile.
Several ministers in the hall were all looking at Chen Guang at this time, with expectations in their eyes. Not long ago, when the rebels besieged Yuli City, they were worried every day, worried that the rebels would invade in and lose their lives.
Don’t look at the city singing and dancing, and peace is coming, but they and the king of their own will no longer want to stay in this Yuli City to embellish the peace. Not long ago, the city of Yuanqu was killed and blood flowed into a river and corpses were everywhere. The Dragon King asked the Tang Dynasty to imitate the story of Kucha and ask the court to send personnel to directly manage the affairs of Yanqi's cities. They also knew very well.
But that Dragon King could enjoy the offerings from Yanqi Town, be an idle prince, and drink and hunt all day long and enjoy it, but they might not be able to do so.
"Mr. Chen, I'm going to tell you that Xiao Wang, the so-called king, is really unpleasant. He just wants to go to Chang'an to pay homage to the saints, and only wants to live in Chang'an and serve the saints in the future."
As King Yuli spoke, he pushed away the desk beside him, knelt down on the ground, and kowtowed in the direction of Chang'an City.
"Yes, Mr. Chen, we are willing to go to Chang'an with the king, just to serve the saints with the king."
Those ministers also followed suit, all of whom opened the case and begged for a long time, which was quite a bit like Chen Guang couldn't get up if he didn't agree.
Chen Guang was speechless for a moment. Of course he knew that the king and minister of Yuli were actually not even considered a puppet decoration. They were not as luxurious and comfortable as those Hu merchants. But they wanted to live in Chang'an City for a long time, so they could not help but take it for granted.
Pei Da raised his wine glass beside him and looked at the king and minister of the King of Weili. He had something to say to the king of the king, but he didn't care. "Mr., you need to report this kind of thing to the Protectorate, but you can't..."
"Mr. Chen, Xiao Wang knew that King Bai was about to go to Chang'an to pay homage to the saints. Xiao Wang was not talented and was willing to follow King Bai..."
King Yuli said anxiously, whoever likes to be the bullshit king, he doesn't want to stay in this Yuli City with a big booze anymore and is worried.
"Yes, I'm willing to be a porter and accompany the king..."
Chen Guang frowned. He heard Feng Changqing say that many monarchs and ministers of Anxi have been thinking about going to Chang'an for a long time in their lives. Because they are stranded in Chang'an, the court will not treat them unfairly for their face. Therefore, the Protectorate of Anxi has always been very strict about the so-called pilgrimage requests of those small countries. Otherwise, those small countries would go to Chang'an to pay homage to the saints every now and then, it would be no different from asking for money from the court.
Although the Tang Dynasty was rich and not short of that amount of money, the ministers in the court inevitably felt unhappy. The court originally discriminated against border generals, and they didn't know how to arrange them.
Chapter completed!