Chapter 0004 Entering Luoyang for the first time
The moment he turned a mountain bend, Zhang Xuan stabbed the horse hard with a military spear. He jumped off the horse. The horse was in pain and continued to run east along the official road, but Zhang Xuan quickly drilled into a bush on the side of the road.
In just a moment, the sound of horse hooves sounded again, and dozens of pursuers rushed towards the lightning, whipping up the horses in front of them.
When the pursuers walked away, Zhang Xuan got out of the invisible bushes and ran towards the woods behind him, and disappeared into the lush forest for a moment.
Zhang Xuan ran north for more than fifty miles before slowly stopping. There was a stream in front of him. He squatted beside the stream, washed his face, drank a few sips of water happily, and then came to a flat rock and lay down tiredly.
It was not until this time that Zhang Xuan had time to consider what happened in the morning. He couldn't help but smile bitterly. He changed history as soon as he reached the end of the Sui Dynasty. He actually killed Li Mi. What would the Wagang Village look like without Li Mi?
Now that things have come to this point, he has no way to make up for history. History has its own causal trajectory, and there is no need to do anything deliberately. Zhang Xuan had to let go of this regret.
At this time, he remembered Yuwen Chengdu again. Zhang Xuan could not forget Yuwen Chengdu's invincible courage and invincible force. He fought with one horse and one pound, and he was invincible in the world. I wonder if another powerful general Li Yuanba would exist. He should be called Li Xuanba. Li Yuan seemed to have such a son.
Zhang Xuan was also impressed by Yang Xuangan's bravery and good at fighting, but he was also very surprised, why did Yuwen Shu let Yang Xuangan go?
Although Zhang Xuan learned a little about the history of the Sui Dynasty through military strategy, it was just a rough overview, and he was confused about the details of history.
He knew that he couldn't figure it out, so he stopped thinking about it, sat up and took out the pistol from his arms, pulled out the remaining two bullets and carefully put them away. In the future, at critical moments, these two bullets might save his life at critical moments.
Zhang Xuan took out Li Mi's skin again, which was about the size of a wallet in later generations. He poured the items inside on a big stone, and there were a few small pieces of gold, about three or two in total.
There is also a bronze medal, a sealed wax ball and a reel.
Zhang Xuan picked up the bronze plaque and saw three words written in small seal script. He vaguely recognized it as "Wuchuan Mansion" and Li Mi's name on the back.
Zhang Xuan didn't understand the meaning of the bronze medal. He put the bronze medal aside and picked up the wax balls to look carefully. The wax balls were as big as walnuts. From common sense, it should be a very important letter.
But Zhang Xuan finally restrained his curiosity. He put down the wax balls, picked up the scroll, and tied them tightly with silk ribbons. The side of the scroll reads: "Wang Bodangqi, Sanchun Lane, Huairenfang, Luoyang."
The lower left reads, 'Li Mi Jing'.'
It turned out that this was a letter, and it was for Wang Bo to be one of the five tiger generals of Wagang Village and the seventeenth hero in the world. Zhang Xuan immediately became a little interested.
Well, since he had no choice but to kill Li Mi, then send this letter to Li Mi. It can be considered as an explanation to the hero of the late Sui Dynasty who died before he could succeed!
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Without the war horses, Zhang Xuan's traveling east was much slower, but the war had subsided at this time and he encountered no obstacles along the way. He also encountered markets and towns. He exchanged the broken gold left by Li Mi for some Da Sui Wuzhu coins to ensure his food and accommodation along the way.
After five days of travel, he finally arrived at Luoyang, the capital of the Great Sui Dynasty.
Luoyang, the capital of the Great Sui Dynasty, was still prosperous, but it had a little more vicissitudes after the emperor Yang Guang ascended the throne.
Outside the city, there were trauma left by war everywhere. Large areas of flattened and burned houses, and charcoal-burned beams lying in shock on half of the walls blackened by the fire. Not far away, there were two old men kneeling in front of the new grave and crying.
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Zhang Xuan frowned. He couldn't believe that this was Luoyang. He sighed in his heart. This was war. Two months of war were tragic, and the outside of Luoyang City had become scorched earth.
The south city gate was crowded with people entering the city, and it was noisy and bustling. There were farmers carrying vegetables into the city, merchants leading mules and horses, and many scholars.
Zhang Xuan stopped in front of a three-meter-high stone tablet. There was a reward notice posted on the stone tablet. Several spear-holding soldiers stood on both sides. A group of people stood in front of the stone tablet and whispered. Only a scholar shook his head and read: "Catch the bandit leader Yang Xuangan, who was promoted to the third level, and the bounty was 5,000 taels. Those who knew his whereabouts were promoted to the first level, and the bounty was 1,000 taels...."
"Ph!" someone spat in a low voice, "Who dares to receive such a reward?"
"How can I explain this by brother?"
"Yang Xuangan is Yang Su's son! Yang Su's party members are all over the government and the country. After taking Yang Xuangan's head, he still wants to be an official, so he is looking for death! In my opinion, he can go as far as he gets gold. It's good to be a rich man with anonymity."
Zhang Xuan was not very interested in these things. He shook his head and walked towards the city gate. The city gate suspension bridge was full of soldiers, but they only investigated caravans or more than two people entering the city, but they did not care much about single people entering the city.
After collecting ten cents of money for the entry fee for the foreigner, a soldier waved to Zhang Xuan into the city and shouted to the back: "Next!"
But Zhang Xuan was attracted by the things above her head. They were dozens of wooden cages with human heads hanging high on the city gate. They were all majestic figures, but now they were hung ferociously on the city head. Zhang Xuan vaguely recognized the head on the edge, which seemed to be Li Mi.
But Zhang Xuan was stunned. There should be a bullet hole in Li Mi's eyebrows, but the eyebrows of this human head were very smooth and there were no bullet holes at all. What's going on?
Zhang Xuan's mind was in chaos. Could it be that this was not Li Mi's head? Or was the person he killed was not Li Mi at all?
"Don't block the road in front of you, go quickly!" The dozen or so farmers behind him shouted impatiently.
Zhang Xuan looked at Li Mi's head in confusion again, and then walked into Luoyang City with doubts.
There was another scene in Luoyang City, and it was completely different from outside the city. As soon as I entered the city gate, the noisy and lively atmosphere came to my face, with pedestrians flowing endlessly, and the hawking sounds of vendors from stalls and vendors on both sides of the city gate were heard one after another, and a caravan composed of hundreds of camels was slowly moving.
On both sides are lush and dense trees and tall and sturdy Chuhongfang walls. In the middle is a straight and spacious avenue that leads to the distance. At the end of the avenue are the majestic imperial city and Daye Palace. The magnificent pagoda dome and flying eaves are reflected in the rays of rays of light in the morning.
Zhang Xuan's mind also became wider with the magnificent capital of the Sui Dynasty. He temporarily forgot the authenticity of Li Mi. This will be the starting point of his new life. No matter whether the future is stormy or the sun is shining, he will continue without hesitation.
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After inquiring along the way, Zhang Xuan found Huairenfang near Jianchunmen. When he walked into the yard, he asked an old man about the specific location. The old man pointed to a big locust tree in front of him, "See, there is Sanchun Lane under the locust tree, and there is only one family named Wang inside, and you can walk to the end!"
"Thank you!"
Zhang Xuan bowed to the old man with a fist and quickly walked to the big locust tree. This was a deep alley with about a dozen families in the alley. Zhang Xuan walked to the bottom. In front of him was a house covering an area of about two or three acres. The surrounding courtyard walls were not high, and they were made of yellow mud. There were no eaves on the mottled and dilapidated courtyard gate. It is said that this is the symbol of civilians.
Zhang Xuan walked up and knocked on the door. After a moment, the door opened a crack. Zhang Xuan saw a young man's face, a few years older than him, a little shorter than him, but he was also quite tall and burly.
"Who are you looking for?" The man's voice was majestic, and he glanced at Zhang Xuan in confusion.
"Is this Wang Bo in charge of the family?"
"I am, may I ask you-"
It turned out that this person was the famous Wang Bodang. Zhang Xuan quickly took out the letter scroll from his arms, "I am here to come and send a letter by someone."
He handed the letter to Wang Bodang. Wang Bodang was shocked when he took it. It turned out to be the letter written by Li Mi to him. Isn’t he already dead?
Wang Bodang quickly opened the goalkeeper Zhang Xuan and asked into the yard. He closed the yard door and asked, "Where did you get this letter?"
"I rescued a seriously injured man in Hongnong County. Unfortunately, he died of serious injuries. There were pursuers behind him. Before he died, he asked me to send this letter. His name was Li Mi, right!"
Zhang Xuan took out the skin again, "And some of his belongings, can I hand them over to Brother Wang together?"
"Husband, who is it?"
A young woman came out of the room with a boy of five or six years old. The young woman was very pretty. She was wearing a long green narrow-sleeved silk dress with red silk on her shoulders, a thin layer of powder on her face, black hair was like clouds, a golden hairpin on her head, and a few strings of bright gold bracelets on her hands. Although Wang Bodang was dressed very simply, wearing a long cloth gown and a flat scarf on her head, it can be seen from his wife's outfit that his family was still quite wealthy.
The little boy has a terrible head and brain, his eyebrows are quite similar to Wang Bodang, and his arms and legs are very thick. He looks like martial arts materials.
"It's a friend of mine!"
Wang Bodang quickly put away the letter and smiled and said, "Madam, let's go and do it first!"
The young woman looked at Zhang Xuan and took the child to the inner courtyard.
Wang Bodang then said to Zhang Xuan: "Let's go to the room to talk!"
Zhang Xuan followed Wang Bodang into the guest hall and sat down. This was the first time Zhang Xuan walked into an ordinary family in the Sui Dynasty. He looked around curiously.
The room is very spacious, and the sun shines through the bright tiles, making the room particularly bright and the decoration is relatively simple. Three double beds are arranged in a font shape, and there are small tables on the couch.
There are no calligraphy and paintings on the wall. There is a sword with a shark-skin scabbard hanging on the east side, and a large vermilion bow hanging on the west side, wrapped in fine gold thread, and the workmanship is very exquisite. Below is a pot of goose feathers and long arrows.
However, Zhang Xuan's eyes were staring at a long time when an iron-core silver spear was hung on the front wall, which was one meter long and the lines were very smooth. It was made by a famous artist at first glance.
Zhang Xuan estimated that the gun weighed at least forty or fifty kilograms. A thought suddenly arose in his mind: Can he ask Wang Bodang for martial arts? Yuwen Chengdu's courage really made him miss it.
Chapter completed!