Apprenticeship at Qingcheng Mountain, Senior Brother Yu Canghai

Chapter 284 Riding in the Same Carriage

After descending Mount Zhongnan, Chu Yuan and his four companions headed straight for Daxing.

No, it should be called Chang'an now.

Before Li Yuan proclaimed himself emperor, he had already renamed Daxing to Chang'an.

The city of Chang'an, which will be the first city in ancient history to have a population of over one million and will be the most prosperous city in the world in the next few decades and attract all nations to come and pay tribute, has finally appeared in this world for the first time.

Before going to Luoyang City, Chu Yuan planned to go to Chang'an City first to meet his disciple and the Emperor Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty.

"Where is this, sister?"

The Fu Jun'er and her sister stood in front of the south gate of Chang'an City. Fu Junyu, who had just arrived in the Central Plains, looked at the city in front of him and asked.

"Jun Yu, this is Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty!"

Fu Jun'er explained to her sister Fu Junyu.

She is more concerned about all the information about Chu Yuan.

When the Li clan attacked Luoyang, the clan leader Li Yuan publicly proclaimed himself emperor. When she learned the news, she suddenly realized why Chu Yuan had traveled all the way to Taiyuan to accept Li Yuan's son Li Shimin as his disciple.

That was because Chu Yuan had a keen eye and made his move in advance.

Now it seems that Chu Yuan did everything right before.

Now the Li family has established the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan has become the emperor, Li Shimin has become the prince, and Chu Yuan and the Shu Alliance behind him are tied to the Tang Dynasty.

With the support of the Shu Alliance and the righteousness of the abdication of Emperor Gong of the Sui Dynasty, Yang You, it now seems that the Tang Kingdom established by the Li family is the one with the greatest advantage among the many rebel kings in the world, and it is very likely to seize the world.

Chang'an City was once the capital of the Sui Dynasty. It had tall city walls and towering city gates. From time to time, you could see people entering and leaving the city gates. The scale and grandeur of the city was in no way inferior to Luoyang, the eastern capital of the Sui Dynasty.

"Rumor has it that the head of Qingyang has accepted Li Yuan, the leader of the Li Clan and now the second son of Li Shimin, the Emperor of Tang, as his disciple. Now everyone is saying that the Shu Alliance and the head of Qingyang are the supporters behind the Li Clan!"

Shi Qingxuan also looked at the huge city in front of her, and said to Chu Yuan beside her.

Although she lived in seclusion in a small cottage in the forest, she was not really isolated from the world. She would go out from time to time to Chengdu County to buy some daily necessities.

So she still has some understanding of the general situation in the world.

She also knew about Li Fan, the rebel king who proclaimed himself emperor neither too early nor too late but who had the greatest potential.

Chu Yuan looked at the Chang'an City wall in front of him, with flags with Tang characters written on them hanging on them, and said:
"Shimin is my disciple. The Li family and I have a cooperative relationship. There is no such thing as who is the supporter of whom!"

But I have to say, the feeling of winning without doing anything is really great.

Before that, he just went to Taiyuan, accepted Li Shimin as his disciple, and gave some suggestions to the Li family.

When they met again, Li Yuan, the former leader of the Li clan, had already founded the Tang Dynasty and became the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

The former disciple is now the King of Qin.

At this moment, the city gate, through which civilians were still entering and exiting, was put under martial law, and a team of elite soldiers numbering over a thousand, wearing fish-scale armor and holding spears, walked out of the city.

"Which dignitary from the Tang Kingdom is traveling here?"

Shi Qingxuan said as he looked at the scene in front of him.

Fu Junyu and Fu Jun'er also showed curiosity in their eyes, wanting to know which important figure in the Tang Kingdom this was.

While they were wondering, this team of elite soldiers had already left the city gate, escorting a chariot with a canopy on top, and slowly walked out of the city.

There was a group of people on horseback following the carriage. Chu Yuan didn't recognize most of them, but he recognized only two of them:

"Li Shentong!"

"Liu Wenjing!"

One of them was Li Yuan’s younger brother, and the other was Li Yuan’s good friend.

Chu Yuan didn't expect to see them here. They were all following on horseback, so the identity of the person in the carriage was obvious.

Li Shentong and Liu Wenjing also saw Chu Yuan on horseback. They smiled and bowed to Chu Yuan from a distance as a greeting.

Chu Yuan stayed in Taiyuan City for three months, and Li Shentong had fought with Chu Yuan, so Li Shentong and Liu Wenjing were both acquaintances of Chu Yuan.

But before the two of them could speak, a voice came from the carriage:

"I received the news in advance that Taoist Qingyang was coming to Chang'an City, so I waited for him and finally he arrived."

As he was speaking, the curtain of the carriage was opened from the inside, and an old man wearing a dragon robe, a Tongtian crown, and with an extraordinary demeanor walked out of the carriage. He bowed to Chu Yuan.

It was Li Yuan, the former leader of the Li clan and today the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

It is said that potential energy can nourish people. When Chu Yuan saw Li Yuan again today, he felt that this was true.

Before in Taiyuan City, I saw Li Yuan, the head of the Li family. Although he had fair skin and a graceful demeanor, he gave off the air of a nobleman.

But in terms of demeanor, he is no match for the Tang Emperor Li Yuan in front of him.

Today, Li Yuan exudes a domineering aura in his words that ordinary people do not have.

That is the aura of an emperor whose words are final and his words are unquestionable.

But Li Yuan, who is now the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, walked out of the canopied carriage and bowed to Chu Yuan under the gaze of thousands of eyes.

A phrase immediately appeared in Chu Yuan's mind: "A thousand gold coins to buy horse bones!"

Before he knew it, he had become a tool used by Li Yuan, the newly enthroned founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, to win the hearts of the people.

"Sure enough, the emperors who were able to establish a country did not have simple means, even Li Yuan, who relied on his son to win the world and lied all the way, was no exception."

In an instant, this thought flashed through Chu Yuan's mind.

"Your Majesty, please don't do that. Your Majesty is the emperor now, and you are the supreme ruler. I am just a commoner. Your Majesty, please don't embarrass me."

Chu Yuan quickly thought of a countermeasure.

Li Yuan's appearance really surprised him. He didn't expect that Li Yuan would come out to greet him personally upon his arrival.

"Master Qingyang, please don't refuse. You are not only Shimin's master, but also the leader of the Shu League. You have helped a lot in the successful establishment of the Tang Kingdom."

"Shimin is leading his troops outside, busy fighting in all directions. He has no time to welcome Taoist Qingyang. As his father, I should shoulder the responsibility of welcoming Taoist Qingyang."

After Li Yuan bowed solemnly to Chu Yuan, he stood up and said.

Chu Yuan's heart moved and he asked, "Is Shimin not in the city?"

Li Shentong smiled and said, "Master Qingyang, you may not know that not long ago, Xue Ju attacked Fufeng. Just two months ago, Shi Min led his army out of Chang'an to attack Xue Ju, and is now in a fierce battle with Xue Ju."

Chu Yuan's heart moved, Xue Ju was born in Hedong.

He first raised an army in Jincheng to rebel against the Sui Dynasty, proclaimed himself the Overlord of Western Qin, and later proclaimed himself emperor. He occupied the land of Longxi and claimed to have an army of 300,000.

He was a rebel king who was relatively close to the Guanzhong Central Plains.

The Li family controlled Emperor Gong of Sui, Yang You, and forced him to abdicate the throne. Later, they established the Tang Dynasty in Chang'an. I'm afraid that Xue Ju felt threatened, which is why they attacked Fufeng. Liu Wenjing, who had a very good personal relationship with Li Shimin, also said: "Shimin missed Taoist Qingyang very much. If he had known that Taoist Qingyang was coming to Chang'an, he would have postponed the dispatch of troops."

Chu Yuan watched as the people cleared out of the city gates, and then the Tang Emperor Li Yuan personally led important Tang figures to greet him. Although his disciple Li Shimin was not there, he gave him enough face.

Although Li Yuan was using himself to win people's hearts, it could also be seen that Li Yuan and the Tang Kingdom valued himself very much.

Chu Yuan said: "A man should have ambitions to go far and wide, and building a career is the right path. I don't need to let Shimin delay his path for me. Besides, I came to Chang'an this time just passing by."

Li Yuan smiled and said, "Whether he is just passing by or not, since Shimin is not here, I will naturally entertain Taoist Qingyang on behalf of Shimin."

Chu Yuan thought that if he wanted to obtain "Yang Gong's Treasure House" this time, he would need the cooperation of the entire Tang Kingdom.

Moreover, the emergence of "Yang Gong's Treasure House" provided the greatest help to the Tang Dynasty.

Chu Yuan agreed: "That would be troublesome."

Li Yuan got off the carriage, and in front of everyone, he helped Chu Yuan walk towards his carriage and said, "Thanks to the Taoist's suggestion, our Li family's uprising was so smooth. The establishment of the Tang Dynasty has a contribution from the Taoist. Please ride in the carriage with me!"

Chu Yuan immediately stopped and frowned, "Your Majesty, this is not good, right?"

Li Yuan said firmly: "There's nothing wrong with this."

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As he spoke, he forcibly pulled Chu Yuan into the car and chased him away.

If Chu Yuan was unwilling, with Li Yuan's martial arts and strength, he would not be able to pull Chu Yuan out of the carriage.

However, in front of so many people, Chu Yuan couldn't refuse forcefully, so as not to hurt Li Yuan's face. He could only half-heartedly let Li Yuan pull him into the car and chase him away.

The team then changed direction and headed back into the city.

After entering the city, he went straight to the Tai Chi Hall.

As people traveling with Chu Yuan, Fu Jun'er, Fu Junyu and Shi Qingxuan, although they could not sit in the same carriage with them, they were not left out.

Someone brought three horses for the three women to ride.

"Senior sister, the emperor seems to value this Taoist priest very much."

On the way to the Taiji Temple, Fu Junyu rode his horse close to his sister and said.

"It's natural."

Fu Jun'er said.

Can we not pay attention to it?
Today, whether it is the Qingcheng Sect, the Shu Alliance, or Chu Yuan himself, they are all supporters behind the Tang Kingdom.

Fu Jun'er also witnessed how the Li family went from being a powerful family to establishing the next country.

soon.

The group arrived at the Tai Chi Hall.

After getting off the carriage, Chu Yuan found that the palace was good in every way, except that it was a little empty and there were not many palace maids and eunuchs to be seen.

On the walls of some palaces, you can even see mottled and peeling paint. The Taiji Hall is so poor and dilapidated that it doesn't look like a royal palace at all.

Li Yuan, the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, seemed a little embarrassed to be seen by outsiders in such a shabby palace. He explained: "The Tang Dynasty has just been established and is short of supplies and money. Whether it is recruiting soldiers or raising food and grass, it requires a huge amount of money. Therefore, as an emperor, I naturally need to take the lead in frugality."

Chu Yuan couldn't help but look at Li Yuan a few more times. First he won people's hearts, and now he was setting an example himself.

There are also Li Shimin, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, three sons who are good at fighting.

The Li family's ability to seize the world during the chaotic times at the end of the Sui Dynasty might have been destined from the beginning.

Chu Yuan was a distinguished guest whom the Tang Emperor Li Yuan personally welcomed out of the city.

Since Chu Yuan has been invited back, it is natural to hold a banquet to entertain Chu Yuan and his friends who traveled with him.

Soon Li Yuan summoned the core figures of the Tang Dynasty and held a banquet in the Taiji Hall to entertain the ministers.

Although the Li family is one of the four major families in the world, and has now successfully started a business and founded the Tang Kingdom, the banquet they hosted for Chu Yuan was not luxurious.

The wine is a sorghum wine with a very high alcohol content and a spicy taste!
The dishes were wheat cakes, some charcoal-grilled beef and mutton, and a few simple and common fruits such as pears, dates, and grapes.

"Master Qingyang, the Tang Kingdom is just being established, and money is needed in every aspect. Everything has to be calculated carefully, so I ordered the whole country to be frugal. As the emperor of the Tang Kingdom, I cannot take the lead in violating the order I issued, so the banquet is a little simple, please don't mind."

After everyone was seated, Li Yuan said to Chu Yuan, who was sitting in the first seat on his right.

"I understand." Chu Yuan looked at Li Yuan who was sitting on the main seat in the hall and said, "But Your Majesty, I have an opportunity to make a fortune. I wonder if Your Majesty is interested?"

Li Yuan's heart moved, and he asked in confusion: "What does Taoist Qingyang mean?"

Chu Yuan said calmly: "Yang Gong's treasure house!"

“Yang Gong’s treasure house!”

At this moment, a young man in his early twenties, who looked like a scholar with fair skin and who had just followed Li Yuan's carriage, exclaimed.

"But is it the Yang Gong treasure house left by the treacherous minister Yang Su of the previous dynasty?"

Sitting next to the young man, a woman in a plain dress, with light eyebrows and eyes full of spring, skin as smooth as warm jade and soft as cream, a cherry mouth that was red without any makeup, and a delicate and beautiful appearance, asked.

"Who are you two?"

Chu Yuan looked at the two people who started talking.

He saw that the woman who was speaking looked somewhat similar to Li Yuan and Li Shimin.

He speculated that this woman should be the daughter of Li Yuan and the sister of Li Shimin.

As for the first person who spoke, the rich young man with a scholar-like complexion, I think he also has an extraordinary family background, otherwise he would not have appeared in this banquet.

"Master Qingyang, you may not know that I am here to introduce him to you. He is my future son-in-law, Chai Shao, and she is my third daughter, Li Xiuning. They have already been engaged and are just waiting for a date to get married."

Li Yuan introduced the girl and boy who were speaking to Chu Yuan.

"Li Xiuning!"

"Chai Shao!"

"Greetings to Taoist Qingyang!"

Seeing that Li Yuan personally introduced their identities to Chu Yuan, Chai Shao and Li Xiuning greeted Chu Yuan.

Seeing that it was Li Yuan's daughter and future son-in-law, Chu Yuan continued: "Yes, it is the 'Yang Gong Treasure House' left by the powerful official Yang Su of the previous dynasty."

A hint of joy flashed in Chai Shao's eyes. He immediately stood up and said to Li Yuan: "Your Majesty, it is rumored that whoever obtains one of the treasures of Yang Gong and the rare treasure He's Jade will rule the world. The treasure of Yang Gong contains the treasures collected by Yang Su during his half-life as an official. It is said that he is rich enough to rival a country. Once we find the treasure of Yang Gong, we will no longer worry about money."

Li Yuan was stunned. He didn't expect such a good thing to happen to him.

Li Yuan immediately asked Chu Yuan: "Does Taoist Qingyang know the whereabouts of Yang Gong's treasure house?"

Chu Yuan nodded slowly and said, "Not bad."

(End of this chapter)