Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 313 Shining On The Stage
"I would like to inform everyone that we are outside the city."

A slightly shrill and feminine voice came from outside the carriage.The saint said: "Let Shimin and Yuanji begin!"

"Here."

The servant went to deliver a message.

After a sound of hooves, Qin Wang and Qi Wang rode their horses and ran to the front of the team.The sage opened the cloth curtain directly in front of the carriage and took a look outside, but he didn't pay any more attention. He took a sip of warm sweet tea and cheered up, "Turks are good at riding and shooting, no matter men, women or children, they grew up on horseback since childhood. And in my Central Plains, there are less than one out of ten good cavalry and archers. To fight against the Turks, you must have skilled cavalry.”,

Xue Lang guessed it right!Sure enough, today I came out to test the horseshoe.Xue Lang was not surprised at all that Princess Pingyang would report the horseshoes, nor did she object, as long as the princess's own horseshoes were good enough.

With that in mind, I opened the curtain and looked——

Mainly look at the horse's hooves.It seemed to be divided into two teams, one team had horseshoes wrapped in leather, and the other team had nothing wrapped on their hooves, so they should have been nailed with horseshoes.

Xue Lang said: "Sage, Turkic was hit by a snowstorm last year and suffered heavy losses. I don't know what happened this year, but within the next two years, the pressure to come to the border defense will be extremely high. As long as we can defend it, it will be a waste of Turkic strength. When the time is right, it is not impossible to maim the Turks at once."

The sage nodded and said: "Everyone in the imperial court is aware of this matter. The frontier guards in various places have been garrisoning fields since last year. After the sweet potatoes that are trial-planted in Chang'an this year are harvested, the seeds should be planted first by the frontier army to fill the grain depots in various places. Prepare against the Turks."

"Here."

Xue Lang responded, and the monarch and his ministers discussed for a while about planting sweet potatoes and potatoes this year, and the saint suddenly said: "The carriage of Qing's family... has less bumps in the ride than the carriages we used to use in the past. , very comfortable, indeed unique, but the shape is a bit clumsy.”

What the sage said was really tactful and subtle.

Xue Lang scratched his head in embarrassment, and said with a smile: "I know that it's ugly. I made it with my friends. The craftsmanship is rough. The sage laughs at it."

The saint raised his head and laughed loudly, rolled his eyes, and said: "In this case... If the Qing family designs a carriage with less bumps for me, how about asking the craftsmen who will be the prison to carve it for the Qing family?" ?”

The roads at this time, even the official roads in Chang'an City, are just relatively solid dirt roads. In terms of stability, they are naturally inferior to the cement and asphalt roads of later generations.The carriage is naturally bumpy on such a road.Therefore, having a carriage that can absorb shocks is simply not too comfortable. No wonder the saint is also moved.

Xue Lang didn't agree immediately, but looked at the sage and snorted, "If... if the sage marry the princess to me, I should honor the sage, why should the sage thank you!"

The sage was taken aback for a moment, then laughed: "You kid!"

Xue Lang smiled embarrassedly and scratched the back of his head.The sage laughed and said, "You only applied for employment yesterday, but today you want to know whether I agree or not. How impatient you are!"

Xue Lang said: "There are good girls in the saint's family, so naturally seekers gather here. I know that I came from a humble background and dare not compare myself with others. I am afraid that the saint will forget about my minister, so I can only chase after him with a cheeky face to increase my sense of presence. Cough cough!"

"..."

The sage was probably also very speechless to him, he stretched out his finger and nodded Xue Lang twice, but he was not angry, and said: "Marriage since ancient times, three matchmakers and six hires, why worry!"

Is this a promise?

Xue Lang immediately opened his eyes and smiled: "Thank you saint, long live the saint, long live the saint!"

The saint smiled: "You!"

While chatting and laughing, the servant came to report: "Everyone, the hunting ground is here!"

The saint said: "Get out of the car!"

This is a temporary camp, and before the saint got off the carriage, the Imperial Army had already prepared everything——

This is the future old father-in-law!Xue Lang immediately helped the saint get off the carriage.When the saint stood still on the ground, Xue Lang let go of his hand, stepped aside, and gave back the position in front of the saint to the saint's servant.

Xue Lang secretly turned his head to look at the back. Princess Pingyang happened to get out of the car. She was dressed in a hunting suit and looked heroic, so charming.Xue Lang couldn't help grinning secretly, such a beautiful person was his sweetheart, thinking about it, he couldn't help being silently proud.

"Welcome to the saint."

"Free gift!"

The sage went to the camp first, sat down on the couch, waved away irrelevant personnel, and directly called Qin Wang and Qi Wang: "How are you two after the trial?"

King Qin cheered up and said: "Father, it is indeed more effective than leather, and it is not easy to be damaged. The horse does not have any discomfort, and it feels much more stable and powerful when riding."

King Qi said: "Father, my son also thinks so. This thing can be vigorously promoted in the army."

The sage nodded and said with relief, "Good! Good! Good!"

The sage said hello three times in a row, thinking about it, he was very happy, and waved his hand very imposingly: "Since it is done, let the children go hunting!"

"Here."

Li Tang's royal family is a true fan of hunting. Starting from Li Yuan, the father and son love to come out to hunt when they have nothing to do.Although I came to test the horseshoe today, but the work is over, it doesn't hinder the enjoyment of hunting.

Xue Lang saluted, went to his carriage to get a bow and arrow, and released the buns by the way——

"Stop! Don't run around!"

As soon as he got off the carriage, Baozi was a little excited, shaking his head and tail, and wanted to pounce on his master's face, Xue Lang quickly stopped it: "Line up!"

"Wang!"

Mantou let out a cry, and squatted down. The buns, fried dough sticks, and soybean milk immediately went to sit in a row, and then a row of soymilk puppies followed suit. Finally, there was Red Wolf.Qiqi waited for Xue Lang's order——

This is a new result of training in the leisure time when I came to Chang'an and didn't go to class!
Xue Lang nodded in satisfaction, touched each head to express his praise, and then ordered: "Wait, don't move around without orders!"

"Wang!"

Mantou yelled again.

Xue Lang turned his head to look at the rest of the team after giving orders, only to realize that he had become the focus of the audience——

It seems to be playing big!
The saint walked over and asked interestingly: "Is this the spirit dog that protects the Qing family and returns safely?"

Xue Lang said: "Return to the saint, yes. This is called steamed bun, which is the head of the dogs. This is steamed stuffed bun. This is soybean milk. This is fried dough stick. These children are just soybean milk and fried dough stick. They haven't grown up yet. Take them with you. Come out to see the world. This is called Red Wolf, a wolf that admires steamed buns and surrenders."

The saint raised his eyebrows: "You can even tame wolves? It really is a spirit dog! But, steamed buns? Steamed stuffed buns? Soy milk? Fried dough sticks? Are they all in the name of eating?"

The movement of the saint raising his eyebrows was somewhat similar to that of Princess Pingyang when he raised his eyebrows. Xue Lang was quite kind in his heart, and said with a smile: "Yes."

The sage raised his head and laughed, King Qin also smiled all over his face, but King Qi curled his lips vaguely, as if showing contempt.Xue Lang smiled, not taking it seriously.

(End of this chapter)