Datang Lingnan King

Chapter 385
The main force of Gaochang Kingdom, the people are all concentrated in the capital, which is also a major feature of the countries in the Western Regions. The country is small and the people are few, so they dare not be too scattered, or a team of horse thieves will make the village blood flow into rivers.

With Gaochang preparing for the war with one mind, a huge potential for war broke out. The city of 20 people now has a hoard of [-] soldiers, although more than half of them are recruits.

All kinds of materials have also been fully prepared. There is not enough rolling wood and stones. The beams of many people's homes have been dismantled, and the door panels have also been transported to the city wall to be used as shields.

The families and officials also donated the food stored at home. After all, they are all sensible people. They know that they have offended Datang many times. Even if they surrender, there will be no good fruit to eat. Besides, they can be officials, so why surrender? the point.

This is indeed the case. Su Dingfang and others sent people to surrender every day, but there was no response. They began to attack on the third day, and after hundreds of people died.Finding that they were well prepared, the attack was halted.

On the one hand, Su Ding continued to guard outside Gaochang, exhausting the energy of the guards in the city, and at the same time sent people to clear the surrounding villages. On the other hand, he urgently notified Feng Daiwen, asking for instructions on the next step.

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The lord went on an expedition, and there was a lot of pomp and circumstance. Li Ke and Li Tai received the news from Feng Daiwen. Before they arrived in Xicile, they played the banner of the lord with great fanfare and a guard of honor.

The guard of honor of the two princes is not small, and it is also a guard of honor for an expedition. In front are banners, drummers, horns, and halberd warriors in bright armor. Barrier knife.

As expected, the guard of honor for the two people's trip was hundreds of people, which opened the eyes of the people in the Western Regions and felt the power of the Tang Dynasty.

"As expected of the royal family of the Celestial Dynasty, Xiao Wang feels ashamed to go out with this guard of honor!" Long Tuqizhi shook his head, looked enviously, and muttered to himself.

Feng Daiwen, who was beside him, could hear clearly, the corners of his mouth raised.He smiled and explained: "This is just a ceremonial guard for the expedition. There are only one-third of the people. If it is in Chang'an, there must be a flag array composed of streamers (rectangular flags that hang down), buildings (flags decorated with feathers), and flags." Umbrellas, fans, singing and dancing, maids of honor, spreading flowers to open the way, sprinkling water to purify the road, and the guard of honor should be much more, and there are almost a thousand people for a prince." Feng Daiwen deliberately introduced according to the largest scale.

Of course, there are nearly a thousand royal ceremonies, only the most favored princes have them, and they will be used in the most grand ceremonies, but they will not exceed a thousand people. There are more than 2000 people for the prince and the guards, and more than 5000 for the emperor. It's just the size of the guard of honor.

After Long Tuqizhi heard this, he just felt thirsty and dared not think about it. You must know that there are many small countries in the Western Regions, and even the whole country has only a few thousand soldiers.

"Uncle Feng, are you lying?" Long Yuzhu also listened to Feng Daiwen's explanation, and asked with wide eyes in disbelief.

"Hehe, little girl, why am I lying to you? You can ask Guang'an. Her largest guard of honor is 400 people. As my son-in-law, there are [-] guards of honor, [-] county officials, second-rank generals, [-] guards of honor, and [-] personal guards." , Including the governor, these, all of these, there are nearly a thousand people." Feng Daiwen smiled and introduced to her.

When Long Yuzhu heard this, she was in a bad mood. It turned out that her identity, which she had always been proud of, was like a maid in the eyes of others. She had seen the maids around Guang'an, who were dressed and used better than her. , glazed mirrors, and perfumes are just daily necessities.

And his so-called guard of honor is at most a hundred people, even a Tang general can't compare, not to mention the princess and prince, it is simply a world of difference.

Feng Daiwen peeked at the depressed father and daughter, of course he would not tell them that these are the scale of favored people, some small credits, the emperor will reward these, it is an honor, and some unfavored princes , Princess, there are only about a hundred people.

"See King Wu (King Wei)! Lord Jin'an!" Feng Daiwen brought his soldiers forward to salute.

"General Feng is exempt from the ceremony! There is a decree from the Holy Spirit, and both of my brothers will go to the chief accountant to listen to the order." Li Ke said with a straight face and seriousness.

This is of course acting, and acting requires a complete set. Immediately, Li Ke and Li Tai got off their horses, stepped forward and clasped their fists in salute: "The last general, Li Ke (Li Tai), sees the chief executive!"

"The two princes are sorry, please come inside!" Feng Daiwen returned the courtesy.

Jin Yuzhu watched intently the whole time, envious all the time, and was dragged by Long Tuqizhi before she came back to her senses.

"King Long Tuqizhi (Princess Jin Yuzhu) of Yanqi has seen the two Highnesses!" Long Tuqizhi reminded his daughter, and the two respectfully stepped forward and bowed to salute, their attitudes were extremely respectful.

"King Yanqi, please excuse me! The two of us are just generals under the command of the chief executive, so there is no need to be polite." Li Tai said gently with a smile on his chubby face.

"Thank you two princes!" Long Tuqizhi straightened up.

Jin Yuzhu looked at the gentle and kindly smiling little fat man in front of her, and couldn't help but feel dazed, panicked, didn't know how to speak, blushed, stood aside with bowed head, and secretly looked at everyone from time to time.

"This king has long heard that King Yanqi is bold and elegant, and that he is the best ally of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions. When I saw him today, he is indeed extraordinary." Li Ke said to Long Tuqizhi with a smile on his handsome face. The sincere look, at this moment, is actually three points similar to Li Shimin.

Feng Daiwen did not expect that Li Ke, who has always been a man of few words, would actually have such a side. He speaks gentle and elegant, and treats others like a spring breeze. He is indeed the kind of Li Shimin.

"Haha! My lord, I have won the award. I have always admired the Tang Dynasty. It is Yanqi's honor to be able to contribute to the Tang Dynasty. If you have any orders, the lord, just speak up as soon as possible. Yanqi will definitely support you." Listen, I was overjoyed, and said with a happy smile.

"Then Ke will thank the king in advance. It's just that the chief executive is solely responsible for the affairs of the Western Regions. I hope the king will support you a lot." Li Ke's smile remained unchanged, and he stretched out his hand to make false quotations, and cupped his hands at Feng Daiwen.

Long Tuqizhi was startled, only then did he realize that he had underestimated Feng Daiwen, he did not expect that this son-in-law was more powerful than the two emperor's own sons, fortunately he did not offend him.

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say, and I will definitely support it. Xiao Wang and his son-in-law had a great time talking. The son-in-law is approachable and approachable, and Xiao Wang admires his extraordinary ability." Long Tuqizhi said hurriedly.

Feng Daiwen didn't take it seriously, and led a group of people into the city.

The merchants of the Western Regions have seen such a luxurious guard of honor. Almost all the people in the city gathered around the streets to watch the excitement. Although there were many people, they all stood respectfully on both sides. They were afraid of offending the nobles. Even their discussions were sneaky and whispered. language, dare not point with your fingers.

(End of this chapter)