Tiantang

Chapter 288 Arrival in Beijing
Chapter 295 Arriving in Beijing

Chang'an City in this era was the first large city in world history with a population of one million.Among the population of Chang'an, in addition to residents, royal family, dignitaries, soldiers, servants, Buddhist monks, nuns, and Hu people, the total number of businessmen, envoys, foreign students, and monks from all over the world will not be less than 3.

At that time, there were as many as 300 countries and regions that came to Chang'an and Tang as envoys.

It can be said that Chang'an City was the cultural and commercial center of the world at that time, and it was always in the limelight.

Although Su Hudong is a Huihe princess, the most prosperous city she has ever seen is Lingzhou, the seat of the Longshuo Metropolitan Government.In her mind, Lingzhou is already an enviable and prosperous place, but compared with Chang'an, Lingzhou is undoubtedly nothing.

The main commercial areas of Chang'an City are concentrated in the eastern and western cities.Cars and horses walked slowly through the West Market, and the row upon row of shops and crowds of people rubbing shoulders together gave Su Hudong such a strong visual impact that it simply cannot be described in words.

Although Su Hudong didn't say anything, the look in her eyes flickered, which already proved the violent emotional fluctuations in her heart.

Li Yu chatted and laughed with Gu Li Pei Luo, walking side by side, suddenly turned his head and glanced at Su Hudong, Su Hudong's beauty and exotic style made him amazed at first sight.If Su Hudong was not the concubine of Yongning Wang Zhangxuan who was about to get married, Li Yu would definitely ask Li Heng for a marriage.

Seeing Su Hudong looking left and right, Li Yu couldn't help but smile slightly, but then raised his hand and pointed to a grand mansion not far away, and said loudly, "Princess, that is Yongning Palace!"

Su Hudong's face tightened, and he turned his head to look.But soon he moved his eyes away and continued to look at the surrounding street scene.

Li Yu originally took the opportunity to talk to Su Hudong, but unexpectedly, Su Hudong was indifferent and ignored him, so he couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed.

Gu Li Pei Luo frowned, glared at Su Hudong, but clasped his fists together and laughed, "His Royal Highness Chu, don't blame me, this daughter of mine has never seen the world, and it's the first time she has come to Tang Shangbang. She doesn't know etiquette. Your Highness, please forgive me!"

Li Yu laughed, concealing his embarrassment and a little bit of shame, "Khan, you are serious... the princess will marry into Yongning Palace in the future, and she will have plenty of time to play in Chang'an City in the future——Khan, Xiao Wang will attract you!" Everyone, enter the imperial city! The imperial court held a banquet in the Mingde Hall of Xingqing Palace to clean up the dust for Khan and his party!"

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It was dusk when Cui Ying learned that Li Tengkong had kicked Zhang Qing and was taken away by the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion.

Zhang Li came to report in a hurry, and Cui Ying's face changed drastically when she heard the report.

"Li Zhang, what's going on? How come Kong'er was taken away by people from Jingzhao Mansion?" Cui Ying suddenly stood up, frowning her brows and asked loudly.

Zhang Li smiled wryly, and replied, "As for the princess, according to people in the Li family, it was Li Xiu who owed usury to Zhang Liangdi's younger brother, Zhang Qing, and then Zhang Qing took people to the Li family to press for the debt, and even took Li Xiu's money. My concubine, Mrs. Lin, paid off the debt, and the young lady was there at the time, and stepped forward to stop him, but Zhang Qing actually made a move, and the young lady kicked Zhang Qing in a moment of anger."

"But that guy Zhang Qing didn't kick him, and he passed out...Princess, Zhang Qing is a well-known vicious young dude in Chang'an City. He made it clear that he set up a trap for Li Xiu to get in. The dunning is fake. It is true that he wants to take Li Xiu's concubine by force!"

Cui Ying's delicate face turned cold in an instant. She gritted her teeth and asked in a low voice, "How much does the Li family owe Zhang Qing? How much trouble has it caused?"

Zhang Li hurriedly glanced at Cui Ying's face, and said softly, "Thirty strokes."

"Only thirty pennies?" Cui Ying was startled, then sighed quietly, "Sister Kong'er is really... just thirty pennies, just send someone to deliver the money, why bother with this kind of money again?" Evil youngsters with common sense, needlessly provoke such troubles!"

Cui Ying and Li Tengkong got along very closely, and she knew her temperament very well. She knew that Li Tengkong was definitely not willing to take money from the palace, and she was even more unwilling to involve herself in the Li family's affairs.

"Zhang Li, hurry up and go to the yamen of Jingzhao Mansion, and meet Malu, the Shaoyin of Jingzhao Mansion... Anyway, Sister Kong'er is from our Yongning Palace. The people in the government office are really presumptuous, starting to arrest people without asking indiscriminately?"

"Bring Sister Kong'er back first, and then I will bring some presents to the Zhang Manor to visit Zhang Qing... It's not a big deal, I will apologize on behalf of Sister Kong'er with a gift, just turn the big thing into a small one, that's all. What else are they thinking?"

Cui Ying has a peaceful mind, she doesn't want to make things big, and wants to calm things down.In her opinion, no matter what, Li Tengkong is from Yongning Prince's Mansion, Zhang Xuan's woman, don't say there is a reason for it, even if Li Tengkong is at fault, how can the Zhang family or Jingzhao Mansion Yamen not even give this bit of face?

Zhang Li is the chief steward of Yongning Prince's Mansion, and he can be regarded as the number one person in Chang'an City.But Zhang Li was ordered to go to the yamen of Jingzhao Mansion to see Malu, the Shaoyin of Jingzhao Mansion, but he was rejected.

It was only afterward that Ma Lu found out that the one who kicked Zhang Qing, the son of the Zhang family, was Li Tengkong, the wife of his old boss Yongning Wang Zhangxuan, and the youngest daughter of the former power minister Li Linfu.

Malu was taken aback. Just when he felt that the case was very difficult, his immediate superior who also served as the governor of Jingzhao's Tong Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi and the Minister of the Household Department Zhang Jiyong sent a message, asking him to punish the criminals according to the law. , even if she is from Yongning Palace.

How to do?Ma Lu is in a dilemma, he dare not disobey Zhang Jiyong's order, but also dare not offend Yongning Palace, he feels like sitting on pins and needles.

He "placed" Li Tengkong alone in a quiet room in the backyard of the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion, and sent a maid to wait on him.

Zhang Li didn't see Malu, so he hurried back to report to Cui Ying.

When Cui Ying heard that Malu was behind closed doors, even with her peaceful temperament, she couldn't help being furious.

She stood up with a gloomy face, and said coldly, "Zhang Li, prepare a gift, and follow me to Zhang's residence."

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When Cui Ying rushed to Zhang's mansion, Zhang Jiyong, Mrs. Dou and other close relatives of the Zhang family were visiting Zhang Qing's room.

After being treated by the imperial doctor, Zhang Qing finally woke up, but due to the lack of energy and blood, excessive shock and some collisions on the brain, he appeared in a coma, so it should be fine.

Hearing that Princess Yongning came to visit, the old lady of the Dou family frowned and said softly, "Jiyong, let's forget about this matter with my old age. Qing'er is also a bastard, and she ran to other people's homes for a mere thirty cents. Making trouble? And robbing someone else's concubine... No matter what, Li Tengkong is always the concubine of Yongning Wang Zhangxuan, and the face that should be given must be given."

"For such a trivial matter, there is no need to have an enmity with Zhang Xuan." The old lady Dou added, "Princess Cui is here in person, you go and see her, don't be too rude."

Needless to say, this old lady is not confused about major matters and is sensible.

But how could she know that Zhang Jiyong was a man with a heart, and he was worried that he couldn't find Zhang Xuan's handle. Now that he caught the pigtail of Yongning Palace, how could he let go so easily?
If he really wants to deal with Li Tengkong, he can't do it; but it is still possible to shut Li Tengkong for a few days and kill Yongning Palace's face.

Therefore, although Zhang Jiyong agreed on his lips, he was indifferent in his heart, and he did not see Cui Ying.

Cui Ying also had a closed door at the Zhang Mansion, her pretty face turned pale with anger, and she also lost her temper when she returned to the Wang Mansion.

Li Tengkong is Zhang Xuan's little wife, but she was locked up by the Yamen of the Jingzhao Mansion. If this is spread, where will the Yongning Palace lose face?Now that Zhang Xuan is not in the capital, Cui Ying is in charge of everything in the palace. After thinking about it again and again, she resolutely went to Yang Guozhong's mansion.

But Yang Guozhong is currently in the palace to attend the welcome banquet set by Li Heng for Huihe Khan Guli Pei Luo.Cui Ying waited in Yang's mansion for more than half an hour, but did not see Yang Guozhong, so she had no choice but to return.

Back at the palace, Malu quietly went to the palace to ask for an audience.After meeting with Malu, Malu's words reminded Cui Ying: Why bother to compete with Zhang Jiyong for a moment, Zhang Xuan is currently on his way back to the capital, and will arrive in Beijing in most days, when Zhang Xuan returns to Beijing, and Let's see how Zhang Jiyong ends up!

As for Li Tengkong, Malu has repeatedly assured that he will take good care of him and will not neglect anything, please rest assured Cui Ying.

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Zhang Xuan didn't expect that there would be many troubles before his people arrived in the capital.

He himself was impeached by a group of courtiers led by Zhang Jiyong and Chen Xuanli for several days, and the matter of firearms was seized; on the other hand, his little wife Li Tengkong was arrested by the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion because of a case. go.

In the afternoon of the third day, Zhang Xuan finally arrived in Beijing.

Although ministers such as Zhang Jiyong and Chen Xuanli repeatedly objected, Li Heng still insisted on personally leading civil and military officials to open the Yuanmen Gate to welcome Zhang Xuan's triumphant return.

Li Heng stood under the apricot-yellow banner that symbolized imperial power, and behind him stood the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty in two rows according to their rank.On his left are Yang Guozhong, Chen Xilie, Zhang Jiyong and other court veterans, while on the right are Chen Xuanli, Yang Lian and other generals and lords.

"Your Highness, here we come." Yang Guozhong smiled lightly, and raised his finger to the far end.

On the official road, in the sight of everyone, an orderly and dignified team galloped forward.Zhang Xuan, dressed in armor, is galloping forward, and behind him is Li Tan, the king of Jianning, who is also in armor. Behind them, two lines of Longshuo guards with full morale and military appearance, holding long spears and knives, closely follow.

Although they were running, the formation of the team was not chaotic at all.And the military flag fluttering in the wind roared in the wind.

"Stop!" Zhang Xuan tightened the reins of the horse, raised his hand and swung back suddenly.

Immediately, hundreds of soldiers stopped the horse together, and their movements were uniform, raising a cloud of smoke and dust.

Zhang Xuan got off his horse, glanced at Li Heng, and rushed over with his head held high.

Li Heng laughed, took the initiative to step forward and walked a few steps, and said in a loud voice, "King Yongning, you have worked hard all the way! Today, I will lead all the civil and military officials to welcome you to Beijing in triumph outside Kaiyuan Gate!"

(End of this chapter)