Add Bookmark | Recommend this book | Back to the book page | My bookshelf | Mobile Reading

Free Web Novel,Novel online - All in oicq.net -> Historic -> Tang Brick

Volume 23: Red Sun Rising Final Chapter - Amber

Previous page        Return to Catalog        Next page

    The flying clouds were dark, the mountain rain was about to come, Chang'an City was shrouded in dark clouds, it was just after noon, but the sky was as dark as dusk, and a heavy rain was about to come.

    A petite woman wearing a black hood hurriedly slipped out of the Yushan Palace. When she walked to the outer door, there was a burst of rapid and chaotic footsteps behind her.

    The hooded woman was startled and was about to leave the palace in three steps. The guard at the door wanted to stop her, but saw the woman lift her hood, revealing an alluring face. He wanted to stop her.  The guard suddenly stopped, but he heard someone from behind shout loudly: "The Empress Dowager has an order, Princess Qingcheng is not allowed to leave the palace!"

    The guards hurriedly stepped forward to stop him again. The woman pulled out a brilliant dagger from her waist, placed it on her neck and said, "If you dare to stop me, I will die here immediately!"

    The guards immediately dropped their weapons and retreated. Princess Qingcheng was the late emperor's most beloved princess and the apple of the Tang Dynasty's eye. So much so that the late emperor did not use the fiefdom as the name of the princess, and for the first time used the word "Qingcheng" as the name of Li Yuan.  , which shows her status in the heart of the late emperor.

    As soon as Qingcheng walked out of the palace, a group of eunuchs hurried over. The eunuch headed by a sinister-looking eunuch shouted loudly: "Princess Qingcheng heard the order, the Queen Mother does not allow the princess to step out of the palace."

    Qingcheng seemed even more flustered, looking around impatiently. At this moment, a white horse ran out from the sidewalk outside Xuanwu Gate with its head held high and neighing. When it came to Qingcheng, a man stood up beside him, kicking two hooves in the air.  He immediately stopped and saw a magnificent horse. He was overjoyed and ignored the shouts behind him as he saddled up the horse. Without raising his whip, the horse galloped along the sidewalk towards the Zhuque Gate.

    The sinister-looking eunuch snorted coldly.  The eunuch behind him took out more than ten royal horses from the Royal Horse Prison next door, jumped on the horse's back and chased Princess Qingcheng in the direction she was running.

    The sound of hooves was like thunder, and pedestrians on the street hurriedly ran away. No one expected that such a thing would happen in Chang'an City. There were fruit stalls and porcelain stalls on the street.  Food stalls, fan stalls all kinds of stalls were immediately in trouble. The white horses were running rampant on the long street. Qingcheng was sitting on the horse and kept shouting for them to avoid it. She saw countless small stalls being overturned.  Qingcheng had no choice but to take out a handful of golden melon seeds from her sleeve and sprinkle them out, taking it as compensation.

    She cared about human life, but the eunuchs behind her didn't care at all about the people rushing to pick up the golden melon seeds, and walked through the middle arrogantly.  More than a dozen people were immediately hit by the war horses with broken bones and muscles, wailing incessantly, Wu Hou, who was patrolling the street, immediately blew his bamboo whistle, and countless Wu Hou rushed towards Zhuque Street, quickly forming a human wall and blocking the way.  The barbed wire fence is ready, and we are going to catch these daring people who dare to run wildly in Chang'an City first.

    Qingcheng¡¯s white horse arrived in an instant. Facing Qingcheng¡¯s shouts, the Wuhous had cold expressions and showed no intention of evading.  The law of the Tang Dynasty stipulates that no matter who.  Those who galloped around Chang'an City were whipped thirty times and exiled for five hundred miles.  I haven't heard of any exceptions to this ban.  The last time this happened was ten years ago. The king of Huai'an was caught by Di Ge while drunk and riding a horse. He was whipped thirty times in public and then exiled to Longyou in shackles for three years. No one dared to do this.  .  Unexpectedly, something like this happened again today.

    The white horse was so majestic that it actually dodged around and evaded the Wuhous who threw it out to hang the net. It leapt into the air with a neighing sound and jumped over the standing Wuhou, and continued to run wildly along the street paved with bluestones.

    Before the pale-faced Wuhous could react, more than a dozen fast horses rushed over like a whirlwind.  Seeing that there was no intention of stopping, Wuhou's captain hurriedly asked his subordinates to disperse to avoid being injured by the horses.

    The knights on the more than ten war horses all had extraordinary riding skills. They controlled the reins and adjusted the horse's steps, and easily flew over the barbed wire fence. The whole process was extremely smooth and there was no jerkiness at all.

    Qingcheng looked back at the pursuers behind her in her busy schedule, and couldn't help but become more anxious. She kept stroking the white horse's neck, hoping that it would run faster. The white horse seemed to know that Qingcheng was very anxious. Taking advantage of the lack of people on the street, Qingcheng once again increased her speed.  I felt the strong wind blowing against my face, and my ears were filled with the whistling sound.

    Seeing that the city gate was about to close, the white horse got out of the gap in the middle and ran wildly towards Yushan.

    The knight behind held a gold medal in his hand from a distance. The city gate official was startled and hurriedly ordered someone to open the city gate again. Such a gold medal was too rare and could not be hindered.

    When the eunuch with a sinister face saw Qingcheng running towards Yushan, he couldn't help but panic and shouted: "The princess must not be allowed to enter the bamboo forest!" Before the words could stop, a silver knife had been stabbed hard on the horse's buttocks, and the horse was eaten.  Painful, he hissed wildly, his desperate movements began to increase in speed, and he was already chasing Qingcheng in a short time.

     The gloomy sky finally began to turn into a world of heavy rain after a thunderclap. The eunuch roared in the heavy rain and said to Princess Qingcheng: "Princess, stop, the Queen Mother orders you to return to the palace!"

    "I won't go back, even if I die. If she wants to get married, she should get married by herself. I am a princess of the Tang Dynasty, how can I marry a foreigner!"

    ¡°This is the Queen Mother¡¯s order, anyone who disrespects me will be killed!¡±

    Qingcheng couldn't care less about the pain on her face from the raindrops. She gritted her teeth and tried her best to move the horse on her crotch. She saw the bamboo forest in sight. As long as she entered the bamboo forest, someone would naturally make the decision for her.

    The white horse¡¯s tail has been raised high, and this is already its fastest speed.

    Seeing that Princess Qingcheng was about to enter the bamboo forest, the eunuch with a sinister expression gritted his teeth, a small scimitar appeared again in his palm and threw the knife away with a wave of his hand. He did not want to harm Princess Qingcheng, he just wanted to kill the white horse. He had  Be sure to pick up Princess Qingcheng before she falls to the ground.

    The knife just flew out, but there was a bang, and the knife was hit by something unknown and flew out. When I looked sideways, I found that my horse had broken into the bamboo forest. I couldn't help but feel the spirit of death, and raised it high.  Gold Medal roared loudly: "This slave has invited Princess Qingcheng back to the palace on the orders of the Empress Dowager, and has no intention of offending the majesty of our ancestors."

    Before he finished speaking, there was a "bang" sound, and a bloody hole appeared between the brows of this eunuch, and the entire skull was opened. The other eunuchs had already stopped and wanted to turn their horses' heads.  But it was too late. Almost at the same time, there was a constant banging sound, and all thirteen knights fell off their horses.  After rolling a few times, it became silent.

    A very old man walked slowly out from behind the bamboo forest on crutches, coughing as he walked, as if he would die if he coughed again.  However, his steps were very steady, and there was a boy in Tsing Yi beside him who was helping him hold an umbrella.

    The old man stared at the corpses on the ground with his toothless mouth and said: "I have said long ago that no outsiders are allowed in the bamboo forest. The ancestor also said that he did not want to hear the sound of horse hooves. Since Xiao Wangcai also died, the ancestor has  If you can¡¯t see the horse, you are really brave enough.¡±

    The boy in green picked up the gold medal from the ground, showed it to the old man, and said with a smile: "Baozu Zong. This is a gold medal with a phoenix carved on it."

    The old man patted the boy's back fondly and said, "Since it's gold, keep it. Don't let others cheat you. You can exchange it for a lot of candies in Chang'an City. Haha."

    Just as the old man and the young man were talking, a group of people emerged from the bamboo forest and quickly dragged away the corpse and the horse. They also took advantage of the pouring rain to clean up the blood and brains on the stone slab one by one.  The old man and the boy walked back slowly.  The entrance to the bamboo forest returned to its original silence, as if nothing had happened

    Qingcheng rode a horse skillfully through the bamboo forest.  When he reached a big rock, he jumped off his white horse and rushed into the hut in front of him, crying all the way.

    "Ancestor, please save Qingcheng, save Qingcheng"

    Yun Ye put down the book with large characters in his hand, touched Qingcheng's wet little head buried in his knees and said softly: "What's wrong? Who bullied you, tell the ancestors. The ancestors went to break his legs!"  "

    "She is the queen mother. She wants to marry someone who will fall in love with her. Ancestor, she will not marry anyone if she falls in love with her. She is willing to protect our ancestors for the rest of her life"

    Yun Ye took a handkerchief and helped Qingcheng wipe the water stains on her face.  But the more she wiped her, she smiled and patted Qingcheng's face and said, "Qingcheng is already a big girl. A big girl naturally wants to get married. Even if Qingcheng doesn't like this person, we will find another suitable person to marry.  Yes, this is human ethics, you can¡¯t do it without marrying someone else.¡±

    Qingcheng cried louder and complained in silence: "If it is good, Qingcheng will naturally not refuse, but the queen mother insists on Qingcheng marrying the bearded Prince Da Shi. They are barbarians, and Qingcheng is not willing to marry a big bearded prince."  Qingcheng didn't want to eat people, so her mother locked Qingcheng in the Jade Tower. If my brother hadn't helped me, Qingcheng would have married Prince Dashi."

    Yun Ye was stunned for a moment. He had not been out of the bamboo forest for a long time and had no idea that such a thing existed. He couldn't help but turn his head to an elderly servant.

    The servant bowed and said: "My ancestors didn't know that Tahir, the prince of food, was the ninth son of King Abbas of the Caliphate. I heard that he had Suhui since he was a child. When he was born, a superstar appeared in the daytime, and he was  Known as the king's successor.

    This person is indeed extraordinary. According to rumors, this person can speak eleven languages, among which is the language of the Tang Dynasty. Three years ago, he came to the Tang Dynasty for a study tour and planned to enter Yushan Academy. Dean Wu Mei was  He refused, so he instead entered the Hongwen Museum to study Han classics, and he came first in last year's exam!

    The empire now has a very large demand for kerosene, but in the endThe largest supplier of kerosene is in Dashi, where the desert is dotted with oil springs. The imperial general Yunhui and the Minister of Rites Wang Fangyi led his troops to borrow a road from Tocharo to expedition to Dashi seven years ago. They broke through the barriers and were invincible along the way, but they were invincible.  A black storm caused heavy casualties, and we had to return to the capital and wipe out Tocharo. This was the biggest battle loss in our Tang Dynasty since Guo Xiaoke's entire army was annihilated. Therefore, the Yuan Rong in the court thought it was not appropriate to go on an expedition.  "

    After listening to the servant¡¯s words, Yun Ye lifted up Qingcheng¡¯s pear-shaped little face and said with a smile: ¡°It seems that that boy is really a hero of his generation. Aren¡¯t you tempted?¡±

    Qingcheng stubbornly shook her head and said: "Qingcheng not only has the blood of Taizong, but also the blood of our ancestors. How can she marry a foreign country just because of a little kerosene!"

    Yun Ye said with a smile: "It's true that one generation is worse than the other. The Tang Empire is used to taking things, but now they have to pay the price. I'm really not used to it. Ironclad ships are roaming the Red Sea. Why don't they give it to us?"  Kerosene?

    Yun San, go tell the Empress Dowager that this marriage will never be mentioned again. She will exchange her daughter for kerosene. She can't think of it. Then ask Cheng Shu of the Lingnan Fleet if he can still fight?

    ¡°I like Mohammed¡¯s Quran, so he found four copies for me. You should know that they copied seven copies in total.  One part was kept in Medina, and the rest was distributed to Mecca, Damascus, Yemen, Behraini, Kufa, Besora and other places.  Osman ordered all the other manuscripts to be burned. These seven books were the final copies. The local government informed them, but they only found four copies, and they couldn't even do this little thing well.  What else is there for?  "

    Qingcheng couldn't help but be overjoyed when she heard that she didn't have to marry that Tahir who smelled weird. When she saw her ancestors talking about serious matters, she stood up and filled the ancestors' teapot with hot water before going to the backyard to find ancestor Xiaomiao.  Go change into dry clothes.

    At this time, in the Liangyi Palace of the Tang Dynasty, Tahir sat cross-legged habitually on the carpet specially prepared for him by the Queen Mother, smiling and talking to the Queen Mother about the customs and customs of big food.  Especially their prophet Muhammad.

    "In the earliest days, the ferocity of human beings was almost unnatural, and they were no different from animals. In those days, humans and animals were indistinguishable, and humans were just the incarnation of beasts. The arrival of Muhammad made them leap from a humble and barbaric state to¡ª¡ª  ¡ªreal people.

    His great thoughts are in sharp contrast to his simple life. He handles official business in an approachable manner without any decoration of fancy words.  When he was in the highest position of power in the country, he still repaired his leather boots and shag coat, milked the goats, cleaned the house and lit the fire for cooking.  The most common foods on his table are candied dates and water, while dairy products and honey are his luxuries.  During the long journey, he shared dry food with his subordinates.  He advised people to be kind, and the best evidence of his sincerity was that he left a penniless purse when he died.

    He was also a philosopher, orator, legislator, military strategist and liberator of ideas. He once founded a great dynasty on earth and opened up a spiritual refuge in heaven.  This prophet who possesses these qualities, if placed on the scale of mankind.  Who is greater than him?  Who else but this perfect man could achieve such a transcendent state?  "

    The Empress Dowager Changsun smiled and said: "Such a figure is indeed worthy of admiration, but in our Tang Dynasty, there are also such figures, and there are two of them. The reason why the Tang Dynasty is as prosperous and peaceful as it is now is thanks to these two  One of our ancestors is the King of Wei of the Tang Dynasty, and the other is the famous Duke of Chu.

    Your saint has passed away, but our saints are still alive, there are still two of them!

    Just as the two of them were talking.  An old maid walked up to the Queen Mother and whispered a few words. The Queen Mother's face darkened and she said to Tahir: "Your Highness, I'm afraid I can't agree to your proposal."

    "Why is this? Is it because my bloodline is not noble enough? Or is my knowledge not rich enough? Or is it because my martial arts cannot fully protect Princess Qingcheng's safety?"

    The Empress Dowager smiled and shook her head: "No, because the ancestors of this empire have spoken and princesses of the Tang Dynasty are not allowed to marry foreigners. This is an iron law. Therefore, Prince Tahiti, you should return to your hometown as soon as possible.  Prepare to fight, our ancestors do not allow us to obtain fire oil through marriage, so there is only one possibility left, and that is war!"

    Tahiti stood up suddenly and looked at the Queen Mother and said: "Any unjust war will be won by the side of truth. Since the black storm seven years ago caused your country to lose its troops, it can still make it possible today."  Your country has paid a heavy price."

    The Empress Dowager was not angry and said with a smile: "The generals in our country don't see it that way!"

    Tahiti suppressed her anger, still saluted the Queen Mother very politely, and then left in a hurry.??

    As soon as Tahiti left, the Empress Dowager frowned and said, "My ancestors have not interfered with the government's affairs for almost thirty years, so why did they suddenly make trouble today?"

    The old palace maid whispered: "Today's queens are always chosen from three families. The last queen came from the Yun family, and Qingcheng is the daughter of the first queen. You have obviously caused dissatisfaction with the old lady, but it doesn't seem like it."  It¡¯s not serious, the old man just feels sorry for Qingcheng.¡±

    The Empress Dowager felt relieved and sent her emperor's son to the bamboo forest to visit his ancestors and bring Qingcheng back.

    When the thirteen-year-old emperor arrived at the bamboo forest, he happened to see two ancestors circling an old woman with chicken skin and white hair. The words they said in her mouth were very obscene and harsh. In order not to contaminate his ears, he decisively went to look for her behind.  My sister Qingcheng wants her BMW back. Once the good things are in her hands, they often disappear.

    Li Tai struggled to put his fat body into the wicker chair and gasped: "You are very courageous. If it weren't for my age, I would have stripped you naked and paraded you through the streets."

    The old woman chuckled and said: "We haven't seen you for many years, Prince Wei. Your taste is still so unique. I was willing to serve you, a young talent. Yangzi was also a rare beauty when you were young, but you fell into despair when you saw Yangzi."  And running away made Yangzi sad for a long time."

    Li Tai was no match for Gao Yangzi when he said hooliganism, so he had no choice but to keep his mouth shut and remain silent.

    Yun Ye looked at the rainbow in the sky and asked Gaoyangzi: "The grievances have lasted for decades. It's actually boring to talk about it now, but if you don't work as a pirate in the North Sea, what are you doing back to the Tang Dynasty?"

    Gaoyangzi was so thin that he shrank like a child in his brocade robe. He sighed faintly and said: "You are always robbing me. You started robbing me of my gold from the East China Sea, and then you took away my husband's dignity, and then  Then you robbed my fruits in the South China Sea, until you robbed my Red Sea, my canals

    "Gao Yangzi's life can be said to have been robbed by you. Why didn't you take away Yangzi's innocent body and let me be endlessly abused by the bearded man"

    Yun Ye looked embarrassed, and Li Tai became more interested in gossiping. He put on his glasses, looked at Yun Ye with a smile and said, "Actually, it's not too late!"

    Gao Yangzi sighed and said: "I am about to die. I came to the Tang Dynasty this time just to ask for favors from you two. I have completely ignored the fleet on the North Sea. Whether I can escape the attack of the Tang fleet depends on it.  They have their own abilities. I have lived long enough and have exceeded the scope of the laws of the Tang Dynasty. Now I want to find a burial place on Honshu Island. I was born and raised here, and I want to return there.  , I hope you two can grant the last request of a lonely old lady."

    After listening to Gao Yangzi's plea, Yun Ye and Li Tai were unwilling to say anything. The setting sun shone warmly on the three old people, and the bamboo forest seemed even more tranquil after the rain. The three people stretched themselves out in unison, lazily.  Lie on the chair and enjoy the rare silence.

    Dongyingzhou is now a place where the empire exiles prisoners. In order to save money, Zhongshu loaded all the most vicious criminals in the country on ships and threw them to Japan, giving only the most basic living materials. This kind of thing has been going on for twenty years.  , the country now calls that place Alcatraz Island, because the people on the island are the most vicious devils among the crowd.

    Yun Ye treated Gao Yangzi to a cup of tea, and after eating a bowl of noodles, he sent the housekeeper to send her out.  Since she wants to go to Yingzhou, she should go, but Yun Ye gave an order to the Imperial East China Sea Navy that only people are allowed to enter but not leave the island

    Li Tai smiled and said to Yun Ye: "You know that that ghost woman has bad intentions, why do you still let her get her wish?"

    Yun Ye thought for a moment and said: "I admire a person who is still struggling at this time. Yingzhou Island is full of the most vicious criminals. I wonder if the biggest pirate leader can regain his prestige now"

    "Just a crazy old woman, just a poor old woman, not worth the extra effort.

    Li Tai proudly said to Yun Ye: "I haven't wet the bed for three days. Thanks to the two huge ambers you sent, it can really calm people down.

    Why are there two weird-looking barbarians inside the amber?  You and I both know that it takes many, many years to form amber. According to your theory, amber and the dragon bones in the academy should be from the same era. Was there anyone in that era?  "

    Yun Ye looked sadly at the distant mountains without saying a word. Some words cannot be said until death, some words are only suitable to be taken into the grave, and some things can only leave others with clues like a claw in the snow and mud. Say it,  It becomes very boring. The evidence is actually irrelevant. The most beautiful thing is actually the conjecture. There are only roses.Li Duozi's conjecture can create a whole new world. Yun Ye is not going to tell Li Tai that it was because of these two bastards that he plunged into the Tang Dynasty

    "The End of the Book" (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!

    ps: Finished writing
Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report