The flying clouds were dark, the mountain rain was about to come, and the city of Chang'an 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 at a time. 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 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 her 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 favorite princess, and the most beloved princess of the Tang Dynasty. 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 listens to the decree. 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.

He immediately stopped and saw a magnificent horse. He was overjoyed and ignored the shouts behind him. He saddled up the horse and without raising his whip, the horse galloped along the sidewalk towards 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 hoofbeats was like thunder, and pedestrians on the street hurriedly ran away. No one expected that such a thing would happen in Chang'an City. The fruit stalls, porcelain stalls, snack stalls, fan stalls... all kinds of stalls on the street collapsed immediately.

The white horses were running rampant on the long street. Qingcheng was sitting on the horse and kept shouting for them to avoid it. Seeing various small stalls being overturned, Qingcheng had no choice but to take out a handful of golden melon seeds from her sleeve.

If it is spilled, it will be considered as compensation.

She cared about human life, but the eunuchs behind her didn't care at all about the people rushing to pick up golden melon seeds, and walked through the middle arrogantly. More than a dozen people were suddenly hit by the war horses, breaking their bones and muscles, and howled incessantly. Wu Hou, who was patrolling the street, suddenly

After blowing the bamboo whistle, countless Wuhou rushed towards Zhuque Street, quickly formed a human wall, and set up the barbed wire fence, preparing to catch these bold people who dared to run wildly in Chang'an City first.

Qingcheng's white horse arrived in an instant. Facing Qingcheng's shouts, the Wuhous looked cold and showed no intention of evading. The law of the Tang Dynasty stipulates that anyone who gallops on horseback in Chang'an City will be whipped thirty times and exiled five hundred miles. I have never heard of this.

There are exceptions to the Taoist ban. The last time this happened was ten years ago. The king of Huai'an was caught by Di Ge while riding a horse while drunk. He was whipped thirty times in public, and then was exiled to Longyou for three years.

After that, 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 Wu Hous and threw them out to hang the net. It neighed and leapt into the air, leaping over the standing Wu Hous and continuing 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 they had 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 showed 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 gold medals were 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 movement 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 the sound of thunder. The eunuch roared in the heavy rain and said to Princess Qingcheng: "Princess, stop, the Queen Mother orders you to return to the palace!"

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

"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 in his palm again and threw the knife away with a wave of his hand. He did not want to harm Princess Qingcheng, but 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 soul of the dead, holding it high.

Gold Medal roared loudly: "This slave has invited Princess Qingcheng back to the palace on the order 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 eyebrows of this eunuch, and the entire skull was opened. The other eunuchs had stopped long ago and wanted to turn the horse's head. But it was too late.

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, they 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. But his steps were very steady, and there was a boy in green holding an umbrella for him beside him.

The old man stared at the corpses on the ground with his toothless mouth and said: "I have long said 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: "Bao Zuzong. 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 slate 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 she came to a big rock, she jumped off the white horse and rushed into the hut in front of her, 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 will break his legs!"

"

"She is the queen mother. She wants to marry the man who will fall in love with her, my ancestor. She will not marry her 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, the more she wiped. He smiled and patted Qingcheng's face and said, "Qingcheng is already a big girl. A big girl naturally wants to get married. Even if she is

Qingcheng doesn't like this person, so we'll find another suitable person to marry. This is human ethics. It's not okay not to marry someone."

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 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 Empire. I heard that he had Su Hui since he was a child. When he was born, a giant star appeared in the daytime, and he was

Known as the successor to the king.

This person is indeed extraordinary. According to rumors, this person can speak eleven languages, including 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 out on top in last year's exam!

The empire now has a very large demand for kerosene, but the largest kerosene supplier is in Dashi, where the desert is full of oil springs. The empire's General Yunhui and Minister of Rites Wang Fangyi led his troops to borrow a road from Tochara seven years ago.

We went on an expedition to eat, and we were invincible all the way, but we suffered heavy casualties from a black storm. We had to return to Beijing and wiped out Tocharo. This was the biggest battle loss of our Tang Dynasty since the entire army of Guo Xiaoke was annihilated.

, so all Yuan Rong in the court think it is not appropriate to waste troops on an expedition."

After listening to the servant's words, Yun Ye lifted up Qingcheng's pear-shaped 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 you 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 it has 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, and exchange your 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 must know that they copied seven copies in total. One is kept in Medina, and the rest are distributed to Mecca, Damascus, Yemen, and Bei.

Khareini, Kufa, Besora and other places. Osman ordered all other manuscripts to be burned. These seven books were the final copies. The local authorities informed them, but only four copies were found, and even this little thing could not be done 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, filled her ancestors' teapot with hot water, and then went to the backyard to find ancestor Xiaomiao.

Go change into dry clothes.

At this time, in the Liangyi Palace of the Tang Dynasty, Tahir habitually sat cross-legged on the carpet specially prepared for him by the Empress Dowager, smiling and talking to the Empress Dowager about the customs of Dashi, especially their

Prophet Muhammad.

"In the earliest days, the ferocity of humans was almost out of character, and they were no different from beasts. In those days, humans and beasts were indistinguishable, and humans were just the incarnation of beasts. The arrival of Muhammad made them leap from a humble and savage state to——

—real people.

His great thoughts are in sharp contrast to his simple life. He handles official business in an approachable and approachable manner, without any decoration of fancy words. When he is in the highest position of power in the country, he still repairs his leather boots and shag coat by himself, and squeezes the clothes by himself.

Goat's milk, cleaning the house and making fire for cooking. The most common foods on his table were candied dates and water. Dairy products and honey were his luxuries. During the long journey, he shared dry food with his subordinates. He persuaded people

Be kind and leave a penniless purse when he dies, which is the best evidence of his sincerity.

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. With these qualities, this prophet would be

He is placed on the scale of mankind. Who is greater than him? Who can achieve such a transcendent state except this perfect man?"

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 in 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!

While the two were talking, an old palace 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.

Requested."

"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?"
To be continued...