After two years, Yang Yuanqing once again returned to the capital of the Sui Dynasty. This was a brand-new capital, divided into two parts by Luoshui, and it was the most magnificent and prosperous metropolis in the world.
They entered the capital through Dingding Gate, which is equivalent to Mingde Gate in Chang'an and the main city gate of Luoyang. After entering Dingding Gate, a straight street appeared in front of them. This is Dingdingmen Street. The road
It is as wide as Chang'an's Zhuque Street and leads all the way to the imperial palace.
On both sides of the street are endless square walls, with black tiles and red walls, giving it an imperial atmosphere. It is twilight, and the sky is not yet dark. There is a cool breeze in the air, which washes away the heat of noon. It is also Luojing residents who come out for activities.
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People were coming and going on the street, and it was extremely lively. Beautiful and gorgeous carriages flew past. Compared with the plainly dressed Chang'an, the people of Luoyang were obviously more gorgeous. Most of the women were dressed in fine clothes.
Their hair is in a high bun, their steps are sharp, and their manners are graceful. Most of the men are dressed in rich clothes, wearing black gauze hats, tall, fat, and impressive.
Luoyang itself is not a wealthy place. In order to increase the prosperity of Luoyang, Yang Guang ordered tens of thousands of wealthy people from all over the world to live in Luoyang when the new capital was built. This made the streets full of wealth.
As soon as they entered the city gate, they heard a shout from behind them, "Get out of the way of those in front!"
The sound of horse hooves was like thunder, and a group of young men came at a galloping speed. All of them were wearing bright clothes, wearing golden crowns on their heads, and holding precious eagle bows in their hands. They were followed by a large group of hounds, roaring and running. The passers-by were frightened, and they stumbled and fled in all directions. They were a little slower.
He was bitten by a hound.
Yang Wei's camel was quite big and moved a little slowly. It was bitten in the back by a leopard mastiff. The pain caused the camel to roar loudly and its body tilted, almost knocking Yang Wei over to the ground.
Yang Wei was originally a domineering dandy in the capital. After two years of hard work at the frontier, his dandyism disappeared and he became a bit braver. He was known as Fat Saburo and, as the name suggests, he was also a person with an extremely fiery temper.
Yang Wei especially hated these frivolous disciples. They dared to run wildly under the emperor's feet. Dogs bit people, and even his precious camel was bitten by vicious dogs. He was furious in his heart, and drew his sword to pursue the dog but was killed.
Yang Yuanqing pressed his arm.
Yang Yuanqing's eyes were fixed on a familiar figure on the far left. That figure was so familiar that he seemed to be Yang Rong, the second son of the Yang family.
At this time, the owner of the vicious dog was attracted by Yang Wei's action of drawing out the sword. He turned around and glared, and happened to look into Yang Yuanqing's eyes. Both of them were stunned at the same time.
Enemies meet in a narrow road. This man turned out to be the third son of Yuwen Zhiji and Yuwenshu. We haven't seen him for two years, and he has not changed much. It's just that his eyes are more sinister, making his long and fair face full of acrimony.
The moment Yuwen Zhiji saw Yang Yuanqing, the lust in his eyes turned into hatred. His left leg was broken by a person who failed the martial arts examination two years ago. Although it has recovered, it has become slightly shorter, making
He walked with a slight limp, ruining his appearance, which was what he hated most in his life, and his enemy was Yang Yuanqing in front of him.
Yuwen Zhiji reined in his horse and stared at Yang Yuanqing like a poisonous snake. The other young men in fresh clothes reined in their horses and turned their horses' heads together. Most of these young men were seventeen or eighteen years old. Each of them held a long bow and wore a belt on his waist.
Wearing swords, brocade robes and jade belts, all of them looked domineering. They looked at each other and slowly gathered around.
Green Tea was a little scared and hid behind Yang Yuanqing. Ten of Yang Yuanqing's soldiers came out on horseback, holding their hands on the hilts of their swords, and faced the opponent without fear. These ten soldiers were all the best performers in the bloody battle in Dali City.
The soldiers are all in their late teens, and all of them are tall and burly.
Yang Yuanqing smiled and said, "We haven't seen you for two years. How are you doing, Mr. Yuwen?"
"Hmph! Thanks to you, I am living a good life."
Yuwen Zhiji's tone was full of deep-seated hatred, "In my backyard, I will make a straw man, and every day I will cut off his neck with a knife. Do you know the name of that straw man? His name is Yang Yuanqing."
Yang Yuanqing's soldiers were furious and drew their swords one after another. Yang Yuanqing stopped them with a wave of his hand. He took another look at the man who looked like 'Yang Rong' from a distance. The man was dodging and did not dare to show his face, even though he wanted to hide it.
, was recognized by Yang Yuanqing, and it was Yang Rong. Before his grandfather's body was cold, he went hunting with these frivolous children, and he became a filial son and grandson.
Yang Yuanqing sneered in his heart, turned his eyes, and smiled lightly at Yuwen Zhiji: "Yang's head has been in Fengzhou. Since Mr. Yuwen is interested, why not come to Fengzhou to get it? But venting his anger on a straw man, this
Is this the tradition of the Yepotou family?"
Yebaotou is also the ancestral name of Yuwen Zhiji's family, and it is also a taboo of the Yuwen family. He hates people mentioning this name. Yuwen Zhiji suddenly became angry and was about to curse, but a young man rode up next to him and said, "What's going on?"
What happened?" he asked.
This man is about ten and nineteen years old, with handsome appearance and arrogant eyes. His surname is Xiahou and his given name is Yan. He is the stepson of Yu Shiji, the internal history minister. He is the son of Yu Shiji's step-sibling Sun and his ex-husband. He is extremely favored by Yu Shiji. Yu Shiji is now
Yang Guang was the most famous person around him, and his three sons were naturally the noble sons of the court.
Xia Houyan wears a golden crown on his head, a military robe, and a collar of gold and silver armor on his upper body. He holds a thrush bow in his hand. He has a long body and looks handsome and graceful. He is the leader of this group of people and rushes to the front.
He didn't hear what Yuwen Zhiji said just now.
At this time, more and more people were watching around. Someone actually dared to argue with the Eighteenth Lang of Xianyi in the capital, which aroused great interest from the people around. Even the soldiers guarding the gate ran up to the tower and looked down from the top of the city.
lively.
Xia Houyan slowly urged his horse forward, looked Yang Yuanqing up and down, then turned back and asked Yuwen Zhiji, "Third brother, who is this frontier soldier?"
Yuwen Zhiji stared at Yang Yuanqing and said word by word: "He is Yang Yuanqing, who claims to be the best arrow in the world during the Sui Dynasty."
Yang Yuanqing's name was very famous, but most people only heard of his name and never saw him. Xia Houyan let out a long "Oh!", and the surrounding people also exclaimed in surprise.
Xia Houyan cupped his hands and said with a smile: "It turns out to be General Yang, whose name I have admired for a long time."
His eyes fell on Yang Yuanqing's waist and saw the Panying Emperor Sword with a black jade hilt. Xia Houyan was an extremely cunning person. He knew that Yuwen Zhiji and Yang Yuanqing had a grudge, but he did not want to participate, especially
Yang Yuanqing has the Emperor's Sword at his waist. If they fight, they will suffer losses.
Seeing that he was quite polite, Yang Yuanqing returned the favor and said, "I, Yang Yuanqing, have a humble reputation and are not worth mentioning."
He didn't want to get to know this person, so he smiled at Yuwen Zhiji again, "Master Yuwen has nothing to do, so I'll take my leave!"
He took another deep look at Yang Rong, turned back to Yang Wei and his men and said, "Let's go!"
The group of people left the city gate under the glare of all the young men. Yuwen Zhiji was so angry that he could not do anything to Yang Yuanqing. More importantly, everyone knew that he had a grudge against Yang Yuanqing, but he let this person go.
In full view of the public, he could not lose face no matter what.
"Leopard and tiger, come on!" He suddenly ordered his hound.
His hound is a mastiff, with a back height of three feet, strong muscles, a huge body, and a fierce temperament. It needs to be fed with raw meat in Yuwen Mansion. When it hears the master's order, it makes a low beast-like sound.
It roared, opened its bloody mouth, exposed its sharp white teeth, and jumped out, scaring the onlookers around them into screaming, rolling and crawling to both sides.
The leopard mastiff chased Yang Yuanqing, and dozens of other hounds followed suit with roars, but their owners did not stop him, laughing and encouraging their hounds to chase and bite.
Yang Yuanqing suddenly turned around, drew his bow and shot an arrow with strong power. It shot from the leopard mastiff's mouth. The arrow came out through the brain and penetrated the body of another hound. The two hounds screamed and fell to the ground dead.
, ten of his men fired arrows at the same time, and ten sharp arrows shot at the hounds. The piercing screams of the hounds were heard, and dog corpses were everywhere in an instant. The last few hounds were so frightened that they fled back with their tails between their legs and hid timidly.
The master's horse whined softly.
Yang Yuanqing glanced at Yu Wen Zhiji coldly, then spurred his horse away, shocking a group of teenagers. As the saying goes, beating a dog bullies its owner, but some people dared to kill their hound in front of them. Yu Wen Zhiji was so angry that his face turned blue and his fists clenched.
He made a loud noise and watched Yang Yuanqing walk away.
Xia Houyan looked at Yang Yuanqing's back with interest, narrowed his eyes and said to himself, "This person is quite interesting."
"Yuan Qing, you should let me kill you. I'll beat all those vicious dogs to death one by one, just to see if they dare to bite anyone again." After walking for several miles, Yang Wei still didn't smile with hatred, and kept swinging the sledgehammer.
"That's all you can do!"
Yang Yuanqing glanced at him and said with a smile: "If you have the ability, you can knock all those people down, and I will punish you."
"Those people are all children of powerful people. I can't afford to offend them on my own."
Yang Wei sighed, and suddenly, he frowned again, "I saw a person who looked a bit like Rong Lao Er, Yuan Qing, is that him?"
"Maybe!"
"Damn it, my grandfather just passed away and he started hunting. Does he still have any filial piety?"
Yang Wei cursed harshly, and suddenly remembered that Yang Rong was Yang Yuanqing's second brother. He glanced at Yang Yuanqing, his face was expressionless, and he didn't care about Yang Rong's matter.
"Yuan Qing, do you think if the Yang family had a few more frivolous legitimate sons like this, An Neng would be undefeated?"
Yang Yuanqing smiled and did not answer Yang Wei's words. He glanced at the sign on the wall. Anyefang has arrived. Yang's house in Xindu is located in Anyefang. Yang Yuanqing stopped his horse and said to Yang Wei: "We're here.
, you go back home!”
Yang Wei was startled and asked urgently: "Aren't you going back together?"
Yang Yuanqing smiled and shook his head. Yang Wei was stunned for a moment. He understood, then sighed and asked, "Then where should I find you?"
"There is a Red Rust Tea House in Nanshi, opened by Kang Bas, and I live there."
"Okay! I will tell you as soon as I have news. It will take an hour at most. Just wait for me."
Yang Wei turned around to leave, but Yang Yuanqing stopped him again, but hesitated for a moment. Yang Wei smiled and asked, "Is there anything else?"
Yang Yuanqing shook his head, "Nothing, go!"
Yang Wei understood what Yang Yuanqing meant and urged the camel to run towards the gate of Anyefang, "I know, I won't talk too much!"
Yang Yuanqing watched him enter the square gate, then smiled and said to his subordinates: "Let's go!"