On the first day of April, outside the old residence of Duke Yu, a huge motorcade gathered and headed for the capital.
Xiaoyu didn't know what kind of punishment she had received, and she was a little depressed. She followed Bai Qi, and was not very talkative in the big car in the center of the team. The spring cold was not over yet, the windows of the big car were closed, and the inside was lined with thick
Xiao Yu leaned on the soft cushion and looked at the scenery outside the car through the curtain of the car window.
There are four maids in the car. The maids around Bai Qi also practice martial arts, and they are always at the fifth or sixth grade. They are not much worse than the elite soldiers of the Jin Dynasty. It is impossible for Duke Yu to really let Bai Qi
Indulging in wine and sex, these maids are equivalent to personal soldiers protecting their sons.
Xiao Yu raised her hands and wrapped herself tightly in her cloak. Seeing that Xiao Yu was in a bad mood, none of the maids dared to speak.
Among the convoys, the leader in white robes and silver armor is Bai Qi's distant uncle, whose name is Bai Wang. He is also the head of the Bai family. He is the Duke of Yu who has experienced life and death on the battlefield. He is cautious in doing things. Although the Jin Dynasty
In peace, Bai Wang still brought a hundred soldiers and dozens of healthy servants.
This Bai Wang was also notorious in the border areas, and everyone in the mansion, except for the wet nurse, was a little afraid of him. With such a person in charge, the convoy was silent, with only the dull noise of horse hooves and wheels repeating.
Bai Wang's body was filled with cold air, and he was surrounded by soldiers guarding him, not far from Bai Qi's cart. Pedestrians along the way could not help but dodge.
Bai Qi thought he would be intercepted by the Qi Refiners and was very worried. However, he was a little disappointed as he walked down the road peacefully. Seeing that the population was getting denser and denser, the city was getting more prosperous, and in front of him was the Baiyi River.
, Bai Qi couldn't help but want to go ride a horse, so that he could take a closer look at the beautiful scenery of Jinling.
The wet nurse didn't stop him. Bai Qi was a young man after all, and temporarily forgot about the worries in his heart. He put on a pure black war horse, and Xiao Yu rode a chestnut pony. After Bai Qi got up, he came to Bai Wang's side.
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Bai Wang turned sideways on his horse and nodded. This place is less than twenty miles away from the capital. There is nothing to worry about. We can arrive there in the afternoon.
Bai Qi and Bai Wang walked side by side without stopping for lunch. The team speeded up and went straight to Jinling, the capital of the Jin Dynasty. According to the rules of the Jin Dynasty, no matter how noble you are, in the capital, you are the most respected person.
The number of soldiers must not exceed 500. Duke Bai Jian of the State of Yu is already in the capital, and he always has more than 200 soldiers around him. This time, the number of soldiers and servants he brought was only more than 100, because he was afraid of violating the rules.
The guard of more than a hundred people is not conspicuous in Jinling City.
Not long after arriving at the North Gate, Jinling was built on the Baiyi River. It was all made of black basalt, and the cost was astonishing. The output of basalt is not small, but it is extremely hard. If you want to polish the stone for the construction of Jinling, you don’t know how much it will cost.
How much manpower and material resources.
Even if stone cannons hit such a city wall, they wouldn't be able to make a few holes.
The north gate is tall, with an arched roof, and the stone used has a hint of gold, as if sprinkled with gold sand, sparkling and crystal clear.
The luxury of Jinling can be seen from this city gate. Someone once tried to use a standard steel knife in the army to cut on the stone of this city gate. The steel knife chipped, but there were only shallow marks on the stone wall.
Unlike other cities in the Jin Dynasty, Jinling's city gates do not have tax cards, but there are armored soldiers guarding the gates, who rotate once every hour.
When such a large convoy entered the city, the roads had to be inspected. Bai Wang dismounted, took the ultimatum himself, and negotiated with the soldiers.
Because there was a seal on Duke Yu's mansion, the soldiers guarding the gate were not embarrassed and waved to let them go. Suddenly there was the sound of horse hooves behind them, and a group of knights approached quickly. The leader was a young prince, wearing a white brocade robe, who arrived at the city gate.
Qiancai suddenly reined in his horse and laughed loudly: "Is that General Bai in front of me?"
Bai Qi turned around and thought to himself, what a romantic person.
But I saw that the young man's white brocade robe was embroidered with ink bamboo with black silk thread. The brocade robe fluttered in the wind, as if the bamboo forest was swaying. The young man's head was inlaid with a silver crown inlaid with emeralds, and a long knife was hung on the side of the horse. As he galloped,
As fierce as a violent wind, he suddenly reined in the war horse in front of the city gate, and the war horse stopped with a long neigh.
But he is also an innate strong man!
This young man has a face as white as jade and a tall figure, but he does not look thin. However, his strong body cannot suppress the literary grace between his eyebrows. That is the temperament revealed in his eyes.
Bai Wang smiled, put away his riding whip, and said to Bai Qi: "Sir, this is the third young master of Wang Situ's house. Wang San, this is my young master, Bai Qi."
The young man looked Bai Qi up and down, glanced at Xiao Yu who was standing up behind Bai Qi with his peripheral vision, and said: "A certain Wang Fang, I have heard of your name a long time ago. Hehe, come to my house to talk to me when you have time."
Baitou agreed, and the king held his hands in front of him. Seeing the entourage coming behind him, he got on his horse.
There is no pretense in this Wang Fang, he is free and elegant, and his skills are also strong.
Bai Qi was stunned and asked Bai Wang, "Where did he hear my name from?"
Bai Wang pulled Bai Qi onto his horse, passed the city gate, and then said: "Sir, since the Duke came to the capital, all the noble sons in the capital have heard rumors that you..." Bai Wang glanced at Bai and stood up.
Xiao Yu later. He has a close relationship with Duke Yu, and he and Bai Qi are no strangers, but as an elder, he cannot say those words.
Bai Qi laughed, so that was what Wang Fang was talking about. Was he a drunkard and a womanizer? If so, that would be fine.
"Sir, Wang Situ is close to the Duke, but Situ is also in charge of troops and generals, so it is difficult for them to interact..."
Bai Qi was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Don't worry, I'm already well-known anyway, so if I don't hang out with these people, it would be inexplicable."
Bai Wang smiled, if the young master knew this, it would be easy to handle. The only son of the prince is too outstanding, and he will also attract people's jealousy. No idlers are allowed to gather near the city gate. Two people can talk without worrying about being criticized.
Listen.
The group of people slowly entered the city. Bai Wang reorganized his team and went straight to the Duke Yu's Mansion.
On the central axis of the center of Jinling is Zhuque Street. The Duke of Yu's palace is on Zhuque Street, but it is in the south of the city, bypassing the imperial palace.
The convoy traveled about a mile when a pair of chariots appeared in front of them. A bronze drum was beating in front of them to clear the road. Bai Wang heard the sound of the drums and quickly told the convoy to move closer to the right.
This bronze drum is a royal guard of honor. I don't know which prince or princess is traveling. As Duke Yu, there is no need to do this except the prince. But now Duke Yu is at the forefront of the storm, and Bai Wang doesn't want to cause trouble for his lord.
However, Bai Wang and Bai Qi did not dismount. The Jin Dynasty established its country with martial arts, and the status of these warriors was not low.
At first, Bai Wang thought it was okay to avoid this. When he saw the carriages and horses in front of him passing halfway, two warriors suddenly turned around, rode up to Bai Wang, and said, "Which family are you from?"
General?"
Bai Wang was not happy and looked at them coldly. The two palace Yulins were very strange.
"Duke Yu's Mansion, Bai Wang." Bai Wang couldn't help but release a trace of murderous intent. The two Yu Lin's murderous intent was aroused, and the war horses neighed and backed up. Bai Wang smiled, and the two Yu Lin were furious.
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"The thief actually rammed into the princess's car!"
Bai Wang shouted solemnly: "How dare you two slander the Duke? Aren't you afraid of death?"
"You two, step back." A clear voice sounded from the bronze carriage in the middle. The two Yulins stepped back with shame on their faces.
"General Bai, you don't have to hold me accountable for my ignorance. Who is the person next to you?"
Bai Wang heard the other party's tone and knew that she was the princess. He did not dare to neglect him. Today, the emperor gave birth to more than ten sons, but there were only two princesses, and he loved them very much.
"It's the young master." Although Bai Wang was in awe of the princess, he refused to show weakness.
"Oh? Let him come to see me." The princess didn't have the title of Wen Zou Zou, so she called herself me.
Bai Wang frowned, looked at the heavily armed soldiers beside the car, and said with some impoliteness: "Excuse me, which princess is it?"
"Li Yuzhen." The princess in the car became impatient and her voice became cold.
Bai Qi's eyes jumped. He had heard of Li Yuzhen's name before. However, he knew from his wet nurse that the princess loved to practice Taoism. She had been a monk from Longhu Mountain as her teacher since she was a child, but she was a serious Qi practitioner.
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This Longhu Mountain is the only one among the major sects that has anything to do with the royal family. There is also a Taoist temple outside the city, which has great influence.
Bai Qi thought of this and glanced at the cart not far away. There was no movement from the wet nurse, so she must be fine. He rode up to the princess's cart, dismounted twelve feet away, bowed and saluted, "Bai Qi has seen Yu Zhen."
Princess."
There was silence in the car for a moment, and then there was a chuckle, and Princess Yuzhen said: "Bai Qi, get in the car."
Bai Qi was stunned for a moment, but saw Yu Lin on both sides move aside. He was obviously used to such words. If it weren't for Princess Yuzhen's innocent reputation, Bai Qi would have thought that he was being treated as a pretty boy. Even if the princess fell in love with the pretty boy.
, and no one was called to get in the car on the street.
Bai Qi thought about what he was afraid of. This was an important place in the capital. Even the people from Longhu Mountain might not dare to touch him easily. His father was a first-class innate warrior. According to the wet nurse, there was no one who could cultivate the golden elixir.
Not an opponent.
Bai Qi jumped off his horse and saw the side door of the carriage open. He raised the curtain and couldn't see clearly what was going on inside. He casually took off his sword, threw it to Yu Lin next to him, and stepped on the steps of the carriage with confidence.
This copper carriage was huge. When I walked into the carriage, I found that there were not only the princess, but also four maids and an old man with a gloomy appearance.
"Chen Baiqi..."
"Well, sit down and follow me to meet someone, General Bai. You can go back to your home." Princess Yuzhen said, and asked someone to lower the curtain of the carriage, and the copper carriage started slowly, which made Bai Qi confused.
Bai Qi sat down as he was told and got into the car. The decoration inside the car was simple and not like royal standards. Bai Qi was not afraid of anything. He raised his head to look at Princess Yuzhen. Their eyes met. Bai Qi felt a sting in his eyes.
It was as if it had been burned by fire.
He quickly lowered his head, but heard Princess Yuzhen smile and say: "The young master of Duke Yu is indeed very courageous."