In the afternoon of Chang'an, outside Chunming Gate.
The Non-commissioned Officer, who was guarding the gate, looked at the luxurious four-wheeled carriage in the distance, and the people who went in and out of the gate were also stunned.
The carriage was pulled by two tall red horses. The red horses had copper bells around their necks, which jingled when they walked.
"Oh …" Many people exclaimed in surprise as the road took a turn.
Not only one, but there were four similar big carriages behind, and there seemed to be some patterns painted on the carriages.
Behind them were ten carriages with four wheels, but the horses pulling them were of different colors. They were shorter than the horses in front, and the carriages were shorter.
However, no matter how short the carriages were and how short the horses were, they were still four-wheeled two-horse carriages.
The key point was that there were riders in armor and cloaks, with bows and swords in their hands, who went to the open area and surrounded the carriages. There were twenty of them.
They were all in white cloaks and red clothes, which made people know that they were not ordinary guards.
"Which big family is this?"
"How much does a carriage cost?"
"Ordinary people can't afford to raise a horse."
"The axles of the wheels are different from those of the popular four-wheeled carriages in the city."
"Are they made of copper? Iron? "
"There are flags, there are flags on the carriages. Who can read?"
"Li, Royal Family?"
"No wonder."
"There is also the word Ba, not Royal Family. I know where they are from. They are the carriages of the Li Family Zhuangzi in Ba Shui."
"Which Li Family Village?"
"They are newcomers. Besides the Zhuangzi of Li Yi, who dares to say that they are from the Li Family Village?"
"The boss of Heavenly World."
The crowd was talking. As the carriages approached, people moved aside. Even if the road was wide enough, they were afraid of bumping into the carriages.
When the carriages arrived at the city gate, Song De, who was sitting in front of the first carriage, jumped out of the carriage and made a fist and palm salute to the Non-commissioned Officer. "Everyone, today my Zhuangzi children come to the city to play. Thank you for your trouble."
After he finished speaking, people from the carriage behind came down with four honeycomb coal stoves and lit them on the spot.
He then placed four pots on the rack and opened the lids of the pots for the Non-commissioned Officer to see.
"I came in a hurry and didn't prepare anything. Coincidentally, there is some leftover mutton stew in the manor's canteen. I brought some soup for everyone to drink to warm their stomachs. Come back later and take the stove and pot away. "
Song De said, leaving behind a pile of bowls and chopsticks, and got into the car. The convoy entered the city.
The Non-commissioned Officer thanked him profusely. Just now, they saw that the pot was full of good mutton. There was not much soup, and there were no leftovers at all.
Saying that it was leftovers was not considered a bribe.
Moreover, she could even get a beautiful ceramic bowl. Just now, the steward of the Li Family Zhuangzi said to fetch the stove and pot, but didn't mention anything about the bowl.
As soon as the motorcade entered the city, they arrived at the south side of Xingqing Palace.
Li Longji and Empress Wang were in Xingqing Palace. The firecrackers were directly brought here by Gao Lishi to keep it a secret.
"Empress, Empress, the Li Family Zhuangzi's carriages are here. They just entered the city gates." Xi 'er ran and shouted.
"Let's go upstairs and see from there." Li Longji said and walked to the tall building.
They went upstairs and saw the luxurious motorcade come in and then stop outside the south wall of Xingqing Palace. The children began to go out.
There were 25 children in one car, a total of 125 children.
The little guys in the scholar's robes looked so cute.
"San Lang, lend me your binoculars." Empress Wang stretched back to grab the binoculars in Li Longji's hand.
Li Longji gave it to her, and she looked at it.
"They are lining up according to their size. The small ones are in front, and the biggest boy is standing next to the front of the line, shouting slogans, right?"
Empress Wang looked and said.
Li Longji could only look with his eyes. "Next time, I will urge Brother Yi to quickly make a telescope with glass. I don't dare to take this telescope. I will exchange my life for it. "
"Okay! When uncle is done, we will exchange the seven children at the border. "Empress Wang supported.
The children below lined up in four columns, each with 31 children. Including the children shouting slogans at the side, there were exactly 125 children.
The passersby stopped in their tracks one after another. They were all frightened by this lineup. Each and every one of them looked like little dolls, making people want to carry them home.
Four horses ran to the front and slowed down.
"One two one, one two one, one two three ~ four!" The children shouting slogans shouted.
"One two three four." The other children shouted.
"Tang dynasty!" The leader shouted again.
"Tang dynasty, obeying the heavens, His Majesty told me to wear clothes. During the Kaiyuan period, prosperity was passed down, following His Majesty to eat. Tang generals, guarding the border, retired emperor, retired, said King Song, meritorious service, Empress Wang, stabilizing the harem, His Majesty loves the people like his own children … "
The children shouted slogans while walking, and their crisp voices spread in all directions.
"Hahahaha ~ ~ ~" Li Longji laughed upstairs.
"Hahaha, look, San Lang, uncle is here first. This is for His Majesty, outside Xingqing Palace."
Empress Wang laughed and said Li Yi's purpose.
The children got off the carriage and shouted slogans. Obviously, they wanted to let the people in Xingqing Palace hear it and pass it to His Majesty's ears.
"Good, good. Should I reward you?" Li Longji found it interesting.
The onlookers were confused. What are they doing? A group of children praising the current Emperor? No, Retired Emperor, King Song, and Empress Wang were praised together.
The children repeated three times and walked less than 500 meters.
"Stand ~ ~ ~ still." The leader shouted.
"One, two." The children followed suit and stopped with the sound of their feet hitting the ground.
The farmers behind them carefully carried the boxes over and opened them. The children lined up to take the boxes and put them in their pockets.
"Let's go ~ ~ ~ under the bridge in front of the gate!" The leader shouted again.
"Swim past a group of ducks. Come and count, two, four, six, seven, eight." The children shouted.
Then they started to sing. Every time they sang a line, they threw a cracker to the ground. Pa! Pa!
This had never happened in Chang 'an for many years.
The adults were confused, but the children were looking forward to it. Some of them even tried to learn to sing, but they didn't get anything that would make a sound.
"Go and ask how much it costs. Buy some for the children. I can't be praised for nothing."
Li Longji ordered.
Someone ran out to find Song De and asked him to buy at least 50 crackers at one time. Each cracker cost 2 RMB. More than 100 crackers cost 1 RMB.
The people in Xingqing Palace bought 2,000 crackers without hesitation. They gave him two big skewers of Kaiyuan Tongbao, which weighed more than 5 kg.
Then they shouted to the envious children, "His Majesty will buy some for you. Line up. Look at the children of Ba Shui Li Family Zhuangzi. Look at how well they are lining up."
The children cheered at once. They shouted "His Majesty is good" and ran over to get the crackers. They heard it just now. Each cracker cost 1 RMB.
"Five crackers per person. Don't take more." The people in the palace limited the number of crackers they could get.
For a time, more children had the crackers. Some directly threw them to the ground, while some were reluctant to sell them. Five crackers meant 5 RMB.
The children also learned to sing.
Song De felt it was enough. He ran to the leader and said something.
Then the children shouted the same words as before, which were to promote the Tang dynasty.
They walked all the way to Xingqing Palace. In front of them was Shengye Fang, and opposite Shengye Fang was the East Market. The Heavenly World Restaurant was at the front.
At this point, the children were tired.
"Go to the first floor to have a rest." The leader said. The children changed from four to two and walked in one by one.
"Why did you go in? Can you enter the Heavenly World Restaurant as you please? "Someone just came and was happy to hear the children's voices. Then he saw the children enter the Heavenly World Restaurant.
"It's their own restaurant. Why can't they enter? Li Yi and Li Dongzhu. "Someone sighed.
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