Chapter 79: Liang Lord Enters Beijing

The Royal Hunting Ground has a lot of prey. Yang Yong and Yang Shuang have shot dozens of prey in half a day. Except for one of them, they are mostly wild goats and spores. As for some small preys such as rabbits and wild pheasants, both of them are too lazy to do anything and leave them for the guards to hunt.

After killing so many wild animals, Yang Shuang was not satisfied. This hunting ground not only had wild deer and wild sheep, but also tigers, leopards, bears and other prey. Now, let alone hunting beasts such as tigers, leopards, bears, etc., even a wild boar or wild wolf was not hunted. How can Yang Shuang be satisfied?

"Crown Prince, let's take a look deep in the forest." After Yang Shuang said that, he rode his horse towards the forest.

Yang Shuang was so interested that Yang Yong was naturally inconvenient to object. Just as he was about to follow, Liu Hu, who was behind him, pointed to the back: "Your Highness, someone is here."

When Yang Yong heard this, he turned his head back. Sure enough, three cavalry rushed to the hunting place several miles away. This was the royal hunting ground, and the nearest official road was more than ten miles away. Ordinary people could not enter at all. Occasionally, people came in secretly to collect some wild game but did not dare to ride horses. Entering the hunting ground was too deep, otherwise they would be discovered by the soldiers guarding the hunting ground. At the very least, they would be subjected to ten plates, and at the worst, they would be exiled.

"Who is here?" Yang Yong said to himself.

Liu Hu had sharp eyes, and had already seen the horse knight's clothes clearly, and replied: "Your Highness, the one in the middle seems to be the little yellow sect."

During the Han Dynasty, the Xiaohuangmen was a eunuch who was one level lower than the Huangmen Assistant Minister. He was in charge of serving the left and right and was in charge of the Shangshu. He was in the inner palace, and was in the middle and foreign affairs, and under the central palace. In the Great Sui Dynasty, he specifically referred to the eunuch who sent out the palace to deliver the orders. When Liu Hu said that it was the Xiaohuangmen, Yang Yong hurriedly called Yang Shuang who was moving forward: "Uncle Wang, wait, the Xiaohuangmen came to deliver the orders."

Yang Shuang turned her horse's head in surprise. Today happened to be Xiumu. As usual, all officials did not have to go to court. Could it be that something urgent happened, and the emperor sent someone to chase him to the hunting ground.

The three of them came close to each other with the rolling Fengchen. When they saw Yang Yong and Yang Shuang, the three of them pulled the horse together. The horse stood up and shouted Lulu. The knights on both sides successfully jumped off the horse, but the small yellow gate in the middle almost fell down. The two knights quickly supported the small yellow gate's body, one left and one right.

The three of them were sweating profusely, and the little yellow gate's face was even more red. He was frightened a lot. He did not dismount, but just owed a moment to the horse's back: "See Your Highness the Crown Prince! See Your Highness the King of Wei!"

Yang Jian learned from the lessons of the ten regular attendants in the late Han Dynasty. The power of the eunuchs in the Sui Dynasty was extremely small. Although both Yang Yong and Yang Shuang were on the way, the little yellow party was extremely rude to not get off the horse to pay their respects. Yang Shuang hummed in dissatisfaction. Fortunately, Yang Yong didn't care and raised his hand and said, "No gift!"

"Yes, thank you, the prince, thank you, the emperor, for your order, and urgently summon King Wei to the palace." After Yang Shuang snorted, the little yellow gate's face turned red and white again, and was shocked. Who is King Wei? He led his troops at the age of thirteen and has been scattered on the battlefield for twelve years. I don't know how many enemy generals have been killed under the sword. If it makes King Wei unhappy, killing him a little yellow gate is as easy as killing a chicken. He remembered that he was anxious for a moment and forgot to dismount. At this moment, it was too late to remedy, so he quickly said the emperor's edict.

When Yang Shuang heard the emperor's urgent edict, she threw the rude incident of Xiaohuangmen aside, and hurriedly said, "But something big happened? Is it just an urgent edict to me or the prince?"

The little yellow gate shook his head: "Return to the King of Wei, the emperor is just passing the imperial edict. I don't know if there is any major incident."

Yang Shuang breathed a sigh of relief. Since the emperor only asked him to enter the palace, nothing big happened. He was just wondering. The emperor should know that it was necessary to send Xiaohuangmen to the hunting ground to pass the order. He turned to Yang Yong and said, "Crown Prince, the emperor is urgently ordered, the uncle has to go back first."

Yang Yong nodded: "Uncle Wang can leave. After Yong returns, he will send someone to Uncle Wang's mansion."

Yang Shuang laughed: "It's fine for other prey, you should divide the two deer into one." After saying that, Yang Shuang grabbed the horse's belly and led the guard down the mountain and rushed forward. The little yellow gate quickly turned his head and chased Yang Shuang with the two imperial guards. When the little yellow gate turned around, Yang Yong saw a look of pain flashing on the little yellow gate's face, and suddenly realized that this little yellow gate must have rarely rode a horse. He came too quickly and had already scratched his thighs. No wonder he didn't dismount when he wassuing the order.

As soon as Yang Shuang left, Yang Yong lost interest in continuing hunting. He was somewhat curious about his father's urgent order to enter the palace, and immediately ordered the guards of the Eastern Palace to pack up their prey and return to the city.

The Royal Hunting Ground is located in the southeast of Daxing City, about fifteen miles away from the city, and is much larger than Daxing City. It is almost a dozen miles from the hunting ground to the official road. After coming out of the hunting ground, the group of people rode their horses and galloped, and it didn't take much time. After walking onto the official road, facing the coming and going pedestrians, Yang Yong and his guards had to slow down their horse stance and slowly move forward with the flow of people.

Most of these people are merchants from north to south. The population of Daxing City is close to one million, and it almost brings together large households across the country. The supply of a million people is so huge that Daxing City itself cannot produce completely itself. Every day, countless rice, tea, salt, porcelain and other things are transported from both water and land to the capital. There are also many products sold in the capital. The largest of them is textiles. Since the Agricultural College improved the textile machinery, the capital has benefited the first, and countless weaving factories have emerged. The silk and silk cloth produced by these weaving farms not only meet the needs of the capital, but also transported them to the capital in large quantities, making the capital even more prosperous.

Yang Yong rode on the horse and let the horse walk with him. His eyes turned to both sides of the road. Chang'an in March was not too warm, and he could feel a lot of coolness in the air. The wheat on both sides of the official road had already felt the spring. After a winter dormant, they all stretched out their green leaves for the sunshine. The green leaves were all in their eyes. In the green wheat fields, you can also see some diligent farmers bent down to clear weeds in the farmland.

Although Yang Yong did not fight the prince's ceremonial guard, he saw that the team of soldiers were full of tall horses, long bows and swords hanging on their waists, and immediately came with all kinds of bloody prey. Without the urging of the guards in front, everyone subconsciously gave to both sides for the team to pass first.

The guards of the East Palace were not polite and slowly raised their speed. They passed countless caravans along the way and soon arrived at a place only a few hundred meters away from the city gate. The guards were about to speed up into the city when a sudden noise broke out in front of them. A group of soldiers rushed out of the city and rushed the people who were about to enter the city to the side. Then, two rows of soldiers were lined up a hundred meters away from the city gate, as if they were going to welcome someone into the city or out of the city.

There are three gates on the east side of Daxing City, namely Tonghua Gate, Chunming Gate and Yanxing Gate. Since the business and tourism east side of Daxing City are the busiest, the three gates are usually opened together. Now the three gates are held together by soldiers. The people who are about to enter and exit are shouting in their hearts that they are unlucky and whispering to each other, discussing who has such a big place to attend.

The three gates on the east side do not temporarily stop passing through the passage from time to time. The three gates also prohibit people from entering and leaving. Generally, this will only happen when the princes return to Beijing or welcome the successful return of the army. Once the passage is prohibited, the blockade will be lifted after half an hour at a fast speed, and after several hours at a slow speed.

If Yang Yong went out to Beijing, he would of course enjoy the glory of the gate seal. Yang Yong was just going out to hunt this time, and undoubtedly the officers and soldiers at the gate of the city were not here to welcome him. Yang Yong gave Liu Hu a wink: "Go, ask who they are welcoming?"

"yes!"

Liu Hu rode his horse forward, but as soon as he approached the city gate, he was immediately stopped by two soldiers and shouted, "Who is it? Go back."

Liu Hu took out a bronze medal representing the guards of the East Palace from his waist and shook it in front of the two soldiers. He lowered his voice and said, "The guards of the East Palace, the prince is going to enter the city, call your Shangguan."

The two soldiers were shocked when they heard that the prince was outside. Although they were half-believing and half-doubted, they did not dare to neglect. After leaving one person, the other hurried back to report. After a while, an official in a purple robe ran to Liu Hu and recognized Liu Hu at a glance. He knew that Liu Hu was the prince's personal bodyguard. If Liu Hu was there, the prince would be basically sure that he was there. He immediately burst into a cold sweat. Unexpectedly, this time he sealed the door and sealed the prince outside.

"So it's Lord Liu. Where is Your Highness? The emperor should pay a visit."

Liu Hu looked at the man who could wear a purple robe, at least a fifth-rank official, but he didn't know Liu Hu, and asked quickly: "Where is the master who holds the position? Can you arrange for Your Highness to enter the city immediately?"

"Return to Lord Liu, the lower official is the Minister of Rites. I also ask the Lord to wait a moment. The lower official will report to Lord Shangshu."

Yuanwailang was just a fifth-ranked minister, and there were thirty-six ministers in the court. The number of Yuanwailangs is larger and there are changes every year. No wonder Liu Hu didn't know him. When he heard that Yuanwailang could not take charge, Liu Hu frowned and said, "Your Highness is waiting to return to the city, so you don't have to pay a visit. Lord Shangshu is here, why don't you let him see Your Highness!"

"Yes, yes." The Yuanwailang's cold sweat flowed down his face. Except for the emperor, who could be better than the prince? If he could take the initiative, he would definitely let it go immediately. At this time, he was afraid of offending the prince, so he hurriedly jogged down again.

Liu Hu shook his head. His current official position is the prince's direct ward and he is in the sixth rank, but there is no need to take a fifth rank Yuanwailang to heart. Seeing this Yuanwailang down, the Minister of Rites would come to pay homage to the prince soon and hurriedly retreat to Yang Yong.

Seeing Liu Hu come back, Yang Yong asked, "Do you know who is back in the capital?"

Liu Hu was stunned. He forgot to ask just now, but the Yuanwai Lang naturally did not answer, so he had to honestly say: "When you go back to Your Highness, I didn't ask, I only knew that the Minister of Rites would lead the team himself."

Yang Yong glared at Liu Hu and blamed him for being disgraceful. He thought that it was Wei Shikang's personal greeting. Yang Yong was even more surprised that there had been no big battle recently. Could it be that Yang Guang or Yang Xiu and others returned to Beijing?

Before long, Wei Shikang had arrived and was about to salute Yang Yong, Yang Yong quickly raised his hand to stop him: "Wei Qing doesn't have to be too polite. Who is going to return to Beijing today to create such a big place to do it?"

"Go back to the prince, it is Xiao Cong, the leader of Liang, who is here."

Yang Yong suddenly realized that although Liang was only a piece of land the size of a palm, it was equivalent to the two states of the Great Sui Dynasty. However, since Yang Jian ascended the throne, in order to prevent Liang from falling into Nanchen, he had been encircling Liang State. He gave Liang State a large amount of money and property every year, and ordered Yang Guang to marry Liang Cong's daughter as his official wife. Now Liang State has basically become a vassal of the Great Sui Dynasty, but Xiao Cong is still the lord of a country after all, and it is understandable that Wei Shikang welcomes him in person.

"When will Xiao Cong arrive?"

"Return to the prince, the messenger will repay you. Lord Liang and his accompanying minister are only twenty miles away from the city, and you can get there in about an hour."

Yang Yong looked up at the sky. It was almost dark in another hour. If Xiao Cong entered the city, the people outside might only enter the city after dark. A hint of sympathy arose in his heart: "Since Lord Liang will arrive one more hour later, can Wei Qing temporarily let go of the left and right doors and let the people enter the city?"

Wei Shikang looked embarrassed: "Your Highness, I am not aware of my body and jealousy. I am just not in line with the courtesy. The lord of a country enters the city and the city gate is blocked one hour ago. Even if your Highness wants to enter the city, I can only seize the time. If your Highness comes half an hour later, I will not be able to let Your Highness enter the city."

To welcome the lord of a country into the city, loess must pave the road and sprinkle water to welcome each other. Moreover, there are many etiquettes to be prepared. If the temporary lockdown is obviously too late, Yang Yong just said casually, and saw that Wei Shikang was in a dilemma, he did not insist: "Okay, then I will enter the city first."

Wei Shikang breathed a sigh of relief: "Greatly send your highness to you!"

The soldiers on both sides had received the order from Wei Shikang to get out of the road. Yang Yong and his guards entered the city smoothly from the middle gate. When the people outside the city saw Yang Yong and others entering the city, they thought they could lift the blockade. They were very happy, but after seeing the people entering the city, the soldiers had no intention of withdrawing and had to continue waiting.

Xiao Cong entered the capital. Xiao Cong had not arrived in the capital when Yang Guang married Concubine Xiao. Does this entry mean that Liang State would eventually merge into the Sui Dynasty? In the past, Liang State was used as a buffer. After all, there was a large section of rivers in the middle that did not border each other. Now that Liang State left, it would mean that the Sui and Chen countries were completely bounded with the Yangtze River. In this way, it would definitely break the balance of the front line.
Chapter completed!