Chapter 71 [Li Shimin wants to find Gu Tianya's fault]
Only half an hour later, two horses and one carriage came out of Tiance Mansion and walked leisurely all the way out of the south gate of Luoyang. Looking at the slow and leisurely look, it seemed as if they were going to enjoy the scenery outside the city in the snow.
After the two horses and one carriage left the city gate, they continued to walk slowly for three or four miles. Suddenly, two more knights appeared in the forest beside the road. In the blink of an eye, they ran to both sides of the carriage.
The curtain of the carriage was lifted, and Li Shimin and Princess Changsun were riding in the carriage. Both of them were tightly dressed, which was very suitable for long-distance travel.
"Abandon the cart and change the horse!"
Li Shimin spoke in a deep voice and ordered to the two knights: "You two pretend to be the king and the princess, and continue to ride the carriage in the snow to enjoy the scenery. After dark, you will return home with great fanfare."
The two knights bowed in response and carefully boarded the carriage.
Li Shimin and Princess Changsun got off the carriage, each jumped up and mounted their horses. Li Shimin glanced at everyone, and suddenly said with a hint of annoyance: "For a poor boy, I and Guanyin have traveled thousands of miles. What if we go here?"
If you don't receive a good reception, don't expect me to look good on him."
Princess Changsun chuckled and said: "You can be cruel, maybe you will be closer to your brother-in-law than anyone else after you meet him."
Li Shimin's face was gloomy, and he hummed: "Don't even think about it. I will never give him a good look. How dare you coax my sister, huh..."
The dignified first prince, the toughest one is like a duck.
Duan Zhixuan and Zhang Liang, who were accompanying them, glanced at each other quietly, both seeing the weirdness and snickering in each other's eyes.
Li Shimin suddenly whipped his horsewhip and shouted softly: "Let's go!"
He boasted that his mount neighed and sprinted through the snow in an instant. The three people behind him also whipped their riding whips and galloped in his direction.
In order to prevent spying, they deliberately walked through the east gate of Luoyang. At this time, they needed to change direction and head north instead.
The four people and four horses rode along at a fast pace. It was quite a cold day to brave the cold weather. Li Shimin and the two generals marched all year round, so they were not bothered by the bitter cold. What was admirable was that Princess Changsun was also quite tenacious and seemed to be completely
Don't care about your own running and suffering.
Running like this, I can cover two to three hundred miles every day. From Luoyang to Hebei, it is about eight hundred miles. After entering Hebei, I continue to gallop until I reach Miyun, which is another eight hundred miles...
Four people and four horses hurried on hard, and it only took them six days. When they were tired and exhausted, they finally arrived at Gujiacun.
It was evening at this time, and the weather in Hebei was even colder. However, the four people did not care about the weather. They were already stunned by the scene in front of them.
But I saw a small village standing against the river. At the beginning of the village and the official road, a prototype of a building had been built.
It is now the cold winter evening, and everyone should hide at home to keep out the cold, but in front of them there is a bustle of people, just like a bustling place in Luoyang.
There must be at least one or two hundred children, all of them carrying a small bag on their backs. Although they are young, they are not playful. Instead, they line up in a neat line, as if they are quietly waiting for what they want to do.
I also saw many women and old people, there must be at least seventy or eighty in number. Although they are women, children, old and weak, they are working in the wind and cold. They are carrying strange red bricks one by one.
Using thick logs one by one, they were working together with some Detachment soldiers to build the Gujiacun Station that stood next to the official road.
Princess Changsun was obviously a little surprised and couldn't help but whispered: "They are all women, old people..."
Due to the cold weather and the weak bodies of the women and old people who worked, it was often necessary for several people to lift a piece of wood together and carry it to the post station construction site to teach the postmen.
They were obviously very tired, but there was cheerful laughter everywhere. Occasionally, there was chatter and the sound of women's hip-hop. It seemed that a certain woman was teasing a certain postman, causing all the women to join in the fun.
They were obviously tired, but for some reason they were in a good mood.
Li Shimin stared blankly at these women and their ragged clothes. Suddenly he seemed to be moved by something, and said in a difficult tone: "I am in Hebei, and I feel a lot of guilt!" [Historically, Li Shimin once said, I am in Hebei.
Hebei, I feel a lot of guilt]
Back then, he led his troops to fight Dou Jiande and launched a desperate fight in this area. Rivers of blood flowed thousands of miles away, and almost everywhere there were orphans, widows, old and young.
Although the Li family won, Li Shimin felt that his conscience had lost.
These widows in Hebei Province are part of the evil he caused when he led troops to attack.
Li Shimin looked at the scene in front of him with sharp eyes. Unknowingly, his eyes extended into the distance. He saw several steaming large pots at the end of the village not far away. Thick hot porridge was cooking in them, and the aroma was lingering.
It drifted far away in the cold wind.
In my ears, the laughter of the widows sounded again.
Li Shimin suddenly thought deeply and said as if murmuring to himself: "I'm afraid this is the reason why they are happy. What the people want is nothing more than a bite of food. Even if it is cold and freezing, even if they work hard, they can still have a bite of heat.
Having porridge in their mouths and having a job to keep them alive is happiness and hope..."
He paused for a moment as he spoke, as if he was a little unwilling. However, even though he was unwilling, he still spoke with admiration, as if he was murmuring someone's name again, and then said: "Gu Tianya, Gu Tianya, hey, what a good person."
Gu Tianya."
He looked around, as if he wanted to find some different farm boy, but after scanning for a long time, he didn't find that person particularly surprising at all.
On the contrary, when he looked at the large pots at the end of the village again, his eyes suddenly became obviously stunned. He stared blankly at a figure next to the pot, with a look of absolute disbelief on his face.
At that time, a very familiar woman, wearing extremely simple farm clothes, a commoner and a wooden hairpin, was busy. In the cold weather, she was sweating profusely, but there was a clear smile on her pretty face, and her eyebrows were cheerful.
Everything is filled with deep happiness.
At this time, Princess Changsun also discovered the woman. She covered her mouth with her small hands in shock and said with surprise: "Oh my God, sister Xiuning...she...she is actually doing rough work..."
Next to them, Duan Zhixuan and Zhang Liang were also stunned. They stared at the figure next to the cauldron. The two generals could not believe that the woman doing the rough work was actually the world-famous Princess Pingyang.
Commoner clothes, wooden hairpin.
Just like the goddess of the Nine Heavens, now she has fallen into the mortal world.
But why, the princess's face was so happy and comfortable.
Li Shimin looked at his sister from a distance, his expression obviously gloomy, his face stretched longer than a donkey, he suddenly snorted viciously, gritted his teeth and said: "Gu Tianya, what a Gu Tianya, how dare you
Let my sister suffer like this, I swear that I will never give you good things to eat. After we meet, you will look good..."
Even if you give the people here a chance to live, I still want to make you look bad, huh!
Since ancient times, people who are older brothers have been the same thing.
I am very unhappy with my brother-in-law.
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...Today I am posting more than 7,000 words again. The reason is very simple. Yesterday everyone voted so fiercely that it made a shameless person like me feel embarrassed, so I increased the number of words to show that I am a discerning person.
Chapter completed!