Chapter 291 Darkness in Chencang
On the horizon.
The dark cavalry was like a sharp blade, cutting through the blurred dividing line between the autumn sky and the earth.
Horse's hooves as big as bowls trampled heavily on the ground, kicking up dust like turbid waves.
Zhao Duan smiled, and when he said these words, an eagle hovering above the cavalry team had already taken one step ahead and flew over the crowd.
"end!"
The general who was first carrying the flag shouted in a low voice, and more than two hundred cavalrymen stopped hundreds of meters away in an instant, all moving in unison.
This skill alone is far beyond that of ordinary soldiers.
It can be seen that they are elites trained with a lot of money.
The leading general dug the flagpole into the ground and rode alone to the outside of the small tea stall.
He turned over and dismounted, knelt down on one knee, bowed his head and clasped his fists towards Zhao Duan and said: "The last general, the deputy general Yuan Xingjun, the commander of Linfeng Road, comes to see you, sir!"
The person who was granted the title of Commander?
Xu Junling's beautiful eyes showed an expression of "as expected", and then he couldn't help but look at Zhao opposite him in surprise, his big eyes could speak:
Is this what you, the dragon crossing the river, rely on?
Zhao Duan, who was not wearing an official robe and was dressed more like a wealthy young man, put down his rough tea bowl and looked at the military attache who was covered in black fish scale light armor with a smile:
"Do you recognize me?"
Yuan Xingjun said frankly:
"The general has the honor to see your portrait. After the commander obtained your handwriting, he dispatched the general to escort you into the city. During the sealing period, he will obey your orders."
The autumn wind blows.
Lifting up the booklet in Zhao Duan's hand, the "Commander of Linfeng Dao" was listed above.
Since Zhenbao gave him the authority to mobilize troops, Zhao Duan was naturally not polite.
Last night, two letters were sent out at the inn, one to Taicang Fucheng, asking the local officials to come out to meet the imperial envoy.
The second letter was sent to the garrison.
In the Yu Dynasty, the three pillars of political envoys, administrative envoys and commanding envoys were separated, and military and political affairs were separated.
With the cooperation of local soldiers and horses, Zhao Duan, the "dragon crossing the river", can suppress this quagmire.
"Very good, General Yuan, go and wait. After I finish drinking this bowl of tea, I will go into the city." Zhao Duan said with a smile.
Before coming out, Lieutenant General Linfeng, who had been repeatedly warned by his commander to "be careful in his words and deeds," responded and stood up to leave.
From beginning to end, he did not even look at the princess.
"By the way, what did the princess just say?"
Zhao Duan turned to look at Xu Junling.
The lady with a lot of poems and books clenched her silver teeth and forced a smile: "It's nothing. I just didn't expect that Mr. Zhao would still be so majestic when he left the capital. Even the dignified deputy general would be driven like a hawk. . With such a guard, this princess will also benefit from it."
Zhao Duan shook his head and said: "If the princess wants to enter the city, please stay behind. The imperial envoy team has to take a step forward."
Xu Junling was startled and looked suspicious.
Russian qing.
The group left the tea stall.
The two carriages of the imperial envoy, surrounded by two hundred cavalry, took the lead towards Taicang Fucheng with great momentum.
The two cars that left the princess alone slowed down and lagged behind.
Watching the horse team moving slowly, the tea stall owner let out a long sigh of relief and marveled. While wiping his hands with a rag, he grinned and muttered:
"With such great majesty, could he be a powerful young man from the capital? Darling, the young master from the prefect's family doesn't have such magnificence, right?"
The guy next to me scratched his head:
"Could it be that he was appointed as an official? The nobleman spoke in an official manner and even brought a female family member with him."
The boss slapped the boy on the head:
"How can there be such a young and handsome official?"
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Tens of miles away, Taicang City.
Early in the morning, the government officials urged the people to clean the streets and suppress all the gangs and other unsightly things in the city in advance.
A group of high-ranking officials in the city put on official robes and wore black gauze on their heads. They led a group of local officials to line up and stared at the city gate.
Finally, there was a huge crowd outside the city, and the imperial team arrived.
"The imperial envoy is here."
The magistrate Sun Xiaozhun, who was as thin as iron and as dark as iron, was startled. "How come the soldiers from Linfeng were transferred here?"
At this moment, all the officials present felt their hearts sink.
The chief envoy Gao Lian and the elderly inspector looked at each other and secretly thought something was wrong, the imperial envoy was coming in a menacing manner.
Wait for the team to stop at the city gate.
Gao Lian, who had an elegant temperament and his official robes were ironed and wrinkle-free, laughed loudly, stepped forward and held his hands in his hands: "Is this Imperial Envoy Zhao in front of you?"
In the center of the cavalry team, the thick curtains of the two carriages were opened one after another.
The first person to come out was the green-robed censor with silver-covered dentures, and then came Zhao Duan, whom Shi Shiran invited out for Qian Kerou.
Zhao Duan looked arrogant and cold, his eyes were stern, and he was wearing the unique official robe of the White Horse Messenger that he changed into on the road.
When the boots painted with cloud patterns stepped off the carriage, a man in Jinyi knelt on the ground, using his body as a stool, and the imperial envoy stepped on his back, landing smoothly.
Then, with arrogant eyes, he glanced at the smiling faces of Gao Lian and other local officials one after another, and sneered: "If it's not me, who are you waiting for?"
Uh... all the officials in Linfeng were stunned for a moment. As the "big official" in charge of the two provinces, Gao Lian, the second-grade chief envoy, twitched his eyes slightly.
The smile on his face did not change, and he laughed and said: "What the imperial envoy said is that he has long heard about the reputation of Mr. Zhao in the capital. It is rumored that he has handsome appearance and extraordinary bearing. When I saw him today, his reputation is well-deserved. It is no wonder that His Majesty relies heavily on him."
The inspector with a good-natured face also smiled and said:
"What Gao Buzheng said is absolutely true."
Even Magistrate Sun, who had outstanding political achievements and dared to slam the table with Shangguan at every turn, was smiling and eager, and he did not hesitate to praise him.
The three people took the lead, and the other local officials spoke one after another, engulfing Zhao Duan with all kinds of compliments and flattery.
Even the middle-aged censor, who was his deputy, also benefited from a lot of praise and said hurriedly:
"You're welcome, you're welcome."
"Have you finished talking?" Zhao Duan listened to a series of rainbow farts with a straight face and expressionless, and said calmly:
"Chief Minister Gao Bu, what's the matter? My imperial envoy has already arrived at the city gate. Why don't you welcome me to stay in the city?"
Gao Lian, who had an elegant temperament and a smile on his face, smiled and said: "We are the ones who are negligent. The imperial envoy is tired of traveling and traveling. We have prepared a post station and a banquet to welcome the imperial envoy. Why don't you lead the way when someone comes? "
Zhao Duan turned around and got back into the carriage, and a large team entered the city gate.
Under the focus of countless eyes in Fucheng, he walked along the quiet street.
Watching the carriage enter the city first, the smile on Gao Lian's face slowly faded.
The breeze blew through his neat hair at the temples, and his personality changed from eager to cold.
"Master Fantai, this person named Zhao is too showy. He doesn't take us seriously at all!"
Next to him, other officials gathered around, and some people couldn't help but whispered indignantly.
"That's right, those who knew it was an imperial envoy, but those who didn't know it thought it was a saint coming in person!"
"I've heard rumors that this King of Hell in Zhao is domineering and tyrannical in the capital with the grace of a saint. Today I have learned a lesson."
"That's all we can do, this guy doesn't even have the slightest respect for you guys!"
All the officials looked unhappy and filled with indignation, complaining on behalf of Shangguan.
Inspector Liu and the prefect Sun Xiaozhun had equally ugly expressions and said nothing.
Given their status and status, going out of the city to greet him in person, and brazenly complimenting a young man, was already a compromise.
Unexpectedly, this "King of Hell Zhao" didn't have a good face the whole time and didn't even bother to say anything.
They didn't threaten each other, but Zhao silently slapped all of them in the face.
"Okay! Stop talking nonsense,"
Gao Lian glanced at everyone coldly, took a deep breath, and said:
"Have you forgotten what I told you? We can only do well if the imperial envoy is coaxed. Put away your grievances. Anyone who talks nonsense will be handed over to you and you will know the consequences."
After saying that, he walked towards the city.
Magistrate Sun Xiaozhun rubbed his chin, smacked his lips for a long time, and muttered:
"Is the person living up to his name, or is he doing it on purpose?"
"What did you say, Mr. Futai?" an official next to him asked curiously.
Sun Xiaozhun glared at him angrily:
"Have you done what you were told?"
"How can I dare to be careless? Everything is according to your request, my lord. Accommodation and banquets are not outside the rules. We should do it safely and not let the imperial envoy find any mistakes." The official said.
"Okay," Magistrate Sun nodded, a little eager to try:
"I want to see how good this imperial envoy is."
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The procession entering the city continued until it disappeared.
On both sides of the main axis of Fucheng, shops that had been ordered to close their doors were relieved and reopened to welcome customers.
The people in the city also returned to normal order.
Everything is settled.
In addition, two low-key carriages slowly came in outside the smaller east city gate for people entering the city.
In the headed carriage.
Xu Junling, who was dressed like a lady, was sitting on the side of the carriage, squinting her beautiful eyes, looking at the man sitting opposite, and said:
"Is this a spur-of-the-moment idea, or did you have a premeditated plan?"
Sitting in the same carriage as the princess, the noble prince, dressed in rich clothes, opened the carriage curtain a crack with his hands and looked at the street scene in Taicang Prefecture with great interest.
Hearing this, he turned around, the corners of his mouth slowly raised on his handsome face, and said:
"What do you think?"
Xu Junling had a strange expression, staring at Zhao Duan in front of him, and said: "I guess it was planned in advance. Your subordinate named Shen Juan is obviously similar in stature to you, and he obviously knew about this arrangement, so he acted like this Switch with you naturally.
Therefore, your early plan was to let him take over your identity, swagger into the city pretending to be an 'imperial envoy', and show it to the public.
And you, a real imperial envoy, sneaked into the city without anyone noticing and made an undercover visit?
Speaking of which, how could he act so similar? Aren't you afraid of being seen out? "
Zhao Duan was leisurely and contented, lowering the curtains lazily, and said with a smile: "Since it was planned in advance, how could it be seen through so easily?
Besides, this is Taicang, not the capital. Gao Lian and his gang of local officials have only seen my portrait, so they can fool around for a few days. "
He sighed softly and said with a headache:
"His Majesty personally ordered me to enter the city openly and openly. As a minister, how can I disobey His Majesty's order?"
A bright smile appeared on his face, like a dazzling golden chrysanthemum in autumn:
"I did it to the letter and carried it out."
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