212. Guzang City

Half an hour later, Li Pojun squinted his eyes and woke up leisurely, but he raised his hand to cover his eyes, it turned out that the sunlight was shining through a hole in this broken temple, shining on his face, which woke Li Pojun up.

"All arose and set off". One person and one foot reminded, but Liang Gang got up by himself before he kicked it, it turned out that he had been sleeping lightly at the door and was on guard.

There was a small stream behind the ruined temple, and there was a thin stream of water in it, which was about to dry up, and four horses were gnawing grass under a few white elm trees on the bank, but this white elm tree did not even have bark, and it was expected that it should have been picked up and eaten by the victims.

After filtering the water with a thin silk and filling it with water bags, the group embarked on a trip to Xiliang again.

The desolate and ruined uninhabited village gradually disappeared behind him, leaving only smoke and dust along the way.

Three days later, the Liangzhou Governor's Mansion governed Guzang City.

Li Pojun's four people were dusty, their faces were tired, they reined in their horses, and looked at the huge rammed earth and stone brick city in front of them, and their hearts were full of emotion. And Liang Gang, what they thought was...... The special mother's has finally arrived.

The wind and sand in the distance are raging, blowing on the face, the clothes are full of wind and dust, the roaring wind and sand adds a majestic beauty to this important town, and at this time it is close to unitary, the distant horizon of a round of sunset has gone down half, look at it, a piece of yellow clouds and white grass, but also in this poor and desolate place of the ancient city of the border plug to add the image of the magnificent Xiongqi, it seems that the realm is broad, the weather is majestic.

Three steps and a sentry on the city gate tower, five steps and a post of elite soldiers on duty, the heavy city gate is wide open, the soldiers on both sides of the gate check the passing pedestrians, most of these people come and go are merchants, this is the people on the Silk Road, and those soldiers are also meticulous and strict inspection, after all, these goods must not be said to have iron, blades, private salt, these goods are strictly prohibited from exporting.

The city of Guzang (zāng) is also a thousand-year-old city, but this ancient city is very unstable, and this ancient city has changed frequently in the past few decades alone.

Before the Sui Dynasty, Guzang was the county governor of Wuwei County, and after Emperor Wen of Sui Emperor Yang Jian usurped the throne, he abolished Wuwei County in the first year of the emperor's reign and placed the Liangzhou Governor's Office, and the seat of governance was still in Guzang. After Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty ascended the throne, he abolished the Liangzhou Governor's Office in the early years of the Great Cause, and restored Wuwei County, and the county was still in Guzang County, leading Guzang, Changsong, Panhe, and Yunwu 4 counties.

At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the rise of the Eastern Turks reached the strong level of "Rong Di is strong, the ancient has not been", in July of the thirteenth year of the Great Cause, Sima Li Liang of Yingyang Mansion of Wuwei County raised troops against the Sui, occupied Hexi, built the Great Liang State, and the capital was in Guzang, Jianyuan Anle, and was attached to the Eastern Turks.

In the second year of Tang Wude, Li Liang was destroyed by Li Yuan. Li Yuan abolished Wuwei County again, placed the Liangzhou Governor's Mansion, and governed Guzang. In the seventh year of Wude, the Liangzhou Governor's Mansion was abolished and the Liangzhou Governor's Mansion was replaced. Until the first year of Taizong Li Erzhenguan, the country was divided into 10 provinces, Liangzhou belonged to Longyou Road, and Wuwei belonged to Liangzhou, and the governance office was still Guzang, which was born a little, and now this Guzang belongs to the Liangzhou Governor's Mansion, so this Guzang is a very tossed place.

"Your Highness, has this trip made you identify?" Liang Gang came up and asked, in fact, he wanted Li Pojun to reveal his identity, so that the Guzang officials could pay attention to it, after all, it was safer, at least there would be no danger on the surface. Thinking of the few bandits he encountered on the road, he was still frightened, fortunately, His Highness also learned martial arts, otherwise he really didn't dare to imagine.

When Li Pojun heard this, he waved his hand, "No need, I am here for private affairs, there is no need to alarm the government, I will return to Chang'an after finishing the matter as soon as possible."

The governor of the Liangzhou Governor's Mansion didn't know who it was, and Li Pojun didn't want to inquire, anyway, this trip was also a private matter, and it was the right way to go back to Chang'an as soon as possible.

Running all the way to the city gate, the closer you get to the city gate, the more people there are, and the pedestrians are also lined up to be checked and enter the city.

At this time, the captain guarding the city gate saw the four horsemen coming straight towards the city gate, frowned, straightened the long soldiers in his hands, splashed a cloud of dust, and shouted, "Come and stop the horses."

Liang Gang was furious when he heard this, he was already tired of rushing all the way to death like a rapid march, you are still so disrespectful to His Royal Highness, and he forgot Li Pojun's orders at the moment, and shouted, "Be bold and ......." Li Pojun waved his hand to intercept the conversation, "Get off the horse."

As he spoke, he turned around and glared at Liang Gang, and the man also touched his nose and dismounted stupidly.

Lined up and walked to the city gate, the captain obviously heard Liang Gang's scolding, and at this time he didn't give face, and asked with his eyes unconcerned: "What are you doing, where did you come from?"

I didn't check it out like everyone else, but I didn't do it with my hands, I just crossed my hands and asked as if I was interrogating.

Liang Gang listened to the anger that had just sunk and wanted to attack again.

Li Pojun raised his hand to stop him, "This general, I am waiting to come from Chang'an and come here to look for someone."

"Oh, it's from Chang'an, so who is Langjun looking for?" The lieutenant heard that it was from Chang'an, and he also made some gestures, but he still asked endlessly.

Li Pojun frowned when he heard this, this guy is so annoying, he looks like he is falling apart, I am still in a hurry to go in and rest for a while, this person's private matter, you ask a hair, check it, if there is no contraband, just put us in.

Liang Gang on the side wanted to be angry again, and looked at Li Pojun and held back, but Sun Da looked at Li Pojun, his eyes rolled, and he shouted: "You are so unreasonable, if you want to investigate, check it quickly, delay my son-in-law's major affairs, I can't spare you."

When Li Pojun heard it, eh? This Sun Da had a bit of a brain, so he didn't speak immediately, and looked at the captain without fear.

Hmph, dare to scold so-and-so, wait for so-and-so to take you...... Ah, Childe? The lieutenant was just about to have a seizure, and suddenly remembered that Sun Da had just called him, my son-in-law...... Childe, wait, he came from Chang'an City, where he can smash a nobleman by throwing a brick, and he is dressed in brocade clothes and has an extraordinary bearing, so he ......

The captain couldn't help but feel a little depressed, he thought that the special mother was just a rich businessman, but he didn't want to be a noble son.

At this time, the title "Childe" generally refers to a young man of noble height, who is generally a gentleman of the prince's family. Even Li Shimin once said that "I was a son when I was young", and the most primitive historical materials of the Tang Dynasty also had the name of "Gongzi built" for his eldest brother, so this son is definitely a noble title, they are all from awesome backgrounds, at least they have a title, and it is definitely not something that he can offend as a Jiupin captain at the border gate.

At that moment, the corner of his eye tugged, and he smiled wryly, "Well, Childe has something important, please pass." As he spoke, he patted the grain bag that Li Pojun and the others were hanging immediately, and pretended to see if Li Pojun and the others were carrying prohibited items, and then saluted and let them go.

Li Pojun was not angry with this man at all, an upright soldier, although it was rude to shout at the beginning, but after all, Li Pojun and others had not dismounted when they approached the city gate, and then they were reprimanded by Liang Gang and were also loyal, and did not leave the city gate post to retaliate, but also vented the anger in his heart when he was inspecting, but he didn't bully people much, and after hearing the son, he didn't do a flattery, neither humble nor arrogant, but a good man, of course, What Li Pojun admires the most is the scar on the back of the man's hand and the callus on the tiger's mouth, such a man who fights for the country, at most, he is a little extreme, and he can't be bullied, and he immediately clasped his fists and saluted and said: "Thank you general."

The lieutenant waved his hand to let them pass, Li Pojun and the others led the horse into the city, and Liang Gang said straightforwardly: "This man, he will make things difficult." Hey, Sun Da, you're pretty good at it." Saying that, he went to pat Sun Da, and Sun Da also smiled.

Li Pojun frowned, turned around and shouted: "I'm very proud, hum, it's insulting to be a soldier, don't forget who you are." When Liang Gang and the others heard this, they were very ashamed, and their faces were red and their necks were thick.

Military men, soldier slaves, thieves and soldiers are all scolded by outsiders, but they are even soldiers, but they scolded that person just now, and they are ashamed to think about it at this time.

When Li Pojun saw this, his tone was also calm, "That man has wounds on his hands, a tiger's mouth and a calloon, he is a brave man who is good at fighting, and such a soldier cannot be humiliated."

As soon as these words came out, Liang Gang and the others were stunned, and then their faces turned even redder, and Liang Gang slapped him in the face, speechless and speechless.

"Alright, don't make that gesture. Let's go find an inn and rest our feet." Li Pojun led the horse first and left.

This Guzang County is worthy of being the seat of the governor's office, and this side is an important town, the main road of the Silk Road, but there are many merchants coming and going, which also drives the prosperity of local commerce.

Although I have seen many miserable situations along the way, although I will not starve to death with the relief of the imperial court, I am also a refugee everywhere. In the fields, mountains and forests, locusts and victims rushed for food. The bark of a tree could have made one or two people hungry a few times, but when a bunch of locusts passed, it was three or two strokes that made the tree a light pole, and it was really tragic to compete with locusts for food.

And the governor of Liangzhou seems to be quite effective, at least he didn't see anyone fleeing everywhere, and the soldiers who came and went above the city defense were also unremitting, and the captain of the city gate was also loyal, but he was not a mediocre official, but also, this Liangzhou Governor's Mansion is a border pass, defending against the Turks in the north, the Tubo Qiang people in the south, guarding the Longyou gate, and it is impossible to hand it over to a faint person.

Further on, this street is quite prosperous, compared to the Gyeonggi area of Jingzhou, which I passed by before, there are people of their own nationalities, there are people from the Western Regions with deep eyes and high money, and there are also yellow-haired and blue-eyed foreigners.

The roadside vendors traded miscellaneous goods, but the roadside cloth and satin shops were more popular, and after a while, merchants or foreigners from the Western Regions came and went.

Walking further, you will see a big inn, and the plaque is written with four big characters - "Tianfu Inn".

Li Pojun only felt relieved when he saw this plaque, and immediately beckoned to pass.