Chapter 331: Revisiting the Old Place
On the sixth day of the second lunar month, Lu Bu set off from Wuyuan and headed for Luoyang.
Accompanied by Huang Zhong, Cao Xing, Chen Wei, Xi Ce, and Guo Jia.
Wuyuan to Luoyang, more than 2,000 miles away.
Since the edict did not specify a time limit, there was no need for LΓΌ Bu to race against time, and it took him a full six days to cross the Turbid River from Hanoi County and enter Sili.
After coming to Luoyang once, Lu Bu was familiar with the road, dismounted at the valley gate, honestly accepted the inspection of the city gate officials, and led the horse into the city.
After entering the city, Lu Bu once again told him that he was not worried about other people, but he was worried about Cao Xing, a guy who loves to cause trouble.
Cao Xing was born as a ruffian, and he didn't understand the etiquette and regulations, and now he has mixed up with the rank of general, and his tail will be raised to the sky in the army.
But Luoyang is not Wuyuan, not to mention him, a general, even Lu Bu, he has to walk honestly with his head down. The generals and ministers who are higher in rank than him can grab a lot of them casually.
In Luoyang, no one dares to say that he is a big official and a high official, and the true dragon emperor is entrenched in the city, who dares to make a big statement.
According to the usual practice, Lu Bu had to go to the Xuanguan to register and wait for the decree to face the saint.
The four of them did not accompany Guo Jia, and it was Lu Bu who the emperor wanted to summon, not them.
Walking through Taihe Road, the prosperous scenery of Luoyang comes into view.
Rows of houses, unimaginably wide streets, bustling people and pedestrians, wine shops and workshops in the city, and business travelers from south to north......
At a glance, there is no boundary.
The five of them stood there like a few lonely grains of fine sand on the edge of the sea.
Cao Xing was more like a fool, his eyes were dull, his mouth was long, and he couldn't close his mouth for a long time.
On the way here, he had done his best to imagine the grand scene of Luoyang. But now that he saw it, it was clear that its bustle and liveliness were far beyond his comprehension.
Poverty limits his imagination.
After being stunned for a while, Cao Xingcai was stunned and said: "The people of the entire county of Wuyuan County are not as many as those in this Luoyang City." β
Today's Wuyuan County, after the Qiang people moved in, there are 120,000 people, second only to Taiyuan, Shangdang and Yanmen three counties, like what Yunzhong, Dingxiang these counties, the number of registered people has just broken 10,000.
"Not only Wuyuan County, according to statistics, the population of Luoyang has exceeded one million." Xi Ce said slowly, even if it is the entire annexed state, the total registered population is only more than 540,000 people.
This is the gap between the border fortress city and the central imperial capital.
Lu Bu had been here once, so the shock in his heart was not as strong as the first time. But as a Han Chinese, seeing such a prosperous scene, it is difficult not to feel a wave of pride and pride from the heart.
The majestic man should be strong and prosperous.
Drama Cao Xing and others chose to wander around the city, it is rare to come to the capital of the Han Dynasty, so they have to take a good walk, even if they look at the strange and lively, it is also good.
Lu Bu parted ways with them and went to the Xuanguan in the south.
If the foreign minister came to Luoyang with an edict, he didn't go to the Xuanguan to report at the first time, but wandered around. This has to reach the ears of the Son of Heaven, but there is a suspicion of blasphemy, and it is very likely that the two charges will not be charged.
When I came back to Luoyang, I first walked around with Hu Che'er, and then went to the Xuanguan. This incident was later used by Zhang Rang to fan the flames, and he was criticized in front of the emperor for a while.
It was also thanks to Lu Bubo at that time that he won Liu Hong's favor, otherwise, how could he still survive to this day.
As for the safety of Xi Ce, Lu Bu is not worried, with Huang Zhong and Chen Wei accompanying him, even if it is him, it is difficult to break the alliance between the two.
When leaving, Lu Bu didn't forget to let Xi Ce watch Cao Xuan more, don't let him cause trouble and provoke. After all, this is not Wuyuan, and causing trouble in Luoyang is not a situation that Lu Bu can control.
Xi Ce said that he knew that if something happened, people would go to the Xuanguan to find Lu Bu.
Squeezing out the lively crowd, Lu Bu walked through the alley and entered Xiangfu Road.
There are not many pedestrians on this street, and it is quite clean. Going south along the road, it didn't take long for Lu Bu to arrive at the gate of the Xuanxuan Hall.
I haven't been to Luoyang for nearly three years, but I remember the layout of the streets, mansions, and routes in the city more clearly. It's as if it has gone through many times before life, and it has been firmly imprinted in the depths of my mind, and I can't erase it.
In front of the gate, the four soldiers guarding the door stopped Lu Bu.
This is not to blame them, today's Lu Bu is still coarse in linen, wearing cloth shoes on his feet, and there are no decent jade ornaments on his body. This kind of common civilian dress in Luoyang City is completely incompatible with the image of the courtiers to be summoned by the Son of Heaven.
Before coming, Yan Xin had originally prepared an outfit for Lu Bu. However, Lu Bu was used to wearing coarse linen clothes, and he was really not used to the smooth and greasy feeling of silk, his body was full of scars, and the friction of silk would make him feel very itchy.
Anyway, after arriving in Luoyang, the night before the face saint, the courtiers in the Xuanxuan Hall would sew a new set of dresses for him, and he could only enter the palace after wearing them.
However, the little bell has been dressed in silk and satin since she was a child, and she is dressed like an elf who has fallen into the mortal world.
The rich raise their daughters, and the poor raise their children.
There are conditions, of course, you have to be rich.
"Boy, do you know what this place is? Let's go, let's go! One of the soldiers waved his hand impatiently to drive away, who could come here to meet the Son of Heaven, who was not brightly dressed, clothed in brocade and jade, and had never seen such a shabby person in front of him.
Faced with the drive of the soldiers and the contempt in his eyes, Lu Bu did not take it to heart, but smiled on his face and said quite happily: "If I leave, Zhang Yuan may not be able to spare you." β
This scene is exactly the same as when he came three years ago.
He is now a general, and his mind is naturally not small, so he has to deal with these janitors.
"Do you recognize Zhang Fengchang?" Hearing Lu Bu shout Zhang Yuan's name, the soldiers' eyes became different, and even their titles changed from 'kid' to 'you'.
On an errand in Luoyang, there are royal relatives and nobles everywhere, and important ministers in the court, and these guards of the gate not only have to have eyesight, but also know how to be clever and fickle.
Lu Bu just said it casually, but he didn't expect that three years later, Zhang Yuan was still serving as a regular in this propaganda hall.
The guards wanted to find out the details of Lu Bu's identity, but Lu Bu didn't bother to talk more to these pawns, took out the letter from his arms, and threw it to the soldier who was the first to ask, "Give this to Zhang Yuan, and he will naturally know to see me." β
The guard hurriedly caught the letter with both hands, said 'wait', held it respectfully, and trotted in the Xuanxuan Hall.
Even if Lu Bu didn't say it, he could see it at this time that this tall man was very tall and unusual.