Half a year ago, two new mansions were built in Chang'an, one was Li Chengqian's wall-facing palace, and the other was Han Yue's West Mansion, which was also known as Tiance Mansion.

Because Tiance Mansion has a military camp under its jurisdiction, it is impossible for 260,000 troops to be stationed in the city, and Tiance Mansion also has to manage things such as the construction of the Tang Dynasty, so when the mansion was built, Han Yue asked Li Shimin to give land outside the city to build.

This mansion is built in Tianjiazhuang on the outskirts of Chang'an, with the official road on the left and Weishui on the right, there is a river in front of the village, and a mountain behind the village, which can be described as a good place by the mountains and rivers.

It is now two o'clock in the evening, and it is eight o'clock in the evening when the ancient city gate is closed, and when Li Shimin's frame arrives at the west gate, the city gate has already been tightly sealed.

"What a person, stop quickly!" A group of soldiers defending the city stood on both sides of the city gate, and when they drew their swords, they shouted loudly.

One of the hundred horsemen immediately reprimanded angrily: "Bastard, you dare to stop the frame of the Son of Heaven, quickly open the city gate, Your Majesty is going to Tiance Mansion!" ”

"Your Majesty?" The soldiers defending the city were stunned for a moment, and then reacted, a team of people panicked to get out of the way, and ten more wrestlers joined forces to push open the city gate, and the other ten wrestlers joined forces to turn the winch, and the drawbridge outside the city gate was slowly lowered.

"Hurry up, Your Majesty, let them ...... faster" The eldest grandson was very anxious in the frame, staring at the suspension bridge with a pair of phoenix eyes, and said eagerly: "Doudou is about to give birth, it seems that the day has not come, I am afraid that it will be born prematurely, and the concubine must guard it!" ”

Li Shimin is also a little anxious, giving birth to a child in ancient times is like passing through the ghost gate, especially in the case of premature birth, often both mother and child die. At that time, although he was anxious, he couldn't show it in front of the eldest grandson, but he had to keep comforting: "Guanyin, don't be anxious, Tiance Mansion is on Tianjiazhuang, as long as you go out of the city and whip quickly, you can reach it without tea." ”

"How can the concubine not be in a hurry, how can the concubine not be in a hurry!" Empress Eldest Sun lifted the curtain with her hand and muttered: "It's my grandson who is about to be born, how can a grandmother not be around." Your Majesty blames you, there are many places to build houses in Chang'an City, but you built the Tiance Mansion outside the city......"

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment and explained: "This is your eldest son's request, his Tiance Mansion has a military camp under its jurisdiction, how can more than 200,000 troops be stationed in the city?" It's not in order! ”

"Yue'er won't rebel, what about the garrison in the city?" The eldest grandson sneered at each other, anxious, and couldn't help but reach out to pinch Li Shimin's arm, and said unrelentingly: "It's all your fault, it's all your fault, my eldest grandson is about to be born......"

Li Shimin had no choice but to dodge, and he couldn't communicate with this kind of crazy girl, the emperor was forced to be anxious, and couldn't help but shout angrily outside the car: "Is it possible to procrastinate and wait for the New Year?" When exactly will the drawbridge be lowered? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the city gate has been opened, the bridge has been lowered, wait for me to go out of the city to explore three hundred steps first, if there is no threat around, the frame will be good to go out of the city at the right time......"

"Probe a fart!" Li Shimin shouted violently and said: "If there is also an assassin king around Chang'an, then I will be the emperor in vain, and I will march in line quickly, and the frame will leave the city immediately." ”

"Wait, obey!" The warriors of the Hundred Cavalry Division turned on their horses and ran out of the city gate in the lead, and the emperor's carriage immediately started, rumbling across the suspension bridge.

The brigade of men and horses rushed into the night with the carriage frame, the soldiers guarding the city behind were on guard with swords, and the leader of the warriors groaned, and suddenly said: "I want to report to General Zuo Wuwei, and ask him to urgently transfer troops to guard it, this gate cannot be closed tonight, otherwise His Majesty will have to open the door again when he returns." ”

A soldier looked curious and asked in a low voice: "Captain, it's already two o'clock now, why did Your Majesty and Niangniang leave the city overnight?" I've been on an errand for five years and I've never heard of anything like this......"

The captain of the warrior looked out of the city and muttered: "Tiance Mansion, Your Majesty and Niangniang are going to Tiance Mansion, and the princess is going to have an heir, this is an earth-shattering event!" ”

He suddenly raised his feet and ran, shouting in his mouth: "Wait here to guard the city gate, I will go to Zuo Wuwei to report, the city gate will be opened at night, according to the law, Zuo Wuwei needs to come and garrison, we are just guards of the city, and no one can afford to bear the blame if something happens." ”

The soldiers were awe-inspiring, and hurriedly lined up around the city gate, carefully staring at the inside and outside of the city, and the posture was not allowed to let go of even a bird.

At this moment, I suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves, and there were more than a dozen knights on the street in the city, and one of the leaders shouted softly: "Get out of the way quickly, I want to get out of the city......

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The soldiers directly pulled out their big swords, and one of them shouted: "The curfew is about to be curfew in the middle of the night, and you have to go out of the city at this time, could it be that you have a ghost in your heart?" ”

On the other side, there was a long laugh, and the horse stepped forward and said lightly: "Wait and see who I am!" ”

It turned out to be Hou Junji, and the rider next to him was Hou Haitang, who was holding swaddling clothes, and the dozen or so knights behind him were the Hou family's personal soldiers.

The soldiers blocked the door with knives and said sharply: "No matter who it is, they are not allowed to go out of the city tonight, Your Majesty and Niangniang's carriage have just passed, and the general is out of the city at this time, do you want to assassinate the king and kill the driver?" ”

The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were so loyal, although they knew that the opposite side was the military department Shangshu and the six bigwigs of the court, but they still mustered up the courage to stop it.

Hou Junji nodded slowly and exclaimed: "It is worthy of the city gate order, and the loyalty is admirable." It's a pity that you shouldn't stop me, the prince of Xifu Zhao will come out, and this book is to drink lightly, not for another purpose! ”

He didn't wait for the soldiers to speak, and continued: "Wait and see, Ben Shangshu is only the first, it won't be long before all the princes and marquis in the city will leave the city, tonight this gate is afraid that it will be extremely busy, can you stop my Hou Jun to gather one person, can you stop ten people and a hundred people?" ”

One of the soldiers plucked up his courage and said, "We haven't received a warrant, even if the Manchu ministers want to leave the city, they have to stop at the gate obediently......"

"Haha, well said!" A loud laugh suddenly sounded in the distance, but when he saw a carriage roaring towards him, Qin Qiong, the Duke of Yiguo, stood on the frame and laughed continuously, nodding and saying: "You will fulfill your duties, and this general will reward you!" ”

While speaking, the frame had already arrived in front of him, and all the soldiers hurriedly bowed and saluted, and said in unison: "Your command has seen General Zuo Wuwei." ”

Chang'an has a left military guard and a right military guard, Qin Qiong is the general of the left military guard, and the guards of the four gates of Chang'an must be controlled by him, and these soldiers guarding the city are also under his command.

Hou Junji watched coldly, and suddenly smiled and said, "Is the second brother going out of the city tonight?" Why don't you go on horseback, but come on a frame. ”

Qin Qiong laughed, stretched out his hand and pointed to the inside of the carriage, and said lightly: "It's just because my family members follow, so I choose to take the car!" ”

Hou Junji's face was solemn, and he hurriedly arched his hand and said: "It turns out that the two sisters-in-law are also going out of the city, and Hou Junji is polite." He solemnly bowed, but only then did he say to Qin Qiong: "Second brother, I ordered the city gate to let go, Your Majesty and Niangniang's frame has passed, let's not fall too far behind......"

Qin Qiong nodded slowly, her eyes suddenly caught a glimpse of Hou Haitang next to her, and then looked at the swaddling clothes in Hou Haitang's arms, and muttered: "Jun Ji is here, why are you still holding a doll?" ”

"This is the eldest son of the king of the wall, just born at the moment, my daughter is the concubine of the king of the wall, and now this eldest son has been taken under his knees, just because His Majesty and Niangniang left in a hurry, I have never seen the fourth generation of the eldest grandson of the royal family, so I hugged him overnight, and wanted His Majesty and Niangniang to meet!"

Qin Qiong sighed lightly, and said with deep meaning: "The newborn baby has to follow the adult, how pitiful this son is......"

He didn't wait for Hou Junji to speak, turned to the soldiers guarding the door and shouted: "Wait carefully to guard the door, if there is a prince and a noble who wants to go out of the city, but only register, do not need to stop." ”

"Whoa!" The warriors answered the order and turned sideways to open the city gate.

Qin Qiong glanced at Hou Junji, and said meaningfully: "Junji, you are riding a horse, but your brother is riding on a frame, although we have the same road, we are destined not to walk together, you should leave first." ”

What he said was very explicit, borrowing the analogy of riding a horse and riding a car, but in fact alluding to the position of the two sides in the struggle for imperial power. Hou Junji is destined to be Li Chengqian's faction, and Qin Qiong is destined to be Han Yue's faction.

Hou Junji seemed helpless, he bowed his hand respectfully, clamped his legs between the horse's belly, and led people out of the city gate directly.

But listening to the sound of horses' hooves, more than a dozen horsemen of the Hou family disappeared into the night in a blink of an eye.

It was only at this time that Qin Qiong's frame door curtain suddenly lifted, and Zhang Ziyan said angrily: "Master, why do you want to talk to Hou Junji, and ask me to say that I will directly find an opportunity to kill him, so as not to give our aunt eye medicine from time to time." Hmph, this person doesn't miss the old feelings, because I led the troops to help him get out of trouble back then, I knew today, I shouldn't have saved him then......"

Qin Qiong shook his head slowly and sighed: "At that time, I was robe, so I naturally wanted to save each other, but now I am a stranger, so it is naturally difficult to walk." ”

Zhang Ziyan still wanted to speak, but was held down by Qin Qiong's wife in the carriage, and reprimanded gently: "You are no longer the general of the Women's Army, some words must not be said nonsense, Hou Junji is the secretary of the military department, and the power of the Hou family is far greater than that of my Qin family." Sister Zi Yan, you can fight hard, but you can't do things in the court! ”

"Okay, okay, my sister will raise the morale of others!" Zhang Ziyan lowered the curtain of the car and said hurriedly: "Master, hurry up and let the frame go, we are in-laws, it's not good to go late." ”

Qin Qiong nodded and ordered the coachman to drive the carriage, but he himself sat down cross-legged in front of the carriage and did not enter the carriage.

The horses' hooves rumbled, and in a blink of an eye they went out of the city gate, and from this gate to Tianjiazhuang were about ten miles away, and the coachman waved his whip vigorously, and the carriage ran fast.

But no matter how fast the carriage is, it can't ride a horse, just when it was about to arrive at Tianjiazhuang, I suddenly heard the sound of hooves behind me, and dozens of horses directly overtook the Qin family carriage, and one laughed and said: "Second brother, you shouldn't take the car, you should ride the horse directly, the big guy got the news later than you, but we came first, and we are destined to arrive earlier than you, ahahaha!" ”

Qin Qiong raised his eyes to take a look, but saw that these dozens of riders had Cheng Biting Jin, Li Tao, Liu Hongji, Chai Shao, and the eldest grandson Wuji...... In addition to the princes who were close to Han Yue, there were also many neutral royal families, and it was obvious that everyone had just gotten the news, so they gathered together to come forward.

Qin Qiong was a little curious, and said, "You came alone one or two, didn't you bring your family members with you?" The little prince was born, and it is a proper etiquette to bring his family here, otherwise what kind of family is good? ”

Lao Cheng smiled and said proudly: "Naturally, I brought my family, but the girls walked too slowly in the car, so I left them behind and walked slowly, only the second brother, you are the stupidest, accompany the two sisters-in-law to ride in the car, ahahaha......"

The surrounding Guogong also laughed evilly, and Liu Hongji, the prince of Kui, said: "Could it be that the second brother was beaten by Ziyan's sister-in-law again, so he obediently accompanied him to the car?" ”

Qin Qiong's old face turned red, Zhang Ziyan in the carriage snorted, and scolded with a smile: "Liu Hongji, when my sister-in-law is done with tonight's business, I will make you regret what you just said." ”

Everyone said this, and entered Tianjiazhuang in a blink of an eye, and soon arrived in front of Tiance Mansion.