Chapter 740 Chang'an, Chang'an

Where is my home when the clouds cross the Qinling Mountains? Snow blocks the Lan Pass and my horse cannot move forward.

As the typical dividing line between the north and the south, Zhao Changhe galloped northward and was fortunate to see a mountain range separating the north and the south, with no snow in the south and snow-covered in the north.

After flying over the mountains, the cold immediately hit, and even the black horse could not help shivering and shrank back a little.

Seeing the silver-clad scenery ahead, Zhao Changhe was quite touched.

It was the first snow when I came back from overseas, and winter has not completely passed until now, but it feels like a few years have passed. How many things have happened in the past two or three months...

Situ Xiao said that the deeper some people practice, the more white their hair will be...

It was a joke, of course it is impossible to have white hair, but there is truth in the joke. In just two or three months, Zhao Changhe has been wearing a cloak and snow, walking all over China, fighting with a sword and hundreds of battles everywhere, and has been bloody until now. During this period, there have been so many thoughts and plans. If it were an ordinary person, he would really not be able to endure it.

And the only area that has not been stepped into is now in front of him.

Guanlong... Chang'an.

This place name can really evoke the feelings of the present world. Especially after it is combined with the surname of Li, the feeling is more prominent. Zhao Changhe was reluctant to regard them as enemies for a while.

But it is obvious that in this world, the Cui Langya King of Qinghe is a brand, and the Longxi Li is also natural. It is completely different from what he knows, and there is no need to have any special feelings.

What remains unchanged is that Chang'an in this world is still the ancient capital of many dynasties. Except for Xia Longyuan, who made the capital in today's Jingji because of the spirit of Beimang, most of the previous dynasties chose Chang'an. After all, the mountains and rivers are beautiful, and the suitable ones are still suitable.

And... This place is not blind, there are locals to lead the way.

Yue Hongling herself.

This is a big girl from Shaanxi, fortunately her accent is not my god.

"Luoxia Villa is not far from the foot of Huashan Mountain, do you know?" Yue Hongling is asking.

Zhao Changhe is a little embarrassed: "I know."

I knew it but never thought of coming to take a walk and take a look. I was a little embarrassed to be caught in the act. But it's really too busy, how can there be such free time... Yue Hongling herself doesn't know how long she hasn't been home.

Speaking of Huashan and the surname Yue, it's not a good omen. Of course, it doesn't refer to Yue Hongling, but her master Yue Fenghua.

Yue Hongling is a disaster victim at the foot of Huashan. Her family died early, and she was adopted by Yue Fenghua. She took his surname Yue, and no one knows her original surname. Because of this, no matter how much she wanders around, Yue Hongling still has a mother's family, so it was said before that Zhao Changhe would go to propose marriage.

Luoxia Mountain Villa is just a third-rate small sect. Yue Fenghua is only the seventh level of Xuanguan, which is not even comparable to Luojiazhuang, but it has become famous because of Yue Hongling. At the beginning, the owner of Luozhuang also told Luo Zhenwu that if he wanted to get Yue Hongling, he might start from her sect, such as threatening her master.

In fact, this is because the owner of Luozhuang lacked investigation and research and took it for granted.

There are so many people who think so, but no one implements it. Why? Besides, Yue Hongling is a hero in the martial arts world, and his enemies are everywhere, but no one bothers Luoxia Villa.

Because Yue Hongling has been "expelled from the master's door" on the surface. A long time ago, not long after the underage Xiao Hongling debuted, he killed the evil servant of the Longxi Wei family. Yue Fenghua couldn't hold it back, so he had to expel him from the master's door to clear his relationship. This is also the reason why Yue Hongling has never returned home. Since the matter was minor, the expulsion was expelled. The Wei family did not cause trouble to Luoxia Villa again, and it was impossible for them to hunt down a little girl all over the sky, so the matter was directly passed.

However, the so-called "expulsion from the master's door" was a preservation strategy that Yue Fenghua had expressed to his apprentice from the beginning. We still treat you as an apprentice, and we will come back after the limelight has passed. Having said that, Yue Hongling also knew that her recklessness when she first came out of the martial arts world brought trouble to the master's door, so she naturally would not blame the master. After parting with the master's door in tears, she still regarded this place as her mother's home in her heart.

It is unknown what Yue Fenghua was thinking in this move, but objectively, Yue Hongling no longer had any worries and became the most famous female knight of the younger generation. The stain of being expelled from the master's sect was not a stain. Everyone knew that it was a burden caused by chivalry, not a bad thing.

Her enemies generally did not want to cause trouble for Luoxia Villa. God knows whether she hated the master's sect, and causing trouble would help her vent her anger? So Luoxia Villa has been peaceful until now, and nothing has happened.

Later, the higher Yue Hongling's cultivation and fame became, the different relationships between everyone.

When Yue Hongling was at the seventh or eighth level of Xuanguan and ranked in the top ten of Qianlong, she was already a famous martial arts master. You should know that there were only a hundred people who broke the secret treasure in the world at that time, and the head of the Wei family was only at the ninth level of Xuanguan. Yue Hongling was almost on par with him at a young age, and her potential was even higher. Of course, a head of a noble family with normal IQ would not dwell on such trivial matters as killing a servant a few years ago (in fact, he might not even know about it at that time). Instead, he should use the "connection" to show his generosity and win over a potential genius, so as to establish a good relationship with him.

So Wei Changming, the head of the Wei family, began to call Yue Fenghua his brother, saying that this was the sect under the protection of our Wei family. Yue Fenghua no longer had any worries and began to spread the word that this was the disciple from our villa. Yue Hongling also gave face and began to call herself "Luoxia Villa Yue Hongling" to the outside world. Since then, Luoxia Villa has become really famous, and there are so many people coming to learn from him that it has developed into the first sect in Huashan. Yue Fenghua himself has gradually cultivated to the ninth level of the Mysterious Gate in recent years due to the surge in resources. It is true that the master is valued by the disciple.

When the owner of Luozhuang felt that he could threaten the master, the master had already changed a lot, and the owner of Luozhuang really couldn't threaten him.

If it were normal, Yue Hongling could return home in glory, and the villagers would only welcome her with drums and gongs.

But now it is a bit subtle - Zhao Changhe is the King of Zhao in the Han Dynasty, and he is hostile to Guanlong. Given the relationship between Yue Hongling and Zhao Changhe, it may not affect the situation of Luoxia Villa, which has never returned home, but once she returns, no one can say what will happen.

The two sat on horseback and looked at the Huashan Mountain in the distance. Yue Hongling pondered for a long time and whispered: "You and I are in love. It seems to be widely spread, but in fact it is basically just a 'rumour'. Only few people know that we are really together. Not much. With my temperament, even if we fall in love, we may run away tomorrow, so the bond with me in the eyes of others may not be as deep as we think."

Zhao Changhe's mouth twitched when he heard this: "You are quite proud, right?"

"Humph. I haven't been caught by you now...are you very proud?"

“……”

"Oh, anyway, what I said is that if I go back, I can get rid of my relationship with you. I can really go back boldly and help you find out the current situation in Guanlong."

Zhao Changhe was a little worried: "Are you going alone?"

Yue Hongling laughed dumbly: "Hey, I am Yujing, don't you know this concept?"

"I don't have any idea. I can beat Yu Jing to the ground with a palm count."

"...I'm afraid that the Yujing you hold in your arms is almost as big as a palm. You should be, without any fear. "

Zhao Changhe counted secretly: "Not that many."

"You really counted, right?" Yue Hongling was angry and amused: "Okay, we break up."

"?" Zhao Changhe held her waist and sat on the horse together. Hearing this, he raised his hands directly: "Say it again?"

Yue Hongling was soft when she was grabbed, and leaned on him with a gasp: "Don't... I will say this when I go back. Get used to it. If you meet in public, don't show it. It's just a play. Aren't you and stinky Sisi very familiar with this set? "

This is indeed the most intuitive and effective way to quickly understand the current situation. Zhao Changhe thought about it with some dissatisfaction: "If we explore the situation separately, we have to find a place to meet."

Yue Hongling smiled and said: "There are many famous places in Chang'an, just find one... Or the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Yuancheng said they were in Chang'an before, I guess it's there. It's just right to go and see what the Buddhist sect is like in Chang'an. "

Zhao Changhe thought about it and it was feasible. It is true that Yuan Cheng said before that they were originally in Chang'an, but because they were not trusted, they had moved out to Xiangyang. So are there still monks in Chang'an now? If so, is Yuan Cheng suspected of being a bit double-faced? Or, can the power of Buddhism be introduced in this matter? What happened to their Buddha before?

After going around in circles, many things that we knew before were not finally corresponding to Kunlun in the Western Regions, but might be fully gathered in Chang'an.

"Don't pinch..." Yue Hongling turned around and kissed his lips: "Good boy, you are reluctant to separate after just a few days together..."

Zhao Changhe hugged her slender waist and kissed her fiercely.

Indeed, I always act on my own on weekdays. It is rare for Sister Yue to be with me all the time. Even if it is just a short separation, I always feel empty in my heart.

The two kissed passionately for a while, and Yue Hongling pushed him away breathlessly, straightened her messed-up clothes, and flew to Huashan.

Halfway through, she suddenly looked back and smiled: "If you want to stay together every day, it depends on when my great hero will settle the world. When that time comes, I will sheath my red-feathered sword, let my horse go to the south mountain, and cook soup for you."

The voice was lingering, and the person had disappeared in the mountains.

Zhao Changhe looked at the disappearing back of the red-dressed figure, sighed, and rubbed his head.

Yes, if we want to stay together, there is still a lifetime in the future.

What soup to cook, you can only make roujiamo at most, um, with the waist and leg strength, you can squeeze mine?

Zhao Changhe pondered for a moment, took out the makeup materials again, casually painted himself a new look, rode his horse to the outside of the city, and honestly led the horse to dig a road into the city.

He had a lot of fake road passes on his body, and the identities of Zhao Wangtang and Zhao Shouyi were still there. This time when he arrived in the enemy's territory, he didn't dare to use the surname Zhao. He picked one at random and picked a Qin Jiu, the surname Qin was more in line with the location, so he took it out and used it.

"Qin Jiu from southern Shanxi, has been doing business for generations..." The guard glanced at him: "How can a businessman be like that?"

Zhao Changhe sighed: "The world is in chaos, my family is in decline, and I came to Chang'an to try my luck."

The guard didn't take it seriously, and waved his hand and said: "Go in."

Zhao Changhe was stunned: "Don't want to pay the city tax?"

The guard glanced at him: "You really want to pay, right? Then give it to me."

"No, no." Zhao Changhe quickly led the horse into the city, and his heart was shocked.

This Li family really has the taste of fighting for the world. This hand alone can at least make Chang'an more prosperous and have a good reputation.

In many cases, things like "city tax" can indeed be cancelled, and the original Daxia did not always have this thing. The reason why it still exists now is that some local bureaucrats want to make money, and some are stopgap measures for real lack of money. Until now, the capital has not been cancelled because everyone is really short of money, there is no way.

I didn't expect Chang'an to have cancelled it...are they so rich?

Zhao Changhe slowly walked into the city, looked at the bustling traffic around him, and sighed secretly.

This place is more prosperous than the capital, and it is already comparable to what I saw when I first entered the capital before the world was in chaos. After the great chaos in the world, especially after Lu Jianzhang and others committed suicide, the capital was in a state of decline and had long lost its original glory. Now in comparison, Chang'an is more like a capital than the capital.

It seems that the so-called "leading barbarians into the pass to plunder" was not to rob Chang'an. The nobles of Guanlong were not so stupid and would not touch their own foundation. There is a high probability that the cities that were destroyed by the barbarians were still loyal to Daxia.

On the contrary, in the past few years, the various wars that have caused chaos in the world have destroyed Jingxiang in the south of the Yangtze River, Qingxu in North China, and the Miao border in Bashu, but they have basically not touched Guanlong. At this moment, Guanlong is almost a paradise on earth compared to Guandong.

And they also had the Silk Road. According to Hong Ling's knowledge, there is still a lot of trade in the Western Regions. This trade has not flowed into Daxia and has been basically cut off by Guanlong, let alone the Han Dynasty.

No wonder you have money.

If he hadn't quickly taken care of the Cui family and pacified Langya. Once the tug of war begins and the Guanzhong cavalry sweeps out, the situation will almost replicate that of the late Sui Dynasty.

Zhao Changhe walked forward with his heart full of thoughts, and subconsciously headed towards the tower in the distance, which was the famous Big Wild Goose Pagoda. According to current knowledge, it seems to have something to do with Tang Sanzang. It is not very clear, but this place should have nothing to do with it. It was a famous place before the destruction of the Buddha. After the destruction of the Buddha, the Li family still accommodated Buddhists here. It can be seen that it existed at that time. I feel rebellious and have been accumulating my own strength.

Judging from such a long-term arrangement, the head of the Li family, Mr. Li, has always been just a local figure. Isn't it a bit unmatched? Moreover, the Li family is not the only one in Guanlong. For example, the Wei family, which is involved with Yue Hongling, is also a powerful family. After the death of Li Gongsi, the Li family is still able to firmly occupy the top spot of the Guanlong Group. Is there something wrong here?

Is there another strong person within the Li family, such as some ancestor from the previous generation who is still alive? If he is not dead and not on the list, is he blind?

If the blind man is right, then what is wrong...

Zhao Changhe suddenly shuddered, what if his ancestor crawled out of the ground?

"Dang!" A bell sounded near the Big Wild Goose Pagoda.

Zhao Changhe stopped at the edge and saw many monks hurriedly returning to the temple, seemingly doing their homework.

He casually ordered a bowl of steamed buns to eat at a small shop outside the temple, and casually asked the waiter: "Buddhism in Chang'an is so prosperous, unlike ours in southern Shanxi."

"Is your guest from Jinnan?" The waiter said with a smile: "Buddhism in Chang'an has always been very prosperous, and many big shots believe in it. It has been a bit worse recently. If at this time in the past, we could see many dignitaries coming to pay homage, now Less."

Zhao Changhe asked: "Why is there less?"

"I don't know. Master Yuancheng seems to have been away for a long time. He said he went to preach elsewhere... As a result, a few days ago, Master Yuxu came out and argued with Buddhism in public. Master Yuancheng is not here, how can others argue with Yuxu? Real person? The monks were speechless after being questioned, and they are all introspecting behind closed doors."

"Then since they have a strong foundation, are they just giving in? Will they invite Master Yuancheng back to have another argument with Master Yuxu?"

The waiter sighed and said, "I don't know. I hope Master Yuancheng will come back soon. Master's Dharma is superb. He can't beat Yuxu in a fight. He shouldn't lose in an argument."

"From what you say, do you want Buddhism to win?"

"Of course, our whole family is Buddhist."

"Amitabha." Zhao Changhe made a seal and chanted in a low voice: "Buddha is compassionate and will not sit back and watch its decline. He survived the bleakness of the era when the Buddha was destroyed, how can he fail in this matter?"

The waiter was overjoyed: "Is your guest a Buddhist too?"

"That's natural." Aren't our seals standard? Do you want me to recite a piece of bliss to you... Oh, Diamond Sutra, we are very familiar with this now.

The waiter immediately became overjoyed and lowered his voice and said mysteriously: "In fact, we don't necessarily need Master Yuancheng to come back. It is said that there is a new Buddha in the temple, and the Dharma is boundless. Not to mention it is difficult to argue, I am afraid that I will not lose in the competition. oh."

Zhao Changhe narrowed his eyes: "Do you all know about such a big thing?"

"Hey, the masters didn't hide anything. They need to boost their morale." The waiter said, his face suddenly became excited: "Look, aren't the big shots coming?"

Zhao Changhe looked up and saw a middle-aged man in royal robes leading a young man into the temple surrounded by a group of servants. The monk Zhike put his hands together and saluted, and took the man in without much greeting. He seemed very familiar with it.

This young man, Zhao Changhe, looked familiar. He didn't think about it for a moment and asked, "Who is this big shot?"

"Second Master Dai of the Dai family in Jingzhao... Oh, this place is no longer called Jingzhao, but they still like to call themselves that."

I think you also like to call it this, the past glory of my hometown, I can understand it, it would be the same for me. Zhao Changhe looked at the back of Mr. Dai entering the temple, and secretly thought that Chang'an was indeed a king.

But it seems that there is more than just Wang Qi here, it is so complicated. It is really a gathering of all the forces, plus the major forces within Guanlong, it is really like a lump...

The Dai family... This one is relatively honest and does not imitate the ancients. The family in this era is about the same level as the Tang family. It is not very brilliant, but it is okay in the local area. That young man Zhao Changhe also remembered. Isn't he Mr. Dai? He was also a figure on the Hidden Dragon List. He had met him at the Langya Hidden Dragon Banquet. When he first entered the capital, he was attracted by this bastard. The identity was revealed at the city gate, causing a storm in Beijing.

Although this guy is a bit of a dandy, simple-minded and not cunning, he is not a bad person at heart. It seems that we can secretly contact him.

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