webnovelfull Chapter 379: In front of Kyoto
Chapter 379: In front of Kyoto
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Jiang An casually threw the water bag to Zheng Yan and asked the two deputy generals, "How many casualties were there?"
The deputy general who had just finished counting the number of people said with a gloomy face, "Twenty dead and eight injured."
The little girl glanced around and said, "Take care of the wounded and leave in an hour."
The deputy general was stunned, then agreed.
"Thank you, miss."
In fact, given their current embarrassing status, Jiang An doesn't have to worry about the lives of these soldiers.
After being assassinated just now, it would be only natural for him to set off directly!
But Jiang An just forgave them...
The little girl waved her hand casually, indicating that he should just mind his own business.
"By the way, remember to bring along the fallen soldiers."
"…Yes."
Although he didn't understand what she was going to do, the deputy general didn't ask any more questions out of consideration for what happened just now.
Half an hour later, the team was ready to set off...
Jiang An, the leader, smiled brightly and took the flying battle flag from Zheng Lu's hand. "Let's go!"
She shouted and took the lead forward.
The royal guards behind him straightened their backs, their faces filled with pride and pride.
A team of less than a thousand people displayed the momentum of a large army approaching!
Ten miles away...
Jiang An watched the city wall getting closer and closer.
The gilded plaque hangs high above the city wall. The word "Kyoto" is vigorous and powerful, and it looks like a sleeping giant beast...
Kyoto is really grand!
Look at this city tower, it is taller than those in the north.
The little girl thought to herself, but the pride between her brows did not diminish in the slightest.
Kyoto is good, but the North is not bad either!
The sound of approaching horse hooves caused people queuing in front of the city gate to turn back.
What they saw was the flying dust stirred up by the horses' hooves, the half-hidden armor and soldiers, the white tiger in the lead, and the little girl in red holding a flag in one hand on the tiger's back.
Not only ordinary people stopped in front of the city gate to watch, but also some officials' families who came to enjoy the flowers and scenery, or wealthy young men who came to travel around the mountains and rivers...
They carefully identified the little girl and gathered in groups of three or four to discuss her.
There are indeed many girls of this age in the famous families in Kyoto, but...
"Hey, she wasn't riding a horse, was she?"
"Looks like... a white tiger?"
I don’t know which family this lady is from?
He was so arrogant and presumptuous in front of the gate of Kyoto and under the noses of the royal family!
A young man in gorgeous clothes pulled the reins and looked in Jiang An's direction.
In fact, yellow sand covered the distance, and the distance was too far, so they could only see the general idea.
He said to his friends: "White tigers can only be found in the exotic animal garden of the Dongli royal family..."
I heard that Dongli presented a white tiger to Nanshang a long time ago. It seems that it was bestowed by His Majesty to the prince who guards the north.
"Has anyone from the Dongli royal family come to Kyoto recently?"
He tilted his head and looked at one of the young men.
The man had straight eyebrows and clear eyes, and he was not at all defensive against the person asking the question.
"I haven't heard my father say that." He replied.
"If even the Minister of Rites doesn't know about it, then it doesn't exist~"
The other one had a ruffian air and looked like a typical playboy.
Curiosity rose in his eyes, "I want to see whose little girl this is..."
Maybe this tiger came from a bad place!
By then…
"Prince..."
A servant came over and said respectfully, "The princess has asked you to come over."
The young master who spoke first dismounted and asked, "What did you say, mother?"
The servant lowered his eyebrows and said without revealing anything, "No."
"Sir, since the princess has summoned you, please go over quickly..."
"You still have a few days to stay in Kyoto, so we can make an appointment later!"
"it is good!"
The young man was humble and polite. After saying goodbye to his friend, he slowly walked towards the huge sedan chair parked a little further away.
Among the three people who were speaking, one was the legitimate son of the Minister of Rites, one was the son of a great general, and the other was the son of Princess Nanshang and the prince of the Duke of Song.
Duke Song inherited his father's title but had no real power because he married a princess. Although his title was of the highest rank, he had nothing to do all day long. He and the princess lived in a separate palace specially granted by the late emperor and seldom returned to the capital.
It is a rare opportunity for the princess to return to the capital, so she invited several ladies to enjoy the scenery in the suburbs, and the prince also went out for an outing with two good friends.
And just by coincidence...I met Jiang An coming to Beijing.
"Mother, are you looking for me?" He stood to one side, lowered his head slightly, and behaved modestly and politely.
The light veil of the sedan chair flew up, and the woman sitting on it responded softly, saying, "Do you know who is coming?"
The prince was stunned. His mother never cared about the affairs in the capital, but today she made an exception and showed concern.
Because of this, he answered more cautiously.
He repeated his speculation and added, "I hope mother can help me solve this puzzle."
The person in the sedan sighed, "You don't recognize that flag?"
There is helplessness and disappointment in this sigh...
"Is that the flag in the leader's hand that mother is talking about?"
There was confusion in the prince's eyes, "I've never seen it before..."
Another voice came from the sedan chair, seeming to help him out.
"Your Highness, please stop teasing the prince..."
"The North rarely sends people to the capital. Whether they win or lose is just an 800-mile express letter. The only people in the capital who can recognize this flag are probably the ministers in the court."
People from the North?
The prince: "The prince of Zhenguo is not..."
He didn't say the rest of the words, but those who heard it knew it well.
This high-ranking and powerful prince cannot leave the North even a step!
"Your Highness forgot?"
"A few years ago, His Highness asked the Second Prince to send gifts to the North..."
The person who spoke was a maid standing next to the sedan chair.
The prince was not stupid, and he immediately realized, "Is that little girl the daughter of the Zhenguo Palace?"
He smiled, "You've grown so big."
I think she was only three years old when her mother gave her the bracelet.
At that time, he was making a fuss in another palace because the bracelet that his mother often played with was missing.
He guessed it, and no one in the sedan spoke anymore.
Time flows quietly, and the city gate is unusually quiet...
The people still lined up in long queues to enter the city, and some of the timid ones even hid themselves, fearing that this noble man who came with such a strong momentum was not someone they could easily deal with.
The ladies and gentlemen who were riding in carriages or on tall horses stopped where they were and watched.
"Big cat, run faster!"
With her hair flying, the little girl looked radiant and was wondering how many people would notice her with such arrogance.
Approaching the city gate, Jiang An showed no intention of stopping.
Behind her, Zhengyan and Zhenglu looked at each other, hit the horses' buttocks with short whips, and followed the lady closely.
When people came to the front, there were constant exclamations and screams of fear...
What this man is riding is really a tiger!
The young ladies had never seen such a scene before, and they all hid in the carriage, not daring to watch. The maids and old women in the carriage dragged their trembling legs and surrounded the carriage.
Especially in front of Princess Nanshang's sedan chair, there were two circles of guards with swords surrounding it!
Animals have spirits. The fine horses ridden by those young masters became restless and kicked their hooves nervously.
No matter how hard they pulled, the horses refused to obey.
"Who are you? Get off your horse!"
In front of the city gate, the general guarding the city put his hand on the sword at his waist and questioned in a cold voice.
Jiang An has tall, thin eyebrows, and his eyes are full of arrogance.
dismount?
She wasn't riding a horse!
The ferocious beast, with its mouth wide open, rushed straight towards the general with no intention of stopping.
Zheng Lu took out the token with the word "Zhen" engraved on it and shouted loudly: "Zhenguo Palace, come to Beijing by order!"
"Enter the city for urgent matters, and keep out of the way if you are not in a hurry!"
The internal force is used to ensure that it is clearly transmitted to everyone's ears.
The general stepped back and said through clenched teeth, "The beasts are not allowed to enter the city to disturb it. Stop!"
With a "swish" sound, the long sword was unsheathed.
As soon as he moved, the soldiers in front of the city gate came closer.
A vicious beast?
How well behaved her big cat is!