Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

Guo Yexiang won an idle river boat, which could not only take them and his group, but also carry pack carts and horses across the Yellow River. Then he sent a swordsman to negotiate with the boat and prepare to charter a boat to cross the Yellow River.

After some negotiation and pricing, Guo Ye and others boarded the riverboat one after another.

The boatman was half a century old, and he yelled a long chant in his unique Guanzhong accent, urging the helmsmen on the boat to untie their ropes one after another, raise their poles, row their oars, and set sail.

The long chant floats with the wind, the boat moves;

Dozens of water paddles in the middle reaches of the river, crossing the river.

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On the boat, Guo Ye looked at the river on the railing. The Yellow River is dangerous and fast, and the waves are magnificent. Only by being on the Yellow River and being there can you truly feel it.

A flat boat swayed in the turbulent Yellow River, ups and downs swinging from side to side. At this time, even if Guo Ye has the heroic heroism with power to lift mountains and surpass the world, it is still negligible and irresistible by manpower.

During the boat, the waves hit the deck several times and wet Guo Ye's clothes. He held on to the railing several times to avoid falling to the ground.

Guo Ye repeatedly lamented that this is the power of nature, and human power always seems small in front of nature...

The river boat sailed in the river for about an hour before seeing the shore.

The boatman's unique chant sounded again, as if reminding Guo Ye and others that they were about to arrive at the shore.

A swordsman came up to the deck from the cabin and informed Guo Ye: "My lord, we are almost on the shore!"

Guo Ye groaned, and then got out of the cabin.

dock,

disembark,

Log in.

The trip to the Yellow River is full of surprises and no dangers...

The groom and the four Guanzhong swordsmen were all hired by Guo Ye at a high price to put on a front when he went to Ruzhou to investigate the case.

After crossing the Yellow River, their mission was basically completed.

But there is still a long way to go to Chang'an. It is impossible for Guo Ye to abandon the carriage and go to Chang'an on foot. Even if he can bear it, how can Zhenniang, a prostitute, suffer this crime?

And now that Zhao Jiuchou was not around, Guo Ye, the four swordsmen, became more and more comfortable, so he discussed with the swordsman and the groom again, and planned to hire them in Chang'an before dismissing them.

The swordsmen and grooms naturally enjoyed each other, because Mr. Guo Ye is not only a good financial backer, but the price of his employment is quite high, and he has indeed shown his prestige by following Guo Ye these days.

There is a lot of money to earn, and they can't be angry, so why not do it?

Ever since, after discussing the price, Guo Ye asked Zhenniang to pay half of the commission for everyone, and continued to drive while it was still early.

After crossing the Yellow River, although there is still some distance to go to Chang'an, the road ahead is much smoother and smoother.

It's nothing more than going through the state and government and taking the official road, all the roads lead to Chang'an, and there is no need to go through mountains and rivers.

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All the way to Chang'an, a group of people walked for about eight or nine days, and gradually entered the suburbs of Chang'an City.

Stayed overnight in the suburban county, set off the next day, and arrived at the east gate of Chang'an City smoothly at noon.

When they arrived at the gate of Chang'an City, the groom stopped the carriage and announced that Chang'an City has arrived!

Guo Ye handed the Lu Ci Citation to a Guanzhong swordsman and asked him to go to the city gate to negotiate with the guards.

Chang'an is the capital of the empire, at the foot of the emperor, the city gates are naturally heavily guarded, and outsiders and horse-drawn carriages want to enter the city without a road citation, which is quite strenuous.

While the swordsman was negotiating with the defenders, Guo Ye poked his head out of the carriage and looked at the city of Chang'an.

Compared with the last time when he stopped outside the Chang'an city gate and hurried back to Longxi for the funeral, this time, Guo Ye watched the Chang'an city tower up close.

The majestic and towering city towers are awe-inspiring, and the old mottled and moss-covered city walls tell people who are new to Chang'an all the time that this is a famous city with a long history.

A few steps forward, entering the city gate, is Chang'an City.

This is a city with a population of one million. It is not only the capital of the Tang Dynasty, but also the largest capital of all dynasties in the 5000-year history of China.

Moreover, on the world stage today, Chang'an City is also the largest city, and no other city can match it.

Guo Ye glanced at the city gate a few steps away, and he could already smell the atmosphere of Chang'an City, an atmosphere of prosperity and prosperity, an atmosphere unique to the roots of an imperial city.

At this moment, his heart was full of excitement, apprehension, anticipation, and curiosity...

It cannot be expressed in words alone, only feelings.

This feeling, whether it is Yizhou in the middle of Sichuan, or Longxi County, or even any of the prefectures and counties he passed by, can't give him the feeling.

Seeing, thinking and feeling, he couldn't help muttering to himself:

"This is my stage!"

Hearing Guo Ye's murmur, Zhen Niang, who was sitting in the carriage, also poked her head out of the curtain of the carriage. At first glance, she exclaimed and fell silent.

Eyes, looking at Chang'an City a few steps away without blinking.

Hearing Zhenniang's exclamation, Guo Ye subconsciously turned his head to look. From Zhenniang's eyes, he saw another kind of charm, that is - shock!

Looking at the Chang'an people coming and going at the gate of the city, their faces are calm, with the inherent self-confidence of the people of the imperial capital.

Looking at Zhenniang again, with the feeling just now, Guo Ye couldn't help sighing, if frogs and insects don't jump out of the well, how can they know how big the world is?

At this time, the swordsman who had gone to the city gate guard to negotiate with the road citation before turned back, ran to Guo Ye's carriage and replied: "My lord, everything is done, you can enter the city."

Guo Ye took Lu Yin and put it back in his sleeve, patted Zhenniang's head that was still poking out of the car, and said with a smile, "Hey, I'm back!"

Zhenniang let out a sound, obviously a little shy because of her trance just now, stuck out her little tongue and retreated into the car.

Guo Ye shouted at the groom: "Okay, let's go to the city!"

pop~~

The groom slapped it skillfully and yelled: "Drive..."

Crunch, crunch, crunch~~

Pulled by the horse, the wheels of the carriage turned slowly and made a sound, and slowly drove towards the gate of Chang'an City.