Traveling through the troubled times of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Last time, Luo Cheng followed the call and rescued a girl who was almost trampled by a war horse.

I heard the annoying guy next to my ear say: "Princess Ruyi, why are you here?"

Luo Cheng blinked, lowered his head that had already been raised, looked at the person standing on the ground again, then turned his head, and said to the person beside him: "Yuwen Chengdu, did you recognize the wrong person? The princess is not staying in the palace. Come on, what are you doing here?"

Just as Yuwen Chengdu was about to speak, he heard the soft and waxy voice of the girl beside him saying: "I, I heard that the army's squadron returned to the court today, and the city is very lively, so I ran out secretly."

After finishing speaking, I was afraid that he would think that I was too casual and reckless, so I added: "At first there were guards following me, but there were too many people just now, and they might have been scattered."

When Luo Cheng heard this, he responded in a low voice: "Oh."

Princess Ruyi lowered her eyes, and waited for a while, but she didn't see him salute her, nor saw him speak again, so she bit her lower lip, she still doesn't know his name yet.

Stealing a glance at him, he saw that he was swinging the reins, and the mount was already staggered by a distance of one person from her, as if about to leave. Princess Ruyi's face was flushed, and she wanted to speak, but was tired by her daughter's reservedness.

Yu Wencheng looked at Ruyi's mouth flattened, pretending to be strong, couldn't bear it, lowered his voice and asked: "Princess still not returning to the palace?"

Princess Ruyi's delicate eyebrows were slightly frowned, and her bright eyes raised up with tears in her eyes, her soft voice contained a hint of crying: "Yuwenchengdu, I seem to have sprained my foot, it hurts so much."

Yu Wencheng looked around, the army was advancing, it would not be good to delay any longer, after all the emperor was still waiting ahead.

Looking at the girl with pure eyes again, she lowered her head and said, "Princess, why don't you get on the horse, Chengdu will take you back to the palace."

Ruyi bit her lip, but her eyes followed the person in front of her right. He saved her just now, but now he didn't even look at her.

In fact, Princess Ruyi really wronged Luo Cheng. Don't think that he didn't see the slightly moved expression on his paralyzed face when he saw the princess. The two of them might have something private to say. Seeing him here, it's hard to talk. Better to make room for them.

But he wasn't idle either, his little ears were erect, like a rabbit.

After Yu Wencheng finished speaking, he saw Ruyi's eyes following Luo Cheng in front of him, his eyes darkened, and he felt a little lost in his heart.

After all, if there were no accidents, when he returned from this expedition, his father would ask the emperor for grace to marry Princess Ruyi.

Before, he thought that Princess Ruyi might also be interested in him, but now it seems that Princess Ruyi is innocent and ignorant, and she is afraid that she just depends on him as a brother or a playmate, without any affection between men and women. It can be seen from his expression, at least, when she looked at him, she had never been so shy and coy.

Yu Wencheng felt a little bitter in his heart, he didn't have to be Princess Ruyi, but after all, the two were childhood sweethearts, and Ruyi was the only young girl among the people he knew, so there was some bond between them.

Besides Luo Cheng, he eavesdropped for a long time with his ears up, only heard Yuwen Chengdu questioning, but the little princess didn't reply, it seemed that he was not happy to ride with Yuwen Chengdu, his face was so pitiful, he was disgusted by others.

Luo Cheng waited and waited, but he didn't hear the gossip again. He became a little impatient, and even lost the fun of eavesdropping: "Yuwen Chengdu, are you okay? Just now you kept persuading me to go quickly. What is going on now? Who doesn't go."

Yu Wencheng didn't let go of Ruyi's eyes shining brightly because of Luo Cheng's turning around to speak, suppressing the discomfort in his heart and saying: "Luo Cheng, Princess Ruyi's ankle is sprained, I'm afraid she won't be able to walk."

Yu Wencheng originally thought that since Princess Ruyi liked Luo Cheng, then he would give her a favor. After all, the two of them could be regarded as childhood sweethearts, and he took care of her like a younger sister.

Who would have thought that Luo Cheng glanced blankly at Princess Ruyi who was standing there, shook his head, and said bluntly: "I can't take her with me, my horse is a mare, I'm jealous, and I have a big temper."

The girl's face was immediately blushed, and she didn't know whether it was from shame or annoyance, her bright eyes gradually dimmed, she bit her lower lip tightly, not knowing what to say, tears were rolling in her eye sockets, if she couldn't fall, she couldn't help but feel angry. People looked at the person who rejected her with distress.

Luo Cheng frowned, feeling a little embarrassed, and he didn't say anything, but to tell the truth, what the hell, it made the little girl want to cry.

Luo Cheng looked suspiciously at Yuwen Chengdu, with a strong sense of condemnation, don't you know how to coax people with sweet words and make the little girl cry?

Yu Wencheng didn't understand the meaning in Luo Cheng's eyes for a while.

Luo Cheng looked at Yuwen Chengdu's frowning brows and the girl's hesitant expression, and suddenly uttered a voice in surprise, even with a slightly raised tone, without noticing: "You don't mean to want me to share a ride with Yuwen Chengdu, do you?" , let him ride that horse for you?"

Then she quickly shook her head, for fear that the little girl would nod her head and say yes, and said, "That's not acceptable. My little mare is weak, and his five-big and three-thick figure is placed there, carrying a [-]-jin big iron rod, and he can't move. .”

Yu Wencheng couldn't help it, he burst out laughing, and even the discomfort of being rejected by Princess Ruyi just now dissipated.

How did his head grow, thanks to him thinking of this possibility...

Yu Wencheng laughed out loud, only to realize that the behavior just now was too rude, it would be even more embarrassing for the little girl to stay, so he kindly found a step for Princess Ruyi, and asked him to send her back to the palace privately.

Princess Ruyi did not refuse this meeting. Before getting on the horse, she looked at the man with attachment in her eyes. Seeing that his expression was calm, he didn't respond at all. In a last fit of anger, she got on Yuwen Chengdu's horse and drove away.

When Luo Cheng swayed along with the army and swaggered all the way to the gate of the imperial city, Yu Wencheng had already sent the princess into the palace first, and at this moment, an old man was standing majestically and waiting quietly.

Luo Cheng squinted his eyes, looking at the situation, it was hard to know who he was.

Luo Cheng turned over and dismounted, Yu Wenhuaji came up to meet him, and said with a smile on his face: "Luo Shaobao has worked hard all the way, this time he broke through Nanyang Pass, and came back with a great victory. The emperor Long Yan is very happy, and ordered me and other officials to welcome him here. Luo Shaobao entered the palace with me, and the emperor is still waiting in the golden palace."

Luo Cheng replied forcefully with a smile on his face: "Thank you, Prime Minister."

Yu Wenhuaji turned sideways, bent slightly, and made a gesture of invitation. When Luo Cheng strode into the palace without being polite or giving in, his eyes concealed a faint anger.

Well, you little Luo Cheng, you really have a big air, whoever sees that the Prime Minister is not flattering and flattering, you still think this is your Beiping Mansion.

Seeing his father's expression, Yu Wencheng knew that he must not like Luo Cheng's behavior, half-closed his eyes, and thought, at least he was mediating in it, and he must not let his father harm him.Luo Cheng was young and energetic, so he was unavoidably a little arrogant, but he was straightforward, which was rare. At such a young age, he had already shown his talents as a general, which made him cherish his talents.

When the Sui army won a great victory, Yang Guang must have held a big feast to reward the three armies.

At the dinner party, Empress Xiao sat beside him, chatting softly with Yang Guang from time to time, talking and laughing at Yan Yan, and kept looking down the stage.

Looking at this posture, Yu Wencheng was thoughtful, and followed the eyes of the two on the throne, and fell on Luo Cheng who was passing diagonally.

That person is usually very clever, but at this time his eyes are fixed on the cakes on the table without blinking, as if he didn't pay attention to the movement around him.

And at this moment, what are Yang Guang and Xiao Shi talking about?

Don't doubt Yuwen Chengdu's sensitivity, the topic discussed by the top two most distinguished figures of the Sui Dynasty is really Luo Cheng.

Investigating the reason, we have to talk about Princess Ruyi returning to the palace in a daze.

Ruyi is the youngest daughter of the Xiao family. Since she was young, she was smart and considerate, and she was loved by Yang Guang and Xiao family.

Today, the army returned to the imperial court, and there was a grand banquet in the evening. Empress Xiao knew that it would go well, and ordered her to prepare early, but when she was looking for her, she found that her daughter could no longer bear the loneliness and slipped out of the palace early.

That's all, after all, he came back before the dinner started, but when he got back to the palace, he realized that something was wrong, he kept silent, and he didn't hear ten or nine of the questions he asked her.

Empress Xiao has always been good at observing words and demeanor, looking at this, she knows that this precious daughter is afraid that something will happen to her outside.

Originally seeing Yuwen Chengdu sending her back to the palace, she thought that the little girl had met her lover, and the two were childhood sweethearts, and they were considered right, but this posture did not look like it.Not to mention that Yuwen Chengdu turned around and left as soon as he delivered the person, even if Ruyi didn't have the slightest nostalgia.

After thinking about it, Empress Xiao didn't think of a reason, and finally she called the maid next to Ruyi to ask her, and found out that the little girl did have a sweetheart, but it wasn't Yuwen Chengdu, but she had only met once, and rescued her under the horse's hooves. Get off her boy in white.

No, as soon as the little girl returned to the palace, she shyly asked the people close to her. This time, in the army returning to the court, has she ever seen a jade crown, wearing a white coat, and a bright silver armor, The young general with the spear in his hand, who is this guy?

When Empress Xiao heard what the maid said, her first reaction was Luo Cheng, the son of King Beiping.

Speaking of which, she only met that young man roughly once, last year when the first emperor gave a banquet to King Luo Yi of Beiping, but it left a deep impression on her.

That young man has an outstanding appearance and an outstanding demeanor, even if he mingled among those hundreds of thousands of people, he might be able to recognize him at a glance.What's more, at such a young age, he already has great skills, so he said that breaking Nanyang Pass this time, according to what the emperor said, seems to be the first achievement.

Therefore, at this moment, Empress Xiao is conveying the meaning of her daughter's family to the emperor.

Seeing the corners of the emperor's lips curled up, Yu Wencheng looked very satisfied, and when he looked at Luo Cheng with a smile, his heart skipped a beat, and for some reason, he panicked for a while.

"This time we broke through the Nanyang Pass and won a complete victory. The father and son of the King of Beiping and my General Tianbao of the Sui Dynasty should take the lead. Luo Cheng, where is Yuwen Chengdu? Come to the hall to ask—" Sui Emperor Yang Guang asked loudly.

Luo Cheng, who was called, looked away reluctantly from the pile of pastries, and moved his gaze to the seat. Shi Shiran stood up and walked into the hall.

The same was true for Yuwen Chengdu, the two of them knelt side by side and said, "My minister Luo Cheng Yuwen Chengdu bows to His Majesty."

Yang Guang's praise of Yuwen Chengdu this time is just passing the talk. Yuwen Chengdu has made great military achievements, and he doesn't care about this one. He is tired of boasting, and his main purpose is to consider the people around him.

In terms of status, Luo Yi, King of Beiping, sits on one side and supports his own self-respect. For the court, it is not a small threat. If he can marry the Beiping Palace, it will be a good thing, at least Luo Yi can work for him wholeheartedly.

In terms of appearance, Luo Cheng's lips are red, his teeth are white, his face is like a crown of jade, and he is handsome and handsome.Yang Guang originally thought that Ruyi liked Yuwen Chengdu, but now it seems that although Yuwen Chengdu is good, with sword eyebrows and star eyes, and heroic spirit, but after all, his appearance is a bit rough, and little girls still like this kind of beautiful boy with a dusty temperament.

After Yang Guang called Pingshen, he asked the two to come forward to answer.

From when Luo Cheng started to practice martial arts, to the wonderful scene of fighting more than ten masked men in black when he broke Nanyang Pass, he asked them one by one.

Although Luo Cheng found it strange, he answered them one by one.

All of a sudden, there was a question and answer, and the atmosphere seemed to be very harmonious.

Suddenly, Yang Guang asked with a smile, "Luo Cheng, what is your year?"

"Almost sixteen."

"Have you ever been married?"

Luo Cheng didn't understand why he suddenly asked about the marriage, he was at a loss for a moment, shook his head and said: "No."

"Oh? You're almost sixteen, didn't your father, queen, mother and concubine make arrangements for you?" Yang Guang asked with interest.

"At the beginning of the year, the mother once said that the family was the daughter of the father's general, but the father refused."

Yang Guang frowned and said: "The status is a bit low, and your father's disapproval is justifiable."

Luo Cheng said truthfully: "Your Majesty, you are wrong. My father refused to allow it because I thought I was too naughty. I am afraid that it would be ruined for a gentle and gentle daughter to marry me. My father said that this is really a flower planted in a cow. on shit."

When Empress Xiao heard this, she immediately concealed her joy, this child is really sincere, and the innocent expression is lovely to look at.

"This palace sees that you have a magnificent appearance and outstanding demeanor. You are not as unbearable as your father said."

"I think so too." Yang Guang said with a smile, "This kid likes me."

"Luo Cheng, let me ask you, did you save my Princess Ruyi when you entered the city today?"

"Even if that person is not the princess, I will help you, so I dare not take credit for it." Yang Guang and Empress Xiao looked at each other with satisfaction in their eyes.

"Luo Cheng, Yuwen Chengdu, the two of you have made great contributions to our Sui Dynasty and have made great contributions to breaking the city. What reward do you want?"

The two knelt down and kowtowed one after another, not daring to say anything.

Yang Guang coughed lightly, and said, "Get up. Luo Cheng, tell me, if I take my Princess Ruyi..."

"Your Majesty, my humble servant has the courage to announce something—"

Yang Guang looked at Yu Wenhua who suddenly walked out of his seat, and his face suddenly became gloomy.