Chapter 25 Popularity
As the time for the alliance was approaching, the light rain that had been sparse in the air slowly stopped. By the time of Si, the sky had gradually cleared up.
Li Ke was in a mixed mood. He said goodbye to Concubine Yang and Li Yan. Under the guidance of the eunuch, he walked south, passed through the Neifang, and went straight to the Zhuque Gate.
As soon as Li Ke arrived at Zhuque's Gate, he saw Qin Shubao standing like a mountain under the city.
"Your Majesty had already gone to the bridge last night. Finally, I will be ordered to welcome Your Highness here and ask Your Highness to get on the horse." Qin Shubao saw that Li Ke had arrived here and said to Li Ke.
"Thank you General Qin." Li Ke thanked Qin Shubao and wanted to ride on the white horse beside him on the wooden bench.
But before Li Ke could walk to the white horse, Qin Shubao actually came forward and led the white horse to Li Ke, pulled down the stirrup of the white horse, and said to Li Ke: "Please get on the horse."
When Li Ke saw Qin Shubao's actions, he was slightly stunned.
Who is Qin Shubao? The Duke of Yiguo, the General of the Left Wu Guard, and the Shangzhu Kingdom, made countless achievements. Such a person would actually hold a horse and hold a stirrup for Li Ke himself, which really surprised Li Ke.
"The general is the country's attack on the city. Li Ke is just a young man, so how dare you call the general to bow down." Today, the only one who can call Qin Shubao to lead the horse was probably the emperor Li Shimin. Seeing that Qin Shubao actually led the horse for him, Li Ke hurriedly refused.
Seeing Li Ke's refusal, Qin Shubao patted his firm chest and replied with a serious expression: "The King of Shu is a qualifying person, which is a man who has been born on behalf of the world. Not to mention that he is called the general of the general, even if he steps on the general of the horse, he will never be able to say anything about it."
Listening to Qin Shubao's words, Li Ke looked up at Qin Shubao, and saw that his eyes were sincere and there was no falsehood in his eyes.
In fact, Qin Shubao's attitude at this time already represents the attitude of most of the Tang Dynasty military.
The war between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks was originally a matter of military officials. Even though the Tang Dynasty had few soldiers, Qin Shubao, Yuchi Gong and others were not greedy for life and death. However, they were subject to the situation in Guanzhong and Li Shimin's will and could not go out of the city to fight. Instead, they had to rely on Li Ke, a child, to seek peace with the Turks.
In this way, the Tang Dynasty military did owed Li Ke a considerable favor, which Li Ke had never expected.
The sudden scene made Li Ke feel a little hesitant.
The reason is that Qin Shubao has a good status and is brave enough to be the first in the three armies. He has a reputation among the Tang army that is too high.
In official history, Qin Shubao's force and Romance are absolutely different.
Qin Shubao's name started at the end of the Sui Dynasty. He was rampant with a tiger-headed golden spear. No heroes could do so in front of him at the end of the Sui Dynasty. Tang Shi Youchao: "Whenever Shubao was conquering Emperor Taizong, there were fierce generals and soldiers in the enemy who showed off their men and horses. When they came and went, Taizong was very angry and ordered Shubao to take them. Shubao responded to his order and jumped onto the horse and carried the guns. He would stab him among the crowd, and the people and horses would be repelled."
Qin Shubao's military strategy may not be as good as Li Jing, Li Ji and others, but he is the best in the three armies in his military power. No one except Yuchi Jingde can match him equally. How could Li Ke dare to be so arrogant?
Qin Shubao seemed to see the hesitation in Li Ke's eyes, and actually led the horse to Li Ke, knelt on one knee on the ground, and said to Li Ke: "I respectfully ask Your Highness to get on the horse!"
Qin Shubao knelt down, and more than a thousand guarding Zhuque Gate actually knelt on the ground at the same time, and said in unison: "Please ask Your Highness to get on the horse."
Li Ke looked at the scene in front of him, and thousands of people bowed neatly and knelt on the ground, his heart trembling.
Can this be brought to him by the identity of a prince or prince?
No, absolutely not.
Li Ke often walked in the imperial city. In the past, the soldiers of the left and right guards never felt so respectful from the bottom of their hearts when they saw him. As for Qin Shubao, this was even more so.
More than a month ago, on the day when Li Shimin ascended the throne, Li Ke took the initiative to come forward to thank Qin Shubao. Qin Shubao was concerned about Li Ke's identity and was deliberately alienated, so he was not as good as he is today.
Li Ke looked at Qin Shubao and the generals of the prison guards who insisted on kneeling in front of him. He knew that this was the courtesy given to him by the Tang Dynasty, and he had no reason or room for refusal.
"In this way, I will be rude." Li Ke said, then stepped on the wooden bench and got on the horse with Qin Shubao's support.
Yu is also one of the six arts of a gentleman. The Tang Dynasty established the country with martial arts, and the monarch and ministers valued martial arts. Therefore, although Li Ke was young, he had practiced the art of controlling horses. However, this white horse was too tall, and Li Ke was not used for a while and it was a bit difficult to control it.
Fortunately, Qin Shubao was prepared. After Li Ke got on the horse, Qin Shubao said to Li Ke: "This horse is a palace horse, very gentle. Your Highness just needs to clamp the saddle. Finally, you will guide your highness."
While talking, Qin Shubao actually pulled the reins of the horse himself and led the white horse in front of him.
When Li Ke rode on the white horse and slowly left the Zhuque Gate, looking around, there was already a bustling crowd on both sides of Tianmen Street.
Tianmen Street is also known as Zhuque Street. It is opposite Zhuque Gate. It is a major road facing north and south of Chang'an City. It is more than 1,600 feet long and more than 30 feet wide. Li Ke sat on the horse. Looking around, this full area is probably not full of tens of thousands of people.
"Great send to Your Highness."
"Great send to Your Highness."
"Great send to Your Highness."
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As soon as Li Ke appeared in front of the people, on both sides of Tianmen Street, the people shouted loudly, from north to south, like thunder, deafening, and like a tide, continuous. At this moment, Li Ke's heart was shocked like never before.
Li Ke asked for self-proposal, but it was just last night. At noon today, more than 100,000 people who spontaneously saw Li Ke off were gathered in Chang'an City. Of course, not only the people in Chang'an, but also refugees from Jingyang and other places.
Li Ke looked at the scene in front of him and his eyes couldn't help but feel a little wet.
Li Ke asked himself that he was not willing to ask for quality, and even he made most of his own small plans. He never thought that the people in Chang'an would treat him like this.
Not to mention Li Ke himself at this time, even Wang Xuance, who had just been appointed as the military leader of the Seventh-rank rank of the Shu Palace, felt honored.
At the same time, on a corner building on the street of Tianmen Street, a man in his thirties was quietly watching all this. This man was not someone else, but Li Ke's teacher, Cen Wenben, the chief of the Shu Prince's Mansion.
Cen Wenben looked at the people gathering like clouds on both sides of Tianmen Street, his eyes full of unconcealed excitement. He knew what all this meant.
People's Hope is invisible or touched. It doesn't seem to be of any use on weekdays, but once it reaches the critical moment, it has extraordinary significance. Today, Li Ke's people's Hope is far beyond the rest of the princes, even the crown prince Li Chengqian.
Inadvertently, the ravines between the concubine and the legitimate son have been gradually filled, and it seems that they are no longer as unattainable as there.
Cen Wenben's eyes showed a hint of pity and expectation. Looking at his beloved disciple who was slowly traveling south on Tianmen Street, it seemed as if he had seen the scene of Li Ke returning from the north of the country after several years.
Chapter completed!