Big food merchants do business here.
Li Siye is currently stationed in Baghdad.
On November 29, Li Siye dragged his sick body out of the city to greet him with all the senior generals and officials in Baghdad.
Near noon, smoke and dust appeared in the distant sky, and there was a faint rumbling sound.
Soon I saw golden flags fluttering in the wind.
Because the Western Qin State respected gold, the national flag had gold as the background, and the totems on the national flag were It is a flying tiger with wings.
Wherever the golden banner goes, it must be the king's travel.
After seeing these golden banners, all the generals and officials at the city gate were shocked.
One official shouted: "Everyone should be cheered up when the king arrives.
The guards on both sides should be on guard.
No unrelated people are allowed to approach.
Anyone who breaks into or collides with the king's driver will be shot without mercy."
"Nuo" the soldiers on guard shouted, stamped their weapons on the ground at the same time, and rushed around with murderous intent.
In addition to these officials and generals at the city gate, there were also many civilians standing in the distance.
He was preparing to enter the city, but due to the sudden martial law, he was unable to enter.
It was too far to go through other city gates, so he could only wait here.
The common people did not know that this time he was the supreme ruler of the Western Qin Dynasty.
Although there were only five hundred cavalry, the momentum created by these five hundred cavalry running over at high speed was frightening.
The dust in the sky was swept up into the sky by the airflow, and the flags were blown by the wind as they advanced at high speed.
Straight ring.
On the horseback running at high speed, Zhao Ziliang saw that the city gate was full of people, and there were also many people standing far away on both sides.
He knew after a moment's thought that these people were welcoming him, but how could such a sensitive thing be done?
Wouldn't welcoming them with great fanfare be equivalent to telling the Eastern Romans that he was preparing to attack Syria and Canaan?
Zhao Ziliang immediately ordered Zhao Bei, the commander of the Dragon Guard Army: "Send someone to tell the person in charge at the city gate that everyone should move out of the city gate.
Let's go directly into the city.
Don't hold any welcoming ceremony.
Let them send someone in front.
Lead us to the palace.
In the afternoon, the military generals and officials will go to the palace to see the king."
"According to the order" Zhao Bei immediately sent a school captain to convey the order to Li Siye.
When the captain who delivered the order sped up and galloped to the city gate, he saw Li Siye and told Zhao Ziliang what he meant.
Li Siye secretly cursed himself for being an old fool.
The king came here to lead the troops to fight, and the war hadn't officially started yet.
The grand reception at the city gate will undoubtedly spread the news of the king's arrival, which will prepare the Eastern Romans in advance.
Li Siye immediately announced that all officials and generals should stand on both sides of the gate of Kaicheng, and sent a general to prepare to lead the way for Zhao Ziliang and others.
When Zhao Ziliang and the Dragon Guards rushed to the city gate, they just slowed down slightly and rushed directly into the city without stopping.
The general who was arranged to lead the way took a step ahead when Zhao Ziliang and others just arrived, and led some soldiers in Open the way ahead.
Zhao Ziliang and others passed through the outer city wall and inner city wall, and finally entered the imperial city and arrived at the Caliphate Palace built by Mansur.
Jumping off the horse, Zhao Ziliang handed the horse to the guard, and holding the hilt of the sword, he walked up the steps and walked towards the palace.
The Caliphate Palace was built extremely grandly.
From the outside, Zhao Ziliang thought that although the palace It is not as good as the Imperial City of Chang'an, but it is not much smaller.
Its construction style is completely different from Chang'an Imperial Palace and Xingjing Palace, with a strong Islamic style, which cannot be imitated elsewhere.
As soon as Zhao Ziliang walked to the gate of the palace, an official knelt down with a large number of food eunuchs.
These eunuchs lined up from the gate to the depths of the palace.
The specific number cannot be estimated.
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There are two types of eunuchs, one is White eunuchs, one type is black eunuchs, white eunuchs are white people, and black eunuchs are black people.
These eunuchs were collected by Mansur from Africa, Syria and Asia Minor and castrated and then stayed in the palace to serve him and his family. of concubines.
"Wang Ping, the judge of the Marshal's Palace in the Western Expedition, pays homage to the king.
Long live the king, long live the king," the Han officials kneeling on the ground shouted.
The soldiers of the Western Qin Dynasty who were in charge of guarding the palace and standing guard also bowed on one knee and shouted: "Long live the king, long live the king" while leaning on their weapons.
"Ping Shen" Zhao Ziliang stood still, raised his hands and said.
The soldiers and Wang Ping stood up, but the eunuchs could not stand up.
Wang Ping stepped forward and bowed: "Your Majesty, I have ordered people to tidy up the palace.
There are soldiers guarding the palace inside and outside.
Your Majesty."
You can stay with confidence” Zhao Ziliang said: "I don't need to make any other arrangements for my food.
I have personal guards in charge of these eunuchs and palace maids.
I am worried about it, so they are not allowed to come within ten feet of me.
In addition, before I go on an expedition, no one will be allowed to go."
You are not allowed to leave even one step, and anyone who disobeys the order will be killed without mercy.”
Wang Ping was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat and said quickly: "Yes, yes, I have not thought carefully.
Please punish me, the king."
Zhao Ziliang was silent for a moment and said: "This time I will not blame you.
Next time something similar happens, you must think carefully.
Some mistakes can be made once, but they cannot be made over and over again.
Some mistakes cannot be made even once."
From now on, the safety around me will be taken over by the Dragon Guards, the inner garden of the palace will be taken over by the Dragon Guards, and these soldiers will be responsible for the outside."
"Wei Chen understands" "I want to rest, is the palace ready?"
"Get ready, I will take the king there."
Wang Ping said, getting up and leading the way.
Zhao Ziliang waved his hand and said: "You don't need to lead the way.
Just arrange for someone to lead the way.
You go prepare meals and arrange a resting place for the Dragon Guard soldiers."
"Weak ministers obey orders" Under the guidance of an official arranged by Wang Ping, Zhao Ziliang arrived at the palace prepared for him.
In this unfamiliar environment, Zhao Ziliang did not take off his armor, but he was already tired from marching for several days and nights, and now he did not There was nothing important about him, so he didn't take off his armor and fell directly on the bed to sleep.
Zhao Bei, the leader of the Dragon Guard Army, personally stood guard outside the palace with more than a hundred soldiers, and arranged for everyone else to rest.
The resting place of the soldiers was not far from here.
If something happened, reinforcements could be rushed in immediately.
Zhao Ziliang woke up after a long sleep and it was already half past Shenshi.
Feeling that he had wasted time, he stood up and shouted: "Here comes someone."
A Dragon Guard soldier came in and bowed down and said, "What are your orders, Your Majesty?"
Zhao Ziliang asked: "What time is it now?"
The soldier replied: "Back to your Majesty, it's already passed Shen hour.
The generals and adults are waiting in the meeting hall.
Marshal Li originally sent someone to ask, but the commander blocked him outside because the king has not woken up."
"This Zhao Bei didn't wake me up when the time came.
Instead, he blocked the people back."
Zhao Ziliang shook his head as he spoke, got up and walked outside the palace, asking, "Where is Zhao Bei?"
"The commander knew that the king must be hungry when he woke up, so he went to the kitchen to supervise the cooks in preparing meals for the king."
While he was talking, Zhao Bei came in with a few soldiers carrying some food, wine and meat.
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Zhao Bei saw Zhao Ziliang walking out and hurriedly shouted: "The king is going to the meeting hall when he wakes up.
I have asked someone to prepare a meal." , Your Majesty, please go after eating."
After Zhao Bei said this, Zhao Ziliang also felt hungry and uncomfortable.
It was already too late, so he just had something to eat before going.
By the time they finished eating, the sky was already dark.
Although the winter weather in Baghdad was not as cold as Xinjing and Chang'an, the temperature at this time was also very low.
Zhao Bei immediately ordered someone to bring a large cloak for Zhao Ziliang to put on him.
Zhao Ziliang came to the meeting hall, and as Zhao Bei shouted: "The king has arrived!"
The already drowsy generals and officials suddenly became excited, and their sleepiness receded instantly.
They cheered up and bowed down one after another, shouting: "Long live the king, long live the king."
Zhao Ziliang lifted up the hem of his great cloak, sat on the caliphate's throne carved in stone, raised his hands and said: "I am exempted from all courtesy."
The generals and officials thanked each other one after another, and stood up one by one to stand on both sides with civil and military postures.
Zhao Ziliang said: "Let us first tell you about the mobilization and assembly of the expeditionary army.
Where have all the troops who received the mobilization order arrived?"
The generals and officials all looked at Li Siye.
Li Siye was the marshal of the Western Expedition.
Zhao Lei had to obey his orders when he was not leaving.
Li Siye was mainly responsible for this matter.
"Cough cough cough cough cough" Li Siye coughed violently, causing his whole body to arch his back and waist.
He quickly took out a handkerchief and covered his mouth, but he still kept coughing.
After coughing for a while, he stopped.
When he took the handkerchief off, he saw a stain of blood on it.
Zhao Ziliang was sitting at a high place and could see clearly.
His heart skipped a beat and his face changed.
He thought that people are no match for birth, old age, sickness and death.
Li Siye reluctantly stood up and clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, according to your Majesty's request, this expedition will only take 10,000 cavalry, 20,000 infantry, and 50,000 servants.
Therefore, I mobilized 5,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry from the slave army to come from the plateau.
The legion mobilized five thousand cavalry and ten thousand The infantry and 50,000 servants are in Baghdad.
There is no need to mobilize them from other places.
According to the regulations, they will arrive in three days.
The veteran has sent someone to confirm their whereabouts a few days ago.
At their current marching speed, they can arrive on time in three days.
Arriving in Baghdad” Zhao Ziliang nodded and said: "This king has no other requirements for you on this expedition.
Just prepare more food and camels." "" Li Siye fainted and fell to the ground before he could agree.
The generals and officials exclaimed: "Marshal Li"
Zhao Ziliang immediately called the military doctor for diagnosis and treatment.
The results of the diagnosis and treatment made Zhao Ziliang and the generals and officials feel bad.
Li Siye's condition was very bad.
The military doctor told him that if Li Siye rested peacefully, he might be able to live for a few more years, but If you stay in the military for a long time, you will die in one year at most and two months at least
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