Chapter Eighteen Entering Luoyang for the First Time
"You really dare to say that! This little donkey boy of mine is very expensive, you know! Be careful or I'll make you pay until you're bankrupt!"
"You've cost me a fortune, do you know how much that is? Humph, big talk isn't cheap." Alas, I won't bother arguing with this little girl, the whole world belongs to your family, why would I bother arguing with you and invite trouble?"
Liu Ming saw that Zhang Rui was speechless, and his eyes were so happy they almost became crescent moons. This kid has been shut down by me, huh? The whole world is our family's, and you still dare to oppose me? Be careful, or I, the princess, will play you to death. However, this kid is too much fun, completely different from others, always saying and doing things that are beyond expectations.
I've never seen anyone as interesting as him, if he could stay by my side every day, I wouldn't be so troubled. The people in the palace are really too boring. Thinking about it, Liu Ming's face flushed with two red clouds, looking at Zhang Rui leading the donkey in front of him, Liu Ming was gradually infatuated...
Zhang Rui walked towards the sun, leading a donkey, but in his heart he was thinking about what to do after entering Luoyang. Xun Yu should be serving as his small yellow gate, and Xun Yi would only be more miserable. Should he expose Zhang Jiao's plot to Emperor Ling? But given Emperor Ling's temperament, he certainly wouldn't believe him. Now this guy was being flattered by the courtiers with stories of peace and prosperity, how could he possibly believe a nobody like himself.
It's really troublesome. But why is this girl so silent? Turning around, I happened to see Liu Ming in a lovesick state.
"Hey, stupid Zhang Rui, what are you staring at? Haven't you ever seen a beautiful woman with elegant manners and poise?"
"Give you a little sunshine and you're radiant, give you a little rainwater and you're overflowing, give you a life jacket and you'll reach the shore, give you an excavator and you'll make trouble. Say you're fat and you'll even pant."
Liu Ming had never seen this before, and he was also amused to laughter, "Zhang Xiaorui, what are these swimming rings and excavators respectively? I really haven't heard of them."
"The swimming ring is made of animal skin, filled with air inside, and people who can't swim can wear it on their body to float in the water. As for the excavator, it's even more incredible, a tool that can make high walls and large courtyards disappear in an instant. That year, I was operating the excavator, and the scene was truly lively with drums and firecrackers sounding in unison. The guy was so welcome, people were all welcoming my arrival." Zhang Rui started bragging, anyway, nobody in this era had seen what an excavator looked like.
"Haha, you can brag here, then let me ask you which school is strong in learning excavation technology?"
Zhang Rui, who was walking fine, almost tripped. This girl, won't she also be from the 21st century's bump, right? Big sister, are you here to play with me? The next sentence would naturally be "go find Lüe Xiang in Jinan, Shandong", but I couldn't tell you, what if you really ran to Jinan?
"Who's bragging? Do you see cows flying in the sky?" Zhang Rui hastily changed the subject.
"That's naturally impossible, where would there be flying cows?" Liu Ming said very seriously.
"It's really ignorant, haven't you heard that the cow is flying in the sky and I'm blowing it on the ground. You see there's no cow in the sky, which means I wasn't talking nonsense just now."
I am ruthless time.
Time is always ruthless, in the midst of their laughter and playfulness, the city tower of Luoyang can already be seen clearly, it seems that something big has happened inside the city, there are many more officials and soldiers at the entrance to the city, the whole city of Luoyang only allows entry but not exit.
"Zhang Xiaorui, I'm going home now. If not, my family will be worried to death. Remember, Liu Ming is actually my brother's name, and my real name is Liu Min. We'll meet again, and consider this donkey a loan from me, I'll repay you several times over..."
Liu Min finished speaking and patted the donkey, then ran towards the city gate. Along the way, she suddenly turned around and left a smiling face for Zhang Rui. It was as if her smile had given birth to a hundred charms, and she wandered alone in the flower cluster. The name "Zhang Xiao Rui" kept echoing in Zhang Rui's ears.
Only to see Liu Min run to the city gate, get off the donkey, say a few words to the officials and soldiers, and take out some kind of waist card. The officials and soldiers seemed to be under pressure, surrounding Liu Min and walking into the city. This time Liu Min did not turn her head back, maybe because she was surrounded by the officials and soldiers, or she wanted to maintain the dignity of a princess, only when she was with Zhang Rui, she was that naughty and willful little girl Liu Min.
Zhang Rui gazed blankly at Liu Min, until she was escorted into the city. This was the longest time Zhang Rui had spent with a girl since coming to this world. Unlike Ren Hongchang's coldness, which kept people at arm's length. She was lively and lovely, although a bit spoiled and willful, but her heart wasn't bad.
The ending of Princess Liu Min is not recorded in history, and the all-powerful Du Niang also does not have a birth or death date. However, judging from the attitude of the great demon king Dong Zhuo towards the imperial family after he entered the capital, Liu Min will not have a good ending either. Since I have come to this world and am already considered friends with Liu Min, I must save her from her suffering, whether it's because of friendship or something else...
Shaking off the thoughts in his mind, Zhang Rui entered Luoyang City.
Inside Luoyang City, the streets are bustling with people, and the sound of vendors calling out their wares is deafening. The city's prosperity is on full display, living up to its reputation as the Eastern Capital. Zhang Rui walks down the busy street, looking around in awe, just like Liu Laolao entering the Grand View Garden for the first time.
Zhang Rui thought of a poem from his previous life, the beginning of which was Zhongyuan memory, and what he remembered most was Luoyang. It can be seen that Luoyang's influence on later generations is still very great, although the influence of Luoyang in later generations cannot compare with Xi'an, Nanjing and other ancient capitals, but in this period, Luoyang is undoubtedly the political, economic and cultural center of the Han Dynasty.
Zhang Rui's trip was not aimless, he asked about the way to Xun Shizi's house, fortunately, although Xun Shizi was depressed and didn't achieve his ambitions, many people still knew the great name of this talented man. After asking a few people, he found out the specific location of Xun's house and headed towards it.
He walked to a house, which was about seven or eight rooms in size. This was the Xun family's home. As he approached, he knocked on the door, and it was opened by an elderly gentleman over sixty years old.
"Excuse me, young master, who are you looking for?"
"Oh, old sir, I am Zhang Zhibo from Xingyuan Academy. I have come specifically to look for Wenruo and Gongda brothers. May I ask if they are at home?" Zhang Rui was very polite when dealing with the elderly.
"Oh, so it's Master Zhang. Just call me Yu Bo, I'm the steward of the two masters. The master has recently instructed that a good friend, Master Zhang, is coming and told me to take good care of him. Since both masters are not at home, please follow me in first, Master Zhang. I have already prepared a room for you. You must be tired from traveling, so rest first. When the two masters return, I'll call you again."
Zhang Rui was really a bit tired, originally good still had a donkey, now the donkey was also forcibly borrowed by someone, saying not tired is false. So he followed Yu Bo into the room, tidied up, and rested on the bed.
