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#490 - Galloping

In the time that followed, Renzong and his ministers engaged in further detailed discussions regarding the issues of overseas garrisons and horse breeding.

During this process, Liang Yue also offered some of his own suggestions.

For example, the islands of Ezo and Sakhalin were relatively far from the Great Song Dynasty. While the sailors might be fine during the voyage, transporting horses would inevitably lead to many losses and errors.

To prevent such risks, it would be best to find several midway supply stations along the transportation route for repairs and adjustments.

Therefore, finding a few safe islands along the sea route became very necessary.

In short, after a series of meetings, it wasn't until the sky outside the hall had completely darkened that they concluded.

To this end, Emperor Renzong specially kept the ministers and Liang Yue present for a simple meal before dismissing them.

So, Renzong waved his hand generously on the spot, not only giving him that batch of pandas but also bestowing upon him a pair of exotic Yin-Yang fish, which had been sent by another Taoist master.

In addition, after learning that Liang Yue was going to establish his own sect on the southeastern outskirts of Bianliang, Zhao Zhen also allocated a piece of native mountainous land around the sect to him.

It's just that there weren't any famous mountains or rivers around Bianliang.

If it were another place, such as Chang'an or Luoyang, this emperor would probably have been even more generous!

In addition to a piece of land and two kinds of exotic beasts, Emperor Renzong also gave Liang Yue a gold medal before he left.

This was said to be a kind of certificate that would allow him to walk freely in the palace.

……

Just like that, after leaving the palace, Liang Yue headed directly in the direction of his home, walking slowly and leisurely.

As a result, as soon as he had just crossed a large bridge and arrived at a night market, trouble came looking for him.

"Clatter ~ Clatter ~ Clatter ~"

On the bustling street, pedestrians were flowing endlessly, almost reaching the point of people squeezing against each other, and the sounds of street vendors hawking their wares could be heard everywhere on both sides of the road.

It was in this situation that a burst of rapid hoofbeats suddenly approached from afar, galloping quickly from one end of the street.

Charging straight ahead, completely disregarding the pedestrians in the middle, wherever it passed, there was a scene of people and horses falling over and scattering in all directions.

For a time, there were shouts, curses, screams, and the wails of pedestrians who were hit or knocked away because they couldn't dodge in time.

Finally, the horse and the cavalryman on its back awakened everyone on the road, who subconsciously dodged to both sides of the street.

Liang Yue happened to be on the edge of this pedestrian passage. The chaotic crowd was unable to carry his figure and move him aside.

At this moment, he was like a boulder in the surging torrent, remaining unmoved no matter how the water flowed.

Therefore, when the crowd dodged away, it left Liang Yue alone in the passageway.

And the person who dared to gallop wildly on horseback in the bustling streets of Bianliang, the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, was precisely aiming for this effect. Liang Yue was well aware of this.

Although the streets were crowded at this time, his clothing was so eye-catching that it was still conspicuous even in the crowd.

In fact, Liang Yue had already clearly noticed some gazes from the shadows not long after he stepped out of the palace gate.

Having reached his current state of cultivation, Liang Yue could roughly capture the malice of others towards him, and even the other party's approximate thoughts.

The greater the difference in cultivation realm between others and Liang Yue, the easier it was for him to understand what they were thinking.

The cavalryman in front of him was naturally no exception~

The reason why the other party was galloping wildly on horseback in the bustling street was to find trouble for him.

Looking at the figure rushing towards him, Liang Yue could clearly capture a trace of killing intent in his heart.

The other party's rough face, covered with a thick beard, was now filled with a grim smile and excitement.

After approaching within ten meters of Liang Yue, the burly man immediately bent his knees and curved one leg backward, looking ready to exert force at any time.

It seemed that if Liang Yue's judgment was correct, this person intended to use the momentum of the horse's galloping, coupled with the explosive force of his legs.

When passing by him, he would kick him in the neck.

For an experienced veteran of the battlefield, such tactics were not uncommon.

It was just a pity that the person he encountered was Liang Yue.

"Hee ~ ~ ~"

After a short whinny, the tall horse under the cavalryman suddenly seemed to have been frightened abnormally.

Its four hooves straightened instantly, and its entire body leaned backward, but its body still began to skid forward with the previous inertia.

The cavalryman on the horse's back was even more frightened by this sudden change and flew forward.

However, what was more troublesome was that one of the cavalryman's feet was still firmly entangled in the stirrup, so he was pulled back by the abruptly stopped horse at the moment of flying out.

At that time, it could be seen that the man was so frightened by this sudden pull that he lost his composure.

In a dizzying moment, he completely failed to grasp his balance.

Finally, he crashed headfirst into the compacted earth surface!

Subsequently, the surrounding pedestrians only heard a slight "crack ~" sound, and the other party's thick neck was instantly twisted into a one hundred and seventy or eighty degree shape, his face full of purplish color.

By the time the surrounding crowd reacted and checked from a distance of two or three meters away, the cavalryman was already silent!

During the whole process, Liang Yue never looked askance, as if the whole thing had never happened, and still moved forward calmly and slowly.

After a while, a team of constables arrived at the scene in time, and after understanding the situation from the surrounding pedestrians and vendors, they reported the matter to their superiors.

It was understood that the person who had been galloping wildly on horseback in the night market was a member of the Liao Kingdom's garrison in Bianliang City, which, in modern terms, could barely be considered a diplomatic worker.

As a result, the incident alarmed Emperor Renzong Zhao Zhen the next day.

After understanding the specific details of the incident, Renzong immediately ordered the eunuchs under his command to go to the Liao Kingdom's embassy to scold the other party's diplomatic envoys, demanding that they manage their own people and not commit such offenses again, and so on.

In short, the matter was eventually dropped.

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