"My lord, what is this?"
As soon as he left the city gate, Chao Cuo's eyes were already attracted by the huge carriage.
"This is a courtesy gift from my king to the Huns. I have put a lot of thought into it. I hope they like it!"
There was a smile on Liu Deng's lips.
"Gift?"
Seeing Liu Deng's malicious smile, Chao Cuo obviously didn't believe it.
However, it was obvious that Liu Deng had no intention of telling him in detail.
Since Liu Deng didn't say anything, Chao Cuo couldn't ask, so the group headed straight to Chang'an.
The official road from Jinyang to Chang'an was in disrepair. In order to ensure that the carriage could pass smoothly, the guards Liu Deng brought with him along the way worked hard.
The journey that originally only took ten days was just because of this huge carriage. It has been fifteen days and it has just entered Chang'an.
This made the accompanying young eunuchs complain, but none of them dared to speak out.
Liu Deng didn't care at all. Instead, he enjoyed the beauty's tenderness in that comfortable luxury carriage.
This made Chao Cuo envious for a while, but he couldn't say anything.
Fortunately, now that Chang'an City was right in front of him, he could only endure it.
"Is this the convoy of His Highness the King in front of you?"
While the team was marching, a group of Jinwu Guards cavalry escorting a man wearing a conical hat suddenly rushed over.
"This is His Royal Highness's motorcade. Who are you?"
Shunzi immediately greeted him. He had to be careful about Liu Deng's safety when he was out.
"Please tell His Highness the King Dai that an old friend is waiting here and ask him to take the time to come and see you!"
The voice of the man wearing the conical hat was a bit shrill. Shunzi had been walking in the palace for a long time, so he naturally heard it. He must be a eunuch!
"Please wait a moment!"
We are about to reach Chang'an City, and it is really strange that these knights of Jinwu Guard and a eunuch are coming here.
Naturally, Shunzi did not dare to delay such a strange thing from the inside out, and immediately went to report Liu Deng.
"Your Majesty, there is someone blocking the road ahead, claiming to be your old friend!"
"Old friend? Did he say his name?"
Liu Deng suddenly frowned.
"The man didn't say it, but..."
Shunzi hesitated to speak.
"but what?"
"Listening to the man's voice, he seems to be from the palace, and the person guarding him is also wearing the clothes of Jin Wuwei..."
Shunzi also quickly lowered her voice.
"I see!"
The Jinwu Guards are personal guards, and they are also eunuchs?
I came here to look for myself on this cold day just to catch up on old times. This thing is really weird from the inside out.
Could it be him?
A figure immediately appeared in Liu Deng's mind, but he was immediately rejected by Liu Deng.
Shouldn't Wang Deyi be by the emperor's side at this time?
How could he come here to reminisce with him at this time?
"Your Majesty, it's cold, so you'd better put on a cloak!"
After Liu Deng thought for a moment, he decided to go and have a look.
But just as he was about to get out of the car, Liu Ruyan hurriedly caught up with him, holding a thick bearskin cloak in his hand.
"No need, right? It's so cold anywhere!"
Although he said so, Liu Deng still obeyed and let her tie the belt on him.
All the way to the front of the brigade, Liu Deng just glanced at the man and was stunned.
"Eunuch Wang, why are you here?"
Liu Deng really didn't expect that this person was really Wang Deyi.
"Your Majesty, can you lend me a moment to speak?"
Wang Deyi's expression was very serious, which made Liu Deng's heart skip a beat!
"You guys wait for me here!"
Of course Liu Deng was absolutely relieved about Wang Deyi and immediately gave instructions to the guards behind him.
"Eunuch Wang, what's going on? Why are you here?"
Liu Deng and Wang Deyi asked again after taking dozens of steps.
"His Majesty, this is the secret edict left by His Majesty before he wakes up. Please come to Beijing as soon as possible to help the Prince in charge of the overall situation!"
While Wang Deyi was speaking, he took out a scroll directly from his sleeve.
However, his words made Liu Deng shiver uncontrollably.
"What do you mean before Your Majesty wakes up?"
Liu Deng lowered his voice and asked with a trembling voice.
"Your Majesty suddenly fell seriously ill five days ago and is now unconscious. Even the imperial doctor is helpless now. However, the envoys from various countries are still there, so Your Majesty is not allowed to say anything!"
When Wang Deyi said this, his eye circles suddenly turned red.
Liu Deng was immediately stunned, and his breathing began to become rapid.
"Your Highness, you'd better read the edict first!"
As Wang Deyi spoke, he quickly wiped his tears with his sleeves.
Liu Deng did not dare to delay any longer and hurriedly opened the scroll.
But after reading the contents, Liu Deng's expression became even more ugly.
The emperor actually asked him to mobilize 20,000 divine warriors into the city to take over the Jinwu guards to protect the palace city?
Could this be true?
Liu Deng's heart suddenly became confused...
Is this really a critical illness of the emperor or is this a deliberate test?
Twenty thousand divine warriors guard the palace city. Doesn't this mean that the emperor has left his life and death in his own hands?
The inheritance of the throne is within my own thoughts!
Given the emperor's suspicion of himself, would he really give such an order?
"Your Majesty, please don't hesitate any longer! Let's go to Beijing quickly!"
Seeing Wang Deyi's slightly red eyes, Liu Deng felt really in a trance.
But then his mind came to his senses. Anyway, let's go to the city to verify the authenticity before talking about anything else.
"My father-in-law is right, so please go ahead and Liu Deng will come soon!"
After Liu Deng finished speaking, he bowed his hand towards Wang Deyi.
After Wang Deyi returned the gift, without saying anything else, he led the knights from the mainland back to Chang'an City along the way they came.
"Go and invite Master Chao Cuochao!"
After returning to the convoy, Liu Deng immediately gave instructions to Shunzi.
"promise!"
Seeing Liu Deng's gloomy expression, Shunzi didn't dare to ask any more questions and immediately flew forward to look for Chao Cuo.
"What happened to your Majesty?"
This was the first time Chao Cuo saw Liu Deng's expression, and he immediately stepped forward and asked in a low voice.
"Your Majesty has a decree to summon me to the capital as soon as possible. I will leave the matter of this convoy to your lord. I will enter the city first with fifty guards!"
"Your Majesty, if something happens, please take the first step!"
Seeing that Liu Deng said so seriously, Chao Cuo immediately agreed.
"In that case, thank you for your hard work, sir! Shunzi, please gather fifty guards and follow me into the palace first!"
"promise!"
