Zheng Shou came to Duyu Hall with a frown. This place is his daily meditation place, and it is very quiet in the corner of the back garden.
Now in the pavilion in front of this house stands a servant with a sword. He is responsible for stopping anyone who wants to approach the house. Seeing the master coming, the servant bowed and crossed his hands.
Zheng Shou asked: "How?"
"As I say, I'm in the house."
"Yes." Zheng Shou walked over with his hands behind his back, and the servant opened the door for him.
The house faces east, and three slatted windows allow good light inside. A slender, muscular man was putting on clothes. When he saw him coming in, he cupped his hands and said with a smile, "I just finished boxing and am scrubbing. Don't blame Mr. Zheng."
"It's okay, sir, people in the world don't need to pay attention to so many things." After Zheng Shou finished speaking, he motioned for him to sit down and talk, and then lowered his voice and said, "The emperor has received the news that Qimeier was attacked and killed."
"Oh? Will the court ask for explanations from Ulla and Huifabu?"
Zheng Shou shook his head: "For some reason, His Majesty believed that Kerge was responsible for this matter, and instead strengthened his determination. The internal decree was issued, and Deng Zhu, the Marquis of Neixiang, led an army of 20,000 people to the north as backup for Ula and Huifa, and set out to Establish the Hanhai Protectorate."
"What?" The man was surprised: "In this case, wouldn't our efforts be in vain?"
"Don't worry, Centurion, I have a chance to try it now, but... I don't know if your army dares to...?"
"Don't worry, sir. Let's talk about the opportunity first." The man interrupted Zheng Shou hastily.
"His Majesty will hold a canonization ceremony for Cullen in the future. He will inherit the throne of Khan and return to the grassland immediately to continue his father's mission."
"Oh, I understand." The man nodded: "Your Excellency, do you mean another night attack?"
"If something happens to Cullen, the little emperor will lose all face. What else can he do? He can't help Qi Mier's youngest son to become an emperor. That's Monan." Will the tribes recognize it?"
"Okay, I understand." The man nodded: "But I have to ask the boss to help find out which route Cullen should take!"
"It's easy, don't worry. I've even prepared the road guide for you on the way back. If you need anything else, tell the housekeeper. I might be too busy before leaving, so it won't be convenient for me to come here." Zheng Shou stopped. He then told him:
"There is too much movement on the grassland this time. Your Majesty has dispatched 80,000 troops to western Liaoning. It must be a fierce battle!
You'd better get away and go back to the palace as soon as possible. After all, you are also a Han, and you have to pay back the kindness you have received in the past two years. Don't get yourself trapped in it. "
The man grinned, crossed his hands and said, "What my brother-in-law said is that we listen to you and leave after escorting Zhenlang back this time. Damn, I eat mutton every day on that grassland. I have long wanted to go back and get some greens." I tried the mugwort balls and the home-brewed polygonum flower wine.”
"That's right!" Zheng Shou patted his knees and stood up: "Even if you don't want to be restrained by Prince Teng, how can I lose your job when you come back to me? I won't let you go to bed without your sister!"
The two laughed loudly, and the servant in the pavilion outside glanced over curiously and then looked away.
This guest came a few days ago. The master said he was not allowed to go out and no one else was allowed to approach him, but the two of them seemed very close. Who is he? He didn't know, and he didn't want to meddle in so many other things. .
Just do whatever you are told when you get paid, and don't worry about things that don't interfere with you. He remembered what his wife often said.
Culun met the officials of the Ministry of Rites in the dormitory of the imperial students outside Chongli Gate and learned about the murder of his father Khan. Zhang Bo later said that he cried profusely, but for the few brothers sent by Li Dan to stop him. , he almost drew his knife and harmed himself.
The emperor Xuan Kulun entered the palace and comforted him. Even the empress dowager and empress came to meet him and gave him many rewards.
The Ministry of Rites decided that the posthumous title should be "Zhao". The emperor felt that he had made a great contribution to the country by setting up tributes, so he changed it to "Gong" with a stroke of a pen, and added "Keshitu (meaning brave in Egu language)" after the title of Khan. reputation.
As for Kulun's Khan title, the Ministry of Rites drafted "Yanlie Khan", which means "successor", and the emperor agreed.
Li Dan came to visit him and Cullen found out
Zhang Bo and others were specially sent by him to protect them. Moved, Cullen told Li Dan that he was about to return to the grassland: "Go and dig these rats out of their holes!"
After speaking, Cullen left one of his three beloved horses to Li Dan. This is a fat yellow horse, with a white forehead and four hooves, a small head and a long body.
Li Dan saw that this was a hybrid of the Turkmen horse and the Xining horse mentioned in the previous life. Although it was not as majestic and endurance as the Qinghai horse, it had good explosive power and extremely fast speed, making it suitable for raids. He accepted the gift with great joy.
When asked about horseshoes, both Cullen and Wang Younian, who came from outside the city, changed their expressions.
"Master Li's guess is correct. Every tribe in Monan will try their best to shoe the warriors' horses. Those who lack shoe shoes are probably the Kelge people because they can't get the source."
After Wang Younian finished speaking, he looked at Cullen, who looked gloomy: "It seems that our journey back may not be peaceful either!"
"It doesn't matter. Don't worry, Mr. Wang. His Majesty has already made arrangements." Then he told Cullen: "First of all, I suggest that His Highness return to the camp outside the city immediately. Thirty pterodactyl guards will accompany you back, and they will also be on the left and right. Protect."
Li Dan pointed at Zhang Bo: "When your group arrives at Henan Prefecture, there will be an officer selected by the Fifth Army Governor's Office, bringing 500 elites selected from the Xuanwu Army to join us, and they will be dressed in prairie attire and escort them all the way.
At the same time, General Deng, the Protector General, will send Ye Bushou to assist in the investigation within thirty miles before you arrive at the border wall and after you arrive at Daihai, and will immediately alert you if the situation is discovered. "
"When will the Great Protector leave?"
"After attending the ceremony tomorrow, he will go north instead of returning to the city." After Li Dan finished speaking, he waved Zhang Bo over and pointed at Huang Qin who came with him and said:
"I originally wanted Guo Jiufeng to go to Liaoxi with me, but things here are also very important. I asked him to stay as your governor, and to have an internal guard equipped with a pair of short muskets and a repeating crossbow.
There are also supply trucks waiting for you on the other side of the Yellow River. You can follow Lao Huang's arrangements for specific tasks. Going to the grassland this time is very difficult. You all must work together to protect the safety of His Highness! On the grassland, his words are like my military orders! "
"Yes!" Zhang Bo saluted with a military salute and then asked hesitantly: "Then...the capital's side?"
"I have adjusted the speed of Hongsheng to take charge. I think we can arrive before I leave Beijing. Brother, don't worry."
"Brother Xian, you sent the warrior to me, what will you do?" Cullen asked anxiously.
"Don't worry, Your Highness, I have enough manpower left!" After speaking, Li Dan took off a small baggage from his shoulders, held it in both hands and said, "Your Highness gave me his favorite mount, and I also brought my most beloved thing. , please accept it!"
Wang Younian took it and felt it was a little heavy, so he was not surprised. Li Dan stretched out his hand to open the baggage. Inside was a half body of fine ring armor (chain mail). When he picked it up, he saw that there was also a hood, a gorget, a shoulder hood and two shawls.
What's missing on the grassland is armor, and Li Dan's gift of armor undoubtedly made Culun very happy.
Cullen first asked Wang Younian to accept the gift and let the others leave. Then he bowed deeply to Li Dan with a Chinese gift, which made Li Dan quickly step aside and say, "Your Highness will be the king of the vassal country from tomorrow. Dan dare not accept this great gift!"
"Brother Xian, do you still remember Ejina?" Cullen asked.
Li Dan was stunned, and the slender, shy girl appeared in front of his eyes. "Uh, of course I remember!" Li Dan nodded.
"I want to go back to the grassland as quickly as possible, and there may be dangers on the way." Karen frowned as if making a great decision: "She and Na Heya can't follow, I have to leave all the women to you. , please help take care of it."
"I understand. How many people are there in total?"
"Including maids and guards, there are more than twenty of them." Karen hesitated, smiled bitterly and said softly, "Master Wang just told me that the concubine is pregnant."
"Oh my God! Congratulations, congratulations!" Li Dan repeatedly handed over his hand: "Then, does Your Highness need me to send them back after the situation is stable?"
"No need." Cullen waved his hand: "I plan to pay tribute next year after everything is settled. Then I will take her mother and son back with me, and I will also send E He Lun to the capital."
E He Lun is his eldest sister, E Jina's sister. He sent her with the intention of
He wanted his sister to get married to His Majesty, and Li Dan kept saying yes.
The two agreed that fifty guards would be left here in the camp, and Li Dan would also send people to help take care of it. As for whether Ejina and the concubine should live locally or go to the city, Li Dan planned to respect their wishes.
The next day, a grand memorial ceremony was held at the Temple of Heaven. Lan Ziying, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, recited a prayer on behalf of the emperor, and Culun dressed up to pay homage.
After that, he took a carriage specially customized by Dong Risheng, escorted by the Yulin Army, and went north along Hao Road in the east of the imperial city. He crossed Jincheng Bridge and Qingbo Bridge to reach the Temple of Earth, where he received the thatch, seal, and gold personally given by the emperor. Book, dragon robe and jade belt.
Li Dan had nothing to do with the lively ceremony. He reached an agreement with the emperor and ran errands for Zhao Tuo yesterday to visit Cullen. He explained to him the route home and the protection on the way, as well as how to be a good bait.
Today, he is also busy arranging all the hidden stakes (stationed spies) and floating leaves (spies delivering news back and forth) on the east and west lines. At the same time, he has to give instructions on the production and materials of the factories in Jingshi and Shuntianfu. Transportation, arranging transportation from Jiangxi to Tongzhou, etc.
He issued a few tickets and called in his deputy Chen Chu, asking him to assign the positions of official officials to Wang Xu, Yang Wu, Wang Xi, Duan Fang, Cao Junyou and Huang Qin.
As soon as he got home and before he could put his tired body into the chair, Lu Jiu happily came to report that Liu Hongsheng had arrived.
"The Fourth Young Master is also here. When he entered, he clamored to follow you to conquer Liao. He also brought two gentlemen behind him, named Shuangcheng." Lu Jiu introduced while chasing Li Dan's footsteps.
"Mr. Shuangcheng is here too? Oh, this is great, I am short of manpower here!" After Liu Hongsheng came over to see the ceremony, Li Dan greeted Gu Lian and Wei Shaolong warmly.
"Mr. Han said that you definitely need manpower, so he transferred several people over." Wei Shaolong said.
"But you are here, who is in charge of the medical school?"
"Xingwu, he is very capable now. He has learned a lot about my bone setting and setting skills!" Wei Shaolong said and pushed out Li Qin who was hiding behind him. Li Qin smiled "hehe" and gave it to the third brother. A gift.
Li Dan narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "You go into the house first, I'll talk to you later." Li Qin turned around and quietly made a face for Shuangcheng and went into the house. "What's going on?" Li Dan turned to ask Liu Hongsheng.
The Taibao sitting on the ground was an honest man and smiled awkwardly: "I know you are wise, so don't be angry. We only found out that the fourth brother came with us on the boat. We didn't make any mistakes on purpose." As he said this, he apologized to Li Dan in a flattering tone. .
Lu Jiu next to him realized that Li Qin had sneaked out. He was surprised and wondered where Li Dan could see something was wrong.
"Hmph, how can I still know about my own brother? My aunt can let him out, only if the stars are misplaced!" After speaking, Li Dan patted Liu Hongsheng's broad shoulder: "I don't blame you, I'll make arrangements since he's here. "
After saying that, he asked who else was coming, and learned that Zhu Qing and others would arrive early tomorrow morning. Then he took the three of them and sat under the walnut tree in the yard, and roughly talked about the situation in the capital and recent events.
Li Dan told Liu Hongsheng that he planned to hand over the safety of his home and the affairs of the Tea Mountain Club in Guide Prefecture to him.
When Chen Sanwen went to Shuntianfu, Gu Lian just filled the gap and took care of the three industries of car manufacturing, glass, and pen making in Zhili. At the same time, Li Dan also gave him a task to research high-speed, low-cost printing and binding technology, and quick-drying technology. , fast-coloring ink that is not easily affected by water moisture.
As for Wei Shaolong, he really had to go to Liaodong with him, so two carriages were specially built for him, one carrying a large amount of medical equipment and medicines, and one for him and the three accompanying medical students.
"What's going on with you? If you don't answer honestly, I'll send you back to Yugan tomorrow!" Li Dan entered the room to scare Li Qin.
Li Qin knew he was trying to scare him, but he still felt scared. This third brother, whom he hadn't seen for a year, was now so powerful that he was automatically three points shorter.
"I, I am here to learn (travel and gain knowledge). I learned something from Mr. Shuangcheng, and I thought I might be able to help you..." He answered softly, with a hint of flattery in his words.
"Hey, you help me?" Li Dan curled his lips: "Are you able to dispatch troops or generals, or can you deal with government affairs? Let's see what you say.
I am so angry that I don’t know how high the sky is when I learn something! He put his hands on his hips and thought: "If you want to stay, you can help me look after the house. How about that?"
"Ah?" Li Qin grinned: "Third brother, I have learned my skills at least. I heard that you are Xue Rengui of this dynasty, and you want to lead thousands of troops to fight against the Egu people, so I came here to join the army to learn from you. Then General Yang! How can you let me stay here in the capital to look after our own brothers?"
"Okay, okay!" Li Dan looked him up and down: "Going to Liao is no joke, it requires real swords and guns. How many bows do you shoot now?"
Li Qin was overjoyed: "One stone is definitely no problem!"
"Go and practice with Mr. Jiao on Zhang Nu."
"Crossbow?" Li Qin's face was full of reluctance. In his opinion, being able to draw a bow is the most powerful thing. What kind of ability is a crossbow?
"When you get to the battlefield, I estimate that you can only shoot three arrows at most. If you don't have time to set up arrows later, people will come to you. What should you do? So a crossbow is also necessary! Do you understand?"
Li Qin's eyes lit up: "Third brother, so you agree to take me?"
"Follow Zhou Tu and be his personal soldier, okay?"
"Hey, okay, that's great!" Li Qin grinned. Zhou Tu is a famous archer and crossbow instructor! He jumped up, saluted hastily and ran out.
"Where are you in such a panic?" Li Dan called him.
"Didn't you ask me to go to Mr. Jiao to get Zhang Nu?" After Li Qin finished speaking, he remembered that there was something else in his arms, and quickly took out an oil paper bag and put it on the table: "A letter from the two sisters-in-law. I'm leaving. !" After saying that, he disappeared.
"If you don't agree, why don't you take it out?" Li Dan now understands this kid's trick. He must have used the excuse of delivering a letter for his sisters-in-law to ask Liu Hongsheng and others to take them to the capital to get rid of his mother, and then secretly boarded the ship.
well! They had to quickly send someone to send a letter to Third Uncle and Third Aunt to report that they were safe, otherwise they would think something had happened if they couldn't find anyone.
Li Dan thought, opening the letter and reading each one carefully. The first letter was from Wu Ning'er. In addition to telling him about his lovesickness, it also reminded him that Huang'er was getting older and he should remember his promise to marry her!
Li Dan thought about the addition of Tao Niang and Xiang Yu here in the capital, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Oh, this is such a terrible feudal society!"
Aying mentioned in her letter that a traveling monk came to her family. She said he came from Xi'an and brought a letter from Mr. Chen to her aunt.
The letter said that after hearing the news, Li Dan begged for mercy in front of the emperor, and later won the lottery. He expressed his gratitude and congratulations to Sanlang for such a great future, and expressed his agreement to marry his daughter to Sanlang.
In the letter, Aying advised Li Danren to keep his word. Although you now have a wife and concubines, you must face up to your original vows and not let down the good intentions of the Chen family.
Alas, it’s a woman again! Li Dan shook his head helplessly, suddenly remembering that Cullen had left two women to entrust to him. Oh, by the way, from today on he is Yan Liehan!
Li Dan thought about leaving it to Jiao Tong to take care of them for him, but suddenly he felt that it would be more appropriate to visit them in person before leaving. After all, they were Wang Khan's dependents!
Suddenly there were footsteps outside the door, and someone was talking to Mao Zaidi. Li Dan looked up and saw Shenjie appearing at the door, crossing his hands and saying, "Sir, excuse me, is it convenient now?"
"Come in and talk." Li Dan said, waving, then folded the letter and put it back in the envelope.
"Sir, there was a report from Zheng Shou Mansion just now. A man came out of the firewood gate in his backyard. He looked like a businessman in his attire, but he obviously had some kung fu skills.
Our people smelled some cattle and sheep odor on him. This man is now heading north along Jianye Street. Brothers, please tell me, should I arrest him or not? "After Shenjie finished speaking, he seemed to be tensing up his muscles to wait for the order.
Li Dan thought for a moment. Zheng Shou went to attend the ceremony today, and a suspicious person came out of his house. What does this mean?
A few days ago, Shen Jie reported that they bribed a servant of the Zheng Mansion. The man said that a strange guest came to the backyard. The master did not allow others to approach, and sent servants to take turns guarding him.
The servant affirmed that when the man was practicing martial arts in the yard, there was a smell of odor in his sweat. Because of this, Hero Judge has increased his manpower to keep an eye on Zheng Zhai. How can he not be excited now that he sees the opportunity to close the net?
"Look at his movements." Li Dan said, "Maybe he just went to meet somewhere in the city?
Use the multi-person and multi-directional tracking method to keep an eye on his whereabouts. As long as he does not leave the city, he will not be moved. If he leaves the city... he can be arrested unconsciously. Don't ask for a confession for now, just bring it back to avoid the eyes and ears. "
