"Red bean cake, lotus cake, osmanthus cake, chrysanthemum cake, remember to ask the kitchen to make the same thing every day and send it to the next door." Li Xuan's gentle eyes fell on Sijin and Ruyu.
"Here!" Sijin and Ruyu responded softly.
Li Xuan nodded and looked up into the courtyard.
The guards of the Nanchang Palace, as well as the You Qianniu Guards sent from the palace, are basically packed and ready to set off at any time.
"Your Majesty, do you have any other orders?" Meng Sheng appeared silently beside Li Xuan.
Li Xuan nodded, and while walking out, he warned: "Uncle Sheng, guard the door tightly. When I'm not here, keep an eye on the mansion. If there is anything in the mansion, you can handle it yourself. If you can't handle it well, go find the two of them. uncle."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I'll save you my trouble." Meng Sheng responded with a serious look on his face.
This time when he went to Wuzhou, Meng Sheng did not go with him.
Although Li Xuan's marriage has been completed as scheduled, something else might have happened in the meantime, so Li Xuan still left Meng Sheng here to deal with it.
What's more, there are other secret matters that require a responsible person.
Sijin and Ruyu were also left behind. After all, they were both from the north.
The weather is hot now, and with their small bodies, they may not be able to adapt to the south.
Moreover, if there is anything going on in Zuo Xiang's residence, it needs to be known through the two of them.
Every family has its own scriptures that are difficult to recite. Left Prime Minister Liu Rengui has four sons, and all four families have sons and daughters.
Not until September 9th, when the emperor and the Queen of Heaven set off to return to Chang'an in late August, the Liu family will all arrive in Luoyang and then return to Chang'an.
With a big family, who knows what might happen, it’s better to take care of yourself.
Helan Minzhi's incident happened once and it was enough.
"It's a pity that I didn't get to meet Brother Yue Wang, but it's okay. At least I got his handwritten letter." Li Xuan smiled calmly, with a hint of confidence in her eyes.
Perhaps it was really what happened to King Li Mao of Huainan that frightened King Li Zhen of Yue.
Li Xuan just asked Li Xu, the Crown Prince of Huo, to send a message. Yue King Li Zhen already knew what Li Xuan wanted to do, and a handwritten letter was quickly sent to Li Xuan.
Although the Yue King's fiefdom was in Yuezhou, Li Zhen was appointed as the governor of Caizhou, so the matter of the Yue King's fiefdom could only be dealt with by writing letters, but it was enough.
In today's court affairs, no one has mentioned the Tianyin Sect, which has brought a lot of trouble to Luoyang for a long time, but in fact, everyone who cares is paying attention.
Especially Li Xuan, when he went to Wuzhou, he not only took up the position of Wuzhou Biejie, who held a high position, but also was not relieved of the post of Inspector Zuo Qianniu and Wei Zhonglang General.
Especially just yesterday, Li Xuan was given the Seven Steps of Heaven Measurement by the emperor.
This important weapon not only meant that Li Xuan had the emperor's utmost trust, but it also meant that he had considerable power to mobilize troops.
Suddenly, countless eyes fell on Li Xuan.
There is attention, scrutiny, envy, and most of all, jealousy...
It was used as a chess piece again.
Li Xuan saw clearly this time that the emperor was doing this to attract the attention of interested people on the surface, and then deploy troops and generals where others could not see him. By the time others discovered it, it would be too late.
In the front yard, the tall brown horse made low neighing noises from time to time, making the horses behind it feel uneasy at the same time.
At this time, in the courtyard, when they saw Li Xuan walking out, the people waiting subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.
"Uncle, aunt, Qi'er, Huan'er." Li Xuan stepped forward and bowed seriously to his cousin Zhao Gong and his family.
Although there were some ups and downs this time, he finally achieved his goal. His cousin Zhao Gong did a lot, and Li Xuan expressed his gratitude from the bottom of his heart.
"This time we are going to the southeast, to the Cui family. Your aunt has already said hello. No one will embarrass you." Zhao Gong gently patted Li Xuan on the shoulder and whispered at the same time: "Try not to Walking alone, you are no longer what you were before."
"I have already taught him a lesson, he should have listened." Ouyang Tong stood next to him.
Turning sideways, his eyes fell on Li Xuan: "Right, Da Lang?"
"Indeed." Li Xuan's face was filled with a wry smile.
In the two days before the Shuori Dynasty, Ouyang Tong took Li Xuan and analyzed everything he encountered in Luoyang in detail. Ouyang Tong did praise some places, but more He still scolded him bloody.
"Let's go, let's go." Ouyang Tong pulled Li Xuan onto the horse, and Yu Ze at the side immediately called the people in the house to go out one by one.
"Dalang, why did uncle stay outside the door for a long time after hearing that you came back last night?" Zhao Gong suddenly looked at the door of Zuo Xiang's residence.
At this moment, at the door of Zuo Xiang's residence, Chaoyi Lang Liu Yuanlang came with a group of family members to see him off.
Only Liu Jinyu, who should be there most, is missing.
Li Xuan smiled sheepishly.
After all, they are not married yet, so they have to avoid meeting in private, let alone in public.
Soon, Li Xuan led the horse to the door of Zuo Xiang's mansion.
"Uncle!" Li Xuan bowed her hands to Liu Yuanlang solemnly.
Although he and Liu Jinyu were already engaged, they still had to wait until their wedding day to change their tune.
"Be careful along the way. I have already told you what I should have told you yesterday. If there is an emergency, you can dispatch the Hangzhou Navy immediately." Liu Yuanlang's attitude was very gentle.
"Here!" Li Xuan bowed again to thank him.
No matter what happened before, Liu Yuanlang's attitude towards him is still very good now.
In the southeastern battle, the navy is one of the most important factors. As long as the navy is there, it can ensure that all states and counties will not fall into the enemy's hands.
Even if there is any abnormal movement, the navy can be dispatched urgently to quell it.
Liu Rengui led the Tang army to win the Battle of Baijiangkou. He had quite a lot of naval forces under his command.
Now that several years have passed, many people have returned to the court. Even a personal letter from Liu Rengui can bring great help to Li Xuan.
What's more, he himself is the king of the imperial court, and he is the commander of Zuo Qianniu Guards. It is his duty to detect rebellion.
But even so, he could only mobilize the navy in emergencies.
Now that I have Liu Rengui's private message, everything is much more convenient.
Coupled with the name in hand, the deployment of troops is faster and faster, and more troops can be mobilized.
"My nephew, I say goodbye. I will definitely visit you again after three months!"
Li Xuan bowed deeply once again, then turned and left.
Even so, his eyes still fell on the door of the mansion from time to time.
It wasn't until he got on his horse again that he saw a familiar figure flash past.
Li Xuan smiled, patted the horse gently, and then sped towards the Dingding Gate.
The spring breeze is proud.
That day, he entered Luoyang through Dingding Gate, and he would naturally leave through Dingding Gate today.
In front of the Dingding Gate, Li Xuan looked back and saw that the palace was at the other end of Tianjie.
He had done almost everything he could do on this trip, but there was only one thing that still bothered him to this day.
That is the matter of King Li Xian of England and Princess Zhao Qi of England.
He has never met the British Princess Zhao Qi. Firstly, he wants to avoid suspicion. Secondly, he knows that it is impossible for him to meet Zhao Qi.
So he thought of taking the opportunity to say goodbye to Li Xian to meet Li Xian, but unfortunately, Li Xian was not in the palace at all.
No one knows where Empress Wu hid him.
The British Prince's Palace is still heavily guarded, and outsiders cannot enter at all.
The real situation inside is unknown to outsiders.
"Forget it, I hope I can bring the letter." Li Xuan galloped on her horse and quickly left the Dingding Gate.
At this moment, outside the Dingding Gate, two rows of people stood solemnly.
One of the teams was the Zuo Qianniu Guards headed by Qiu Zhenmu, and the other was a follower team led by Yin Xuan Sizhen, a disciple of the former imperial physician Meng Jiao and Luofu Zhenye Ye Fashan, as well as general craftsmen.
The inspector left Qianniu Wei Zhonglang General,
It's definitely not a false position.
Li Xuan went to the southeast, and Li Jingjia, the general of Zuo Qianniu Guard, directly allocated a group of Qian Niu Guards for his deployment.
Naturally, it was still Qiu Zhenmu, an old acquaintance.
In addition, there were also Prince Xue Yao who washed his horse, Dali Temple was asking for help, Zuo Jinwu's guard chief Shi Yao Yi... and many other people Li Xuan knew well in Luoyang came to see him off.
Li Xuan waved his hand and motioned for his men to join Zuo Qianniuwei and continue moving forward, while he took Yu Zechao to see off everyone.
"Brother Xue!" Li Xuan seriously raised his hands to Xue Yao with a solemn expression. Xue Yao came on behalf of the prince.
"King of Nanchang!" Xue Yao nodded with a gentle smile, and then waved to the back. A waiter immediately came forward with a tray with a wine bottle and two wine glasses on it.
Xue Yao took off the jug, poured out two glasses of wine, took one for himself, handed one to Li Xuan, and then said solemnly: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wanted to come in person to see off the King of Nanchang eastward, but he was busy with business and couldn't get away. Therefore, I have entrusted my subordinates to come and say goodbye to the prince. It has been a long journey. I wish the prince a smooth journey and a mighty journey ahead."
"Thank you, Your Highness, and thank you, Brother Xue." Li Xuan raised the glass and drank it without hesitation.
Putting down the wine glass, Xue Yao took a step back naturally.
Li Xuan looked at He Yiqiu on the side and whispered: "Brother He, didn't we say we couldn't come to see each other off?"
"That's true, but I can't help it, brother." He Yiqiu also waved to the back, and a carriage was pulled up.
He Yiqiu opened the car curtain, and immediately, a pretty face as delicate as a flower appeared in front of Li Xuan.
An elegant melon-seed face, with a calm expression, but the eyes moved with infinite tenderness.
Wearing a light blue pure pleated skirt, her figure is slender but undulating.
Li Xuan couldn't help but be stunned: "Are you the ruthless one?"
"Xu Wan'er has met the prince!" Boqing smiled slightly at Li Xuan, with a trace of sadness on her face.
Li Xuan looked at He Yiqiu in surprise. What was going on? He was about to leave for Jiangnan. Why would anyone send him a woman?
If this was to be introduced into the Liu family, he would have to be skinned alive.
Just when Li Xuan was about to refuse, He Yiqiu said calmly: "The saint granted pardon to the world. This woman was not included in the amnesty because she was involved in a counter-case. However, the saint was extra merciful and pardoned her sins, but demoted her to a slave of the Nanchang Palace. , similarly, there is another one.”
A figure was lying in the carriage with her eyes closed, wearing a blue female official's uniform. This person was none other than Su Lianqiao, who was previously trapped in Shang Yao Bureau.
Li Xuan had forgotten about her for a while. When he saw her this time, he was surprised and asked subconsciously: "Where is Brother Fuyang?"
"Shang Yao Fengyu Zhou Huai has resigned from his post and left the capital of the gods yesterday!" He Yiqiu shook his head slightly, and then said: "This woman has also been demoted to the Nanchang Palace as a slave. This is the grace of the Queen of Heaven."
After saying that, He Yiqiu turned to look at Zuo Jinwu Guard Chief Shi Yao Yi.
Yao Yi cupped his hands and said calmly: "These two girls were originally in the Jinwu Guard Prison. They were sent to Dali Temple today. After completing the official documents, the lower official came with He Sizheng to see the prince off."
Li Xuan was suddenly stunned and cursed in her heart.
What Li Zhi and Empress Wu wanted to do, even if they placed spies in his house, they didn't need to be so obvious about it.
But it's not right. One of the two is unconscious until now, and the other is weak and weak. He is just a simple hen. Even if he wants to do something, his ability is limited.
Now is not the time for Li Xuan to think wildly. The emperor and empress's gift cannot be refused.
Li Xuan had no choice but to bow deeply in the direction of the palace: "I, Li Xuan, Prince of Nanchang County, would like to thank the Saint and the Queen for your kindness."
Having said that, Li Xuan had already made up his mind to watch these two people carefully no matter what.
Turning around, Li Xuan raised her hands to Yao Yi and thanked him: "Anyway, thank you so much, Brother Yao."
"You're welcome, Your Majesty!" Yao Yi immediately returned the greeting, and then said: "The people have been delivered, and it's time for me to go back. I wish your Majesty a safe journey and a safe arrival. Chong'er, come back
went. "
Yao Yi saluted Li Xuan again, and then returned to Luoyang City with a young-looking Jinwu Guard.
Li Xuan was also a little surprised by Yao Yi's straightforward style, but she still said goodbye.
Suddenly, Li Xuan thought of something and looked at He Yuqiu in surprise: "Just now, Yao Yi, the chief minister... called his husband Chong'er, so that person just now is Yao Chong?"
"Yes." He Yiqiu nodded directly. Although he didn't understand why Li Xuan asked this, he still said: "Although Yao Chong is currently in the Jinwu Guards, he has been selected as the filial emperor's groomsman and officially entered the official position."
In addition to the imperial examination and appointment system in the Tang Dynasty, the emperor or prince's concubine also started his career in the right way.
Li Xuan nodded subconsciously, but his eyes kept following Yao Chong.
At that moment, Li Xuan regretted why she had not had a good contact with Yao Chong before.
"Drive, drive, drive!"
Li Xuan rode quickly on the official road. Far behind him, a group of people from Nanchang Palace stopped in the distance.
Li Xuan left the group alone and rushed to Shiliting to pick them up first.
From a distance, you can see a figure standing and waiting beside the Shili Pavilion. The gray robe is old and the figure is lonely.
Recently, it was discovered that although the man was only in his thirties, his temples were already gray.
"Hello!" Li Xuan stopped the horse, then turned over and dismounted. Standing at the edge of the pavilion, he bowed his hands in salute to the waiting people: "Nanchang Li Xuan, I have met you sir!"
The middle-aged man raised his eyes, his eyes filled with vicissitudes of life. He brushed off the dust on his gray robe without haste, then returned the favor with a gentle voice: "Wang Bo of Bingzhou has met the Prince of Nanchang!"
"You're welcome, sir!" Li Xuan quickly returned the greeting, looking very humble.
The man in front of me is Wang Bo, the man who wrote the preface to Prince Teng's Pavilion.
Bo, three feet of micro life, a scholar.
The fortunes are bad and the fate is misfortune.
The mountains are difficult to overcome, who feels sad for those who have lost their way? When we meet by chance, we are all guests from a foreign land.
The sky and the earth are vastly different, and I feel the infiniteness of the universe. When joy and sorrow come, I realize that there are countless ups and downs.
A gentleman sees an opportunity and an expert knows his destiny.
When you are old and strong, you would rather have a gray-headed heart? Be poor and strong, and never fall into the clouds.
There is no way to ask for a tassel, waiting for the weak crown of the final army; if you have a heart, you throw a pen, and you admire the emperor's long wind.
Li Xuan looked at Wang Bo in front of her with bright eyes.
He is also a weak champion now, and he also has the heroic spirit that sometimes comes from going through the wind and waves.
His eyes narrowed and fell on the stone table in the pavilion.
A wine jug and two wine glasses, standing opposite each other, dripping with residual wine.
Li Xuan was a little surprised: "Is there a friend coming to see you off?"
Wang Bo nodded with a complicated expression and said, "An old friend of Bingzhou, I was first transferred to the post of Prime Minister of Dali Temple."
"Bingzhou Di Huaiying?" Li Xuan's face was filled with disbelief. When did these two people get involved? new
"The King of Nanchang also knows Brother Huaiying." Wang Bo was a little surprised, but then explained: "When Bo had an accident in Hongnong, it was Brother Huaiying who led people to track down the official slave Cao Da, and we have known each other since then."
Li Xuan's pupils trembled for a moment. It was Di Renjie who witnessed Wang Bo's murder in Hongnong and arrested him.
"That's wrong!" Li Xuan seemed to have thought of something, and immediately asked, "Sir, when Di Huaiying took office as Bingzhou's legal director, how could he arrest Hongnong?"
"It is his duty to arrest people. He will be arrested wherever he can. What's more, he is the magistrate of Bingzhou Governor's Office. Hongnong is adjacent to Hedong. It is normal to occasionally cross the border." Wang Bo seemed very indifferent to what happened back then, but Li Xuan's heart felt heavier and heavier.
Even Di Renjie intervened in the investigation of what happened that year, but the truth about Wang Bo's case has not been found out yet. The water here is so deep that even Li Xuan finds it difficult.
No wonder even Li Zhi knew that Wang Bo was innocent, but could not overturn the case for him. He could only start from other aspects. Li Xuan now knows the reason.
"Bo has let go of what happened back then, but friends never forget it." Wang Bo shook his head, and then looked at Li Li with a serious face.
Xuan: "This trip to the southeast will cause trouble for the prince."
"You're welcome, sir. It's a blessing for Xuan to get help from you." Li Xuan stretched out her hand to pull the horse and led it to Wang Bo: "Sir, please!"
Wang Bo smiled: "Then it's better to be respectful than to obey!"
Li Xuan also smiled, then looked up to the southeast.
How terrifying will the southeastern waves be?
In the dimly lit cave, countless figures were walking back and forth.
In the deepest cave, a beautiful woman wearing a white gauze dress sat sideways on the bed, seemingly sleeping soundly.
Under the lights, the astonishing rise and fall appeared between the waist and hips, which made people look at her.
Under the white gauze skirt, there is a pair of delicate and smooth legs, as well as two breathtakingly beautiful three-inch golden lotuses.
A light yellow ribbon hangs straight and slender from the ankle to the toes.
The crystal toes moved slightly, and a small map was revealed.
With Yuezhou as the center, Hangzhou, Wuzhou and Taizhou, the three red lines are like straight sharp blades, cutting straight into the center of Yuezhou.
Countless figures walked out of the cave, some heading east to several states in eastern Zhejiang, and some heading west towards Huainan.
In the southeast, the storm is raging.
