So the next day, Li Hao went to say goodbye to Mrs. Sheng and Sheng Wei, saying that he had not returned to the camp for many days and was a little worried and planned to go back for a visit.
Neither of them thought much about Li Hao's statement. After all, it was the truth. As a leading general, he really shouldn't stay outside for a long time.
After saying goodbye, Li Hao informed everyone of the news and asked everyone to prepare to return to camp tomorrow.
No one else here had any objections. Only Zhang Wen sneaked up to Li Hao and asked if Li Hao had greeted Mrs. Sheng.
Of course, Li Hao's answer was that he had already asked for it. Zhang Wen would not ask Mrs. Sheng anyway, so it would be better to lie to him so that he could feel at ease.
However, just as everyone was preparing to return to the camp, Li Hao hesitated. He didn't know whether he should tell Minglan now what the doctor said.
After thinking about it carefully, Li Hao decided not to say it yet. Anyway, he would have to ask after he had said it now. He might as well wait until he returned to Bianjing and let Minglan ask the doctor in person.
After resting for the last night in Sheng Mansion, everyone set out on their way back to the camp early the next morning.
When everyone arrived at the camp, Li Hao saw some soldiers doing drills, so he dispersed and returned to his tents without disturbing them.
After the drill was completed, Li Hao called Xu Ning over and asked if anything had happened in the camp during his absence these days.
Of course, the main questions were Zhu Liangzu and Sun Hu. Li Hao was a little worried that they would cause trouble.
But according to what Xu Ning said, Zhu Liangzu and the others had been very peaceful these days, just staying in the camp to rest and not running out.
Only six people, Sun Hu, Chen Xian, Wang Bi, Hu Hai, Zhang Xing, and Zhou Wu, often went to Gaoyou to drink, but they were very honest when they returned to the camp and did not cause any trouble in the camp.
Li Hao was quite satisfied with how peaceful they were.
In the following days, Li Hao asked Xu Ning to make arrangements as usual.
But within a few days of the peaceful days, the Sheng family came to the camp to report the funeral and informed Li Hao of the death of the old lady of the first house.
After learning the news, Li Hao asked him to go back first, and then went to Yuan Wenshao alone to inform him of the death of the old lady and made an appointment to go to Youyang together tomorrow morning.
Li Hao didn't plan to call anyone else this time to avoid further trouble.
But in the end, things were a little different from what Li Hao thought, because Gu Tingye didn't know where he got the news.
Not even an hour after Li Hao arrived at Sheng Mansion, Gu Tingye came with Zhang Wen and Yang Wenyuan, making Li Hao very angry at that time.
Fortunately, Zhang Wen didn't want to do anything, he just stayed quietly. In addition, the female members of the Sheng family were in the inner room, and Zhang Wen didn't see many people, which made Li Hao feel relieved.
The Sheng family asked a Taoist priest to calculate the burial date, which was five days after the funeral.
So Li Hao and others waited at Sheng's house, planning to return to the camp after the funeral.
The weather had been very good for the first three days, but it was the fourth day.
Heavy snow fell from the sky, and dense snowflakes covered the entire land. It was not until the fifth day, when the sky began to turn white, that the snow stopped.
At this time, a few rays of rising sunlight passed through the clouds in the sky and fell on the vast land, reflecting a faint golden light on the white snow on the ground.
Just under this landscape is the Sheng family's funeral procession.
Because people like Li Hao were not serious relatives of the Sheng family and could not follow the funeral procession, they only set up road memorials in the streets of the city. Of course, Xu Zian was invited to do the specific arrangements.
Moreover, after the bandit suppression, Youyang has been very peaceful, and no bandits have caused trouble, so there is no need for Li Hao to follow.
So after the funeral procession left the city, Li Hao and the others returned to the Sheng family and helped comfort Old Mrs. Sheng.
It wasn't until after noon that the funeral procession slowly returned.
After the funeral ceremony was completed, Li Hao hurried back to the camp with his people, because counting the days, if there was no delay, the order from Bianjing should be arriving soon.
Sure enough, only two days after Li Hao returned to camp, the transfer order from Bianjing arrived.
However, the special thing is that this time it is not an order from the Privy Council, but an order from the official family to send an internal official.
The general idea of the imperial edict was to call Li Hao to lead his army back to Bianjing, and praise Li Hao for his first contribution to suppressing the rebellion and getting rid of the bandit leader Wang Ze. The specific rewards would be given after he returned to Bianjing.
After Li Hao received the order again, he naturally gave some benefits to the internal officials, and then asked why the order was issued by an official this time.
However, the internal official does not know the specific situation, but it can be confirmed that the official is very happy to get the news, which should not be a bad thing.
So after sending off the internal officials, Li Hao ordered preparations, and the entire army broke camp and returned to Bianjing three days later.
But before setting off, Li Hao first sent someone to the Sheng family to ask Mrs. Sheng when she would return to Beijing and whether she wanted to return with the imperial army.
Perhaps because she did not encounter any bandits this time, Mrs. Sheng had no intention of changing her itinerary and said she would return by boat after the New Year.
After hearing Mrs. Sheng's reply, Li Hao didn't offer any advice, and it was better to return to Bianjing later to avoid Minglan having to contact Qi Heng again at the Shangyuan Lantern Festival.
However, Li Hao still asked Gu Tingye to get the stone, and then asked the stone and some guards to stay to protect the safety of Mrs. Sheng and Minglan.
After the departure time, the imperial army set off on time. In order to return to Bianjing as soon as possible, the army still took the land route.
So the army arrived at Kaifeng along the Sizhou, Suzhou, Bozhou, and Gyeonggi roads, marching at a speed of eighty miles a day.
But by the time we entered the Kaifeng Mansion, it was already after the Shangyuan Lantern Festival.
Li Hao first led the imperial army back to the western suburbs camp. After stationing the troops, he entered Bianjing City with the transfer order.
First, he had to go to the Privy Council to report on his duties and return the military symbols, and then inquire about whether his next assignment had been decided. There was also the matter of rewards based on merit, and Li Hao also wanted to ask about the situation.
As soon as he entered the city gate, he saw the patrol battalion searching everywhere, so Li Hao guessed that Rong Feiyan was kidnapped by the Yong Wang family.
From this, it seemed that a major chaos was inevitable, and he had to make plans in advance.
After all, he now controls a troop of soldiers and horses in Bianjing City. Although the number is not large, it is still eye-catching.
Not to mention anything else, even if Concubine Rong summons the generals' families, they probably won't be able to escape from her own home.
When Li Hao entered the Privy Council, he didn't find out anything except returning the military symbols and transfer orders. He only asked him to go back and wait for news.
Li Hao had no choice but to leave the Privy Council, and then went to Ouyang Xiu's house to inquire about the situation in the lower court.
After all, this scene on TV seems simple, but in reality, both sides of the fight are untouchables.
It's better to understand the situation so that you don't get confused and get into trouble if you accidentally step in.
However, when Li Hao arrived, he heard that Ouyang Xiu was not in the house, saying that he had been busy with official duties these days and had not returned to the house for many days.
It was not easy for Li Hao to go to Kaifeng Mansion at this time, so he had to rush back to the western suburbs camp. Moreover, because he had to wait for the summons, he could not leave the camp without authorization.
Li Hao could only restrain the group of Lord's disciples who were anxious to go home, and peacefully repaired in the camp with the soldiers of the imperial camp.
As for the news about Rong Feiyan, it had already spread throughout the western suburbs camp, and there was no need for Li Hao to say anything. Others even knew about it before Li Hao.
So everyone stayed in the camp for four days before they were finally remembered.
An internal official came and said that the official had summoned Li Hao to go to the palace tomorrow.
