When he came, he was in a hurry, and when he went back, because the matter of finding the copper mine had been resolved, Li Yi was also in a much more relaxed mood.

There are very few pedestrians on the official road from Dongchuan to Ningzhou, and in the scorching summer of now, there are even fewer people walking on the road.

Li Yi and his entourage were not in a hurry, but enjoyed the beautiful scenery on both sides of the mountain road, and rode slowly on horseback.

After walking for about an hour, in front of the official road, a fast horse was galloping quickly.

When they got closer, they saw that the occupants on the horse were actually Huo Feng, a familiar soldier of the Shuai Mansion.

At this time, Huo Feng had already seen Li Yi's team and rushed to the front of the team at a fast speed.

He turned over and dismounted, panting and galloping to Li Yi's horse, and reported on one leg: "Marshal Qiqi, an hour ago, General Yin of Shengjingguan sent a courier, saying that the outpost of the imperial envoy had arrived at Shengjingguan, and it was expected that the brigade would arrive in Ningzhou in two hours. ”

"Therefore, Lord Lin rushed to Dongchuan to report to the marshal, please be sure to hurry up and rush back to Ningzhou in order to preside over the grand ceremony to welcome the envoy."

After Li Yi heard what he said, he couldn't help but let out a long breath. That's great! The imperial envoy of the imperial court has finally arrived.

You must know that you have been waiting for the stars and the moon for four months, and after quelling the rebellion, you sent people to Beijing to report to the imperial court, but the imperial court did not come for a long time.

Now that the envoy of the imperial court has finally arrived, Li Yi's heart seems to have settled.

Although Huo Feng didn't know who the imperial court was coming, the top priority now was to hurry back to Ningzhou to prepare for it!

Li Yi immediately ordered, and the brigade of men and horses sped up and rushed towards Ningzhou City.

As soon as I returned to Ningzhou City, I saw a busy and fiery labor scene.

Families are sweeping the streets in front of their homes, the bluestone paved pavement is as clean as new, and the doors and windows along the streets of houses and businesses are also new, as if they have changed overnight.

It seems that Lin Yi and Qian Shitang are still well arranged in a hurry.

The group rushed into the Xuanfu Embassy Mansion and saw Lin Yi, Jian Zheng, Qian Shitang and others waiting in the courtyard, and when they saw Li Yi coming back, they all hurriedly greeted him.

Lin Yi said happily when he approached: "Da Shuai Ke is back, we are at a loss, we don't know how to arrange it, for fear that if we take improper measures and treat the envoy slowly, then we will be guilty." ”

Li Yi smiled slightly: "You guys arranged it very well!" The streets are so clean, the envoy will definitely be very satisfied when he sees it. ”

"But you don't know who this envoy is? How long will it take to get here? Did the probe return the horse? ”

Qian Shitang stepped forward with a smile and said, "Speaking of this envoy, it is estimated that he is still an old acquaintance of the handsome!" He is the hottest inner servant in the palace, the inner court envoy Shao Tingjuan Shao Gonggong, that is the main person in the palace second only to Wu Gonggong, even the emperor relies on him very much! ”

"Hey, hey! Since our Yunnan has been included in the territory of the Han Dynasty, this is the first time that an envoy from the imperial court has visited! It seems that they are all stained with the light of the handsome! Hehe! Hehe!

I heard that he was a big acquaintance again, Li Yi's heart 'chuckled', damn! Now I'm afraid of big acquaintances.

The last time I saw him, I made my head bigger. Shao Tingjuan, who came this time, although he was only a eunuch, had a very high evaluation of him in the history of the Southern Han Dynasty, saying that he was 'straightforward in speech, ashamed to dance with the eunuchs, had a civil and military strategy, was well-versed in the history of the group, and was especially good at riding and shooting', which was quite relied on by Liu Yan.

Such a person is undoubtedly very admirable, but at the moment, I don't know what he looks like and what his temper is.

At this time, Jian Zheng approached and said: "Dashuai, just now Tanma reported for the second time, saying that the envoy's brigade has arrived at Shengjing Pass, and it is probably less than an hour away from here. ”

"Xiaguan has already set up a guard of honor in the Wangjiang Pavilion by the Nanpan River, please take a bath and change clothes, let's go there early to greet us!"

Li Yi nodded. I ran for a while under the poisonous sun just now, and even my underwear was soaked, and my robe was stained, and this image really didn't look like it, so let's take a shower and change into new clothes.

After instructing them a few words, Li Yi hurriedly walked towards the inner house.

At this time, it seemed that he had already received the news that the envoy was coming, and he had already prepared a bath and a replacement of official clothes for Li Yi.

Li Yi secretly praised her for being careful, and as she came to the inner room, she stepped into the wooden bucket filled with bath water under her service.

Thinking that he still didn't know anything about Shao Tingjuan, he didn't know anything about Shao Tingjuan yet, so he pretended to say to Wanru intentionally or unintentionally: "Yes! The envoy arrived soon, but I don't know what the origin of this Shao Tingjuan Shao Gonggong is? I'm afraid that if you don't entertain well, you won't know if you offend people! ”

As if he was taken aback when he heard this, he glanced at Li Yi coquettishly and said, "You are a person, why are you not having a long memory." You have been studying in the palace since you were a child, how can you not even know that Gonggong Shao! ”

"He is one of the emperor's most trusted internal eunuchs! Father-in-law Shao is very ordinary to you, he values you quite much, and he usually sings and sings together with poetry, wine, and harmony, and has a very close relationship. ”

"Last time you collided with the emperor, if it weren't for Lord Shao's hard work to intercede for you, I'm afraid that even if you save your life, you will probably still be dying in prison! Speaking of which, the concubine doesn't know how to be grateful! ”

Li Yi smiled and said: "Look at my memory, it turns out that there is such a thing, this time I see him, I have to thank him!" ”

After a simple bath and dressing, Li Yi hurriedly summoned the officials in Ningzhou and arranged the work of welcoming the envoys.

In order to show the degree of attention, except for He Shoujie, who sat in the Xuanfu Embassy and arranged the affairs of the Mansion and the post house, all the other officials went to the riverside with him to greet the envoy.

Wangjiang Pavilion is less than ten miles away from Ningzhou City, close to the west bank of the Shengjing Bridge of the Nanpan River, which is a necessary place on the official road between the east and the west, and it is also a place where officials and business travelers are sent to other places.

After waiting for about half an hour, I saw from a distance that on the opposite side of the Nanpan River Shengjing Bridge, a team with bright armor and a large number of vehicles had slowly advanced towards this side of the bridge.

Seeing that the leading team had arrived, Li Yi immediately ordered everyone to get ready, and the honor guard lined up in formation and was ready to welcome the envoy.

After the leading team sent by Yunnan passed, it was followed by a group of knights waving flags and trumpet bands.

The team of hundreds of people is clearly dressed and armored, all riding tall horses, their eyes do not squint, their steps are neat, and the iron horses sonorously cross our honor guard, and the momentum is really magnificent.

Soon, dozens of knights in bright armor and majestic weapons came to greet the procession with several gorgeous carriages like stars and moons, followed by dozens of carriages full of goods.

The ornate carriages approached, and when the carriages stopped, several men with gorgeous clothes and white faces came out of the carriages.

The leader is a person with a long body and a handsome appearance, although he looks about forty years old, but because he is well maintained, his skin is white and delicate, and he looks a few years younger.

Several other people in Chinese clothes and palace hats followed behind, and they all seemed to be looking at him, thinking that this person should be the famous Shao Tingjuan Shao Gonggong.