In the post house, a young man with fair skin, elegant appearance, wearing a robe, with some worry in his expression, he looked at the peach tree in the distance, at this time the peach blossoms on the tree were already in full bloom, and a little cherry red appeared on the treetops.

"Mingcheng." A deep voice came from behind, and a young man strode over, only to see him walking in a dragon and a tiger step, his instrument was lofty, and between his eyes, the light flickered, and compared with the young man, he was a little more heroic.

"Senior brother, what's the situation outside? Is there any news from the people of Honglu Temple? Duan Mingcheng looked at Gao Zhenyuan with some concern, and the worry in the depths of his eyes was even stronger, he had already received the news that his brother had personally come from Dali in order to escort him back to China. Thinking of the gloomy face above the court, Duan Mingcheng was a little worried that after he went back, he might only be a green lantern ancient Buddha for a lifetime, as a prince, how could he get used to this kind of life at a young age.

"No news yet." Gao Zhenyuan's face was also gloomy, Gao Liangcheng had already passed on the position of Xiangguo to his nephew, which was something he didn't want to see. His own Lao Tzu is really interesting, the phase is not passed on to his son, but he is worn to his nephew, will Gao Zhenshou treat his uncle as a father in the future? Or, is Gao Zhenshou the illegitimate son of his own Lao Tzu?

"I have heard that Bianjing City is prosperous before, as if it is in a picture scroll, when I was in Dali, I didn't believe it, but now I believe it, the population of Bianjing City may have exceeded the sum of our Dali." Duan Mingcheng smiled bitterly: "I heard that the Tang Emperor was wise and martial, he was just an ordinary person back then, but now he is high up, and he has a faint spirit to swallow thousands of miles, Dali is just a palm-sized plot to him, will he help us?" ”

"It is precisely because we don't look down on our Dali that we will be safe." Gao Zhenyuan shook his head and said: "It is rumored that the Tang Emperor is ambitious, if he falls in love with our Dali, we will be equivalent to luring a wolf into the house, so that even if Duan Zhengxing inherits the throne in the end, I will not come to beg him." After all, the gap between us and Datang is too big. How was the powerful Great Song Dynasty in the past, the only one who was killed by the Tang Emperor was in a corner of peace, and a difficult place like Bashu also fell into the hands of the Tang Dynasty, and we are definitely not the opponent of the Tang Dynasty. ”

"Yes, because of this, I came to Datang, and our hope is in Datang." Duan Mingcheng smiled bitterly.

"How's the princess?" Gao Zhenyuan suddenly thought of something, and showed a trace of tenderness on his face, Duan Mingcheng was followed by Duan Baifeng, the princess of Dali Kingdom, known as the pearl of Erhai Lake, and the first beauty of Dali Kingdom, Dali Kingdom does not know how many young talents want to become the concubines of Dali Kingdom, including Gao Zhenyuan's brothers.

The reason why Gao Zhenyuan chose Duan Mingcheng to assist was mostly because Duan Baifeng and Duan Mingcheng had a good relationship, and Duan Mingcheng also clearly told Gao Zhenyuan that once he ascended the throne, he would marry Duan Baifeng to Gao Zhenyuan. The situation that the princess of the Dali royal family was married to the Gao clan can be seen everywhere.

"Bianjing is prosperous, she and a few entourages went to play on the street." Duan Mingcheng said with a smile: "After all, I can't see such a bustling city in Dali, let her go!" I believe that in the land of Tang Gyeonggi, nothing will happen. ”

"The Tang Dynasty is prosperous in Jinggi, and the secret guards are all over the Jingshi, although the two of you can rest assured, nothing will happen to the county lord in the Jingshi." At this time, a gloomy voice came from outside, and the two looked over, only to see a middle-aged man in brocade standing under the peach blossom tree.

Duan Mingcheng's face turned pale, and there was a hint of fear flashing in his eyes, he was frightened by the person in front of him, and there seemed to be a sinister aura on the other party's body, which made people feel a little uneasy.

"I don't know who Your Excellency is?" Gao Zhenyuan's face was stunned, and he soon understood that the identity of the other party was unknown, but none of the soldiers around him stepped forward to ask, and he immediately knew that the other party must be a high-ranking official.

"The Secret Guard Commander Duchenne." Du Xing arched his hand and said, "On the orders of His Majesty, I came to see the two of you." ”

Commander of the Secret Guard? Duan Mingcheng and Gao Zhenyuan's faces changed, and their eyes flashed with fear, although they were not from the Tang Dynasty, as long as they entered the territory of the Tang Dynasty, no one knew that there was a powerful team in the Tang Dynasty, called the Secret Guard, the Secret Guard was the most powerful team around the Tang Emperor, the entire Tang Dynasty knew everything, knew everything, and no information could escape the eyes and ears of the Secret Guard.

"I've seen the Commander." Duan Mingcheng and Gao Zhenyuan didn't dare to slack off, hurriedly walked out of the room, and saluted respectfully, a character like Du Xing is Li Jing's confidant, don't say that it is the two of them, even if Duan Zhengyan or Gao Liangcheng comes, they have to stammer.

"Your Majesty has decided to summon the two of you in the Taiji Hall tomorrow." Du Xing was very satisfied with the attitude of the two, and hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty is very kind to the affairs of Dali, and he is also very kind to the courtiers of the vassals. I believe that Your Majesty will definitely use the two again. ”

"Thank the Emperor for his grace." Duan Mingcheng and Gao Zhenyuan suddenly showed ecstasy on their faces after hearing this, they definitely didn't expect that Li Jing would summon the two of them in the Taiji Palace, thinking that he was not even the king of the domain, Duan Zhengyan was just a courtier back then, they were the sons of the courtiers, even if they sent a minister to see him, it would already be a great favor.

"When Your Majesty came, I once asked the lower officials, Dali has beautiful scenery, I don't know if there is a pearl?" Du Xing suddenly said with a smile.

"Pearl? Yes, yes, although Dali is small and the people are weak, there are definitely pearls, and if Your Majesty needs them, the foreign ministers will definitely offer the pearls. Duan Mingcheng was stunned for a moment, and said without thinking. Gao Zhenyuan also nodded again and again, in such a short period of time, where did he ever think of what this pearl meant, only knew that joy fell from the sky, where did he know what this "pearl" meant.

"So good, so good." Du Xing nodded with a smile, arched his hand, and left.

"Zhenyuan, I really didn't expect that the Tang Emperor would actually summon us in the Taiji Palace, could it be that His Majesty the Tang Emperor has paid attention to the situation in our Dali and is dissatisfied with the internal struggle for power and profit in my Dali?" After Duan Mingcheng waited for Du Xing to leave, he couldn't help laughing and said: "The Tang Emperor is really a simple score, haven't you even seen a pearl, and specially asked me if there is a pearl in Dali?" Isn't there such a Hepu pearl and a South China Sea pearl in Datang? Why do you want to ask me if there is a pearl in Dali? ”