Handan City, the county guard.

The rising sun was suspended in the eastern sky, and the sunlight pierced through the clouds and fell on the corner of the eaves, and on the upturned eaves, the morning dew rolled in the sunlight and turned into water vapor.

Du Rui stood under the eaves of the porch, standing solemnly, looking into the distance.

In the distance, a flock of birds was circling and descending, and the sound of birdsong came from afar and echoed in the courtyard.

Xu Xinyan stood in the courtyard, not far from Du Rui's side, he had just said something, at this moment, his expression was a little solemn, and he was waiting for Du Rui's response to his words.

Last night, Handan County received a letter from Chang'an.

There is the emperor's treasure seal on the letter, and Emperor Du Zhen passed through Zhongshutang and sent a will, summoning Du Rui to return to Chang'an immediately, so that he must set off as soon as possible, and handed over the government affairs of Handan County to Zheng Cheng, the county to deal with, and the military affairs were handled by Liang Fengzhi, the deputy envoy of the Jingbian Army, yes, a few days ago, the imperial court agreed to Du Rui's recommendation and let Liang Fengzhi serve as the deputy envoy of the Jingbian Army.

The decree did not state the reason for Du Rui's return to Chang'an.

Just some time ago, there were many Fu letters from Handan County to Chang'an City, among them, there were many military information about the north, as time went by, more and more information was gathered by the Yanzhao Fan Town Alliance, and more and more signs proved that a large-scale rebellion against the Tang Empire was about to occur, and unlike before, it was no longer a small-scale temptation and small fight, but a huge rebellion like the Shenzong period.

Even, more hysteria than then.

Depending on the situation, the mass-gathering of supplies is crazy and more like a desperate gamble.

In this case, the emperor transferred Du Rui, who was sitting in Handan, back to the capital, is this to give up Handan County to the Hebei rebels, let the Jingbian army return to Henan, and use the great river to resist the signs of the rebels?

It's hard to see the emperor's mind......

Some time ago, because of the advent of the Void Demon, many evil ghosts and monsters were bred, and these evil ghosts and monsters were suppressed by Du Rui before Du Rui's induction before they set off a greater disaster.

This information should be known by Chang'an City.

Could it be that the emperor was afraid of Du Rui's popularity in Handan County, so he would be transferred back to Chang'an, although he did not deprive Du Rui of the title of King Zhao, nor did he accuse Du Rui, but, who knows what the emperor will think in his heart?

Perhaps the emperor was worried that if Du Rui sat in Handan for a long time, the entire Handan County would become an outsider, and his son would be out of his control.

Therefore, he still transferred Du Rui back to Chang'an under such a dangerous situation, and from then on, he treated Du Rui coldly, making him an idle prince and no longer dealing with political affairs.

After all, Du Rui is only a teenager, and there are countless reasons to deprive him of the power to handle political affairs.

This is the most likely situation, and there is a worse ending, that is, as soon as you enter Chang'an, you will be placed under house arrest or imprisoned, as for whether there is a crime or not, it doesn't matter, if the superior wants to punish the people below, he can find out many flaws at any time, even if there are no flaws at all, isn't there still a false charge? From ancient times to the present, I don't know how many people have fallen under this trumped-up crime.

Of course, this is the worst-case scenario, but the odds are unlikely.

Du Rui is sitting in Handan, and he also has a connection with Chang'an, in Chang'an City, the situation at the bottom is that Yang Nan and Scar and others pass to Handan on time, and the high-level report is a little higher, and Wei Yue will also have Fu letters every once in a while.

Just ten days ago, Du Rui was located near the annex of Xuanzhen Temple, and there were many more people to sit and explore.

These people have all identified themselves, they are all from the Warden Division, and the surveillance and snooping can be described as blatant.

If it weren't for Gu Daoren's control of the Xuanzhen Temple, those dogs of the imperial court would not dare to act recklessly, and maybe they would have entered the other courtyards to search in a big way, instead of just paying attention from a distance and understanding the situation like now!

What does this mean?

It shows that the emperor is more interested in Du Rui.

Whether this concern is good or bad is unknown.

In Xu Xinyan's view, there is no need for Du Rui to return to Chang'an, in Handan, with the support of the Li family of Zhao County, Liang Fengzhi and other generals of the Jingbian Army have expressed their attitude, but Du Rui is the first to look forward, in this case, even the emperor's henchman Zheng Cheng can't set off any waves, Du Rui can completely ignore the orders of Chang'an, in this situation, Chang'an does not dare to force too hard.

You must know that the Hebei rebellion is imminent, Handan is the front line, and the Jingbian Army is the main combat force.

For the sake of insurance, it is completely possible not to return to Chang'an.

Regarding Xu Xinyan's suggestion, Du Rui was noncommittal and did not respond.

Although Wei Yue and the others did their best in Chang'an, the collection of intelligence was still unsatisfactory, after all, Du Rui's intelligence network had not been established for a long time, and the resources invested were not too much, even if the people below worked hard, some levels of intelligence were still not accessible.

Therefore, Du Rui did not make a decision easily.

He was waiting, waiting for the news from the Li family of Zhao County.

Zhaojun Li is based in Kanto, but it does not mean that Li has not set foot in Guanzhong, after all, Chang'an is the capital of a country, and Li also has many children in Chang'an as officials, and the highest official also has the position of six Shangshu, and there are also shops of the Li family in Chang'an City. There are regional differences between the four families in Guanzhong and the six major gates in Kanto, however, these ten families are in a situation where you have me and I have you, except for a very small number of families with blood feuds, they all have in-laws and interests with each other.

Compared with the intelligence network established by Du Rui, the intelligence network of the Li clan of Zhaojun in Chang'an is even more powerful.

Especially secrets related to the top.

Not long after, there was an extra black dot in the air, the black dot came from the southwest, flew towards the county guard's mansion, and after a while, it appeared in the sky above the small courtyard, it was a magpie, but, unlike ordinary magpies, this magpie has a golden ring around its neck, which looks like a ring, but it is actually a magic circle carved by some small golden runes.

Compared to ordinary magpies, this magpie's eyes are more spiritual.

It hovered in the air for a moment, as if to determine something, and then swooped down and hovered in front of Du Rui.

Its eyes met with Du Rui's, and in an instant, there was communication.

The voice of Li Dan, the patriarch of the Li clan of Zhao County, sounded in Du Rui's sea of knowledge, this is a way of transmission, through the talisman array on the neck of the magpie, however, this is a one-way transmission, and it will not get Du Rui's response.

What Li Dan said was the recent big event in Chang'an.

Among them, there is even a report that Emperor Du Zhen went to the courtyard of the palace to meet the great master Liu Qianfan, of course, the specific contact between the two people, and what agreement was reached, etc., the intelligence network of the Li family of Zhaojun has not yet been able to find out, about why the emperor wants to visit Liu Qianfan, what is the reason, also did not come to a conclusion, Li Dan just said the Li family's speculation about this.

Among them, Li Dan talked about what happened in the Yellow Dragon Secret Realm.

In the secret realm, Emperor Du Zhen was defenseless and was attacked by a certain demon, under the attention of many people, everyone saw that he was slapped by the evil demon who turned into a Heavenly Destiny Master, on the surface, there seemed to be no harm, but the actual situation was definitely not the case.

In this matter, the emperor issued a secret order not to leak it to the outside world.

It's a pity that there were too many people who saw this scene at that time, otherwise, the emperor was likely to kill the killer to extinguish it, because there were too many people to kill, so he could only strictly order not to leak out.

There is no secret that there are many people with many mouths.

The news of the emperor's attack spread two months ago, and the so-called spread was because super gate lords like the Li clan of Zhaojun knew about it, not the whole world, so Du Rui's intelligence network did not know this information.

Combined with the decision made by the emperor when he returned to Beijing, abolishing Du Xian's position as the crown prince, and Du Tao, the king of Zhao, becoming the crown prince, and other abnormal actions, Li Dan came to a conclusion that the emperor may have been seriously injured, and Shouyuan had a loss.

That's why he has all sorts of radical decrees.

The reason for this is to deal with the aftermath.

You know, the emperor has not approached the small courtyard in the palace for a long time, which is equivalent to Liu Qianfan's non-existence, but he went to visit Liu Qianfan twice this year, once on the day after returning to Beijing, and once two days ago.

Does this mean that Du Rui is also in the sight of the emperor and has the possibility of becoming the successor?

In the past, Du Rui was naturally impossible.

He doesn't have the support of his mother's family, even if he sits in that position, unless he is talented, he will not be able to sit firmly at all.

And now, Du Rui has secured the position of King Zhao in a very short period of time, and the entire Jingbian Army is loyal to Du Rui, and has won the blatant support of the Li family of Zhao County, compared to the two of the Guo family, and Du Xu, the king of Zhongnan, although the strength is not enough, it is not without the ability to compete, maybe, this time Du Rui will be transferred back to the capital, and he will be regarded as a candidate for the throne.

Although this conclusion is a bit shocking and incredible, it is not without the slightest possibility!

In Li Dan's opinion, even if the emperor dies soon, summoning Du Rui back to Beijing is indeed a matter of arrangement, however, it is almost impossible for Du Rui to succeed in winning the throne, and the chance is extremely slim.

The reason why he returned to Beijing was mostly regarded as a whetstone by the emperor.

Li Dan just said his own judgment, as for whether to return to Chang'an or not, he left it to Du Rui to decide for himself.

During this period, even if the Hebei army went south, as long as Taishan Shenjun did not take action in person, with the help of the Li family, the Jingbian army could completely resist for a while, and could delay time and wait for reinforcements to come.

Of course, only if there are reinforcements.

What is Du Rui's situation in Chang'an, it determines whether there are reinforcements!