In the middle of November of Tianbao nine years, Jiannan Road ushered in the rare heavy snow in previous years, the road into Shu became more precipitous, at noon on the 12th, a team of about 50 Yulin guards surrounded a eunuch in a scarlet robe appeared at the south gate of Chengdu, fifty soldiers are all a bright light armor, waist with a horizontal sword, holding the reins of the horse, the snow falls on the cold armor, adding a few touches of killing atmosphere.

Under the city gate, a man in a royal suit in Xuanyi wore a jade jue on his waist, a jade crown and bundled hair, his temples were white, and his handsome and clear face was joyless and sad, as if he had expected the sudden appearance of this Qincha team that had never appeared in Jiannan Province for four years.

Jumping off the horse with the support of the little eunuch behind him, the middle-aged eunuch with a slightly tired face walked in front of Li Qing, glanced at everyone present, and took the holy decree embroidered with Shuanglong Xiangyun brocade from the little eunuch behind him and opened it in public, "Kaiyuan Holy Xuanwu Emperor, the edict said: The eighteenth son Shouwang concurrently serves as the governor of Jiannan Jiedu to make Yizhou Governor Mao smart and agile, guarding Jiannan for five years, resisting Qiangbo outside, resisting Nanzhao in the south, swaying bandits inside, hard work, this year's pass is coming, Shouwang as a clan marshal, should return to Beijing to report on his work, a discussion of military affairs, The two father and son reunited, sharing the harmony of the world, I am happy and have expectations! ”

After the holy decree, Li Qing straightened his clothes and knelt down on his knees, took the holy decree, and said, "Receive the decree, thank you." Then he stood up again, and said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "The road to Shu is difficult, Yizhou is tired, and there are father-in-law Lao and your brothers of Yu Linwei who have gone through it!" ”

The name of the person, the shadow of the tree, in the past four years, the prestige of King Xuanyi Shou has not only resounded in Jiannan, but also resounded in the imperial capital Chang'an, although the eunuch who was ordered to come to pass the decree this time said that the level was not low, but he did not dare to hold it up in front of Li Qing, put away the original rigorous, full of tired face pulled up a far-fetched smile, slightly flattering: "For Your Majesty to be loyal, for His Royal Highness, our family does not dare to say bitter, now, the holy decree, I don't know······ When does Your Highness plan to depart? ”

Hearing this, a trace of imperceptible longing flashed in Li Qing's fine dark eyes, and he said: "Father and Emperor are looking forward to it, and the sons and daughters naturally dare not slack off, and the whole team will set off early tomorrow morning, and the military affairs of Jiannan Province will be explained by the king later!" ”

Hearing this, looking at the snowflakes falling from the sky, although the scarlet-robed eunuch hesitated, he did not open his mouth to dissuade him after all.

Next, Li Qing and the scarlet-robed eunuch walked side by side into the south gate of Chengdu, and behind the two, Jiannan Wenwu entered the ······

After the dinner, in the study room of Shouwangfu, Li Qing stood with his hands in his hands, looked at the high-level officials of Shouwangfu in front of him, and said in an orderly manner: "The military and political affairs of Jiannan have long been clearly divided by this king, and during this period of the king's absence, there will be Lao Zhujun!" ”

Hearing this, Wang Ji and others shouted in unison: "Do your best for Your Highness, we are duty-bound, and I wish Your Highness a triumph in Chengdu!" ”

This time into Beijing, the king plans to bring 300 people, including 50 people each from the Qingwei Xuanwu 2 Guards, 100 Yingrui Army, 100 Pro-Guard Army, and the generals of the army only bring Mu Fan and Xiao Yuan! ”

The next day, the snow stopped, the main gate of Shouwangfu was wide open, a hundred soldiers of the guard battalion wearing Mingguang armor and waist straddle swords drove out first under the leadership of Mu Fan of the white horse and silver gun, after a hundred soldiers, fifty middle-aged men wearing a wide short sword and wearing a cyan suit escorted a luxury carriage with the black flag of Shouwangfu followed, and after the warriors in green clothes, there were a hundred Wei Wuzi in black suits and holding black spears, and the mighty team gushed out from the main gate of Shouwangfu and merged with the Qincha team that came out of the Chengdu post house not far away, slowly surging towards the south gate of Chengdu.

In the luxurious carriage with three horses driving side by side, Li Qing sat in the first place, scrubbing his fingers, looking at the unfathomable Qing Moth Guard beside him whose strength had deepened and deepened after four years of experience, and said slowly: "Where is the Xuanwu Secret Guard now?" ”

"According to His Highness's orders, as early as two days ago, the Xuanwu Secret Guard sneaked to the Jingshi under the leadership of Huang Yun, laying down the hidden stakes all the way, according to the news delivered by the Vermilion Bird Secret Guard, now they have left the realm of Jiannan Dao, if nothing else, compared to us, they should be able to arrive in the Jingshi three to five days earlier!" Li Ye replied.

Nodding his head and closing his eyes again, the warm voice made several people in the car cold, "I left Beijing twice, both of which were humiliated, and the pain of four years of parting has finally come to an end!" ”

The road to Shu was difficult, and it coincided with heavy snowfall, Rao is Li Qing did not stop all the way, and it still took half a month to feel the city of Chang'an.

Approaching the end of the year, the imperial capital Chang'an is more lively than before, the crisp sound of camel bells is in the ears, and a group of caravans dressed in Hu clothes are constantly pouring towards the majestic and tall imperial capital Chang'an in front of them, and everyone's face will be full of satisfaction and joy.

Jiannan Road is located in the southwest of Chang'an, this time Li Qing still chooses the west gate of Chang'an to enter the city, one side is written with the first prince of the Tang Dynasty, Jiannan Jiedu envoy, the strip-shaped banner of the governor of Yizhou is waving in the wind, the majesty is extraordinary, everywhere he goes, the caravans of travelers have avoided it, compared to four years ago, the name of the Xuanyi Shou King is now covered with Jinghua, on military qualifications, the prestige of the Xuanyi Shou King in the army of Tianbao nine years and December is close to the two county kings with different surnames in Dongping and Xiping.

This time, King Shou's entry into Beijing was not as bumpy as last time, and the guards at the city gates in Chang'an were afraid of their eyes, and Jiannan's team marched away, so arrogant and domineering, it made several generals with the army, including Mu Fan, breathe a bad breath.

Think about the past every time Jiannan will enter Beijing to report on his work, which time is not to suffer all the white eyes and difficulties, not to seek merit but to seek no fault, how to be like now, arrogant, domineering, all of this is the arrival of King Xuanyi Shou who is sitting in a luxurious carriage at this moment.

The Ten Princes' Mansion is adjacent to Xingqing Palace, located in the northeast corner of Chang'an City, Li Qing and others from the west gate of Chang'an Mingguang Gate all the way to the east unimpeded, but it is no coincidence that it is half of the fourth horizontal street, Li Qing and his party met the convoy of Wang An Lushan of Dongping County from the Tonghua Gate of Chang'an East Gate into the city, so that now the two most prestigious sections of the Tang Empire collided for the first time, one is famous in the southwest, and one is powerful in the northeast.

The convoy was blocked, listening to the noise ahead, Li Qing, who had closed his eyes and recuperated, immediately opened his eyes, frowned and said, "What's the matter?" ”

At this moment, the curtain of the car was lifted, and Mu Fan, who was in white armor and silver spear, appeared in front of Li Qing, and saluted Li Qing: "Your Highness, what you meet in front is the convoy of the King of Dongping, and now that the New Year is approaching, it is the time when the envoys of the towns and towns in the border return to Beijing to report on their work, it is not strange to meet them, but ······?" ”

Mu Fan, who was still hesitating to explain the matter, saw that Li Qing's expression became more and more cold, and he didn't dare to be the slightest slack, and hurriedly told the whole story: "Just now the two teams encountered, and the subordinates thought that His Royal Highness was a first-class prince and one of the ten famous kings, and if he wanted to let him Dongping Wang Ce convoy avoid, who would have thought that they would say that unless His Majesty is here today, even if it is the convoy of the crown prince of the dynasty, they are not birds, they are really vulgar people!" ”

Hearing this, Li Qing's originally cold expression calmed down, and said in a condensed voice: "This is his An Lushan's style of acting, in order to flatter His Majesty, he dared to offend the prince of the dynasty in order to flatter His Majesty, but this king is not the prince after all, there is no need to be as forbearant as him, who dares to offend me, sharpen a sword in four years, and now take An Lushan's personal guards to try the edge of my sword southern army!" ”