In the evening of the next day, ten miles west of Yizhou City, thirty or forty men with scimitars on their waists and dressed in gray were guarding a carriage, looking at the two oncoming horses in front of them, knelt down in unison, bowed down and said: "Humble greetings, Your Highness, Princess, County Lord." ”

Jumping off the horse and holding Xiao Xueyu into his arms, Li Qing raised his hand to signal Huang Yun in front of him to get up, and said in a condensed voice: "Everything is ready?" ”

Knowing that this matter is very important, Huang Yun naturally did not dare to slack off, "Returning to His Royal Highness, the humble duties on the way back to Jiannan from here have been properly arranged, a small post in fifty miles, a big post in one hundred miles, and there are high-quality fast horse dry food and drinking water in the post station, and there will not be too long a delay in the middle, if there is no accident, you can arrive in Jiannan on the eleventh or twelfth day, but the road to Jiannan is far away, and the princess and the county lord are afraid that they will suffer a lot." ”

glanced at the two people beside him, the matter has come to this point, and only by rushing back to Chengdu as soon as possible can he not change to the changes. ”

Xingqing Palace, Qinzheng Building, candle flame flickering, although the accumulated government affairs for a year have Li Linfu to assist in handling, but there are also many things that need Li Longji to nod in person, after dealing with the government affairs piled up on the dragon case, Li Longji put down the red pen in his hand, suppressed the exhaustion of his body, looked at Gao Lishi, who was always on the side not far away, hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke: "Lux, you said that this time I asked King Shou's wife and daughter to return to Jiannan with King Shou, is this matter done properly?" ”

Looking up at the majestic old man who was already restless at the moment, Gao Lishi still knew a lot about this master who had followed him all his life, "Your Majesty Shengming, what you have done will naturally not be inappropriate, His Royal Highness King Shou is very affectionate and sexual, if this matter was placed ten years ago, His Majesty might let Princess Shou return to Jiannan, but the county lord of Yangcheng must stay in Chang'an." ”

In the face of Gao Lishi's outspokenness, Li Longji smiled bitterly and said helplessly, "Those people in the court say that they have a long life, but now it is really not good to disobey the old, now the center of gravity of the court is in the northeast, the second road of Jiannan Lingnan is weak, there is Eighteen Lang sitting in Jiannan, I can rest assured that I can use troops in the Northeast, and Eighteen Lang has not disappointed me in Jiannan Road over the years." ”

"Moreover, I have separated King Shou from his wife and daughter for four years, and Eighteen Lang must have a resentment in his heart, and it can be seen from what he did when he entered Beijing this time that his temperament will naturally not do such a rebellious thing, but I am worried that if this resentment is held in my heart for a long time, it will inevitably make him lose his mind."

"What everyone said is very true, but the old slave still retains his opinion, and he didn't want everyone to say anything that day, because the old slave thought that there were princes and Yongwang and others in the court, and even if King Shou wanted to take Princess Shou and the county lord of Yangcheng back to Jiannan, it would take some means, but he didn't expect them to be so poor."

Fortunately, it was Gao Lishi, if others were decisive, they would not dare to count the three princes of the dynasty in front of Li Longji.

waved his hand and said, "That's it, let Chen Xuanli take a thousand dragon warriors back to the county lord of Yangcheng tomorrow, and tell Chen Xuanli not to force Eighteen Lang, now that the battle of Jiannan is coming, I don't want to affect the victory of this battle because of this matter." ”

Everyone, this matter should not be delayed, although King Shou's mind has already left Beijing, but he will definitely leave people in Chang'an City, such a large-scale transfer of the Longwu Army will definitely not hide the eyes of His Royal Highness King Shou, it is better to take advantage of the night and let Chen Xuanli lead a thousand soldiers to dispatch overnight.

nodded, "I'll leave this matter to you!" ”

At night, after the curfew, the city of Chang'an was quiet, and a cavalry army that stretched for two miles went out of the Danfeng Gate under the cover of the night, out of the west gate of Chang'an, and slowly headed southwest.

Ten days later, Huang Yun looked at Li Qing who had stepped out of the carriage, and arched his hand and said: "Your Highness, thirty miles further is the boundary of Jiannan Dao, and the master of the Sword Gate has already arranged for a thousand cavalry and a thousand foot soldiers to wait for us there, as long as we get there, we will be safe." ”

Nodding, as Gao Lishi expected, Li Qing left some people to guard in Chang'an, and in the early morning of the second day after Sergeant Long Wu left Chang'an, Li Qing's eyeliner found the news, and passed the news to Li Qing, Li Qing got the news five days ago, it is precisely because of this that in the past few days, Li Qing and others rushed overnight, and arrived in Jiannan two days earlier than expected.

It's just that there are always accidents in everything, just after the rest, when Li Qing and the others wanted to set off, they saw the dust on the official road behind them, and one by one the dragon warriors wearing Mingguang armor and straddle horizontal swords rushed over, looking at its scale, it was definitely not less than a thousand.

There is no endless road, I don't know when, the sound of horses' hooves behind Li Qing and the others is rolling, and the banners of Jiannan appear one after another, and the scale is by no means lower than that of the Jiannan soldiers of the Longwu Army, first a little, and then a line, have appeared in the field of vision.

Li Qing and the others all got on the horse, choosing to make peace with the Jiannan army that suddenly appeared, after a stick of incense, Li Qing, who was surrounded by forty Xuanwu secret guards, looked at the general of the army in front of him who was holding an iron gun with a stubble on his face, and nodded, for this person, Li Qing naturally recognized that now he is the deputy general of the Jianmen Army, and he can be regarded as the second person of the five thousand Jianmen Army.

Because of the urgency of the military situation, the deputy general of the Sword Gate did not salute, the spear was raised, and the cavalry behind him consciously separated a mouth, letting Li Qing and the others leave, and a pair of tiger eyes swept the Longwu sergeant who had already set up a charging formation not far away, and shouted: "Who is coming?" ”

Who would have thought that the non-stop rush overnight was about to succeed, but at this last moment it fell short, Rao is Chen Xuanli has an extraordinary mentality, and he couldn't help but sigh, looking at the Jiannan Army in front of him, who had already set up a defensive formation, and said loudly: "Chen Xuanli, the general of the Longwu Army, is here, and this attack for thousands of miles is in the name of His Majesty, to welcome back the county lord of Yangcheng, and I hope that the general will get out of the way." ”

Hearing this, the deputy general of Jianmen laughed lightly, swept a few lieutenants who followed around him, and replied indifferently: "The general will not be affected by the order of the monarch outside, now that the battle of Jiannan Dao has begun, His Royal Highness is needed to sit in Jiannan to stabilize the rivers and mountains, His Royal Highness's daughter is naturally the pearl of my Jiannan Dao, how can I leave Jiannan half a step, and ask the general to go back to His Majesty, let Your Majesty take back his fate, and the last general will definitely die for the Tang Dynasty!" ”

Looking at the Jianmen army in front of him who did not plan to give way, Chen Xuanli finally changed his face, which time was not smooth sailing for the Beiya Forbidden Army in the past, but now this is not the boundary of Jiannan Dao, these people dare to be so presumptuous, "This is not the realm of Jiannan Dao, how dare you leave your post without permission, does the general know that this is a big crime of the Jiu clan?" If you get out of the way, the general can act as if nothing has happened, if not, Your Majesty, the general should think carefully? ”

Turning a blind eye to Chen Xuanli's threat, a smile on the face of the deputy general of the Sword Gate who was not afraid of boiling water was raised, "Since we are for the Jiannan Army, even if we are guilty, His Royal Highness King Shou will set off, so I won't bother the general." ”

"Presumptuous, do you want to rebel? You must know that we are the forbidden army of the Son of Heaven! ”

Faced with Chen Xuanli's reprimand, the deputy general of the Sword Gate chose to answer with actions, and the sergeant of the Sword Gate listened to the general's order, "Draw the knife!" ”

At the sound of an order, all the 1,000 Sword Gate cavalry drew their swords, and their murderous anger soared to the sky.

Shaking his head, he commanded the two generals of the Dragon Martial Army behind him: "Withdraw!" ”

The two young generals of the Long Wu Army immediately spoke; "General, if you withdraw like this, how will Your Majesty explain there?"

We waited for a long time, and a thousand men and horses were already sleepy and tired, but on the other hand, they were recuperating and recuperating, and they had obviously waited for a long time, and if they really fought, what were our chances of winning? Now that the Jianmen Army really dared to draw their swords against us, it also shows that they are not pretentious, and thirty miles ahead is the boundary of Jiannan Dao, if they rush forward, I am afraid that what awaits us is not a thousand Jiannan Army but ten thousand Jiannan Army. ”

Under an order, a thousand dragon warriors came and went quickly, and after a while, on the official road, there was only dust flying, but there was no shadow of a dragon warrior army.

Looking at the disappeared and traceless Longwu Army, the deputy general of the Sword Gate spat and said in a rough voice: "Phew, this is still with the Son of Heaven Forbidden Army, if you want to recover the little princess from us, don't say a thousand Longwu Army, even if it is 10,000, Lao Tzu will let them have no return." ”

Several lieutenants around this person's temperament also knew very well, and finally a young lieutenant pinched his hands and corrected: "General, it is customary in our dynasty that the daughter of the prince is the county lord, the daughter of the prince is the county lord, and the daughter or sister of His Majesty is the princess, is it too much to call the princess now?" ”

Glancing at the young lieutenant next to him who had not yet grown up, the deputy general of the Sword Gate was stunned, "I said Zhao Zhongju, what kind of soldier did you come to be a soldier instead of studying?" What does it matter if the pearl of my Jiannan Dao says a princess? Who dares to have an opinion, Lao Tzu pulled out his tongue. ”

Facing the dissatisfaction of the deputy general of the Sword Gate, the young Zhao Zhongju naturally didn't dare to say much, nodded hurriedly, and said with a wry smile: "Naturally, naturally, it should be!" ”