Li Hong looked at the delicate back and slowly boarded the carriage, never looking back, and there was a white jade-like crescent moon pendant on his neck.

Holding the jade crescent in his hand, looking at the figure in the carriage with his shoulders shrugged, Li Hong couldn't help sighing, he knew that it was better not to kidnap her.......

"Back to the city, leave tomorrow." After Li Hong finished speaking, he turned his head and left, and put the pendant into the collar.

The sharp-eyed Bai Chun naturally saw it clearly, and the smile on her face became thicker and thicker, that girl was really scheming.

The next day, after leaving Quan Yi and Yao Chong to guard Shule City, Li Hong set out with his prince's guard, and from Shule Cheng began to take the passage further north, passing through Qiuzi and then entering Yumen Pass.

And Yang Jiong, who had never been appointed to one of the four heroes of the early Tang Dynasty in any city, was appointed by Li Hong as the crown prince of the East Palace, Zhan Shi!

This position is equivalent to the position of Shangshu Ling in Shangshu Province, which is not trivial. And Li Hong appointed Yang Jiong as this position, also because in history, Yang Jiong was pessimistic about official positions and rights.

And in this way, Yang Jiong is in the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, which is equivalent to commanding the Metropolitan Protectorate and the political affairs of each city, surpassing the other four.

Along the way, the troops encountered caravans were endless, and the sound of camel bells never stopped in their ears along the way since they set off.

From time to time, from the edge of the desert will come with the wind, some melodious Qiang flutes and songs, and even some poetry of literati and scholars.

Along the way, on one side is the desert Gobi, on the other hand, there is a beautiful water and grass fertilizer, and there are poplar forests that have not died for thousands of years.

From time to time, I will see from a distance, a group of children and some guard dogs running back and forth between caravans, and along the way, they naturally become the target of bullying in vain, and the small amount of silver in Hua Meng's pocket has been lost.

Behind the troops, there were also several caravans in the distance, and they sent people over to inquire, only to know that these three westbound roads were not in the absolute security category, and there would still be some nomads acting as thieves to rob the caravans.

But fortunately, there have been few in recent years, and there are Tang troops cruising day and night on every road, protecting these three important business passages, and robberies only happen occasionally.

The merchant brigade was not afraid of the Tang army, looking at the huge banner, each team of merchant travelers passing by would take the initiative to greet them, and even took out some gadgets to reward the Tang army soldiers.

Li Hong didn't think there was anything wrong with this, so he didn't bother to care, and let the passing caravan talk with the soldiers.

This is a good thing for the Tang Dynasty, after all, if the Tang Army can become the only umbrella here, it means that more people will agree with the Tang Dynasty's rule here, and at the same time, it will also weaken the feasibility of rebellion by dissenting tribes.

Qiuzi City is far away, just like the city of Shule, it has become a symbol of the Western Regions, the gray wall stands there quietly, it looks like a giant beast lying there, giving people a strong, majestic, majestic momentum.

After a night's rest, Li Hongyi continued to move east on the second day, escorted by Huan Yanfan and Xue Rengui's generals.

After sending dozens of miles in a row, Huan Yanfan and Xue Rengui's subordinates turned around and returned to Qiuzi City.

"Where is Li Jingxuan now?" Li Hong asked, no.

Now by his side, the only ones who can get involved in the affairs of the army are lawlessness, Quan Yi was left in Shule to guard, and he didn't know that after he went back, Yiyang would quarrel with him like this.

"Back to Daduhu, Li Jingxuan has replaced Wang Fangyi again three days ago and is stationed at Yumen Pass." I couldn't have received the messenger's message yesterday.

Li Hong nodded silently and did not speak, but he was thinking in his mind, if he entered the Yumen Pass, would he still be able to return to Chang'an?

With doubts that no one understood, Li Hong still decided to accompany the troops and resolutely entered the Yumen Pass, as for whether there would be any changes, he himself had no bottom in his heart.

Wang Fangyi and Li Jingxuan had been waiting for Li Hong at the West Gate of Yumen Pass for a long time, and on both sides were the brightly armored Yumen Pass guards, with flags fluttering and drums sounding in unison, which was the etiquette to welcome His Royal Highness the Prince, not the etiquette of the Anxi capital.

Of course, all this was not intentional by Wang Fangyi and Li Jingxuan, but when Li Hong approached Yumen Pass, he had already ordered the troops to change to the prince's banner, the prince's chariot battle, etc., and the honor guard of Anxi Dadu could easily become the prince's honor guard with a slight modification.

Hua Meng and Mangzhong, as well as the stingers and cheetahs, including the four daughters of the summer solstice, have changed into palace clothes and returned to their slim and delicate appearance.

Hua Meng and the four of them were eunuchs, and this matter was naturally in accordance with the etiquette system of the prince's East Palace, following on both sides of the prince's car.

Wang Fangyi and Li Jingxuan came from afar, I don't know why Anxi Dadu was protected halfway, why was it restructured halfway, what happened in the middle? Could it be that the merits of the Anxi Metropolitan Protector are not higher than the merits of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? Or does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince want to keep a low profile?

No matter what they think and how they doubt, now that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been restructured, they will naturally have to practice the etiquette of the monarch and ministers, and the two of them said respectfully in front of the prince's car: "The minister Wang Fang Yi and Li Jingxuan greet His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has an order, you don't have to stay too long, and you will enter the Jade Gate Pass immediately." Hua Meng held his head high, and the void helped up the two people who bowed and saluted, and said in a sharp voice.

"Obey." Wang Fangyi and Li Jingxuan, instead of Hua Meng and Mangzhong, stood on both sides of the car of His Royal Highness the Prince, and the car of the followers slowly entered the city gate.

Today's Yumen Pass is not what it used to be, it is several times larger than the Yumen Pass four years ago, although the city wall is not as tall as the four towns of Anxi, but its thickness and solidity are more than the four towns.

Moreover, the beacon towers at the four corners of the city wall are towering into the clouds, and I am afraid that standing at the top, holding a telescope, in good weather, it is enough to see a hundred miles away.

It is also because of the tall beacon tower that the height of the city wall is lowered, so to speak, as long as the enemy army is even at night, it is impossible to approach the Yumen Pass fifty miles silently.

This distance is enough for the defenders of Yumen Pass to prepare to defend the city, and even transfer troops from the pass to garrison.

As the only passage for business travel from east to west, Yumen Pass is still known as a checkpoint today, but its role is already a prosperous capital city with a highly mobile population.

The number of permanent troops has increased from 20,000 to 40,000, plus the business travelers who come and go, as well as the merchants who regularly trade here inside and outside the Tang Dynasty, and now the city has reached a small number of 200,000.

The tax here is also the most taxed checkpoint since the west, so it has created a bustling and noisy scene here.

However, with the entry of Prince Li Hong's guard of honor, the entire Yumen Pass was cleaned up, and the defenders stood on both sides of the road to protect it.

Inside the carriage, Bai Chun finally couldn't hold back, looked at the people outside who occasionally peeked out of the window, and asked, "Master, why do you want to act like this?" Do you think Wang Fangyi ....... ”

"Wang Fangyi has something to say, let's not talk about it for the time being, now that we have entered the Yumen Pass, I'm afraid that there will be people who don't want me to go back alive, so I just like what they wish, give up the honor guard of Dadu Protector, and swagger to play the honor guard of my East Palace, but I want to see what dangers and difficulties they will set for me along the way." Li Hong said lightly, that mysterious person has not shown his head, which makes him have to take risks, otherwise when he returns to Chang'an, this potential threat, who knows how much trouble he will create for himself!

The use of the prince's guard of honor means that Li Hong's every move will be known by the imperial court, where to station next, when to pull out the camp, there will be four Hua Meng to inform his state, county and county, etc.

And now after arriving at Yumen Pass, there are only three prefectures left, including Gua, Gan, and Liang, plus Jincheng County and Anding County, five places need to stay, and he believes that there will be people who can't bear it and will attack him.

"Master, then do you want to ...... Wang Fangyi first." Bai Chun was shocked, she had never thought of this, and thought that she could return to Chang'an smoothly.

Now that I think about it, I really neglected a lot of time during this time, I was left by the prince every day, and I was favored by the prince every night, and now I almost forgot about my responsibilities.

"No, there shouldn't be a problem with Wang Fangyi, by the way, I heard that Wang Fangyi's subordinates have a person named Wang Xiaojie, check what position this person is now?" Li Hong looked at the scene outside, rows of soldiers holding horse lances, standing on both sides of the street with solemn expressions.

"Yes, master, the slave and maid will tell them to investigate." Bai Chun said solemnly.

Wang Fangyi is only forty-five years old now, as a military general, in this period, it is the heyday of ideology and the city, and the whole person is also powerful and strong, with a righteous face.

has been fighting horses all his life, and he has also made many military exploits in the Western Regions, and compared with Li Jingxuan, he has to surpass several points in military talent.

Li Jingxuan was promoted by Pei Xingjian, but he was strong and weak, which was already seen from the chapter when he was in Khotan, but fortunately, there was no chaos in these days, but the civil administration was in order.

At the entrance of the Yumen Mansion, His Royal Highness the Prince's car slowly stopped, and Li Hong slowly walked out after Bai Chun opened the door.

Wang Fangyi and Li Jingxuan were also surprised when they saw Bai Chun and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince riding in the same car, but looking at the appearance of a fairy, and a plain white dress, they had already guessed the identity of this woman.

"No need to be polite, let's go in first." Li Hong looked at the two of them about to salute, and said lightly.

His eyes swept over the newly built Governor's Mansion, and then turned around and swept over the rows of guards on the opposite side, and then under the guidance of Wang Fangyi and Li Jingxuan, he strode into the Governor's Mansion. If you leave halfway through, press CTRL+D to save the current page to your favorites so you can watch it later!