After a busy afternoon, I bought a lot of things, and when I returned to Honglu Temple, I used a horse-drawn cart to transport things back, and most of the things purchased were specialties of the Central Plains, in addition to some special jewelry from Fanbang.

The Tang Dynasty has a broad mind and embraces the four seas, and has a deep connection with the Turkic, Khitan, Lite, Tubo, Uighur and other ethnic groups for nearly 300 years.

Datang said that Hu Hua is very deep, and the Hu stool and Hu chair are passed from the Hu people, and it is not abrupt to buy some special items. The group tied up the things, and the fragile things were also padded with soft mattresses and other things to prevent damage. It wasn't until the moon was on the top of the moon that things were done.

After eating, Yang Lian and Lin Renzhao talked about things, this time when I went back, I didn't know what happened in Jinling, Yang Lian had already asked Zeng Yiling to set off in advance, if there was news, report it in time, and Yang Lian responded in time. Although Zeng Yiling was helpless, she still agreed, she had already set off two days ago, she was in the dark, and it was convenient to do a lot of things.

The two discussed the route back, still taking the Grand Canal, and because of Fu Jinzhan's relationship, Yang Lian also had to go to Xuzhou, and the relationship with Fu Yanqing would be of great help in the future. It was not difficult to decide on the route, and it was decided quickly, it was still the same route as when I came.

After the agreement, Lin Renzhao talked about Zheng En, and he didn't understand why Yang Lian did this. Yang Lian actually has some doubts, when he was young in his previous life, he had listened to storytelling and watched some TV, and he had a certain understanding of Zheng En, and knew that this person had formed an alliance with Chai Rong (Guo Rong) and Zhao Kuangyin. This person is very righteous, maybe Yang Lian has a chance to use him.

Lin Renzhao felt that this opportunity was not much, but Yang Lian didn't have too many requirements, if Zheng En could remember this kindness and help in the future, it would be good, if he couldn't remember, Yang Lian was just losing a piece of gold cake, so he would have done a good thing.

While the two were talking, the officials of Honglu Temple hurriedly came and said, "Envoy Yang, General Gao is here." ”

"General Gao? That General Gao? Yang Lian couldn't help asking.

"It's General Gao Huaidegao." The official said.

Yang Lian nodded and said, "Please General Gao come in." With that, Yang Lian stood up. After Gao Huaide is a famous general, he has excellent martial arts, what is he doing at this time?

The official hurriedly retreated, and after a while, he came in with Gao Huaide. Gao Huaide's eyes were blazing, looking at Yang Lian's gaze was a little unkind, Yang Lian's eyes were like torches and looked at him, without showing weakness at all, the two stared for a while, and no one flinched.

Lin Renzhao looked at something wrong from the side, came out to say hello, and said with a smile: "General Gao is here, I don't know what is going on?" ”

Gao Huaide snorted coldly, saluted Yang Lian, and said, "Envoy Yang, I came on the orders of His Majesty to ask when Envoy Yang will leave to return to Jinling?" ”

"The things are almost ready, and we will leave early the next morning." Yang Lian replied.

Gao Huaide nodded and said, "Envoy Yang is a distinguished guest of the Han Dynasty, Your Majesty ordered me to lead troops to protect it, but I don't know which way Envoy Yang will go back?" ”

"At this time, it will be kept secret for the time being, General Gao just needs to follow me." Yang Lian said with a smile.

Gao Huaide looked displeased and said, "Envoy Yang is a guest from afar, and I led the troops to escort him for the safety of Envoy Yang." If the route is planned, you can also let the post stations along the way prepare clean rooms for the Yang envoy to rest. If I can't determine the route, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to make arrangements, and it will be difficult for His Majesty to explain it. ”

Yang Lian smiled, waved his hand, and said, "General Gao doesn't need to worry, in this line, I always feel that if something happens, it's better to be careful." ”

Gao Huaide frowned, and said in a rough voice: "Envoy Yang, what do you mean by this?" I sit up straight with high Huaide, and since Your Majesty has ordered me to escort the Yang Envoy, I will naturally do my best, and I dare not slack off in the slightest! Even if I have an enmity with you, I will fight you with dignity. ”

As soon as these words came out, Yang Lian suddenly felt that Gao Huaide was also a fair and upright man, so he sincerely arched his hand and said, "General Gao misunderstood." To tell the truth, in the past few days, around this Honglu Temple, there have been people of unknown origin, sometimes beggars, sometimes hawkers, in short, it is so varied that people can't guess what the identities of these people are. ”

Gao Huaide's face changed, and he said, "Envoy Yang, what do you mean?" ”

"I'm thinking, someone saw that Datang and Dahan signed an alliance, and they were anxious, so they deliberately sabotage, once the relationship between Datang and Dahan broke down, or even turned against each other, someone will benefit." Yang Lian explained.

Gao Huaide couldn't help but be moved, the Han Dynasty was established for less than half a year, which can be described as many disasters and difficulties, and finally formed an alliance with the Tang Dynasty, stabilized the situation in the south, and allowed the Han to resume production in the Central Plains with peace of mind and accumulate strength. If there are really people with bad intentions, then the big man is in danger.

"I wonder if the Yang envoy found out? Who are these people? Gao Huaide asked.

"The incident happened in the past two days, and there are no eyebrows for the time being, I plan to take a look at it on the way back to Datang." Yang Lian said.

Gao Huaide nodded and said, "I see, Yang Envoy rest assured, I will inform Your Majesty about this matter, and I will send additional people to investigate it strictly, and I will never let the gangsters commit murder." ”

"In this way, it will bother General Gao." Yang Lian arched his hand and saluted him.

Gao Huaide returned the salute and hurriedly walked out, Lin Renzhao looked at Yang Lian and said, "Commander Yang, no one has appeared around recently, why do you say that?" ”

Yang Lian laughed and said, "Renzhao, this is a feeling, you tell Chen Tie that they must be cautious on the way back, and they must not be greedy for small gains, because of small losses." If anyone damages the alliance between the two countries, I will not spare it. ”

"Yes!" Lin Renzhao knew that Yang Lian was right, so he immediately nodded in agreement.

Gao Huaide returned to the imperial city and told Liu Zhiyuan about the matter, Liu Zhiyuan also felt that Yang Lian had no need to deceive Yang Lian, after all, after the end of the Tang Dynasty, several of the most powerful countries, such as the Central Plains Imperial Court and the Tang Dynasty, Wu Yue, Southern Han, Shu and other countries were slightly inferior, as for Nanping and Chu, they belonged to the third class of countries and needed to rely on people to survive.

The alliance between the Han and the Tang Dynasty will indeed cause shocks in all aspects, and Yang Lian came to Kaifeng for nearly half a year, and in this half year, other countries should have gotten the news, and it is reasonable to send people to sabotage it. Liu Zhiyuan immediately asked Gao Huaide to be more handsome and be on guard.

At the same time, Liu Zhiyuan supported himself and wrote a holy decree, ordering all parts of the country to hunt around, encircle and suppress robbers and pirates from all over the country, and reduce the possibility of Yang Lian being attacked.

In the early morning of the third day, Yang Lian got up early, had breakfast, and had the gifts loaded into the carriage and tied them up. When he was tied, Gao Huaide first came with a thousand cavalry, and his menacing appearance shocked the people to dodge, thinking that it was the official who suffered the disaster again?

Gao Huaide met with Yang Lian and said a few words, and Liu Chengyou also came.

Liu Chengyou also brought a lot of gifts, mostly gold and silver, he knew that Yang Lian wanted to go back, and it was naturally the most convenient and valuable to bring gold and silver. The two boxes were filled with gold and silver, and there were as many as a thousand taels, and Gao Huaide was shocked when he saw it, thinking that this prince and Yang Lian actually had this friendship, and they gave so much wealth when they left?

Yang Lian is not polite to him, someone sends money, why not? Immediately thanked him, and people were tied to the car. After preparing for half a ring, Yang Lian set off and walked towards the dock of the canal, Liu Chengyou took the Praetorian Guard soldiers to see him off, at this time he was already the crown prince, and there were many guards around him to protect his safety.

Everyone pulled out and marched all the way to the wharf, Yang Lian, Lin Renzhao, Liu Chengyou, Gao Huaide and others rode war horses, Fu Jinzhan sat in the carriage, and his identity had undergone earth-shaking changes. Yang Lian and Liu Chengyou walked in front and spoke in a low voice.

Yang Lian was naturally telling him again, everything should have a heart, if the situation is not right, you can come to Jinling to find him, Liu Chengyou felt that Yang Lian was a little worried, he was the prince of the Han Dynasty, and he had great power in his hands, who would dare to be rude to him? How could you possibly go to Jinling? Liu Chengyou thought so in his heart, but he still had a smile on his face and said, "Brother Yang, I remember." ”

Yang Lian saw his eyes flickering, looking unbelieving, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, knowing that these words were all said in vain, but Liu Chengyou was just a chess piece, how much effect could it play, Yang Lian couldn't strictly control it, he didn't listen. Originally, Yang Lian thought that once Guo Wei really rebelled, Liu Chengyou could flee to Jinling if the situation was unfavorable, so that if Yang Lian went north in the future, he could use the title of recovering the Han Dynasty and use the Hedong Festival to make Liu Chong and others attack the Central Plains.

The two chatted for a while with their own thoughts, and before they knew it, they arrived at the dock, Yang Lian chose to take the waterway, which was naturally convenient and fast, saving energy, several big ships were ready, and they were moored on the shore, and the group was busy unloading the things on the carriage and moving them onto the big boat. Gao Huaide also asked the soldiers of the Praetorian Guard to help, and the strength of the people was large, and it only took half an hour for everything to be loaded onto the ship.

"There is no banquet in the world that will not be dispersed, His Royal Highness the Prince, please go back." Yang Lian said, and he was a little reluctant in his heart.

Liu Chengyou nodded and said, "Brother Yang, he is free in the future, you come to Kaifeng again, let's go play polo and play chess together." ”

Yang Lian laughed, thinking that when he came to Kaifeng one day, it must be when he entered the Central Plains, but he couldn't say this, he patted Liu Chengyou on the shoulder, and said: "There are still many things for you to do in the Han Kingdom, don't let down your father, you must know that now you are not only the prince of the Han Dynasty, but also the future emperor of the Han Dynasty, and you have a great responsibility." Think twice about everything, don't act recklessly, and stay away from those flattering villains. ”

Liu Chengyou nodded yes and said, "I must take Brother Yang's words to heart." ”

Yang Lian turned to leave, and then he found that a person was very familiar, as if this person had served the former prince Liu Chengxun, but he didn't know what his name was? No matter what his name was, it had nothing to do with Yang Lian, Yang Lian got on the boat, and the boatman pulled up the anchor, raised the sails, and headed east.

Liu Chengyou waved his hand until Yang Lian's boat disappeared, and then walked back.

"Prince, this person is very rude." A sharp-beaked monkey-cheeked man said that it was the person Yang Lian felt a little familiar with. This person's name is Li Ye, and he is the younger brother of Empress Li.

"Brother Yang, like me, is a person with an upright personality. It's also for my good. Liu Chengyou smiled, he had a good impression of Li Ye, who suddenly came to take refuge in him, after all, he was his uncle.

Li Ye knew that the relationship between the two was not ordinary, and it would be fine to have a little bit, and he would never speak again. The group rode back to Kaifeng.

Yang Lian stood on the deck, the strong wind was blowing on his face, a little cold, Gao Huaide stood beside Yang Lian, also standing with his hands in his hands. And on the shore, teams of cavalry were galloping.

After the ship left Kaifeng, the two sides of the strait gradually became barren, not only the housing on both sides of the strait is very little, even the farmland is mostly deserted, the Central Plains after many years of war, the loss is great, compared with the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, it is not a little bit of a half, and it is precisely because of this that the northerners have become strong in the harsh environment, especially strong; And the southerners are accustomed to a comfortable life and gradually lose their fighting spirit.

When Yang Lian thought so, Gao Huaide had a different idea, he felt that the two sides of the strait were extremely desolate, he really didn't want to look at such a miserable situation, if the world could be unified, at least the people's lives would be much better.

"Envoy Yang, who do you think this world will fall into after all?" Gao Huaide asked after sighing in his heart.

Yang Lian also came back to his senses from his contemplation, and according to his impression, the world naturally fell into the hands of Zhao Kuangyin in the end. Speaking of which, it seems that the Han Kingdom can not last for two or three years, Guo Wei successfully won the Han Dynasty, after Guo Wei and Guo Rong's hard work, in just a few years, the national strength of the Hou Zhou Dynasty has risen sharply, whether it is the north attack on the Khitan or the south of the Tang Dynasty, have achieved good results. It's a pity that Guo Rong died early, and the country that he finally laid down was cheaper than Zhao Kuangyin, and finally cheaper Zhao Kuangyi.

And the most tragic time, the Tang Dynasty not only surrendered from the emperor to the lord of the country, then the lord Li Yu was destroyed the country, and his wife Xiao Zhou was even more **** by Zhao Kuangyi, which became an unbearable scene.

Although Yang Lian has no good impression of Datang, his fate at this time is also tied to Datang's body, the stronger Datang is, the more Yang Lian will profit, of course, during this period, it is necessary to take Yang Lian's grasp of power as the benchmark, otherwise how can Yang Lian achieve his goal?

Since he came to this world and God gave him a chance to take revenge, how could Yang Lian give up? Guo Wei, Guo Rong, Zhao Kuangyin and even Zhao Kuangyi are all heroes in the world, and if Yang Lian wants to win the world, he must trample these people under his feet.

"General Gao, if I say that this world is my world in the end, do you believe it?" Yang Lian asked lightly.

Gao Huaide glanced at Yang Lian incredulously and said, "You? I heard you right. ”

"The prince and general Xiangning have a kind of thing, haven't you heard this General Gao?" Yang Lian asked again.

Gao Huaide laughed, didn't believe Yang Lian's words, and said: "Yang Envoy, if you have the ambition to conquer the world one day, I, Gao Huaide, will definitely wish you a helping hand and never break my word." ”

"So, it's a deal!" Yang Lian smiled faintly, his eyes were full of confidence, and he stretched out his hand.

Gao Huaide obviously regarded this matter as a joke, he also stretched out his hand, clapped his hands with Yang Lian, and said, "Okay, a word is a deal!" ”

While the two were talking, Fu Jinzhan walked behind Yang Lian, bowed slightly, and said, "Young Master Yang, it's time to dine at noon." ”

"Okay, General Gao, please!" Yang Lian said.

Gao Huaide nodded, and when he turned around, he felt that Fu Jinzhan seemed to be a little familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was. After hesitating, Yang Lian and Fu Jinzhan had already walked slowly one after the other. Gao Huaide hurriedly shook his head, smiled bitterly, and walked up quickly. (To be continued.) )