Early in the morning, Li Hong's convoy back to Luoyang was ready, and he left Hezhou City, accompanied by Xiao Dezhao and Yang Sijian. When he arrived in Chu County, he rested for 10,000 and continued to march in the direction of Chang'an City.

Li Hong's team was not many, only Chen Gong's 800 guards and Zhou Xing's 200 Lin Wei, and he was ready to travel lightly. Besides, the prefectures and counties along the way have been ready to receive them, and he doesn't need to prepare anything on the way back to Chang'an this time.

Li Hong walked very slowly along the way, because until now Zhou Xing had not asked what he wanted to know from Lu Dongzan's mouth.

Riding on a horse, Li Hong asked Zhou Xing beside him, "How is the interrogation?" ”

Zhou Xing replied, "It's going to take about two more days to pry something out." ”

Obviously, as a generation of cool officials, Zhou Xing's talent for torture is innate, otherwise how could he have such a deep understanding of torture at such a young age.

Regarding Zhou Xing's means and ability, Li Hong really had no doubts.

In other words, Zhou Xing in history was able to make great contributions to the eradication of dissidents with Junchen in a reasonable manner, which is enough to represent his ability.

Besides, what kind of vision does the Empress Wu have, can the person she fancy be a mediocre talent?

"Chen Gong, where have we been?" After receiving Zhou Xing's affirmative answer, Li Hong asked Chen Gong.

"Back to Your Highness, I have arrived at the boundary of Qizhou." Chen Gong said that as the commander of this army, he has done enough work, eight hundred guards, two hundred forest guards, not only to protect the comfort of the prince, but also to protect the safety of Lu Dongzan, which is a huge test for Chen Gong.

At the beginning, although he was a fierce general in the army, he was only a lieutenant responsible for charging into battle, and he didn't think about how to set up camp, how to send scouts to inspect the route, and how to coordinate the personnel of the entire convoy.

Now, as a general in command of a thousand men, he thinks much more than he used to do with simple killing.

At this moment, two fast horses rushed in front of Li Hong, one was a guard scout, and the other turned out to be a cavalry of the Tang Mansion Army.

"Your Highness, the history of the assassin ahead has been waiting for you for a long time, and I ask the last general to lead the way for you." The general of the Immediately Fu Army said loudly. Li Hong nodded slightly, his marching route had been sent to all states and counties, and as long as he passed along the way, all states and counties would send troops to escort them. Therefore, for today's situation, he no longer feels new. Besides, as the future emperor of the Tang Dynasty, what official did not come out to greet the warm hospitality when he knew that he was passing by the place under his jurisdiction?

The army continued to walk for a long time, and Li Hong saw a group of men and horses traveling in the distance ahead.

The number of men and horses is not large, only a thousand, and they are all dressed in the clothes of the Tang Dynasty army.

Li Hong knew that this was the team of Qizhou Assassin Shi Haojie.

Haojie had already jumped off his horse when he was still a thousand steps away from Li Hong, and hurriedly met him on foot, this humble attitude made Chen Gong and Zhou Xing feel very comfortable, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince deserved such courtesy, didn't he?

"Chen Haojie, see His Royal Highness the Prince." When Haojie saw Li Hong, he bowed and said rudely.

Li Hong jumped off the horse, helped Hao Jie up and said, "Hao Thorn Shi doesn't need to be polite. ”

"Your Highness is tired from riding a horse all the way, please get in the car and rest for a while." Haojie said, a carriage slowly came out behind him, and the two-horse carriage knew at a glance that there was a lot of space, and the decoration of the carriage was also very poetic. Obviously, Haojie knew Li Hong and knew that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't like extravagance and waste, so he didn't decorate the carriage very luxuriously.

Li Hong's convoy is not without carriages, he specially prepared carriages for Guo Xiang and Lu Dongzan, but this kind of carriage is a single horse-drawn ride, and there is not much space, Li Hong is unwilling to sit in it with Guo Xiang, it is too stuffy, and he is a big man and a woman squeezing a carriage is out of grace.

As for Lu Dongzan, isn't this nonsense? Lu Dongzan is a prisoner, can Li Hongcan live with him? Besides, Lu Dongzan sat in the carriage, wasn't it for Zhou Xing's side?

However, since Haojie has this heart, Li Hong naturally will not refuse, so he got into the carriage with the support of Haojie.

Haojie didn't get into the car very interestingly, but sat on the wheel and became Li Hong's coachman.

"Driving—"

As soon as the whip was raised, the carriage moved slowly, Chen Gong and Zhou Xing were guarding on both sides of the carriage, the guards followed with the Yulin Guard cavalry, and finally the Qizhou Mansion Army, and the army marched towards Qizhou City.

The appearance of the carriage was not luxurious, but as soon as Li Hong got into the carriage, he felt a cool air rushing to his face.

I saw that in the wide carriage, a quilt made of brocade was spread, and a small table was placed in the center of the carriage, and on the table there was a copper basin, which was full of ice cubes, and on the ice cubes were placed pieces of watermelons that had been cut, and on the other side of the carriage, two maids were constantly shaking fans.

The two maids are both between the ages of sixteen, and although their appearance is not as demonic as Guo Xiang, they are also very beautiful among ordinary people.

In fact, it is not for nothing that the rich and noble people of Datang use ice cubes to relieve the heat in summer.

However, Haojie was able to put ice cubes in the carriage, and it took a lot of thought to keep the ice from melting quickly and to ensure the temperature in the carriage.

"See His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." When the two guards saw Li Hong, they immediately got up and said rudely.

They have long been trained by Haojie, and they have no timidity when they see Li Hong, and they are very thoughtful.

"No need to be polite." Li Hong said, and sat comfortably on the soft mattress.

"Your Highness, please have tea."

At this time, a maid had already put a cup of tea in front of Li Hong, Li Hong took a sip and found that it was the best Longjing, the taste was sweet and clear, and it was definitely a good tea.

"Your Highness, please use fruit." A lady put a small piece of watermelon into a small dish with a fork and handed it to Li Hong.

Li Hong can eat a mouthful of watermelon, and feels that the taste is sweet and refreshing, and it is indescribably comfortable.

Li Hong leaned in the carriage, sipping tea and eating chilled watermelon, enjoying the journey.

This is the benefit of rights, and you can enjoy what you want. No wonder so many people pursue rights, for which there is no discipline, no lower limit, and they are willing to do anything. Power does bring a sense of pride that money can't reach.