In the late autumn of November, the morning sun shines through the golden leaves, scattering down, not like the scenery of the mortal world.

Li Mingyuan didn't have time to take care of this beautiful scenery, so he briefly explained a few words to Liu Wei, and the group of people went to Yangzhou City. So far, the elite soldiers he has brought have also increased from more than 300 people at the beginning to only more than 60 now.

The team is ready to go.

"Let's go!" Li Mingyuan gave an order, and the team began to move towards the capital.

The carriage ran over the yellow leaves on the ground, and everyone was nervously hurrying along the way, quieter than usual.

is about to enter Beijing, and when he enters the capital, he must go directly to see the emperor, although Feng Yun's envoy has not played the matter of Yangzhou City, but Liang Taishi will definitely make a fuss about this matter.

At noon, the team stopped to rest, and everyone gathered around to eat dry food.

Li Mingyuan said: "Waiting for the main hall, Taishi Liang should have something difficult. ”

"Yes, maybe." Lin Qingran only cared about eating and said casually.

"Little Hou Ye, then what should we do now? Do you want me to go into the palace with you? Chen Chong said worriedly.

Li Mingyuan shook his head lightly, "No, this palace audience will only allow me to go alone." ”

Lin Qingran found that today seemed to be quieter than usual, "What about Liu Wei?" ”

"He went to Yangzhou City to help Wang Li solve the matter of the salt merchants." Li Mingyuan took a sip of water and said.

"Is the matter of Yangzhou City still very troublesome?" She asked.

"I'm just worried that Feng Yunenvoy is too difficult, and Wang Li is too sincere, with Liu Wei, it will be better." He put down the dry food in his hand, "I'm more worried about Taishi Liang now, but I deduce that he shouldn't mention the matter of the salt merchant, so I don't know how Feng Yun's envoy will talk to Taishi Liang." ”

"If you don't mention the salt merchant, will you mention the beauty offered by the salt merchant?" Lin Qingran looked thoughtful.

"You mean, singing and dancing about the leveling?" Li Mingyuan asked.

"Yes."

"What then?"

Lin Qingran looked indifferent, and broke a piece of dry food casually, "Or just admit that you are a womanizer." ”

"Can you be more reliable?" Li Mingyuan really didn't have anything to do with her.

"That said you were forced?" She put the dry food in her mouth and said as she ate.

"Forget it, I'll figure out how to solve this matter myself." Alas......

"Otherwise, you will admit that you are a womanizer!" Lin Qingran remembered that day when he took advantage of the horse to hug her.

"That's it, it's all scattered." Headache......!

At dusk, the team arrived at the post pavilion on the outskirts of the capital, where some palace eunuchs were already waiting.

"See the little marquis." When everyone saw Li Mingyuan, they saluted and said.

"Little Marquis, there is the capital ahead, and the emperor specially ordered us to come and lead the way for the little marquis." The chief eunuch said.

Li Mingyuan rode his horse and said, "Then there is labor." ”

Under the leadership of these eunuchs, the team finally arrived in the capital,

It was evening, and there were no people in front of the city gate, and when he passed the city gate, the officers and soldiers at the gate also bowed their heads and saluted when they saw him. He rode his horse and took a look, and the officers and soldiers who had interrogated him the day before yesterday should not have been recognized.

"Little Marquis, this time you entered the palace, the emperor has been waiting for you for a long time. After a while, you just need to follow us into the palace to face the saint. ”

"It's all up to my father-in-law's arrangement."

All the way to the palace, they were all under martial law by the forbidden army, and Li Mingyuan followed them all the way to the palace.

"Is that the little marquis of Yunzhou?"

"Is it the one riding in front?"

"I can't see clearly."

"He's pretty strong."

“…………”

Among them, there are many high-ranking officials and nobles, they rented it early in the morning, and Li Mingyuan entered the inns and restaurants along the road in Beijing, wanting to see the demeanor of this little marquis of Yunzhou.

"This little marquis looks pretty good, I heard that he hasn't married a wife yet."

"Some people say that this Yunzhou is windy and dry, and I don't want to marry it."

"If you want to marry, people don't necessarily marry you."

"That Zhao Zhiyi will definitely seduce again."

"You are not as beautiful as others, and it is also her ability to seduce others."

“…………”

There is another one of them, that is, Li Minghao, the prince of our dynasty, he heard that the prince Fu said that Lin Qingran also followed Li Mingyuan back to Beijing, and he was very happy, and wanted to meet this old friend, and by the way, he also saw his brother, so he chartered this inn.

Li Minghao stood at the top of the inn, carefully inspected the team entering Beijing, and asked, "The one in front is Li Mingyuan?" ”

"Yes, prince, the one riding a horse in front of you is Li Mingyuan, the Marquis of Xiaodingbei." Said the attendant.

"It's really strong."

He looked at the team again, trying to find Lin Qingran's figure, "There are no female dependents in this team." ”

"Prince, could it be in that carriage?" The attendant said again.

"Possibly! I can't see them when I enter the palace, it's really boring. Let's go back. With that, he was ready to turn and leave.

"Prince, will you still go to tomorrow's Yaji?" The attendant asked.

"Tell them another day." He still wanted to meet Lin Qingran first.

"Okay."

The team came to the gate of the palace.

"Little Marquis, this is to take off your weapons and armor when you enter the palace." The accompanying eunuch said.

"Okay." As he spoke, Li Mingyuan took off the equipment on his body and wore only civilian clothes.

"Little Hou Ye, you must be more careful." Chen Chong said with concern on the side.

Although he had already arrived at the gate of the palace, he was still reluctant to follow Li Mingyuan forward.

"The regulations can only go to the little marquis alone." The eunuch on the side reminded.

"You just wait here, I'll go over myself." Li Mingyuan glanced at the eunuch and said, "It's just that these belongings I brought this time ......"

"Little Marquis, don't worry, there is a forbidden army in the palace who will take over."

After speaking, he followed the eunuch into the palace.

Because it was evening, not the time of the court, there were not too many officials in the main hall.

Emperor Li Chengtian sat on the dragon chair, waiting for his audience.

Li Mingyuan This is the second time he has seen the emperor since he was born.

As soon as he entered the main hall, he saw the emperor sitting on the dragon chair in a high place, and the wide golden dragon chair was carved with a mighty dragon and decorated with gold lacquer, showing dignity and lofty status.

Is this the Golden Luang Palace? Although he had been to the palace back then, he had only seen the emperor in the courtyard, and had not really seen the Jinluan Treasure Palace, and this majestic scene still shocked him. Shocked, he looked around, the emperor was next to Wu Taifu, the other person should be Liang Taishi, and some officials he had never met, but there was no father of his own.

"Minister Li Mingyuan sees the emperor, may my emperor live long, long live, long live!" Under this dragon power, it seems that he doesn't need anyone to guide him, he knows how to salute.

When the emperor saw him coming, he said majestically: "Li Qing's family, flat." ”

"Emperor Xie!"

"This way, Li Qing's family has really worked hard."

"It's not hard work."

At this time, the forbidden army also carried the money and property brought by the Dingwang Mansion to the main hall.

Li Mingyuan glanced at the box that was brought up, and said, "These are all pilgrimages for the emperor. ”

The emperor looked at the boxes in the main hall and changed his expression to a slightly loving expression, "The little marquis really has a heart." ”

"This is what a minister should do, Yunzhou belongs to the emperor, and these are also the emperor's." Li Mingyuan expressed his loyalty to the emperor.

"I really can't imagine that the son trained by this royal brother is so good, I am deeply grateful." The emperor continued: "It's just that right now, your father is feeling unwell and has not been able to meet you, so you can stay in this capital for a few days, and when he is better, you will be allowed to meet him, okay?" ”

"Everything is subject to the emperor's arrangement." Sure enough, the emperor would not let him meet his father so easily.

"When you first came to this capital, you should temporarily live in the mansion where your father lived." Originally, when the emperor was alive, his father Lee Sung-taek was made a prince at the age of 10 and gave him a mansion in the imperial city. Later, the king of Dingbei came to Beijing alone, and he was imprisoned in the palace all the time, and no one lived in the mansion.

"Your Majesty."

The emperor felt that his goal had been achieved today, and he didn't want to embarrass him anymore, "Okay, it's not too early, you should go and rest early." ”

It's just Taishi Liang, "Your Majesty, I heard that this little marquis has met a lot of beauties before. ”

"Is that true?" The emperor asked with interest.

"Back to the emperor, no!" Li Mingyuan was calm.

"Then I heard that when the little marquis was in Yangzhou City, he sang and sang every night, singing and dancing." Mrs. Liang did not give up.

"Oh? Is it? The emperor asked again.

"Your Majesty, it was all spread by salt merchants, and there is no such thing." Li Mingyuan knew that Taishi Liang would not tell the matter of the salt merchant, but he just wanted to suppress him.

Seeing this scene, Taifu Gong immediately said, "Your Majesty, I don't seem to have seen it when I entered Beijing this time, and what kind of maids this little marquis brought should have been spread by those salt merchants." ”

"Really?" The emperor turned his head again and asked the eunuch next to him.

"Back to the emperor, it's true, I haven't seen any maids." The eunuch who had just accompanied him replied.

"Then in that case, it should be spread by those salt merchants, and Taishi Liang shouldn't care too much." When the emperor saw that Liang Taishi was like this, he also knew that the matter of the salt merchant was not as simple as he said.

"It's just ......," Taishi Liang wanted to say.

"It's getting late, Your Majesty, it's better to discuss this matter another day." Mrs. Wu said.

"Okay, then all Aiqing, just step down."

Finally survived, Li Mingyuan breathed a sigh of relief after coming out, fortunately, he had the help of Taifu Gong.

Returning to the team, Chen Chong asked eagerly, "Little Hou Ye, is everything okay?" ”

"It's okay, let's go." Li Mingyuan said a little calmly, "Go to my father's mansion first." ”

For now, I can only settle down and think about the future.

After Taishi Liang came out, he didn't quite understand why this Taifu Wu would help him.

Although he didn't agree with him on weekdays, this Li Mingyuan, they should have met for the first time, and I heard that Li Mingyuan had written a lot of letters to Mrs. Wu, but they were all rejected by Mrs. Wu.

What's going on today? I wanted to take advantage of the incident in Yangzhou City to suppress Li Mingyuan, but I also let myself be charged with spreading rumors.

"You go and inquire, what the hell is this Mrs. Wu doing." Master Liang instructed the people below.

"Yes, I'll go."

Mrs. Wu also knew that if he helped Li Mingyuan so much this time, it would definitely arouse the emperor's suspicion.

In case of collusion between the vassal marquis and Neifu in the future, it will be worth the loss, he thought for a moment and said: "You go to the prince and inform him that Li Mingyuan is now temporarily living in the old palace." "If the crown prince meets Li Mingyuan, based on the relationship between cousins, it should be able to dispel some of the emperor's suspicions.

"Yes."