The cold morning came, the spring was slightly cold, and the pedestrians on the road were vague.

In front of the Li family's mansion in the west of Jinling City, more than a dozen carts have quietly gathered, and a cool breeze blows, causing a few horses to neigh a little restlessly.

After a while, the Liu family, supported by Wang Jingyao's sister and brother, staggered out of the gate, followed by a group of maids and servants, and at the same time took out large and small boxes from the mansion and loaded them on the cart behind.

Until the gate of the Li Mansion was slowly closed, and everyone was confirmed to have boarded the car, Liu Jiangsheng did not waste a single moment, and immediately led the accompanying soldiers to turn over and get on the horse, then clenched the horsewhip and turned his head to signal.

"Drive!" With Liu Jiangsheng's whip flicking, more than a dozen big cars rumbled up at the same time and headed down the street.

Wang Jingyao in the car couldn't help but open the curtain, looked back at the Li family's mansion that everyone had sorted out and repaired by themselves, and couldn't help but reddened her eyes when she remembered the laughter and laughter that happened here.

"Won't Auntie look back? Anyway, I lived there for a few months...... Do you think we can go back to Jinling? ”

"Don't look at it!" Liu looked at Wang Jingyao's reluctant appearance and chuckled: "For me, there is no difference between Jinling and Langzhou. As long as Brother Yuan and their brothers are here, there is no need to cry! If there is anything that makes me reluctant, it is nothing more than a pity for the flowers and plants in the backyard......"

Wang Jingguo was different, but said a little excitedly: "Sister, my aunt is very right!" I can't wait to get to Langzhou as soon as possible, the sooner the better! ”

Liu looked at the young man lovingly, and said with a sneer: "Why, don't you like Jinling City, this kid? ”

Wang Jingguo replied firmly: "Auntie, I want to go to Langzhou to join the army!" I want to be a majestic general under Li Dashuai like Brother Jiang Sheng! ”

Seeing her younger brother swearing like this, Wang Jingyao couldn't help but burst into tears and laughed: "With your fists and feet, I can't even look down on my sister, Brother Yuan will dislike you!" ”

Seeing that the sister and brother were happily teasing and playing again, Liu couldn't help but cover his mouth and laugh.

Half an hour later, the group had arrived at the south gate of Jinling unconsciously. At this time, the sky was already bright, the city gate slowly opened, and the soldiers guarding the city also descended the city tower in turn and began to stand solemnly on both sides of the doorway. Liu Jiangsheng didn't think much about it, and immediately ordered his soldiers to come forward with a waist card for inspection. Not surprisingly, a few moments later, the drivers were able to leave the city without any problems.

As soon as he came out of the Changgan Bridge, he saw that Xu Kuangheng had led 200 cavalry, waiting in a neat line. Seeing the car arrive, Xu Kuangheng hurriedly rode his horse and galloped forward.

"Liu Duzhi!" Xu Kuangheng tugged on the reins and beckoned on his horse.

As soon as they met, Liu Jiangsheng asked earnestly: "Mr. Xu, have you ever ...... the matters ordered by the marshal?"

Before the words fell, Xu Kuangheng nodded directly and said in a low voice: "It's all done." The merchant ship has arrived at the Bailuzhou ferry, and the ebony leader has reorganized his soldiers and horses overnight, and it is estimated that he has boarded the ship at this time! As for the expansion of the army, His Majesty has already issued an order to agree, but the number of personnel has been reduced to 50,000, and the armor and blades need to be equipped by us. ”

Liu Jiangsheng frowned when he heard this, and then smiled bitterly: "This errand is not easy, it is already rare, this trip has Mr. Lao Xu!" ”

I saw Xu Kuangheng smile, and then said with a serious face: "We have been delayed here for five days!" Liu Du, there is a letter that needs to be sent back to Langzhou urgently, and he has to take the first step! Without further ado, please also ask Liu Duzhi to lead the troops and horses to escort the car and set off immediately! ”

After a short time, the mighty car of hundreds of people started again, and dozens of axles gradually spun rapidly, gradually moving away. What everyone left to this huge Jinling City was only two long lines of imprints on the ground.

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The heart is like an arrow, but the mountains are high and the waters are long. Liu Jiangsheng led the people and horses to drive, passing through dozens of prefectures and counties such as Chi, Jiang, Huang, Hubei, Yue, etc., all the way along the west of the Great River, trekking through mountains and rivers day and night, and finally entered the ground of Langzhou under the rule of the Wuping Jiedu envoy in April of the tenth year of Baoda.

This trip took more than 20 days, and everyone was tossed along the way. After all, Liu Jiangsheng and his entourage were born in the army, and they had Li Yuan's military orders in their bodies, shouldering the responsibility of guarding, even if they were exhausted, they had to grit their teeth and persevere. And the three sisters and brothers of Liu and Wang Jingyao, who seemed to be weak, unexpectedly supported the whole process.

On the contrary, a group of maids and servants, after all, have lived in the Jinling mansion for a long time, and have never traveled such a long way, many of them have symptoms of unaccustomed water and soil, and because of the fatigue of the journey, some even vomit and diarrhea. Fortunately, Liu Jiangsheng has never been a harsh person, and when he saw this, he ordered to stop at the post station along the way to rest for a few days, and then the situation gradually improved.

It was already afternoon, and the sun was getting dazzling.

Outside the east gate of Langzhou City, a large group of state officials gathered early to greet here. Since they heard in advance that Li Dashuai's family was about to arrive, they each thought about their own thoughts, and even worse, a few days ago, they began to send their servants out of the city to secretly inquire about the whereabouts of the car.

It's just because the officials have only one thought in their hearts, this is the family of Li Dashuai, the top boss and the youngest feudal official in the Tang Dynasty! How dare you snub? Some people even began to tidy up their clothes, cleared their throats inexplicably, and repeatedly frowned, as if they were going to stage a scene of joy and tears for everyone later.

Li Yuan was riding a horse and looking at the moment, and he didn't have time to pay attention to the actions of the officials behind him, he naturally understood that he was familiar with this set of officialdom, and there was no need to break it, after all, he had just arrived, and in addition to the stability of the state capital, the town guard side needed people's hearts to be attached to him.

When the sun was in the sky, as Liu Jiangsheng and his entourage finally arrived at the east gate, Li Yuan's long-hanging heart was also settled. After waiting for many days, he couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief, for him, as long as his family arrived safely, there would be no more constraints after that.

After Liu Jiangsheng saw the familiar figures of Li Yuan, Luo Erhu and others, he rushed forward excitedly, and the three brothers were deeply in love, and they laughed heartily after seeing each other. A moment later, the car, warmly greeted by a group of officials in Langzhou, carefully guarded by Li Yuan's personal entourage, marched through the wide streets until it stopped in front of a magnificent mansion.

I saw Li Yuan go straight forward and carefully helped Liu out of the car, and the mother and son were separated for a few days, and the reunion inevitably touched the greetings. Then Li Yuan respectfully bowed his hand and smiled: "Mother, please enter the house!" ”

Liu Jiangsheng and Luo Erhu also followed behind Li Yuan, and saluted together: "Mother, please enter the house!" ”

Liu, who has always been simple-minded, never had any other thoughts, but when he saw the three brothers standing neatly in front of him, he couldn't help but choke back tears and smiled with relief. At the time of warmth, Li Yuan turned his head to look at Wang Jingyao beside Liu, and was pulling the curious Wang Jingguo while looking at him with a shy smile, so he nodded at her gently, his eyes were full of soft affection like a spring breeze.

The attendants and servants began to unload their luggage, and everyone looked up at the exquisite and luxurious door in front of them, and they all smacked their tongues. From the wall, you can see the lush tree cover in the courtyard, the warm sunlight shining on the upturned cornices, and the newly painted tiger head Zhumen is also full of majesty and gilded luster.

And the most eye-catching is the four bluestone relief jade pillars in front of the mansion, carved with unicorn beasts with teeth and claws, looking at the world with angry eyes, as if they can distinguish between good and evil, loyal and treacherous.

Although this mansion has not yet been listed, I don't know where it came from, but after all, they are used to seeing the mansion compound in Jinling, and they know the extraordinary here at a glance.

At this time, there was a stirring in the crowd, and more than ten tall soldiers from the capital slowly arrived, and they were carefully working together to carry a long plaque, and Lin Sichang followed with a serious face.

After saluting Li Yuan solemnly, Lin Sichang immediately ordered his soldiers to quickly set up two long ladders in front of the mansion, and prepare ropes and other utensils. After a burst of ping-pong banging, everyone looked at it, and the plaque was hanging upright in front of the door.

According to Li Yuan's previous plan, Luo Erhu, who had been waiting for a long time, stepped forward quickly, picked up the colorful silk covered with a long plaque, the corner of the long hanging on the ground, and solemnly handed it to Li Yuan, and then stood up straight and shouted: "Please unveil the plaque!" ”

Li Yuan smiled and nodded, so under the attention of everyone, he waved his hand and pulled it in a very chic manner, and the colored silk fell instantly, revealing the engraved big characters on the plaque: "Wuping Jiedu Embassy", and at the same time, a column of small characters was engraved from top to bottom on the left side, which prominently wrote the year name of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

"Mighty and mighty!"

"Mighty and mighty!"

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Such an exciting moment naturally provoked everyone present to applaud in unison! Li Yuan saw that everyone cheered and applauded, especially his mother Liu, who was already teary-eyed with joy at this time, and his heart was full of a sense of accomplishment and steadfastness. Subsequently, the officials of Langzhou, together with some wealthy businessmen from Langzhou who were present today, also stepped forward with heavy gifts and continued to congratulate Li Yuan diligently.

The ceremony of hanging the plaque was completed, Li Yuan gave an order, the door of the mansion slowly opened, Lin Sichang led the soldiers to enter first, and began to stand and guard, and then everyone entered the mansion in an orderly manner.

In the open courtyard, the green trees are distributed from east to west, the flower beds and fish ponds are scattered, a group of young Peugeot maids have been waiting here for a long time, and dozens of tables of delicacies and banquets that Li Yuan ordered to prepare have also been set up, and everyone immediately entered the table to eat, and the luncheon was very lively! As the protagonist of today, Li Yuan drank a few glasses under the frequent toasts of everyone, and his heart was jubilant, after all, he was now in a high position, and his family and brothers were all by his side, it was the time when the spring breeze was proud.

When he was drunk, Xu Kuangheng, who was dressed in a brand-new official robe, suddenly came to Li Yuan's side and reminded softly: "Handsome, it's not too early!" ”

Hearing this, Li Yuan immediately regained the clarity in his eyes, drank the remaining wine in the cup, and then instructed: "After the luncheon, the people will discuss the matter in the front hall!" ”

Xu Kuangheng immediately replied: "Obey!" ”