In the evening, Li Yuan announced the good news he had seen and heard in Lizhou to his adoptive mother Liu and his wives and concubines, and announced that he would return to Beijing on a later date.

Although everyone didn't understand what Li Yuan was busy with, he didn't know what the meaning of alchemy and salt well was. But as long as Li Yuan is happy, everyone will naturally be relieved.

But as soon as they mentioned going to Jinling, Emperor Zhou E and Wang Jingyao immediately thought of the previous entanglement between Li Yuan and Li Congjia, the king of Zheng.

You must know that the last time Li Congjia went to Langzhou Labor Army, the matter is still vivid, the thieves broke into the backyard and started to kill, which still makes everyone feel uneasy, although about four months have passed since this incident, Li Congjia has also returned to the dynasty more than a month ago, and there has been no movement since then, but even if the wind is calm, no one knows that the grudge between Li Yuan and Li Congjia will be difficult to resolve after that, and it is not wise to return to Beijing this time.

With this question, when enjoying the shade in the backyard pavilion after dinner, Emperor Zhou E, with a big belly, found Li Yuan with the support of Wang Jingyao and raised their concerns.

"Lang Jun, can the matter of returning to Jinling be postponed? At least send someone to find out the situation first. Jinling is different from Langzhou, it is the capital, it is the territory of the imperial family, if King Zheng and his henchmen are not good for you, it is very dangerous." Wang Jingyao shook the fan and reminded softly.

Emperor Zhou E's eyebrows furrowed, and he nodded, "Yes, Lang Jun, since the last incident, King Zheng will not tolerate you. The reason why we can still live in peace is because Langzhou is far away from the south of the Yangtze River, and Langjun is guarding one side, and the tentacles of the imperial court cannot reach here.

But according to the concubine's body, Zheng Wang Li Congjia is hypocritical and perverse, unscrupulous, in order to be able to return to Beijing smoothly, he naturally put on a sincere and fearful posture, and did not dare to show any dissatisfaction. But if you go to Jinling, the situation is very different."

Li Yuan smiled and said, "You guys are too worried, King Zheng won't do anything to me. It's not the same anymore, it's very different."

Emperor Zhou E was puzzled, "How can you tell that he won't take you? King Zheng's power is no longer what it used to be, and now almost all the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are King Zheng's henchmen, so I advise you to think twice. He asked the concubine and said, if you want to see my father, it is better to take advantage of the concubine's pregnancy period to write a letter and invite him to come to Langzhou to discuss in person, instead of you going to Jinling in person."

Li Yuan smiled and said, "Lady, your proposal is not clever. What is your husband and I in now? Even though it is my own father-in-law, I can't have such an obvious close relationship with him, the official who is in charge of the treasury and taxation, do you understand?

Yes, I could have written a letter to ask my father-in-law to come to the city, but have you ever wondered how he will deal with himself after he returns to Beijing? Since you know that King Zheng and his party are already in the same situation as me, they will naturally stare at me closely, and even at my father-in-law, so they want to seize the handle, why do you take the initiative to send it to the door? I can't hurt my father-in-law, I can only discuss things in private."

In fact, after Emperor Zhou E said it, he had already realized that this idea was not clever enough, but Li Yuanneng thought so much about his father, and his heart was moved, and then he sighed lightly: "Alas, what Lang Jun said is true, but isn't the concubine worried about you? If something happens to you, what will happen to the concubine and the child in the womb......

Li Yuan was slightly moved, Emperor Zhou E was already concerned about himself, and this pregnant woman was easy to think crankily, and those previous heart-warming grasses had finally stabilized her emotions, but they couldn't stimulate her anymore, so he comforted her with kind words: "Don't worry too much, I went to Jinling this time for big things, in addition to discussing the matter of Yanjing with my father-in-law, there are other important things. Don't worry, I will bring my personal guards with me, and if Li Congjia really dares to do something at the feet of the Son of Heaven, I will not sit still."

Emperor Zhou E's eyes suddenly turned red, and his lips opened lightly as if he wanted to continue to persuade something, but after thinking about it, he withdrew it, but his hands gently caressed his bulging lower abdomen without saying a word.

Wang Jingyao asked softly: "If you want to bring soldiers and horses, Lang Jun, can you bring more, this road is long and high, not only to consider the danger in Jinling City, but also to consider the safety along the way.

The concubine heard Yasukuni say before, Zhang Wenbiao, the guard general of Yuezhou, is the righteous brother of that week, and it seems to be King Zheng's party, it seems to be a well-known fierce general, if you want to go to Jinling, don't go through Yuezhou......

"When did you care about this kind of thing?" Li Yuan was a little surprised

Strange, this weak and influential, Wang Jingyao actually knew about military affairs, but he didn't think much about it, nodded lightly and smiled: "I know about this, that Zhang Wenbiao led 40,000 soldiers and horses to be stationed in Yuezhou City, just to disgust me.

But I don't think Zhang Wenbiao should be unfavorable to me at such a time, it is true that his sworn brother Zhou Xingfeng died at my hands, but as far as I know, although this person is brave, he is not unscrupulous. You know, I am now an envoy of a place, and I also have a large army in hand, his Yuezhou is close to Langzhou, and my Langzhou is also close to his Yuezhou, if he dares to intercept and kill me without a call, it will give me the opportunity to kill him in the name of justice."

Wang Jingyao said "um", but she was still frowning and seemed to be preoccupied, and Emperor Zhou E on the side said worriedly: "Even if Zhang Wenbiao doesn't dare to do it, the news of your going to Jinling will definitely arrive in Jinling before you and reach the hands of King Zheng."

Li Yuan smiled and said, "You mean the ventilation report? Wouldn't that be better? I originally wanted to make a big move, so that the government and the opposition knew that I Li Yuan had returned to Beijing, how could they tolerate me? It's true that King Zheng and his party are in control of the government, but don't forget, Your Majesty hasn't died yet."

Emperor Zhou E muttered in a low voice, "It seems to make sense to say that."

Li Yuan thought for a moment, nodded firmly, and said, "What you said is also reasonable, Zhang Wenbiao will definitely report to Jinling, but I really have to deliberately cross the border from Yuezhou this time, and then I will have to transit from He Jingzhu's Ezhou. Whoever ties with me, I'll be honest and wander from there.

Last time they tried their best in Langzhou but suffered a big loss, since then they will be careful to guard against me everywhere, more worries will be lost, I dare to be bright from Yuezhou, they will think more but dare not do it, if I avoid Yuezhou entry, will push themselves into danger.

What's more, do you know that the imperial court is mobilizing a large army to prepare for the conquest of the Zhou State recently, how can Your Majesty allow domestic troubles at this juncture?"

"Lang Jun has always done things in a measured manner, we believe in you, but it's better to be careful, bring more soldiers and horses to defend ourselves, and we can feel more at ease." Wang Jingyao said.

Emperor Zhou E nodded slightly and said, "That's right. People's hearts are unpredictable, so it's better to bring more people anyway."

Li Yuan's heart warmed, he opened his arms and hugged his wife and concubine left and right, and said softly, "Don't worry, my wives! I will bring more people to escort me, but when the envoys enter Beijing, the imperial court seems to have a limit on the number of soldiers and horses...... It's okay, I'll ask Mr. Xu again."

Emperor Zhou E leaned on Li Yuan's solid chest, quietly listened to the vigorous heartbeat, and blushed: "Be careful, don't be too arrogant, think that we are still waiting for you at home, it is better to be cautious."

Li Yuan smiled and said, "I understand."

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In the early morning of the next day, Li Yuan settled many important military and political affairs in the Governor's Mansion, and appointed Liu Jiangsheng to serve as Wuping's stay, and then set off for Jinling with Shi Xu Kuangheng, the governor of the Governor's Mansion, under the escort of 3,000 personal servants led by the Ebony Special Service.

This time, Li Yuan deliberately took Peng Qingying forward, firstly, because Peng Qingying lived a little depressed in the governor's mansion, and she was a little unaccustomed to her habits after becoming a woman, Li Yuan also brought her to get along with her alone for a while, to give her some comfort and enlightenment, and at the same time let her see the atmosphere of the capital city of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

The second is because Peng Shiyu originally made an appointment to pass through Langzhou when he came back from Jinling. But after about two months, Peng Shiyu still stayed in Jinling and did not come back, so Peng Qingying was not very relieved, so taking Peng Qingying to Jinling could also let their brothers and sisters meet and calm their homesickness.

In addition, the most important thing is that now Peng Qingying is not only Li Yuan's wife, but also the emperor's sister of Peng Guogong and the lord of Dongxi.

Three thousand Wuping troops out of Langzhou all the way to the east, arrived in Yuezhou as Li Yuan expected, the Yueshan army in the city saw Li Yuan's banner after just reporting and did not do much, Yueshan army commander Zhang Wenbiao also did not see the illness, Li Yuan and his entourage quickly passed Yuezhou, along the Han River into the territory of Ezhou, all the way to Jinling......