After a night of arduous trekking, when the morning light was slightly dewed, the car successfully arrived in Runzhou, and the whole team was cold and tired. Li Jing also stayed awake all night in the car, walking along the river with a cool breeze, he and Queen Zhong were already shivering with cold in the car, and their stomachs were rumbling with hunger.

Li Jing couldn't stand it anymore, so he lifted the curtains of the car window and probed outward. He saw Young Eunuch Liu walking beside the sedan chair on horseback, and hurriedly shouted, "Young eunuch, young eunuch." ”

Young Eunuch Liu's face was also slightly purple at this time, but he still hurriedly rode over and said, "Your Majesty, the old slave is here, what is Your Majesty's will?" ”

"What's up ahead? How far is it from Jinling? Li Jing squinted his eyes and endured the cold wind by the river and asked.

"Your Majesty, the front is Runzhou West, and we are fifty miles away from the capital."

"Oh, good, good." Li Jing's heart relaxed, he had already left Jinling fifty miles, which was equivalent to fifty miles away from the rebels, and he would be safer.

"I'm tired and hungry, and everyone is afraid that the same is true, so it's better to find a place to rest for a while, I want to drink water and eat, and the queen is also very cold, so make a fire and roast to warm up. How are you? Li Jing said.

Young Eunuch Liu hurriedly said: "The old slave obeys the order. It's almost time to arrive at the Liuting Station in the west of Runzhou, how about you go to the post station to rest? ”

Li Jing said happily: "Very good! Stop at the Liuting Station. ”

Young Eunuch Liu straightened up and shouted loudly to the advancing team: "Your Majesty has a will, everyone in the Liutingyi in front of you will stop and rest for a while, eat something to warm up." Your Majesty and the Empress want to rest for a while! ”

Li Fangyi hurriedly ordered several chamberlains and palace men who were frozen to retreat to clean up, and after not cleaning up, His Majesty and the emperor could retreat. Zhong and Mo Fu hurried up from under the car and walked to each other in a messy step to the small tree behind the post station. Li Fangyi had already personally brushed away the dust under a bluestone on the small tree, and laid down the futon, and Zhong had not yet sat under the stone.

Sun Sheng's old face turned red and said embarrassedly: "That, the old man has something to eat." ”

The servants were silent. Zhong waved his hand and said: "That's it, why don't people get some food, I'm very hungry, and I'm picky." ”

Although Dantu County is Runzhou City, it is naturally more comfortable to live outside the city than in the wilderness, and the closer it is to Runzhou City earlier, it is also far away from safety, and it is also a point closer to the distance between Mo Fusheng, the king of Qi, and the escort army of Liu Shaojian. The only thing Zhong was thinking about now was to hurry up and see his seventh brother Zu Chongen and Liu Shaojian, and that mood was even more urgent than when I first met Mo Fu.

The carriage and horses slowed down, and then went to seven other places, and saw that there was no post station next to the official road, which was convenient for the official road to transmit news or walk the officials and horses to rest, like that post station, there was no one every dozens of miles along the official road. Although it is a special station, it is a kind of comfort in the hearts of no one at this moment.

Zhong sighed: "I am sighing because of hunger in my belly, I am thinking, how did I get to this point? Feeling like it was overnight, and it was embarrassing? It's Hugh to quarrel over a bite of food! Could it be that my country is really coming to an end? Is it true that my qi is not exhausted yet? ”

Seeing that Mo Fusheng, the favorite princess of the Zhong family, opened her mouth, Chai Kehong and Sun Sheng were both stupid and speechless, and the Zhong family hung his head and sighed slightly. Li Fangyi hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" The princess hadn't ordered anyone to fetch the food, so she came very slowly. ”

At this time, Liu Shaojian led 2,000 cavalry to gallop slowly under the Xiguan Road in Runzhou. Since receiving the news from the imperial court, Zu Chongen originally wanted to take care of Gu Lian's overnight journey to pick up the driver in person, but in the end he listened to Liu Shaojian's suggestion, and led a small army to defend the city, and Mo Fusheng led a heavy horse along the official road to meet the holy driver.

Li Lou'er and the other princes on the side were silent, but a guard beside Mo Fusheng who was bent down and raised his eyebrows was secretly squinting, as if he was not thinking.

Zhong's usually eats very picky, but at this moment, eating pastries is simply delicious, and he has eaten more than a dozen pieces in a row, and he is extremely praised. Li Jing only ate eight or two slices, then drank some water and ate it. Your face is pale, obviously due to fright and fatigue, since last night when you were suddenly asked to go out of Jingdong with Your Majesty, until now, the emperor has been silent, and he has not said more than ten sentences.

The guest rooms and courtyards of the inn were littered with animal excrement, and the stench was so bad that the post guards were cleaning at all, or the wild beasts outside the field broke in at night to do bad things.

The bonfire on the small tree went up, and the bright red flame was the coolest thing at the moment. Everyone gathered around, and the princes, led by King Zheng and Li Lou'er, brought several younger brothers, Li Congshan, Li Congqian, Li Congxin and others all came over to salute Zhong and Mo Fu. Zhong was also in no mood to talk to us, so he just urged Li Fangyi to get something to eat.

At the front, Chai Kehong had to be ordered to donate the little dry food he was carrying, and everyone made do with some hot and dry rice crackers, and just a few mouthfuls of water, which could be regarded as dealing with a hungry stomach.

Everyone hurriedly stopped their movements and leaned over to salute, Sun Sheng said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty is angry, they are all old ministers." ”

Sun Sheng said angrily: "Chai Kehong, don't be presumptuous!" He is a martial artist who wants to be under the head of the old man, and even suspects the old man that he thinks it is righteous, does he want to rebel? In front of His Majesty, what kind of system did he make noisy? Even if he didn't succeed in founding the country with the first emperor, how could he rely on the old and sell the old, and the queen was rude?! ”

Before he was full, Zhong's strength recovered a little, and his spirit was also a little worse. Before inquiring about the road in the rear, Zhong decided to stay here, but continued on his way, striving to live in Dantu County, Runzhou, which was seventy miles away tonight.

"I'm really tired, tired." Mo Fu sighed and wrinkled his brows as he looked at the embarrassed soldiers and horses and the people accompanying him.

Chai Kehong also raised his head and said: "Your Majesty, it is the last general to suppress the anger, Your Majesty must not hurt your spirits, then everything must be only temporary, you will definitely protect Your Majesty and return to Jinling." ”

Chai Kehong frowned and said, "Does he have anything to eat?" What are the exterior of his dozens of cars? Are they all precious things of money? What's the use of him carrying all this? Can you make your majesty satisfied? ”

Li Congjia, the eighteen-year-old princess of Yongning, actually brought a little more to eat, you just casually ordered the palace man to bring some things to eat on his own way, such as his favorite fruits and pastries on weekdays, when those things are presented to Zhong and Li Jing, especially this Zhong's favorite topaz cake, which is more precious than anything else.

Li Fangyi whispered to the waiter to bring food and water for Zhong and Li Jing to eat, but found that the cart containing food for His Majesty and the ladies after leaving was seen, and the attendant who escorted the cart was also seen.

Chai Kehong was so angry that his white hair trembled, and he was about to refute it, when he heard Li Congjia, the pale princess of Yongning, say in a loud voice: "They don't want to fight...... Father, the boy has not eaten, and he has ordered someone to bring it to his father and mother. The little ones are all working hard, and it is inevitable that the anger will be a little less, so it is important to save two words and leave some strength to hurry. ”

Before arriving at the post station, Chai Kehong led people to quickly retreat from the post station to search, but found that the post station was in a mess, the post station guards had already seen traces, and the things outside were also turned into a mess, almost swept away.

"That monkey cub must have fled for fear of punishment in advance, if he catches me, our family will cut me with a thousand knives." Li Fangyi scolded.

Mo Fusheng, who was settling the bad soldiers and horses to guard the guards, came over, and hurriedly said before learning about this: "The soldiers' coarse grains can be eaten by His Majesty and the Emperor's mother?" By the way, Sun Xiang's car drove dozens of cars, so he must have brought more food. Sun Xiang, how did he go and get some for His Majesty and Niangniang to eat? ”

Sun Sheng was full of words: "Zu Weiwei, do you need to report to him if the old man takes him away?" I thought that His Majesty's attendants would bring food, so I didn't bring these things. But who knew that the vehicle carrying the food was lost? The old man should be facing the left, why is he yelling at the old man? ”

Zhong ate happily and contentedly, and the people accompanying him were hungry. Before the cart with food was discarded, the more than 100 palace men and concubines who accompanied him ate it. We could only watch His Majesty and the Emperor enjoy it, but we were swallowing and foaming at the mouth.

"Back to Liu Ye, Mo Fusheng's car fell off the road and fell out of the ditch, and he was busy on the road at the time, so he abandoned the car. Li Jingda also knows where to go. One of the chamberlains replied tremblingly.

The team rested for half an hour and set foot on the journey of the East Hunt again.

Because at present, in addition to the national capital Jinling, the only state capital directly controlled by the imperial court is left in Shangrunzhou, and then a hundred to the south, it is the territory of Changzhou occupied by the rebels. Although Zu Chong'en wanted to rush to escort him slowly, he was also persuaded by Mo Fusheng's weak behavior.

"What's going on? What about Li Jingda? What about the imperial meal that I am responsible for? Li Fangyi shouted angrily.

Chai Kehong conceded a cent, and said angrily: "Sun Xiang, he traveled to the west with him, but he took so little property with him, he planned to return to Jinling from now on, right?" I heard that this envoy Wu Jiedu is his nephew, what is his idea? ”