Yongzhou.
It can also be called Liangzhou.
Or Guzang.
After a month of travel, Li Ke's troops arrived at Yongzhou.
In the team.
Li Ke had already given up on riding a horse and had switched to the luxurious carriage that Li Tai had given him.
The horse was awe-inspiring, but it couldn't last too long.
Grind eggs!
Therefore, after leaving Chang 'an for a day, he took a carriage instead.
Wei Shuyu, who also knew how to find comfort, also sat with him.
Only Cheng Chumo stubbornly believed that as a man who was determined to be a general, he couldn't be pretentious and should dawdle.
Inside the car.
Li Ke and Wei Shuyu were playing chess. Mei Niang, the little girl who had come along this time, was serving tea at the side. The butler and coachman were sitting outside.
"Big brother, we're already in Yongzhou but it's still peaceful.”Wei Shuyu smiled meaningfully as he placed his chess piece.
Li Ke rolled his eyes and accidentally noticed the little girl who was dozing off. He reached out and pinched her cheek."Mei Niang, do you think he's gone?”
"Yes, I did." The little girl was most familiar with this sentence, so she imitated His Highness's accent and said with a smile.
Wei Shuyu rolled his eyes and shook his head."One is tainted by the company of vermilion and ink. The girls around big brother are all very bad.”
After a few jokes, Wei Shuyu asked curiously,""After Big Brother arrives at the fief, what are you planning to do?”
"I'm really stupid." Li Ke patted his forehead." I went to the vassal state to enjoy myself. It's not easy for me to live far away from the emperor. What's the point of not enjoying myself?"”
"Also, why do you think I brought you along for literature and Chumo for martial arts? Isn't it just to be lazy?”
"Chumo and I have been unlucky for eight lifetimes.”Wei Shuyu's face was lifeless. He was not in a hurry to force Li Ke to do anything.
They were still young.
Their youth was their capital.
The Emperor was in his prime, so they had enough time to prepare.
There was also enough time for his big brother to change.
There was no hurry.
"Your Highness, we're here." "There are many people at the city gate," the steward said."They seem to be welcoming Your Highness."”
Li Ke sat up straight, straightened his clothes and said,"Got it."
"Welcome, Your Highness Wu Wang!"
After the carriage stopped, the sound of greeting came from outside.
Li Ke walked out.
He saw a few familiar faces.
They were all military generals.
He had seen it when he was conquering Tuyuhun.
Without waiting for the coachman to set up the ladder, he jumped off the carriage and walked to Duan Xuanzhi. He said humbly,""General Duan, how can I trouble a provincial governor like you to personally welcome me?”
Duan Xuanzhi was a provincial governor.
With his status, even if he didn't appear, he, a vassal king who was going to the vassal state, couldn't say anything.
Duan Xuanzhi cupped his hands and said," Your Highness, the governor of Yongzhou, Su Dan, has been stripped of his official position. There is no one in charge of Yongzhou for the time being. I am the Longyou Jiedushi and will temporarily take charge of Yongzhou's affairs.”
"It's my honor to see Your Highness here. Your Highness has made great contributions to the conquest of Tuyuhun. Now that Your Highness is the vassal of Tuyuhun and is under the jurisdiction of Longyou, it's my honor.”
Although Duan Xuanzhi didn't say it explicitly, Li Ke understood what he meant.
This was a general's recognition of his performance during the expedition against Tuyuhun.
Duan Xuanzhi's words made Li Zhengming, who was standing behind Li Ke, frown.
He did not expect Duan Xuanzhi, the governor of Longyou, to be so friendly to a prince who had lost his heart.
"Your Highness, this is Mr. Li Xingzhi, the head of the Wangli family in Guzang Prefecture. Old Li wants to invite Your Highness to stay in the Li residence, but I don't dare to make a decision for Your Highness.”
Wei Shuyu's eyes flashed with vigilance. Just as he was about to speak, Li Ke smiled and said,"Hello, Old Li. Even if Old Li didn't invite me, I would still disturb you.”
"When I left, the guard gave me a letter and asked me to pass it to the old mister.”
Li Xingzhi was already very old. He leaned on his walking stick and took the letter. He didn't read it and said vaguely,"It is the Li Consortium's honor for Your Highness to be able to stay in the Li Consortium's estate.”
Then, they entered the city.
Inside the car.
"Big Brother, isn't it a little too risky to take over the Guzang Li Clan?" Wei Shuyu asked worriedly.”
"It's fine. Even if the letter from the envoy is useless, how can the Li Clan be free of any involvement if something happens to me in the Li Clan Residence? The journey has been peaceful, so it's impossible for anything to happen to the Li Clan.”
Li Xingzhi's car.
Li Zhengming also took out a letter and handed it to Li Xingzhi."Uncle, this is the unanimous opinion of the Guanlong clan and the other clans. They hope that our Li clan will kill this prince.”
After Li Xingzhi received the letter, he closed his eyes and did not speak.
Li Zhengming couldn't help but frown.
The group arrived at the Li Residence.
Li Ke got out of the car and was attracted by the things hanging in front of the Li residence and on the walls.
"Your Highness…"
Li Ke came back to his senses and pointed at the string of red and yellow things. He asked,"Old sir, what is this?"
"Your Highness, this is Buckthorn Fruit."
"Does our Yongzhou have this?"
"There are a lot of them. There are patches of them on the mountain. In the past, when there was a famine, the commoners would only pick and use them.”
"But it's very sour and doesn't taste good.”
" Ten years ago, Xuanzang went to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures and was a guest. He brought this thing out for me to taste. Xuanzang told me that this thing is helpful to people who are dead like me. Moreover, after being exposed to the cold and sun in winter, this thing is not so sour anymore. Instead, it has a different taste.”
"All these years, every time the Buckthorn Fruit ripens, this old man will send people to pick some.”
Xuanzang? Isn't it just Tang Sanzang?
How could he have forgotten about Journey to the West!
It was fun, fun!
Li Ke suddenly thought of a good way to disgust the gentry.
"Old sir, when we eat later, please serve some of this first. I want to try it too."”
Li Xingzhi was slightly stunned. This young prince's casual nature made him feel like he had a new face.
"As long as Your Highness doesn't mind."
"No, no."
" Your Highness, please. General Duan, please…"
After Li Zhengming entered the residence, he left without a change in expression.
"Father, uncle doesn't seem to be willing to cooperate with us. He's cutting himself off from the Guanlong Corporation.”Li Zhengming said immediately after seeing his father.
The father and son's branch belonged to the second branch.
Li Xingmi smiled indifferently."It's fine. He's old and has long lost his courage. However, this is your chance. After I received your letter, I secretly contacted Murong Xiaojun.”
"Murong Xiaojun? Didn't he die in battle at Dafei River?”
"No, the one who died wasn't Murong Xiaojun. It was because Murong Xiaojun was active in Tuyuhun that Tuyuhun had been in turmoil for the past six months.”
"Murong Xiaojun agreed to our request.”
"Moreover, the gentry clans in Longyou will cooperate. Li Ke will not kill Fuyao City alive.”
Li Zhengming immediately smiled." Li Ke played a crucial role in the fall of Tuyuhun. Murong Xiaojun must hate Li Ke!"”
After resting for three days in Yongzhou's Li Family, Li Ke declined Duan Xuanzhi's offer to personally send him to the vassal state.
They set off again.
"Big brother, do you really think this Buckthorn is delicious?”In the car, Wei Shuyu ate a Buckthorn Fruit and frowned.
Buckthorn fruits that had not been frozen in winter were indeed not delicious.
Li Ke smiled and said,"This is a big business, and perhaps it is related to whether I can be a king without worries."”
"Just this?" Wei Shuyu did not believe it at all.
He turned his head and asked Mei Niang,"Has His Highness gone astray?"”
"I didn't. It was you who did it.”
Haha...
Li Zhengming heard the laughter coming from the car and snorted coldly."Laugh, let's see how long you can laugh.”
"Big brother, what do you think His Majesty meant by exiling Su Shi and her father to Tuyuhun? Why did it have to be Tuyuhun?"
Wei Shuyu was puzzled.
"Who cares." Li Ke didn't care. He picked up a pen, dipped it in ink, and wrote the words 'Journey to the West' on a piece of paper.
"Journey to the West? Big brother, what is Journey to the West?" Wei Shuyu looked on and asked in confusion.
"The story of a monk, a monkey, a pig, a fool, and a horse.”"But the Emperor and the aristocrats will probably fly into a rage."”
Xuanzang did not know that he would soon become a famous person in the Tang Empire. When he came back from the scriptures, the people of the world would ask him where the monkey beside him was. Where were the pigs? Are you a fool?
……
Tubo.
"Li Ke is a vassal of Tuyuhun? Tang Emperor Li Shimin had thrown his most outstanding son into the wilderness? What is he thinking?"
Just as Li Ke's troops entered Dafei River, Songzan also learned of his presence in Tuyuhun.
"I heard that Li Ke lost the heart of the emperor and was forced to Tuyuhun by the Tang Dynasty nobles.”Lu Dongzan replied.
"Interesting, interesting…"
Songzan's smile was very bright, and he was obviously very happy at the moment."Continue to buy food from Tuyuhun at a high price and support Murong Xiaojun.”
"Let's also give Li Ke some problems.”
"In addition, pay attention to Li Ke's whereabouts. Send our emissary to express my congratulations to him on his return to Tuyuhun.”
"I understand," Lu Dongzan replied with a smile.”
"Li Ke, Tuyuhun is a mess now. Let me add fuel to your fire and see how you put it out!”After Lu Dongzan left, Songzan said to himself happily.
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