Outside Jingyang County, more than a hundred brown carriages stopped on the official road. There were two men in black on each carriage.
As the sun set, a carriage came from the west.
"Get out of the car." Li Erlang, who was driving the carriage, jumped down and shouted into the carriage.
Li Wanshun helped Zheng Guanyin down the carriage first, followed by the six girls who got off the carriage with the help of Consort Yang.
"One carriage per person." Li Erlang pointed at the carriages around them and let them choose.
"Are we splitting up?" Li Wanshun frowned.
Li Erlang smiled." Don't underestimate our Emperor. Although the spies in the back have all been eliminated, it doesn't mean that there are no spies in the front. After all, the entire Great Tang belongs to him.”
"Where will we meet?" Li Wanshun asked.
"It's possible anywhere."
Li Erlang said calmly. He separated the people not only to avoid Li Shi Min's spies, but also to observe whether any of them had already joined Li Shi Min's side.
Naturally, he couldn't tell this to Li Wanshun.
"Who are you? Why have I never seen you before?" Zheng Guanyin asked with a frown.
She was once the Crown Princess and a general in the Crown Prince's residence. Even if she couldn't name her, she should have some impression of her.
As for the man in front of her, she felt that he was very unfamiliar.
"Madam will know in the future." Li Erlang smiled faintly and turned to look at Consort Yang." Madam, you can't leave for now."”
Li Wanshun stood in front of Consort Yang and stared coldly at Li Erlang." You want to disobey his orders?”
Li Erlang shrugged and said,""He was very interested in what this madam said on the temporary bridge.”
"Besides, you don't have the right to refuse. Get in the car.”
In the end, Li Erlang made a gesture of invitation. His posture was respectful, but his attitude was very firm.
"You guys go first. Wanshun, help me take care of them.”Consort Yang looked at Li Wanshun and said softly.
Among the six girls, three were Li Yuanji's concubines, and they were Li Yuanji's only descendants in this world.
“……”
After a long farewell, the hundred carriages left along the official road. At every fork in the road, several carriages left, and no one knew where they went.
"The him you are talking about should be the young man on the temporary bridge, right?”After watching the carriage leave, Consort Yang said indifferently.
Li Erlang smiled." Madam is very smart. My young master has always been kind and won't make things difficult for Madam."”
“……”
The main gate of Taiji Palace was the Gate of Heaven Influence. In the past, it was only opened when the officials were in court. Tonight, Li Shimin stood in front of the Gate of Heaven Influence and waited for him personally.
Using Li Jing to exchange for Princess Chang Le did not seem like something a wise ruler would do.
At this moment, Li Shi Min was waiting at the main entrance of Taiji Palace, giving Li Jing enough face.
In the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, a group of Golden Guards escorted a carriage to the vicinity of the Gate of Heaven Influence.
"I, Li Jing, pay my respects to Your Majesty!"
After Li Jing got off the carriage, he quickly ran two steps and came to Li Shiming. He knelt down on one knee and cupped his hands in greeting.
The Golden Guards all knelt on one knee. Li Junxian walked up to Li Jing and also saluted. His official position was slightly lower than Li Jing's, so he was supposed to stand behind him.
Li Shi Min looked ashamed as he leaned forward and helped Li Jing up.
"I feel guilty." Li Shi Min patted Li Jing's shoulder, his face full of emotion.
When he saw Kong Yan standing upright, his face, which had been filled with shame, immediately darkened.
"I, Kong Yan, pay my respects to Your Majesty." Kong Yan tactfully cupped his hands and bowed.
"Get up." Li Shi Min ignored Kong Yan and said something to the kneeling Golden Guards before pulling Li Jing's arm towards the Gate of Heaven Influence.
Kong Yan stood still and glanced around, wondering if he could leave now.
"Young Master Kong, please." Li Junxian led the way for Kong Yan.
"Thank you," Kong Yan sighed and said.”
Taiji Palace had far more guards than the Eastern Palace, and there were patrolling Imperial Army soldiers everywhere.
After walking for a while, Kong Yan glanced at the two of them who were still holding hands and curled his lips slightly.
"Does His Majesty always walk around in such a large palace?”Kong Yan whispered to Li Junxian.
"There's usually a carriage," Li Junxian replied.”
"So today, in order to express his apology, His Majesty deliberately did not take the carriage and walked side by side with General Li?”
Li Junxian nodded.
"Why do I feel like this is deliberately making things difficult for General Li?”Kong Yan mumbled," General Li and I were tied up for a day and a night. Our legs are still numb.”
"Watch your words!" Li Junxian's face darkened.
In front of them, Li Jing had a strange expression on his face, while Li Shi Min's face was ashen.
They weren't far from Kong Yan. Although Kong Yan's voice was soft, it still reached their ears clearly.
Kong Yan shrugged his shoulders and looked around. Taiji Palace was built in the Sui Dynasty. There were many palaces and it was magnificent. It could be called a palace opened by the Nine Heavens!
In the end, Li Shiming led the crowd to the Yin Yang Hall, which was a common place to summon ministers.
Li Shiming took off his golden boots and walked into the hall.
Li Jing also took off his shoes skillfully and followed him in.
"It's quite clean." Kong Yan praised. He wasn't so particular when he was in the Lotus Garden.
"You need to straighten your clothes and take off your shoes to enter the hall.”Wang De came to Kong Yan's side with a smile.
Kong Yan took off his shoes and asked curiously,""What if there is a minister whose feet stink?"
"Your Majesty is magnanimous. Some ministers can wear boots to enter the palace."”
"Cough cough…Isn't this clearly saying that my feet stink?”Kong Yan coughed dryly and found it funny.
Wang De awkwardly chuckled, glancing at the dark-faced Li Junxian and tactfully falling silent.
He didn't know what Li Junxian's feet smelled like, but he had never seen Li Junxian take off his shoes.。
After taking off his shoes, Kong Yan noticed Li Junxian's abnormality and immediately felt guilty.
"Young Master Kong, please!" Li Junxian coldly said.
Kong Yan coughed and walked into the hall.
The floor wasn't as cold as he had expected. Instead, it was a little warm, which surprised Kong Yan.
The hall was spacious, and in the center of the deepest part of the hall, there was a couch that looked like a bed. There were also slightly shorter stools on both sides, clearly prepared for some ministers.
Li Shi Min and Li Jing had already taken their seats.
Kong Yan stood in the hall with his eyebrows lowered.
"You should have seen what Chang 'an City looks like when you came.”Li Shi Min sat on the couch and stared at Kong Yan coldly.
Li Jing also looked at Kong Yan. From the bank of Weishui River to Taiji Palace, he saw Chang 'an, which looked like it had just experienced a war.
This shocked him greatly, and he completely gave up on the idea of marrying Kong Yan.
"Yes." Kong Yan replied.
"What do you want to say?" Li Shi Min sneered.
"I'm willing to pay the full price!" Kong Yan muttered.”
“……”
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