In the imperial court, Li Er was still acting arbitrarily.
He did not give his subordinates a chance to refute.
No matter how Zhangsun Wuji and the ministers tried to argue.
He also couldn't change the removal of Li Jing and Li Xiaogong's military power.
Ignoring the possibility of the defeat of the Western Regions!
It only increased the number of searches on Zhang Yan and the others in the Western Regions.
He even didn't hesitate to deploy secret agents from Liaodong and the south to support the Western Regions.
Little did he know that all of this was exactly what Zhang Yan wanted.
"The Western Regions, I'm far more familiar with that place than you! That was a land of chaos! It was easy to establish a small country, but to use it as a foundation to retaliate against the world was a little wishful thinking!”
On the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal dug by Emperor Yang of the previous dynasty.
A few huge and luxurious ships were sailing towards Jiangnan.
Zhang Yan, who had retired from his military uniform and changed into the clothes of an ordinary wealthy businessman.
Sitting in the spacious and comfortable cabin, he muttered thoughtfully while looking at the scenery of Jiangnan that was rapidly retreating outside the bead curtain.
"Hehe! Daren is still wise! He was afraid that Li Er and those good-for-nothings in the imperial court would break their heads! He would not have thought that Daren would not go to the chaotic Western Regions but directly go to Jiangnan with great fanfare!”
Old Jiang and Eighteen Zhang, who had also changed into the usual butler and servant attire.
He stood behind Zhang Yan and said with a smile.
A chubby middle-aged man and a handsome young man!
No one could imagine that they were all killers who killed people like drinking water. Not long ago, they had committed a shocking crime in Chang 'an Fortress!
That day, Zhang Yan and the others used the fiery ravine to forcefully pull away from Li Er.
He took a small path and went straight to the Jing River! They boarded the small boat that Zhang Shiba and the others had prepared beforehand and fled quickly under the cover of the night.
Zhang Shiba's Longyou Army was not only one of the four armies.
They were the best at using firearms, and they were also the best at ambushing, sneaking, and receiving guards.
Not only did they prepare ships to escort everyone back, but they also destroyed all the actions they left behind when they retreated.
On the official road, he had even prepared a cover to confuse Li Er's pursuers.
He let Li Er's pursuers rack their brains.
Everyone would think that Zhang Yan had led his subordinates to the Western Regions.
It was impossible for them to have thought that Zhang Yan and the others would take the water route instead of the land route!
The direction of the search was the opposite, so how could they possibly catch up to Zhang Yan?
March was the season when peach blossoms bloomed. The entire Guanzhong Plain had accumulated a year of ice and snow, carrying peach blossoms everywhere.
It formed an extremely fast peach blossom flood.
In just one night, Zhang Yan's boat was sent to the Yellow River. Then, they sank the previous boat and replaced it with a safe and luxurious merchant ship.
What happened next was much simpler!
They were carrying the flags of the government and the businesses that they had prepared long ago.
The fleet that Zhang Yan and the others were on did not even have to worry about being searched by the water transport checkpoints.
All the way to the east!
After half a day, they passed Luoyang and entered the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.
Now, in just two or three days, they were almost at Jin Ling City.
The speed was so fast that it was not an exaggeration to describe it as a thousand miles a day.
In comparison, it was at least three to five times faster than traveling by land.
Even now, Zhang Yan was forced to rebel by Li Er and the news was sealed!
It would take at least four to five days to catch up to Zhang Yan.
"All these years, most of my thoughts have been placed on pacifying the world! All the military focus is on the Western Regions and the Tibetan Plateau…"
Zhang Yan muttered to himself as he held a cup of fragrant tea and looked at the table in front of him.
On the huge desk!
There was a huge military sandbox that was comparable to the details of the later generations!
The entire Great Tang territory could be seen clearly on the intricate sand table.
Countless intricate red flags were planted around the Great Tang!
On the other hand, there were very few bright red flags in the Great Tang, but many golden and light blue flags.
It was spread throughout the Great Tang!
Compared to the red flags, even if the gold and light blue flags were added together!
It was less than two-thirds of the red flag!
However, the area of the two flags was extremely huge.
Within the Great Tang, as long as there were people, one or two sides could be seen.
The flags of these two colors,
The further south they were, the more flags there were.
Especially in Jiangnan and the coastal areas.
"Whether it's Li Er, Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, or Du Ruhui…everyone will think that my greatest threat to the Great Tang is my military connections and power!”
"If I were to rebel, the first thing I would do would be to control the army!”
"It's a pity that their vision is still too shallow. Although the Western Regions is chaotic, it's not a place I've managed for so many years!”
"In all these years, my greatest contribution to the Great Tang has not been to pacify the four directions!”
For the first time, Zhang Yan's eyes revealed a glimmer of confidence.
"The prosperity of the Great Tang is my greatest contribution to the Great Tang, and the wealthiest Jiangnan is my final path of retreat!”
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