On the seventh day of the first lunar month, Li Luo and Cui Xiuning came to Dadu and moved again into the yard located in Jintaifang that they bought the year before.

The next day, Li Luo went to the Chuzhengyuan to pay homage to Prince Jin.

He didn't know if the real gold was in the Chan-Chengyuan. If the real gold was in the East Palace in the palace city, he would be lost.

Fortunately, Prince Zhenjin is very diligent and spends most of his time in the Chuzhengyuan. With his current status, it is much easier to meet the prince. He just reported his name and title and was soon invited.

"My minister Li Luohalabuhua, pay homage to the Crown Prince!" Li Luo went into the Chancellor's Court to see the real gold and bowed.

Prince Zhenjin was very happy to see Li Luo, and held his arm without any airs.

"No gifts and no gifts! Xiaojiu Badu, you really made Gu look at him with admiration. Well, Gu did not misunderstand the person!" Prince Zhenjin was not only enthusiastic and polite, but also spoke Chinese, but also called Li Luo's "beautiful name", which shows that he admired Li Luo very much.

Li Luo said respectfully, "I am able to make a small contribution for the crown prince, but it is not a promotion for the crown prince. If the crown prince had not been wise and lenient, how could I be able to make a small contribution? I am here to thank Your Highness this time."

This is not kind. Li Luo was able to lead the army to fight in the name of the Goryeo Army because of Li Xuan, Jin Fangqing, and the aristocratic identity of the Li family, and it actually had nothing to do with real gold.

But Prince Zhenjin accepted Li Luo's flattery with joy, patted Li Luo on the shoulder and said, "You are a loyal minister of Dayuan and an orphan. Since you have talent, you will certainly not turn a blind eye to it."

His words "You are an orphan", which was considered to be the identity of Prince Li Luo and officially pulled Li Luo into the princeling camp.

Li Luo sneered in his heart and thought to himself that when I dig up enough population resources in the south, I will take off my Dayuan tiger skin and see if I am still not yours.

Seeing Zhen Jin admitting that he was a princeling, Li Luo's name changed immediately. "Your Majesty has been working hard in the Chancellor's Yuan all year round, and I hope you will take care of your jade body more."

The prince's confidant, Han minister Liu Mengyan, also smiled and said, "What the Jianghua County Minister said is very true. Lord, the matter of this Cao Zhengyuan is complicated and diligent, it is really too hard to take a rest in the East Palace."

The Yuan Dynasty's Chancellor was not a decoration, it belonged to the second court, and it was indeed very busy. Many unimportant political affairs were thrown to the crown prince Chancellor. However, if there are so many officials familiar with government affairs in the Chancellor, the real money seems to be exhausted.

This is also Kublai Khan's method of fighting the prince. He not only trained the prince, but also allowed the prince to be surrounded by a large number of unimportant political affairs and had no energy to compete for power with the emperor.

Kublai Khan's move was much better than Kangxi. Kangxi was shrewd, but he couldn't even handle the matter of father and son fighting for power, which led to the deposed crown prince.

Zhen Jin said, "Although these political affairs are not important, my father Khan always has to ask about it every few days. How can I be negligent? I don't need to say this in the future if the bachelor of foreign studies said this."

Liu Mengyan said, "Yes, sir."

Zhen Jin looked at Li Luo and said with a gentle voice, "Xiao Jiubadu recommended that Zhang Zhenren be cured of the Queen's illness two years ago. This time, I am very grateful. Xiao Jiubadu wants any official position, and I can say that I know about Gu."

Li Luo knew it was the real gold to test him and said, "How dare I ask for an official? The queen is auspicious and the princess will have a reputation. How can I be rewarded by the ministers? This great victory in the Eastern Expedition is also due to the great blessing of the emperor and the great masters. The soldiers will die, so I dare not be even more afraid to be awarded."

Zhen Jin was very satisfied with Li Luo's answer and simply said clearly, "The court originally wanted to grant you the Minister of War. However, Alu Buhua, Pingzhang, Fujian, was robbed of the imperial tax by the bandit army and killed several officials in the court. The remnant Song navy even landed for a time. Alu Buhua was scolded by the court and was incompetent, so he was not allowed to be Pingzhang's position."

"Especially the remnant Song Navy, taking advantage of the lack of ships and soldiers in the Dayuan Navy, we have repeatedly come ashore to harass Fujian, Zhejiang and Guangdong. On this Fujian and Zhejiang ground, we must have a master who is proficient in naval warfare. Just as you asked to return to the court to offer prisoners, Zhang Zhenren and Gu recommended you."

"You have won many naval battles in Japan and have enough military qualifications. You should be competent for this Fujian Pingzhang. However, although the Khan did not object, he wanted to appoint you as Dalu Wachi on the East Zhejiang Road."

Li Luo secretly complained to Kublai Khan in his heart. If he were a Mongolian official, how could Kublai Khan have hesitated at all?

Dalu Wachi on East Zhejiang Road is also a third-rank official, but after all, it is not a province Pingzhang. The province Pingzhang is a provincial chief official from a first-rank official, equivalent to the governor of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and takes over the military and political power of a province, which is not comparable to Dalu Wachi on East Zhejiang Road.

"I thank you for your kindness for your recommendation! I am afraid that I can be so valued by you! I will repay you with all my heart!" Li Luo said with surprise and gratitude, as if he had only learned the news.

Zhen Jin said, "Don't thank me first. Thinking about it, Khan should summon you. Just deal with it well. Maybe Khan will be happy and will really reward you with Pingzhang's official position. Well, you go to the Ministry of Personnel to register your address first and wait for the summons."

Li Luo was a little speechless. Judging from the real tone, Kublai Khan was probably reluctant to let go of Pingzhang, Fujian, and only gave Dalu Wachi to Zhejiang East Road. Cui Xiuning made several efforts and plans, but he might not get the best result.

Fortunately, even Dalu Wachi on the east side of Zhejiang was very good, much better than the Minister of War of the Laoshizi. The Minister of War of the Ming and Qing dynasties was a complete important official in the court, but in my Dayuan, the Minister of War of the Ministry of War was a useless person. Not to mention any military power, there were three Ministers.

Li Luo said goodbye to the Jinjin and went straight to the Ministry of Personnel and registered his address in Dadu. Otherwise, once Uncle Kublai Khan summoned him, he would not know where others were.

Li Luo did not go to see Zhang Sanfeng. Zhang Sanfeng recommended him, because Cui Xiuning sent someone to contact him. He had not paid back his favor yet, so there was no need for him to thank him in this way.

When he returned to the yard of Jintaifang, Cui Xiuning told him when he saw him coming back that Kublai Khan had decided to summon him, which should be in these few days.

Cui Xiuning told Li Luo another important thing: one of the prison guards of Wen Tianxiang had developed into an outside line. Wen Tianxiang's situation in prison can now be grasped at any time.

Cui Xiuning stroked her stomach and said, "Wen Tianxiang just reads and writes in prison every day. She is not in bad spirits and is not abused. The Yuan court comes to persuade her to surrender every once in a while, but he refuses sternly."

"Wen Tianxiang also said, when will you kill me? I hope that when I kill me, I can let the people of the world know in front of everyone that there are still people who dare to kill themselves and have righteousness."

Li Luo smiled and said, "What a stubborn and stubborn person. He is so stubborn. If he is not stubborn, we are too lazy to save him. How do you think he can save him?"

Cui Xiuning said, "It's nonsense to the robbery of the Heavenly Prison and the Dharma Field is nonsense. You don't have to think about it. Even if you succeed, you can't escape from Dadu."

She said as she took out a picture, "Look at this."

When Li Luo looked at it, he found that it was a picture. The picture was a floor plan of the Ministry of Justice Prison. There was already a surrounding building. One of the buildings was very close to the prison. Cui Xiuning specially drew a circle.

Cui Xiuning pointed at the picture with a jade like a green onion, "This is drawn by Li Yong and the others. The location of this circle is the Tuhala family house in Tiezhafang. Tuhala is a Semu person, a big businessman. This house is empty and no one lives there now. It is only one mile away from the prison of the Ministry of Justice."

Li Luo understood, "You mean, buy this empty house in Tuhala, and then dig a tunnel to lead to the prison?"

Cui Xiuning nodded, "This is the safest way. First dig to the bottom of the prison, then determine the location of Wen Tianxiang's cell. This underground line can do this. And in the middle of the night, he took Wen Tianxiang out without knowing it."

Li Luo said, "But the city gates of most people are closed at night. How do you leave the city late at night?"

Cui Xiuning smiled and said, "Look at where is the south side of this house? It's close to the old city of Dadu! The walls of the old city have been disrepaired for so many walls have collapsed, so they can't stop people."

Li Luo understood, "That is to dig two authentic tunnels at the same time. One leads to the prison and the other leads to the old city. After the person was rescued, he wanted to move to the old city, and left the city overnight. He went directly to Haijin along the main road to the post station to board the boat and went to sea. Waiting for officials of the Ministry of Justice to find out that he could no longer catch up."

"That's it." Cui Xiuning frowned and beat her waist. "I have calculated the project. The tunnels are over a thousand meters in total, and the soil and stones are about 1,000 square meters, just filling the pond in the house. Seven or eight people can work on their own, and it takes at least 100 days."

This is a stupid way, but there is no other way.

Li Luo thought of a question, "Digging tunnels for a hundred days, is it possible to alarm people on the ground for such a long time?"

Cui Xiuning shook her head, "The sound insulation effect of the soil is very good. Working two meters deep underground, it is difficult for people on the ground to hear it. What I am worried about is not this, but digging into other people's wells, cellars, or even septic tanks. This will easily be discovered."

When Li Luo heard the septic tank, he shivered all over and said dryly, "What's your way to avoid it?"

Cui Xiuning continued to beat his "bucket waist" and "first the ground survey, try to avoid wells and septic tanks, and try to go to open areas."

Seeing that Cui Xiuning was pounding her waist exaggeratedly, Li Luo just said, "Okay, stop pounding, I'll give you a massage."

Cui Xiuning's dimples suddenly appeared and she quickly lay down on her side, "You have a hint of sight. Come and serve, you can get a reward if you press it."

While massaged, Li Luo took the opportunity to get on and off his hands and smiled and said, "What do you want?"

Cui Xiuning hummed, "There was a reward, but your hands were molesting women, so not only did they not reward them, but they also had to be punished."

"What's the punishment?"

"You are punished to wash my feet for three days."

"I understand. Since you were pregnant, you have gone to heaven."

"Haha, can you get pregnant? If you can get pregnant for me, I will serve you every day."

Li Luo suddenly saw a little sweat on Cui Xiuning's forehead, and couldn't help but touch it with a little worry. It was not hot, but it was a little cold.

"Why are you sweating coldly? Where is it uncomfortable?"

"It's okay. It's just that my stomach hurts a little, don't make a fuss." Cui Xiuning frowned slightly and soon fell asleep in a drowsy way.

The woman was a little tired. Li Luo covered her with a quilt and ordered her personal soldiers to invite the best gynecologist in the city to diagnose Cui Xiuning.

After the doctor came, he was diagnosed and said, "Your wife is healthy and has strong qi and blood, and there is no major problem. She just seems to have overthinking and liver fire invades, which leads to cold body. Just calm your mind and rest for a few days."

When the doctor prescribed medicine and left, Li Luo took Cui Xiuning's hand and said with a gentle voice, "It's not a big deal whether it's an official position or Wen Tianxiang. You are a super-class protected animal now, so don't worry. If something happens to you, what's the point of me alone."

Cui Xiuning's nose felt sour, she left two lines of tears, and she nodded with a nod. In Li Luo's impression, it seemed that this was the first time she had been so fragile and well-behaved.

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It took several days until the twelfth day of the first lunar month that Li Luo finally waited for Kublai Khan's summons.

The summoned official told Li Luo that the emperor summoned him in Guanghan Palace in Taiyechi, Taiyechi, Danei. In order to "please" Uncle Kublai Khan, Li Luo specially wore the "black fox fur good clothes" rewarded by Kublai Khan.

This is not the first time Li Luo has entered the palace, but it is the first time that Guanghan Palace in Taiyechi. When he heard the name of Guanghan Palace, he felt it was very strange.

If this were the Han emperor, he would never use Guanghan Palace as the name of the palace, either. He was neither Chang'e nor Wu Gang.

After entering Danei, he passed through the Longfu Palace (East Palace) where the prince lived and the Xingsheng Palace where the empress dowager lived, and was interrogated and searched several times along the way by the palace guards, and then he arrived at an artificial lake Taiye Pond.

The Taiye Pool is very large and is now frozen and covered with thick snow. At first glance, I thought it was a large piece of flat land. Guanghan Palace is located in the middle of the lake one mile away.

"Mr. Jianghua County, please get on the dog cart." The summoned official smiled and pointed at the sledge of four big dogs. Li Luo looked at the four dogs that were not Chinese pastoral dogs, but seemed to be dog breeds from West Asia or Eastern Europe.

Li Luo really wanted to correct this eunuch, not a dog cart, but a dog sled.

Li Luo got on the "dog cart". The official shouted, and the four big dogs stepped away and ran "hugged". At the beginning, the speed was not fast, but with inertia, the speed of the dog cart became faster and faster, just like a galloping horse.

Li Luo was doing a dog sled for the first time, but he didn't expect that he would sprint so quickly. Moreover, he was standing on the sled, and his center of gravity was unstable. When he was about to reach Guanghan Palace, he was suddenly thrown off and rolled in the snow.

"Hahaha!" Seeing Li Luo fall, an old man on the steps of Guanghan Palace burst into laughter.

Li Luo got up in a panic and looked up. He saw that the old man was over 60 years old and was powerful without anger. He was wearing a luxurious mink cloak, his gray braids were decorated with gems, and a purple-haired alien species was parked on his shoulders.

Uncle Kublai Khan!

Li Luo was suddenly shocked, and his body that had just stood up suddenly pounced on the snow again, and said loudly, "Mr. Li Luo, pay homage to the emperor, long live long live long live long live long!"

What? Long live long live long?

Kublai Khan was originally happy to see Li Luo falling down. At this time, he felt it was even more fresh when he heard something like "Long live long" and he had never heard of this statement before, but he felt it was very pleasant.

This Li Luo is interesting.

"Face up and talk." After Kublai Khan said that, he entered the "eagle room" beside Guanghan Palace surrounded by the guards of Qiexue.

"Thank you, Master!"

Li Luo got up and climbed up the steps of Guanghan Palace and followed him to the Eagle House.
To be continued...