The grain team was divided into two teams, one team went to Tongguan, and the other team went straight to Chang'an.
Shortly after the grain team left, another team entered the Jingzhao boundary from the west.
Jingzhao Yin, Pei Shiqing, Yuen Long, Fang Xuanling and others came out to welcome him again.
There were actually two groups of people who came, but they met and joined together on the road.
They all came from the northwest. One side was the Lingwu descendants headed by Li Daozong, the former general manager of Lingzhou, and the other side came from Guzang, headed by Xie Tongshi, the governor of Wuwei County. There were also several Tuyuhun tribesmen and Tuqiang in the team.
's leader.
They came to Chang'an County together with the people from Shuzhong, with the same purpose, to go to Chang'an City to meet His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
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The team was moving forward slowly but firmly, and Chang'an City, located on Longshou Plain, gradually appeared in everyone's eyes and became more and more clear.
A burst of cheers erupted from the team, and the speed obviously increased. The destination of this trip was finally arrived.
"After several years of separation, I finally see you again..."
Li Zhiyun muttered something silently. Even though he was exhausted physically and mentally and wanted to go somewhere to have a good rest for a few days, he still felt timid about being close to home.
When I left, all the officials saw me off and said goodbye to each other. When I came back... his father and brother were dead, and he himself became a prisoner. The young man was no less shocked than Li Xiaogong.
Fortunately, my mother is still well... Her mother, Concubine Wan Guifei, wrote two letters to Shu, both of which were urging him to surrender as soon as possible, which made him worried. He didn't know whether he was forced to do so or voluntarily. It didn't matter.
Most of them are the former.
He and his mother had been dependent on each other since he was a child. The eldest wife of the Li family, Dou, was from a distinguished family and was extremely powerful. When she was there, Li Zhiyun and his mother lived in trepidation.
Life would be better after Dou's death, but her mother still had to make excuses with Li Jiancheng's brother, support the prince, and not offend the King of Qin too much, which made her very tangled.
He went to Shuzhong in the first place just because neither the emperor nor the prince wanted to let King Qin enter Shu, and he was relieved to leave Chang'an City. His father and brothers fought too hard, and he was young and a commoner.
It's easy to get sucked into the struggle and become a victim.
So although Concubine Wan Gui was extremely reluctant to give up, she finally agreed.
Thinking of this, although time has passed, Li Zhiyun still gritted his teeth and cursed Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin brothers as before, even feeling that they deserved their death.
Well, Li Shimin is said to have disappeared. Given his personality, there has been no movement so far. He must have followed his brothers.
I wonder how the four father and son will get along with each other on the road to hell.
Li Zhiyun thought coldly, and the corners of his mouth curled up involuntarily, revealing a contemptuous smile. He had no feelings for his father and half-brothers at all.
As for his sister Li Xiuning... In fact, it was similar. There wasn't much brother-sister relationship. However, Li Xiuning saved his mother back then, which made him extremely grateful. Later, in order to protect himself, he and his sister got closer.
Rather than going to serve in Shu, he went to avoid disaster. He lived in Jinguan City for several years. He followed his sister Li Xiuning's instructions and left things alone, which really put Li Xiaogong's mind at ease.
That person never looked down upon him, always thinking that he was just a kid who could take the blame and share the pressure when necessary, so everyone was always in peace.
After a few years, in his opinion, his cousin was mediocre in talent, but extremely hypocritical. The only advantage was that he could tolerate others. In other words, he was tolerant. Even if Chai Shao and others refused to obey, he could tolerate it.
Three points to restrain everyone.
Xu Shao, Duke of Qiao, was very powerful, but he had to be controlled by Li Xiaogong. He tried to leave Kuizhou to attack Xiao Xian several times, but was stopped by Li Xiaogong. Until he died of illness, he could not lead his army even half a step out of Kuizhou.
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And he gradually grew up. If he said he didn't have any ambition, he would be deceiving himself. But no one took him seriously. Except for the title of King of Chu, everything else was unworthy. What could he do?
So he and Huang Junhan surrendered Yizhou. As for how many calculations Huang Junhan and others had, he didn't care. With Li Xiaogong's talents, it was difficult to defend Yizhou anyway. It was better to surrender and still have one life to return to Chang'an to serve his mother.
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Now that the Li family has been completely defeated, it depends on how good the new emperor is. He is Li Yuan's son. It is unpredictable whether he will return to Chang'an. It seems... he still has to find his sister... Thinking of this, Li Zhiyun sighed secretly again.
One sound.
It seems that he can never escape being dependent on others in his life...
Then I thought of Li Xiaogong who fell ill in Jinzhou, and I couldn't help but feel sad that a rabbit died and a fox died, and things harmed their own kind.
No matter what thoughts and emotions the people in the team had, the long grain team was still moving forward steadily and slowly, getting closer and closer to Chang'an.
Outside Chang'an City, a group of people greeted them. The people who surrendered from Shu separated from the grain team here and entered the city first under the guidance of officials from Shangshu Province.
The procedure is similar to that when everyone from Tongguan returned to Chang'an. They first went to the Tunwei Station to stay temporarily and waited for the summons. If the emperor or ministers were not interested in meeting people, there was no need to be disappointed and panic. They were all "meritorious" people. After all,
Just won't be treated harshly.
An official came up to talk, and Li Zhiyun dealt with it absentmindedly. As he looked around, Chang'an City seemed to be the same as before, with no appearance of having experienced war.
However, the official uniforms of officials are different from before. The color is a rather dull earthy gray, the style is simple, and they look very clean and neat.
"His Royal Highness the King of Chu has invited you."
I don't know when, there was another person beside him. Li Zhiyun was startled and turned his head to look over. He thought to himself, who is so cold-blooded and dares to call King Chu, King Chu? Do you want to harm him?
The speaker was quite old, and he seemed familiar. He seemed to have seen him somewhere before, but he couldn't remember. Judging from the way he folded his turban and official uniform, he should be a fifth-grade Senniu Prefecture military attache.
As soon as the visitor saw Li Zhiyun's appearance, he knew that they didn't recognize him, but they didn't care. These noble people had their eyes on the top of their heads, so how could they remember a little person like him?
"Princess, you asked me to inform you that you will be admitted to the Imperial Academy soon. Please don't cause any unnecessary complications. Your Majesty is also looking forward to meeting you soon."
After speaking, he clasped his fists and tightened the reins of the horse. The horse only slowed down for a moment, and the man had already blended into the soldiers guarding everyone.
Li Zhiyun looked around, and his heart suddenly calmed down. He thought to himself, it seems that Sister A is really fine, she and the emperor... his thoughts wandered a little, but he pulled him back again.
His mother once again received sister's protection. He had to remember this favor and pay it back sooner or later depending on the time. Although he, Li Zhiyun, had accomplished nothing so far, he was by no means an ungrateful person...
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Li Zhiyun was looked after by Li Xiuning, and Dou Dan at the back of the team was naturally greeted by someone.
Dou Dan's mood was much lower than that of Li Zhiyun. Because of his concubine relationship, Li Zhiyun tended to be withdrawn and indifferent by nature, and had little relationship with his father, brother, and relatives, so he would not have much emotion about the destruction of his country and his family.
Whether it is Li Yuan's Tang Dynasty or Li Ding'an's Tang Dynasty, there is not much difference for him. Apart from always worrying about the lives of his family and his mother, being able to completely get rid of Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, his two brothers, makes him feel depressed.
I breathed a sigh of relief after many years.
It was different with Dou Dan. He felt that he had completely failed in the first half of his life. From the moment he dedicated the sword pavilion, he betrayed himself.
He, Dou Guang, is a seven-foot tall man...
"Third uncle, don't worry. Father said that you will be fine when you come back. Just wait for the supreme summons... The two uncles in the first house are both away from home. Otherwise, if they say a few words to you, you will definitely be able to see him soon.
Supreme."
The speaker was Dou Xiaojian, the eldest son of Dou Dan's eldest brother Dou Yan. He spoke urgently and quickly. Looking at his uncle's frowning and glaring look, he thought that his uncle was worried about his future, so he started to comfort him non-stop, but he didn't know that he was already annoyed.
It's annoying, I wish I could just kick it away.
The Dou family is not a small one, but only Dou Xiaojian came to greet him with two servants... It was not because of anything else, but because Dou Dan's presentation of the sword pavilion was too neat, which quite disgraced the Dou family, so he returned to the capital.
At that time, Mr. Dou refused to come to welcome him with great fanfare.
Think about it, Dou Gui almost died in the battle in Fufeng, which can be regarded as being loyal to his old master. In comparison, Dou Dan is a complete negative example...
Even though Dou Dan was upset, he still frowned and asked, "Are you out on business?"
"Yes, my uncle went to Shanxi to transport grain and grass, and his second uncle patrolled the counties in Guanxi to eliminate banditry. The rebels may not come back before this winter. They have just left Beijing. Third uncle, how early should you come back?
God, maybe I can meet them again."
Dou Dan nodded. He really wanted to make his nephew speak slower, but he held back because his nephew had a stutter when he was a child. Later, he asked someone to teach him how to speak. The stutter was cured, but he still had the problem of speaking quickly.
If you ask him to slow down, he won't speak. I don't know why.
Dou Xiaojian looked at his third uncle's face and actually wanted to tell him about his aunt to prevent him from getting into trouble with his father and the others when he got home, but in the end he didn't dare to speak.
At this time, Dou Dan did not know that he had become a disgrace to the Dou family, and his family was still thinking of divorcing his wife from the house.
What he is thinking about now is that although brother Dou Gui doesn't seem to be very important, he is still in office, which means that Li Ding'an has no intention of making things difficult for the Dou family.
He, Dou Guang, a seven-foot-tall man... just ate a meal he cooked and had a few quarrels when they met. He didn't have any deep grudges, so he shouldn't be retaliated against, right?
If that doesn't work, let Er Niang go and talk to the princess... That guy is extremely hypocritical. If Er Niang goes to talk to the princess, he won't get angry because of shame, right?