People like Mr. Zhuang and others who were drinking and dining were not in such a good mood. Li Erlang was invited to the Jiedushi's house, and within two-quarters of an hour, the King of Yizhou rushed over.
Then he moved to the palace of King Yizhou, and their dinner was a banquet. Everyone ate, drank, and enjoyed singing and dancing.
The King of Yizhou was very humble and worried about Li Erlang's safety. "Brother Huang only took cousin Gong with him to go out. If something happens along the way..."
Li Erlang waved his hand and said with a smile: "Fifth brother, don't worry. The people of our Tang Dynasty are now stable. This is your fiefdom. What should I be afraid of?"
The King of Yizhou smiled and said: "It's true, it's rare for the emperor to leave the capital, so he should stay in Yizhou for a few more days this time. There are several places in Yizhou that are very interesting."
Li Erlang smiled and said "Okay".
Both sides talked and laughed, but after the banquet was over, they each talked to their confidants.
The middle-aged man with a beard who had been following Li Erlang followed Li Erlang into the house and reported in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I have swept away all the traces that can be swept away, but he may not be able to detect it."
Li Erlang waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "Just check it out if you find it. It's just a matter of talking to some local people and traveling businessmen. There's nothing you shouldn't say to others."
Li Gong responded in a low voice, "On Zhuang Xun's side, all the traces that can be swept away have been swept away, but you and the three children stayed in the restaurant for a long time that day. Although our people have warned you, but you said
Maybe there will still be fish that slip through the net.”
Li Erlang thought for a while and then said: "Just let people pay more attention to them. They are just a few children. Wulang may not be able to do anything."
Li Gong responded, "The Shenwu Army is on standby outside Yizhou City."
Li Erlang sighed, and Li Gong understood what he meant.
"Before I came here, my mother specifically asked me to take more care of Wu Lang. But along the way, I thought that if I continued to take care of him, the people of Yizhou would have no way to survive."
Li Gong frowned.
"The words of those three children were unpleasant, but they made perfect sense. Yizhou was suffering from floods. The imperial court not only exempted taxes for three years, but also allocated food for relief. But you see, there are still many refugees inside and outside Yizhou.
Food prices are still high." Li Erlang was a little angry, "This Yizhou is his fiefdom!"
"Your Majesty, but you also said that the officials inside and outside Yizhou are also appointed by the imperial court. In my opinion, Zhang Shide still failed to do a good job. Jiannan Road is under his jurisdiction, but looking at the Mianzhou area, the situation is much better.
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"Huh, how much better is Mianzhou?" Li Erlang said angrily: "Only Luojiang County is better, but Luojiang County is a lower county. The disaster in Yizhou is due to Zhang Shide's incompetence, or to him being able but unable to do it.
I think I need to check again."
When Li Gong saw that he was using his own name, he knew that he was really angry and did not dare to persuade him.
Their emperor is very proud, and he is also very courteous and virtuous. He is usually very friendly to others. When he goes out, he prefers to be called Erlang. Even in the palace, he always calls himself "I" when talking to his ministers. He only calls himself "I" when he is angry or in need.
Only when you are dignified do you use the title "I" to call yourself.
Li Gong withdrew, and Gu Zhong, who was guarding outside, led someone in with hot water, lowered his head and said softly: "Your Majesty, wash up and rest."
Li Erlang responded softly.
In the courtyard not too far away, King Yizhou asked gloomily: "Have you found it?"
"I found it. They said they were eating with five people. Three of them looked like teenagers. They seemed to have met them on the road. They asked about the situation in Yizhou in the box."
King Yizhou asked: "Where are the people?"
"Not found. Along the way, the emperor came into contact with many people, all casually. Once those people blended into the crowd, it was difficult to find them. Besides, it seems that some people are deliberately sweeping away the traces."
"So you don't know what they said anymore?"
The confidant bowed his head.
The King of Yizhou picked up the tea cup on the table and was about to smash it, but he thought that there was an emperor living not far away, and that annoying person was there. He obviously couldn't be as comfortable as he used to be in his own home, and he would smash the cup if he wanted to.
, and you can’t hit people whenever you want like before.
He took a deep breath, put the tea cup heavily on the table, and said with a sullen face: "Check again, be gentler, and let them know, you don't need to come back to see me."
The order was given, but his anger was not subsided, and he said in a deep voice: "It is useless to support you. The emperor has been wandering around Yizhou City for two days before you know whether my Yizhou Prince's residence will be surrounded by the Shenwu Army next time.
Only then did you find out that the Shenwu Army came to Yizhou City?"
The confidant was kneeling on the ground and dripping with cold sweat.
"Get out."
The confidant immediately lowered his head and retreated. He gently closed the door and sighed inwardly. With so many people coming in and out of Yizhou City every day, and the emperor being so low-key, who would know that there was an emperor among the five people entering the city?
In fact, he felt that they were already very powerful. They were able to discover the emperor in a huge crowd, and even planned for Mr. Zhang to meet the emperor by chance and expose his identity.
However, this kind of thought can only be buried deep in his heart, and he dare not speak out.
He could only sigh and turn around to get busy.
There are thousands of reasons to be busy, but the state of busy people is the same. Magistrate Tang is also very busy now. After dinner, he declined his wife's invitation to watch the moon together, and returned to his study with a bald head.
, continue to process official documents.
Then you have to deal with your own mail.
Letters from home, letters from relatives and friends, and letters from classmates...
Magistrate Tang put aside all the unimportant letters, dug out Yang Heshu's from a pile of letters, opened them and read them.
He spread out the paper and was about to write a reply. Thinking that he was going to see the little friend Yang Heshu mentioned tomorrow, he put away the pen again. Forget it, he might as well reply to the letter after seeing the person tomorrow.
Magistrate Tang put away Yang Heshu's letter, and Mrs. Tang happened to bring a bowl of soup in. She smiled gently and said: "Just use a bowl of soup when you're done. You see, you are too. You have to take a bath tomorrow and you're busy."
Never stop."
She put the bowl in front of him and said softly: "If you are free tomorrow, let's go out and fly a kite together."
"I'm not free tomorrow," County Magistrate Tang said, taking the bowl. "I'm going to visit a gentleman in Kangxue Street tomorrow. I'm afraid I won't be able to spare time all day."
Hearing this, Mrs. Tang reached out to take the bowl from his hand and said with a straight face, "This soup is a bit cold. You'd better not drink it. If you eat too much at night, you'll easily accumulate food. You'd better go to bed."
After that, he took the soup and left.
Magistrate Tang watched helplessly as she took the bowl away, retracted her outstretched hand, sighed, got up and went back to the house to rest.
Magistrate Tang, who had sacrificed his rest time, arrived at Kangxue Street in a carriage early in the morning. He got off the carriage at the entrance of the alley and walked forward. When he stood outside the courtyard, he heard the sound of reading inside. He couldn't help but