Cheng Dalei returned to his house and agreed with Xu Shenji. Cui Baiyu explained that everyone knew that Cheng Dalei was planning to leave Chang'an City.
"Master, if we leave at this time, will Li Xingzai think too much about it?" Xu Shenji said.
"He can think as much as he likes. I met Li Xingzai today and I have told him my feelings. I just want to see if he lets us go."
"What if he doesn't allow us to leave?" Cui Baiyu asked.
"Then I will sneak away quietly. It's not like we have done this before." Cheng Dalei said: "Pack your things. If we can't wait for the imperial edict, we will leave tonight."
Chang'an is a very large city. It has experienced battles one after another and is now devastated. After Li Xingzai settled in Chang'an City, he began to repair the city walls and strengthen the city defense of Chang'an City.
But this is not a big problem for Cheng Dalei. He was born as a bandit, and breaking through walls and households is a skill for making a living. Cheng Dalei has not given up on it until now.
Everyone began to pack their luggage and determine the route after leaving Chang'an City. In addition to Cheng Dalei and the others, there were also maids and servants waiting in the house. These were not Cheng Dalei's own people, but were arranged by Li Xingzai. They may not have the role of eyes and ears.
Cheng Dalei also pretended not to know about this matter.
When it was getting late, Song Youqu paid a visit and brought an imperial edict to Cheng Dalei.
"Prince Cheng, His Majesty has approved your resignation and allows you to patrol the sky and travel around the world."
Cheng Dalei guessed that Li Xingzai would allow him to leave, but he didn't expect the imperial edict to come so quickly, and Cheng Dalei didn't know what to feel in his heart at this moment.
After handing the imperial edict to Cheng Dalei, Song Youqu looked at him and said: "But I didn't expect that Prince Cheng would leave at this time. When all the princes from all over the world go to Beijing, I'm afraid there will be many people waiting to pay homage to Prince Cheng's heroic appearance."
Cheng Dalei pouted, I'm afraid there are many people who are looking forward to giving Cheng Dalei a good beating, if they can do it.
"I won't show up at this princes meeting. You also know that I am not very popular."
Song Youqu and Cheng Dalei laughed for a while at the same time.
Song Youqu looked around and saw no one around, and gradually put away the smile on his face.
"Master Cheng, no matter what the world thinks, I admire you very much as a person. In my heart, you have done more good than bad to the empire. If you were not in this troubled world, there would be a lot less wonderful things."
At this time, Song Youqu's words to Cheng Dalei were heartfelt and sincere.
Cheng Dalei raised his head: "The merits outweigh the faults. What faults do I have? Where are my faults?"
"Well……"
Song Youqu was choked so much that he finally came back to his senses. He suddenly realized that when facing the thief in front of him, he must not treat him with common sense.
"We say goodbye today, but I don't know when we will meet again next year. Your Majesty asked me to ask Prince Cheng, do you have any words for him?"
Cheng Dalei thought for a while, then shook his head: "I have said everything that needs to be said, does your Majesty have anything to say to me?"
"What I just said is what His Majesty asked me to convey." Song You said through the channel: "There is another sentence..."
Song Youqu looked into Cheng Dalei's eyes and said slowly: "Once Mr. Cheng leaves, Your Majesty will really become a loner."
Cheng Dalei was stunned, and then he smiled bitterly: "When the world is peaceful in the future, my generation will have no place to use it. I believe that your Majesty will continue the past and open up the future, and become a wise and wise king."
After careful calculation, Cheng Dalei and Li Xingzai also had a friendship. They met at Qingniu Mountain and they felt like old friends at first sight. Later, the two of them got involved in many things, and they had constant entanglements. But until today, in their current positions, their personal
Everyone has a last resort.
That's why Cheng Dalei chose to leave at this time, so as not to cause trouble in the future.
…
Cheng Dalei did not say hello to anyone when he left. He, Xu Shenji, Cui Baiyu, Liu Facai, Yinmu, and Diao Chan, a group of seven people, chose an evening and quietly left Chang'an City when the city gate was about to close.
Seven people prepared a carriage, two horses, and an ox. After leaving Chang'an City, they headed south.
It is said that until today, Cheng Dalei has hundreds of thousands of troops at his disposal. Whether in Liangzhou or Chang'an City, he lives a life of fine clothing and fine food. But Cheng Dalei is not a person who cannot endure hardship.
And get used to it.
The route planned in advance was from Chang'an City to Jiangnan, then back from Jiangnan through the Central Plains, and finally from Qingniu Mountain through the grassland back to Liangzhou in the northwest.
As soon as Cheng Dalei left the city, Qi Jiguang got the news and hurriedly came to the palace to report to Li Xingzai.
"Your Majesty, Cheng Dalei has left Beijing and has not returned to Liangzhou. Judging from his direction, it seems that he wants to go to Jiangnan."
"What he wants to do in Jiangnan is consistent with what he said." Li Xingzai breathed a sigh of relief and said: "What did I say? Cheng Dalei can't have any objections. He has told me in advance that he plans to go to Jiangnan to see
look."
Qi Jiguang said: "How does your majesty know that Cheng Dalei did not come from Jiangnan to Jingzhou, join Liu Bei's team, and capture Jingyi and Jingzhou in one fell swoop?"
"this……"
Qi Jiguang was speechless. Li Xingzai used to be a decisive person in killing, so why was he hesitant about Cheng Dalei? He still hasn't made up his mind yet.
He didn't dare to push too hard or it would have the opposite effect.
"My subordinate has asked the Yulong Guard to keep an eye on him. If Cheng Dalei has any intention of treason, he will immediately launch a beheading operation."
Li Xingzai nodded: "Is this the right thing to do? Some things don't need to be rushed. Now that the world has settled down, it's better to be still than to move. I don't want to cause any more trouble."
The operation against Cheng Dalei is top secret, and currently only Li Xingzai and Qi Jiguang know about it. In order to prevent leaks, not even Song Youqu was informed.
However, the wind and rain were about to come, and there was a restless atmosphere in the air. It was impossible to say that Song Youqu didn't notice it at all.
After proclaiming himself emperor, Li Xingzai had reorganized the Yulong Guard. Some of them were the old men of the original Yulong Guard, and some were heroes from the world that Li Xingzai recruited to his side.
Compared with the former Fish Dragon Guard, its strength has only increased.
And they are the main executors of this operation.
Cheng Dalei went out this time without showing off his appearance. Everyone was wearing casual clothes and he didn't say hello to anyone.
By this day, we were close to the river, and crossing the river was the border of Jiangnan.
In the evening, everyone rested in a deserted village. After years of fighting, ten houses were empty, and most of the empire was in such dilapidated villages.
"Master, there seems to be someone following us. They seem to be people from the imperial court." Liu Facai had a stern look in his eyes: "Do you want to kill them?"
Cheng Dalei waved his hand: "If they are willing to follow, they can follow. Nothing will go wrong."