After hearing this, Yang Feng had nothing to say and could only lower his head and continue reading.
But at this moment, a familiar voice suddenly came from not far away: "Finally found you." Yang Feng raised his head and saw Li Bo walking towards him.
"Didn't you escort His Majesty to Xiaoling? Why didn't you see His Majesty's chariot when you came back?" Yang Feng asked immediately.
"I have been given an oral order by the Holy Spirit to tell you to come out of the palace and meet in person." Li Bo said.
Of course, Yang Feng wondered why Yunxi didn't return to the palace immediately after returning to Beijing and declared him out of the palace. He hesitated before agreeing: "Yes."
Li Bo then said to Chen Lijie and other guards: "You also come out of the palace together to protect the Holy One."
"Yes." Everyone agreed.
Immediately, under the leadership of Li Bo, they left the palace, mounted their horses and ran towards the east of the city. Soon, they had run out of the city and arrived at the north of the city.
After galloping for a while, they came to the vicinity of the dock and saw many vehicles with royal symbols. They immediately understood that they had arrived at the place where Yunxi was. They hurriedly got off their horses, handed the horses to the accompanying guards, and followed Li Bo to the
Walk inside.
Soon after seeing Yunxi saluting, Yang Feng couldn't help but ask: "Officials, I take the liberty of asking what are you doing?"
"Two months ago, Commander Zhang Wen led the last group of soldiers who evacuated from Annan to return to the capital. Today is the day to lead these few guards near the capital to return to the capital."
"In this expedition to Annan, Zhang Aiqing was in charge of the coordination and overall planning. He made a great contribution to the army's smooth defeat of Annan's soldiers and the pacification of the entire territory of Annan. So I heard the day before yesterday that he would be returning today and decided to welcome him at the dock." Yun He smiled.
He said: "After a famous general in ancient times returned to the capital after a great victory, the king would go thirty miles out of the city to greet him. The dock of Longwandu is not thirty miles away from the capital, so I led a few more people to greet him."
"The officials treated their officers and soldiers with such kindness that no king in ancient times could match." Yang Feng immediately flattered him.
"Although I know this is flattery, I still feel very happy." Yunxi joked.
He joked with Yang Feng for a few words, then suddenly frowned: "According to the soldiers who gave orders along the way, Zhang Aiqing's health is not very good. In fact, he has never recovered from the illness he suffered in Annan. He is just trying to take care of the army."
The king advised him to recover from his illness in Annan before coming back, but he insisted on leading the troops back in person, and Wang You couldn't help him, so he had no choice but to let him go."
"Furthermore, the Marquis of Jingchuan, Cao Zhen, Cao Aiqing, the Marquis of Wuding, Guo Ying, Guo Aiqing, and other beloved ministers were not in good health during these days. They were all very ill. Cao Xing took a long leave to go home in order to serve Cao Aiqing."
"Cao Zhen and Guo Ying were still energetic, rosy-faced, and rough-spoken when I first came to the throne. They had enough energy to teach me and lead the Fifth Army Commandery. Who would have thought that only five years had passed.
, it just became like this one by one.”
"When Zhang Wen comes back, whether he is cured or not, I will ask the imperial physician to examine him and give him a few months' leave to recuperate at home."
Mentioning that these people are now in poor health, Yunxi is not in a good mood. Although Cao Zhen, Guo Ying and others are not as good as Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and other well-known generals in later generations, they also established the Ming Dynasty and expelled the Tartars.
Yunxi also admired them for their great efforts, so it was naturally uncomfortable to see them suffering from illness.
However, Yunxi was only immersed in this mood for a moment, and he immediately calmed down and said to Yang Feng: "I'm not in the capital these days, what have you been busy with?" Of course he knew that Tongshiren had nothing to do.
Yang Feng was in a bad mood after being teased by Yun He's words just now. His father is almost sixty this year, and his body and bones are obviously not as good as in previous years. It is just because he is not sick that he subconsciously ignores that his father is old. Just heard
When Yunxi arrived, he was also worried about his own father.
Therefore, he was stunned for a moment after hearing Yunxi's question and then said: "Ask the officials, after I have finished handling the assigned matters in the palace these days, I will read the book "Summary of the Kingdom of Samarkand".
Learn about the country of Samarkand."
"That's very good." Yunxi praised, "If you know yourself and your enemy, you can fight a hundred battles. It's very good that you can start to understand his country now."
Yang Feng agreed, then suddenly remembered something and said: "Guan family, I have something to report to the official family."
"What's the matter?"
"At noon, I was looking for a place in the yard to read the book "Summary of the Kingdom of Samarkand". A guard named Chen Lijie was very curious about me, so he stood behind me and looked. I talked with him and learned that he was actually
I can recognize most of the words in the book, sir..."
Before Yang Feng finished speaking, he was interrupted by Yun He: "Chen Lijie can recognize most of the words in the book?"
Yunxi was very surprised. Of course he knew that Chen Lijie, a group of Orion-born guardsmen, could not read a single word before. It had only been more than three years since they had been with him, but they actually knew so many words?
And in fact, it is not the most important thing that he knows so many words, but why he wants to learn to read. Although knowing a lot of words in more than three years is not normal for people of his age, it is still achievable, but most guards
The job does not require literacy, and he does not need to study.
Yunxi was about to announce Chen Lijie's presence. But at this moment, Song Qingshu ran in, saluted hurriedly and said: "Your Majesty, the fleet led by Lord Huininghou Zhang is about to dock."
Yunxi immediately put aside Chen Lijie's affairs, ordered the eunuch beside him to tidy up his clothes, put on his crown, and walked out of the tent. Yang Feng hurriedly followed him out.
He quickly came to the arranged throne and ordered the music to be played. The young eunuch hurriedly went around to spread the message. Soon, Xielu Lang, who was set up in front of the pier to the north of the performance seat, hurriedly directed the musicians to play, and the musicians blew the music in their hands.
Musical instruments and majestic triumphal songs suddenly floated over the pier.
When the civil and military officials heard the sound of the music, they hurriedly stood up straight and waited for Zhang Wen to disembark.
In addition, Lubu (a silk flag with written words and used to inform the four directions, mostly used to convey military success reports) has been set up in the middle of the road, facing south; the receiving Lubu is located in the east of the case, and the receiving cloth is located in the northeast of the case, both facing the west.
Lubu is located to the south of where the civil and military officials stand, facing the north.
After the ship officially docked, Yunxi also stood up and waited for Zhang Wen to lead the soldiers to disembark.
But after waiting for a while, they saw Li Jinglong dressed in black, leading his soldiers off the boat, and walking toward Yunxi with a sad look on his face.
Yunxi suddenly had a bad premonition, took a few steps forward and asked, "Where is Zhang Aiqing?"
"Your Majesty," Li Jinglong knelt down and said with tears in his eyes: "The Marquis of Huining supported his illness and led the troops back to the capital, but he finally couldn't bear the bumps on the river for the past few days and passed away last night."