The letter was sent by Li Ji. The letter said that after looking for Princess Yicheng for more than a month, someone discovered her traces. On that day, the Turkic camp was broken, and she gathered hundreds of remaining Turkic troops to hide in the desert, and then bypassed them.
The army blocked the way and headed south. Li Ji guessed that her final destination was Tuyuhun. If this was true, she would most likely take advantage of the emptiness of Dingxiang City to plunder before leaving, so Li Siwen should be more careful.
Li Siwen is not a fool. If he hadn't seen Empress Xiao and Yang Zhengdao, he might not have taken this letter too seriously. But since Empress Xiao and Yang Zhengdao are here, the chance that Princess Yicheng will come to Dingxiang is 100%.
One hundred percent, she was not for robbery, she was for Yang Zhengdao, the only male member of the former Sui royal family.
Li Siwen made his decision almost as soon as he read the letter. The drama he and Wang Hu performed was to allow Li Mu to leave with peace of mind. Although the letter said that Princess Yicheng had only won over hundreds of Turkic remnants,
But at present, Dingxiang City does not have even 200 defense forces. If the Turks come to attack, they will definitely not be able to defend it. As the county magistrate, Li Siwen has the responsibility of guarding the land. Besides, he is the son of Li Ji and his family is glorious.
He would never be allowed to escape before the battle. Li Mu was different. He should have gone to Chang'an to receive the reward long ago. It was because of Li Siwen's obstruction that he stayed in Dingxiang City as the county magistrate. Li Siwen did not allow himself to miss Li Mu.
His future would be ruined if he missed his life again.
When Li Mu returned home, it happened that Mrs. Sun hadn't gone out yet and Qiaoqiao was also at home. When he told her what had happened, both of them felt that it was very sudden. However, it was hard to disobey the emperor's order. The imperial edict had been issued and they had to leave if they didn't want to. So the two of them hurriedly packed up.
Get up. Li Mu came to the shop at the west end of the street. He had to tell Bai Nao'er. Not long after Bai Nao'er got up, the family was eating porridge in the yard. Seeing Li Mu coming, Bai Nao'er thought he was here for yesterday's meal.
He quickly smiled and greeted his remarried wife, Wang, very warmly, for fear that if he did something wrong, Li Mu would seek bad luck with her.
Li Mu was too lazy to argue and said directly: "My father-in-law, I came to you this time because I have something to tell you. Your Majesty has a decree to summon me to Chang'an and set off today. My mother, I, and Qiaoqiao will be there soon.
Let's go." He took out two house deeds from his arms and handed them to Bai Nao'er, saying: "These are the land deeds of the two shops. They are both given to you. Some will be left at the reception, and you can use the money from the sales for yourself.
Keep them all as a tribute from Qiaoqiao to you. Regarding future business, when I settle down in Chang'an, there will be a message back, just wait. You don't have to worry about Gensheng, I have already contacted you.
The county magistrate has given instructions, and he will take care of it. I have to take away the guy who makes wine in the workshop, and I will ask someone to dismantle it later!"
"So anxious?" Bai Nao'er listened to Li Mu's long words and couldn't get a word in. He couldn't figure out why the order suddenly came. Why did he call Li Mu to Chang'an? It's a good thing to go here.
Bad thing, is it possible that he will become a high official? He was full of doubts and had no time to ask him. When Bai Naoer saw that Li Mu was leaving, he quickly said what he wanted to say most: "Xian son-in-law, this wine maker
Guy, please don’t take it away. We are traveling thousands of miles to Chang’an and it’s a lot of trouble and hassle. Why don’t you make another one when you get to Chang’an? I’ll pay for it, so just keep this one.”
Li Mu had already walked to the door. When he heard this, he looked back at him, turned around and walked out without saying a word. When Wang saw this, he sarcastically said: "Stop being so clever, everyone is going to be a Mianjun in Chang'an.
Can I be fooled by you?"
"How can this be deceived? Can you speak? I am his father-in-law. How can we have a closer relationship than this? You still don't believe me. How can there be such a son-in-law!"
Mrs. Wang lowered her head to put away the dishes without raising her head: "How dare you say a few words at this time? You don't even dare to fart in front of others!"
"You don't need to tell me!" Bai Nao'er roared angrily, and went out to chase Li Mu. But Li Mu was riding a horse, so he couldn't catch up, so he had to go to Li Mu's house and talk to Bai Qiaoqiao.
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Li Mu came out of the street, turned around, came to the construction site, and asked a few people to help him move things. This trip to Chang'an was the same as the last time he moved from Mayi. He couldn't carry large items, but he could move small items.
Take it. He doesn't know how much things cost in Chang'an. Although he has more than a hundred taels of silver now, it's better to save some money.
The distillation equipment was dismantled here and the luggage was packed at the other end. It took seven or eight people to help. It took a whole morning to get everything packed. A total of three oxcarts were loaded. Li Mu took out a lot of money and rewarded the people who helped with the work.
, the group arrived at the Yamen, and Queen Xiao was already ready. Li Siwen found a carriage from somewhere and let them sit in it. He also prepared an ox cart for food, and five carts were mixed together.
A convoy, with the carriage sandwiched in it, was protected by Wang Hu's people at the front, rear and left. Everyone was fully clothed and had several bags of arrows prepared. Li Mu thought it was a bit exaggerated, but then thought again, maybe such preparations
It was to protect Empress Xiao, so I didn't think it was strange. They said goodbye to Li Siwen and the two drank a glass of wine. Li Siwen suddenly burst into tears, which made Li Mu confused. He quickly got on his horse and left at half past noon.
Ding Xiangcheng.
More than two miles away from the city wall, Li Mu looked back and saw that Li Siwen was still on the city wall. The distance was too far and people could no longer see his face, only a blurry shadow remained. Li Mu shook his head speechlessly and said to Wang Hu beside him:
"Your Majesty the County Magistrate is so sentimental. He has come so far and is still on top of the city."
"Well..." Wang Hu responded vaguely, without answering, and said, "Hurry up and hurry up. We have to get to Mayi before dark, otherwise we will sleep on the road."
Li Mu glanced at Wang Hu and felt that his expression was a little strange. He frowned slightly, but didn't say anything. At this time, a message came from the front that Queen Xiao was summoning, and Li Mu drove his horse to the carriage. A group of people headed by him,
Queen Xiao naturally came to find him.
"Whatever your Majesty has to say, it doesn't matter. I will try my best to carry it out."
Empress Xiao opened the curtain and said, "I don't know how to call this sir yet."
"I don't dare to address you as sir in front of the empress. My surname is Li Mingmu."
"Li Mu." Queen Xiao read out Li Mu's name and said, "I have written it down. He is young and promising, very good."
"Your Majesty, you're so impressed." Li Mu thought to himself. Is this old lady bored on the journey or something? She just wants to talk about home affairs. He said, "If nothing happens, please have a good rest. It's still a long way to Mayi."
After Li Mu turned his horse and was about to leave, Queen Xiao quickly said: "Li Mu, please wait a moment."
"Is there anything else, Madam?"
Empress Xiao waved her hand and said, "Come closer, I have something important to tell you."
Li Mu glanced at Empress Xiao warily, but seeing that she had no sharp weapons in her hands and that she had nothing to worry about at such an old age, he moved closer as she said.
Empress Xiao lowered her voice and said: "Li Mu, I want to ask you something. If you agree, I will give you a great reward."
Li Mu said: "Empress, your affairs are not something I can decide."
Seeing that Li Mu didn't respond, Empress Xiao became anxious and blurted out: "I know where the imperial seal is!"