"Did Li Cishi really say that?" The middle-aged woman in palace attire was a little unconvinced: "Li Cishi, doesn't he not like the interference of outside forces?"
The eighth princess Zhao Qingluan said with a smile: "Then it depends on whether you have the ability to fight against the Xiliang headquarters.
In the land of Xiliang, the most powerful force is the Xiliang headquarters. All other forces put together cannot compete with the main force.
He is willing to give us 10,000 troops because he has strong self-confidence, and he is confident that we cannot stand up and have no impact on him."
Zhao Qingluan laughed as he spoke: "His confidence makes me look at him differently."
"Then I went back with the message?" the middle-aged palace maid said.
"Go back!" Zhao Qingluan said.
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imperial capital
"How long will it take for Prime Minister Li and his party to arrive?" The emperor couldn't wait to see Prime Minister Li. He had met Prime Minister Li several times before when he was on duty in the East Palace. At that time, Prime Minister Li was just a man who relied on family connections.
Come to the East Palace.
And he was responsible for delivering some information or words. How could he care about such a little person at that time.
The current Li Xiang in the intelligence department is more than nine feet tall and has invincible fighting power. He is like a different person.
However, such changes are not impossible, and taking some genius depot may cause such changes.
What he was even more curious about was the origin of the soldiers from the Xiliang headquarters behind Li Xiang. Where did they come from? Hundreds of thousands of eight-foot-tall men, almost all the tall people in Daqian gathered together!
The eunuch behind him stood up and said: "Li Jishi and others have already passed Luoyang and are now rushing towards the imperial capital at full speed. They will arrive at the imperial capital on June 15th!"
"June 15th is still a bit slow!" The Daqian dynasty was very large. If an ordinary person did not have a war horse and just walked on his legs, it might take more than ten years to reach the westernmost part of Daqian.
The easternmost part of Daqian.
Also because the dynasty was so large, it was very difficult to manage the empire well. Any problems that occurred in one place would take a long time to reach the emperor's ears.
"Your Majesty, Governor Li is already very fast!" the eunuch said more.
The emperor did not blame him and put down the coin in his hand: "How is the research on the teleportation array going?"
"We already have some clues. According to the master's words, it will probably take about two years to put this teleportation array into use.
Also, this transmission array consumes a very high amount of Yuan Stone."
The eunuch said truthfully.
"Problems that can be solved with Yuan Stone are not problems!" The emperor said: "Let them slow down, I just want to see the results."
The most powerful person in the Daqian dynasty, more than half of Daqian's wealth is in his hands. Some businessmen claim to be as rich as any other country, but that is compared with some small countries. Compared with him?
All the Yuan Stones buried under the Imperial Capital are Yuan Stones. All Yuan Stones offered as offerings from various places fall into the royal inner treasury. All those Yuan Stones are buried until one day something goes wrong with the Royal Family before they can be taken out for use.
Only the emperor knew about this, and the keys to the warehouse were in his hands.
Therefore, any problem that can be solved with Yuan Stone is not a problem.
In a courtyard next to Li's Mansion.
"You said that the Prime Minister will return to the imperial capital next month?" Zhang Junyue looked at the middle-aged man in front of him with hope.
The man affirmed: "Not only the lord, but also the three mistresses, the young master and the young lady are coming back with us!"
Zhang Junyue was extremely excited. It has been six or seven years, and the most she has received is a letter and supplies. With the things Li Xiang sent back, she got out of poverty.
She did not choose to change her place of residence. The stronger her son was in the northwest, the more forces would be watching them. She could neither help nor cause trouble to her son.
"Shu Lin and Cheng Qian are both back. Counting the time, it's been almost a year!" Zhang Junyue smiled: "I can finally see my grandson and granddaughter!"
As a parent, she felt like a failure. When her son was dragged to take the blame, she had no choice but to watch her son being driven outside the customs into the ice and snow.
When her son got married, she couldn't get there because of the distance. When her grandson was born, she couldn't see him immediately.
Thinking about Zhang Junyue, she couldn't help but shed tears. The middle-aged man was a little overwhelmed when he saw the old woman crying.
Outside the small courtyard, there was a long line of people carrying a lot of things. They put their things on the ground and waited for the sound from inside.
Li Ya and a young man strolled outside the small courtyard. When they saw the large row of people, the young man said: "Li Shi, we have sent someone to deliver something again!"
Li Ya knew something was coming when she saw these figures from a distance. These people have come several times every year over the years, and she already knows them.
"My brother is afraid that my mother and I will be short of things, so he has people bring us things every once in a while!" Li Ya's face was filled with a happy smile: "I wonder if my brother will bring Shu Lin and Cheng Qian with him when he comes back this time.
I haven’t seen them two yet, but my brother said in his letter that they are like demon kings who can’t rest at all!”
The young man looked at the smile on Li Ya's face and felt a little jealous for some reason. He had more brothers and sisters than Li Ya, but he didn't have a brother like Li Ya.
Family affection, this kind of thing is basically non-existent in their homes!
Li Ya took the young man all the way to the small courtyard and saw the middle-aged man standing awkwardly in the hall and his mother who was dripping with water.
Quickly walked over: "Mom, what's wrong?"
"It's okay. Mom is just too happy. Your brother will be back soon!" Zhang Junyue said as he wiped away his tears: "When your brother comes back this time, he will bring your sister-in-law, nephews, and nieces with him. Then our family will be reunited.
Got it!"
Li Ya already knew about this through the young man, and this middle-aged man should have come to say it.
"Mom couldn't help but cry because she was so happy!"
The middle-aged man said from the side: "Old madam, this time my lord has come back not only to participate in the Mid-Autumn Festival, but also to take you and Miss Li Ya to the northwest.
Now the land in the northwest is under the governance of my lord, and it is no worse than the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River."
"And in the northwest land, you can also take Miss Lille to the grassland to see it. The grassland scenery is clear, and the grassland has become very beautiful under the management of the Lord."
"A large number of willow trees have been planted on both sides of the grassland river. In the summer, you can take a boat and slowly float from the upper reaches to the lower reaches, and then transfer to Tongtian River City.
In winter, you can go outside Guan Guan to see the snow-covered land outside Guan Guan. It is very spectacular, and the whole world is covered in white snow.
In addition to various beautiful landscapes, there are also very delicious things in the northwest, covering both the cuisine of the Eastern world and the cuisine of the Western world.
And the meat of the ferocious beasts outside the pass is also unparalleled."
The middle-aged man seduces Zhang Junyue and Li Ya without any hesitation. The Lord really wants them to go to the northwest, where their safety can be guaranteed.
Zhang Junyue said with a smile: "We'll wait until the Prime Minister comes back. I wonder what the shopkeeper will bring this time?"
The middle-aged man smiled and did not continue the topic: "This time I brought some medicinal materials to help Miss Li Ya shape her body."
The middle-aged man said and turned to look at Li Ya: "Young lady should have reached the third-rate level in the world now. At this level, the most important thing is to shape your body and build a good foundation before you can move to a higher level."
The young man watched silently and said nothing. When he heard that the middle-aged man asked Li Ya and Zhang Junyue to go to the northwest, his expression changed several times. His target was Li Ya.
If Li Ya went to the northwest, wouldn't all his expenses over the years have been in vain?
"How do you know my realm?" Li Ya was a little curious: "After I broke through, I haven't fought against anyone."
The middle-aged man smiled and said: "Miss, if you want to know a person's power level, you don't have to watch him fight with others. A strong person only needs to feel the aura on your body to know the level you are at."
"I came here this time to tell the old lady that the Lord is coming, and to give these supplies to Miss Li Ya." The middle-aged man said and saluted with both hands: "Old lady, my mission has been completed, so I will leave now.
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Zhang Jun also knew that he couldn't keep these people, so he said: "Well, be careful along the way."
The middle-aged man nodded and left with the people in the lobby. All the things outside had been placed in the courtyard of the small courtyard.
Only then did Zhang Junyue turn his attention to the young man next to Li Ya: "How do you feel about going to the academy?"
The young man said: "The academy disciples are physically weak, but they can compete with us warriors with the help of literary energy. These are just ordinary disciples. To a certain extent, those great Confucians follow the rules!
The writing is not simple."
Zhang Junyue smiled: "If they can be simple, can they still occupy a place in the dynasty?
I let you go to the academy just to let you experience other schools of cultivation. It is not necessarily just martial arts practitioners that martial arts practitioners will have to deal with in the future.
Fortunately, Wen Dao, if you meet an immortal cultivator in the future, you will find that the other party's methods are more mysterious and unpredictable. After a while, the national master will come with Taoist disciples. If you two are free, you can go there and meet them.
Let’s learn from each other.”
Although Zhang Junyue is not a profound practitioner, as the woman who heads the Li family, she still has some knowledge.
She asked her daughter to get in touch with other people who practiced martial arts, just to let her know that martial arts is not absolutely invincible, and there are many schools of cultivation that can compete with it.
Another point is that she wants her daughter to help her son.
She may not be able to leave the imperial capital in her life, but it's okay if she can't leave. Anyway, she has spent the first half of her life here, her daughter is still young, and she also knows some of Li Xiang's difficulties in the northwest.
She just wants her daughter to help her brother after she succeeds in cultivation.
The people you have the most contact with in places like the northwest and Liangzhou are the warriors. Those who have Taoist Master Qingfeng cultivating immortals don’t need to worry, but those who practice literary arts need to be somewhat vigilant.
In the desolate land, there is no place for these literati, but within the territory of Daqian, it is the territory of literati, and even warriors can only compete with them.
Most of the people in the court are practitioners of literary arts, and Daqian's literary fortune is not lower than that of martial arts. If Prime Minister Li goes to the Central Plains of Daqian in the future, the biggest obstacle will be these scholars.
That's why she wanted her daughter to learn about it so that if something goes wrong in the future, she could make something for her brother.
"I know, mother, I'm going to deal with those medicinal materials now." Li Ya's eyes have already turned to the medicinal materials in the yard. Because of the various resources and raw stones sent by her brother, Li Ya has improved her skills in practice. It is the best and requires a lot of medicinal materials.
The more powerful the martial arts technique is, the more medicinal materials it consumes. Every time a level is broken through, a large amount of medicine is needed to repair the damage to the body during the breakthrough and to replenish the energy consumed.
"Auntie, I'm going to help too!" The young man didn't want to be alone with Zhang Junyue. He always felt that Zhang Junyue could see his plans more and more, and that kind of see-through gaze made him feel scared.
Zhang Junyue looked a bit like a young man running away, and he already had some answers in his heart. Li Xiang had not made a name for himself before, and his huge reputation had not spread to Daqian territory.
Most people looked at her mother and daughter as if they were plague gods. Even though Li Xiang sent them a lot of supplies, some people still noticed them.
Just treat them as an ordinary mother and daughter from Li Jia.
But when Li Xiang gradually became famous and ruled the entire northwest, there were more people at their door every day, and some people who had not had much contact before came to the yard shamelessly.
Five years ago, she sent Li Ya to study in the academy. Three years ago, Li Xiang occupied the land in the northwest, and his name could be heard in Daqian.
It was that year that this young man began to become good friends with Li Ya. Because Li Ya lacked friends, when someone happened to come close to him, he would devote all his emotions to this friendship.
As long as nothing happens, the two of them will come together.
The other party has not yet shown that he wants anything or has any thoughts. It seems as if Zhang Junyue has made a mistake.
Jun Yue never let down his guard. If this person really wanted to be friends with Li Ya, then this young man should have become friends with Li Ya when Li Ya first entered the academy and entered their class.
Li Family Courtyard.
"Li Sheng is already on his way back, what do you think we should do?" Deputy Chief Li Jia sat on the throne, looking at the people below and said: "Back then, Prime Minister Li was expelled outside the Northwest Pass because he took the blame. He must have a lot of worries in his heart. resentment.
It's not easy to get him to rejoin the Li family."
The Li family is not afraid of Prime Minister Li, but they want the Xiliang army under Prime Minister Li. If that army is there, plus the Li family's army in the southern fiefdom of their Li family.
If there is chaos, it is possible that the Li family will sit on that throne!
"Perhaps we can start from his mother." An elder said.
