jdhmnovel Chapter 1084 Arrival in Shanzhou
Chapter 1084 Arrival in Shanzhou
After resting in Yizhou for a few days, His Royal Highness the King of Chu set off for Lhasa City with Aya, the new priest, and other retainers.
Of course, in order to avoid unnecessary troubles on the way to Lhasa City, His Royal Highness the King of Chu resorted to the same old trick again. He spent a lot of money to buy a camel caravan, and then purchased a large amount of Shu brocade from local cloth merchants. He then took out several hundred kilograms of fine refined salt as the bottom of the box, and then arranged more than thirty personal guards to form a decent caravan.
When this caravan set out from Yizhou, in faraway Chang'an, Emperor Li II suddenly felt a sense of foreboding.
"Zhang Nan, why is there no news about that kid Kuan'er yet?" Inside the Taiji Hall, all the ministers had just been summoned and the relevant matters of the expedition to Tubo and Tuyuhun were officially finalized - Li Jing and Cheng Yaojin would soon lead their armies to Songzhou and Lanzhou respectively, and would launch the attack at the same time as soon as the weather warmed up in the spring of next year.
However, after the ministers received their orders and left, Emperor Li II suddenly realized one thing: there was no news from Qiongzhou.
"Your Majesty, it's only been over a month..." Zhang Nan hurriedly knelt down and saluted to His Majesty Li Er, "In my opinion, His Royal Highness the King of Chu may have just received the news from Chang'an..."
"No, things are definitely not that simple." His Majesty Li II narrowed his eyes when he heard this. He had already informed Li Junxian, who was now leading troops to guard Hongzhou, that once he discovered any military movement in the direction of Qiongzhou, he would immediately use an 800-mile express to deliver the news to Chang'an.
But now, so many days have passed, and everything is calm.
"Zhang Nan, do you think it's possible for that kid to go to Tubo by himself?" After thinking for a long time, His Majesty Li Er suddenly said, "Over in the Western Regions, there are still several thousand soldiers in Gaochang City."
"Your Majesty, this... is unlikely, right?" Zhang Nan was stunned at first, then he replied respectfully: "Tubonia is located on a plateau. When our soldiers enter the plateau to fight against the Tubo people, the former will consume much more physical energy than the latter. Moreover, the thousands of people in Gaochang City are just some of the city defense troops, and they are not elite. With such a small number of people and such little combat power, His Royal Highness the King of Chu should be aware of this."
"..." After listening to Zhang Nan's words, His Majesty Li II was silent for a long time. Then, he looked at the little Sizi who was playing Cuju with the hero Mimi outside the palace, and said in a leisurely tone: "This little bastard... really gives me a headache..."
In fact, Emperor Li II had sent some people to Qiongzhou to act as spies, but Dou Shilun was not a person who just wanted to sit there and do nothing, so he blocked all these people outside the city of Yazhou.
The reason why he dared to do this was that he was betting that Emperor Li II still had some face to save.
In the end, Dou Shilun won the bet.
"Your Majesty, how about...you send me to Qiongzhou?" Zhang Nan had been with the emperor for many years. He naturally knew that since His Majesty Li II was so worried about the King of Chu, he would definitely take some measures to dispel his doubts.
"You?" Upon hearing this, His Majesty Li II glanced at Zhang Nan and said, "Okay... Then you should leave now. Remember, I will only give you two months."
"Yes." Zhang Nan gladly accepted the order.
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After leaving Yizhou, His Royal Highness the King of Chu and his entourage headed north, passing through Maozhou, Songzhou, Minzhou, Taozhou, Hezhou, Lanzhou, and finally arrived in Shanzhou.
After everyone arrived in Shanzhou, His Royal Highness the King of Chu suddenly ordered the caravan to rest for a few days before continuing on their journey.
The crowd had no objection to this, especially Aya, who was dancing with joy: "The head of the family is so wise and powerful! The head of the family is so wise and powerful!"
“Alright, alright, alright…” Although His Royal Highness the King of Chu was not a man who cared much about his reputation, they had just entered Shanzhou City, so Aya’s behavior at this moment was just like stripping off the King of Chu’s pants in public: “Keep a low profile…keep a low profile…”
"Oh!" Aya nodded and stopped shouting slogans, but she was still dancing happily, like a water grass growing on a camel's back, always fluttering in the wind.
"Brother, I feel so sorry for you now..." Li Ke came out from nowhere and came directly to His Royal Highness the King of Chu, close to his face and said: "But then again, as the head of the family, you sometimes have to bear these things."
"Get out of the way." Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu stretched out his hand unhappily and hit "Li Laosan" on the back of his head: "Why, Qingque is not here, so you want to take his place, right?"
"Hahaha, second brother, if you insist on thinking so, I can't help it." Li Ke was happy that his second brother took his anger out on his fourth brother, even if this kind of anger would make him suffer more.
"Ah..." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu felt tired after seeing this: "Forget it, there's no need to chat with you about this."
"Your Highness," just as His Royal Highness the King of Chu was about to find a suitable place to stay, Yuwen Qing rode up to him from behind the team and said, "It seems that we have been targeted by a group of thieves."
"Really?" His Royal Highness Prince Chu was immediately excited when he heard this: "Does the other side have many people?"
"Uh..." Yuwen Qing was stunned when he heard this: "About this... I still need to find out more."
"Then leave them alone." His Royal Highness the King of Chu waved his hands and said, "Once we leave Shanzhou City, if they dare to catch up with us, I will let any of them escape, and they will all be considered as wastes by me."
"Your Highness, Your Highness, you are the best!" When Aya heard what His Royal Highness Prince Chu said, she immediately gave His Royal Highness Prince Chu a thumbs up happily: "I will definitely help you when the time comes! They can't escape!"
"Ha..." His Royal Highness Prince Chu laughed out loud when he heard this: "Well, when Aya and I join forces, we will be invincible!"
“Hehehe…” Aya was even happier when she heard this. She puffed out her chest proudly, then nodded towards His Royal Highness the King of Chu and said seriously, “Miss Buying said that people should not be proud and complacent!”
"Hmm, hmm, hmm..." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu nodded upon hearing this: "Mrs. Buying is right. Sigh... who is Miss Buying?"
"Miss Buying was the one who raised Aya." Aya sniffed when she heard that, with a barely perceptible sadness in her tone: "Alas, she died when Aya was ten years old..."