Seeing the joy in His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's eyes, as if a drowning man saw a piece of floating wood, Yuan Zhao's heart moved. He knew that there must have been changes in the imperial capital recently that he was not aware of, and they must have been big changes, otherwise Li Xian would not have left the imperial mausoleum, and otherwise the crown prince would not have acted like this.
But Yuan Zhao was a smart man, and he said without blinking, "Your Highness, I just miss you and the imperial capital a little bit, and I want to come back to take a look. Does Your Highness need Yuan Zhao's help?"
"Come back and have a look, come back and have a look." Although the prince was a little disappointed when he heard this, his words were more sincere. "A lot of things have happened in the imperial capital in the past few days. Anyang suddenly defeated Zhongshan County and used a war weapon that flew very fast and high. Zhongshan County has been abolished and merged into Anyang County; now Anyang County no longer has a county. In addition, I am now the governor of Luliang County."
Yuan Zhao was immediately "pleased", "That's great, Your Highness is welcome to visit Dongyuan County in the future. Yuan Zhao will take his leave first, I have to pay my respects to His Majesty first."
How could the prince let Yuan Zhao go? "Yuan Zhao, I need your help now. Why don't you pay your respects to His Majesty first, and I will wait here."
The prince had put down his airs and waited so long, so Yuan Zhao could not refuse. After a quick visit to the emperor, he returned to the city gate without meeting Li Yulong, Kong Xiang, or anyone else, and left Wuyang City after reuniting with the prince.
After leaving Wuyang City, the prince told the details, and then he looked worried, "Yuan Zhao, if we want to go to Luliang County now, we can either go straight, which means we have to pass through Anyang County, or go south and bypass Nanyang County. What do you think we should do?"
Yuan Zhao immediately showed his wisdom, "Your Highness, you are here to take office, and you are the Crown Prince, how can you consider taking a detour! Go straight and walk slowly, to show your majesty to everyone. Then, Anyang will definitely give you a warm reception."
"Yes!" The prince's eyes lit up immediately when he heard it. "Yuan Zhao, Luliang County is in a state of disrepair right now. Are you interested in trying your skills in Luliang County?"
"That's great." Yuan Zhao answered almost without thinking. Your Highness, this is a typical case of welcoming thieves with open doors!
Yue Qingfeng beside him frowned slightly, but could only sigh; No one is available! Before meeting Yuan Zhao, Crown Prince Xia Shu and his uncle Yue Qingfeng discussed for a long time which path to take.
Anyang, it was the sad place of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was played by Anyang, and he could not vent his anger. As for the Kong family and Nanyang County, Kong Xiang was a master who could "cross the river and destroy the bridge". As soon as Kong Xiang came to power, he kicked the power of the Crown Prince aside.
So these few days, the prince has been worried about which path to take.
But as soon as Yuan Zhao made his analysis, the prince understood - we should not consider taking that path, but should take up the post "openly and honestly"!
Unfortunately, neither Yuan Zhao, the prince, nor Yue Qingfeng would have thought that there was a poisonous scholar in Anyang now; if Li Xian had adopted Li Yuanming's suggestion on the spot, the result would be: the prince would be detained as soon as he entered Anyang, and then arranged to get married, creating a fairyland version of "being so happy that he doesn't want to leave his homeland", and at the same time making the prince infamous and destroying his dignity.