That night, King Zhao led three thousand soldiers from the Tiger Roaring Battalion to escort the prince away from Shangjing.
They braved the heavy rain all the way south.
In order to get to the south as soon as possible, they traveled day and night, only stopping for a night's rest every three to five days.
King Zhao has long been used to the life of marching and fighting, and he is well adapted to this rhythm.
But the prince can't do it.
He can't bear this kind of life of eating and sleeping in the open.
Even though he was sitting in a carriage and didn't have to be exposed to wind and rain like others, he still felt extremely uncomfortable.
When passing through a small county town, the county magistrate brought people out to greet him, and said that he had prepared delicious food and wine, and wanted to treat His Royal Highness the Crown Prince passing through here well.
Li Cheng had long since had enough of eating dry food.
Regardless of the dissuasion of others, he insisted on staying and resting.
This time traveling with the prince, apart from the people from Zhan Shifu, there is also Lin Qingzhi who was conferred the title of Liangyuan not long ago.
Although Lin Qingzhi married into the prince's mansion for a short time, she was quite loved by the prince. Even this time the prince went south, he did not forget to bring her with him.
Seeing that the prince could not be persuaded, the people in Zhan Shifu could only look at Lin Liangyuan for help, hoping that she could help to say something.
However, Lin Qingzhi just smiled and said softly.
"Since His Royal Highness wants to rest, let's rest.
During this period of time, everyone has been traveling day and night, it must be very hard, and it is time to take a break. "
Seeing Lin Qingzhi standing by his side, Li Cheng was quite satisfied, and even the anger on his face dissipated a bit.
Chen Wangbei conveyed the prince's decision to King Zhao.
Sitting in the carriage, Li Ji chuckled lightly when he heard the words, with a hint of sarcasm in his words.
"Did not forget to enjoy during the disaster relief, truly worthy of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Hua Manman also felt that it was inappropriate to do so.
Now the south is suffering from disasters, and countless victims are starving and freezing, and urgently need money and food relief.
At this time, not to mention just one night, even sending money and food to the disaster area an hour in advance can save many lives.
Li Ji said to Chen Wangbei outside the car.
"Since His Royal Highness insists on staying and resting, let him rest here enough. You pass on the order, and everyone will continue to follow the king to the south."
Chen Wangbei hesitated, "Will the crown prince be dissatisfied by doing so?"
Li Ji sneered: "So what? If he has the ability, he will sue the saint and let the saint order to punish this king."
Hearing this, Chen Wangbei didn't say any more, he reined in the reins, turned his horse's head, and ran towards the direction where the prince's chariot was.
The facts were as expected by Chen Wangbei.
After he conveyed King Zhao's meaning, Li Cheng immediately became angry and sneered.
"What? King Zhao is deliberately confronting Gu?"
Chen Wangbei lowered his head and did not make a sound.
Lin Qingzhi obviously didn't expect King Zhao to be so tough that he didn't even give the crown prince any face.
You must know that the prince is the future emperor. King Zhao has offended the prince very much now. When the prince ascends the throne in the future, will there be any good fruit for him
But then Lin Qingzhi remembered the rumors she heard before her rebirth.
She was married to an inhuman person in her previous life, and she was tortured to death early.
Before she died, she heard people talk about King Zhao.
It is rumored that King Zhao has a volatile temperament, kills without batting an eyelid, and has brutal and tough methods. He single-handedly disturbed the entire Great Zhou, and later became the regent king with great power.
Such a man must not be easily intimidated.
Dealing with him can only be done by outsmarting, never by force.
Before, Lin Qingzhi encouraged her cousin Han Zhen'er to marry Zhao Wang, hoping to use Han Zhen'er to grasp Zhao Wang's movements and look for opportunities to draw him into the prince's camp.
The result disappointed her.
After Han Zhen'er married into Prince Zhao's Mansion, she lost track of her, and her life and death are unknown to this day.
Lin Qingzhi was worried that she would be exposed, so she found a way to enter the prince's mansion and escaped from King Zhao's investigation.
She originally wanted to take this opportunity of going south to let the prince subdue King Zhao, so that King Zhao could be used by the prince, so that the prince would be even more powerful and would not have to die young like in his previous life.
But now it seems that she is too idealistic.
It is far more difficult to subdue King Zhao than she expected.
But no matter what, the prince can't let the prince and King Zhao tear their face apart now.
Lin Qingzhi persuaded softly.
"Your Highness, don't be angry, King Zhao should just say that casually, he can't really leave you alone.
According to my concubine's point of view, why don't you call King Zhao over and sit down and have a good discussion.
This is not a big deal, and a result that is satisfactory to both parties can definitely be negotiated. "
Li Cheng remembered the advice of his mother and queen before leaving, but he still held back his temper and said to Chen Wangbei.
"Go and call King Zhao."
"Here."
After a while, King Zhao's carriage approached and stopped beside the Prince's carriage.
The two sides talked through the car window.
Li Cheng sighed, "It's not because I'm tired that I want to stay and rest, but because I'm worried that the soldiers won't be able to bear it."
Li Ji looked at him with a half-smile.
That gaze was extremely penetrating, as if he could see through Li Cheng's skin and into his heart.
Li Cheng felt uncomfortable being watched, and subconsciously staggered the other party's gaze.
Li Ji said slowly: "Wang Bei, you can ask the soldiers on behalf of the king to see if they can bear it? If they can't bear it, it's okay to stay and rest for a night."
"Here!"
Chen Wangbei ran away on his horse.
Then he heard his loud cry—
"His Royal Highness Zhao asked if you are too tired to bear it? If you can't bear it, then stay and don't need to hurry!"
At this moment, Li Cheng's face darkened.
Under such circumstances, how could the soldiers admit that they couldn't stand it anymore
Unless they don't want to hang around in the Tiger Roaring Camp anymore.
as expected.
The soldiers responded with deafening shouts.
"Subordinates are not tired!!"
Li Ji smiled calmly: "His Royal Highness, did you hear that?"
Li Cheng's hands on his knees were clenched tightly, and the hem of his clothes was caught in folds.
He pretended to be helpless.
"Why does King Zhao have to be so serious? It's just a one-night rest, how much time can be wasted?"
Li Ji said lazily.
"I don't have any other hobbies, I just like to be true to others.
Presumably, with the broad mind of His Highness the Crown Prince, he shouldn't have the same knowledge as a useless person like me, right? "
Although he belittled himself as a useless person, his tone was full of mockery.
It was clear that he was deliberately sarcastic.
How had Li Cheng ever been ridiculed like this
He has completely hated King Zhao in his heart.
He sighed softly, and his tone was full of tolerance from the superior to the subordinate.
"Forget it, since you don't want to stay, let's continue on our way.
It's nothing more than suffering a little more, if you can hold on, so will Gu. "
He secretly vowed not to let him seize the opportunity in the future.
If there is a chance, he will definitely make King Zhao look good!
Li Ji heard the prince's heart clearly, and chuckled lightly.
"Oh, as expected of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
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Li Ji: For today's homework, describe the prince in one sentence.
Huamanman: The face is so big, I don't know how many thousands of miles away it is.
(end of this chapter)