Hua Dingzong came in a carriage.
According to his thinking, naturally he should go back in a carriage.
As a result, Li Ji didn't even look at the carriage, and got on the horse straight away, his movements were chic and neat.
Hua Dingzong was taken aback.
He pointed to the carriage, wanted to ask but dared not.
Holding the rein with one hand, Li Ji glanced at Hua Dingzong condescendingly, and said calmly.
"What are you still talking about?"
Hua Dingzong's heart trembled when he saw him, and his hairs stood on end.
Because of the other party's great reputation, Hua Dingzong shut up resentfully, not daring to say more, but he was worried about letting Li Ji ride the horse alone, what if he ran away on the horse halfway
In desperation, Hua Dingzong could only take the initiative to make concessions.
He gave up his spacious and comfortable carriage and rode instead.
Just when the two were about to leave the camp, they heard a loud shout.
"Wait a moment!"
A small figure suddenly rushed out.
After Hua Dingzong saw the person coming, he couldn't help showing joy, isn't this his grandson whom he hasn't seen for a long time!
He immediately called Xun'er.
However, Li Xun didn't even look at him, his two black eyes were always staring at Li Ji.
"Are you going back to Tianjing? Take me with you!"
Li Xun stretched out his arms and stopped in front of Li Ji's horse.
Princess Rouwan and Yueniang followed closely, and they tried to pull Li Xun back to stay in the camp.
Regardless of Li Xun's young age, his strength is not small.
The two women tried a lot, but they couldn't drag Li Xun away.
After running around for a long time, Li Xun looked a lot thinner than before, and at the same time grew a lot taller. His skin was tanned to a healthy wheat color. He was wearing the most common coarse clothes, but his eyes were surprisingly bright.
He stared at the grown man on horseback, and said loudly word by word.
"I want to go with you to save mother!"
The mother was trapped in the palace to save him, and her life and death are still unknown.
He felt deeply guilty about it.
He hated himself for being too useless, not only for being unable to protect his mother, but also for putting his mother in danger.
He couldn't eat or sleep well these days, and he felt very uncomfortable.
Just now I heard that Emperor Dog sent Zhong Anbo to negotiate, Li Xun knew this was an opportunity, as long as he could follow Zhong Anbo back to Beijing, he would have a chance to see his mother again.
Li Ji looked down at him condescendingly, and replied blankly.
"Step aside."
Li Xun: "If you don't take me with you, I won't leave!"
Faced with his son's threat, Li Ji didn't even think about wasting words with him, and just called Wang Bei.
He pointed to his son standing in front of him, and said in a deep voice, "Take this kid away and lock him up."
Chen Wangbei immediately stepped forward: "I offended you, my son."
After he finished speaking, he pulled Li Xun up, like a cargo, and clamped him under his arm.
Li Xun struggled desperately: "Let me down! Father, take me with you, I can help you rescue mother out! Don't leave me behind!"
At the end, his eyes were already red, and his voice was filled with tears.
At this moment, he was forced to understand a reality—
He is really too weak.
Whether it is facing Li Qiong, who has already ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, or facing his father, the regent.
He is the underdog.
On weekdays, he can quarrel with his father because his father doesn't want to care about a child like him.
But as long as his father is serious, he has no chance of winning.
To his father, his childish threat is like a child playing tricks and cheating, it has no threat at all.
Seeing his father go farther and farther on the horse, Li Xun couldn't bear it anymore and cried loudly.
"Take me with you! Please!"
This is the first time he has shown weakness to his father since he was sensible.
Li Ji's back stiffened.
Hearing the cries and pleadings coming from behind, he couldn't help but think of the battle at Ghost Wind Castle.
Li Liao, Lord of the Town, was confronted by the enemy in that battle, and the 100,000 troops were in a desperate situation. At the last moment, he tried to divert the attention of the enemy, so that his personal guards could find an opportunity to lead Li Ji out of the encirclement.
At that time, Li Ji was only eight years old. He cried and begged his father not to send him away.
Today's Li Xun happens to be eight years old, and he is also crying for his father not to abandon him.
History repeats itself.
Li Ji didn't understand Duke Zhen's actions before, until now, he finally understood.
So he made the same decision as Duke Zhen.
He didn't look back and left resolutely.
When the backs of the regent and Zhong Anbo completely disappeared from sight, Li Xun also seemed to have lost all his strength, and stopped shouting, but tears were still flowing down uncontrollably.
Li Liao took him over and helped him wipe away his tears.
"Don't cry, your father didn't take you with him because he didn't want you to be in danger."
Li Xun choked up and said, "I know, I'm just... I'm just afraid."
He was afraid that his parents would not come back.
He was afraid that he would become a stinky child who was not wanted.
…
The two rode straight to Tianjing City.
The city defense battalion received the news that soldiers were approaching the city, and the city gates had already been closed, and a high level of martial law was imposed inside and outside the city.
The top of the city wall was full of heavily armed soldiers.
When Li Ji rode close to the city gate, the soldiers drew their bowstrings one after another, aimed their arrows at Li Ji, ready to go.
As long as there is an order, Li Ji can be shot into a hedgehog on the spot.
Hua Dingzong was so frightened by the battle that his calves trembled and he almost fell off his horse.
His palm holding the rein was covered with cold sweat, and his eyes subconsciously looked at the regent next to him.
Li Ji just glanced at the top of the city wall lightly, then looked away without changing his face.
It's amazing to be so calm.
Hua Dingzong took courage and asked dryly.
"Aren't you afraid?"
Li Ji asked back: "What are you afraid of?"
Hua Dingzong: "Of course I'm afraid of death."
In front was the heavily armed enemy army, and Li Ji was alone.
No matter how powerful his martial arts are, he still can't escape from the thousands of troops.
If he goes there, he must be close to death.
Li Ji didn't answer.
In the past, he was really not afraid of death.
Because at that time he had nothing to worry about, he felt that life would be better than death.
He gritted his teeth all the time to avenge his father.
Now he has become very afraid of death.
Because he had a concern in his heart, and because of that concern, he was reluctant to die.
And for that concern, he can risk everything.
After confirming that Li Ji was not followed by anyone else, the general defending the city ordered the door to be opened.
The thick city gate opened slowly, making a tooth-piercing creaking sound.
After opening wide enough to allow a person and a horse to pass through, the city gate stopped.
Li Ji moved first without being greeted by others.
He rode forward.
One man and one horse passed through the city gate and entered the city.
There were already hundreds of soldiers waiting in battle in the city, all wearing armor and holding weapons, staring nervously at the man who came in.
(end of this chapter)