Li Daozong and others led five thousand soldiers and horses to return to Beijing from the Yanran Protectorate, and the remaining troops became the defenders of the Yanran Protectorate. An hour after the army set off, Li Daozong suddenly said: "Li Yun, you don't have to go back to Beijing with us!"
"Uncle Wang, what do you mean by this?" Li Kuan looked at Li Daozong with a look of surprise.
Li Daozong replied awkwardly: "This... Your Majesty has an edict, saying that Princess Chu is pregnant, and you are allowed to go back to Beijing first, without having to go with the army."
Li Kuan couldn't laugh or cry: "Uncle Wang, why didn't you say it earlier!"
"Ahem!" Li Daozong was embarrassed to be blocked, coughing twice, pretending to be calm and said, "The business is too busy, I didn't think of this!"
Li Kuanbai glanced at Li Daozong, causing the latter to turn his head and look away. He really didn't blame him for this. If it weren’t for Yanran’s busy finishing work, he didn’t care about it until he left for Beijing and suddenly remembered it. However, this edict had been delivered five days ago, and Li Daozong had not taken care of it. Going on.
"Drive!" Li Kuan was too lazy to talk to Li Daozong, and rushed out first, and Li Zhen and Li She followed closely. Qin Shandao, Cheng Chuliang and others also wanted to keep up, but Li Daozong disagreed. Li Zhen and Li She were the classic troops of the Chu Palace, and it would be fine for them to leave.
"I haven't finished my words yet!" Li Daozong saw Li Kuan and the others leave in a hurry, suddenly remembering that there was something to be explained later, when he looked up and saw the back of Li Kuan and others galloping away, the corners of Li Daozong's mouth twitched. Li Ji made up the knife next to him: "I said you are enough!"
"What is enough for me!" Li Daozong stared at Li Ji angrily, and said, "Don't you know what I said to him?"
Li Ji looked at Li Daozong teasingly, turned his head to the side, didn't even look at it, so angry that Li Daozong almost quarreled with him. Li Ji was too lazy to talk to him. Since Xue Yantuo was killed, the two of them were in a good mood, and their original personalities in the army were gradually exposed. The two of them had no idea how many times they had fought.
"You said that after this time, will he change his original thoughts?" About half an hour later, Li Ji suddenly asked Li Daozong, "Maybe it will change! If it wasn't for them to do too much, maybe he was him. This result is good, at least in line with our ideas, doesn’t it?"
"That said, the price is too great!" Li Ji sighed.
Li Daozong looked at the sky in front of him and said, "Although the price is high, at least the result is good! Besides, have you checked that out clearly, who is behind the scenes?"
Li Ji shook his head and sighed, "The hidden ones are quite deep, except for the ones I know, nothing else!"
"No matter who it is, it must pay the price!" Li Daozong's eyes were fierce, his expression gloomy and terrifying.
Li Ji did not refute, because what he thought was consistent with Li Daozong. Although the battle of the Xiongnu River was not mentioned in the battle report, Li Daozong still talked to Li Ji, because he was a military official, and the army was actually mixed with meticulous works and assassins. This is already the bottom line to challenge him as the military official, or to bring them together. People are counted together.
If Li Kuan died on the Xiongnu River, then this matter would have nothing to do with Li Ji, the Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and Li Daozong, the king of Jiangxia County. One was Shangshu of the Ministry of War, who was in charge of the army of the Sixteenth Mansion in the world; the other was the Marshal of Beijing, who was actually taken advantage of and broke into the interior directly, which made the two of them very annoyed.
"The innocence of the capital is about to change!"
Li Ji and Li Daozong didn’t speak, they looked at each other and knew it, because this time it really angered the struggle in Li Kuan’s body. Maybe it’s not really trying to fight for power, but for the sake of justice for the soldiers who died under conspiracy and tricks. .
Li Kuan and others galloped all the way south, rushing to the capital day and night. During the period, Li Zhen and Li She changed horses three times, but Li Kuan did not change them once. Although he returned to the capital at full speed, Li Kuan was not stupid. It was impossible for Xiao Hei to run desperately. He still needed to rest when it was time to take a break.
When they arrived in the capital at the end of August, the entrance to the night city gate was closed, and Li Kuan was too lazy to pay attention to this and directly showed his token to enter Beijing. The defending general had to open the door and let him go. As for the curfew, Li Kuan ignored him. After entering the inner square of the capital, he went straight to Da'an Palace.
The Jinwu Guards patrolled the inner and outer areas of the capital, but Li Kuan didn't give them face at all, and they didn't dare to stop them and had to let them go. After the baptism of war and blood, Li Kuan's evil spirit is stronger than before, even if he doesn't speak, he will have an aura of no anger and might.
When the three arrived at the Da'an Palace, when they were already close to their son, Li Kuan rolled over and got off the horse. If it wasn't for his own home, Li Kuan would definitely kick in. When the upper and lower part of the mansion saw Li Kuan wearing armor returning to the mansion, the entire Da'an Palace was instantly lively.
"My son, please be quiet when the princess is asleep!" Li Qing told Wu Sui about the situation for the first time. Li Kuan immediately tiptoed when he heard that, and got up cautiously. From Li Qing's mouth, he knew that Wu Suo's sleep quality after pregnancy was not high and he finally fell asleep. Now, I dare not bother.
"You go call the old man and let them wait for me in Penglai Pavilion!"
After Li Kuan ordered to go down, he hurried to visit Wu Jue, the saber on his waist was removed, and the armor on his body was not changed. When he walked outside, he cautiously opened the door and walked in, tiptoing to the bedside. Li Kuan’s mouth was slightly raised, his eyes were full of tenderness, he wanted to touch Wu Shuo, who was sleeping soundly, and he stared for a long time. He looked at his belly like a big winter melon. The corners of Li Kuan’s mouth were slightly raised, and his eyes were full of tenderness. Li Kuan was heartbroken looking at Wu Hui's stature a little thin.
Although it was the end of August, it was still a little cool, Li Kuan carefully covered her with a thin quilt, and then tiptoed out of the room. But the armor on his body still rustled, awakening Wu Jue in his sleep.
Opening her eyes suddenly, she just saw the back of Li Kuan who was going out. In the blink of an eye, the door closed again and murmured: "Husband..." Then, the confused Wu Jue fell asleep again, and she nestled in Li Kuanhuai in her dream In the middle, the two were whispering, tears streaming from the corners of their eyes.
Li Kuan went to see the sleeping Li Xi and Li Tun again, and looked at his sleeping son. Li Kuan's heart was filled with infinite fatherly love. He looked at him with loving eyes for a long time, and then carefully covered the two sons with quilts. Quietly backed out.
"Daddy!" Suddenly a familiar voice came into Li Kuan's ears, who had just stepped out of the threshold, and subconsciously agreed: "Hey!"
When he looked back, his eyes were a little complicated. It was just two sons who were talking to himself in sleep. Although it was a dream talk, he could hear that there were misses and reluctances in the voice. Li Kuan recalled that it was indeed a fluke to return safely from the expedition. If it were not for Li Daozong who cared about him as the generals, he would be someone who was hostile to him. Maybe he really can't come back this time.
With a silent sigh, Li Kuan left the room and went directly to Penglai Pavilion to meet with Wang Huai and others. (End of this chapter)