After Li Feiyu's group arrived at Luokou, they did not stop at all. They immediately rushed to Luoyang City's train station at their fastest speed and arrived before noon.
At this time, the train between Luoyang and Chang 'an had left many times a day. However, it usually left in the morning and evening, and would not leave at noon. If it left at night, it would arrive in the afternoon of the next day. This would definitely delay a lot of time. Moreover, it was not noon yet. If they left immediately, they could arrive at the Changan City Railway Station before midnight.
In order to avoid any problems and to send the two princesses back to the capital as soon as possible, Li Feiyu immediately found the station master of the Luoyang Railway Station and asked for a train to be prepared for him.
"I have an extremely urgent matter. Prepare a train immediately. Prepare it now."
Li Feiyu straightforwardly made his request.
"No, the railway has its own rules. There are too many people with urgent matters. If we specially prepare a train for each of them, wouldn't it be a mess?"
The station master was a eunuch and was Yu Chaoen's confidant. Of course, he was not afraid of Li Feiyu.
"I must immediately escort the two princesses back to the capital. If there is a delay, you can't bear the responsibility."
Li Feiyu shouted loudly.
"Princesses? What princesses? How can there be princesses in Luoyang? "
"You were a servant in the palace. Have you seen Princess Jingle and Princess Yifang?"
Li Feiyu asked.
"More than seen them. I watched them grow up."
The old eunuch's face was arrogant, but when he heard the names of the two princesses, he was shocked.
"The two princesses are in the armored car. Come with me and you will know."
Li Feiyu was too lazy to waste his breath. He believed that the old eunuch was not An Lushan's confidant.
"Didn't the two princesses already … Okay, okay, I will go with you now."
The old eunuch's face was full of suspicion as he led a few attendants to the armored command car.
"Princess Jingle, Princess Yifang, didn't you already …"
The old eunuch was shocked and could not believe his eyes.
"Of course we are alive and well. An Lushan wants us dead. We want to enter the palace to see His Majesty and expose An Lushan's crimes."
Princess Yifang blurted out, criticizing An Lushan in front of the old eunuch.
"I didn't lie to you, did I? The two princesses were attacked last night, and the assassin might have already caught up. We must immediately send the princesses back to the capital without delay. "
Li Feiyu hurriedly requested.
"Okay, okay, okay. Please wait for a moment, princesses. I'll make the arrangements right away."
The old eunuch responded and hurriedly ran to arrange the carriages. In order to make the train move faster, he directly ordered that the hard sleeper, hard seat, and stable carriage behind the dining carriage be dismantled, leaving only one soft sleeper, three soft seats, and a dining carriage, a total of five carriages closest to the front.
"Who are these injured people? Why are they all tied up?"
The old eunuch walked over and asked curiously as he prepared the train.
"These are the assassins who tried to kill the princesses yesterday. We must bring them back to the capital as soon as possible and hand them over to His Majesty."
Li Feiyu explained.
"Okay, let's do that."
The old eunuch explained. He looked at the two princesses and said respectfully, "Princesses, please get on the train. I'll assign twenty guards to ensure your safety."
As a eunuch and the stationmaster of the Luoyang Railway Station, it would be difficult for him to explain if the princesses were to encounter assassins on the train. Therefore, in order to ensure that nothing went wrong, he assigned twenty guards from the station and let them set off with the train to send the princesses safely to the Changan City Railway Station. As long as the princesses entered the Changan City Railway Station unharmed, any unforeseen events would have nothing to do with him.
As an official, one must learn how to protect oneself. There was no mistake in any era. This old eunuch was a good example of this point.
After they got on the train, it immediately set off and went straight to Chang 'an City at the fastest speed.
After lying down in the soft sleeper carriage, the two princesses were completely relieved. Now everything was over and all the dangers were getting farther and farther away from them. As long as they reached the capital and returned to the familiar palace, they would not be in danger anymore. As for their husbands, they did not care much about them.
After all, they were just princesses who were forced to marry Li Huaijie and Li Yanchong. They had no feelings for the two rude men. If they were given a choice now, they would rather spend the rest of their lives alone in the Taoist temple than return to the bitter cold grassland and accompany their husbands who had no feelings for them.
In the Tang dynasty, there were still many women who were willing to stay single for the rest of their lives. After all, the medical conditions were not very developed at that time. After a woman got married, giving birth was a big threshold. Many women died because they could not cross this threshold.
The two sisters of the current emperor from the same mother thought that their mother prayed for blessings and entered the Taoist temple to cultivate in seclusion. Emperor Xuanzong also agreed and built a very luxurious Taoist temple for them.
These two were Princess Jinxian and Princess Yuzhen. Princess Yuzhen, Li Chiying, was quite famous in the Tang dynasty. It was said that Li Bai, a scholar of the Tang dynasty, had an inexplicable emotional entanglement with Princess Yuzhen.
The journey was a great test for the two pampered princesses. Therefore, not long after entering the train, the two lay down on the soft sleeper and fell asleep to make up for the hardships of these days.
After losing more than half of the carriages, the speed of the train was much faster than usual. After sunset, it had already passed Tongguan and arrived in Weinan County. It was only a hundred miles away from the capital.
In other words, the train would definitely arrive at Changan City Railway Station before midnight. There was no doubt about this.
At midnight, the train arrived at Changan City Railway Station. As there was no precedent of a train arriving at this time, it caused a commotion at Changan City Railway Station. Many staff members ran out to watch the show.
After the entourage at Luoyang City Railway Station explained it, these people understood what was going on and quickly spread what they knew.
As the capital had already started a curfew, the two princesses did not have a pass. Therefore, Li Feiyu immediately decided to take everyone to Ang Lee's courtyard and send someone to inform Ang Lee in advance.
It was already night time, time for bed. However, Li An was still busy with work. As for what he was busy with? Of course, he was busy with Yan Ruyu's belly.
"Madam, are you comfortable? Is it enough? "
Ang Lee bit Yan Ruyu's ear and asked gently.
"Yes."
Yan Ruyu softly hummed, and her expression was very intoxicated.
"Alang, Alang, is Alang asleep?"
Ang Lee was enjoying it when he heard Zhao Liu's shout.
"Husband, Housekeeper Zhao must have something urgent to call you so late."
Yan Ruyu pushed Ang Lee away.
"It's urgent. No matter how urgent it is, let us finish our work first."
Ang Lee was still holding back? Of course, he could not take it back just like that. The range of his movements suddenly became bigger, until his whole body twitched, and then he stopped contentedly.
"Alang, the princess is back, Alang …"
Zhao Liu did not give up and continued to shout outside. After all, the princess, whom everyone thought was dead, was back. He certainly did not dare to delay such a big matter. Moreover, Li Feiyu's team would arrive soon, and so would the princess. Ang Lee should come out to greet her. This was the most basic etiquette.
"Husband, Housekeeper Zhao said the princess is back."
"Princess? Madam also heard the princess? "
Ang Lee frowned slightly and shouted, "Don't change, I heard it."
After touching Yan Ruyu's body a few times, Ang Lee immediately got dressed and walked outside.
"Zhao Liu, what's going on? What princess is back?"
Ang Lee looked at Zhao Liu who was standing in the main residence and asked loudly.
"Alang, Princess Yifang, Princess Jingle, and your three brothers and sister are all back. Oh, and the female leader of the Fury Tribe."
Zhao Liu replied.
"What, the two princesses are still alive?"
Ang Lee was shocked and hurriedly asked for the details.
After learning of the entire situation, Li An was very happy. He immediately sent the servants of his residence to the homes of many officials that he was on good terms with. He told them about the situation of the two princesses returning to the capital and told them to follow him to the palace the next morning.
Knowing that the two princesses, Li Ya 'er, and Li Hanlu would arrive soon, Yan Ruyu and Man Man also got up and prepared to go out to greet them, so that the two princesses would feel at home. As for the delay in sleep, it was not important at all. They could make up for it the next day.
Changan City Railway Station had many passenger steam cars. After figuring out the situation, of course, they unconditionally gave them to Li Feiyu to use. They even sent some people to follow the princesses to ensure that there would be no accidents on the way. At least, they had to see the two princesses arrive at Ang Lee's residence in one piece. Otherwise, they would not be at ease.
Li Feiyu escorted the two princesses and soon arrived at Ang Lee's residence. They saw Ang Lee and his family standing outside the door to greet them.
After a simple greeting, Ang Lee brought the two princesses home and asked his wife to take care of them.
"Big Brother, I'm back again. Where's Baby Guo 'er? I'll go see him. "
Li Ya 'er suddenly wanted to see the baby and ran into the bedroom.
Ang Lee, the two princesses, and Li Hanlu talked about all the things that happened in the two Tibetans to make sure that they knew what was going on.
"An Lushan actually attacked the two Tibetans for no reason. It's really outrageous. When the Princesses see His Majesty tomorrow, you can tell him everything truthfully. Hanlu, you also have to accompany the Princesses to the palace. Those captured assassins also have to be taken to the prison in the palace and handed over to His Majesty to deal with."
Ang Lee said loudly and asked everyone to rest early and wait for the next morning to enter the palace.
As for Li An himself, he went to interrogate the captured assassins, giving them some pressure and forcing them to reveal the mastermind behind the scenes.
After some coercion and intimidation, several of the assassins were scared out of their wits and obediently confessed that they were An Lushan's subordinates. Li An was rather satisfied with this, and he ordered them to tell the truth when they saw the Emperor the next morning. Otherwise, the consequences would be extremely severe.
This time, it could be said that it was a heaven-sent opportunity to attack An Lushan. Ang Lee would never be soft-hearted. This evil thief was the cancer of the Tang Empire. If he was not removed as soon as possible, he would become a great obstacle to the rise of the Tang Empire.
With the testimony of the two Princesses, the captured assassins, and all the officers and soldiers of the Armored Artillery Brigade, it was enough to prove that An Lushan was a complete villain. Even if Li Longji did not punish An Lushan, he would still hate him.
This night, Ang Lee was too excited to sleep. Many ministers who received the news were also not sleepy. After all, everyone thought that the two Princesses were killed by Li Huaijie and Li Yanchong. However, the two Princesses suddenly appeared in the capital. This meant that An Lushan was lying in public and deceiving the Emperor.
Early the next morning, Longwu General Chen Xuanli heard the news and rushed over with a large number of cavalry guards to escort the two Princesses to the Imperial Palace.
Li An and Li Hanlu, on the other hand, were escorting a dozen or so assassins who had been captured.
"Assistant Minister Li has made a great contribution this time. You successfully rescued the Princesses. Your contribution can't be ignored! His Majesty will definitely reward you greatly. "
Chen Xuanli looked at Ang Lee and said loudly.
"Forget about the reward! I have everything now. What reward do I need? As long as His Majesty is happy and the two Princesses are safe, I will be very happy. Haha! "
Ang Lee and Chen Xuanli chatted and laughed as they quickly arrived at the Imperial Palace.
Li Shizhi, Yan Zhenqing, Wei Jian, and the other ministers were all waiting at the entrance of the Imperial Palace. When they saw Ang Lee, they all anxiously asked about the two Princesses.
Ang Lee boldly pulled open the curtain of the carriage and allowed the two Princesses to greet the ministers.
After entering the Imperial Palace, they headed straight for Zichen Palace. When Li Longji heard that the two Princesses had returned to the capital, he was both surprised and delighted. He hurriedly called the two Princesses into the palace.
"This subject greets His Majesty."
Princess Jingle and Princess Yifang hurriedly bowed to Li Longji, just like they had done during the political marriage.
"Quick, get up. You've all lost weight."
Li Longji said with concern. Then he asked in confusion, "An Lushan said in the memorial that you were killed by the two Tibetans. When We heard this, We were grieved. Today, we saw that you are safe and sound. We are truly happy. What is all this about?"
"Your Majesty, An Lushan harbored evil intentions. He attacked the two Tibetans for no reason and killed many Xi and Khitan soldiers and civilians. King Huaixin and King Huaishun sent people to escort us back to the capital so that we could report the truth to His Majesty. In the end, An Lushan actually sent his trusted soldiers to hunt us down and trap us on Magpie Mountain. He also falsely accused His Majesty that we were killed by the two Tibetans. If Assistant Minister Li had not sent the armored artillery brigade north, we would have either starved to death or been killed by An Lushan. At that time, there would be no evidence, and His Majesty would believe that what An Lushan said was true."
Princess Yifang complained.
"Your Majesty, An Lushan's henchmen were deployed along the way all the way to the north bank of Luokou. It was there that nearly a hundred of them suddenly charged over, wanting to kill us. In the end, they were defeated by the armored artillery and captured more than ten assassins. They are now being held outside the palace."
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