Pang Xiao's injuries from the flogging had not yet healed. When Xiong Jinshui was present, he naturally had to hold on for the sake of his face. As soon as Xiong Jinshui left, Pang Xiao threw away his outer robe, hissed, and carefully turned over to lie down. He hugged the big pillow with both arms and breathed a sigh of relief.
"How can we not go back? If we don't obey the edict now, we will be more certain that Your Majesty has thoughts about This King, and will be more certain that the treasure was hidden by This King. Your Majesty is sensitive and suspicious, and This King knows his temperament too well. " Pang Xiao's voice was lazy, "So the more it is like this, the more we have to do the opposite. Your Majesty has his reasons for suspecting This King, but This King also has his ways."
Even if he did it, he could find a way to get out of it.
Now that he was' separated from his wife and children ', missing Sister Yi, his two children, and his family every day, how could he not know who the culprit behind this situation was?
Tang Xiu frowned and thought for a moment, and then suddenly understood. She nodded and said, "Wang Ye's words are reasonable. In that case, this subordinate will go and prepare the luggage and the carriage, ready to follow Your Majesty back to the capital at any time."
Pang Xiao nodded, "Have the bodyguards prepare as well. After we set off, send half of the bodyguards to protect Your Majesty."
Tang Xiu was stunned, "Wang Ye, are you afraid that someone will assassinate Your Majesty?"
"That's not necessarily the case. But on the way back to the capital, we must always be prepared. "
Now that Da Zhou was in turmoil, Li Qitian still needed to be alive to stabilize the situation. At least, he could stabilize the world, and the people could safely pass this hurdle for the time being.
Thinking of the reports from the south, most of the granaries were in a state of emergency, and there were already people eating grass roots and tree barks to allay their hunger, and then looking at the luxurious life of the nobles in the capital, and Your Majesty's every move, which was focused on the treasure, Pang Xiao's originally happy mood became heavy.
Although he had property, he still had an army in his hands to support, so he had to count Qiu Feishan's autonomy to balance his income and expenditure.
Meanwhile, Sister Yi had also taken out most of her money to help the victims of the disaster.
Moreover, feeding the people of the world should not be the responsibility of a single person. This was something Li Qitian should have considered.
Now that he had just obtained the treasure, if he wanted to use it, he would have to avoid the limelight. He wanted to use the treasure to save more people, this was a good intention, but he would not put himself in danger because of this. Otherwise, wouldn't those who followed him be implicated?
With so many subordinates, there must be a reason why they were willing to follow him. However, none of them would accept losing their lives for no reason.
Pang Xiao closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, but he was calculating how to proceed in the future.
Xiong Jinshui had already arrived at the Lu Mansion and announced Your Majesty's decree. Lu Heng agreed without hesitation.
After all, it was the emperor's departure, so there were a lot of preparations to be made.
Li Qitian was hot-headed and led the troops to look for the treasure. Even if someone wanted to murder him, they would not be able to know his whereabouts immediately, so the journey was safe.
However, he had already stayed in Huichuan County for many days.
If he wanted to return to the capital without anyone knowing, it would not be easy.
Therefore, this greatly increased the risk of Li Qitian returning to the capital.
The bodyguards who were protecting the emperor were inevitably nervous at this time.
Especially Ma Cheng, when he learned that the emperor was about to return to the capital, he immediately began to make arrangements. He did not have a chance to sleep for two consecutive days, so he was so worried that some of his hair fell off.
He had escorted the Holy Chariot out safely and was about to bring her back in one piece. If something were to happen right under his nose,
He was afraid that even the lives of his entire family would not be enough to pay for it.
After intensive preparations, early the next morning, the troops and the ceremonial guards were neatly lined up on the street in front of the yamen.
The cavalry of the five military camps sat upright on their horses, guarding the ceremonial guards and the carriage on both sides, preventing the onlookers from approaching.
On this day, the commoners were also curiously waiting around, craning their necks to see what Your Majesty looked like. They wanted to see if he was like what the storytellers said, with a square face, wide ears, eyes like copper bells, a height of nine feet, and a sturdy back. He did not look like an ordinary person.
Not long after, the yamen's door opened, and the chatter of the commoners suddenly stopped. Several bodyguards carried a door plank out, and a tall man with long legs was lying on top of it. He looked very weak.
The commoners all knew that Prince Zhongshun was beaten with a plank. Everyone was grateful that Pang Xiao had thought of a way to prepare rice for the commoners and taught some people how to plant terraced fields. However, the person who ordered Wang Ye to be beaten with a plank was Your Majesty, so everyone only dared to talk about it behind his back. At this time, everyone felt pity and sorrow in their hearts, but no one dared to say anything in front of him.
Following that, a handsome young man wearing a brocade robe came out. Beside him was a beautiful young woman.
Some people did not recognize him and asked the person beside them in a low voice, "Who is that? He's so handsome, is he Your Majesty's brother or nephew?"
The person who was asked clicked his tongue in disdain, "That's County Magistrate Lu, Zhong Yibo. What are you thinking? What nephew?"
It was said that Your Majesty only had one Crown Prince. He had brothers and nephews, but Your Majesty had never put anyone in an important position. The current Emperor was very afraid of the imperial family members taking charge of the affairs of the imperial court and whether or not they would seize power.
The people who heard this began to whisper.
"I didn't expect Zhong Yibo to be so handsome."
"Of course, Zhong Yibo is the head of the Lu family. What kind of family is the Lu family? They would obviously marry the most beautiful and talented wives, so their children would naturally not be bad. "
The people's voices rose and fell. Not long after, a bright yellow figure slowly walked out of the yamen.
Seeing the eunuchs behind him and the guards of honor formed by the yellow umbrella and the eunuchs, the discussion of the people suddenly stopped. Everyone was curious to see what the Emperor looked like, but now, they did not even have the courage to look at him directly. They all knelt down and shouted, "Long live the Emperor!"
For a moment, the sound of people shouting, "Long live the Emperor!" could be heard everywhere.
Li Qitian saw his attendants and the people in front of the door all kneeling and kowtowing. Even Pang Xiao, who was leaning against the door, was the same. He was very happy.
This was the sense of accomplishment that could only be enjoyed after unifying the country. This sense of accomplishment was something that could not be brought about by anything else.
Li Qitian sat in the carriage, then raised his hand and waved outside, indicating for the people to get up.
How could the people understand? They continued to kneel in place.
Li Qitian did not mind. When Xiong Jinshui jogged over to inform Zhong Yibo and Prince Zhongshun that they had boarded the carriage, Li Qitian responded, "Let's set out." Then, he leisurely leaned back on the soft pillow laid out in the carriage.
Xiong Jinshui loudly sang, "Your Majesty has decreed, set out!"
"Set out!" The accompanying cavalry of the five barracks immediately responded loudly.
Their uniform roars resounded through the clouds, and their imposing manner was imposing. The people who had never seen fighting on the battlefield experienced the imposing manner of the cavalry of the five barracks. The people immediately shouted, "Long live Your Majesty!"
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