In the capital, in the palace behind Tianchanghou's mansion, the third prince, Wu Qinghuai, has not put down the teacup for a long time, "So, it failed?"

The person kneeling below lowered his body, "... yes."

Kacha, the teacup was finally thrown onto the man in black, bounced off again, landed on the stone floor, and shattered into several pieces of different sizes.

The head of the man in black immediately stuck to the stone slab, not daring to lift it up.

"Oh, the right time, place and people. It's a pity. It seems that Chu Fanxiu was right. This is so simple. I have to get rid of it." Wu Qinghuai knocked on the table, "Getting rid of this person, I can't do it myself , I have to think of a way."

……

The one who was thinking about it almost sneezed, and Wu Yuanya who was sitting next to him paused, and pulled up the cloak that was put aside, "Sir, put it on, it's windy here, don't catch the cold."

The carriage swayed, Wu Yuanya shook off the cloak, grabbed the lace part of the cloak, draped it over Jian Jian's shoulders, and continued to fasten the cloak with both hands.The belt was tied neither loose nor tight, it was tied into a slipknot, and the remaining strips hung down on Zhen's chest, swinging and swaying with the bumps of the carriage.Wu Yuanya nodded, and continued to straighten the folds of the shawl on Jian Jian's shoulders.

He just waited for someone to finish his work, and hugged him with a big smile.

Wu Yuanya rested his chin on Jian Jian's shoulder, "What's wrong, sir?"

"It's nothing, I just want to hug you."

"Then just hug me, sir."

"Okay!"

The inside of the carriage was warm and harmonious, but outside the carriage Qiu Yong was blown so hard by the strong wind that he could hardly keep his eyes open.

Today is the first day of September.

Two days ago, the leisurely officials from the Ministry of Rituals finally wandered to Xu County, and the matter of welcoming King Chang was put on the agenda. They had spent a whole day with Wu Yuanya, and they were on their way today.

After passing the boundary stone in the north of Xu County, and further north, there is a large saline-alkali land where not a single grass grows.This place is flat as far as the eye can see, and when the wind blows, there will be flying sand and rocks everywhere.The people on the horses had already taken off their robes and covered their faces.Seeing him, Qiu Yong hurriedly took off his outer robe.

After walking northward for a day, before dusk, they arrived at Xuguan, a pass in the north of Dawu.Xuguan is the third pass from east to west of the northern defense line of Dawu.It is said that the first pass was built in sea water.

This Xuguan was built on the barren plains, and as far as it could see in all directions, it was a desolate land where not a single blade of grass grew.

When we arrived at Xuguan to tidy up, it was already dark.Qiu Yong started a new stove as if fighting a war, and always packed out what Wu Yuanya could eat for dinner.

After dinner, Wu Yuanya led Jian Jian and climbed up the city wall of Xuguan.

Night falls.It was the beginning of the month, the moon was dim, but the stars were very bright.Standing on a high place and looking around, it seems as if you can see the intersection of the starry sky and the horizon, and feel yourself at this moment, as if you are tightly surrounded by stars all over the sky.

Wu Yuanya and Jian Jian stood side by side, pointing to the north of Xu Guan, "That's the Chang Kingdom. If Tianchang Lord was still there back then, sir should be the king of the Chang Kingdom."

He just chuckled twice, "Not necessarily. Maybe I will be gone."

Wu Yuanya paused, then nodded, "Sir, it's true. From my point of view, the king of Chang Kingdom may not be the right one. I'm afraid he's not as comfortable as Lord Hou in the capital."

"Oh? What's the matter?"

Wu Yuanya said, "Dawu's five passes from east to west are not easy to guard because they are located on plains. The first pass was built on the sea, so it's okay. It's just that there are a few remaining passes. Zilai and the northern tribes There are constant frictions. Over the years, thanks to the presence of Changguo, a layer of barrier has been added."

"Oh, so that's the case." Simply nodded.

The two stood on the city wall for a while, and almost brought them down.

Xuguan was very quiet at night, only the footsteps of soldiers patrolling the night could be heard from time to time.He just hugged Wu Yuanya with his eyes open, and when it was daylight and the changing of the guard drill started outside, he only squinted for a while.

After reaching this pass, there is no need to go further north.Send someone to inform King Chang, and just wait here.

I don't know how big Chang State is, but at noon on the third day of Xu Guan's stay, a long motorcade appeared on Pingchuan outside the pass.

King Chang is here.

Open and close the door, send troops to greet you.

Simply as the direct leader who greeted King Chang this time, he walked in front of Wu Yuanya.

The long motorcade stopped ten meters away from him, and the driver at the front raised the curtain, and a middle-aged man in an indigo-blue shirt, of medium stature and slightly plump, stepped out of the carriage.

The man raised his head and looked at Jian Jian.

Just looked at that person too.

The two of them stared at each other for a long time, the middle-aged man was so excited that he walked and ran to Jian Jian, "This is, this is, Tianchanghou?"

"It's me." Simply took a step back, "You are... King Chang."

"It's me, it's me!" King Chang was as excited as if he had seen his brother who had been separated many years ago, "As soon as I saw you, I knew you were from our Jian family. I don't know which generation Marquis Jian is from, and I don't know what to do. How to call you, look at this..."

Literally took another step back.He doesn't quite adapt to King Chang's "self-familiar" character.Maybe this King Chang is indeed somewhat similar to the members of Jian's family.Yes, it can be seen that even though his grandfather and father are both thin people, there is a bit of Jane's family flavor on this Wang Chang's fat and round face.

But as a fake descendant of Lord Tianchang, he would not waste his feelings. "No, you and I can call each other differently. I will call you King Chang, and you will call me Tianchanghou."

"Look at this, look at this." King Chang rubbed his hands together, "We are all one family, why bother to talk about two families..."

He simply took another step back, backing to Wu Yuanya's side.Wu Yuanya smiled and grabbed Jian Jian's arm, "Since King Chang has arrived at Xuguan, let's rest for a day, let's go on the road tomorrow."

Wu Yuanya nodded and dragged him into Xuguan.

King Chang Jian Zhuo rubbed his hands and chased two steps forward, but was stopped by Wu Yuanya's guards, "King Chang, please follow the officials of the Ministry of Rites to repair."

"Hey, hey, good." King Chang stretched his neck, looking eagerly at the back of Jian in front of him.It seemed that he felt something, and he walked faster.

Zhao Dahai ran up from behind, "Well, I'm not mistaken, they are from your Jane's family."

"Yes, yes." Jian Zhuo looked down at the cloud pattern on the back of his right hand, which almost blended with his skin color, "His cloud pattern is so red, I saw it at a glance. Hey, really, really great !"

Zhao Dahai patted Jian Zhuo's shoulder, "I said brother-in-law, don't worry, let's take our time, you scare people."

"You have to take your time, I understand!"

It was like hiding in the house the next day without going out.The way Jian Zhuo looked at him really gave him goosebumps.Wu Yuanya was very happy when he didn't go out. He grabbed someone by the table and wrote a "diary" for the whole day, making him want to vomit from the memories.

Fortunately, when they got on the road the next day, they were sitting in the carriage in front of King Chang's carriage, and there was a whole guard team between them.When it was time to set up camp at night, no matter how hard King Chang tried, he simply avoided seeing him.

Maybe King Chang realized his problem, so he didn't bother him any more.It was almost a relief.

That night at the inn, Wu Yuanya simply wandered out of the house while Wu Yuanya was fast asleep.I don't know where I went to the post station, I almost heard whispers from the nearby rooms.

He didn't intend to listen, but his ears were naturally sensitive.So I almost heard my own name in the conversation.

"...It's just...to..."

"...think of a way..."

"...what can I do...it's just..."

"... Let's do this first... What do you think..."

"...No, think about one more..."

……

Almost shaking, seeing the patrolling guards coming, he hurried back to the house.Although I haven't heard the specific plan of King Qingchang, but I really plan to, it's better to stay away from people.

The way back to Beijing was by land.It was thrilling and rewarding on the way here, and the weather was fine on the way back without wind or waves.

After walking for half a month, on September [-]th, I finally saw the west gate of the capital.

"Finally I'm back, and the capital is still lively!" I was very happy.

Wu Yuanya said with a smile, "Sir, don't worry, this time we are welcoming King Chang by the emperor's order. After a while, the officials from the Ministry of Rites will send King Chang to the post. Sir, you have to go to the palace with me to return to your command."

"Are you going to return to life? Well, let's go with you."

Wu Yuanya and Jian Jian intertwined their fingers, leaned on his shoulder, and looked out of the opened car curtain with him.It was just watching the fun, but what Wu Yuanya was watching was the palms that almost lifted the curtains of the car.

The carriage walked halfway along the long street, turned around and headed north, all the way to the palace gate.

Entering the palace for the third time, the palace is still heavily guarded.It was already past the early court, and there was no one in the main hall. The eunuch who welcomed us led the two of them straight to the imperial study.

Arriving at the door of the imperial study room, he was about to enter when he was stopped by two imperial soldiers.

Wu Yuanya's expression turned cold, "Presumptuous!"

Ding Fu walked out of the imperial study, he shook his whisk, "Don't worry, Fifth Highness, you know that there are rules in the palace. For the sake of your majesty's safety, I ask Lord Jane to put your 'storage bag' first. Hand it in. When you leave the Imperial Study Room, it will be returned to you."

A little eunuch carrying a tray came out from behind Ding Fu, and the tray was delivered to Jian.

He simply touched the storage bag tied to his wrist, "Well, I won't go into the imperial study, anyway, the emperor knows that King Chang has brought it back."

"How can I do that!" Ding Fu stopped him, "Master Hou, there are rules in the palace, don't embarrass the slave, let alone, don't embarrass His Highness Fifth."

Wu Yuanya stepped forward, "Sir, if you don't want to go in, then you won't go in. I'll just go in and talk to His Majesty."

After thinking for a moment, "Forget it." He untied the storage bag on his wrist and put it on the tray.The rules in the palace are strict, he'd better try not to get the little crow involved.

Ding Fu glanced at the storage bag, smiled and said, "Don't be a slave to Hou Ye, don't you still have a storage bag?"

"You, how do you know." He did carry two storage bags with him, just to better distinguish things.

Ding Fu smiled meaningfully and gritted his teeth. He still had two spirit stones in his sleeve pocket.It is expected that the emperor would not really want to kill him, would he?

Putting down the second storage bag, he finally entered the imperial study.

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