Li Zhongyi's travel has always been very simple, five carriages carrying three women and some luggage, and they formed a small convoy of travel.

In front of the gate of the Pinglu Jiedu Mansion, illuminated by the lanterns and torches as bright as day, the soldiers of the A Battalion of the Guards Army held their heads high, held their breath and stood straight, as if they could not see the endless sea of pines and cypresses.

"Blood Killing" carried Li Zhongyi, jumped down from the steps of the main gate of the Shuaifu at a gallop, and stopped steadily in front of the military formation.

The sharp-eyed Liao Shanhe immediately shouted: "All stand upright, salute!" Then he drew his sword from its sheath and saluted.

The soldiers were all excited, clenching their guns tightly, and eagerly chasing the figure of the commander.

Li Zhongyi sat high on the saddle, glanced at the audience, nodded with satisfaction, and shouted: "Sons, I know that you are holding back very hard now. However, don't worry, the day that will sweep the world will come sooner or later. ”

"Sweep the world, sweep the world......" Liao Shanhe took the lead in shouting, which aroused the enthusiasm of the soldiers, and everyone shouted hoarsely.

Kong Kun, who had been sitting firmly in the carriage, did not go out to greet Li Zhongyi, he gently stroked his beard under his chin, and laughed softly: "Well, I watch the sky at night, and the world is about to change hands!" ”

While pouring tea, the scholar Qiu Yan asked Kong Kun very puzzled: "Great Grandmaster, since you have already decided that Li Wuyi will win the world, why do you keep sitting in the carriage and not go to greet him in person?" ”

"Hey, what do you know?" Kong Kun proudly picked up a few strands of beautiful beard, took a sip of tea, and then said slowly, "This person, the easier it is to get something, the less you will cherish it." ”

"Let's not talk about it far away, just talk about Li Qiniang who spoils the Crown Festival Marshal's Mansion. If she hadn't taken the initiative to vote, no matter how powerful Li Xianggong was, it would be very difficult to accept her as a concubine. Kong Kun took a sip of Chinese tea, and suddenly sighed, "On the other hand, the Ye family and the Han family, although they accompany each other in the inner study every day and help deal with military affairs, seem to have unlimited scenery and great authority. In fact, the mark of the daughter of the retainer at the root, even if she jumps into the Yellow River, it is difficult to wash it away. ”

The scholar Qiu Yan understood a little, but he was even more confused, and subconsciously asked: "What does this have to do with you staying in the car?" ”

"It's too big!" Kong Kun suddenly put down the teacup in his hand, narrowed his eyes, and said coldly, "Li Zhongyi relied on the military and political academy of military and political masters, and transferred to the pavilion chief and village zheng, which can be said to have taken the power of the state and county. If we civil servants don't have self-esteem and self-love, I'm afraid that it will be difficult to have a place to stand in the court in the future. ”

"Do you think I've been carrying thousands of dollars all day long, spending all day drinking?" Kong Kun suddenly sighed heavily, "I have traveled all over Dengzhou, called touring the mountains and rivers, but in fact, I am secretly observing. Alas, the scene everywhere I went was simply unheard of, and this great change had not been seen in a thousand years. ”

"Great Grandmaster, why don't you see any difference in the little one?" The scholar Qiu Yan deliberately wanted to make Kong Kun happy, and pretended to be confused.

"You little rabbit, come and make me happy again." Kong Kun was happy, picked up the folding fan on the small table, and gently knocked on the head of the book inkstone, "You follow me to the north and south, how have you ever seen it, the mud legs straighten their waists, and talk to me without being humble or arrogant?" ”

The scholar Qiu Yan rolled his eyes, and then, he slapped his head and shouted softly: "If you don't remind you, the villain really hasn't noticed." Whether it is the soil farmer under the pavilion or the mud legs in the village, the spirit and spirit are very different from the obscenity in the past. ”

"Well, you still have some eyesight." Kong Kun narrowed his old eyes and spit out word by word, "What's even more terrifying is that the old man saw that there was a murderous aura hidden in the eyes of those farmers. Hmph, a good Li Wujiao, in just a few months, he has done almost no profit to hide the army from the people, Qiu Yan, tell me, what does this mean? ”

"This is the foundation of sincerity!" The scholar Qiu Yan was quick for a while, but the mystery was completely revealed.

"You're right. Therefore, the old man took the opportunity of today to slightly reveal the talent in his abdomen, and also let Li Xiaoxianggong take a good look at the old man's methods. Kong Kun glanced at the empty tea cup, and Qiu Yan hurried over to fill it with tea soup.

Kong Kun picked up the teacup, his eyes suddenly burst out with a strong killing intent, and he said hatefully: "Neikong deceives people too much, there will be a day when they are taught to survive and die, hum." ”

The scholar Qiu Yan roughly knows some of the grievances and grievances between Kong Kun and the Kong family, because Kong Kun has been smart since he was a child and is very good at reading, and Neikong is afraid that Kong Kun, a disciple of Outer Confucius, will gain power in the future, so he wants to do everything possible to suppress Kong Kun.

As a result, Kong Kun was nearly half a hundred years old, and one foot was buried in the soil, but he was never able to get a glimpse of the door of the temple, and he was only a scattered governor.

The total strength of the Guards now exceeds 10,000 people, Dengzhou is a remote and small state, the state city is less than ten miles in radius, and the streets in the city are obviously unable to put so many soldiers and horses.

Therefore, in accordance with the requirements of the military order, Liao Shanhe only placed the soldiers and horses of the first battalion in front of the gate of the Marshal's Mansion to serve as honor guards and guards. As for the main forces of the Guards, they were all assembled on the seashore at the north gate of Dengzhou.

Li Zhongyi travels, as long as he can sail anywhere, he will definitely choose to take the waterway. The march of the Guards, a large force of more than 10,000 people, if they choose to take the land route, will more or less disturb the people.

Moreover, whether it is the speed of the march, the logistical support, or the requirement of preserving physical strength to prepare for war at any time, it is far more than five times stronger to march by boat than to march by land.

As the saying goes, the king of Chu has a thin waist, and he starves to death in the palace!

As the old proverb goes, if you have a good top, you will be very bad at the bottom!

Li Zhongyi likes to take boats, and the bureaucrats who manage the shipbuilding and shipwrights below will naturally cater to his wishes. They have worked shipbuilding, digging out their hearts to upgrade shipbuilding technology, and at least they are invited to be rewarded for their merits, and at worst they are making steady progress.

Leaving the city and arriving on the shore, Kong Kun was arranged on a hazy road behind the handsome ship, and was not invited by Li Zhongyi to the handsome ship as he expected, and talked about the country!

After settling down, Qiu Yan complained in a low voice: "You are a great master of Confucianism, how can you be so slow?" ”

Kong Kun waved his hand, frowned and said angrily: "Xianggong and his daughter, although I am old, I am a man after all, how can I have the reason for my subordinates to be close to Fang Ze when I hear the lord at night?" ”

Qiu Yan saw that Kong Kun's face was not good, so he hurriedly raised his hand and slapped his own ear melon seeds, knelt down and begged for mercy: "The villain shouldn't talk too much, please punish the great grandmaster." ”

"Get up, you've been with me for so many years, don't you even know my temper?" Kong Kun's heart was on fire, but he was just playing on the topic, and he deserved Qiu Yan to hit his gun.

Qiu Yan saw that Kong Kun's face had softened a lot, so he was bold again, and whispered: "Back to the great grandmaster, the little one just saw a lot of embroidery girls and boarded the big boat behind. ”

Kong Kun picked up his white beard, smiled slightly, and said, "Our lord, although he is the trustee of the political hall, after all, the family background is not thick. Cao Wangdong came, such a big event, many dresses, honor guards, and crowns, which have not been prepared so far, and they are full of childishness. ”

Qiu Yan secretly complained that after King Cao's mother and son escaped from Kaifeng City, no one could predict when they would arrive in Pinglu smoothly. If Li Zhongyi prepared in advance according to the specifications of the imperial brother, wouldn't it be embarrassing if King Cao was intercepted back by the imperial court?

I don't know if it was Li Zhongyi's negligence or deliberate, Kong Kun's concubines could only stay in the house, unable to accompany him and serve the self-proclaimed great master.

Zheng's identity is particularly sensitive, with her accompanying him, when Li Zhongyi arranged the cabin, in order to hide people's eyes, he let her live with Han Xianglan, next door to the handsome cabin, connected by a secret door.

As for Li Cuixuan, Li Zhongyi didn't plan to forcibly pick her stamens, so he simply kept snubbing her, so naturally he didn't let her listen to Yaxing in the corner of the wall at night, so she was placed in the corner of the second floor to live.

Xiao Xuan, who has the lowest status, needs to stay by Li Zhongyi's side during the day, such as serving bathing and rubbing her back, serving tea and water, mopping the floor and other chores, all of which are pressed on her shoulders. At night, Xiao Xuan had to go back to the cabin on the second floor to rest, and lived in the cabin next to Li Cuixuan.

Zhu Niang was originally placed in the side room of the handsome cabin, but she was not happy to live or die, so she had to lead the sword attendants and maids to guard the only second-floor cabin facing the staircase.

Li Zhongyi stood in front of the window with his hands in his hands, admiring the moon while brewing various words to meet King Cao.

I don't know how long it took, a slight sound of footsteps stopped behind Li Zhongyi, and Li Zhongyi could tell that it was Xiao Xuan.

Sure enough, Xiao Xuan whispered: "Hui Ye, the deputy commander of the water division, Zhao Laoqi, please see you downstairs." ”

"Oh, let him in."

Zhou Daozhong, the commander of the water division, was left on Jianghua Island by Li Zhongyi, and this time he commanded the main force of the water division, and it was Zhao Laoqi who followed him westward.

"Your Majesty, Zhao Laoqi, please see the Lord." Although Zhao Laoqi is Li Zhongyi's confidant, he never dares to lose his dignity in terms of etiquette.

It wasn't until Li Zhongyi waved his hand and said that he straightened his waist and stood respectfully on the side of the bookcase.

"Boss, it's still the old rule, this is to go to Qi by sea, and everything up and down the sailor is under your command and dispatch." Li Zhongyi not only trusted Zhao Laoqi's loyalty, but also believed in his true ability to control the sailors to sail or fight.

"Yes!" After Zhao Laoqi took the order, he hesitated slightly, but still decided to say straightforwardly, "Kong Zhizhou said in the back that he didn't have time to pack his bags at home, and there was a shortage of all kinds of things for the long trip. After the people below reported, the villain didn't dare to be specialized, so he came to ask the master to show him. ”

Li Zhongyi immediately laughed, Kong Kun has always boasted of being a great master of a generation, but he didn't expect that he was so cheeky.

It's just that Kong Kun deliberately asked Zhao Laoqi for something, and Li Zhongyi didn't think about it at all, how could it be reasonable?

"Well, my old man, Grandmaster Kong is trying to test my elegance. Well, as long as you don't want the woman next to me, you can do the rest of the requirements. Li Zhongyi saw Zhao Laoyi's concerns, so he explained with a smile, "Don't worry, that Kong Zhizhou is very shrewd, and it is impossible to mention it if he asks too much." ”