The tide washes the round and crystalline marble surface of the harbor that has been rubbed for hundreds of years, and occasionally washes a few strands of rotten and dilapidated seaweed with the tide.

The harbor is still busy, because of the recent war, a large number of food supplies have either been looted by the Arabs or burned, and many indigenous people in Syria have also destroyed their homes, relieved the victims, replenished military supplies, and put a heavy burden on the logistics of Damin.

The land route was no longer safe, and the larger supplies had to be transported by sea, and the Great Fortune ship, laden with wheat and grain from Egypt, swayed its fat belly, constantly swallowing goods into the small ship, and the dock workers who kept shuttling back and forth were also sweating to fill the empty granaries.

At the easternmost end of the wharf, a very different from the busy wharf, it was deserted, and the elite soldiers on the periphery were in droves, and more than a thousand Eastern Romans dressed in single clothes were also trembling and silent in the icy sea breeze.

This was the last group of Eastern Roman troops to strongly demand to return to Constantinople.

Despite their impatience, these Roman soldiers and nobles had to wait, because a Roman eagle banner with the golden two-headed dragon logo was standing in front of them, which was the symbol of the awe-inspiring god and the king of Min.

But at this time, Li Jie didn't have the majesty of the gods at all, under the cover of the emperor's crowned tortoiseshell beads that represented the rights, there was a sighing face, silent, Li Jie stood by the sea with his hands tied, and the black dragon robe fluttered with the sea breeze blowing, which seemed to reflect the gloom of late autumn.

Behind him, the image of Gaoyang Princess Li Ling was a little miserable, she was hit by an arrow in her back during the siege of Antioch, she broke her ankle when she escaped, and she is still limping and wrapped in gauze, but Li Ling is a little more active than Li Jie after all, pulling Li Xueyan's sleeve, reluctant and worried to keep it.

"Sister Xue Yan, now that Da Min is hostile to the Romans, the army is in chaos, and it is too dangerous for you to go on the road alone as a weak woman! Wait a few more years, just a few years, when the time comes, my brother will definitely settle that mycelium, and then I will let my brother send you to the Aegean Sea in a warship! I will definitely fulfill your and Brother Qin's wishes! ”

At this time, Li Xueyan lost the appearance of the clever and a little pungent Guanzhong woman, and was replaced by endless mourning, a green silk was tied under a thick white turban, the wide black priest's robe wrapped around her thin body, holding a small jar in both hands, Li Xueyan shook her head sadly.

"I'm sorry sister, I can't wait."

"My sister and my family Langjun have traveled together in the Tubo Snow Mountain, the Liaodong Linhai, the Wentang of the Wa Kingdom, the Tianzhu Buddha Country and the endless prairie, the biggest hope of the two of us in this life is to see what the West is like again, to see how big the world is."

"The concubine is useless, he didn't bring an heir to Lang Jun, and now that he is finally free, the concubine wants to accompany him and go on."

Seeing Li Xueyan's resolute appearance, Gao Yang tugged on Li Jie's sleeve again anxiously, and muttered in a low voice: "Brother, you don't say twice!"

sighed, but Li Jie nodded dullly: "The Holy See has already been arranged, mixed in the Jesuits, the local church, the priest will protect you."

After a pause, Li Jie said hesitantly: "Brother Qin's title, Gu will find a way to remedy him for the ......"

"Your Majesty's suffering, the concubine knows." Before Li Jie finished speaking, Li Xueyan suddenly interrupted his words, and still bent down slightly to say a blessing so sadly.

"If it weren't for Your Majesty, the concubine and Lang Jun wouldn't be able to walk together for so many years, Your Majesty's embarrassment, concubine etiquette, I believe Lang Jun knows and will understand, Your Majesty has done enough for the concubine couple, the title and wealth are nothing but things outside the body, and please don't bother your Majesty anymore."

After being stunned for a moment, Li Jie finally sighed and nodded, and then bent down slightly, and said heavily: "Cherish all the way!"

Finally, she bowed, and gently hugged her shoulder under Gao Yang's reluctant eyes, and Li Xueyan finally left without looking back.

A huge white sail with a red cross in the middle was hoisted by the sailors, and dozens of archbishops and priests followed aboard the ship, the clergy of the reconstituted diocese of Antioch to exchange with Greece and Rome, where even Roman emperors would not attack the ships of the Church.

The forbidden army of the Min king got out of the way, and the Eastern Roman army, waiting to board the ship and return home, was finally able to line up the ladder with the few remaining luggage. Facing the big ship of crosses that had sailed towards the vast Pacific Ocean, Gao Yang kept raising his hands and shouting.

"Sister Snow Goose, goodbye! Come back early! ”

Listening to her words, Li Jie couldn't help but shake his head for the last time, he knew that he was afraid that this was the last time he would see Li Xueyan in his life.

In the end, it is the * era, and the royal driver of the King of Min must also put on the majesty of the King of Min, return to Damascus City from the port, and the citizens of the streets and houses that pass by along the way under the order of the guards are all trembling and kneeling on both sides of the road, and they don't even dare to raise their heads.

However, there are still people who ignore the majesty of King Min and leave their little faces in front of them angrily, Gao Yang deliberately slowed Li Jie half a horse and ignored him.

deliberately dragged Li Jie over, Gao Yang just hoped that Li Jie would find a way to leave Li Xueyan behind, who knew that Li Jie didn't mention a word to keep him, and a while ago he also ordered Qin Huaiyang to be dismissed and take the title, and the new and old grudges were counted together, Gao Yang's cheeks were like tomatoes.

Li Jie didn't have the heart to worry about her, but lowered his head and didn't know what to think, constantly choosing between gains and losses.

"Ling'er!"

After a while, Li Jie raised his head and called out, but he hit a big nail, Gao Yang deliberately snorted heavily, twisting his face even higher, looking cold.

Turning a blind eye to that, Li Jie said to himself: "The widow has thought about it, and the widow plans to transfer Fang Yiai from the position of General Zuo Wuwei and transfer him back to Beijing to serve as the secretary of the Shaofu."

"Why?"

Unable to calm down any longer, Gao Yang turned around in shock and screamed.

Shaofuqing belongs to one of the nine Qings, a third-grade official, in charge of the palace and the official grange, it is considered a fat shortage, even if he is not greedy, there are a lot of inputs every month, but General Zuo Wuwei is from the second grade, in charge of tens of thousands of soldiers of the feudal general, especially in the current development period, and it is the time to win fame, the war is imminent, and now to drive Fang Yiai back to Beijing, it is equivalent to driving him out of the center of power, no longer reused.

How should others view the Fang family?

It's about her husband's future, if you don't be nervous, Gao Yang won't love her love. However, seeing his sister's anxious and pleading appearance, Li Jie's face seemed to become very solemn and serious, and he looked directly at her and stated his reasons.

"You have also seen the matter of Cousin Xueyan, you and your beloved ......, the battlefield swords have no eyes, and Lone does not dare to guarantee absolute safety, so you should go back to Beijing with him!"

Listening to Li Jie's earnest words, Gao Yang really hesitated, lost his breathless appearance, and pondered with a low face.

But after a while, Gao Yang shook his head again: "My Gao Yang's man should be a big husband who stands up to the sky!" Don't rely on your wife to eat and wait for a coward to die in the rear! ”

"The penitent husband is looking for a marquis!"

Finally staring at Gao Yang, with heavy and helpless emotion and persuasion, Li Jie immediately kicked off the horse's belly, accelerated the speed of the horse to cross Gao Yang, and returned to the palace at an accelerated speed, leaving this princess who was favored by two generations of kings to follow behind, and tilted his head in distress to think.

The war was still going on, and Li Jie could only spare half a morning before he had to hurry back to the central government subordinates, who were already busy like an ant's nest.

In front of the palace for temporary requisition, there are times when there are meetings from time to time in front of the gate that is not too wide, and subordinate officials such as the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Industry continue to send in and out with all kinds of documents and documents, and use various data from the empire to build a clear battlefield situation map for the ministers of the Command Department and the King of Fujian.

At this time, the main force of the Arabs has not been found yet, and it is still floating above Da Min's head like a ghost, and it may come over at any time to strangle Da Min's throat, and everyone is tense up to try to find clues, so that a sword pierces his throat before the Arabs show their hideous claws.

Li Jie left for an hour or two, and there was no accident for more than ten days, but something happened during this time, the forbidden army had just stopped in front of the palace, and the guards at the door knelt down on one knee with a halberd in one hand to salute, and Su Dingfang inside happened to be sweating profusely and hurriedly rushed out, and when he saw Li Jie with a panicked look, he immediately became overjoyed, and he pounced and shouted in front of Li Jiema.

"Your Majesty, something is wrong, the Arab army is out again! Attacking my city of Chaodanya! Danya guards the general, and the guerrilla general Yuwen is in a hurry! ”

Li Jie's brows furrowed suddenly......