Lu Qi paused and asked, "Is uncle okay now?"

"I, hehe, it's very bad. The Dragon Weight Escort Agency is now deserted." President Lin said with a head of escort.

"How can there be no door? Now the merchants who come and go to Shezhou in Jiangning should need protection." Lu Qi said.

General Lin looked at Lu Qi and said calmly: "The business of the escort agency used to be mainly based on the care of the Prince Yong's Mansion. Now that King Yong has gone to Zhou State, few people in the escort agency are willing to come to the house, mainly because they are afraid of being implicated."

Lu Qi nodded and said, "Does Uncle need Tianfeng's help?"

"No need, now I want to close the escort agency and live for a while." said General Lin's escort leader.

Lu Qi nodded and asked, "Brother Lin also went to Zhou State with King Yong?"

Mr. Lin nodded and said sadly: "Yes, but I can't go back after I go."

Lu Qi nodded, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Is my uncle's adopted daughter in the escort agency?"

"I'm not here, I went out with Xiaodie." President Lin replied.

Lu Qi nodded in disappointment. He actually wanted to see his senior sister again. He heard Mr. Lin ask, "Tianfeng, is there any other connection to you in Changzhou?"

"Changzhou has no connection with me, and it was basically swallowed by Zhang. In fact, I have little influence on Changzhou. It is mainly because of the former Princess's Mansion, which relied on the official silver plagiarism to capture 20,000 Zhongfu Yongs, but I have never had contact with Zhongfu Yongs at all, so it has no impact on Changzhou's military strength." Lu Qi replied.

Mr. Lin nodded and said calmly: "It is not easy for you to have 80,000 military strength in Shezhou."

"It's not easy, but after all, it was obtained during the Western Expedition. If I hadn't believed Lord Lin Renzhao too much, I wouldn't have let the Ezhou Army's leading commander lie away from the Ezhou Army. Unfortunately, I discovered it too late, otherwise at least some of the Ezhou Army would be able to order the followers." Lu Qi said regretfully.

"Oh, you shouldn't be in the western region for a long time. You can actually win the morale of the army and be called a famous general." General Lin praised the head of the Imperial Officer.

Lu Qi shook his head and smiled, saying, "I cannot be regarded as a famous general, but it is still possible to win over the morale of the military. In fact, it is very simple. First, it is to give benefits to the soldiers, and second, it is to win over the soldiers. If everyone drinks a few times together, they will have friendship. Soldiers are no longer as happy as civil servants. Soldiers drink and drink happily. After drinking, they will not forget to call their brothers and brothers. No matter how close civil servants drink, they will still be the word "profit" in the future."

Mr. Lin nodded and said, "What my dear nephew is telling the truth."

Lu Qi smiled again and said, "But what I am talking about is the border army that is fighting. It is not the master soldiers in the capital. The soldiers in the capital are just civil servants. They cannot drink a relationship with each other. They are all officials who only recognize money."

President Lin smiled and said calmly: "The Beijing Army is indeed too strong in official spirit and has never experienced a great war. It is not as brave as the border army."

Lu Qi turned around and said, "Uncle, has Brother Lin come and sent me a letter?"

"No, after going to Zhou State, there will be no news." President Lin said bitterly.

Lu Qi nodded and said silently: "Uncle, Tianfeng should go back."

"I'll give it to my nephew." President Lin said simply.

****

Lu Qi left the Longwei Escort Agency and went to the shops in the capital again. After that, he went to several jade shops, and finally returned to the princess's mansion.

The next day, at midnight, an eunuch came to send an eunuch to let Lu Qi enter the palace to see him. Lu Qi changed into the official uniform of Taichang Cheng and left the princess's mansion under the concern of his relatives.

As soon as he entered the palace, Lu Qi saw the old acquaintance Eunuch Xing. Eunuch Xing had a very kind face, but his face was gloomy and had a bad eyes. He looked at Lu Qi who was walking coldly.

Lu Qi walked over and smiled and said, "Mr. Xing, it's always good."

"Not good, very bad." Eunuch Xing raised his eyebrows and responded with annoyance.

Lu Qitan smiled and said, "Mr. Xing should be very good."

"You are so ugly, what's the best in our family?" Eunuch Xing said indifferently.

Lu Qi smiled and said calmly: "It's just a woman who has lost her background. I can't bear to let her die in the Yeting Palace, so I asked her to leave."

Eunuch Xing twitched his face and said in a dark voice: "Lu Tianfeng, our family knows what happened to you in collusion with Zhang."

"You know what you are doing." Lu Qi cursed in his heart and smiled faintly, "Didn't you know about the matter with Zhang for a long time?"

Eunuch Xing stared at Lu Qi in a cold manner and said, "Lu Tianfeng, do you think you have Shezhou again? Our family is not worthy of your fear."

"It is a mistake to say this. It should be that I and I have always had a cooperative relationship. I remember everything that the adult helped me. For example, when that woman went out, I once promised to owe a kindness to the Jiaofang, which would be rewarded." Lu Qi responded calmly.

Eunuch Xing's face calmed down slightly, and Lu Qi then asked: "Sir, do you have any intentions for me?"

"We don't know what the king wants to do this time, only Lao Xia knows, but the possibility of killing you will not be very high." Eunuch Xing replied calmly, his tone was obviously soft.

Lu Qi nodded and heard the eunuch Xing whisper: "Get in, it won't be good after a long time."

After saying that, Eunuch Xing left. A eunuch who stood far away came over and led Lu Qi into the palace. He went to Paiyun Pavilion. Lu Qi unexpectedly realized that Master Li did not just summon him to meet him, but many court officials came to meet him.

More than twenty ministers were scattered outside Paiyun Pavilion. Lu Qi's arrival was eye-catching. Lu Qi also saw the familiar Yang Kun. Yang Kun glanced at him and turned his head to talk to the people next to him. No one greeted Lu Qi. Moreover, with so many ministers, Lu Qi's fifth-rank official was the lowest. Lu Qi could only stand alone on the periphery. He did not know Xiao Zhili. Even if Xiao Zhili was here, he would not show any respect to him.

Half a moment later, an eunuch came out of Paiyun Pavilion and shouted: "Your Majesty will send an order to all ministers."

The court officials began to move and lined up in two rows. Lu Qijing accompanied the last right row and entered Paiyun Pavilion together.

After entering Paiyun Pavilion, Lu Qi saw Lord Li sitting on the couch with a yellowish collar, and Lord Xia stood on the right. What surprised Lu Qi was that His Royal Highness of the Prince of Tang was also in Paiyun Pavilion, standing at Lord Xia's lower head.

"Keep to Your Majesty, Long live Your Majesty." The ministers knelt on the ground and worshiped.

"The Lords are calm."

"Thank you Your Majesty." The ministers stood up after singing. Lu Qi was a little weird at the end. He had already received this kind of courtesy in Fuzhou, and now he was still in aggrieved to Lord Li.

"My ministers, today's discussion is that the Zhou State envoy invited the prince to come to Zhou State to celebrate the birthday of the Empress Dowager. The prince is kind and filial, and is willing to go to Zhou State to congratulate him in exchange for the return of Duke Yong State. I am also sad that my brothers cannot return it. What do you think about the prince's request?" Master Li said in a heavy tone.

Lu Qi was shocked and felt a bad feeling. He heard a minister responding: "Your Majesty, since it is the birthday of the Empress Dowager of the Supreme Kingdom, our country cannot lose its etiquette."

"That's it." Lord Li made a conclusion calmly.

"Lu Tianfeng." After Lord Li paused, he shouted again.

"I am here." Lu Qi hurriedly responded to the list, took the middle and stepped forward for five steps, and said respectfully: "I, Lu Tianfeng, came to the capital to report his duties and bow to His Majesty."

"Lu Qing, the prince is willing to go to Zhou to congratulate him. It is difficult for me to be at ease with his safety. I know that you are brave and agile, and are quite close to the prince. I am also the county horse of Duke Yong. I want to entrust you with the important task to escort the prince to the capital of Zhou, and then take over Duke Yong back. Are you willing to take on this important task?" Lord Li said peacefully.

"It is my honor to be able to escort His Highness the Crown Prince, but the military strength of Shezhou is very unstable. If I stay away from the Yi Sheng incident, I request that if my elder brother can serve as the governor of Shezhou and also serve as the defensive envoy of Shezhou, and be able to sacrifice Shezhou's military strength on behalf of me, I dare to take on the important task of escorting His Highness the Crown Prince." Lu Qi respectfully responded to Master Li's plan.

Lord Li was silent, but Lu Qi sneered in his heart. As soon as Lord Li said that the prince was willing to go to Zhou, he could guess what Li was doing. Lord Li should have been concerned about the consequences of the mutiny and did not dare to kill him in Jiangning, so he played luring the tiger away from the mountain and used a righteous reason to get him to Zhou.

If Lord Li allowed Lu Tianhua to serve as the governor of Shezhou, he would let Lu Qi have a hostage concern and then save the relatives of the princess's mansion to escape. He could really go to Zhou State, but as long as he arrived in Zhou State, he could find an opportunity to escape and run to the river and return to Jin State.
Chapter completed!