Three days later, the Emperor of Great Zhou left Kaifeng Prefecture, which had not left for ten years, despite the advice and dissuasion of court officials and harem. The custodians were 30,000 imperial guards, hundreds of Banzhi, five ministers, fifteen eunuchs, and four imperial physicians.

The Emperor of Great Zhou ordered the crown prince to supervise the country, Xue Juzheng as the chief minister, and Zhang Yongde as the secondary minister, assisting the crown prince in governing the country with both literature and military affairs, which means giving the crown prince part of the emperor's power. The crown prince can make decisions on any military and political affairs that do not conflict with the emperor's decree.

The wide and flat official road, the long army of bright armors, protected a series of convoys. The front of the convoy was a delicate vehicle as wide as a pavilion. The vehicles were all covered with bright armors, which were obviously the emperor's car.

Emperor Zhou was sitting in the car, holding a pale green jade bottle in his hand, with a calm expression showing confusion. This jade bottle was handed over by the class who returned to Jiangnan. It was said that it was the "Nine Turns of Great Returns to the Dan" handed over by the Taoist priests in Chaoyang Temple, Maoshan.

Because Lu Tianfeng's body was not injured, Emperor Zhou had a desire for Maoshan's elixirs. He used the two most trusted Banzhi and ran to Maoshan to seek healing pills. However, when the pill was found, Emperor Zhou became suspicious again. There was only one pill in the bottle. He could not let others test the medicine, nor did he dare to let the imperial physician peel and test the medicine.

Therefore, one of the main reasons for his Western tour was to verify from Lu Tianfeng that the Zhou emperor could not expect Lu Tianfeng to return to Kaifeng Prefecture, so he did not issue an order, because once Lu Tianfeng refused to submit the imperial edict, the Zhou court would not be able to face the consequences.

Before, the Zhou Emperor suspected that Lu Tianfeng had hidden power in Changzhou. After listening to the report of Ban Zhi of Jiangnan's return, the Zhou Emperor asked Zhao Yuanwailang to learn more carefully before deducing that Lu Tianfeng owned Changzhou and Suzhou. However, the Zhou Emperor did not suspect that Lu Tianfeng was the King of Jin, but believed that Lu Tianfeng and Jiangyin Zhang jointly owned the two states of Su and Chang, and that after the Yue Kingdom was destroyed, he independently surrendered to Jin.

The fact that Lu Tianfeng owned the two states of Su and Chang not only did not anger the Zhou emperor, but instead had a comforting mentality, but could also be said to be a mentality of laughing at a hundred steps. There were disasters of unofficials within the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the rapidly rising Jin State also had strong internal disasters. Therefore, the Zhou emperor's mood suddenly improved a lot, as if there were many stones pressing on his heart, and a piece of it was suddenly taken away.

Lu Qi, who was in Jiezhou, suddenly received an order from the Emperor of Zhou. The content of the order surprised him and surprised him. The Emperor of the Great Zhou went to Jingzhao Mansion in the west and ordered him to lead 10,000 cavalry to Fengxiang to receive the sage guarding the emperor, and the Emperor of the Great Zhou was going to inspect Longyou.

"The Emperor of Zhou actually left Kaifeng Prefecture. What is he going to do?" Lu Qi received the order and was surprised and suspicious. He went to Longyou in the west. Is he going to take the opportunity to attack Longyou?

Lu Qi thought a lot and finally decided to meet the Zhou Emperor. The main reason was that the Zhou Emperor asked him to take over in Fengxiang, that is, he could leave Qinzhou and would not fall into the siege of the Fengzhou army. It seemed that the Zhou Emperor had some considerations.

On the way, Lu Qiyi led 10,000 cavalry to the east of Qinzhou early on, and was waiting five miles away from Fengxiang's garrison. While waiting, Lu Qi and a group of generals gathered together to talk and laugh to deepen their influence on the morale of the army.

In fact, Hexi's military strength is unstable. It is impossible for all 200,000 troops to respect Lu Qi wholeheartedly. The so-called current officials are not as good as current officials, and there are not many soldiers who can get close to Lu Qi. Therefore, if the real power generals and generals of each army have different intentions, they can undermine Lu Qi. Therefore, Hexi implemented the military garrison system from the beginning to weaken the influence of the generals on the soldiers.

The most unstable military force in Hexi was the Zhou army prisoners of war who fell into Hexi back then. They were so-called homesick. Many prisoners of war wanted to go back to their hometown, so it was easy to betray Lu Qi in order to return home. However, Lu Qi needed those prisoners of war to balance the rule of Hexi. After all, the Uighurs and Dangxiang people were not the same clan as Lu Qi. Even if they respected Lu Qi, if Lu Qi was not in Hexi for a long time, some ambitious Dangxiang people and Uighurs might rebel. Believing in Buddhism is just an auxiliary means of rule, and the main means of rule is still to firmly grasp the military power.

Lu Qi was able to relax his rule over the Jin State in Jiangnan because he formed an interest group, and established a centripetal ruling group with lovers, comrades, in-laws, old subordinates, kindness, and other relationships.

However, in Hexi, Lu Qi did not have many trustworthy people to use, and he could not use Han soldiers as backbone. Therefore, Lu Qi could not use Jin State military officials to take over Hexi for the time being. Using Yang Kun would not cause conflict between the Uighurs and the Dangxiang people.

Waiting nearly noon, the Emperor of Zhou came directly to inform him of the pickup. Lu Qi ordered the cavalry to lead the horses and stand by the road to wait for the pickup. Since the Emperor of Zhou came to inspect, Lu Qi could only respect him according to his subordinates.

After waiting for a full half time, a large group of chariots and horses appeared in the east. Lu Qi saw clearly that hundreds of soldiers were coming to protect a series of vehicles. Emperor Zhou did not allow the army to protect him. Lu Qi stood alone for dozens of meters away from the cavalry and stood in the road waiting.

Hundreds of soldiers approached Lu Qi with the giant cart. There were only four soldiers in front of the giant cart. After approaching Lu Qi, they gave in and drove around one point, allowing Lu Qi to face the horse pulling the cart directly.

"I am the envoy of Longyou Xuanfu, long live my emperor." Lu Qi knelt on one knee to the giant cart and saluted loudly, and the voice spread widely.

"Your Majesty's oral order, Secretary Lu asked to get up and lead the way to Chengji County." A eunuch responded sharply.

"No! Your Majesty, please do it." Lu Qi responded respectfully, stood up and bent down and bowed before turning around. The giant cart behind him began to accompany him. Lu Qi walked back to the cavalry. A soldier led his horse over. He rode his horse and continued westward. The emperor's team walked into the cavalry and passed on the road where the cavalry lined up.

Emperor Zhou looked out through the curtains of the car, looking at the cavalry outside the car with a calm expression. After he arrived at Jingzhao Mansion, he recuperated in the Daming Palace in Chang'an City for several days. His body was indeed easy to get tired without any trouble.

During the rest of the Daming Palace, King Ji was busy during the day and patrol the army and governed the government. He only accompanied Emperor Zhou at night. He talked to Emperor Zhou about the military affairs of the Grand Governor's Office. King Ji was able to casually say the names of many commanders and generals, and was basically clear about the situation of each army.

After chatting with his son King Ji at night, the emperor of Zhou became even more determined to support him. The prince was seriously ill before he was about to go to the expedition, which made the Zhou emperor feel painstakingly disappointed. He felt that the prince was afraid of the illness, which made the Zhou emperor deeply disappointed.

Looking at the mighty cavalry next to the Taoist road, the Zhou emperor felt very complicated. Lu Tianfeng's rise in the west can be said to be caused by him. Lu Tianfeng's ability to solve the border problems in the west for the Great Zhou Dynasty was the main reason why the Zhou emperor could tolerate it, and secondly, it was to restrain the internal troubles of military officials.

Because King Ji and Lu Tianfeng had a good relationship, which was one of the reasons why Emperor Zhou wanted to support King Ji. He hoped that Lu Tianfeng could suppress his ambitions for friendship. Although it was wishful thinking, Emperor Zhou knew that Lu Tianfeng was extremely confident and loyal. He vainly felt that even if Lu Tianfeng rebelled in the future, he could also let King Ji live.

The Zhou Emperor suddenly smiled bitterly, turned his head and closed his eyes, but his heart felt powerless and sad. Why did he, who had always been strong, have cowardly thoughts, and why did he worry that his sons would suffer misfortune? King Ji had the talent for military management and should be able to inherit the foundation of the Great Zhou.

The emperor's carriage arrived in Chengji County, Qinzhou. The Qinzhou governor and his subordinate officials welcomed the Emperor of Great Zhou. However, Lu Qi took the initiative to protect the emperor's carriage and entered the city to a wealthy mansion. When the emperor got off the car, Lu Qi personally went over to help the emperor get off the car, and the eunuch dared not take it forward.

After getting off the car, the Emperor Zhou looked at Lu Qi and smiled and said, "Tianfeng, I'm here in Longyou, you're surprised."

"Your Majesty, I am very surprised." Lu Qi responded with a smile.

"If you dare to go to Kaifeng Prefecture, I will also come to Longyou. I want to tell you that my courage is not inferior to you." The Emperor of Zhou said gently.

"Longyou is the territory of the Great Zhou, and I am the minister of the Great Zhou. It is a natural matter for your visit to Longyou, and it can also be recorded in history and will be admired by future generations." Lu Qi said respectfully.

The Emperor Zhou was slightly stunned, then nodded and said, "Tianfeng, help me go to rest."

"Yes, Your Majesty has arrived in Longyou. I will always be with you and dare not neglect you." Lu Qi said respectfully, and after saying that, he stretched out his hand to support the left arm of Emperor Zhou.

"It's good that you have the will." Emperor Zhou responded gently and walked together with Lu Qi's support.
Chapter completed!