Hearing Zhao Chen say that he would not go to the city with him tomorrow, Li Ke couldn't help but be stunned.
The emperor personally welcomed him, but Zhao Chen refused to accept such a great honor.
Li Ke was somewhat puzzled.
"Brother, your father will personally greet you. If you don't go, where will your father's face go?" Li Ke and Zhao Chen said.
The emperor came to greet him personally, which shows how much the emperor valued Zhao Chen.
But Zhao Chen actually chose to return home first instead of going to Mingde Gate. If the emperor was left in vain, wouldn't the emperor become the laughing stock of the world?
Li Ke felt that this was inappropriate.
At least go to the city gate and return to the city with the emperor.
"Brother, my father was still very worried about your injury when he returned to Chang'an. My father came to the city gate to greet you personally. Most likely, it was because he was worried about you, or he wanted to make up for what happened in Qizhou."
"If the emperor doesn't go to the city gate and go back together, father won't think that the emperor is angry?" Li Ke expressed his thoughts.
Zhao Chen looked at Li Ke with a slight smile on his face.
"I just don't want to be too pushy. After all, if the emperor comes to greet me in person, I'm afraid many courtiers will be dissatisfied."
"Although I don't care about those guys, the emperor still needs to be considerate of them. It's mainly because my affairs have hindered the emperor in every possible way in the court, and I feel really bad about it!" Zhao Chen said with a smile.
It wasn't because of anything else.
But the officials at the top are really a little too narrow-minded.
Moreover, identity and status are very important.
If the emperor comes to greet him personally, I'm afraid those people will have to find some excuse again.
"What the emperor said is not unreasonable, but my father has obviously made these preparations. He asked me to tell the emperor that I have to go to the city gate tomorrow anyway. My father has something important to tell me." Li Ke nodded,
Then he told Zhao Chen the news he got from the emperor.
"Can you tell me something?" Zhao Chen frowned, feeling slightly uncomfortable.
I haven't come back from Qizhou yet.
Why does the emperor have trouble with him again?
Do you really mean that you were born to work hard?
"Has he ever said anything to you?"
"What's the matter with everything going well?" Zhao Chen and Li Ke asked.
Li Ke shook his head. The emperor really didn't tell him what was going on, but the emperor did tell Zhao Chen to go to the city gate tomorrow because he had something to give.
As for what happened, Li Ke didn't know at all.
The emperor didn't tell him either.
"Okay, I understand. I will have a day's rest in Puzhou today, and we can set off back to Chang'an early tomorrow morning." Zhao Chen nodded. He was curious about what else the emperor needed to see him about.
Li Ke nodded, then handed over and left.
Zhao Chen was the only one left in the room.
On the way back from Qizhou, Zhao Chen kept thinking whether it was time to take action against Yuengai Suwen.
Qin Huaiyu stayed on the front line of the Tang Dynasty all the time, in the final analysis, just to seek revenge against Huizhen.
It has been nearly a year, and the matter in Qizhou has been almost settled. It is time to go to Yuengai Suwen for an explanation.
"Da Zhao!" Cheng Chumo's voice came from outside the house.
Then Cheng Chumo opened the door and came in.
"Zhao Da, we are almost back to Chang'an now. Should we go to the front line to find that guy Qin San?" Cheng Chumo and Zhao Chen asked.
There has been no news from Qin Huaiyu recently, and Cheng Chumo is also very worried.
After all, the front line is not a kind place, and Goguryeo is not a country of benevolence and righteousness.
That guy Yeon Gae So-moon is even more unscrupulous.
Cheng Chumo was still very worried about Qin Huaiyu.
Now that the matter in Qizhou has been almost settled, they are about to return to Chang'an. This time they should consider going to the front line to fulfill Qin Huaiyu's wish and avenge Qin Qiong.
"I thought about it just now. There is no problem in sending troops. The only problem is that we need an explanation and a legitimate reason."
"Otherwise, even if the emperor allows it, the guys in the court will not agree."
"They keep talking about the word "teacher of justice." Zhao Chen nodded, and then said to Cheng Chumo.
Zhao Chen really knew the officials in the court very well.
Those guys are never willing to fall into the trap of others. Even if they are beaten passively, they still have to be beaten once.
But they didn't care, because it was not them who were beaten, but the soldiers on the front line.
The ministers of the court are sitting in the court hall as steady as a mountain. They don't care about the life and death of the soldiers on the front line.
"Those rotten scholars in the imperial court are indeed quite hateful. To put it bluntly, they completely have no regard for the lives of our border soldiers."
"How much is a teacher of justice worth? Isn't human life worth anything?" Cheng Chumo said angrily.
Zhao Chen smiled.
Indeed, just as Cheng Chumo said, the officials in the court did not care about the life or death of the soldiers on the front line.
All they care about is themselves.
Or they will say that their structure is different from others.
That’s why we choose to sacrifice some people in exchange for benefits.
"This matter should be put on the agenda. Qin San has been on the front line, so I'm not very relieved. Besides, Uncle Qin's revenge should be avenged."
"Huizhen's life has been reserved for Qin San." Zhao Chen said.
"Okay, then if you go to the front line this time, you must take me with you!" Cheng Chumo looked at Zhao Chen with a determined look on his face.
Zhao Chen nodded.
If they go to the front line, and this time he is leading the troops, Cheng Chumo will definitely go with him.
This guy probably won't have anything to do if he stays in Chang'an.
It's better to follow him to the front line.
"Remember to tidy up tonight, we will return to Chang'an tomorrow." Zhao Chen and Cheng Chumo said.
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In the early morning of the next day, Zhao Chen and his party set out on the road back to Chang'an early.
Puzhou is not too far from Chang'an. Zhao Chen and others are riding horses again, and the speed is extremely fast.
At the gate of Chang'an City, all the officials came here. They all followed the emperor's order and came here to greet Zhao Chen.
The officials were very troubled. They didn't even know why the emperor wanted to greet Zhao Chen in person.
No matter how much you pamper her, it won't be like this.
After receiving the decree last night, some officials entered the palace to question the emperor, but they did not see the emperor's face at all.
On the contrary, I received an order from the emperor. If you don't come today, everyone will be fined for one year.
Although the officials are reluctant, no one will have trouble with money.
One by one, they also came here slowly from Chang'an City.
"This is really strange. When the King of Han returns to the city, the emperor actually wants to greet him in person. What is the reason for this?"
"I remember that His Majesty the Emperor only went out of the city to greet him once. It was when Duke Wei crushed the Turkic camp. His Majesty the Emperor led all the officials out of the city to greet him."
"Why did His Majesty the Emperor ask so many of us to greet the King of Han when he returned from Qizhou today?"
"You still don't know that His Majesty the Emperor can come back from Qizhou safely this time. I heard that it was the King of Han who fought for his life, and the King of Han himself was injured."
"Injured? Isn't it the right thing to fight to the death for His Majesty the Emperor?"
"Just a little injured, as long as the emperor personally comes to greet you?"