The emperor spent these two days very comfortably.
Every day when I have nothing to do, I rest in the inn and want to go out for a walk and see the scenery.
Li Ke sent someone to carry the emperor there.
Eat, drink, have fun, have a great time.
The emperor was a little greedy for these days, and even hoped from the bottom of his heart that such days could last longer.
"Father, Ma Zhiyuan is here." In the morning, the emperor was planning to go out for a walk again.
Li Ke suddenly walked in and told the emperor the news that Ma Zhiyuan had come to pay homage.
"This guy Ma Zhiyuan is probably here to urge me to go to Qixian County."
"It seems that he is extremely anxious." The emperor said calmly.
Ever since he knew that these Qizhou officials were planning to take action against him, the emperor, the emperor had always kept this in mind.
As an emperor, he would never take betrayal lightly.
"Tell Ma Zhiyuan that my body has not recovered yet. When I am almost recovered, I will follow him to Qixian County." The emperor waved his hand and motioned for Li Ke to go out and drive Ma Zhiyuan away.
Li Ke nodded.
Come to the first floor of the inn.
When Ma Zhiyuan came down from Li Ke, he already guessed the emperor's intention.
Although I was extremely unhappy in my heart, I still pretended to be nonchalant.
"Your Majesty, King of Shu, what do you say?" Ma Zhiyuan forced a smile on his face.
"My father's body has not recovered yet, so he needs to rest here for two more days."
"If Governor Ma has something important to do, he can go back to Qixian first. Father said he won't blame him." Li Ke and Ma Zhiyuan said.
Ma Zhiyuan accompanied him with a smile.
It would be great if he could go back to Qixian with peace of mind, but Ma Zhiyuan knew that once he, Ma Zhiyuan, left here.
The emperor will inevitably return home.
Then all their plans over the years have come to nothing?
The next time the emperor comes, he will definitely come with a large army.
At that time, he, Ma Zhiyuan, would have to die without a burial place.
"Your Majesty, King of Shu, please tell your Majesty that I will wait until your Majesty is in better health before we go to Qi County together."
"Farewell." Ma Zhiyuan and Li Kegong cupped their hands, then turned and left.
Li Ke watched Ma Zhiyuan leave with a contemptuous smile on his face.
Return to the emperor's room.
"Father, I'm gone." Li Ke said to the emperor.
The emperor stood at the window, looking at Ma Zhiyuan getting into the carriage, with a sharp flash of eyes.
"Today, go fishing with me at the lake in the north of the city." The emperor came back to his senses and said to Li Ke.
…
Ma Zhiyuan returned to his residence.
Being blocked back by the emperor in an extremely perfunctory manner, Ma Zhiyuan was filled with anger.
The incident in Qixian County made him lose his composure for a while.
At this moment, Ma Zhiyuan's mind was filled with thoughts that the murderer had found the letter of their conspiracy from Ma Zhiqing's belongings.
Then the emperor found out about it.
If this continues, all nine of his Ma Zhiyuan clans will be killed.
"Sir, news just came from Chang'an that Zhao Chen, the King of Han, is not in Chang'an."
"It's very possible that he came to Qizhou." The attendant ran over and said into Ma Zhi'an's ear.
"Zhao Chen has come to Chang'an?" Ma Zhiyuan immediately stood up from his stool after hearing this.
Although he has never met Zhao Chen, Zhao Chen has had too many things happen to him in the past two years.
Ma Zhiyuan was very worried that Zhao Chen would also come with the emperor during his trip.
After all, Zhao Chen's terror has been verified in previous major events time and time again.
Fortunately, when he saw the emperor, he saw no sign of Zhao Chen.
This made Ma Zhiyuan breathe a long sigh of relief.
But now, he actually heard news from his side that Zhao Chen was not in Chang'an, and most likely, he had also come to Qizhou.
This news made Ma Zhiyuan feel a little anxious.
"Is this really what the news said?" Ma Zhiyuan still couldn't believe it.
In other words, he himself did not want to believe the news.
"That's what the news said." The attendant nodded.
He had never heard of Zhao Chen and didn't quite understand why the adults in his family were so afraid of that Zhao Chen.
"Sir, please tell me, since Zhao Chen is not in Chang'an, we have never seen him."
"Could it be that he didn't come to Qizhou at all?" the waiter asked in a low voice.
Ma Zhiyuan shook his head. Since there is news from Chang'an that Zhao Chen may have come to Qizhou, then naturally...
Suddenly, Ma Zhiyuan seemed to have thought of something.
"Send a message to Lu Yifa and tell him that the person who killed his son is probably Zhao Chen."
"Zhao Chen has come to Qizhou and has already arrived in Qi County." Ma Zhiyuan felt a chill on his back.
They thought the emperor's people were still in Jing County, but they didn't expect that Zhao Chen had secretly arrived in Qi County.
We even found their secret messages.
"Let him think of a way to catch Zhao Chen, otherwise, our doom will come." Ma Zhiyuan said to his attendants again.
The attendant nodded and left quickly.
Ma Zhiyuan sat on the ground slumped, his eyes looking a little dull.
At this moment, Ma Zhiyuan's heart was full of worry.
Soon, the attendant came back and informed him that the news had spread.
Ma Zhiyuan raised his head, the worry in his eyes dissipated a little, and asked again: "Is the emperor still in the inn?"
"No, I just left the city and went fishing at the lake north of the city." The attendant shook his head.
"Fishing?" Ma Zhiyuan was stunned for a moment, then a sneer appeared on his face.
"The emperor is not fishing here, he is clearly waiting for Zhao Chen to send news from Qi County."
"That's fine. Since your emperor is unwilling to go to Qixian, I will force you to go." Ma Zhiyuan said in a deep voice.
…
The autumn weather in Jingxian County in September is crisp and clear.
The breeze blew across the lake, raising ripples.
Several fish crossed the water, drew arcs in the air, and then plunged into the water.
The emperor was sitting on a horse, holding a fishing rod in his hand.
There was tea beside him, and his face looked full of contentment.
Li Ke was sitting about ten steps away from the emperor, with a look of boredom on his face.
He didn't want to fish here, he just wanted to follow Zhao Chen, even if he was a little tired, he would be scolded every day.
Li Ke also felt comfortable.
Instead of sitting here and staring at the buoy in front of you in a daze.
"Why, are you bored staying with me?" The emperor looked sideways at Li Ke and asked.
"Ah, no, I like to stay with my father." Li Ke ignored his conscience and said he obeyed the emperor.
The emperor glanced at Li Ke and sneered: "If I ask your brother the same thing, he will definitely say that he doesn't want to stay with me."
"You kid, you're full of lies."
Li Ke felt very wronged.
I am different from Zhao Chen.
If he told the truth, would he be kicked into the lake by his emperor father?
"Father, I'm actually a little bit bored..."
"Good boy, you really dare to say that." Before Li Ke could finish his words, the emperor started to scold him.
Everyone in Li Ke was dumbfounded.
He felt that the emperor must be bored himself, so he thought of ways to deal with himself.
Li Ke felt aggrieved and threw the fishing rod aside. He looked at the emperor and said, "Father, if you feel bored, why not give me a good beating?"