After resting for a long time in Qixian County, Zhao Chen and his party were also preparing to leave for Chang'an.
The yamen of Qi County are temporarily managed by people sent from Quzhou Zhechong Prefecture and Taizhou Zhechong Prefecture.
Just wait for Chang'an to send new officials to take office.
During this period, officials from Qizhou were constantly being arrested and taken to Chang'an for trial.
In the inn, the injury on Zhao Chen's arm was almost healed. Li Ruoshuang was packing her things and sat on the ground safely, minding her own business.
"Ping An, is there anything you want to learn?" Zhao Chen looked at his daughter Ping An and asked with a smile.
Pingan raised her head, she still didn't quite understand what Zhao Chen meant.
"She said last night that she wanted to become a hero like you, Zhao Chen." Li Ruoshuang walked over and said to Zhao Chen.
"What kind of hero am I? Don't talk nonsense." Zhao Chen smiled and reached out to pick up Ping An.
"Dad is a great hero. Ping An heard many people say so outside."
"They say that daddy is a great hero, the biggest hero in the world." Ping An said in a sweet voice.
It's obvious that she doesn't even know the meaning of a hero.
Zhao Chen gently tapped Ping An's forehead with his finger and said with a smile, "Daddy, please take Ping An home, okay?"
"Okay, Ping'an hasn't seen his grandfather for a long time, and he promised to buy Ping'an some candied haws." Ping'an nodded vigorously.
Obviously the candied haws on a stick is more tempting to her.
"Eating candied haws on a stick is bad for your teeth. When the time comes, all your teeth will fall out and you will be ugly." Li Ruoshuang said.
Ping An pouted and did not look at Li Ruoshuang. He whispered in Zhao Chen's ear: "Dad, go back and let Ping An eat candied haws, and Ping An will beat your legs."
Zhao Chen looked at his daughter in his arms and thought that at a young age, he knew how to negotiate terms with others. From now on, she will definitely be like him, a person who is unwilling to suffer.
"Then if your mother finds out, you will have to be punished yourself, and dad will not help you." Zhao Chen whispered.
"Well...Dad, just agree. If mother finds out, she will definitely spank me." Pingan pulled Zhao Chen's clothes and begged.
It's hard to believe that a little kid can say so much.
"What are you two talking about? It's mysterious and safe. Mom is telling you. Don't think about your father being here. Mom won't beat you."
"If you dare to disobey me, see if your mother will beat you up." Li Ruoshuang's eyes widened, and Ping An shrank into Zhao Chen's arms in fear.
"Okay, have you packed everything? It's getting late, it's time to set off!" Zhao Chen patted Ping An's back and said to Li Ruoshuang.
They are preparing to leave for Chang'an today.
There is no point in staying in Qixian all the time.
It's better to go back to Chang'an, there are still some things to do.
"I've packed it up, but there's one more thing." Li Ruoshuang nodded and said again.
"What's the matter?" Zhao Chen asked.
"The Eight Great Vajras of Zhechong Prefecture in Taizhou brought troops to help us before. They said before that they wanted to take orders under your command."
"What's your opinion?" Li Ruoshuang and Zhao Chen said.
The Eight King Kongs originally wanted to follow Li Ruoshuang and obey his orders, but Li Ruoshuang rejected them.
The reason is that as a woman, it is impossible for me to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy.
So I planned to let them follow Zhao Chen.
"Where are they?" Zhao Chen nodded and then asked.
"Just wait outside. They were worried that you wouldn't see them, so they kept waiting outside." Li Ruoshuang said.
"Then let's meet." Zhao Chen nodded, and then walked out of the inn holding Ping An.
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"Brother, is the King of Han unwilling to take us in?"
"Yes, I heard that His Highness the King of Han never accepts anyone under his command. Doesn't it make sense for us to wait here like this?"
"But Her Royal Highness Princess Han said that it is useless for us to follow her. Do we have to stay in Zhechong Mansion in Taizhou for the rest of our lives?"
"I don't think so. A man should die in battle and make great achievements, so how can he spare his life in the rear?"
Outside the inn, the Eight Great Vajras are standing here.
They have been waiting for a long time just to get a chance.
An opportunity to follow Zhao Chen.
But now that so much time has passed, they still haven't seen Zhao Chen come out.
There is still some hesitation in my heart.
If Zhao Chen is unwilling to take in his eight people, where should they go?
Thinking of this, all eight people felt uneasy.
When Zhao Chen came out of the inn, he saw eight people standing at the door. They were all muscular, but judging from their faces, they were also extremely young.
"Princess Han!" When the eldest of the Eight Vajras saw Li Ruoshuang, he immediately stood up and saluted Li Ruoshuang.
Zhao Chen was stunned. He was standing next to Li Ruoshuang. These guys couldn't see him, could they?
Didn’t you say you came to seek refuge with yourself?
What's going on?
"Ahem, don't you want to join the King of Han? My husband is here." Li Ruoshuang noticed the embarrassment on Zhao Chen's face, and immediately spoke to save him.
"ah!"
"Zhou Qing pays homage to His Royal Highness the King of Han." The eldest of the Eight Vajras quickly saluted Zhao Chen.
Of course he saw Zhao Chen coming out, but Zhao Chen's appearance was really too young.
This is really hard for Zhou Qing to believe.
"Get up, I heard Ruoshuang say that the eight of you performed very well in this battle in Qixian County."
"The eight of us brothers actually didn't do anything, we just did our duty." Zhou Qing replied immediately.
Zhao Chen nodded, he actually likes people who tell the truth.
If Zhou Qing said that the King of Han had commanded it well and it was thanks to the King of Han, Zhao Chen would definitely walk away.
The most intolerable thing around him is a guy who flirts with him before he even gets to know him.
"If you want to follow me, you have to start from the lowest level of soldiers."
"And we will go to the battlefield at any time, have you thought about it?" Zhao Chen said to Zhou Qing in front of him.
"Reporting to His Highness the King of Han, what we eight brothers hope most is to go to the battlefield. As for starting as a soldier, that is what we should do."
"Please also ask His Highness the King of Han to accept us." Zhou Qing knelt on the ground with one knee and said with Zhao Chen holding hands.
"His Royal Highness, please accept us!" The other seven people all knelt on the ground and shouted with Zhao Chen.
"Ping An, what do you think?" Zhao Chen looked at Ping An, who had his eyes open in his arms.
"Dad, Ping An wants to eat candied haws on a stick." Ping An pointed to the candied haws of apple cart passing by on the street, with a look of hope on his face.
"Get up and go find Li Ke, the king of Shu. He will arrange it for you." Zhao Chen waved his hand, signaling the eight people to get up, and then they hugged Ping An and chased the candied haws cart.
"Hey, you two guys." Li Ruoshuang watched helplessly as the two of them chased the candied haws cart.
I also chased him immediately.
"Brother, are we being left behind?" asked Lao Liu and Zhou Qing among the Eight Great Vajras.
Zhou Qing nodded, with a smile on his face.
Just now he was worried that the King of Han would not take him in, but he didn't expect...
"Let's hurry up and find His Highness the King of Shu. The King of Han will be leaving for Chang'an later. I hope he will arrange a good place for us to go." Zhou Qing said, with a look of anticipation on his face.