"When will your people arrive? I don't have the time to be your guard here," Zhang Zhongjian said.
"I was going to introduce you to Feng An when we went to the banquet. You don't want to, so you pretend to be my guard. Do you blame me?" Lin Xuan said angrily.
Zhang Zhongjian said: "I and Feng An can be considered neighbors, so it's better not to let him know about me."
"puff…"
Lin Xuan couldn't help but burst out laughing, "What the hell, there's a lot of trouble between you, how can you call yourself a neighbor?"
"Master, they should be arriving soon, just wait a few more days," Lin Xuan said.
In order not to be slowed down by the speed, Lin Xuan did not bring the people selected by Zhouzhuang and Cheng Chumo's family, but asked them to come here by themselves.
Many of them don't know how to ride a horse, so the speed is naturally much slower.
"Then I will wait a few more days. When they arrive, I will take them out to sea." Zhang Zhongjian said.
…
Li Chengqian dragged his tired body back to the East Palace, ate something casually, and called for Satsuma.
"I've met His Highness the Crown Prince." He Xin saluted.
Li Chengqian lay on the collapse and said, "I'm a little tired, please help me press the button."
"Yes." Chengxin walked up and helped Li Chengqian press him down.
Although the hand strength of Wenxin is not as strong as that of a normal man, it is not much stronger than that of a woman. In addition, with professional training, her massage skills are very superb.
Li Chengqian's frown relaxed a lot.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a noble status, so you should take good care of your health." Cheng Xin said with concern.
Li Chengqian said: "I have been busy with road construction during this period, and I am indeed a little tired. I will just wait until this period of work is over."
Although road construction has not officially started yet, there is a lot of preparation work in various aspects.
All kinds of materials, personnel, etc. all need to be busy.
Moreover, this time the road construction was started in many places at the same time, so there were more things to be busy with.
That alone was fine, but what annoyed Li Chengqian the most was Li Tai.
Since Li Tai was appointed deputy supervisor by Li Shimin, he has been diligent every day.
Act like he is a supervisor.
But these are all appearances. Li Tai just shows up every day but does nothing.
Li Tai didn't cause any trouble for him, and he was quite happy at first.
But when he thought about it later, when Li Tai made great achievements in building roads, he would be able to share it, and Li Chengqian felt as uncomfortable as eating a fly.
He worked hard, but Li Tai didn't have to do anything. In addition, he and Li Tai had a bad relationship, so he naturally felt unhappy.
"Your Highness, I heard a rumor recently." Cheng Xin whispered.
"tell me the story."
"I heard that Your Majesty intended to make King Wei the crown prince, so I asked King Wei to participate in building the road." Cheng Xin said.
Li Chengqian's body stiffened, then relaxed quickly, and said calmly: "This is just a rumor spread by people with evil intentions. It's just a road construction. What does it have to do with changing the crown prince?"
"Your Highness, building roads may seem like a small matter, but it is very convenient for the people of the world. In addition, this time the court is hiring people, not conscripting corvees. The person in charge will gain a lot of fame. The prince is the crown prince of the country, and he is responsible for it.
This matter is very normal, King Wei is just a prince, why does Your Majesty want King Wei to participate?" Cheng Xin said.
Li Chengqian's face was gloomy. How could he not have thought about this?
"Shut up, you're talking nonsense." Li Chengqian scolded.
Chengxin knelt down with a plop: "Your Highness, all the slaves and maids are thinking about Your Highness. The Sui Dynasty Crown Prince Yang Yong and the Crown Prince Yin were both the eldest sons who were granted the title of Crown Prince. What will be the final result? The Crown Prince must be careful.
." Cheng Xin said.
"Shut up!" Li Chengqian scolded with a livid face.
It is normal for someone to covet the position of prince. Li Chengqian is talented and intelligent and has a good teacher to teach him. How could he not understand this?
Why did Li Tai make him so chaotic?
It’s because the lessons learned from Yang Yong and Li Jiancheng are right in front of us.
He did not sympathize with Li Jiancheng. After all, if Li Shimin had not rebelled, he would not be able to become the prince.
But he didn't want to end up like Yang Yong and Li Jiancheng.
It can be said that the words of satisfaction spoke to his heart.
"Your Highness, Chengxin said that these are all for the sake of Your Highness, without the slightest selfishness." Chengxin said.
"Okay, you can go down." Li Chengqian waved his hand and said.
"Prince..."
"Don't you understand what Gu said?" Li Chengqian said with a gloomy face.
"Yes." Cheng Xin bowed and left.
Li Chengqian's face was gloomy and uncertain, thinking about what Cheng Xin said.
Li Tai has always been favored by Li Shimin more than him, which puts a lot of pressure on him.
Suddenly, Li Chengqian remembered what Li Shimin said to him some time ago.
Afterwards, he also thought carefully about what Li Shimin said.
As Li Shimin said, from a historical perspective, we can know who is loyal and who is traitorous.
But for the emperor at that time, the so-called traitorous ministers were actually loyal ministers in their eyes.
Because those people know how to cater to them better.
What they say and do are more in line with their thoughts.
And by saying this to him, was Rongxin also trying to cater to him and win his trust?
Thinking of this, Li Chengqian's heart became alert.
…
Early the next morning, Feng Ang sent someone to inform him and invited Lin Xuan to go out to the city for hunting in the afternoon.
Lin Xuan agreed without even thinking about it.
There is a lack of entertainment activities at this time. Apart from visiting brothels, gambling houses, playing Cuju, playing polo, and going on outings, what else can you do?
And as Feng Ang, it would not be appropriate to invite him to a gambling house or brothel.
Lingnan is mountainous and has abundant prey, so hunting is undoubtedly the best pastime.
During winter hunting, he didn't want to hunt because the weather was cold, but the weather in Lingnan was not cold, so it would be good to go and have fun.
After lunch, Lin Xuan changed into a smart outfit and was ready to set off.
Liu Da and the others had been notified a long time ago and everything was ready.
What surprised Lin Xuan was that he actually saw Guo Caiyue in the crowd.
"What are you doing?" Lin Xuan said with a headache.
Guo Caiyue said: "I am a guest of the Lin family. The Marquis is away from home, so I naturally have to accompany him to protect him."
"Gong Guo Geng invited me to go hunting. He will be responsible for the safety. I will also bring some soldiers there. There will be no danger. The weather in Lingnan is a bit hot. Wouldn't it be better for you to stay at home?" Lin Xuan said.
Guo Caiyue shook her head and said: "What if Duke Geng takes action against the Marquis? I'd better follow the Marquis to protect him."
Lin Xuan said helplessly: "As long as Duke Geng is not crazy, he will not attack me. Besides, my martial arts are also good, and I have a lion. Even if I want to run away in danger, no one can keep me."
"
How could he, a grown man, be protected by a woman?
I have to say that Lin Xuan is still a bit chauvinistic.
Guo Caiyue looked at Lin Xuan without saying a word, but her eyes were firm, as if telling Lin Xuan that if you don't let me go, I will follow.
"Okay, if you're not afraid of hardship, just follow." Lin Xuan said helplessly.
Lin Xuan rode a horse, followed by Liu Da and others and a hundred soldiers. Zhang Zhongjian did not come, and stayed at the house with the remaining two hundred soldiers.
The group of people left the city in a mighty manner and saw Feng Ang waiting there with several of his sons and hundreds of troops.
Lin Xuan cupped his hands and said, "I've kept you waiting for a long time."
Feng An smiled and said: "I came here early. Lingnan is barren and there is nothing interesting. There are only some game animals in the mountains and forests, so I invited Zichu to go hunting for fun and entertainment."
"Then I'd rather be respectful than obey." Lin Xuan said with a smile.