Li Zhen led Long Ao and his party into the city, hurried on, and soon arrived outside the Shangshu Mansion. Because Li Zhen had been disheveled for half a month, with stubble, messy hair, and shabby clothes, the guards guarding the door could hardly recognize Li Zhen. , Fortunately, the guards guarding the gate had received the instructions passed down and knew that Li Zhen would return to Beijing, so when they learned that the visitor was Li Zhen, they directly invited Li Zhen, Long Ao and others into the house without daring to make any mistakes. disrespectful.
Guiliang, Dafujin, Zhilan and others got the news and immediately came out to greet them.
In the hall, the guests and hosts were seated.
Guiliang and Dafujin sat directly above the hall, while Li Zhen and Zhilan sat next to each other.
Long Ao and others were placed in the mansion and had already gone to rest.
At this moment, Zhilan, with a big belly, was sitting next to Li Zhen, with soft eyes and endless love. She kept staring at Li Zhen, unwilling to leave for a moment. She looked at Li Zhen's tired face. , and the messy stubble, I feel a little worried, but more of a sweetness and stability.
Because Li Zhen came to Beijing, her heart that was hanging in mid-air also fell to the ground.
Guiliang said: "Hongyi, how is the war on the front line?"
Li Zhen replied: "It went quite smoothly. We won several battles in a row without losing any of them."
Guiliang stroked his beard with satisfaction and continued: "Remember, the war on the front line cannot be ignored, because the war on the front line is your lifeblood. If you win the battle on the front line, you will gain the emperor's favor. If you suffer a defeat, , the emperor's favor for you will decline. Don't look at the current scenery, reflect, reflect, not only that, you must also consider..."
Guiliang talked nonchalantly, but Dafujin became impatient.
Especially when Da Fujin saw his daughter looking at Li Zhen longingly, while the old man next to him ignored her and kept chattering, it was a terrible sight.
Dafujin coughed twice and interjected: "Sir, my son-in-law has just arrived non-stop from the Jiangbei camp. It has been a very hard journey for a long time. Please let him go down to rest. After he has rested, you can discuss official affairs properly. , look, Hong Yi’s eyes are still bloodshot."
Immediately, Guiliang said: "Haha, I won't disturb you two, go and rest."
Li Zhen left immediately and walked towards the backyard with Zhilan.
Guiliang looked at Li Zhen's leaving figure, smiled at the corner of his mouth, stroked his long beard under his chin, and said with a satisfied smile: "I am old, but I have such a good man who can fight but is also good to my daughter. Son-in-law, and this son-in-law can be a good person and an official, plus my daughter is pregnant with twins, good, good, I am a man behind the curtain."
Dafujin looked serious and said: "Master, although you have a good son-in-law, you still have to find a way to transfer him back to Beijing as soon as possible. After Zhilan gave birth to the child, she was weak and could not be good at running around. She must be He wants to stay in Beijing to recuperate, but Hongyi still has to go to war. In my opinion, this man can't make a living by fighting and killing. It is most suitable to become an official in Beijing. This way Hongyi and his daughter can get along easily. It is convenient for us to go home and visit us.”
Guiliang shook his head slightly and said: "Madam, I don't understand what you are saying. It's just that the emperor wants Hongyi to make a sharp sword and will not let Li Zhen enter the court. If Hongyi comes back, the sword will be sheathed. This is not what the emperor wants to see, and besides, it is impossible for Hongyi to come back until the problem of bandits is solved."
Dafujin sighed and said, "Good things are hard to come by."
The two of them were sitting in the hall, and everything they said to each other revolved around Li Zhen and Zhi Lan, and more about how to bring Li Zhen back.
"Master, someone is coming from the palace."
Outside the hall, a guard quickly ran in.
After hearing this, Guiliang immediately brought Dafu Jin to greet him and welcomed the eunuch from the palace into the house. After a conversation, Guiliang learned that the emperor had summoned Li Zhen. Immediately, Guiliang sent someone to call Li Zhen from the backyard. When he came out, Li Zhen had not had time to change his clothes. He still had a dirty look on his face. When he saw the eunuch delivering the order, he raised his hands and said, "Eunuch, what are your orders from the emperor?"
The eunuch said eagerly: "The emperor has notified Admiral Li to come to the palace to see him. The emperor is still waiting in the palace. Time is urgent. Please leave Admiral Li immediately to avoid any delay."
Li Zhen said directly: "Father-in-law, please."
Li Zhen and the eunuch left the Shangshu Mansion and went straight into the palace. The two entered the palace first, and then continued walking. After arriving at the harem, Li Zhen, led by the eunuch, wandered around, and finally came to where Cixi was. Outside the gate of Chuxiu Palace.
The eunuch said goodbye and turned to leave.
Li Zhen entered and saw Xianfeng sitting on the edge of the bed, kneeling on one knee, clasping his fists and saying: "I, Li Zhen, pay homage to the emperor. This time I am able to return to Beijing to wait for Zhi Lan to give birth. It is all thanks to the benevolence of my emperor that I allowed you to do so." I have time to spend time with my wife, and I would like to express my gratitude to the Emperor for his kindness." As he spoke, Li Zhen bowed again. At the same time, Li Zhen also noticed Xianfeng's condition. At this time, Xianfeng still looked like a sick man, without any signs of illness. get better.
"I love you for your life."
Xianfeng waved his hand, but his eyes kept asking Cixi to watch.
Because at this time, Li Zhen's image was so embarrassed. At the same time, Xianfeng put on a serious expression and said seriously: "Hongyi, I summoned you to the palace today mainly to ask about the war on the front line. I understand your arrangements. Alas, it involves the inheritance of our ancestors, and I am extremely anxious."
After Li Zhen heard this, he immediately answered seriously.
However, Li Zhen didn't know that Xianfeng's target was not him, but Cixi next to him. Because Xianfeng wanted to show off in front of Cixi, Xianfeng summoned Li Zhen. After talking, Xianfeng said: "Li Zhen Ah, I know that you worked hard all the way back, and that the battle on the front line was steadily won, but I hope that you can work hard and conquer Nanjing as soon as possible, defeat the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and lay the foundation of the Qing Dynasty for all generations."
Li Zhen replied solemnly: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely put down the bandits."
Cixi continued: "Admiral Li, the war on the frontline has become more and more intense, and it has reached the point where we are facing each other, but the emperor took the risk and asked you to return to Beijing to wait for Zhilan to give birth. This kind of favor, throughout the DPRK and China, is only You can get it by yourself, and the emperor has been so kind to you, so you must work hard to repay the emperor's kindness to you."
When Li Zhen heard this, he sneered in his heart.
It was Emperor Xianfeng who originally detained his woman, but now it was a favor to let him come back. It was impossible to express what Li Zhen was thinking. He nodded and said: "Empress Yibin is right, I must check on you three times every day." I don’t dare to slack off in my body.”
"Okay, let's get down."
Xianfeng waved his hand and signaled Li Zhen to step back. Li Zhen left the Chuxiu Palace under the leadership of the guards, and soon left the Forbidden City, standing outside the city gate and preparing to return to the Shangshu Mansion.
"Admiral Li."
When Li Zhen stood at the entrance of the Forbidden City, a shout came from behind him.