Chang'an is good

Shao Shantong didn't like what he heard: "How did I become an outsider?"

He was the old servant left by Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess in Huainan Road - although he gave that title to himself.

As for his misunderstanding of the Loyal and Brave Marquis Chang Kuo, it all started with Chang Kuo's original plan to mobilize troops.

Some time ago, Chang Kuo, who had not appeared in public for a long time due to illness, actually followed the arrangement of the Grand Tutor and was secretly preparing for the military mobilization.

This matter was kept secret, and not many officials in Huainan Road knew about it. However, Chang Kuo would have to pass through Guangzhou when he led his troops to the capital. In addition, Shao Shantong had made contributions by exposing the former governor of Luzhou, and his loyalty was evident...

After discussion with Jiangdu Wang Yue, Yao Ran and others, Shao Shantong was finally allowed to participate.

Shao Shantong was so excited.

The princess hasn't returned yet, so they should attack the capital first, rebel against Li Yin, and then occupy the capital for the princess... He thinks this is the right way!

Shao Shantong did not know the exact time for the military action, so he sent secret letters to Jiangdu every now and then, asking for confirmation on when to take action.

But as he kept urging... somehow, he ended up ruining the matter!

The Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery suddenly wrote back to tell him to keep his troops in place for the time being and wait for everything to be determined.

Shao Shantong became anxious.

He suspected that the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery had grown old and cowardly, and was retreating from the battlefield!

——He is the adoptive father of the princess. Is that all?

Shao Shantong was very dissatisfied, and even suspected that Chang Kuo might have thought of defecting to Li Yin, or establishing himself as an independent ruler... If so, he, Shao Shantong, would be the first to disagree, and he would definitely rebel against the traitor, the Loyal and Brave Marquis!

Governor Shao, who had strong rebellious intentions but was only willing to look after the princess, did not come to his senses until he heard the news from the capital.

He had misunderstood the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery. It turned out that the reason why the Marquis changed his mind at the last minute was because he secretly learned of the news that the princess had returned. The princess had already gone to the capital in person to take her back!
Sitting in the carriage at this moment, Shao Shantong used his thumb and index finger to stroke his mustache, and sighed: "I just wanted to rebel casually, but who would have thought that I would get the credit of following the dragon so easily..."

He just led the people to cultivate the land and recruit soldiers, and he never even left Gwangju. How could it not be considered a free gift?
Shao Shantong couldn't help but sigh that having a master who was too capable was also a nuisance. He could easily conquer the world, and they, as subordinates, had no chance to show their abilities.

Shao Shantong was in a very good mood and suddenly wanted to listen to Kunqu opera. However, his wife thought it was not proper for him to sing in the car. Since Shao had no one to ask for help, he just sang all the way by himself.

After getting off the carriage and returning to the governor's mansion, Shao Shantong left his wife behind and went to the study to write a letter.

The governor's wife knew without asking that he was going to send the letter to the capital, so she reminded him, "Didn't you just send one the other day?"

"Madam also said it was the day before yesterday. How long has it been since then?" Shao Shantong didn't even turn his head and hurried to write the letter.

The day before yesterday, he wrote a letter to congratulate the princess on her great victory. The letter was full of tears. Of course, he did not forget to ask at the end: When will it be convenient for me to come to Beijing to congratulate you?
Today Shao Shantong plans to write something festive, talking about the surging hearts of people in Guangzhou City and praising the good weather and harvest this spring. Of course, the final ending must be: I wonder when it will be convenient for me to go to Beijing to pay my respects?
If we say that at the beginning we always asked in various ways “When does the lord plan to rebel?”, this question is equivalent to asking “When does the prince plan to ascend the throne?”

This is also a major issue that many people are paying attention to and thinking about.

After sending the letter, Shao Shantong, who couldn't wait to rush to the capital, suddenly felt displeased with Marquis Zhongyong.

Jealousy can make a person unrecognizable. Whenever he thought that the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery must be on his way to the capital at this time, he felt like ants crawling in his heart.

Chang Kuo had indeed left Jiangdu three days ago.

The four members of the Luo family were also among them.

Those who arrived in Beijing earlier than Chang Kuo and others were Yao Yi, Prince An Li Zhi, the Wei family, Wu Jue Adian and others who were in Luoyang.

Then there is Princess Xuan'an Li Rong. According to the original plan, the princess claimed to be ill and delayed her trip to the capital, waiting for Chang Kuo to arrive with his troops from Huainan Road. At that time, Chang Kuo would escort her to the capital to take charge of the situation.

But now that Chang Kuo was no longer needed, the Grand Princess was too lazy to wait for him, and she quickly took Li Tong to the capital, leaving Chang Kuo behind.

People who were summoned to the capital came from all directions one after another, and documents of submission from various regions also flew into the capital like snowflakes. The chaos, big and small, were gradually being cleared up and quelled, and new news was sent to Li Suining every day.

In the capital, Luoyang, Jiangdu and other places, the literary spirit and literary voice were bustling, the sound was melodious and echoing through the roofs, and countless poems and songs were like flowers blooming in spring, decorating the upcoming new world.

On this day, Wei Shuyi brought news from the north.

The news that the princess had taken over the capital and put down Li Yin's rebellion spread to the north, which greatly boosted the morale of the soldiers who were resisting the Tibetan army. In addition, with the help of the flying fire artifact to defeat the enemy, the 200,000 Tibetan army was defeated and had withdrawn to the Yuanzhou area. The Longyou Jiedushi led his troops to encircle and attack from the northwest and had already controlled the entrance to Tuyuhun.

Cui Jing said in the letter that it would take at most two months to completely clear up the chaos in the northern border.

Li Suining was in a very good mood. He picked up his pen to write back to him. He wrote carefully and his handwriting was elegant. He only wrote nine words - the situation has been determined, you can go back slowly.

Looking at the person writing the letter with a smile, Wei Shuyi also had a smile in his eyes, which turned into a sigh when he left the palace: "Cui Ling'an is coming back soon."

When Changji heard this and looked at his lover getting into the sedan chair, he felt that this sigh revealed the feeling that "the days of the cuckoo occupying the magpie's nest are about to end."

Changji was accompanying the sedan chair. Thinking of Yuanxiang who had to follow him back, he couldn't help but mutter through the curtain of the sedan chair: "My dear, you have to do your best..."

"Isn't this a way to show my respect?" Wei Shuyi, sitting upright in the sedan chair, straightened his official robe and spoke seriously.

Wei Shuyi has been really "making a name for himself" lately, and has been extremely busy every day. At this moment, he was about to go to the Dali Temple.

Everyone in the capital is busy, from the eunuchs to the officials, to Adian.

Since arriving in Beijing, Adian has been staying in the palace. Li Suining asked him to choose a place to live, and he obediently chose one.

When Zhai Xi was free, he would accompany Adian to wander around the palaces. Zhai Xi could see that Adian was different from ordinary people, so he became more patient and did not forget to give detailed instructions to his subordinates.

Adian finally chose a very remote place to live next to the elephant park.

That was where Li Shang lived when he was young.

The reason why Adian chose this place can be said to be very well thought out. This place is remote and uninhabited, which is just right for him and his friends to live in. In Adian's words, Liuhuo has a bad temper, Hei Li is too majestic, Yufeng's family is sometimes noisy, and then Juzi will come with Hei Li...Placing them here will be the least disturbing.

Adian still has the heart of a child and is very trusted by the animals. He also took the initiative to offer to take on the task of raising the elephants. After all, raising one is the same as raising a bunch.

Listening to Adian's serious planning of his breeding business and his plan to train an excellent army of rat catchers for the imperial city, Zhai Xi couldn't help but smile, and suddenly understood why Her Royal Highness the Princess valued General Adian so much. Some people don't have to be of great use. As long as they stay here safely and happily, it is enough to comfort people.

The princess who takes good care of General Adian also has a delicate and precious light soul.

Listening to the sounds of elephants and eagles, Zhai Xixin thought that this imperial city really needed to be completely renewed inside and out.

After Adian selected this place, Li Suining named him the General of Beasts, renamed this place the Garden of Beasts, and personally inscribed a calligraphy on it.

Li Suining entrusted Adian with another task, asking him to help her take good care of the jujube tree outside the elephant garden.

Ah Dian was overjoyed and nodded in agreement. He took the calligraphy written by Li Suining and went to find Wu Jue, asking him to check the Feng Shui of his zoo. Only when the Feng Shui is good can the cats and dogs be fat and strong! Only when the cats and dogs are fat and strong can the family be prosperous!
Wu Jue was forcibly pulled over by A Dian, and he put his hands behind his back and looked at the Feng Shui of this place seriously and responsibly.

Adian was very diligent. He took a few eunuchs with him to carefully weed the elephant garden.

Qiao Yang met Adian yesterday and heard about the incident in the Garden of Beasts. When he entered the palace today, he brought Awu with him.

A Wu had previously gone to Luoyang with the wife of the chief priest. When she came back from Luoyang a few days ago, she naturally brought A Wu back with her. After a stroll in Luoyang, A Wu had gained some weight. In the words of the wife of the chief priest, this was the lifeblood of Lao Qiao, so how could she dare to neglect it?

Qiao Yang reluctantly sent Ah Wu to the palace. At this moment, he placed the dog in his arms outside the gate of the elephant garden and sighed, "You should also come to the palace to enjoy this peaceful life and live a good life in the palace..."

"Being able to stay by His Highness's side and help His Highness look after the family is probably the good destination you want..."

Qiao Yang said, waving his hand: "Go ahead and find out where the new place is."

Seeing Ah Wu running away with his tail wagging, Qiao Yang couldn't help but feel like she was about to shed tears: "Look, he's not afraid of this strange place at all, how smart he is."

At this time, he heard voices coming from behind him. Qiao Yang pressed the corners of his eyes with his sleeves, turned around, and saw a eunuch accompanied by a Taoist priest walking towards him.

Seeing the Taoist priest, Qiao Yang suddenly felt doubtful.

No wonder Qiao Yang failed to recognize him at first sight, Wu Jue is indeed no longer the same as before.

After quitting drinking and recuperating, Wu Jue, under the supervision of Commander Adian, has become much straighter than before, and with a wig on his head, he has changed a lot from his original appearance.

More importantly, perhaps influenced by Li Suining's great success after breaking through the catastrophe, Wu Jue's aura also underwent earth-shaking changes. Countless merits were added to him, and the aura that people disliked and hated him was completely gone. The feeling of being a mutton soup restaurant in the past was also mostly gone, and he even revealed a Taoist and immortal aura. One day, Wu Jue looked at Tianjing and was amazed at himself. He felt that Tianjing was just like him, and even asked Adian: [Who is better, me or old Tianjing? ]

Therefore, at this moment, Qiao Yang could not help but raise his hand to salute, and asked respectfully: "May I know the Immortal Master's honorific title? I think the Immortal Master has a kind face..."

Qiao Yang's mind worked fairly quickly. After all, the fish wasn't eaten for nothing. As he spoke, he had already figured out the source of this kind feeling - this Taoist was very similar to Wu Jue.

Could it be that His Highness has deliberately found a replacement?
But if he were to say, this person is only three-quarters similar at most. If we really talk about the resemblance in spirit, he is far from being as similar as A Wu.

Wu Jue raised his eyebrows pretending to be noble, and was about to continue to scare Qiao Yang when he suddenly heard A Dian's voice.

"Master Wu Jue, I found a new dog! It looks exactly like you, it's amazing!"

Adian ran over with a look of amazement in his face, holding the mixed-breed puppy in his arms, and held it high up for Wu Jue to see.

Wu Jue was so angry that his eyes went dark.

Qiao Yang was confused for a moment. What? Who? Where?

Qiao Yang subconsciously looked around, only to see that Adian had lifted Awu in front of the Taoist priest, and continued to exclaim: "Master Wujue, I was squatting there pulling weeds just now, and when I turned around, I thought you were pretending to be here to scare me!"

Wu Jue was so angry that he was fuming: "--You unfortunate child, do you know how to respect your elders? I will tell His Highness!"

Hearing this familiar voice, Qiao Yang took two steps forward and pointed his trembling hand at Wu Jue: "You, you...Wu Jue?!"

"You... are still alive!" Qiao Yang felt that his brain was not enough for a moment. He subconsciously looked at A Wu: "If you are alive, then what does A Wu mean to you..."

"What's that?" Wu Jue asked with disdain, "Did you bring this mixed-breed dog?"

Qiao Yang slapped his forehead and shook his sleeves in a ridiculous manner: "So you were never reincarnated as this!"

Wu Jue felt extremely humiliated when he heard this. He had never heard such dirty and vicious words in his life!
Before he could react, Qiao Yang asked in pain, "If you're still alive, why don't you say a word?"

He treated the puppy as his chance of reincarnation, and raised it with great care, and made coats for it to wear. Thinking that Wu Jue lost his parents when he was young and was picked up by his master, he thought that his childhood must have been incomplete, so he sang lullabies to it in his spare time!

It was all a wrong payment!

The two men quarreled after a long separation. One accused the other of using a dog to tarnish his reputation as a teacher, while the other accused the other of deliberately deceiving him and being worse than a dog.

When the two of them were finally tired of arguing, Ah Dian, who had been watching the fight for a long time, once again carried Ah Wu to Wu Jue and said weakly and persistently: "Master Wu Jue, take a closer look, they really look alike..."

Wu Jue immediately exploded again. He turned around and was about to curse, but suddenly he glared at the dog and couldn't even say anything to refute.

Wu Jue left in a rage, and Qiao Yang caught up with him, insisting on going to find His Highness to seek justice.

Instead, Ah Dian pulled the two of them together and stood in the middle to try to stop the fight: "Your Highness is very busy, don't look for him, I will be the judge!"

There was a lot of noise in this corner of the Elephant Garden, and there was also a lot of noise in Master Chu's mansion.

The front hall of the Chu Mansion was almost packed with people, some sitting and some standing, all of whom had come to visit the Grand Tutor.

Fortunately, the Chu family had nothing else but a large number of people. Although there were many guests, even if one person was talking to one guest, it was enough and no one was neglected.

Most of the people who have come recently are dignitaries, officials, scholars, and royal family members in the capital, including many who had previously supported Li Yin.

Seeing that the overall situation has been decided, they all knew the importance of taking a correct stance, but this stance could not be expressed only in words. However, not everyone had the opportunity to meet the Crown Princess. After much thought, they came up with many roundabout ways of expressing their stance - coming to harass, no, to visit the old tutor was a good choice that was widely welcomed by everyone.

The Grand Tutor risked his life to expose Li Yin's crimes, and was concerned about the country and the people. His virtue was as noble as Mount Tai, which made people admire him very much, and his reputation became famous again.

Having already reached the peak, he has gone even further. It is really touching. Life is indeed endless, and seventy years old is still the age to work hard.

In short, the Grand Tutor is now a great contributor to the world, and even more so to the Grand Princess. Anyone who has any connection with him can take advantage of his achievements and merits. The Grand Princess will have the palace maids visit the Grand Tutor every day, so it would be very helpful for them to get familiar with him. (End of this chapter)