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The next morning, Li Rongzhang and his two companions left the manor under the watchful eyes of their relatives, and left Dazaozhuang with two servants and two followers, and rushed to Dafengji Pier to catch a boat.

In the car, the three found the motion sickness medicine that Shi Liu had asked someone to prepare, as well as other things needed for a long journey, and the three purses.

Looking at the banknotes inside, the three of them looked at each other, pursed their lips, and remained silent. No one spoke.

After a moment, Li Rongzhang quietly opened the bookcase and took out a book to read.

Li Rongsheng and Li Rongtan also took out books and looked through them.

After arriving at Dafengji and boarding the big ship, the three of them officially began their first trip.

In mid-July, news came back from the war in Cangzhou.

Changping Prefecture was easy to defend but difficult to attack, so General Bai resorted to a siege strategy and cut off the rebels' food supplies. Within half a month, the rebels in the city had no food left.

The time was ripe and Changping Prefecture, which had been under siege for a long time, was finally captured. General Bai led a large army into Changping Prefecture, captured the rebel general Bian Hong, and killed countless rebels. A group of his confidants fought to the death to carve out a bloody path for Li Yan.

General Bai personally led his men in pursuit, fighting and chasing all the way to the coast of Canghai Sea. He was about to capture Li Yan, but Li Yan suddenly jumped into the sea along with his few remaining confidants.

The ocean is vast and the current is fast, so there is almost no chance of survival if you jump in. But just in case, General Bai still sent ships out to sea to find the bodies of the people alive or dead.

The ship finally found several stranded bodies on a small island, but their faces had been pecked by fish and their features could not be seen clearly. However, judging from their clothes, they were undoubtedly Li Yan and others.

Li Yan is dead. In just three months, our army suffered countless casualties in this massive rebellion. But in the end, we managed to wipe out all the rebels without any danger, and Cangzhou and Changzhou states returned to peace.

All those who had connections with the traitor Li Yan were arrested, some had their property confiscated, some were exiled, and countless others were implicated.

And it is said that Li Yan never got married and had no descendants. It seems that the remnants of the Chao Dynasty, which had been in turmoil for several dynasties, can no longer make any waves.

Many people breathed a sigh of relief and the people were delighted.

But Shi Liu didn't quite believe it. Li Yan just died like that?
He had been dormant for so long and had done so many things. He used temples to support his troops and had an army of 200,000 under his command. The officials of Changzhou and Cangzhou were all replaced by his people. With such a deep plan, how could he be defeated all the way and finally jump into the sea to die?

Moreover, she always felt that his sudden action was too sudden. It started suddenly and ended suddenly. No matter how she thought about it, it seemed too hasty and sloppy, which was not like Li Yan's style.

Most importantly, she was still wondering why Li Yan had gone to so much trouble to enter the Imperial Hospital.

With these doubts, Shi Liu didn't quite believe that Li Yan was really dead, but if he was not dead, then whose body was found?

She didn't see it with her own eyes, so she couldn't prove that Li Yan was dead, nor could she prove that he was not dead. Doubts were just doubts. In her heart, she wished that Li Yan was really dead.

It would be better to die. With death, everything would finally be over. She wouldn't have to worry every day about when someone would come to kill her or harm her family.

Escort leader Geng and his companions were supposed to finish their escort mission in June, but the outcome of the war was still unclear at that time, so she hired them for two more months. Now that the dust has settled, it would be troublesome to keep so many escorts, and besides, they have other things to do.

Therefore, Shi Liu immediately settled the balance and asked Geng Biaotou and others to return to the provincial capital. She also helped to send a letter to Li Rongzong on the way.

Originally, she had agreed to take Old Man Li and the others to the city for a short stay after she returned from the capital, but because of a series of things that happened after she came back, they didn't go. It was almost August and the Mid-Autumn Festival was coming soon. In addition, Huang Chunni was already pregnant and would give birth in two months, so Song couldn't go to the city. If she didn't go, Li Jihe naturally wouldn't go either.

Shi Liu simply decided to go to the provincial capital for a short stay in the early spring of next year. She wrote a letter to Li Rongzong to tell him and ask them to come back early for the New Year this year, as the Song family missed Kang Ge'er!
——Within two days, Li Rongzhang and the other two who had been traveling returned home.

After being away for a month, the three of them became thinner and darker, but they were still very energetic.

As soon as he entered the house, Li Rongzhang took out a red-glazed chrysanthemum-petal vase and gave it to Shi Liu as if he was presenting a treasure: "Second sister, look! This is a vase that the three of us brothers bought for you. You can put flowers in it and put it in your room. Look at this vase, isn't it beautiful? We fell in love with it at first sight when we passed by Cijing Town!"

Shi Liu saw that the vase was really pretty and couldn't help but smile, "You had a good time on this trip, didn't you?"

"Great! It's really interesting!" Li Rongzhang's eyes lit up. "I really saw the scene of the setting sun over the long river and the connection between the water and the sky. It was amazing! Brother Rongsheng and I even painted a picture!"

"Painting?"

"I have drawn it! But that's not important. What's important is that traveling is so much fun! We even met a few scholars and discussed knowledge with them! Second sister, we have decided that we should travel more in the future!"

Li Rongtan, who was standing nearby, was also telling Old Man Li about what he had seen and heard along the way, his eyes full of light. It was obvious that this trip was a really good experience.

Li Rongfeng and Li Ronghua, who knew they were back, came to play with them. After hearing about their experiences, they were very excited.

"Brother Zhang, next time you go out traveling, can we go with you?" The playful Li Rongfeng hurriedly pulled Li Rongzhang and asked.

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Li Rongzhang looked at him and said, "Feng'er, do you want to go out with us? We are not going out to play, we are going to study abroad. You know what study abroad is, right? Before we left, my second sister assigned us a task. When we come back, each of us has to write three study abroad articles!

If you also want to go together next time, fine, you and Hua Ge'er will also take part in the county exam next February. As long as you can pass the county exam, I will agree to take you with me!"

Li Rongfeng's face turned bitter when he heard this. "Passed the county exam? Zhang Ge'er, you think too highly of me! Forget it, I won't go!"

"It's fun to go out and study, you really don't want to go?" Li Rongzhang tempted him.

Li Rongfeng was really tempted, but he couldn't even memorize the Four Books yet. How could he pass the county exam? It was simply a dream!

Li Ronghua opened his mouth but said nothing. Although he was better than Feng Ge'er, he had no confidence that he could pass the county exam!

Li Rongzhang was about to say something when Shi Liu patted him on the head. "You haven't even taken the exam yet, how dare you ask Feng and Hua to take the county exam? You and Tan will also take the exam next year. If you pass the exam, I will allow you to continue traveling and studying!"

After that, he looked at Li Rongfeng and Li Ronghua and said, "Feng'er, Hua'er, you will also take the exam next year. No matter whether you pass or not, as long as you can finish the five county exams, I will let you go to study with me!"

"Really?" Li Rongfeng was overjoyed.

"real."

"Okay, okay! Sister Pomegranate, it's settled!" It's just an exam! Don't worry about the grades, that's easy! The school has exams every month!
Shi Liu smiled slightly and said, "Young man, how can the school examination be compared with the county examination?"
Anyone who can persevere and finish five county examinations, especially those who can persevere even though they don't know how to do them, is a person of perseverance.

It's good to exercise your perseverance.

(End of this chapter)