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Chapter 526
Seeing Chen Kezhi's words, Wang Fu couldn't help being angry, but seeing Chen Ke winking at him, he understood that he was trying to persuade him with kindness.

But as far as Wang Fu is concerned, he will never accept this feeling, he said: "General Chen, why can't I listen to what I say?"

Chen Keyan said: "It's not that I look down on you. You are just a scholar, and you have never led a soldier. Why do you need to be brave here?"

Wang Fu said: "Didn't you hear that Zhuge Kongming was just a fledgling and made great achievements. Why should the general choose someone based on seniority?"

Li Chongjiu knew that Wang Fu intended to show his skills in front of him, but Zhao Jun came with the boat this time mostly infantry. In terms of pursuit, it may be difficult to match the Turkic cavalry who come and go like the wind.

So Li Chongjiu said to Wang Fu: "You remind me that when Zhao Xin and Zhou Zhou were in the county school, since you have the heart to serve the country, you scholars will stay here and guard Dongshi together with General Chen."

"Your Majesty!" Chen Ke wanted to stop him.

Li Chongjiu waved his hand and said: "After the army landed, they will go to Dongshi immediately. Now in the dark night, we must beware of the night attack of the Turks. Wait for our army to stabilize our position, and we will discuss the pursuit tomorrow."

Chen Ke breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
Just as Li Chongjiu finished speaking, the east gate opened, and a group of people came out of the city.

"My minister has seen the king!"

Wen Yanbo, Wang Gui, and Chen Xiaoyi, who were staying in Youjing, went out of the city together to welcome Li Chongjiu.

"After hearing about the triumphant return of Wang Shang's army, I immediately came to pay my respects." Wen Yanbo said.

Li Chongjiu nodded and said: "Everyone stayed in Youjing for the lonely these days, worried and frightened, you have worked hard, now the army has returned to Youjing, Turks can't help worrying."

All the ministers were relieved when they heard the words, and breathed a sigh of relief.

Wen Yanbo said: "The reinforcements have arrived at the moment, the king can hand over the matter here to the ministers and generals, the queen ordered the ministers to take the word, if the situation permits, please go back to the palace to talk."

Li Chongjiu couldn't help thinking about Yang Ehuang and the child in her belly, and said: "I see."

So Li Chongjiu rode horses with all the attendants and entered Youjing City from the east gate.

Due to the tense situation, Yang Ehuang has moved from Linshuo Palace to live in the former Youzhou Governor's Mansion in the city.The state of Zhao has been established for many years, and this time the Turks attacked the city suddenly, which was also the first time in history.

Li Chongjiu saw that the city was on guard.

Teams of armored cavalry patrolling the city on the street, there was no sign of anyone. The armored cavalry patrolled back and forth with knives, roadblocks were set up at every street entrance, and temporary city walls were piled up in response to street fighting.There are heavily guarded guards in front of each gate of Youjing Shibafang.As for the place of flowers and willows and the place of fireworks that Youjing was famous for, now there are no lights and silence.

When Li Chongjiu arrived at the Youzhou General Manager's Mansion, the guards were twice as strict.Three steps, one post, five steps, one sentry, when the Ting Weijun heard the news of Li Chongjiu's return, he immediately rushed inside to report.

Li Chongjiu went straight into the mansion, and his attendant Fu Yi had already led dozens of maids, and the old lady was waiting for him at the gate of the mansion.

"Meet the king, King Zhao is a thousand years old!"

Li Chongjiu stopped and said, "Where is the queen? How is your health?"

Fu Yi smiled and said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the Queen is always in good health."

Li Chongjiu was relieved, but according to the knowledge of later generations, pregnant women should pay special attention to the last three months of pregnancy, and Yang Ehuang's due date should be approaching.

"Take me to the queen!"

"No." After brushing his clothes and saluting, he led Li Chongjiu to visit Yang Ehuang.

Yang Ehuang lived in the East Pavilion of the Governor's Mansion in Youzhou. Li Chongjiu knew that Yang Ehuang's temperament was more or less pampered since she was a child, and she liked quiet places. Therefore, when she fell asleep, no one could make a sound within fifty steps of her bedroom. Otherwise, Fengyan will be unhappy, which is commonly known as getting up.

When Li Chongjiu knew about it before, he couldn't help but sigh that no matter how gentle a woman is, she is also a woman. As long as she is a woman, she is also emotional, and she also likes to play petty temper in front of her.

The war continued for three months, and the family letter was worth ten thousand gold. Li Chongjiu was even more concerned about Yang Ehuang and the future Xiao Chongjiu in his heart.

In the house, there was gentle candlelight. After Li Chongjiu opened the curtain and entered, he saw Yang Ehuang sitting on the table, talking to a woman in her mid-mature who was about 40 years old.

Li Chongjiu couldn't help guessing and knew who the woman opposite Yang Ehuang was, so he immediately bowed down and said, "Meet Empress Xiao."

Empress Xiao nodded her head reservedly, and said: "It turns out that it is King Zhao. The Sui Dynasty has long been a thing of the past. Don't mention what your mother said."

Li Chongjiu said immediately after hearing the words: "Yes, mother."

Empress Xiao saw that Li Chongjiu knew the trick very quickly, her eyes showed a touch of approval, and she thought that this person really responded well.

Empress Xiao looked at Li Chongjiu carefully at the moment, but saw that he was shrewd and capable, with a calm demeanor, and none of the young people she met could compare with him, and finally even compared Li Chongjiu with Yang Guang.

Empress Xiao thought to herself, although Li Chongjiu came from a humble background, he started from scratch, and there are 21 counties in Hebei today, comparable to Han Gaozu.It is not humiliating for my daughter to marry him.

Empress Xiao immediately asked: "When is King Zhao's birthday?"

Li Chongjiu said: "In the 16th year of Kaihuang, the ninth day of the ninth lunar month is Chongyang."

Empress Xiao nodded and said, "No wonder your name is Chongjiu." Then Empress Xiao did some calculations with her fingers, and said: "This year is only 26 years old. The former Han Gaozu was only a pavilion chief at this time."

When Yang Ehuang saw Empress Xiao praising Li Chongjiu, she was even more happy than if she praised herself personally.

Li Chongjiu smiled, and said lightly: "It is my lifelong ambition to follow Han Gaozu."

After listening to Li Chongjiu's words, Empress Xiao showed her sharpness, but it was not harsh at all.Empress Xiao was even more satisfied at the moment, and said: "A man needs to have great ambitions, but when Han Gaozu said that a man should be like this, it is because he did it later. I hope that your words will be recorded in history books in the future." .”

Li Chongjiu said: "Thank you mother for teaching, I will remember it."

Empress Xiao raised her hand and said: "Don't be in a hurry to thank, King Zhao's achievement today is mostly due to his own hands, but if you go back to the source, you were also a minister of my Yang family back then, you must have lived for the court. "

Li Chongjiu thought that he really came, and after expressing his kindness, he was asking for kindness.

Li Chongjiu said: "Back then, Emperor Mengxian's kindness was promoted to be the champion in Yanmen, and Gu Tongshou was added later. The late emperor was very kind to me. Li Chongjiu served Sui as a minister for one day, and was a Sui minister for life."

Anyway, at this time, the Great Sui was already destroyed, and the Yang family's clan was almost extinct. It didn't matter what Li Chongjiu said about his loyalty to the Great Sui.Even if Li Chongjiu took a step back and said that Yang Ehuang's heart should not be cold on the face, how to operate is his own business.

Empress Xiao was very pleased when she heard this, and said: "You haven't forgotten the kindness of my Yang family, which means that you are a person who thinks of kindness. Back then, my Yang family gave you kindness, but today I want to ask you for this kindness back."

(End of this chapter)