Return of the Swallow

Pang Xiao frowned and stood still without speaking.

But Li Qitian was already furious.

The riding crop in his hand waved angrily, sending the bark of a dead tree flying by the roadside.

"What a Lu Heng! He deceived me so hard! First he hid the treasure, then deceived me, and now in order to take advantage of the chaos to escape, he actually wants to assassinate me! You turned against him!" Li Qitian roared, almost going crazy with anger. .

"Your Majesty, calm down." Pang Xiao, Xiong Jinshui and others knelt down one after another.

Li Qitian's anger could not be eliminated.

Looking at the chaotic camp in front of him, listening to the shouts of everyone fighting the fire, looking at the embarrassed state of everyone in front of him, and looking down at the pajamas he was wearing, Li Qitian could hardly suppress his anger.

That fellow Lu Heng was teasing him as if he were a child! He must have hidden the treasure a long time ago and deliberately grabbed Pang Xiao to distract him. He used his family's background as a blackmail, and accurately used his undisguised fear of pang lords.

He was opportunistic, but the funny thing was that he believed him and gave him the opportunity to escape!

Li Qitian even had a hunch that the remaining five routes might not be able to find the treasure.

Because Lu Heng has hidden the treasure!

"Ah——!" Li Qitian shouted angrily.

Everyone bowed their heads in silence again, not daring to react at all.

When the fire was finally put out, the sky turned white.

The horse replied with a gray face: "Your Majesty, the fire has been put out. Fortunately, no casualties were found. However, a few horses were burned, and some escaped without being tied securely. Fortunately, the wind was light yesterday, and it did not burn to the side. of woods.”

Li Qitian snorted coldly with a sullen face, and Ma Cheng immediately lowered his head and stopped talking.

Where can there be so much luck?

As the emperor, Li Qitian was already criticized for leaving the capital for the treasure. Now that the treasure has not been obtained, it has caused a so-called "natural disaster warning" among the people. The rumors have not yet subsided. On the way back to Beijing, he encountered another fire and almost died. lost.

Under such a situation, Li Qitian felt extremely depressed and couldn't think of anything "lucky" at all.

Because he didn't care at all how many casualties there were, nor did he care whether the horses were burned to death or whether the woods were set on fire.

Now he is only focused on losing someone this time.

It’s so embarrassing!

Pang Xiao understood Li Qitian's thoughts best. Seeing that Ma Cheng wanted to talk more, he gave him a wink without being too busy.

Ma Cheng was stunned for a moment, then understood. He blinked gratefully at Pang Xiao, lowered his head and did not dare to speak any more.

It's just that Xiong Jinshui is suffering a lot right now.

Neither the prince nor the general spoke, so he could only bite the bullet and ask: "Your Majesty, do you want to send a message back to Beijing and send someone to pick him up?"

Not to mention anything else, all the Holy Sage's belongings were burned clean, and the dragon robes and ceremonial guards were gone. Should the Holy One be allowed to quietly return to Beijing in civilian clothes with a disgraced face?

The civil and military officials knew that the Holy Emperor had left the capital, and they would definitely come to pick him up. Xiong Jinshui could not imagine how the rumors would spread if the civil and military officials received the Holy Emperor in a state of embarrassment in front of the capital gate. How will the Holy Spirit be angry?

Li Qitian had obviously thought of this as well. His face was tangled and he didn't know how to make a decision.

In addition, whether you send someone to pick him up or go back quietly, with so many people here, the situation here must not be hidden.

If he was secretive, people might even laugh at him for his guilty conscience.

But if we don’t cover it up, some people will say something like God’s warning.

No matter what you do, it is difficult.

Seeing that Li Qitian was in such a difficult situation, Pang Xiao hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, why don't we continue our journey first? When we arrive outside the capital, we will quietly enter the city to prepare things for the Holy Guard's ceremonial guard. This time you lead the troops to suppress the bandits, which is equivalent to reenacting the battle formation back then." , Ban troops have never entered the city immediately after returning to the court. They always have to reorganize outside the city for a day before entering the city. When the time comes, they will be stationed outside the city to give the civil and military officials enough time to prepare to welcome the Holy Emperor. As for the road, When encountering banditry, the Holy Spirit sent people to eliminate it. When the fighting was fierce, the bandits were cornered, killed, and set on fire. In such a situation, no one would have any other ideas."

Pang Xiao's suggestion made Li Qitian's eyes light up and his mood suddenly brightened.

"You are still young and have a flexible mind." Li Qitian sighed.

Pang Xiao scratched his head and said with a smile: "The Holy Lord is in his prime, it's not unexpected, it's just a moment of anger."

Why are you angry? Of course it was because of Lu Heng's deception and assassination.

Li Qitian gritted his teeth when he thought of Lu Heng, and told Xiong Jinshui in a deep voice, "Then do as the prince said."

Xiong Jinshui immediately agreed, his admiration for Pang Xiao in his heart as high as a mountain.

In an instant, he can come up with a way to solve troubles and appease the Holy Emperor, and he can also help the loyal uncle. It is no wonder that such a person can become the only prince with a different surname in this dynasty.

Everyone set off again, skipping the carriage and horse ceremonial guards, and the speed was naturally faster. They set up camp outside the city gate and ordered people to go secretly to get the yellow robe ceremonial guards and leave it alone for the time being.

At this point, Pang Xiao's suspicion of the treasure was completely cleared.

Li Qitian's anger towards Lu Heng unsurprisingly involved the Lu family and people related to the Lu family, and a baptism was about to take place in the court.

At this time, Qin Yining was standing on a warship, looking at the faintly visible land in the distance with a telescope.

"Is that the Japanese country?"

Liao Zhibing nodded: "Yes, that is a port of the Japanese country. Our people landed here last time. Near the port is the Mizusawa Country where Ishikawa Miyako was born. But you also know that one of their countries is like Ours is a relatively large village and town.”

Qin Yining nodded, "Even so, they are local snakes, and we can't underestimate them. Looking back at the warship behind him, Qin Yining thought for a while and said, "The port there is big? Is it as big as Golden Harbor? "

Gao Delai smiled honestly: "Leader, the port there is not as big as the Golden Port. It cannot accommodate so many warships. At most, it can accommodate two warships at the same time."

Seeing this, Xie Yue and Xu Weizhi understood what Qin Yining meant and asked with a smile: "Princess, what are your plans?"

Qin Yining smiled and said: "Of course the two largest warships carrying cargo cannot dock. Let's leave reliable people to guard them. The other warships are ready to land. I will bring a ship closer first to explore them. The details."

"Princess, you plan to land in person to see the Ishikawa Daimyo?" Xie Yue said disapprovingly, "Princess, you are of high status, so I don't want you to personally take part in this matter. Why don't I go and see him?"

"Yes. I am willing to go with Brother Xie. We are not familiar with the place here, so it is best for the princess not to come forward."

Qin Yining took a deep breath and stroked his hair, which was ruffled by the sea breeze. "This is Sakurai's hometown. I have to take him back no matter what."