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Du You, who joined the army in the Record Office, hurriedly walked into the door, walked through the lobby of the Secretariat, and came to the official room of His Royal Highness King Qi.

In the official room, Li Ye was pacing back and forth with his hands behind his hands, explaining as he walked, while Wei Yingwu, another reporter sitting next to him who joined the army in the office, was busy recording.

"Forwarded to the Ministry of Industry and Engineering, Jincheng Yellow River must be rebuilt as soon as possible, and it must be completed this winter."

Rebuilding the Jincheng pontoon bridge was Li Ye's top priority. In the past, the pontoon bridge could not carry large carts. When he returned from an inspection trip to Anxi in the fall, twenty carriages crossed the Yellow River with great effort.

Li Ye added: "There is also the imperial examination in March next year. We must seize the time to prepare and ask the Department of Rites to prepare a backup plan if the number of people exceeds the limit."

Just as he was talking, Li Ye turned around and saw Du You, and asked, "Du Canjun, how is the situation in the Yellow River!"

"Reporting to Your Highness, I have heard from you that the Yellow River in Shaanzhou has completely frozen, and you can cross the Yellow River by horseback!"

Although he knew this was the result, Li Ye still wanted to find out.

Old lady Dugu died of illness, and her wife had to go to Luoyang for the funeral. Naturally, Li Ye had to accompany her. Not only did he accompany his wife to the funeral, he also had to make a difference at this critical moment when the emperor was seriously ill.

This time when he went to Luoyang, he wanted to take the ancient Xiaohan Road. He was worried about being blocked by the imperial army on the ancient road, so he had to care about whether the Yellow River froze. If the Yellow River froze, the other party would not be able to block him. He could use the Yellow River to get there. Go right around the ice.

After confirming the situation of the Yellow River, he said to Du You: "Invite the prime minister and the chief historian."

Not long after, Li Mi and Liu Yan came to Li Ye's official room one after another. Li Ye asked them to sit down and said quietly: "This time I went to Luoyang to attend the funeral, but more importantly, I want to make good use of this time to be active in the court. I want to hear your opinions!"

Li Ye only received the eagle letter from Dugu Ming yesterday evening. Dugu Xinyue cried so much that he almost fainted. Li Ye immediately decided to accompany his wife to the funeral. He was leaving this afternoon. He had no time to think about his arrangements for Luoyang.

Li Bi pondered for a moment and said: "The main thing is connections. Your Highness needs to make connections. Firstly, the main officials of the imperial court, and secondly, the heads of various aristocratic families. For this imperial examination, we will still prepare a hundred special places, which Your Highness can use to win people's hearts. In addition, There is another important force, that is, the royal family, but I would like to say that His Highness does not need to pay too much attention to them. They seem to be the most difficult to be loyal to His Highness. They are all ambitious and want to be emperors, but in fact they are the easiest to deal with. This gang Human bones are the weakest and have the least foundation.”

Li Ye nodded. Li Mi was right. The royal family relied on imperial power. Once the imperial power was gone, the fate of these princes and grandsons would be tragic, just like the situation in history when An Lushan captured Chang'an. Du Fu said in " It is written very profoundly in the poem "Lament for the King and the Grandson".

"The treasure under my waist is green coral, and the poor king and grandson are crying in the corner." When asked, he refused to tell me his name, but he said that he was a slave in poverty. ’

At this time, Liu Yan also said: "The humble position also agrees that connections are the most important. However, the humble position reminds His Highness that safety comes first. Your Highness must not be careless. If the emperor is in power, it will not be a big problem, but now that Empress Zhang is in power, Your Highness will Be careful, this woman is ruthless and unprincipled. If she wants to protect her son's position, she will definitely attack His Highness."

Li Ye nodded, "That's a good reminder from Chang Shi, I will pay attention to this woman!"

The three of them discussed the government affairs arrangements after Li Ye went to Luoyang. Li Ye arranged various government affairs and military affairs. In the afternoon, three thousand cavalry escorted Li Ye and the princess and set off.

This time Li Ye brought 30,000 troops. These 30,000 troops were stationed in Heyang County, Henan Prefecture on the other side of the Yellow River and controlled the Heyang Bridge.

Then three thousand cavalry escorted Li Ye to Luoyang. This was Li Ye's second trip to Luoyang within a year.

Dugu Xinyue had eased a little from the extreme grief last night. She sat in the carriage and told her husband about the past. Li Ye did not interrupt her and listened to her quietly.

"Actually, when I was just born, my grandmother didn't like me because she didn't like my mother and she didn't even allow me to go back to Dugu Mansion. But when I was five years old, my grandmother got seriously ill and almost died. She was sick. As soon as he said my name, my father took me home and brought me to her hospital bed. She held my hand and cried, saying that she shouldn't treat me like this and asking me to forgive her, so I held her and cried.

From then on, I became my grandmother's darling. Among all the grandchildren, she loved me the most. I could feel that she was using all her love to make up for her previous indifference to me.

Husband, this is a mystery in my heart, which has been pressing deep in my heart. I have always wondered why my grandmother suddenly changed her mind when I was five years old. It was a complete change. I once asked my father and uncle, and they said They were also surprised. They didn't know the reason. Grandma was gone. I'm afraid the mystery would never be solved again. "

After saying that, Dugu Xinyue let out a long sigh.

Li Ye said softly: "I think I can solve the mystery in your heart."

"What is it?" Dugu Xinyue asked quickly.

Li Ye said calmly: "It should be that sentence. When a person is about to die, his words are also kind. I was beside Feilong when he died. Although he has been fighting with me for so many years, when he died, he completely forgot his hatred. Begging me to forgive him.

The same goes for your grandmother. When you were five years old, she almost died of illness. At that time, she would review her life and feel guilty about some past events, especially for you and your mother. So at that moment she suddenly woke up. After she recovered from the illness, she began to I will compensate you twice as much. "

Dugu Xinyue's eyes turned red, she covered her mouth and choked up. Her husband spoke to the depths of her heart. In fact, she vaguely guessed that this was the case, but she hoped that her grandmother's love was really out of love for her, rather than for her. make up.

Li Ye held his wife's hand and said: "It was just to make up for it at first, but then she really liked you. I can feel that she loves you from the bottom of her heart. It's not just to make up for it. If it's just to make up for it, then at most it will continue." Two or three years, not that long.

Dugu Xinyue nodded gently, "Thank you, husband, for untying the knot in my heart!"

Three thousand cavalry escorted Li Ye's carriage out of Tongguan, and after passing through Nuxiang County, they entered the imperial territory. According to the agreement signed by Li Ye and the imperial court, Shaanzhou belonged to the imperial court, but they could not garrison troops, and no troops could be stationed west of Hangu Pass. Garrison, that is to say, there can be no troops in the more than 300-mile Xiaohan Ancient Road from Tongguan to Hangu Pass.

But this does not mean that the imperial court cannot ambush Li Ye. There are 20,000 troops stationed at Hangu Pass. Once Li Ye returns, Hangu Pass will immediately send 10,000 troops to Shaanxi County. When Li Ye arrives in Shaanxi County, they will Ten thousand troops cut off the road to the west, and with Hangu Pass to the east, they would be trapped within a hundred miles of territory, causing the sky to respond and the earth to be ineffective.

If there is enough food, you can wait for reinforcements to come to rescue you. If there is not enough food, it will be dangerous.

But it was winter now, and the Yellow River was covered with thick ice, so they could walk on horseback. Even if both ends were blocked, they could quickly retreat from the Yellow River to the other side.