The drums and roars on the Dingyuan roared and slowly leaned towards the dock.

After nearly a year, Xiang Zhen returned to Haixing again. Standing on the high bow of the Dingyuan, Haixing in front of him actually gave him some different feelings.

Unlike the fleet that went to Lingnan and Xiang Xun made a huge show, here is as usual. On the civilian dock not far from the military port, a large number of merchant ships are entering and leaving in an orderly manner. Not many people are paying attention to the return of these warships. For them, watching too much of this scene can no longer arouse their enthusiasm.

Xiang Zhen's eyes fell in the military port, where two different warships were parked. When he left, he had not seen this type of warship. The drawings obtained from the Tang Dynasty's War Department, nor the drawings of this kind of warship. This must have been newly built. In less than a year, Haixing actually built a new ship?

This made Xiang Zhen a little scared.

The military port is very cautious. Not only are there a large number of fully armed infantrymen step by step and strike one by five steps. A little further away, you can even see a vast cavalry slowly coming.

"That's Chengde Wolf Rider!" Pan Motang glanced at him and exclaimed, "Suang Ye Li is here to welcome General Xiang and Madam Xiang in person!"

The Chengde Wolf Cavalry is the core of Li Ze’s personal guards. He has always been where Li Ze is, wherever Li Ze is. Since he saw the Chengde Wolf Cavalry, Li Ze should naturally be here too.

This surprised Xiang Zhen.

"General Xiang, since Master Li has arrived here, please wait for a while on the Dingyuan. Master must be on the boat." Pan Motang said.

Xiang Zhen nodded: "General Pan, let me go back to the cabin first and sort out a little. I've been on the sea these days, but I'm a little out of clothes."

"Governor is free!" Pan Motang said with a smile.

Chengde Lang rode aside and a carriage that looked ordinary but was twice as big as the usual carriage, and drove out. On both sides of the carriage, Hou Zhen, the governor of Cangzhou, Shen Congxing, the right-leader stationed in Cangzhou, Li Gan, the commander of the personal guard camp, and Tian Lingzi, the chief minister of Taisi, rode a horse to accompany him.

The carriage slowly stopped, and everyone turned over and dismounted, stood on both sides. The driver placed a stool under the carriage. As the carriage opened, Li Ze appeared in everyone's sight.

Li Ze usually wears extremely casual clothes and rarely wears official robes, but today he wears the prince's official uniforms seriously. However, the official robes have always been extremely simple in the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, Li Ze just changed into a purple dragon robe, a folded headscarf, a nine-ring belt, and a pair of ** boots.

Li Ze turned around, but reached out his hand. Another hand was stretched out in the carriage and put it on Li Ze's hand. Then, Liu Ruyan also appeared from inside. Compared with Li Ze's simple clothes, Liu Ruyan, dressed in a princess, looked much more luxurious and beautiful. However, the princess obviously felt that the clothes were a little uncomfortable to wear. After helping Li Ze's hand get off the carriage, she twisted her neck and pulled her clothes without a trace. She was used to wearing armored battle robes, and suddenly put on these things, which was really uncomfortable.

The two of them headed side by side towards the Dingyuan on the dock.

At this time, it was naturally not a springboard, but a corridor ladder made in advance, pushed it from one side, leaned against the Dingyuan, locked at both ends, and this part of the ship's side was laid flat, so that the top of the corridor ladder was flush with the Dingyuan.

Li Ze and his wife climbed up the stairs.

On the deck, Zhang Hui and other Wuyi officials, as well as Xiang Zhen and other Lingnan officials, were all standing in a neat manner.

"Have you met Lee Sang!"

"See the princess!"

Seeing the two of them stepping on the deck from the corridor ladder, everyone sang a fat promise together.

"Thank you all!" Li Ze smiled and clasped his fists and bowed, "Shangshu Zhang, this trip has been going on for several months and the sea is bumpy, and Li Ze is really uneasy!"

"Lao Li Xiang is worried." Zhang Hui laughed: "Just like my body, this little thing is not worth it. But I have seen many scenery that I have never seen before. Xiaguan had long heard that Li Xiang had been determined to travel on the sea when he was a young man, but Zhang had achieved this goal first."

"I will definitely make up for this shortcoming in the future!" Li Ze also laughed and turned to look at Xiang Zhen: "General Xiang, we're meeting again."

Xiang Zhen smiled and said, "The last time the Xiaguan came alone, but this time the team was huge, so I wanted to cause trouble for the prime minister."

"Why can there be trouble? It's a family in the future." Li Ze waved his hands repeatedly.

"Girl Lan, I have come to see Li Xiang!" Xiang Zhen flashed to the side and gave up a woman with a sand curtain behind her. This is Xiang Lan, the eldest daughter of Xiang Zhen, who was named the queen. But now, she is still an ordinary woman, so she naturally has to salute Li Ze, the prince's noble Prince. After she was enthroned, it was Li Ze who saluted her.

"Xiang Lan has seen Li Xiang!" When he bowed and blessed, he stood up, even through the gauze curtain, he could still feel the pair of smart big eyes looking at Li Ze seriously.

Although I felt so respectful to this woman, my future status would definitely be placed. Li Ze smiled and nodded, but Liu Ruyan next to me grabbed the other party's hand and smiled and said, "Sister, we don't have to hang out with them here with a group of big men. It's better for my sister to take my sister to your cabin. We will tell you how to talk about women's houses. There are still many different places in the north and south of you."

"It's my fault, the princess." Xiang Lan bowed again, but her tone was a little light, but she didn't refuse, and led Liu Ruyan to the back.

The remaining group of big men immediately sat down in a larger cabin under the arrangement of Pan Motang. Before getting off the boat, there were still many things to negotiate.

"General Xiang, did you hear that Xiang Shuai's military operations in Jiangxi were not very smooth?" Li Ze seemed to say inadvertently: "Oh, you may not be well-informed during this period. Ling Zun and Rong Hong's first military operations failed. Obviously, Ling Zun and others underestimated the power of Jiangxi."

Xiang Zhen tightened his heart, but his face looked calm: "The first time was just a test. Win or defeat is not a big deal. The next one is the highlight. Although Li Xiang rests at ease, he will definitely be able to re-incorporate Jiangxi into the territory of the Tang Dynasty this year."

"That's good, that's good!" Li Ze smiled and nodded repeatedly. "Taichangqing, let's talk about the next issue of our reception and arrangements for the girl!"

Tian Lingzi stood up, looked at Xiang Zhen and others, and said, "General Xiang, this is the case. Although both sides have agreed on a marriage, Your Majesty is still thirteen years old now, and it will take at least three years for the wedding. And Your Majesty is still studying in Wuwei Academy, so after Miss Xiang arrives, she will be placed in Zhenzhou first."

"Why is Zhenzhou instead of Wuyi?" Xiang Zhen frowned and asked.

Tian Lingzi smiled and said, "General Xiang, the Supreme Emperor is now in Zhenzhou, where all the palaces are available, and it can be settled with just a little rectification. Of course, it will also be prepared in Wuyi. The court has allocated a piece of land to build a different palace for His Majesty, and construction will be started soon. After this different palace is built, if Miss Xiang likes it, she can naturally live in Wuyi."

"When will the other palace be built well?" Xiang Zhen asked.

"It's a year!" Tian Lingzi said: "Although it's a different palace, since it's for the big girl, it's naturally necessary to repair it to the highest standard. The best materials for this craftsman must be used. In a year, maybe I'm still a little nervous!"

Li Ze smiled and took over the conversation: "The reason why we did not build a palace in Wuyi Datumen was because one day we would fight back. We only built another palace, so that as long as we saw another palace, we would think that we would definitely recover Chang'an. When we got there, His Majesty and the Empress naturally returned to the palace to live."

Xiang Zhen was a little moved and bowed, "I just don't know how long it will take!"

"It can take at least three years, and at most five years!" Li Ze said: "My idea is that it is best to have the wedding of Your Majesty and the eldest daughter Xiang, and it will be held in the Chang'an Palace at that time."

Speaking of this, Xiang Zhen naturally had nothing to say.

"General Xiang, when the Supreme Emperor came from Chang'an, there were not many people accompanying him, but the father-in-law and the nanny who knew the rules also followed a few of them. When the eldest girl arrived in Zhenzhou, she could be transferred to the girl to listen to her immediately." Tian Lingzi continued.

"Okay." Xiang Zhen naturally understood what Tian Lingzi said. He wanted the father-in-law and the nanny in the palace to teach his daughter's rules. But this was impossible. No one in the Xiang family understood these rules in the palace.

"As for the guards, Weiwei Temple has always been located in Zhenzhou, so the guards have been arranged long ago." Tian Lingzi continued.

Xiang Zhen coughed a few times, looked at Li Ze and said, "Li Xiang, the little girl is always spoiled at home and doesn't understand the rules very well, so these father-in-law and nanny are naturally indispensable. But as guards, we have come here by ourselves this time."

"Oh, I wonder how many people I brought?" Li Ze asked disrespectfully.

"Five hundred people." Xiang Zhen said.

Li Ze laughed: "Xiang is indeed generous. Since he has brought five hundred guards, there is no need to send Weiwei Temple. By the way, General Xiang, will you pay the salary for these five hundred people or will we pay? If we pay, then they will have to be assigned to Weiwei Temple."
Chapter completed!