Chapter 691: Let’s see how I am doing

Chen Ao left the palace happily, and Zhao Ji's words were still in his ears. Now he thought about it, he seemed that he was not at a loss.

When he returned to the mansion, it was still raining heavily. Liu Sheng was already waiting in the doorman with an umbrella. When he saw Chen Ao's carriage arrive, he immediately quickly came to cover Chen Ao's rain, and said, "There is news from Longxing Mansion, please go to the side hall immediately."

Chen Ao's face suddenly became gloomy, just like the dark clouds pressing on the top and the heavy rainy weather.

He hurriedly arrived at the side hall. A lieutenant had been waiting restlessly for a long time. When he saw Chen Ao, he immediately bowed and said, "Prince."

Chen Ao pressed his hands down, signaling him not to be too polite, and asked straight to the point: "Where is your faith?"

The captain carefully pulled out a roll of oil paper from his arms. After uncovering it, a cover of letter was revealed intact. Chen Ao took the letter, glanced at it, and immediately his face changed suddenly. It took him a long time to calm down and asked the captain to sit down and speak.

"What did Li Qing tell you when you came from Longxing Mansion? What changes have happened to Longxing Mansion?"

The captain said tiredly: "Instructor Li said that there is no need to worry about Longxing Mansion for the time being. Instructor Li must be the Prince Zhouquan. However, after asking the prince to receive the letter, he will set off to Longxing Mansion immediately. If you delay for a moment, there will be any changes at any time."

Chen Ao took a deep breath and understood that the content in the letter was certain, and he couldn't help but sigh. Although Li Ganshun was an old fox, he was not bad for him. At this time, he suddenly became seriously ill, so he was afraid that he could not overcome this hurdle when he was entrusted with the orphan. However, the child had not yet been born, that is, if the crown prince died without knowing it, it is still unknown whether the country that had been dormant for a long time would cause trouble at this time.

In addition... what Chen Ao was really worried about was that the northern border town of Xixia, the Jin people were angry that the prince was killed in Xixia. It was not certain if they took advantage of the situation. If this was the case, things would be even more difficult. Even Xixia might immediately become the main battlefield for the confrontation between the Song Dynasty, Jin Dynasty and Khitans.

After all, it was still too hasty. Before Li Ganshun could even clarify everything, it suddenly changed. Chen Ao knew in his heart that he had to go to this trip to Xixia, and he could not delay it for a while.

Chen Ao suddenly stood up and said, "Thank you for your hard work, I'll take a break in the mansion first. I'll enter the palace immediately, Liu Sheng...Liu Sheng..."

Liu Sheng stepped in: "What are the instructions of the prince?"

Chen Ao said: "Call someone to the martial arts school, and the Ma Junsi sent a message, asking them to be on standby at any time and wait for the imperial edict."

Chen Ao said nothing and hid the letter close to him. This time he didn't even have time to bring the hat and umbrella, and rushed into the pouring rain quickly, scaring Liu Sheng to scream behind him: "Prince...Prince...Umbrella..."

Fortunately, the carriage at the gatekeeper had not yet rushed back to the stables. Chen Ao waved his hand and said to the coachman: "Go to the palace, hurry!"

The galloping carriage quickly headed towards the palace. The wheels drew two water patterns on the streets. The rain line ticked on the carriage, and a layer of water curtain fell down the roof. At this time, the speed of the car was too fast. When the wind blew, wind and rain poured into the car. Chen Ao looked at the rain outside, not knowing whether it was sad or happy. On the one hand, he seemed to have been looking forward to this news in his heart. If it went smoothly to Xixia, then Chen Ao would transform into one of the most powerful people on this continent. But on the other hand, he couldn't help feeling a little sad about Li Ganshun's death, and the safety of Miao's mother and son made him even more anxious. Although there were Li Qing and Yang Zhen in Longxing Mansion, Chen Ao was still worried.

This complex mood was intertwined, and like this messy weather, it made Chen Ao's face unstable. When he arrived at the palace gate, he gave a cold order: "Enter the palace directly."

The coachman hesitated for a moment and continued to urge the horse to go in. The guards saw that it was the King of Pingxi's carriage, so they did not dare to stop him or be afraid of being responsible, so a team of guards followed quickly in the rain.

When he arrived at Wenjing Pavilion, Chen Ao got off the carriage. Seeing the wet guards behind him, he smiled apologetically at them, "I'm impatient to follow the power of the matter. Please take the carriage back out of the palace." After that, he followed the storm and began to recognize the stairs of white jade piles, and came towards an eunuch with an umbrella. Chen Ao took the umbrella and said to the eunuch: "Go and report immediately, King Chen Ao, the King of Pingxi, will meet with His Majesty, and tell His Majesty that something big happened!"

After hearing this, the eunuch said nothing, and hurried over to Wenjing Pavilion.

Zhao Ji had just finished talking to Shen Ao, wondering if Chen Ao understood his intentions, so he simply took a few memorials to read. The few impeachment memorials were all insignificant officials, and the ones who impeached Li Bangyan were all defamatory to his ancestors. After reading these memorials, he snorted coldly, and seemed very unhappy, so he pushed these impeachment memorials aside, thinking to himself, how could these people understand my intentions? But this Li clan is quite dedicated and able to figure out my intentions.

It was at this time that the eunuch came to report that something big happened, which made Zhao Ji stunned for a moment. In his opinion, Chen Ao had just left the palace and now he turned to see him again. There must be something important. Although Chen Ao was a little nonsense, he was not surprised when dealing with things. At this time, he deliberately aggravated the three words "big things". It must have been a huge thing.

Zhao Ji immediately calmed down and said, "Summon, tell him to come in quickly."

After a while, Chen Ao, who was wet, stepped into Wenjing Pavilion. When Zhao Ji saw him as he was drank, he immediately said to the person: "Go and get the charcoal basin, don't let the King of Pingxi catch a cold." Then he winked at the other eunuchs, meaning that they would avoid it.

The eunuchs retreated completely. Except for one carrying a small charcoal basin, they moved a small stool, and asked Chen Ao to sit by the small charcoal basin and bake another cup of hot tea before they carefully retreated.

In Wenjing Pavilion, there was only one monarch and one minister left. Chen Aocai said, "Your Majesty, the king of Xixia is critically ill."

"So quickly!" Zhao Ji decided to himself. With his temperament, he had probably cursed Li Ganshun for countless times and could not die well. However, the news came too suddenly, which made him unexpected. Zhao Ji and Li Ganshun were a pair of enemies. More than 20 years ago, Li Ganshun took power and Zhao Ji ascended the throne to emperor. Although the relationship between Xixia and the Song Dynasty eased a little, the conflict continued. At this time, when he heard the five words "Li Ganshun was critically ill, Zhao Ji suddenly felt sad and sad, as if he had seen his future destiny.

The king of the country, although he owns the world and has thousands of subjects, he still cannot escape birth, old age, sickness and death.

Zhao Ji calmed down and then said with a cold face: "Is the news reliable?"

Chen Ao nodded and said, "Absolutely reliable. Li Ganshun has summoned Weichen to Xia. Weichen is here to ask His Majesty for decree."

Zhao Ji nodded with a gloomy face. He naturally understood the situation of Xixia. If no one was going to deal with it, it would inevitably fall apart and cause civil strife. It would have been fine if it was the past, but I am afraid that Zhao Ji would have long wanted to do so. But now the Jin people are obsessed with Xixia. Once the civil strife in Xixia, it would definitely give the Jin people an opportunity to take advantage of it.

Zhao Ji took a deep breath and said, "How many people do you want? How many people do you bring?" He also understood the risks of this trip to the summer.

Chen Ao said: "If you bring too much, it will inevitably cause suspicion. If you don't have much, it will be useless. Why not take the lieutenant of the Martial Arts School together. Now there are 9,000 lieutenants in the Martial Arts School, which is enough for the time being. In addition, the Ma Junsi can also be transferred to the three sides immediately. Once there is a change, you can immediately rush to help. This matter is not too late, but I don't know how long the lord of Xixia can last. I hope I will leave tomorrow."

Zhao Ji sighed and said, "You must be careful. I will send an order to the Ministry of War and the Privy Council to immediately prepare food and wages. If it really doesn't work, I will draw from the border town and the wing troops in various ways." It's a bit difficult to prepare so many things overnight. I really have no choice but to replenish supplies on the spot, go to the border town, and then draw from the border town.

Zhao Ji thought for a while and continued, "I've gone to Xixia, don't always show off my pleasure. If it's too dangerous, I can immediately send a letter to Tong Guan and ask the border army to pick you up. As well as the Xixia princess and princess, I will bring them back together. I won't keep them in trouble."

Chen Ao was still complaining about this old fox just now, but at this moment, he was suddenly moved. Why is this guy always like this? He tried every means to take advantage of himself, and suddenly he looked at his own safety. He was really a two-faced sword, making people happy and sad, but still endless.

Chen Ao calmed down and said, "Don't worry, your Majesty, the auspicious person will have a heavenly appearance and will definitely come back safely."

Zhao Ji couldn't help but silence and pointed at him, "The more you say this, the more I will be worried. I will issue an order to Tong Guan at that time, and I will be on standby at any time and listen to your orders for the time being." His eyes flashed, and a trace of murderous intent appeared: "If there is a rebellion in Xixia and the Jin people take advantage of the situation, I will set up a vast army and deal with the Jin people."

Chen Ao finally felt relieved. Now the Jin people's purpose is to not destroy the Khitan, and then divide their troops to seize the Western Xia. If there is an opportunity, it would be fine. Once Zhao Ji made up enough determination, the Song army with more than 500,000 could go north at any time. At that time, it is still unknown whether the Jin people would be willing to draw a large number of troops and horses to fight on both sides. Chen Ao asked himself, if he was Wanyan Aguda, he might not have the determination.

Many times, war is about determination, and determination is even more a strategy. Chen Ao solemnly bowed to Zhao Ji and said, "Your Majesty, I'm farewell, and I'm going back and ready."

Zhao Jihe nodded and asked, "Do you want to go to the harem to meet An Ning?"

Chen Ao smiled bitterly and shook his head and said, "I don't know how to face her. Your Majesty let me leave all my thoughts behind and do something earth-shaking."

Zhao Ji sighed and said, "I have entrusted you with the matter of Xixia."

Chen Ao smiled faintly, stood up wet, and said fearlessly: "I have the sword of Shangfang. People block and kill people. Buddha block and kill Buddha. Your Majesty, let's see what the methods are for me!"

The two of them smiled tacitly. Zhao Ji personally sent Chen Ao out this time. This time it was extraordinary. If Li Ganshun had even more life span, he would be prepared and at least he could hand over it smoothly. But at this time, he didn't know what Xixia looked like, so he entered Xia rashly. Although it would not be a lifetime of death, it was still thrilling enough.

Zhao Ji forced out a little smile and stood under the eaves with a bold look. The rain fell from the eaves. He said loudly: "Chen Ao, you must come back."

Chen Ao bowed to Zhao Ji and said, "God, Wang, say goodbye."

Hearing this long-lost name, Zhao Ji couldn't help but smile and watched the figure leave in the rain.
Chapter completed!