"His Majesty."

Not long after Xiao Li came down the mountain, he met someone who came to pick him up.

Duan Ji knelt down excitedly: "General Duan Ji, I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

Xiao Li raised his eyebrows: "General Duan, please stand up."

"Why are you here? Where's Rong Qing?"

Duan Ji's expression slightly calmed down: "General Rong has already taken his men to Changzhou. Did he miss His Majesty?"

Xiao Li glanced back and said, "It was because I messed up the plan and came out early. It's not surprising that he was trapped inside."

"Ziyue, go back and provide support."

Duan Ji immediately said, "Your Majesty, I will send someone to fetch General Rong."

Zi Yue didn't want to leave Xiao Li. Just as he was about to say something, Xiao Li waved at him and he hurried over.

Xiao Li immediately bent down and said something to him, and finally reached out and touched his head.

Finally, Zi Yue slowly turned around and rode away quickly without looking back.

Duan Ji was rejected, but he didn't say anything. After Zi Yue left, he quickly said, "Your Majesty is tired too. Come back with me and rest."

Xiao Li shook his head: "Since you have brought people here, you should send troops directly and take Changzhou in one fell swoop."

Duan Ji replied, "Your Majesty, Rong Qing has already led his men there. General Rong is a brave man, capable of taking Changzhou. I will be responsible for escorting Your Majesty to a safe place."

Xiao Li 'thought' about it for a while and agreed.

Xiao Li was riding in the middle, and Duan Ji was riding alongside her, asking about Xiao Li's physical condition as they walked.

Xiao Li answered with a lack of interest and glanced back inadvertently. Duan Ji's people had been trying to separate the people following Xiao Li, but Xiao Li's guards followed them closely and surrounded Xiao Li and Duan Ji together.

Xiao Li looked at the mountains ahead and said, "Duan Ji, you've been stationed here for the past two years. Thank you for your hard work."

Duan Ji was silent for a moment before he said, "A man who strives for great achievements and becomes a noble or prime minister will endure hardships. Besides, as long as Your Majesty can see my efforts, it won't be hard."

There is something else behind his words.

Xiao Li didn't respond, so Duan Ji started talking about the interesting things he had experienced while stationed here for many years: "Although this place is remote, as long as there is no war, it is also a beautiful place with beautiful mountains and clear waters."

Xiao Li agreed with this: "The beautiful mountains and rivers are naturally magnificent and beautiful."

According to the transfer order, Duan Ji should have been stationed in Taiping City, but he took a detour and took Xiao Li to Yanping Prefecture.

Without a map, Xiao Li didn't know the way, and it was not until he reached Yanping Prefecture that he recognized it.

"Why are you in Yanpingzhou?"

Duan Ji: "There's no decent place in Taiping City. We military generals are rough men and are used to hardship, but we cannot let Your Majesty down."

The reasons are quite sufficient, but they cannot change the fact that he is the emperor's master.

He took Xiao Li into the city and went to a mansion with a plaque on it that read - Prince Yanping's Mansion.

Xiao Li narrowed his eyes slightly.

Duan Jixian dismounted and extended his hand to Xiao Li: "Your Majesty, I will help you down."

Xiao Li took a look and came down by himself.

"I'm not that fragile."

Seeing his hand fall empty, Duan Ji's eyes darkened, but he soon smiled again.

"Your Majesty, this Prince Yanping's Palace is very well preserved. I have had it cleaned up. Your Majesty, please see if there is anything else you need, and I will immediately provide it."

At the door, a group of maids saluted: "Welcome, General."

Walking in, the screen wall, fish pond and bright main hall are indeed well preserved, as if they have been carefully cared for.

Duan Ji introduced the layout of the Prince of Yanping's Mansion along the way, showing where it was luxurious, where it was exquisite, where it was ingenious, and where it was unique.

Know them like the back of your hand.

This place was not cleaned up for the empress to live in. It was clearly where he lived himself.

Xiao Li glanced at Duan Ji who was walking in front of her. She had not met Duan Ji many times.

The first time, he was a horse trainer at the farm, and even a fierce horse like Chiyan surrendered to him.

Xiao Li admired BMW and also admired him as a person, so he asked someone to keep him.

After meeting him secretly once, Duan Ji was delighted with Xiao Li's admiration and swore allegiance to him. Later, he staged a coup.

Xiao Li's throne was unstable and she couldn't let Rong Qing and Yang Jun leave, so she arranged Duan Ji into the army.

When returning to the capital after attacking the Kingdom of Yue, Duan Ji was still a high-spirited general, loyal to the empress with eyes full of sincerity.

Two years have passed, and the general... has changed.

It was too easy for him to suddenly become a general who could conquer the next country from a lowly horse trainer, so he became arrogant.

Duan Ji arranged a room for Xiao Li - Xiuhua Pavilion

This is where Princess Yanping once lived.

The screens, embroidered beds, and curtains are all pink or purple, and it's obvious that this is where women live. There's not much of a clean smell in here, but instead it's filled with incense and the scent of living things.

This was not prepared recently. It was obvious that people were living here not long ago, and they just kicked them out and cleaned up the place.

Duan Ji: "Time is short and preparations are incomplete. Your Majesty, please tell me directly if you need anything."

Xiao Li: "I'm not picky about the environment, but since you've already cleaned up Prince Yanping's mansion, why don't you clean up the main house?"

Duan Ji seemed to have anticipated that Xiao Li would ask this and had already thought of an excuse.

"Your Majesty, it's like this. I come here occasionally. I'm a rough man, and I've messed up the main house. I'm really unable to clean it up. Your Majesty, please forgive me."

Xiao Li slowly untied the bag from his waist and said as he took out his things, "This Prince Yanping's Mansion is empty anyway, so it's fine for you to live here. However, it's not good to have the plaque of Prince Yanping hanging outside. How about I confer you a new title of prince? What do you think?"

Duan Ji didn't know if he was crazy about being crowned king, but he didn't hear anything wrong with what he said. He was full of surprise and said, "Your Majesty, are you really going to crown me king?"

"Yeah, I never joke..."

Xiao Li smiled and turned around, then without hesitation, fired two shots.

"If you survive."

The gun is fast from ten steps away, and within ten steps, it is fast and accurate.

Two bullets hit Duan Ji's abdomen, and at the same time four more bullets hit his shoulders and legs.

"Bang!"

The tall body fell heavily again. The immense pain made him lose his voice, and it took him a while to wail.

Outside, the sound of gunfire continued.

This is the dimensionality reduction attack of hot weapons against cold weapons. No matter how high your kung fu is, when facing hot weapons you have never seen before, you will only die.

"ah......"

Duan Ji rolled over in pain and finally managed to scream.

His strong body allowed him to slowly get up from the ground even after being shot six times. He looked at Xiao Li in shock, anger, and disbelief: "Your Majesty, why? Why are you trying to kill me?"

Xiao Li slowly reloaded his gun: "You know what you did."

The gun was pointed at his forehead: "In less than two years, you have already forgotten how to be a subject."