Chapter 724 I am guilty!
In fact, not long after Li Dalang and the Bad Guys left the Du family army's garrison with the two Sleeping Beauties, the soldiers on patrol and changing shifts discovered the sentry who had been knocked unconscious by the Bad Guys.
How Du Jiajun got angry, how he reported it, and how he explained it to his superiors were Du Jiajun's own business.
Anyway, Li Dalang was in a pretty good mood as he watched the sun gradually rise on the horizon.
"I think they're going to go downstream to Fujian?"
"Yes, we'll go to Fujian first. Everything's arranged there. We'll come back by boat later."
However, he returned to Chang'an under the guise of a bodyguard delivering goods.
Twenty-nine winked at Li Dalang and said with a smile.
Li Dalang had no objections. Knowing the arrangements for the next step, he felt much more at ease.
However, when they arrived in Fujian under the arrangement of the Bad Guys, and after resting for two days, they went to the dock again. When Li Dalang looked at the two coffins made of fine wood on the deck, he really felt that he couldn't keep up with the Bad Guys' ideas.
Twenty-nine was overjoyed at the dumbfounded look on Li Dalang's face, just like the mischievous look after a successful prank, and he couldn't stop laughing.
Li Dalang, Wang Dadan, Gao Haiping, and Lao Qi worked together to open the coffin lid and found it was empty.
Li Dalang finally understood. He looked at the two sacks piled on the deck, then turned to Twenty-Nine, who still had a smile on his lips, and said, "Are we escorting a coffin?"
Li Dalang pointed to the coffin, then to the sacks piled on the ground.
Twenty-nine walked into the pile of sacks, picked up the sack containing Sleeping Beauty, and as he walked into the cabin, he replied to Li Dalang, "Haha, isn't that right?"
Don't worry, the travel permits and household registration certificates are all taken care of. You're the third brother, and I'm the eldest.
Li Dalang nodded to Wang Dadan, who stepped forward and hoisted the obviously smaller sack from the pile onto his shoulder, following behind Twenty-Nine into the cabin.
Upon hearing this, Li Dalang followed them into the cabin and watched as the two men pulled the two beauties out of the sacks and placed them on the bed.
"I'm Lei Laosan, you're Lei Laoda, so there must be a Lei Laoer?"
"Haha, who said that Lei Lao Er has to go on the escort mission with us?"
Lei Lao Er stayed in his hometown to guard the security escort agency.
After Twenty-Nine's explanation, Li Dalang thought about it and realized that what he said made a lot of sense.
Afterwards, Li Dalang said to Wang Dadan and Gao Haiping: "...Remember, from now on call me Sanlang. Be careful on the road, and don't call me by my name, just call me by my order of precedence."
Wang Dadan and Gao Haiping exchanged a glance. They had been following Li Dalang the whole time, and among the dozen or so people, they were the only ones who were called by name. If they were to be called by order, how would they be called?
Seeing this, Li Dalang thought for a moment and said directly, "Dadan and Haiping, you two will follow me to the back of the line. From now on, I'll call you Fourth Brother and Fifth Brother."
To be honest, the arrangements made by the Bad Guys along the way were quite proper. Carrying two coffins, their group of more than ten people smoothly crossed the Taipu River by boat, left Jiangnan East Road, and headed towards Chang'an.
After more than ten days, news of the suppression of the rebellious Shen family in Jiangnan East Road gradually spread outwards from Jiangnan.
While outsiders were getting a glimpse of the news, Emperor Wu, sitting securely in the Xuande Hall, began discussing with Du Qinghui, who had been hiding in the palace, whether or not to march south and conquer those small countries.
Looking at the map, Du Qinghui pointed to the Kingdom of Lin Yi (present-day southern Vietnam), the Kingdom of Pyu (present-day Myanmar), and the Kingdom of Zhenla (present-day Cambodia) below them, saying, "If you want to deal with the mastermind behind this, you must control these three kingdoms."
Empress Wu nodded; she understood Du Qinghui's intention.
"port!"
"Yes, the port is of vital importance to the Tang Dynasty!"
Judging from the available information, the mastermind behind this has a long reach. Besides the fact that my subordinates were bribed, the role of these merchant ships from the south in smuggling opium into the Tang Dynasty cannot be underestimated.”
Just as Emperor Wu and Du Qinghui were discussing how to plan their actions, Wang Da Dang, completely oblivious to the danger, walked in.
Emperor Wu didn't take it seriously at first, since Wang Da Dang was the only one who could freely enter and exit the Xuande Hall.
Emperor Wu thought that Wang Da Dang had come in to get hot tea or to serve some snacks.
She stared at the map for a while, but Wang Da Dang didn't make any move. So, Emperor Wu raised his head to look at Wang Da Dang, who was standing at the head of the table with his body slightly bowed.
When Wang Da Dang saw Emperor Wu looking over, he smiled awkwardly but politely at Emperor Wu twice before looking at Du Qinghui beside him.
Upon seeing Wang Da Dang's demeanor, Emperor Wu knew that Wang Da Dang had some private matters to report, which were not suitable for Du Qinghui to hear.
Du Qinghui was perceptive; he bowed to Emperor Wu and left the hall without saying a word.
"What's wrong?"
Wang Da Dang quickly made his way to Emperor Wu, bowing his head and leaning forward. He spoke in a low but clear voice, "Your Majesty, Prince Xiang requests an audience."
Emperor Wu gave him a questioning look, and then Wang Da Dang lowered his head and continued, "Prince Xiang said that he came to apologize."
With a "smack," Emperor Wu slammed his hand on the table upon hearing this.
"He came so eagerly, he couldn't wait a moment longer."
Call him in.
Yes, it was really quite late at this time; it was past the time for lighting the lanterns, and the lanterns in the Xuande Hall had been lit for a while.
Logically, this should be the time for Emperor Wu to have his dinner. Today, it was because of the discussion with Du Qinghui about what to do that Emperor Wu's dinner time was delayed.
As soon as Prince Xiang entered the main hall, he knelt down at the lower end of the table.
He touched his head to the ground and loudly proclaimed, "Your subject is guilty!"
When the son came to see his mother, before they could even exchange a few words of pleasantries, he immediately performed a grand ceremony and claimed to be guilty. This scene truly amused and angered Emperor Wu.
If there were comments on the screen right now, they would probably be something like, "You really are my good eldest son!"
What Emperor Wu was thinking is unknown, but he said to Wang Da Dang, "Serve dinner, I'm hungry."
"Prince Xiang, come here and keep me company. It's been quite a while since we ate together."
Emperor Wu first spoke to Wang Da Dang, then glanced sideways at the kneeling Prince Xiang below. However, after speaking, Emperor Wu completely ignored the still kneeling Prince Xiang and directly moved towards the table where she usually ate.
Wang Da Dang gave a signal to someone outside, and someone naturally went to the imperial kitchen to fetch food.
The problem now is that Prince Xiang is still kneeling on the ground and won't get up!
Wang Da Dang walked up to the Prince Xiang and coaxed, or rather pleaded, the Prince Xiang with a gentle smile: "Your Highness, please get up. Everyone is waiting for you."
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