When Li Chang'an entered Fujian, it was already half a month after the victory celebration.
Lin Youchu had a lot of fun during those two weeks.
Although most of the time she watched her husband fooling around with Lin Dongdong and the others, she was already very content with that.
She was happy to see her family happy and to be able to go out with her husband.
The only thing that made her unhappy was that after we went on vacation, her husband stopped letting her do housework.
Watching her two younger sisters running wildly behind Li Chang'an, You Chu felt like the happiest person in the world.
She was very grateful to God for sending such a good husband to her side.
She always felt that she must have accumulated a lot of good karma in her past lives to meet such a good man.
She doesn't hit or scold herself, and she can even accept that she brought her two younger sisters with her when she married into the family, and she even raised her two younger sisters to adulthood.
Thinking of Li Chang'an's actions, Lin Youchu silently thanked God in her heart.
When Su Xiao was thanking God for her daughter You Chu, she paused for a moment, then glanced at the chubby boy in Gongsun Li's arms.
"Alright, alright, we're almost there, stop fooling around."
Li Chang'an lay on the carriage, looking at Luo Yang who was lying beside him, fooling around with three children, and felt a little restless.
That's the downside of ancient times; carriages weren't very soundproof. He'd been out for half a month, and his life was practically no different from that of a monk.
That's the problem with men. When they have too much, they want to leave; when they don't have it for a while, they start to crave it again.
His body has only just recovered a little, and he's already thinking about galloping on horseback.
Luo Yang was about to come down when he suddenly felt something was wrong. His face turned red and his breathing became rapid.
"You bad guy, I'll eat you up."
In front of the children, Luo Yang didn't go too far. Just as he was about to say a few more words, the convoy stopped.
Xing Daorong, who was in charge of escorting the old man, looked at him with a sharp gaze.
He must have some ability to rise from a commoner to the position of general.
His intuition, honed through battle, told him that the old man before him was dangerous.
"Who goes there, daring to block my way?"
No sooner had he finished speaking than the old man in front of him took a deep breath, his voice booming like a great bell.
"Wang Xianzhi of Wudi City pays respects to Your Highness!"
The sound shook up the sand and dust, startling the horses and causing Xing Daorong to feel dizzy.
Zhou Chao, who was sitting in the carriage, immediately stood up when he heard the name Wang Xianzhi.
For the imperial court, those martial arts masters had always been a major concern.
The four most powerful martial arts legends in the world are the greatest of all threats. Wang Xianzhi occupies Wudi City, and Zhou Chao once sent Zhang Xianzong to fight him.
As a result, this Confucian sage who had lived for over four hundred years was unable to defeat him.
Not only did he leave his sword in Wudi City, but he also allowed Wang Xianzhi to break into the palace and leave him with a message.
A common man's anger can cause blood to splatter ten steps away.
If Your Majesty insists on eliminating my Martial Emperor City, I can show Your Majesty what a mere commoner's rage is all about.
This sentence left a deep shadow on him, which is why he indulged in the grudges and feuds of the underworld during his years in power.
Hearing Wang Xianzhi blocking his convoy, he instinctively tensed up. After standing up, he slapped himself hard.
"Damn it, what are you worrying about? I didn't come here to find you."
After saying this, he lay down peacefully and spoke to the concubine who was dancing inside the carriage.
"Let's keep playing the music and keep dancing."
Seeing his state, the concubine couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, you are the ruler of the country and should be diligent in governing. Since the regent was appointed, you have been drinking and indulging in pleasure every day. I think you should not continue to be so decadent."
Zhou Chao looked somewhat embarrassed upon hearing this.
As he was looking at the guards beside him, trying to figure out how to explain, Gongsun Li, who had just entered the carriage, rushed up and slapped the concubine.
"You're talking nonsense!"
"The harem is forbidden from interfering in politics; this is an ironclad rule of the harem. How dare you interfere in court affairs and slander the regent behind his back? What are your intentions?"
"Guards, drag her away and give her thirty strokes of the cane."
After speaking, Gongsun Li looked at Zhou Chao, cupped her hands and said, "Your Majesty is the ruler of a country. Under the whole sky, all land belongs to Your Majesty. Of course, Your Majesty can see whatever you want."
"Come, let me dance for you."
Seeing that Gongsun Li had come to his rescue, Zhou Chao was in a great mood.
Sure enough, it was his wife who understood his situation best.
He held his son, watching the empress dance, and thought of how he had neglected the woman who had been by his side for so many years because of his concern for the court.
Thinking of this, he waved away the guards around him, put his arm around Gongsun Li, and sighed.
"Lier, thank you for your hard work."
"Your Majesty, it's not hard work. As long as the three of us are safe and sound, I don't feel any hardship at all."
Zhou Chao held her, his eyes filled with a sense of desolation.
He now feels that every extra day he lives is a blessing from God.
Since Li Chang'an left, Zhang Jiadi and Zhao Hu have completely usurped his throne.
One is backed by Confucianism, the other by Li Chang'an.
With the two of them working together, there was no way he could stop them.
Now the entire imperial court has begun to habitually obey Zhang Jiadi's orders.
Sometimes, even the emperor himself was unaware of the decrees issued by the court.
If it were just these things, Zhou Chao wouldn't be afraid, since he had originally planned to hand over the imperial power to Li Chang'an anyway.
What frightened him most was that Zhao Hu had replaced all the guards in the Forbidden City. This was what Zhou Chao feared most.
Right now, he's deaf and blind, completely unaware of anything happening outside.
The Forbidden City was like a cage, locking him in tightly, making it impossible for him to move.
Having been emperor for so many years, he could keenly sense that these actions were definitely not ordered by Li Chang'an.
Because if he wanted to rebel, there was no need for him to go through all this trouble.
He has made it clear many times that he will willingly abdicate the throne to him.
He simply didn't want to accept it, and he could also sense that Li Chang'an wasn't actually very interested in the emperor's seat.
Therefore, Zhou Chao could sense that behind these unusual actions, there must be another powerful force driving these things.
So he seized the opportunity of Li Chang'an's return and escaped from the Forbidden City.
Along the way, he tested the waters several times, both openly and secretly, trying to abdicate the throne.
However, Li Chang'an kept making excuses, which Zhou Chao found very puzzling.
He couldn't understand whether there was anything in this world more important than his throne.
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