When Li Xun entered the Mingzheng Hall, he saw Zhao Zhi sitting firmly above him. The latter's face was very calm, as if he didn't care about Li Xun's departure for more than a month, but... Li Xun still came from Zhao Zhi In his eyes, he saw concern and joy.

It was this kind of faint emotion that could not be seen without looking carefully, which immediately made Li Xun excited. He knelt on the ground, kowtowed heavily several times, and cried out: "The dog kowtows to the emperor's uncle."

"Get up quickly, there are no outsiders here, no need to be polite."

When he learned that the battle situation in Jiangnan had changed and Huang Zhi was trapped in a tight siege, Zhao Zhi thought of Li Xun and felt a trace of care and concern. Although it was not very serious, Zhao Zhi was a supreme emperor and Li Xun could give him Even if it is just a little bit of concern, it is already very valuable.

As the leader of a country, Zhao Zhi has held imperial power for a long time. No matter what happens, his face is very calm most of the time, and rarely changes greatly. He must maintain his majesty and calmness in front of the ministers. , and only in this way can he get enough respect and love from the ministers.

Of course, Zhao Zhi is also a human being, not a god, and he also has moments of vulnerability. Li Yi once told Li Xun that Zhao Zhi’s sworn brother, the general of Zhenguo, Prince An, once went deep into Mobei for more than a month. There was no news, and he didn't know whether he was alive or dead. Zhao Zhi felt sad and hugged Li Yi and cried for a long time...

Li Xun stood up. Zhao Zhi looked at him carefully and finally said silently: "You have become darker and thinner. It seems that you have suffered a lot during this trip to the south of the Yangtze River."

Li Xun wiped the tears on his face and said loudly: "A real man, what does this little suffering mean?"

Zhao Zhi nodded and said softly: "It's good to be back. Your aunt knows that the war situation in Jiangnan has changed and has been worried about you. Now that you are back in good health, go visit her quickly and relieve her worries."

"Uncle Emperor, please do business first. I will visit my aunt later."

Zhao Zhi smiled and said, "What business can you have?"

Li Xun quickly took out the war document from his arms: "This is the war document written by General Huang Zhen himself. It details the course of a normal war."

Zhao Zhi's eyes lit up and he stretched out his hand: "Bring it up quickly."

The battle situation in Jiangnan changed several times. When the news of Huang Zhen's defeat and siege came back to Fengjing, Zhao Zhi was so anxious that he urgently summoned all ministers to discuss countermeasures. Then... he issued an order to the world and ordered the Jiedushi envoys near Jiangnan to send troops to help the battle. He even planned to fight again. Thirty thousand forbidden troops were sent to the south of the Yangtze River for rescue. However, when the army had just gathered and was about to set off, the latest battle report came. Huang Jiu succeeded in raiding Yingzhou and defeated Huang Baichuan. The war situation reversed again until it was finally calmed down. What happened in the Jiangnan situation? Zhao Zhi had too many doubts and puzzles in his heart. He really wanted to know the details of the entire battle.

Li Xun didn't wait for Duke Mu to come down to get the war documents, but directly walked up to the imperial platform, holding the war documents in both hands, and handed them to Zhao Zhi: "Please ask the emperor's uncle to have a look."

Zhao Zhi didn't care about Li Xun's rudeness. He took the war document, opened the seal, and looked at it carefully.

After a long time, Zhao Zhi finally finished reading, put down the war documents in his hands, and sighed: "If there was no Huang Chao in this battle, Jiangnan would be in danger!"

Li Xun quickly said good things to the side: "Huang Zhen always charges at the forefront in every battle, takes the lead and sets an example, which is really admirable."

Zhao Zhi rubbed his fingers and was silent.

Later, Zhao Zhi asked some other things, such as the combat effectiveness of the army and the performance of the generals.

Li Xun smiled and said: "General Zuo Wuwei Mao Anfu is waiting outside the imperial city. He knows these things better than me. The emperor's uncle should ask him for questions."

Zhao Zhi nodded and summoned Mao Anfu to see him.

Li Xun excused himself and left, and then went to see his aunt Li Yi. Li Yi looked for warmth and warmth, and even jokingly said that after Li Xun went to war with the army, Li Mancang went to the Ministry of War several times a day to inquire about the war situation in Jiangnan. After learning that the war situation in Jiangnan was unfavorable, Li Mancang was worried all day without thinking about tea or food. A few days ago, Huang Chao won a great victory, and the news that the war in Jiangnan was settled was sent back to Fengjing. Li Yi immediately sent someone to pass the news to Fengjing. Li Mancang knew it, and this made him feel better.

After returning home, Li Mancang was very happy to see that his son had returned safely. He rushed forward and touched him, asking if he was injured and whether life in the army was difficult. His concern was beyond words, and Li Xun was deeply moved. , hugged his father and cried loudly.

Zhao Xun was very happy to learn that Li Xun had returned safely. He went to Li Xun's home in person. The two cousins ​​had a drink. Li Xun, who had never been drunk before, became drunk for the first time in his life. At the same time, I was surprised to find that Zhao Xun, who usually seemed quite frail, had such a terrifying drinking capacity that people should not be judged by their appearance. This sentence is indeed true.

With the end of this military trip, Li Xun relaxed and felt a heavy sense of fatigue. He ate, slept, and ate every day. After three full days, the mental and physical fatigue finally subsided. Recovered.

It was the first day of September in the fifth year of Taiping.

After Huang Baichuan's army was severely damaged, with only more than 15,000 men left, and after sending his eldest son to Fengjing as a hostage, Zhao Zhi finally chose to let him go and let him lead his army back to Caizhou, still serving as Caizhou. The governor of the state.

At the same time, an edict was issued to verbally commend the Jiedushi envoys from all sides who sent troops to assist in the war, and asked them to lead their troops back.

On the same day, Huang Zhen, who received Zhao Zhi's order, said goodbye to Zhao Bo'an and led the army back to Fengjing in a mighty manner.

In the morning, Li Xun was eating breakfast at home. A servant came to report that a man named Jiang Xiaowu was looking for you and was waiting outside the door.

Jiang Xiaowu?

Li Xun tilted his head and thought for a long time, and then he remembered that that night, he was attacked during a raid and he had rescued a soldier whose leg was chopped off. This soldier was named Jiang Xiaowu.

Li Xun came outside the house with his rice bowl. At a glance, he saw that it was indeed the soldier. Next to him, there was a man of about twenty years old standing. He was extremely tall and over two meters tall. He just stood there with his head lowered. , with a dull look on his face, and his whole person seemed a little dazed.

"General Li, I'm here to see you."

Seeing Li Xun, Jiang Xiaowu threw away the crutch in his hand and kowtowed on the ground.

"Don't be like this, get up quickly, I don't like people kowtow to me."

The two-meter-tall man stretched out a hand and pulled Jiang Xiaowu up like a chicken.

"Jiang Xiaowu, if you don't recuperate at home, why did you come here to me?"

Li Xun glanced at Jiang Xiaowu and saw that his face was still pale, one of his broken legs was trembling slightly, and his injuries were obviously not healed yet.

Jiang Xiaowu said gratefully: "If General Li hadn't come to the rescue that day, I, Jiang Xiaowu, would have died on the battlefield. Now I am a disabled person and have no ability to repay, so I am planning to let my second brother arrive.

At the general's house, bring tea and water and follow him to repay the great kindness."

After that, Jiang Xiaowu picked up the crutches, stood up on his own, and said to the big man beside him: "Big Xiong, why don't you kowtow to General Li and ask him to take you in?"
Chapter completed!