fifth form

Chapter 2160 Come to the door
Zhang's house is far away from the imperial palace, and even if there is no traffic jam at night, it still takes a long time to get there.

"His Majesty……"

"Guard Mao, you called the wrong name. You will be fined one thousand stones for this!"

"My Lord, you said before that you will not leave the palace for six months. You must keep your word, right?"

"Yes, I don't leave the palace casually, but I didn't say I wouldn't leave the palace. I am planning to leave the palace now!"

"What?"

Li Guang was responsible for the first leg of the new emperor's journey out of the palace, while Wei Qing was responsible for the second leg.

The job Li Guang least wanted to do was to escort the new emperor out of the palace. Guarding the Weiyang Palace was already a headache for him, and taking the new emperor out of the palace was even more of a headache.

The previous Gongsun Gui's night attack left a deep impression on Li Guang, and Li Guang did not want to encounter another Gongsun Gui.

"The remnants of Gongsun Gui left Liang and entered Minyue, hoping to rely on the small country to continue to erode and develop, and then cooperate with Liang to gain a firm foothold, thus causing chaos in the Han Dynasty. But their tracks have been exposed, and the situation is out of their control!"

Li Guang was obviously unwilling to let the new emperor risk leaving the palace at night, so the new emperor had to speak up to persuade him.

"Gongsun Gui's night attack brought trouble, but it also allowed us to find out a venomous snake hidden in the Han Dynasty." The new emperor said: "It is a merit to kill this beast, so why should Guard Mao worry so much!"

"That's what happened, but it's so late..."

"Where there is danger, there must be reward. If I were to die in Chang'an City, it would not be surprising if I were to die in the Imperial Palace. I cannot escape it no matter where I live!"

"but……"

"You have been fighting for more than 20 years, why do you have to be so fussy?"

The new emperor's rebuke made Li Guang, who was not good at speaking, very depressed, so he had to sit in front of the carriage and whip it.

"The Empress Dowager is obsessed with physiognomy. Some things are based on divination. Your Majesty cannot believe them completely!"

As if he couldn't help himself, or maybe because the Empress Dowager entered the Weiyang Palace tonight, or maybe he thought that the new emperor's departure from the palace was related to the Empress Dowager, Li Guang was silent for a while before he whispered something.

"Got it!"

The new emperor replied briefly.

Obviously, Li Guang either realized something, or Li Guang already knew some information, which led to the extremely obscure reminder.

A few years ago, the new emperor would have just laughed off such a reminder, but when Emperor Jing entrusted many things to him before his death, the new emperor was able to learn certain information from these seemingly insignificant words.

Just as the various schools of thought constructed the many traditions of Jambudvīpa, the Han royal family was also a gathering place for all kinds of monsters and demons, and many people approached the center of this ruling dynasty with various intentions.

Either to gain royal benefits, or to try to control the Han Dynasty as they once controlled the Zhou Dynasty, or to take the opportunity to cause a big enough disaster to once again lead to the question of 'are there any kings, princes, generals, or ministers who are of different races', or something else. This also constitutes the various complex situations of the Han Dynasty.

Without getting into it, one would think that everything in the Han Dynasty was peaceful. But when the new emperor actually sat in this position, he realized how many complicated things needed to be managed in a huge country.

A single move can affect the entire body. Acting rashly without maintaining a balance will lead to irreversible consequences.

For example, Emperor Jing was cautious all his life, and only made one mistake in Lingnan, which buried Emperor Jing into the abyss.

It was also through this incident that the relationship between Emperor Jing and the new emperor reached an extremely close level, allowing Emperor Jing's influence on the new emperor to exceed that of the empress dowager.

"Wei Qing, hurry up and get on your horse. You know the way to Dongfang Shuo's house. Let's go on this journey at night!"

"Why are we going to Dongfang Shuo's house again?"

After entering the Pingyang Marquis' Mansion, the coachman smoothly became Wei Qing, while Li Guang was stationed on one side of the carriage as a guard to provide safety.

When Li Guang heard the new emperor clearly state the destination, he felt a headache starting to build.

He remembered very clearly that the new emperor had gone to Laoshu Hutong before, and then went to Sima Xiangru on the way back, which led to Gongsun Gui's pursuit. Going back to the old way at this time made Li Guang feel ominous, and he felt that many things were repeating themselves.

Wei Qing took the whip without asking any questions, raised it and urged the horse to gallop. Li Guang, who had been silent for a long time, couldn't help himself again.

"Dongfang Shuo said at the court meeting today that he wanted to change the court dress. I suddenly remembered that the court dress should be more majestic, and I couldn't help but want to say something about it," the new emperor said casually.

"Is it okay to call him into the palace for this kind of thing?"

"I can't wait even a moment longer. I have to explain everything to him tonight. I can't sleep if I don't!"

The new emperor said something and blocked Li Guang's mouth very quickly.

Wei Qing did not like to ask many questions when doing things, and Li Guang was not very eloquent in his answers. It was difficult for him to be as clear and detailed as a civil servant, so it was very easy for him to be perfunctory.

It was obviously an extremely wise decision for Emperor Jing to arrange Li Guang as the chief of the imperial guards of Weiyang Palace. This ensured that the new emperor would not be restrained, while also providing him with powerful military protection.

If anyone were to replace him, either he would be more eloquent than Li Guang, which would make the new emperor feel uncomfortable, or he would be weaker and would find it difficult to provide adequate protection for the new emperor.

Of course, there were some oversights in Emperor Jing's arrangement. That was that Emperor Jing did not expect that the Empress Dowager would take away Li Guang's Heaven-shaking Arrow, causing a top master like Li Guang to become a mere expert.

"Dongfang Shuo has invited a good monk to be his guest. Don't mess around after you enter the house!"

Thinking of the great monk in Zhang Xuezhou's house, the new emperor couldn't help but remind Li Guang, signaling him not to make rash judgments and provoke hostility.

"As long as no one hurts you, I will definitely not do anything rash," Li Guang shook his head.

"If there are some small problems, you are not allowed to act recklessly," the new emperor emphasized again.

"I won't mess around!"

The new emperor had to remind him again and again.

The top monks are all extremely talented and have the strength to be proud of. If they were not bound by the interests of the Han Dynasty, this would be an uncontrollable nuclear bomb, which could easily lead to disaster if not handled properly.

As he could gain the approval of the Grand Empress Dowager and arrange for Princess Dou to visit him, the new emperor did not feel that his instructions were redundant and he also wanted to avoid any factors that could cause problems as much as possible.

"Archers can sense hostility the fastest and are most likely to lead direct attacks. If you are worried that Guard Mao will lose control of his hands and feet, you might as well take the arrows away in advance!"

Wei Qing, who was sitting at the front of the car, listened for a while and then proposed the simplest solution.

This made the new emperor think without a second's thought, and he immediately asked Li Guang for the quiver.

"What is this? How can this be possible? How can an archer still be called an archer if his arrows are taken away? How can I protect people? My strength is completely wasted!"

Apart from Li Guang who was extremely dissatisfied, muttering all the way and standing up vigilantly from time to time to look around, there was nothing else.

"Give me two arrows, or just one. I can't draw an empty bow..."

Li Guang recited for a long time on the road, until the carriage entered Laoshu Hutong and kept approaching the familiar courtyard, Li Guang's heart suddenly jumped.

You don't need to stand next to the tiger to feel the fear it brings when you enter the hill where the tiger is hiding.

The same goes for the great monk.

There was no need for Li Guang to enter Zhang's house and meet the other party face to face. He knew very well what kind of great monk had come to Zhang's house.

As a fellow human being, he knew this aura too well.

From the moment he approached the house, Li Guang felt as if a pair of eyes were staring at the carriage, which made him quickly take out the bow, but the empty feeling of having no arrows surged in his heart, and Li Guang had to quickly retract his habitual action of drawing the bow and arrow.

It was not until Wei Qing went to knock on the door that the pair of eyes that seemed to be checking were retracted.