Chapter 817: Your Majesty is down
Li Xiu did not stay here for a long time. After all, they were hunting. If they didn't go back for a long time, the guards would have to go into the mountains to find them. So after dinner, Li Xiu and Pei Ji said goodbye to Li Yuan and then returned along the same route.
"Mr. Prince Concubine, can you really arrange the ship after March?" After leaving the cave, Pei Ji carefully covered up the traces of in and out, and then asked Li Xiu. While eating, Li Xiu promised to send Li Yuan to the ship in three months.
"Don't worry, although my uncle and others are far away in the Americas, they need to send fleets to the Tang Dynasty to trade every year. For example, there is a lot of gold and silver in the Americas, but these gold and silver cannot be eaten or worn, so they can only be transported to the Tang Dynasty to buy some essential goods, such as cloth, porcelain, etc. Moreover, due to the influence of the sea monsoon, their days to return to the Central Plains every year are generally fixed. Calculate the time, and it will be here in these two or three months." Li Xiu said confidently at this time.
A few months ago, during the Lantern Festival, Zhang Shiyi also returned to Chang'an from the south to celebrate the New Year. At that time, Li Xiu reminded him to try his best to keep him after seeing the fleet from America. He would send some things to America at that time. Zhang Shiyi nodded in agreement. After all, Li Xiu and Princess Pingyang would occasionally ask him to send some letters or daily necessities to Li Chengdao and others, so he did not doubt it.
"So that's it, then I'll be relieved!" Pei Ji finally nodded when he heard this. After all, Li Yuan was not a solution to stay here. After all, with his understanding of Li Yuan, Li Yuan probably was a little impatient with waiting. Otherwise, he wouldn't have just started eating, so Li Yuan would have asked about things at sea very bluntly.
"You don't have to worry about going to America. Moreover, after the fleet from America came to the Central Plains, it always had contact with Zhang Shiyi. Zhang Shiyi helped them buy and sell goods. Their fleet stopped at the port of Liuqiu Island, which was the private land of the Zhang family and outsiders could not enter at all. Therefore, as long as the Supreme Emperor arrived at Liuqiu, he would not be afraid of leaking news. But what I am worried about now is how to transport the Supreme Emperor to Liuqiu?" Li Xiu finally asked a question again.
In order to prevent the news that Li Yuan was still alive to leak, Li Yuan never met other people during this period, and even had no servants to serve him. He did his own meals, just to be afraid of leaking the news. Moreover, the people who participated in his escape from the palace had died. But in the whole world, except for Li Yuan himself, only Li Xiu and Pei Ji knew that Li Yuan was still alive.
It is precisely because only Li Xiu and Pei Ji knew that Li Yuan was still alive, but they could not leave Chang'an easily. In this way, sending Li Yuan to Liuqiu Island would be a problem. After all, it is impossible to let Li Yuan go on the road alone.
"You don't have to worry about this. Your Majesty has been the emperor for so many years, so naturally there is a group of reliable personnel. For example, the former substitute is one of these people. These people were in my hands before, but they have never been used. Now they can just let them escort Your Majesty overseas and take care of Your Majesty when they go to America!" Pei Ji said at this time.
Hearing that Pei Ji was ready, Li Xiu couldn't help but feel relieved. He discussed with Pei Ji the route to Li Yuan leave Chang'an again. Originally, Li Xiu thought he should take some remote route so that it would not be easy to be discovered. However, Pei Ji agreed that he should go the opposite way and should take the route from Li Xiu to the south last time, that is, take the carriage to Luoyang first, and then take the boat from Luoyang south.
Li Xiu felt a little risky at first, but later he thought that Chang'an to Luoyang was the most prosperous commercial road in the Tang Dynasty. There were countless cars and horses passing by every day. Li Yuan was mixed in the crowd and gave him some convenience, which was not easy to be discovered. Moreover, after Luoyang, he would take a small boat south. As long as he took the banner of Pei Ji or himself, he would not have to worry about the government's investigation along the way, so this road was safer than some remote paths.
Thinking of the above, Li Xiu finally agreed to Pei Ji's suggestion. Then the two discussed some details and finally decided to dress Li Yuan and others as a caravan in Pei Ji's family. Because Pei Ji retreated from the court, he actually started doing business. Of course, this was a method that Pei Ji was self-deprecating, mainly because he was afraid that Li Shimin would cause trouble for him again. However, it was precisely because of this that the business of the Pei family was also very big. Many caravans traveling from south to north were under the banner of their Pei family.
"Mr. Pei, when the Supreme Emperor was sent to America, the matter was finally over. You and I should be able to have a good sleep!" After discussing the details, Li Xiu couldn't help but sigh. Since Li Yuan pretended to die and fled the palace, Li Xiu had never slept well. Speaking of which, the older a person is, the less courageous he is. After all, there are too many people around him, so Li Xiu is not as able to let go of his hands and feet as before.
"Yes, since I promised the Supreme Queen, I often had nightmares. I dreamed that His Majesty discovered our plan and sent someone to catch us. Every time I dreamed of this, I would wake up in fear and sweat. Then I could no longer sleep!" Pei Ji said with a deep feeling at this time. Although he seemed to be more calm than Li Xiu, he actually was under great pressure in private. It was not until then that I finally felt halfway and my whole body was much more relaxed.
However, when I talked about this, Pei Ji hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "Mr. Concubine, after the Supreme Emperor goes to America, I am afraid I will say goodbye and leave Chang'an too!"
"What? Gong Pei, where are you going?" Li Xiu couldn't help but ask in surprise when he heard this.
"I am old and as the saying goes, fallen leaves return to my roots, so I plan to go back to my hometown in Hedong to take care of myself. At that time, I will raise flowers, plants, fish and insects, and then I can also be buried directly in our Pei family's ancestral grave after death. However, most of my children and grandchildren have entered the officialdom. If I encounter any trouble, I will ask my son-in-law to take care of you on my behalf!" Pei Ji smiled and said, although Chang'an is prosperous, the older I am, the more I miss the peaceful life of my hometown.
"This... Mr. Pei, don't worry, I will do my best!" Li Xiu was stunned when he heard that Pei Ji wanted to go back to his hometown, but then he agreed that even Li Yuan was going to America, and Pei Ji did not need to stay in Chang'an anymore. After all, a large part of the reason why Pei Ji was unwilling to leave was that he wanted to visit the lonely Li Yuan more often.
"Thank you, the prince consort!" Pei Ji saw Li Xiu agreeing and immediately thanked him.
While talking, Li Xiu and the others also came to the edge of the hunting ground. Walking further forward was Pei Ji's villa. However, at this moment, a servant from the Pei family rushed to report: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty is here!"
Chapter completed!