As dusk approached, before the Youzhou city gate was about to close, several teams of more than 100 people were leaving the city.

This is a scene that you will see every day in Youzhou City, because the city has been full of business recently, and caravans come in and out in the morning and evening, especially in the evening, many caravans are eager to return south and rush to the night.

Therefore, when Li Ling and his team disguised themselves as caravans and mixed with the other three teams to leave the city, they were not conspicuous at all. However, this does not mean that he could accept such a practice. In his opinion, such practice is too risky.

You know, Li Ling returned to Beijing with Sun Bi this time. Even though he knew that he would be obstructed and intercepted by the enemies in the court along the way, and Sun Bi's identity is now extremely noble, he actually brought only more than 20 guards on the road. This is too much risk.

However, this was Sun Bi's decision, and Li Ling was not easy to dissuade him. In the end, he could only do it with a tough needle, but secretly sent someone to contact the Zongheng Chamber of Commerce and the Cao Gang people to help them in the middle. In order to cover up the eyes and avoid some people's eyeliners waiting at the first time, he also chose this time to go on the road with several other caravans.

As the decision-maker of various affairs in Youzhou City during this period, Li Ling naturally had mastered the habits of these caravans. At this time, it was naturally very smooth to join it, making it impossible to see any problems.

After leaving Youzhou City, the entire team only increased their speed slightly, but because of the sky, they did not dare to gallop. For the sake of the tired Sun Bi, Li Ling and the others did not accelerate at this time. They just moved forward swayingly, and even got into the carriage where Sun Bi was riding.

This carriage was naturally arranged by Li Ling. It is not only spaciouser than ordinary carriages, but also has steel guards on the walls of the carriages. Even the windows on both sides have steel guards. As long as they are closed, they will be chopped by a knife and an axe, and they will not hurt the carriage at all, let alone the people inside.

But apart from that, the car has no other more comfortable environment. Even the wall of the seat was quite hard, which made Sun Bi feel a little uncomfortable at this time. He could only barely lean on his seat there and smiled at Li Ling: "I knew you wouldn't help but want to ask me something."

Li Ling also smiled: "Your Majesty forgive me..."

"Forget it, I haven't arrived in the capital yet, and I haven't officially ascended the throne. Let's put this title aside for a while." Sun Bi raised his hand and interrupted, obviously not very acceptable to this title.

Li Ling did not insist and changed his words: "Then I will be arrogant again. I really can't figure out why you are so risky. In fact, logically speaking, the safest way for us is to immediately reveal our identity and then let the Youzhou defenders escort you back to Luoyang, so that we can successfully succeed the throne."

"I have also thought about your statement. It is indeed the most worry-free and safest. But is there really no problem in this way?"

“How to say it?”

"You really trust all the defenders in Youzhou City now? King Yong has attracted a lot of people in the northern border back then, and it is even harder to say elsewhere in the Central Plains. Do you believe that these people will do their best to protect me from returning to Beijing instead of secretly attacking me halfway?"

Sun Bi's question really made Li Ling a little stunned, and at the same time he didn't know what to say. It wasn't that the other party's identity changed and he became suspicious like Sun Yong after it changed. The situation was really like this. Compared to other brothers, Sun Bi did not have a reputation in the past two years and did not have his own team. At critical moments, there were only a few who could really trust.

"If the border soldiers were really in Youzhou, I could believe them. But they were still on the grassland now, and I only brought back a few dozen people, and they were all difficult to move forward, so I dared not let others know my identity and escort me back to Beijing.

"At this point, King Yong will definitely take the risk. Even if he spends one hundred or one thousand people to exchange my life, I don't think he will hesitate at all."

Li Ling nodded helplessly. In fact, it was him who did not have much trust in the soldiers and horses guarding Youzhou from the Central Plains cities. After all, he didn't know the details of others, let alone others.

But even so, Sun Bi's decision was too risky. Now that he is a caravan, he secretly returns to Beijing. The safety on the road is really unsafe.

Just as he could see his thoughts, Sun Bi smiled again and said, "As for what I have to take this risk today, there is actually another purpose, that is, through the incident on the way back to Beijing, how many people in the court are my enemies. Needless to say, what about the others?

"If I really arrived in Beijing safely and took over the throne, those people would inevitably hide their true intentions. This is not a good thing. I just want those guys to reveal their true faces one by one, seize their handles, and eliminate them all at the beginning of their succession!"

Only then did Li Ling realize that Sun Bi had such a plan. In addition to being shocked, he had to say in his heart that His Majesty is really far-sighted. Indeed, these ministers who were not as good as Sun Bi would become stumbling blocks in future affairs. If they were really allowed to stay in the court, they would only cause greater harm to the court. It would be better to take this time to lure them out and then eliminate them legitimately.

Of course, this will make the danger along the way bigger, and Li Ling feels the burden on his shoulders even heavier: "I understand, I will let them deal with it carefully along the way..."

"Um... I just hope that this time I can be safe and safe and return to Beijing!" Sun Bi said as she closed her eyes, but because she couldn't hold on anymore because of her fatigue, she fell asleep.

That night passed by slowly and slowly. During this period, Li Ling ran to another carriage and slept for two hours. After dawn, he was woken up by Li Moyun, who had been guarding the two cars, and then found that a market town had arrived ahead.

There are many market towns like this in the northern border recently. Affected by the beginning of prosperity of border towns such as Youzhou, these market towns and villages along the way have gradually become important. Not only are there many hotels and inns dedicated to serving caravans, but even industries such as escort agencies that protect a small number of caravans have opened in such small places.

There are also these shops in this small town called Caojiaji. When they saw such a large caravan entering the town, all the people in the town showed joy. Someone quickly came forward to greet them. Several hotel staff even smiled and came forward to pick up customers and invited them to their hotel to rest for dinner.

Li Ling and the others were also a little hungry, so they did not refuse. More than 20 people chose the cleanest shop and sat in it. They occupied most of the tables in the restaurant. Then they ordered some wine and food, and several guards ate it first. After confirming that it was correct, Li Ling and the others started to eat and drink at the table.

Because they were outside, the two of them didn't talk about anything serious, just chatted and laughed casually. After a night of rest, Sun Bi's health recovered and his spirits improved a lot. Looking at Li Ling, who had obviously dark circles, he smiled and said, "Wen Zhong, it seems that you are not in good health. You can't stand it when you get on the road?"

"Rangdian... made Brother Sun laugh. After all, I haven't practiced martial arts much. I've been busy with documentary matters recently, and I'm really a little uncomfortable." Li Ling said casually, "By the way, these caravans are different. Two of them will separate from us after leaving the Youzhou territory. Will we need to accompany other caravans on the same route?"

When they are out, for safety reasons along the way, many merchants will choose to go on the road with other caravans, and then separate from the caravans in a certain place, they will set up boards with new caravans on the same road. This is also a way to get together to keep warm. But Li Ling and the others are a little different after all, so he is still a little hesitant and wants to hear Sun Bi's thoughts.

But Sun Bi smiled: "You can make the decision. You may not be as good as me in other things, but when it comes to business matters, you are much better than me."

"If this happens, then go to Zhendian in front of you to have a look..." Li Ling didn't have a clear idea, but after he finished speaking, someone on the side answered: "If you really want to ensure your safety, it's better to find a escort business to ensure your safety along the way. Although this will cost more money, the safety is much higher. For example, our Cao family escort business is also very famous in Youzhou. In the past two years, we have protected more than 20 escorts, but we have never missed it!"

The two of them were stunned and turned to see a strong man outside the short wall of the restaurant looking at them with a smile, looking like he was self-recommendation. This made them feel nervous. Unexpectedly, someone would have posted it here quietly. Fortunately, they didn't say anything serious, otherwise their identity would have been exposed.

At that moment, Li Ling waved his hand vigilantly: "No need for this. Our caravan did not traffic in any valuable things. If there is a real sound, Ma Lulin would not make any decisions..."

"Even if you don't think about the goods, you should think about your own safety. Two, I'm not scaring you. Youzhou has not been peaceful recently. There are several loud horse thieves wandering around, and they are specifically attacking caravans like you. Even the official army ignored them because they only focus on the war outside the northern border, which made them more and more courageous..." The man did not give up, said half-introduction and half-threatening.

But how could Li Ling and the others be scared by these words and remain unmoved? Originally, they were wary of any forces that were ignorant of the foundation. Even the guards in Youzhou are afraid to use them. How could they let such a group of so-called escort workers who are unknown in the background be approached?
Chapter completed!