"Wang Qing, please get up quickly!" Li Hong hurriedly helped Wang Fangyi up and said, "Come here, drink and let the one and Wang Qing drink a drink!"

The guard received the order and delivered two bags of wine to Li Hong and Wang Fangyi. Li Hong personally handed the wine bag to Wang Fangyi and said loudly, "Wang Qing, please--"

"Your Highness, please!" Wang Fangyi was also very excited. The two raised the wine bags in their hands and drank them all in one go.

This kind of marching wine bag can hold three or four kilograms of wine in one bag. Although Li Hong and Wang Fangyi’s two bags of wine were not satisfied, they were more than two kilograms. They drank it in one breath and were like a god of wine. Li Hong liked drinking before, but he never dared to drink it like this. Now that his illness is cured, he only needs to cultivate his body, so he has no scruples. It is not difficult for him to cultivate his body. He just needs to exercise and practice the breathing and breathing method taught by Sun Simiao. This is the secret to exercise.

After drinking, Wang Fangyi clasped his fists to Li Hong and said, "Take care, your highness, I'm leaving."

"Wang Qing, this is Gu's sword. Today I will give it to you. Gu hopes that you will become a magic sword for the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions in the future." Li Hong said, handing his embroidered spring sword to Wang Fangyi.

Wang Fangyi did not understand what Li Hong meant by the Western Regions Divine Sword, but the Crown Prince said this must have a deeper meaning. He did not ask, but took the Xiuchun Sword and pulled it out. He heard a "clang" sound. The Xiuchun Sword was unsheathed, and the blade emitted a wave of cold air, which was so cold that it was so hot.

"What a knife!" Wang Fangyi sighed. As a soldier who has experienced many battles, he naturally knew the value of this.

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Wang Fangyi did not refuse Li Hong's kindness, but instead put the knife into the sheath, saluted Li Hong again, then turned over and left in a hurry. After standing there for a long time, Chen Gong then walked to Li Hong and whispered, "Your Highness, are we going back to Chang'an City now?"

"When is it now?" Li Hong asked.

"It's almost time for Mao." Chen Gong replied.

"Just rest outside the city for a while, and then enter the city after dawn!" Li Hong said. It will be dawn in another hour, and there is no need for him to rush into the city at this time. Since he has left the palace, he has to go and see Zhou Juan anyway.

Chen Gong received the order and ordered the guards to find a place nearby to make a fire and get some food for Li Hong. After participating in the dog fighting competition in the evening, Li Hong went out of the city to chase Wang Fangyi. He didn't eat late-night snacks and was hungry. He didn't refuse and just took a few bites.

The group waited until Chen and when the Chang'an city gate opened, they rode into the city. After entering the city, Li Hong did not return to the palace, but came to the onion noodle shop in Yanshoufang.

Because it was early morning, there were very few people eating noodles, and Zhou Juan was the only one busy in the onion noodle shop. Zhou Juan was very happy to see the man she missed suddenly appear in front of her.

"Why are you here?" Zhou Juan asked in surprise.

"I'll come to see you when I pass by at a moment." Li Hong said, then chose a table to sit down.

"So that's not breakfast yet, right? I just made millet porridge here, so I'll serve you a bowl." Zhou Juan said. Seeing Li Hong nodding slightly, she hurried into the kitchen. After a moment, Zhou Juan put a plate of pickles, a plate of cut eggs, and a bowl of millet porridge in front of Li Hong.

The millet porridge is crystal clear and steaming. The pickles in the small plate exude a faint fragrance. The peeled eggs are cut into small and cute. When Li Hong saw this scene, his index finger opened and he ate it in big mouthfuls... Zhou Juan quietly watched the man she liked to eat in big mouthfuls. She was very happy.

After drinking two bowls of porridge, Li Hong felt full, so he put down the bowl and asked Zhou Juan, "Is the business okay during this period?"

"It's okay," said Zhou Juan. "There are no more demanding eggs and pickles, but I sell them in a regular quantity every day."

"It's good." Li Hong nodded slightly. Zhou Juan was so smart that she even knew about hunger marketing.

At this time, Chen Gong suddenly walked in and said a few words in Li Hong's ear. Li Hong nodded slightly and said goodbye to Zhou Juan and left. Although Zhou Juan was reluctant to leave, she knew that Li Hong had something to do, so she did not try to keep him.

Li Hong left the onion noodle restaurant and came to a luxuriously decorated restaurant. When he arrived at the private room on the fourth floor, Cheng Dazhi, Yuchi Xunyan, Qin Zhan and the other two immediately bowed to him. They had been waiting for Li Hong here for a long time. This was what Li Hong ordered Chen Gong to notify Yuchi Xunyan after entering the city.

"Everyone sit, don't be too polite." Li Hong said, taking the lead in sitting in the middle chair, Yuchi Xunyan, Cheng Dazhi, and Qin Zhan were also careful to sit down. Li Hong asked, "How are you surveillance recently?"

"When we went back to your highness, we found that there was no movement between the King of Yue and the King of Langya during the surveillance. However, the Lu family of Fanyang and Cui family of Qinghe had contacted the Prince Pei Mansion twice. We also found that the governor of Haozhou Wu Yuanshuang and the governor of Shizhou Wu Weiliang had once been with the Prince Pei Mansion again." Yuchi Xunyan said, "But our monitoring time is still short, so we can only know so much?"

"Wu Yuanshuang, the governor of Haozhou, and Wu Weiliang, the governor of Shizhou?" Li Hong asked in confusion, "Do they have any contact with Li Xian?"

Wu Yuanshuang is the elder brother of Empress Wu, and Wu Weiliang is the cousin of Empress Wu. Because they bullied Yang and Empress Wu in their early years, they have long been assigned to the place where Empress Wu sent. They are also sent by Empress Wu's elder brother Wu Yuanqing. However, Wu Yuanqing died of illness shortly after he arrived in Longzhou. To put it bluntly, he died of anxiety. How come Wu Yuanshuang and Wu Weiliang dare to have contact with Li Xian?

Could it be that they were related to the Huaxian tragedy? Suddenly, such an idea suddenly appeared in Li Hong's mind. However, he immediately affirmed that his reasoning was reasonable, because Wu Yuanshuang and Wu Weiliang were sent to the local area by Empress Wu to serve. They were very dissatisfied with Empress Wu. It would not be impossible for them to use themselves to rectify Empress Wu. After all, something happened to his prince. As the eldest son of Empress Wu, Empress Wu could not escape the blame!

But what surprised Li Hong was that Wu Yuanshuang and Wu Weiliang had dates with Li Xian? They hated Empress Wu and wanted to deal with Empress Wu and themselves. They should join forces with Emperor Gaozong's third son, Li Shangjin, because Li Shangjin not only has power, but also is the prince of Emperor Gaozong, and they are more willing to cooperate with them to deal with Empress Wu and himself! Why did they have close relationships with Li Xian?

"You must send someone to monitor them closely, and report to the orphan immediately whenever there is any movement." Li Hong said to Yuchi Xunyan.

"No!" Yuchi Xunyan bowed to accept the order.

Li Hong said again, "Yuchi Xunyan, I will give you another task, which is to visit famous blacksmiths and carpenters in the country, as well as those who are interested in Qijie and mechanical skills."

"What is your Highness going to do?" Cheng Dazhi asked in confusion.

"Gou has something to do, and he will tell them to do it." Li Hong said lightly, then turned his eyes to Cheng Dazhi. "There is also Cheng Dazhi, you can choose a secret valley outside Gu's city and build a large manor that is enough to accommodate 10,000 people. It must be completed within half a year and must be kept confidential."

Although Cheng Dazhi didn't know what the crown prince was going to do, he saw that Li Hong was talking very seriously, and he didn't dare to ask, so he could only nod.

In fact, this valley is where Li Hong used to study artillery, guns and gunpowder. (To be continued)
Chapter completed!