The next day, the three of them were having breakfast, and Lu An said, "Now we are in Zuo'an City, and we will enter the Great Zhou next time. You can choose two roads. The first one is to take the Yunzhou boat. You may be able to reach Chengjun Academy in about half a month, but it may be a bit troublesome. The other road is to walk slowly. It may take half a year to get there. Choose one of the two, choose one."

Li Li replied without thinking: "Walk, don't sit on the cloud boat."

Wei Yang asked foolishly: "What is Yunzhou?"

Lu An then explained Yun Zhou aside. Wei Yang said several times and asked curiously: "Why don't Master sit on Yun Zhou?"

Li Li replied: "This trip was originally a study tour. If you took the Yunzhou directly, then what kind of study tour? If you were in a hurry, you would have been on the seat long ago. This is one of the things that the young master said. If you took the Yunzhou, you might have exposed your identity. Then the risk would be greater and even less worth it. It is not worth it to put the young master in such a danger."

When Lu An heard these two reasons, he couldn't help but look at Li Ligao and thought very thoughtfully. However, Li Li actually knew that Yun Zhou was also a little surprised by Lu An. Now he felt that this old man was becoming more and more mysterious. He must not be an ordinary teacher.

"Young Master, what do you think?" Li Li asked tentatively after saying that.

Lu An nodded, "I'm not in a hurry, I'm very empty. Since you want to walk, then walk."

After the two adults made the decision, Wei Yang could only shrugged and nodded.

Lu An said to Li Li inappropriately: "Sir, it seems we have to take some time to have a good chat."

Li Li nodded without any surprise. Instead, a questioning expression appeared on Wei Yang's face, not understanding what this sentence means.

"Young Master, there is time on the road, so we can chat slowly." Li Li added.

Lu An nodded with satisfaction, "Since you have decided, let's clean up, prepare some dry food, and prepare to set off."

The master and apprentice nodded together.

Lu An picked up the little white wolf and went back to the room. The little white wolf, who was not full, looked resentful and fluttered hard.

Lu An gave a piece of cold sand iron, and it became honest.

In the afternoon, three people, one wolf and two horses set off.

When Lu An was purchasing dry food, he spent a lot of money to buy two grassland river horses, which were suitable for long-distance migration. Whether it was load-bearing or riding people, it was the best choice. The journey was long, and it might be unbearable for the young and old to walk alone. However, Wei Yang did not know how to ride a horse, so he only bought two. Fortunately, it was an old man and a young man, and both weighed very lightly, so there was no pressure for the horse.

I originally thought of continuing to look for a caravan, but after looking at it, it only takes about ten days to reach Qufu after entering the Great Zhou Dynasty, so the three of them decided to walk along the road by themselves, and there was no need to join in with others.

In this way, the three of them set out from Zuo'an City, crossed the national border, and came directly to the Great Zhou territory.

As the largest city from the border of the Great Peripheral, Qufu City has a very high status. Whether it is trade or military, it is one of the best in the Great Peripheral.

This city is very different from Zuo'an City. Although Zuo'an is also a border city, there are two cities of the same size nearby, and there is such a large grassland behind it, which greatly limits its development. From the definition of a city, Qufu City should exist like Guofeng City, while Zuo'an is more like a frontier.

Li Li also introduced that for some reasons, the Great Zhou took the initiative to attack the Great Han, and the Great Han directly gave up these three cities and shrank the front line to Guofeng City. If the Great Zhou wants to continue the attack, he must cross the grassland, which is a great test for the military supplies.

So after a few months of trouble, Dazhou felt that the gains were not worth it, so he took the initiative to retreat and retreated back to Qufu City.

The Han may have taken back these three cities for this reason and then ended. This war, which was quite disturbing, ended in an incomplete way.

Since then, the Great Zhou has begun to vigorously develop Qufu City. Over the past few decades, Qufu City has become the top five cities in the Great Zhou territory. Both the scale and the military power are the top ones.

After the development of Qufu, the trade of Han and Zhou also made a huge leap. The caravans back and forth all transported goods to Dazhou and Dahan through Qufu, which also made the significance of this city more important.

After listening to these, the two of them also gained a general understanding of the city of Qufu.

"Teacher, how do you know this so clearly?" Wei Yang asked curiously.

Li Li replied: "You will know if you read more books, and there are records."

Wei Yang lowered his head and said twice.

"Not that, although there are some records, it shouldn't be that slender, right?" Lu An asked.

"Then read a few more books. Each book talks differently. After reading it, you can combine it yourself." Li Li replied.

Lu An really has no reason to refute this statement, so he could only nod.

The little white wolf looked at the endless road, yawned, and lazily lay on Lu An's shoulder, very bored.

The three of them walked slowly bored.

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Han capital Chang'an.

"Yan Qing, you're finally back. Didn't you say you'd be back a long time ago? Why did it take so long for me?" Yu Wenyuan complained.

"Something happened on the road, and it was delayed." Yan Qing replied lightly.

"Chuan'er, go and call your father over." Yuwenyuan said to Yuwen Chuan behind him.

Yuwen Chuan nodded respectfully and turned around and left.

Yuwen Chuan's father, Yuwen Feng, was the general of Zhongzhen in the Han Dynasty and the second person in the Ministry of War in the Han Dynasty. He was in charge of military affairs in Chang'an City. His most famous subordinate was Jianzhangying, and Li Mu was once a subordinate of Yuwen Feng.

"Dad, Lord Yan Qing is here." Yuwen Chuan said to Yuwen Feng.

When Yuwen Feng heard this, he hurriedly asked, "Where is it?"

"Chamber with uncle in the front hall." Yuwen Chuan replied.

Yuwen Feng nodded and immediately stood up and walked over.

"Mr. Yan, you are finally back." Yuwen Feng said in a sigh.

Yan Qing bowed slightly and smiled and said, "How is General Yuwen so good lately?"

"Master Yan, are you deliberately teasing me?" Yuwen Feng said furiously.

After hearing this, Yan Qing burst into laughter.

Yuwen Feng laughed and scolded: "Mr. Yan, I can't stand it any more when you are away."

Yan Qing replied calmly: "General, you don't need to be a tragedy. I already know the situation. The queen is so anxious that she specially made such a marriage and wanted to force you to express her opinion. This is not a big deal."

"Isn't this a big deal? My hair turned white after urging me every three days." Yuwen Feng sighed.

"Look at it, are you anxious again? Besides, the general's hair is not so white by this matter. Don't scare me, just say, what do you want me to do?" Yan Qing asked directly.

"Hehe, Lord Yan is really quick to speak. I want to know what Your Majesty is thinking. I always feel that this matter is not a problem for you to find Your Majesty myself." Yuwen Feng replied.

"That's it? Then this is easy. I'll go to His Majesty to find out about it, but I guess His Majesty may not express his opinion. I'll just go there just by beating him." Yan Qing said with an estimate.

"In this case, would it really be necessary to let Chuan'er fight with the girl from the Changsun family? But Chuan'er is not good at all. It is probably not her opponent. If this happens, we will fall into a passive position." Yuwen Feng said.

Yu Wenyuan also said, "Then Changsun Yun has long been in the unnatural realm. Maybe now they are already in the Cave Heaven Realm. They are completely different from one level. How can they win?"

Yuwen Chuan lowered his head in shame and dared not say a word.

Yan Qing gently tapped the table with his fingers, "This matter is really hard to deal with. It is really difficult for you to be stuck in the middle now. Marriage is still a small matter. The impact after this is a big matter, and it is related to the foundation of the country."

Yuwen Feng waved to Yuwen Chuan and signaled him to retreat first, and Yuwen Chuan left obediently.

"The Changsun family has a queen, and she is extremely skilled, and her voice is rising sharply, and she is almost interfering in the government affairs. The queen gave birth to a third prince, who is the most beloved prince by His Majesty. But as we all know, the eldest prince is the most suitable prince. It is because of the affairs of the eldest prince and the third prince that I dare not contact the Changsun family easily. Alas." Yuwen Feng said in a sigh.

"I have the same attitude as the general, of course, because the eldest prince is successful." Yan Qing also agreed.

"That's the case. The prince's dispute has always been extraordinary. How many families can have a good end if the ministers participate? The family's money that has finally been saved cannot be lost in this matter." Yu Wenyuan sighed.

"This is over." Yuwen Feng reminded.

"To be honest, these three princes have a strong background, with the Changsun family and Han Zishi helping him. The civil ministers are almost pulled over. Now they want to recruit military generals. To put it bluntly, isn't this forcing His Majesty to make a decision? I think it's just a big prince and compete with his Changsun family." Yu Wenyuan continued.

Yan Qing also said, "Okay, stop saying this. If these words are heard by outsiders, your Yuwen family will be gone."

Yu Wenyuan shook his sleeves and snorted coldly.

"Military generals are not as good as civil officials. They can stand on the side at will, but military generals cannot, especially those who hold heavy troops, who can stand on the side will have too many things. Do you think that Old Master Li has spoken?" Yan Qing glanced.

"Old man? Whoever dares to talk to him about this matter? Isn't that asking for death?" Yu Wenyuan said angrily.

"So I think you can't hurry up on this matter, just wait and refuse. What can they do? Anyway, Your Majesty doesn't say anything, so you won't express your opinion. It's not a big problem to resist the Queen's order based on General Yuwen's identity. Of course, you can show your position appropriately, just don't go too far." Yan Qing suggested.

"It's so light. The Changsun family has stuck in some things several times. Can you still say this so calmly? Now the bastards of Da Shang don't know what they are doing again. Even Da Zhou is ready to do something stealing on the border. If this really starts a fight, wouldn't they be killed by them?" Yu Wenyuan complained.

"Da Zhou? He and Han Zishi sang together? A man who is a foreigner deserves to be the teacher of the third prince? He is left to me for this matter." Yan Qing said firmly.

Yuwen Feng couldn't help but smile and said, "I'll wait for this sentence of my lord."

Yan Qing suddenly felt like he was cheated and scolded: "You two brothers act well!"

Yuwen Yuan and Yuwen Feng couldn't help laughing.

......

"Master Han, I heard that Yan Qing is back?" A graceful and luxurious woman said slowly.

Han Zishi replied respectfully: "Go back to the queen, yes, it seems that I have been delayed for a while because I am only back now."

"After he comes back, I wonder if it will have any impact on Master Han's arrangements?" the queen asked.

Han Zishi shook his head slightly, "Your Majesty has the final say in this Han Dynasty. How many waves can Yan Qing make? It's just that he has a mouth and a pair of hands."

"With Master Han's words, I'll be relieved. Mr. Li can't help but bend him. The Yuwen family should try their best to force him. As long as they express their opinions, the position of the prince will basically be stable." The queen ordered.

"The queen is not in a hurry. It has not reached that point yet. And Your Majesty will definitely not want to see the Changsun family and the Yuwen family marrying so quickly. The two families have a great influence in the court. If they are forced to force themselves, they will be more than worth the loss. However, the eldest prince has not made any noise recently. It is really too quiet, which makes me very curious." Han Zishi replied.

"I'm giving them a great beauty in the Yuwen family for free. What's wrong with them? This boss has recently contradicted His Majesty and was confined by His Majesty." The queen said happily.

"Oh? There is still this matter?" Han Zishi said in confusion.

The queen continued: "That day, the father and son had a disagreement on the matter of Taiyi Sect, and the two started arguing, and then the boss was confined by His Majesty."

Han Zishi smiled and shook his head, "If this eldest prince had been so reckless, that would be great."

When the queen heard Han Zishi's words, she immediately covered her mouth and chuckled.

"How has Xun'er been lately? I haven't seen him for several days." The queen asked softly.

"I recently asked him to practice at home with peace of mind, and the mirror will be broken soon." Han Zishi replied.

"Breaking mirror? That's really hard for Master Han. Xun'er, under Master Han's guidance, has really become a different person." The queen said happily.

"The third prince still knows the priorities. The queen handed over the third prince to me. I will definitely teach me well. The future king of a country is still very immature and needs to be polished. Later, I plan to send the third prince to the army for some training." Han Zishi replied.

"Okay, the Han Dynasty started with martial arts. If Xun'er could gain something in the army, it would be the best. I think Your Majesty would be very pleased to know this news." The queen said.

Han Zishi nodded slightly and then surrendered respectfully.

Just as he sat upright, Yuwen Chuan sat alone in the corridor, listening to the discussions of Yan Qing and others in the room, looking around blankly, and suddenly said, "I wish Lu An was there."

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Chapter completed!