Li Xia watched as her fifth brother went out the door and sat thinking for a while.

  This trip is just to observe the people's conditions and learn about governance, when the King of Qin goes out, the Queen Mother will definitely make arrangements that cannot be more proper. The fifth brother is just following along, and may not even experience any hardship.

  Li Xia thought it over and over again, making sure everything was all right, then lay back on the bed and fell asleep. She had been exhausted for the past few days.

  Li Wenshan was quick, but it still took him half a day to pack up. He handed a bundle of clothes to Ji Da, mounted his horse and followed Cheng Ying, rushing straight for the North Gate.

  As they exited the North Gate, not far along the way, a horse came galloping towards them. When it reached the crowd, it stopped and turned around in a circle. The young servant on the horse bowed to Cheng Ying: "Sir, the generals passed by Lin'an City two quarters of an hour ago, we should go forward to welcome them."

  Cheng Ying nodded and turned back to signal Li Wenshan, then spurred his horse to gallop towards a small path on the side.

  A group of five people galloped on horseback for over a moment, and then a young servant came to greet them and guide the way. After another two moments of rapid galloping, Li Wenshan saw a cloud of dust in the distance, beside which Lu Yi reined in his horse and stood still, beckoning to him with his hand.

  Li Wenshan looked at Lu Yi waving at him and couldn't help but reveal a smiling face, galloping straight over, Lu Yi reined in his horse to let him pass, the rapidly advancing guards also tacitly made way for a path, Li Wenshan followed from behind into the ranks, catching up with everyone, rushing forward.

  Ji Da Ji Er followed Cheng Ying's little servant and stayed at the outermost part of the team.

  They ran for nearly half an hour, and in the distance, they saw a village ahead. As they approached, people began to appear on both sides of the road, and the guards reined in their horses, slowing down their pace. They trotted up to a teahouse, where over ten bodyguards were already standing outside.

  Lu Yi dismounted his horse and walked in with big strides, soon he had looked around and came out.

  Jin Cuoyan followed closely behind Lu Yi, also dismounted his horse, and with several young servants, took a big stride to circle around the outside of the teahouse. When Lu Yi came out to signal to the King of Qin, the King jumped off his horse. After Jin Cuoyan finished circling back, he entered the teahouse together with the King of Qin.

  Gu Liu dismounted his horse and spoke with Li Wenshan, "Why did you arrive so late? Yesterday, weren't you supposed to arrive at Hengshan County before us?"

  "We finally arrived, and then we had to unload all the luggage, which was a lot, and move it in. I also waited for water to take a bath, and by the time I went to sleep, it was already the fourth watch. However, I wasn't late because I overslept, but because the trunks were moved in yesterday and piled up together, and there wasn't enough time to unpack them. This morning, when we looked for them, Mother was frantic."

  Li Wenshan entered the teahouse while chatting with Gu Liu.

  Jin Zuo Yan stood at the entrance of the teahouse, using his whip to block Li Wen Shan, and nodded towards Ji Da and Ji Er outside, "Is this someone you brought? Where did he come from?"

  "The two people chosen by my uncle are both good at kung fu and have a good character." Li Wenshan replied hastily.

  "Is he good? Is it because you've used him yourself and think he's fine, or is it what others have said?" Jin Zuoyan asked Li Wenshan with a slant.

  "Mr. Qin is a good person." Li Wenshan said straightforwardly.

  Jin Cuishan suddenly showed a face of disgust, with an expression that he couldn't be bothered to care about him, hummed and turned into the teahouse.

  Gu Liu laughed out loud, using his whip to tap Li Wenshan's face with a pleased expression. "Mr. Qin said you're not bad... and you think that's good enough? Li Wu, it's not me saying this, but you're too honest. There was already someone else before, and look at how honest you are now! I think if they sold you, you'd still help them count the money, afraid of making a mistake."

  Li Wenshan didn't care about Gu Liu, entered the tea house, sat at the lowest seat, picked up a cup of tea and took a sip. Just as he was about to pour another cup, Qin Wang stretched out his folded fan and pressed down on his hand, "You haven't had breakfast yet, have you? Don't drink too much tea on an empty stomach."

  "Prepared with silver noodles, you eat a bowl." Lu Yi replied with a smile.

  Jin Zhenyan held a cup of tea in his hand, looking at Li Wenshan with disdain.

  Gu Liu laughed and sighed, "Li Wu, I said I'd send you a few maids, but you refused. Look, General Lu even let Cheng Ying call you half an hour early, and yet you're late, didn't even have breakfast... your family..."

  "Your family's kid, is she useful? Each one looks good but can't be used." Jin Zuo interrupted Gu Liu's words, looking at Li Wenshan who had already started eating noodles. "You eat yours, I'll talk and you listen. I told Xiao Lu that after the first month, let you go to Guan Xuan's army for half a month of training, but packing a few clothes, must someone serve you? You're like this, in the future if we send troops..."

  "I won't send troops or horses." Li Wenshan swallowed a big mouthful of noodles and countered Jin Cuyan with a sentence.

  "You can't say anything, so don't say it? This is not up to you." King Qin turned his folding fan, glared at Li Wenshan, and slowly said a sentence, then chuckled twice. "And Xiao Gu, go together, tell Feng Ge and Guan Jun not to slack off, practice well."

  He hastily replied while coughing, "What's it got to do with me? I'm not going!"

  Lu Yi looked at several people, just smiled and didn't speak.

  Li Wenshan finished eating a bowl of noodles and then went to the back to wash up. The King of Qin and others stood up, walking slowly as if they were in a sedan chair.

  Lu Yi walked up to Li Wenshan and said in a low voice, "From now on, let's use our birth order to address each other. You're the second, Shizi is the eldest, and I'm the ninth."

  Li Wenshan hastily nodded and thanked him in a low voice. After taking a look around, he finally noticed that from Qin Wang to Lu Yi, their clothes were all very ordinary.

  This investigation into popular sentiment would likely yield nothing if it were to flaunt the prestige of the royal family.

  Gu Liu turned his head to beckon Li Wenshan, and Li Wenshan hurriedly followed. Several people walked while looking around, but they hadn't gone far, still half a mile away from the town, when the crowd became dense and packed.

  "An elephant never forgets." Li Wenshan, with the most experience, looked around cautiously on his tiptoes.

  "Ah, the annual Land Temple Fair." Qin Wang replied without turning his head and squeezed in another ten steps or so. He looked ahead and saw that the crowd was packed tightly together, and he stopped, hesitating.

  "Let's go around, there are more people in the town. First, let's go to the front of the Land Temple and take a look. When it's noon and there are fewer people, we can stroll inside." Lu Yi suggested.

  Jin Zhenyu nodded in agreement and pulled Qin Wang aside.

  There are too many people, and it's unbearable to squeeze around, let alone the safety of the king.

  The King of Qin followed the good path like a stream, from the outside of the town, and went around it. Fortunately, the town was not big, so they only had to go a little further out of their way, and in a more distant place, it was very quiet, with almost no one around. The group quickly made their way around to the front of the town.

  In front of the village, on one side was a brightly lit Land Temple, facing the Land Temple was a similarly bright Opera Stage. At this moment, the opera stage was bustling with singing and cheering. The space between the Land Temple and the Opera Stage was packed with people listening to the opera.

  Everyone stood between the land temple and the opera stage, Li Wenshan stretched his neck to look at the land temple, very curious. "It's the first time I've seen such a magnificent land temple. Most of the land temples in Taiyuan Prefecture are only half the height of a person and are by the side of the road, you can't see them if you don't pay attention."

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