Li Kuan did not stay in Dengzhou Mansion for long before he received several groups of people urging him to return to Chang'an.

Needless to say, Cheng Chumo saw that his second brother was getting married soon. If his eldest son didn't go back, Cheng Yaojin might kill him.

Fang Yiai was not much better, Mrs. Fang was probably holding a whip and was about to whip him.

That is to say, Yu Chihuan, the third eldest child in the family, is slightly better.

Now the news that my group has returned from the sea has not reached Chang'an, and the people who came to urge them are the people who were originally stationed in Dengzhou.

If I wait any longer, I guess...

There was no other way, so Li Kuan made some arrangements and returned to Beijing with his large team of troops.

"Your Majesty, please prepare the goods now so that we can go to sea when we return from Chang'an."

Before the group of people arrived at Chang'an City, Fang Yiai was already thinking about going to sea again; according to his idea, he should stay in Nambajin, why was he in such a hurry to come back.

"I will definitely go to sea again, but who will go to sea will be discussed later."

Li Kuan is really not sure if Fang Yiai and others will have a chance to leave after returning to Chang'an this time.

If he couldn't get support from his family, he wouldn't be able to disobey his parents' wishes every time and let Fang Yiai and the others go overseas.

In fact, according to Li Kuan's idea, as long as he has Zhou Fu and Wang Fugui is arranged to follow, one will be responsible for business and the other will be responsible for navigation, it is basically enough.

You don't necessarily have to have noble disciples like Fang Yiai follow you.

"No, Prince. It sounds like you don't agree with me going out to sea with the fleet."

Fang Yiai was not really stupid. Seeing Li Kuan's attitude, she became a little anxious.

"Yi Ai, as long as Prime Minister Fang and Mrs. Fang agree to your going to sea, I have no objection. So... what will you do after you return to Chang'an... Do you understand?"

Fang Yiai:......

I do not understand!

I understand, why should I sneak to Dengzhou?

…

"Your Majesty, good news, His Royal Highness the King of Chu is back."

In the imperial study room, Li Zhong had the courage to interrupt Li Shimin who was reading.

If it hadn't been for the good news coming back from Dengzhou this time, he wouldn't have dared to disturb Li Shimin's reading if he borrowed some courage from Li Zhong.

"What? Is Kuan'er finally back?"

Li Shimin suddenly heard the news and stopped reading the book.

"When will we arrive in Chang'an?"

Li Zhong, who was originally in a relaxed mood, felt troubled again. I can't answer this question.

"Your Majesty, the ministers have arranged manpower. The King of Chu will urge you to return to the capital the next time he visits the state. But when will the King of Chu come back specifically..."

"Hmph...I know. I will send someone to Dengzhou immediately to pass on my instructions and ask that guy to return to Beijing immediately!"

"I obey the decree!" Li Zhong finished speaking but stopped talking.

"Is there still something going on?"

"Your Majesty, there is news that has not been verified yet. The news from Baiqisi from Dengzhou said that His Royal Highness the King of Chu brought back a huge amount of gold and silver from his voyage this time. He also took the initiative to establish a city shipping department and paid about ten

Thirty thousand taels of silver in taxes."

"What? Shipping company? Collect your own taxes?"

Li Shimin didn't react a bit.

"Yes, and it is collected strictly in accordance with the standard of ten taxes and one tax. Your Majesty, the fleet going out to sea belongs to the East China Sea Fishery. According to the previous arrangement of His Royal Highness the King of Chu, the inner treasury in the palace also occupies three percent of the East China Sea Fishery...

"

"According to what you said, wouldn't it be true that I went to sea and brought back more than one million taels of silver?"

Li Shimin felt that the credibility of this number was too low.

"Did you Baiqisi fail to learn arithmetic well? The combined taxes of all the state capitals in the Tang Dynasty last year were converted into about eleven million taels of silver." Do you think that more than one million taels of silver is more than one million taels?

Wen copper coins?"

When Li Shimin asked him this question, Li Zhong didn't know how to answer.

"Forget it, after Kuan'er returns to Beijing, let him enter the palace immediately."

…

Su Guogong Mansion.

"General, news just came from Dengzhou. Dalang has returned safely."

After receiving the news, the housekeeper of Cheng Mansion hurriedly came to Cheng Yaojin to report.

"This beast, who let him go out to sea without permission? If you look back, I won't break his legs!"

Cheng Yaojin cursed, but felt relieved in his heart.

"Grandpa..."

Cheng Jingwen stamped her foot and gently shook Cheng Yaojin's arm.

"Okay, okay, no more scolding!"

Although Cheng Yaojin always beat or scolded his sons, he doted on his only daughter, which made Cheng Chumo often wonder whether she was his biological child.

Cheng Jingwen asked coyly: "Um...is His Royal Highness the King of Chu also back together?"

"Huh?" Cheng Yaojin looked at her little cotton-padded jacket suspiciously. When did she care about King Chu?

"My dear lady, I didn't mention it specifically in the letter, but I think Da Lang came back with His Highness the King of Chu."

"Oh. Didn't you say that His Highness King Chu has returned safely?"

Cheng Jingwen was a little disappointed when she didn't hear any news about Li Kuan.

"Jingwen, when did you meet His Royal Highness the King of Chu?"

Cheng Yaojin originally wanted to pretend that nothing happened, but he couldn't help it and asked anyway.

"Grandpa, I'm sorry, I just remembered something. I still have a woolen sweater that I haven't knitted yet. I'm going back to my room first."

Cheng Jingwen pretended not to hear, found an excuse and left quickly.

Cheng Yaojin fell into deep thought when he saw his daughter leaving.

…

After more than a year, when Li Kuan came to Chang'an City again, he found that the flow of people in and out was even denser.

There have been no major wars in the past three years, Datang's national strength has rapidly recovered, and the living standards of the people have also improved.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty has told you to enter the palace immediately after returning to Chang'an."

The eunuch who came to deliver the order was afraid that Li Kuan would cause trouble, so he quickly reminded him again.

"I know this. Didn't you say this a few days ago?"

I don’t know how many people Li Zhong arranged to inquire about Li Kuan’s itinerary. Anyway, three days ago, there was an eunuch beside Li Kuan who urged him to hurry up.

"Your Majesty, let Xue Li escort this batch of money from the inner treasury to Zhuque Gate. I will take the other people and things back to the palace first?"

Wang Xuance knew that the matter of meeting him could not be delayed, and he did not want to cause any complications.

"Okay, Brother Cheng, Brother Yuchi, Brother Fang, let's say goodbye then. If you have anything to do, come see me at Prince Chu's Mansion."

Li Kuan didn't care about the few guys who didn't want to go home or didn't dare to go home, so he entered the Anhua Gate with his horse under his belly.

At this time, there is no need to worry about whether galloping horses will disturb the people. Anyway, you have to show that you are very anxious to see Li Shimin.

The best thing is to run for a while after entering the Tai Chi Palace. When Li Shimin sees himself panting and sweating, he might not be so angry anymore.
Chapter completed!