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Zhao Yushu did not return to Dongdu with Li Jian. He was escorted back by two elders and a group of disciples from Wangjiang Tower, taking the same route that Zhao Yushu was escorted to Chang'an. However, Li Jian was afraid that he would not have so many friends to rescue him this time. As the largest sect in the southeast, even if someone wanted to rescue him, few would dare to target the escort team even if they had no inside information.

Now it seems that Wangjiang Tower is essentially still on the same side as Duke Yue, and their sealing of the mountain became a piece of nonsense after the tower owner was deposed. As the right-hand man, the tower owner has both ability and vision. Once he realized that a newcomer had emerged in the academy, he decisively gave in and tried to avoid the academy's attention, but he could not resist the old man who had no martial ethics and beat him up without any evidence.

"Ascension to the throne?"

Zhao Yushu and Lan Ling took another route back to Dongdu. This route was long, but very novel.

The two men took a boat in Jiangning and went down the river to the sea, heading north along the long coastline, expecting to land in Haizhou (now Lianyungang), and then go west by land back to the Eastern Capital.

The ship was naturally arranged by Duke Yue, since he had money anyway.

After changing the ship, Zhao Yushu was the first to receive the news from Dongdu that Li Tong was about to ascend the throne.

"Hasn't she ascended the throne a long time ago? Why is she here again? Can this thing be addictive?"

Lan Ling took the letter and looked at it: "She is going to Chang'an."

No matter how good the Eastern Capital was, it was only a secondary capital. Although several generations of emperors had lived in the Eastern Capital for a long time, Chang'an's status as the capital had never been shaken. For such a major event as the enthronement of the throne, it was one thing to announce it in a time of crisis, and it was another thing to announce it to the world and worship ancestors after recovering the two capitals.

Tongguan was finally breached under the pincer attack from the Chang'an Army and the Dongdu Army. Yelu Rang, the King of the Southern Court of the Liao Dynasty, tried to escape disguised as a civilian, but was discovered and captured by nearby villagers in a cave. The king of a country was tied up and taken to Xijing in a ridiculous manner as a sacrifice for the new emperor's ascension to the throne.

I wonder if Li Tong will follow her ancestor's example and ask Yelu Rang to dance to liven up the party.

Zhao Yushu thought with some evil taste that it was really exciting just to think about this kind of scene that the Han people in the Central Plains had been talking about for more than a thousand years.

"The letter also said that Old Yang can't relax for the time being. The Red Lotus Sect will not immediately surrender. They will only temporarily cease fire and then ease relations little by little. At the same time, they will also examine Li Tong's ability to govern the country and his character. After all, everyone has been fighting for so many years. Now that Old Yang says he doesn't want to fight anymore, his subordinates will probably kill him first."

Lan Ling nodded: "Of course, the threat from Liao is still there, and the Red Lotus Sect is even more powerful. For Li Tong, she now has to use fewer resources to deal with Liao. This is destined to be a long task. Alas, that position is not easy to sit in."

Zhao Yushu agreed very much: "I will write her an outline of constitutional monarchy later. Although I only know the general idea, Wei Laosan and the others will definitely be able to figure it out."

In fact, Zhao Yushu wanted to write about a more advanced social system, such as the one in his time, but the world would definitely not be able to accept it. It would require at least several generations of subtle influence, otherwise it would be like drawing a tiger but end up with a dog.

According to the plan, after returning to Dongdu, they would rush to Chang'an without stopping to attend Li Tong's coronation ceremony as invited, but an urgent letter coming across half of the Tang Dynasty disrupted the plan.

"Go directly to the grassland?"

Not to mention Zhao Yushu, even Lan Ling, who was always calm and wise, was a little confused when she saw the letter from the academy.

"Change the route! Head north to Andong Protectorate!"

Before Zhao Yushu could understand what was happening, Lan Ling had already decisively called on the captain to change the itinerary and head straight for the Tang Dynasty's farthest base in the east, which was Pyongyang in the previous life.

"Why don't you go to Youzhou (today's imperial capital)? Isn't it closer to the grassland?"

The letter was as brief as before, but unlike before, it no longer told Zhao Yushu nothing. Instead, it simply and concisely stated one thing: the wolf girl had disappeared, and Li Li had lost contact after tracking the left envoy into the grassland. The teacher was afraid that he could not handle it alone, and had urgently recalled Meng Yan. After he returned to the academy to take charge, the eldest brother would also rush to the grassland, leaving Zhao Yushu to act according to the circumstances.

"Second Senior Sister and Fifth Senior Sister are in trouble on the grassland. If it is the work of the Liao people and the underworld, they will definitely keep a close eye on every passage from the Central Plains to the grassland and will not let you pass easily."

Lan Ling explained: "We landed from Goguryeo, passed through the Andong Protectorate, and went directly behind Linhuang Prefecture."

(Historically, Goguryeo had been destroyed by Emperor Gaozong of Tang at this time, and all the land north of the Taedong River was Tang territory)

Zhao Yushu let out a long sigh: "I'm so drunk, luckily I have you."

"You won't send me back?"

"Will you leave if I drive you away?"

"No, I'm the future daughter-in-law of the academy. I can't hide behind everything."

The ship headed northward, and with the help of spiritual power, it took only two days to cross the original landing point, Haizhou. After a little replenishment, it continued northward overnight and headed northeast along the coastline of the peninsula.

However, another letter sent by flying sword arrived in the early morning.

Bad news comes one after another.

This letter came from Jiannan Road, and the sender was Shushan's chief Wu Ziteng.

Yan Hui was taken away from Shengci Temple and imprisoned in Shushan's Demon Locking Tower. After Zhang Hong and Miaoming returned to Dabei Temple, they immediately asked the elders of the temple to go to Shushan to ask for Yan Hui's release. It is not known how the two sides talked about it, but the negotiations broke down and a fight broke out.

In Shushan’s own territory, there were two top inner scenes in charge, one of whom was a Shushan master who was among the top five in the world. Dabei Temple returned empty-handed.

However, just a few days after they left, the Demon Locking Tower was breached from the inside, and dozens of mountain spirits and monsters that had reached the Great Perfection of the External Scenery escaped, leaving the entire Shu Mountain in despair.

After trying their best to quell the unrest, Yan Hui disappeared.

Various clues pointed to the grassland. Wu Ziteng had already tracked him down overnight. He gave him this letter because he learned about his itinerary from Wei You and sent a token so that he could keep in touch with him on the grassland.

Zhao Yushu suddenly felt a little cold and began to suspect whether this was another conspiracy of the Left Envoy, and even Yan Hui's capture was part of his plan.

When Zuo Shi takes action, he must gain something. If he had not obtained Avalon and cut off Yan Hui's arm, Yan Hui would have brought chaos to Yizhou.

And if I succeed, will there be civil strife in Shushan?

Is it a coincidence or inevitability?

A left envoy is such a headache, if the Lord of the Underworld takes action personally...

Zhao Yushu suddenly felt powerless. The opponent had probably already made a move, so Li Li and the wolf girl disappeared one after another. The old immortal who was not good at speed was overwhelmed by the dispatch, and Gu Changfeng would be forced to go over soon. Most of the power of the entire academy was tied up.

"Perhaps, we also need reinforcements."

Shushan had been forced to take action. Zhao Yushu unfolded the letter paper and began to write.

"Dear little Taoist priest, I miss you so much. Please give this letter to your master..."