C71 The Day of the Tribute Ceremony Was Approaching and the Commander Had Returned to the Imperial C

Lee Tianyu's horse was a fine stallion. It was supposed to take him half a month to get there. He only used seven days to rush back to Shuntian Prefecture. Before he arrived, he had already sent a pigeon to the Emperor to arrange a time to meet.

After returning to Shuntian Prefecture, it was already night time. He first returned to Carefree Pavilion's Main Hall to take out the mask and put it on his head. Then, he quickly rushed towards the Imperial Palace. When he arrived outside the large wall, he flipped over his horse and dismounted. A few somersaults into the Imperial Palace and leaped towards the Emperor's study. As usual, after the Emperor sent everyone away, he flipped over from the roof and got down on one knee to kowtow to the Emperor.

"This official, Lee Xiangyu, greets the Emperor. Long live the Emperor. "

"Xiangyu, there are no outsiders here. You don't need to give such a big gift. Get up. "Thank you, Emperor. " After saying that, he stood up.

"Xiangyu, I heard from Jinying that you have been staying there to search for Yang Yunxuan's whereabouts. How was it after such a long time?

" Emperor, I am useless. This official sent over a hundred of my subordinates to search for him within a hundred mile radius but to this day, I have not found his whereabouts. "

"We have not found him!! How could it be like this? There are so many of you, could it be that you can't even find a single person? Could it be that he went to heaven and earth?" At this time, the Emperor was slightly angry because he did not believe that after sending out so many people to search such a large area, not a single dead person could be found.

"Emperor please calm your anger. It was me who did not do my job well. " Lee Xiangyu saw that the Emperor was a little angry and hurriedly knelt on the ground. Now, not only did the Emperor not believe it, even he himself did not believe it. Such a big person was gone just like that and no one saw it. Could it be that it was really as the Emperor said, going to heaven and earth!

"Alright, get up. We will talk about this matter in the future. This time, I am in such a hurry to find you not because of this matter. " When the Emperor saw Lee Xiangyu kneeling down, he helplessly shook his head. The Emperor actually knew him very well. He would not say a thing or two. If he said that he did not find it, then he would really do his best to find it but he would not be able to find it.

"The Emperor is doing it for the matter of the various countries paying tribute, right?"

"Haha, Lee Xiangyu, oh Lee Xiangyu, you are really my confidant. You actually know everything I think of. Fortunately, you are loyal to me, otherwise, you will cause trouble for my greatest and most difficult enemy. " The Emperor patted his shoulder meaningfully and said.

"I dare not. I will swear my loyalty to the Emperor. " As he spoke, Lee Xiangyu once again knelt on the ground. Of course he understood the meaning of the Emperor's words. Now he really regretted casually saying this matter. At this moment, he began to warn himself in his heart that the Emperor in front of him was no longer the Emperor from back then. As the saying goes, accompanying the Emperor is like accompanying a tiger. From now on I must be careful in front of the Emperor.

"Xiangyu, I have received news that a few small countries have started to stir. They are delusional to think that they can shake my Great Ming Dynasty. I think that this time they will definitely use this opportunity to pay tribute to Great Ming to find out about our actual situation. Who knows what kind of trouble they might cause. "

"Does the Emperor know about those small countries?"

"According to the report from the spies, the leader of Nanzhou, Helian Nanxiong, had previously sent an envoy to Tian Shun, Dragon Lake Country, and other small countries to negotiate. He also brought a large amount of gold, silver, and jewelry. I think he wants to contact all the small countries to go against our Great Ming Dynasty. Moreover, his army is already restless. If my guess is correct. . . If we can't intimidate them this time, then war after war will start soon. "

"Then does the Emperor know who the person from Helian Nanxiong's faction came to pay tribute this time?"

"I heard that the one who came this time is a princess called Helian Xiner. "

"Princess!!! Since Helian Nanxiong wanted to rebel, why did he call the princess over? Could it be that he was not afraid that something would happen to the princess? Or. . . "

" Or what?? "

"Or this princess is not a simple person. "

"Let's not talk about whether she is a simple person or not. The key is that Helian Nanxiong sent over a hundred people this time. Before his people left, he had already sent a letter to tell me that the offerings are precious. This time, the princess is with him again, afraid of encountering bandits and bandits on the way. In order to protect the tribute and the princess, he had no choice but to send out so many people. However, I feel that he has the intention to show off his might in front of us, the Ming Dynasty, to show off to all the small countries. "

"Show off his might! What did the Emperor say? "

"You also know that although the Imperial Court has Royal Guards, You also know that although the Imperial Court has Royal Guards, there is always someone better than you. There is no lack of experts. He has sent so many people. I think there must be experts among them. This is also the reason why I urgently called you back, so for safety's sake, I hope that you can return to the Imperial Court. With your identity as Commander of the Royal Guards of Great Ming Dynasty, you will guard the Shuntian Prefecture together with General Qu, and ensure the safety of the Shuntian Prefecture.

"This official obeys the decree. But what will happen to the Carefree Pavilion when this official returns?"

"On the Carefree Pavilion's side, you have lost four generals. I know that those four generals are the pillars of the Carefree Pavilion. All of them had died in order to save Mr Yang, which had severely injured the Carefree Pavilion. I estimate that it will take a long time for them to recover, and I need you to come back and take charge of this place. Therefore, you need to order the disciples of each branch to return to Main Hall and have the Carefree Pavilion hide in the Jianghu for a period of time. Choose a few more loyal people and let them take responsibility. Let them improve themselves during this period of hiding. "

"Yes, this official will do it right away"

"En, go. Three days later in the morning, you will wear a mask and ride your horse slowly from outside the Shuntian Prefecture until you arrive at the Imperial Palace. I will let everyone see your return and let those small countries know about your return of the Mask Commander. "

"Yes. Then this official will go back and prepare. "

"Yes, go. I will wait for you here in three days. "

"Yes. " After saying that, Lee Xiangyu once again knelt down and kowtowed to the Emperor. He lightly leaped onto the roof and disappeared into the night.

In the blink of an eye, two days had passed. In one night, all the branches of Carefree Pavilion had been emptied. The people of each branch had also mysteriously disappeared. No one knew where they had gone. It was as if these people had never existed. This news had alarmed the entire Jianghu. Everyone was guessing why the Carefree Pavilion was in such a situation.

On the morning of the third day, a man wearing a white brocade robe and a golden mask came to the city gate of Shuntian Prefecture on a tall horse. When the guards saw a masked man, they hurriedly blocked his way. "Stop. Who are you? Why are you wearing a mask? "

"Call the deputy general of your city. " Lee Xiangyu, who was sitting on the horse, said coldly with an expressionless face.

"Ahhhh! Who do you think you are? Why are you looking for our deputy? Take off your mask first. " The guard saw this person's words and walked towards him with a gun.