Chapter 79 The Unavoidable Pitfall
At the end of February, the army arrived in Jinyang.

Yuwen She, Li Yuanhui, Duan Wuda and many civil and military officials from Bingzhou went out of the city to welcome him.

Murong Ying, wearing gorgeous clothes and a crown, slowly stepped down from the huge carriage. "A hundred cavalrymen captured the city. Li Yuanhui, you did a great job. You acted decisively, bravely and wisely. You did not disappoint me."

Li Yuanhui prostrated himself and said, "I have received great kindness from the Saint. Even if I were to be torn to pieces, I would not be able to repay even a fraction of it."

Murong Ying laughed out loud when he heard this and said, "Just do your best, there's no need to die. You must take care of yourself, otherwise Jialuo will cause trouble for me. Everyone, get up."

"Thank you, saint."

Everyone answered in unison and stood up.

"Duan Wuda."

"The minister is here."

"You're not bad either. I heard that you had some conflicts with Li Yuanhui before?"

"Your Majesty, although Prince Consort Li and I have made some minor mistakes, state affairs are of the utmost importance. I will work together with Prince Consort Li and will not sacrifice public affairs for personal gain."

"Good, good, good, General Duan has a good way of educating his children. Good. You should continue to be diligent in the future."

"I will obey the orders of the saint."

Murong Ying then encouraged Guo Xiaoke and Liu Xuanji, and ordered that the hundred cavalrymen who followed Li Yuanhui to capture the city be rewarded with money and land.

Subsequently, Yuwen She was officially appointed as the commander-in-chief of Bingzhou military affairs, and was given the title of General Zhenbei.

Although Guo Xiaoke and Liu Xuanji still led their own troops, they were both given the honorary title of Yunqiwei.

Li Yuanhui was awarded the title of Silver and Green Guanglu Doctor, and Duan Wuda was promoted to General Zhechou.

It means that my position has not been promoted, but my level has been raised, so it can be said that all my work was not in vain.

Murong Ying entered the city surrounded by a group of ministers. Before leaving, he specifically told Li Yuanhui not to accompany him.

Because someone was waiting for him.

Then, a young girl jumped down from an equally gorgeously decorated carriage behind the emperor's carriage. She was wearing a red Liuxian skirt and a fallen horse hairpin, and her face was delicate and cold. She was none other than Murong Jiayin, his wife whom he had not seen for twenty days.

"Are you OK."

"What can happen to me? Isn't I standing in front of you intact?"

"I didn't know when my father issued the decree. It was my third brother who told me. I went to find him, but he didn't see me and I couldn't help you."

"Haha, it's okay. I will serve the saint even if it means death."

“It’s unlucky to be told these things.”

The couple talked and then got on the boat together.

Yes, on board.

Because there were so many people accompanying them, and there were not many suitable residences for the nobles in the city, many of them temporarily lived on the boats parked on the Fen River.

It's definitely more comfortable than living in a tent.

The spacious cabin was richly decorated, like a floating palace, but it was nothing compared to the emperor's dragon boat.

As the saying goes, a short separation is better than a new marriage. For the next three days, Li Yuanhui did not leave the boat and fully enjoyed the pleasure of "sex on the boat".

On the fourth day, Murong Yang arrived and brought a piece of news that made people sweat.

"What? Go to Yanmen?"

The two of them walked on the platform of the ship. Murong Yang smiled and teased, "We will set off tomorrow. Why are you waiting these few days? Haha, I wonder if you can still get on the horse now, Li Silang."

After a moment of distraction, Li Yuanhui quickly came to his senses, "Your Highness is joking."

"Hahaha, Silang, you did a great job this time. It's worth it that I asked for this 'favorable move' from our father. I'm getting more and more confused about my second brother. Don't take this matter to heart."

Murong Yang seemed to be trying to calm Li Silang, but Li Silang knew in his heart that he was being pointed at.

Murong Zan attacked him, and Murong Yang helped him a lot this time.

"Come to think of it, I have to thank Your Highness for this time."

"What are you thanking me for? You are being so distant with me. Jinyang and I are born of the same mother. You are my brother-in-law. We are all family."

"That's what His Highness said."

Murong Yang left after talking for a while. Li Yuanhui returned to the cabin. Murong Jiayin was taking a nap. Hearing someone coming in, she looked at her ideal husband with sleepy eyes and asked, "Who was here just now?"

"His Royal Highness King Wu."

"It's the third brother who's here, why didn't he call me?"

"Since you were sleeping soundly, I didn't ask you to get up. I just had a conversation with him." Li Yuanhui sat on the couch, tidied Murong Jiayin's hair with his hands, and stroked her creamy face.

Murong Jiayin sobered up a little, and seeing that Li Yuanhui seemed to be worried, she asked, "Third brother, what's the matter?"

Li Yuanhui shook his head: "Nothing, the Saint will come to Yanmen to summon the Turkic Khan Qimin, and will set off tomorrow."

"Oh, I thought I wanted you to do something again."

"No, I'm just a little upset, nothing much. By the way, Jialuo, why don't you ask the Saint to stay in Jinyang for a while and wait for the Saint to return. Jinyang is your fiefdom, you haven't been to the city for several days, right?"

"how about you?"

"Since the Saint is going to Yanmen, I will naturally return to the Xiaoguo Army and accompany them to escort the Saint."

"Then I'll go too."

"You'd better not go. I have military duties and can't leave. It's a long journey from Jinyang to Yanmen, and it's tiring. Please stay here."

"No, I want to go."

Murong Jiayin had no intention of persuading him, so Li Yuanhui could only change his words.

"Actually, I don't want to go to Yanmen. If you ask the Saint for permission, maybe I won't have to go."

Murong Jiayin suddenly smiled coquettishly and said, "So that's how it is. I told you that it's you who doesn't want to go, hum."

"Yes, the army is on the march, I have to go back to the army, I can stay here with you."

"Do you really think so?"

"Of course"

In order to avoid going to Yanmen, Li Yuanhui talked a lot of nonsense, and he even felt a little disgusted after saying some of the things he said.

But Murong Jiayin still liked it very much, "Okay then, I'll go see my father and mother later."

Li Yuanhui nodded, "Well, okay, then I will go back to the camp and make some preparations."

After Murong Jiayin got up, she changed into a palace dress, got off the boat with Li Yuanhui, and then entered Jinyang City.

Li Yuanhui returned to the base of his Xiaoguo Army and immediately summoned all the captains under his command.

He inquired about the affairs in the camp, and finally left Liu Xuanji and Guo Xiaoke to give some secret instructions.

Only after everyone had left did he let out a long sigh.

When Murong Yang went to see him, he remembered something important.

Siege of Yanmen.

I don’t know if such a big event will happen again. Judging from inertia, it’s a bit uncertain.

To be on the safe side, just don't join in the fun.

After all, if something goes wrong, we might be blocked by the Turkic army in the Yanmen area, which would be very troublesome.

Considering Murong Xu's abnormal behavior before, it is very likely that this man is in collusion with the Turks, and the Tuoba tribe in Daibei is also a huge hidden danger.

But he couldn't remind people of this matter casually, because if something like the Siege of Yanmen happened as history had inertia, it would be a major blow to Murong Ying's prestige and the rule of Dayan.

So the first thing he did when he came back was to ask Liu Xuanji and others to prepare some extra easy-to-store food in case of emergency.

On the other hand, I am pinning my hopes on Murong Jiayin. I would be thankful if I could stay in Jinyang.

But God doesn't always do what we wish.

Soon the military order was issued, and Li Yuanhui led his troops not only to Yanmen, but also to guard the emperor's central army.

However, Murong Jiayin was really kept and did not have to go to Yanmen.

After the eunuch who delivered the message left, Li Yuanhui couldn't help but smile.

Fortunately, one of the couple did not fall into the pit.

(End of this chapter)