This time difference really caught Hong Yuan off guard and felt powerless for almost the first time in his life.

After a while, he found that even if he rode a horse to greet Li Yan, it was still too late, because he didn't know what Li Yan was going to where he was going, and he didn't know which route Li Yan would take.

The Japanese would definitely follow Li Yan from Chang'an City if they wanted to assassinate Li Yan. They would not waste any time, but they were like headless flies. It would be impossible for the Japanese to find Li Yan before they did.

But he couldn't sit still and wait for death. This is not Hong Yuan's style. If he grows up so old, even if he has something to sit still and wait for death, he might have already farmed in a mountain village not far away.

"Go and prepare me a horse and five days of dry food."

Hong Yuan said calmly, his confidant went out for some reason to prepare. After all, Hong Yuan was the county magistrate of Huang County, so he could naturally leave for a day and a half, but preparing for five days of dry food, which has never happened since he arrived in Huang County.

"County Magistrate, are you?"

"Go back to his hometown and tell the county magistrate that the affairs in the county will be handed over to him."

"I know this."

Hong Yuan did not tell Zhang Chong about this. First, it was too late. Every hour was very important for him to let Li Qing know the news in advance. Second, Zhang Chong might not have many ways.

Here, Li Qing and Feng Yi have already left Chang'an City.

Xu Yuan was also presumptuous once and took his second wife, who was in her thirties, out of the city with Li Yan, thinking that he could play some tricks along the way.

Li Qing didn't care what Xu Yuan and his wife did in the carriage, but he and Feng Yi always rode their horses.

After leaving the boundary of Chang'an City, Li Qing immediately felt the changes in the Central Plains region and the previous ones. There were many prefectures and counties in Henan Road. He was neither the rich Jianghuai region nor the barren land in the north. Therefore, it can be regarded as a very representative boundary of the Tang Dynasty. The state of the people in Henan Road can represent the state of most of the people in the Tang Dynasty.

Before, Li Yong started his career, Suiyang, which was also located on the boundary of Henan Road. The road from Chang'an City to Suiyang is not unfamiliar to Li Yong and Xu Yuan, but this time Li Yong did not want to go to Suiyang again, because Suiyang, as a hub to Jianghuai, must be the best place for Henan Road to develop, and such a place is not of great significance to patrol.

"Xu Xiangke still remembers the glorious years we were in Suiyang?"

During the day, the sky was good, and Xu Yuan was riding a horse and following Li Yan for the first time. They had already entered the territory of Henan Road. Li Yan saw the caravans coming and going along the way. He couldn't help but feel in a good mood and asked Xu Yuan beside him.

If there are too many caravans, it means that the goods are more liquid. In this way, more people will be given money, which will also mean that there are more people who can afford goods. This is definitely a good thing for the development of the people of the Tang Dynasty.

"If it weren't for Your Majesty, Zhang Xun and I would have died in Suiyang. This Tang Dynasty, alas! It would be better if we didn't say it!"

"It may not be possible whether this Tang Dynasty has existed or not. Xu Xiang doesn't have to be so implicit in his words. This is not in the court. Since I have taken you and my wife out for inspection, there are not so many rules!"

After hearing Li Yan's words, Xu Yuan finally let go a lot and began to recall everything he had when he was training and fighting in Suiyang with Li Yan. He also listened with relish.

When she met Li Yan, Li Yan had already made countless contributions to the Tang Dynasty, but no matter how Li Yan stood up, no matter who was familiar with Li Yan or not, he did not dare to say much.

Even Zhang Mingyue was unwilling to mention how Li Yan defeated Li Fuguo by lying on the wall and the hard years in Suiyang. So Li Yan's experience during this period was a blank space for Feng Yi. Now she finally knew what was going on, and she admired Li Yan even more in her heart.

Feng Yi, who had seen such a situation of the strong prey on the weak in Nanzhao, knew that if he had not had the experience of almost letting his own father die before, Li Yan would not have become an emperor who could be stronger than Li Longji like now.

Although the communication with Xu Yuan was relaxed, Li Yi was also centered around the merchants passing by. Li Yi had not made any changes to the trade matter, but it was not that he did not want to change it, but that the time had not yet come.

Although you can occasionally see caravans on the road, these trades are still a drop in the bucket for the entire Tang Dynasty. Li Neng understood that in the final analysis, the social status of merchants in this era was too low, and even merchants were not allowed to participate in the imperial examination. Although it is not completely unreasonable to do so, in Li Neng's view, there should be a better solution.

"Xu Xiang, after dealing with the matter of the navy, I want to improve the status of this merchant. I wonder what you think?"

When Xu Yuan heard this, he was stunned for a moment and then frowned.

"Your Majesty, you should be very cautious in this matter. The reason why merchants have low status is that it is too easy for them to make money. If they improve their status, it may make the people unwilling to farm and not be engaged in production!"

"I naturally know what Xu Xiang said, otherwise this matter would have been done before the Salt Administration, so I asked you prime ministers to come up with good ideas together. Zhang Xun and Liu Yan are both people with something in their heads, but if you are cautious about the overall situation, you, Xu Yuan, will have to be!"

Faced with Li Yan's praise, Xu Yuan laughed at that time. In fact, what he said was just a reminder to Li Yan about what problems these situations might cause. In the end, he also understood that this matter must be done. If Li Yan had not made a decision after a long period of observation, he would not have said such nonsense in front of him.

"If Your Majesty wants to go back, he will start doing this. Why not let us communicate with the merchants we are dealing with to see what the situation of the merchants in the Tang Dynasty are now."

"It's so good that you and I are traveling casually. I think they can't recognize us."
Chapter completed!