Li Yi left Chang'an overnight and rushed back to Dunhuang as quickly as possible. If this matter was just an ordinary commercial trade at the beginning, then now when he met His Majesty today, its nature would have changed.

However, Li Yi was also betting that the future of Dunhuang houses was betting on. As for the backing, is there any backing better than the emperor? Especially the emperor who can be called the founding king? Of course, many things happened in history.

But for the vast majority of them, those are targeted at some ministers, not at aristocratic families. The four words "aristocratic families" are not jokes.

Although this is a gambling, then again, all the aristocratic families and wealthy families that have been passed down for so many years have not been gambling? It is nothing more than diversified investment.

In the current situation of the Li family in Longxi, Li Yi can guess some of the other ideas of each house. It is very simple. As long as Li Shimin and his family are from the Li family in Longxi, the Li family in Longxi has gained the biggest benefit to some extent, so they don’t need to bet, they just need to maintain stability.

This is also the reason why the Li family in Longxi is low-key compared to other families. However, the reason why Li Yi did this is because he was not very satisfied with their Dunhuang houses. After all, the Li family in Longxi is too big, and Li Yi can't consider so much. The Dunhuang houses he can consider.

Although he is not the head of the family, sooner or later this head of the family belongs to him, and these issues need to be decided.

It is difficult for modern people in later generations to understand how powerful and prestige the heads of some families in this era have. It is no exaggeration to say that if Li Yi was the head of the family, and he told the whole family that he was going to do this and bet on his life.

The whole family can only agree with him and support him to bet on his life.

This is the power and prestige of the head of the family in this era. This is also the reason why various families in ancient times were so cruel when choosing a head of the family. Although they were not as good as choosing a crown prince, among the various major families, there was actually no difference between choosing a crown prince.

Chang'an is more than 3,000 miles away from Dunhuang County, so it is indeed not easy to get all the way, but Li Yi also knew that he didn't have much time, so Li Yi didn't stop on the road, and kept riding horses throughout the journey, changing horses directly in the middle.

Although he was a little tired, there was nothing he could do about it. Li Yi spent seven days rushing back to Dunhuang County. When he came back, he couldn't take care of the fatigue in his body and directly asked Zheng Ning to come over.

"If you go back to Dalang, Team Leader Zheng went to Yumen Pass. Six days ago, Huo Gang sent someone to invite Team Leader Zheng to have a conversation. Because Team Leader Zheng happened to have a batch of new goods to be transported, so after waiting for a few days, the other party had already responded, and was not in a hurry. Team Leader Zheng had just set off the day before yesterday. Calculate the time, and today should be almost here." The housekeeper replied immediately.

Li Yi pondered for a moment. He knew that he had given Zheng Ning a certain authority, but there were some things he had to meet in person before he could discuss.

"Prepare the horse, pick two pieces of top-quality white jade from the warehouse, and we rushed over overnight." Li Yi said in a deep voice.

"Da Lang, you just rushed back after being exhausted. You have to hurry up again, and your body can't stand it."

"Stop talking nonsense, go prepare horses immediately. This matter is very important. We must go out before the city gate is closed." Li Yi said directly.

"Yes!" Hearing Li Yi say this, the housekeeper immediately knew the seriousness of the matter.

"By the way, find me a piece of clothing and cover it up a little. No one can know about my departure from the city." Li Yi said coldly.

"clear."

Half an hour later, Li Yi led a dozen horses to leave Dunhuang County. At this moment, Li Yi was wearing the same clothes as ordinary servants' clothes, and his head was covered with silk used to imitate the wind and sand, so he was not afraid of others recognizing it.

And no one thinks that as the next head of the Li family in Longxi, Li Yi would take the risk to leave here in person.

Dunhuang County is about 100 miles away from Yumen Pass in the Han Dynasty. If you have all your strength, it will only take an hour.

But for the caravan, it may take two days to pass.

Because the caravan brought too much, and the road was not easy to walk.

So, when Li Yi almost arrived near Yumen Pass, he happened to catch up with Zheng Ning and his caravan.

When Li Yi caught up, Zheng Ning and the others were already resting. Although they were less than twenty miles away from Yumen Pass, rushing on the road at night in ancient times was definitely not a good choice, let alone being in the Western Regions.

When Li Yi and the others caught up, the caravan had already shown a defensive posture, but Zheng Ning was not nervous because there were still a hundred elite cavalry of Huo Gang protecting them around.

After Li Yi's guard reported their origin, the other party let them in because Zheng Ning knew Li Yi's guard.

However, when Li Yi arrived in Zheng Ning's tent and took off his veil, Zheng Ning almost screamed. However, he soon realized that Li Yi had to come here secretly, so he suppressed his scream and whispered: "Dalang, why are you here?"

"I have something to talk to Huo Gang. I just came back from Chang'an and I was chasing you without stopping." Li Yi said seriously.

"Dalang, what do you mean..." When Zheng Ning mentioned Chang'an, he immediately understood something, and he immediately felt nervous.

"Yes, I met everyone this time, so I got the instructed to come this time." Li Yi whispered. Because of the need to keep it confidential, Li Yi used the title of everyone.

"I understand." Zheng Ning took a deep breath. He knew that if this was the case, he would really not be able to make a decision.

However, his heart was also hot. If the business was completed, it meant that he would definitely be fully responsible for this matter. As the future head of the family, Dalang could not devote all his energy to this matter.

If this is true, it means that Zheng Ning's status will naturally be improved, and he should not have to go to the Silk Road.

There are few choices, such as Zheng Ning and others, who are willing to follow the Silk Road. Although the owner gave a lot of rewards, if you are not careful, you will have your life on the Silk Road.

Naturally, Li Yi would not say much to Zheng Ning. He was so tired, so after he explained, he simply took a break.
Chapter completed!