Li Cunzhong pinched the invitation note in his hand and hesitated.

Because the person who posted the invitation was Han Qi.

The former old chief invited him to a banquet, and it stands to reason that he must go, not to mention, he has not seen him for many years, and he has always been grateful to this old superior who promoted him to the end of Weimo.

But the problem is that because of this relationship, he didn't dare to go.

Now that Han Qi is the governor of a province, and he is the general in charge of the first guard, thinking about the past, Li Cunzhong is even more worried. Holding this hot post, I couldn't help but complain a little about Han Qi in my heart, when is this? And come to invite yourself with such fanfare? Isn't that embarrassing yourself?

After thinking about it for a long time, he still went to his next door, where lived Dai Lin, the governor of Gansu.

"What do you mean?" Dai Lin, who was looking at a briefing, stared at the invitation on the table for a long time, and then looked up at Li Cunzhong.

"Datu, can you accompany me to the banquet?" Li Cunzhong was a little embarrassed.

Dai Lin looked at him for a long time, and laughed: "I wasn't invited on this post, if I went, it would be rude." General Li, what are you thinking? ”

Li Cunzhong sat down a little helplessly: "Dai Du, I am a martial artist, and there are not so many twists and turns in my stomach, so I said it bluntly, I finally got rid of the relationship with Han Gong, and now that Han Gong is here, it is not good for me to go, and it is not good not to go." ”

"The old boss in the past invites you, just go generously!" Dai Lin laughed.

"But we used to ......"

"The past is gone, how much do you want to do!" Dai Lin said indifferently: "You act like this, but you seem to have a ghost in your heart, and you have never let go of the past." Do you think Lee Sang is such a chicken-bellied person? If so, can you take the helm of a guard? Xue Ping can be the governor of the Western Regions, and Han Qi can be the governor of Heilongjiang? Since Li Xiang dares to use you, it means that he is not worried about you at all. Your twisting will really make some people think more. ”

"You mean, I'm going?" Li Cunzhong said.

"Of course. Go generously. Dai Lin picked up the invitation sticker, looked at the place, and said with a smile: "Lingxian!" Haha, this restaurant is opened by Li Xiang. Han Qi is smart! ”

Out of Dai Lin's room, Li Cunzhong still had an extra mind, on the grounds that he was not familiar with the road of Chang'an, he found a protocol officer who specially received them, and asked him to take him to the Xian Restaurant, he believed that this Lang official would definitely report his whereabouts, which could be regarded as his own report in disguise.

Li Cunzhong's caution is not without reason. He is a martial artist, and he is also a Hu man. Where are Han Qi and Xue Ping, and the two of them have deep roots? It is a fluke to have today's status. But he also knows very well that don't look at his power, he responds to every call, and he is majestic, but these majesty are given to him by this position. Aside from this position, he is nothing, if you really want to talk about it, his current authority is far less than when he was a general in Hedong in the past, at that time, there were at least thousands of soldiers who obeyed his orders.

But now, all the troops, loyal to the imperial court, are Li Xiang. To replace him, the great general, with a piece of paperwork, he has to obediently leave the army.

Over the years, he has been holding back his strength to make a splash of credit and add a layer of weight to his status. That is to completely take Tubo. With this credit, he can eat enough for his whole life, even for his children and grandchildren. After many years of hard work and preparation, seeing that the imperial court is about to start, if Li Xiang is unhappy to replace himself because of his inappropriate behavior, it is called the heaven and the earth.

At the door of receiving fresh wine, Li Cunzhong unexpectedly bumped into Li Mi.

Li Mi has just been promoted to the general of the Right Thousand Niuwei, and her background is not comparable to Li Cunzhong. Not to mention that her father-in-law is Cao Xin, the secretary of the ministry, the man is the third person in the Yixing Society, and she herself is the eldest sister of the secret camp, which is Li Ze's real descendant.

"General Li, congratulations, I still saw the news in the newspaper, and I haven't had the opportunity to congratulate General Li in person!" Li Cunzhong modestly took the lead in greeting.

"The general is gracious!" Li Mi returned the salute with a smile: "You are also here for a banquet today?" ”

"Yes, Han Gong is in for a treat!" Li Cunzhong pretended not to care and said casually: "The old superiors are calling, and I don't dare not come." ”

"The general does not forget the past, he is a person who values love and righteousness!" Li Mi smiled: "Then I won't bother the general, our ordinary brothers have been all over the world all over the world, and it is rare to get together, and finally this time we have gathered a part, then I will leave." ”

"Please, please!" Li Cunzhong stretched out his hand to give in, Li Mi was not polite, took three steps and made two steps, and stepped up the stairs with a bang. Looking at Li Yu's back, Li Cunzhong exhaled a long breath and stood thoughtfully for a while before stepping upstairs.

Pushing open the door of a private room on the second floor, he saw Han Qi at a glance, and beside Han Qi, there was another old acquaintance, Xue Ping.

"I've seen Han Gong, I've seen Xue Du!" Although the status of the three of them is now equal, Li Cunzhong still honestly salutes the two.

"Cunzhong, we don't have to be so polite, come and sit down, the wine has been poured." Han Qi said with a smile.

"It's really offended." Li Cunzhong confessed again and again, "I just met Li Mi, the right Qianniu guard, downstairs, and chatted with her for a few words." ”

"See." Han Qi said with a smile: "Li Yu, Li De, Li Hao, Li Han, Li Rui, Yan Jiu, and Zhu Yi and a group of people are just upstairs in our house, and there is a room specially reserved for Li Xiang by Lingxian, except for them, no one can go up." ”

Li Cunzhong smiled, sat down, and said, "They are all Li Xiang's disciples!" I heard that these people, but when they entered Li Xiang's family temple and kowtowed to Li Xiang's ancestors, they were regarded as side branches of the Li family. ”

"Now it's royalty!" Xue Ping said with a smile.

Li Cunzhong was slightly startled, but immediately reacted again, isn't Li Xiang a descendant of King Qin, so counted, this group of people upstairs is really a royal family.

A group of people in the royal family, each one of whom holds the power of the army, is extremely rare.

"Xue Du is still worried that you won't come!" Han Qi raised his glass, "I said that Cunzhong is a kind person, and he will never fail to come." ”

"How dare you not come?" Li Cunzhong was a little ashamed in his heart, "Han Gong's great kindness to Cunzhong is unforgettable, if there is no Han Gong, most of the time I will be herding sheep and horses on the grassland now!" ”

Han Qi laughed: "Those who have the ability will stand out sooner or later, and there will always be a time when the edge will be revealed." ”

"Don't you dare to say that!" Li Cunzhong said: "Maxima is often there, but Bole is not common." Li Xiang also said that there is a lot of gold, and if you can wipe off the soil on it, that is gold, otherwise, he can only be a piece of soil, tens of millions of people in the Tang Dynasty, and those who have talent do not know what to do. ”

Han Qi was stunned at first, and then laughed out loud: "Xue Du, look, Cunzhong has read a lot of books over the years!" Allusion: This is coming when you open your mouth! ”

"In the past, under Han Gong, I didn't need to bring my brains, I just needed to do things. Now, Cun Zhong is in charge of the soldiers and horses of the First Guard, and he has the burden of the northwest, and he does not dare to slack off for a moment. At first, I had a headache when I read the book, but I endured it, and in the end, I felt that there was a lot of fun in the book. Li Cunzhong said: "Both of you are rich and rich people, just don't laugh at me." ”

Xue Ping and Han Qi looked at each other and smiled.

"Come on, come on, first of all, let's have a toast to our reunion after a long absence. Cunzhong, how many years have we not seen each other? Han Qi picked up his wine glass and asked.

"It's been almost eight years!" Li Cunzhong said.

The three of them raised their glasses and drank them all.

"Eight years, how many eight years can there be in life!" Han Qi sighed softly: "Over there in the northwest, how are you prepared?" ”

"From the day I was stationed in Ganzhou, I started to prepare." Li Cunzhong said: "This is my only chance to make a great achievement, in the past eight years, I have never dared to slack off for a day, and now I only wait for an order from the imperial court, and the 40,000 troops of Zuo Wuwei can come out." ”

Han Qi nodded: "Tubo is located on the plateau, where the ordinary army goes, there is a lot of discomfort, and the combat effectiveness will drop sharply, so in the battle of Tubo, the main force can only be you." But with 40,000 people, facing hundreds of thousands of Tibetan troops, are you really ready? ”

"I don't dare to say that the other party is a local chicken and a dog, but after the last defeat, the other party's strength has dropped sharply, coupled with the proper strategy of the imperial court over the years, the other party is no longer the Tubo who threatened my Tang Dynasty in the past." Li Cunzhong said with a smile. "Just looking at one Abdullah makes Delhi Chinan helpless, it can be seen that Tubo is now a foreign powerhouse and a middle cadre."

"You have been stationed in Ganzhou for eight years, trained for eight years, and the imperial court has also been operating in Tubo for eight years, and now it is time to harvest. Zhang Jia's right guard, as well as some of the soldiers and horses of the Western Regions Protectorate, will enter Tibet. Whether you can get the top spot or not is a matter of two questions. ”

Li Cunzhong smiled and said: "I am still very confident in this. ”

"How is Xue Jun now?" Han Qi asked suddenly.

Li Cunzhong said: "He was detained in Lhasa by Delhi Chinan, and the day when our two countries officially went to war, I am afraid that it will be when he was sacrificed to the flag by Delhi Chinan." ”

"He had already had the heart to die. Anyway, he exchanged his death for the chance for the Hedong Xue clan to regain his chance, which can be regarded as seeking benevolence and deserving of his death. Han Qi sighed, silently raised the wine glass, and the three of them touched it lightly, but this time no one spoke, just drank the wine in the cup in one gulp.