Qin Mubai walked for only a few days, and Chu Suiliang arrived in Lanzhou. / Read together

At that time, Pang Fei, the commander of the Guanxi Army, who was responsible for staying in Lanzhou, was training soldiers and horses outside the city, and when he heard the report that Chu Suiliang had arrived, he was shocked in his heart: the teacher was expected to do things, and as soon as he left, someone from the imperial court came. Chu Suiliang, but today's important ministers of the court and the emperor's direct confidant. In a sense, he was even closer to the emperor than the eldest grandson, Wuji.

It must not be a trivial matter to let him go out in person.

Assassin Shi Xiao Liang and others had already welcomed Chu Suiliang into the Governor's Mansion, so they came to invite King Jiangxia and Pang Fei. Pang Fei had to leave the barracks and go to see Chu Suiliang.

When Pang Fei arrived at the Governor's Mansion, Li Daozong, Xiao Liang and others were already drinking tea with Chu Suiliang. Li Daozong is a royal family, and his seniority is higher than Chu Suiliang, so he bluntly asked, Chu Xianggong came to Lanzhou thousands of miles away, what do you have to do?

Chu Suiliang smiled lightly, and said casually, according to the emperor's command, come to Lanzhou to have a look.

"See?" Li Daozong was stunned for a moment, and then smiled, "Nalanzhou...... Is it good-looking? ”

"Beautiful." Chu Suiliang also got off the donkey down the slope and said with a smile, "The market and shops are neatly listed, and the suburbs are full of pastures, cattle and sheep. The city is majestic, the army is majestic, the people are abundant, and the people are beautiful and beautiful. Lanzhou has been a place of war and chaos in the border area for many years, and it has developed into such a situation in just a few years, which is really amazing! ”

Li Daozong couldn't help but sneer when he heard this, "Chu Suiliang, you don't have to practice your mouth with this king." Since you have come by command, speak directly. ”

"The prince forgives his sins, and Weichen really has no holy decree." Chu Suiliang bowed his hand and said with a wry smile, "Your Majesty's dictation, the original words are - you go to Lanzhou to have a look!" ”

Everyone was speechless, and Li Daozong was even more stunned.

At this moment, Pang Fei came in and saluted first.

Chu Suiliang looked him up and down and asked, "General Pang is so heroic and martial, he is worthy of being a protégé of Qin Shaoshuai, and a famous teacher is a high apprentice." ”

"Hmm...... What about Young Marshal Qin? Chu Suiliang asked. After entering the Governor's Mansion for a long time, he didn't see Qin Mubai.

Pang Fei was stunned, "Didn't anyone tell Chu Xianggong that the young marshal had led the army to the west a few days ago?" ”

Although Chu Suiliang has been following the emperor all the year round and has already cultivated the calm ability of "not being shocked when the sky falls", he was really stunned when he heard Pang Fei's words.

Because no one told him. After sitting in the governor's mansion for a long time, he didn't take the initiative to ask, and no one took the initiative to spit out the slightest superfluous thing to him.

Obviously, these many people in the hall are already an unbreakable group, even if he Chu Suiliang is the current prime minister and important minister and the emperor's confidant, no one will bother him here, or find him to be close.

Just such an extremely small detail made Chu Sui's conscience suddenly realize that Lanzhou is definitely different from ordinary local states and counties. The generals and officials here are quite united with each other, and the backbone is quite clear. Qin Mubai's prestige and influence here are unmatched. According to a certain rebellious statement, that is, Lanzhou has "only recognized Qin Lang but does not know the emperor".

"Oh, it's this king who is chatting with Chu Xianggong, and he forgot about it for a while." Li Daozong is such an old and slippery character, he immediately came out of the round and said with a smile, "Xianggong Chu, His Majesty the Emperor didn't send you to make a special trip to see Qin Mubai, right?" Then you might have to run for nothing! - If your feet were a few minutes faster, you would be able to stop him before he set out for battle. ”

"Blocked?" Chu Suiliang smiled slightly, "Chu, why do you want to block Young Marshal Qin?" ”

"Oh, look at it, this king has read few books, and some words are inappropriate, Chu Xianggong must not take it to heart." Li Daozong said with a smile.

"How dare you, how dare you." Chu Suiliang's face didn't show the slightest unhappiness or emotion, and he still said with a smile, "Actually, it's not a very secret thing that Your Majesty sent me. He just asked me to come and see the princess and the colt. His old man said that when the princess left Beijing for a long time, Concubine De believed it very much. Especially after the princess gave birth to Lin'er, His Majesty and Niangniang have never seen each other. Therefore......"

"Does Your Majesty want Qin Mubai to take the princess and the little princess back to Beijing together?"

"Exactly." Chu Suiliang nodded, but immediately added, "But Your Majesty doesn't mean to force it at all, it's completely up to the young marshal to decide." His Majesty also made it clear that if the young marshal was busy with military affairs or had other things to deal with, there was no need to rush for a while. It has to be that the young marshal is completely free, and then he can go to Chang'an Province to kiss him. ”

"Oh, it turned out to be His Majesty's family matter! …… Then I'll know too much later. Li Daozong smiled, "Pang Fei, why don't you invite Xianggong Chu to meet Her Royal Highness the Princess?" ”

"Yes! Chu Xianggong, please! Pang Fei stepped forward to please.

"Then Chu will go to visit Her Royal Highness the princess first. Ladies and gentlemen, Chu will leave first! Chu Sui gave a salute and retreated, and everyone sent each other off.

Li Daozong held a cup of tea and drank it slowly, thinking about it, and a big pimple was twisted between his eyebrows. Thorn Shi Xiao Liang walked over lightly and asked in a low voice, "Lord Wang, do you want to report the matter of Chu Suiliang's visit to Lanzhou to Young Marshal Qin?" ”

Li Daozong held the teacup for a pause, meditated, and then said, "No need." ”

Xiao Liang was slightly taken aback, "Is it really not necessary?" …… This kind of thing, how can the young marshal have a number in his heart? ”

"Qin Mubai led the troops to go on the expedition, so let him fight with peace of mind. Originally, there was nothing to do, so let's not put on a false appearance of being a thief and arouse suspicion. Li Daozong put the tea cup on the table, "Qin Mubai, this kid, is now more refined than a fox!" What you and I hadn't thought of yet, he had pondered in his stomach eight hundred times - if he hadn't counted in his heart, would he have gone in such a hurry? The soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, so we don't have to worry about it! Didn't you hear what Chu Suiliang said just now? The emperor only very tactfully 'invited' the princess and the concubine to go back to Beijing Province to stay for a few days, not a holy decree. There's a lot of room for manoeuvre here. And this is a royal family affair, and we outsiders can't mix it. Remember, every word Chu Suiliang said in the hall just now must be kept secret and not leaked! ”

Li Daozong mō mō beard, suddenly smiled strangely, "If Qin Mubai is in Lanzhou, maybe he will hinder his face, and he will really be sent back to the capital by Chu Suiliang." It's good now, he slipped a step first by smearing oil on the soles of his feet, and Chu Suiliang pounced on the air - there is only one princess Gaoyang left who the king of heaven and Lao Tzu can't help it, I see how he Chu Suiliang copes! ”

Pang Fei led Chu Suiliang to the back house of the Dadu Governor's Mansion and made a special trip to meet the princess. Pang Feiling first invited Chu Suiliang to the hall to serve tea, and then said that he was going to invite Princess Gaoyang. But some of the twists and turns were made clear to Princess Gaoyang first.

When Princess Gaoyang heard this, she was immediately annoyed, and said hatefully: "It's just these ministers who only know the relationship between our monarch and minister's father and daughter!" What did you say about inviting us back to Beijing to live, isn't it because we think that Bai Gong is high and shocking the master, and we want to get him back and cut him off his military power? ”

"The princess is angry." Pang Fei said in a low voice eagerly, "Whether this is an outsider's slander or His Majesty's own idea, it is still unknown." After all, Chu Suiliang just said that he invited the princess and the concubine to go back to Beijing Province to live with him, and it was not mandatory, this is impeccable human nature. It can be seen from this that even if this idea is His Majesty's own, His Majesty is very cautious, just for fear of causing unnecessary misunderstandings. ”

Princess Gao Yang's eyes lit up and she nodded slightly, "It's the same...... In this case, I can't get angry or make things clear, but it seems that we have a ghost in our hearts. However, the more careful my father was, the more apprehensive I became. According to his old man's usual style, he is vigorous and resolute. Now he is so cautious about Mu Bai...... Pang Fei, you said, is your master really high? ”

Pang Fei was stunned for a moment, and said, "How much...... Maybe a little! After all...... Having taken down an entire plateau country, Tibet is much stronger than the original Turkic Khanate! ”

"Look at your worthless appearance!" Princess Gao Yang glared at him in annoyance, "Lead the way!" I'm going to see Chu Suiliang! ”

When Chu Suiliang saw Princess Gaoyang, he bowed head-on, "Weichen greets Her Royal Highness the princess Chitose!" ”

"Prime Minister Chu is exempt." Princess Gaoyang regained her previous arrogance and dignity in the palace, sat down, and said with a smile on her face, "Chu Xianggong came to Lanzhou thousands of miles away, but the horse failed to come out of Guo Yuanying, please forgive me." ”

Chu Suiliang hurriedly said: "Her Royal Highness the princess, what are you talking about, how dare Weichen let the horse come out to greet you?" ”

"You are the Angel Emperor, Mu Bai should go out to greet you." Princess Gao Yang continued to smile, "It's just a pity that Mu Bai had already led his troops to the Western Regions a few days ago. There's a war going on there, and it's going on. The palace heard that Su Dingfang won a few battles first, and then the battle situation was a little stalemate, so annoyed that Mu Bai went back to the mansion all day long and kept talking, for fear of insulting the errand given to him by His Majesty. No, he didn't feel at ease, so he led the troops himself. ”

"The horse works for the king, worries and the country, and is really a minister of the humerus society." Chu Suiliang responded to the mansion with a spear. He didn't know that the princess Gaoyang in front of him was the No. 1 big thorn in Tianzi, and even the emperor didn't care about her. It's good to mess with anyone, don't mess with her, or leave any talk in her hands.

"Oh, this palace hasn't asked yet, why is Xiang Gong Chu here?" Princess Gao Yang asked with a smile.

Chu Suiliang took a deep breath and said, "Weichen is instructed by His Majesty to ask the princess and the concubine to return to Beijing for a few days. His Majesty said that the princess had been away from Beijing for a long time, and Concubine De missed Her Royal Highness the princess very much, and she wanted to see the little princess she had never met......"

Speaking of Concubine Yīn, Princess Gaoyang's heart was faintly touched, why didn't she miss her mother who was far away in Chang'an?

"Father and mother, are you okay?" She asked softly.

"Good. Your Majesty and Concubine De are all right. Chu Suiliang replied cautiously.

"I miss them very much...... Princess Gao Yang said with a long sigh as she stood up and paced slowly, "but Di'er is still too young, and I am afraid that she will not be able to withstand the fatigue of the journey." Coupled with her recent health problems, I am worried that she will ...... on the road."

Chu Sui's conscience was shocked-listening to the princess's tone, she didn't want to go back to the capital!

At this time, Chu Sui's conscience quickly pondered: Unfortunately, Qin Mubai had already taken the first step, and he didn't know if he did it intentionally or just in time. No matter what, I definitely won't be able to invite Qin Mubai back. Since Qin Mubai can't return to the capital, then I can't ask Princess Gaoyang and the little county lord to go back alone-if Qin Mubai knows, don't you think I'm pledging them back to the capital as people? If he is angry with the emperor and the court because of this incident, then won't I, Chu Suiliang, become a great sinner? …… Besides, the emperor's edict was already ambiguous, and he didn't force Qin Mubai and Princess Gaoyang to go back - the emperor didn't want to offend these two people, why did I, Chu Suiliang, do stupid things in the middle? In case there is a conflict between the emperor and the concubine at that time, in the end, I Chu Suiliang will not be a human being!

This royal family affair is difficult to mix!

Thinking of this, Chu Sui already had an idea in his conscience. He said to Princess Gaoyang with a worried face: "Her Royal Highness the princess's worries are not unreasonable! I want to come to His Royal Highness the county lord is only a year old, and it is a long way from Lanzhou to Chang'an, and the hardships of this journey are difficult for adults to bear, not to mention that the little county lord is still young and sick. ”

"Yes! Ay......! Princess Gaoyang shook her head and sighed, "When I was away from Beijing for a long time, the palace also missed Chang'an very much, missed my father and mother, and hoped that I could be happy with Xiao Di'er in front of my parents." Originally, the palace urged the horse more than once, so that he would accompany us back to Chang'an after the battle of Tubo. Originally, he also agreed, who knew that there would be another incident in the Western Regions - Chu Xianggong, you don't know, the horse has always put national affairs first, and he will never miss a major event because of the love of his children. Therefore, the main palace is also helpless. I had to wait for the horse to return from the expedition, and then take Xiao Di'er with him and go back to Beijing to ask my father and mother for my guilt! ”

"For the time being, that's all there is to it." Chu Suiliang sighed lightly and said, "Loyalty and filial piety are difficult to achieve, and it is indeed not easy for Qin to be a horse!" - Dare to ask Her Royal Highness the princess, and Weichen will reply to His Majesty what the princess just said, is it okay? ”

"Yes." Princess Gaoyang nodded with a smile, "By the way, when Lao Chu went back, he took the portrait of the palace and Xiao Di'er." Let's just say that Xiao Di'er is very well-behaved and much more obedient than when he was a child. ”

"Yes, Wechen must bring it."

In this way, Chu Suiliang did not say more. This trip, @.