Liu Lan and the others hurriedly stepped forward and arched their hands: "Governor Song has worked hard all the way!" I have already ordered someone to prepare a banquet to wash the dust for the Song Dudu! ”

Song Junming also arched his hand and said: "You have to worry about it, I am here to greet Song." Flash"

"This time, I am ordered by Your Majesty to protect the safety of the prince and ask the prince to return to Beijing! Dare to ask where the prince is now? ”

"I'm going to see the prince first!"

Song Junming did not forget his mission, and when he came to Wantong City in Xiazhou, the first thing he wanted to do was not to catch the wind and wash the dust, but to visit the prince.

"Your Highness just stayed in my Governor's Mansion, this is the royal official next to Your Highness." Liu Lan pointed to Wang Quan beside him.

Song Junming glanced at Wang Quan and said, "There is a recommendation from the internal officials of King Lao!" ”

"Song Dudu is polite! His Highness ordered me to wait here for the Governor, and the Governor will come with me. Wang Quan said and made a gesture of please.

"The king, please!" Song Jun Mingce immediately stepped forward and went with Wang Quan to meet Li Chengqian.

Everyone came to the Governor's Mansion, where Li Chengqian stayed.

"Lang Jun! Song Junming, the governor of Shengzhou, Liu Lan, the governor of Xiazhou, and others ask to meet! Outside the door, Wang Quan reported to Li Chengqian in the house.

"Now that it's here! Come in! Li Chengqian's voice came from inside.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please!" Wang Quan turned sideways, stretched out his hand and made a gesture of please.

Everyone rushed in, and saw the crown prince Li Chengqian sitting on the main seat, and everyone hurriedly bowed to meet them. Flash Dance

"Meet the prince!"

"All the ministers are exempt!" Li Chengqian stretched out his hand and said to Wang Quan on the side: "Give me a seat!" ”

Wang Quan received the order and asked people to bring chairs for these generals to sit on.

"Your Highness!" Everyone got up and thanked the prince for his seat, and then they sat on both sides.

"Song Dudu traveled all the way, but he didn't rest but came to the widow first, and the widow was very moved." Li Chengqian said.

"This is a matter of the ministers! His Royal Highness is in Xiazhou, and as a courtier, he naturally wants to come to see the prince as soon as possible. Song Junming said.

Li Chengqian, Song Junming and others exchanged polite words, appreciating Song Junming's few words of loyalty to the monarch and the country.

"This time, the ministers are ordered by His Majesty to lead the troops here, first, to defend against Xue Yantuo's attack, and second, to escort His Royal Highness the Crown Prince back to Beijing!" Song Junming explained the intention of this time.

Defending against Xue Yantuo is secondary, the most important thing is to let the prince return to Beijing, and everyone here naturally knows it.

Just when everyone wanted to bring up the old matter again, Li Chengqian diverted the topic, he didn't want to discuss this topic, and now he will not return to Chang'an.

Xue Yantuo is not destroyed, how can he, as the crown prince, go back like this.

"This time, the widow went out of Beijing to raise the army, and I heard that the soldiers transferred by the Song Governor are the elite of a hundred battles, and the widow just took this opportunity to take a look at the demeanor of my Tang Dynasty Hao'erlang, and the Song Governor should not have any opinions!" Li Chengqian said with a smile.

He was pretending to be the order of the Fu army to investigate what level the 60,000 soldiers and horses brought by Song Junming was.

"His Royal Highness is raising the army, and the minister naturally has no meaning." Song Junming said.

The prince wants to go to comfort the guards, he naturally has no opinion, what he hopes most now is to send the prince back to Chang'an as soon as possible.

It won't be long before Datang will have a big action against Xue Yantuo, and he doesn't want to affect his achievements because the crown prince is not here.

Compared with Obsessiveness, Liu Lan, Tian Renhui and others, Song Junming knows more about the inside story.

"In this case, the Governor of Song will go to see the soldiers you brought tomorrow, and the widow will drive back to Beijing in a few days!" Li Chengqian said.

After hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up, and their hearts were overjoyed! I can finally send the prince away!

Li Chengqian looked at their undisguised eyes, and secretly laughed in his heart, this was just what he deliberately said to them.

How could he go back to Chang'an like this, just to talk to them casually.

"Everything is under the orders of His Highness!" Song Junming got up and saluted.

"Okay, that's it! Tomorrow, I will go to see the soldiers under the command of the governor of Song. ”

"Song Dudu has been in the dust all the way, and he must be exhausted, so it's better to go down and rest first!"

"This time, the Governor of Song galloped to help Xiazhou, Governor Liu should not neglect others, and set up a banquet to thank Governor Song." Li Chengqian said to Song Junming and said to Liu Lan.

"No!" Song Junming saluted.

"Your Highness, rest assured! The minister will definitely entertain Song Dudu with the best food in my Xiazhou. Liu Lan saluted.

Li Chengqian nodded with satisfaction, he had already said what he should say, so he would not force them to stay.

Liu Lan, Song Junming and others got up and saluted and retreated, Liu Lan prepared a foothold for Song Junming, and asked him to go and rest first, just wait for the banquet.

That night, Liu Lan prepared a good reception banquet for Song Junming, who came from afar, in the Governor's Mansion.

Before the banquet, Liu Lan personally went to Li Chengqian's residence and invited Li Chengqian to attend this evening's banquet.

After all, Li Chengqian is the prince of the Tang Dynasty, and Liu Lan, as a courtier, has no reason not to invite the prince to attend the banquet.

What's more, tonight's banquet is not only to wash the dust for Song Junming, but also to celebrate the prince's imminent departure from Xiazhou and return to Chang'an.

The crown prince Li Chengqian is also one of the protagonists today, and he must be invited to participate no matter what.

Li Chengqian naturally would not object to Liu Lan's personal invitation, so he gladly accepted Liu Lan's invitation.

In the evening, all the invited guests were present, even Song Junming, one of the protagonists.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived!"

After everyone arrived and waited for a long time, Li Chengqian appeared in the shouts of the eunuchs.

As one of the protagonists and a noble prince, he naturally wants to stay until the end and appear in the eagerly awaited waiting.

This is in line with his identity as the crown prince, so that there will be a forced qualification.

As a prince, you should always be full of pressure.

"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Song Junming, one of the protagonists, Liu Lan, the organizer, and the guests such as Zhi Sili looked at Li Chengqian, who walked in from the door, and saluted.

Li Chengqian came to the main seat and sat down, and then said: "No courtesy!" ”

"Your Highness!" Then they got up and sat down.

"Is it time for Liu Dudu's banquet to begin?" Li Chengqian said.

"No!" Liu Lan hurriedly asked people to serve the food, and tonight's party officially began.

The maidservants brought up the food and drink, placed it in front of everyone, and then withdrew, followed by a song and dance performance.

"Come on! Raise your glasses! The widow drinks with you! Li Chengqian raised his glass.

Everyone also raised their glasses and said, "To His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" ”

Due to the proximity of Xiazhou to the Western Regions, there is not only Han culture, but also some exotic song and dance performances in this song and dance.

Everyone ate and drank very happily, and the banquet lasted until midnight, when everyone dispersed and went back to rest.

In order to guard against Xue Yantuo's surprise attack and stay sober at all times, Liu Lan and the others did not drink too much, so as not to be greedy for a cup and make a mistake.

(End of chapter)