Li Yongnian did not come to the post house to visit Jiang Chuan, but sent an old housekeeper to the post house to send an invitation when he was holding the lamp, saying that Jiang Chuan had just arrived today, and the carriage and horses were tired, so he would not bother first, and set up a banquet tomorrow to catch the wind and wash the dust for Jiang Chuan.

After the old housekeeper left, Jiang Chuan took this invitation and looked at it for a long time, and laughed out loud.

Bai Mu on the side asked curiously: "Why is the lord laughing, but is there anything good?" ”

Jiang Chuan threw the invitation card on the table and chuckled: "What is your intention when Li Yongnian sent an old housekeeper to deliver the invitation, and invited me to meet in Xiangchun tomorrow?" ”

Bai Mu thought for a while and said: "I heard that this Dongxiangchun is the best restaurant in Datong, and it is also his duty to hold a banquet here to entertain the lord." ”

Jiang Chuan nodded to Bai Mu and said, "You just saw the surface. Li Yongnian set up a banquet in Dongxiangchun, and sent the old housekeeper to deliver invitations, which seemed to be respecting me on the surface, but in fact it was an attitude. ”

"What attitude?" Bai Mu wondered.

"If he doesn't come today, he will see him tomorrow, which can be said to be a kind of reserve, or it can be said that he is waiting for the price to sell. Dong Xiangchun set up a banquet, not in his mansion, firstly, because he didn't want to give people a handle, and secondly, he also wanted to make a test in the name of catching the wind first, testing my attitude and bottom line. ”

Jiang Chuan said slowly.

Bai Mu was dumbfounded, and only said after a while: "It's just an invitation, there are so many articles in it." ”

"Yes, listening to thunder in a silent place, seeing the big from the small, these are all skills to be practiced in the future. It's tiring to deal with these officials, and you'll understand later. Jiang Chuan sighed.

"Then what kind of calculation is this Li Yongnian?" Bai Mu asked.

"No matter what he has in mind, we'll know when we meet tomorrow. If he doesn't say it, I'll force him to take a stand. In the end, the effort on the lips still depends on the strength of both sides. ”

Jiang Chuan chuckled confidently.

Li Yongnian's house, after the old housekeeper went back to restore his life, Li Yongnian asked:

"Have you ever seen that Wu Anhou himself?"

"I haven't seen it, Wu Anhou's personal guard captain accepted the invitation, saying that Wu Anhou has rested and will definitely go to the appointment on time tomorrow." The old butler replied respectfully.

"Go down." Li Yongnian waved his hand and asked the old housekeeper to step back.

A dignified and beautiful woman turned out of the back hall, it was Li Yongnian's wife Lu Shi.

Lu's maiden family is also a well-known local family in Datong, and the family industry is very rich, the two biggest of which are grain and cloth business.

With Li Yongnian's support, the Lu family exclusively supplied the military rations and military uniforms of the Datong border army, and the money earned over the years was overflowing, and the family's strength increased rapidly.

And Li Yongnian has the help of the Lu family, so he can establish the highest prestige in the Datong border army, and he obeys him from top to bottom, so his position has been as stable as Mount Tai for so many years.

"Madame, you heard it all." Li Yongnian saw the Lu family, smiled slightly, and asked out loud, but he respected this lady quite a lot.

"Well, what is the plan in the husband's heart?" Lu Shi sat on the chair next to Li Yongnian and asked softly.

"Don't hide it from Madame, I can't make up my mind now. This son rose too fast, as if he was born out of thin air, and quickly swept through Liaodong, the arrogant Tartar and the ambitious Yuan Inspector suffered a big loss under him, this terrifying rise speed and strong strength are simply jaw-dropping. And according to the holy decree, this person was originally a Liaodong wang clan, scattered all his family wealth, and formed a righteous army, but the Liaodong wang clan surnamed Jiang has been in Liaodong for many years, and I have never heard of it at all. Have you ever heard of it, Madame? ”

Li Yongnian pondered for a moment and said slowly, then looked at the Lu family.

"The concubine has never heard of the Wang family surnamed Jiang." Lu Shi shook his head and said.

"That's it, this son is as mysterious and rootless as falling from the sky, and I don't know the details. So it makes my heart uneasy. It's just that this son relieved the siege of Datong last time, and defeated Inspector Yuan last time, so that I was able to regain control of the border army again, and I also have a great favor. From the perspective of the general trend, the fact that Datong can still be so stable now is actually related to the fact that this person has restrained most of the Tartars' attention. It can even be said that my Datong military and civilians also owe this son a favor. ”

Li Yongnian said here and sighed again.

"What is that husband really worried about now? might as well say it, the concubine may be able to share a worry or two for her husband. Lu Shi looked at her husband quietly and said softly.

"This son is now like a meteor, and he is unstoppable. This time, he didn't hesitate to come at my request, which caught me off guard. If he proposes to win over at the banquet tomorrow, how should I respond? If I accept it, I am afraid that it will swallow me, or even occupy the dove's nest. If he refuses perfunctorily, he may anger him. With his current strength, if he attacks Datong, I am afraid that Datong will be in danger. Even if he doesn't attack Datong, as long as he makes a slight gesture to the Tartars, it is unknown to borrow a knife to kill people. ”

Li Yongnian's brows were tightly locked, and he looked worried.

He really didn't expect Jiang Chuan to come to Datong so neatly, and the so-called invitation was originally used by him to perfunctory Jiang Chuan. He was originally sure that Jiang Chuan would not dare to come to Datong to meet him, after all, Datong is his own territory, and no matter how powerful Jiang Chuan is, it is impossible to cause any waves in Datong.

Therefore, if Jiang Chuan doesn't come, he will naturally have an excuse. It's because you yourself are not sincere and don't dare to come, it's not that I, Li Yongnian, are unwilling.

But he underestimated Jiang Chuan's courage and courage, not only came, but also came so simply, so single, with only a hundred guards. The scout army did not notice that the army was tailgating, which made Li Yongnian hesitate, and gave birth to a feeling of lifting a stone to shoot himself in the foot.

When people came, they already showed their sincerity. Now it's time for you Li Yongnian to make a move, which stumped Li Yongnian.

Since Jiang Chuan is here, he must take this opportunity to let himself have a showdown. But no matter which decision he made, Li Yongnian felt that it was not in his own interests.

Now in this troubled era, the Ming Dynasty has internal and external troubles, so that Li Yongnian understands an iron truth, and there are soldiers in his hands, and he is not panicked. During his years in Datong, the border army has basically become his confiner, so what he is most worried about is that Jiang Chuan will take this opportunity to annex him.

The last time Yuan Chonghuan came, after all, he was the supervisor of the Son of Heaven, and he was also a scholar of the Ministry of War, a college student, and he also carried the sword of the Son of Heaven, even if he wanted to resist, he couldn't blatantly resist, so he lowered his eyebrows and obeyed the result that his number one was taken down.

Fortunately, Yuan Chonghuan was defeated by Jiang Chuan, and was transferred back by a holy decree of the emperor, which allowed him to come back again.

He didn't want to send the wolf away at the front door, and the tiger ushered in the back door.

Seeing her husband's sad appearance, Lu Shi smiled slightly and said, "Husband, what's so difficult about this, don't worry so much." The concubine has a word, and if the husband listens to it, he will be able to solve the husband's worries. It can not only make Nawu Anhou return satisfied, but also not damage the status of the husband. ”

Li Yongnian's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly leaned over and said, "Madame, what is the plan, let's talk quickly." ”

Lu Shi approached Li Yongnian and whispered something in his ear, Li Yongnian nodded again and again, and the gloom on his face suddenly dissipated a lot, and finally the sadness disappeared, and a relaxed smile appeared on his face.

After finishing speaking, Li Yongnian patted the back of Lu's hand excitedly and smiled: "Madame is really my virtuous helper." If a wife is like this, what more can a husband ask for? ”

Lu Shi glanced at him shyly and said, "That husband will come to my room tonight to rest." After finishing speaking, she stared at Li Yongnian with burning eyes, but she didn't have the slightest hint of twisting, obviously an unusual and generous woman.

Li Yongnian, who was stared at by his wife's burning eyes, had a hot old face, looked around, and there was no one else, so he whispered: "Certainly, definitely." ”