Three days later, Li Li led nearly 300 warriors and escorted more than 100 boats full of money and wealth to leave Jiangdu and return to Chang'an.

On this morning, Li Qingan led the army back to the barracks, and as soon as he returned, his personal entourage Wang Dalang found him to complain.

"General, go and see! Your staff, Mr. Li, is a real headache. ”

"What's wrong with him?"

Li Qing'an walked into Li Bai's clerical room with a smile, there was no one in the room, there was a strong smell of wine, the snow-white walls were full of inspired poems, and the one-foot-high training records were stacked in a mess on the table, which were all original records that had not yet been sorted out.

"General, he hasn't done anything for four whole days, you see this paperwork is piled up, and when I give it to him, they are all lined up in order, but it's all messed up here with him, and I can't tell which ones are three days ago and which ones are today."

"It's okay, just tidy it up."

Li Qingan didn't take this matter to heart, he looked at the back room, there was no one inside, and couldn't help but smile and asked, "What about others, where did they go?" ”

"General, he gets drunk every day, last night he brought two bottles of wine to the barracks, the sergeant didn't let him, he fell drunk and slept at the gate of the barracks all night, when I came back this morning, I told him that the general might be coming back, let him hurry up and tidy up, but he scolded me and said a lot of ugly things."

"What did he say?" Li Qingan asked with great interest.

Wang Dalang said angrily: "He said that the dignified Hanlin is enshrined, how can he be a clerk, and he also said that the eldest husband should die on the battlefield with a three-foot long sword, and he can't bend down for five buckets of rice." ”

Li Qingan smiled dumbly and said, "Is it that the money you gave him is too small, he complains." ”

"General, the conscience of heaven and earth! He asked me if I had less money. On the first day, I gave him 100 silver as a settlement fee according to the general's instructions, and the next day, he asked me for 30 taels of wine, saying that he invited Chang'an Shiyou to drink, and on the third day, he wanted to go to 50 guan, saying that it was 50,000 yuan for a glass of turbid wine, and the general said that although he gave the wine money, I gave it, but this morning, he said that his bag was empty, and asked me for 200 taels of silver, saying that there was no 100,000 yuan in his waist, why did he live in Yangzhou? Once he went, he didn't come back, the general, the two scribes next door only earn two dollars a month, and he is good, he doesn't do anything, and he ridicules people for having no ambitions, hey! I really don't know what to say about him. ”

"And where did he drink?"

"Who knows? Qinglou restaurant has his figure. ”

At this moment, a sergeant on duty at the gate ran in and said, "General, there is a shopkeeper of the Qinglou at the door looking for you, saying that he is here to ask for money." ”

"His grandmother's, thankfully I'm not there these days."

Li Qingan scolded with a smile, walked quickly to the door, and as soon as he walked out of the door, he probed and said to Wang Dalang again: "Give the training documents to the two scribes to sort out, give each of them a monthly salary of consistent money, and let them sort out the records of the previous few days as soon as possible." ”

After speaking, he strode towards the door of the barracks, outside the barracks, a middle-aged man was standing at the door with a sad face, seeing Li Qing'an come out, he hurriedly stepped forward and nodded and said with a smile: "The villain is the second shopkeeper of Lihualou, and the contemptible surname is Jiang, may I ask if a scribe named Li Qinglian is a subordinate of the military master?" ”

"Yes, he's my subordinate, what's wrong with him?"

"Master Jun, he was drunk and owed two bottles of wine money, and he asked me to come to the barracks to ask for it."

"Didn't he have two hundred taels of silver on him?"

The shopkeeper smiled bitterly and said: "Master Jun, he gave the two hundred taels of silver to Wen Ji Fengqi casually, and he has no penny on him now." ”

Li Qingan suddenly felt that his head was a little big, and he rewarded people with two hundred taels of silver, but in the end, he couldn't even get two wine money.

"Alright! I'm going to see him. ”

Li Qingan turned over and got on his horse, took a few entourage, and followed the shopkeeper Jiang.

Pear Blossom Building is a famous museum in Jiangdu City, covering a vast area, composed of five elegant three-storey small buildings, which has the art of playing the piano and singing, and the text of being able to write poems, of course, there are also beautiful flowers, good at pleasing men, red brocade clothes, green Luo skirts, warblers and swallows, fat and fragrant, Li Qingan went up to the second floor with the shopkeeper, only to the staircase, and heard Li Bai sigh in the sky, "Think of me Li Hanlin what a scenery back then, Jinlou Yuge Tianzi Hall, brocade clothes, black boots, purple dragon clothes, but now he has been reduced to a small four-grade military attache of the clerk, Sad! ”

Li Qingan smiled helplessly and bitterly, this Li Taibai!

"Brother Taibai, since it is a pearl cast into the dark, it is better to give up this humble position and follow me to Jinling!" There was another person speaking next to him.

Li Qingan was stunned, why is there still one person? He looked at the shopkeeper suspiciously, and a guy next to him said: "This person has just arrived, surnamed Cui, and it is said that he is a poet friend of your husband Chang'an." ”

He walked up the stairs, only to see the two of them sitting in front of the window drinking, each with a swan song by his side, Li Bai was already eight points drunk, but still refused to give up the cup, he hugged Wenji's fragrant shoulder and raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Speaking of Jinling, I think of Cui Haolai, he wrote down the empty Yellow Crane Tower here, the white clouds are empty for thousands of years, it can be a swan song for the ages, I should go to Jinling to nostalgia, write a poem comparable to him, and the next time we meet in Chang'an, I can also straighten my waist in front of him." ”

He was overjoyed, "Is Brother Taibai willing to go to Jinling with me?" ”

"Of course I went, I went to Jinling, I also wanted to go to Huiji to mourn He Zhizhang, and then see the beauty of Wu Yue."

"Brother Taibai is going to resign from me?" Li Qingan walked up with a smile.

Li Bai turned around and was stunned, and the person opposite hurriedly got up and saluted: "Under Cui Chengfu, I have seen General Li." ”

"Huh! Is Brother Cui Brother Taibai's poetry friend? ”

"Exactly, I chased him all the way from Shandong, and it was easy to find him, I plan to invite Brother Taibai to Jinling, and I hope that General Li will let him go."

"Don't beg him! I am a goshawk in heaven and earth, swimming all over the world as I want, where am I going, who can stop me? Not even today. ”

Li Bai was already drunk, he poured a glass of wine for Li Qing'an, and said with a smile: "Master Li, this glass of wine is my respect to you, thank you for taking care of you these days." ”

Li Qingan took out a gold ingot from his leather bag, put it on the table and said: "This is fifty taels of gold, which is my entanglement for Brother Taibai, I wish Brother Taibai a smooth journey." ”

Li Qingan nodded to Cui Chengfu, drank all the wine in the cup, threw the wine glass, laughed and walked down the stairs, far away, only to hear him chant loudly: "Look up to the sky and laugh and go out, how can I be a Penghao person?" ”

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Li Qingxin was really a little unhappy, he knew that Li Bai was going to leave sooner or later, and no one could restrain him, but Li Bai was dissatisfied because he was committed to him as a staff member of the four-rank Zhonglang General, which made him very depressed.

He rode towards the barracks, far away from the barracks, he saw Mingzhu in a red dress wandering back and forth in front of the barracks, looking quite depressed, Li Qingan turned over and dismounted, walked forward and said with a smile: "Why are you unhappy, who bullied you?" ”

"Daddy ordered me to go back to Chang'an tomorrow, and I came to say goodbye to you." Mingzhu pouted and muttered.

"It's a good thing to go back to Chang'an! What's upset then, I'll be going back in a few months, and I'll invite you to drink then. ”

"Really! Do you mean what you say? ”

"My dignified four-rank Zhonglang general, will I still lie to you, this little lady?"

Li Qingan patted her face and smiled: "Go back to Chang'an obediently, don't run around anymore." ”

"Hmmm! By the way, my dad asked me to invite you to dinner. ”

"When?"

"Now, let's go to lunch."

Li Qingan looked at the sky, it was almost noon, and then smiled happily: "Okay then!" I'll go with you. ”

Li Qingan did not enter the barracks, so he directly turned around and entered the city, Dugu Haoran's official residence is not far from the state government, it is the property of the government, covering an area of about ten acres, for Dugu Haoran to live.

Dugu Haoran's wife and daughter are in Chang'an, but in Yangzhou, he has a concubine to follow and take care of his daily life, this is the subtext of the prevalence of concubine culture, officials can not be local officials, wives must stay in their hometown to serve their in-laws, no one around the man can take care of him, so there must be a woman, and in order to take care of the emotions of the hometown wife, so the status of this woman must be far lower than that of the wife, so the 'concubine' should be born from time to time.

Dugu Haoran is the governor of Yangzhou, many trivial and miscellaneous matters in Yangzhou are handled by him, so the official affairs are very heavy, this time of spring ploughing is very busy, he squats in the field almost every day, until these two days, he is a little relieved, it is because of his long history to deal with government affairs, Lu Jian can devote himself to the salt case.

Today is the day when his little daughter Mingzhu returns to Chang'an, and he specially invited Li Qing'an to have a drink at home, and at the same time to see off his daughter.

"General Li, thank you for taking care of the little girl these days, come! I salute you with this wine. ”

Dugu Haoran picked up the wine glass and smiled at Li Qingan, he was not confused, the trace of attachment to Li Qingan revealed in his daughter's eyes made him understand, this Li Qingan is good, shrewd and capable, he has been in Yangzhou for more than a month, and he has solved the salt case beautifully, and he also has a good impression of Li Qingan in his heart.

Li Qingan hurriedly returned the salute, "Don't dare!" It should be my respect for Uncle Dugu. ”

Mingzhu next to him frowned and said, "Daddy, you don't want you to respect me, I respect you, isn't it good to drink a little more refreshingly?" It's uncomfortable. ”

"Huh! Mingzhu is reasonable, let's drink refreshedly, and we don't need so much etiquette. ”

The two laughed and drank the wine, and Dugu Haoran asked again: "General Li, where is your hometown?" ”

"My hometown Luoyang, my parents died early, I grew up with my grandfather in the Western Regions since I was a child, and I have long forgotten the things in my hometown."

"Oh! I see, I wonder if General Li is married? ”

"Daddy, what are you asking people for?" Mingzhu's face was flushed with shame, and her face was a little unbearable.

"What does you have to do with you, girl? What are you excited about? ”

Li Qingan hurriedly smiled: "I haven't gotten married yet, and there are frequent wars on the border, so I don't have time to think about lifelong events." ”

"I'm just asking, come on! Drink. ”

The two drank another glass of wine, and Dugu Haoran muttered: "I received a quick letter from Mingzhu's grandfather this morning, saying that I may be appointed as the transfer envoy of Jianghuai Capital, does my nephew think this news is true?" ”

Li Qing'an was stunned, Lu Lian's impeachment was sent out six days ago, it was impossible for the court to make a decision, he thought about it, he understood, this must be Li Linfu's hands and feet, King Baoqing, using Liu Changyun as a sacrifice, Dugu Haoran was the crown prince Zhongyun, and his daughter died for Li Longji and himself, and it was easy to pass on Li Longji's side, so that the tide file was a big victory in Yangzhou, and it virtually improved his own merits.

Thinking of this, Li Qingan smiled slightly: "Liu Changyun is involved in the Du Bosheng salt case, the evidence is conclusive, it is estimated that the official hat is difficult to protect, my uncle is familiar with the situation in Yangzhou, and he is the transfer envoy of Jianghuai, the news should be true, if I guess correctly, at the latest, the official appointment of the imperial court will be issued in one month at the latest, congratulations to Uncle Dugu!" ”

Dugu Haoran was overjoyed, Li Qingan knew the details of the salt case, since he said so, it must be true, all transfer envoys are generally from the top of the three grades, if he is promoted to this position, there is hope for him to become the prime minister in the future.

"Come on! I will salute General Li for another cup, Mingzhu, and you will also respect General Li for your father. ”

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(To be continued)