In the living room of the county guard mansion in the north of the city, in the living room of the county guard's mansion in the north of the city, there is a picture of a crane with excellent painting hanging in the center of the room, and tables and chairs are neatly placed under the painting scroll, but no one is seated.

After driving away all the outsiders, before he could sit down, Gu Xuan had already bluntly stated the purpose of his trip.

If you want to talk about playing officialdom, he must not be able to beat these old people in officialdom, and he has no other party's handle in his hand, so he can't knock on the side to blackmail, and he doesn't have enough strength to talk about cooperation with the other party for the time being, he is now poor and white, he is a white wolf with empty gloves, and there is no need to hide it, so as not to waste time, but also to save misunderstandings, you have to go around, people are better than you, it is better to say it directly, and it can be regarded as letting the other party feel the sincerity here.

Pu Dingbo originally wanted to say that when both parties were seated, after drinking tea, and then slowly figured out the purpose of the other party's coming through clichés, this was the rule of hospitality, but he didn't expect this young prince to be so upright, and the others had just left on their front feet, and he immediately couldn't bear to reveal his purpose.

And it's such an embarrassing topic that people keep secret.

Pu Dingbo's face sank suddenly, the smile just now had disappeared in an instant, and the whole person had a strong official authority, and the scene suddenly became a little tense, because he only noticed two words, "privately" and "borrowed soldiers".

Borrowed soldiers?

What kind of bullshit are you kidding, who dares to lend this to you? You should be all the princes of the atrium, and do things according to your own rules? Borrowing soldiers, can this be borrowed with a casual word? Don't say that this kind of thing really happened, even if it is spread out, it is all a matter of losing your head, mobilizing troops and horses without permission, and conspiring against you, it may not be possible to punish the nine clans, but the whole family will definitely not be able to escape.

Take a step back and say, your side is the starting point of the entire Yanzhou border defense, it is a border city, in terms of military status, in this Yanzhou is not as good as Juyong Pass, once something happens, lost, the entire Hulan County is finished, when the time comes, the responsibility is on your own head, the reason is here, who dares to borrow troops casually? I am not a fool, I am not a fool, I joke with you with the life of the whole family.

Pu Dingbo even felt that this little prince was crazy, and asked him to borrow soldiers?

It is said that the general big family, a century-old family, and raising a private army, is not a new thing, anyway, it is acquiesced and even encouraged by the imperial court, although the number is not much, but there are hundreds, even if it is not as good as the elite arranged by the imperial court at the border, but the last battlefield is no problem, is the family private soldier not enough, how much do you want to borrow?

Gu Xuan saw the change in the expression on his face, and knew that this person must have misunderstood something, and when he was about to explain, Pu Dingbo had already taken the initiative to ask: "Did the prince leave the fiefdom without permission and come to Hulan County?"

Gu Xuan's expression moved, and he said calmly: "This king grew up in the palace since he was a child, and he is not familiar with the terrain of this border. ”

Of course he knows the laws of Liangguo, this is a serious crime, how can he admit this kind of thing, save his tongue, now find a reason to prevaricate the past, as long as he does not admit that he did it on purpose.

As soon as he said this, the doubts in Pu Dingbo's heart were even worse, and he secretly dared to love you, you really ran here secretly, and you didn't bring any will from the court, so you wanted to ask me to borrow troops, what do you want to do?

But what you think in your heart, there is no need to say it, this kind of thing just has a bottom in each other's hearts, even if you continue to ask and oppress people with the laws of the court, people are not afraid, it's a big deal to leave, but then you will definitely be resentful, anyway, there is no contradiction between each other, why tear your face?

He Pu Dingbo is a person, he has been crawling and rolling here for so many years, stirring up the mud is a matter that can be caught by hand, and he doesn't want to wait for Gu Xuan to say anything at the moment, because this kind of thing is not negotiable, as long as you don't have a clear will from the court, that is, it is impossible for me to borrow troops if the sky is broken, he bowed his hand to Gu Xuan apologetically: " Alas, this, the prince is not strange, the prince just said that the matter of borrowing troops, the lower officials can't be the master alone, the emperor gave the lower officials, only the administrative power, if you want to mobilize the soldiers and horses, you also need to send a speech from General Wanyan, so let's send someone to invite General Wanyan, all matters, when General Wanyan comes, you can tell him, how about it?"

Pu Dingbo said in his heart, although the issue of principle cannot be compromised, there is no need to refuse so directly, so as not to offend this little prince, this kind of offending thing, just let Wanyan Keni do it.

Gu Xuan thought about it seriously, it's okay, save time and run twice, although he understands that the other party doesn't want to say more to himself at all, he just wants to take the opportunity to throw off the burden to others, but there is no way, anyway, this matter, it is impossible to bypass the general of the general here, Wanyan Keni, just wait a minute, he has no reason to disagree.

"In this way, it will be troublesome to Master Pu. ”

"Where is it, Lord Wang, wait a while, and the lower official will immediately send someone to invite General Wanyan to come over and talk about it. ”

Pu Dingbo said, and hurriedly walked out, and summoned the subordinates of the county guard mansion to give a few words in his ear, but unfortunately his voice was extremely low, and even Gu Xuan didn't hear it clearly.

After Pu Dingbo finished his order, he asked his subordinates to bring tea, and then accompanied Gu Xuan to chat in the hall, and the two of them tacitly did not talk about the current situation, politics and other topics, and the matter of borrowing troops just now was completely put aside, just talking about their own observations and experiences, and talking about some poetry and songs.

After a long time like this, it is said that the urn city where the military camp is located is so close to the county guard's mansion, why should they come, but there has been no outsider, Gu Xuan drank tea, and secretly said in his heart, I am afraid I still have to run to the military camp by myself.

Pu Dingbo observed his words, and immediately held the teacup and said comfortingly: "Don't worry, you also know, we are here to be an important place, there is no room for mistakes, General Wanyan is busy with military affairs, please wait for a while with peace of mind, Lord Wang, you came from Youzhou, all the way around, you shouldn't have eaten yet, why don't you let someone send some food first?"

Gu Xuan wanted to refuse directly, after all, it was still a little indecent to eat in the yamen of the imperial court office like the county guard's mansion, and secondly, he was worried about borrowing troops and wanted to see the Wanyan general soon, but when he thought that he would have to ride back again later, and his physical strength must be maintained, he thought about it, and nodded and said, "Since this is the case, then it will bother Master Pu." ”

Pu Dingbo immediately waved his hand and said: "Alas, where is it, the prince will wait here with peace of mind, and the lower official will send someone to send wine and food, this Yanzhou's hand-handled meat, it is a must, dipped in leek sauce to eat, the taste is very delicious, the prince may wish to taste it!"

Gu Xuan said with a smile: "As early as in the capital, I heard that this Yanzhou, the water and grass are fertile, the cattle and sheep raised, the meat quality is the most tender, and it is claimed that it is ten times better than other places without condiments. ”

Pu Dingbo stood up, and after some resignation, he arched his hand and said: "Lord, the official is busy with official affairs in the yamen, and it is inconvenient for the lower officials to leave for a long time, so they have to be unaccompanied. ”

The other party was so polite, Gu Xuan also quickly stood up, and arched his hand: "Don't dare to disturb Master Pu's office, this king just waits here." ”

The two sides exchanged politeness again, Pu Dingbo left in a hurry, and Jinglong, who was outside the door, saw that the outsiders were gone, and immediately walked in with a knife, and asked with a puzzled face: "Lord Wang, why have you waited so long, and Yan Keni hasn't come yet?"

Gu Xuan sat back on the chair and said with a helpless face: "People are the hosts, we are guests, people want to avoid us, we can only wait here, after all, this kind of thing is very important, if you don't get it right, it's a felony to lose your head, who dares to agree to me casually? It's also my fault, I said it too early, which made this Pu Dingbo feel disgusted." ”

Jinglong proposed: "It's better to go directly to the barracks now, Yan Keni can't run away after this." ”

Gu Xuan waved his hand and said: "That's it, if you act like this, it will make people resist before you meet, it's really not beautiful, it just so happens that I'm also a little hungry, so let's stay and eat something first, by the way, what about the horse?"

Jinglong immediately replied: "I have already asked my subordinates to bring it to feed the grass, but Lord Wang, is it really appropriate for us to spend money here? There are still a bunch of things in Huangsha County waiting for you to go back and deal with it." ”

Gu Xuan said calmly: "With Lu Yi in control, there will definitely be no problem in the short term, we will eat first, and after eating, if we don't come, we will really have to break into the barracks." ”

Jing Long asked helplessly: "Prince, can't you directly find someone from the imperial court? ”

When Gu Xuan heard this, he put down the teacup in his hand, raised his head and said in a deep voice: "Report to the imperial court, the things will be divided immediately, we can't even get a penny in Huangsha County, find them to plan together, don't work, but you can still get a few profits, and once you get a relationship with Yanzhou, it will also be conducive to future plans, hey, don't say it, the dishes are coming." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, a large number of people walked in outside the door one after another.

First, a small square table was set up in the center of the room, and then a copper stove for shabu mutton was set up, coals were placed in the center, a lid was covered, and then a plate of sliced mutton that was still exuding bloody gas, and some fresh vegetables and tofu, and then someone brought a plate of steaming mutton, put the dishes and chopsticks, and dipped in the sauce, and finally a leading subordinate bent down deeply and said: "My lord, the dishes are ready, if necessary, you can directly summon the small ones." ”

Gu Xuan waved his hand and said casually, "Let's all go down." ”

The subordinates agreed in unison, and then retreated together with charcoal basins and other things, watching that everyone was walking away, Gu Xuan walked over, sat on a flat chair, and picked up a piece of mutton slices that were cut very thinly and faintly visible opposite the shadow of the opposite side, and the lean meat and fat on it were mixed with red and white, which looked very attractive, and after a few times of scalding in the water, it was already cooked, and then put it in the leek sauce dish in front of him and dipped it, and then put it in his mouth and chewed it a few times before swallowing it into his stomach.

After taking a bite, Gu Xuan's index finger moved, and he said: "Uncle Jinglong, you can also taste it, this mutton in Yanzhou really lives up to its reputation!"

Yanzhou is a prairie, fertile water and soil, raised a natural strong Yanzhou people, as well as this herd of cattle and sheep, the mutton of the whole world, is the fattest in Yanzhou, simple shabu-shabu, it is better than the food in the imperial dining room ten times, this is because the material of the food itself is too good, and it no longer needs exquisite skills to cook.

Gu Xuan said, grabbed another piece of handful meat, didn't care about the greasy hand, and directly ate it.

Thinking that in the capital, even if you eat a roast chicken in Lao Huo's restaurant, you must tear it off first, and then eat it in small bites, but now this is really different.

Seeing this scene, Jinglong complained: "Lord Wang, you are too relaxed." ”

Gu Xuan said: "If you want to talk about things, you have to have a full stomach, otherwise how to boil with them, sit down and eat first, you have to run around for a long time when you go back, eat more, and save yourself from having the strength to lift a knife when you encounter an enemy." ”