Two days later, Lord Liu Keren returned to Suzhou City and personally came to Haijia to visit Xie Wenzai, Cao Gengyun and Lu Bainian. Haijiao used the excuse of making tea for the division commanders to entertain guests, and heard the answer from Liu Keren himself.

Liu Keren does have his own demands.

Unlike Xie Wenzai, he can stay in the northwest for thirty-one years with peace of mind, and even if he is pardoned, he has no intention of going back. He is a son of a family born in the official palace of the capital, and he is a relative of the emperor who has been pampered since childhood. He should have a bright future and a prosperous life, but he was suppressed by those in power, and as a victim of his family, he was thrown into the most remote city of the country. How could he be willing to live here for the rest of his life? As long as he has the opportunity, he will still go back.

If he has not been able to go back for many years because he has been suppressed by the emperor, and the reason why the emperor suppressed him was to protect Sun Guifei and the prince born to her, and to use what happened to him, the heir of Concubine Liu Shufei, to seal the mouth of the Liu family, then now, most of all these foundations have already collapsed.

The prince born to Sun Guifei has been dead for several years. Although she seems to be favored, the emperor has not favored her the most. Now the most favored concubine in the palace is Concubine Xian, and Concubine Xian also gave birth to the eighth prince, which is the only heir of the emperor who is still alive in the world and has the status of a prince.

Who is Concubine Xian? It was the Empress Dowager Zhou who personally recommended it to the emperor's confidants.

The Zhou family, the maiden home of the Empress Dowager Zhou, has been sitting in the northwest for many years. And Liu Keren happened to get along well with General Wednesday, as long as he helped the Zhou family a few more small favors, he was sure to persuade the Zhou family to pull him.

Liu Keren knew that the emperor was no longer the biggest obstacle to his return to the capital, he only needed to guard against Sun Guifei and Sun Gelao. But his identity, as well as his unfortunate sister and nephew, are all proof that Sun Guifei committed an unforgivable crime. The Sun family would not let him return to the capital under any circumstances.

But that doesn't mean he can't leave Suzhou.

It doesn't matter if you don't go back to the capital, it just needs to be a more prosperous and comfortable city, so that he can have a passage to climb up, so that his wife can live a little more at ease, so that he will not experience a battle of Suzhou, so that he will be frightened and unable to sleep peacefully, so that his son can find a more knowledgeable teacher, can participate in the scientific examination normally, can let his daughter marry the right person, and marry a husband who can really be worthy of her......

Liu Keren was originally worried and didn't know where to start, but as soon as he heard about the plan between General Wednesday and his cousins Hai Xiya and Xie Wenzai, he immediately volunteered and participated.

During his stay at the Gaotai Institute, he very earnestly taught the local soldiers and civilians to plant new grain varieties, and by the way, he was well received by the generals who commanded the envoys in Shaanxi. When the peace negotiation mission came, the maize that grew around Gaotai also attracted the attention of the officials of the Great Chu and Hu missions at the same time. Even if the high-ranking officials on the side of Dachu don't care about what kind of grain the people in the northwest border are growing, there will be people who will spread the news of the Hu people's concern about the new grain varieties to their ears.

There are some things that the officials from the capital won't care about, but they won't allow the Hu people to get them secretly.

As a result, the officials of the Great Chu Peace Talks Mission soon learned that Gaotaisuo was growing a new grain variety with high yields and cold tolerance. Suzhou has been tried last year, and the results are gratifying, so this year Ganzhou also plans to try planting, and Gaotai Institute is just one step ahead. At the same time, Liu Keren also appeared in front of the officials of the mission.

It has been less than ten years since he left the capital, and although he looks a lot older and haggard on the outside, he has not changed much, and it is easy for people to recognize.

Sun Ge Lao's henchmen naturally immediately began to be yin and yang, but Tao Yue learned that he had come from Suzhou to guide the trial planting of new grains, so he summoned him alone to talk and inquired about a lot of news in Suzhou City, especially about the latest situation of Xie Wenzai and others.

Liu Keren originally intended to show favor to Tao Yue, so he naturally knew everything and said everything. He felt that Tao Yue had a good attitude towards him, and it was very likely that he would help him say a few good words in front of the emperor. It's just that he didn't expect that less than an hour after the conversation ended, Tao Yue left Gaotaisu on a fast horse with his own guards under the pretext of wanting to know more news about the new grain varieties.

Everyone was stunned.

Fortunately, among the attachés he brought, some people privately explained to the officials of the mission that he had gone to Suzhou to inquire about the details of the Suzhou War last year, so as to find out the charges of the third prince of the Hu people attacking Chu without authorization, and use this as a bargaining chip to negotiate with the Hu people. Only then was everyone relieved, and they still helped cover up in front of the Hu envoys, and did not let any Hu people know that the chief envoy of Da Chu was not in the negotiation place.

Although Liu Keren was very surprised by this, because he had already fallen out with Sun Gelao's henchmen before Tao Yue left, he could only continue to act, pretending to be angry, and left the high platform. On the way back to Suzhou, he met Tao Yue again on the way back, and the two talked for more than half an hour before he came back satisfied.

Liu Keren said to Xie Wenzai, Cao Gengyun and Lu Bainian: "I can't live with you in this matter, and I have hidden many things in advance, but fortunately, the result is not bad now, your wishes come true, and I have hope." As long as you are willing to forgive me, I am willing to do anything. ”

Although Xie Wenzai and the others were a little surprised, they were not angry with Liu Keren: "What is this? You just want to save yourself. Besides, if you're willing to go on this trip, you'll already be able to do us a great favor. It's too late for us to thank you, so how can we blame you? ”

The two sides talked to each other, and soon they resumed their happiness.

Liu Keren talked about what Tao Yue explained to him: "Tao Nanshan is the secretary of Honglu Temple, although his official position is not high, his qualifications are old enough, and the emperor has always persuaded him to join the cabinet. He hadn't planned to go any further, but now he was probably convinced by you to give it a try. After returning to Beijing, he will take advantage of the peace talks to seek the position of the head of the household, and then take advantage of the new grain planting to grasp more real power......"

Tao Yue was still quite sure in his heart. He came to participate in the peace talks this time, and a young attaché in the mission, although he had very little seniority, was actually the eldest son of the left servant of Tobe, and he came to see the world and gilded it.

The old man of the household department is sick, and he will be told the old man in two years at most, but the left servant of the household department is not sure that he can be promoted to take over the lack of the book. Because the right squire is Sun Ge Lao's person, even if he has no merits and his qualifications are shallow, relying on Sun Ge Lao's backer, it is possible to trample the old qualification of Zuo Ge Lang under his feet. The left waiter is not used to the right waiter, and he is unwilling to live under the other party. If the right squire really becomes a new scholar, he will have to consider Zhishi. He is only one step away from the position of Shangshu, and he asks himself if he lacks all kinds of strength and merits, and his family background is better, how can he be willing?

He will send his eldest son to Tao Yue's subordinates, and he is also looking forward to borrowing the power of this imperial family and asking Tao Yue to say good things for himself in front of the emperor.

Tao Yue had already planned to say a few good words for his father when he saw that the attaché was clever, but now, he decided to do more.

Not only did he plan to say good things for the left servant of the household department in front of the emperor, and strive to ensure that the other party took over the position of the head of the household department, but he also planned to operate himself to the household department, and it was good to be a right attendant. At that time, he advocated the promotion of new grain varieties, and as long as there were achievements, he would be eligible to participate in the competition the next time the household department wanted to change the book.

And in order to ensure that his credit does not go to waste, he needs a large number of reliable and talented officials to support him. Haixi Cliff is his initial helper, and it just so happens that he has appeared in the high platform recently, and no one will suspect him when he is promoted.

Tao Yue planned to transfer Haixiya to Chang'an first, and was responsible for planting new grain in Shaanxi, and the new grain affairs in Suzhou and Ganzhou were handed over to Liu Keren to take over. He may need to work hard for several years, but with the achievements of these few years, whether he wants to return to Beijing in the future, or if he wants to be promoted, the road will be smoother.

(End of chapter)