With the arrival of Liu Xuan, the prince of Shu Han, in Yongliang, the entire Northwest Theater was a little scrambling. A lot of soldiers and horses were dispatched to Yongzhou in Liangzhou, for fear that the prince would have an accident in his own jurisdiction.

Escorted by thousands of Shu troops, Liu Xuan's car drove all the way to Wuwei. Subsequently, under the escort of General Yao Hu, he successfully settled in the Liangzhou Thorn History Mansion.

A few days after the prince arrived in Wuwei, Ma Jian arrived late from Dunhuang with his headquarters.

Returning to Wuwei, Ma Jian immediately returned to the Assassin's Mansion to visit the prince. Although he is the prince's teacher, he still doesn't like to put it on the table.

But as soon as he entered the Assassin's Mansion, someone pulled him by the collar from behind, and then a familiar voice came,

"Don't look back, father, I am my father."

Ma Yan: "......"

"Your Highness, what are you doing here?" As soon as Ma Tan turned his head, he saw the crown prince Liu Xuan hiding behind the door, and said a little speechless.

"Naturally, I heard that Xiangfu had returned from an expedition to the Western Regions, and I was ready to surprise Xiangfu." Liu Xuan spread his hands and said with a smile to Ma Yanxing's teacher-student salute.

"Father Xiang's dedication to the Han Dynasty, I thank my father for ......"

"Stop, stop, I'm Hanchen, I can't afford this!" Ma Jian hurriedly waved his hand to interrupt, but then he saw Liu Xuan's sly eyes.

"The prince is really playful, and he even jokes about the prince."

"If there is a choice, I don't want to stay in the East Palace every day to recite the books of the sages." Liu Xuan replied, looking at the entire Liangzhou Thorn History Mansion full of interest.

Before in Chengdu, because Liu Chan wanted to ensure that the imperial family did not cause chaos to the imperial court, a group of princes, including Liu Xuan, were basically all locked up in the palace to study the sage books. Liu Xuan is very talented in memorization and is known as unforgettable, so he is respected as a Confucian good.

But this doesn't mean that he is really a good child, how can a child of a few years old be willing to learn boring all the time. Although he was hit by a shot to the north this time, Liu Xuan let himself go after arriving.

It turns out that the feeling outside the palace is so happy!

Ma Jian did not object to this, if a monarch stayed in the palace all the time, then he could only say "why not eat meat soup." ”

But even if he comes out to play, the emperor can't play blindly, he must have the purpose of traveling.

For example, a certain emperor who liked to go on patrol in later generations did not even go down to the south of the Yangtze River more than a dozen times to see him inspect any public feelings.

"Since His Royal Highness has entered the Liangzhou Prison Country in the north, the ministers should protect both sides. However, there are important things in Liangzhou these days, and the minister asks His Royal Highness to go out on patrol with ......" Ma Jian arched his hand and suggested that Liu Xuan take the car to follow him out of Liangzhou.

Liu Xuan didn't hesitate at all, and directly handed over the decision to Ma Yan.

"Father make a decision, I am my father's emperor and the country, and all major matters are decided by the prime minister."

"Oh yes, General Liao is waiting for his father in the mansion, and his father will go to the mansion to meet the old general Liao Hua."

"Liaohua? This old general also came to Liangzhou? Ma Tan was slightly stunned.

Liao Hua, known as the living fossil of Shu Han, lived from the founding of Shu Han to the demise of Shu Han in history.

As a low-level young general from a yellow scarf, he followed Guan Yu to supervise Jingzhou. Later, after Guan Yu's death, this insisted on not surrendering Jiangdong, and fled back to Shuhan after thousands of miles.

He witnessed firsthand the rise and fall of the regime established by Liu Bei. In the end, he followed Jiang Wei to die for Shu Han, and it can be said that he is a rare loyal minister of Shu Han.

But now Liao Hua should be sixty, and he has reached retirement age and followed the prince to Liangzhou.

However, Liu Xuan explained to Ma Jian that he had come to thank Ma Jian for avenging Guan Yu.

Previously, Liao Hua had been in Nanzhong, and together with the Governor of Nanzhong, he supervised the counties of Nanzhong. This made Ma Tan stay in Chengdu for several years and never saw this old general.

However, in the past few days, Chengdu has been adjusted, and Liao Hua has come back from Nanzhong, so he followed Liu Xuan to Liangzhou, hoping to thank him in person.

"I see." Ma Jian nodded, and returned to the Assassin's Mansion with the crown prince.

As soon as he entered the Assassin's Mansion, Ma Jian saw a white-haired, but still sturdy-looking veteran waiting for him. As soon as he saw Ma Jian come in, the veteran immediately stood up, first saluted the prince, and then bowed to Ma Tan.

"Guangwu Governor Liaohua, see General Zhengbei!"

"Old General Liao, please get up." Ma Jian stepped forward and planned to help Liao Hua up, but he found that he couldn't help him. Liao Hua insisted on saluting again and thanked Ma Jian in person.

The matter of Jingzhou can be said to be a thorn in Liao Hua's heart. Especially his leader Guan Yu was killed by Dongwu, but Liao Hua had no choice, and it has always been a knot in Liao Hua's heart.

At this time, Liao Hua, like Guan Xing, was extremely grateful to Ma Jian and couldn't wait to repay him with his life.

Ma Tan could only wait for Liao Hua to thank him before helping him up, and secretly sighed that the old general's sword was not old.

are in their sixties, and they are more powerful than him, who will believe this if they say it.

When everything is over, Ma Jian can talk to Liao Hua about business.

"Old General Liao, there is something wrong, I don't know if you can trust it?" Ma Jian looked at Liao Hua and asked him seriously.

"It won't be long before I send troops to the east to conquer Beidi County, can General Liao stay in Liangzhou for him? At that time, a certain general will leave enough soldiers and horses so that the general can keep Liangzhou and the prince safe. ”

"General Zhengbei rest assured, with Liao's breath, the prince and Liangzhou will be fine!" Liao Hua patted his chest and said extremely seriously.

"Why can't I go with the general of the expedition to the north and personally conquer the northern county?" At this time, Liu Xuan on the side suddenly spoke, and then was rejected by Liao Hua and Ma Jian at the same time.

"No! If the son of a daughter does not sit in the hall, His Royal Highness must not be in danger! ”

"Your Highness, the ministers sent troops to recruit the Northland County, and most of them took the cavalry first, so I am afraid that I will not be able to take your safety into account."

Ma Tan didn't want to bring a drag oil bottle with him to fight, it would be bad if it disrupted his plan to die.

He himself led a thousand troops to raid Northland County, and no one in that army would say no. But if you bring the crown prince Liu Xuan, not to mention anything else, the prime minister in Ji County will definitely personally lead the troops to Beidi County to draw him.

Therefore, for both private and public affairs, Ma Tan could not let the prince go out with the army.

In this regard, the prince could only pout, shrunk his neck and stopped talking. However, looking at his eyes, Ma Jian only felt a little inexplicably familiar.

Every time he was about to die, he looked at him like this.

It seems that this prince is not so honest, and he has a lot of thoughts.

"Old General Liao, you must be optimistic about His Highness, don't let him run around." The corners of Ma Tan's mouth twitched a few times, and he turned his head to look at Liao Hua and said repeatedly.

"I'll do something, don't worry, general!"

(End of chapter)