Chapter 143 Guest

Because Jiangzhou is still a little far from Jinzhou, Qin Mubai and Zhen Suiliang left a day earlier before Li Daozong's birthday. It was noon when I arrived at the royal palace. Except for some relatives of Li Daozong, most of the other officials had not come yet. Some of them also arrived early. They all went to the state city to look for a place to settle down and did not dare to disturb them in advance.

Li Daozong, the king of Jiangxia, mentioned the soldiers and horses of several states such as Jin, Bing, Put and Jiang, and has jurisdiction over Taiyuan Prefecture, the northern capital of the Tang Dynasty. He can be said to be a first-class figure in the northern area. Li Xun, as the prime minister of Bingzhou, is the prime minister of northern Xinjiang. Strictly speaking, his deployment is still under his control. In fact, the two are side by side, which has the smell of restraining each other. Naturally, it is impossible for Li Shimin to hand over half of the big northern country to someone.

Although Zhen Suiliang and Qin Mubai are only five-grade official positions, their identities are special. In other words, they are now the military and political spokespersons of the emperor in the Jinhe area. Therefore, those three-grade and four-grade assassins and governors had to be half short when they saw them. Li Daozong also treated them differently, and also emphasized in the invitation post that they should come to the house to drink and talk in advance.

As soon as the carriage stopped in the royal palace, a government official greeted him enthusiastically. Seeing Qin Mubai and Zhen Suiliang getting out of the car, he quickly stepped forward and asked, "Are you General Qin and Mr. Zhen?"

"It's exactly what I'm waiting for." Qin Mubai smiled and said, "Your house is out to welcome you."

"The prince has been waiting for you two for a long time. Please invite the two distinguished guests!" The government official hurriedly stretched out his hand to extend the invitation, and he was very polite.

Qin Mubai has been to the royal palace once, so he is familiar with the road. Zhen Suiliang walked in and looked around. He smiled and said, "The king of Jiangxia lives a simple life. I'm afraid that a royal palace is not as good as a rich family in Chang'an."

The government official hurriedly said, "The prince often admonishes us to live in peace and stay in poverty, so we never build a lot of land."

Qin Mubai and Zhen Suiliang looked at each other and said in their hearts: This is indeed Li Daozong's style, greedy and simple, and a little like a miser. It's really interesting that such a big hero has such a funny problem.

The two followed the officials to the main hall. As soon as they turned around a flowering, they heard a bright smile in front of them: "Haha! When I got up early this morning, I heard the song of the sparrows. Sure enough, a distinguished guest arrived! General Qin, Mr. Chu, I have been waiting for you for a long time!"

"I've seen the King of Jiangxia!" The two came forward to salute.

"Don't be polite, please!" Li Daozong waved his hand and invited the two of them into the hall.

Two tables of banquets had already been set up in the hall, and more than a dozen people stood next to them. Take a closer look. There are both men and women, old and young, mostly like Li Daozong's family members.

"You two, these are all my family members. Today is a family banquet, and you don't have to be courteous." Li Daozong laughed and said, "You two are really trustworthy and punctual. I think you will arrive at about noon and specially ask your family to wait for you to eat together. Please take a seat!"

Qin Mubai and Zhen Suiliang quickly bowed their hands and said, "How dare you be such a loving prince?"

Let your family wait for them to have lunch together, which is indeed a very high-end treatment. The implication is that they are treated as the most noble guests or even relatives.

"You're welcome. I'm used to being straight all my life, and you two are seated!" Li Daozong laughed cheerfully and sat down in the main seat first.

Qin Mubai and Zhen Suiliang no longer shirked the shirs and sat down around Li Daozong respectively.

"Okay, the guests are coming. Let's sit down, serve, and eat!" Li Daozong was in a good mood and laughed repeatedly.

Everyone sat in separate seats, and a team of servants and maidservants filed in and presented wine and dishes, and the family banquet began. Most of the people present here are brothers or juniors from the Li Dao clan who came to celebrate his birthday. Many people are also relatives of the princes. During the banquet, they were nothing more than toasting each other and saying some polite words. Li Daozong always came to toast Qin Mubai and Zhen Suiliang, and the atmosphere was still harmonious and warm.

After the banquet, Li Daozong ordered the officials to arrange good guest rooms for Qin and Zhen respectively. First, they went to take a rest and get rid of the fatigue of the journey, and made an appointment with them to go fishing in the small lake in the backyard of the house at dusk.

In addition to loving money, fishing is Li Daozong's second hobby.

Qin Mubai and Zhen Suiliang went back to their rooms. They were indeed a little tired after sitting in the carriage for a long time. They also drank a lot of wine at noon and were a little drunk. After washing up, they lay down and had a little rest.

Half asleep and half awake, Qin Mubai seemed to hear the door being knocked.

"Have you slept?"

Chen Yan?

Qin Mubai turned over and put on his clothes and replied, "I'm coming."

When he opened the door, it was Chen Yan standing outside the door. She has changed into the black chivalrous woman's suit, put on a simple men's beard robe, tied her hair casually, and carried a wooden basin in her hand with a bowl of hot soup on it.

"I only asked you if you slept, but you opened the door straight." Chen Yan smiled and said, "I'm afraid that you will get drunk, so I'll give you a bowl of sobering soup."

"You're in a good job." Qin Mubai greeted her in with a smile and said, "I'm still wondering why I don't see you during the banquet. When did you arrive at the royal palace?

"I came to Jinzhou yesterday." Chen Yan put down the bowl and said, "Although I worship the prince as my godfather, I'm not used to the life in the palace, and I don't want to face too many people. Therefore, I came to the inn where I stayed in Jinzhou, and I didn't enter the house a day later than you today. At that time, I didn't disturb you when I saw that you were drinking. Drink it while it's hot. It's very useful to sober up.

"I believe that. If people who walk around the world are often drunk, it must be easy to do bad things. Qin Mubai picked up the bowl and drank it cleanly. It was slightly sour and sweet, and it tasted good.

"Aren't you afraid that I put medicine in the bowl? This is also a common trick used by people who walk in the world. Chen Yan said with a joking smile.

"That's Xiao Xiao's trick. A woman like you definitely won't use it." Qin Mubai also laughed.

"Where's your little princess? Isn't she the prince's niece? Why didn't you bring her to celebrate her birthday? Chen Yan suddenly asked.

Qin Mubai turned his eyes twice and said with a smile, "I forgot even if you didn't mention it. Should I bring her to celebrate her birthday?"

"Insect." Chen Yan sneered.

"She left and was rushing back to the capital to plead guilty." Qin Mubai smiled and said, "She escaped from the palace. How dare she come to congratulate the king of Jiangxia?"

"I escaped from the palace to see you?" Chen Yan couldn't help frowning.

"It's not all." Qin Mubai looked at him with a little squeaky.

"That must be." Chen Yan shook her head with a smile, "Your trouble is coming. Take care of yourself."

"You speak really directly, just like your sword, trying to get to the point." Qin Mubai smiled helplessly and said, "It seems that nothing can be hidden from you. Your eyes are the same as your sword, which can penetrate people's hearts."

"I have been walking around the world for so many years, and I have seen more people. Naturally, this is the case." Chen Yan said, "You don't have to be vague. I can see at a glance that the little princess has a special affection for you, but you may not agree with it. Don't force yourself to deal with men and women. If you don't like them, say it directly and don't deceive them. I've always hated people who cheat their feelings the most. I don't want my friends to be like this.

Qin Mubai smiled gloomically, "What if I like her?"

"That means you're in more trouble." Chen Yan sneered and said, "I used to be like her, regardless of my life in order to pursue my feelings. In the end, you have seen the result. In fact, if you like a person, you may not really have to be with him... If he can live a good life, that's enough. Unfortunately, Gao Yang doesn't understand. She likes you, but it is destined to bring you trouble or even disaster; if you really like her, the trouble and disaster will only be greater. Don't think I'm talking nonsense. This is a lesson from the past.

"Thank you for your good intentions. I appreciate it." Qin Mubai smiled and said, "Only you said so clearly to me. In fact, I know these things very well in my heart, and I will take care of them.

"That's good." Chen Yan smiled relaxedly, "I've said so much that I hope you don't mind. This is your private matter that I shouldn't have intervened. Since I regard you as a friend, I can't help reminding you a few more words, but I didn't mean to break you up. Instead, I hope there will be a good result between you. All right, you can take a rest and go fishing later.

"You also like fishing?"

"Why don't you meet the prince at first sight?" Chen Yan smiled charmingly, turned around and walked out of the room to bring the door to him, and her footsteps gradually faded away.

Qin Mubai couldn't help laughing: Chen Yan, this woman, is really a hot knife mouth and tofu heart.

Soon after, Qin Mubai and Zhen Suiliang came to the back garden of the royal palace to fish in response to Li Daozong's appointment.

Although the palace of Jiangxia is simple, the area is not small. There is a good artificial lake in the backyard. You can also go boating on the lake. There is a simple wharf built of wood and bamboo, and some lotus flowers are planted in the lake. The wind of autumn decline blows, and there are some broken branches and leaves on the lake. Occasionally, wild herons and kingfisher pass through the lake, which also has a bit of a rural flavor.

There are only five people in one line, Li Daozong plus Qin Mubai and Zhen Suiliang, as well as Chen Yan and a servant. Li Daozong was obviously deeply gloomy. After the boat reached the middle of the lake, he sat down as firmly as Mount Tai, and he waved the rod and did not move like a clock. Qin Mubai used to be a fishing enthusiast, but he was not particularly proficient in it. This kind of homemade simple fishing gear in Datang was not too good at tossing around. Thanks to Chen Yan's help, it was successfully hooked. Zhen Suiliang was purely a layman. It was a little difficult to get the hook into the water smoothly, which made everyone quite a joke.

It is rare for several people present to be as relaxed as today, so they are in a good mood and enjoy the leisure entertainment of fishing.