Chapter 139 The Prince's Invitation

Qin Mubai returned to the barracks and began to take care of some military affairs. Previously, the king's account left by Li Ke became the handsome account of his office. The subordinates of the former Jiangzhou Prefecture, two Guoyi lieutenants, Changshi, Sima, brigade commanders and Cao Sanseng were waiting for him to approve some folds, and the day was over.

Historically, strong dragons have not suppressed the ground snake, but the power in their hands is easy to do things. Qin Mubai, a big shot sent by the emperor, "cleaned up" Ma Kun before he took action, which naturally made these people under him a little scared. Not to mention treating Qin Mubai, it is one of the hundreds of ordinary soldiers. These officials and generals in Jiangzhou Prefecture also serve like uncles and dare not neglect at all.

The work of disaster relief, comforting the people and building embankments and dams is still in progress. The money, goods and food and grass entering and leaving the army every day are worth a few tens of thousands of yuan. With a wave of the pen in Qin Mubai's hand, it may be related to the income and expenditure of tens of thousands of yuan. The soldiers in the house are ordinary farmers, and there is no salary. Who doesn't want to get some benefits after working hard to fight the flood and disaster relief? In addition, the officials and generals in these places occasionally misappropriate some military supplies, and it is common for small damage to public and private. Qin Mubai understood the thoughts of these people, so he did not take many irrelevant things seriously. He left a little convenience for them, which naturally made them convinced and happy.

In this way, these officials are afraid, respectful and a little grateful to Qin Mubai, so they get along well with each other.

It took more than half an hour to deal with the military affairs. After that, the officials and generals said goodbye to each other. Qin Mubai estimated that the people who went to the county to buy wine and vegetables for Li Ke and Gao Yang should also come back, and he should also go with them for a drink.

"Anyway, Princess Gaoyang came because of me, and I shouldn't avoid her out of basic courtesy. In addition, she is like this now, and I do have some responsibility, and I can't leave her alone when she is most in danger and needs me most..."

Thinking of this, Qin Mubai's heart was blocked: Is it possible that I have to be "responsible" for her? There doesn't seem to be any development between us. At most, she is just a child who likes to mess around... Forget it, don't think about this first. Solving the immediate trouble is the top priority.

Due to his special identity, Qin Mubai is completely free to enter and exit the military and is not subject to the military regulations of any local government. After cleaning up a little, he was about to leave the military camp when a hundred horsemen came to report that there were guests visiting. The person who came claimed to be an official in the palace of the king of Jiangxia.

"Please." Qin Mubai said to himself: What did the king of Jiangxia send someone to do? After a few days, he should have been to Chang'an and came back. I don't know what happened when he went to the emperor...

A middle-aged man entered the handsome tent and bowed politely. He held an apricot yellow invitation sticker for the royal family and said, "General Qin, this is a invitation post from my prince. The 16th of this month is the birthday of the prince, and the general is specially invited to have a banquet. Please take time out of your busy schedule to go there. Don't refuse.

Qin Mubai took a look at the invitation post and said, "I don't know, who else has the prince invited?"

The man replied, "In the words of General Qin, the princes sent invitations to all the official generals above the sixth grade in Jin, Bing, Jiang and Pu Sizhou. The prince said that this birthday is actually a celebration with all colleagues. If you don't accept congratulatory gifts or hold a banquet, it's like a poet's party as a writer's banquet. The prince repeatedly ordered the humble position, and he must invite General Qin to go. General, please don't refuse!"

"Okay, I see." Qin Mubai nodded and smiled, "The prince is elegant, and Qin has always respected the prince. Fortunately, Qin is still in Jiangzhou at this moment, so he has this rare opportunity to go to the meeting. Is there a gift of refusal? Don't worry, Qin will definitely go to the banquet on time!"

"Thank you so much, General!" The man bowed gratefully, "The general's military strength is busy, and he dares not disturb him. Please leave."

"Delivery guests."

After thinking about the well-made invitation for a moment, Qin Mubai couldn't help smiling and said secretly: Li Daozong was a little interesting. He took advantage of his birthday to feast the four state officials, but emphasized that he would not accept the gift. Does this mean that he is going to "get a new person"? It seems that he was also scared by this corruption case. He began to restrain his old problem of greed for money, and took the opportunity to declare that he was not accepting gifts and bribes. Looking at his big treat, I guess the emperor didn't give him any big punishment, otherwise how could he dare to act so high?

It seems that the result of the matter is not too bad, at least the emperor did not quarrel with Li Daozong. This is undoubtedly good news.

Thinking that these Qin Mubai's mood was much more relaxed, he set out for the woods and wooden house. If he told Li Ke about this news, he must also be happy.

Qin Mubai | With three or five confidants and hundreds of horsemen left the military camp, naturally no one dared to ask more. When he walked to the edge of the woods, a figure jumped from the tree beside him.

Chen Yan.

"I knew you would come." Chen Yan looked at Qin Mubai with a smile, as if she had something to say. Several pawns flashed far away, but they didn't dare to eavesdrop on her "w whispers" with Qin Mubai.

"Didn't you go to pay tribute to Zhu Chengwen and didn't leave?" Qin Mubai said, "It seems that you are looking for me for something."

"It's no big deal." Chen Yan's expression was calm, but there was a little joking in her eyes. "I'm just a little curious. You and the unruly little princess... seem to have a very unusual relationship?"

"It's just a friend." Qin Mubai smiled and said, "Are you waiting for me here just to inquire about this?" Then I will be a little strange. This is not your usual style.

"It's not strange. That's because you don't know me." Chen Yan said, "I will care more about my relatives and friends than anyone else, and even catch up with myself. I don't know what you think of me, but I regard you as my friend at this moment. I just want to remind you that the little princess is not suitable for you. I can see that she is a good at making trouble. If you get too close to her, you will get angry sooner or later. That's all I have to say. You can think about it yourself."

"Thank you very much." Qin Mubai didn't want to say anything more. Chen Yan is indeed a person who does what he says and has a clear understanding of love and hate. She never directly ** her own feelings, and her feelings are relatively deep, which always gives people a sense of rational to coldness. But if she is emotional once in a while, she is really charming.

It's like now. Qin Mubai felt very good when he heard her say, "I have regarded you as my friend." He was thinking that if this cold woman was gentle, she would be more deadly than her sword.

"One more thing." Chen Yan said, "In a few days, it will be the birthday of King Jiangxia, and I will go to his house to celebrate his birthday. I want to ask you if you want to go with me? I don't mean anything else. I can see that King Jiangxia is very interested in you and valued you very much. You two also seem to be the same kind of people, and you should be able to match each other. Multiple friends is not a bad thing.

"It's a coincidence that I just received an invitation from the prince. I'll go." Qin Mubai smiled slightly, "How about we go together then?"

"Near the royal palace." Chen Yan didn't refuse. She just smiled slightly and said, "I'll say goodbye first."

"It's getting late. Why are you in a hurry to leave?" Qin Mubai said, "There are wine and vegetables in the cabin. Why don't you have a drink? I'll send you a ride later.

"No, I'm not that expensive." Chen Yan smiled slightly, "Li Ke, little princess, I'm not the same person as them. If I don't talk too much, I won't spoil your fun. Go ahead. See you in the royal palace.

"Okay, see you later."

Chen Yan left, unrestrained and heroic, striding forward without looking back, and soon disappeared into the mountains and forests full of night.

"A woman who is strong on the outside and soft on the inside..." Qin Mubai shook his head and smiled, "What a sexual heroine, interesting!"

In the cabin, the pawn who went to the county to buy wine and vegetables had already come back. He also cleaned up the cabin and was barely able to live there.

Princess Gaoyang walked around the restless house. From time to time, she stood on tiptoe and looked at the edge of the woods. She muttered, "The food is really cold and it's not coming... Hey, you go and urge your general!"

"Forget it, little sister!" Li Ke smiled and said, "It's only a long time to see no one. You are so anxious. Qin Mubai is a person who knows priorities and must do what he says. The reason why he hasn't come yet is that there are important things. Since he said he would come, he would definitely come.

"I know!" Princess Gaoyang curled her lips and stared at Li Ke and whispered, "I'm just... I'm going to eat this meal. I'm going to have a bad stomach!"

"Haha! Good excuse, good excuse!" Li Ke laughed loudly.

"Third brother, you are a bad guy!"

The brother and sister were fighting, and Qin Mubai's voice suddenly sounded outside the door: "Why, it seems that someone is saying bad things about me behind my back?"

"Look, it's coming!" Li Ke smiled and said, "No one said bad things. Only people didn't wait in a hurry and scolded you."

"Sorry, there are many military affairs and you can't be absent. I'm late." Qin Mubai smiled apologetically and said, "Your Highness, don't you mind the poor diet in this poor place?"

Princess Gaoyang smiled and said, "I'm hungry! Everything smells good when you are hungry! Besides, if the third brother can eat it, you can also eat it. Why can't I eat it?

"Then don't compare with us." Li Ke smiled and said, "In the past two or three months here, Mu Bai and I have been eating and living the same as those ordinary soldiers. We have long been used to this kind of life. Don't underestimate the white-cut chicken, steamed fish and stewed mutton tripe on this table today. This is already a feast for us!"

"Ah, do you have such a hard time?" Princess Gaoyang, who has been a good-looking child, was quite surprised to look at Li Ke and Qin Mubai, and finally fixed her eyes on Qin Mubai's face and said sadly, "I'm really thin, and it's dark!" Hurry up, sit down and eat more! When you go back to Chang'an, I'll ask the imperial chef to cook the best and most nourishing food for you every day!"

"Uh... OK." Qin Mubai looked at Li Ke and sat down with an awkward wry smile.

Li Ke sighed, "It's pathetic! I have been someone's brother for more than ten years, and it seems that I haven't been so cared about by her! This brother is worthless!"

"Third brother, you bad guy!!" Princess Gaoyang cursed shyly and put a large piece of fish in Li Ke's bowl first. "Is this okay? Eat it! The third brother is really black and thin, so he should eat more and be more handsome when he looks better!"

Qin Mubai and Li Ke laughed together. Princess Gaoyang waved angrily and shouted, "Don't laugh! Don't laugh! Eating, what are you laughing at! Why are you two big men like children? - Let's eat!"

"Okay, okay, eat!"

At this moment, Qin Mubai and Li Ke laughed so much that they were about to cry.