Chapter 515 undercurrent

Qin Mubai only left for a few days, and Chu Suiliang arrived in Lanzhou.

At that time, Pang Fei, the chief general of the Kansai Army in charge of staying in Lanzhou, was training soldiers and horses outside the city. Hearing the news that Chu Suiliang was coming, he was shocked: the teacher expected everything as soon as he left, and the court came. Chu Suiliang is the direct confidant of today's important minister and emperor. In a sense, he is even closer to the emperor than Changsun Wuji.

It's definitely not a small matter that he can make himself.

The assassin Xiao Liang and others have welcomed Chu Suiliang into the governor's mansion, so they came to invite the king of Jiangxia and Pang Fei. Pang Fei had to leave the barracks to see Chu Suiliang.

When Pang Fei arrived at the governor's mansion, Li Daozong, Xiao Liang and others were already drinking tea with Chu Suiliang. Li Daozong is a royal family, and his generation is also higher than Chu Suiliang's. Therefore, he asked bluntly, Mr. Chu came to Lanzhou thousands of miles away. What can he do?

Chu Suiliang smiled calmly and casually said, following the emperor's edict, come to Lanzhou to have a look.

"Look?" Li Daozong was stunned, and then smiled and said, "Is Lanzhou... beautiful?"

"It looks good." Chu Suiliang also went down the donkey along the slope and said with a smile, "The market merchants are neatly listed, and there are flocks of cattle and sheep in the countryside. The city is full of magnificent troops, and the people are rich and beautiful. Lanzhou has been a land of border war over the years, and it has developed like this in just a few years. It's really amazing!"

Li Daozong couldn't help sneering when he heard this, "Cou Suiliang, you don't have to talk to me. Since you came here by order, then say it directly!"

"The prince forgives his sins. Weichen really doesn't have the imperial edict." Chu Suiliang bowed his hand and said with a wry smile, "Your Majesty's words, the original words are - you go to Lanzhou to have a look!"

Everyone was speechless, and Li Daozong was even more stunned.

At this time, Pang Fei came in and attended the gift first.

Chu Suiliang looked at him up and down and asked, "General Pang is good at Yingwu. He is worthy of being a disciple of Qin Shaoshuai. A famous teacher is a good apprentice."

"Chao Xianggong is flattered."

"Well... Where's Young Marshal Qin?" Chu Suiliang asked. After entering the governor's office for a long time, I didn't see Qin Mubai.

Pang Fei was stunned, "Did no one tell Mr. Chu that the young commander-in-chief had led the army to the west a few days ago?"

Although Chu Suiliang has been following the emperor all year round and has already developed the calm ability of "the sky is not shocked", he was really stunned when he heard Pang Fei's words.

Because no one told him. After sitting in the governor's mansion for a long time, he didn't take the initiative to ask, and no one took the initiative to reveal anything superfluous to him.

Obviously, many people in the hall are already an unbreakable group. Even if Chu Suiliang is today's prime minister and the emperor's confidant, no one here will flatter him or get close to him.

Such an extremely small detail made Chu Sui's conscience suddenly realize that Lanzhou is absolutely different from ordinary local states and counties. The generals and officials here are quite united with each other, and the backbone is quite clear. Qin Mubai's prestige and influence here is unmatched. According to a great rebellious saying, it is that Lanzhou has "only recognizes Qin Lang and does not know the emperor".

"Oh, it was me who was chatting with my father-in-law and forgot it for a while." Li Daozong, such an old and slippery figure, immediately came out to the scene and smiled, "Chu Xianggong, the emperor will not send you to come to see Qin Mubai, will he? Then you may have to run for nothing! - If your legs and feet are a few minutes faster, you can stop him before he goes on an expedition.

"Blocking?" Chu Suiliang smiled slightly, "Cou, why did you block Young Marshal Qin?"

"Oh, look, I don't read many books, and some words are inappropriate. Don't take it to heart." Li Daozong said with a smile.

"How dare you, how dare you." Chu Suiliang couldn't see any unhappiness or mood swings on his face. He still said with a smile, "In fact, it's not a secret for Your Majesty to send me here. He just asked me to visit the princess and the son-in-law. He said that when the princess had been away from Beijing for a long time, the Empress Defei believed it very much. Especially after the princess gave birth to Lin'er, your majesty and the Empress have never seen each other. Therefore..."

"Does Your Majesty want Qin Mubai to take the princess back to Beijing with the little princess?"

"Exact" Chu Suiliang nodded, but immediately added, "But Your Majesty has no intention of coercion. It's entirely up to the young commander to decide. Your Majesty also specifically said that if the young commander is busy with military affairs or has other things to deal with, there is no need to rush for a while. It's just that the young commander has completely free time, and then go to Chang'an Province.

"Oh, it's your majesty's family! ...Then I will know too much when I wait." Li Daozong smiled and said, "Pang Fei, why don't you invite Chu Xianggong to visit the princess?"

"Yes! Mr. Chu, please!" Pang Fei came forward and extended the invitation.

"Then Chu went to pay a visit to the princess first. Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Chu will leave first!" Chu Suiliang bowed and retreated, and everyone sent each other.

Li Daozong held a cup of tea and drank it slowly to think about himself, and he had been twisting a big pimple between his eyebrows. The assassin Xiao Liang came over gently and asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, do you want to report Chu Suiliang's visit to Lanzhou and General Qin?"

Li Daozong paused with the hand of the tea cup, meditated, and then said, "No need."

Xiao Liang was slightly shocked, "Isn't it really necessary? ...This kind of thing, at least let the young commander know in his heart, right?"

"Qin Mu's white-collar soldiers went on an expedition and let him fight at ease. In the first place, let's not pretend to be guilty and make people suspicious. Li Daozong put the tea cup on the table and said, "Qin Mubai, this boy, is better than a fox now!" You and I haven't thought of anything yet. He has thought about it eight hundred times in his stomach - if he didn't know, would he leave in such a hurry? If the soldiers come to block the water and cover the earth, we don't have to worry about it! Didn't you hear what Chu Suiliang said just now? The emperor is just very euphemistic to 'please' the princess and her son-in-law to return to Beijing for a few days, which is not an imperial edict. There is a lot of room for manoeuvre here. And this is a royal family matter, and we outsiders can't get involved. Remember, every word Chu Suiliang just said in the hall should be kept secret and not leaked!"

"Yes, I remember it."

Li Daozong touched his beard and suddenly smiled strangely, "If Qin Mubai is in Lanzhou, maybe he will really be brought back to the capital by Chu Suiliang. Now it's better. He slipped the oil on the soles of his feet first, and Chu Suiliang was empty - there is only one Princess Gaoyang, who can't help it. Let me see how Chu Suiliang will deal with it!"

Pang Fei led Chu Suiliang to the back house of the governor's mansion and made a special trip to see the princess. Pang Xiling first invited Chu Suiliang to the hall to serve tea, and then said that he was going to invite Princess Gaoyang. However, some of the twists and turns were made clear to Princess Gaoyang first.

When Princess Gaoyang heard this, she was immediately annoyed and said hatefully, "It's these ministers who only know how to alienate our father and daughter! What did you say about inviting us to go back to Beijing to live? Isn't it because you think that Mu Baigong is the master of Gao Zhen? Do you want to take him back and cut off his military power?

"The princess is angry." Pang Fei whispered eagerly, "It is still unknown whether this is an outsider's slander or your majesty's own idea. After all, Chu Suiliang just said that he would invite the princess and the son-in-law to return to Beijing to live in, and it was not compulsory. This is impeccable. It can be seen that even if this idea is your majesty's own, your majesty is very cautious, but he is worried about causing unnecessary misunderstandings.

Princess Gaoyang's eyes lit up and nodded gently, "It's also... In this case, I can't get angry or make it clear. On the contrary, it seems that we have ghosts in our hearts. However, the more careful my father is, the more worried I am. According to his old man's usual style, it is vigorous and vigorous. Now he is so cautious about Mu Bai... Pang Fei, do you think your master is really successful?"

Pang Fei was stunned and said, "How much... Maybe a little!" After all... took the whole plateau country, and Tibet is much stronger than the original Turkic Khanate!"

"Look at your unprodable appearance!" Princess Gaoyang stared at him angrily, " lead the way! I'm going to see Chu Suiliang!"

When Chu Suiliang saw Princess Gaoyang, he bowed to him head-on, "I will pay a visit to Your Highness!"

"Chao Xianggong is exempt from courtesy." Princess Gaoyang regained the arrogance and honor in the palace in the past. She sat down and said with a smile on her face, "The princess came to Lanzhou thousands of miles away, but the son-in-law failed to come out of Guo Yuanying. Please forgive me."

Chu Suiliang hurriedly said, "Your Highness, what are you talking about? How dare you let your son-in-law come out to welcome him?"

"You are the angel emperor. Mu Bai should go out to greet you." Princess Gaoyang continued to smile and said, "It's just a pity that Mu Bai had already led his troops to the Western Regions a few days ago. There is a war there, and it is very difficult to fight. I heard that Su Dingfang won a few rounds first, and then the battle was a little stalemate. Mu Bai was so annoyed that he went back to the house all day long and was afraid of humiliating the errand given to him by His Majesty. Well, he didn't worry about it. He led the troops by himself.

"The emperor's son-in-law is the king's worry and the country's work. He is really the minister of the community." Chu Suiliang responded to the house with a gun. He didn't know that the princess Gaoyang in front of him was the first big thorn in Tianzi, and even the emperor took her. It's okay to mess with anyone. Don't mess with her, or fall into her hands.

"Oh, I haven't asked yet. What's the matter with Mr. Chu?" Princess Gaoyang asked with a smile.

Chu Suiliang took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty ordered me to invite the princess and her son-in-law to return to Beijing for a few days. Your Majesty said that the princess has been away from Beijing for a long time. The Empress German misses the princess very much and wants to see the little princess she has never met before..."

Speaking of Yin Defei, Princess Gaoyang's heart was faintly touched. Why didn't she miss her mother in Chang'an?

"How are your father and mother's concubine?" She asked softly.

"Good. Your Majesty and the Empress Defei are fine. Chu Suiliang replied cautiously.

"I also miss them very much..." Princess Gaoyang stood up with a long sigh, paced slowly, and said, "But Xiaodier is still too young. I'm worried that she can't stand the fatigue of the journey. In addition, she has been in poor health recently. I'm worried that she is on the way..."

Chu Sui was shocked in her conscience - listening to the princess's tone, she didn't want to go back to the capital!

At this time, Chu Sui thought about it quickly in his conscience: Unfortunately, Qin Mubai has taken a step first, and I don't know whether he did it intentionally or just happened to. Anyway, I'm sure I won't invite Qin Mubai back. Since Qin Mubai can't go back to the capital, I can't invite Princess Gaoyang and the little princess to go back alone - if Qin Mubai knows, don't you think I took them back to the capital as hostages? In case he is angry with the emperor and the court because of this matter, won't I, Chu Suiliang, become a big sinner? ...Besides, the emperor's oracle was ambiguous, and it did not force Qin Mubai and Princess Gaoyang to go back - the emperor did not want to offend these two people. Why did I, Chu Suiliang, do stupid things in the middle? In case there is a conflict between the emperor and the emperor's son-in-law, in the end, Chu Suiliang, will not be human on both sides!

This royal family is difficult to get involved!

Thinking of this, Chu Sui already has an idea in his conscience. He said to Princess Gaoyang with a worried face, "Your Highness is reasonable! I think Her Royal Highness is only one year old. From Lanzhou to Chang'an, it's thousands of miles away. The pain of this journey is difficult for adults to bear, not to mention that the little princess is still young and ill.

"Yes! Hey...!" Princess Gaoyang shook her head and sighed, "When I have been away from Beijing for a long time, I also miss Chang'an very much. I miss my father and mother, and I hope that I can have fun with Xiao Dier in front of my parents's knees. Originally, the palace urged the son-in-law more than once and asked him to accompany us back to Chang'an after the battle of Tubo. Originally, he also agreed. Who knew that something happened in the Western Regions? You don't know anything about it. The son-in-law has always put state affairs first, and he will never miss a big thing because of the long love between his children. Therefore, I have no choice. I had to wait for the return of the emperor's son-in-law's expedition, and then take the little flute with him back to Beijing to plead guilty to his father and mother!"

"For the time being, it has to be so." Chu Suiliang sighed and said, "Loyalty and filial piety are difficult, and it's really not easy for Qin's son-in-law! - Dare to ask Her Royal Highness, Weichen will reply to Her Majesty what the princess just said, okay?"

"Yes." Princess Gaoyang nodded with a smile, "By the way, when Mr. Lao Chu goes back, take the portraits of me and Xiao Dier. Just say that Xiaodier is very well-behaved, much more obedient than when I was a child.

"Yes, Weichen will definitely bring it."

In this way, Chu Suiliang didn't say anything more. This trip is a waste of time.