Ze Luo can have such a great prestige in Qiuzi, not only because he was awarded the title of Wusan official by the Tang Dynasty: General Dingyuan.

What's more, many tribes here, especially some small cities, where the leaders are basically deployed by him when Qiuzi was not dead, and now they are the ones who govern the people there for the Tang Dynasty.

The purpose of Zeluo's banquet today is naturally clear, but he just had a conflict with Li Hong yesterday, and then immediately sent someone to send an invitation in the afternoon, obviously hoping to reconcile with himself.

But Li Hongke won't think so, the house he found along the scattered cement yesterday was indeed Zeluo's original mansion, but now it is just abandoned, and some items have always been placed, and no one lives in it.

What surprised Li Hong even more was that there was not only cement, but also a large number of weapons and armor hidden, and similarly, some gold, silver and jewelry were also hidden there.

But so far, Li Hong has not found out where this Zeluo came back yesterday.

Pei Xingjian and the others accompanied Li Hong and the others, watching Li Hong talk and laugh on horseback, but they always felt that something was wrong.

Before they could reach the gate of Zeluo's house, Zeluo was already standing at the intersection and waiting for them.

When he saw the young man on horseback, who was the son he met in the restaurant yesterday, the expression on Ze Luo's face couldn't help but be stunned, although the person sent to follow him yesterday had been determined, but when he saw Li Hong again today, he couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive in his heart.

At such an age, he can become the capital protector of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate of the Tang Dynasty, this young man is either really capable, or I am afraid that he will not be able to get rid of the princes and nobles.

Zeluo, who changed into a smiling face in an instant, walked forward a few steps forward again accompanied by several generals, stood in front of Li Hong's horse's head, and said loudly: "The last general, General Zeluo, Dingyuan, has seen the general of the capital, the deputy protector, and the chief. ”

"Get up, they are all officials of the same dynasty, you don't have to be polite." Li Hong said lightly on horseback.

"The last general is willing to personally lead the way for the capital to protect the horses." Ze Luo said with a smile, and then grabbed the reins of the food stamps with one hand, and took a step forward.

Li Hong clamped the horse's belly between his legs. The food stamps raised their hooves and walked slowly and leisurely.

It's just that being grabbed by the reins makes it a little unhappy, and it has been shaking its head there, trying to break free from Zeluo's hand.

Ze Luo's face is naturally a little unnatural, horse taming can be said to be familiar to him, just a glance, he knew that this horse is definitely a good horse, but he didn't expect that his temper would be so big.

"Let go of its reins, it doesn't like strangers getting too close to it." Li Hong was still riding on horseback and said slowly.

"This ...... Be. The last general clashed with the capital yesterday, and I hope that the capital will not be surprised, and the last general will be a rough person, just like the people here, the people are fierce, so they are used to playing small, and I hope that most of them will protect you for forgiveness. Ze Luo let go of the reins, but still followed closely to the side, raised his head to look at Li Hong on horseback and said.

"Where is it, how can Bendu protect a person with a small belly? As the saying goes, if you don't fight, you don't know each other, you see, you're not going to sit together for a feast today. Li Hong said with a smile.

"That's great, in order to make amends for your sins, the end of today will specially invite the chef of yesterday's restaurant to the house, and there are also the best musicians and orchids in Qiuzi, but it is a rare wonderful person in Qiuzi City and even Anxi." Ze Luo looked at the four daughters of the summer solstice and thought that this Dadu Hu should be a very good woman.

It's just that looking at the eyes of Xia Solstice and a few people today, they are a little dodgy, and they no longer dare to be as presumptuous as yesterday.

Accompanied by Zeluo, Li Hong slowly turned over and dismounted at the door, handed over the reins in his hand to the guards, and then walked inside, saying: "By the way, yesterday I saw General Dingyuan rushing back from outside in a hurry, I don't know where this is going?" ”

"Hehe, where can I go, it's not about to be the first day, and the last general will also go out to pick up some goods that have passed the first day. You also know that the last general is just a military officer, and he can't compare with you, the real power, and he is not as good as you, so he naturally does a little business. A trace of uneasiness flashed in Zeluo's eyes, and he quickly explained.

The mansion where Ze Luo lives now is bigger than the one Li Hong saw yesterday, and the entire layout and furnishings are much more luxurious, and it can even be compared to the mansion of King Qiuci arranged for him by Pei Xingjian when Li Hong first arrived in Qiuci.

This mansion has been carefully renovated and remodeled, and everything is rebuilt and repaired according to the format of the Tang Manor.

Everyone in the Zeluo Mansion is busy running forward because the master is going to welcome the distinguished guests today, and the entire mansion may also be because it is about to celebrate the New Year's Day, and the lights are lit up everywhere, and a joyful atmosphere is revealed everywhere.

Walking through the garden of the vestibule, under the guidance of Zeluo, everyone accompanied Li Hong to a hall covered with ornate Persian carpets, and now there were various fruits on each chapter.

The Guizi musician in the corner has begun to play music softly, and the bewitching and charming orchid is in the middle of the open space covered with a thick carpet, and the musician gets up with the musician.

As Li Hong slowly walked in and fell into the upper seat, the orchids and musicians began to salute Li Hong respectfully, and then ran to the corner again, waiting for the master's call to perform again.

In Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty, the form of drinking banquets of tables, chairs and benches has been regarded as a normalized form of drinking and banquets, but the wealthy families here in Qiuzi have been imitating the form of drinking and banqueting in the Tang Dynasty that sits behind the desk and appreciates singing and dancing.

This is not to say that Datang has abandoned its tradition and imitated the Hu culture, which is just a food development process that keeps pace with the times.

But these wealthy families like Qiuzi, learning the culture of the Tang Dynasty in this way, and the form of drinking and feasting, are full of admiration for the Tang Dynasty, and at the same time, they are also full of inferiority complex about their own situation, so they hope that they can become like the nobles of the Tang Dynasty through imitation, full of noble temperament.

But in the end, it was a toddler in Handan, not only did he not learn its essence, but he even lost his own essence.

Ze Luo sat on the left side not far from Li Hong with a few of his cronies, while Pei Xingjian and others sat on Li Hong's right side, and between the two and Li Hong, it was naturally Xia Zhi and Xiaoxue who accompanied Li Hong.

"I wonder if I've heard anything strange about it lately?" Zeluo put down his glass and asked.

"I don't know." Li Hong didn't even look at Zeluo, and asked for a piece of raw meat from the maid, which he threw to Bai Qi, a foodie.

Zeluo glanced at Li Hong meaningfully and said, "The last general recently heard that the third prince of the white-clothed Great Food disappeared on the way to the Tang Dynasty, and now Muawiya is questioning the Persian Governor's Mansion. ”

"Their people are lost, question me Datang? Has the white food always been so rampant? Li Hong picked his eyes and looked at Zeluo.

Pei Xingjian and the others were also puzzled, the third prince in white clothes and big food disappeared in Datang, this is not a trivial matter, and if it is not done well, it will cause disputes between the two countries.

"That's right, at the end of the day, the general had a banquet for him in Qiuzi City, and then it is said that after arriving at Yumen Pass, there was no more news, as if the world had disappeared." Ze Luo sighed, feeling sorry for the disappearance of the third prince of the white-clothed Great Food.

"General Dingyuan knows the prince in white?" Li Hong was a little strange.

"I can't talk about acquaintance, I've met a few times at the beginning, so this time I went to my Datang, and when I passed here, I just visited the last general, and I can't talk about deep friendship." Zeluo's face was calm.

"So do you know what prince in white is, what is the matter of going to my Datang? It can't be to worship my Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, right? Li Hong looked at Zeluo, trying to find something suspicious in it.

The third prince, Kassim, had already been nailed to death by himself on the tower of the Jade Gate Gate, and how long had it been before the white-clothed eater remembered to find their third prince.

And now this matter is not known from himself, the Anxi Protectorate, or from the mouth of a military official of the Tang Dynasty, is there anything strange in it?

"After the last general left the city in the past few days, he heard hearsay, so I will tell the capital to protect you, and the last general is afraid that the white-clothed food will be angry with me because of the disappearance of the prince, and we will be passive at that time." Zeluo's wolf-like eyes seem to be full of cunning all the time.

"By the way, as soon as you talk about this disappearance, I think of one thing, the whereabouts of this Guizi King Bai Suni are unknown until now, I don't know if General Dingyuan knows his whereabouts?" Li Hong looked at Zeluo, who was toasting himself, and continued: "I know that when Nali and Hu Biaoli took refuge in Tibet, they didn't take away Bai Suni Zhi and his family, do you say that Bai Suni Zhi and the others are dead?" Or where is it now? ”

Ze Luo listened very carefully, there was no unnatural look on his face, and after listening to it, he regretted and was a little sentimental, and said: "Yes, the king is said to have been kidnapped by Nali and Bai Biaoli that day, and the last general did not have time to pursue because he wanted to welcome our Tang troops into the city, otherwise, His Majesty would also give the king the title of Qiuzi, and his whereabouts would not be unknown like now." ”

"But I heard that General Dingyuan and Bai Suni have been at odds all the time? I once killed your brother, but this is the case? Li Hong is very curious, the gossip mode has gradually opened, and it is a pot that is not opened.

"This ...... Dadu Hu, the generals don't remember much about these things back then, and most of them were killed because they violated the law of Bai Sunizhi, so this matter can only be ....... ”

"But I've heard that you threatened to overthrow Bai Suni at the beginning, and you did the same later, didn't you? Didn't you think about imprisoning them when the Tang Dynasty attacked the city, and then avenging your younger brother? Li Hong carefully read a secret letter handed to him by Hua Meng, and handed it to Pei Xingjian.

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