Chu Huan urged the horse forward, and saw a group of people coming up, the distance was getting closer, but Chu Huan saw that the first person walked briskly, wearing a light yellow brocade robe, a jade belt and a golden crown, and a handsome appearance, but suddenly it was Qi Wang Yingren.

Chu Huan turned over and dismounted, and the King of Qi had already raised his hand and greeted: "Governor Chu, you cut off the traitors, return triumphantly, and make a miraculous achievement, and this king will personally come to greet you." ”

Chu Huan handed the reins of the horse to Qi Hong, stepped forward quickly, and arched his hand: "Your Highness personally greets you, and the lower officials are ashamed." ”

King Qi held Chu Huan's arm and said with a smile: "This king has been worrying about you, and I am happy to see you come back safe and sound." ”

"The prince is the one who strategizes." Chu Huan said with a smile: "The lower officials have heard that Luo Dingxi's sneak attack on Shuoquan was properly commanded by the prince, so that Luo Dingxi's rebels were wiped out, and all the soldiers of Beishan were collected. ”

King Qi laughed and said, "If you hadn't known the news in advance and made preparations, this king would not have known about the ...... beforehand!" ”

Chu Huan glanced at it at random, he remembered that when he came back from Jinhe Erzhou the previous time, Linlang was waiting outside the city, and wondered if Linlang was also in the crowd this time, and glanced at it, not only did he not see Linlang's traces, it was the big gentry such as the seven surnames of Xiguan, but there were only a handful, most of the officials present were officials of Hezhou, Gongsun Chu and Du Fugong were also among them, and Lu Haosheng, the head of the King of Qi, was standing beside the King of Qi, smiling.

"Bring the wine!" King Qi said loudly.

Someone immediately brought a plate with a silver wine jug, and another silver wine glass, King Qi picked up the wine jug, poured it full of wine, put it up with both hands, and sent it to Chu Huan: "Governor Chu, this first cup of wine, I salute you to eliminate the traitors, win the flag, and return triumphantly!" ”

Chu Huan arched his hand and said, "Thank you, Lord Wang." He took the glass, hesitated, and finally drank it all.

King Qi poured the wine again and said: "This second cup of wine is the soldiers of this king's expedition, this king can't respect them one by one, but the soldiers who went out this time are loyal and patriotic loyal and brave people, you drink this glass of wine instead of the soldiers of the whole army." ”

Chu Huan hesitated, and finally drank it all again, King Qi still wanted to pour wine, Chu Huan had already stopped and said: "Lord Wang, the lower officials are quite tired, they can't drink more, two cups are enough!" ”

"Governor Chu humbled himself." Lu Haosheng said with a smile on the side: "The governor of Chu is a young hero, he is arrogant, and the amount of wine is also full of energy, don't say that three glasses of wine are three jars of wine, that is not a problem, and this is respected by the prince, it is to commend your loyalty and bravery, Governor Chu, this cup of wine, you must drink it." ”

Chu Huan thought for a while, finally took his hand away, and smiled at King Qi: "The prince is very kind, the lower officials are grateful, drink another cup." ”

King Qi poured the wine, and then said solemnly: "This cup of wine is to look forward to the governor of Chu and the northwest soldiers to make persistent efforts, now the country is turbulent, bandits are full of chaos, pacify the thieves, protect my Great Qin, it all depends on the governor of Chu and this group of loyal and brave soldiers in the northwest." Zhengran said: "Please! ”

Chu Huan held the wine glass and said with a smile: "Protecting the family and defending the country and eradicating the thieves is a matter within the responsibility of the lower officials, dare not do your best!" After drinking it all, he put down the wine glass, and then he arched his hand and said: "Lord, the lower officials are dusty, and there is a lot of dust on their bodies, wait for the lower officials to bathe and change their clothes, and then go to see His Royal Highness, and pay respects to the prince, I don't know what the prince wants?" ”

King Qi smiled and said: "Okay, then the king will go back to the palace first, and tonight he will set up a banquet for you in the palace to wash the dust for you." ”

Chu Huan smiled and said, "Thank you, Lord Wang." He stepped forward and bowed his hand to Gongsun Chu and Du Fugong and other officials, "Everyone, Luo Dingxi's sneak attack on Shuoquan is all thanks to your life and death, not only to protect Shuoquan, stabilize the rear of our army, but also to protect the prince, Chu Huan has thanked you here." ”

Gongsun Chu arched his hand and said with a smile: "Chu Du, if it weren't for your anticipation of the enemy and careful planning, this Shuoquan may not be able to be saved, even if Shuoquan is saved, if it weren't for Chu Du's bloody battle on the front line and desperate resistance, this Shuoquan would still fall into the hands of the traitor Zhu Lingyue after all...... Xiaguan and the others just did what they had to do, and really protected Shuoquan and the people of Xiguan, thanks to the merits of Chu Du. ”

Du Fugong also smiled and said: "Chu Du, you came to the book to transfer salt from the salt field to Hezhou, and the lower officials thought that the salt in front was not enough, but later I learned that Chu Du used salt as a reward, and rewarded his work with salt, which was unprecedented in ancient times, which made people marvel." ”

The surrounding officials immediately laughed, and Chu Huan laughed and said, "Manager Du, you have to make it clear, are you hurting me or praising me by saying this?" ”

Du Fugong laughed and said: "Naturally, it is a compliment." Chu Governor, colleagues have been worried recently, saying that after Chu Governor comes back, will he change the rules and replace his salary with salt in the future, if so, he is afraid that every family will become salt merchants. ”

When everyone heard this, there was another burst of laughter.

King Qi was a little embarrassed when he saw Chu Huan mingling with the officials, but Lu Haosheng also smiled and said: "Chu Governor rewards and punishments are clear, and the Northwest Army must be an invincible iron army under the rule of Chu Governor." With the help of a general like Chu Du, who is both civil and military, the prince will be able to revitalize Great Qin and stabilize the world. ”

Everyone didn't say much, and in the sound of gongs and drums, everyone entered the city, Chu Huan still asked the white blind man to take people to escort the King of Qi back to the house, and after the King of Qi came to Shuoquan, Chu Huan transferred a team of men and horses and handed them over to the white blind man, who guarded the safety of the Qi Palace.

After the King of Qi and Chu Huan separated, they got into the carriage, and Lu Haosheng also sat in the car, the King of Qi hesitated for a moment, his expression was slightly solemn, and he stopped talking, and finally asked: "Lu Changshi, why does this king always feel inappropriate with such an arrangement today?" But because of this king's words, Chu Huan was misunderstood. ”

Lu Haosheng stroked his beard and asked, "Lord Wang, what are you worried about Chu Huan misunderstanding?" ”

"This ......!" King Qi hesitated for a moment, and finally said with a wry smile: "Chu Huan is benevolent to me, I am only afraid that if these words come out, Chu Huan will think that this king and him are not of the same mind." ”

"What the prince said is wrong." Lu Haosheng shook his head and said, "It should be Chu Huan who wants to have the same heart with the prince." There are at least three benefits to letting the prince do this today. First, the prince personally went out of the city to greet him, at least let everyone see that the prince still attaches great importance to Chu Huan, and the relationship between you and Chu Huan is very harmonious. Second, although the prince is now in the northwest and under Chu Huan's rule, as long as he hesitates a little, he is likely to become Chu Huan's ......! After a pause, he finally said: "It is likely to become Chu Huan's puppet, Chu Huan holds great power, but if it is said that his roots in the northwest are already very deep, it may not be, he came to the northwest for a long time after all, and it is not easy to be as stable as a rock in this short period of time." ”

King Qi just frowned and didn't speak.

"Humble admitted, Chu Huan's means of buying people's hearts are not ordinary, and his talents are outstanding, his greatest strength is that he dares to employ people in military and political aspects, he himself may not have outstanding talents in military and political affairs, but he can arrange the right people to do things, and dare to delegate power." Lu Haosheng sighed: "Such a boss, those subordinates who have his trust, who is unwilling to listen to him, if it is a peaceful and prosperous world, this person must be the minister of the humerus, but...... Don't forget the prince, now is the world is turbulent, and when he has a deep foundation in the northwest and is as stable as a rock, who dares to guarantee that he will hold the power of the northwest and will not think otherwise? If the prince makes another move at that time, I am afraid that he will not be able to shake Chu Huan at all, and he will be in danger ......! ”

King Qi just sighed lightly, but still didn't speak.

"So at this time, the prince should often appear in front of people, and hiding behind him at this time is definitely not the right way." Lu Haosheng said slowly: "The prince wants to let the northwest know that in the northwest today, the prince is in charge of this side, and he must use Chu Huan to be respectful to the prince, so that the people in the northwest can understand that Chu Huan is just the prince's courtier, the real master of the northwest, and the prince ......!" ”

"Lu Changshi, this king also has a sincere word to you, if it weren't for Chu Huan to take us in, we still don't know whether to die or live." King Qi smiled bitterly: "You have also seen, the officials of Xiguan are very in awe of Chu Huan, maybe in their hearts, Chu Huan's position is much higher than that of this king, in the eyes of this king, Chu Huan is loyal, and he will obey the will of this king and help this king to kill back to the capital, if it is a traitor, with the current strength of this king, he will not be able to fight against him at all, and ...... The king did not want to be his enemy, and in his heart, he was one of the few people he could trust today. ”

"Lord Wang, you are the prince of Great Qin, the country of Great Qin, whether you want to or not, you have to bear it." Lu Haosheng said solemnly: "The prince also sees clearly, Chu Huan is now using the prince as the banner and is absorbing the entire northwest, this flag is played by him, and he doesn't dare to take it back, the prince just takes advantage of this opportunity to show his strength...... Even if the prince has no power in his hands now, but the prince must have the name of the lord of the northwest, with this name, there will be talented men and women who defect to the prince, so the prince must show the fact that Chu Huan is the prince's courtier in front of people, and I hope you can understand. ”

King Qi waved his hand and said, "Then what is the third benefit you are talking about?" ”

"I just took this opportunity to see Chu Huan's thoughts." Lu Haosheng said in a low voice: "Lord Wang, Zhu Lingyue and Xiao Huanzhang have been eliminated by Chu Huan, looking at the northwest, no one is Chu Huan's opponent now, Chu Huan controls the three northwest roads, it is already an inevitable thing." In this case, we can also take this opportunity to see Chu Huan's true intentions and see if he is loyal or treacherous! ”

"Oh?" King Qi frowned and asked, "Then who can you see?" What is Chu Huan's mind? ”

"Today, it seems that Chu Huan has no respect for the prince, and he has not been rude to the prince by sitting on credit and power." Lu Haosheng said slowly: "But Gongsun Chu's gang, there are words in the words, does the prince hear it?" ”

King Qi hesitated for a moment before he sighed: "Gongsun Chu was rescued by Chu Huan from the execution ground, and that Du Fugong was the person who Chu Huan picked up with one hand, and most of these officials today are appointed by Chu Huan, and they are dedicated to Chu Huan, which is also a matter of course." ”

"So next, the prince must be even more careful in planning." Lu Haosheng said in a low voice: "Most of the officials in Xiguan have intersections with Chu Huan, but this is not the case in Tianshan and Beishan. Leaning forward, he lowered his voice and said: "Don't let go of this opportunity, no matter what, you must seize this opportunity, this is for the prince himself, but also for the country of Daqin." ”

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