The next day, Lu Dongzan and Sang Xiong and their group went to visit Li Ke.

Because Lu Dongzan knew that since he and his group had entered Liangzhou City and Li Ke was in Liangzhou City, he was the Northern King of the Tang Dynasty, and his group would go to see him no matter how hard he was.

Besides, Li Ke invited their delegation to the banquet tonight, and he politely rejected Li Ke's kindness. He thought Li Ke must be uncomfortable. He could not anger this prince who holds real power in the Tang Dynasty, so he should have visited him in person.

However, Lu Dongzan and Sang Xiong arrived at the general's mansion early in the morning and heard the black-clad Eagle Guard outside the mansion say that His Highness Beiwang has gone out of the city to hunt and is not at the mansion, so they will come again in the afternoon.

Lu Dongzan and Sang Xiong knew very well that this was because they did not attend the banquet last night, so Li Ke intended to make things difficult for him. However, although they were angry, they had no choice but to leave in disappointment.

However, when Sang Xiong left the General's Mansion, he couldn't help but look at Yingwei a few more times.

As a general on the battlefield, he knew very well that the four eagle guards guarding outside the gate seemed very ordinary, but their temperament and the faint murderous aura they emitted were definitely something that only veterans of hundreds of wars could have.

Moreover, he saw clearly that the swords and armor on these four Eagle Guards were of first-class workmanship, and such armor could only be worthy of being possessed by ten thousand men in Tubo.

Lu Dongzan and Sang Xiong were walking on the way back to the inn. Lu Dongzan thought about what Li Ke meant, what was his intention and purpose of doing so.

Sang Xiong was still thinking about the Eagle Guard, and Sang Xiong felt depressed.

Thinking of the armor and swords of the Eagle Guard, only ten thousand men were well-equipped among the Tubo elite cavalry, but in Li Ke, he became the soldier who guarded the gate for him.

When Sang Xiong thought of this, he felt depressed.

Another point is that a cavalry like the Eagle Guard is also a candidate for the commander of thousands of men and ten thousand men in Tubo, but in Li Ke's eyes, he can dominate himself to guard the gate.

Sang Xiong suddenly became confused! Because he really couldn't see through Li Ke! When he returned to the inn, Lu Dongzan discussed with Sang Xiong and decided to visit Li Ke in the afternoon or evening in order not to cause trouble, and say goodbye to Li Ke, and continue on the way to Chang'an the next day.

However, when the two of them came to the general's mansion again in the afternoon and evening, the answer they received was that His Highness Beiwang had not returned to the mansion yet.

Lu Dongzan and Sang Xiong had no choice but to return to Guanshi in anger.

The next day, early in the morning, before dawn, Lu Dongzan and Sang Xiong came to the General's Mansion to meet Li Ke.

However, when the two were in a bad mood, the guards said that the Northern King did not return to the city last night.

Lu Dongzan and Sang Xiong's faces flushed and they were very angry.

However, what can I do if I get angry?

Li Ke is not in the house, who will tell you the anger?

It's not like the Eagle Guard guarding the goal?

So, the two of them discussed for a while on the road and decided to go to the military camp to meet Xu Jingzong, say goodbye to him, and continue to head towards Chang'an.

The two came all the way to the big tent of Xu Jingzong, a military camp in Liangzhou. When they heard the guards at the gate say that the military service Sima was busy handling military affairs, they asked the two to wait. The two waited at the gate for an hour.

Just as the two were impatient to wait, the guards led the two of them to the tent of Xu Jingzong, the military camp.

Seeing Xu Jingzong chatting with Sun Erlang, the two of them were having a happy chat, and they didn't look like they had any military affairs at all.

At that time, Sang Xiong was angry and wanted to come forward to question Xu Jingzong what this meant.

Then, Lu Dongzan quickly grabbed him and stopped him from his impulse.

Lu Dongzan knew very well that without Li Ke, Xu Jingzong was the most powerful here. Although he was just a military Sima, his confidant Li Ke's secrets must be handled by him! Therefore, Lu Dongzan politely saluted Xu Jingzong.

"Oh---Da Xiang, I just discussed military affairs with General Sun, and I have been waiting for you for a long time! Please sit down!"

Xu Jingzong smiled faintly.

Lu Dongzan and Sang Xiong sat down.

"There is no good tea in the military camp, don't be polite, you two!"

When Xu Jingzong saw that the guards had served tea, he spoke.

"Xu Sima, I wonder when His Highness Beiwang will be able to return to the city?"

Lu Dongzan asked.

"The Great Prime Minister, Your Highness has never had a certain date for returning to hunting, and it depends entirely on his own interests.

Moreover, in addition to His Highness the Northern King, there are His Highness the Western King and his cousin, Prince Li Zong, the Prince of Rencheng. I guess it will be difficult for them to return to the city in a short time."

Xu Jingzong said seriously.

"When His Highness Beiwang was not in Liangzhou City, who was in charge of Liangzhou City?"

Lu Dongzan continued to ask.

"I was lucky enough to be trusted by Your Highness to handle military affairs in Liangzhou!"

Xu Jingzong said lightly.

"Xu Sima, you know that we have to go to Chang'an and cannot stay in Liangzhou City for a long time. The return date of His Highness Beiwang is not yet clear, but we cannot delay it for too long.

Therefore, we wanted to say goodbye to Xu Sima and ask Xu Sima to tell His Highness that when Lu Dongzan returned to Tubo, he would apologize to His Highness after passing through Liangzhou."

Lu Dongzan's tone was very tactful.

"Da Xiang, if you want to leave Liangzhou City, I can understand your current mood, and I don't want to stop you.

But you really can't leave."

Xu Jingzong said in embarrassment.

"why is that?"

Lu Dongzan asked in surprise.

"Because, you know that the Eagle Guards and Wolf Cavalry Camp in Liangzhou City only listen to the order of His Highness, and they are ordered to be responsible for the safety of your group. Without His Highness's order, they will not let you go!"

Xu Jingzong said in embarrassment.

"What does Xu Sima mean?"

Sang Xiong asked in an unhappy tone.

Seeing Lu Dongzan frowning, he clearly realized that he had encountered difficulties as soon as he was released.

"General Sangxiong, my words are very clear, that is, I have no right to mobilize the Eagle Guards and the Wolf Cavalry Camp, and I have no right to issue their orders to let them go for you."

Xu Jingzong said in a bad tone, "General Sangxiong has been in the military for a long time, so he should naturally know that the military orders are as good as a mountain! As the chief general of the Northwest marching and the commander of the Northwest Army, how could I change his orders without authorization?"

"Xu Sima calms down, Xu Sima, General Sangxiong doesn't mean that, then you can see if you can be compatible!"

Lu Dongzan still said in a kind tone.

"Da Xiang, I am just a military sir and have no right to mobilize troops!"

Xu Jingzong said in embarrassment, "You know that even if Your Highness comes out of the city and hand over Liangzhou to me, General Sun is responsible for the city defense. I am only responsible for government and military affairs, and I have no right to mobilize troops at all, let alone ordering his Highness's personal guards?"

In fact, Lu Dongzan also knew that if there was no Li Ke's order, Xu Jingzong would really not have the right to mobilize troops.

However, he was unwilling to let Xu Jingzong be compatible.

But after all, it still doesn't work! After leaving the Liangzhou military camp, Sang Xiong said angrily to Xu Jingzong, "Master, this clearly Li Ke is trying to make things difficult for us. When he won't take off hunting, he went out to hunting when we came to Liangzhou City."

"General Sangxiong, it's all my fault!"

Lu Dongzan said lightly, "If Li Ke had come to the city that day and invited us to the banquet, we would have gone to the banquet that night, maybe there would be no such trouble in the past few days!"

"Hmph--" Sang Xiong still said angrily, "This is not your fault, it is clearly Li Ke's fault!"

However, what could they do when the two were angry? Li Ke from Liangzhou City had the final say. Without his orders, how could Lu Dongzan and his party leave the city?
Chapter completed!