Bai Shan nodded and said, "We will settle the remaining money to you in two days?"
Dayu immediately laughed and said, "It's easy to talk about."
As a result, it would be difficult for them to live together anymore. He decided to go back and take the people to find the inn again, so that they could move out tomorrow.
Alas, the places where these young men from aristocratic families live are too expensive.
After finishing this matter, everyone talked about other things. Nie Canjun said: "We don't need to go to the military camp here?"
Bai Shan nodded, "Go to the Protectorate tonight. If General Guo mentions this matter, I will explain it."
If they didn't mention it, there was no need for them to mention it specifically. The other party just acquiesced at that time.
Nie Canjun felt relieved and had time to care about other things, "Why does it seem that General Guo has a problem with our mission?"
Everyone turned to look at Liu Huan.
Liu Huan: "...You look at me for everything. I, I'm still a child. I don't know anything."
Zhou Liru, the youngest, couldn't help but dislike him, "Why do you still have children at such an old age?"
Mr. Zhuang smiled and warned him, "When you go to the Duhu Mansion, you should follow Bai Shan and the others. Don't go alone."
Liu Huan responded.
Mr. Zhuang continued, "Don't eat the drinks from the Duhu Mansion randomly. In short, you can eat whatever Baishan and the others eat. It's better to be careful."
Liu Huan agreed, but he always felt that this advice sounded familiar, very similar to what his grandmother had given to several cousins.
Such a comparison made Liu Huan feel a little upset.
In the end, Mr. Zhuang only took two pieces of cloth and went to the banquet. He had no choice. Although they had many things, the most were this kind of merchandise. They really didn't bring any interesting local products.
The Anxi Protectorate was located in the original palace of Gaochang.
The entire palace was converted into a government office for handling affairs, and General Guo's family lived in the palace.
Although the Gaochang Palace is far inferior to the imperial palace in Beijing, it is extremely luxurious and far better than the ordinary Jiedushi Palace.
The main reason is that the door is too high and too big, which has long been illegal, but General Guo who lives here seems to have no intention of changing.
They entered the palace... Oh no, after entering the palace, there were servants to guide them. Fortunately, they entered through the side door. Once they entered, they were where General Guo's family lived. If they had entered through the front door, they would have to pass through a lot.
We just arrived at the place where the Yamen does business.
When Hou Ji invaded the royal palace of Gaochang, he looted it a lot, but he couldn't take away things like the house, and many things inside were not damaged, so they saw a lot of strange scenes along the way.
The banquet was held in a lobby, which seemed to be the main hall of the original royal family. The room was quite large, with desks and couches on the left and right sides. Fortunately, the desk in front of the head was not high up, otherwise Zhou Man would have to consider whether to give it.
The emperor filed a black complaint saying that General Guo was up to no good.
Manbao breathed a sigh of relief, she didn't like to get involved in this kind of thing at all.
Bai Shan didn't like it either, so they sat down in silence for a while.
General Guo didn't seem to want to embarrass them about the seat, and Zhou Man's official rank was considered high in the Western Regions. As for the fifth rank, only General Guo and the two deputy generals in the army were above her. The rest, including Guo
All the edicts were under her.
General Meng also came early because he was here for support. As a guest, he also got a good seat, diagonally opposite Liu Huan. As soon as he saw them, he stood up slowly holding his stomach and walked over to say hello.
, "Mr. Zhou, I'm still thinking of looking for you."
Man Bao's eyes fell on his stomach and asked: "The wound has opened again?"
General Meng hissed. He had already cracked it once when he charged. The second stitching felt much more painful than the first time. He said: "It didn't crack, but it was bleeding."
He lowered his voice and said: "Physician Zhou, I think my wound medicine is not as good as the one you used before."
Man Bao said: "That one has Panax notoginseng powder in it, and it's all used up."
General Meng had a look of regret on his face, and Man Bao said: "But I plan to make some more hemostatic ointment and styptic powder. Although there is no Panax notoginseng, the effect should be better than yours. You can have someone come to my place to get it later."
After saying that, he warned: "General Meng, you can't drink alcohol at this moment, nor can you eat anything too greasy, nor can you move around casually."
She said quietly: "You shouldn't have come to the banquet."
General Meng said, "...there's nothing I can do about it. This is a cleansing banquet organized specially for me by General Guo. If I don't come, I'll be disrespectful to him. I won't be able to explain it to my father later."
"No wonder you war people always have all kinds of hidden wounds and old illnesses. Not only because you are always injured, but also because you are not well taken care of after being injured." Man Bao paused and said: "But tonight's banquet is not for
Is it a dust-cleansing banquet hosted by our mission?”
General Meng: "...The steward clearly said it was for me."
Man Bao: "What a coincidence, the steward said it was for our mission."
The two of them stared at each other.
Bai Shandao: "What's there to argue about? The two sides just happened to get together. That's what General Guo said. Just listen to it. The main purpose of tonight is to connect with each other and prepare for sending troops to Kucha in the future, right?"
General Meng turned to look at him, "How do you know?" Guo Zhao had told him this in private.
Bai Shan raised his chin and motioned for them to look at the generals who were talking together not far away. "They were too loud. They kept scolding Kucha for being so ignorant, even though he was as sweet as honey even two years ago."
, it was just a rumor, but after the new year, we started to speak harshly of each other."
General Meng was still a little confused and couldn't react, "What rumors?"
"Your Majesty also has smallpox. Isn't this rumored all the time in the Western Regions?" Bai Shan glanced at him curiously and asked, "Why, you didn't know?"
"Oh, I know." General Meng looked indifferent. Of course he knew, Guo Zhao had mentioned these things to him, but why did Bai Shan know everything?
Obviously no one told him this.
Bai Shan had already turned around and said to Man Bao: "When we find someone later, we'll ask. If it's close to Qiuci, we'd better take Nie Canjun and the others with us."
Man Bao nodded.
General Meng couldn't help but ask: "Who are you looking for?"
Bai Shan said: "A group of people."
So perfunctory?
General Meng still wanted to ask, but Bai Shan had already changed the subject with a smile and asked: "Does General Meng want to stay and participate in the Battle of Kucha?"
General Meng was silent for a moment before saying, "Since I'm here, I naturally follow General Guo's orders."
However, General Guo will probably transfer him to frighten the Tibetan army so that they will not dare to invade when the Anxi army attacks Kucha.
The reason why the Anxi Army asked for help at this time was, firstly, to reopen the trade route, and secondly, because if they wanted to attack Kucha, they would not be able to guarantee their rear. The Tibetans were always cunning and would take advantage of the situation.