Everyone was sitting in the lobby drinking tea together. Cooking was already being done in the kitchen, but the dishes were not ready yet, so they were served snacks first.
There are not many good snacks in the Western Regions. Fortunately, Sister-in-law He is from the Central Plains and knows several kinds of snacks, so she managed to make two plates.
Man Bao made a piece of snack to eat, and Nie Canjun told Man Bao the good news, "Your Majesty ordered General Ashina to be the marching commander, and General Guo to be the deputy commander to conquer Kucha. Counting now, the war has been going on for a month.
, General Ashina has also been here for seven or eight days."
He said: "If the fight lasts until next year, we might be able to return to the DPRK together with General Ashina and others."
That way the security is too guaranteed. Regardless of whether there are horse thieves along the way, even if there are, would they dare to attack the Jin army?
Man Bao was speechless, "Why did they come so fast?"
Nie Canjun glanced at them and said: "General Ashina is in Lanzhou. Your Majesty gave an order. Liangzhou, Suzhou and Shazhou have all begun to mobilize troops. The general only brought some troops from Lanzhou. When he came over in a hurry, he directly sent people
Take it away and come all the way, just like us crossing the desert, it only took half a month."
On the other hand, it took them three months to get here from the capital in a leisurely way. This was because they didn't waste time after leaving Shazhou and went on their way normally, otherwise...
Mr. Zhuang said with a smile: "Our mission's mission is different from theirs. We have to inquire about information, so naturally we have to be slower."
He changed the topic and said to the two of them: "General Ashina and General Guo captured Yanqi two days ago and are now resting in the city. You are the envoy of the mission. Since you are back, would you like to see Ashina?"
General?"
Then he said: "Since we want to be together on the return trip, we should establish a good relationship in advance."
Nie Canjun glanced at Zhou Liru and said to Zhou Man: "Sir Zhou, someone from the Duhu Mansion wanted to buy back ten dancers two days ago. I heard that they wanted to give the dancers to General Ashina."
He thought they could give it away.
Man Bao refused directly and said to him: "General Ashina is still the consort. After all, he is Ming Da and Chang Yu's uncle. What's going on if we give her uncle a concubine?"
Nie Canjun was confused. What happened to giving a concubine to the princess's uncle?
Man Bao and Bai Shan murmured, "If Ming Da and the others ask me about this after I go back, I will be so embarrassed."
Bai Erlang also felt that this was unjust. Mingda's aunt was his aunt, so it would be fine if he didn't give a face to the princess. How could there be any reason to give a dancing girl to his uncle?
So he nodded in agreement with Man Bao's decision.
Bai Shan glanced at them and said: "I once heard Zhao Liu mention General Ashina. He said that Duke Zhao mentioned that General Ashina is an honest and prudent person. That's why Your Majesty married the princess to the general."
Yin You asked: "Isn't it to win over General Ashina?"
Man Bao said: "There must be this consideration, but if he is not good, Your Majesty will not marry his sister to him, right?"
After all, he is not young anymore. The princess is much younger than the person in her twenties and thirties.
Nie Canjun saw that the more they talked, the more unlikeable they were, and Mr. Zhuang also stopped him. He could only cough slightly, bring the topic back, and asked: "Then how do we come to ask for a visit?"
"Come up directly," Man Bao pointed at Bai Erlang and said, "I'll go up first. If he doesn't see Bai Erlang, they are relatives."
Bai Erlang nodded, "Yes, I am his future niece-in-law, and I will be his consort in the future."
Nie Canjun:......
Then you have too many relatives.
Bai Shandao: "We still need to give some gifts. We still have a lot of tea with us. We will pick out a box of the best ones and send them to you."
Nie Canjun couldn't help but asked, "Isn't it too little to only give one box?"
Bai Shandao: "If you are visiting relatives, just give them some daily necessities. Moreover, General Ashina is not a luxurious person. Giving too much will be unsightly."
Yin You also nodded, "If he is really an honest and prudent person, this gift is neither light nor heavy, I'm afraid it just suits his heart."
Mr. Zhuang then nodded with a smile and said, "Now that you have made up your mind, go ahead and make preparations."
Man Bao didn't move, she said: "You have to eat something first."
Bai Shan also nodded, "Because we thought we could go back to the city today, we took two bites of pancakes for lunch and then drank a bottle of water."
I was very hungry at this time.
Mr. Zhuang then turned to a beautiful girl waiting in the corner of the room and said, "Go and tell the kitchen that there is no need to cook too much food. For those who have been left for dinner, just serve them two bowls of noodles first."
Only then did Man Bao see a girl in the corner of the room, and immediately said: "Let them cook more, Daji and the others will also eat."
The girls were happy when they confirmed that they would not be sent out, so they bowed happily and ran to the kitchen to tell Sister-in-law He and the sisters.
They also helped and the noodles were quickly made and served.
As soon as Man Bao tasted it, he raised his head and said to them: "Why should such a capable girl be given to others?"
Zhou Liru nodded repeatedly. With their help, she could do many things easily.
Even they eat more, and can eat more than she does.
Speaking of this, Zhou Liru and Man Bao said: "Sister-in-law, please give them a prescription in a moment. They used to dance to keep their bodies in shape, so they always didn't have enough to eat. I told them that if they don't want to be dancers in the future, they won't."
They were on a diet and ate more than me three times a day. I was afraid that their stomachs wouldn't be able to bear it. Anyway, I felt their pulses and I felt there was something wrong with them."
Man Bao said: "No wonder I think they are fatter than before. It turns out it's not an illusion."
She praised: "The meaty ones look better, but you really can't eat too much at once. I'll go back and show them."
Seeing that the topic kept turning around them, Nie Canjun wanted to turn back to General Ashina, but he couldn't find the opportunity to speak several times.
But there was no need for him to change the topic. Man Bao naturally brought it up, "What were you laughing at when we came in?"
Bai Erlang and Liu Huan couldn't help laughing when they mentioned this matter, and even Yin You couldn't help but smile.
Bai Erlang said: "General Guo was embarrassed a few days ago."
He said happily: "You don't know that General Guo is extravagant. Even in the army, the military tents used are decorated with gold and jade, not to mention the utensils in the military tents. He also brings concubines and entourage with him when he travels.
, a few days ago he gave his concubines and military tents to General Ashina, but General Ashina refused."
Not many people knew about this incident. After all, it happened in the army. However, Liu Huan was afraid of being beaten. When he saw General Guo and others returning to the city, he was afraid that he would trouble him again, so he kept sending people to keep an eye on the military camp. If he accidentally
Just knew this.
That's why they were able to do this.
Yin You said: "General Guo probably thought that General Ashina's concubines were used by him, so he wanted to buy these ten dancers back and give them to General Ashina."
Bai Shan frowned slightly, "This is too extravagant. Is fighting in the army such a child's play?"