The prince did not come alone, he brought many people to greet the emperor.
The father and son successfully met at the gate of Taiyuan City and entered Taiyuan City to rest together.
Man Bao and the others passed through Taiyuan in a hurry last time, but this time they would stay here for one more day, so they stayed. The three of them met and went shopping together on the streets.
Liu Huan also invited Zhou Liru to play together.
Bai Erlang wanted to bring some local specialties back to Mingda, so he was particularly keen on visiting the stalls and shops here.
Man Bao followed him and watched with great interest. The most representative local product is usually food.
So in the end Bai Erlang didn't buy anything good, but Man Bao and Bai Shan followed behind and ate a lot.
Bai Erlang looked at their stomachs and asked Bai Shan, "Did your injury heal so quickly?"
Bai Shan said without changing his expression: "I am young, in good health, and recover quickly."
At this time, Qibi Heli was also talking to Ashina and others: "I have never felt older, but after this battle, I do feel older. I am not as good as those young people."
Then a general laughed and said: "General Qibi, why would you say that? You are a well-known fierce general in our Jin Dynasty."
Qibi Heli shook his head and said: "Let's not talk about Xue Gui, the new man in the army. Let's talk about Bai Shan, a civil servant who was hit by two arrows and recovered faster than me."
Then a general said quickly: "He is young, why should the general compare with him?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent, and even the usually steady General Ashina couldn't help but glance at him.
The general then realized what he was doing, rubbed his nose and said: "I didn't mean that, I mean, Mr. Bai is younger than us after all. I heard that he has not yet reached the crown. Young men of this age recover the fastest. I think back then
When I was in my teens or 20s, I was stabbed in the chest. I didn't have the medical skills of Dr. Zhou, so I just fooled around with the Midas Pills. Within ten days, I was able to go into battle and kill the enemy again. At that time, the bones of the knife were visible.
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"What's the matter? I was hit by an arrow in my chest. I took off the feathers of the arrow and was able to turn around and kill the enemy in a moment."
So General Qibi Heli's emotion became the generals' reminiscing about the past and showing off.
As a general, every scar on his body is a sign of merit as long as he did not lose the battle.
General Qibi Heli curled his lips, turned around and pulled Ashina, who was not involved in the conversation, and said, "I don't know who has ever heard of it. Bai Shan's birthday has passed and he has already reached the age of 18. What do you think I should give him?"
How about a crown gift?"
Some officials from the capital were curious, "Why did General Qibi think of giving a gift to Master Bai?"
He accompanied the prince to greet the emperor and did not know what happened on the battlefield.
Qibi Heli sighed: "Thanks to Lord Bai this time, if he hadn't pulled me, those two arrows would have hit me."
"This is a life-saving grace."
Ashina said: "Master Bai also said that you were helpful to him in saving his life. I think the kindness between the two of you can offset each other."
Qibi Heli:......
Having said that, General Qibi Heli still paid attention to various things, thinking about what would be better to give to Bai Shan as an adult gift.
What is good at the top must be good at the bottom, so General Qi Bi's men searched everywhere for good things. Whenever they heard about something good, they immediately took money to look at it. If it was suitable, they bought it and gave it to General Qi Bi.
He made such a big fuss that both the emperor and the prince knew about it.
The emperor summoned him and asked, "What are you going to do? The good reputation you gained during the Eastern Expedition will be ruined."
When General Qibi heard this, he immediately said: "I paid for it, and those merchants always have to sell their things. I have something I like, but I didn't take it by force or buy it by force, so why not?"
The emperor asked angrily: "Where did you get so much money?"
General Qibi said nothing.
The emperor then said earnestly and thoughtfully: "I don't want to be too strict when you are fighting for the country, but you can't reveal too much. After you go back, Yushitai, Wei Zhi and others will still be waiting to find faults."
Among the people the emperor brought out this time, except for General Ashina who strictly handed over all the trophies he collected to the emperor, who among the others did not share the trophies with his subordinates?
Including Zhao Guogong, he himself divided a lot. At the same time, he also secretly gave some to the emperor and some to the medical account. The looted loot was basically divided, and not much could be returned to the treasury.
The emperor himself had led troops in war before, so he naturally knew that as a general, he had to support his soldiers, so he turned a blind eye to such things. Anyway, everyone was fair, and things were not taken by him.
, will be distributed to his subordinates, level by level, into the hands of ordinary soldiers, and they can also get some things.
This kind of trophies usually have to be piled in the warehouse for two or three years, and then taken out for use after the news has passed. By then, the people at the Yushitai will have forgotten about it.
But what can Qibi do? He hasn't returned to the capital yet and has already begun to exchange things. He thinks the movement is not big enough?
The so-called son's fault for not teaching his father and his ministers being dishonest are naturally the king's fault. After returning home, Wei Zhi will definitely scold him like this.
Therefore, in order to avoid being scolded, the emperor could only stop Qibi Heli's behavior.
He said: "If there is nothing good in the capital, why should I buy it on my way back to the court?"
Qibi Heli: "I just want to prepare a crowning gift for Mr. Bai."
The emperor was shocked and asked, "Has Bai Shan reached the crown?"
He looked at Gu Zhong.
Gu Zhong bent down and said with a smile: "Yes, Mr. Lu Zhou and the Consort also gave Mr. Bai a simple birthday."
The emperor then said: "It is a big event to be crowned. Even if it is not easy to hold the crowning ceremony on the road, you have to make up for it when you go back. I remember that his husband gave him a nickname?"
Gu Zhong still smiled and said: "Yes, I vaguely heard that it is called perfection."
The emperor burst out laughing and said happily: "It fits his name perfectly. I hope his character will always be like this in the future."
Gu Zhong bowed his head and said "yes" with a smile.
The emperor thought for a while and then said: "It's useless to give him those gold, silver and gems. The ones you want to collect quietly are either swords or BMWs. He is not a military commander and doesn't care about these things. If you want to give them to him, just find some."
If you send him a famous painting alone, that's what he likes."
Qibi Heli glared, "Where can I find such a thing?"
Businessmen rarely have such things on hand, and even if they do, they don't know whether they are genuine or not, so he would not dare to buy them.
The emperor smiled and said: "You are not stupid, so don't buy it on the road. What good things can you find on the march? When you return to the capital, go ask Kong Jijiu for advice. He will definitely know where to find good things. When you arrive,
When you buy something for him to look at twice, he will be happy."
Qibi Heli rolled his eyes and whispered: "Your Majesty, Kong Jijiu and I have no friendship."
"Ashina is there, go find Ashina."
After Ashina returned to Japan, he always liked reading, so he often asked Kong Jijiu for advice. As time went by, the two became friends and gained some respect there.