Inside the store, people were coming and going, and there was a constant flow of people shouting and eating.
The waiter, who was wearing a short coat and a towel on his shoulders, greeted the guests in a familiar manner, and the diners coming and going greeted each other, giving off a bustling atmosphere.
Xiao Cong was sitting across from Su Lu. Hearing this, he raised his head in surprise. The chicken in his chopsticks fell to the ground without even realizing it.
"Your Majesty, who in this capital dares to put you under house arrest?"
Old Xiao Cong sounded stunned, not believing that anyone dared to put Su Lu under house arrest.
Changning, who was sitting on the table behind, moved his ears slightly, and looked at Qingfeng Mingyue next to him, and both saw the embarrassment on the other's face. What should I do? The prince found out.
Xiao Cong continued: "Your Majesty, although there are no troops under your command in this capital, there are quite a few who can be mobilized with your order."
Su Lu took a sip of wonton soup and was about to say something when two captains wearing lake green robes walked in and walked straight to Su Lu's table.
"I have met the prince and the general."
The two of them clasped their fists in front of each other and spoke respectfully.
Xiao Cong raised his eyebrows: "What's the matter? Didn't you tell me? It's nothing important. Don't bother me. You can travel to the capital with the prince. When I go back, I will see who dares to say that the prince and I are enemies."
The leading guard had a smile on his face: "General, the one who doesn't open his eyes said this, I will go and deal with it right away."
"Get out of here, I'm talking to the prince. You have nothing to do with me. Get out of here. The prince is surrounded by either imperial guards or imperial guards. He needs you bastards."
Su Lu took a sip of wonton soup next to him and said with a smile: "Old Xiao, this is your fault. Brothers come to you, they must have military matters."
The leading guard had a smile on his face: "What the prince said is that your majesty's decree has been conveyed to the palace. The mistress followed the order of the lady, and all the guards of the palace are looking for you in the streets."
Xiao Congteng stood up suddenly: "Son, if you didn't tell me earlier, let's just take a walk."
As he walked out, Xiao Cong said goodbye to Su Lu: "Your Majesty, our brothers have a life-long friendship, so we won't use formalities. I will go to receive the order. We can eat tomorrow when we have time."
Xiao Cong left, and when the shopkeeper stood next to the table and rubbed his hands, Su Lu realized what he was doing.
Old Xiao Cong ran like a rabbit, especially to escape the bill.
Instructing Chang Ning to give money, Su Lu angrily scolded the shopkeeper: "Boss, your method is wrong. You have to collect the money first. If someone eats it, you won't pay. Just like Lao Lao Xiao, no one is as kind as me.
The money was paid.”
The shopkeeper wiped his hands several times before he dared to take the money from Chang Ning's hand. His face, which was slightly red from the oil smoke, looked like a flower with a smile.
"My lord, what you said is true."
After leaving the restaurant where they were eating, Su Lu thought of Xiao Cong's words, so he asked Chang Ning who was following behind.
"Old Xiao said that I couldn't even enter the martial arts hall. Is this true or false?"
"I just complained to him about my misfortune and thought of cheating him out of a meal, but I didn't expect that this didn't happen."
Chang Ning had just sent someone to inform His Majesty. I thought His Majesty must have already responded, so he said with a smile.
"How is it possible? In this capital, the prince is your majesty, and it is not Xiao Cong who runs the martial arts hall. He is just a trainer. How can he turn away your majesty?"
Qingfeng Mingyue, who was next to him, also echoed: "That's right, old Xiao Cong must be talking nonsense."
"Let me tell you, he heard the rumor from someone else and spread it here."
When Su Lu heard this, he immediately thought of the Da Zong Zheng family. Li Weiyuan had been the Da Zong Zheng for more than ten years and had a stable power in the capital. Old Xiao Cong might be a member of his Li family and let out some such rumors to test him.
, not surprising.
"Let's go to the martial arts hall."
Su Lu gave an order and headed towards the Jiangwu Hall. Due to the many wars in the southern border, the students of this class of Jiangwu Hall had not seen Su Lu yet.
Changning and Qingfeng Mingyue looked at each other, and Mingyue struggled to say: "Your Majesty, let's go to the farm and have a look. They have grown new potatoes. They are sweet and delicious, and the yield has increased a lot."
Su Lu turned back and glanced at the two of them, "Why, is there really something fishy about the martial arts hall?"
"No"
The three of them looked at each other and said negative in unison.
"Then go to the martial arts hall and have a look."
Su Lu said with finality.
Chang Ning had no choice but to summon the inner guards and order a carriage. This place was a bit far from the main camp outside the city. If he went out like this, Su Lu would be exhausted before he even got there.
The car left the city and went directly to the Martial Arts Hall.
As soon as Su Lufu got out of the car, he was shocked by the scene in front of him.
The white jade archway carved with white marble is seven or eight feet high. The main entrance in the middle can accommodate six carriages passing side by side. The small doors on both sides are slightly smaller and can also accommodate two carriages passing side by side.
Standing at the door were two trainees on duty, all in armor and military uniforms, holding new-style spears in their hands.
The army mostly uses spear formations to win. Less than half of the students in the Jiangwu Hall are recommended by nobles, and the majority are selected from the army. It is also customary in the Jiangwu Hall to win with spears.
The two students on duty this time were probably selected from the army, and they obviously knew Su Lu. When they saw Su Lu, they immediately turned around and stood at attention, clasping their fists in front of their chests.
"I've met the Commander-in-Chief."
Su Lu waved his hand: "We are not in the military now, so there is no need to be polite."
Both of them looked happy at the same time. The commander-in-chief actually had an impression of the two of them.
Chang Ning and Mingyue looked at each other. His Majesty had indeed taken action. The palace guards at the entrance of the martial arts hall had withdrawn. But how could they hide the disastrous defeat of the Xiting Army?
A group of people hurried out of the martial arts hall. The leader was General Xie Wan, the general who was in charge of the affairs of the martial arts hall when Su Lu was away.
Seeing Su Lu, Xie Wan was obviously taken aback, and came up to greet him and said: "Commander Commander, are you feeling well? I have heard from His Majesty in the past few days that you were seriously injured and have been sleeping. Are you feeling better now?"
Su Lu nodded: "Fortunately, it's just that I used to fight every day and didn't even have to sleep. I was short of sleep. Now I just have enough sleep."
"You look like you are in a hurry. What are you going to do?"
Li Lin, who was next to him, rushed to say: "Your Majesty has a decree to summon General Xie to the palace. Your Majesty, you are here to give a lecture in the martial arts hall. I will take you in."
Su Lu raised his foot and gave Li Lin a kick: "Go away, I am the chief of the martial arts hall, and I still need you to lead the way."
"What kind of decree did your Majesty send? You actually asked your dignified Palace Guard Commander to deliver the message. There is something wrong with this."
Li Lin quickly waved his hand and said: "Your Majesty, you are wrong this time. There is nothing wrong. It was originally led by Su Ge. I was not going home from the Yamen, so I stopped by to deliver the order. I have a nephew at home, and I want to
You have begged me so many times to study in the martial arts hall, but I just couldn’t resist, so I came here to beg you, General.”
Xie Wan said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty has a plan. I won't accompany you today. I will come with you again when I have time in a few days."
After exchanging a few words with Su Lu, Xie Wan and others hurriedly left. They left the martial arts hall, mounted their horses, and hurried to the palace on Pegasus.
After entering the palace and arriving at the Imperial Study Room, they saw Li Qing sitting at the imperial desk, Pang De, the Minister of War with a frown on his face, the gray-haired General Xiao Cong, and several senior generals in the army.
Xie Wan paid a visit to Su Lu and asked: "Your Majesty, the prince is also in the army. Why did you specifically pass the edict and not let me inform the prince? I just met the prince at the door of the Lecture Hall, and I almost told him that he was trapped. ."
Li Qing waved his hand, motioned for Xie Wan to sit down, sighed and said:
"The Imperial Physician Xia once said that the prince's inner abdomen is seriously injured. If he is overworked again and loses all his internal breath, it will be a trivial matter. He is afraid that the inner abdomen will be injured, overworked, and stasis will lead to illness."
"No one can tell the prince about the war in Xiting, let alone ask him for advice."
"General Xiao, if you don't want to kill the prince, just remember this."