The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 366 Back to Taiyuan
"drive!"

The cracking whip was raised in the air, and the galloping horses rushed directly through the city gate. The soldiers who came in and out wanted to intercept them, but they were pulled back by their companions and pulled aside. More than a hundred riders followed closely, and the oppressed people and merchants waiting to enter the city hid on both sides.

"drive!"

The leading fast horse rushed across the bustling long street, and Li Cunxu returned to the palace, threw the whip to the guard who came up to lead the horse, and strode into the palace with his cloak on.

"Where are they?"

'They' naturally refers to Li Siyuan and Shi Jingtang, the accompanying Wangfu chief envoy stepped on a small step and hurriedly replied: "Go back to the king of Jin, the two of them are about to arrive in Taiyuan, and some generals in the army have already gone to meet them."

The forward footsteps stopped for a while, Li Cunxu frowned and asked, "Who?"

"Inspector Li Cunshen, Inspector Taifu Yan Bao."

Over there, Li Cunxu pursed his lips, as if he was about to speak, but raised his hand, dragged his cloak up the stone steps, and walked to the front yard. The servant girl brought tea and left for a while, and he suddenly put the teacup in his hand Smashed, a hand of hot water dripped with the fingertips.

Such a sudden outburst of fire is rare in these years.

Since inheriting the Jiedu envoy of Hedong and the king of Jin, Li Cunxu inherited the regrets of his father Li Keyong, rectified the internal affairs, appointed talented people, curbed corruption, and worked hard to make Taiyuan prosperous. Although it is not as prosperous as the Central Plains, it is also more prosperous than the original Jin .

Right now, Li Siyuan, who has been away for ten years and was an official in Chang'an, ran back, and even his generals ran to greet him, which really made him feel uncontrollable anger.

As long as he could remember, he knew that his father valued this adopted son very much and kept him with him all the time. The general in the army was very familiar with him, and when he suddenly ran back at this time, there was no guarantee that he would not be suspected of picking peaches.

"Call Sikong here."

Li Cunxu wiped the water stains on his hands, and after giving some instructions, someone cleaned up the teacup debris on the ground, replaced the tea and sat in the first place with his eyes closed, thinking about the reason for Li Siyuan and his return.

Not long after, a tall figure outside the door pressed the handle of the knife, dragged a suit of armor across the threshold, and clasped fists at him heavily, causing the shaking armor leaves to slam.

"Shi Jiantang pays homage to the King of Jin! I don't know what the King of Jin wants me to do."

"Sit over there and talk."

Li Cunxu spoke softly to the general in front of him, and he waited until the other party saluted again and sat down before he spoke again: "Do you know about the return of my righteous brother Li Siyuan and his subordinate Shi Jingtang to Taiyuan?"

"I heard."

The general’s words were simple and shocking, which made Li Cunxu smile. The other party was the son of his father’s confidant general Shi Jingsi. The other party’s father died in battle to cover Li Keyong. After Li Cunxu took power, he immediately pulled him to work. First, to commend his father's achievements, and second, after such a loyal minister and good general, how could he not use it?

The purpose of recruiting the other party right now is to ask Shi Jiantang if he knows Li Siyuan, after all, the two should have met at that time.

When asked, Shi Jiantang frowned and pondered for a moment: "According to what I know, Li Siyuan is a man of deep reticence, respectful and respectful, and has some prestige in the army. In terms of military strategy, my father once said that if he is well planted, he will surely become a great man." device."

"Ah."

Li Cunxu nodded, listening to Shi Jiantang slowly talking about his understanding of the other party, he probably figured out some of the situation. From the news that came, the other party only had two people, and they came back with a few followers. No, but worried that it would affect the prestige he had cultivated over the years.

After all, the other party just came back and was killed before doing anything, which seemed narrow-minded.

'It's a tricky thing to come back at this time. '

'People still have to see. '

'Should we go to greet each other?After all, he is also a righteous brother. '

Many thoughts swirled and fell in his mind, Li Cunxu finally stood up, asked Shang Shi Jiantang to take a pair of soldiers and horses to follow him out of the south gate, and lined up in the suburbs to greet the opponent, and at the same time, to show off.

The sun rose between the clouds.

Amidst the sparse humming of cicadas in the distant mountains, a soldier and horse on the winding official road had already met a northbound team thirty miles away. A man named Li Cunshen got off his horse and hugged the figure who came out of the carriage. Together, laugh out loud.

"Brother!"

"It's good to be back, I haven't seen you for many years."

Li Cunshen patted Li Siyuan's arms, pursed his lips and kept looking, the smile on his face never broke, and Li Siyuan looked at his brother-in-law whom he hadn't seen in 11 years, and his expression was mostly emotional.

I thought I would spend the rest of my life in Chang'an, but I didn't expect to return to Taiyuan to see old friends.It's just a pity that the adoptive father Li Keyong is long gone. When he heard the bad news in Chang'an, he hid in the courtyard and cried for a long time.

"Brother, please."

After exchanging some pleasantries, Li Siyuan invited Li Cunshen to go with him in a carriage, but the latter asked a soldier to bring a horse. Li Siyuan had no choice but to turn over and walk with the other party at the front of the team. They hadn't seen each other for many years, and they were talking about Taiyuan almost all the way. Talking about Chang'an, talking about the battle in Shu, Li Cunshen compared his thumbs and praised loudly.

"With a weak soldier, he was able to survive from a desperate situation and kill the emperor of the Shu Kingdom. Hahaha, I am worthy of my northern man!"

"It's just a fluke, brother don't praise me."

"Then why did you come back this time? Shouldn't King Yong reward you for your meritorious deeds? Instead, let you come back? This is not like that person's style."

Speaking of King Yong in Chang'an, almost everyone in today's world is not ignorant of his temper. Li Siyuan has made great contributions there, how could he let him go?

"Hehe, brother doesn't know something"

After Li Siyuan watched and joked, Li Cunshen's eyes showed doubts, and he didn't panic. After sighing, he told the righteous brother in detail what happened in Chang'an.

"Oh, that Geng Qing is really petty. Killing an emperor is worse than killing a group of recruits. No wonder he has lived in Chang'an for ten years."

Li Siyuan looked at this righteous brother who had reached the age of knowing destiny, still as bold and rough as a young man, and couldn't help smiling: "Brother, don't say that, although King Yong is stupid, he has taken care of Siyuan these years. , this kindness should be remembered."

Knowing how the two returned to the Northland, Li Cunshen didn't have any doubts. He raised his voice to comfort him, and said that Jin Wang Li Cunxu was very brave. But he stayed in Taiyuan for a good life and assisted King Jin to achieve his great cause.

"What elder brother said was that on the way back, Siyuan thought so."

The two walked while chatting, and when they reached the southern suburbs of Taiyuan, five miles away, they saw soldiers and horses lined up in a row, with banners and flags everywhere, swords and guns like a forest, and a killing atmosphere spread.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see a clue, Li Cunshen frowned, and subconsciously looked at Li Siyuan beside him.

"Look, Siyuan, King Jin really values ​​you. I have never enjoyed such a big show before."

Li Siyuan just smiled, and on the other side, the general named Yan Bao cupped his hands, and then he rode forward alone, and from a distance he could see Hua Gaixia riding a golden helmet and silver armor sitting on the horse's back.

The two were looking at each other at a distance, for a moment, Li Siyuan stopped the horse, turned over, and bowed down.

"Old minister Li Siyuan, pay homage to King Jin."

(End of this chapter)