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Chu Huan urged the horse forward, and saw a group of people approaching, the distance was getting closer, but Chu Huan saw that the first person was brisk, dressed in light yellow brocade clothes, jade belt and gold crown, handsome, but suddenly it was Qi Wang Yingren.

Chu Huan got off his horse, and King Qi had already raised his hand to say hello: "Governor Chu, you cut off the traitors, returned triumphantly, and made extraordinary achievements. This king will personally welcome you."

Chu Huan handed the reins of the horse to Qi Hong, stepped forward quickly, cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness welcomes you personally, I am ashamed to be an official."

King Qi held Chu Huan's arm and said with a smile, "I have been worrying about you all this time. I am very happy to see you back safe and sound."

"Your Highness is the strategist." Chu Huan said with a smile: "Your Majesty has heard that Luo Dingxi attacked Shuoquan, and it was Your Highness who commanded it properly. That's why he wiped out all the rebels in Luo Dingxi and collected all the soldiers from Beishan. It is gratifying to achieve such a victory in such a light breeze.”

King Qi laughed and said: "If you hadn't known the news in advance and made preparations, this king would not have known it first...!"

Chu Huan glanced casually at this time. He remembered that Lin Lang was waiting for him outside the city when he came back from pacifying Jinhe Erzhou. He wondered if Lin Lang was among the crowd this time. There are only a handful of big gentry, including the seven surnames of Xiguan, and most of them are officials from Hezhou. Gongsun Chu and Du Fugong are among them. Qi Wangchang Shi Lu Haosheng is standing beside Qi Wang, smiling .

"Bring wine!" King Qi said loudly.

Immediately someone from behind brought a plate containing a silver jug ​​and a silver wine cup. King Qi picked up the jug, filled it with wine, held it with both hands, and brought it to Chu Huan: "Governor Chu , this first glass of wine, I respect you for eradicating the traitors, winning the flag and returning triumphantly!"

Chu Huan cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, my lord." He took the wine glass, hesitated for a while, and finally drank it down.

King Qi filled up the wine again and said: "This second glass of wine is for this king to respect the soldiers who went to war this time. I can't respect each other one by one, but the soldiers who went to war this time are all loyal and patriotic soldiers. You, instead of the whole army, drink this wine."

Chu Huan hesitated for a moment, and finally drank it all in one gulp. King Qi still wanted to pour wine, but Chu Huan stopped him and said, "My lord, I'm quite tired, so I can't drink too much, two glasses are enough!"

"Governor Chu is self-effacing." Lu Haosheng said with a smile beside him, "Governor Chu is a young hero, with a heroic spirit and a capacity for alcohol, not to mention three glasses of wine, but three jars of wine. This is the respect of the prince, and it is to commend your loyalty and bravery, Governor Chu, you must drink this glass of wine."

Chu Huan thought about it for a while, finally took his hand away, and smiled at King Qi: "Your Highness loves you so much, I am very grateful, let me have another drink."

King Qi poured the wine, and then said solemnly: "This glass of wine is to hope that the governor of Chu and the soldiers of the Northwest will continue to work hard. Now that the country is in turmoil and bandits are in chaos, it is all up to the Governor of Chu and the people in the northwest to put down the bandits and protect us. Loyal and brave soldier." Zheng Ran said: "Please!"

Chu Huan held the wine glass and said with a smile: "It is the job of the lower officials to protect the family and the country and eradicate the thieves. Dare you not do your best!" After drinking the wine glass down, he cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I am an official!" There is a lot of dust on my body, I will wait for the next official to take a bath and change clothes, and then go to see His Highness and report to Wang Yexiang, I wonder what Wang Ye wants?"

King Qi smiled and said: "Okay, then the king will go back to the mansion first, and I will hold a welcome banquet for you in the mansion tonight, and clean up the dust for you."

Chu Huan smiled and said: "Thank you, my lord." He went forward and bowed his hands to Gongsun Chu and Du Fugong and other officials, "Everyone, Luo Dingxi's surprise attack on Shuoquan depends on your life and death, not only to save Shuoquan, but also to stabilize me. The rear of the army also protected the prince, Chu Huan hereby thanks everyone."

Gongsun Chu cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Chu Du, if you hadn't anticipated the enemy first and planned well, this Shuoquan might not be able to be saved. Even if you saved Shuoquan, if Chudu hadn't fought bloody battles on the front line and resisted desperately, this Shuoquan might not have survived." In the end, it will still fall into the hands of the traitor Zhu Lingyue... The officials and the others just did what they should do, and the real protection of Shuoquan and the safety of the Xiguan people are all due to the merits of Governor Chu."

Du Fugong also smiled and said: "Chu Du, you came to transfer salt from the salt field to Hezhou. The officials thought that there was not enough salt ahead, but later found out that Chu Du used salt as a reward, rewarding meritorious deeds with salt, which is unprecedented. , it's amazing."

All the officials around immediately laughed, and Chu Huan laughed and said, "Mr. Du, you have to make this clear. Are you hurting me or praising me?"

Du Fugong laughed and said: "Naturally it's a compliment. Governor Chu and his colleagues have been worrying recently whether Governor Chu will change the rules and use salt instead of salary after he comes back. Became a salt merchant."

When everyone heard this, there was another burst of laughter.

King Qi was a little embarrassed to see that Chu Huan was getting along with all the officials, but Lu Haosheng also said with a smile: "The governor of Chu has clear rewards and punishments. Helping each other will surely revive the Great Qin and stabilize the world."

The people didn't say much, and they entered the city amidst the sound of gongs and drums. Chu Huan still asked the white blind man to lead people to escort King Qi back to the mansion. In the hands of Bai Xiazi, he will protect the safety of Prince Qi's mansion.

After King Qi and Chu Huan parted, they got into the carriage, and Lu Haosheng also sat in the carriage. King Qi hesitated for a moment, his expression slightly dignified, hesitant to speak, and finally asked: "Lu Changshi, how are you doing today? Why does this king always feel that the arrangement is inappropriate? Don’t let Chu Huan misunderstand because of these few words of this king.”

Lu Haosheng stroked his beard and asked, "My lord, what are you worried about Chu Huan misunderstanding?"

"This...!" King Qi hesitated for a moment, and finally said with a wry smile: "Chu Huan has treated me with the utmost benevolence and righteousness. I'm afraid that if these words are spoken, Chu Huan will think that the king and him are not on the same page."

"My lord is wrong." Lu Haosheng shook his head and said, "It should be Chu Huan who wants to be with the lord. There are at least three advantages for the lord to do this today. First, the lord will go out of the city to greet him personally, at least let everyone You see, the prince still attaches great importance to Chu Huan. The relationship between you and Chu Huan is very harmonious. Second, although the prince is now in the northwest and under the rule of Chu Huan, if he hesitates a little, he may become Chu Huan. Huan...!" After a pause, he finally said: "It is very likely that he will become Chu Huan's puppet. Chu Huan holds great power, but if he has a deep foundation in the Northwest, then that is not necessarily the case. He came to the Northwest. After all, it hasn't been long, and it is not easy to be as stable as a rock in such a short period of time."

King Qi just frowned and didn't speak.

"Humble official admits that Chu Huan's methods of buying people's hearts are extraordinary, and he has outstanding talents. His greatest strength is that he dares to employ people in military and political affairs. He may not have outstanding talents in military and political affairs, but he can arrange suitable people just right. Go to work, and dare to delegate power." Lu Haosheng sighed: "With such a boss, those subordinates who have won his trust, who would not be willing to listen to him? ...Don't forget, my lord, the world is in turmoil now. When he has a deep foundation in the northwest and is as stable as a rock, who can guarantee that he will hold the power in the northwest and won't think about it? Shake Chu Huan, but put himself in danger...!"

King Qi just sighed lightly, but still didn't speak.

"So at this time, the lord should always appear in front of people. It is definitely not the right way to hide behind at this time." Lu Haosheng said slowly: "The lord wants to let everyone in the northwest know that the lord is sitting here in the northwest today, and he must With the help of Chu Huan, he is still respectful to the prince, so that everyone in the northwest understands that Chu Huan is just a servant of the prince, and the real master of the northwest is the prince...!"

"Lu Changshi, I also want to tell you the truth. If Chu Huan hadn't taken us in, we wouldn't know whether we were dead or alive." King Qi smiled wryly and said, "You have seen it too, the officials of Xiguan are right. Chu Huan is very awed. Perhaps in their hearts, Chu Huan's status is much higher than this king. In this king's view, Chu Huan is loyal and will follow his wishes and help him return to the capital. With my current strength, I can't resist him at all, and...this king doesn't want to be his enemy, in my heart, he is one of the few people I can trust now."

"My lord, you are the prince of Daqin. Whether you want to or not, you have to bear the responsibility of Daqin's country and society." Lu Haosheng said solemnly: "My lord also sees clearly that Chu Huan is now using the lord as a banner and is absorbing the whole world." Northwest, he was the one who raised this flag, and he didn't dare to take it back easily. The prince just took advantage of this opportunity to develop and grow... Even if the prince has no power in his hands now, the prince must have the name of the Lord of the Northwest. Therefore, the prince must reveal the fact that Chu Huan is a servant of the prince, and I hope you can understand the painstaking efforts of the humble position."

King Qi waved his hand and said, "Then what is the third benefit you mentioned?"

"I just want to take this opportunity to see what Chu Huan is thinking." Lu Haosheng said in a low voice: "My lord, Zhu Lingyue and Xiao Huanzhang have been eliminated by Chu Huan. Looking at the northwest, no one is Chu Huan's opponent now. Chu Huan It is inevitable to control the Northwest Three Ways. Under such circumstances, we can also take this opportunity to see Chu Huan's true intentions and see whether he is loyal or treacherous!"

"Oh?" King Qi frowned and asked, "Then who can you tell? What's Chu Huan thinking?"

"From today's perspective, Chu Huan has no loss of respect for the lord, and has not been disrespectful to the lord by taking credit and power in his hands." Lu Haosheng said slowly: "But Gongsun Chu's gang has something in their words, will the lord listen? come out?"

King Qi hesitated for a moment before sighing: "Gongsun Chu was rescued from the execution ground by Chu Huan, and Du Fugong was single-handedly picked up by Chu Huan, and most of the officials today are appointed by Chu Huan, and they are dedicated to Chu Huan. That is a matter of course.”

"So next, the lord must be more careful in planning." Lu Haosheng said in a low voice: "Most of the officials in Xiguan have intersections with Chu Huan, but this is not the case in Tianshan and Beishan." He leaned forward and lowered his voice: "My lord Don't let this opportunity go, no matter what, you must seize this opportunity, this is for the sake of the prince himself, and also for the sake of Daqin's country."