Qin Mubai thanked Li Ke and went to the palace barracks. He had served as a general here and was very familiar with everything in the military camp. Everyone in the palace also remembered him deeply, and many people greeted him along the way.
The government office in the military camp is quite lively now. At the height of the heat at noon, Yin Yang, Yuwen Hongtai and other generals hid here to rest, leaving only a few poor soldiers standing guard under the sun. At this moment, they were exchanging cups with Changsun Huan and about a dozen of the Hundred Cavalry soldiers, which was very unpleasant.
Qin Mubai suddenly appeared at the door of the government office, causing everyone to be stunned.
The most surprising thing was Changsun Huan and the Baiqi soldiers. They all looked at Qin Mubai with fearful expressions and dull eyes. They were all stunned for a moment - how could the Baiqi soldiers run out of the palace on a hot day at noon? Are you here to "capture" us
Yin Yang was the first to react, and stood up in a hurry to greet him with a smile: "Oh, it turns out to be General Qin. He is such a rare guest! It's very hot. Come sit down and have a glass of the palace's fine wine to relieve the heat. Someone is here. , come and serve!”
"Thank you, General Yin, for your kindness. There is no need to sit down at the table." Qin Mubai and him exchanged glances, and they immediately understood each other. There is no doubt that it must have been Li Ke who told Yin Yang to entertain Changsun Huan and others with good wine and good food. It would be best if they could get them drunk and forget the time.
On the other side, Zhang Sun Huan and others groaned secretly in their hearts. They all put down their cups and stood up obediently. They stood quietly in a row in the corner with their heads hanging down.
Qin Mubai did not get angry. After greeting Yin Yang for a few words, he walked up to Changsun Huan and others with his hands clasped behind his back, and said calmly: "General Changsun, how did you go about the errand I entrusted to you?"
"This..." He went out to do business, but wasted time to gather people here to drink and have fun. Changsun Huan knew that he was disrespectful, so he softened his words, "General Qin, please forgive me. The general and others went to the palace to explain their intention, His Highness King Wu It is said that Princess Gaoyang and several of his concubines went out to play early in the morning and have not returned yet. King Wu has sent officials out to urge me to wait here. "
"Waiting? Then what are you waiting for? The table full of good wine and delicious food has finally arrived, right?" Qin Mubai snorted, "Baiqi is acting under the emperor's order, and you have everything the emperor told you. You are really courageous if you can just take care of it!"
"General Qin, please calm down. It was your fault, General Qin." Now, Changsun Huan had to apologize honestly. This little tail has been firmly grasped by Qin Mubai. If he still refuses to give up, he may be in even greater pain.
"I don't have time to argue with you now. I will have a military order to serve you when I get back." Qin Mubai scolded and said, "Her Royal Highness Princess Gaoyang has sent a letter back to the palace, saying that she went to the Palace of Wei to play. You guys actually Are you still drinking here? I waited for you to reply at noon, but there was still no one there. If I hadn't come here in person, would you have prepared to get drunk and return to the palace tomorrow? "
"General, calm down, I will immediately take people to Prince Wei's Mansion to invite Princess Gao Yang!" Changsun Huan finally found a step to get down and hurriedly said with fists in his hands.
"Go quickly!" Qin Mubai shouted in a low voice. Changsun Huan and others trembled uniformly, hurriedly agreed and ran out.
"Wait a minute!" Suddenly, Qin Mubai stopped them again, raised his finger and pointed at them and cursed angrily, "Look at you, you look like bears, your clothes and armor are scattered and disheveled, you are so drunk, you are so frivolous, where are you?" You don't have any dignity as a royal commander, so you go out and embarrass Baiqi? - I stripped naked and went to the well to get water, use cold water to wash off the alcohol, and then I packed up and went to Prince Wei's house to do my errands! "
"Yes!" Changsun Huan and others trotted away with their heads lowered as if they were having trouble eating Coptis chinensis.
After a while, Yuwen Hongtai's silly laughter sounded: "General Qin, you were so majestic just now! You are worthy of being the Royal Envoy with hundreds of cavalry, haha!"
Yin Yang and the dozen or so famous generals present laughed loudly, and said in a flurry of words: "Yes, yes, a young master like Changsun Huan just needs to be dealt with. When he was drinking with us just now, he treated himself like a The general who is superior to others doesn't take us seriously, and he doesn't even drink wine. I feel so happy to see General Qin deal with him!"
Qin Mubai smiled and said: "It's just to deal with some housework to make the brothers laugh. Come on, come on, the weather is so hot, it's time to drink wine to relieve the heat! I haven't been with my brothers for a long time. Get together!"
"Okay! Okay!" Yin Yang and Yuwen Hongtai took the lead in shouting and cheering - "Bring the best wine collected in the army! This wine can only be opened when General Qin comes. Changsun Huan With such a thing, it would be polite to let him drink the wine bought from the barbarian wine shop in Xishi!"
"Haha, thank you all brothers!" Qin Mubai laughed and sat down with Yin Yang and others, and Le Tao, who drank a large bowl of wine and ate a large piece of meat, took the table.
After drinking for three rounds, Qin Mubai said to Yin Yang, "Brother Yin Yang, have you been to the No. 1 Liquor in the World recently?"
"I've been there, what's wrong?"
"Is Wu Meiniang back?"
"Oh, the general asked his sister-in-law!" Yin Yang said with a smile, "It seems that she hasn't come back yet. Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang are still in charge of the best wine in the world. Originally, Zheng Anshun was cooking together, but it seems that the Wu brothers are with We don't get along very well with him. Now Zheng Anshun no longer cares about the world's best wine. It seems that the store has been completely owned by the Wu brothers. Without the Zheng family, there is nothing wrong with him. "
Qin Mubai frowned slightly and cursed in his heart: No need to guess, it must be those two villains, the Wu brothers, who are eager to dominate the world's best wine and are squeezing out Zheng Anshun. How could a business as big as the Zheng family care about a mere wine shop? Zheng Anshun was naturally not in the mood to fight with them, so he took a step back to help them. Don't these two idiots know that the best wine in the world can only be opened with the support of the Zheng family? It is really stupid to cross the river and burn the bridge now! Next, are they planning to exclude Wu Meiniang? It's true that if you don't fight for three days, you can go to the house and uncover the tiles.
"Brother Yin Yang, let me ask you a favor." Qin Mubai said.
"If something happens to General Qin, just ask him, why bother mentioning the word help? Among us brothers, none of us have ever been taken care of by you, right?" Yin Yang laughed.
Yuwen Hongtai and others immediately agreed: "Yes, yes, general, if you have anything to do, just ask, we will definitely help you handle it properly."
Qin Mubai smiled and said: "Thank you all brothers. In fact, it's just a small matter. The best wine in the world was originally opened by me supporting Wu Meiniang and the Zheng family, but now some people are crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, trying to occupy it and monopolize it. I'm afraid those people have forgotten Now, who is the real backstage and owner of the best wine in the world?”
"You want to deal with the Wu brothers, right? It's too easy! General Qin, please tell me how we want to deal with them!" Yin Yang said.
Qin Mubai smiled and said: "From a business perspective, Wu Meiniang, the Zheng family, and I are the real owners of the No. 1 Liquor in the World. If the owner wants to teach his servants a lesson, then whatever happens is fine. However, after all, they are My two brothers-in-law can’t go too far, and they can’t ruin the business of No. 1 Liquor in the World. Do you know what to do?”
Yin Yang blinked his eyes and thought hard, and after a while he smiled strangely: "I know. Don't worry, General Qin, I will handle this matter properly. I will definitely deal with the Wu brothers and kneel down to Qin Come to the general to beg for mercy and admit your mistake.”
"There is no need to kneel down in front of me." Qin Mubai said, "Let them invite Zheng Anshun back and do what they should do honestly, without any undue thoughts."
"OK, no problem!"
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Qin Mubai didn't stay long. After a while, he said goodbye to Yin Yang and others and left Prince Wu's Mansion. He will definitely not go to Prince Wei's Mansion. No matter whether Princess Gao Yang is still there or not, it will definitely be bad if he goes there. Either it will bring bad luck to Princess Gaoyang or make King Wei unhappy. Leave this kind of scapegoating to Changsun Huan!
Riding on the Huoyun horse, Qin Mubai arrived at the palace in a moment. Li Zhi and Li Mingda were still awake from their nap, and Qin Mubai, who was half drunk and full, rested in the imperial garden for a while, preparing to take the two little guys to Yu Shinan's place to study in the afternoon.
As for Princess Gaoyang's affairs, she doesn't have to worry about it. Regardless of whether Changsun Huan finds the person or not, that is his business. Princess Gaoyang would most likely be scolded by the emperor for escaping from the palace all night, but it was not a big deal. But if... Wei Wang Li Tai really betrays Princess Gaoyang, it's hard to say, and the matter may become a big deal. It's better to stay away and not get involved.
In the afternoon, I read and practiced calligraphy. Yu Shinan's calligraphy is famous all over the world and is known as "the first calligraphy of the dynasty". He has learned the essence of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy. He taught Li Zhi and Li Mingda how to write regular script today, and both little guys practiced it very seriously. Qin Mubai took the time to go to the Baiqi Army Camp. After waiting for a while, Changsun Huan and others came back.
The weather was extremely hot. These people were wearing armored military robes and going out on errands. They were all so hot that they could hardly breathe. In addition, Qin Mubai caught him drinking and lazing around in Prince Wu's Mansion, so they all had a look of death on their faces. , dejected to the extreme.
Qin Mubai was sitting in the office waiting for them. Changsun Huan did not dare to be negligent and hurriedly stepped forward to report. He said that when he arrived at Prince Wei's mansion, he did not see Princess Gaoyang, and Prince Wei was not in the mansion either. According to government officials, King Wei and Princess Gaoyang seemed to have returned to the palace together.
Qin Mubai's heart tightened: Did Li Tai really betray Princess Gaoyang and turn her back to the emperor
"Let's go, General Changsun. We should go to the emperor." After saying that, Qin Mubai got up.
"Why go to the emperor?" Changsun Huan asked dully. After running around for a long time, I was tired, hot and almost half dead. What trouble could I get into with the emperor
"The emperor ordered us to guard Princess Gaoyang. Now she is missing, but she is sent back by King Wei. Do you think we are derelict in our duties?" Qin Mubai glanced at Changsun Huan coldly, "In any case, we should be aware of it. Take the initiative to go to the emperor to apologize, are you waiting for His Majesty to get angry and punish us? "
"Then... then go." Changsun Huan responded helplessly, sighing sadly in his heart: There is no way, who let him hold my handle, I have to be led away by him...