"I am sent to the provincial governor Wang Liaoyuan to pay my respects to His Highness the King of Wei!"
The sun was setting and the sky was getting dark. The southern gate of Taiyuan City was wide open. Wang Liaoyuan, the governor of Bingzhou, and a group of staff and officials from the governor's office hurriedly rushed outside the city. As for the officials at the county level below, he didn't care at all. Notice, at this time, I saw a teenage boy standing in front of the motorcade. His expression was indifferent and full of nobility. The sergeant next to him tightly protected him. In addition, Wang Liaoyuan had entered the country in the past few years. He had met Li Tai several times when he was debriefing, so now he came directly to Li Tai and bowed in salute.
"Meet His Highness King Wei!"
Behind Wang Liaoyuan, the aides and subordinate officials of the Governor's Office followed and bowed.
With Wang Liaoyuan taking the lead, they could save the time of searching for Li Tai in the crowd!
"You don't have to be polite!"
Li Taixu raised his hands, smiled warmly at Wang Liaoyuan and others, and said: "I have been ordered by my father to come to Taiyuan City to perform an important task. These thousand forbidden troops will enter the city with me. Please also ask the king The governor can do it for your convenience and cooperate with me within this period of time to complete the tasks assigned by your father!"
Hearing this, Wang Liaoyuan frowned. Earlier, Dugu Feiying entered the governor's house holding the Imperial Guards badge, and what he was talking about was that Li Tai was going to lead a thousand Imperial Guards into Taiyuan City, but Dugu Feiying did not have the real information in his hands. The imperial edict, they only followed Li Er's oral instructions on this trip! After all, letting an unfamiliar army enter the city was of great importance. As the governor of Bingzhou, Wang Liaoyuan had to go out of the city to find out in person! Otherwise, what if this team of soldiers has other agendas? By then he will really die!
After seeing that the leader of this team was indeed Li Tai, Wang Liaoyuan could not help but become less vigilant, because Li Tai could not rebel, and even if he rebelled, he would not be able to lead the Bei Ya Imperial Army to rebel, because Bei Ya The Yamen Imperial Army is the direct line force of Li Erzhong. If this is the case, then Li Tai should really have received the emperor's order when he led the army into the city!
"Your Highness is very polite. I will do my best to assist Your Highness in completing His Majesty's mission!"
After pondering for a moment, Wang Liaoyuan cupped his hands and said.
At this moment, he thought about the afternoon when elite members of the Wang family came in and out, searching for the two people throughout the city. He wondered whether this matter had anything to do with Li Tai's arrival.
"Haha! I have met His Highness the King of Wei, Wang Yu!"
It really means that Cao Cao and Cao Cao are about to arrive. Just when Wang Liaoyuan was thinking like this, a burst of hearty laughter came from behind the officials of the Governor's Office, and then Wang Yu was seen walking out with Princess Tong'an, and then He bowed his hands to Li Tai and saluted.
Of course, he was the only one who saluted. Princess Tong'an stood in front of Li Tai, looking at the little fat man in front of her with a smile. After Wang Yu finished saluting, she said with a smile: "Qingque, you kid Why didn't you tell me in advance that you were coming to Taiyuan? I could send someone to pick you up!"
Seeing Wang Yu and Princess Tong'an and his wife, Li Tai's previously pretentious expression instantly disappeared, replaced by a kind of well-behaved attitude unique to younger people in front of their elders. He first bowed to Wang Yu and said, "Uncle, you don't have to be polite." , and then replied to Princess Tongan:
"Don't blame my aunt! Tai's departure from Chang'an this time was just a temporary decision. Besides, Tai didn't know that my aunt and uncle are in Taiyuan at the moment! Otherwise, someone would have been informed in advance!"
The relationship between Princess Tong'an and Li Er, the aunt and nephew, is very good. Although Princess Tong'an has been married for a long time, during the holidays, Li Er will send people to Suizhou to give her and Wang Yu a gift. A gift, therefore, Li Tai did not dare to neglect his "aunt"!
In terms of seniority, Princess Tong'an is his true aunt!
"Haha! We are all a family, why are you so weird? Renbiao got married a few days ago, and your uncle and I have just arrived from Qizhou to Taiyuan! You have been a pampered child since you were a child, and you have never traveled far away. You’ve suffered a lot here, haven’t you?”
Princess Tong'an pursed her lips and smiled, then stepped forward and touched Li Tai's head habitually. It is said that in the early years when Li Tai was still young, Princess Tongan often touched his head like this.
Li Tai felt helpless for a while and wanted to hide, but he was afraid that hiding would break the aunt's heart, so he had no choice but to "torture" Princess Ren Tongan where she was!
Seeing that the two of them were chatting about their parents' differences, the rest of the people, especially Wang Liaoyuan and some people from the governor's office, instantly felt that standing here was redundant. Wang Liaoyuan couldn't help but boldly reminded him. : "I wonder if His Highness has arranged a place to stay in the city? If not, I will immediately ask someone to clear out a courtyard in the Governor's Mansion!"
Unexpectedly, before Li Tai spoke, Princess Tong'an couldn't help but said to Wang Liaoyuan: "Humph! Since Qingque has come to Taiyuan City, he naturally wants to live in the Wang family! Could it be that the Wang family still lacks a few houses?" Or is it that the Wang family’s house is not as good as your Governor’s Mansion?”
As soon as he said this, Wang Yu, who was standing aside, couldn't help but look a little weird. Because just a few quarters of an hour ago, Princess Tong'an made it clear that she did not agree with Li Tai and his party living in the Wang family. It had only been a short while, so why did she suddenly change her mind
Although he thought so in his heart, Wang Yu did not come forward to undermine Princess Tong'an. Wang Liaoyuan, who was in front of Li Tai, was embarrassed by Princess Tong'an's words and said: "Don't dare! Don't dare!"
Even though he was the governor of a state, he would never dare to offend the woman in front of him!
Li Tai and Dugu Xin secretly exchanged glances, and then came out to smooth things over and said: "Thank you very much for your aunt's kindness, and thank you very much for the kindness of Governor Wang. However, Xiao Wang plans to stay in the post house when he comes to Taiyuan City this time. It will be more convenient to do things, and also I hope my aunt and Governor Wang won’t mind me!”
Hearing this, Wang Yu, who had been silent all this time, couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Wang Liaoyuan said: "Since His Highness has made up his mind, I will immediately ask someone to take you to the city posthouse!"
Princess Tong'an frowned, her expression vaguely displeased, but after hesitating for a moment, she finally nodded and said: "That's all! Qingque, you must be tired after a long journey, so go to the city and rest at the post house. After you have rested tomorrow, I will hold a banquet to welcome you and cleanse you from the dust!"
Li Tai secretly breathed a sigh of relief, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, great-aunt!"
So, the group of people set off and walked towards the city.
As for the thousand forbidden troops led by Dugu Xin, they naturally followed them in.
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"Stop! Who are you?"
As time goes by, the setting sun gradually disappears on the horizon, and the entire grassland is about to fall into darkness. A caravan is still marching firmly northward on the grassland. At this time, they can faintly see the stars scattered not far ahead. A white tent, but at this moment, a group of people suddenly ran towards this side and surrounded the caravan. The leader rode forward and shouted loudly.
This man naturally spoke Turkic, and this caravan was a Turkic caravan pretended to be by Tang Jian and others!
"We are traveling traders on the grassland. May I ask which tribe this warrior belongs to?"
Tang Jian had already dismounted. He gave the man a prairie etiquette and then asked instead of answering.
People on the grassland like to be called warriors, because only the bravest people on the grassland deserve the most beautiful girls. Seeing that Tang Jian had a good attitude, the man puffed up his chest proudly and said "Huh" One voice said:
"I am Abdang of the Black Water Division of Mohe, and I am guarding this place under the orders of the chief. Are you spies sent by the Great Khan?"
"Mohe Heishui Department?"
When Tang Jian heard this, he couldn't help but feel moved. This Mohe tribe can be said to be the direct line of troops of Tuli Khan, and the Mohe tribe can be said to be powerful among the entire grassland tribes. The Mohe tribe initially had dozens of tribes, and later gradually developed into Seven major parts. They are mainly distributed in the Sumo River and Heishui areas. Among the seven major tribes, Sumo Mohe and Heishui Mohe are the most powerful. This strong man claims to be from the Mohe Black Water Tribe. Doesn't that mean that this place has entered Tuli's sphere of influence, and that it is not far from Tuli's Yating
(Some of the Black Water Tribe of Mohe eventually evolved into the Jurchen tribe, which were the ancestors of the Manchus in later generations)
Thinking of this, a trace of joy flashed across Tang Jian's face. He smiled and said sincerely: "Abu Dang Warrior, I have brought back a batch of treasures from the Central Plains. I specially want to present them to the little Khan. Please also ask The warrior Abdang can provide convenience!"
Although it was generally confirmed that Abdang was a Tuli person, Tang Jian still did not dare to reveal his identity as an envoy of the Tang Dynasty now, because they were not absolutely safe until they saw Tuli!
"Baby? What baby?"
Abdan raised his eyebrows and asked.
The eyes of the rest of the people behind him lit up when they heard this, and they couldn't help but cast their gazes on the carriage behind Tang Jian.
"It's some silk, porcelain, glass and ironware. I heard that the little khan was besieged by the big khan. I used to be taken care of by the little khan when I was doing business on the grassland. Now that the little khan is in trouble, I hope to personally Give these treasures bought from Zhongyuan to the little Khan to help the little Khan tide over the difficulties!"
Tang Jian quickly showed off his "drama master" nature and said sincerely.
Abu Dang fell silent immediately after hearing this. It seemed that Tang Jian's words made him feel a little bit. Presumably, Mohe has not betrayed Tu Li until now. Presumably, they are also loyal to Tu Li. Tang Jian's "heartfelt" words are invisible. In a short time, the distance between the two people was shortened!
"You wait here, I'll go see the chief. If he allows me, I can take you to see the little Khan!"
After a moment of silence, Abdan finally made a decision and said.
"Haha! There is Rau Ab as a warrior!"
Tang Jian performed the prairie salute again and said.
Abdang nodded. He left the others behind to take care of Tang Jian and others, while he himself turned his horse's head and rode towards the group of tents ahead!
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