Zeluo, an important minister of the Qiuci King Baisuni, surrendered to the Tibetans after being hit by arrows when Nali and Hu Biaoli were attacked by Guo Xiaoke of the Tang Dynasty.
Zeluo, on the other hand, stayed in the city and surrendered to the Tang Dynasty at the cost of betraying Bai Sunizhi. At the same time, he also won the Tang Dynasty's trust in him.
But as for the whereabouts of Bai Sunizhi and others, Zeluo has always said that they were kidnapped out of the city by Nali and Hu Biaoli, and their current whereabouts are probably in Tubo.
Taking advantage of Princess Wencheng's relationship, after Tubo captured Tuyuhun, Li Hong made indirect inquiries. The envoy told him that he had never seen King Bai Suni of Qiuci arrive at all, and the only people who had taken refuge with them were Nali, Hu Biaoli, and a group of people he led. Thousands of soldiers and horses.
"Has Zeluo been appointed by the imperial court?" Li Hong suddenly remembered that Pei Xingjian had told him about it when he suppressed Shule, but he didn't take it seriously.
That day, he wanted to visit the wealthy families in Qiuci City, but was delayed by Ashina Duzhi's attack on the city, so Li Hong never went to see these people again.
"Sir, Zeluo was granted the title of Military Sanguan of the fifth rank by His Majesty, General Dingyuan." Hua Meng recalled behind him.
"No wonder he is so arrogant, even the imperial officials." Li Hong said with a smile, with a hint of ridicule in his tone.
"It stands to reason that he can only have one hundred generals, but in view of his high prestige in Qiuci, he was specially approved to have two hundred generals." Hua Meng continued to explain to Li Hong from behind.
Li Hong continued to walk forward, but he was thinking about whether he had done anything to Bai Sunizhi in history? But after thinking for a long time, I couldn't figure out the reason, and I didn't know if there was any relationship between Zheluo and Bai Suni's current whereabouts.
Grape wine luminous cup, although it is about Lanling wine, in Qiuci, the grape wine here is no less than the wine in the Central Plains, and it is also a good wine favored by merchants.
Nowadays, merchants who are catching up with the fall of the Yuan Dynasty and preparing to go home to celebrate the Yuan Dynasty will exchange some goods from the Tang Dynasty for grape wine after returning to Qiuci from the Tang Dynasty, and then take them back to their homes to taste.
I found a restaurant and as soon as I stood at the door, I was immediately hit by a strong smell of mutton that made my head hurt.
"Let's go to another restaurant. I'm afraid these muttons haven't been pickled, so they taste so strong." Li Hong frowned and looked at a restaurant not far away with a sign written in Chinese characters and no Qiuci script. He must have been a merchant from the Tang Dynasty. After opening it, I walked to that store.
At the same time, mutton skewers popped up in Li Hong's mind unknowingly, and he was already thinking about holding a big bonfire party in the barracks on Yuan Day to have fun with the people.
When the time comes, let Pei Xingjian find a few orchids and play Kucha's pride: Kucha music, and it will be lively at that time.
As expected, this restaurant was indeed opened by Tang people in Qiuci. The waiter at the door looked at the Tang Dynasty costumes of Li Hong and others, and the smiles on their faces became much brighter: "Please come in objectively, in this Qiuci Now, if you want to eat authentic Tang rice, you have to come to our store. If you come here today, the store has launched a new dish, you can try it. "
Li Hong ignored the waiter and stood at the door and looked inside. It was neat and clean, and there were quite a lot of customers. Most of them were Tang people, and there were also some foreign businessmen from other countries dining there.
Xia Zhi coaxed the little wolf in her arms and said to the waiter without raising her head: "First, two pounds of beef. I want to feed the dog."
Li Hong, who was walking in front, was so angry that he almost lost his breath. He could just eat some beef secretly at home, but here he still dared to shout about eating beef. He didn't know that according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, it was a serious crime to slaughter cattle without permission. .
Xia Zhi looked at Li Hong's body and paused, then hurriedly took two steps forward and explained: "Sir, the cattle here are not farm cattle like us, but a kind of sealing cattle with a lump of meat on their necks. They are very strong. It is said that If you give it to your dog, he will grow taller.”
Li Hong didn't bother to pay attention to her. He had nothing to do these days. The four of them had already visited Qiuci City. Naturally, they knew more than him.
After sitting down in a remote corner, Xia Zhi came over mysteriously. Regardless of the other people in the restaurant who looked sideways at the sudden appearance of four beauties, she whispered to Li Hong again: "Master, you Didn’t you notice that everything here looks familiar? It’s very similar to the layout of Princess Yiyang and Princess Gao’an’s restaurant in Chang’an City?”
Li Hong looked at Banmei ordering food, glanced at the place casually, and said lightly: "Let Fang Zhan touch the bottom of that Zero to see if this guy has any other abilities besides being General Dingyuan. Otherwise, why would even Pei Xingjian let him run rampant in Qiuci City? "
"Oh, I got it." Xia Zhi listened to Li Hong's words, pouted, then handed the little wolf in his hand to Xiaoxue, and walked towards the counter.
Not long after Xia Zhi left, Zeluo and several generals appeared at the door. Without him saying anything, the generals behind him started shouting: "Shopkeeper, come out quickly. Master Zeluo is here. Hurry up." Make room for Lord Zeluo."
Li Hong was stunned, and a bad premonition arose in his heart. When he came in just now, after the waiter greeted him and others at the door, he started to greet other customers. He did not show him and others where to sit. He and others found them. The seats, can’t be such a coincidence, right
Sometimes things in this world are so coincidental. After the general finished shouting, he started to focus on his own table.
And Na Zeluo was also looking at... Xiaoxue, Banmei and Xunlan, his eyes full of surprise and joy.
In addition, most of the guests in the restaurant are looking at him now. No matter how stupid Li Hong is, he still knows that these guests are not looking at them because of the beauty of Xiaoxue and the four girls, but because he has inadvertently taken advantage of them. Luo's exclusive seat.
At Yumen Pass, others were competing with me for a seat. Now that I had entered the restaurant again, I had unknowingly occupied someone else's seat. I really had enough to bear.
At this time, whispers also sounded in the restaurant: "It's over, these beautiful girls seem to have no chance of escaping their bad luck."
"How could this young master bring a beautiful lady with him when he went out on business? I really don't know how he returned to Qiuci from other places."
"Oh, it's okay to suffer a little, but it's a pity..."
"It'll be good if you can save your life. This is the territory of the Tang Dynasty. I don't think anyone will mess around."
While Li Hong listened to the whispers in the restaurant, he asked Fang Zhan to check his thoughts secretly in order not to disturb Zero for the time being, and signaled Hua Meng and others to get up and give up their seats.
But before Li Hong could speak, Zeluo had already strode over and said, "Master, since you are already sitting here, there is no need to get up. How about I just dine here with you?"
After saying that, without waiting for Li Hong's consent, he moved to sit between Xiaoxue and Banmei.
Several generals behind Zeluo also came over at this time and stood behind Zeluo, looking at Li Hong with cold eyes, as if to warn him not to move.
"Get lost." Xiaoxue looked at Zeluo who was about to sit down, frowned and scolded coldly.
Zeluo was not angry, nor did he appear embarrassed by Xiaoxue's scolding. His expression remained calm and composed, and he said quietly: "My little lady is quite angry, and her aggressive personality suits my temper very well."
Li Hong was ignored by Zero at this time, as if he was like air and did not exist on this table at all.
Banmei and Xunlan glanced at Li Hong, whose expression remained unchanged, and then turned to look at the generals behind Zeluo. They began to think about how to deal with these generals if Xiaoxue went crazy.
"I'll give you three breaths to get out of this restaurant immediately." Xiaoxue's pretty face was covered with frost, and she warned coldly again.
Among Li Hong's four maids, she was originally the most introverted and shy, but after the deaths of Bai Lu and Xiao Han, Xiao Xue became increasingly cold and cold, and rarely spoke to anyone except Li Hong.
"Interesting. It seems that you are not planning to return to the Tang Dynasty to celebrate the Yuan Dynasty. Then I will leave you young ladies here in Qiuci City. It is better to follow me, a local emperor, than follow this young master. Xin It's much better to work hard and sleep in the open, traveling around." As Zeluo spoke, he stretched out his hand to touch Xiaoxue's shoulder.
Xiaoxue, on the other hand, was already prepared. Just when the hand was approaching her shoulder, Xiaoxue suddenly put the little wolf on her shoulder. The little wolf was not polite, opened its mouth and exposed its baby teeth, and then reached over. He took a bite on his hand, and at the same time let out a whining warning sound from his mouth, and stared at Zeluo with his canine teeth exposed.
"The little dog is so brave. It seems that my love for you was not in vain." Xiaoxue faced the little wolf and showed a gentle smile that made Zero fascinated.
Zeluo looked at the two small tooth marks on his hand, but he was still not angry. Not only did his eyes flash with murderous intent, but his tone also became a little cold: "I don't know how to praise! How dare you be so arrogant in Kucha City... ”
"My lord, there is a misunderstanding. Some of the guests did not know that this was your seat. How about this? The shop will apologize to you and give you a different table." The shopkeeper hurried over, followed by him. The summer solstice is slowly approaching, looking here with a smile but not a smile.
"What did you say? I didn't hear clearly." Zeluo glanced at Li Hong, who had a smile on his face and was teasing Xiaolang, and then turned to look at the shopkeeper.
"My lord, please don't be upset. Today's incident is all due to the poor arrangement of the shop. The shop will apologize to you and this young master. Please move over, sir. How about eating in this room?" The shopkeeper looked at him and asked. Luo, with a flattering smile on his face.
But Zeluo felt that when the shopkeeper was talking, his eyes were involuntarily aimed at the young master, as if he cared about him very much.
"Is he the shopkeeper of your store?" Zeluo looked at the shopkeeper and pointed at Li Hong.
When Hua Meng and Mang Zhong saw Ze Luo pointing his finger at them, they were about to stand up when they were held down by Li Hong's hand in the air.
(End of chapter)