Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

At the same time, Guo Ye also received an urgent letter sent by Yu Shinan, asking him to return to Chang'an to face the saint.

All of this was going on in an orderly manner as he expected.

After receiving the urgent letter from Yu Shinan, he did not leave in time, but stayed in Bailan City for an extra day.

Taking advantage of this day, he summoned Kang Bao, Cheng Erniu and others, and ordered them to arrange with Yin Yin to ask them to stay in the army to control Bailan City, and asked them to tell the same words to the people who had already led the wild wolves. The army went to the border to appease Pang Feihu and Tong Hu of the Tuyuhun army.

He warned everyone again and again not to clash with Li Jing's troops who are about to enter Tuyuhun, and the names of the members of Guo's class will be included in the reward edict in the future, and it will never fail.

It wasn't until the early morning of the second day that he and Liu Zhenxuan led three hundred soldiers and embarked on the journey back to Chang'an under the Xichuan Army's escort.

The moment he left Bailan City, it represented the end of his mission to go to Tuyuhun.

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Turning back this time, because he knew the route of the return journey, it only took him nearly five days to get to Chang'an.

When we entered the Chunming Gate, it was nearly dusk, and it was almost time for dinner.

When the team reached the Vermilion Bird Gate, Liu Zhenxuan rode his horse to the outside of the carriage and asked, "Master Hou, shall we go back to the mansion first, or go to the imperial city to meet with the yamen of the Ministry of Rites?"

The Ministry of Rites is in charge of diplomatic relations with foreign countries. According to the charter, although Guo Ye's mission to Tuyuhun is by order, he still has to explain to the Ministry of Rites.

Guo Ye in the car chuckled and cursed: "You kid, don't you eat hubing and foolish hats these days? At this point, the gate of the Ministry of Rites is probably closed, so it's a waste of time to go there."

Liu Zhenxuan patted his forehead and suddenly realized, and said with a sneer: "Really, then let's go back to Taipingfang Hou's Mansion first?"

"otherwise!"

Guo Ye suddenly had an idea, and said: "Anyway, the gate of the Ministry of Rites is closed, even if you want to enter the palace to meet the saint, you have to wait for the daytime tomorrow, why don't you and I go to the Haitian Feast Restaurant in West City to find that kid Huang Ao? He'll get us some good dishes and hot pots of good wine, and we'll have a few sips of dinner. By the way, let the sergeants go back to the Hou's Mansion first, and you and I can go to Dongshi easily."

Liu Zhenxuan said hello outside, and hastily ordered the [-] soldiers under his command to be accounted for. After a while, he personally acted as Guo Ye's groom, and drove the carriage to the direction of the West Market.

The carriage slowly entered the West Market, and soon stopped at the entrance of Haitian Feast Restaurant.

Guo Ye hasn't come to this restaurant of his own for a long time. He got out of the carriage and took a rough look outside the gate, but nothing changed.

At this time, it was time for dinner, and there were a lot of customers outside the gate of the restaurant.

After Liu Zhenxuan parked the carriage, Guo Ye and him entered the lobby on the first floor among the crowd entering the restaurant.

At this time, the lobby was already full of guests. At first glance, there were no empty seats, and there was a bustling scene of people everywhere.

Liu Zhenxuan was standing on tiptoe, looking up and groping for the figure of the shopkeeper Huang Ao, but a young man who knew his boss, Guo Ye, had already informed Huang Ao.

Today's Huang Ao is wearing silk and silk boots, his face is full of oil and looks full of wealth, and he seems to be in a state of elation.

After receiving the news, he immediately came down the stairs and greeted Guo Ye, but when he was about to open his mouth to greet him, Guo Ye stopped him by shaking his head, telling others not to make too much noise.

Huang Ao came to Guo Ye and said in a low voice: "Master, you have come back from Tuyuhun all the way? Look, let me give you an advance notice so that I can personally meet you at the gate of the city, isn't it?"

As soon as Guo Ye heard the dark music, this kid had been in the business world for a while, and sure enough, the words in his mouth were all greasy.

Immediately, he smiled lightly and said, "Okay, stop joking, find a place for Zhenxuan and me, get some side dishes and boil two pots of wine. Uh... don't go to the private room on the second floor, just the first floor In the lobby, it’s down-to-earth and lively.”

Liu Zhenxuan nodded unhesitatingly at the side and said in agreement: "Yes, yes, what Hou Ye said is absolutely right, a place with a lot of people is good. A few days ago, I was spitting out Yuhun every day, listening to some words that I couldn't understand. My ears are callused. It’s better to be in the Central Plains, or to be comfortable in Chang’an City, at least I can hear people’s words.”

"Hahaha..." Huang Ao couldn't help being amused, and stretched out his hand to lead Guo Ye and the two of them, "Come on, boss, Captain Liu, this way please, this way please."

While walking, he did not forget to tell the little guy who had just informed him to go downstairs: "Er Donkey, remember to ask the kitchen to fry some signature dishes, warm the wine, and boil the wine well!"

Huang Ao led Guo Ye to an empty table in the right corner of the hall, arranged for the two to sit down, and then was called away by the waiter, who said that there was a distinguished guest from the private room on the second floor looking for the shopkeeper.

Looking at Huang Ao's leaving figure, Guo Ye thought to himself, he is really busy without touching the ground.

But it's better to be busy, because this busyness can only make money.

When he and Liu Zhenxuan took their seats, with their buttocks on the stools, there was a sudden sound - bang, which resounded in the lobby on the first floor.

The two of them were taken aback!

Xunsheng turned his head and looked, feeling that Qingqinger was a temporary platform in a lobby, on which there was a table, and behind the table sat a hale and hearty old man, holding a gavel in his hand.

It turned out to be a storyteller!

Guo Ye glanced at Liu Zhenxuan, and said in a low voice: "It's a coincidence that there are still storytellers, let's listen while eating and drinking..."

Liu Zhenxuan responded, "Yes!"

Soon, the food and drink for the two were on the table, and the old man on the stage rolled up his sleeves and said, "Men, today I don't talk about gods and ghosts, but I will tell you about a hero to help you enjoy the drink. Hehe, I’m talking about a hero. In fact, I’m going to talk about this guy today. You’re all familiar with him, and you’re all fascinated by him. After the talk, everyone feels happy and excited, so please say hello .Of course, it would be the best if I could reward the little old man with a few coins for eating wine..."

"Liu half-blind, what the hell are you talking about? Now it's not fate but storytelling, why is it still a long-winded virtue? Hurry up, man, can you still shorten your drinking money?"

Before the old man on the stage finished speaking, he was slapped by a diner off the stage.

Guo Ye couldn't help laughing when he heard the words. It turned out that the old storyteller was a monk halfway through, and he was a half-blind fortune teller.

On the stage, Liu Banyan smiled and said yes, and gave another slap, and said eloquently: "Today, I want to talk about this hero who is amazing, but he is very capable at such a young age. A few days ago , and even went to Tuyuhun alone as an envoy, and went to the dangerous wolf's lair alone. Coincidentally, Tuyuhun suffered great changes. With only three thousand tigers, this young hero swept Liuhe, turned Tuyuhun upside down, and took a large piece of foundation. The Great Tang opened up the territory. Tsk tsk, old man is just a word to him..."

I saw Liu Banzhuan's mouth splattered, raised his right thumb, and praised: "I have only one word in my heart for this young hero——remarkable!"

"Hahahaha, fuck your mother Liu Banxia, ​​that's three words."

"It turns out that today's joke refers to Mr. Guo Ye, the envoy who was ordered to go to Tuyuhun earlier?"

"That's right, it should be Lord Guohou, the new Marquis of Yizhou."

"It's not wrong, Yizhou Marquis has done a great job in Tuyuhun, and the newspapers were full of stories for several days."

"Yes, yes, my old man also talks to me about Yizhou Marquis every day, saying that he should be like Guo Ziyi for having a child. Alas, I dare not go home for a few days. Old man, you are so talkative!"

"No, people are more popular than people!"

"However, to say that the Marquis of Yizhou defeated Tuyuhun for our Datang this time, it really raised the prestige of our Datang. You don't know, these Tibetans are bad, and they often rob Datang's past merchants at the border. Now Fortunately, the Marquis of Yizhou directly merged the people's territory into the territory of our Great Tang."

"It's really the same as what Liu Banzai said. I only have three words for the Marquis of Yizhou. Admit it!"

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There was a lot of discussion in the audience, and Liu Banyan listened with joy to his ears. It seemed that the response was not bad, and he could earn a few taels of wine money tonight no matter what.

Immediately, my heart was lifted, and I was full of energy and eloquently talked about storytelling on the stage.

As for Guo Ye and Liu Zhenxuan who were sitting in the corner, they could hear and see clearly the scenes on and off the stage.