On the way back to the military camp, Zhang Hu was still chattering. "If you were my junior, even if you were a peer, I would have sewed your mouth on you!" Liu Qi could not stop him, so he could only think so in his heart and secretly relieve his hatred; and he kept accelerating his pace.

They soon returned to the gate of the military camp and were about to enter when they suddenly heard a burst of cheers coming from inside, and the sound became louder and louder, gradually deafening.

"What's going on?" Zhang Hu finally stopped talking nonsense and said in confusion.

"The news came, and the Great Cannibal did not chase after him; the Gao Jiedushi would no longer send troops to fight against the Great Cannibal. Of course everyone is very happy." The soldiers guarding the camp said with a smile.

"No need to fight? That's great!" Zhang Hu shouted happily when he heard his words. The Great Cannibal is so capable that he not only has to fight with all his life, but also because the Shi Kingdom was occupied by the Tang army two years ago, even if he won, he would not be able to grab anything. Except for the close relatives who died at the hands of the Great Cannibal, who would like to go to fight again?

"It's a good thing not to fight." Liu Qi, who had heard Li Quan talk just now, was not surprised and said calmly. Even the veteran who had been in Anxi for several years did not want to fight with the cannibals anymore, and he would not be willing to fight.

Zhang Hu shouted, and walked into the barracks to cheer with everyone. Liu Qi had never been to get together with so many people to do something crazy. Even though he had experienced life and death outside Talas City, he still felt embarrassed and simply didn't go in and chatted with the guard at the door. There were few people standing at the gate and chatting with the guard all the time. The guard was very happy, probably because he was so suffocated that he immediately started to blow up and said everything he knew as if he was taking out garbage.

"The Tang Town of our Shuye Town died in too many soldiers because of the attack on Talas this time. Even the deputy of the town was killed in battle. In order to make up for the vacancies, all the young and strong people in the city who were not a regular businessman were summoned into the army. Yesterday, he forced two guards of a caravan, which made the merchants of the caravan confused, haha!"

"The local tribe Li family and Shi family have all died in battle. Four of the Li family died and three of the Shi family have died. One of the dead people in the Li family married their wife before going to war. The wife is very stubborn. I heard that her husband died and was making trouble at home all day, which made her in-laws miserable."

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The guard spoke for a while and felt thirsty. He took off the kettle hanging around his waist and took a big sip. While he was drinking water, Liu Qi asked: "What are the local tribes? Only the Li family and the Shi family?"

"If you want to talk about the big clans, there are only the Li family and the Shi family. The Li family claims that their ancestors were descendants of Li Ling of the Han Dynasty. No one knows whether it is true. Anyway, their family has indeed been in the Saiye for many years. They took root here long before the Tang Dynasty seized Saiye. After the Tang Dynasty occupied Saiye, the Li family had become friends with several town generals, and the family became more prosperous. There were many Li family members among the officials of Saiye Town and the Protectorate Office."

"Then talk about the Shi Family. The Shi Family is a descendant of the Turkic royal family. When His Majesty Gaozong destroyed the Western Turks, his ancestors surrendered and moved to Suye Town to settle down. This family is also very good at dealing with things. Not only did they immediately change their surname to Shi, but they are also very good at pleasing to the yamen. Although they were despised by other Turkic people who moved to Suye, they were appreciated by the Protectorate and became the second largest family in the city."

"As for the others, there are only 200,000 to 300,000 people in the Thunder Ye City, including at most 600,000 farmers outside the city, how can they accommodate the third big family? It's not worth mentioning."

Liu Qi nodded and wrote down what the guard said. He was about to ask again, when suddenly many people came out of the barracks, led by a general wearing exquisite armor. The guard hurriedly threw the kettle to the ground, straightened his body and stood upright. Liu Qi also pretended to have just walked to the door.

However, the group of people who came out didn't pay attention to them at all, and walked out and walked straight past. Only one of them probably recognized the guard, noticed his previous actions, and walked at the end, and squeezed his eyes at him as he passed the guard.

"Luckily General Li didn't pay attention to me." When they walked away, the guards fell loose again and said with lingering fear. Although they would not be too strict with those who guarded the military gates, they could be punished according to the rules. Now, none of the generals in Anxi were in a good mood, and he could only bear the whip of him by taking advantage of the situation.

"Who is that general?" Liu Qi asked. He looked at the general who had just passed by and looked familiar.

"You don't recognize him?" said the guard in a particularly surprised tone: "He is a confidant general under the command of the Gao Jiedushi. If you don't recognize your immediate boss, you must recognize him."

After a pause, he introduced: "He is Li Siye. His current official position is the General of Right Guard and General of the Central Army. He has been in Jixi for more than ten years. He is good at using Modao and is extremely trusted by the high military governor."

"This time General Li went to Talas as a vanguard officer. Although he was defeated in this battle, General Li was not responsible for the defeat. On the contrary, if he had not fought bravely to kill the enemy, the army would not be able to retreat. Gao Jiedushi would also report General Li's contribution to the court."

'I remembered that he was waving a stick on his way to retreat to disperse the general who was Brahma.' Hearing the guard's words, Liu Qi remembered where he had seen him. He smiled and said, "In this way, General Li is considered all the benefactors who can withdraw the Snow Ye soldiers?"

"That's it! Not only that, after returning to Shattered Leaf, General Li gave up many reasons to persuade Gao Jiedu, so that Gao Jiedu will give up his plan to raise an army and fight with the great cannibals again." The guard looked at Liu Qi and joked: "You have also withdrawn from Talas. You should offer his portrait in the house and burn incense every day to pray for him."

"Ha ha."

After they said so long, the shouts in the barracks finally stopped. Liu Qi talked to the guards for a few more words and went to bed.

A few days later, Liu Qi got up early in the morning and had breakfast, and went to Li Quan's family to study. After Li Quan returned home, he talked to him about poetry or essays or what orders the Gao Jiedushi issued, and also inquired about the situation of various officials of the Governor's Office of the Luzhou Governor's Office. However, Li Quan was still young and did not know much about the Governor's Office of the Luzhou Governor's Office. He had not received much information from Zhang Hu.

Of course, I would have fun with Zhang Hu at night. As a city in Jixi, Suiye Town has many places to play, and many of the tricks are something that Liu Qi had never heard of. He would always linger. With great perseverance, he did not delay studying at Li Quan's family, but his dark circles became heavier every day.

A few days later, the governor Gao ordered the troops to return to the garrison, and he himself would lead the soldiers of Kucha Town back to the location of the Great Protectorate. After hearing this, Liu Qi hurriedly visited Cen Shen and asked him to have a drink the next day. The errands could do in Suiye Town were almost done, and the governor Gao was not so strict. Cen Shen had free time and happily agreed.

"Then I will invite Mr. Cen tonight at Huayue Tower." Liu Qi said.

"Don't have to be in Huayue Tower." Cen Shen said: "You were just a soldier, so it's not easy to save a few dollars. You don't have to spend all your money just to invite me to drink. I think the restaurant you and I met is pretty good. I heard that there are other programs? Just there."

Liu Qi advised him a few more times, and saw that Cen Shen insisted on not going to Huayue Tower, so he said, "Since that's the case, I will take the kindness of Mr. Cen. However, the program of those two restaurants was at noon."

"Then change the time to noon." Cen Shen smiled and said, "As soon as he left, Gao Jiedushi didn't care."

So he decided the time and place for drinking. Liu Qi found Lei Tai, the owner of the wine shop, in advance, and booked a remote table, and repeatedly emphasized that he would prepare three pots of the best wine. Seeing that he was solemn, Lei Tai did not dare to be perfunctory and agreed repeatedly.

Liu Qi invited Li Quan to be a guest. Before Li Quan received a letter of recommendation from Cen Shen, he heard that he had the opportunity to have a drink with him, so he agreed immediately.

It was soon at noon the next day. Cen Shen came to this restaurant and had a drink with Li Quan and Liu Qi. After three rounds of wine, Cen Shen said, "Liu Qi, I originally said I wanted to guide you in poetry, but I didn't know that I had no time to spare. I had not obtained the registration and could not take you to Kucha to teach. I am really a little ashamed of you."

"Qi is already very grateful to have the help of Mr. Cen to be transferred from a soldier to an official. How dare you have any other extravagant hopes?" Liu Qi said immediately.

"Even if you don't complain, I feel uneasy." Cen Zong said that he felt guilty towards Liu Qi, but rather that he was dissatisfied with his own inability to even do such a small matter. After thinking about it, he said, "There is two or three months left to go to the position of the General Secretary. After returning to Kucha Town, I will try to transfer you to Kucha Town temporarily and guide you for a few days."

"It's so troublesome to Mr. Cen, so Ji dare not take it." Liu Qi immediately pushed Jue tactfully. He left the governor's office of the Governor of the Luzhou Province to come to Kucha Town as soon as he became a master. He must have his boss 'looked at him'. Do you want to stay in Duluzhou in the future? What's more, Cen Shen is about to leave Anxi, and it's useless to hold his thigh for a short time. He is unwilling to offend his boss for this.

"Since that's the case, I will ask the governor Gao to go to Luzhou for a few days." Cen Shen immediately understood Liu Qi's thoughts, and could understand them. After thinking about it, he said.

"This, Mr. Cen, what kind of virtue can you do? You can treat Mr. Cen like this." Liu Qi said with great surprise and gratitude.

"It's not all for guidance." Cen Shen smiled and said, "I'm about to leave, but I suddenly realized that I haven't been to many places in Anxi in the past two years, including Yuluzhou. I don't know if I have the chance to come to Anxi again in the future, and I want to go and take a look before leaving."

'So that's it.' Liu Qi thought to himself and said, "Qi is so grateful to Mr. Cen."

Cen Shen nodded and said to Li Quan: "I know the purpose of your deliberate pleasing me all these days. If you come to the Zhenjiang Mansion in the afternoon, I will give you a letter of recommendation."

"Thank you, Mr. Cen." Li Quan blushed at being exposed in person, but he also hurriedly expressed his gratitude.

Cen Shen said a few more words to Li Quan, and Li Quan agreed repeatedly. Seeing that the atmosphere became a little solemn, Liu Qi hurriedly said, "You must have fun in life, don't let the golden cup face the moon empty. Eat wine, eat wine."

"You must be happy when you are in a happy life. Don't let the golden cup face the moon empty? Okay," Cen Shen shouted: "What a good poem! Li Quan, you want to complete this poem. When I go to Luzhou, I will ask you."

He paused and said, "But I won't talk about these things now, eat wine!" As he said that, he raised his glass and drank it all.

"Eat wine!"

"Eat wine!" Li Quan and Liu Qi also raised their glasses and drank them. The three of them started to drink in big mouthfuls.
Chapter completed!