Chapter 76 When Will Gao Shi Come Back?
The next morning, after breakfast, Liu Qi took six personal guards and escorted more than a thousand soldiers from Gao Shi to Kucha Town. On June 29, Liu Qi rushed back with great dust. He wanted to go to see Feng Changqing like this, but after thinking about it, he went back to his home, took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and then went to the Protectorate's Mansion to pay homage.
"Why don't you ask for a meeting when you come back this time?" Feng Changqing looked up and down at Liu Qi a few times, and smiled.
"You are the master of the capital, because it is summer now, and it is the hottest time of the year. When you return from a long journey, not only your clothes are dirty, but you will also smell it because of sweating and even bad smell. It is not a problem for me to get dirty clothes, but how can I let the master of the capital smell bad? So I go home and change my clothes first and come to see you." Liu Qi said seriously.
"Haha, you always have something to say." Feng Changqing smiled.
"What my subordinates are telling the truth." Liu Qi said more seriously.
"Haha," Feng Changqing laughed a few more times and said, "I won't talk about this anymore. The emperor has issued an order to escort Princess Xiping to Dashijie. Now the marriage mates have set off and are expected to arrive at the Anxi Protectorate in mid-September, rest in Kucha for a few days before heading to the Dashijie Kingdom."
"Although you don't have to lead troops to escort the gang to the border of Dashi, His Highness Feng came to Anxi in person. On the day of your arrival, all the generals from the sixth rank and above in Anxi must pay their respects. You should study the etiquette carefully and don't make any mistakes at that time."
"His Highness Feng is escorting Princess Xiping to Anxi?" Liu Qi couldn't help but ask back. Seeing Feng Changqing nodding, he couldn't help but think about it. 'King Feng Li Gong is now working as an entourage of the Anxi Protectorate. In theory, he is the highest officer of the entire Anxi Protectorate. He can mobilize the army and appoint and remove officials below the seventh rank. It would be fine if he was not in the local area, but it would be easy to turn theoretical power into actual power in the local area. Isn't the emperor afraid that His Highness Feng will have other thoughts?'
‘But, it is normal for this to happen to the current emperor. He could be assured and bold as the governor of the three towns in Hebei and the interview and disposal envoy of Hebei Road, military power, financial power and supervision power. It is not surprising that he placed his son in his fiefdom.’
"Don't worry, the escorts must find someone to teach etiquette seriously and will not make a fool of themselves in front of the King of Feng." Thinking in his heart, Liu Qi did not stop and immediately patted his chest and promised.
"We must study hard." Feng Changqing instructed again. Liu Qi is the youngest and most experienced person among the sixth rank and above of the entire Anxi Protectorate. He is very worried about Liu Qi.
"I will definitely not make a fool of myself." Liu Qi had to make a promise again.
"Your Highness King Feng is very favored by the current emperor. If you perform well in front of him and be valued by him, it will be easier to get promoted in the future. Your Highness King Feng is only twenty-six years old this year, only three years older than you, so it is easier for you to chat with you." Feng Changqing instructed again.
"Only the guardian's subordinates follow the order." Liu Qi thought about it and decided to flatter Feng Changqing, which was to show that he would be loyal to him.
"You should show more in front of King Feng." Feng Changqing understood what Liu Qi meant, but said, "I can't protect you anymore."
"Protector, what's going on?" Liu Qi immediately asked.
"The Lord has a decree to me. After the marriage delegation goes to the Great Food Kingdom, I will let me go to Beijing to pay my respects to you." Feng Changqing said: "According to the convention, after the visit, I will no longer be allowed to serve as the deputy chief of Anxi, the governor of Anxi, or be appointed as a governor of the Central Plains, or be a general in the court. No matter what, I cannot continue to protect you."
"Protector, are you going to return to the Central Plains?" Liu Qi exclaimed.
Feng Changqing nodded and continued, "Liu Qi, you are young. Although you have been promoted to your current official position by relying on your military merits, there are always people who think that you are promoted too quickly. The next Jiedushi will probably suppress you. Unless you make another contribution, you will probably have to work in the position of Zhechong Duwei for ten years. But since you want to suppress you, unless you have to fight the entire army, how can you fight again? Therefore, you may not be promoted to the official position."
"But if you rely on Your Highness Feng, it will be different. If Your Highness Feng appreciates you, it will be easy to transfer back to the Central Plains; even if you stay in Anxi, the next Jiedushi will not dare to ignore you. Therefore, for your own future, you must do your best to show your strength in front of the King Feng Hall."
"Thank you for your love for your subordinates." Liu Qi said with great emotion. What is his future has nothing to do with Feng Changqing, but he still tried his best to think about himself. Liu Qi thought: "If there is a place where you can repay Feng Guanzhu in the future, you must do your best to repay it."
"I'm not all for you." Feng Changqing smiled and said, "You were promoted by me at the Anxi Jiedushi. If you can't be promoted afterwards, then I won't look good in my face."
"Thank you, Protector Feng." Liu Qi said again, even thinking of crying this time, but he stopped.
"In addition, since Your Highness Feng serves as the Great Protector of Anxi and is our boss, he may also review the army. You should train your soldiers carefully and let your Highness take a look at our mighty and majestic army in Anxi," Feng Changqing said again.
"After my subordinates retreat, we will train the soldiers. Be sure to let them walk in a straight line and even the shadows are exactly the same!" Liu Qi agreed loudly.
"No need to be exaggerated like that." Feng Changqing smiled and said, "I can't do what you said. Moreover, what is the pedal? How to go?"
'Why can't you do it? I've seen it.' Liu Qi's heart flashed through his mind and said, "You are the steadfast, and the steadfast is a very standard steadfast." He didn't want to talk about steadfast, and only said one sentence, never said much.
Fortunately, Feng Changqing didn't care what the stead was, so he told him to train the soldiers well, so he asked him to retreat.
Leaving Feng Changqing's house, Liu Qi was thinking about how to train the soldiers under his command to be more neat than other departments, when he suddenly heard someone shouting: "Emperor Liu!"
"I've seen Mr. Cen." Liu Qi turned around and saw the appearance of the visitor and immediately saluted.
"You are now even greater than my official position. Don't salute me in a place with many people." Cen Shen hurriedly replied and then came beside him and whispered.
"It was the student who was negligent." Liu Qi said.
"This is not a big deal. Be careful next time." Cen Shen said, and asked again: "Did Protector Feng instruct you to carefully train your soldiers and learn etiquette?"
"I've given the instructor." Liu Qi replied: "I also told the students that His Highness Feng was escorting Princess Xiping to Anxi."
"You must do what Fengdugu said. Don't miss the opportunity, never come again. This is your only chance to show yourself in front of the prince." Cen Shen also said.
"Don't worry, sir, the students will definitely practice and study hard." Liu Qi agreed again.
"That's good." Cen Shen breathed a sigh of relief, and said a few more gossips to him. Suddenly remembered something and asked with a smile: "Did you see my friend in Suiye Town?"
"When I saw it, I really didn't expect that the friend Mr. Cen mentioned was actually Li Taibai! Mr. didn't tell me in advance."
"How about it, I'm shocked." Cen Shen said: "No need to say more about his talent, he is ten times better than me; he was born into the Li family in Shuye Town, and I never expected it."
"The students were indeed shocked at that time." Liu Qi said. 'The researchers in later generations all did something, and no one even proposed the hypothesis that Li Bai was born into the Anxi clan, and it was a bunch of food.'
"And he also likes to tease people. Liu Qi must have told him about his identity from the beginning." Cen Shen said again.
"It's true. At the beginning, Li Taibai concealed his identity from the students." As he said, he told the story of what happened at the banquet and finally said: "If the poem "Jiangjinjiu" was not too good, if his surname was Li, the students would still not be able to guess."
"Haha." Cen Shen couldn't help but smile.
The two of them discussed Li Bai for a few words, and Cen Shen asked again: "When will he come to Kucha again? He is still a little lonely if he is not by his side."
"Li Taibai said that when Gao governor returned from the Great Shi Kingdom, he would come to Kucha Town together." Liu Qi replied.
"Then I'll wait for him to come and have a drink with them. I'll invite them to drink at the best restaurant in the city. Alas, I don't know when the marriage with Dashi will be completed, and when Gundav will be able to return to Kucha Town." Cen Shen sighed.
Chapter completed!