"Chongxi dares to ask where there is tea?" Although he was praising himself, Li Chongjiu did not feel secretly flattered in front of the two girls, so he found a reason to interrupt the other party.

"President Li, there is a tea room when you turn left, Holly, you say this Li Envoy..."

Chunxi responded casually, but she didn't move. She lived with Li Chongjiu for more than ten days. She had known that the other party was approachable and could talk and laugh, so she didn't treat him as a guest. Originally, Chunxi Dongqing thought that Li Chongjiu was Qu Yanran, but during this period, Qu Yanran played the piano and taught music all day long. She only had a few short chats with Li Chongjiu, and even seldom had eaten together, let alone the same room, so she didn't look like a affectionate place.

So both of them laughed secretly that they had missed the truth. Since they were not the ones who might marry Qu Yanran in the future, they were just casual. But it was not that the little girl was snobbish, but this Li Guanren was a good-tempered person who chatted with them every day and told jokes. The two maids had already gotten along with Li Chongjiu.

Li Chongjiu was worried about seeing outsiders, so he took a pot of tea and hurried back to the building, but Chunxi and Dongqing did not give up at all and continued to praise Li Chongjiu's Cangtou Army.

Dongqing glanced at Li Chongjiu and said, "I heard that this Li Taishou, well, Li Envoy was also a bandit. Later, he followed Tang Duke Li Yuan to go to Yanmen to make great contributions. He shot Shi Bi Khan with an arrow, but he was weak, and the emperor immediately became Ce Xun as the champion Marquis. Now he has defeated the Khitan, Turkic, Goguryeo, and conquered the Xi tribe, the Marquis of Marquis, and Ding Ling. I heard that he was only twenty years old."

"The truth is that I am twenty-three years old." Li Chongjiu thought to himself. After all, he has two lifetimes of experience, so age is nothing.

"Envoy Li is so young? Have you ever married?" Chunxi asked.

"I heard that he had asked for marriage to the three daughters of Li Yuan, Duke of Tang. Unfortunately, he refused because of the Li family, so Li envoy broke up with the Li family. Now he has married a Hu girl as his concubine."

"Ah? Hu Nv? How can I get into the hall? But with the momentum of Li Envoy Li today, I think Li Yuan has a little regret now."

"Who knows."

Speaking of this, the two maids smiled each other and lowered their voices and said, "Eunuch Li is a strange man of the world and has a kind heart. Which girl from which family will be blessed to marry him? Chunxi, I think if he marrys him, he will be blessed to be blessed to be in his life."

Chunxi spat after hearing this and said, "I'm not serious."

"It depends on whether he can enter Youzhou. I think he is at least better than Gao Kaidao. Luo Yi is better. If he comes to Mingyue Tower, I guess he will fall in love with our lady at first sight. But do you think our lady will fall in love with him?"

The two of them spoke more and more quietly. When Li Chongjiu heard this, he did not expect that Li Hu saved nearly ten thousand people and made the people of Youzhou change their views on him in this way, even the two little maids.

There was another melodious sound of piano coming from the Mingyue Tower, and the sandalwood in the house was filled with mist.

"Brother Li!"

Qu Yanran held the pipa and stood behind him at some point.

"Qujia."

Qu Yanran smiled and said, "Yanran wants to congratulate you. Brother Li won a complete victory and captured another county!"

Li Chongjiu waved his hand and said, "Everyone Qu, don't laugh at me. To be honest, this battle was fought by my father and brothers. I didn't expect to save tens of people. It actually made the people of Youzhou change their views on me so much than taking over a county."

Qu Yanran nodded and said, "It should be so gratifying. Why is Li Jun still confused on his face?"

Li Chongjiu said frankly: "It's not something else. I think if I had led the army at that time, I would not have agreed to my father's actions, so I was ashamed. I said this to everyone, do you think I, Li, was too selfish?"

Qu Yanran put down the pipa and said, "As a daughter's family, Yanran does not understand the military and national affairs of men, but Yanran has been living under others since she was a child and knows the truth that she cannot control herself. Before my father passed away, he always said that when he is an official, he should think about benefiting the people. I wonder if this sentence will be helpful to Brother Li."

Li Chongjiu nodded and showed a look of agreement. In modern terms, the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. When a man is alive, fighting for fame and fortune for himself is an instinct. He will improve his status and be able to be able to fully understand his relatives, brothers, and subordinates, and at the same time, he will be kind to the people and benefit the local area.

"President Li, I'm worried about your wish." Yunniang couldn't help but smile when she saw Li Chongjiu and Qu Yanran had a great time talking.

"Thank you." Li Chongjiu took the letter and paused.

Qu Yanran and Yunniang were all secretly strange when they saw Li Chongjiu's expression. Li Chongjiu glanced at Qu Yanran, Yunniang said, "General Xue was defeated by Dou Jiande's surprise attack at the Seven Star Well of Hejian County, and all 30,000 troops were gone. This matter will be known throughout the city tomorrow. You need to prepare early."

In the Lu Mansion, the carriage galloped and ran through a shallow rut in the mud. The driver was obviously very anxious. After the carriage stopped, Xue Wanshu immediately jumped out of the carriage and ran to Lu Chengqing who was leaving the door. He bowed and cried, "Brother Lu, please save my father!"

Lu Chengqing shook his sleeves and said, "It's for General Xue. I'm about to go out to find Brother Xue. Don't panic. Let's go see my uncle together and see what he has to do?"

"Okay!" Xue Wanshu was so desolate that he walked into the mansion in a daze.

In the flower hall, Lu Ziqian was sitting on the bed of the Arhat, holding his hands to Lu Chengqing, Xue Wanshu said, "My nephew, don't panic. The sky fell. With you, Uncle Lu, you, will support you. All you have to do now is to appease the military families in the city. As for your father, I will send the Lu family's Qumen to search along various roads toward Hejian. I think in Liaodong, your father could escape from the Goguryeo people, and he must be on the way back to Zhuojun now."

"Thank you so much for Uncle Lu."

Lu Ziqian nodded, stepped forward and patted Xue Wanshu on the shoulder to show relief. Xue Wanshu left Lu's mansion.

Lu Chengqing said, "Uncle, I didn't expect Xue Shixiong to be defeated so badly. I originally thought that he would leave Zhuo County and go to Dongdu, and never go back, but now."

Lu Ziqian waved his hand and said, "I found out that it was Luo Yi. Luo Yi was in Yongnu County and ordered his subordinates to cut off the river transportation. After Xue Shixiong's army was short of food for several days, Dou Jiande led his army to attack and break it with heavy fog."

"What a pity," Lu Chengqing sighed and said, "This is a 30,000 army, the elite army of the court. He could have saved the siege of the Eastern Capital, but he didn't expect..."

Lu Ziqian said, "It's useless to sigh again. I thought Xue Shixiong would annihilate Dou Jiande and then go south. Now that Dou Jiande has broken Xue Shixiong's power has increased greatly, his next step will be to seize Zhuo County. Once he integrates various troops, the army will inevitably go north and if he captures Zhuo County, he can unify Hebei and fight for the world from the south at that time."

Lu Chengqing lowered his head and said, "Father, I heard that Dou Jiande is a man with great ambitions and can be polite and polite. He was supported by Song Zhengben and others, and he was as good as Liu Bang in the past. I think we are..."

"Don't be fooled!" Lu Ziqian interrupted Lu Chengqing's words and said, "What kind of etiquette is the corporal? Before he becomes famous, he can pretend to be humble. If he inherits the throne, do you think he will do this to you? So what about Liu Bang? He is not a great murderer. People who have always been common to the emperor can only share the same hardships and difficulties, but not wealth and honor."

Seeing that Lu Chengqing's face seemed a little dissatisfied, Lu Ziqian sighed secretly, thinking that this son was not enough to be involved in the world, and these truths were inconsistent with him.

Lu Ziqian said, "We must be in our own hands so that we can rest assured. We originally wanted to support Luo Yi to fight Dou Jiande to the whole of Zhuo County, but now it seems that even if Luo Yi takes over Zhuo County, with his three thousand cavalry, he is not a match for Dou Jiande at all."

Lu Chengqing was silent for a while and said, "Uncle, do you mean?"

Lu Ziqian said, "There is only one to talk to Li Chongjiu at the moment. Gao Kaidao is always fierce. In the past, Li Jing, the general of the Right Martial Guard, could not do anything about it. At this time, Li Chongjiu defeated him with the power of a foreign army, which was enough to compete with Dou Jiande. Moreover, this person would rather his subordinates be damaged than to save the people. I think this person is a person with a bottom line in doing things."

Lu Chengqing said, "What my uncle said is very true. As long as there is a bottom line, don't act too much. Everything can be discussed. The most fear is that he is a high-spirited person and will not reason with you. But my uncle didn't say anything before. Li Chongjiu is now in the weather. If he enters Zhuo County, our Lu family will be unable to control it."

Lu Ziqian took a deep breath and said, "Let's talk about it, in short, we will negotiate with him first. Then see if he agrees or not, our conditions will be met."

Lu Chengqing said, "Yes, uncle, I am sending someone to Anle County. Now Li Chongjiu has just broken Gao Kaidao, and I think he hasn't left Anle yet."

Lu Ziqian smiled and said, "Wrong, you shouldn't go to Anle County, but to go to the Lin Family Chamber of Commerce to find Lin Dangfeng."

"Lin Dangfeng?"

Lu Ziqian nodded, and Zhizhu said in his grip: "Do you think I don't know who has supported Li Chongjiu in Zhuo County in the past few years and traded on the grassland. In addition to selling with Li Chongjiu, Lin Dangfeng also serves as his eyeliner. If I don't even know this, it's not that I am too obscene. On weekdays, my Lu family can't finish their own business, so I didn't touch him. At the same time, it was originally a plan to not violate the river water. Now that I am going to deal with it, I will take it out and cool it down, which is also considered as the interest."

Lu Chengqing suddenly realized, and his face looked at his uncle full of admiration.

Lu Ziqian not only saw through Li Chongjiu's internal response in Zhuo County, but more importantly, he mastered the bargaining chips for the Lu family and Li Chongjiu's negotiations. Who doesn't know that Li Chongjiu was a force that rose up by trade in the grassland and Han area. As the largest chamber of commerce in Zhuo County, the Lin Family Chamber of Commerce is also Li Chongjiu's largest partner, and the business route from Zhuo County to Huaihuang Town is now in the hands of the Lu family.
Chapter completed!