"This subordinate is the Bing Province Governor, Wang Liaoyuan. Greetings to Your Highness, Duke of Wei!"
The sun was setting in the west and the sky was about to turn dark. The southern gate of Taiyuan City opened. King Liaoyuan and his subordinates hurried out of the city. As for the county officials, he didn't even bother to inform them. At this moment, he saw a young man around ten years old standing in front of the carriages. He had a calm expression and a noble aura. The soldiers beside him protected him tightly. In addition, Wang Liaoyuan had seen Li Tai a few times when he entered the court a few years ago. Thus, he directly walked up to Li Tai and bowed.
"Your Highness, King Wei!"
The aides and subordinates of the Provincial Governor behind Wang Liaoyuan also bowed.
With Wang Liaoyuan leading the way, they didn't have to search for Li Tai in the crowd!
"Everyone, there's no need to be so courteous!"
Li Tai raised his hands and smiled warmly at Wang Liaoyuan and the others. "This King has come to Taiyuan City to carry out an important mission under the orders of my Imperial Father. These one thousand Imperial Army soldiers will follow this King into the city. I hope that Provincial Governor Wang can make things convenient and cooperate with this King to complete the mission given by my Imperial Father!"
Hearing this, Wang Liaoyuan frowned. When Dugu Feiying entered the Provincial Governor's Residence with the Imperial Army token, he told him that Li Tai was going to lead one thousand Imperial Army soldiers into Taiyuan City. However, Dugu Feiying didn't have a real imperial edict. They were only following Li Er's verbal order! Letting an unfamiliar army into the city was a serious matter. As the Provincial Governor of Bing Province, Wang Liaoyuan had to personally go out and investigate! Otherwise, what if this army had other motives? At that time, he would really be dead!
After seeing that the leader of this army was indeed Li Tai, Wang Liaoyuan's vigilance was lowered. This was because Li Tai couldn't possibly rebel. Even if he wanted to rebel, he couldn't have brought the Imperial Army with him. This was because the Imperial Army was under Li Er's direct command. Since that was the case, then Li Tai really did lead the army into the city under the Emperor's orders!
"Your Highness is too polite. We will do our best to assist Your Highness in completing His Majesty's mission!"
After pondering for a moment, Wang Liaoyuan cupped his hands and said.
At this moment, he thought of how the Wang Clan's elites had entered and exited the city in the afternoon, searching for two people. He wondered if this matter had anything to do with Li Tai's arrival.
"Haha! Wang Yu greets Your Highness, Duke of Wei! "
Speak of the devil. Just as Wang Liaoyuan was thinking this, a burst of hearty laughter came from behind the officials of the Provincial Governor's Office. Soon after, Wang Yu walked out with Princess Tong 'an and clasped his hands at Li Tai.
Of course, he was the only one who bowed. Princess Tong 'an stood in front of Li Tai and looked at the little fatty with a smile. After Wang Yu bowed, she smiled faintly and said, "Qingque, why didn't you tell me you were coming to Taiyuan? I could have sent someone to fetch you! "
Upon seeing Wang Yu and Princess Tong 'an, Li Tai's dignified expression instantly vanished, replaced by the docility of a junior in front of his elders. He first bowed to Wang Yu and said, "Uncle-in-law, there's no need to be so courteous." Then he replied to Princess Tong' an.
"Grandaunt, please forgive me! Tai only left Chang 'an on the spur of the moment. Besides, Tai didn't know that Grandaunt and Uncle-in-law were in Taiyuan right now! Otherwise, I would have definitely sent someone to inform you! "
Princess Tong 'an and Li Er had an extremely good relationship. Even though Princess Tong' an was already married, Li Er would still send someone to Suizhou to deliver gifts to her and Wang Yu during festivals. As a result, Li Tai naturally did not dare to slight this' grandaunt 'of his!
In terms of seniority, Princess Tong 'an was truly his grandaunt!
"Haha! We're all family, so why are you taking offense? When Renbiao got married a few days ago, your uncle-in-law and I just came to Taiyuan from Qizhou! You've been spoiled since you were young and have never traveled far. You must have suffered quite a bit along the way, right? "
Princess Tong 'an smiled and stroked Li Tai's head out of habit. Speaking of which, when Li Tai was still young, Princess Tong 'an had often stroked his head like this.
Li Tai felt a wave of helplessness. He wanted to hide, but he was afraid that he would hurt this grandaunt's heart. He could only stand there and let Princess Tong 'an' torment 'him!
Seeing the two of them chatting about 'domestic trivialities', the others, especially Wang Liaoyuan and some of the people from the Provincial Governor's Estate, instantly felt that their presence was unnecessary. Wang Liaoyuan couldn't help but muster up his courage and remind, "Has Your Highness arranged a place to stay in the city? If not, this official will immediately have someone tidy up a courtyard in the Provincial Governor's Estate! "
Unexpectedly, before Li Tai could say anything, Princess Tong 'an couldn't help but say to Wang Liaoyuan, "Hmph! Since Qingque has come to Sourcepeak City, she naturally has to stay in the Wang Clan! Could it be that the Wang Clan was lacking a few residences? Or is it that the Wang Clan's residence can't compare to your Provincial Governor's Estate? "
As soon as he said this, Wang Yu, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but have a strange expression. Just a few minutes ago, Princess Tong 'an had clearly stated that she did not agree to Li Tai's group staying in the Wang Clan. It had only been a short while, so why had she suddenly changed her mind?
Although he thought this, Wang Yu did not step forward to undermine Princess Tong 'an. Meanwhile, Wang Liaoyuan, who was standing in front of Li Tai, had an awkward expression at Princess Tong' an's words. He hastily said, "I wouldn't dare! I wouldn't dare! "
Even as the Provincial Governor of a province, he did not dare to provoke this woman in front of him!
Li Tai and Dugu Xin secretly exchanged glances, then stepped forward to smooth things over. "Many thanks for Grandaunt's good intentions, and many thanks for Provincial Governor Wang's good intentions. However, this lowly prince is planning to stay in the relay station in Sourcepeak City. This will make things more convenient, so I hope that Grandaunt and Provincial Governor Wang will not take offense!"
Wang Yu, who had been silent all this time, couldn't help but inwardly sigh in relief. Wang Liaoyuan said, "Since Your Highness has made up your mind, this official will immediately have someone bring you to the relay station in the city!"
Princess Tong 'an frowned, her expression faintly displeased. However, after a moment of hesitation, she finally nodded. "Forget it, forget it! Qingque, you must be tired from the journey. Quickly enter the city and rest at the relay station. Once you've rested up tomorrow, I'll hold a banquet to welcome you! "
Li Tai inwardly sighed in relief and cupped his hands. "Many thanks, Grandaunt!"
Thus, the group of people moved and walked into the city.
As for the one thousand Imperial Army soldiers led by Dugu Xin, they naturally followed along.
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"Halt! Who are you people? "
As time passed, the setting sun gradually disappeared from the horizon, and the entire grassland was about to be plunged into darkness. A caravan was still resolutely heading north on the grassland. At this moment, they could faintly see the scattered white tents not far ahead. But at this moment, a group of people suddenly galloped in their direction and surrounded the caravan. The leader urged his horse forward and shouted.
This person naturally spoke in Turkic, and this caravan was the Turkic caravan that Tang Jian and the others had disguised themselves as!
"We are traveling merchants of the grassland. May I ask which tribe this brave warrior belongs to?"
Tang Jian had already dismounted from his horse. He gave the man a grassland salute and asked instead of answering the question.
People on the prairie liked to be called warriors because only the bravest and fiercest people were worthy of the prettiest girls. Seeing Tang Jian's good attitude, the man proudly puffed out his chest and snorted, "Humph!".
"I am Abdang of the Blackwater Tribe of Bi 'an. I am guarding this place on the orders of the chieftain. Are you spies sent by the Great Khan?"
"Bi 'an, Blackwater Tribe?"
Tang Jian's heart skipped a beat. The Bi 'an tribe could be said to be the direct line of the Tuli Khan's army, and the Bi' an tribe could be said to be one of the strongest tribes in the grassland. At the beginning, the Bi 'an tribe had dozens of tribes and gradually developed into seven tribes. They were mainly distributed in the Sumo River (present-day Songhua River) and Black River (present-day Heilongjiang River) regions. The Sumo River and Blackwater Tribe were the strongest.
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