At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 86

Gao Bufan nodded and said, "Thank you, Cui Guanshi for reminding me, Cui Guanshi seems to know this Li Mao quite well?"

Cui Guanshi smiled and said: "I don't really understand, I escort horses to Luoyang every year for delivery, and this Li Mao is also the same, so I have met several times, and had a drink at the same table, that's all, but I know what I know by seeing it. Character and heart cannot be hidden, if my expectations are correct, the hundred horses that Li Mao left to Mr. Gao should all be mares."

The so-called mares are mares and cannot be used for breeding!
Hearing the words, Gao Shou and Gao Ren hurriedly asked the servants of Feiying Racecourse to check, and found that the one hundred horses were indeed females, so they couldn't help but ran to report to Gao Bufan cursing: "Master, that guy Li Mao stayed behind. Sure enough, they are all mares, you narrow-minded guy, really insidious!"

Cui Guanshi laughed and said, "If that's the case, most of the horses that the Turkic horse dealers sold to the Sui people were mares, but the Turkic people had a wish to guard against us from the Sui Dynasty, but this Li Mao is purely narrow-minded."

Dou Xianniang flashed her beautiful eyes and asked curiously: "What's wrong with the mares? I think these horses are all good, tall and strong, well-proportioned, with strong limbs!"

Gao Shou said embarrassingly: "Miss Dou doesn't know something. Mares are females and cannot be bred. Li Mao is afraid that our Flying Eagle Ranch will breed good horses like them."

"Breeding?" Dou Xianniang was stunned for a moment before she realized that her face was flushed, her cheeks were flushed like fire.

Cui Hu had noticed Dou Xianniang a long time ago, and secretly guessed the relationship between this beautiful girl in men's clothes and Gao Bufan, so he took the opportunity to ask, "May I ask what this girl's name is?"

Gao Bufan replied naturally: "Miss Dou was separated from her family on the way, and she was injured by a horse bandit. I just happened to pass by and met her, so I escorted her along the way."

Cui Hu suddenly said: "I see, Mr. Gao is indeed chivalrous."

Gao Bufan smiled and said: "It's just a little effort, by the way, I heard from Brother Cui Jiu that this Li Mao also has an elder brother named Li Gui, who seems to be very powerful."

Cui Hu nodded and said, "Li Gui is currently the Sima of Yingyang Mansion in Wuwei County, and he and Xue Ju, Captain of Jincheng, are both powerful and powerful people, and they are quite famous in the local area."

Gao Bufan's heart moved, he didn't know Li Gui, but Xue Ju had read it in Sui and Tang Romance novels, and he was also one of the group at the end of the Sui Dynasty. After falling ill and dying suddenly, Li Tang took advantage of it and successfully won Xue Ju's territory.

Seeing Gao Bufan pondering, Cui Hu only thought that he was worried about offending Li Mao, so he comforted him: "The Li family in Longxi is only in the Hexi Corridor, and they can't reach Bohai County, Mr. Gao, don't worry too much. , but people who meet the Li family in Longxi in the future should be careful."

Gao Bufan smiled calmly and said, "Thank you, brother Cui, for reminding me that I don't cause trouble and I'm not afraid of trouble, it's just that soldiers come to block, and water comes to cover up!"

Cui Hu praised: "From the fact that Mr. Gao exterminated the gangster Zhang Jin, I know that Mr. Gao is very human."

"Brother Cui is awesome, I'm really sorry for delaying your trip today!" Gao Bufan clasped his fists together.

Cui Hu didn't dare to say that, he clasped his fists and bowed back, "It's not far from Jixian now, why don't we go together?"

Gao Bufan laughed and said: "I'm determined to do what I want, I dare not ask you!"

Cui Hu smiled happily, and ordered to go down and set off. Gao Bufan also ordered his subordinates to set up camp, and those who were injured and unable to walk took cars, and a group of more than [-] horses set off for the seat of Zhuojun County.

Cui Hu is very talkative and well-informed. He is very familiar with the local customs and the local environment. Gao Bufan talked with him all the way and benefited a lot.

Gao Bufan lamented that Cui Hu was well-informed, but he didn’t know that Cui Hu was also shocked by Gao Bufan’s extensive knowledge, and Gao Bufan sometimes made unconventional and surprising words. At first hearing these opinions, he thought they were grandstanding, but when he thought about it carefully, he was shocked. It's not unreasonable, so I feel that this son is extraordinary, no wonder even the old fox Chang Sun Sheng did not hesitate to step on two boats.

Dou Xianniang rode her horse and silently followed Gao Bufan, and listened all the way with relish. When she saw the latter talking, she was curious and admired, and secretly said: "Brother Gao is about the same age as me, how do you know so many things? Quite like the highest mountain is not Kunlun Mountain, but Mount Everest, and the biggest fish in the sea is a whale, could it be that he has been out in the sea?"

Before sunset, everyone finally arrived at the destination of the trip - Ji County, Zhuo County. They camped and slept in the wilderness outside the south gate of the city, waiting for the court officials to inspect the horses.

Gao Bufan knew that in the past in Luoyang, officials from the Taipu Temple inspected and accepted the horses, but this time the situation was special, so he didn't know which department was responsible for the inspection and acceptance work, and he would not know until he went to the city at dawn to inquire.

In addition, there is another thing that makes Gao Bufan feel regretful, that is, he did not meet his second brother Li Jing along the way. It stands to reason that Li Jing should have completed the escort mission and returned, probably missed it on the way.

After a night of nothing, the gates of Jixian City opened early the next morning. Cui Hu invited Gao Bufan into the city to go through the delivery procedures. Naturally, the Gao Shixiong brothers did not want to miss the opportunity to see the city, and Dou Xianniang obviously wanted to follow. , with a pitiful look of anticipation.

Ever since, Gao Bufan asked Gao Shou and Gao Ren to be responsible for staying behind, and he took Brother Gao Shiheng and Dou Xianniang to the city together, and bought her a few sets of clothes by the way.

It is said that although Zhuojun is similar to the geographical location of Beijing in later generations, there are still some differences. The Beijing city of later generations was only finalized in the Ming Dynasty. It was built by Ming Chengzu Zhu Di on the basis of Yuan Dadu. Now it is Sui Dynasty. Therefore, the Beijing city of later generations does not even have a shadow.

Jixian City is the county seat of Zhuo County. It is located in the southwest of Beijing, which is near Fangshan Liangxiang. The city is naturally not as grand as Beijing in the Ming Dynasty.

Let's say that Gao Bufan and Cui Hu went straight to the prefect's mansion when they entered the city. After inquiring, the prefect's mansion didn't care about the deployment of military supplies at all. This envoy of Zhuojun was none other than Tang Guogong Li Yuan.

Gao Bufan didn't know whether to cry when he heard this name, but he should just laugh. The name Li Yuan was very famous to him, like a thunderbolt. This is the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin's father. Bufan couldn't help but think of Wugou, the eldest grandson of Avalokitesvara's maidservant!

Before Gao Bufan had the idea of ​​running to Taiyuan to hold Li Yuan's thigh in advance, but after hearing what Cui Hu said, he realized that Li Yuan is not staying in Taiyuan now, and his current official position is some kind of young prisoner in the palace. The official is about the same age, and is responsible for the emperor's food, clothing, housing and transportation. To put it bluntly, he is the housekeeper of Sui Emperor Yang Guang.

Moreover, when Cui Hu talked about Li Yuan, he didn't seem to pay much attention to it. It can be seen that the current Li Yuan is not considered a great figure. Tang Guogong's title is also inherited from his father's generation. By the way, Li Yuan and Sui Emperor Yang Guang are still cousins relationship, because Li Yuan's mother and Yang Guang's mother Dugu Jialuo are biological sisters.

On the way to the supervisory office, Cui Hu saw that Gao Bufan was "preoccupied", so he lightly coughed and comforted him: "Young Master Gao, don't worry too much. The war horse is a matter of war, and the emperor will soon visit Zhuojun in person. I think Li Yuan I don’t dare to make things difficult for you in this matter, after all, if there is a censor to refer to him, he will definitely not be able to afford it.”

Gao Bufan was stunned and said, "Why did Li Yuan make things difficult for me?"

There was a strange flash in Cui Hu's eyes, and he reminded vaguely: "After all, the Li family in Longxi and the Li family in Guanzhong have the same origin, and... the eldest grandson's family and the Li family have a verbal marriage contract, won't Mr. Gao know?"

"Oral marriage contract?" Gao Bufan felt overwhelmed by this, and his heart tightened for no reason. Although he knew that the eldest grandson in history would eventually become Li Shimin's queen, he didn't know about the marriage contract. Li Er actually has a marriage contract.

Cui Hu nodded meaningfully and said, "Great Master Gao still doesn't know about this, Changsun Sheng... Cough, didn't General Changsun mention it to you?"

Gao Bufan frowned and shook his head, wondering: "This is General Changsun's family matter, why did you mention it to me?"

Cui Hu only thought that Gao Bufan was pretending to be stupid, so he laughed and said, "That's right, let's not talk about this, let's go in and go to Mr. Li to handle the delivery procedures."

Gao Bufan nodded, and suddenly saw that Dou Xianniang's complexion was not right, she seemed a little lost, and asked with concern: "Miss Dou is not feeling well? Do you want to see a doctor?"

Dou Xianniang quickly shook her head, forced a smile and said, "No, Brother Gao, I'm fine, oh, Brother Gao is going to do business, can I just walk around the street by myself?"

Gao Bufan smiled and said: "Of course, Brother Gao didn't tie your hands and feet, but don't run away!" After speaking, he took the money bag from his waist and stuffed it into Dou Xianniang's hands without any explanation.

"Brother Gao, I... I don't want money!" Dou Xianniang blushed and quickly refused.

"Here, go buy some clothes. I don't know anything about girls' homes. If you need anything, you can buy some spares yourself. Well, if I haven't come out after shopping, you can wait at the door. After Gao Bufan finished speaking, he and Cui Hu turned around and entered Li Yuan's office.

Holding the money bag in her hand, Dou Xianniang watched Gao Bufan and Cui Hu enter the official position, feeling warm in her heart. Brother Gao is really kind to her, so who is... the eldest grandson Wugou?Brother Gao seems to be quite concerned!

"Miss Dou!"

Dou Xianniang was thinking wildly, when she suddenly heard someone calling her, she turned around and saw that it was Brother Gao Shixiong, the two brothers were holding food in their hands at the moment, and they only cared about eating, and didn't know how to give it to the girl. A man of steel.

"Where's Boss Changqing?" Gao Shiheng asked while eating roast leg of lamb.

"Brother Gao went in to do some business!" Dou Xianniang pursed her lips and said.

"Boss Changqing is really, I left you here as a girl, let's go, we will take you shopping, hehe, there is a lot of food here, but the taste is a bit strong." Gao Shixiong patted his chest and said.

(End of this chapter)