Xue Jun set up a huge battle. Not only did he personally welcome him out of the city, but his powerful figures such as the governors of several states under his command also arrived one by one. Civil officials and generals were looking forward to Li Ze's arrival outside the city gate. Such treatment made Li Ze a little surprised and flattered.

In terms of status, I am now just a governor of Henghai and General Qianniu Guard. Xue Kun on the opposite side is also a governor of the town. Moreover, the place where he guards is much more important than Henghai, with a larger territory, more population, and richer, not far behind Chengde.

Although Xue Jin was more enjoying the beauty his brother brought to him, if we really talk about it, Li Ze was indeed a junior in front of him.

In the officialdom, seniority is still very important. It is because your strength is far higher than the other party, which makes others have to look up to you and flatter you.

Li Ze felt that he did not have the qualification to let a person like Xue Jun set up such a big formation to welcome him.

A distance from a distance, Li Ze had already turned over and dismounted and walked forward quickly. From a distance, he clasped his fists and bowed to Xue Jun as a courtesy.

"The young boy Li Ze, I have met Xue Shuai!"

Li Ze put his attitude very low, because he did not want to give people the impression that he was successful in his youth and was ashamed of being arrogant. In addition, he really had some good feelings for Xue Kun. Because in his most difficult time, Xue Kun's Zhaoyijie Town really helped him a lot. At least, he bought a large amount of grain from Zhaoyijie Town, and these grains also played a great role in stabilizing his basic foundation.

At the beginning, Wei Dejie Town was silent, let alone food. When Li Ze was in the most critical moment, he could not even get a little needle and thread from Wei Bo.

It is difficult to provide timely help, and it is easy to add icing on the cake. Even for this little bit of incense, Li Ze is very grateful to Xue Jun, which is why he set his first stop in Zhaoyi.

Because Xue Kun has the possibility of becoming his own ally.

"Li Shuai, please get up!" Xue Jin walked to Li Ze with a smile, holding up Li Ze's hand with both hands, "You and I are guarding each other, so how can someone Xue afford your gift?"

Li Ze smiled and stood up straight.

Xue Jun in front of him was tall and much taller than ordinary people. It can be seen that he was also a powerful battlefield champion in the past, but now, his face is a little swollen, which is an external manifestation of excessive indulgence. His small belly is also prominent, and he walks with a fluttery path, unlike ordinary generals who have solid roots and feet.

Obviously, he has gradually indulged himself in the past few years.

"Young young and in his prime, when he saw Li Shuai, Xue had to sigh that he was really old!" Xue Jin took Li Ze's hand, stared at his face, and sighed.

"Li Ze is young and energetic, and he is young and not happy. How can he compare with a national stalwart like Shuai Xue?" Li Ze was held by Xue Jin's greasy hands and couldn't help but feel a little creepy and pulled out quietly, saying: "This time Li attacked the rebels of the Heng system. Fortunately, Shuai Xue strongly supported, which made Li have no worries. This time, Li came here to thank Shuai Xue specifically."

"Where are there!" Xue Jin waved his hand generously, "It's just selling you some things. You haven't given you less money, and even gave you too much. I'm doing a money-making deal."

"Sometimes, money is really worthless. The food, herbs, salt and iron sold to us are filled with Xue Shuai's love for Li. Li remembers this affection in his heart and will be rewarded in the future." Li Ze said seriously.

Xue Jin smiled so hard that his mouth was almost grinning. Although Li Ze was young, he was really an open-minded person. How could he have no intention of making such a decision?

"You and I are neighbors with each other and should help each other. In the future, Li Shuai will have any place to need me, Xue. Just call me, Xue will do your best." Xue laughed loudly.

"Each, each other!" Li Ze smiled and bowed to thank him. "Xue Shuai, I'll introduce you to you. This is Mr. Gongsun."

"Mr. Gongsun's name is my long time." Xue Jin put away his smile this time and bowed to Gongsun Changming with a serious and dignified place: "When my brother was alive, he often mentioned Mr. Gongsun to me, saying that if Lu Long had not had his master's traitors and tricks, there would be no day when the Khitan was leaking thousands of miles away and would never have caused trouble for me in the Tang Dynasty."

Gongsun Changming shook his head and said, "It's shameful to say that the Khitans were beaten down, but they also developed an evil dragon in Lulong. Now the chaos in the north is not the case, so it's not because of Gongsun."

"Mr. Gongsun is wrong." Xue Jun said: "Zhang Zhongwu was originally a hero, and he was roaming the north. If he did not do anything to rebel, he would be a good minister in a dynasty, but when he became strong, his ambitions would come out. This is his character was originally destined. What should he do with Mr. Gongsun? Mr. Gongsun was unwilling to be with him, so he was like having an armed man. When I heard that Mr. Gongsun left Lu Long and came to Chengde, he breathed a sigh of relief!"

"Shi Shuai praised it, Gongsun Changming was ashamed." Gongsun Changming sighed, "Brother Ling had a few meetings with me back then and had a long talk with him. Unfortunately, a family minister like Ling, is a country minister, which is not a good time. When I went to Lulong, I discussed the situation in Lulong with him, but I never thought that after that, I would leave forever. Now that I have returned to my country to bury, I have joined a stick of incense to pay tribute to my friends, but I have no chance."

The two sighed in dismay.

After a while, Xue Jin seemed to have withdrawn from his memory of the past and turned to Li Ze and said, "Don't blame Li Shuai. Although I had never met Mr. Gongsun back then, I learned a lot of Mr. Gongsun's past from my brother. Now when I see Mr. Gongsun, I can't help but think of my brother's past meticulous teachings and sighed sadly."

"Xue Shuai is a man of temperament, why would Li blame him!" Li Ze said with a smile.

"I heard that the old lady is here too, but let Xue pay homage?" Xue Jun looked at Li Ze tentatively.

Li Ze shook his head: "My mother has always been used to living alone, she likes quiet but not fussy, and she is even more unaccustomed to meeting outsiders. Please forgive me."

Xue Jin nodded in understanding. Mrs. Wang’s identity was awkward, and he was actually very conflicted. Li Ze refused and he breathed a sigh of relief.

He grabbed Li Ze's hand and walked to a group of people in Zhaoyijie Town. Xue Jin smiled and said, "Li Shuai, I'll introduce you to my heroes of Zhaoyi."

"I was about to see you." Li Ze smiled and said, "Li was ignorant. This time I came out, I also wanted to see the heroes from all over the world. I would like to ask Xue Shuai to introduce them to me."

"Xue Xiong, the governor of Weizhou."

"Pei Zhiqing, the governor of Beizhou."

"Yang Zhihe, the governor of Xingzhou."

"Xue Jian, the governor of Mingzhou."

Xue Jin introduced Li Ze one by one the real power figures in Zhaoyijie Town. Except for Pei Zhiqing, Yang Zhihe, Xue Xiong, Xue Jian are both from the Xue clan, but Li Ze always has a strange feeling, that although Xue Xiong, Xue Jian and Xue Jin are both members of the same clan, they seem to have no respect for Xue Jin. Pei Zhiqing was even more unhesitant. It seemed that he came to greet Li Ze, but he seemed to have to come.

There is indeed something wrong with Zhaoyijie Town.

After some greetings, Xue Jin welcomed Li Ze and his group into Anyang City, the capital of Xiangzhou. The inn was prepared long ago. Mrs. Wang, Liu Ruyan and others checked in the inn. After more than ten days of bumpy ride, Mrs. Wang, who almost never left the house, was really tired. Under the service of Xia Zhu, Liu Ruyan and others, she washed and rested. However, Li Ze took Gongsun Changming, Chen Changping, Li Han and Yelu Qi to Xue Jin's Jieshu Mansion to attend the welcome banquet specially prepared for her by Xue Jin.

The man had feelings and the concubine had intentions. After a banquet, Li Ze didn't know what the other governors of Zhaoyi were feeling, but he had a great time with Xue Jun. At the banquet, he decided to be the friendliest of his brothers forever and help each other.

By the end of the banquet, it was already three o'clock. Chen Changping and Li Han were guarding their duty as guards, almost without drinking. Yelu Qi drank a little confused. It was pitiful. Although he was the leader of the clan, he had never seen such a luxurious life as the Tang Dynasty's general. He had never even heard of the dishes during the meal.

On the way back, Li Han almost carried him all the way back.

Li Ze, who returned to the inn, was sleepless and sat opposite Gongsun Changming, but there was no trace of the joy on his face.

"Mr. Gongsun, what did you see?" Li Ze asked.

"Zhaoyi is unstable." Gongsun Changming sighed: "So Xue Kun can put down his airs. He is almost shameless to a young boy like you. He is nothing more than trying to attract a strong support to consolidate his rule."

Li Ze sighed, "What can I help him? The Xue clan members are the third in the five prefectures of Zhaoyi. Xue Gong can't even handle his own clan members, which makes people have nothing to say."

"If the young master enters the capital this time, the matter of the town will definitely come naturally. At that time, the young master has Chengde, Henghai, Zhenwu and ten states, plus Yingzhou, and the strength of Yingzhou is the best in the north. If Xue Kun can get the strong support of the young master, no matter what he does, the people below will always think more. Over the years, Xue Kun's control over the subordinates has become weaker and weaker, so he has to approach the court to gain the support of the court. However, the infiltration of the imperial power has made the governors below dissatisfied. This is a vicious cycle."

"That's true!" Li Ze sighed: "But if you can do your best, you still have to help, because the existence of such a Zhaoyi Town is still very beneficial to us."
Chapter completed!