The one-month trip passed quickly. Su Qi'an, who had traveled half of Xizhou, returned to Sichuan Province with Qin Ziyin, Lu Xiaowan and others.
On this return trip, Su Qi'an specially greeted Zhou Qi, so there was no need to send anyone to meet him.
If someone really went out of the city to greet them, Su Qi'an would probably be blocked outside the city again and would not be able to enter the city for a while.
Still dressed as they were a month ago, a group of carriages dressed as merchants slowly entered the city.
In one month, Su Qi'an and the others had not changed much, but when they arrived in Sichuandu County, there were many changes.
The streets in the city have become much cleaner, the people in the city have smiles on their faces, and the atmosphere in the city is not as tense as before.
"Zhou Qi's management has been pretty good this month." Su Qi'an nodded, sat in the carriage, looked at the passers-by outside, and murmured softly.
The carriage entered the city slowly and stopped at the entrance of Wanggui Trading Company in the county town.
At this time, Li Xiaomei suddenly stood up and said to Su Qianqian, "Qianqian, you have been sitting here for so long. Get off the car with your sister and do some exercise."
Su Qianqian, who has always been naughty, did not make any noise, and cooperated obediently, and followed Li Xiaomei out of the car.
Before getting off the car, Su Qian nodded slightly to Li Xiaomei with a gentle expression on her face.
The two got out of the car, and only Qin Ziyin and Lu Xiaowan were left in the car, sitting opposite Su Qi'an.
Gradually, the cheerful atmosphere in the carriage seemed to become a little gloomy.
The three of them looked at each other, but no one said anything. It was a tacit understanding among the three of them.
They knew that this month's travel was Su Qi'an's compensation for what he owed them over the years.
When the tour is over, Su Qi'an will return to Beijing with Feng Zheng.
I don’t know what will happen when I go to the capital, whether there is any danger, or how dangerous it is.
The two women only knew that Su Qian's return to Beijing would definitely cause a sensation in the capital.
Today's Su Qi'an is no longer the talented man who attracted the attention of all the wealthy families in Xizhou with his talent.
But he is a new star in the military who is sitting on one side and holding military power. After so many years, he has many enemies with him, and similarly, there are many people who have enmity with him.
He has reached a high-level position in Xizhou and has caught the eyes of the powerful people in Kyoto. Therefore, Su Qi'an cannot go back to the capital this time.
If he doesn't go, there might be a bigger hat waiting for him.
Even though he knew the danger, Su Qi'an had to go to the capital this time.
During the month-long trip, in order to have fun, they hid their worries about Su Qi'an, so they had a relatively happy time along the way.
But the happy time was short-lived. A month later, when they returned to Sichuandu County, they knew that they would return to their respective posts soon. Similarly, Su Qi'an was also preparing to leave Xizhou.
I left this time. I want to see you again next time, but I don’t know when it will be.
The worry in my heart could not be concealed after all, and was slowly released.
As the person beside his pillow, Su Qi'an naturally understood the worries of the two women, and he held their hands.
"Why are you looking so sad? I've been having a lot of fun this month."
"My husband knows what you are worried about. It's okay. Your husband was so weak at the beginning, but he couldn't harm me. This time, we have a strong army. If Da Liang wants to harm your husband, it won't be that easy."
"Okay, okay, cheer up. After returning to Beijing this time, I will explain clearly what I need to say. When your husband-in-law is finished with the things at hand, he will definitely be looking for an opportunity to accompany his wife again. Just a fun trip, okay?"
The two women nodded, moved their bodies, leaned on Su Qian's shoulders respectively, and said softly.
"Okay, it's a deal. Let's pull the hook. My husband can't break his promise."
"Okay, pull the hook..."
"Don't worry, the person who wants to kill your husband-in-law is not born yet. Besides, the husband-in-law still wants to have a child waiting for us. The whole family can live a happy life together."
Su Qian held the two women's hands and murmured softly.
The two women's faces were slightly red, and they held Su Qi'an's hand slightly harder.
The low atmosphere in the car gradually relaxed a lot as time passed.
The three of them didn't stay in the carriage for long, about a quarter of an hour.
Finally the carriage door opened and the two women got out of the carriage.
Beside them, the men responsible for picking them up arrived early.
The two women stood there, watching Su Qi'an's carriage leave, waving their hands and saying softly.
"Mr., take care along the way, we are waiting for you to come back."
Under the gaze, the carriage did not stop and quickly disappeared from sight.
Su Qi'an never took his eyes away, looking behind him. It wasn't until the two women disappeared that Su Qi'an sat back.
There was a bit of sadness on his face. Su Qi'an only recovered after the carriage left the county.
After a while, Su Qian's voice came from the carriage, "Pass my order and ask the senior officials of Xizhou, Dongshan Army and Split Mountain Army to wait for me in Xizhou. If you have anything to say to them."
Hearing this, the guards on both sides nodded, crossed the carriage with their legs, and disappeared from the front.
The driver who controlled the carriage also whipped his whip fiercely and headed towards Xizhou City at the fastest speed.
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Xizhou City, the state capital.
One of the rooms was full of people, including civil officials and military generals.
But they are all serious senior officials of Xizhou, and every one of them will make the world of Xizhou tremble.
Among these people, we naturally saw some familiar figures, such as Xue Muxiu, Xie Cang, Su Yong, Song Biao, Er Meng, Chen Dao, Qin Huai, Er Er Er, and the Chief."
Now that they can be brought together, Su Qian is probably the only one in Xizhou today.
The faces of everyone gathered here were excited, and the atmosphere in the room was very lively.
For no other reason, in front of them, they finally saw Su Qi'an, who had not been seen for a long time.
A joking voice rang out.
"Brother Su, your travels this month really make me envious. I thought you would last a year and a half this time." Xie Cang said with a smile.
"Yes, speaking of it now, I was a little unaccustomed to not having my husband by my side at first, but later on, I got used to it. Even if my husband leaves for a year and a half, we can handle it."
"That's right, in Xizhou now, wherever your husband needs to show up, we can handle it all. At this time, we have to give him time to reunite with his family. After all, he has been away for so long. There is an old saying that goes well, if you don't see him for a day, you will never see him again. It’s been three autumns since my husband has been away from Xizhou for so many years, so how many autumns will it take?”
"That's not true, so I have to ask you, sir, to work harder. Don't waste your rare free time, hahaha."
The joking topic became more and more outrageous at the end. Su Qi'an glanced at everyone, pretended to be serious, coughed lightly, and then suppressed the commotion among everyone.
Su Qi'an glanced at everyone, and then said, "You should be able to guess something when I call you here this time. Nothing else is to prepare for me to leave Xizhou and return to Beijing."
"I have already considered it in a month. When I return to the capital this time, the First Division and Brother Xie's Split Mountain Army will follow me into the capital."
"The Second Division, the Third Division, and the Cavalry Division returned to Jiaozhou with the indigenous troops of Mr. Luo after the handover training with Mr. Luo."
"The great chief's barbarian Heilu and others stayed behind in the clan area, Nandu County, and are responsible for protecting the stability of the border of Xizhou."
"After I leave, all matters big and small in Xizhou will be left to Mr. Luo and Mr. Xue. I have already said hello to Mr. Luo. If there is any trouble at Wanggui Trading Company in Xizhou, brother-in-law, please go find Luo. It’s good to be old.”
As soon as Su Qian finished speaking, as expected, noisy sounds rang out in the room.
Most people were satisfied with Su Qi'an's order. After Su Qi'an captured Xizhou, he had already greeted them with some arrangements for them.
Now that it has been announced a month later, except for a few parts that are different from the original, most of the others are not much different.
The few differences are Song Biao of the second division, Chen Dao of the third division, and Er Meng of the cavalry division. The arrangements of these three divisions are completely different from before.
Initially, according to Su Qi'an's plan, he planned to bring all the Dongshan Army into Beijing this time.
But then I thought about it, if I really brought all the Dongshan troops to Beijing, they would definitely fall into the trap that Zheng Yuan and the others had set in advance, and they would definitely cause trouble.
Therefore, Su Qi'an planned to keep the three divisions. After the handover with Mr. Luo, the three divisions returned to Jiaozhou collectively.
This order was unacceptable to the three of them.
As a member of the Dongshan Army, it is their mission to protect Su Qi'an.
But this time when Su Qi'an returned to Beijing, instead of being able to go together, they had to return to Jiaozhou, which was further away from Su Qi'an.
Can Su Yong's first division alone guarantee Su Qi'an's safety? Three divisions were withdrawn at once, which the three of them did not understand.
Su Qi'an could understand the confusion of the three people. He motioned for the three of them to come forward and whispered something in their ears.
However, Xie Cang, Qin Huai and others stepped back wisely.
They have long been accustomed to Su Qi'an's behavior. This is not because he doesn't trust them.
But Su Qi'an's arrangement was very forward-looking. Even if he told them, they wouldn't be able to understand it for a while. Instead, they would misunderstand Su Qi'an.
Only as a party involved can one barely realize Su Qi'an's intentions.
After talking for a while, the three people's eyes flashed, they nodded, sighed, cupped their hands towards Su Qi'an and said, "I will obey your order."
After settling the emotions of the three people, what follows are some more detailed views on Su Qian's one-month trip to Xizhou and the implementation of some policies.
I told Xue Muxiu a lot about these, and Xue Muxiu agreed with them one by one. As for Yizhou State Pastor Luo Qingyuan, why didn't he show up here.
It's very simple. Based on his strength and prestige, he and Su Qi'an only have a cooperative relationship, not a superior or subordinate.
If Luo Qingyuan really appeared here, I'm afraid this meeting wouldn't go so easily.
While Su Qi'an arranged everyone to wait, Luo Qingyuan and Lin Yuanzhi were sitting across from each other in a small courtyard in the state capital, drinking tea and talking. It was so comfortable to look like that.
