Luo Tianbao nodded after hearing this. He didn't say much at the time. He first listened to what everyone said, and soon he understood that Ji Baida and Yuwen Changfeng both advocated that there was no need to contact the imperial court.

The imperial court's banner was just a high-sounding excuse to raise troops. In fact, both sides understood what it was to fight against the rebels. Now that everyone has established a firm foothold and received Dayou's recognition, it seems that there is no need to fight again.

Contacting the imperial court is asking for trouble.

Mrs. Gao, Zhuge Ying and others have another view. They feel that now that the imperial court has repeatedly defeated the rebels on the Western Front, it is hard to say who will win in the future. It is undoubtedly disadvantageous to offend the imperial court at this time. It is best to meet each other.

When the envoy arrived, the two factions were at loggerheads.

Lin Yunfei also hesitated about this. Finally he raised his head and asked Luo Tianbao: "Tianbao, what do you think of this matter?"

Luo Tianbao was just making calculations while listening to people's discussion. Now when his father asked about it, he immediately said: "Dad, according to the child's wishes, it is best for us to meet him and make arrangements."

"Oh, tell me what you really think."

"Actually, what Er Niang and Third Brother said just now is very clear. The current situation of the world is still unclear. If the imperial court wins in the future, wouldn't we be in trouble if we refuse to come? Dayou imperial court can be pacified, let alone

It's us, so I think it's best to meet with the envoy and hear what the court thinks of us. It will be good if the conditions can be agreed to by then. We can also leave ourselves an extra escape route. If the conditions are not suitable, we can

We can just send them away, and it’s not too late for us to take countermeasures by then.”

Lin Yunfei nodded after hearing this: "It makes sense. In fact, my father also thinks that this is more appropriate. In this case, then this matter has been decided."

As soon as everyone heard Lin Yunfei's decision, they immediately said nothing more. The matter was settled like this. A few days later, the imperial delegation finally arrived in Weining. Logically speaking, Lin Yunfei should go out of the city to greet him in person, but in order to prepare for the future.

Trying to take the initiative in possible negotiations, Lin Yunfei finally decided to put on some airs and excused himself from being busy with official business and asked Luo Tianbao to wait at the city gate instead.

When they actually met Luo Tianbao, they discovered that there were not many people from the court this time. There were mainly three people excluding the attendants and guards. The leader was a civil servant in his thirties, with good features and an extraordinary bearing. Luo Tianbao had already

After getting the list of envoys, I found out that this person was Zhang Shaolan, the imperial censor of the dynasty, and his cousin was Zhang Shaoqing, the previous governor of Jizhou. The two brothers had set up an uprising flag to fight against the rebels when the northern states and counties were surrendering one after another.

He was known as the "Lonely Loyalty of the North". Unfortunately, he was outnumbered and Zhang Shaoqing was defeated. When Zhuge Bai and others made a big fuss in the capital, they originally wanted to rescue him. Unfortunately, it backfired and Zhang Shaoqing was eventually beheaded by Dayou's army.

, died an unexpected death.

Zhang Shaolan was sent to ask for help from the imperial court, so he was lucky enough to escape without being captured. After his cousin's defeat, he stayed in the imperial court as an official, and now he has been promoted to Yushi Zhongcheng, which is considered a high level for his age.

He was promoted exceptionally. Due to the righteous deeds of the Zhang brothers back then, everyone in the government and the public respected Zhang Shaolan, and Luo Tianbao was no exception, so when he saw Zhang Shaolan, he hurriedly welcomed Zhang Shaolan warmly.

"Zhongcheng came from afar. My father and son did not welcome him from afar, but I hope to forgive him face to face."

Zhang Shaolan smiled slightly when he saw this: "Sima is so polite. The virtuous father and son are famous all over the country. Now even the court knows about the reputation of defeating the rebels. It is quite gratifying to see Zhang this time."

When Luo Tianbao saw that Zhang Shaolan didn't put on official airs at all, and even treated him as worthy of his position, he couldn't help but feel moved. He must know that his father and son, as generals and marching commanders, are self-proclaimed. To put it bluntly, they are no different from bandit mountain kings.

But the censor Zhongcheng was appointed by the real court, and his father and son were fakes in front of others. But even so, Zhang Shaolan still didn't have any contempt in his words, which showed his respect for his father and son. Recently, Luo Tianbao thought of the heroes back then.

After making a big fuss in the capital, Governor Zhang Shaoqing was not rescued in the end. It seems that Zhang Shaolan actually felt a little guilty in his heart, so he was quite accepting of Zhang Shaolan in words.

Following Zhang Shaolan were two young men, a man and a woman, both wearing military uniforms. Interestingly, the two military uniforms were different. Luo Tianbao recognized at a glance that the man was wearing the uniform of the Yulin Army, while the woman was wearing a uniform.

It was the attire of the Huben Army. Looking at the list, Luo Tianbao immediately guessed that the man should be Li Chengen of the Yulin Army, and the woman was Lin Shu of the Huben Army. Both of them had the rank of Zhonglang General, this time.

Come as Zhang Shaolan's deputy.

Because of Shi Yan's relationship, Luo Tianbao felt more friendly towards the people from Yulin and Huben armies, and immediately greeted him warmly. Li Chengen didn't talk much, and seemed a little cold to Luo Tianbao. The latter was not too picky about this, after all.

Luo Tianbao knew that it was reasonable for people in the court to have prejudices based on what his father and son had done. In comparison, Lin Shu seemed much more enthusiastic.

"Are you Luo Tianbao, the young master of Jindou Castle? Sister Shi Yan has never mentioned you before."

As soon as he heard Shi Yan's name, Luo Tianbao suddenly felt sweet and asked quickly: "Yan...oh, how are you doing, General Shi recently? We haven't seen each other for a long time."

"Sister Yan has been doing well recently. When we left Jianzhou, she was about to go east with the army to attack Lingzhou. When she knew that I was coming to Jizhou, she asked me to say hello to you. In addition..." Lin Shu said this with meaning.

He took a long look at Dong Yan and the Shu sisters who came with Luo Tianbao to greet him.

"She asked me to see if there is another woman around you." Finally, Lin Shu came closer to Luo Tianbao and whispered, making the latter feel quite embarrassed for a moment. Seeing Luo Tianbao's reaction, Lin Shu couldn't help but cover up.

Mouth snickering.

"Sister Yan is really right, you are indeed a very capable person."

Seeing Lin Shu like this, Luo Tianbao couldn't help but laugh and cry. He thought to himself, are the people in the Hu Ben Army so fond of pranks? However, the atmosphere among everyone became more harmonious after such a fuss. Everyone exchanged a few words, Luo Tianbao

Then he led everyone into the city. When they arrived at the gate of the General's Mansion, Lin Yunfei and Mrs. Gao were already waiting there. When they saw Zhang Shaolan and others, they could not help but be polite again, and then led everyone into the General's Mansion. At this time

A banquet had already been held in the hall to welcome everyone. Everyone was seated as guests and hosts, eating and drinking while chatting about the intentions of Zhang Shaolan and others.

"Ever since the general and his son raised the army, they must attack, win in battle, and be invincible. Even the imperial court has heard of this. Now the world is in chaos and the country is in the process of recruiting people. Therefore, the imperial court sent us here in the hope that the general can

To obey the imperial court's orders is to serve the country."

Zhang Shaolan and others had already predicted in advance the purpose of coming to defeat the rebel army, and guessed that it would probably be like this. Therefore, everyone was not surprised to hear Zhang Shaolan say this. Lin Yunfei took a sip of wine and did not panic.

He hurriedly said: "Thinking about our father and son's virtues and abilities, we are actually honored to be favored by the imperial court. If the country has an order, we will serve ourselves. However, the situation of our fight against the rebel army is not stable at the moment, and many things cannot be done for the time being.
Chapter completed!