Back at the Baiqi Military Camp, Qin Mubai happened to pass by the military prison and saw two soldiers carrying two large food boxes walking towards the military prison.
"Come here, what are you talking about?" Qin Mubai called to the two people.
The two sergeants came forward to attend the ceremony and said, "To tell you what the general said, this is the dinner that General Changsun and General Yuchi told us to prepare for the four palace ladies."
Qin Mubai asked them to put down the food box, opened the lid and took a look, tut-tutting: "Is this food for prisoners? Lotus leaf chicken, stewed lamb tripe, such a big black sesame oil cake and good wine.
.This is obviously to entertain distinguished guests——Send these things to my office, I want to have a midnight dinner."
"Ah, this...general..."
"Do you dare to say anything?" Qin Mubai frowned slightly, and the two sergeants hurriedly agreed. Qin Mubai asked one sergeant to deliver midnight snacks, and the other sergeant went to send a message to Chang Sun Huan in the military prison, saying that the four
The palace maids each receive a steamed bun and a pot of water every day, as long as they don't starve to death or die of thirst. They will be detained for three days before they are released. During this period, no one is allowed to say a word to them, otherwise they will be punished for disobeying military orders.
By the way, I asked Changsun Huan to come to the Yamen Office to spend the night together.
After returning to the government office and just setting up the eating utensils, Changsun Huan arrived. There was no one else around, so Changsun Huan hurriedly said: "Brother Qin, you may not be going too far, right?"
"Why are you so anxious, brother Changsun? Sit down and let's talk while we eat." Qin Mubai smiled and motioned for Changsun Huan to sit down.
Changsun Huan gritted his teeth and sat down patiently.
Qin Mubai knew that Changsun Huan did not want to offend Princess Gaoyang. Although he was ordered to supervise the four palace ladies, he tried his best to please them.
"Eldest brother Sun, those palace maids are used to being domineering, and they can't put anything else in their eyes except Princess Gaoyang. The more polite you are to them, the more arrogant they become." Qin Mubai said with a smile, giving the eldest son Huan a smile.
He poured the wine and said, "We will have to work in the palace for a long time in the future. If the maids can't manage it, who will give us face? How can we gain a foothold in the palace?"
"Brother Qin's words are certainly tenable and reasonable. But...since we know that they are Princess Gaoyang's people, we still deliberately create difficulties and torture, isn't this a huge feud with Princess Gaoyang?" Changsun Huan said,
"I also know the importance of maintaining the prestige of the Hundred Cavalry Army, but there is no need to enmity with the royal family because of this! After all, the royal family is the head of the family, and we are the servants. A bad servant is not his master. Is this the right thing to do?"
"Wrong." Qin Mubai smiled slightly and said, "Generally speaking, we do serve the entire royal family. But within the royal family, we represent the dignity of the emperor. The royal family is higher than everyone else, but the emperor
It is even more supreme among the royal family. Today, Princess Gaoyang dares to challenge the emperor's power. If we don't control her, there is no guarantee that some prince, princess or prince will come out to challenge one day. In the long run, how will the emperor's power survive? What else does Baiqi have?
Value? Therefore, this time Princess Gaoyang challenges not us Baiqi, but the emperor. Do you understand?"
"Uh, this..." Changsun Huan blinked his eyes and nodded thoughtfully, "I see... It seems that Brother Qin can still see clearly and further than me."
"It's not that I can see clearly, I can see far. When it comes to being an official, I'm definitely not as good as you, Brother Changsun." Qin Mubai said with a smile, "I just always grasped the core point - Baiqi, always stand firm.
Only by uniting with the emperor can we remain invincible. If we offend a certain royal family for the sake of the emperor, there is no reason to be wronged, and there is nothing to be afraid of. On the contrary, if we neglect our duties because we are afraid of offending a Gaoyang princess, that would be true.
We are wrong, and the emperor will definitely be disappointed in us and will no longer trust us."
"I understand." Changsun Huan nodded, "In different environments, our responsibilities are different. Looking at the world, what we want to protect is the court; in the court, what we want to protect is the royal family; and within the royal family, we want to protect