Chapter 294: Don’t look back, father, I am the father.

Chapter 294: Don’t look back, father, I am the father.

As Prince Liu Xuan of the Shu Han Dynasty arrived in Yongliang, the entire northwest theater was in a panic. Many soldiers and horses were dispatched to protect the prince in various places in Yongzhou, Liangzhou, for fear that something would happen to the prince in his own area.

Under the escort of thousands of Shu troops, Liu Xu's chariot drove all the way to Wuwei. Later, under the protection of General Yao Hu, he successfully entered the Liangzhou Governor's Mansion.

A few days after the prince arrived in Wuwei, Ma Di arrived belatedly from Dunhuang with his cavalry.

After returning to Wuwei, Ma Di immediately returned to the governor's mansion to pay a visit to the prince. Although he is the prince's teacher, Pu Ma Su still doesn't like to show off.

But as soon as he entered the Governor's Mansion, someone pulled his collar from behind, and then a familiar voice came,

"Father, don't look back, I am the father."

Ma Su: "..."

"Your Highness, what are you doing?" Ma Su turned around and saw Prince Liu Xuan hiding behind the door, and said speechlessly.

"Of course I heard that my father-in-law has returned from the expedition to the Western Regions, so I am ready to surprise him." Liu Xuan spread her hands, smiled and saluted Ma Su as a teacher and student.

"My father-in-law has done his best for the great man. I am grateful for my father..."

"Stop, stop, stop, I'm Han Chen, I can't afford this!" Ma Di quickly interrupted with a wave of his hand, but then he saw Liu Xuan's sly eyes.

"The prince is really playful. He even makes fun of the prince and tutor."

"If I had a choice, I wouldn't want to stay in the East Palace and recite sages' books every day." Liu Xu replied, looking at the entire Liangzhou Governor's Office with great interest.

Previously in Chengdu, because Liu Chan wanted to ensure that the royal family would not cause trouble to the court, a group of princes including Liu Xuan were basically locked up in the palace to study the sages' books. Liu Xuan was very talented in reciting and had a photographic memory, so he was respected as a Confucian scholar.

But this does not mean that he is really a good boy. How can a child of a few years old be willing to study boringly all the time. Although this time he was shot to the north, Liu Xuan let himself go after arriving.

It turns out that the feeling outside the palace is so happy!

Ma Di had no objection to this. If a monarch stayed in the palace all the time, he would probably only say, "Why not eat meat soup."

But even if he went out to play, the emperor couldn't just play around, he had to have a purpose for the trip.

For example, a certain emperor in later generations who particularly liked to go on tours went to the south of the Yangtze River more than a dozen times without finding out anything about the people's sentiments.

"Since Your Highness has gone north to Liangzhou to supervise the country, I should protect you on both sides. However, there are important things in Liangzhou these days, so I would like to invite Your Highness to go on patrol together..." Ma Di handed over his hand and suggested that Liu Xuan take the car with him. Let's go on a tour of Liangzhou together.

Liu Xuan didn't hesitate at all, and directly handed over the decision-making power to Ma Su.

"My father, let me make the decision. I oversee the country as my father, but all major matters can be decided by my father, the prime minister."

"Oh, by the way, General Liao is waiting for my father-in-law at the house. Father, please go to the house to meet the old general Liao Hua."

"Liao Hua? This old general has also come to Liangzhou?" Ma Su was slightly startled.

Liao Hua is known as the living fossil of the Shu Han. Historically, he lived from the founding of the Shu Han to the demise of the Shu Han.

As a low-level general born in the Yellow Turbans, he followed Guan Yu to oversee Jingzhou. Later, after Guan Yu's death, this man insisted on not surrendering to Jiangdong and fled thousands of miles back to Shuhan.

He witnessed with his own eyes the rise and fall of the regime established by Liu Bei. In the end, he followed Jiang Wei and died for the Shu Han. It can be said that he was a rare loyal minister in the Shu Han.

But Liao Hua must be sixty now. He has reached retirement age and he followed the prince to Liangzhou.

However, Liu Xuan explained to Ma Su that he came specially to thank Ma Su for avenging Guan Yu.

Liao Hua had been in Nanzhong before, and was in charge of the counties in Nanzhong together with the governor of Nanzhong. This made Ma Su unable to see the old general in Chengdu for several years.

However, Chengdu has undergone personnel adjustments in the past few days, and Liao Hua has returned from Nanzhong, so he followed Liu Xuan to Liangzhou, hoping to express his gratitude in person.

"That's it." Ma Su nodded and returned to the Governor's Mansion with the prince.

As soon as he entered the governor's house, Ma Su saw a gray-haired but still strong-looking veteran waiting for him. As soon as he saw Ma Su coming in, the veteran stood up immediately, saluted the prince first, and then bowed his hand to Ma Su.

"Liao Hua, Governor of Guangwu, meets General Zhengbei!"

"General Liao, please get up quickly." Ma Su stepped forward and planned to help Liao Hua up, but he found that he couldn't help him. Liao Hua insisted on saluting again and thanked Ma Su in person.

The incident in Jingzhou can be said to be a thorn in Liao Hua's heart. In particular, his leader Guan Yu was killed by Soochow, but Liao Hua had no choice but to do anything about it. This has always been a knot in Liao Hua's mind.

At this time, Liao Hua, like Guan Xing, was extremely grateful to Ma Su and wished he could repay him with his life.

Ma Di could only wait for Liao Hua to thank him before helping him up, secretly lamenting that the old general's sword was still young.

He is over sixty years old, but he is stronger than Ma Su. Who would believe it if he said it?

After everything is settled, Ma Su can get down to business with Liao Hua.

"Old General Liao, I have something I can ask you if I can help you?" Ma Di looked at Liao Hua and asked him seriously.

"I will send troops to conquer Beidi County in the near future. Can General Liao stay in Liangzhou for me? I will leave enough soldiers and horses by then so that the general can ensure the safety of Liangzhou and the prince."

"Don't worry, General Zhengbei. As long as Liao is here, nothing will happen to the prince and Liangzhou!" Liao Hua patted his chest and expressed his stance extremely seriously.

"Why can't I join General Zhengbei and conquer Beidi County in person?" At this time, Liu Xu suddenly said, and was rejected by Liao Hua and Ma Su at the same time.

"No! If the son of a rich man does not sit in the palace, His Highness cannot put himself in danger!"

"Your Highness, when I send troops to conquer Beidi County, I usually use cavalry first. I'm afraid I won't be able to take your safety into consideration."

Ma Di was not willing to bring a drag bottle with him into the war, as it would be bad if it disrupted his death plan.

He Ma Di himself led a thousand troops to raid Beidi County, and no one in the army would say no. But if he takes Prince Liu Xuan with him, among other things, the prime minister in Ji County will definitely lead his troops to Beidi County to beat him.

Therefore, both privately and publicly, Ma Su could not allow the prince to go out with the army.

In response, the prince could only frown, shrink his neck and stop talking. But looking at his eyes, Ma Su only felt inexplicably familiar.

He also had this look every time he was preparing to commit suicide.

It seems that this prince is not that honest and has a lot of tricks.

"General Liao, you must keep an eye on His Highness and don't let him run around." Ma Su's mouth twitched a few times, turned to look at Liao Hua and warned him again and again.

"I'll do the work, general, don't worry!"