Chapter 372
A special envoy was dispatched to escort Cui Nonghai, who traveled by boat and horse, and arrived in Chang'an about ten days later. The rotund Cui Nonghai was returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Song Bokang was also getting ready for battle here, as he knew that with the return of Cui Nonghai, the Prime Minister would demand a fight between himself and Cheng Dalei.
From Song Bokang's perspective, he wished to avoid a conflict with Cheng Dalei. Firstly, Cheng Dalei was no longer a minor power - he had over ten thousand armored soldiers at Qinchuan Pass and was not to be underestimated. Secondly, Cheng Dalei was not as tyrannical as rumored; as long as you didn't provoke him, he wouldn't provoke you, and their cooperation on certain matters was even enjoyable. Thirdly, his own son was still held at Qinchuan Pass.
