Love Affairs in Chang’an Chapter 385: Heroism, bravery

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When he left Qiongyu Villa after bathing and changing clothes, Qin Mubai felt that it was quiet and beautiful, and the moon was boundless.

"Mei Niang, I know romance better than I am, and I can enjoy it." With a slight smile, Qin Mubai left this gentle town and headed to the Dudu Mansion.

Since I came to Lanzhou, I have been busy for days. Recently, all the work has gradually got on the right track, and Qin Mubai finally has a little leisure. After Su Dingfang came to Lanzhou as the governor of the governor's office, he could handle most of the military affairs, and don't drive Xiao Liang to handle civil affairs and civil affairs. With this support, Qin Mubai with his left and right arms was finally relieved.

He came to the Dudu's Mansion today a lot later than usual, but he didn't get in the way. In the morning, Su Dingfang and Xiao Liang had dealt with the day-to-day matters properly, leaving only some important things for Qin Mubai to decide on.

Just now I entered the office of the Dudu's Mansion and was bumping into Su Dingfang head-on.

Su Dingfang usually doesn't speak much introverted and reluctant, but his mind is extremely sophisticated and sophisticated. He glanced at Qin Mubai at first glance and saw that there was no one around. He smiled and said: "Mubai is proud of the spring breeze today, and he must have been lingering last night."

"Senior brother would only make fun of me." Qin Mubai smiled relaxedly, then sat down to take a cup of tea to drink, and asked casually, "Is there any important military affairs pending approval?"

"Not at all." Su Dingfang replied, "However, there are a few things that need to be reported to the marshal."

"Let's listen." Speaking of business affairs, the two regained their identities as subordinates and superiors, and Qin Mubai's expression became serious.

"Firstly, Liu Shanyin, the prince of the Hongyou Temple, has already set off this morning and went to Tubo via Dafeichuan to discuss the marriage negotiation." At this point, Su Dingfang paused and said with a smile, "Marshal Weiwei Make more contact with Liu Shanyin. This person is a wonderful person."

"How to do it?"

"The clever tongue is like a spring, and the strain is extremely strong. The heart is careful and meticulous, and the great wisdom is foolish." Su Ding said concisely, "It is also appropriate for the court to send him as an envoy. These are not a matter of fact, some of his subtle actions when he leaves, let Very interested in humble positions."

"What did he do?"

Su Ding easily smiled and said: "He prepared four portraits of Princess Wencheng, with different looks and looks. When he left, he asked King Jiang Xia which painting to show to Tubo Zanpu. Wang Jiang Xia is such a delicate figure, so naturally he can't explain it clearly. So he glanced at him with a cold face, and only threw down the sentence "You can figure it out." Then Liu Shanyin burned the other three portraits."

"The ugliest one left?" Qin Mubai laughed.

"The young commander is smart." Su Dingfang also smiled, "How about that, is this Liu Shanyin a wonderful person? He came to Lanzhou, knowing that Lanzhou is at least handsome and below, and they are all fighting. Although this person is pedantic and weak on the surface, there is also a bit of male blood in his bones, and he is probably also inclined to the main battle group. It is not noticeable because of his humble position above the court. His behavior when he is leaving is nothing more than I am expressing my position to King Jiang Xia and the marshal. There is such an envoy to Tubo, and he thinks that he is humble..."

Qin Mubai's eyebrows sank, a star flashed in his eyes. The two nodded even more comprehensively, and stopped talking about it.

"Young marshal, now I am Lanzhou, so I have to prepare with both hands." Su Dingfang said, "First, if friendship is achieved, Tubo will become the country of my Datang alliance and nephew. Lanzhou's defense center and main force , Can withdraw to the northwest and focus on the establishment of the Anzai Metropolitan Protectorate and the Western Regions. Second, if the relationship fails, then the war is imminent. At the moment, the forces in Kansai are too scattered and the front is too long. Discuss with the marshal, you can temporarily withdraw to the Gaochang stronghold to retreat and be conservative, you can first be invincible, and then try to make progress. After all, the Western Regions are vast and numerous countries and states are full of complex situations, and the Tubo and the Western Turks are strong in the northern and southern courts. The power of a county in Lanzhou is still unable to compete for the time being!"

"I've considered this matter for a long time, and I have always wanted to ask the handsome father to withdraw first." Qin Mubai curled his eyebrows, shook his head embarrassedly, and said, "But the handsome father understands this. The truth is that he will never withdraw. Otherwise, he would not be the Great Tang Shangzhu Kingdom with the name of the God of War."

"That's right..." Su Dingfang sighed deeply and said, "The hero of the country is upright and upright, and only the emperor's head is the leader. If it were not for the emperor to ask him to retreat, he would definitely not retreat. Step."

"Wrong. This time even if the emperor tells him to retreat, he may not retreat." Qin Mubai smiled bitterly, shook his head, "Otherwise, at the beginning, he would not resist the edict and fight for 18 battles in the west and kill him. I’m in Gaochang. My old father is probably interpreting the last glory of his life, and he doesn’t hesitate to live or die for this. At this moment, who can persuade him?"

"Since the commander is impossible to retreat, we must follow up as soon as possible." Su Dingfang said, "Liangzhou Xue Wanche has changed defenses to Yuyang Second Pass and Puchanghai, but there are still hundreds of miles away from Gaochang. Ruo Gaochang If something happens, you may not be able to rush to the rescue. Moreover, Yuyang Erguan and Puchanghai are the important points and hubs of the Western Regions. They are both the throat of my Lanzhou military strategy and a pair of fist portals. There are surrounded by enemies on all sides. Once the forces are dispersed and the internal emptiness is emptied, it is easy for people to take advantage of the emptiness. At that time, instead of all previous achievements, the land of the belly of Lanzhou may also face the threat of the enemy directly."

"Senior brother is very worried. This is my current heart disease." Qin Mubai said with a worried expression, "Speaking of ten thousand words, the biggest problem in Lanzhou now is that the front line is too long and the troops are too strong. I was widowed. In the past, my Lanzhou army of one hundred thousand was firmly held in one group, guarding Dafeichuan and Liangzhou, one man was the guard, and there was no need to panic even if a million army came. Now it’s different, we are. I have to conquer the city and seize the land while holding on to the territory, and I am still attacking the enemy thousands of miles alone. Therefore, although it is calm for a while, I always feel that a huge potential crisis is hidden. Once it breaks out, it may not be able to deal with it."

Su Dingfang nodded solemnly and asked: "Then, what is the marshal's plan?"

Qin Mubai raised his head, looked at Su Dingfang with scorching eyes, and said every word: "To be honest, I think-recruit troops!"

"Huh?" Su Dingfang was startled, "Recruiting soldiers?"

"Yeah." Qin Mubai snorted, his eyebrows drowsy and a little annoyed. "When I left Chang'an, the court only gave me 10,000 soldiers and horses. I had this idea at the time. Lanzhou before. There were a total of one hundred thousand frontier troops, and the father-in-chief took twenty thousand. I brought back ten thousand. In addition to the loss of continuous battles, it is just an imaginary number to say that we now have one hundred thousand troops. With just such a small number of troops, it can resist It’s good to have hundreds of thousands of iron horses on the plateau of Tubo. What can I do to manage and dominate the Western Regions? Let me say that some birdmen in the court are really full men who don’t know that hungry men are hungry. Give me when they leave. Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, tens of thousands of food and grass, are still considered a great blessing. I am afraid that someone from Qin will support his own troops and divide his land. Now besides recruiting soldiers, I really can't think of any other way to cure the symptoms."

"You finally said something useful!" Qin Mu's voice just fell, and a loud voice suddenly sounded outside the door.

Qin Mubai and Su Dingfang were both shocked, "Hou Junji?"

At this time, Hou Junji had already uninvited himself to come in, and looked at Qin Mubai and Su Dingfang left and right, and sneered: "Hey! It's all here, not bad, not bad!"

Qin Mubai and Su Dingfang looked at each other and smiled, and said, "Brother."

"Don't, I can't bear it." Hou Junji grinned back and took a pot of tea and drank half of the pot to his mouth. He flicked a whip in his hand and sat down on his back. Snorted, "Qin Mubai, what kind of spoiler did you pick! I won't practice anymore!"

"What's the matter?" Qin Mubai asked.

"One by one is just like a spoiled big girl, her delicate skin and tender meat babbles, she can't scold her, her subordinates have no job, and their mouths are very hard, except for eating and drinking Lhasa." Hou Junji repeatedly scolded. Said, "Such a stubborn soldier is in the bones, and I can't take it with Hou Junji. Even if Hou can nod his head to become gold, it must be a stone first! You can't give me a pile of dung and let me get some! "

"Haha!" Qin Mubai laughed, "Last night, who boasted that Haikou would be effective in 20 days? It's only half a day, why did you give up?"

"Mu Bai, you probably misunderstood what the brother meant." Su Dingfang smiled faintly, and said to Hou Junji, "In fact, the brother is probably also here to persuade you to recruit soldiers."

"Well, your kid is smarter than Qin Mubai." Hou Junji patted the dust on his legs and stood up, staring at Qin Mubai with sharp eyes, and said, "Qin Mubai, Guan Longben It is a place where the Han and Hus live together, the folk style is sturdy and the knights are majestic, and have been heroic since ancient times. If you don’t recruit here, you are the number one fool in the world. Besides, you sit on the largest horse farm in the Tang Dynasty-Longyou Mu The horse guard, you can get thousands of good horses at your fingertips. Believe me, in March, I can train you 50,000 new recruits and elite cavalry-just add these 50,000 horses to sweep the plateau and level the Western Regions, it’s not a problem! "

"Sweeping the plateau and leveling the Western Regions?" Qin Mubai couldn't help but smile, and asked, "Brother, I'll ask you. In those few days, did you feel dizzy when you were out of breath?" /

"It's a little bit, but it's unacceptable. What's the matter?" Hou Junji said disapprovingly.

"The Tubo Plateau is difficult to conquer. In addition to their fierce horses and the frozen snow, another important reason is that the air there is so thin that ordinary people cannot adapt." Qin Mubai said, "The reason why I let Xue Wanjun The army of Dafeichuan worked hard there, in order to treat it as a big stronghold against the plateau. Anyone who wants to set foot on the plateau in the future must adapt there for at least three months. Then, step by step for the camp. This is Qin has formulated a general strategy for Tubo. Of course, it is just a lie. I tell you this, just to explain one thing-what period and environment, what should we do Just do it, don’t have to be too far-sighted."

"Huh! Look at Ji Qingqing, but he is so old-fashioned to teach others." Hou Junji snorted depressedly, "Okay, when I didn't say it. I didn't bother to treat you. Point your finger. You are the chief governor, and everything is under your command. I just make a suggestion. Isn't it all right?"

"Naturally." Qin Mubai said, "You heard it just now, and I thought of recruiting soldiers. But it will not be easy to implement."

"That's your business! Hou can't control it! Goodbye!" After all, Hou Junji strode away.

After Hou Junji left, Su Dingfang smiled and said, "Marshal, Hou Junji is such a temperament, don't care. He is actually kind. He is not rough in his words, and he speaks well."

"I know this." Qin Mubai smiled slightly and said, "How can the 16th Guardsmen in the Guan compare with the strong knights of Guanxi in Helong? Here, the Han and Hus live together and produce good horses. With horses as a family, all of them are born good riders. Actually, I don’t have this idea for a day or two. But now, my Datang practice is a government soldier system. There are only a handful of imperial forest troops, which are imperial courts. It is a recruiting soldier who spends money to support. If I were to make this first in Lanzhou, I would have taken a big deal. At that time, I don’t know how many rumors say that someone in Qin really wants to stand alone with the soldiers."

"But if you don't recruit troops, Lanzhou is really hard to support right now." Su Dingfang frowned, and said, "This is really a big trouble!"

"Actually, even if the court allowed me to recruit, I might not really be able to recruit as many soldiers and horses." Qin Mubai said, "Fighting is money and food. This time, if it wasn't for Mei Niang to collect a lot of food and grass in private, We Lanzhou military and civilians have to cut off cooking. What is Qin doing to recruit soldiers and raise troops? Hey, this is a vicious circle! The war is not only the business route is blocked, Lanzhou is poor and poor. Lanzhou is poor, and cannot develop and raise troops. The court. Over there, I am always on guard against every move in Lanzhou. Right now, the situation can be described as stalemate, unless there is a surprise soldier that suddenly breaks this balance and injects vitality into Lanzhou. Only then can I have a prospect."

"Where did such an army come from?" Su Dingfang smiled bitterly, "Now, we are fighting against Tubo, the Western Turks and the Western Regions with the power of a county in Lanzhou. It is said that the marshal doesn't want to listen. If so, Su sometimes is overwhelmed with anger, and he hopes that he will succeed in his marriage and give Lanzhou a respite to develop first and talk about other things."

"It's not just that you have thought of this? Princess Wencheng's biological father Jiang Xia also has such a contradiction in his heart. I have told me more than once." Qin Mubai sighed, "Of course he is a million people. I am willing to marry my daughter on the plateau. But at the moment, there seems to be no other way to slow me down except for the marriage and marriage, to win me Lanzhou breathing time. Contradiction, it is a contradiction! I suddenly felt that no matter who is in front of the overall situation, it seems that there is no other way to slow down. That kind of insignificance and powerlessness."

"Marshal, about the recruitment of soldiers, can you write to the court to test it?" Su Dingfang said unwillingly.

Qin Mubai frowned for a moment and meditated for a moment, and said, "I will definitely try. However, no matter how I try, I can't take the usual path. If I write a memorial and pass it to the court, it must be dead when I see the light. Some People will still catch my memorial as a handle, and maybe even impeach me. After all, this is a deviant practice that violates the current Datang military system."

"Then, what about asking for reinforcements?"

"Stop dreaming! If you could give it, I gave it early when I was in Chang'an. Now I am not in Chang'an anymore, and it's impossible." Qin Mubai sneered. , Let alone I am still far away now?"

"How is that good, hey!" Su Dingfang sighed heavily, also frowning.

Qin Mubai's mind suddenly came to light, "My God! Why did I forget my assassin!"

"What? Why did the young marshal suddenly remember that your Qin family's golden mace? Do you want to practice martial arts?" Su Dingfang was confused.

"Haha! The secret of heaven must not be revealed!" Qin Mubai laughed and said as he walked, "Brother, I'm going out for a few days. In the past few days, you and Xiao Liang will be responsible for the military and political affairs of the Metropolitan Government House. Responsible!"

"Where is the marshal going?" Su Dingfang asked in surprise.

"I'm leaving!" Qin Mubai dropped this sentence, there was no figure left.

Su Dingfang was at a loss, and naturally couldn't figure out a clue.

Leaving the Metropolitan Du Mansion, Qin Mubai went to the princess's retreat, and said farewell to Li Daozong and Princess Wencheng that he would go out for a few days, not enough to ask every day. As the head of a county, Li Daozong didn’t ask much. He just told Qin Mubai that he had told the messenger Liu Shanyin that he had gone to the plateau and it didn’t matter whether the negotiation and marriage could be successful. , Try to delay as much time as possible. If he can delay a day, he will have a share of the credit. When he returns in the future, the prince and the marshal will not treat him badly.

Qin Mubai laughed loudly and said: "It's still the prince who is safe and thorough! Now time is too important for us! Liu Shan, because of this humble little role, may be able to play by then. A decisive role! The Prince's words are invaluable!"

Li Daozong blinked suspiciously at Qin Mubai, and said, "Do you have any plans?"

"Not yet, but it may be there soon." Qin Mubai smiled mysteriously and said, "The prince will wait a few days, after Qin returns, we will talk to the prince."

"Okay, go ahead if you have something to do!"

Then Qin Mubai invited the Four Treasures of the Study, wrote a letter asking his confidant Baiqi to send it to Dafeichuan to Xue Wanjun, and then brought a confidant guard of only ten people, dressed in civilian clothes, and left the Metropolitan Government to Qiong. Yushanzhuang.

Wu Meiniang really stayed in bed and didn't get up. Although not so exaggerated as the sick face, it is indeed a little haggard. Qin Mubai would really think she was sick if she hadn't had a face like peach blossoms with spring dew.

When Qin Mubai came, Wu Meiniang was lying on the couch with a book in her hands and reading. As soon as he entered the door, Wu Meiniang smiled: "It's broken, it's broken!"

"What's wrong?" Qin Mubai asked in amazement, "What's broken?"

"You came back only an hour or two after leaving. You are so nostalgic for your boudoir, and you haven't ruined your ambitions?" Wu Meiniang quipped, "Is there nothing to do in the Dudu Mansion today? Why did you come back so early."

Qin Mubai smiled and walked over, holding her hand in his palm and softly saying: "Is it better?"

Wu Meiniang blushed, she was still a little bit dumbfounded, and said, "Why do you listen to you so strange, as if I was seriously ill or had a baby?"

"Haha!" Qin Mubai patted his forehead with a haha ​​smile, and said, "Mei Niang, come with me and go to an important place."

"Where?"

"That's a place where no one can come and go freely except me, Qin Mubai, not even the prime minister or even the prince." Qin Mubai said mysteriously.

Wu Mei Niang blinked her big smart eyes and smiled sweetly: "Do you do this, does it mean that Mei Niang is already a very important person to you?"

"You have always been." Qin Mubai smiled, "More than that, you are like my other half. You said, can I let half of Qin Mubai go there?"

"Well, the sweet words in the sea, the sky, and the earth are fooling people!" Wu Meiniang pursed her lips and smiled, but her smile was very intoxicated and pleased. She stretched out her arms and raised herself up, saying in a rare soft voice, " Don't you hug me up?"

Not long after, several humble carriages drove out of Lanzhou Zhoucheng, looking northwest.

On the carriage, Qin Mubai and Wu Meiniang are enjoying lunch. Just because he was in a hurry, he brought food and drink to the road to eat.

"Mei Niang, you said you have important things to discuss with me, can you talk now?" Qin Mubai asked while eating.

"Hmm." Wu Meiniang solemnly put down her chopsticks and her cup, and said seriously, "Mu Bai, I did a few things without you, I hope you don't get angry."

Qin Mubai had a meal in his hand and asked: "What's the matter?"

"I ended all my business in the Central Plains. I bought everything that could be sold and sold in exchange for money and brought it to Lanzhou." Wu Meiniang said, "Except for an old house in Chang'an, I have almost nothing left. Anything. After some time, I am going to pick up my mother. As for my brother and others, they will stay in Chang'an to guard the old house."

"Huh?" Qin Mubai frowned in surprise, and asked, "Why are you doing this? After so many years, you have struggled to figure out a little, Qinxian Pavilion in Chang'an, and a business in Xiangyang. With the wine shop, it’s all about getting into the fight for gold. What a pity!"

"It's not a shame." Wu Meiniang smiled slightly, and said, "During the time in Xiangyang, I understood a truth. A woman, no matter how capable and outstanding, is still inseparable from a man's shoulders. In Xiangyang Doing business in Chang'an is a hundred times easier and a lot easier, and earns more money. In the final analysis, it is not that Wu Meiniang has become capable, but because I have the foundation laid by you and Li Ke before, and you My protégé is huge and opening the door for me. In just one year, I, a foreign businessman, has become the leading giant in the land of Jingxiang. Outsiders tell me how smart and capable Wu Meiniang is, in fact, it is only me. Understand, in the final analysis, I am just a treasurer of you, and you are the real boss."

"Mei Niang, we two don't need to be so finely divided, right? How many students are divided!" Qin Mubai smiled.

"I actually didn't mean anything else." Wu Meiniang smiled and said sincerely, "I just want to say that no matter how much money I make, half of it used to be for myself. From today on, it must be all for You. Because Wu Meiniang is already Qin Mubai's person; you say I am half of you, but you are all of me!"

Qin Mubai's hands were stagnant, and he smiled slightly: "Mei Niang, what do you want me to say?...Well, what kind of words appear hypocritical and pale in front of real actions. These years, I will give you There are very few of them, and I have always been ashamed of this. Now you tell me, since you have decided to take root in Lanzhou since then, what do you want to do and what do you want?"

"I'm going to be Zheng Fengchi of the Western Regions of the Helong River!" Wu Meiniang said categorically, almost utterly, "I still want to surpass the Zheng family and reach a height that they have never reached!"

"Hmm!" Qin Mubai nodded, "rest assured, I will do my best to assist you. To help you is to help myself."

"You are wrong, Mu Bai, not you assist me, but I assist you." Wu Meiniang said, "Don't underestimate the businessman. Although the businessman is humble and mediocre, but the money and food are in a place like the Helong Western Region, they will There is an unpredictable power. You have to shoulder the heavy responsibility to control the Western Regions and dominate the Western Regions. Without money and food, it is difficult to do it. All I have to do is to take care of all this for you. Mu Bai, I say something that shouldn't be said, you have Heroism, but when it comes to acting and dealing with things, you still need a brave courage!"

"What is meant by heroism and bravery?" Qin Mubai asked with interest.

"Heroic, ambitious and ambitious; courageous, persevering and vowing not to yield." Wu Meiniang said, "Although it’s not a long time to come to Lanzhou, I can see it. Although you are full of ambitions, there are so many. At this time, you need a strong heart-why bother with so many outdated systems? Those who are often successful, are all winners who challenge the shackles! The question is, do you have the courage, admiration White?"

"Heroism, bravery..." Qin Mubai took a sip of wine and took a deep breath, his eyes brightened a little, and said, "Mei Niang, you are really my female Zhuge. You are right. Aspirations and ideas alone are far from enough. The key is to see whether there is confidence and courage to break the boat and move forward!... I am ashamed. I have always been obediently bound to the rules and regulations, and I dare not go beyond the thunder pond. I am even used to such mediocrity and tolerance, and I am proud of it."

"Mu Bai, you don't have to blame yourself. Among the 10,000 people in the world, there are nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine." Wu Meiniang looked at Qin Mubai with gentle expressions, but She said, "But you are Qin Mubai, you must be different. Otherwise, why should Wu Meiniang marry you?"

Qin Mubai was taken aback for a moment, and then laughed, "I can understand why so many men have been so angry as beauties throughout the ages! Meiniang, Meiniang, in the future, what if my Qin Mubai has achieved , It must be thanks to you; if it is ups and downs and even stinks for thousands of years..."

"Wu Meiniang, be with you!"