Broken Leaf City, the low sound of the horn sounded on the city wall, the city gate opened, and teams of cavalry rushed in from outside the city, they held large flags and Qingluo umbrella covers, and also held long-handled silver hammers and long-handled silver knives, the people of the city gate dodged to the side, and tens of thousands of cavalry surrounded hundreds of wide and gorgeous carriages drove in from outside the city.

The banner was unfurled, and the momentum was mighty, but the people on both sides dodged one after another, with fear on their faces, and if they were a little slower, they were severely whipped by the leather whips of the cavalry.

Under the eaves of a shop on the side of the road, a Sogdian shook his head and said, "Actually, the Qingluo umbrella cover has also come out, is this still the governor's line?" ”

The owner of the shop, who was also a Sogdian businessman, sneered and said: "There is an old saying among the Han people, called the emperor of the mountain is far away, in the broken leaves, this Ma Dudu is the emperor, he accepts hundreds of concubines alone, and the former Qarluq palace has become his palace, I heard that he eats a meal, at least hundreds of dishes, and the people of the mansion even wear silk and satin." ”

"I heard that he was close to the Khazars?"

"The rumor is so, I don't know the specifics, but one of his three wives is a nobleman of the Khazar tribe, I guess the relationship must be unusual, this time he went to Bakhana, conquered the royal palace, seized countless treasures and women, do you see, those carriages are full of gold and precious stones and the concubines of King Bakhana."

'Woo-'

The horn sounded again, and I saw hundreds of silver-armored knights escorting a golden-armored general into the city, and the people on both sides knelt down and kowtowed.

This golden helmet and golden armor general is the Broken Leaf Governor Ma Weijiang, the third among the top ten lieutenant generals of Guo Song that year, steady and modest, Guo Song finally appointed him as the Broken Leaf Governor, seven or eight years have passed, if Guo Song sees him again at this time, I am afraid he will not be recognized, the luxurious life of Jiaotai, the pleasure of conquest, killing, and the corruption of power have completely changed Ma Weijiang into a person.

Not only did his appearance change drastically, but his personality also became brutal, dictatorial, and ruthless, with an insatiable lust for women and wealth.

What's more, he was no longer satisfied with the title of Governor of Broken Leaves, he conquered the east and west, and the territory under his control continued to expand, from Tocharian in the south, to the entire Yibohai in the north, and to Shiguo in the west, with a territory of thousands of miles and a population of millions.

At this time, he has called himself the king of broken leaves, all the generals who have opinions about him were assassinated by him, and the current generals are his henchmen, his army has reached 40,000 people, in addition to the 10,000 left by Guo Song, he also recruited 30,000 young men of all ethnic groups to join his army.

At this time, it was impossible for Guo Song to transfer him back to Chang'an, he had evolved into a warlord and stood on his own.

The procession swept through the streets of Broken Leaves, straight to the Broken Leaves Palace, several Sogdian merchants shook their heads, and at this time, a merchant led by a merchant came over and said: "I have confirmed, that person is indeed a mine slave who escaped from the Broken Leaf Silver Mine, and it was easy to escape, but he still died in the wilderness." ”

Several other businessmen asked, "Do you want to do what he asked us to do for him?" ”

"Since you have agreed, let's fulfill his wish for him! Anyway, let's go to Chang'an and fulfill this wish for him. ”

A group of Sogdian merchants with hundreds of camels set out on the road east again, and gradually disappeared into the depths of the steppe.

........

Chang'an entered the middle of summer at this time, the Jin palace is really busy these days, one is with the consent of Guo Song, nephew Zhou Junyu finally got engaged to Zhang Lei's eldest daughter Zhang Yuer, in fact, it is Xue Tao's plan, except for the step of marrying, the other steps have been completed, Zhang Lei is very generous, gave his daughter 30,000 taels of silver and ten shops to marry, Guo Song also took out 50,000 yuan and a priceless white jade statue of Laojun as a gift.

The second major event in the Jin Palace is that Dugu Youlan gave birth to a son for Guo Song, which is Guo Song's third son, Guo Song was overjoyed, and personally named his son Guo Jinxiu.

Early in the morning, the family came to the dining hall to sit, Guo Song came with Liu Caichun, during this time Guo Song was more fond of Liu Caichun, most of the night in Liu Caichun's room, the nourishment of yin and yang made Liu Caichun more energetic, beautiful and charming.

Liu Caichun was favored, and Minqiu was naturally left out a little, it can be seen that her mood is not too high these days, of course, Guo Song has not completely snubbed her, but the number of times she has sex with her is a little less.

Xue Tao was as calm and indifferent as ever, and did not conclude because her husband doted on the bride a little more, but Liu Caichun and her had similar interests, and their personalities were also cold on the outside and hot on the inside, and the two chatted very speculatively.

"Huh! Youlan, why did you come out? Xue Tao unexpectedly found that Dugu Youlan also came out, she had only given birth for ten days, and she should be in confinement.

Dugu Youlan smiled and said, "It's too boring to be alone, husband let me eat together, husband, right!" ”

Guo Song stepped forward to support her and said with a smile: "I think Youlan should still move more, as long as she doesn't go downstairs to see the wind, walk around the building more, it will be good for her recovery." ”

Xue Tao smiled helplessly: "Since that's the case, you can sit down!" ”

Guo Song helped Dugu Youlan sit down, Dugu Youlan took her husband's hand and said with a smile: "Husband, let's go see Jinxiu in the past two days!" His little face is starting to brighten, and I think he really looks like you. ”

Guo Song said happily: "Okay! I'm going to see the little one tonight. ”

At this time, Guo Song remembered something and asked, "Youlan, have you received a letter from your father these days?" ”

Dugu Youlan shook her head, "I haven't been in touch with him for months, what's wrong with him?" ”

"He took a dozen people to Anxi to see the land, and he went for almost two months, and there has been no news, so I am a little worried."

Dugu Youlan suddenly became a little nervous, she thought for a while and said, "He is usually protected by the Flying Fox Guard when he goes out, there should be no problem!" ”

Guo Song smiled bitterly, "The Flying Fox Guard has been disbanded, and the warriors have all joined the Jin Palace, but I sent a team of cavalry to protect them, and the safety should not be a big problem, so I am worried that they will not adapt to the water and soil over there, and I am afraid that they will fall ill." ”

"Husband, what should I do?"

Guo Song patted her hand and comforted: "When I go back, I will write a letter from Feiying Express, and pass it to Anxi at one stop to understand the situation." ”

.........

After breakfast, Guo Song went to Yanwutang to inspect, Liu Caichun arranged Guo Weiwei's homework, and then came to Xue Tao's room, Xue Tao invited her to sit down, poured her a cup of tea, and asked with a smile: "You seem to have something on your mind?" ”

Liu Caichun hesitated and asked, "Eldest sister, what's wrong with Minqiu?" It seems to be depressed, I talk to her, and she is listless. ”

"It's normal, she was worried about herself, she was afraid that her husband would dislike her and send her into the cold palace, and her sister-in-law was stopped outside by me yesterday, and she wasn't allowed to come in, maybe Minqiu was a little unhappy!"

"Her sister-in-law..... Isn't it good? ”

Xue Tao shook his head and said: "Her brother and sister-in-law are a pair of villains, teaching Minqiu to play scheming all day long, giving her bad ideas, I didn't pay attention to it before, but later I found out that Minqiu has changed a lot in the past two years, I inquired carefully, only to know that it was her brother and sister-in-law who instigated her behind her back, and Minqiu was not very sensible, always thinking that her brother and sister-in-law were her only relatives and would be good for her, so she obeyed her words." ”

"Her brother and sister-in-law should be for her!"

Xue Tao said lightly: "Her brother and sister-in-law are greedy and selfish, short-sighted, and rude-minded, what good ideas can they give Minqiu?" They persuaded Minqiu to coax King Jin, let her brother enter the army to grasp military power, and establish Jinrui as the son of the world in the future, they think this is for Minqiu's good, what do you think? ”

Liu Caichun was stunned, and said for a while: "This will hurt Minqiu!" ”

"So I gave a strict order not to allow Minqiu's sister-in-law to enter the palace again, I am actually protecting her, she will understand in the future."

Liu Caichun nodded, in fact, she vaguely guessed that Minqiu's unhappiness might be related to herself, but there was no way to do it, she was mentally prepared, how could she not touch a few porcelain spoons in a bowl?

Thinking of this, Liu Caichun diverted the topic and said with a smile: "Eldest sister, tell me about jade again!" How to distinguish between green jade seeds and jasper seeds, I see that they are almost the same color. ”

...........

Yanwutang is located in Bashang, it is actually a military camp, there are about 1,000 students, basically all of them are excellent low-level officers recommended by various armies, mainly brigade commanders and captains.

Among the generals who surrendered, the outstanding ones would also be sent to Yanwutang for re-education.

An important role of Yanwutang was to cultivate the loyalty of the generals to Guo Song.

The Xuezheng of Yanwutang is served by Guo Song himself, and the following is one of the chief of teaching, served by Kang Bao, two deputy chief of teaching, and then a number of teachings.

Yanwutang learns martial arts and practices riding and archery during the day, and reads and reads at night, just like the military camp, with a strict schedule and a two-year school period.

In the morning, Guo Song came to Yanwutang as usual.