Xue Rengui's thick eyebrows locked and pondered for a long time, and he shook his head, "Xue is dull, I don't understand it too much." 【Leaf*Zi】【Yo*Yo]"

"That's with you!" Qin Mubai smiled slightly and said, "Zhenguan Datang continues to this day, and its prosperity can be peaceful all over the world. After many years of peace, most people just want to continue this happy life, and don't want to use swords. In response to Yidi, it is natural that there is a school of thought of 'appeasement and tenderness' above the court, and this school has gradually become the mainstream of the imperial court. So in the past many years, the Tang Dynasty has been following the example and giving marriage to the Yidi chiefs to appease; Many Yidibang tribes also took the initiative to ask the Tang Dynasty for marriage in exchange for a period of peace. However, history has proven that this kind of policy of appeasement and gentleness cannot be exchanged for real peace. It's good that my Datang has always been strong, but if it declines one day, we, the in-laws of the Central Plains, will immediately tear up the peace treaty and turn their faces against people, and attack and invade me. Throughout the ages, many of our dynasties have suffered such bitter fruits. ”

"Xue Mou has never been able to understand why he keeps sending women even though he knows that harmony cannot bring real peace?" Xue Rengui raised his eyebrows and said a little angrily, "Those Confucian scholars who read poetry and books are so afraid of war and death?!" ”

"It's not as simple as whether you're afraid of dying." Qin Mubai smiled and said, "Since the Han Dynasty and Wu respected Confucianism, the Central Plains has entered a dead cycle of human rule. In fact, there is no right or wrong in Confucianism, but there is no such thing as perfection in the world. Needless to say, there are all kinds of benefits to governing the country with Confucianism, otherwise all dynasties and dynasties will not follow all of them. But there is also a big drawback, that is, the imprisonment and restraint of people's thoughts. I think that many ministers of the current dynasty were Confucian scholars, and most of the virtuous people who were loyal to the monarch, patriotic, and abide by their duties did quite well, but they also all had a shortcoming - a lack of 'fighting heart'. In particular, the Confucian scholars in the peaceful and prosperous era would call evil in words and wars, and resolutely opposed any war with the word "benevolence", for fear that the war would break the original tranquility and destroy their rich and peaceful life. To put it bluntly, it is the habitual laziness and selfishness in people's xìng - living in peace without thinking about danger. As a result, a very large force has been formed in our court, they have the same ideology and have reached a strong political alliance, they think that our Tang Dynasty should continue to maintain the current prosperity and stability, avoid disputes and stay away from war - then sending one or two women, in their opinion, is of course the most cost-effective! ”

"It's unreasonable!" Xue Rengui was a little annoyed, and shouted with both glaring, "Then you should really let those ministers and Confucian scholars go to the border pass battlefield to take a look!" Is war something they can avoid if they want to? Do they all care only about their own well-being, regardless of the lives of others? Regardless of the lives of future generations? These people, is there still a little blood xìng?! ”

"That's the difference in thinking between us and them. ~" Qin Mubai smiled helplessly and said, "As the saying goes, literati are light, and heroes cherish each other. It's not that I look down on those scholars and Confucian scholars, they even look down on their own people, and naturally they look down on us soldiers who want to fight and kill at every turn. In their view, even a stone can be moved by the Confucian idea of kingship. They are convinced that they can settle disputes and defuse wars by bribery and gifts. But it's a pity that people's yù hopes are always escalating, at first those Yi Di women were satisfied when they got some money, but gradually the more we give, the greater their yù hopes will be, and in the end they will fantasize - why bother to ask for charity in the Central Plains, it is much happier to be the emperor of the Central Plains yourself. As a result, there was Garqin Mausoleum waving troops and knocking on the sword to point at the Central Plains. This war seems to be accidental, but it is actually the result of the backlog of contradictions covered up by the appeasement and Huairou politics that our Tang Dynasty has always had, and the ever-expanding hopes of Tibet. It's unavoidable! Even if it doesn't explode today, it will explode in another three or five years, ten or twenty years! Between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo, sooner or later there will be a desperate battle, and there is no escape! ”

"I kind of understand a little!" Xue Rengui nodded and said, "His Majesty the Emperor must have realized this a long time ago, so he sent you and Dashuai to Lanzhou very early to start operating here, in preparation for today's battle?" ”

"Not bad!" Qin Mubai nodded approvingly and said, "Why don't you say that today's saints are indeed far-sighted and ambitious? He stood taller and saw farther than all of us, and he wanted to give it a go and solve the problem of Tibet very early on. At this point, perhaps it was Qin's xìng feelings, which coincidentally coincided with His Majesty's thoughts, so we reached a tacit understanding. However, the Huairou faction in the imperial court who advocated the policy of appeasement had always occupied an overwhelming advantage, which made the emperor very embarrassed - he would not kill all the ministers? Even if you really want to kill and change, it won't solve the problem, maybe the new minister will change the soup and not change yao, appeasement Huairou has formed a huge thought, which has taken root in the minds of many Confucian scholars! So, His Majesty the Emperor and our father and son, like thieves, secretly operated silently in Lanzhou. Finally, one day, the war broke out. My father didn't give the ministers in the court a chance to argue, and he led you to Gaochang first...... The next thing happened in turn. Therefore, it is not easy for us to get to where we are today, but it is also not easy for His Majesty the Emperor! ”

"By the way, I heard that King Wu is coming to General Kansai, which is a good thing!" Xue Rengui smiled and said, "To tell the truth, among His Majesty the Emperor's princes, Xue only recognizes this His Royal Highness King Wu!" He has a lot of similarities with His Majesty the Emperor, he is a man who does great things! If you send a King of Wei or a King of Jin...... If Xue doesn't say anything, he will definitely panic in his heart! ”

Qin Mubai couldn't help but smile, "It seems that His Majesty the Emperor is thousands of miles away, and he has also expected the thoughts of our people." It's not surprising that he is an emperor and knows the heart of a soldier. ”

"Mu Bai, I have a sentence, I don't know if I will be blamed by you for saying it......" Xue Rengui said hesitantly.

"The two of us chatted in private, that is, you!" Qin Mubai said with a smile.

Xue Rengui wrinkled his brows, and said in a low voice: "His Majesty the Emperor suddenly transferred His Royal Highness King Wu from Youzhou to Lanzhou to supervise the army, is it ...... Do you want to make him famous and accumulate meritorious achievements, and then make him the prince of the East Palace in the future? ”

Qin Mubai's eyebrows raised, his face was slightly gloomy, and he didn't answer.

Xue Rengui hurriedly surrendered his hand and confessed, "Xue Mou is in vain!" Xue shouldn't have asked about these things! ”

"Even you have thought of this layer, and the ministers in the court can imagine what they are thinking about." The corners of Qin Mubai's mouth raised lightly and smiled slightly, and said, "The emperor's move is indeed meaningful. I think it's too early to say that the emperor has the heart to make King Wu the crown prince. But to say that he didn't think that way would be not so absolute. If you want me to say, the emperor's move is just like when he sent my father to Lanzhou first, and then sent me to Jingzhou to experience and then transfer to Lanzhou, which is a temptation and a foreshadowing, and it may be nothing. Because now it's just the imperial court sending a prison army, not the election of the prince. Therefore, whether to make King Wu the crown prince or not, we should not take it seriously until it becomes a fact, and we should not ponder it - we are generals, and our responsibility is to fight a good war, and this is fine. I believe that King Wu will also have such an awareness, he is a prison army, and it is enough to perform this duty repeatedly. If, at this moment, he is ecstatic and thinks that he has a chance to win, then he ...... It's defeated! ”

"That's true!" Xue Rengui nodded approvingly.

Qin Mubai smiled and said: "Wealth is like flowing clouds, the more you want to catch it, the more you can't catch it." Especially when the saint is so wise and wise and strong and resolute today, such as the eldest grandson Wuji and the king of Wei, who are so painstaking and solitary, in the end, it may be that any struggle and management will be in vain. Therefore, I advised King Wu very early on, only by keeping a normal heart and not fighting, is the big battle! ”

Xue Rengui grinned, "It turns out that Mu Bai has been secretly helping King Wu from the beginning!" In this way, Mu Bai also hopes that His Royal Highness King Wu will take over the Tang Dynasty? - Xue Mou's first one is in favor! If King Wu ascends the throne in the future, the Tang Dynasty will be even more magnificent! ”

Qin Mubai couldn't help laughing, "Rengui, you are really straightforward!" ”

"It depends on who's right!" Xue Rengui smiled, "To other people, I won't say a word for three days, you know." ”

Just chatting here, Tantai Dandan, who had been waiting outside for a long time, came to ask to see. The two ended the conversation and called in the female general of the hundred horses.

When Dandan saw Qin Mubai, he smiled with a smile on his face, and bowed down on one knee with joy.

"Dandan, get up! I sent you to deliver a letter to my home, and it was a hard journey for you! Qin Mubai smiled, "I haven't seen you for a long time, has your sister's injury healed?" What's going on in my home? ”

"Good, all good!" Tantai Dandan stood up and said with great joy, "The last general is on the order of the master's mother, and he has made a special trip to report the good news to the young marshal!" What a happy event! ”

"Happy event? What's the happy event? Qin Mubai and Xue Rengui asked together.

"Wu Dongjia gave birth to a big fat son to the young marshal!" Tantai Dandan slapped his face happily and smiled, "Isn't this a great joy?" ”

"Huh? - Hahaha! Qin Mubai was overjoyed and laughed loudly, excitedly grabbed Tantai Dandan's arms and shouted, "Is Mei Niang born?" Is mother and child safe? Is it a son? When was it born? How old is it? How much does it weigh to be born? ”

Qin Mubai lost his sense of proportion in his hands under the excitement, forgetting that he was carrying a double manpower, and he actually shook Tantai Dandan, a person who practiced martial arts, to the point that he was dizzy.

Xue Rengui was also happy on the side, looking at Qin Mubai like this, it was also funny, and he hurriedly said, "Mubai, you are going to shake the girl's house apart!" ”

"Oh, I'm sorry!" Qin Mubai hurriedly let go, rubbed his hands and grinned excitedly, "I, I'm so happy!" Dandan, tell me quickly, is Mei Niang okay? My son - Qin Ying! …… Is he handsome, like me? ”

Tantai Dandan was directly stunned, crying or laughing, so he had to nod, "Hmm...... Handsome, very handsome! Resemble...... Much like that! ”

"Hahahaha, great! I'm a dad again! It's a good feeling to be a dad! Qin Mubai was so excited in the handsome tent that he danced with his hands, and he lost the honor of a marshal.

Xue Rengui and Zhantai Dandan glanced at each other, each crying and laughing, and actually said in unison: "Fortunately, there are no outsiders!" ”

"What's wrong with outsiders? When I became a father, I was happy for everyone! Even the emperor has been a father dozens of times in his life, so he must be so happy every time! Qin Mubai grinned with a grin, and anxiously paced back and forth and rubbed his hands, "If only I could go back to Lanzhou and hug that stinky boy!" Well, there's Mei Niang, if only I could see her! She suffered when her son was born, how difficult it was! ”

"Young marshal." Dandan smiled and said, "You're such a good man!" ”

"Really?" The more Qin Mubai smiled, the more heartless he became, "This sounds fresh." Most of the women I know say I'm a bastard, a badass, or something. ”

"That's because they didn't know you at first. And judging from my experience in the rivers and lakes, the more a little bad a man is, the more he can hook a woman's heart; It's like the more bewitching a woman is, the more she can confuse a man's heart. Tantai Dandan said with a smile, "So I estimate that all the young handsome women who have been scolded like this have not escaped the young marshal's palm in the end." ”

"Ahem!" Xue Rengui coughed dryly, "It's okay, it's okay...... The women Xue knew said that I was a good person, a good person. Later, Xue learned that in their eyes, I was a piece of wood. ”

Qin Mubai was stunned for a moment, then turned his eyes, and then glared at Tantai Dandan fiercely: "You know too much!" ”