The next day, Qin Mubai received a letter from Xiangzhou written by Pang Fei.

The letter of appointment from the imperial court has been sent to the Xiangzhou Military Mansion, and Pang Fei has taken over the position of lieutenant left by Qin Mubai. From this, Pang Fei also knew that Qin Mubai really didn't go back. The letter said a lot, mostly about gratitude, nostalgia, respect, and an expression of determination.

At the same time, the letter also contained another letter - from Danzhou, written by Chen Yan!

Qin Mubai was slightly excited in his heart, and hurriedly opened the envelope.

Chen Yan's handsome little style in her graceful demeanor made Qin Mubai's heart throb a little. There were few words in the letter, most of which were to tell her recent situation and report her safety. She said that everything was fine after returning to her hometown. Most of her relatives kept her at home for a few more days. Relatives and friends are enthusiastic and unshirkable, plus there are some miscellaneous dishes, so they will stay for at least half a year. During this year's Double Ninth Festival, he may be able to visit Qin Mubai in Xiangzhou.

The words in the letter are also the same as Chen Yan's personality. Simple and neat, no nonsense, and no half-hearted tenderness. At first glance, it looks more like the letter written by Pang Fei was from the hands of the masters.

"Hey! ......" Seeing this, Qin Mubai covered his faith and sighed.

The sun and the moon are like a shuttle, and in the blink of an eye, they have been separated from Chen Yan for more than half a year. After she left, Qin Mubai never returned to the small building on the outskirts of Xiangzhou. But it's not that he is ruthless, on the contrary, he is still a little worried that he will see things and think about people.

Chen Yan has always been in a very special position in Qin Mubai's heart. This is different from the relationship between him, Wu Meiniang and Princess Gaoyang.

and Wu Meiniang, it is the first name and then the relationship, the relationship is very clear, that is, the love between men and women; and Princess Gaoyang, after all kinds of twists and turns, Qin Mubai was moved by her, and the two were also deeply in love, and talking about marriage was already in front of them.

Only Chen Yan, she never mentioned asking Qin Mubai for anything, nor did she mind her identity and situation, and she didn't ask for anything in return. For Qin Mubai, Chen Yan is like a knowledgeable eldest sister of the Linjia, a confidante who understands his heart deeply, and a gentle and considerate lover.

She is intelligent, witty, empathetic, forbearing, introverted, and resolute. When he was with Qin Mubai, this indifferent and resolute swordsman turned into a pool of gentle and pure water, giving him infinite tenderness without complaint or regret or asking for anything in return. It was only when he was with Chen Yan that Qin Mubai felt the most relaxed, unrestrained and without the slightest pressure.

Up to now, Qin Mubai knows why she fell in love with Chen Yan - her personality has many similarities with Concubine Yin De, and she belongs to the same type of woman!

Their kind of women are typical intellectual women. Their charm comes from within, and their elegance comes from the bone marrow! For a man like Qin Mubai, it is like a spell, with a fatal and irresistible attraction!

Moreover, Chen Yan is more chic and free than Concubine Yin De, and she wants nothing from Qin Mubai, and pays silently without complaint or regret.

Only if there is no dispute, it is a big dispute. The more Chen Yan asked for nothing, the more Qin Mubai wanted to give her more. Whenever I think of her in my heart, I always feel indebted and guilty, and the more I feel that I can't do without her.

Now, Chen Yanyuan is in Danzhou, and she still sends her thoughts to Xiangyang Xiaolou; But he had to go to the western frontier. The two of them drove on each side, and their thoughts had to be transferred through the post station.

Qin Mubai carefully folded the letter, took the oil paper and wrapped it, and carefully put it close to his chest.

He didn't reply. didn't want Chen Yan to know that she had left Xiangyang and gone to Lanzhou. In that case, it may make her feel closer to each other and be more free from worry.

After Li Tao came, his mother and sister-in-law also knew that Qin Mubai was about to leave home and go to Lanzhou. This is a big deal for them, the mother and daughter discussed the lights for two nights, and made a tragic decision together - to go to Lanzhou with their family!

Qin Mubai didn't allow them to do this. Lanzhou is not as good as Xiangyang, although the father and son went there together, they couldn't move the old Qin family to the family. It's a border and a battlefield. Not to mention the risks, life at the border is also very hard, and it is not suitable for them. The mother and daughter insisted repeatedly, and Qin Mubai had to make a compromise: when he went to Lanzhou, he would discuss with his father. If their father allowed it, he would send someone to pick them up.

In this way, the Liu family and Shuang'er were considered to be stopped, and they temporarily followed Qin Mubai's idea.

This party stopped, and Princess Gaoyang over there killed Qin Mubai's mansion with a sad face and a depressed face. She said with a sad face that the emperor did not agree to let Princess Gaoyang follow Qin Mubai to Lanzhou together. Princess Gaoyang cried and begged repeatedly, and almost cried, made trouble, and hanged herself, and the emperor made a half-compromise: after half a year, if the situation in Lanzhou was stable, and the old man Qin also came forward to agree, he would allow Princess Gaoyang to go to Lanzhou!

Li Shimin's decision really coincided with Qin Mubai's idea of dealing with his mother and sister-in-law.

"Uh, I don't care! I'm going to go to Lanzhou with you now! Princess Gaoyang pestered Qin Mubai and cried, "Mubai, can you go and ask your father for permission?" ”

Qin Mubai was so persuasive and persuasive, even coaxed and deceived, and tired his three-inch tongue to some cramps, so Princess Gaoyang agreed stupidly to go to Lanzhou in half a year.

At this time, Qin Mubai breathed a sigh of relief: I can finally travel lightly! Actually, why don't I want to see my mother, my sister and Ling'er every day? However, the border battle array is different from the peaceful rear, you can suffer and take risks, but you will never allow these relatives of your own to suffer innocently!

I went to the Weiguo Mansion a few more times, and every time I went, Su Dingfang was there. The three masters and apprentices studied the art of war, and they had a lot of fun. is about to go to the border to fight, even if it is better to sharpen the gun in the battle than to ignore it, so Qin Mubai asked Li Jing the tips and doorways of many divisions and brigades to fight on the march outside. Li Jing is also very patient, and answers all questions patiently.

The deeper the discussion, the more Qin Mubai felt his shallowness and ignorance in military affairs. Fang knows that a military god like Li Jing is not something that can be refined casually. Among the hundreds of millions of people in a thousand years, there is also a Li Jing. His excellence is not comparable to leisure.

Hone! There are no other shortcuts but grinding! Qin Mubai secretly made up his mind, this time he went to Lanzhou, he must become more and more refined and hard work, and don't waste Li Jing's hard work!

In the mansion of King Jiangxia, Qin Mubai also went twice. came to thank him, Li Daozong at the beginning, but he returned thousands of miles to personally give him the sword; Second, Li Daozong had followed Li Shimin to attack Xue Ju in the west, and then stayed in the area of Lanzhou Helongbian Pass for a period of time, and knew the customs, geography and hydrology, and the military tactics of the Tubo people. Qin Mubai had been consulting with him for a long time, and he also had a rough understanding of the situation in Lanzhou.

A few days later, the order of the military headquarters was officially issued. Qin Mu was dismissed from the ministry of the governor of Xiangzhou, and was awarded the rank of general of Zuo Wei Weiyi Mansion, and the governor of Lanzhou Zhongdu, with a rank of four grades. On the same day, he led more than 10,000 soldiers from the Guannei government to Lanzhou to take office.

In addition, Xue Wanche and Xue Wanjun, the generals of Zuo Weiwei, had reorganized the Guanxi Field Army composed of more than 10,000 light cavalry soldiers in the Fengxiang area, and had already rushed to Lanzhou one step ahead.

At the same time, two other letters of appointment were also issued to the Wu Palace. Xue Rengui, the former commander of the Wu Palace, and Yuwen Hongtai, the captain of the tent, were assigned to the left and right generals of Zuo Wei Weiyi Mansion and went out with Qin Mubai.

As soon as these two letters of appointment were issued, King Wu's Mansion was in a mess - everyone was shocked!

Isn't this clear that he is digging the corner of King Wu's wall? The person who poached the horn is still Qin Mubai, it's incredible!

As a result, Li Ke gets drunk all day long, and when he meets people, he scolds "the wall falls down and everyone falls", and scolds someone as a hypocrite who "turns his face and doesn't recognize people"! Princess Gaoyang knew about it, and personally went to the door to apologize and comfort Li Ke many times. Later, Li Ke simply closed the door and disappeared, so that Princess Gaoyang touched the nails.

For this reason, Princess Gaoyang complained to Qin Mubai a lot, saying how could he treat the third brother like this. Qin Mubai didn't explain, and deduced that the imperial court ordered this, and he was helpless.

Soon, Xue Rengui and Yuwen Hongtai had no choice but to be ordered to come to Qin Mubai to report. Xue Rengui has always been taciturn and thoughtful, so he naturally won't say anything. is straightforward and simple-minded Yuwen Hongtai, who often scolds and scolds, is unhappy. Although he didn't dare to complain to Qin Mubai, he could see at a glance that this upright man was also a little dissatisfied with Qin Mubai's hand.

No matter what the outside world says, Qin Mubai just doesn't explain and doesn't care. Do what you have to do. It took a few days, the soldiers and horses were cleaned up, the grain and grass equipment were fully prepared, and the auspicious day and good day that the imperial court temple prayed for after praying also arrived, Qin Mubai took Xue Rengui and Yuwen Hongtai, the two tiger and lion generals, and led the thirty hundred cavalry guards of the pro-xun to the Zuoweiwei camp fifteen miles north of Chang'an City.

The emperor appointed the prime minister and the secretary of the military department, Li Tao, to take charge of the master of ceremonies and see him off, and the generals were ready, just waiting for Qin Mubai, the middle man, to attend the ceremony in the future.

When the army of the Tang Dynasty set off on an expedition, there were established rituals and ceremonies, which were very solemn and serious. After sacrificing the gods of the wind and the rain and other gods, the ceremony of "awarding the axe" should be carried out in the Taimiao. That is, the king bestowed the axe and the axe, which symbolized the authority of the army, to the general who went out on the expedition, and said lines such as "From now on, the heavens will be the heavens (and the earth will be below), and the generals will rule them."

The ceremony went on for a long time before it was over.

There are more than 10,000 soldiers of the three armies, half of them are light horses, and even the foot soldiers are equipped with pack horses, so the marching speed of the Tang army has always been extremely fast. The baggage grain and grass followed the army, and more than 10,000 people were escorted with the army.

Qin Mubai took the army from the town, and ordered Xue Rengui to lead 3,000 front troops to open the way first, and Yuwen Hongtai Governor Hou army and grain and grass. There are more than 20,000 soldiers and civilians, more than 8,000 large and small vehicles, and the team winds for dozens of miles, heading towards Lanzhou in western Xinjiang!

When he walked to the Weishui bridgehead, Qin Mubai stopped his horse and looked back at Chang'an.

It was only a little more than a month after returning home, and he left in a blink of an eye. This time, I went to the cold moon border pass with yellow sand rolling in the sky. He knew that at this moment, in some corners of Chang'an, there must be people raising their eyes and looking in the direction they were in.

Thousands of miles, the return date is uncertain; Embarking on the journey, the yellow sand reflects the golden armor......