The next day, Qin Mubai invited all the generals in the army, including the six generals of the Hui army and the blood lotus, to a banquet in the provisional governor's mansion in the name of the army.

The Hui generals only said that Qin Mubai had set up a banquet for them, so they happily went to the banquet. As a result, after the five flavors of wine and three rounds, Qin Mubai deliberately walked the cup in front of the six Hui generals, and said with a smile: "The generals have traveled thousands of miles to lead troops to help, and Qin is very grateful!" This time, the loyalty and righteousness of the Hui Department can be commended for hard work, and Qin has been rewarded by the imperial court. A few days ago, His Majesty sent an edict, specifically instructing Qin to entertain the generals with the friendship of the landlord. However, the war in Lanzhou is scarce and expensive, and a certain has been inconsiderate, I apologize! ”

Hearing these kind words, the Hui generals were very happy, and they got up to drink with Qin Mubai, saying polite words such as 'the young marshal is too polite'.

Qin Mubai suddenly changed his words and said: "A few days ago, Ben Shuai listened to His Majesty's edict, and my Tang Imperial Court has dispatched 150,000 troops to help fight in Lanzhou. That's great news! ”

"yes, yes!" The Hui people followed with a smile, not knowing what Qin Mubai meant when he said this.

"In this way, there will not be such a shortage of soldiers and horses in Qin's hands." Qin Mubai still smiled and said, "Your department is my ally of the Tang Dynasty, and it has been following Qin from birth to death, and Qin is deeply uneasy. Therefore, Qin has already ordered the Lanzhou Governor's Mansion to prepare 2,000 urns of wine, 5,000 cans of fresh milk, and transfer 30,000 cattle and sheep from Longyou Supervisor to reward and thank your allies! ”

When the Hui people heard this, their eyes immediately lit up and they were overjoyed - this journey was not in vain!

"In addition, Qin also took out a part of the gold, silver and silk rewarded by His Majesty, plus the fine Huzhou silk and other things operated by the Neizi Wu Clan's firm, totaling 300 taels of gold, 60,000 pieces of money, and 300 horses of silk, as a personal thank you gift to thank the six generals!" Qin Mubai raised his wine glass with a smile as he spoke, "Some vulgar things are not respectful, please smile!" ”

When everyone present, including some Kansai generals, heard this, they were all speechless - this gift is too expensive, and it is a loss that a person like Qin Shaoshuai can have such a solid family background and generosity!

The faces of the Hui people changed after hearing this! Not to mention anything else, just because it was the best Huzhou silk, when the Han merchants transported it to the grassland, one such silk could be exchanged for three or four adult fine horses! Now, Qin Mubai gave three hundred horses in one go, and each of them could get fifty horses—this is quite a huge fortune on the grassland!

"Thank you, young marshal! You are so generous! "The Hui people will be grateful!

Blood Lotus sat aside and watched quietly, not knowing what kind of medicine Qin Mubai Gourd was selling.

"You're welcome!" Qin Mubai laughed and raised his hand, "Come on, bring the gift up!" ”

Dozens of soldiers carried boxes and cages into the hall, and gold, copper coins and silk silks filled the entire hall and corridor, making people's eyes dazzle. Qin Mubai smiled and said to the six people: "Generals, you might as well take a look, how is the color of this silk?" ”

"Good, good!"

The Hui people swallowed their saliva and rushed to the pile of gifts in a hurry. They are not very rare in gold and copper coins packed in boxes and cages, but the fine silk of the Tang Dynasty has a fatal attraction to them. At that moment, these six people rushed to a pile of silk and reached out to grab it!

"This one is mine!"

"This one is so beautiful! What a perfect silk and color! ”

"Don't rob it, this is mine!"

……

Many Tang generals present showed disdain, and Blood Lotus's face was not very good-looking, and he felt that his face was dull. But Hui Liujiang didn't feel anything wrong at all, and they all grabbed silk with red faces, and they were very busy.

Qin Mubai played with the wine glass and smiled faintly as he watched them snatch the silk, until the three hundred pieces of cloth piled up like a hill were manually divided into six parts by them, and then he said, "Come on, carry these gifts to the camp of the generals." ”

"Yes!"

The Hui people returned to their seats with peace of mind, and they were grateful to Qin Mubai, and they persuaded them to drink.

After a few more drinks, Qin Mubai said: "Actually, this gift from Qin is really nothing. If you go to Chang'an, all these things may not be exchanged for three acres of paddy fields in the suburbs of Chang'an. ”

"Huh?" The Hui will let out a cry of surprise.

"Chang'an, that's really every inch of land! Qin is a little short of money now, otherwise, he can give more things to the six generals. Figuratively, each person has ten acres of Chang'an fertile land. ”

"This! …… The young marshal doesn't have to be too polite! With these, that's enough! The Hui people swallowed their saliva and excused themselves.

"Hey, that's right!" Qin Mubai suddenly realized and said, "When we arrived in Shanzhou just now, Qin wrote the above table, which specifically stated the great merits of the six generals. Presumably, the reward given by the imperial court should also arrive. ”

When the six of them heard this, their eyes lit up with a blazing light, and they hurriedly thanked them.

"Generals don't have to be polite, rewards and punishments are clear, this is as it should be!" Qin Mubai smiled, "Due to the remoteness of Shanzhou, it takes a lot of time for envoys to come and go. Therefore, Qin asked the generals to stay in Shanzhou for a longer time, firstly, so that Qin could fulfill the friendship of the landlord, and secondly, to wait for the reward of the Hou court! ”

When the six people heard this, they woke up - after going around for a long time, it turned out that they wanted to "keep guests", not to give us food!

But...... This benefit has been taken, as the saying goes, people are short-handed, how to excuse it now? …… Moreover, the reward given by the Tang Dynasty court must be a hundred times richer than Qin Mubai's personal gift! With so much wealth, you don't have to worry about it for the rest of your life!

People die for money, birds die for food!

"I felt the young marshal's kindness, so I had to continue to stay and bother for a few days!" The six generals gladly agreed.

"You're welcome, you're welcome." Qin Mubai said with a smile. casually squinted at the blood lotus, only to see her cup after glass, constantly drinking alone.

After the banquet was over, Blood Lotus found Qin Mubai and said a little angrily: "What do you mean by doing this?" Buy? ”

"One is willing to give, one is willing to receive, giving is justifiable, and it is reasonable to receive, how can it be bought?" Qin Mubai said with a smile.

"You're so bad!" Blood Lotus said hatefully, "Those Hui generals have taken so many benefits from you, and in the future, you will say that one is one, and two is two." You made it clear, when will the army of the Hui be annexed? When did they take away their military power? ”

"What 'annexation', what 'seizure of military power', don't say it so ugly." Qin Mubai smiled, "At most, I'm taking money to buy it from them!" ”

"Yes, you have money! Money talks! Blood Lotus was angry, but she didn't know where the anger came from, and she clearly felt a little helpless.

"There are a few stinky money, and they can do some small things." Qin Mubai continued to smile shamelessly and said, "What's more important is that Datang is rich, rich and gorgeous. On the other hand, why didn't the Hui Department buy off the 10,000 elite soldiers of Xue Rengui's department at that time? ”

"Humph! Flaunt!! Blood Lotus was speechless, and snorted coldly and turned her face away.

"Don't worry, I, Qin, have always acted with my conscience and never treated people harshly." Qin Mubai said with a smile, "As expected, the six Hui generals will all be rewarded by my Tang Dynasty court, go to Chang'an to receive land and titles, and there will be official promotions." This is a justifiable canonization, how can it be stronger than the Tubo generals and the Gaochang generals. Moreover, the Hui leader Tumidu has no reason to be dissatisfied, because he is also looking forward to the Tang Dynasty court to reward him! ——Becoming a Tang Dynasty and having the right to reside in Chang'an are all dreams of countless Hu people from different countries, I don't need to say this? What's more, to become an official of Datang! As for ordinary sergeants, Qin will definitely treat them well, and you must not doubt this. Because even the surrender of Tubo and Gaochang was treated equally under Qin. ”

"You have all taken possession of the truth, what else do we have to say?" Blood Lotus said angrily, "I just think that you are not kind!" Returning to the Ministry of Thousands of Miles to Help, it's better for you to swallow up all the soldiers and horses of other people! ”

"Blood Lotus, do you really not understand, or are you pretending to be confused?" Qin Mubai said with a smile.

"What do you mean?"

"These 40,000 soldiers and horses were originally used by Tumidu to invite pets and buy rewards, and they were also given away as a dowry for you and your sister. Now that I have sold my favor and made a favor, I have to take it back, is there such a reason in the world? Qin Mubai said with a smile.

Blood Lotus's face suddenly turned red, "What dowry?" Look at how cheeky you are! ”

"Haha!" Qin Mubai laughed, "Blood Lotus, it's not that I want to stimulate you. Tumidu is an ambitious person, he donated 40,000 soldiers and horses to Xue Rengui to help Lanzhou, his intentions are very far-reaching, not all for you sisters. It won't take long for Li Tao to sweep away Xue Yantuo, and the Hui Department will inevitably rise up strong and stubborn on the grassland and replace Xue Yantuo as the new overlord. You say, the cost of these 40,000 soldiers and horses, is it worth it for him to invest in the confusion? ”

"I understand this, don't digress from the topic - what do you mean by dowry?" Blood Lotus looked at Qin Mubai and asked.

"Isn't it your sister marrying Xue Rengui, and you marrying me in the future, dowry!" Qin Mubai smiled very brightly.

"......" Blood Lotus was speechless for a while, angry and funny, "You can say it - who is going to marry you?" ”

"Oh, I've accepted all the dowry, it's up to you whether you marry or not, I won't lose money anyway!" Qin Mubai laughed loudly and strode away.

“…… This bad man is really incomprehensible and shameless! Blood Lotus looked at Qin Mubai's back, stomped her feet in shame and annoyance, her heart was a little beautiful, but she was a little aggrieved, but she was also much more down-to-earth than she had guessed before, in short, she had mixed feelings.

Qin Mubai had just walked a few steps when a pawn came to report urgently, "Young Marshal, General Pang Fei is back!" ”

"What?!" Qin Mubai shouted in surprise, "Where are the people?" ”

"It's already in town! General Yuwen and the others have already gone out to pick up people first! ”

"Call them to the palace!!" Qin Mubai rubbed his hands in surprise, "Stinky boy, you're not dead, you're back!" ”

Blood Lotus looked curious, and stepped forward and said, "Is there a big girl in the sky, look at you like a fool." ”

"On the contrary, there are no big girls, but a few big men." Qin Mubai was in a good mood, so he grabbed the blood lotus's hand easily, "Let's go, let's take a look with me!" ”

Blood Lotus was caught by him, she was stunned at first, and then her heart was beating and she was a little embarrassed, "Let go, who am I, just grab my hand like this!" ”

Qin Mubai was stunned, and laughed loudly: "Sons and daughters of the grassland, they are really different from the women of the Han family!" ”

"What's different, tell me about it." Blood Lotus tilted her head and looked at Qin Mubai angrily and funny.

"The difference is that you ...... It feels better in the hand! Qin Mubai laughed, but still grabbed her hand, "Go, don't grind!" ”

"Hey! ......" Blood Lotus screamed, but he grabbed his hand brutally and couldn't break free, and dragged forward. My face was hot for a while, and my heart was about to jump. After struggling a few times, he didn't break it off, so he simply let him pull it like this and walked to the front hall.

In the hall of the Governor's Mansion, there was a large group of people, all shouting and cheering happily. Qin Mubai dragged the blood lotus to the hall, and someone shouted-"The young marshal is here"!

A shout immediately erupted from the core of the crowd - "Teacher! ”

Sure enough, it was Pang Fei's voice!

Qin Mubai's heart throbbed, "Pang Fei! You're not dead! ”

The crowd separated, and Qin Mubai saw clearly that Pang Fei and the other seven people were carried in by seven stretchers and were now in the hall.

Qin Mubai was stunned for a moment, and his hand still holding the blood lotus did not let go, "You guys...... What's going on? ”

But everyone looked straight at him holding hands with the blood lotus. Blood Lotus hurriedly broke free and stood aside.

The six people all struggled to get up from the stretcher, Qin Mubai hurriedly stepped forward and squatted down, "Okay, just lie down and don't have to get up." ”

Only then did he see that almost all seven of them had been unrecognizable - everyone was skinny and skinny, but their faces were full of chilblains, bruises and purples, and pus and blood were broken in some places.

Pang Fei climbed forward a few steps forward and grabbed Qin Mubai's arm, and couldn't help crying loudly on the spot, "Teacher! Students are willing to die if they can see you again!! ”

"It's good to come back, it's good to come back." Qin Mubai hugged him tightly and patted him on the back, "That's all left...... Are there six of you? ”

"Yes." Pang Fei let go a little embarrassed, and bowed his hand, "When we set off from Qinghai Lake and arrived at Golmud Tianchi to complete the blasting task, there were still thirty-six people left. Later, we couldn't go back the way we came, so we had to wander around the Kunlun Mountains to survive. In the space of more than a month, twenty or thirty more brothers died. Later, it was General Hou Junji who led his troops to kill in the Golmud area, and we went to look for him after hearing the news, and he sent fifty or sixty rescued Han slaves to escort us all the way back to Dafeichuan, and only today we came to see our teacher! ”

"Hou Junji?" Qin Mubai's eyes suddenly widened, "He went to Golmud to kill?!" ”