After resting at home for two days, the fatigue of the journey was swept away. In the early morning of this day, Qin Mubai had just finished practicing martial arts in the backyard and was sweating, and the eldest brother Qin Tong and the second brother Qin Bin dragged back to their hometown together. said that it was still the first month, and he came to pay New Year's greetings to his mother.

The family gathered together and had a great time. Lunch was half-drunk, but Qin Mubai didn't dare to get drunk. After settling his brother, sister-in-law and nephews, he packed up a handful of gifts and prepared to go out. His mother asked him curiously, where was he going? Qin Mubai said that he was going to greet people for the New Year.

Liu Shi was curious: "You have been back to Beijing for two or three days, and I don't see you going anywhere else except the palace." This capital is full of royal relatives and dignitaries, but you only bring a gift to visit one family, isn't it favoritism? ”

Qin Mubai smiled and said, "Mother, you are too worried." I won't visit any of the royal relatives and nobles in the capital. These are extraordinary times, and I believe they will not come to visit me. But there is one family that I have to go, and it is okay for others to know about it. ”

"Who's home?"

"Of course it's my teacher, Pharmacist Li, the Duke of Weiguo." Qin Mubai explained the matter, said goodbye to his mother and family, left only an inconspicuous ordinary car, and went out to look at the Wei Mansion.

It was a coincidence that the Wei Gong Mansion, which had always been closed and did not ask guests, was lively today, and guests came. I inquired about it, and said that Su Lie accompanied King Jiangxia to visit Duke Weiguo.

"Jiangxia King Li Daozong?" Qin Mubai couldn't help but be a little curious for a while, "Isn't he sitting in the Youzhou Governor's Mansion, when did he return to the capital, I haven't heard of it?" ”

"This villain doesn't know, why don't the general go in and ask on his own."

Qin Mubai strode into the inner courtyard, and the servant picked a gift and followed by himself. Still far from the main hall, I heard the hearty laughter of Li Daozong, the king of Jiangxia: "Haha, you are a big beard!" Still using such a bad trick is really poisonous! ”

Li Jing also laughed: "It's just that this trick is the most effective for the prince, and it has been tried and tested." The old man doesn't need this trick, which trick to use? ”

"Hey! Xiao Wang's chess skills are still lost to Wei Gong, sighing to himself! Li Daozong smiled, turned his head and saw a tall figure walking by the pavilion, his eyes narrowed, and his face showed surprise, "Look, who is here?" ”

Li Jing's eyes were not very good, he squinted at the old eyes and glanced at it to see that it was not real, Su Lie, who was standing on the side, hurriedly bent down and whispered in his ear: "Teacher, it's Mu Bai who is here." ”

"Oh, Saburo, hehe!" Li Jing stroked his hair and smiled, and a happy smile suddenly appeared on his face.

Li Daozong glanced at Li Jing and sneered, "Look at you, you're quite proud." What beauty are you? If it weren't for Xiao Wang recommending this kid to you, would you be able to raise your eyebrows like today? How about it, Xiao Wang's recommendation is categorically correct, this kid is a good material. ”

Li Jing smiled and said nothing, Su Lie arched his hand and chuckled: "The prince has a good eye." The junior brother is talented, and Su Lie is far inferior. ”

As he was talking, Qin Mubai walked over. From afar, he bowed his hands, greeted his teacher and King Jiangxia, and also saluted his senior brother Su Lie. Li Daozong and Qin Mubai were the most in love, so they pulled him to sit next to him in the guest seat, and Li Jing also bought two cups of sake at home for the first time and talked with each other.

Qin Mubai brought some local specialties from Xiangyang, especially some warm medicinal materials and good tea from Jiangnan, and gave them to Li Jing. Li Daozong was dissatisfied when he saw Haosheng, and said that Qin Mubai favored one over the other, Qin Mubai had no choice but to apologize and say that he would visit the king of Jiangxia later and serve him the good tea he liked in the south of the Yangtze River, so Li Daozong gave up.

In the evening, Li Jing held a banquet for each other, and the four of them drank a lot of wine. Li Daozong was bold and atmospheric, and he drank a lot, and every time he drank it, he must have no wine left, so he drank a little more and was a little drunk. Qin Mubai originally wanted to talk to his mentor and senior brother about the art of war, but because Li Daozong was here, he had to hold back and not express it, and after some small talk, he saw that it was getting late, so he left with Li Daozong.

Out of the Weiguo Mansion, Qin Mubai found that Li Daozong had originally come on horseback and did not bring an entourage. He was a little uneasy, afraid that Li Daozong would get drunk and fall off his horse, so he moved Li Daozong into the carriage, but Qin Mubai himself rode his horse to escort him all the way and send him back to Jiangxia Palace.

Li Daozong was indeed about to get drunk, and when he entered the carriage, he was still punishing himself and said that he was only halfway drunk, and he was not drunk, but the carriage had only started for a while, but his thunderous snoring sound.

Qin Mubai shook his head and smiled, escorting him all the way to the mansion. knocked on the gate of the palace, the doorman received it in a panic, carried the king of Jiangxia into the palace, and invited Qin Mubai to the main hall to be treated with tea.

King Jiangxia was already drunk, and Qin Mubai didn't want to bother more. But the housekeepers in the house were too enthusiastic, so he had to sit down patiently and drink a cup of tea.

Just after pouring the tea, the Du steward of the palace said earnestly that most of the prince's treasures were in Youzhou, so the prince was drunk and had no one to accompany him at home, and he hoped that General Qin would forgive his sins. It is also said that in addition to their subordinates, there is only the prince's beloved daughter. Because he could not lose his hospitality, the little county lord was "willing to pour tea for the general".

Qin Mubai was busy. The master of the house, Li Daozong, is not here, in the middle of the night, how can the little county lord who has never been out of the pavilion come out alone to accompany the male guests? Isn't it a disgrace to the reputation of the palace if the general is going out?

The housekeeper laughed a few times, and it was not easy to insist on it, so he arched his hand and was about to retire. Just as he walked to the door of the main hall, a snow-white figure appeared in front of him, and whispered: "Uncle Du, is the general really not allowed?" ”

The girl's voice was like a heavenly sound, without a trace of impurities, and Qin Mubai couldn't help but look sideways.

The body of the Du housekeeper just blocked Qin Mubai's sight so that he couldn't see it really, and when he was about to get up, the girl in the snowcoat had already walked in, smiling softly and lightly like a spring breeze caressing willows, a goose egg face that was rounded to the extreme, with delicate facial features and soft lines, no fat powder and no hairpin, but she was slim and elegant.

Although he is plain and facing the sky, he deserves the word natural beauty.

Qin Mubai got up and bowed his hand and said, "It's unreasonable for Qin to bother all night, dare to drive the county lord of Laodu?" Sin, sin. ”

"The general is too polite." The young woman in the snow-clothed lightly smiled lightly on her lips and showed her teeth, and returned the salute and said, "The general sits down, don't be informal." The little girl is not a county lord if she is not given, and the general should not torture the little girl. ”

"Since the prince loves his daughter, he should be honored." Qin Mubai was not coquettish, and sat down after saying unreasonable, looking at his nose and nose, and drinking tea.

The girl in the snow-clothed smiled lightly, sat down on Qin Mubai's side seat, picked up the tea roller and personally rolled the tea for Qin Mubai, and added charcoal to the fire with silver chopsticks.

Although Qin Mubai didn't have half of his evil thoughts, the faint hint of natural girlish body fragrance between his noses almost made him feel uneasy. I can't help but look at her cooking tea a little sideways, elegant and refined, not half of the mud and water, skilled and convenient, but also a light and noble that others can't plagiarize.

Although he has a very close relationship with Li Daozong, Qin Mubai has never had any contact with his family. For the little woman in front of him, Qin Mubai didn't know more than a few words about her. Moreover, Li Daozong's children are not a few, and at the moment, it is difficult for Qin Mubai to associate or understand her.

Now that a lonely man and a widow are sitting alone in a lonely room, she is calm and generous, and Qin Mubai is not too frivolous to talk to her, so she has to drink tea in silence.

After a short time, the kitchen also delivered a few exquisite snacks. According to the current customs, instead of sending off guests, she sincerely stayed and asked guests to sit more. According to the current situation, it is reasonable to provoke a few men to make tea late at night. Lonely men and widows, but I don't know what it means.

The girl in the snow suit was still indifferent, she didn't feel that it was inappropriate, and after boiling a pot of Yuxue Qinglong Yan Gong Tea for New Year's tribute, she said: "General Qin's young heroes are heroic and dry, and they should be unconventional. And the general has a very close relationship with his father, so there is no need to detain the snow goose so much. ”

"Thank you, Lord Shire." Qin Mubai bowed his hand back, but he was taken aback in his heart.

Snow goose? Li Xueyan?

How is this name so familiar? ……

"I have heard the general's name for a long time, and I have never been able to visit him. Although it is not a good time today, it is fortunate to meet the general, but it is the luck of three lives. Li Xueyan said with a light smile, "My father often said that if you talk about young heroes, you will be the only one in the Qin family. Therefore, Xue Yan has always been curious, and she really wants to see who the general is, and she has provoked her father to praise her so much? ”

Qin Mubai smiled and said, "The prince loves Qin by mistake, and Qin is flattered. In fact, Qin is a layman, and he is not as brilliant as the prince said, but I am afraid that the county lord will laugh at it. ”

"Not really." Li Xueyan smiled skillfully, but it was very natural, it felt like two friends who had known each other for many years talking together, she said, "Although it is the first time to be masked, Xueyan feels that the general's bearing is extraordinary and extraordinary." Moreover, my father's vision has always been good, and he will not be wrong. Besides, my good sister never praises anyone, but she never forgets the general, and she is one of the few good men in her mouth. It can be seen that the general does have something extraordinary. ”

Qin Mubai was slightly stunned: "Good sister? Qin didn't remember when he met the prince's beloved daughter in addition to the county lord's love? ”

"Have you forgotten?" Li Xueyan smiled meaningfully, "Outside Xiangyang City, facing south? ”

"Huh?! ......" Qin Mubai suddenly suddenly, almost blushing, "Sin, sin!" Qin really forgot about it for a while...... She has worshiped the prince as a righteous daughter! ”

Chen Yan!

Speaking of her, Qin Mubai couldn't help but feel a little excited in his heart, and hurriedly asked, "Dare to ask the county lord, has she ever been to Chang'an with you?" ”

Li Xueyan smiled slightly, but did not rush to answer. Orchid fingers twisted the bamboo cup and took a sip of tea, and said softly: "General, he is really an amorous person." ”

Qin Mubai was embarrassed to say this. Everyone in the world knows that he is now going to marry Princess Gaoyang, but now he is thinking of Chen Yan. Although Li Xueyan had no intention of ridiculing and mocking, Qin Mubai couldn't ask any more, so he had to stop. thought to myself, it seems that this Li Xueyan is not nonsensical to come to drink tea with her, but to come prepared.

Li Xueyan glanced up at Qin Mubai with her eyelids slightly, smiled secretly, and said, "Looking at the general's situation, it seems that there are thousands of words to say and ask, but why can't you open the chatterbox?" ”

"This child's affection is not enough to mention it in front of the county lord, and I am ashamed." Qin Mubai said with a smile.

"Then how about talking to the general about the current politics and military brigades?" Li Xueyan's words surprised Qin Mubai.

He couldn't help but smile and said, "Okay, Qin is happy to accompany him." ”

Li Xueyan nodded with a smile, and was not polite, and took the lead in asking: "Dare to ask the general, what do you think of the matter of the Tang Dynasty and Tubo making peace?" ”

"Oh?" Qin Mubai blinked in confusion, this question was really a strange question.

Therefore, if the emperor hadn't taken the initiative to tell him, Qin Mubai would not have known about what had happened recently, and the matter between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo was about peace. In other words, this is a "state secret" discussed by the imperial meeting, not to mention that Li Xueyan is only a noble woman, even if she is a general of the dynasty, how can she negotiate privately with her mouth?

Qin Mubai was stunned for a moment, and Li Xueyan smiled and said, "The general doesn't have to be suspicious, Xueyan once accompanied his father and discussed this matter with His Majesty the Emperor, but she didn't leak state secrets privately. The general is also a person in the know, so it doesn't hurt to chat casually. ”

Now Qin Mubai was even more surprised!

One of Li Daozong's daughters, who had not been beheaded before, how could she meet the saint with King Jiangxia and discuss such state affairs?

I remember hearing Li Shimin say before that he was going to choose a clan daughter among the royal family to be a princess and remarry Songtsen Gampo of Tibet. As a result, it also caused the Tibetan envoy to be displeased and walked away.

Could it be that this Li Xueyan is the object of marriage to Tibet?

Qin Mubai's eyes lit up, and her eyebrows raised slightly to look at Li Xueyan, she was taking Qin Mubai's subtle expression in her eyes, and said with a smile: "In this way, the general must have thought of it." ”

Qin Mubai withdrew his eyes, took a sip of tea, and nodded.

"The general thinks that the snow goose should go to Tubo and marry the abandoned sect (the Tang people's name for Songtsan Gampo)?" Li Xueyan asked.

This question can be said to be sensitive, and it is drilling. It's not just a question of what should or shouldn't, it's a question of political stance.

Childlike words.

Qin Mubai couldn't help but smile and said, "This question is complicated. ”

"What if Snow Goose wants the general to answer in the easiest way?" Li Xueyan smiled, with a hint of cunning that was not easy to detect in her gentleness, and Bing Xue was smart and naughty.

Qin Mubai felt a little dumbfounded, paused for a moment, and said, "Both should and shouldn't." ”

"The general is so cunning, this answer is equivalent to not answering. Snow Goose is not satisfied. Li Xueyan looked at Qin Mubai with a smile on her face, poured him a cup of tea, and then asked, "If the general refuses to explain clearly, just simply order and answer with one or two words." ”

"It shouldn't."

[Ten minutes later, the second update of the day.] 8,000 words in total]