Chapter Ninety-Four: Gesang Quzhen
Returning to the post house, the Seven Princes and Honglu Siqing finally sparked a spark on whether to leave or stay, and the Seven Princes insisted on staying, and took out Chang Hui to stay outside the Saiwai for 19 years and still did not forget his original intention, and finally returned to China, and made quite a few achievements, saying that he would never return to the dynasty if he did not complete his father's mission, and that staying in Tubo could better gain the trust of the King of Tubo than going to Western Xia with Qin Daochuan.
Honglu Siqing was afraid that once Qin Daochuan left with his men and horses, if the king of Tubo turned his face, they would have no power to fight back, and if they were really trapped, it would be bad for our dynasty.
Qin Daochuan sat quietly on the side, watching the two of them arguing with each other, and the other Honglu Temple officials who accompanied him were not helpful, so they could only look at them anxiously.
Honglu Siqing saw that he could not win in words, so he said: "I am determined to go to Western Xia with General Qin, if the Seven Princes insist on staying in Tibet, then ask for more blessings!" ”
Other Honglu temple officials also echoed the temple secretary.
The Seventh Prince sat on a chair, drinking the tea sent by Qingyun, bowing his head and saying nothing.
Qin Daochuan said at this time: "It's not appropriate to go all the way, it's too undignified." Besides, this trip is all fast, we don't plan to stop more on the road, we aim to go back quickly, and if you feel that you can keep up with the team, let's go with it! Of the escort of more than 100 people, I took ten people, and the rest were left to guard the Seven Princes. ”
When everyone heard this, they whispered for a while, and after a while, Honglu Siqing said: "If this is the case, we will send three people to go with the general, and the rest of the people will stay in Tubo with the Seven Princes, so that Tubo will not despise us." ”
Seeing that Qin Daochuan didn't plan to talk, the Seventh Prince said: "You can do anything, but since you have chosen clearly, you can't say more in the future, after all, I also want to fly back to the capital for the New Year." ”
Qin Daochuan has always been a resolute person, and since he decided to set off, he gave the king of Tubo a day to prepare, and led the team to set off early in the morning of the third day.
At the send-off ceremony, the king of Tubo saw that the seven princes were calm and clear, touched his beard and kept paying attention to his every move, and finally smiled and said: "Seven princes, as long as it snows in Tibet, we can only stay in the felt tent, and we will feast and drink if there is nothing to do. ”
The Seventh Prince replied with a smile: "That's very good! ”
The king of Tubo took the hand of the seventh prince, and the two walked forward with a smile and a smile, but Honglu Siqing felt that he was so frightened, but since he chose to stay, he could only follow behind with everyone anxiously.
Qin Daochuan galloped all the way, the snowflakes in the sky fell in large pieces, but they didn't seem to be able to stop him from moving forward, the accompanying guards had long been used to it, and followed closely behind, but the three Honglu Temple officials who came with him were very reluctant to follow behind, and they were afraid that they would not be able to complete the task assigned by the temple after being thrown off, so they had to grit their teeth and bow down on the horse's back, and strive to follow.
The people and horses of Tubo were naturally divided into two teams with Qin Daochuan, and the leader kept keeping pace with Qin Daochuan and did not fall a single bit.
After running like this for a long time, I finally saw a few felt tents in front, and the leader of Tubo made a gesture to Qin Daochuan, Qin Daochuan nodded in agreement, and the officials of Honglu Temple, who had been running last, breathed a sigh of relief.
The Tubo leader entered the felt tent, directly took out some Tibetan currency and threw it to the master, and said, "Bring wine and meat." ”
Qin Daochuan listened, stopped untying the cloak, looked back at him, and the leader took off the cloak, it was actually Princess Gesang Quzhen.
Princess Gesang Quzhen sat down, looked at Qin Daochuan, who only glanced at her and stopped looking at her, and said: "General Qin's injuries seem to be all healed, and his equestrian skills are really good, and he is not a 'killing god' that everyone on the grassland is afraid of." ”
Qin Daochuan handed the cloak to the guards and said unhurriedly: "The emperor's order is difficult to disobey, Qin should do his best." ”
Princess Gesang Quzhen then asked, "What does General Qin think of Gesang Quzhen's equestrian skills?" ”
Qin Daochuan said: "The king of Tubo really shouldn't send the princess here, after all, the journey is difficult, and the man is still struggling. ”
Gesang Quzhen said: "Why does General Qin despise me, Gesang Quzhen thinks that he is not inferior to men in any aspect, and the general will know my father's vision in the future." ”
Qin Daochuan replied: "Since it was appointed by the king of Tubo, Qin said no more. ”
Gesang Quzhen said: "Why does General Qin always despise women? ”
Qin Daochuan replied: "In my house, my wife is in charge, Qin didn't dare to say a word, the princess misunderstood." ”
Gesang Quzhen was stunned for a moment when he heard him suddenly mention family matters, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that General Qin is actually a person who is afraid of guilt!" ”
Qin Daochuan said: "Exactly. ”
Gesang Quzhen stopped talking, but looked at Qin Daochuan arbitrarily, making Qin Daochuan, who lowered his head and drank water, frown.
After a while, the master brought wine and meat, and everyone was already hungry, and no one was polite anymore, so they took knives to cut the meat and wrap their stomachs.
Gesang Quzhen, who had been staring at Qin Daochuan, saw that he was actually very delicate, and asked with a smile: "Didn't the general abandon his literature to join the army?" ”
Qin Daochuan's subordinates did not change, they ate in their mouths, and did not answer her.
Gesang Quzhen then asked, "Am I ugly?" Why didn't the general dare to look at me? ”
Qin Daochuan still ignored him, and several of the personal guards of Qin Daochuan and Princess Gesang Quzhen in the camp were all unheard, but the three Honglu Temple officials couldn't hold back and kept observing the two of them.
Gesang Quzhen found out, turned his head and scolded: "Look at what, and then look at driving you out." ”
When the three of them heard this, they hurriedly lowered their heads to eat, and no longer dared to look up.
Seeing that Qin Daochuan still ignored her, Gesang Quzhen asked, "Is the general's wife beautiful?" ”
Qin Daochuan was still silent.
Gesang Quzhen said with a smile: "I heard that the general has two wives, and one Mrs. He is from a famous family, known for her talent, and she is very compatible with the general. ”
Qin Daochuan glanced at the three officials of Honglu Temple and said, "Definitely." ”
Gesang Quzhen said unexpectedly: "Could it be that the Lu clan who is not of high background and looks inconspicuous? ”
Qin Daochuan raised his head and looked at her rarely, and said, "Exactly, but don't believe hearsay, princess." ”
Gesang Quzhen tilted her head to look at him and said, "Could it be that she is also a beauty?" ”
Qin Daochuan Zhengse said: "Marrying a wife and marrying a virtuous wife, I am of the same heart as her husband and wife." Qin has been married for several years, and she has already had a group of children, and the princess Mo repeatedly asked Qin about his private affairs, so as not to surprise the princess and lose her etiquette. ”
Gesang Quzhen was speechless for a while, looked at the mutton in his hand, and suddenly lost his taste.
On the subsequent journey, Gesang Quzhen intended to compete with Qin Daochuan, and the faster he rode, Qin Daochuan was already like an arrow, so he also accelerated his speed, only suffering the last three people, and regretted it.
However, a few days later, the team came to the border of the Tibetan garrison, and the prince Yixi Zhandui, who was in charge of leading the troops, saw that it was Gesang Quzhen who led the team, and was a little surprised, but he did not ask much and received them warmly.
Qin Daochuan went to rest after receiving the banquet, and did not accompany Gesang Quzhen to explain the purpose of this trip to Yixi Zhandui. Gesang Quzhen's disappointed expression was overflowing, and he handed over the letter from the king of Tubo to Yixi Zhandui.
Yixi Zhandui looked at it and said, "Why did my father listen to the words of outsiders and refuse to agree to us to go to war, but instead asked us to go to Xixia to make peace? ”
Gesang Quzhen said: "Father is afraid that you will not agree, so he will write to you, if you have any opinions, when you return to Luoshu City, you can personally ask your father." ”
Yixi Zhandui glanced at her and said, "Don't think about it, I don't think people have any intention of you." ”
Gesang Quzhen said: "My father taught us since we were young that we must do our best in everything, and we can't give up halfway, and you don't have to worry about my affairs. ”
Yixi Zhandui said: "A martial artist, how can there be a prince who is popular, you have been above the top since you were a child, how can you look away this time, I heard that this killing god is extremely ruthless, you are careful to be deceived by his hypocritical appearance." ”
Gesang Quzhen said: "A capable man is always different from inside and outside, and the more he is outside, the more gentle he will be to his family, and this is the case with my father." ”
Yixi Zhandui said: "He has a wife, what is it if you marry?" ”
Gesang Quzhen said: "I am a princess, more noble than any of his wives, you don't have to worry about it." ”
Yixi Zhandui didn't want to say more to her, but Gesang Quzhen still looked at him firmly.
On the second day, Qin Daochuan urged Yixi Zhandui to send someone to deliver the letter of state, and Yixi Zhandui said: "My men and horses have never surrendered to the enemy. ”
Qin Daochuan glanced at Gesang Quzhen, Gesang Quzhen looked back at him, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, general, Yixi Zhandui is like this, you can get used to it in the future." In this matter, my father has already explained that he wants me to accompany the general to go with him, if I don't leave at this time, when will I stay? Today, we will go to Xingqing Mansion, the capital of Western Xia, to meet the king of Western Xia to personally present his credentials. ”
Qin Daochuan nodded in agreement.
When he was ready to go, Yixi Zhandui said: "I said in advance, if Gesang Quzhen is detained in Western Xia, I will definitely set foot in Western Xia and wash Xingqing Mansion in blood." ”
General Qin said: "The two armies have not yet been killed, and now that Tubo and Western Xia are not at war, as long as the prince is not deliberate, Princess Gesang Quzhen will not make a mistake." ”
The light in Yixi Zhandui's eyes appeared, staring at Qin Daochuan, and Qin Daochuan also looked back at him, his eyes sank.
Gesang Quzhen said with a smile: "I believe in General Qin, and I also believe in you Yixi Zhandui, and I believe that my father will not harm me." The auspicious time has come, general, let's go! ”
Qin Daochuan wanted to guard and erect the banner of the Eastern Continent and the Qin Family's army, Gesang Quzhen also looked back at the banner behind him, and then looked at Qin Daochuan, who was on a par with him, smiling brightly like a flower.
When the Xixia garrison saw it, its own spies came to answer it, understood the intention, and said that they would quickly turn around and report the news.
Qin Daochuan and his party stopped waiting, Gesang Quzhen looked at Qin Daochuan beside him and said, "Looking at the spout's expression, the general is also famous in Western Xia!" ”
Qin Daochuan didn't squint and said: "There is a lot of help for the righteous, and little help for the unjust, and the same is true in the world." ”
Gesang Quzhen said: "No wonder the general can hug left and right, and he knows a woman's mind so well. ”
Qin Daochuan saw that she was coming again, his brows frowned slightly, and he didn't want to pay attention to it.
Gesang Quzhen did not give up, and still said: "Ordinary men always think that they can win the hearts of women by being a hundred times more attentive in front of women, but they don't know that the seemingly indifferent general is actually the best way to win the hearts of women. ”
Qin Daochuan sighed and said, "The last woman who thought this way is now guarding the empty room alone in my mansion, and the princess must not repeat the mistakes of the past." The so-called fate to meet thousands of miles away, the princess should look far away and find another good fate! ”
Gesang Quzhen listened and didn't speak for a long time.
In the distance, a group of men and horses galloped forward, ran to the front, and the leader of the team said loudly: "General Qin, Princess Gesang Quzhen, we have been ordered to come to meet the Tibetan mission." ”