The plan of the monarch and the ministers has been decided, and Mo Si personally drafted a statement to borrow troops from the Tang Dynasty and carried it with him, preparing to borrow troops from Li Shimin when he saw the opportunity.

The next day, Su Baotong issued several general orders, preparing to enter the White Tiger Pass in two ways.

In the blink of an eye, it was already August 28, and early in the morning of this day, Xue Jingshan sent someone to the camp to invite Xue Dingshan back to the Shuaifu.

Because tomorrow for Fan Lihua's funeral to the White Tiger Temple Anling, today the middle door of the Shuai Mansion is wide open, condolences, sacrifices, people come and go, shuttle constantly, Xue Dingshan returned to the Shuai Mansion did not directly enter the front door, the vehicle detoured to the back of the garden corner gate to stop, Xue Dingshan got off the car and entered the Shuai Mansion, Xu Qing went back to bite Jin and Xu Maogong, Jiang Xu accompanied Xue Dingshan to the inner house to see Princess Liu first.

Princess Liu was not only distressed by Fan Lihua's early death, but also worried about Xue Dingshan's accident, she didn't think about tea and dinner every day, and she became ill for a few days, almost bedridden, Xue Dingshan came in and saw the haggard Princess Liu, and felt sad for a while, and hurriedly came to the bed to give a salute, and said: "My son, please be safe for my mother, my son has been away from the house for a few days, why is my mother so sick!" ”

Princess Liu looked at her son, and saw that his complexion was much better, and his face was not as sad as a few days ago, so she was relieved, grabbed him, and sighed: "Alas! Elderly people, it is inevitable that there are some headaches and brain fever, and there is no big problem, you don't have to worry, tomorrow is going to be a funeral for Pear Blossom, you will inevitably have to go to the spirit to take care of, don't be sad anymore, in case you want to have any more three long and two short, but let me live as a mother! Xue Dingshan nodded hurriedly and said: "My son knows, please rest assured that my mother understands the truth that 'people cannot be resurrected after death', and my son will cherish it!" ”

Princess Liu nodded and said, "That's good, you go to the mourning hall first!" I'm afraid that the old princes and old generals are going to come to the sacrifice, and you should also thank you! Xue Dingshan hurriedly said: "Go to the mourning hall here, please let my mother rest in peace, don't be sad and anxious!" Princess Liu nodded and said, "Don't worry!" I'm fine, you don't have to worry about me! Xue Dingshan said a few words with Princess Liu, got up and said goodbye and left the inner house.

Jiang Xu accompanied Xue Dingshan to the White Tiger Hall, the White Tiger Hall was snow-white inside and outside, the bell chime, the sound of the monk's chanting was full of ears, in the spirit shed, Xue Yinglong knelt in front of the spirit in the company of the attendants and wept in reply, and Xue Yulian, Xue Jinlian, and Dou Yuxian led the maids and servants to mourn in the inner spirit curtain.

Although Xue Dingshan knew that Fan Lihua was dead but not dead, the mournful atmosphere in the mourning hall still made his heart feel like he was being twisted by a steel knife, and tears fell involuntarily. Xue Dingshan sighed: "I know! He and Xue Jingshan walked out of the mourning hall and came to the outer hall.

Yu Chijiang and Yu Chisong were in the hall to take care of the guests who came to pay tribute, Xue Dingshan came in and greeted everyone, and everyone couldn't help but comfort Xue Dingshan again, and Xue Dingshan had to thank them one by one.

The guests of the hanging sacrifice came together, Xue Dingshan accompanied by Xue Jingshan to thank him one by one, accompanied by talking, and sent to the outside of the house, busy at dusk, burned the dusk paper, arranged people to guard the spirit, the monk Tao exceeded, and arranged the people and horses needed to send the spirit tomorrow, and unconsciously came to the fourth watch, Xue Jingshan was worried about his brother's body, and persuaded him to go back to rest several times, Xue Dingshan insisted on watching the arrangement was completed, and then left the mourning hall to recall Lanxuan.

Yunlan and the others are all guarding the spirit in the mourning hall, only a few white gauze palace lamps hanging under the corridor in Yilan Xuan reveal a cold light, and the starlight in the sky seems to be extremely cold, Xue Dingshan held the stairs, dragged his tired body up the stairs slowly, opened the door and came in, and unconsciously a trace of softness came to his face, and his heart suddenly became a lot easier, and he entered the inner room through the light under the porch outside the window, and took out the fire sickle and lit the red candle on the lotus tree.

"Alas!" Xue Dingshan sighed, put down the fire sickle and shook his head gently, as if talking to himself, and as if to Fan Lihua, and said: "Ning Qing, tomorrow I will be out of the White Tiger Pass, you said that you would do it for me, why haven't you shown up at such a time!" ”

"Am I not here?"

"Ahh Xue Dingshan hurriedly turned around, Fan Lihua was sitting upright on the edge of the bed, looking at him with a smile, wearing a light red folded peach blossom placket embroidered shirt; The waist is tied with a red and white intercolored long skirt, with a lazy makeup bun, and only a white jade long-bearded dragonfly hairpin, which looks more and more moist under the red candle, and the eyes are condensed in autumn water, like a smoke cage peony, and the spirit is flying.

Xue Dingshan was surprised and delighted, and said in a slightly trembling voice: "You, you...... When did you come! Fan Lihua smiled and said, "I've been here for a long time, you don't have me in your heart, you don't have me in your eyes, so naturally you can't see me!" ”

"You have wronged me to death, and I don't think about you all the time? You don't want to show up, I think it's in vain! Why do you suddenly want to come back to see me again! Xue Dingshan said with a wry smile, while coming to sit down beside Fan Lihua and holding her hand.

Fan Lihua said with a smile: "I said that when you set out on the expedition, I will march for you, and tomorrow you will send troops, how can I miss the appointment, I am tired after a few days of busyness!" As he spoke, he hugged his arm and said with a smile: "I'll give you a beating!" Xue Dingshan smiled: "It's not that I'm tired, I'm so tired that the bones in my body are going to fall apart!" Fan Lihua rubbed his shoulders and said with a smile: "Yes! A bad horse, dressed in Taoist clothes, has traveled almost every inch of land around Baihu Pass, is it strange if he is not tired? It's all arranged! ”

"You ......" Xue Dingshan couldn't help but be full of suspicion, and said: "Since you know my whereabouts well, I have arranged for you not to know, and you still come to ask me!" Fan Lihua smiled: "I'm not in front of you or behind you, you are mysteriously doing things in the bedroom, how can I know!" Xue Dingshan frowned and said: "What is this, what is it!" Fan Lihua smiled: "Okay, can't I say something wrong?" ”

"You!" Xue Dingshan nodded Fan Lihua's forehead, and said briefly with a smile the process of dividing the troops and sending generals.

When Fan Lihua heard this, she couldn't help nodding again and again, and said with a smile: "I said that you can do it, isn't this a very proper arrangement?" Xue Dingshan sighed: "You pushed this lot of things to me, what can I do if I can't do it, I have to put landlubbers on the shelves!" Have you met the prince of the Turks? Fan Lihua smiled and said, "Do I still need to see him in person?" A few words of a note is enough, thank you for your hard work, and when you return victorious, I will personally congratulate you! ”