The weather on the grassland is different from that in Guanzhong, which has just entered September, Guanzhong is still a scene of grass and warblers flying, and the eyes are full of emerald green, but it has snowed heavily on the grassland.

A large number of cotton clothes brought by the Northern Route Army came in handy, and this lightweight and warm new winter clothing received rave reviews among the soldiers.

The herdsmen on the steppe had a hard time, first with a severe drought, then with a locust plague, and now the heavy snow has made the herdsmen talk about the white plague.

Thick snow covers the entire land, and this kind of scenery that is rare in the middle of winter in Chang'an City is not called a white disaster, but based on the current situation, it is speculated that the whole grassland will not be too good this winter.

Jieli, who was still immersed in the joy brought by the Weishui Alliance, did not realize the true intention of the Tang army's continuous mobilization, perhaps in his mind, even the Turks would be difficult to move in the winter steppe, and the government soldiers from Guanzhong would naturally be difficult to do.

suppressed several tribes who were clamoring because of hunger, Jieli still dreamed of surviving the cold winter and continuing to blackmail Datang, but he didn't know that his younger brother Tuli had secretly reached an alliance with Datang.

In Shuofang City, Lao Niu disappeared with some people, and Li Jing, who led the troops on the grassland, also disappeared.

Chai Shao came to Shuofang, and now he has received the position of the general manager of the Jinhe Road March, Lao Chai is ambitious, and as soon as he arrives at the place, he orders the whole army to be on alert!

The last provision sent by Guanzhong brought a strange military order, which made a group of generals and officials in Shuofang City look at each other.

This military order came from Emperor Taishang Li Yuan, this is the first time that the emperor's order has gone out of the palace in the past two years, and the meaning contained in it is far more important than the content of the military order.

It seems that after experiencing the terminal illness of intestinal paralysis, Emperor Li Yuan and Emperor Li Er reached some kind of reconciliation.

Looking at the military order in his hand, Chai Shaochai had a strange face, Xue Wanjun and Xue Wanche brothers were full of confusion, and Yongxing Boliang Baoyu's face turned red...... No, you father and son reconciled, and you want to tell others that you can use other means at all, why bother to catch my little Yongxingbo?

The military order is to be accountd, the emperor Li Yuan is about to celebrate his birthday, the old man thinks about it and is a year older, so he simply checks his own accounts, and finds that Liang Baoyu, this kid, still owes himself more than 1,000 yuan of gambling money and has not repaid...... The name of the head of the three evils of Chang'an can't scare the emperor, but such a debtor always makes people feel at ease, so the emperor issued a military order to Shuofang, thousands of miles away, and the core meaning is just two words: pay back!

This is what he meows, this lord is leading the troops outside, he is not afraid of hardship or tiredness, he threw his head and spilled blood for the Tang Dynasty, is it appropriate for you to collect debts and chase them on the battlefield as a retired old cadre?

What he meows back is a gambling debt, which he owed when he played mahjong in agriculture...... Yes, Lord Ben originally planned to repay the debt, but you can't and shouldn't mess up Lord Ben's military spirit at this time!

The reason for this is that Liang Baoyu thinks that those bastards who transported sheepskin and cowhide back to Chang'an City were too ostentatious.

It is said that those guys shout blindly when they meet people, and a horse of linen on the grassland can be exchanged for a cow or five sheep.

Is it possible to tell this kind of trade secret? Didn't you mean to attract the eyes of others!

In addition to asking for gambling debts, the Emperor Taishang also said in the military order that his birthday was coming soon, and Liang Baoyu was the most in love with him among the juniors, so the Emperor Taishang generously said that he would give Liang Baoyu a chance to let this kid express that he would prepare for a birthday gift.

The young man was shallow and not thoughtful enough, so the Emperor Taishang also thought of a list of birthday gifts for Liang Baoyu very intimately......

What the hell is brazenly asking for bribes! And the bribes were all asked for on the battlefield, and the officials and officials in the court who impeached themselves every day in the past have become blind and deaf, and you can bear such evil deeds?!

Regarding the behavior of the Emperor Taishang bypassing his son-in-law and directly asking Liang Baoyu, the prospective grandson-in-law, for a gift, Chai Shaochai was obviously a little jealous.

Now Shuofang is surrounded by our old chai, doesn't the emperor just want some epimedium, bezoar, and purple lamb skin?

What's a little bit of a gift? I've got 50,000 soldiers!

Liang Baoyu has no interest in cooperating with the Emperor Taishang and the emperor to sing a double reed, and he is paying for it out of his own pocket.

After experiencing the time when Gao Yang sent him out in a wedding dress, Liang Baoyu has already carried out a deep reflection, in addition to the weakness of being too soft-hearted, the reason why he could not successfully withdraw from the marriage was that he was too close to the royal family.

Liang Baoyu didn't want to flatter the emperor, but he was not qualified to stop the chief Chai and a group of generals and officials from Shuo Fang.

Epimedium is easy to do, there are many on the grassland, you can pull a few carts to send to the emperor at will, anyway, the waist care project is a man's need, the emperor in order not to make the emperor feel lonely, desperately give birth to younger brothers and sisters to the emperor, and send epimedium as the emperor's nowhere to put the father's love.

As for the bezoar, Laifu, who slaughtered cattle and sheep for a month, also accumulated more than ten catties, and packed them together and sent them back.

But Liang Baoyu has really never seen the purple lambskin, and he has never even heard of it.

"This thing is not a special product of the grassland, it is a caravan from the Western Regions, and it may not be possible to see three or five a year, and it is also an extremely precious treasure in the tribes of the Turks."

Chai Shao is an old soldier, he has been in the grassland for a long time before, and when it comes to these things, it is like a treasure, "Xue Wanche listens to the order, this purple lambskin will fall on you, don't lose the face of my 50,000 soldiers!" ”

"The last general commands!"

Xue Wanche, who had an errand, turned red, his face turned red, "The last general will take people to inspect the surroundings, that is, to turn this grassland upside down, and also to gather a birthday gift for the Emperor Taishang and his old man!" ”

Someone was willing to do it for him, Liang Baoyu couldn't be happier, so he let the cook cook a big meal and pulled Sun Simiao, who was already dissatisfied with him, to celebrate.

There are a lot of medicinal materials on the grassland, and while Sun Simiao is busy with his duties as a medical officer, he has ordered people to collect two large houses of medicinal materials.

Directly using these medicinal materials as seasonings, Liang Baoyu tossed out a nourishing and delicious hot pot, but unfortunately the brothers all had military positions, and they were not happier than him, so they had to pull Xu Jingzong as a companion.

Lao Xu is also busy these days, after all, he is a well-educated person, and he also has a quite capable reputation in the Ministry of Industry, and in a place like Shuofang, where military men gather together, it will definitely not be buried, and it is impossible to be idle.

The beef and mutton were soaked for a round, the dried wild vegetables were put into the pot, and the three of them ate and drank and somehow pulled the topic to the chief manager Chai Shao.

Staring at the drunken eyes, Xu Jingzong couldn't help but ask playfully: "Lord Superintendent, do you know why the chief administrator is so concerned about the war on the grassland?" ”