At the same time, Qin Tian did not return to the Great Han, but continued to go deep into the grassland.

If there was one thing he had on the steppe, it was big.

Boundless.

Only by standing in the middle of the grassland can you appreciate the vastness of heaven and earth and your own insignificance.

As far as the eye can see, except for the occasional few cattle and horses that can appear in front of you, there is nothing else to be seen on the entire grassland.

And to see such a grassland, you need to walk through a sea of forests.

Lin Hai, before seeing the northern forest with his own eyes, Qin Tian had always felt that this was just an adjective.

But when floating on the edge of the forest, Qin Tiancai finally understood that the word sea meant the green that surged into your eyes like ocean waves.

Qin Tian didn't choose to fly over, but landed and walked in the forest with Xiao Huang.

If you are an ordinary person and want to get out of this forest, if you have no guidance, you are afraid that you will only get lost endlessly in this forest.

Just those clumps of branches and low shrubs can make every step of a person's walk in this forest sea a torture.

However, Qin Tian came and went freely in the forest sea, and the trees and shrubs in front of him all seemed to have their own lives, automatically bypassing Qin Tian.

When Xiao Huang arrived here, it was like returning home, completely wild, Qin Tian often sneaked in the forest and couldn't see Xiao Huang all day.

Qin Tian wasn't worried, Xiao Huang would always jump out at a strange time, trying to scare Qin Tian, but every time it was in vain.

Xiao Huang was not discouraged and was defeated again and again.

If you want to say that you have seen the most in this forest sea, it is all kinds of deer and roe deer.

The roe deer here were very afraid of life, even Qin Tian, they didn't dare to approach, at most they would only look at him from a distance, and then run away.

If they met Qin Tian unexpectedly, they would even be frightened and stiffened, lying motionless on the ground.

This is an extremely timid creature!

Walking out of this forest sea, Qin Tian spent half a month.

Ordinary people will go crazy when they come in, because there is no other color to be seen here except for the endless green.

The monotonous, cookie-cutter scene is enough to make people break down.

Qin Tian found some different pleasures in this.

There are many good things in this forest that has been inaccessible for thousands of years, and Qin Tian has seen a lot of medicinal materials that are full of vintage and excellent quality.

However, Qin Tian didn't touch these medicinal materials, unless they were too ripe, he would pick them off and keep them, and let the rest grow freely in the forest sea.

He didn't need to rely on external objects to assist his cultivation, it was enough to visit the heavens and earth every day to absorb the spiritual energy.

Too many foreign things will make his foundation mixed with too many sundries, which is not beautiful.

After walking out of the forest, it is the prairie.

The 400 mm isoprecipitation line is the dividing line between semi-humid and semi-arid areas in China, and it is also the dividing line between forest vegetation and grassland vegetation.

The 400 millimeter isoprecipitation line is very abrupt, as if someone had drawn a long curved curve with a pen on this land.

On one side of the line is the forest, and on the other side of the line is the grassland.

The dividing line between forest and grassland is so obvious that there is hardly any transition.

After walking on the grassland for a long time, Qin Tiancai finally saw some figures, it seemed to be a small tribe living by water, and the population was not large.

Seeing Qin Tian, an outsider, they did not show obvious hostility.

To Qin Tian's surprise, they glanced at Qin Tian and found that he was not carrying a weapon, but they actually showed amazing enthusiasm, beckoning Qin Tian to hurry into the tent to avoid the cold.

……

Liu Che opened the second envelope, and at first there was a hint of carelessness, but the more he looked, the more surprise in his eyes became, and his expression became solemn.

In the secret letter sent by Wei Qing, it was about the beginning and end of his encounter with Qin Tian, and even the experience of the deputy general was very clearly recorded.

In the secret letter, Wei Qing admitted frankly that his military exploits were a bit exaggerated, and half of the 3,000 people who were captured were actually because of the immortals.

In addition, the immortal also gave him a spirit fruit.

Wei Qing admitted that he really didn't know what kind of effect the spirit fruit given by the immortal was, so he didn't take it to heart and ate it on the spot.

Later, when I learned what happened to the deputy general, I realized that the immortal was so miraculous, and the spirit fruit must be extraordinary!

Therefore, Wei Qing pleaded guilty in the letter and asked His Majesty to forgive his actions.

Liu Che pinched the paper and pondered for a moment, then laughed.

"How can I blame the guilt, and those who don't know are not guilty."

Regarding the contents of the envelope, Liu Che did not choose to believe it all, even if this was his most trusted general!

Quite simply, it's all so coincidental, unbelievably coincidental!

First, an immortal was born, and then someone sent a spirit fruit.

Of course, even Liu Che had to admit that that spirit fruit did have some miraculous effects, and his body was a lot stronger after eating.

The body, which seemed to be a little empty after working hard all day, was made up all at once.

Liu Che even felt that it would not be a problem for him to add a few more princes and princesses in the coming year.

That's better than any tonic!

But if you want to talk about other effects, it's really gone, the wrinkles on Liu Che's face are not less, and the white hair has not turned into black hair.

However, it seems that there has been no gray hair in recent months.

After eating the spirit fruit, Liu Che did not become infinitely powerful, even though his body was much better, but it was still not as strong as when he was in the prime of life.

If it was just that, Liu Che would not be suspicious.

But what happened to Wei Qing one after another.

First, Huo Qubing met an immortal and got a spirit fruit, but he was eaten by himself!

Then Wei Qing came to the city to report to him, and the immortal lived outside the city.

But what's next? Wei Qing was able to meet immortals one after another when he was fighting at the border pass, and the most important thing was that they met the same person!

Will there be such a coincidence in the world? Liu Che didn't really want to believe it.

Instead of believing that what Wei Qing said was true, the emperor's natural suspicion made Liu Che feel that it was more likely that Wei Qing also had an unknown plan!

Just when Liu Che was suspicious, the eunuch outside actually sent a secret letter again.

This secret messenger came from Li Guang.

Li Guang failed to succeed, and Liu Che was naturally a little dissatisfied with him.

However, he knew that Li Guang was brave, so naturally he didn't mean to blame him.

If you want to say defeat, won't the other two cavalry also return in vain? At the very least, Li Guang's defeat did not bring greater losses.

Although he didn't know why Li Guang sent a secret letter at this time, Liu Che still opened it and watched it carefully.

After reading it, Liu Che's expression actually became a little gloomy.

"Okay, all of you, one by one, join forces to deceive me, right!"

Liu Che crumpled the secret letter in his hand: "I want to see what your people are up to!" ”

If it was just suspicion before, now Liu Che is almost certain that these people must be uniting to deceive themselves!

But he didn't know what the purpose of these people was to deceive him!

Maybe someone wants to interfere with their decision? Or is someone planning to meddle in the matter of the establishment of the reserve? Or is this simply a conspiracy of the Huns?

Anyway, no matter what others think, Liu Che decided to always move forward at his own pace!

He will never change any of his opinions!

Putting aside these miscellaneous things, Liu Che planned to start a large-scale use of troops against the Huns!

The first thing to deal with is naturally the problem of grain and grass supply.

When he went to court the next day, Liu Che's face was full of spring: "Come on, come on, everyone, come, listen to this Dragon City battle report!" ”

When the eunuch beside him finished reading the battle report from Dragon City, Liu Che suddenly laughed.

"How? This general of mine lives up to my expectations, right? ”

At this time, naturally no one would touch Liu Che's brows, and there was naturally a congratulatory voice in the entire court.

Liu Che smiled slightly: "Since this is the case, then General Wei should be made a marquis!" ”

Wei Qing has achieved such great feats, saved the defeat with his own strength, and even pushed the front line of the war with the Xiongnu forward countless miles, so he naturally deserves the great merit of being a marquis!

At this time, naturally, no one will object!

But when Liu Che announced that he was preparing to launch a large-scale attack on the Xiongnu, some people jumped out to oppose it.

Their reasons for opposing it are also simple.

Winter is about to begin, heavy snow closes the roads, the army is inconvenient, once the allocation is opened, the consumption of grain and grass must be quite large.

The top priority now is to secure the ground and ensure that Dragon City can be controlled by the Great Han.

And took the opportunity of the heavy snow to close the road, constantly harassing and driving away the Xiongnu, and destroying their living force as much as possible.

At the same time, grain and grass should be mobilized, and when the spring plowing of the following year is over, a large-scale mobilization of troops can be launched.

That's the best way to go!

Liu Che thought carefully for a moment, the courtier's meaning was very simple, it was not that he couldn't fight, but that he couldn't fight now!

Winter is about to begin, and once a large-scale decisive battle is set off, it will definitely delay the spring ploughing of the next year, so it is very unwise!

Now is only suitable for small-scale harassing battles, where you can prepare for an all-out war in the coming year by figuring out the enemy's intelligence while destroying the enemy's living forces!

Liu Che thought about it carefully, and it was indeed such a truth.

If you act rashly, it will definitely make the Han fall into passivity, so it is better to listen to the courtiers and slowly figure it out.

Anyway, he's still young and not in a hurry.

With such a big win this year, it's enough!

"Since that's the case, then call Wei Qing back to the capital, and I will give him a marquis!"

When the news reached the front, everyone was in a different mood.

Even if Li Guangdang is envious, why didn't he become a marquis?

But when I thought about it, if it wasn't for the immortals who came to the rescue, I was afraid that my life would not be guaranteed, and I was even more depressed!

They are also 10,000 cavalry, why did Wei Qing break the enemy army and capture thousands of people, and when he arrived on his side, he was defeated and fled?

The other two also felt very lucky, if it wasn't for Wei Qing's decisive action, they were afraid that the situation at the border would be precarious.

Now that Wei Qing has been made a marquis, there is nothing wrong with them, which is enough to show that His Majesty does not intend to punish the two of them.

This is a blessing in disguise!

It's too late for them to escape from death and be happy, where will they have the kung fu to be jealous of Wei Qing?

It was Wei Qing, and there was indeed a trace of worry on his face.

Even if it is a feudal marquis, there is no need to transfer himself back from the front line at this time, right?

But His Majesty's order has been given, and Wei Qing has to obey it.

"General Wei, no, no, no, I should call you Hou Ye now!"

The eunuch looked at Wei Qing with a smile, and said in a sharp voice: "Master Hou, why don't you hurry up and accept the order?" ”

Wei Qing came to his senses at this time, and hurriedly stepped forward to achieve His Majesty's will.

"That villain is in Chang'an City, waiting for the arrival of Hou Ye." The eunuch congratulated with a smile.

Seeing that Wei Qing had no intention of benefiting himself, he turned around and left.

Although he didn't get any benefits from Wei Qing, he was not half dissatisfied in his heart!

This is the future Hou Ye, it's too late to tie up, how can he be dissatisfied!

He has made such a great achievement, he must be a celebrity in front of His Majesty, he just can't wait to be closer to Wei Qing, how can he be stupid enough to destroy the relationship with Wei Qing?

"Vice Admiral Chen, you say...... Why did Your Majesty let me go back personally? Wei Qing was a little puzzled.

"What's this, it's just that I want to praise you."

Vice General Chen didn't have much thought, and then replied: "If you want me to say, general, you are now prosperous, and you have made such a great contribution......

Vice General Chen's mouth was babbling, and his eyes were full of pride.

Wei Qing didn't listen, he was inspired by Vice General Chen's answer.

The Han Dynasty's record against the Xiongnu has not been good over the years, and it has even had to delay the trend of the Xiongnu attack in the name of peace and personal defense.

So since the Han decided to use troops against the Xiongnu, at this time, an example must be needed to boost morale!

At this time, he has made great contributions, and he has naturally become the best example of publicity!

I think this is also the reason why Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty called him back and wantonly held a ceremony to seal the marquis.

Thinking about this, Wei Qing no longer had any doubts.

After explaining the affairs of the border pass clearly and sending heavy troops to defend Longcheng, Wei Qing embarked on a journey back to Chang'an.

However, at this time, he didn't know that just after he embarked on the journey, Liu Che fell ill.

It is also helpless, after Liu Che learned of Wei Qing's victory, he actually invited the ministers to express his happiness.

This is happy, the drink is a little high, and the weather is not very good that day, the temperature drops sharply in the middle of the night, and many people are infected with the wind chill after going back.

To say, this is also a very normal thing, such a cold weather, drinking and having fun outside, not freezing and cold.

Not to mention those elderly courtiers, Liu Che didn't hide from it, he caught a cold.

This cold, that's not a big deal.

Liu Che fell directly ill on the bed and couldn't get up.

For several days, my forehead was extremely hot, and the imperial doctor in the palace had no way at all!

Who can be blamed for this? If you want to blame, you can only blame Liu Che himself!

He was a little too carried away, thinking that he could bear it after eating the spirit fruit, and he didn't care about the cold weather at all.

As a result, the cold wind in Chang'an City gave Liu Che a harsh lesson, telling him that the cold wind in winter is not so easy to provoke!

And when Wei Qing returned to Chang'an City, it was already the fifth day of Liu Che's illness!

(End of chapter)