Chapter 480 The frivolity is still the same

In the next ten days, Qin Mubai led his troops to recuperate and train troops in Danzhou. On the one hand, he sent scouts to explore the enemy situation around Helong and the movement of the plateau, and on the other hand, he collected a large range of food and fodder to raise military supplies.

It is reported that the three-way reinforcements sent by the imperial court, with a total of 150,000 horses, have been involved in Weitao, Yue and have entered the territory of Lanzhou and are expected to reach Shangzhou within ten days. It's just that there has been no valuable information from the plateau. Hou Junji is like a kite with a broken line, and there is no sound. There is no detailed information about the movement of the Chalqin Mausoleum. In order to prepare for everything, Qin Mubai sent Xue Rengui, the most powerful general under his command, to lead 20,000 elite iron riders from Qinxun Yifu to Dafeichuan to help Li Daozong and strengthen defense.

The spring of Helong always comes late, but the ice and snow finally melted, and the trees and grass began to sprout new and tender green buds. At this time, the newly recruited soldiers have more things to do - to reclaim the military camp.

As early as the beginning of the Qin family's father and son came to Lanzhou, the army had begun to reclaim the wasteland. Originally, according to the military system of the Tang Dynasty, the government soldiers had to go home to farm at this time. After farming, they brought their own rations to join the army. After the autumn harvest, the people pay the grain tax, and then hand it over to the government departments at all levels and then submit it to the treasury Taicang, and then distribute it to the places where the grain is needed by the imperial court.

However, Qin Mubai felt that Lanzhou was a front-line war zone that could be adapted to local conditions, so he left the government soldiers in the army to reclaim the army. Half of the grain obtained is public and private, and half of it is supplied to the army and half can be brought home by the government soldiers to make rations. Of course, it can also be resold to the army on the spot. In this way, it not only ensures the food of the army, but also ensures that Helong agriculture has sufficient labor.

This is the unique land "system" of the Governor's Office in Lanzhou, which is also the first creation of Qin Mubai.

For this matter, there were still people in the court who impeached Qin Mubai, saying that he "splenged his own pockets in the grain tax and corrupted the intention to cede the land and king"... For such impeachment, I don't know how much the emperor Li Shimin's imperial desk has been suppressed.

Qin Mubai also knows that in the past few years when he came to Lanzhou, he has done a lot of things such as 'breaking the law, discipline and corruption of the dynasty'. In terms of military grain alone, he reclaimed wasteland, privately collected grain taxes, and let Wu Mei Niang monopolize the grain and cloth business of Helong - if it were in the mainland, whoever dared to do this would have been beheaded by the house.

There are also many kind-hearted people who remind Qin Mubai to be "cautious". Qin Mubai smiled after thanking him and replied, "If I were afraid of causing trouble, I would definitely stay in Chang'an and Li Qingfu. At least now, Lanzhou is about someone to do something that they don't dare to do. Otherwise, it's the same for everyone. How can I stay here?"

"No longer young, still frivolous" - this is the evaluation of Qin Mubai's people around him.

This comment is very strange. In terms of age, although Qin Mubai is still less than 30 years old as a father, whether in the military or political circles, he is a lively young man of the younger generation. If he doesn't count his age and achievements, in this era, the young Qin Mubai is definitely an old military ruffian. As for "frivolity"... This originally derogatory word was used on Qin Mubai, but it seemed to be a compliment, because when Li Daozong scolded him like this, praise was always expressed.

During the day, he trained soldiers and horses to deal with official business, and at night, he accompanied his wife and daughter to enjoy the joy of family. During this period, Qin Mubai had a good time. It's just that there is only one thing that has been choking him, that is Hou Junji.

"What's wrong with this wild wolf who broke away from the shackles and escaped from home?"

Not only for personal and emotional reasons, but also strategically and tactically, Hou Junji is also very important. The dilemma is that Qin Mubai now knows nothing about Hou Junji. It's like a grenade thrown out without movement, and both you and the enemy have to be worried.

After dinner that evening, Qin Mubai walked in the garden with the small building in his arms in the temporary governor's mansion as usual. After both injuries, she recovered well, and now she has to take her sister to practice martial arts together every day. At this time, the two sisters were testing swordsmanship between a peach forest with newly blooming stamens. Chen Yan leaned on the tree with her elbows in her arms and watched from the side, pointing out from time to time.

Qin Mubai played with the small building while watching them compare swords. It was really a sharp sword to kill him. It was all a trick to lock his life without any tricks. Several times, the two sisters almost hurt each other, and even Qin Mubai couldn't help but jump a few times. But Chen Yan is still quietly watching the changes, as if she were watching a play and listening to music.

After practicing once, the two sisters are already sweating like rain. He put away his sword and arched his hand to Chen Yan, "Sister Yan, how are we practicing?"

Chen Yan shook her head gently, "Look at it, it's useless."

Qin Mubai and the two sisters were stunned together.

"Yin..."

Suddenly, there was a low and cold sound, and I don't know when the sword in both hands came to Chen Yan's hand. Like lightning flint and no fancy sword stabbed out flatly, and there was an extra honey peak at the tip of the sword. After a short pause, the bee quietly split into two pieces and fell down.

Three people stayed together.

Chen Yan picked a sword flower and then tossed it. She put the sword into the scabbard of both swords and said, "I don't know how you two became famous in the world. It's mostly because you haven't met people like me, otherwise you would have been ghosts long ago. What I want to tell you is that the battlefield is 10,000 times more dangerous than the world. Only when you can practice me like this can you go to the battlefield to kill the enemy with the young commander.

"Yes..." The two sisters turned red and bowed their hands very convincedly.

Qin Mubai listened to the truth, came up with the small building in his arms and said with a smile, "Ah, Master Chen is teaching swordsmanship. Why don't you teach me a few times?"

"Let's talk less." Chen Yanwan smiled, and the coldness and seriousness just now were swept away, and replaced by water-like gentleness. She took Xiao Louer over and kissed her face. She said gently, "Okay, Louer, can you take you to draw?"

"Good!" The small building clapped his hands happily and said happily, "I want to learn how to draw a father to ride a big horse!" Dad is the most handsome!"

Qin Mubai laughed, "Who told you to say this?"

"My godmother!"

"Gunmother?" Qin Mubai was stunned and then smiled and said, "When did you recognize your godmother outside? Are there still fewer mothers at home?"

"It's them." Chen Yan smiled and pouted to the Tai sisters and said, "I didn't tell you about this. I was the master first. You don't blame me, do you?"

Qin Mubai couldn't help laughing, "How dare I? Naturally, you have the final say in these things at home.

"It's poor talk again." Chen Yan laughed anly and left with the small building in her arms.

The Fantai sisters have been standing aside with their swords to listen to Qin Mubai and Chen Yan's words. They stood up straight, coincidentally blushing, and their hearts thumped.

Qin Mubai glanced at them and couldn't help laughing and said, "Why do I look fierce?" You are so nervous and scared."

"No...yes." The two sisters smiled awkwardly.

"Sit down!" Qin Mubai first went to the stone bench and said, "I think you two have something to say to me, right?"

The two sisters hesitated for a moment, sat down sideways on Qin Mubai, lowered their eyebrows and nodded.

"Then say it!" Qin Mubai smiled relaxedly and said, "Don't be nervous. What's there to be nervous about? You have to learn from Su Lianqing and Chen Yan. The children of the world should be more open and straightforward, and say whatever you want.

"Young commander, you can put us into the Kansai Army as generals!" The two sisters summoned up their courage and said with one voice.

"Oh, that's it?" Qin Mubai smiled and said, "I see. It is said that the court has reorganized the Baiqi, which is divided into the left and right Yulinwei Yulin army and the Baiqi supervisor yamen. The original Baiqi generals and soldiers have been re-divided into duties and titles. You two are afraid that there will be no one to take care of Chang'an now, and you are worried that there will be no foothold in the future, right?

"There is this level of concern, but it is not always the case." Tantai Dandan said, "Since the young marshal changed us, our two sisters have changed their minds and become imperial officials. Originally, our sisters were always satisfied, but after staying in the palace for a while, we all felt that the place may not be much more comfortable and clean than Jianghu. The same danger, the same intrigue, cold gun and hidden arrow. And accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger, and our two sisters are used to being wild. Many rules in the palace often make us feel depressed and suffocated. But since we left Chang'an with the princess and came to Lanzhou, it was like a bird leaving the cage, and I really didn't want to go back to the palace. So... we just think... just think..."

Hearing her hesitantly, Qin Mubai couldn't help laughing and said, "You don't want to go back to the palace to work, do you?"

"Yes! Please ask the young commander to do it!" The two sisters said in one voice.

"Okay, I'll figure it out." After saying that, Qin Mubai got up and walked into the room. I kept laughing in my heart and thought to myself: These two sisters have a lot of ideas. They became the godmother of the building first, and now they want me to accept you as concubines, right? Haha, I'm sorry that I can't say it. Looking at Chen Yan's performance just now, I knew it. I deliberately walked away with the small building and asked them to talk to me alone... This was mostly arranged by Chen Yan. It seems that she is not a saint who does not eat fireworks in the world. She is also depressed when she sees me having an affair with other women, but she just doesn't have an attack. Well, she took the initiative to enrich my "family banquet", which means that she doesn't want me to "eat" outside! - That's right. There is no woman in the world who is not really jealous? Unless, she really doesn't care!

The more Qin Mubai thinks about it, the more funny it is. On the one hand, he feels that he has committed peach blossoms all his life. On the other hand, it is because Chen Yan, the longer she is, the more she can feel her superior intelligence and the charm of mature women. It is really not comparable to that of a little girl.

Qin Mubai, who went back to the inner courtyard house, was waiting to talk to Chen Yan, and an uninvited guest came to the house - Princess Hui, Ashina Xuelian.

"It's a good time to come!" Qin Mubai smiled bitterly and welcomed her in with a smile.

"Is Sister Yan not here?" As soon as Xue Lian sat down, she asked left and right.

"Are you looking for her or me?" Qin Mubai asked with a smile.

"I'm looking for you." Xue Lian straightened her face and said seriously, "I'm here to resign."

"Please resign?" Qin Mubai frowned slightly, "What do you say?"

"I'm going back to the grassland." Xue Lian looked into Qin Mubai's eyes and said, "I'm here to resign."

Qin Mubai blinked his eyes and looked at the blood lotus carefully. This time, the little girl was really not joking or angry.

"How can I just leave? Didn't you say that you would go back to Beijing with me?" Qin Mubai said.

"No." Xue Lian took a sip of tea and said lightly, "After all, I am from the Ashina family. I want to go back to the grassland to reorganize my tribe and inherit my father's official title. And 90% of my subordinates are people who go back to the department. After so many days away from the grassland, we are all homesick. And... Now the Tang Dynasty has added 150,000 troops to you. There are tens of thousands of people in our district. There are not many of us staying here, and there are not many of us, right?

Qin Mubai laughed when he heard it.

In the words of Xuelian, there is a mystery. Especially the last two sentences directly revealed the real reason why she wanted to go back to the grassland - she was afraid of being swallowed and losing her military power!

In the final analysis, it is not that Xuelian is afraid of losing her soldiers and horses and losing her military power, but the Huihui generals who came with her, who are afraid of this.

Previously, Qin Mubai had few soldiers and had to rely on this group of people. At that time, the 40,000 iron riders were very important for Qin Mubai to send charcoal in the snow. Now, the imperial court has increased 150,000 troops to Kansai, and the proportion of the number of soldiers and horses suddenly fell behind. At the same time, it is naturally not so important. Moreover, Qin Mubai used all kinds of means to annex the captured soldiers of Gao Chang and Tubo. These things are all in people's eyes. Although they want to connect with Qin Mubai to make a great deal, they don't want to lose such a large amount of money as 40,000 iron riders.

Now, the favor has been done, and it's time to withdraw. Therefore, the generals of Huihu Department, that is, the confidant of Huihu leader, naturally used this hand to force Xuelian to come forward and ask Qin Mubai to resign.

What happened today was expected by Qin Mubai as early as before he left Yumen Pass. Therefore, in the face of Xuelian's resignation, he was not surprised at all, but he still made a rather surprised expression and said, "I thought you... wouldn't leave!"

With a pun, Xue Lian's face suddenly turned a little red. She avoided Qin Mubai's eyes and said lightly, "What is this? Why don't I leave?"

"Aren't you pretending to be confused?" Qin Mubai smiled shamelessly and coughed twice, "I have written to the court and written to my family."

"What's the matter with me..." Xue Lian's tone was still faint, but there was a trace of throbbing and expectation in her eyes.

"Of course it's none of your business!" Qin Mubai was horrified and said, "You won't... really think of it, right?"

"Don't beat around the bush, just say it!" When the blood lotus silver teeth bit, it was a little annoyed.

"Well... I just want to be tactful, leaving a little room for leisure and charm." Qin Mubai said with a smile. At this time, even he himself felt that he was really shameless - this was just for the forty-thousand iron riders, sacrificing his color!

"Let me say it." Chen Yan appeared.

"Sister Yan!" Xuelian seemed to see her relatives. Zhan Yan smiled and said happily, "You're coming!"

Chen Yan nodded and sat down beside Xue Lian with a smile and said, "Sister, don't go. It's good to stay in the Central Plains. It's true that the grassland is your hometown, but as far as I know, there are few people in your Ashina tribe. When you go back to the grassland, you also live under the fence. How can you feel at home? On the contrary, there are many Ashina people who have been sealed and settled in Chang'an before. It's a metaphor for General Ashna Simo, now his name is Li Simo, right? Even I know several of them! Good boy, when you finish the war, go back to Chang'an with us. Don't say that you are the direct princess of the Ashina clan. Just because of your credit, the court has no reason to treat you badly. Besides, sister, can't I still accompany you? I can also pick up your sister and your loved ones from the grassland. At that time, when you live in Chang'an for three or five months, you definitely don't want to leave. How nice!"

"That's right, but..." These words were obviously said in Xuelian's heart. What she cares about is not the grassland and the army, but the family and sister. But now, the house is gone. If she can take her sister to the Central Plains to live together, she will be happy. Although she was moved, Xuelian was still very hesitant.

"But you can't resist the generals under you, can you?" Qin Mubai broke the sky with one word.

Xue Lian was shocked at first, and then sighed a little. She nodded helplessly and said, "My name is the commander-in-chief. In fact, there are six generals under their command of the six battalions. These people are all confidants who actually hold the military power. They are clamoring to leave. What can I do?"

Qin Mubai laughed and waved his hand and said, "It's really that the light is not bright, and the words are not clear! If you tell me that, I will have a way! Don't worry, not to mention the six confidant generals, even if Tu Midu is here in person, I can treat him obediently! - His Majesty the emperor of the Tang Dynasty once said that the Hanhu family, since these 40,000 Hui compatriots have come, settle down in Lanzhou. Don't go! Whether you want to marry your own child or cattle and sheep land, you can arrange it! The relatives on the other side of the grassland can also be taken over one after another! - Don't the grassland nomads often say that the place where there are relatives and grassland is their hometown? Don't worry, there will be all of these.

"I can't take care of this." Xue Lian curled her lips and said, "You speak easily. Go and convince them!"

"Good." Qin Mubai smiled dewdly and simply agreed.

Xue Lian looked at his smiling face, half happy and half shocked, and said to himself: He can even take down the sworn enemy of Tibet, not to mention a few generals? It seems that he has been premeditated for a long time. Sooner or later, he will put these 40,000 horses into his pocket! ...It doesn't matter. Anyway, it's not the tribe and soldiers of my Ashi family. It won't hurt me even if it falls into anyone's hands. This man surnamed Qin is obviously a master who is not afraid of things. He is ambitious and dares to do anything. Now I just hope that I don't have a dispute with Datang because of this matter!