Chapter 565 Missing

Qin Mubai's family, who have been in Gaochang for a few days, come to rest, and secondly, they can also worship Qin Shubao.

Gaochang, the place where Qin Shubao died in the war. There is a statue of him on Flame Mountain. This is also the birthplace of Qin Shubao's "mise". Many legends about Qin Shubao have been gradually deified by word of mouth, saying that he often appears to protect the people of Gaochang and protect the safety of business travel on the Silk Road.

In the minds of the Chinese people, whether they are heroes or bears, they all expect the fallen leaves to return to their roots. However, Qin Shubao died in a foreign country, and his bones were burned to ashes by a fire. Now he is with Qin Mubai's side, wandering thousands of miles around the world. In front of the statue, Qin's mother Liu Shi, Shuang'er and others could not help crying and sighing.

"Sanlang, you should really go back to the Central Plains and bury your father's ashes in the hometown of the Qin people in Licheng, Qizhou." Liu said, "The fallen leaves return to the root. Who doesn't want the fallen leaves to return to the root..."

"It's the child's unfilial... Since the last time I married Gao Yang and left Chang'an, I haven't been able to set foot in the Central Plains." Qin Mubai was also helpless and had to say, "But our family has settled in the Western Regions since then, and it will also become our second hometown. When I settled down, I chose Fengshui Treasure to bury my father. Since then, our Qin family has been rooted in the Western Regions!"

At the same time, a solemn ceremony is being held in the Taiji Hall of Chang'an Imperial City.

- Li Ke, crowned heir!

Shortly after Li Xun returned to the court, this long-delayed event was finally put on the agenda and officially held.

Li Shimin called Li Ke, the king of Wu, as the crown prince and crowned him in person. The bright light was shining, and the civil and military officials were present, and the colorful flags flew and the golden armor was eye-catching, cheering and thunder.

Since Li Ke has been established as the reserve, it is necessary to form a team of civil and military officials to assist Li Ke. At this point, Li Shimin has tried his best.

The first one is the eldest grandson Wuji, the first minister of Zhenguan. Previously, he was Li Ke's biggest resistance. In order to adjust his relationship with Li Ke, Li Shimin has put a lot of effort into it openly and privately. This time, in addition to letting Changsun Wuji continue to serve as Situ and Shangshu, he also specially made him the prince's teacher - he became Li Ke's teacher!

Another important minister, Fang Xuanling, was appointed as the crown prince.

Li Xun, the first head of the military, was appointed as the crown prince.

Chu Suiliang, Ma Zhou and other generations of important ministers in the court were assigned to the important positions of Zuo Chunfang; Shi Quan Wanji, the head of the King of Wu, was appointed as the crown prince Zhan Shi, which is equivalent to the general manager of the East Palace affairs, and still assisted Li Ke.

The Kansai army, which returned to the dynasty, was reorganized into a large army of two guards directly under the emperor - the left and right dragon and Wuwei, arched Chang'an all year round.

Xue Rengui was awarded the title of Champion General (Sanpin Honor Officer) because of his outstanding combat achievements and was awarded the Right Dragon Wuwei General. He led the most elite royal battlefield in the imperial capital, and became the patron saint of Chang'an and the symbol of the first combat power of the Tang Dynasty. Pang Fei was appointed as the general of the left prison guard, leading the imperial army of the imperial city and guarding the great Ming Palace and Taiji Palace.

It is worth mentioning that after returning to the court, the generals of the Kansai army, in addition to holding important positions in the 16th Guards, also sealed the commander-in-chief of the six-in-chief of the prince's Dongying, all of which were all under the command of Li Ke.

In this way, a temporary new group of courtiers centered on Li Ke was formed.

It was not until the end of the coronation ceremony and various canonizations that the ministers suddenly remembered one thing: why today, there is no mention of a person who should be the most important -

Qin Mubai?

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Only ten days after the crown of the crown prince, the imperial court called Li Ke to be the commander-in-chief of the army in Liaodong, and Li Xun and Li Daozong as the deputy commander-in-chief to conquer Liaodong!

Xue Rengui, Li Daliang, Yu Chi Jingde, Cheng Zhijie and other generals led a total of 300,000 troops of left and right Longwuwei and left and right guards, and went on an expedition with Li Ke!

Ingenious, Li Shimin asked Changsun Wuji to be Li Ke's marching history and went to Liaodong together. Fang Xuanling, the housekeeper of the Tang Dynasty, is still the governor of the future. Pang Fei was sent to Dengzhou to supervise the construction of the sea boat. The governor of the Tang Dynasty was also under the command of Li Ke, and assisted in the cross-sea attack.

Before the expedition, Li Ke went to the harem to say goodbye to Li Shimin.

"Father, my son is about to go on an expedition tomorrow." Li Ke said, "I have been to Liaodong for a long time. I don't know when I will come back to serve my father. Please take more rest and take care of the dragon body.

"I know what I know." Li Shimin said, "I have thought about the thing you mentioned to me, and I decided to do it as you suggested."

Li Ke's heart moved and said, "Do you mean the title of Qin Mubai as the prince?"

"That's right." Li Shimin frowned lightly, but his eyes lit up and said, "In the years before and after my accession to the throne, I have cut a lot of the royal titles of my Li family. Since then, except for the foreign khan Jieli, Abandoned Zong Nongzan and others who surrendered, the Tang Dynasty has never awarded any king with different surnames. Previously, you proposed to make Qin Mubai king, but I refused. But after that, I repeatedly weighed the pros and cons. For the sake of the long-term stability of the Western Regions, and for the Tang Dynasty to conquer Liaodong without worries, I decided to make Qin Mubai king!"

"Father is wise!" Li Ke was slightly happy in his heart and bowed his hand and said, "The western region of the Tang Dynasty has been determined for the first time. The pattern is unknown and people's hearts are unstable. It takes a pillar to hold up half of the country. Although Su Dingfang and others have outstanding ability, their reputation in the Western Regions is not enough to convince the public, especially those foreign chiefs and people of all ethnic groups. They only recognize Qin Mubai, the 'son of the true god'. Now Qin Mubai has resigned and has no real power to make him king, but he can stabilize the hearts of the Western Regions. In addition, Mu Bai is originally a son-in-law, and his achievements are unrivaled. It is not an anony to be a prince.

"You're right." Li Shimin also nodded and agreed, "In fact, the rules are set by people. After the Han Dynasty did not seal the king with different surnames, all dynasties generally inherited this practice. But it is not too much for a person like Qin Mubai to be a prince. If someone can make such a contribution and reach his height in the future, he will be qualified to be crowned. Otherwise, even if the Li family does not have the title of king, they will shut up for me!"

Li Ke breathed a long sigh of breath in his heart: Well, he finally finished this big event before leaving! Mu Bai was awarded the title of Lord, which means that he can always be in the Western Regions. Not only can the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty be at peace from now on, and Mu Bai can also enjoy a good end and make great achievements for thousands of years!

"As for the title of the prince, I have drafted a few. Why don't you copy them for me?" Li Shimin said, "The first is the Prince of Loulan, the second is the Prince of Yuyang, and the third is the Prince of Gongyue."

The meaning of Li Shimin's words is obvious. Loulan, Yumenguan and Yangguan are either military towns or barren beaches at present, and there are no residents, so they can't talk about food. If the first two are awarded, they are pure empty princes, only the title of Juelu, and there is no land and food.

And Gongyue City is different. Gongyue City is the companion capital of the former Western Turkic North Court, and it is also the hub city on the Silk Road. It is not only a densely populated city, but also very rich in business travel. If you can enjoy some food here, it is undoubtedly the rich side. From then on, future generations will not have to worry about food and clothing.

After thinking for a while, Li Ke said, "Father, my son's foolish opinion, since he has generously made Qin Mubai king, he will do it to the end and give him some food. Gongyue City is an important town in the Western Regions. If Qin Mubai can settle here, it undoubtedly means that the Tang Dynasty has laid a solid foundation in the Western Regions. With Gongyue City as the center, our Tang Dynasty is distributed in more than a dozen governors in the Western Regions, which will be convenient for me to pass the administrative order of the Tang Dynasty in the future!"

After listening to it, Li Shimin was silent for a moment and was obviously thinking carefully. Finally, he nodded, "Well, Qin Mubai will be named - Prince Gongyue, 800 households in Shiyi; descendants, hereditary!"

Just as the angel holding the imperial edict left Chang'an, Qin Mubai's family also set out from Gaochang and went to Samo.

Qin Mubai was worried about the pearl in his heart, so he didn't dare to delay any more and left early. When he arrived in the Western Regions, Qin Mubai was like a "dragon traveling into the sea", and states and counties and foreign people from all over the country actually came to visit each other. Along the way, there are also many soldiers and horses driving escorts. Therefore, the journey is not hard and the walk is very fast.

More than a month later, Qin Mubai's family finally set foot in Samo to build the city! He rushed to Wu Mei Niang's prime minister's house in a hurry, but he didn't find anyone. Listening to the report, it was said that "the queen is about to give birth" today, and Wu Mei Niang went to the palace to accompany her.

Qin Mubai hurriedly took his family to the palace. No one here knew him, so he walked unimpeded all the way and went straight into the harem to the bedroom of the queen of the crescent moon.

Sure enough, people are extremely nervous and busy here, and Wu Mei Niang is waiting anxiously outside the bedroom. Seeing Qin Mubai and his party coming, Wu Mei Niang was overjoyed and knelt down to Liu: "My daughter-in-law has seen my mother-in-law!"

"Good daughter-in-law, get up!" Liu has always liked Wu Mei Niang the most and happily helped her up. "Mei Niang, I haven't seen you for a few years. You have become more and more beautiful and capable, and you have become the prime minister of Zhaowu Kingdom!" I'm so happy to see you again!"

As soon as the words fell, the door of the Queen's bedroom was opened. Su Lianqing rushed out of it and shouted in surprise, "It's born, it's born!" Haha, dragon and phoenix twins! - Oh, Qin Mubai, are you here? Just in time!"

"Have you been born? Or twin twins?" Qin Mubai greeted him with great joy, grasped Su Lianqing's arms tightly with both hands, and was so excited that he was incoherent, "Can I go in? Is it okay?"

"Gone go, you're going to crush me!" Su Lianqing broke away angrily and glanced at Yuwen Hongtai, who was hiding behind him. He ran over happily, regardless of countless people present. He jumped up and jumped on Yuwen Hongtai.

"You are finally back. I miss you so much!" Su Lianqing put his arms around his neck, put his legs around his waist, and kissed him in the face.

"Bad mother-in-law, the third brother and the godmother are both here. Don't be presumptuous!" Yuwen Hongtai roared loudly and threw Su Lianqing away.

Su Lianqing sat on the ground and scolded his mother angrily, "Bad black man, I will look good on you later!"

Everyone laughed. At this time, the palace doctor came out and said that everyone could go in to visit the queen.

Qin Mubai, Wu Mei Niang and others rushed in eagerly and saw the Queen's Pearl lying on the couch. She was sweating and pale and extremely weak. The two maidservant was holding a baby.

"Pearl, I'm coming!" Qin Mubai hurried to sit in front of the bed and took Mingzhu's hand. "I'm sorry, I'm late."

"It's not too late, it's not too late..." Mingzhu smiled weakly but happily, "Mu Bai, I have never been independent and can't stand it, but this time my stomach is fighting. Look, I gave birth to a son and a daughter. My daughter was born half an hour early. It's my sister... You, go and hug her!"

"Okay, I'll hug you!" Qin Mubai's excited tears were about to come down, and Qin's mother Liu Shi, Shuang'er and others were even more excited. They scrambled to hug the child, and then went to Pearl's bed to comfort and serve her.

"Mother, our Qin family has added Ding again!" Qin Mubai hugged his two children happily and said, "Let's invite your mother to name your grandson!"

"I haven't read any books for my mother, so I'm afraid it's not good..." Liu's joy is also a little embarrassed. But Qin Mubai, Wu Mei Niang and others insisted again and again. Liu thought for a moment and said, "Since the girl is the elder sister and the male is the younger brother, how about Qin Si and Qin Nian?"

"Qin Si, Qin Nian... Miss, miss, good, good!" Qin Mubai agreed with a full mouth, sat in front of Mingzhu's bed with the child in his arms, and said softly, "Mingzhu, what do you think?"

"Everything is arranged by my mother-in-law... Sisi, Nian'er, it's really a good name!"

Qin Mubai finally breathed a long breath, looked at the two children in his arms, and said to himself, "Sisi and Nian'er... From then on, our yearning for the Tang Dynasty and our hometown will never be broken!"