Outside Samoa City, in the Tang army camp.

Qin Mubai rode on his horse, brandishing a bow, galloping on the galloping path of the school grounds, practicing riding and shooting.

Not only did not one of the three arrows hit Red Star, but one of the arrows missed the target and flew far away.

The soldiers beside him were stunned. They all thought to themselves, What’s wrong with Major Marshal today? What a loss! In terms of archery, other than General Xue Rengui, no one else in the Kansai army could match the divine archery of Major Marshal!

“I’m not going to practice today!” Qin Mubai retracted his horse and threw his bow. He jumped off the horse. His expression was indeed gloomy. It was obvious that he was in a bad mood.

“Master, do you have something on your mind?” Qin Shi stepped forward to lead the horse and asked carefully.

Qin Mubai walked forward with her hands crossed behind her back without saying a word. Qin Shi didn’t dare to ask anymore, so he had to take care of the horses.

“Qin Shi, come to my tent later.”

“Yes, Master.”

After saying that, Qin Mubai left. The sergeants on the left and right held their breath and didn’t dare to say anything, fearing that they would cause trouble for the Commander-in-Chief. Qin Shi looked worriedly at Qin Mubai’s back and thought to himself, “It’s rare to see Master so upset. What exactly is going on?”

Because of his great contribution to the battle in Illusory Moon Valley, Qin Shi, this lowly slave, was conferred the title of “rank five guerrilla general” by the Imperial Court as a loose official, and was promoted to the title of “Martial Advancement County Male”. With food and official rank, he was already a dignified “noble”. However, he only thought of himself as a “Qin Family Dog Slave” and refused to change his address.

Later, Qin Shi came to Qin Mubai’s tent and saw that Qin Mubai was looking at his armor in a daze with a serious expression. He called out carefully. Qin Mubai came back to her senses and said to him, “Qin Shi, I have something for you to do.”

“Master, please instruct me!”

“This mission isn’t ordinary, it’s not easy to handle. But right now, you are the only one beside me who deserves my trust, so I can only send you there.” Qin Mubai said solemnly.

Qin Shi bowed down seriously, “Qin Shi is willing to go through fire and water for his master, and will not refuse!”

“Get up.” Qin Mubai helped him up, walked out of the tent and scolded the guards on the left and right. Then, he whispered to Qin Shi, “I want you to go back to the Great Tang. From Lanzhou to Chang’an, you will secretly spread rumors in the city square!”

“What rumors?”

“Let’s just say that Qin Mubai’s arrogance is indispensable. He wants to reclaim his position as king in the Western Regions!”

Qin Shi was immediately stunned, “This! … Master, why do you want Qin Shi to do something like this that is detrimental to Master? … I, I won’t do it even if I’m beaten to death!”

“Don’t worry, listen to me.” Qin Mubai pressed down on his shoulder and whispered in his ear, “The situation is delicate and extremely urgent. I have no other choice.”

“I don’t understand.” Qin Shi shook his head, “I only know that I can’t speak ill of my master!”

Qin Mubai smiled and said, “Alright, let me explain briefly to you. Otherwise, if you have a knot in your heart and are unwilling to do something, you won’t be able to do it smoothly.”

“Good, good.” Qin Shi nodded repeatedly.

Qin Mubai said, “To tell you the truth, Chang’an is currently competing for the position of Monarch. You know, I have a good relationship with Prince Wu. In the royal court, it was the people of the same faction who had lost everything and flourished all the time. This time, if Prince Wu fails to seize the throne, then in the future, I will most likely be cleansed by Prince Wu’s political enemies. “Just like Hou Junji did back then, do you understand?”

“I understand.” Qin Shi still frowned in confusion, “But why spread the rumors of Master’s rebellion?”

Qin Mubai smiled and said, “Rumors are naturally rumors, not true.” But the more rumors against me, the easier it would be for some people in the Imperial Court to hear them. This’certain people ‘refers to my political enemies with the Prince of Wu. The greatest reliance of the prince of Wu to seize his first wife is on me. At this time, if rumors spread to the Guanzhong that Qin Mubai had the opposite intention, then both the emperor and my political enemies would have to be cautious. If they were unfavorable to Prince Wu at this time, wouldn’t they be more likely to oppose me? Moreover, when the Emperor was considering the candidate for the position of governor, he had no choice but to consider the stability of the country and the stability of the army. In other words, if Prince Wu is safely appointed as the Monarch, then I, Qin Mubai, definitely have no reason to rebel and become the king. On the other hand, if someone plotted against the Prince of Wu or the Prince of Wu was demoted after failing to seize his first wife, then … ”

“This lowly person seems to have understood a little bit.” Qin Shi nodded and said, “Master is changing his way of protecting His Highness Prince Wu, isn’t he?”

“Smart!” Qin Mubai smiled and praised, “That’s what I meant. It’s to protect both the Prince of Wu and myself. Because I don’t want to be the second Marquis Market, understand?”

“Understood” Qin Shi heaved a sigh of relief, but his brows furrowed. “But in order to protect Prince Wu, Master wants to damage his reputation …”

“I’m not afraid of shadows. It’s fine. I’m not really going to rebel.” Qin Mubai smiled and nodded. “It was precisely because of these rumors that I was able to lead the troops back to prove my loyalty and innocence.” When the three hundred thousand to four hundred thousand Kansai troops returned to Lanzhou, no matter who it was, they had to consider the powerful backing of the Prince of Wu! “Even if we can’t guarantee that Prince Wu will be able to succeed in ascending to the throne, at least we can ensure his safety!”

“Master has worked hard for His Highness Prince Wu. It is truly touching.” Qin Shi said emotionally, “I’ll tidy up and return to the Central Plains immediately!”

“Be careful along the way.” Qin Mubai patted him on the shoulder and said, “It’s going to be hard on you again.” You can change your name and disguise yourself as a horse dealer and return to Lanzhou with the Han merchant caravan. Later, I will give you twenty high-quality Dawan horses. This is a gift from the kings of the Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu. After you bring these horses back to Lanzhou, give them to Pompey privately and ask him to leave them in the army to breed in order to improve our Guanxi Army warhorse breed. ”

“Yes, this lowly one has remembered … After this lowly one leaves, master must take good care of himself.” Qin Shi knelt down to bid farewell.

“Get up.” Qin Mubai helped him up again and said with a smile, “You are also a big shot with officials and nobles. Stop being such a villain. Master, don’t kneel on the ground if you have nothing to do. It’s not proper. When you return to Chang’an after the war, you will have to buy land, marry a wife, and set up a family business.”

Qin Shi grinned and said, “I don’t want anything. Just follow Master to eat! From now on, I’ll be wherever Master is. Being able to serve Master’s meals and daily necessities will be enough for Qin Shi’s entire life!”

“Silly!” Qin Mubai shook his head helplessly and smiled, “Alright, let’s not talk anymore. You go and prepare yourself. Let’s go now!”

“Yes, this lowly one has gone!”

After arranging for Qin Shi, Qin Mubai heaved a sigh of relief. Although he was in the Western Regions, Qin Mubai knew that Chang’an was definitely nervous. Li Ke was alone, how could he be the opponent of Eldest Sun Wuji and King Wei?

Although the Battle of Pingfan made Li Ke famous, once he returned to the court, Li Ke only had fame and accomplishments. How could he compare to the many entangled factions of King Wei? In the court, the large number of people is the public opinion, is the right to speak. Moreover, Changsun Wuji had been in power for a long time, and King Wei had been operating on the nearby water platform for a long time. Although in the past two years, Emperor Li Shimin no longer trusted Eldest Sun Wuji as much as before, nor valued King Wei Li Tai as much as before, but a skinny camel was bigger than a horse … Unfortunately, Li Ke was a horse.

After thinking for a few days, Qin Mubai’s heart was incomparably clear-Li Ke had to become the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace. This was no longer a simple matter of their personal relationship, but the connection and unity of their interests!

If King Wei became the Crown Prince, he would surely carry out Changsun Wuji’s general strategy of governing the country in the future. He would maintain the rule of civil law, stop military expansion, reduce military expenditure, and reduce the authority of the general. In that case, the elimination of the military party that originally supported King Wu would become their first priority.

At that time, Qin Mubai would be the first to be cleansed!

On the other hand, if King Wu inherited the throne, he could reach a unity with Qin Mubai with his temperament similar to Li Shimin’s “striving to achieve the great strategy of martial arts” and his consistent policy of “ruling by both civil and military affairs, pioneering and enterprising”. In that case, Qin Mubai’s political life would be infinitely prolonged. At the very least, he would not be the target of massacre!

In the political arena, there has always been a naked struggle for power and a life-and-death contest, and it is inevitable that there will be intrigue and intrigue. There were no real gentlemen here, because such a person had died a long time ago.

Qin Mubai wanted to support King Wu’s entry into the Eastern Palace, both private and public. Moreover, in front of such a big deal, he had never hesitated to use some unconventional methods, just like how he had swindled Da Fei Chuan to death, unexpectedly winning by a rare soldier.

…

In the afternoon, an envoy from King Kang’s palace said that the rulers of the nine kingdoms of Zhaowu invited Qin Mubai into the palace to enjoy the singing and dancing at the banquet. Qin Mubai politely refused on the ground that she was in bad health.

For several days, the palace had issued several invitations, but Qin Mubai did not go. The intention was very clear. It was to avoid the Queen of Kang Country.

After that night, a heart of the Queen’s Pearl seemed to be embedded in Qin Mubai’s body, and she could no longer take it back. But now that everything was going on, Qin Mubai didn’t have the heart to be a sweetheart, nor did he want to frequently enter and leave the forbidden area, leaving behind a topic that would make others laugh. After all, one was a feudal official of the Heavenly Dynasty and the other was the king of the Kang Kingdom. The two of them did not have a clear relationship between husband and wife. How could they hook up day and night? Furthermore, the corpse of the Queen’s husband was not completely cold!

Qin Mubai didn’t want to be scolded by someone pointing at his backbone.

A few days later, Yuwen Hongtai returned from the Sam River with the hundred thousand troops that Qin Mubai had allocated him. He gave Qin Mubai an order saying that Su Dingfang had already made peace with the Arabian Commander, Nurman, according to Qin Mubai’s order. The other party also agreed with Qin Mubai’s plan and was willing to withdraw. From then on, Arabian Arabs and Kang Juguo would cross the river to govern each other, and they would not interact with each other in a friendly way. Nurman also sent a special messenger to return with Yuwen Hongtai, giving him a gift in return for Qin Mubai-a golden scimitar, jewelry, and three good horses that Nurman wore with him. He also said that the Arabian Empire would send envoys to make peace with the Great Tang and conclude a friendship pact.

Qin Mubai heaved a sigh of relief, “Very good!” Finally, he managed to temporarily resolve the Arabs’ threat and gain precious time! Nurman was a smart person who knew that the Great Tang had already established a foothold in the Western Regions, forming the established fact that they dominated the Western Regions. He was a step too slow, and it was impossible for him to forcefully invade the Western Regions and compete with the Great Tang for the supremacy of the Western Regions.

“Fortunately, we did not officially start a war with the Arabian Empire, nor did we completely eliminate the potential threat of the Arabian Empire. As the saying goes, ‘All birds hide their good bows’. As long as the Western Regions still face the threat of the Arabian Empire, I, Qin Mubai, will not be laid off!” Thinking of this, Qin Mubai smiled and said, “Destroy Tibet, level the Western Regions, and lose a lot of opponents.” But the Arabian Empire … I want to write to the Imperial Court and tell them that this is a Western country with strength comparable to the Great Tang Empire, so we must treat it with caution and guard against it. We must unify the nine kingdoms of Zhaowu to help us guard against strong enemies, and set up more troops and horses in the Governor’s Mansion to prevent any accidents … ”