After the snow, the sun shone on the snow, refracting a dazzling light.

Qin Mubai, who was wearing a thick fur coat, walked out of the big yurt. He stretched his arms and said with a loud laugh, “The snow has finally stopped. It’s fine!”

Snow Lotus also walked out. Seeing the dazzling sunlight outside, she narrowed her eyes and smiled, “It’s really fine!”

“The snowy scenery on the plains is indeed extraordinary!” Qin Mubai looked around and sighed.

“To you, this is an unparalleled beauty, but to the people of the grasslands, it might be a disaster.” Snow Lotus said, “If it snows for a few more days, a large number of livestock will be frozen to death, and the supply of pasture will be delayed.”

“Isn’t this stopping?” Qin Mubai smiled and turned to look at her. “Snow Lotus, we’re leaving for the Western Regions after the snow has stopped melting. Are you willing?”

Snow Lotus narrowed her eyes and looked at the boundless snowy plains. She whispered, “It would be self-deception to say that there is not the slightest bit of reluctance. I was born and raised here and have my clansmen and relatives. But you and your family traveled thousands of miles to the plains and stayed with me for more than three months. I am already very satisfied.”

Qin Mubai smiled and said, “If you can’t bear to part with me, there’s no harm in staying for another month or two.”

“Isn’t that bad?” Although Snowlotus was happy, she was also worried, “Didn’t you say that Princess Gaoyang might be waiting for us in Gaochang? It’s not good for her to wait too long. Also, aren’t you going to hurry back to Samojian? The New Moon Queen is about to give birth!”

Qin Mubai patted his head and said, “I almost forgot!”

“Look at you, you’re so careless.” Snow Lotus shook her head and smiled, “Also, you’ve gained weight recently.”

“Is that so?” Qin Mubai grinned, “Isn’t that even more handsome?”

Snow Lotus giggled, her face flushed red. She whispered, “I don’t know if you’re handsome or not, I just know … you’re getting more and more fierce.”

“Cough! … Keep a low profile!” Qin Mubai glanced around. Fortunately, no one else was eavesdropping, so she swaggered forward, but her foot sank deep into the snow. She was so short that she almost fell to the ground.

“What deep snow!!”

Snow Lotus giggled happily, “I told you to be lazy. The snow in front of your door hasn’t been cleaned for several days, so you can’t go out now, right?”

“Ooh! I’m dignified … What, do you want to personally clean the snow in front of the door?” Qin Mubai shouted in dissatisfaction.

“What grand?” Xue Lian smiled and said, “You are just a piece of cloth now, what are you putting on airs!-Take it, shovel the snow!”

Qin Mubai took the shovel thrown by Snow Lotus and laughed, “A man can bend and stretch! Just shovel!”

Xue Lian stood at the gate of the yurt and watched quietly as Qin Mubai threw a shovel of snow away. The smile on her face was gentle and sweet.

“Mubai, I’m really happy to see you like this … I hope you can be so relaxed and happy for the rest of your life!”

After a few flaps, Qin Mubai felt hot and took off his thick fur. Just as they were busy, two people stumbled over on thick snow. From afar, they were shouting, “Aiyo, hey! Marshal Qin personally shoveled the snow! How strange!”

It’s Li Ji and Xue Rengui.

Qin Mubai stabbed the snow shovel into the ground and clapped her hands and laughed, “Madam is alive, I dare not disobey! She thinks I have become fat, so she reformed me to lose weight!”

“Men, aren’t you a bit richer and more magnanimous?” ‘”Little niece, I’m going to teach you a lesson. We Tang people are all beautiful because of abundance. Li Ji is a first-class beauty now!” Mubai smiled as he walked forward and said to Snowlotus, “Little niece, I’m going to teach you a lesson.”

Xue Lian giggled, “Uncle Shi, don’t listen to his nonsense. How could I dare to dislike him? There’s no need for me to dislike him!”

Qin Mubai smiled and walked forward. “Snowlotus, go warm up two jugs of milk wine and prepare some dried seeds. I want to sit down with Uncle Shi and Rengui and have a good drink. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen the snowy Dao Sealer.”

The four of them laughed as they entered Qin Mubai’s large yurt. It was very spacious and was still the same as the bridal chamber. It was also very warm and comfortable to burn two fires.

Snow Lotus went to settle down the wine. The three of them took off their thick fur and snow-stained leather boots and sat in front of the stove, chatting with each other.

“Mubai, actually, Rengui and I are here to bid you farewell today.” Li Ji rubbed his hands with a fire and said, “The Imperial Court ordered me to lead the army back to the capital. I was supposed to leave a month ago, but the heavy snow stopped me and delayed my journey.”

“Leading the army back to the capital?” After some thought, Qin Mubai smiled and said, “Great Tang, are you going to use troops again?”

“The transfer order from the Ministry of Military Affairs did not say anything. However, this old man speculates that there is a greater possibility of using troops against Liaodong.” Li Ji said, “I heard a few months ago that the situation in eastern Liaoning is tense. Recently, Koguryo’s minister, Quan Gaisuwen, had killed the king to take over the military and political power, and could send troops to attack Baekchi at any time. Baekchi was just a small country of bullets, and if the Great Tang did not save it, it would be destroyed sooner or later. Once Baekchi was destroyed, the balance on the Korean Peninsula would be broken. Only the Koguryo family would be left, and Silla would surely become a puppet to him. In this way, Goguryeo will pose a great border threat to our Great Tang. ”

Xue Rengui said, “Mubai, the Duke of England and I have been discussing this matter for days. I also feel that the Great Tang will definitely not sit idly by and watch Koguryo perish. They will definitely send troops … Why don’t you come back?”

Qin Mubai smiled and remained silent.

Xue Rengui sighed and said, “Alright, I’m just saying it casually. If the Great Tang really dispatches troops to Liaodong this time, I will definitely follow them. I just hope that we brothers who live and die together can fight together again!”

“Rengui, actually I also want to go to Liaodong with you.” Qin Mubai smiled and said, “But I can’t go in the overall interest of the court or diplomatic relations.” I won’t say much about the matters in the court. Now that the Western Regions has just been settled, the governors in charge of the various regions were once my subordinates. If I don’t go to the Western Regions, the Imperial Court will not be at ease, and the governors will also be at a loss. The imperial court was uneasy, the feudal officials were uneasy, the Western Regions would be in chaos, and Arabia would definitely take the opportunity to invade. In this way, all our previous efforts will be in vain! “So, even though I’m a rank official, I still want to go to the Western Regions and stay in the Western Regions. I’ll treat it as a reassuring pill for everyone.”

“Mubai finally told the truth.” Li Ji chuckled. “I knew you wouldn’t be selfish. I have also considered the issues you mentioned just now, so I will not force you to return to the court. As long as you are in the Western Regions, regardless of whether it is the feudal officials or the plain-clothed white body, you will be able to stabilize the Western Regions. People’s hearts and prestige were invisible and intangible, but they were the most irreplaceable. Right now, it is not appropriate for the Imperial Court to send anyone to take charge of the Western Regions, including me, Li Ji. Perhaps Su Dingfang is a good candidate, but how can his reputation and prestige be compared to yours? Perhaps the commanders and commanders would listen to his orders, but the rulers, officials, and citizens of the Western Regions might not buy his orders. “The Great Tang has just pacified the Western Regions. When it comes to ruling the people and attacking their hearts, military control alone cannot be suppressed. There must be a backbone-that’s why I praise you for going to the Western Regions!”

“So that’s the case” Xue Rengui suddenly nodded in realization. “I’m still shallow. I didn’t think about it further.”

“Rengui, you don’t have to look down on yourself. You didn’t expect this floor to be because you weren’t high enough, not because you were shallow and ignorant.” Li Ji smiled meaningfully and said, “In time, you will definitely be able to see higher and think farther than we do.”

“How can I, Xue He De, do that?” Xue Rengui laughed in shame.

Qin Mubai also smiled and said, “Actually, I resigned, but I don’t want to go back to the dynasty to fight for power and profit.” Let’s not talk about anything else. Changsun Wuji has always complemented my political views, and I even indirectly killed his son. How can he allow me? If I go back to the court, I will have to fight him head-on, stirring up a clan struggle; If I don’t go back to the court, the court will be much more peaceful, and there will be less worries around the Prince of Wu. Thinking back and forth, the Western Regions is my best destination. “For me, Prince Wu, the soldiers of the Kansai Army, the Imperial Court, and the Great Tang, there are great benefits.”

Li Ji stroked his beard and chuckled, “Mubai, your knowledge will always surpass ours!” This old man asserts that if you return to the court, you will definitely enter the court, and no one can compare to your kindness and honor. Even if you go to the Western Regions, you will still be an uncrowned king. There was His Majesty the Emperor in the Imperial Court, how could he not have thought of these twists and turns? “So, Mubai, not only will you be able to retire successfully and enjoy a good end, you will forever be the Great Wall of the Great Tang, guarding that half of the country!”

Xue Rengui blinked his eyes and said, “If there were internal and external troubles in the Great Tang one day, as long as Mubai is still in the Western Regions, he can help at any time to turn the tide! This seems to be really good!”

“You think too highly of me.” Qin Mubai smiled and said, “As the saying goes, people go to tea, not in their positions. I went to the Western Regions, only to be a rich man. I want to open restaurants, do business, and run a school. I want to be a real teacher!”

“What?” Xue Rengui and Li Ji were stunned.

“Haha, that’s right, I’ve already thought it through!” Qin Mubai smiled and said, “I want to teach something that no one has ever taught me!”

“What is it?”

“Metaphorical mathematics, chemistry … I can’t explain it to you clearly at this moment.” Qin Mubai smiled and said, “Just wait. In ten to twenty years, there will probably be my students among the envoys sent by the Great Zhaowu Kingdom to the Great Tang. They will spread my stuff to the Great Tang, and let the natural sciences of the Great Tang begin to sprout and develop!”

“What do you mean … natural science?” Li Ji and Xue Rengui became even more confused.

“Haha! I really can’t explain it clearly.” Qin Mubai smiled and said, “Anyway, remember what I said first. In the future, we’ll wait and see!”

Li Ji and Xue Rengui looked at each other and said, “Mubai, you are the same father and mother as us, eating the same rice and drinking the same water, but you are so profound that we can’t understand you at all.”

Qin Mubai clapped her hands and smiled, “To tell you the truth, I am from more than a thousand years later!”

“Nonsense!”

“Who would believe it!”

…

Twenty days later, the heavy snow had almost melted. Li Ji and Xue Rengui led the 200 thousand main troops of Bing Prefecture to prepare to return to the capital south.

Qin Mubai specially came to bid farewell to Li and Xue on horseback.

“Qin Sanlang!” Li Ji laughed loudly and said, “Your father is a hero who has lived his entire life. He is honest and righteous. Everyone in the world respects him! But I dare say that the most beautiful thing he has done in his life is to give birth to a good son like you!”

Qin Mubai cupped his hands and replied with a smile, “Uncle Shi, I don’t know when we’ll see each other again. Please take care of yourself, Uncle Shi!”

“I will.” Li Ji smiled and nodded, “Mubai, regardless of whether you are an official or a good official, half of the Western Regions of the Great Tang will have to trouble you!”

Qin Mubai smiled but did not answer. She then said to Xue Rengui, “Noble, don’t just focus on charging into the front lines. Xi Yan has followed you to the Central Plains. If you have time, you should take her around more. Life is full of plants and vegetation. Treasure what you should treasure.”

Xue Rengui cupped her hands and stared at Qin Mubai, speechless for a long time. Suddenly, he got off his horse and knelt down on the snow-covered grass. “Xue Li, farewell to Third Brother!”

“Rengui, what are you doing!” Qin Mubai hurriedly jumped down and came to help, only to see Xue Rengui’s face full of tears, speechless.

“Rengui … don’t be so sad.” Qin Mubai was also moved.

“When I left, I thought of all the things that happened in the past.” Xue Rengui held Qin Mubai’s arm tightly as tears flowed down her cheeks. “Back then, I was just a man from the Frost Mountain Wild Goose, and it was difficult to maintain my food and clothing. It was Third Brother who brought me to Chang’an and spared no effort to take care of me. I was incompetent, and even your father couldn’t take care of me properly. I felt guilty and wanted to die to apologize!”

“Stop talking.” Qin Mubai interrupted him and whispered, “Rengui, you and I brothers, although we are not biological, are better than biological. My father is your father, you and I are just as sad and sad, why do you have to do this?”-You must not take this matter to heart; in the future, you must take my place … and properly assist His Highness King Wu! ”

“I, Xue … dare not give my all and die!” Xue Rengui kowtowed as tears poured down her cheeks.

Seeing this scene, Li Ji shook his head and sighed, his eyes turning a little red. Many Tang soldiers couldn’t help but quietly wipe away their tears.

“Get up!” Qin Mubai pulled Xue Rengui up and patted him heavily on the shoulder. “Brother, it’s a matter of a lifetime! Even if we split up, our hearts are still together. This is enough!”

“Then we agreed, for the rest of our lives!” Xue Rengui took a deep breath, smiled, and stretched out her hand.

Qin Mubai slapped his palm and clenched it tightly with him, “Good brother!”