After leaving Yuan Tiangang's home, Qin Mubai went directly to Wu Meiniang's residence in the city.
This was once the residence of Prince Chaharmeng, the crown prince of Kang. After the prince rebelled and was executed, the Crescent Queen spent a huge amount of money to renovate the place according to the architectural style of the Tang Dynasty, and then rewarded it to Wu Meiniang as the official title of her chief minister.
The crown prince's residence was originally magnificent and luxurious; after renovation, it looked like a palace of the Tang Dynasty. It was astonishingly rich and magnificent. It was the most eye-catching building in the city built by Samad.
Qin Mubai selected a hundred capable and capable confidants from his Yifu Snow Eagle Army and sent them to serve as escorts for Wu Meiniang. Now, they have become Wu Meiniang's retainers and bodyguards, guarding her safety at all times. In this way, with Su Dingfang garrisoned outside the city and guards inside the city protecting Wu Meiniang, Qin Mubai was relieved to leave Samajian.
Today, Wu Meiniang is no longer a businesswoman, but the first and assistant prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, and will become the king of Zhaowu Kingdom in the near future. As the marshal of the Tang Dynasty, it was reasonable for Qin Mubai to send her a guard, which could be described as taking into account both public and private matters.
When Qin Mubai arrived, Wu Meiniang was meeting several city lords who came to say goodbye in the official office. Qin Mubai did not alert them, but went in quietly and sat drinking tea alone. After a long time, it was getting dark, and Wu Meiniang saw off these noble city lords. Only then did she learn that Qin Mubai had arrived and hurriedly came to see them.
"Mei Niang, I'm here to say goodbye." Qin Mubai said.
"I know." Wu Meiniang sat down opposite him after a tiring day, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "I'm really tired! In fact, I really want to go back to the Central Plains with you. I miss my mother and children very much."
"Even setting up a wine shop is very tiring, let alone establishing a country?" Qin Mubai said with a smile, "Mei Niang, you are really capable. If it were me, I would be overwhelmed with work. ”
"How can I not do what you can do?" Wu Meiniang also smiled, "The Anxi Protectorate and the nine governors' mansions were all started from scratch, but you can talk so easily that your people can take care of everything for you. It’s so easy for you to be the Protector-General!”
"How about we switch?" Qin Mubai said with a smile.
"Don't come!" Wu Meiniang laughed angrily, her expression dimmed a little, and she said softly, "Mubai, in the past few years, we have been together less and more apart. Now just a few days after we reunited, you have to leave again. Samajian is far away from Chang'an. It's more than 2,000 miles away, and it will take more than half a year just to walk back and forth. I don't know when we will meet again."
Qin Mubai held her hand in his palm and said with a smile: "Today's separation is also to stay together in the future. Believe me, I will come back as soon as possible. And when I come back again, I will bring all my relatives at home Come here. Then we can be together as a family and never be separated again!”
"Well..." Wu Meiniang nodded gently and said sadly, "I miss our child so much. He was only one year old and I left him..."
"Don't worry, Ying'er will be fine with Chen Yan and Tantai sisters taking care of him. I will bring him here next time." Qin Mubai suddenly thought of a question, "By the way, you don't want Ying'er to... Will you become the future crown prince of Zhaowu Kingdom?"
Wu Meiniang blinked her eyes, smiled slyly, and said, "Don't you want to? The current Zhaowu Kingdom is different from Kang Ju Kingdom. Even the city lord is hereditary, let alone the king?"
"That... that won't work!" Qin Mubai deliberately sternly said, "Ying'er is my eldest son, and he will inherit my title and family business in the Tang Dynasty in the future!"
"You are not vulgar, and you have learned the tricks of the old masters in the Central Plains? But don't forget, you are the bastard of the Qin family, hum!" Wu Meiniang laughed, "Besides, you are thinking too far. Isn’t it okay if we have another child? Otherwise, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to let Xiaolouer inherit my throne and become the second queen of Zhaowu Kingdom after all, and Zhaowu Kingdom is not like the Central Plains Tang Dynasty. That’s how much emphasis is placed on blood.”
"Haha! You are thinking of setting up a prince before you are crowned king by Zen. This is treason!" Qin Mubai laughed, his face suddenly changed, and he looked at Wu Meiniang with fascination, "What did you just say?"
"What did I say?"
"You said... let's have another child?" Qin Mubai stared at Wu Meiniang with winking eyes, "How about now? When I come back from the Central Plains, I will have more sons!"
"Bah, what do you think I am?" Wu Meiniang was angry and funny, "Don't make trouble, I have something serious to tell you."
"Then let's talk! After that... let's give birth to a son!"
"Be serious!" Wu Meiniang glared at him angrily and said, "Today the queen convened all the city lords and ministers to discuss, saying that after the Zhaowu Kingdom was newly established, people must be sent to the Central Plains to pay homage to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. We are all unanimous. We think that in order to express our sincerity and respect, it would be better for the Queen to go there in person.”
"Well, that's right. There are many precedents for kings of vassal states to go to the Tang Dynasty to accept the title of Tian Khan." Qin Mubai nodded, "But it would be inconvenient to accompany me! I am coming back to lead the army, and the journey will be difficult, so I am afraid that I will not be able to take care of the queen. Moreover, the internal situation in the Tang Dynasty is turbulent, and it is not suitable for the queen to come to Beijing to meet the emperor at this time."
"That's true..." Wu Meiniang nodded, "Then what are you going to do?"
Qin Mubai thought for a while and said, "When I return to Lanzhou first, when the time is right, I will send someone to greet the Queen and escort her all the way to Chang'an to meet the Queen."
Wu Meiniang suddenly laughed, her smile was so mysterious and a little bit contemptuous.
"Why are you laughing?" Qin Mubai rolled his eyes with a confused look on his face.
"I'm telling you, you are really good at putting on airs!" Wu Meiniang laughed, "Mingzhu is willing to go with you all the way, just because she wants to spend more time with you. Of course, she also deliberately frees up time and space so that I can slow down. I will slowly take over all the real power in Zhaowu Country. When she comes back, the time will be ripe for surrender. This is a strategy that balances both public and private interests. Why do you have to show off in front of me?"
Qin Mubai chuckled, "Aren't I afraid that you will feel unhappy?"
"Forget it, over the years, I've gotten used to it and thought about it." Wu Meiniang shook her head helplessly and smiled, "Even if there was no Mingzhu walking with you, wouldn't you still be flirting with women along the way? What if you couldn't control your loneliness and provoked others? Wouldn't it make me even more troubled when a few girls come in? Instead of doing this, it's better to let Mingzhu accompany you! ... Anyway, she is really good to me, just like a biological sister, but many times, I feel like she is Yao'er. They are both gentle, kind, and selfless. Mu Bai, just help her! She is really tired of sitting on pins and needles in that throne every day. "
"It turns out that there are people in this world who regard fame, wealth and power as nothing. Mingzhu's character is really very similar to Yao'er..." Qin Mubai smiled, "You have said so, am I still embarrassed to refuse? ? Well, I will go to the city in person tomorrow to greet the Queen and go to the Central Plains together!"
"Okay." Wu Meiniang nodded and said with a disdainful smile, "Looking like you are pretending to be unwilling, I really deserve to be scolded! Do you think I don't know that you are already elated? - You are so useless A good disciple!"
"Haha! - Have you finished speaking? The disciple is going to have a son with you!"
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In the early morning of the next day, Qin Mubai was dressed in military uniform and led a hundred guards to the palace of the King of Kang. With a formal national ceremony, he welcomed the Queen of Zhaowu Kingdom, Pearl, and went to Chang'an to meet the saint.
Mingzhu has made all preparations and is waiting in the palace. She was accompanied by nearly a thousand palace guards and various craftsmen and servants, carrying a large number of treasures special to the Western Regions and heading to the Tang Dynasty to present them to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty as a gift. These rare treasures alone filled more than a hundred cars. The Queen's Pearl was also dressed up, with a shadow robe, a golden crown and a scepter with holy patterns. She was graceful, dignified and holy, and had a unique alluring charm.
After that lingering night, although Qin Mubai had met Mingzhu many times, they had only met in public and never in private. When Mingzhu left the palace and boarded the car, she put her hand on Qin Mubai's arm, looked at him deeply, and used some hidden force to pinch Qin Mubai's elbow. .
Qin Mubai's heart flickered: Are you blaming me for neglecting her? ...Yes, you must show some kindness along the way. After all, I do seem to be a little ruthless. Although her commitment to Dao was partly due to political needs, she, as a Muslim, has always been under great secular pressure, and she is Yao'er's sister...
"Okay, let's not mention Yao'er for now!" Qin Mubai thought to himself, "I promised her that I would treat her well and with care. It has nothing to do with Yao'er, let alone regard her as Yao'er's substitute. This kind of thing is a great injustice to everyone!”
The Queen's ceremonial motorcade left the palace and headed outside the city. Hundreds of thousands of people in the city lined the streets to see him off, and the momentum was overwhelming.
In the eyes of the people of the Nine Kingdoms, the unification of the Nine Kingdoms is certainly a great thing; but the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Tang Dynasty is of even greater significance. This means that Zhaowu Kingdom has the largest backer and can enjoy peace and stability forever.
Therefore, hundreds of thousands of people bid farewell to the Crescent Queen and went to the Tang Dynasty to pay homage to Tian Khan.
Outside the city, Qin Mubai had already organized his troops and gathered them ready to go. After Su Dingfang's troops returned from the Sam River, Qin Mubai reorganized the troops and horses under his command as well as the troops and horses left behind in Gongyue City. In addition to allocating some troops and horses to the nine governors to station in their respective areas, Qin Mubai reorganized them. , and now Qin Mubai still has an army of 300,000 troops under his command!
This includes the troops originally brought by Su Dingfang and the 200,000 Guanxi Army led by Qin Mubai, as well as the troops recruited from the Western Turks' Northern and Southern Second Tribe and the Hulu Tribe, as well as a small number of monarchs from the Nine Kingdoms of Zhaowu. , the cavalry presented as a gift of good horses from Dawan. There were originally nearly half a million people!
This strength, plus Pang Fei's remaining garrison in Lanzhou, is close to the total strength of all the troops in the Central Plains of the Tang Dynasty!
This is a bit sensational.
As a result, Qin Mubai drastically reduced and streamlined the troops and horses under his command. Now, among the 300,000 troops under his command, elite cavalry account for 60%, most of which are elite cavalry and nomadic people from the original Kansai Army. The cavalry is extremely maneuverable and very powerful!
Once upon a time, Qin Mubai thought that when he came to the Western Regions, he would have an unparalleled battle with Ni Shusui, who was known as the God of War in the Western Regions. Unexpectedly, he was so vulnerable.
This has proved that times have changed, and inadvertently, the Kansai Army has grown vigorously and is not what it used to be. Qin Mubaishi once thought that if he had to fight against the Kunlun Cavalry of Garqinling with his own strength, his winning rate would increase by at least 30%!
Unfortunately, such an idea is meaningless. Now Qin Mubai felt that Gar Qin Ling died too early and actually made him feel a little "lonely as a master".
The army of the Tang Dynasty and the honor guard of the Crescent Moon Queen marched toward the northeast in a mighty manner, and their first stop was to be at Gongyue City. There, Xue Rengui had already organized his troops and was about to join forces with Qin Mubai and return to Lanzhou. By the way, Qin Mubai might as well check how well the Anxi Protectorate's Mansion in Gongyue City is being built. The former Nanting Khan Bobu Zianqin was familiar with the Marshal, and was asked by Qin Mubai to temporarily manage the old Turkic lands. Now he will go to the Central Plains with Qin Mubai to accept the official pardon from the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
The days of marching are boring and tiring. Fortunately, there were many capable people under his command, who shared most of the military affairs for Qin Mubai, so he was not too overwhelmed.
As for his free time, Qin Mubai spent all his time in the Crescent Queen's boudoir.
Facts have proved that a woman like Mingzhu looks like an iceberg on the outside and like a fire on the inside. When she was wearing the queen's robe, with her face covered by a gauze scarf and holding a power in her hand, she looked holy and unparalleled to anyone, and could only be viewed from a distance but not played with. No matter what the occasion or who she is with, she will always be gentle, gentle and reserved.
But after her one night of love with Qin Mubai broke through the layer of window paper, she seemed to be a different person in private. She was as passionate about Qin Mubai as glue and fire, just like all women who fall in love for the first time. His heart was completely focused on Qin Mubai, sacrificing himself and forgetting himself.
Especially since she had been married a long time ago but had been a widow all this time. Now that she had tasted Yun Yu for the first time and recognized the scent of human flesh, she was even more passionate and lustful on the bed, which shocked Qin Mubai!
I really agree with that sentence, you are a noble lady when you go out, and you are a woman.
At this time, Qin Mubai had to sigh at Wu Meiniang's "wisdom", and always thought to himself: With Mingzhu by my side, even if I have the heart, I can't go out to look for flowers and willows anymore!
Therefore, Qin Mubai's march home was a glorious and vast journey, and the journey was fragrant and romantic.