Li Qingan rushed back to the Broken Leaf in late January. Because of the Broken Leaf, its climate is always slightly warmer than other places. At this time, the Broken Leaf has a hint of warmth. The snow has melted, the weeping willows are green, and the wind blowing towards us is not so cold, and it already contains a hint of spring.

Li Qing'an's return made his home like a festival. The whole mansion was full of joy. Even a pair of big red lanterns hung at the door. As soon as the sky was dawn, several family members burned firecrackers at the door, which made the feeling of the New Year at his home empty.

In the dormitory, Li Qing'an and his wife were awakened by the sound of firecrackers. Mingyue snuggled tightly next to her husband like a newlywed wife. The love of last night made her look a little springy. She raised her head lazily. Seeing her husband staring at the roof thoughtfully, she twisted her body and said coquettishly: "You are not allowed to think about business in the bed!"

Li Qingan smiled, gently stroked his wife's smooth and delicate spine and round and plump buttocks, and whispered: "I will accompany you tonight, and we will still be like last night..."

Before he could finish his words, his mouth was blocked by Mingyue with his hands. Mingyue said shyly: "Don't tell me what happened last night!"

"Okay! Don't say it, don't say it!"

Li Qingan broke free from her hand and smiled ambiguously: "Then let's talk about what happened tonight!"

"You will accompany Wuyi or Rushi tonight. I wonder how they would blame me last night. Alas! Who told you to marry four wives?"

Speaking of this, Mingyue suddenly remembered something and said with a smile: "Wuyi asked me to find a good family for her sister Yunu, but Yunu quietly told me that she was willing to stay in the mansion. What do you think?"

"She means, is willing to commit to me?" The smile on Li Qing'an's face couldn't be hidden.

"Sure enough, I've tried it out!"

Mingyue looked at him with a smile, and suddenly reached out and grabbed his ear hard, and said coquettishly: "Is it not enough to have four of us women? You said! How many women do you want?"

Li Qingan couldn't help but complain secretly that his wife was very tolerant in front of outsiders, but she was still a jealous person on the bed and was quite scheming, so he was fooled.

"Madam, let go first and listen to my explanation."

"You explained to satisfy me, I'll let go."

Li Qingan had no choice but to search for various excuses in his mind. Finally, he said in a sympathetic tone: "Yu Nu has been dependent on Wu Yi since he was a child, and he is like his sisters. I can't bear to separate them. You also know that Yu Nu married someone and had a husband and children. Over time, her relationship with Wu Yi will gradually fade away. After all, she is not a real sister. I am worried that one day they will pass by when they meet on the road. Besides, Yu Nu may have been secretly in love with me, and she will not marry me in her heart. If you force her to marry someone else, wouldn't it make her sad for the rest of her life?"

Mingyue was a little moved at first, and her hands slowly loosened, but after hearing it, she couldn't help but feel angry and funny. She pinched his ears and scolded, "You think you are beautiful, who would have to marry you!"

In fact, Mingyue also knew in her heart that Yu Nu wanted to marry Li Qing'an, which was normal. She was considered a dowry maid in Wuyi. Generally speaking, the dowry maid ended up following the male owner. Besides, Li Qing'an has a high status and is very good-looking. She is not that kind of playboy. When she was in Chang'an, she didn't know how many young ladies were fascinated by her mother. More importantly, he loved her women very much, and she did not treat her concubines as a human being like ordinary men. She could see that Yu Nu was indeed

She is a little interesting to Li Qing'an, but she is a housewife and she must have her own principles. She must not indulge Li Qing'an in such matters. Otherwise, Li Qing'an would do whatever she wants and found dozens of concubines outside, and was jealous and intrigue all day in the back house. How could she manage it? More importantly, Li Qing'an has been fighting outside for many years. Once they are neglected, filthy things may happen, which insults Li Qing'an's family style. Therefore, she must not let Li Qing'an succeed in this matter easily.

"I'm just talking about this. Yu Nu is Wu Yi's sister. Her lifelong affairs should be decided by Wu Yi. Don't think about it."

Mingyue stopped mentioning this matter. She changed the topic and said with a smile: "You should worship your ancestors in the New Year. You are not at home, so I have to take Wuyi and others to worship the ancestors for you, but you should still go to worship yourself. We will go to the Jade Buddha Temple today, what do you think?"

When Li Qingan heard that his wife worshipped his ancestors for him, he couldn't help but feel moved. He hugged her in his arms, kissed her pink lips hard and said, "Today I want to negotiate with the Byzantine envoy, and there will be arrangements for the next two days. When I finish my work in the past two days, our family will burn incense and worship Buddha, okay?"

"Um!"

Mingyue was so confused by his kiss. She put her face on his chest and whispered: "I will go to Guanyinyuan to beg for a child. My biggest wish is to give birth to a son for you, and my mother also wrote to me, hoping that I can get pregnant early. After getting married for so long, I will never be pregnant and will be laughed at by others."

Having no child is also a major event for Li Qing'an. He knew it in his heart that he had been with Rushi Ruhua and Wuyi for so long, and they were not pregnant. The problem must be that he should not go to Guanyin Hospital, but to see a doctor.

At this time, the maid's voice came from outside the door: "Master, there is a visitor outside, it is Pei Envoy of the vassal envoy."

"I got it, please ask him to wait in my study outside."

Li Qingan smiled and said, "You have to get up. That guy came so early. I can't sleep for a while."

Mingyue quickly got up and put on her clothes. She raised her hair and pursed her lips and said, "Eunuch Pei is not completely here to see you."

"What!" Li Qingan was stunned for a moment. What does this mean?

Mingyue didn't want to say more and urged him: "Go quickly! Don't mess with the matter."

She cleaned up a little and went out to arrange for Li Qing'an to wash up. Li Qing'an was confused. Who else Pei Yu came to look for?

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In the outer courtyard, Pei Yu was sitting in Li Qing'an's outer study room waiting, drinking tea, but was a little uneasy. At this moment, he suddenly saw a beautiful figure flashing in front of the window. He was overjoyed and quickly slipped out and found Xiaolian under an old apricot tree in the yard. Seeing that there was no one around, Pei Yu plucked up the courage to hold Xiaolian's hand, "Xiaolian, I want to tell you something."

Xiaolian's face turned red, and she was so scared that she quickly shook him away, looked left and right again, and then whispered: "Don't let people see it, tell me! What's the matter?"

"My grandfather wrote me, hoping that I could go back to Chang'an, his health was getting worse and worse."

Xiao Lian's heart sank, and after a while, she whispered: "Then don't care about me?"

"No, I want to take it with me."

"But... I'm afraid my brother won't be allowed!"

"Who said your elder brother is not sure?"

Li Qing'an's laughter suddenly came from beside him, scaring the two of them like rabbits, and quickly separated. Li Qing'an appeared at the door and was smiling at them. It turned out that his wife was saying this. Pei Yu actually fell in love with Xiaolian. It was obvious that Xiaolian was also quite affectionate to him. This is a good thing!

Since Li Qingan recognized her orphan Xiaolian as her sister, she has never cared about her and has left her in Kucha for several years. Thinking that she has grown up slowly, no one cared about her. Li Qingan felt quite guilty, so she asked Mingyue to take Xiaolian back to Shuye when she passed by Kucha, and asked her to pay attention to a good family for Xiaolian. Unexpectedly, Xiaolian actually had a fate with Pei Yu.

Pei Yu is a very good young man. He is Pei Kuan's eldest grandson. He comes from a famous family, but he does not have the pride of a famous family. He is also hardworking and hardworking. He is on missions to Dashi and Byzantine. Pei Yu is 23 years old this year, and Xiaolian is nineteen years old and is also very good at age. If Xiaolian can marry him, it will be her blessing. Li Qing'an is very satisfied. Moreover, Pei Yu has a little kinship with his wife Mingyue. Pei Yu can marry Xiaolian to a certain extent and strengthen his relationship with the Pei family. This is a good thing!

Pei Yu and Xiaolian were knocked out by Li Qingan, and both of them blushed in their hearts. Xiaolian said, "Brother, I... me!"

‘I’ve been in a long time and can’t say a word. She stomped her feet in shame, turned around and ran away. Li Qingan looked at her back and laughed, “This little girl!”

Pei Yu's face was flushed and he hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "See General!"

Li Qing'an nodded, "Sit in the house!"

The two walked into the study, and Pei Yu suddenly knelt down, "General, I want to marry Xiaolian as my wife, beg the general to fulfill his wish!"

Li Qingan glanced at him and said, "There is gold under a man's knees. You can't kneel besides his parents and ancestors, including me!"

"Yes!" Pei Yu stood up and said stutteringly: "Xiao Lian said, you are her eldest brother, you must agree, let me beg you."

Li Qingan smiled and asked, "Then tell me first, how are you... Well, that one?"

Pei Yu blushed and said, "When I went to Kucha last year, I met Xiaolian and taught her to write poetry. This time, the Byzantine envoy came to visit. I was responsible for receiving the envoy, and she was responsible for accompanying the Byzantine princess. We often have contacts, and after a while, we...

"I see!"

Li Qingan smiled and nodded. It was indeed fate. He thought about it and said, "I heard you just now, it seems that you are going back to Chang'an. What's going on?"

Seeing that Li Qingan seemed to have no objection, Pei Yu was secretly happy and hurriedly said, "My grandfather has written letters many times, hoping that I can return to the court to serve. He said that I am the eldest grandson and have been away for five years. He should go back to the family, otherwise it will be detrimental to me to take over the family in the future."

Li Qing'an also remembered that when he got married last year, Pei Kuan also told him that he hoped that Changsun could return to Beijing. Pei Yu followed him for five years and it was time to let him return to Beijing. Thinking of this, Li Qing'an said, "This is it! I can let you go back to Beijing this year, but after the negotiations with Byzantium this time, I guess you have to go to Constantinople to serve on my mission to Byzantium for me. During this period, I asked my wife to contact the Pei family and decide on your marriage with Xiaolian. After you come back from the mission, you will marry Xiaolian and then return to Chang'an with your wife. Moreover, you will be transferred back to Chang'an by Anxi, and you will not start from scratch."

Seeing that Li Qing'an was considerate, Pei Yu couldn't help but feel moved, so he bowed deeply and said, "Thank you for your accomplishment."

"Okay, please sit down!"

Li Qing'an waved his hand and said, "It's time to talk about private matters. I want to know the situation of this Byzantine messenger."

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There was no conflict of interest between the Tang Empire and the Byzantine Empire, and both sides had common enemies, so the possibility of forming a strategic alliance between the two sides was extremely high, but this was just a possibility. The two countries had never interacted for hundreds of years. How could they form a strategic alliance immediately? This requires a process, a process of mutual understanding. More importantly, Li Qing'an could not represent the Tang Empire. He was just a local prince. Li Qing'an also understood this very clearly. It happened that the other party sent out an extremely orthodox and old-fashioned envoy. If he was too eager, it would go against his wishes. Li Qing'an, who had been fighting in the power field for so many years, naturally knew this. Sometimes, when dealing with Western envoys, they might as well practice Tai Chi. Of course, the people of the Tang Dynasty might not know what Tai Chi is, but Li Qing'an knew it.

After talking with Pei Yu, Li Qing'an did not go to the VIP hotel to meet the Byzantine envoy, but went to the welcome hotel next to the VIP hotel, where more than 100 scholars from Chang'an came to join the army.

Ying Guesthouse is a vast building complex, composed of dozens of courtyards and hundreds of houses, managed by special officials, and the food and accommodation are free. Many officials from Chang'an to support Anxi and Imperial College students lived here. Last year, when Cen Shen's new poem was passed to Chang'an, more than 100 tai students were passionate and resolutely joined the army and came to Anxi to serve the country. They traveled a long distance and finally arrived at Saiye more than ten days ago. They were warmly welcomed by the Saiye officials. They temporarily arranged them to live in the Ying Guesthouse and asked them to help with some clerical affairs. When Li Qing'an came back, they decided where they were going.

These scholars lived in several courtyards, and the yard was quiet. The scholars were busy copying the military status of the Anxi soldiers. This was their temporary work and no penny was paid, but they were full of passion and enthusiasm and had no complaints.

"Everyone! The general is here."

The officials of the hotel informed the scholars loudly, and the scholars rushed out one after another, with youthful faces. They excitedly surrounded Li Qing'an, talking nonsense, and making a noise. They were willing to join the army to fight against the Dashi Army.

These are all talented young people, all around twenty years old, passionate and full of ideals and ambitions. Their growth will be a valuable asset to Li Qing'an. Li Qing'an has decided to put this group of scholars into the army to hone their skills and let them become their own pillars in the future.

"Don't worry, the Anxi Army is an army that stands out through talents. There is no darkness, no corruption, no matter whether it is from a noble or low family, no matter whether it is rich or poor, you are equal in the army. Some of you may become generals, and some may only be soldiers, but there is only one standard for deciding to become generals or soldiers, that is your talents, and from tomorrow, you will become a member of the Anxi Army and realize your dreams."

Li Qing'an's improvisational speech won applause. He waved his hand to calm everyone down and said with a smile: "Please line up and report my hometown and name to me, so that I can remember you."

This is the method Li Qing'an gave. He may not remember any of the more than 100 people who signed up for the registration, but for the applicants, there was a little hope in his heart.

The leading tall man said first: "Du Mingpei is from Gaoling County, Jingzhao Prefecture."

"In Xiawuwan, a native of Chengdu."

"Li Chengfei is from Chang'an."

"In the morning, Chen Shaoyou, grandfather Chen Yan, was once the deputy governor of Anxi, and now he is studying in Chongxuan Hall, and is willing to serve the general."

Seeing that he was twenty-four or five years old and had a handsome appearance, Li Qing'an nodded, and said nothing more, and looked at the next person again. The next person stepped forward and introduced himself: "I am here Zhang Zhihe, a native of Chang'an. He graduated from the Imperial Academy last year. He was appointed as the Zuo Jinwu Guard and was a military officer. However, I am willing to join the army for the Western Regions and do not want to enter the court to hold Jinwu."
To be continued...