BSI Page 437
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Go north through the Metlaka Dynasty, Bolu Kingdom, and Shule Kingdom.
until seven days later.
The figures of Ning Chen and his party only appeared in Shule, which already belonged to Datang!
The former lord of Shule Kingdom, and now the king of Shule County in Tang Dynasty, Pei Amozhi.
And Hou Junji, the Duke of Lu, the Great General of Zuo Wuwei of the Tang Empire.
They all quickly heard the news and came to welcome Lord Ning Guogong!
In a relatively remote oasis, Ning Chen jumped off his horse, walked to the edge of the lake, and gently washed his face.
After a short rest, he turned his head to Hou Junji and Pei Amozhi and said with a smile:
"Both of you have work to do, so why come to greet me in person, Ning Chen."
Hearing this, Hou Junji quickly waved his hands, and his attitude towards Ning Chen was extremely respectful.
Pei Amozhi, king of Shule County next to him, cupped his hands and said:
"My lord is joking!"
"I was able to save my life, and still have my current status, thanks to my lord!"
"As the saying goes, one cannot forget one's roots."
"Although I am not from the Central Plains, I still understand this truth!"
While speaking, Pei Amozhi's face was also full of respect.
After all.
Everything he has now was bestowed by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
But if it wasn't for Ning Chen's call that day.
It is estimated that he, the original lord of Shule, has been annexed by Western Turks and other powerful countries that urgently need to restore their national strength!
Ning Chen laughed again, feeling pretty good.
It was originally arranged according to the prior arrangement.
Ning Chen should stay in Shule Kingdom for the time being, and start to collect the net, plotting the entire Western Regions!
But now, the Duke has directly changed his mind.
"Let's talk about the Western Regions later!"
"Recently, the cost of money is a bit too much. The previous locust plague and floods alone cost 800 million taels of silver!"
"Let's save money for the time being, or Mr. Wang will scold me again..."
During Ning Chen's four-month expedition, the situation within the Tang Empire was actually not stable.
At first, there was the locust plague in Guanzhong, followed by floods in southern Xinjiang, and then there was even a drought in the north!
If it weren't for the promotion of high-yield crops and the collection of a large amount of commercial tax silver.
The two years of Zhenguan will definitely not be so easy...!
"Besides, it's already the beginning of October, and winter has come!"
"The weather in the Western Regions is so cold that it is completely unsuitable for a large army to march. Even logistics supplies are difficult to transport!"
"So, let's take it easy on this matter in the Western Regions."
"Wait until the spring and summer of next year, after the plowing and sowing, we will implement the net harvesting plan...!"
The so-called plan cannot keep up with the changes.
Ning Chen didn't expect that she would be delayed in Tiannan for so long.
At the same time, I didn't expect that this year's winter would come so early, and I didn't expect that there were frequent natural disasters in the empire!
"Ugh……"
"The second year of Zhenguan is really a disaster year!"
Ning Chen sighed with emotion.
The Tang Empire experienced several natural disasters during this year, and other countries also experienced "natural disasters"...
Of course, they experienced natural disasters, in fact, man-made disasters...
Being blasted to pieces by artillery can definitely be regarded as a natural and man-made disaster...
"All right!"
"You two go back, remember to keep an eye on Khotan, Qiuci, Gaochang and other countries, don't let them do anything wrong!"
Ning Chen waved his hand lightly.
Then fill up the water bladder, and after eating a little dry food, get on the horse again and lead the people to gallop away!
in the blink of an eye.
The figures of Ning Chen and his party had already disappeared in a snowy wilderness!
It is now the beginning of October.
In the Western Regions, it has long been the season of heavy snow and freezing weather!
At this time, Chang'an City, although it hadn't snowed yet, the temperature had already dropped extremely low.
In the Nuan Pavilion of the Duke's Mansion.
Her Royal Highness held a Pathfinder in her hand, placed it on her lower abdomen, picked up the hot tea on the table, and took a sip...
After putting down the teacup.
He took another torn letter from the side.
While watching, a faint smile appeared on her charming face.
This letter is naturally a letter from Ning Chen's family!
"Calculating the time, my husband will be back in about four or five days!"
Speaking of this, the smile on Her Royal Highness's face became even stronger.
But for some reason, Li Mingxue suddenly let out a soft snort.
"Humph!"
Just now.
The Nuan Pavilion was suddenly opened from the outside.
Li Siling braved the cold wind and quickly walked into the Nuan Pavilion, and under the doubtful eyes of his cousin, said softly:
"Report to Her Royal Highness Princess!"
"There is news from Tianji Pavilion. It is estimated that tonight, tomorrow morning at the latest, the Duke will return to the imperial capital!"
Hearing this, Li Mingxue was taken aback immediately.
Immediately afterwards, an uncontrollable joy and surprise flooded her heart!
My husband, my lord, is finally coming back...!
at the same time.
Little by little snowflakes, I don't know when it started, falling from the sky.
On the flat official road in the west of Chang'an City.
Ning Chen, who was galloping forward, suddenly slowed down.
Looking at the snowflakes falling in front of my eyes, my eyes gradually became extremely gentle...
"The first snow is falling, and the scenery is pleasant."
"And I, Ning Chen, am finally going home...!"
The so-called returning home on a snowy night is exactly that...
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The author says:
Chapter 478 When the night is snowing heavily and the sky is freezing, the princess is willing to wait for her husband to return...
The second year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, the ninth day of October.
A round of bright moon hangs high above the nine heavens, and the silvery white moonlight is slowly falling down.
And accompanied by this silver-white moonlight, there are also strands of first snow...
Unknowingly, the entire Chang'an City has become covered in silver.
On the flat official road in the west of Chang'an City, there was suddenly a rush of horseshoes!
The horse's iron hooves stomped on the ground, trampling up a thin layer of first snow!
Soon after.
A huge and magnificent city appears at the end of the sky in the distance!
The city is tens of feet high.
Under the moonlight at night, this city that has been around for nearly a thousand years looks so vicissitudes and ancient.
And beyond that.
Magnificence and arrogance are also reflected in this giant city!
This.
It is the imperial capital of the Tang Empire, Chang'an City!
In today's world, the real center...!
Ning Chen looked at Gaocheng in the distance, and let out a breath of foul air slowly.
"It's finally back..."
Ning Chen murmured a laugh, and finally clamped his legs between the horse's belly, and the horse galloped forward again!
In the blink of an eye, Ning Chen brought his cronies to the Golden Light Gate on the west side of Chang'an City.
It was already the time of Hai hour.
The gates of Chang'an City should have been closed long ago, and a curfew should have been imposed long ago.
but.
Because of Ning Chen's return tonight, the emperor personally decreed to let the palace march to take over the defense of the Golden Light Gate on the west side!
"I'm waiting, I have seen the Duke!"
When Ning Chen's figure appeared in front of the city, the soldiers guarding here immediately bent down and cupped their fists, saluting Ning Chen respectfully.
For the Duke in power, these Forbidden Army officers and soldiers admire him from the bottom of their hearts!
The army swept across the plateau and wiped out Tuyuhun in one fell swoop!
And after this.
This lord of the state in front of him personally leads the army to hunt down and kill the leader of the bandit, Fu Yun!
even.
Just relying on tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, all the countries in the south of the sky knelt at the feet of Datang, trembling!
This kind of feat can be called against the sky!
"I asked you to blow the cold wind here in the middle of the night. In the final analysis, it is the Duke's fault!"
Ning Chen rolled over and dismounted with a smile.
He raised his hand to help the soldiers of the imperial army who were bending over to salute.
Then he patted the shoulder of a lieutenant of the imperial army, and then he led the horse and walked towards the city.
The fluttering first snow has been falling for several hours.