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The waters of Dongting Lake in the south are rippling and the trees are still green, and the first snowfall in winter has fallen on the grassland.

The endless blue sea is gone, replaced by the vast snow and silver.

Snowflakes were flying all over the sky, and white snow fell on the felt tent, and laughter came from time to time.

It was cold and the grassland was mostly hiding in the felt tent to keep warm, and few people came out. A woman opened the felt tent and walked out, walked a few steps towards the snowflakes, and looked towards the silver-white and vast distance.

As the snowflakes flew, the distant mountains could only see the vague outlines, and there were no herders nearby. The woman just looked at it. After a while, her face was red and ripe like a ripe apple.

But she still had no intention of turning around the felt tent, just staring at the distant mountains, as if she had expectations.

Another felt tent was picked. A young man dressed in a grassland herder walked out, stamped his feet, rubbed his hands and said, "I said, "Mrs. Young Madam, the pigeons won't come in such a cold day."

The woman finally turned around, shook off the snow on her shoulders, and smiled and said, "It's okay to be idle anyway. Mo Feng, are you still used to here?"

The young man was chanting air conditioning, "I was really not used to it at first. It was too cold here. My nose and ears seemed to be frozen all over, but now I have spent the third winter here and finally got used to it."

"The third winter?" the woman murmured: "It turns out that life passes so quickly."

Of course, the woman is Meng Chenxue, and the young man is Mo Feng.

Mo Feng was wearing a sheepskin coat and a sheepskin hat, with his hands wrapped around his sleeves, and the sheepskin coat was full of greasy. From what perspective, he had truly integrated into the grassland. He was no different from ordinary herders.

Meng Chenxue has not changed much. What is to say is that the sorrow between her eyebrows has been replaced by deep longing. As time goes by, the longing is only stronger...

Mo Feng looked at Meng Chenxue's face and suddenly said, "Young leader is really unreasonable. He hasn't come to the grassland for so long..."

"He's busy..." Meng Chenxue defended.

Mo Feng could only continue to sing blackface. Over the past few years, he has become accustomed to the role of blackface. If he doesn't blame Xiao Buyi, he feels shameless to speak in front of Duolan. Thinking of Duolan, a warm smile on the corner of Mo Feng's mouth has become his wife. He can stay in the grassland with peace of mind because he feels that there are his relatives here. But every time Duolan is unhappy, he will mention Xiao Buyi, saying that he can't be like Xiao Buyi, and never come back to see her for a long time. Mo Feng understands the woman's thoughts. The place Duolan sees is nothing more than this place as big as a felt tent. In her eyes, she will never understand Xiao Buyi's actions. What she needs is enough to guard the man's horses and shed sheep. She thinks that Meng Chenxue is probably thinking the same, and she is fighting for Meng Chenxue.

Every time Mo Feng blames Xiao Buyi, Meng Chenxue always involuntarily defends him. When Mo Feng heard it, he didn't know whether he should be happy or sad.

"No matter how busy you are, there must be a limit, right? He won't let us go to the grassland and become a full-time owner of his horse farm. Just talk about me. I thought I was so cool back then that I was so handsome that I would fall in love with myself if I was a girl, but now, don't talk about love, I can only keep my wife and say I'm going to be with you, and you are still young lady..."

Meng Chenxue smiled and said, "I have limited abilities and can only do these things. If I really have the ability, I can follow him. Otherwise, he will always be in danger and following him will only be a burden."

Mo Feng sighed, "If all women in the world are as reasonable as you, the young lady, I think there is no need to be so busy in the world."

"Look at what you said," Meng Chenxue couldn't help but cover her mouth and smiled: "Why do I sound so awkward? It seems that he is a common man all day long..."

Meng Chenxue's face was flushed and she wanted to stop talking. Mo Feng scratched his head and wanted to say something else. A loud cry suddenly came from the felt tent, and Duolan's voice came out, "Mo Feng, come in quickly, the child is peeing..."

Mo Feng sighed, turned around and crawled towards the camp, shook his head and said, "I am a father too, I'm just a mess..."

Meng Chenxue did not follow him in, and suddenly her eyes flashed and she looked a little excited.

The sky was originally a vast white area, and a black dot suddenly appeared in the distance.

The black dot came very quickly, and it became huge in a flash. With a rushing sound, a goshawk pounced on the sky, flapping its wings and stirring up the wind and snow. The goshawk spread its wings, looking like it was covering the sun, its feathers were light green, and its claws were as white as jade. It stood on the ground, and it was powerful without anger. At this moment, it just tilted its head and looked at Meng Chenxue, shaking its feathers, and the flying snow could not approach it.

Meng Chenxue was not afraid, only happy, and went up to touch the head of the eagle and said softly: "Xiaoqing, have you brought me news about Brother Xiao?"

The goshawks cried and shook their feathers. This eagle is also called Haidongqing, which has the meaning of the god of thousands of eagles, which is quite difficult to find.

The bird thief Li is proficient in training hundreds of birds, but this Haidongqing has worked hard to raise it.

Haidongqing has a rebellious personality and is not easy to tame. However, this Haidongqing was adopted and trained by Master Li when he was young. Master Li is familiar with the habits of birds. For example, today, the cold land is frozen and ordinary birds cannot be used. This Haidongqing is used by Master Li for winter communication.

Meng Chenxue formed a roll of red silk from Xiaoqing's legs, but she was not in a hurry to unfold it. She turned the felt tent, and after a moment, she took out a huge piece of beef and threw it into the air.

The blue eagle spread its wings and flew out, hooked out its claws, grabbed the beef suddenly, and with a light cry, it flew into the air.

Its claws were sharp and swiftly, and it swung into the sky in a flash. Meng Chenxue stared at it and disappeared, and said softly: "Xiaoqing, if you could speak, I can ask you a few more questions about what Brother Xiao is doing now. I can't see enough of the content on this roll of paper..."

Even so, Meng Chenxue returned to the felt tent and saw Mo Feng holding a baby, sweat beads rising.

The baby kept crying, and Mo Feng was busy coaxing him, but he couldn't coax him. Duolan muttered with a gloomy face, "You can't even coax your son?"

"He is not my son, he is my father." Mo Feng said helplessly: "Ancestor. Can you stop crying?"

Duolan chuckled. Meng Chenxue reached out and hugged her, patted her softly for a few times. The baby stopped crying. Mo Feng sighed, "Mrs. How did you coax me?"

"Show your love with your heart and coax him with your heart." Meng Chenxue handed the baby to Duolan and whispered: "Duolan, Mo Feng should actually do something else."

Duolan curled her lips, "Then spare you." Mo Feng scratched his head, feeling a little grateful, and murmured: "Why is this so familiar? By the way, the young master fooled me once. As a result, I was beaten up by the horse." He joked, and when he saw the red silk roll on Meng Chenxue's hand, he asked excitedly, "Is it a letter?"

Meng Chenxue nodded, opened her eyes, excited and lost, "He entered Xiangyang and has now gone to Baling. Mo Feng, Brother Xiao is really extraordinary..."

Mo Feng suppressed his excitement and just flattened his mouth, "Then when will he recover the grassland?"

"It turns out that this grassland belongs to his family, and it is still recovered?" Duolan asked, "Didn't Xiao Buyi say when will it come?"

Duolan only heard of Xiao Buyi and never saw anyone. She was full of curiosity.

Seeing Meng Chenxue's expression was gloomy, Mo Feng hurriedly changed the topic. "Dolan, how is the ranch recently?"

"Fortunately, the horses are in the winter, and next spring, another batch will be slaughtered."

Meng Chenxue said: "The world is not good now. Xiangyang needs horses and we need to prepare. Mr. Yuan will send someone to transport them away at that time."

"Actually, the young lady can go to Xiangyang with Mr. Yuan, and it always tastes like the grassland." Mo Feng suddenly suggested.

Seeing Meng Chenxue moving, Duolan also said, "Yes, Tag, you used to have a lot of things in the clan, so you can't get out of your body. Now the clan is much better, so you can also go to Zhongyuan to take a look."

Meng Chenxue hesitated for a while, "Let's talk about it then. If the cold land is cold today, you will have to wait until the spring is coming next year."

"That's to go." Mo Feng jumped up excitedly, "I'll go and notify the young leader immediately."

Meng Chenxue blushed a little, "Mo Feng, stop making trouble. By the way, I have to use snacks in the horse farm recently. I heard from Kristag that Kedun was very upset recently and had no time to take care of us. Also, I heard that Kedun and Khan had been tense due to the last time in Yanmen. "

"Can't you not be upset?" Mo Feng sighed, "The emperor has gone to Yangzhou. The world is in chaos and everyone is in danger. But based on the emperor, if the Sui Dynasty is in chaos, what will she use to compete with the Khan? She put on the Khan's side with the Khan. The Khan was too concerned at the beginning, but because of the disagreement of the tribes, he kept suppressing this matter. No one could stand his wife wearing his own shoes, let alone the...dress."

"Mo Feng," Meng Chenxue said softly: "We just need to say these words, but don't spread them."

Mo Feng said indifferently: "Young Madam, if we don't say it, it's not necessarily that others won't say it. We can't control this matter, so don't spend any effort."

"What do you know?" Duolan whispered: "Tag is not for Ke Dun, but Ke Dun takes the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty as the foundation. We take Ke Dun as the foundation. If Ke Dun falls, Khan will probably vent his anger. Besides, even if Ke Dun is not, if Khan is in a dilemma, we will not be able to take it. If Khan is offended, do we still want to stay in the grassland?"

Mo Feng was silent for a while before saying, "What should we do?"

"Is Tagka here?" A soft cry from outside the tent. Meng Chenxue heard that it was Gurent's voice. Gurent was responsible for taking care of the horse farm. When he heard his voice faintly, Meng Chenxue walked out quickly, "What's the matter?"

"Tag, Altan is looking for you."

Meng Chenxue was slightly surprised, "What did he ask me for?" Altan was her uncle. Before Meng Chenxue turned around, Altan was always the leader of the Meng Chen clan. However, this leader had no ability to bully the tribesmen of his own tribe, which made the Meng Chen clan always bullied and squeezed into the bitter and cold land near Chita nomad. After Meng Chenxue turned around, the tribe members made her the leader. Because of Xiao Buyi and Ke Dun, her prestige gradually established, and she was the one who took charge of everything.

Although Altan was dissatisfied, he was helpless. However, Altan should not give up his power and sometimes secretly plotted against it. Meng Chen Xueren was very smart, knew to balance the power of all parties and could be the backstage. He always made Altan unable to succeed. When he came to see him this time, even Mo Feng knew that this guy was a night owl who came into the house and would come without any trouble.

Gurent frowned and said, "I don't know very well, there is no good thing anyway. He invited all the elders in the tribe, as if it was going to be against you. Tag, I have secretly summoned all those who support you, and I am not afraid that he will go to heaven."

Meng Chenxue nodded and said in a deep voice: "Okay, let's go and see what tricks he is going to play this time!"

Xiao Buyi sat in the mansion. Opposite were Dong Jingzhen and Sun Shaofang.

Although Dong Jingzhen has known Xiao Buyi for a short time, she is the one who knows to seize the opportunity and has always been respectful and loyal to Xiao Buyi.

Xiao Buyi was short of manpower at this time, so he used him boldly, which made him even more grateful.

"General Xiao, I think you are too kind to Tang You. According to my opinion, it is better to kill him to eliminate future troubles." Dong Jingzhen whispered.

Sun Shaofang said, "Does Tang You have done anything now?"

Dong Jingzhen shook her head and said, "That's not. He has always stayed in the county magistrate's office, and I'll send someone to monitor him strictly."

Xiao Buyi smiled and said, "Jing Zhen is also considering us. He is sincere. But sometimes, killing cannot solve the problem. We are the one who enters Baling County. Although the people are excited, the officials in Baling are in panic and are in danger. If Tang You dies, they will inevitably be uneasy. At the least, they will be dispersed and turbulent, which is really not worth the loss. At present, we should focus on stabilizing the people's hearts, win over talents, and consolidate the people's hearts. After a while, even if Tang You wants to rebel, no one will follow him."

Dong Jingzhen pondered for a while, "General Xiao said so, then I'll let someone guard Tang You strictly."

Xiao Buyi smiled and said, "Jing Zhen is decisive in doing things and can bear great responsibilities. You might as well select more talents from the lieutenant for future use."

Dong Jingzhen stood up and said, "I'll do it now."

As soon as he walked to the door, he heard the sound of gongs and drums, and came out from far to near, and then stopped when he arrived in front of the general's mansion.

Everyone was surprised. The guards had arrived in a hurry and shouted: "Report to General Qi, Baling County Wang came to visit General Xiao."

Sun Shaofang smiled and said, "Boss Xiao has been doing more benevolent in Baling these days. These people must be thankful for coming."

Xiao Buyi Zhanyan said, "Come in quickly."

In this era, Junwang refers to famous families in a certain region. Xiao Buyi did not expect that they would come first to visit him.

All the people who came in were Baling, who were not young and had a gray beard. There was a plaque on the ground where they came in, covered with red silk. The three old men followed several servants, carrying boxes and carrying baskets of things.

Xiao Buyi stepped forward and bowed, "I don't know what happened to the villagers and elders here?"

"General Xiao, these are some specialties of Baling, cloth and turtle shell, I hope to accept it with a smile." An old man's beard was half-white, with gray hair, and his meaning was earnest.

When the other old men saw Xiao Buyi, they said silently: "General Xiao, we all know that you are honest and honest, but this is the wish of the elders and fellow villagers after all, so please accept it with a smile."

"We admire General Xiao forbidden bribery, and we set an example, but these are just thoughts and cannot be considered bribery."

Xiao Buyi smiled and said, "My fellows are loving, but Xiao is disrespectful. Shao Fang, please accept it and have someone give it to tea. I still don't know how many gentlemen have the surname Gao?"

Sun Shaofang arranged everything and bowed to the old man, saying, "Thank you, General Xiao, for giving Lao I a thin face. Lao I was named Xie, with his name Xian, and his name was Wangzhi. These are all local villagers. This is Mr. Wang, whose name is Xisheng, and who is Mr. Xiao, and he is the family with General Xiao, with his name Xian, and his name Ziye."

All the old men bowed and looked very respectful.

Xiao Buyi bowed one by one, and said that he had long admired him, but his heart was slightly moved. He knew that under the aristocratic system, different surnames were divided into high and low. In the Sui Dynasty, there were many counties looking at the southeastern surnames. The Chinese people in Jiangnan were the major ones, and the Gaomen in Shandong used kings, Cui, Lu, Li, and Zheng as the major ones. In the Jingxiang area, Xiao, Xie, Wang and Yuan were the most important. These three old men seemed inconspicuous, but they represented the people here who were looking for and the support of the gentry should not be neglected.

Thinking of this, Xiao Buyi was even more respectful and said with a smile: "Sirs are not conducive to your actions. In fact, I should have visited you here. I am really ashamed to let you all come here."
To be continued...