Late at night, a few lanterns were hung in the yard outside the Li family ancestral hall, and there were dots of yellow in the dark surroundings.

Zinu knelt alone in the yard, facing the memorial tablet of the Li family ancestors in the ancestral hall.

After traveling through mountains and rivers, Zi Nu was very tired, but he still kept his spirits up and knelt upright.

Outside the towering wall, there were several bangs, and it was already three o'clock in the morning. Zi Nu couldn't bear it any longer. He knelt on the futon and drooped his head, dozing off every now and then.

A figure walked into the yard quietly, looking at Zi Nu dozing off, watching from a distance, with a smile on his lips.

As if there was a connection in his mind, Zi Nu suddenly woke up for some reason, couldn't help but turn around, and then showed a surprised expression.

"Husband!" Zi Nu called softly.

Li Qinzai approached, holding a lacquer food box in his hand.

Zi Nu couldn't help but get up and flew into his arms like a swallow in the forest. She hugged him tightly and refused to let go. She breathed in the scent of his arms with her strong nose. Everything was still as familiar as before.

The two hugged each other quietly for a while, and Zi Nu's eyes became redder and redder, and then she began to shed tears, and the tears flowed more and more.

Li Qinzai patted her back gently and said softly: "It's bitterly cold outside the Great Wall, and the wind and sun are blowing. Have you had a hard time these past few years?"

When Zi Nu heard this, he burst into tears and burst into tears. He was out of breath from crying.

Li Qinzai kept patting her back to comfort her, and Zi Nu's cries echoed slowly in the late night ancestral hall.

"Husband... Husband, in Qinghai Lake, in my tribe, the tribesmen will only kneel down and call me 'Khan'. They will only ask the Khan to deal with the big and small matters of the tribe. When encountering bullying from foreign tribes, they will only ask the Khan to send troops...

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"In the past few years, no one has ever asked me if I was having a hard time..."

The more Zi Nu talked, the more miserable she became, and her crying became louder and louder. At this moment, she was not a khan, but a child who had found a home.

Li Qinzai sighed. In fact, he had always known that the relationship between him and Zi Nu was not like a normal couple.

Both he and she bear their own responsibilities, which cannot be relieved. Many things in the world are actually more important than the relationship between a man and a woman.

After soothing her for a long time, Zi Nu finally calmed down and sobbed every now and then.

Li Qinzai opened the food box he brought, took out the hot food from it, and said with a smile: "Eat something when you are tired of crying. Madam punishes you to kneel in the ancestral hall because of the rules of the family."

"She assumes the identity of the royal wife, and even I am afraid of her, so after eating, you should continue to kneel honestly, and don't expect me to plead for you."

Zi Nu hummed and said, "I don't blame her, I did something wrong..."

As he spoke, Zi Nu ate the food in silence. The familiar delicacies of the Li family lingered on his tongue, and Zi Nu ate faster and faster.

Li Qinzai looked at her with a smile. She was indeed a child of the prairie. She still looked so heroic when eating, without any hint of pretentiousness.

"When I return to Chang'an this time, do I have to go back to Qinghai Lake?" Li Qinzai asked.

Zi Nu held the chopsticks for a moment, remained silent for a while, and whispered: "Yes, I will accompany you for a few months after returning to Chang'an. I will eventually go back. There are my tribesmen and generals there. If I am not around, the tribe will be bullied."

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Li Qinzai sighed sadly and said: "If you encounter a strong enemy, you can go to Liangzhou City or Anxi Protectorate for help. You are the khan appointed by the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and you are also my wife. If necessary, you can raise your banner and send troops to various places.

Officials and guards will all send troops to help you."

Zi Nu nodded in agreement, suddenly looked up at him, and said with a sweet smile: "Husband, I am going to have to work hard during my stay in Chang'an..."

Li Qinzai's eyelids twitched: "What do you mean?"

Zi Nu's pretty face turned red and she said coyly: "I want to give birth to a child for you. When he grows up, he will be the little khan of our tribe. Please don't underestimate my tribe. Now I have an elite cavalry horse under my command, Ma San."

With more than a thousand herders and tens of thousands of herders, it is the most powerful tribe within hundreds of miles of Qinghai Lake."

"In a few years, maybe the tribe will become stronger and stronger, so I must decide on the Khan's successor in advance, otherwise there may be civil strife."

Li Qinzai was surprised: "In just a few years, your tribe has developed to such an extent?"

Zi Nu smiled and said: "I am a khan appointed by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and I am also the concubine of the Liaodong County Duke. With these names, Qinghai Lake Fangyuan, no matter the city guard or other tribal leaders, all bow to me.

Three points of respect. Over the past few years, we have grown stronger without even realizing it.”

Li Qinzai lowered his face, tugged at her bun, and said: "Be wary of danger in times of peace. The more proud you are, the more you must act calmly. You must not be careless, otherwise there will be disaster."

"I know, I have been a khan for these years, so I am not bad at all," Zi Nu's tone suddenly became serious, and he whispered: "Husband, I will always protect our tribe, it is not only

It’s my concubine’s, and it’s yours too.”

"I heard that 'accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger'. My husband is now very prosperous, but there is no guarantee whether it will be a disaster or a blessing in the future. If your husband is jealous of the emperor, remember that Qinghuhai is the last escape route for your husband and his family, wife and children. I swear to death

Protect this escape route for your husband."

Li Qinzai understood what she meant, and he also knew that only his mother-in-law would say these words to him from the bottom of her heart. Although it was a bit taboo, she was truly sincere.

Without responding to her words, Li Qinzai just silently hugged her tightly, very hard.

"Zi Nu, dance a flying song for me tomorrow. After a few years, I always remember your dance in my dreams." Li Qinzai said softly.

Zi Nu was held in his arms, closed his eyes happily, and nodded vigorously.

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Time flies, time flies.

Two years passed unknowingly. During these two years, many things happened in the Chang'an court.

After sailing for more than half a year, the two naval fleets indeed discovered the New World according to the map drawn by Li Qinzai. The navy under Sun Renshi headed eastward and reached Guam in later generations.

The discovery of Guam was a major event in the navigation history of the Tang Dynasty, which can be recorded in the annals of history.

Its greatest significance is that it proves that the map drawn by Li Qinzai is indeed true and very accurate.

Because Guam was clearly listed on Li Qinzai's map, Sun Renshi's naval officers were greatly excited. Because of this discovery, the soldiers were confident, so they continued to set sail and carefully explored for more than a month. In July of the fifth year of Linde,

The navy under Sun Renshi finally discovered the New World, which would later become North America.

This great discovery made the soldiers cheer for joy, and Master Sun Ren excitedly ordered to land ashore.

The history of the world changed as a result, and the mysterious and distant Eastern Empire officially opened a chapter on the world map.

The navy landed, the entire army was equipped with firearms, and a conquest and killing began immediately.

Yes, in the face of the laws of the human jungle, the so-called Confucian benevolence, justice, tolerance and harmony can only be temporarily put aside.

Destroy first and then establish; chaos first and then cure.

Killing after killing, the Tang Navy stepped on the corpses and blood of the indigenous people of the New World and broke into the heart of the continent step by step.

The merchant ships of the major noble families that followed were like hyenas that smelled blood. They revealed their greedy nature and plundered crazily in the New World. The continent's products, grains, seeds and various minerals were snatched away by the merchant caravans of the noble families and carried on board.

Boat.

At the same time, Cheng Boxian's southern fleet also followed Li Qinzai's map and explored while sailing. Half a year later, Cheng Boxian's troops discovered Australia.

The next step was to repeat Sun Renshi's actions. The navy landed, conquered, and killed, and the merchant ships of the noble families swarmed up, plundered, and seized.

The imperial navy was busy conquering the local indigenous people, while the merchant ships of the famous families loaded the products and grains of the New World and Australia onto the ships and transported them back to the Tang Dynasty non-stop.

When the merchant ship returned to the coastal port of Datang, exactly one year had passed since the navy set sail.

Li Qinzai's map was of great help and saved the two naval forces from making many mistakes.

This day should have come earlier in Chinese history.

Throughout China's thousands of years of history, there has never been a shortage of emperors, generals and ministers with great talents and strategies.

Thousands of years later, future generations said that what Emperor Qin and Han Dynasty lacked was just a map of the world. This sentence does make sense.

With the appearance of Li Qinzai, Li Zhi had a map of the world. His horizons instantly opened up. It turns out that the world is so big, and it turns out that this is the sea of ​​stars.

So I come, I see, I conquer.

The merchant ships of noble families returned with full loads, bringing with them the products and grains of the New World.

The significance of these products and grains is more precious and significant than gold and silver, and they are an important part of the entire history of China.

They brought potatoes, corns with extremely high yields, and peppers that Li Qinzai cherished.

The famous merchant ship even brought an unexpected surprise to Li Qinzai.

They even brought tobacco, which is a specialty of South America.

The imperial navy is still killing and conquering the New World endlessly.

At the same time, in early November of the fifth year of Linde's reign, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty issued an edict to promote Li Qinzai of Jin Dynasty to the title of Duke of Liao Dynasty.

All civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty had no objections.

Because Li Qinzai deserves it.

With the discovery of the New World, civil and military officials knew very well how significant it was to the Tang Dynasty. New products and new grains came to the Tang Dynasty one after another, and the unparalleled achievements were greater than the expansion of territory.

It is the proper meaning to be given a title or title as a duke.

At this point, the two princes of the Li family have truly deserved their reputation, their power and reputation have reached the pinnacle of human affairs, and the family has become a holy family unparalleled in ancient and modern times.

But just when Li Qinzai's power and reputation reached its peak, he made a decision that surprised the world.

He left Chang'an City with his wife and children and returned to Ganjing Village, where he had not seen for a long time. From then on, he lived in seclusion in the countryside and did not care about government affairs. Unless the emperor summoned him on important matters, Li Qinzai would not leave Zhuangzi easily.

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To be continued...