Love Affairs in Chang’an Chapter 195: Challenge fate
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I had a good night's dream, and I slept soundly and soundly. When I woke up in a daze in the morning, I felt itchy in my nose. With a thought, it must be Shuang'er who is playing tricks again.
So Qin Mubai deliberately pretended to be asleep, and scratched his nose and turned around. Sure enough, there was a chuckle and chuckle from the bed. At this moment, he suddenly opened his eyes and grabbed the hand in front of his face, so that the person screamed, not terrifying.
"To scare people to death, you!"
It's Shuang'er as expected, and he is complaining in anger!
"You girl, come to be naughty again." Qin Mubai yawned, "Can't you let me sleep in?"
"Hehe, do you want to try the Xiaotian Crisp made by Sister Yaoer?" Shuang'er said with a smile, "Didn't you promise us yesterday to teach us to play the piano every morning? Why, forget it?"
"Okay, I'll get up!" Qin Mubai smiled, stood up and got up, put on the clothes, washed, and went to the backyard with Shuang'er.
Sure enough, Yaoer had prepared a rich and exquisite breakfast, and a group of little girls had already sat down, waiting for Qin Mubai to come and have breakfast.
Looking at these dazzling and sweet and delicious breakfasts, Qin Mubai secretly sighed: Yaoer really has an exquisite heart. Although his eyes are blind, he is smarter and smarter than the discerning person! How many ordinary women can do such a beautiful breakfast?
A group of people gather to eat breakfast. There are many people, and the meal seems to be particularly sweet. Yaoer's craftsmanship is not bad at all, and Qin Mubai can be considered feasting on it.
"If this continues, I will gain weight soon." Qin Mubai smiled, "By the way, let's go to Prince Wu's Mansion today!"
I thought that Shuang'er and Yaoer would readily agree. Unexpectedly, the reaction of the two girls was unexpectedly cold. Shuang'er shook his head: "Brother, go, I won't go."
"If Shuang'er doesn't go, I will go too. I'll stay here to take care of them." Yaoer said.
"What's the matter?" Qin Mubai couldn't help being a little surprised, "Didn't he have a good time yesterday? I also made an appointment to go to Prince Wu's Mansion today."
"It's nothing..." Shuang'er smiled bitterly and got up, "You rest, I'll clean up the dishes."
After Shuang'er left, Qin Mubai asked Yaoer, "What's wrong with her?"
"Three brothers...I don't know if I should say it." Yaoer said, "Duke Yi was here when you were still asleep this morning."
"Well, what is he here for?" Qin Mubai asked.
"Probably... I made a special trip to find Shuang'er." Yaoer said, "As for what I said, I don't know much. Anyway, after the Lord Yi left, Shuang'er was unhappy and froze. It's been a long time. Ask her, just shaking his head."
"I understand..." Qin Mubai nodded, and thought to himself: It's probably the old man who taught Shuang'er, tell her not to run with me, don't get too close to Li Ke...Old Dad, I still oppose Shuang'er and Li Ke being together!
Qin Mubai shook his head and said, "Fine, don't care about her. I will teach you how to play the piano later. It's cold, you can stay at home and cook comfortably."
"Aren't you in a hurry to go to Prince Wu's Mansion?"
"Don't worry, King Wu will definitely send someone to remind you, and it won't be too late."
Later, the three got together to study the antique piano. Qin Mubai taught them to play for a while, and stopped mentioning Shuang'er's troubles, finally let her put aside her troubles for a while, and laughed happily again.
More than an hour later, Yin Yang really drove a carriage to pick up people, and two carriages came. Qin Mubai said to him that he was the only one to go. Yin Yang didn't dare to ask more, just said that Wang Wu would be a little disappointed.
Li Ke was already waiting when he arrived at Prince Wu's Mansion. I can see that he is in a good mood today, and he prepared a banquet to entertain Qin Mubai and others early. Seeing him walking in alone, he looked behind him.
"Don't look, I'm the only one." Qin Mubai said.
"The monsters didn't come?" Li Ke asked, "I'm still going to ask her for advice on card skills!"
"She accompanies those little girls, and wants to teach them to read and read, where can I get away?" Qin Mubai smiled, "You are so addicted to playing mahjong so easily, should I go to the emperor to sue you? Royal shape?"
Li Ke was obviously a little disappointed, and immediately concealed his embarrassment with a dry smile: "Haha, it's boring to play too much mahjong. Let's talk about business today!"
"Happy to be with you."
The two sat down, had some refreshments, and talked.
Li Ke said: "According to the Tang system, my prince can raise up to 400 soldiers after he opens his mansion. If he is sent to the military town or appointed as the governor, he can raise 800 soldiers. Now I am appointed With the post of governor, if you compromise, the mansion can recruit five or six hundred soldiers. You have also been in my mansion before and you know the situation here."
Qin Mubai nodded: "If I remember correctly, at the beginning of the year, the mansion claimed to have four brigade establishments, but there were only less than 300 people, and they were led by three lieutenants. Soldiers and generals are extremely rare."
"Yes!" Li Ke said, "The only military attaches I can use now are Yuwen Hongtai and Yin Yang. The two are divided into the positions of school lieutenants, but there is not even a principal and deputy military officer. I am. That’s what I think. When the heavy snow stops, I will ask your Majesty to give me permission to issue a military list, recruit the children of the civilian families of Chang'an, recruit voluntarily and brave people, enrich the army, and promote some generals."
"Soldiers are easy. Personal soldiers are all recruits. As long as you are willing to pay, there will always be someone." Qin Mubai said, "As the saying goes, it's hard to find a general in a thousand soldiers. Forgive me, Yin Yang is cautious and careful. It is meticulous, and can be used as assistant to the emperor; Yuwen Hongtai is brave and careless, and can be a pioneer. Now the palace is alone in lack of generals."
"In a word!" Li Ke said, "I hoped that you could stay by my side and help me all the time. It's just a pity that my little pond in the palace will never be able to support a rare Kunpeng like you. But it’s okay. Facts have proved that it was indeed the right decision for me to let you go. Look at how good you are now! It will help me even more!"
"Hehe, Your Royal Highness is a broad-minded person, and I always admire him." Qin Mubai smiled, "After talking for a long time, I know you are thinking about Xue Rengui, right?"
"Yes!" Li Ke said, "I was at your house that day, but I witnessed him and the old general Cheng Zhijie. Needless to say, his martial arts proficiency, not to mention, I like his temperament and restraint very much. Like. His kind of capable, humble, retributive and ambitious righteous man is now not much. Talent, rare talent! I missed you, and I don’t want to miss Xue Rengui again!"
Qin Mubai nodded and smiled: "His Royal Highness is really thirsty now. Please tell me, how do you plan to recruit Xue Rengui?"
"Fairness and justice, in such a way, let Xue Rengui come to me with peace of mind!" Li Ke said, "Xue Rengui has a lofty ambition and self-respect, and refuses to accept your favor, so let him With your own strength, come to our palace to compete for the post of the official army in the account!"
The Army of the Imperial Palace is the highest-rank military officer in the Prince’s Palace. From the fifth rank, he directs all soldiers and horses in the Prince’s Palace and directly obeys the Prince’s orders. Strictly speaking, this type of military officer does not belong to the establishment of the Datang Armed Forces, but is only the commander of the Prince's private army. To put it bluntly, he is the head of a personal security regiment. However, this official rank is recognized by Datang, and enjoys the same treatment as other five-rank generals, and can also be transferred to other ranks in the army. It was a special kind of military attaché. Qin Mubai was originally transferred from a lieutenant in the Wu Prince's Mansion to a hundred cavalry envoys.
"Feasible." Qin Mubai nodded, "But what about a fair and just law?"
"I intend to follow the example of His Majesty the Emperor's selection of Baiqi, and set up a martial arts platform in the palace of the Royal Palace to test equestrian skills, archery, swords and guns, and cross-cutting skills. At the same time, the challenges of military generals will also be written and written examinations. The strategy of military strategy and the current military system are selected based on the best. However, in this way, an authoritative person is bound to do the appraisal. Therefore, I would like to invite a few people to preside over the martial arts."
"Who are you please?" Qin Mubai asked.
Li Ke smiled slightly: "This first one, of course, is your father Qin Shubao. No one is more authoritative than him, the God of War of the Tang Dynasty. I will come out in person to invite, but I have to bother you, so I will go to your lord first. Take a look."
Qin Mubai twisted his eyebrows for a moment and nodded: "I'll try it. My father is in a good mood recently, and he will be out of the mountain again soon, so I guess he wouldn't mind showing his face in public to help you. "
"That's good." Li Ke said, "There are three other people, and one of them has to be requested by you."
"Who?"
"Of course it's my father's brother, the old general Cheng Zhijie!" Li Ke smiled, "He and Duke Yi are always inseparable from the thallium. I have invited Duke Yi, how dare you not invite him? ? He is both your mentor and old uncle, so you must be the only one who can invite him."
"It's easy to say." Qin Mubai smiled, "As long as my father agrees, Uncle Cheng has absolutely no problems. I know how he is."
"That's good." Li Ke rubbed his hands, obviously a little excited, and said, "The other one is my uncle Jiang Xia, who is at home. He has resigned his public office to enjoy the blessing at home. I have to give him Pick something to do. In terms of military art and martial arts, my uncle is top-notch. If he can be invited to be a judge, he will surely convince the crowd."
"Yes. King Jiang Xia is a very suitable candidate." Qin Mubai nodded in approval, "It doesn't seem to be difficult to invite him based on your friendship with him."
"Well, I know this in my mind, it should be okay." Li Ke lightly wrinkled his brows and said, "This is the fourth one, which is a bit difficult to invite, but I especially want to invite him."
"Who?"
"That's Chi Jingde, Lieutenant of the State of E!"
Qin Mubai was taken aback in surprise, and said: "Why did your Highness suddenly think of asking him? Did you have friendship with him before?"
"No." Li Ke shook his head, "Actually, Yuchi Jingde has no friendship with anyone."
"How to say?" Qin Mubai asked curiously.
Li Ke smiled and said: "In the early days when his father settled the world, Yuchi Jingde was originally a surrender, and there was such a barrier between him and the officials of the original Qin Palace. He relied on his own. Loyal and courageous, he helped the emperor ascend to the throne and made great achievements. He was called one of the four great heroes of Kaiyuan by the emperor. He was a big old man with a hot temper. Since then, he has gained some meritorious pride, so he often cooperated with Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and Changsun Wu. Ji waited for people to argue, even openly arguing in the court. In addition, you should have heard that at a celebration banquet in the early years, he actually punched King Jiang Xia and almost blinded him. Thing?"
"Yes, I've heard of it." Qin Mubai said, "At the banquet at that time, he was angry that someone was not as good as him but sat on top of him, so he argued with that person. King Jiang Xia came forward to discourage him. But he got into trouble with King Jiang Xia again, and later he punched people. It can be seen that this person is indeed very hot-tempered, and he is not very good at life."
"Yes!" Li Ke nodded, "but he is definitely a good hand in marching battles. Since returning to his father, he has been entrusted with important tasks. Now he often leads soldiers in the Jingbian area. He holds the military power. Because of his character, he has a disharmonious relationship with most of the important officials in the court. If his father and the emperor had not favored him, I am afraid he would have ended badly. Moreover, he and the same The relationship between generals and generals is not particularly good. He is brave and likes to boast about his martial arts. In his early years, your father always provokes him when he is healthy, and the two often fight against each other. Later he gained power and your father With Cheng Zhijie and other veterans of the Qin Palace, Yuchi Jingde was triumphant, and often boasted in front of others how he beat Qin, Cheng and others. These words will spread, and it will naturally worsen the relationship between Yuchi Jingde and your father. The relationship between people."
Qin Mubai smiled: "I don't know the grudges of the previous generation. I just feel that Yuchi Jingde is like a double-edged sword. There is no doubt about his ability, his surly character The same as the hot temper is also a headache. It is estimated that only people like His Majesty the Emperor can easily control him."
"Hehe, even his father called him the'Black-faced Demon Lord'. If Yuchi Jingde had a bullish temper, he would be a little bit afraid." Li Ke said with a smile, "I heard about him the day before yesterday, Yuchi Jingde I returned to Chang'an to prepare for the New Year. At this time, didn't you just invite him?"
Qin Mubai smiled slightly to himself, and said: "His Royal Highness, since you know that my father, Uncle Cheng and Yuchi Jingde are at odds, and I have had a holiday with his son Yuchi Baoyun, why do you invite him? "
Li Ke smiled mysteriously and said: "It is precisely because everyone is unwilling to ignore him and avoid him and stay away, that I thought of approaching him on the initiative. Now, how difficult is it for me now! The ministers of the court, hardly have a straight eye Look at me. They are either on the side of the prince, or they are in a fight with Wang Wei. To be honest, I don’t want to fight with the prince and Wang Wei. I know I don’t have the power and qualifications. But the tree wants to be quiet and the wind keeps on. To protect yourself, make more friends who can say a few words for me. Isn’t it an exaggeration?"
"It's not an exaggeration." Qin Mubai smiled and said, "Yuchi Jingde is arrogant and domineering and can't be a man. When he came to Chang'an, few people paid attention to him, but His Highness took the initiative to condescend to be his guest. Yuchi Jingde should be grateful."
"It's hard to tell. The black-faced demon Yuchi Jingde has a different idea from ordinary people. His behavior is completely based on his own preferences. In the world, except for my father, he can't listen to whoever he is and don't give him face." Li Ke gave a wry smile, "I can only go and give it a try!"
"In this case, you and me should start to prepare separately!" Qin Mubai said, "It is about to celebrate the Chinese New Year, and the snow will stop and start immediately. It is best to get the staff together before the new year. Can run-in for a while!"
"Xue Rengui's place, I beg you!" Li Ke said, "Anyway, you must tell him to come to my palace to apply!"
"Don't worry, I have a way." Qin Mubai smiled slightly and nodded.
After chatting for a while, the two agreed to prepare separately and Qin Mubai also said goodbye.
Leaving the palace, Qin Mubai slowly stomped on the snow-covered Lifang street, wondering in his heart: Seeing Li Ke’s posture, it’s like a hibernating beast that has been hovering for a long time. I yawned and started flaring my teeth and claws.
He is really similar to Li Shimin, and he knows how to recognize, use, and control people. Cheng Daye is people-oriented, and you can see from Li Ke's painstaking search for talents that he must not be small!
If you really feel at ease to be a peace lord, there will be no such move. To protect yourself? ……Really just for self-protection, continue to spend a lot of wine doing nothing, is the best way. He pretended for more than a year, but finally couldn't do it anymore.
"Li Ke, it’s not something in the pool! It seems that his father’s vision is still good. He identified Li Ke as a talented and rewarding person early on, but his embarrassing identity happened to be with him. Qin Mubai thought as he walked, thinking to himself: "Since I came to Datang, there seems to be an invisible hand, always arranging for me and Li Ke to get closer and closer. I had left. Prince Wu’s Mansion is now tied to him by ghosts. Moreover, the emperor seems to have acquiesced that I and Li Ke are in the same camp. Not only that, even the Crown Prince and King Wei probably believed this way. Otherwise, when Wu Meiniang went to the East Palace as a guest, why did the princess repeatedly ask about my relationship with Li Ke?"
Thinking of this, Qin Mubai couldn't help but smile: What do you want to do? What annoying! The current Datang is no longer the one in history. Who can tell the future? Li Ke, will he still suffer and die like he did in history?
No one can tell!
The sayings of "there is no end under the nest" and "the city gate is on fire and the fish in the pond" are reasonable, but they are often used to scare the mediocre and the cowardly. Since I can **** the emperor's Wu Meiniang and make Princess Gaoyang fall in love with me, why can't I change Li Ke's destiny?
After all, Li Ke is kind to me and leans on me as his confidant brother, and also my future brother-in-law, Gao Yang's favorite third brother! Speaking of being implicated, I have no relationship with him at this moment!
"To change Li Ke's destiny is to control my own destiny!"
"It's challenging, I like it!"
Thinking of this, Qin Mubai couldn't help raising the corners of his mouth with a slight smile, and quickly walked a few places with his hand fists with a slight excitement, and went directly to Wu Mei's family.
If you want to tell Xue Rengui, you have to take advantage of the face of "Wu Dongjia" and her sharp teeth!
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[Even if this chapter is updated, there will be another update tomorrow day. I am very busy recently, so I often update the two chapters together as one chapter, and each chapter basically has more than 5,000 words. I came back very late today, and spent three hours driving out of this chapter, which is a promise of everyone's support for this book! Call for your support, thank you! ]