Love Affairs in Chang’an Chapter 436: Unparalleled fraud
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"Qin Mubai is dead".
The news flew from Dafeichuan to Helong like wings, and spread straight to Datang Jiuzhou. Different people have different opinions about his death. Some people say that he is "faithful to the country", some say that he is "lost in jealousy", and some say that he is "finally finished", or, simply, "dead".
There are some people who would rather have not heard the news, or rather stubbornly treat it as a rumor.
Thousands of miles away, in the Mansion of the Governor of Youzhou.
The chill of winter is always the first to visit this border adjacent to Liaodong. There are no flowers in the flowerbed, among the remaining grass and bald willows, a pot of wine in the pavilion.
Li Ke stood alone in the pavilion, the purple brocade robe entered into the virtuous crown, and his clothes fluttered in the wind, as he always did.
The cold wind is rustling, withered grass flying and rustling among the flower beds.
Just like a woman’s beloved makeup, there are always precious jewels inside. It turned out that the man also had a box in his heart. The difference is that the woman will often go to his makeup, while the man always quietly put the box in the deepest part of his heart.
When I accidentally opened the box, there was neither jewelry nor money in it, only some yellowed old calendars with some people's names and some old things written on it.
At this time, Li Ke opened the empty box. So, playing with Qin Mubai when he was a child, riding and shooting together, the scene of cooking wine in the flower room came to his mind one by one. The various experiences in recent years are even more vivid. Since the first meeting of Mei Niang, the two have been firmly tied together. In the capital, Jiangzhou, Xiangyang, and then to Lanzhou and Youzhou, which are separated by thousands of miles, Li Ke felt that no matter how far or close he and Qin Mubai were, it would always be as if the left hand was used to the right hand.
When one day suddenly found out that the other party was gone...
"Qin Mubai, you are a big liar." Li Ke picked up the jug and slowly tilted it out a bit, letting the wine in the jug trickle into the petal-filled mud in front of him, whispering to himself Said, "You said that the scourge left for a thousand years, what's going on now? Could it be...you are still a good person?"
"Stop teasing."
"I have never encountered more treacherous, cunning, lustful, or..."
Finally, speechless.
The hand trembled slightly, and the drink sprinkled messily, falling onto Li Ke's gorgeous brocade clothes.
"Why, are you still angry?" Li Ke's mouth was slightly curved, and he actually smiled.
"Well, I'll fine myself three glasses!" He took a few sips when facing the jug.
A gust of wind blows, and the remaining grass is flying among the flowerbeds, and Ying Xiaoxiao.
"If there is an afterlife, you will become a woman, and I will marry you." Li Ke still smiled like that, looking at the distant sky with misty eyes, and muttered to himself, "Or you become a flowing cloud, I just want You can see you as soon as you look up; or you become a jug of wine, a cup of tea, passing through my intestines, without care, but not separated. Or, you pass by me but never know each other Concerned. In short, in the afterlife...you don't want to be my brother anymore."
"Be your brother..." Li Ke took a deep breath, his expression frozen for a long time.
"Too hurt..."
Chang'an, Weiguo Gongfu.
In the lobby of the guest hall, Li Shimin and Li Jing were seated opposite each other, enjoying a game of tea.
Li Shimin propped his left elbow on the chessboard, pressed his forehead with his left hand, and stopped in mid-air with a black chess piece in his right hand, which had been fixed for a long time.
Li Jing's expression still resembles an ancient well in the late autumn, calm. He slowly stretched his palm under Li Shimin's right hand holding the chess piece, and unexpectedly, the black piece fell off.
"Huh!" Li Shimin suddenly returned to his senses, and laughed at himself, "I have lost my mind."
Li Jing smiled slightly, returned the chess piece to Li Shimin, and said: "Your Majesty seems to have a heavy heart. Have you heard some rumors?"
"It's not just me, but people in Chang'an have heard it? I live in the deep palace and have learned something later." Li Shimin slapped his hands on his knees and sighed, "This chess cannot be played. .. Another day!... It’s me who broke Brother Jing’s Yaxing. Later, I will fine myself three glasses on the wine table."
Li Jing smiled silently. He knew that the emperor hadn't visited an old official who had been idle for a long time for nearly half a year. Suddenly arrived today, there must be a reason.
"Your Majesty, it's better to let the old minister... go to Lanzhou!" Li Jing said suddenly.
"Huh?" Li Shimin raised his eyebrows in surprise, and said, "Brother Jing said that?"
"Chang'an rumor said that Qin Mubai, the head of the Guanxi Army, was already on the battlefield." Li Jing said, "The Lanzhou battle is of great importance, far more important than the Northern Turkic and the recovery of Tuyuhun. Although the veteran is old, he can still do Country."
"Brother Jing, with your words, I am already very happy." Li Shimin stood up, cut his back and walked under the eaves in front of the hall, looking northwest. In the words, it did not agree to Li Jing's request.
Li Jing stood up with a cane, walked behind Li Shimin, and stood quietly.
The two were silent in unison. After a long time, Li Shimin said: "Brother Jing, do you believe it?"
"I would rather believe in what is there than in what is not." Li Jing replied decisively.
Li Shimin frowned, noncommittal.
"How does your majesty feel?" Li Jing asked.
"I'm very confused." Li Shimin said, "The frontline commander of the border has been killed in battle, and there is no military report to return to the court. It is just some rumors from the people...I can't be sure. But Brother Jing makes sense. It’s better to believe in what it has or not."
"Your Majesty should make plans early." Li Jing said, "The Guanxi Army cannot be without command for a day. Without Qin Mubai, the generals there would not agree with each other. Although there is King Jiang Xia in Lanzhou, But after all, he is an outsider, not the veteran of the Kansai Army. I am afraid that it will be difficult to completely rule the entire army for a while."
"Brother Jing, you deserve to be the army **** of my Datang...Qin Mubai is your closed disciple. If something happens to him, the first thing you think of is the overall situation of the military." Li Shimin sighed with emotion. , Sighed leisurely, "It didn't take long for Shubao to leave, and now it's Mu Bai again...I, why can't the love be?"
"Your Majesty, the veteran once again took the initiative to invite you to go to Lanzhou!" Li Jing put the crutches on the side wall, clasped his fists, and said with a stern silver beard.
Li Shimin turned around, smiled slightly, stretched out his hands to hold Li Jing's fists tightly, and said: "Brother Jing, you don't have to go out this time."
"Your Majesty has an arrangement?"
"Yes." Li Shimin said, "I promised a long time ago that if Qin Mubai is not the opponent of Garqin Ling, I will fight to the death with the soldiers of the country and the abandoned Zong Nongchan!"
"Your Majesty is going to be a private driver?!" Li Jing said in surprise.
"If the news of Qin Mubai's death in battle is true, I will definitely conquer it myself." Li Shimin said firmly.
A sharp light flashed in Li Jing's eyes, and he nodded slowly, and said: "Unless your majesty personally asks, otherwise, the old minister will never give up this handsome position!"
"Brother Jing, it's rare that you are willing to tell the truth." Li Shimin showed a rare smile, and said, "I look around the government and the public to choose the world, and if I dare to pick up this handsome seal, there are only two people. These two people are still standing here today."
"The old minister should still use a cane!" Li Jing smiled mockingly, and still picked up the cane.
"I have been thinking about it, but I don't want to believe that Qin Mubai is already dead, and I always feel that there is something weird in this." Li Shimin said, "That's why I came to see Brother Jing specially for advice."
"But what's the matter, your majesty will make it clear, and the old minister will discuss with your majesty." Li Jing said.
"Based on what I know about Qin Mubai, he should be the kind of general who is eager to fight for victory." Li Shimin said, "The so-called soldiers are not tired of fraud. Although he is smart, he does not seem to belong to this way. Brother Jing thinks that. ?"
"Your majesty meant that Qin Mubai was using fraud?" Li Jingbai frowned, pondered for a long time, and shook his head, "Is it impossible? If you dare to do such a fraud Yes, even the people of the world have been cheated together. This includes his loved ones, relatives and friends."
"I have no evidence, just guess. But I have an intuition, Qin Mubai, it is not so easy to die." Li Shimin said lightly. In my heart, I couldn't help but recall the words of Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng. They had said long ago that the unidentified demon star of the emperor star prospered, and the splendor of this demon star will be supplemented by the emperor star once it blooms.
Since this demon star is so powerful, how could it fall so easily? ......Although the words of warlocks cannot be trusted, they still influence Li Shimin's thoughts in subtle ways.
"As far as the frontline is concerned, our army is not as strong as the enemy. The Garqin Mausoleum has 150,000 Kunlun cavalry, which can be said to be the best in the world. There are more than 100,000 cavalry, all of them from Tubo. The main king division, with a total of more than 300,000 occupying more than half of Tubo's military strength, cannot be underestimated." Li Jing said slowly and thoughtfully, "and the Guanxi army had suffered the defeat of Gaochang before, and the elite main force lost more than half. In addition, the front line is too long and the troops are scattered. The main battlefield of Dafeichuan has no more than 100,000 soldiers and at least more than half of the new recruits. The disparity between strengths and weaknesses can be argued at a glance. Under such circumstances, the right soldiers will win. Obviously it is absolutely impossible. To say that Qin Mubai will use fraud, not necessarily."
"Yes!" Li Shimin said, "I think so too. If I am leading the three armies in Dafeichuan, I will also hollow out my mind and win with a hundred strange soldiers. But... if Qin Mubai His death is really just a scam, then this kid is too bold!"
"Your Majesty..." Li Jing called out, but stopped talking.
"Well, Brother Jing has something to say, why should we avoid taboos between you and me?" Li Shimin said.
"The veteran thought that the soldiers, the strangers and the strangers, are complementing each other. As long as the enemy can overcome the enemy, it is the upper art of war." Li Jing said, "Qin Mubai, may be the least skilled of my three apprentices. It can also be said to be the most refined. If you ask him to recite any passage in the military book, he will probably not be able to recite it; if you want to explain the subtle deficiencies in the classic battles in history, he will also squeak out. .However, he is the best at adapting to local conditions and flexibly using, learning the most lively. To make an analogy, Hou Junji has obtained his flesh and blood by training the art of war, Su Dingfang has obtained his muscles and bones, Qin Mubai has obtained his god. Pith."
"You mean, it's really possible that this was a big lie that Qin Mubai spoofed. It was a trick of warfare?" Li Shimin's brows sank and asked in surprise.
"The old official did not dare to assert, but based on the old official's understanding of Qin Mubai, this is possible." Li Jing said cautiously.
"Sure enough, I am the father of the knowledgeable son, and the teacher of the knowledgeable disciple." Li Shimin sighed and muttered to himself: "Then he is really a demon star worthy of the name, such a bold and absurd conspiracy, also Dare to use..."
"Your Majesty, just imagine... If even the people of the world are deceived by him, and your Majesty and the old officials are also suspicious here, then Abandoned Zong Nongzan and Garqin Mausoleum..." Li Jing stopped the conversation in time.
Li Shimin suddenly realized that there was a flash of light in his eyes, "Then they, are they wrong?"
"It's true." Li Jing laughed and shook his head, "But all this is just our guess. The truth is that we have to wait until the Lanzhou army reports before we can conclude."
"Hmm..." Li Shimin took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, saying meaningfully, "Then I, just wait. See what kind of news Lanzhou will give me."
Li Jing was silent, a pair of slightly muddy old eyes, but a strange light faintly flashed, and he thought to himself: Whether it is good news or bad news, it must be... enough to shock the world!