Chapter 182 Jade Account Sutra

After the ceremony, Li Jing happily invited Qin's father and son into the main hall, sat down with the guests, and treated each other with tea.

Li Jing took out the spiritual life stick given by the emperor and tried it. He was very satisfied and said with a smile, "Your Majesty is really considerate of my subordinates. This crutch fits my shape. He has a lot of spare time to take care of such small things every day, which is really admirable!"

Qin Shubao said, "Big brother, the emperor's favor to you is indeed extraordinary. He is also called your brother in public, which actually makes us old ministers jealous!"

"Haha, Uncle Bao laughed." Li Jing sat down with a big smile and invited their father and son to have tea.

Qin Mubai has been sitting quietly listening to Li Jing chatting with his father and observing Li Jing carefully. Generally speaking, Li Jing feels very calm and approachable to Qin Mubai. The more a real big man is, the less he is on the back, the less he will be pretentious. If you walk in the market, others don't know that he is Li Jing, the Duke of Wei. He, the invincible military god of the Tang Dynasty, looks like a amiable old man.

Li Jing's home is also very simple. Most of the high-ranking officials and magnounuchs in the Tang Dynasty all advocate thrift. The furnishings of Wei Gongfu and Qinfu are as simple, but they are very clean and tidy. Just like Li Jing, he is low-key, simple and meticulous.

After a few words of gossip, Qin Shubao said bluntly, "Big brother, I haven't seen you for several years. I don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. Come here today, and I have something to ask you."

"Why does Uncle Bao ask for a word? If you have something to say, you might as well be frank." Li Jing said with a smile.

Qin Shubao pointed to Qin Mubai and said, "The dog followed my footsteps and threw himself into martial arts. Although he learned some flower fists and embroidered legs, he knew nothing about the tactics of the battle array. Big brother, you also know that Qin Qiong only knows how to dance with guns and sticks. If you teach dogs how to fight, although you have enough heart, you don't have enough strength. Therefore, Yudi thought of bringing the dog to the eldest brother. Please dial one or two.

"This..." Li Jing frowned slightly, stroked the bright white beard with his thin purple big hand, meditated for a long time, and said, "Shubao, you and I have known each other for many years, and you know my temperament."

"Of course." Qin Shubao smiled and said, "Therefore, I will never dare to force others. Anyway, Yudi just opened his mouth with this old face. Big brother doesn't have to be embarrassed. If you receive it, you will receive it. If you don't accept it, you won't accept it. The fool is all on his brother's opinion, and he has nothing to say.

"Shubao, I also know who you are, and you never ask for help. Today, you have opened your mouth. It's not easy for me to refuse, but... I'm really hard to say." Li Jing said with an embarrassed face.

"Can you say it and let the fool refer to it as his brother? You and I have been brothers for so many years. One is that the fool will never force you, and the other is that if there is a problem, the fool will be the elder brother with a knife. Qin Shubao said.

"Shubao is still so righteous." Li Jing looked at Qin Mubai, smiled slightly and said, "Anyway, Mubai is not an outsider, so I will tell him directly. In fact, after the Turks in the north, I have always closed the door, let alone accepted apprentices to teach the art of war. Previously, I accepted two students, one was Su Dingfang and the other was Hou Junji. Both of them are now independent and have almost cut off contact with me. Uncle Bao, do you know why?

"What? Su Dingfang and Hou Junji cut off contact with you? Uncle Qin's sword raised his eyebrows and showed a trace of anger, "How dare they not respect the teacher so much?"

"No, it's not their fault." Li Jing frowned slightly and said, "I asked them to do this. And Li Xun, who had a forgotten relationship with me before, also had a conflict with me and never had a relationship with each other.

"This..." Qin Shubao looked slightly stunned and meditated for a moment, and finally nodded, "I understand."

Qin Mubai thought in his heart and seemed to have figured out some things: Li Jinggong is the only military god in the army that no one can replace, and it is almost a symbol of the Tang army. Such a person's prestige in the army is naturally unmatched. Nowadays, his apprentices Su Dingfang and Hou Junji have become the generals in charge of the military power. If you still openly have a close contact with Li Jing, what does the emperor think? At that time, I'm afraid that as long as Li Jing is willing to wave his hand gently, thousands of troops and horses will gather, and he may be able to overthrow his Li Shimin's dynasty!

Therefore, Li Jing made this worst decision, cut off the contact with Su Dingfang, Hou Junji and others, and made a scene with Li Xun. In this way, the generals in the army are not at odds with each other, so that the emperor can adjust and control them. If all the generals in charge are firmly held together... I'm afraid that Li Shimin, the throne, will be like sitting on pins and needles. In this way, it is not only the crisis of Li Shimin, but also the crisis of Li Jing, Li Xun, Su Dingfang and others, and even the crisis of the whole Tang Dynasty!

Li Jing is indeed a person who moves his whole body with one hair and can dominate the fate of the present Tang Dynasty!

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"So, do I, Li Jing, dare to accept apprentices?" Li Jing's smile revealed a little bitterness and helplessness. He said, "Shubao, it's not that I'm unkind, and it's not that I look down on Mu Bai. In fact, it is... forced by the situation, it has to be so.

"The eldest brother is wise and loyal. Everything he does is for the Tang Dynasty and His Majesty the Emperor. The fool has nothing to say." Qin Shubao sighed regretfully, "In this way, I can only sigh that Sanlang didn't have that blessing to worship you!"

At this time, Qin Mubai smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Wei, my father, it's okay. I want to learn the art of war, just to serve the Tang Dynasty and share the worries of the emperor. But if the Guardian Association brings a lot of troubles and troubles, it is contrary to my wishes. Therefore, I don't want to worship Duke Wei now.

"Oh?" Li Jing said softly, and a pair of old eyes passed through Qin Mubai's face fiercely and quickly. He said in his heart: This boy is smart. It seems that he has figured out the meaning of what I just said just now... He took advantage of the opportunity to present the emperor's gift to talk about his teacher, and invited his father to lobby with him, as if he was determined to win, and had a No fear.

Li Jing thought: I don't know how many people of the Wushi family of the Duke of the Tang Dynasty want to worship me as a teacher, but everyone knows that Li Jinggong is closed to thank the guests, for fear of being suspected and getting into trouble after becoming close friends with me. Only Qin Mubai came to worship his teacher so openly. Is he an idiot? Obviously not! He is a close minister of the emperor. How can he not know my current situation, Li Jing? Since he has come and opened his mouth... Does that mean that he has been acquiesced by the emperor?

Thinking of this layer, Li Jing couldn't help but light up the corners of his eyes, and then a smile appeared on his face and said, "It's rare for your father and son to be so considerate to me. I'm very grateful. By the way, Uncle Bao, I'm chatting with you today. I have something to prove to you.

"Big brother might as well talk about it." Qin Shubao said.

"Ha ha, I'm old and have nothing to do. I'm quite curious when I hear some rumors." Li Jing smiled and said, "I heard earlier that the emperor withdrew his order and canceled the rumor of marrying Princess Gaoyang to Fang's love. Is there such a problem?"

Qin Shubao's heart lit up slightly, and then laughed and said, "Let's ask the dog about this matter!"

Qin Mubai smiled awkwardly and said, "Yes, this is right."

"Haha!" Li Jing laughed and said, "I also heard that it was you, Qin Mubai, who invited Princess Gaoyang out of the palace and sent her to the House of King Wu to live. Is there such a problem?"

Qin Mubai continued to smile bitterly: "Yes, that's exactly what it is."

"Ha ha!" Li Jing smiled and said, "In this way, the emperor wants to marry Princess Gaoyang to you. Is it true?"

"Haha! I didn't expect that the eldest brother lived in the house all day long, and he was still so well-informed about the news outside. Qin Shubao laughed and said, "I haven't asked the dog about this matter yet. I might as well ask with the eldest brother today."

At this time, Qin Mubai thought in his heart: Why did Li Jing suddenly ask about this "gossip" for no reason? What is this old man calculating for? Does he want to ask me if I will become the emperor's 'son-in-law', find out whether I have been ordered and recommended by the emperor to become a teacher, and then decide whether to accept me as an apprentice?

A person like Li Jing is as wise and cautious. No matter what he is thinking now... I'll make a bet! Anyway, the matter between me and Princess Gaoyang is an open secret, and there is nothing to be ashamed of!

"The words of Lord Wei and my father, about the marriage..." Qin Mubai looked embarrassed and said hesitantly, "I dare not hide it. The Yin Concubine once mentioned it verbally with me. Everything is limited to this."

"Ha ha! The Empress Yin is the biological mother of Princess Gaoyang. Now that she has opened her mouth, it means that the emperor has already given instructions, otherwise how could she make her own decisions? In this way, I want to congratulate you, father and son. The Qin family will marry the princess, which will happen sooner or later!" Li Jing said with a laugh.

"If this is the case, it is the emperor's kindness, and I, the Qin family, am very grateful. If it's just a rumor or a joke, you can only put it into a smile!" Qin Shubao also laughed.

Li Jing's slightly, slightly narrowed eyes looked at Qin Mubai's eyes, and then said leisurely, "Mu Bai, it's not that I don't want to accept you as an apprentice, but in fact... My Wei Gong Mansion, looks as peaceful as water on the surface now, but it is a matter of trouble. It's rare for you to be so diligent and hard-working, and I can't bear to refuse you to break your way to study. Well, I have a military art written by myself in the past two years, and only half of it has been completed. If you don't mind it, please take it back and copy it and study it carefully. If there is anything you don't understand, you can come to my house and ask me.

When Qin Mubai heard the words, he was overjoyed. He held back the ecstasy in his heart and got up from the couch and was about to bow down to Li Jing.

"Wait down!" Li Jing shouted and stopped him, "Don't salute me as a teacher!"

"Why is this...?" Qin Mubai asked blankly.

Qin Shubao also got up, walked to Qin Mubai with a long smile, patted him on the shoulder and said, "My stupid son, just listen to your Uncle Li!"

"So... the younger generation will thank Mr. Wei for the kindness of the book!" Qin Mubai still fell down.

"Ha ha, okay, get up!" Li Jing smiled and nodded, "It's just a broken book. There is no need to salute so much. Come on, your father and son come to the study with me, and I'll take the book from you.

"Thank you, Lord Wei!"

The father and son followed Li Jing to the study, but they saw that the sweaty cattle were full of books like mountains in the fighting room, but they were quite neat and spotless.

Li Jing walked to a bookshelf and asked Qin Mubai to take down a thick book loaded in an ancient blue book box from it, put it on the table and spread it away, and took out a large book half a foot thick from it.

There are three handwritten characters of dragon flying and phoenix dance in the title of the book - "Jade Book"!

"This is the military book that I have begun to write in the past two years, which includes the generals, marching and fighting, camping, Tianshi hydrography, platooning and arraying, and many ways to treat the epidemic disease of the army." Li Jing said, "For those who have been marching and fighting all year round, these are all clear things. But it's very useful for you, a person who has not been fighting. The first part of this book has been completed and has come to an end for the time being. You might as well take away the plagiarism and send it back to me so that I can finish the next one.

"Thank you, Mr. Wei!" Qin Mubai bowed his hand, then took off his unicorn cloak and carefully wrapped the soldier's treasure.

In the Song Dynasty, there was a poem - "The dragon in Jiuyang can't afford it, and the milky talk is empty. The scholar didn't know the jade account, and he held this picture to the end.

"Jade Curtain Sutra" is a collection of masterpieces in Li Jing's many military works. In later generations, there was a Song Dynasty, which almost became a synonym for military books!

Although Qin Mubai still didn't understand for a moment why Li Jing only gave military books and did not accept apprentices, it was also very good to have this military book!

A painstaking work that condenses the lifelong martial arts experience of the Tang Dynasty War God, which is simply hard to find!

"Shubao, Mu Bai, don't think I'm stingy." Li Jing said, "You must not pass on my military book to anyone. Otherwise, His Majesty..."

"Don't worry, the younger generation will abide by the advice of the guard and won't let anyone else see this book." Qin Mubai solemnly held the boxing.

"Good. A man's promise is worth a lot of money. I believe you." Li Jing nodded with a smile.

"Two days later, the younger generation will return the original book!" Qin Mubai solemnly promised.

"Good! At this time the day after tomorrow, I will wait for you here!"

Soon after, the father and son said goodbye to Li Jing and went home. Without saying anything all the way, the father and son quickly returned to Qinfu with their own minds. It was already dark and the lights were burning.

After disarming, the two went straight into Qin Shubao's room and opened the heavy military book.

"Yes, it's indeed Li Jing's handwriting, and every word is written by him." Qin Shubao roughly turned over the notes, closed the book, and said solemnly, "Sanlang, Li Jing is so generous that he has given you all his life's painstaking efforts. You must cherish the opportunity and keep your promise!"

"Father, don't worry, the child knows what to do." Qin Mubai also responded with a serious look.

"Well, okay..." Qin Shubao sat down and breathed a sigh of relief. "Just now, Li Jing refused. I thought this matter was hopeless. Li Jing is like this. He is very principled in everything, and he never goes beyond the thunder pool in major events. He is extremely cautious. Just now, he suddenly changed his mind and gave you a military letter, which was a little unexpected for a moment. Mu Bai, have you ever thought about why Li Jing suddenly changed his mind?

Qin Mubai frowned and shook his head: "I don't know much about it."

Qin Shubao smiled and said, "You can't figure it out. It's also a reasonable thing. Because you don't know much about the things between our generation and the emperor. In fact, in his life, Li Jing only took the initiative to accept Su Dingfang, an apprentice, and taught him his military tactics and strategy. Later, Hou Junji became Li Jing's student under the strong recommendation of the emperor. Just now, when Li Jing asked about Princess Gaoyang, he was probably thinking about it. It was the emperor who recommended you. Although the emperor did not impose a strong order for Li Jing to accept apprentices this time, who can win the emperor's face? Therefore, Li Jing had to carefully consider whether to take you as an apprentice.

"Then why doesn't he take me as an apprentice directly, but only gives me the art of war?" Qin Mubai asked.

"There is more knowledge in this." Qin Shubao said, "Since the emperor didn't explicitly ask him to accept it, how dare he accept it? Li Jing's art of war is not only his books and works, but also the national treasure of the Tang Dynasty and the treasure of the soldiers. Soldiers, the weapon of the country! If Li Jing casually takes apprentices and passes on the art of war to some Xiao Xiao's generation. In the future, wouldn't it be a disaster of the Tang Dynasty? Therefore, Li Jing has always been extremely cautious in the matter of receiving apprentices. Even if the prince's relatives came to him to worship him, he refused strictly.

"But this time, the emperor asked you to go to Li Jing to worship, and the emperor's intention is also profound." Qin Shubao continued, " First, let's see if Li Jing is extremely cautious about taking his apprentices as rumors say; secondly, it also tests whether Li Jing is obedient to the emperor's order. Third, with a deeper intention... Perhaps, the emperor also wants to see the military tactics written by Li Jing in the past two years!"

"What?" Qin Mubai was shocked, "The emperor asked me to send such a life stick to Li Jing. Is there such a deep intention?"

"So, I advised you a long time ago not to underestimate the emperor. He never does anything meaningless." Qin Shubao said, "Think about it, what does Li Jing mean when he can make this half of the country for the Li family? It's like, you have a top martial arts master in your house, with a sword for blowing hair. As the head of the family, even if you absolutely trust this master, don't you want to see what his knife looks like?

"Father is wise and right... In this way, this martial arts master uses poison rather than a knife, so it is more necessary to have a look, and at least he has to have an antidote." Qin Mubai suddenly nodded and said, "Should the child send this military book to His Majesty the emperor now?"

"Smart. When we left just now, didn't Li Jing vaguely mention 'otherwise, the emperor's side'? This old fox is implying that you send the military book to the emperor first. Please go to the imperial review. Qin Shubao waved his hand and said, "You don't have to stop overnight. You'll go right away!"

"Yes!"

Looking at Qin Mubai leaving the house with a thick soldier's book Pegasus on his back, Qin Shubao stroked his long hair and smiled and said to himself, "How's it going? Is Jiang still old and spicy? Son of a bitch, you have to learn more!"

At dusk, the palace gate is about to close. Qin Mubai entered directly from the Xuanwu Gate of the North Gate and came to the Penglai Hall of the harem. Sure enough, he found Li Shimin. As usual, he had dinner with Li Zhi and Li Mingda here.

After dealing with the two little guys, the two princes and ministers entered the study. Qin Mubai directly unloaded the military book and put it on Li Shimin's desk and said, "Your Majesty, Weichen went to Wei Gong to worship the teacher, but Wei Gong refused to accept Weichen as an apprentice, and only passed on half of the military book. I didn't dare to specialize in myself, so I brought the military letter and asked your majesty to decide!"

Li Shimin smiled and stretched out his hand to stroke the Jade Account Sutra, which was still fragrant. He did not reach out and open it. He said, "Since Duke Wei passed it on to you, you can study it!"

Qin Mubai was deliberately stunned: "Your Majesty... Don't you open it and read this book?"

"No need." Li Shimin smiled and said, "You don't have to repay me for such a small thing. This is a matter between you and Li Jing. It doesn't involve me. Why do you have to be so serious?

"Weichen just thinks..." Qin Mubai swallowed and said, "If it is a military letter given by your majesty, Weichen will read it with peace of mind. If you do it without telling your majesty, Weichen will have a sense of bullying you.

"Hehe, the words are heavy." Li Shimin said with a relaxed smile, "Since you want to say so, well, I will give you this military book."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Kid you away, this is the treasure of the soldiers." Li Shimin looked at Qin Mubai with a meaningful smile, "Take it back and read it well. If you have free time, I may ask you for advice."