Chapter 195 Challenging Fate

I had a good night's sleep soundly and sweetly. When I was about to wake up in the morning, I felt itchy between my nose. When my mind moved, it must be Shuang'er's mischievous again.

So Qin Mubai deliberately pretended to be asleep and scratched his nose to turn around. As expected, there was a low whisper by the bedside. At this time, he suddenly opened his eyes and grabbed the hand in front of his face, which scared the man to scream. It was so horrible.

"I want to scare people to death, you!"

Sure enough, it's Shuang'er, and she's complaining angrily!

"You girl, you are naughty again." Qin Mubai yawned, "Can't you let me sleep in?"

"Hee hee, do you want to try the little Tiansu made by the demon sister?" Shuang'er said with a smile, "Didn't you promise us yesterday to teach us to play the piano every morning? What, have you forgotten?"

"Oi, I'll get up!" Qin Mubai smiled, turned over and got up and put on his clothes. After washing up, he went straight to the backyard with Shuang'er.

The demon had indeed prepared a rich and exquisite breakfast, and a group of little girls had already sat down, waiting for Qin Mubai to come for breakfast.

Looking at these dazzling, sweet and delicious breakfasts, Qin Mubai sighed secretly: The demon really has a seven orifice exquisite heart. Although his eyes are blind, he is smarter and more dexterous than a bright-eyed person! How many ordinary women can do such a beautiful breakfast?

A circle of people gathered together for breakfast. There were many people, and the meal seemed to be particularly sweet. The demon's craftsmanship is not bad, and Qin Mubai can be regarded as a feast.

"If it goes on like this, I will gain weight quickly." Qin Mubai smiled and said, "Yes, let's go to the Wu Palace together today!"

I thought that Shuang'er and Yao'er would agree readily. Unexpectedly, the two women's reactions were unexpectedly cold. Shuang'er shook her head: "Brother, you go, I won't go."

"If Shuanger doesn't go, I will naturally go too. I'd better stay here to take care of them." The demon said.

"What's the matter?" Qin Mubai couldn't help but be a little surprised, "Didn't you have a good time yesterday? I also made an appointment to go to King Wu's Mansion today.

"Nothing..." Shuang'er smiled bitterly and got up. "You guys have a rest. I'll clean up the dishes."

After Shuang'er left, Qin Mubai asked Yaoer, "What's wrong with her?"

"Third brother... I don't know whether to say it or not." The demon said, "When you were still asleep this morning, the Duke of Yi came."

"Well, what is he doing here?" Qin Mubai asked.

"It's probably... a special trip to find Shuang'er." The demon said, "As for what I said, I don't know much about it. Anyway, after the Duke of Yi left, Shuang'er was depressed and stunned for a long time. Ask her, just shaking her head.

"I see..." Qin Mubai nodded and said to himself: Probably Dad has come to teach Shuang'er a lesson. Let her not run with me and don't get too close to Li Ke... Dad, he is still against Shuang'er being with Li Ke!

Qin Mubai shook his head and said, "That's all, just leave her alone. I'll teach you how to play the piano later. On a cold day, it's comfortable for you to stay at home and have a good time.

"Aren't you in a hurry to go to Wu Wangfu?"

"Don't worry, the king of Wu will definitely send someone to urge you, and it won't be too late to go then."

Later, the three came together to study the ancient piano. Qin Mubai taught them to play for a while, and stopped talking about Shuang'er's troubles. He finally made her temporarily put aside her troubles and laugh happily.

More than an hour later, Yin Yang really drove a carriage to pick up people, and there were still two carriages. Qin Mubai said to him that he was the only one who went, and Yin Yang did not dare to ask more questions. He just said that the king of Wu would be a little disappointed.

When he arrived at Wu Wangfu, Li Ke had already been waiting. It can be seen that he is in a good mood today, and he prepared the banquet early to entertain Qin Mubai and others. Seeing that he was alone walked in, he looked behind him.

"Don't look, I'm the only one." Qin Mubai said.

"Demons didn't come?" Li Ke asked, "I'm still going to ask her for teaching skills!"

"She accompanies many little girls to teach them to read and read. How can she pull herself away?" Qin Mubai smiled and said, "You are so easy and addicted to playing mahjong. Do you want me to go to the emperor to sue you?"

Li Ke was obviously a little disappointed, and immediately covered up his embarrassment with a dry smile: "Haha, it's okay. It's boring to play too much mahjong. Let's talk about business today!"

"I'd be happy to accompany you."

The two sat down and chatted with some refreshments.

Li Ke said, " According to the Tang Dynasty system, I, a prince, can raise up to 400 soldiers after the opening of the house. If I go to the military town or be appointed as the governor, I can raise 800 private soldiers. Now I have been appointed as an assassin, and if I win, I can recruit five or six hundred soldiers in the house. You have also stayed in my house before and know the situation here.

Qin Mubai nodded: "If I remember correctly, at the beginning of the year, the house claimed that there were four brigades, but in fact there were less than 300 people, which were handed over to three lieutenants. Not only is there a shortage of troops, but also very few generals.

"Yes!" Li Ke said, "Now the only military attaches I can use are Yuwen Hongtai and Yin Yang. The two are divided into lieutenants, but they don't even have the official and deputy military. That's what I think. As soon as the snow stops, I will ask Your Majesty to allow me to promulgate the military recruitment list, recruit the children of the civilian family of the Chang'an Shi clan, recruit volunteers and brave people, enrich the army, and promote some generals.

"It's easy for soldiers. All personal soldiers are recruiting. As long as you are willing to pay, someone will come. Qin Mubai said, "As the saying goes, it is easy to get a general for thousands of troops. With all due respect, Yin Yang is cautious and careful, and can be assisted by the emperor; Yuwen Hongtai is brave and can be the vanguard. Now the royal palace is short of the only general.

"In a word!" Li Ke said, "Before, I hoped that you could stay with me and help me all the time, but it's a pity that I can't raise a rare Kunpeng like you in the small pond of the royal palace. But well, it turns out that it was the right decision for me to let you leave at the beginning. Look, how nice you are now! It's more helpful for me!"

"Ha ha, Your Highness is a broad-minded person, and I always admire him very much." Qin Mubai smiled and said, "After talking for a long time, I know you are thinking about Xue Rengui, right?"

"Yes!" Li Ke said, "In your house that day, I witnessed him compete with the old general Cheng Zhijie. Needless to say, I like his temperament and self-restraint very much. There are not many righteous people like him who are capable and modest, both rewarding and ambitious. Talent, rare talent! I missed you, and I don't want to miss Xue Rengui anymore!"

Qin Mubai nodded and smiled: "Your Highness is really thirsty for talents now. Please tell me, how do you plan to recruit Xue Rengui?

"Fair and just, in such a way, let Xue Rengui come to me with peace of mind!" Li Ke said, "Xue Rengui is ambitious and self-respecting, and he is unwilling to accept your favors and charity. Then let him come to our palace to compete for the position of imperial army with his own strength!"

The army in the tent is the highest-level military attache of the prince's mansion. From the five grades, he leads all the soldiers and horses in the prince's mansion and directly obeys the prince's orders. Strictly speaking, this kind of military officer does not belong to the headquarters of the Tang Dynasty, but only the commander of the prince's private army. To put it bluntly, he is the head of a personal guard regiment. However, this official rank is recognized by the Tang Dynasty and enjoys the same treatment as other five generals, and can also be transferred at the same level in other armies. It is a relatively special type of military attachuscript. At the beginning, Qin Mubai was directly transferred from a captain in the reign of Wu Wangfu to a hundred cavalry envoy.

"It's feasible." Qin Mubai nodded and said, "But what is a fair and just law?"

"I plan to follow the emperor's practice of selecting hundreds of riders, and set up a martial arts platform in the royal palace school to test equestrianism, archery, knife and gun, warping and other skills. At the same time, the challenge of the generals also opens a written examination to test the tactics and the current affairs military system, and select the best. But in this way, it is bound to require an authoritative person to make an appraisal. Therefore, I would like to invite a few people to host martial arts.

"Who are you invited?" Qin Mubai asked.

Li Ke smiled slightly: "This 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 forward to invite you in person, but I also want to bother you. Let's go to your father first.

Qin Mubai frowned and thought about it, nodded and said, "I'll try it." Recently, my father has been in a good mood, and he is about to get out of the mountain again. I don't think he will 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 help me."

"Who?"

"Of course, it's my father's brother Cheng Zhijie!" Li Ke smiled and said, "He and the Duke of Yi have always been inseparable from him. I invited the Duke of Yi. How dare I not invite him? He is both your teacher and the old uncle. Only you can invite him.

"It's easy to say." Qin Mubai smiled and said, "As long as my father agrees, there is absolutely no problem with Uncle Cheng. I know who he is."

"That's good." Li Ke rubbed his hands, obviously a little excited, and said, "Ansuet is my uncle, King Jiangxia, who is idle at home. Now that he has resigned from public office and enjoys happiness at home, I have to choose something for him to do. In terms of military martial arts, my uncle is top-class. If you can invite him to make a judgment, you will be able to convince the public.

"Yes. King Jiangxia is a very suitable candidate. Qin Mubai nodded and agreed, "With your friendship with him, it doesn't seem difficult to invite him."

"Well, I know this in my heart. It should be no problem." Li Ke frowned gently and said, "This is the fourth one. It's a little difficult to invite, but I really want to invite him."

"Who?"

"That's the Duke of E, Yu Chi Jingde!"

Qin Mubai was a little surprised and said, "Your Highness, why did you suddenly think of inviting him? Have you been friends with him before?"

"No." Li Ke shook his head, "In fact, Yu Chi Jingde can't have any friendship with anyone."

"What do you say?" Qin Mubai asked curiously.

Li Ke smiled and said, "In the early years, when my father calmed down the world, Yu Chi Jingde was a general, and there was such a gap between him and the officials of the former Qin Palace. With his loyalty and courage, he helped his father ascend the throne and made great contributions, and was called one of the four meritorious officials of Kaiyuan by his father. He was originally a big and rough temper, and since then he has been proud of himself. Therefore, he often quarreled with Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Changsun Wuji and others, and even openly quarreled in the court. In addition, you should also have heard that at a celebration banquet in the early years, he actually punched the king of Jiangxia and almost blinded him in one eye?

"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 he sat on his head, so he quarreled with the man. The king of Jiangxia came forward to dissuade him, but he quarreled with the king of Jiangxia again, and later punched people. It can be seen that this person is indeed extremely hot-tempered and not very good at being a person.

"Yes!" Li Ke nodded and said, "But he is definitely a good man in the army and fight. Since he surrendered to his father, he has been entrusted with an important task. Now he often leads troops in the border of Jing and holds the military power. Because of his personality, he has a bad relationship with most of the important ministers in the court. If it hadn't been for his father's favoritism, I'm afraid he would have had a bad end. In addition, he does not have a particularly good relationship with the generals who are also generals. He is strong and brave and likes to boast about his martial arts. In his early years, when your father was healthy, he often provoked him, and the two often fought against each other. Later, he gained power. Your father and Cheng Zhijie and other veterans of the Qin Palace declined one after another. Yuchi Jingde was proud and often boasted in front of people how he was better than Qin, Cheng and other generations. These words are about to spread, which will naturally worsen the relationship between Yu Chi Jingde and your father.

Qin Mubai smiled and said, "I don't know the kindness and resentment 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 personality and hot temper are also a headache. It is estimated that only people like His Majesty can control him easily.

"Ha ha, even his father calls him the 'black-faced demon king'. If Yu Chi Jingde has a bad temper, he will be a little scared." Li Ke said with a smile, "The day before yesterday, I heard that Yu Chi Jingde returned to Chang'an to prepare for the Spring Festival. At this time, didn't you just invite him to come?"

Qin Mubai smiled and said, "Your Highness, since you know that my father, Uncle Cheng and Yuchi Jingde are not at odds with each other, and I also have a holiday with his son Yuchi Baoyun, why do you invite him?"

Li Ke smiled mysteriously and said, "It is precisely because no one wants to pay attention to him and stay away from him that I want to take the initiative to approach him. I'm now, it's difficult! Few ministers of the Manchu Dynasty looked at me with their eyes. They either stood on the side of the prince or were angry with the king of Wei. To be honest, I don't want to fight with the prince and the king of Wei, and I know that I don't have this power and qualification. But the tree wants to be quiet and the wind doesn't stop. I want to protect myself. It's not too much to make a few more friends who can say a few words for me, right?

"It's not too much." Qin Mubai smiled and said, "Yi Chi Jingde is arrogant and can't be a man. Few people pay attention to him when he comes to Chang'an, but His Highness takes the initiative to condescend him as a guest. Yu Chi Jingde should be grateful."

"It's hard to say. Yuchi Jingde, a black-faced demon king, has a different idea from ordinary people. His behavior is completely based on his own preferences. Except for my father, he can't listen to anyone's words and give him face. Li Ke smiled bitterly, "I can only go and have a try!"

"In this case, you and I should start to prepare separately!" Qin Mubai said, "The Spring Festival is coming. As soon as the snow stops, it will start immediately. It's better to get everyone together before the Spring Festival, so that we can run in for a longer period of time!"

"Xue Rengui's place, please!" Li Ke said, "Anyway, you must invite him to come to my palace to apply for recruitment!"

"Don't worry, I have a way." Qin Mubai smiled slightly and nodded.

After chatting for a while, the two agreed to prepare separately immediately, and Qin Mubai also said goodbye and left.

Leaving the royal palace, Qin Mubai staggered slowly on the snow-covered Lifang street, thinking in his heart: Looking at Li Ke's posture, it was like a beast that had been hibernating for a long time. Finally, he yawned and began to open his teeth and claws.

He is really similar to Li Shimin, and he knows how to know, use and control people. Those who have achieved great careers are people-oriented. It can be seen from Li Ke's hard search for talents that he must not be young!

If you really feel at ease to be a prince of peace, there will definitely be no such measure. For self-insurreation? ...It's really the best way to keep doing nothing in order to protect yourself. He pretended for more than a year, but finally he couldn't pretend.

"Li Ke, it's not something in the pool after all! It seems that his father's vision is still good. He has long determined that Li Ke is a talented and rewarding person, but his awkward identity happens to be inversely proportional to his ability. Qin Mubai thought as he walked and said to himself, "Since I came to the Tang Dynasty, it seems that there is an invisible hand, always arranging me and Li Ke to get closer and closer. I once left the Wu Palace, but now I'm tied up with him. Moreover, the emperor seemed to acquiesce that I was in the same camp as Li Ke. Not only that, even the prince and the king of Wei probably determined it in this way. Otherwise, when Wu Mei Niang went to the East Palace as a guest, why did the crown princess repeatedly ask about my relationship with Li Ke?

Thinking of this, Qin Mubai couldn't help smiling: Why do you think so much? What a nuisance! The current Tang Dynasty is no longer the Tang Dynasty in history. Who can explain what will happen in the future? Li Ke, will he still die as wronged as in history?

No one can say for sure!

Although the saying "there is no perfect egg under the nest" and "the fire at the gate affects the pond fish" is reasonable, but it is often used to scare off mediocre people and cowards. Since I can rob the emperor's Wu Mei Niang and make Princess Gaoyang give up on me, why can't I change Li Ke's fate?

After all, Li Ke is kind to me and relies on me as my confidant brother, and he is also my future brother-in-law and Gao Yang's favorite third brother! When it comes to implicated, I have nothing to do with him at this moment!

"To change Li Ke's fate is to control my own fate!"

"Challenging, I like it!"

Thinking of this, Qin Mubai couldn't help smiling at the corners of his mouth. He walked a few places with a little excitement and went straight to Wu Mei Niang's house.

If you want to talk to Xue Rengui, you still have to use the face of the "Wudong family" and her stingy teeth!

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[Even if this chapter is updated, there will be another update during the day tomorrow. I've been very busy recently, so I often update two chapters together, and each chapter basically has more than 5,000 words. I came back very late today and spent three hours driving out this chapter, which is a promise to everyone's support for this book! Call for everyone's red ticket support, thank you!]