Chapter 59: Hesitation, Curiosity
In the Yiguo Mansion, Qin Qiong's face was very entangled, as if he was making some important decision.
At this time, it was already the second day before An Xuangong's visit, and he asked him to invite Lu Guogong Cheng to come yesterday.
After learning more about the purpose of the winter martial arts, his face couldn't help but be solemn, especially when he knew that he wanted a place.
Cheng Biting Jin tried his best not to think about it, Qin Qiong was amused, this Cheng Fat Man thought that his quota was to be given to Huaiyu.
It is necessary to know that it is not so easy to go to the grassland this time, and it is very likely to face the encirclement and interception of the Turks, which can basically be said to be nine deaths.
Originally, Qin Qiong wanted to pass on the news to An Xuangong, but then the grapevine said that this plan was made by An Xuangong, so he dispelled his idea.
"It seems that the boy already knows."
Qin Qiong couldn't help but sigh silently, but in his heart he admired An Xuangong, and even such a student was willing to let him step on the grassland.
To know that with An Xuangong's own influence, it was actually easy to let a person enter His Majesty's eyes, but he didn't do it.
Instead, he came to beg himself, which couldn't help but make Qin Qiong admire An Xuangong's character even more, and sent his students to the grassland battlefield, which also required great courage.
It was precisely because of this reason that Qin Qiong was even more hesitant, because he couldn't help but think of his son Qin Huaiyu.
"Don't I, Qin Qiong, have the courage?"
Qin Qiong made up his mind and whispered, since An Xuangong had the courage to let his students perform martial arts, he was not determined to let his son go too.
"Butler, call Huaiyu back for me!"
After making a decision, Qin Qiong's eyes became sharper and said loudly, since he has made a decision, he must practice hard, so as not to lose his life.
Shu An didn't know what kind of decision Qin Qiong made, if he knew, he would probably pity Qin Huaiyu.
Speaking of plundering the Turks, it was not a sudden idea for him, but he had seriously thought about it, especially if he used the thinking of guerrilla warfare, then it was not impossible to achieve his goal and retreat with his whole body.
This time it is definitely more than just a team, so if the Turks disperse their forces, it will be even more useful.
But all this was just his imagination, so he was ready to talk to Xue Rengui about the essence of guerrilla warfare in the next few days.
As long as you are a good student, then it is not a problem to retreat from the grassland.
Of course, in addition to these few days, there is a winter period ahead, but it will not be long.
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Time flies, seven days pass in a flash, except for Qin Shubao who used two places, the other Guogong generals did not make any moves.
Or I didn't think about it at all, because the risks and benefits are not proportional, even if they are or come back, they will be knighted at most, and they will definitely not exceed the county.
For every prince and heir, as long as he becomes an adult, it is not a problem to mix a little military exploits and a knighthood.
On the contrary, if you are unfortunate enough to be selected, if you die in the grassland, then it will really be gone, so these places are not wanted.
In the Shu Mansion, Xue Rengui's face showed a trace of solemnity, because today is the day of martial arts in the hunting ground.
"This is for the teacher to have already ordered the armor for you."
"This armor was supposed to be given to you on your birthday, but now it's given to you first."
"And the horses that have been prepared in front of the door, today it will be up to you to make your own."
"I once told your junior brother that I have studied hard for ten years, and I will become famous in the world in one fell swoop."
"You've been following the teacher for several years, and it's almost time to learn."
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Shu An's voice sounded slowly, as if he was a little nagging because he was old, but Xue Rengui on the side did not look impatient at all, and carefully wrote down his teacher's words.
After the nagging, Shu An took Xue Rengui out, and he had already brought a white horse to Laifu.
When Xue Rengui rode on the horse, he seemed to have a serious atmosphere, which couldn't help but make Shu An's eyes light up, sure enough, there are some people who are born famous generals.
This student's whole temperament is different, as if giving him the feeling of a battlefield general.
Unlike other horses, the horses handed over to Xue Rengui have extra horseshoes to prevent the wear and tear of the horses' hooves, and at the same time prevent some bumps from causing injuries to the horses.
In fact, the origin of horseshoes is recorded in the early Sui Dynasty, so there were horseshoes in this era, and the reason why they were useless was that they were limited to the production of iron.
Even the armor of the soldiers is not enough, let alone the horses, but it is still possible to use it in small quantities.
"Let's go!"
Shu An's eyes flashed and he said, this time he wanted to watch his students start the legend of their own life.
Hunting ground on the outskirts of Chang'an
The chariot belonging to the emperor slowly arrived, and there were already guards around it, and the high platform that had already been repaired was waiting for the emperor's luck.
Even the chill of winter can't stop Li Shimin's restless mood, if it weren't for the fact that the Tang Dynasty really couldn't withstand this war, he would definitely take this opportunity to conquer the Turks north.
But even so, it also attaches great importance to this competition, if it can weaken the Turks, then it means that the Tang Dynasty is less powerful than destroying the Turks.
There was a Guogong waiting at the school early in the morning, but Li Shimin's eyes were more curious, because he found that there were two more people in the crowd who shouldn't have appeared.
One is his own father, and the other is Qin Qiong, who has been sick in bed for a long time, but they all appear today.
"I've seen Your Majesty!"
After a period of saluting, all the generals stood still, of course, in addition to these generals, there were also some important ministers like the eldest grandson Wuji.
Of course, those who are careful will find that these people are basically Li Shimin's subordinates at the time of Tiance Mansion.
"I don't know why Father and Uncle Bao are interested in coming to the hunting ground today?"
Li Shimin asked with a hint of curiosity in his eyes, after all, no matter how you look at it, these two people have little to do with this competition.
On top of the facts, it was not only Li Shimin's doubts, but also many Wenchen and military generals present, but because they had not long arrived, they had not had time to ask.
Only Lu Guogong Cheng showed a thoughtful expression, and couldn't help muttering in his heart, Uncle Bao won't let his nephew participate in the competition.
There is also Uncle Bao who asked for two places, if one place is his nephew, then the other place must be for someone else.
There is no doubt that seeing Shu Bao and An Xuangong walking so close today, I am afraid that An Xuangong wants it.
You must know that the two didn't seem to have much connection before, but today there was talk and laughter, which surprised him.