Qin Shubao also felt the unreserved trust between the two, hurriedly raised his glass, resolved the embarrassment and said: "What Brother Zhu said is that General Zhen doesn't have to mind too much, Brother Zhu and I have been in the Wagang Army for so many years, and we have actually done a lot of murder and arson. ”

Zhen Mingku raised his glass: "Brother Qin, since you and Zhuzi are brothers, then they are also my brothers, you don't have to see each other too much, it is better to be called brothers." ”

"Haha, that little brother has climbed high, the little brother is younger than you, call you Brother Zhen."

"Don't dare, please take care of Brother Qin in the future."

Qin Shubao felt more and more that this dark guard general did not have a little swagger, nor did he have the arrogance of those noble sons and the dog-eyed and low-looking faces, he frequently raised his glass to respect, and unconsciously talked about his future whereabouts, and felt that the current Li family in Chang'an, the emperor of Luoyang, and Dou Jiande of Qizhou were the most promising to win the world.

It's just that Cheng Yanjin cut off his idea of joining the Li family in Chang'an because of the third lady's order to kill him.

Then he talked about Dou Jiande, Qin Shubao said: "In the past few days, the spies have sent news that after recruiting the county guards of Jingcheng in the Bohai Sea, the strength of the Xia army has increased greatly, and they began to lobby Luo Yi in Zhuozhou, but they were turned away, which angered Dou Jiande, and they are recruiting troops and horses, uniting with the Turks, and preparing to attack up and down......"

Qin Shubao paused, and changed his words: "In my opinion, although Dou Jiande is ambitious, it is a pity that he provoked the wrong enemy at the wrong time, and once a war with Zhuozhou starts, he will definitely fall into a stalemate, and the army will be deeply trapped, unable to get out, and lose the opportunity to seek Luoyang......"

He glanced at Zhen Mingku, "Now only Luoyang can be accommodated, but the emperor is weak and weak, and he is not Wang Shichong's opponent, otherwise with the hero of Luoyang City, it may not be impossible to keep one side stable for more than ten years...... Even I know this, it's impossible for the third lady not to know, I'm afraid that she will be going to do something to Luoyang soon. ”

Cheng Yanjin smiled: "Shubao, you have no suspicion with the Li family, if you want to vote for Miss San, you don't have to worry about my relationship, although I almost died in the hands of her subordinates, but I didn't have half a grudge against her in my heart, but I really admired her, she has always treated her subordinates well, if you can put down your body and vote for her, it is actually a great benefit." Brother Zhen happened to be there, let him help you introduce, how can you get a general to do, and if you make military achievements in the future, why can't you be a wife and a son. ”

Qin Shubao said with a smile: "Brother Zhuzi really likes to laugh, why don't you let me vote for her, and in turn turn against you?" At the beginning, you almost killed Brother Zhen because of the relationship between the two masters, although Brother Zhen did not blame, but didn't you always feel guilty in your heart? I don't dare repeat your mistakes. ”

"If you vote for Miss Three, I will go back to Luoyang to strike iron, and Miss Three will not let go of even a blacksmith."

Qin Shubao smiled and said: "Then I will simply unload my armor and return to the field, I can give you a hand, in this troubled era, it is not difficult to become a rich man on the rich side by selling swords and soldiers." ”

Zhen Ming looked at the two of them bitterly, and suddenly said: "Why don't you two take refuge in the Dark Guard Army for the time being, and wait for the situation to be clear, and then make a decision." ”

The two of them didn't think about it, turned their heads to look at him, and said in unison: "Just wait for your words!" ”

The three of them looked at each other, then laughed, and the three glasses clashed together.

……

In the Chang'an Palace, thousands of miles away, the ministers of the Tang Dynasty are discussing the government in the court.

Li Yuan, who was dressed in a dragon robe, looked majestic, sat on the dragon chair, and the ministers had finished worshipping, and said:

"Now that Hexi has been decided, Shuofang Liang Division is in the north of the Turks, ready to move, although the Tang Dynasty army has many generals, a small jump beam is not a problem, but now is a good opportunity to seek the eastern capital, if you don't deter these small people, I am afraid that there will be endless troubles, what is the response of the Qing family."

The dozen or so people standing on His Majesty are all Li clansmen and heroes who followed Li Yuan to raise troops in Taiyuan at the beginning.

Among them, Liu Wenjing and Pei Ju are Li Yuan's henchmen and military advisors, when the army was raised, Liu Wenjing and Pei Lian, who was the palace supervisor of Jinyang at the time, were just two down-and-out scholars in the Li family's staff, in order to get ahead, they did not hesitate to instigate Li Yuan to rebel, running around, working hard, and the Jinyang County Guard Gao Junya and Sima Wangwei at that time discovered the Li family's conspiracy, and were captured by his design, killing people and destroying mouths, and ensuring that the matter of raising troops was not leaked.

Later, Li Jing, the then Cheng of Mayi County, entered Chang'an to accuse the Li family of his father and son for rebellion, and he secretly issued an order to the thieves and strongmen in the green forest to intercept and arrest Li Jing, so Li Jing fell into the hands of the Salt Gang.

In terms of merit, among the retainers of the Li family, he Liu Wenjing should be the first to take credit, and after Li Yuan became the head of Chang'an, he naturally became one of the most daring and influential ministers around Li Yuan.

Standing beside him is Pei Lian, a friend who has been with him since childhood and has gone through hardships together, with a humble demeanor.

At the beginning, as Yang Guang's Jinyang palace supervisor, responsible for the life of the concubines in the Jinyang Palace, not only the position is low, but also deeply criticized, a dignified seven-foot man, but mixed in a bunch of rouge powder among the women, every day the ears are for rouge gouache, trivial things to worry about, the depression in his heart can be imagined, only Liu Wenjing can confide, and only Liu Wenjing can understand his distress, that period of trouble, Liu Wenjing is his best friend, but also his confidant.

Later, after Liu Wenjing's introduction, he got acquainted with Li Yuan, which became a turning point in his life.

As the so-called heaven will descend on the people, they must first suffer their minds, strain their muscles and bones, starve their bodies and skin, and mess up their actions, because the tenacity and perseverance tempered in the suffering are the necessary qualities for achieving great things.

Pei Lin met Li Yuan, just like a fish swimming in the sea, a bird flying high in the sky, and the talent accumulated over the years of self-improvement was displayed, plus he was well versed in the way of doing what he liked, and secretly introduced the lonely and stunning concubines saved by Yang Guang in Jinyang Palace to Li Yuan one by one.

Therefore, he won Li Yuan's favor, and in private affairs, Li Yuan and him were more like friends who played and had fun when they were young, and in official affairs, he was also Li Yuan's most trusted confidant.

Above the court, he knows more about the way to be restrained and low-key, and he is not as showy as Liu Wenjing, who has to argue with others about everything, and in private, Li Yuan will discuss with him alone.

In addition to Liu Wenjing and Pei Ju, the two advisers, on the other side, are Li Yuan's brothers and nephews.

Among them, a young man standing at the top is seven feet tall, with a face like a crown of jade, a battle armor, and a mighty one, and the expression on his face is also quite pretentious and proud, and his face is somewhat similar to Li Yuan, and he looks like a father and son at a glance.

He is Li Yuan's eldest son Li Jiancheng, the hero of the Puzhou uprising in Hedong, and Liu Wenjing together captured alive the old Sui veteran Qu Tutong who was stationed in Tongguan at that time, persuaded him to surrender, and Li Tang's army was able to enter the pass and go to Chang'an City.

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