After saying goodbye to his wife and children, Li Qinzai went directly to the backyard study. Li Ji stood in the yard outside the study, stroking his beard and looking at him with a smile, as if he had been waiting for him for a long time.
Li Qinzai strode forward and knelt down on one knee: "Grandpa, my grandson is going to war, please take care of yourself." Li Ji nodded and said with a smile, "I'm used to your dissolute appearance, but suddenly I saw you wearing a suit of armor, and you looked brave. Extraordinary, like a young general on the battlefield." Li Qinzai was a little surprised and said cautiously: "Grandpa, if you are good at this, when your grandson returns in triumph, he will wear armor and dangle in front of you every day..." Li Ji haha Laughing: "You little bastard wants to please me so much, what do you want?" Of course he wants an inheritance... Li Qinzai still didn't dare to say it after all. As a bastard, he thought it was too bastard.
Li Ji's smile gradually faded and he said in a deep voice: "Be careful when you go to Japan. From the tribute paid by the Japanese envoys, it can be seen that although Japan has surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, its leader is not willing to do so. He wants to get rid of the Tang Dynasty. Take control, maybe there is some conspiracy brewing.”
"After you go to the Japanese country, don't trust any Japanese people. The only people you can really trust are our family and the 10,000 soldiers of the Tang Dynasty." Li Qinzai lowered his head: "My grandson understands. Grandpa, don't worry. With your grandson With his shrewdness, he will definitely not be able to suffer a big loss, but the leader of the Japanese country is different. He cannot afford to fail, not even once." Li Ji's eyes flashed and he said slowly: "If something unexpected happens in the Japanese country and the situation is urgent, You can make a decision when the opportunity arises, and you can kill everyone, including the Japanese leader, and I can take care of it for you in front of Your Majesty."
"Under the control of the Tang Dynasty, it doesn't matter who is the leader of the country." Li Ji also gave some instructions on military and state affairs. The lifelong experience accumulated by a generation of veterans on the battlefield was taught to Li Qinzai without reservation.
Li Qinzai respectfully wrote them down one by one. After the instructions, Li Ji was silent for a moment and waved his hand freely: "Go ahead, I'm waiting to join forces with your troops in Goguryeo." Li Qinzai whispered: "Grandpa, the battle to conquer Goguryeo is more dangerous than the Japanese. Grandpa, you must be careful and take care. You are old, don't be impulsive in anything. If you accidentally step into the enemy's trap, it's important to save your life. Run away if you can, leaving the mountains behind..." Before he could finish his words, Li Ji was already furious: "You bastard! I have fought all my life. Countless people, how can they be defeated at an old age..." Li Qinzai said seriously: "Grandpa, what you said is wrong. General Li Guang of the Han Dynasty also fought all his life, and when he was old, he was captured alive by the Huns..." Li Ji His eyelids twitched, and then he looked around in a familiar manner.
Li Qinzai sighed. Fortunately, he was not destined to be the emperor. Otherwise, he would be a coward, unable to listen to any unfavorable advice...
"Grandpa, calm down, my grandson is leaving now!" Li Ji angrily waved his sleeves: "Get out!" After Li Qinzai left, the yard was quiet. Li Ji stood alone in the yard, his tall and straight figure no longer visible. I felt like I was crouching down.
He is late in life, the famous general is old, and with thousands of lives in his hands, he can't bear to be separated from his family at this moment.
Why are you secretly in ecstasy? ......... He hugged his wife and children one by one, and amid their tears, Li Qinzai turned away decisively.
Hundreds of members of the Li family, wearing armor, stood quietly outside the Duke's Mansion. Seeing Li Qinzai step out, Liu Asi and others bowed with their swords drawn.
A chilling atmosphere filled the air outside the mansion, and countless passers-by stopped to avoid him with respectful expressions. Li Qinzai took the reins from Butler Wu and was about to mount his horse when he suddenly heard a bold passerby among the crowd of onlookers raise his voice and ask: "General, are you going to fight for the country?" Li Qinzai hesitated for a moment, then smiled at him. : "Yes, we are going to fight for our country." The strangers on the road immediately bowed to Li Qinzai and saluted.
"May the general be victorious, the soldiers return in triumph, and the Tang Dynasty be victorious!"
"The Tang Dynasty will be victorious!" Li Qinzai got on his horse, waved to the crowd, and said loudly: "The Tang Dynasty will be victorious!" After saying this, he shook the reins, and surrounded by his troops, the group of people galloped away from the city gate.
Outside the Duke's Mansion, passers-by still stood still. Until Li Qinzai and his subordinates disappeared, they still maintained their bowing posture, as if this was the only way to express their inner respect for the soldiers who went on the expedition.
After a long time, people came and went again outside the Duke's Mansion. Strange passers-by talked among themselves.
"The general just now was so young and looked so brave. I wonder whose handsome son he is?"
"You're so dumbfounded, don't you know how to read? I didn't see anyone coming out of the British Duke's mansion. Of course they are the children and grandchildren of the British Duke."
"Your Majesty has many children and grandchildren. The one just now was..."
"That one is the most promising grandson of Duke Ying. Haven't you heard of 'one family with two sons'? The one just now was the fifth grandson of Duke Ying, Li Qinzai, who was granted the title of Duke of Weinan County."
"You look like you're in your twenties, but you're already a county official and a figure!"
"It's a character. He was forged on the battlefield with swords and spears. I heard that that man also made a lot of achievements back then. Otherwise, do you think that the title of County Duke fell from the sky? Now he has to go to the battlefield again. Let’s earn face and grab land for our Datang..."
"After many veteran generals in the Tang Dynasty, there are new rising stars. Haha, the past and the future are opening up. There are many talented people in the country. It comes to light. Tonight, I asked my mother-in-law to add a dish and drink two bowls of glutinous rice. I wish the young general a victory." Li Qinzai The group of people left the city and sped towards the northern suburbs camp, thirty miles outside the city.
The imperial army's official eastward expedition to Goguryeo has not yet started, but Li Qinzai must take the first step. Laying out the Japanese country, building good harbors, recruiting the young people of the Japanese country, etc. These preparations are very tedious and take a long time. Li Qinzai must first arrive at the Japanese country and deal with it personally.
The group soon arrived at the northern suburbs camp. Li Qinzai reined in his horse outside the camp, and the tribesmen stopped one after another.
When the smoke and dust in the sky cleared, Li Qinzai suddenly discovered a woman wearing a plain palace dress outside the camp gate. Her baby-fat little face was rosy, her eyes were big and bright, her red lips were slightly pursed, and her temples were flicking. She was waiting with a dull expression. Outside the camp gate.
Li Qinzai smiled, threw the reins to Bu Qu, and stepped forward and said, "Xiao Baga, you are very beautiful today." Luye Zanliang lowered his head and saluted Li Qinzai: "I pay my respects to the Fifth Young Master." Li Qinzai said with a smile: " This time you are accompanying me on the expedition. Your identity is the eldest daughter of the Japanese emperor, so you don’t need to call yourself a slave." Kono Sanliang was silent for a moment and said: "I don’t dare to overstep my bounds, but I have a request."
"You can say it, but I won't agree anyway." Sanliang Kono said: "..."
"Haha, I'm just teasing you. Just tell me. I'll listen first." Sanliang Kono said softly: "The fifth young master went on an expedition for the country. The victory has been determined. No matter whether there are slaves or not, it will not affect him. Your overall situation, so I request you, can you not allow me to go with you on the expedition?" Li Qinzai didn't seem surprised and said with a smile: "Look, we are indeed on the same page. Your request troubles me, and I really don't. I promised..."
