In fact, for Qin Yun, Master Lu's arrival was an unexpected surprise. After all, he had thought about recruiting him, but he did not expect that the other party would come so easily.
However, these are only part of the plan.
In his previous life, as a top agent, what he lacked most was a sense of crisis. When Qin Yun realized that he had become a knife in the hand of the emperor, he knew that what he had to do next was not to become famous, but to cultivate himself.
Self-cultivation has two meanings, one is to truly exercise the body, and the other meaning is to cultivate power. After all, those who have succeeded in seizing the throne through the ages are never alone.
Nowadays, he gets up at four or five o'clock every day to exercise, including squats, military boxing, and various skill trainings.
It just so happens that Master Lu is here, so he can help create professional training tools.
Of course, these are all things for later. The first problem he faces now is tomorrow's competition with Qi. Qin Yun doesn't think it will be a fair competition, and he even suspects that his own people will deal heavy blows to him.
After explaining to Yang Yong and arranging the ice making workshop, Qin Yun came to the outside of Wenxuan Pavilion alone. The moonlight was still so sultry, and the faint sound of the piano floated out of the window.
Suddenly the wind chimes on the treetops rang, and the music suddenly stopped.
Shen Yue's resentful and angry voice came from inside the house.
"Since you're here, why not come out!"
Qin Yun smiled and pushed the door open. This time he did not open the window, just because the girl had arranged a trap there. Although it was not fatal, it would make him wet, so Qin Yun would not fall for it.
As soon as he entered the house, he saw a puppet with "Qin Yun" written on it standing not far away. There was still a little dirt on the puppet.
Qin Yun smiled and said: "Still keeping it?"
Shen Yue snorted softly: "What are you doing here? Don't think that a little trick can scare me!"
Qin Yun spread his hands: "Nothing, I just miss you, so I came to chat with you."
"Go away, you are not welcome here!" Shen Yue turned her pretty face away, leaving Qin Yun with a cold back.
Qin Yun poured tea on his own.
"The first reason I came here this time is to ask you to take me to say thank you to Lord Shen. If Lord Shen hadn't helped me last time, I might have been punished by my father!"
Shen Yue snorted coldly: "If you have the ability, go tell him in person."
Qin Yun shook his head: "Master Shen must not want to see me. By the way, this is the monthly card of Yuelai Ice Room. From now on, with this card, you can receive a bucket of ice cubes for free every day."
"Yue Lai Ice Room, but that ice shop suddenly popped up in the city? Isn't that the property of the second prince Qin Hao?"
Qin Yun smiled and said: "That's okay, but I also own half of the shares. I'm very sorry for what happened that night, so I decided to transfer the shares to the Shen family. I wonder if Miss Shen is willing to accept my apology!"
Shen Yue sneered: "Do you think that just money can offset the crimes you committed? Let me tell you, Qin Yun, I will never forgive you in this life!"
Qin Yun smiled and took out the contract from his arms: "Anyway, the contract is here, you keep it. If I can't come back, I will make up for everything, but if I come back, this will be the betrothal gift!"
"Who said I wanted to marry you?"
Qin Yun smiled and said: "You promised in front of everyone that you would marry me unconditionally as long as I come back, so Miss Shen, get ready to get married!"
Shen Yue was furious. She felt very complicated now. She hoped that this guy would never come back and died in the competition, but she also thought that if he died, wouldn't there be no place to avenge her?
Shen Yue gritted her silver teeth: "Qin Yun, listen carefully, I will not allow you to die for the time being!"
But soon, Shen Yue realized that she had said the wrong thing.
"What this girl means is that you haven't found out who is behind the scenes. If you die like this, you won't be considered a man!"
Qin Yun smiled and said: "I will, then...goodbye?"
Qin Yun turned around and left calmly, and Shen Yue suddenly felt empty in her heart. She wanted to see Qin Yun these days, but she felt that it would be difficult to overcome the hurdle of finding him.
She originally had a lot to say to him, but when she saw his cheeky smile, Shen Yue became angry for no reason.
"stop!"
Finally Shen Yue spoke.
Qin Yun turned around: "What's wrong?"
Shen Yue's eyes flashed brightly.
"Qin Yun, be careful of the eldest prince! This person will never let you go easily, and that one..."
Qin Yun nodded: "I know, thank you for your concern, don't worry, I will definitely come back to marry you!"
"Go away, who wants to marry you?"
After saying that, he closed the door and window.
Seeing the appearance of Shen Yue's little daughter, Qin Yun silently thought of the word "handle" in his heart.
…
The next day, Qin Yun, Tieniu, and Tienxiong carried their luggage and arrived at the military command platform outside the Imperial City of Daxia.
According to the issued decree, the prince can set off with five followers, but Qin Yun doesn't have that many people around him. In his opinion, Tieniu and Tienxiong are enough to handle the trip.
At this time, on the city wall, Qin Ying, the son of Great Xia, was accompanied by the two concubines in the harem, Xiao Guifei and Yang Guifei.
Qin Ying said loudly: "My sons of Great Xia, today is the day when you go out to serve the country. You are all my heroes of Great Xia. I am here waiting for your triumphant return!"
"Come and pick up the wine in front of you and drink it with me!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Thank you, Father!"
Most of the people who went on the expedition this time were soldiers trained by princes and nobles.
Although everyone knows that this trip is very dangerous, the rewards offered by the court are even more attractive. As long as they can survive this competition, those without official status will go straight to the seventh rank.
The children of princes and clans can add one more rank to their original title, and the most important thing is that they can also gain territory.
You must know that since the founding of the Xia Dynasty, there are no longer a few princes and princes, but there are only a handful of princes who own territory.
Because except for a few accidents, the princely territories of Daxia were not hereditary. The only way to obtain hereditary territory was through military merit and by opening up territories.
Over the past hundred years, Daxia has faced the threat of Northern Qi, and the area it actually controls has become smaller and smaller. Therefore, Qin Ying attaches great importance to this competition and even offered such attractive conditions.
Naturally, everyone didn’t want to let it go.
As the practice wine was finished, each of the fifty people was assigned fifty horses such as Shanmai and Gale, which are the fastest horses in Daxia.
Fifty people mounted their horses and headed towards the competition venue.
At the same time, the Northern Qi side also sent fifty people to participate in the battle. It is worth mentioning that Qi Bingxian, who was knocked down by Qin Yun last time, was actually among them.
However, this time, the Northern Qi side was led by a female general in red armor.
The eldest princess of the Northern Qi Dynasty, Qi Hongye.
At this time, on the Northern Qi side, an old man who looked like a Confucian scholar slowly came to the formation of the two armies. He took out the credentials he had prepared.
On the Daxia side, the Minister of Rites also took out the letter of nationality and they read it together.
"The emperor is the queen of the land, and all the people are witnessing it. Today, the battle between the Northern Qi and the Great Xia determines the ownership of the Hexi Corridor. This certificate is the proof!"
"The two parties agreed that the mountain forest to the north of the imperial city would be the boundary, and each party would send out fifty scholars to fight. After three days, the one who seizes the most identity tokens from each other would win."
"If you encounter an enemy you cannot resist, you can also hand over your token and walk out of the forest to admit defeat."
"Do you understand?"
"promise!"
