At the second quarter of Youshi,
In the front yard of the Qin Mansion, Zi Shu and more than ten people stood neatly in the center of the yard like javelins.
Seeing Qin Ming coming out of the office, everyone bowed and saluted.
"Subordinate, pay your respects to the young master."
The voice was neat and loud, resounding throughout the Qin Mansion.
Qin Ming nodded slightly and said to everyone:
"Come in, everyone."
"Here."
After saying that, everyone filed in and stood in two rows according to their names.
Qin Ming stood facing everyone with his hands behind his back.
"I think you all know what happened in Lanzhou City, right?"
Everyone nodded after hearing this.
Zishu took a step forward, cupped his fists and asked:
"Sir, you summoned us here, but is it related to this matter?"
Qin Ming nodded and said:
"Yes, His Majesty has issued a decree this morning, appointing me to join the army as a recorder. I will report to the army on the 14th of this month."
"According to the decree, I can bring a hundred personal guards with me, so I have called you here to select two people from among you to be the commanders of the personal guards."
Zi Shu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he was about to speak, but Ugly Niu on the side stepped forward and said:
"Sir, Chou Niu is willing to go, please help me."
When the others heard this, they immediately became anxious, took a step forward, bowed and said:
"My subordinates are willing to go, please Master."
Qin Ming nodded happily when he saw this. Then he walked to Chou Niu, patted Chou Niu on the shoulder and said:
"Chou Niu, you still have an old mother who needs support at home, so don't go this time."
When Chou Niu heard this, he immediately became anxious.
"Sir, just take Lao Niu with you. My mother will be taken care of by my wife and the family, so she will be fine."
Qin Ming glared at Chou Niu and said:
"No, you are the only male in the family now. If something happens, I can't explain it to your family."
"If there is another chance to go on an expedition in the future, and you have an heir, it will not be too late to protect me on the expedition."
When Chou Niu heard this, his eyes felt sour, and his gratitude to Qin Ming could not be greater.
The others were also shocked when they heard Qin Ming's words.
They can now live a life of ample food, clothing and respect, all because of Qin Ming.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that Qin Ming gave them a new life.
Moreover, they are the guards of the Qin Mansion. It is their duty to protect the master's family through life and death, and to protect the safety of the master's family.
But now the young master is the only male in the Qin family, but because Chou Niu is the only son in the family, he refuses to let him take the risk of following him.
How could this not move them?
In this day and age, it is a great blessing to have a family that treats you kindly and thinks about you all the time!
If this doesn't help them die, then are they still considered human beings?
Zi Shu glanced at everyone, took a step forward, knelt on one knee and said:
"Young Master, I have two brothers among my subordinates, and my parents are also in good health."
"I swear to follow you to the death."
Yinhu knelt down, cupped his hands and said:
"Sir, I also have brothers."
"Let me go with you. I will follow you to the death."
After Yin Hu finished speaking, Shen Hou, Chen Long, Hai Zhu, Wu Ma and others also knelt down on the ground, saying that they met the conditions and were willing to follow Qin Ming to the death.
After everyone expressed their wishes, only Xu Gou and Chou Niu, both the only children in the family, were left standing there.
Xu Gou hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, knelt down on one knee and said to Qin Ming:
"Sir, you know that there is only one of you left in your family."
"This subordinate is willing to follow the young master to the death, and I hope that the young master will succeed."
The ugly cow grimaced when he saw this, and looked at the dog next to him with resentful eyes.
Qin Ming helped everyone up one by one and said with a smile:
"I know what you mean, thank you."
After saying this, Qin Ming bowed and saluted everyone. Seeing this, everyone quickly dodge, not daring to accept this salute.
Zishu said anxiously:
"Master, you must not do this. Get up quickly."
Qin Ming stood up, glanced at everyone's faces, and said with a smile:
"Let's get down to business. I can only take two of you with me on this expedition. The rest will continue to guard the safety of the house."
Qin Ming pointed to the bamboo tube on the desk and said:
"Except for Chou Niu, each of you will draw a bamboo stick from the bamboo tube. We will draw lots to decide who will go to Lanzhou and who will stay in the mansion."
Zishu responded, then quickly walked to the desk and took out a bamboo stick.
Then came Yin Hu, Chen Long...
Soon the results of the lottery came out, and the winners of the trip to Lanzhou were Zishu and Xugou.
"Zi Shu, Xu Gou, now I officially appoint you as the commander and deputy commander of the personal guard."
"I'll give you two days to select forty-nine people from the escort team."
"On the fourteenth of this month, follow me to the camp in the west of the city."
Zishu and Xugou bowed and said:
"Yes, I obey."
Qin Ming nodded and then looked at the other eight people.
"Ugly cow."
"My subordinate is here."
"Starting from tomorrow, you will take over Xu Gou's mission and be responsible for the daily assessment and training of the secret base."
"Here."
"Chen Long."
"My subordinate is here."
"You take over from Chou Niu and protect the safety of the academy."
"Here."
"Yin Tiger."
"My subordinate is here."
"You take over..."
...
Two quarters of an hour later,
The office finally became quiet. After a busy day, even Qin Ming's physical condition was a bit too much.
Qin Ming leaned on the sofa, closed his eyes, and thought about what else needed to be prepared before setting off.
At this moment, the office door was gently pushed open from the outside.
The visitor has a graceful figure, wearing a plain long dress, with a veil covering her face.
She looked around and was shocked when she saw Qin Ming on the sofa with his eyes closed.
Qin Ming, who was deep in thought, did not notice anyone coming in.
Until two green-white jade fingers gently pressed on Qin Ming's temples.
Qin Mingcai slowly opened his eyes, and when he saw the person clearly, his face suddenly lit up with joy.
Qin Ming reached out and took Xiao Changxi into his arms, and said with a smile:
"No more hiding?"
Xiao Changxi shook her head and reached out to touch Qin Ming's cheek, her eye circles turning slightly red.
"I can't hide from my concubine, and I can't let go of it."
Qin Ming lowered his head and lay on Xiao Changxi's neck, smelling Xiao Changxi's body almost greedily.
"I can't bear to part with it either."
Xiao Changxi's pretty face flushed, and her chin gently rested on Qin Ming's shoulder.
Although the two of them said nothing with their mouths, they seemed to have said a thousand words in their hearts!
Under the dim candlelight, the two hugged each other quietly, feeling each other's breath and taste.
This picture is particularly warm and beautiful.
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