On the second day, everyone in the guest house got up early, especially Qin Le. He had already finished washing when the bell rang five times, and it was still dark.
He put on his armor and sword, walked to the third courtyard, and saw the lights on in the east room. Then he walked to the door, coughed twice, and said, "Miss Tao, is it convenient for us to talk?"
After a while, Tao Chunxi said in the room: "Ah, is it General Qin?"
Qin Le said: "It's me."
"Then please wait a moment, General."
Qin Le walked to the stone table in the courtyard and sat down. After a while, the door opened and Tao Chunxi came out. Today there was a more formal canonization ceremony, so she also wore a female official's robe. He walked to Qin Le and gave a salute and said, "General Qin has been waiting for a long time."
Qin Le stood up and returned the gift, but did not sit down again. He just said: "After being on the road for so many days, can Miss Tao still bear it?"
Tao Chunxi said: "I'm sitting in the car, it's fine."
Qin Le smiled: "I heard that Li Boxen was your brother's master in the past?"
Tao Chunxi was stunned and said, "That's what happened."
Qin Le shook his head: "Supposedly this is the relationship between master and disciple. I didn't look at him yesterday and ask about your brother."
Tao Chunxi smiled and said, "Maybe he was too busy yesterday."
Qin Le said: "He was busy yesterday, and I'm afraid he will be busy again. It's not good to keep busy. Miss Tao should talk to him - he is a master, and he must want to know how his little apprentice is doing in Linxi. .”
Tao Chunxi frowned slightly, hesitated for a moment and said, "General Qin, what do you want from me?"
Qin Le smiled and said: "That's it. Miss Tao, you should think of a way and start doing things."
Tao Chunxi frowned and said, "What does General Qin mean?"
Qin Le sat down and said with a smile: "Miss Tao, we can be considered colleagues now. You used to work in the art school in Zhangcheng. You are not an ordinary stupid woman. Do you have to ask me to explain it clearly?"
Tao Chunxi bit her lip and opened her mouth again. But in the end, he only said seriously: "General Qin, I am here to teach. I naturally know how to do what I do."
Qin Le sighed: "I'll just pretend that you really don't know - do you think your Majesty really intends to ask us to stay here for a year and a half to help him train soldiers and teach machine skills? Miss Tao, you see This place looks like a small street, and the rest is all fields. There are less than twenty soldiers, more than a thousand people. In a few days, the army of Duke Chebei and Sui Wujiu will arrive. Do you think you can stay here for a long time? A place? To put it another way, can Li Bochen hold it under Sui Wujiu’s nose?"
Just as Tao Chunxi was about to speak, Qin Le said again: "You used to live in Zhangcheng, right? Zhangcheng should be a hundred times more prosperous than here. Not to mention Zhangcheng, even Linxi is much better than here. If you are really willing, just stay. Are you wasting your youth here?"
Tao Chunxi was stunned: "What do you mean by this? What do you want to do?"
Qin Le said: "Don't get me wrong, we have no bad intentions towards your brother Li. It's just that I admire him as a hero and want him to work for you. But you know that Li Boxen is the spiritual master, right? Your Majesty. The reason I called you here is actually just to find out which secret spirit master Li Bochen is - many secret spirits in this world are actually--"
He smiled a little when he said this: "Forget it, you are not a practitioner. But Miss Tao, you are not here to teach. You are here to rebuild the old relationship with Li Boxen."
Tao Chunxi looked at him expressionlessly, and after a while, said: "Linxi Jun never told me this."
Qin Le said: "Your Majesty, you are tolerant and kind, so naturally you will not ask you to do these things. But I am saying these for your own good, Miss Tao. After Li Gong brought you back to Linxi, he asked you to be his guests. , but there is no place to wait.”
"But I heard that you wanted to do something for Your Majesty, so you became a female officer and taught academics. Alas, it's a pity that Your Majesty, I have been with him for so many years, but I have never seen him fall in love with any woman—— Ha, this is just gossip - if you really want to help me, you might as well check what I said."
He stood up and said: "I can't speak, but it's actually for your own good. Everyone wants to be the best, but there is only one at the top. It's better to settle for the second best, maybe you can What about a life of prosperity and happiness?”
Tao Chunxi stared at him and shouted in a low voice: "You are shameless!"
Qin Le smiled: "Shameless? Miss Tao, I would have said this better if it were Wei Dongshan who replaced me. For example, after all, Li Bochen has saved your family's life, and he still has the affection in the past. He is now in the way. Your status cannot be the same as before, but you should thank him for his great kindness - this is called etiquette."
"They will also say that if the Demon Kingdom invades the south now, and if it enters Li Land, ordinary people like you will have a hard time making a living. Since your Majesty is the co-owner of the Li Kingdom, you should shoulder the responsibility of defending the country. General Li is a heroic figure in the world. , if you sincerely surrender to the general, you can become an unparalleled general and leave your name in history. For the sake of the righteousness of the family and the country, you should persuade him not to upset the hearts of the people of Li for personal gain."
"——If you listen to these words, would you say he is shameless? But what I said is the same thing. It's just that I don't want to go through as many twists and turns as him, but I recognize Li Boxen's character more than him." Qin Ledi sighed, "You are a smart woman. You should know that there are actually several worst outcomes between Li Bochen and Junshang. Either he was coerced by Sui Wujiu, or he was determined to be independent and ended up being defeated by Junshang."
"Many things can be said in a high-sounding way, but the essence is the same. I just don't want to use words to scare you."
After saying this, Qin Le cupped his hands again: "Farewell, Miss Tao."
Tao Chunxi stood speechless, clenching her hands in her sleeves. After Qin Le took a few steps, Tao Chunxi said, "General Qin, you can say whatever you want, but I won't do that."
Qin Le didn't speak anymore, but when he just walked to the door of the backyard, he saw Wei Dongshan rushing in in a panic, and almost bumped into him. Qin Le was stunned and said, "Mr. Wei, what's wrong with you?"
Wei Dongshan's face was extremely ugly. He grabbed Qin Le's shoulder armor and pulled him to his side, whispering a few words. Qin Le's expression suddenly changed. He was stunned for a moment and then said: "What's the truth!?"
Wei Dongshan nodded solemnly.
Qin Le was stunned for a while, then turned to look at Tao Chunxi.
Seeing the two of them like this, Tao Chunxi couldn't help shouting: "Qin Le, what are you talking about? Mr. Wei, are you with him too!?"
Wei Dongshan was a little confused after hearing this and said, "Ah? Miss Tao, what did you say?"
But he waved his hand and said, "Don't talk about anything else. Miss Tao, our life and death are in your hands now."
It was Tao Chunxi's turn to be confused: "Mr. Wei, what do you mean?"
Wei Dongshan walked up to her and lowered his voice: "Chang Xiu suddenly fell seriously ill last night. Now I don't know whether he is dead or alive. Miss Tao, Marquis Wuwei may be suspicious of us. You have to let him know that General Qin and I got together last night. In this guest house, I haven’t gone anywhere!”
