Bidding farewell to the emperor and leaving the Penglai Palace, Qin Mubai led the horse and walked slowly in the imperial city, thinking carefully, and couldn't help but shake his head secretly.

I remember that when he first entered the official career and became a hundred horsemen, Qin Mubai listened to his father's reminder. Never ignore the emperor, he is the one who rules and decides everything; The Emperor's side has always been the most complicated, and nothing can be regarded as simple.

Looking back now, Qin Mubai really felt that his father's words were simply the truth of reason. In just one year, Qin Mubai served beside the emperor, and the whole person seemed to have lost a layer of immature skin, and he also learned to be sophisticated and sleek. When encountering problems, I will repeatedly think about asking a few more whys, and I will always involuntarily think about the emperor.

A number of things that happened in the past year seem to have nothing to do with the emperor on the surface, but in fact, the root cause is the emperor. The metaphor begins with the contradiction between him and the eldest grandson, and the end is that the emperor dismisses the eldest grandson and maintains his prestige as a hundred horsemen; Later, Princess Gaoyang's approach, ambiguity, and even the evolution of things to this point today are also the emperor who is the indirect promoter behind the scenes; Later, the case of Jiangzhou and the apprenticeship of Li Jing, which one has nothing to do with the emperor?

Qin Mubai sighed secretly, wandering in such a complex and dangerous place as the emperor, and being in the company of a group of senior master politicians like Li Shimin, life was really hard and worrying.

In one word, tired!

I need to decompress, I need to relax, I need to recharge in a different environment.

In Qin Mubai's heart, the idea of changing jobs became more and more firm.

Walking through the familiar imperial city with his horse, and seeing the military camp of the hundred horsemen from a distance, Qin Mubai couldn't help but sigh secretly: Perhaps, I will never enter this military camp again in the future. This camp and army that I built with my own hands will soon be handed over.

Anyway, there will be gains and losses in everything, and there will be gains and losses, where is the perfect both? Even if I really leave the hundred horses, I am afraid that in this elite army, I will always leave the imprint of my Qin someone. After all, I am their founder and first commander! Maybe one day the mountains don't turn around, and I'll come back again?

Leaving the imperial city, Qin Mubai rode his horse and whipped all the way. The cold winter wind blew on his face, and there was a chill to the bone, and at the same time, a trace of parting sorrow and inseparable feelings rose in his heart.

"It turns out that I actually have feelings for this imperial city......"

Back at home, the family was still waiting for him to eat. The demon also came back early today, saying that the world's first wine was closed for a few days, and the building capacity was expanded and redecorated. It turned out that the world's first wine bought all the shops on the left and right, and Wu Meiniang waved her hands and feet, demolished all three houses and rebuilt them, vowing to build the world's first-class "entertainment venue". And the wine shop was renamed - Qinxian Pavilion.

Wu Meiniang's move can be said to have deep intentions, and she directly used the name of the imperial wine "Qinxian Wine" to name her new wine shop. First, she was probably announcing to her fellow merchants that she was the only one who used authentic Qinxian wine, and dared to use the name of imperial wine to name her liquor shop, a privilege that no other merchant could have; Second, she also intended to announce to the public that the marriage between her and Qin Mubai was undoubted. In the name of the daughter-in-law of the Qin family, she is running a wine shop.

You'er said that the Wu Dong family used all the money to build this new wine shop. It is said that because of the lack of money, she also pawned and sold the five acres of Yongye land left by her father.

Qin Mubai guessed that the reason why Wu Meiniang suddenly made such a drastic expansion and reconstruction must be due to a special reason - could it be that the imperial court had already awarded her the card of "Tang Yishang"? Otherwise, how dare she use a word like "Qin Xian" as the name of the store?

Quite possibly!

Thinking about it carefully, Wu Meiniang has never bothered herself once when she did all these things, and she didn't even mention half of it, she did it all silently and alone. While sighing at her ability, Qin Mubai was also a little ashamed. As a big man, he didn't take the initiative to help her at all.

After dinner, Qin Mubai and his family took a short walk in the courtyard, then hid in the room, and began to copy the "Jade Tent Sutra" at night. Qin Shubao knew that he had this urgent matter to do, so he didn't ask him to come to practice martial arts together.

A bucket room, the light is as yellow as a bean. One by one, Qin Mubai sat down on the desk and wrote hard.

In the middle of the night, the fire in the room was about to be extinguished, and it was freezing cold, and he couldn't help but feel a little stiff in his hands and feet. When I was about to get some charcoal to refill, the little sister Shuang'er came with a pot of fire and a smile.

"Third brother, am I considerate of you? The weather is cold and I know that you are busy, so I will add charcoal to you! ”

"It's really my good frost, come on, put it down."

Qin Mubai invited Shuang'er into the room, and the brother and sister warmed their hands and feet by charcoal fire, when they heard the chirping of owls outside.

"Hey, that's annoying! I hate to hear this sound at night! Frost complained.

Qin Mubai couldn't help but move in his heart, and said with a smile: "You wait, I'll clean it up!" ”

Without saying anything, Qin Mubai picked up the bow and arrow hanging on the wall and went out. After searching the courtyard for a while, I found a large adult owl. An arrow goes down, and the hand is caught.

Carrying the owl into the room, Shuang'er was startled: "Brother, you killed it, why did you bring it back?" ”

"You don't know, but this bird's feathers are useful." Qin Mubai divided five by two, plucked a few long wing feathers, sharpened them with a knife for a while, and said with a smile, "Haha, good pen, good pen!" That's a lot faster than that wolf hose to write! ”

"Hey, can this be used as a pen too?"

"Of course!" Qin Mubai walked to the desk with a smile, and immediately used this feather dipped in ink to write. Although it is not degreased or hardened, it can be improvised. When writing books, the font is smaller and more flexible, the writing speed is several times faster, and it is more paper-saving.

"Hehe, third brother, you are so smart!"

"If we do it again tomorrow, this one will be even better." Qin Mubai covered his frosty face, which was a little reddened, and said with a smile, "Good sister, you came to me in the middle of the night, something must be wrong?" ”

"Where, it's clear that there is no, hehe!" Frost smiled, her face getting redder and redder.

Qin Mubai didn't know what she was thinking, smiled, and said, "I have been busy copying books at home for the past two days, and I have no time to go out. Can you please do two things for me? ”

"Well, third brother, you just explain."

"First, go to Mei Niang's place on my behalf and ask if there is anything you need help with. If you have some free time, you can help take care of it over there. By the way, I told her that I will be very busy in the past two days and may not have time to spend with her, so please forgive her. Qin Mubai said.

"Hehe, third brother, you care about Mei Niang very much!" Shuang'er smiled, "Don't worry! I also like this sister-in-law a lot, I will run to her more when I have time in the past two days, even if I can't help her, I should say more good things in front of her for the third brother. ”

"That's good." Qin Mubai pinched her face lightly and continued, "The other thing is that you will go to King Wu's Mansion after breakfast tomorrow." ”

"Uh......" Frost was stunned for a moment, her face turned even redder, "go there...... Why? ”

"It's not because of Princess Gaoyang?" Qin Mubai smiled bitterly, "This girl, if she doesn't see me for a long time, she will make a fuss." You also saw it today, I didn't go to Wu Wangfu to see her, she took the initiative to kill our house. You go to the palace to stabilize her, don't let her disturb me for the past two days. ”

"Well, I see......" Frost nodded with a blushing face.

Qin Mubai smiled: "Okay, don't be shy to death, go back and rest early!" When you go out in the morning, if your father asks, you say that you made an appointment yesterday and go to play with Princess Gaoyang. Father will not stand in the way. ”

"Hey, I know! Father seems to like Princess Gaoyang quite a lot. Qin Shuang'er smiled happily, and was a little shy, and said, "Then I'll go, third brother, you can rest early, don't be too late." ”

"Well, remember to tell your family not to come and call me tomorrow morning." Qin Mubai sent his sister away, sat down again and continued to copy the book.

Fighting at night, before he knew that it was dawn, Qin Mubai copied a thick stack, but there was still a long way to go before he could copy the book. While copying the book, he also memorized and comprehended it once, and he couldn't help but admire Li Jing in his heart.

Many things seem easier said than done. Qin Mubai was originally a student at the National Defense University of Science and Technology, and he thought that he had learned a lot of modern military theories, and he didn't care too much about these military ideas of the ancients. But after copying books overnight, Qin Mubai really felt that he was just a "theorist" in this regard, and if he practiced it, he would definitely be smeared.

The warfare of the age of cold weapons and the modern war are completely different things. From this art of war, Qin Mubai learned more details. For example, the established sacrifices and rituals at the time of the expedition, the appointment of the generals and sergeants of the Seventh Army of the left and right Chinese armies and the left and right Yu Houjun, the assignment and management of grain and grass and people, and even the key points of how to distribute horses and ordnance and send scouts to camp in the camp, were completely unfamiliar to Qin Mubai. This is only the pre-war preparations, if we really want to start a war, the time of day, hydrology, geography, yin and yang, the enemy's reconnaissance and arrangement, the convenience of attacking the city and the uprooting of the village, the prevention and control of the epidemic and the timing of the use of troops......

What a profound knowledge!

The first volume of this "Jade Tent Sutra" is all about the "basic skills" of these marches and wars, and it can be said that it is a compulsory course for any Tang general. Qin Mubai felt that he was now like a preschool student, and he needed to make up for it!

……

At dawn, Qin Mubai called the servant to bring hot water to wash up, briefly ate some porridge soup wrapped in the abdomen, and then lay down to rest.

At this time, inside the palace of King Wu.

Princess Gaoyang got up early in the morning, dressed up in front of the bronze mirror for a long time, and walked out of the room under Li Ke's thousand calls.

Li Ke's eyes couldn't help but light up: "Yo, I didn't expect my little sister to dress up so beautifully!" ”

"Hmph, then you mean I didn't look good before!" Princess Gao Yang pouted and wrinkled her little nose, and said dissatisfiedly.

"Haha! Dressed up so pretty, where are you going? Li Ke asked knowingly, jokingly.

"Hehe, Mu Bai promised me yesterday that he would take me out to play today!" Princess Gao Yang said happily.

Li Ke smiled evilly: "What if...... Is he like yesterday? ”

"Then I'll have to strangle him!" Princess Gao Yang shouted hatefully.

"Are you willing to give it?" Li Ke laughed, "I see that you are about to go crazy now, what are you doing for him, do you only dream of him in the middle of the night?" ”

"You have to take care of it!" Princess Gao Yang grimaced and touched her little belly, "Hurry up, eat!" I'm hungry, I'm full enough to go out with Mu Bai! But you have to be a little ahead of the curve, and you can't be preempted by others. ”

"Who was the first to go? Wu Meiniang? Li Ke laughed.

"Yikes! ......" Princess Gaoyang was stunned for a moment, only then did she realize that she had inadvertently slipped her mouth, rolled her eyes, and muttered again, "Third brother, you say...... How can Wu Meiniang be so beautiful? ”

"Is it wrong for people to be pretty?" Li Ke said funny.

"It just shouldn't be!" Princess Gao Yang sat down, Fang was still in high spirits, and now she was a little impotent, and she hummed and chirped, "She is not only beautiful, but also so capable, and she was with Mu Bai earlier than me." Besides, she is more mature and sensible than me, and she really can't afford to run such a big family business at such a young age. I'm compared to her...... It's just useless! ”

"What, you feel like you're in crisis?" Li Ke smiled, patted Princess Gaoyang's jade shoulder, and said, "My silly sister, this kind of thing is not based on comparison. It's not that you are stronger than her, so you are more sure to capture Mu Bai's heart. ”

"So what?" Princess Gaoyang pursed her lips and said, "After I came back yesterday, I thought about it for half the night, and I don't seem to have anything worth mentioning except for the name of a princess now...... In the past, Mu Bai hated me very much! I also know that I used to be always pampered and didn't know what to do, and I would just mess around and do nothing. Compared with Wu Meiniang, these are simply far away! Third brother, I'm really afraid that Mu Bai will only spoil Mei Niang and don't want me......"

"Don't be afraid! If he dares to start chaos and give up, the third brother will abolish him for you! Li Ke straightened his face and said in a tiger manner.

"You dare! Forbid! Princess Gao Yang suddenly became anxious and shouted loudly.

"Haha! It's really a big girl, and I'm eating inside and out! Li Ke shook his head helplessly and smiled, and said, "Teasing you, Mu Bai and I are like brothers, how can we turn against each other?" It's just little sister, you really don't have to think about it so much. Emotional things depend on fate and management. Your persistence and simplicity are very useful. People are not the same, you don't need to compare with Wu Meiniang, you are two completely different types of people. ”

"Really?" Princess Gao Yang blinked her big eyes and said, "Then you say, what does Mu Bai like about me?" ”

"I'm not him, how do I know? There is no reason for emotional things, like is like, and dislike is dislike. Li Ke smiled and said, "If there are so many conditions for feelings, it is not a real relationship, it is a transaction and a sale." ”

"Huh...... The third brother is right. Princess Gaoyang felt a little empowered, and said, "Just like I liked Qin Mubai at the beginning, and there was no reason, I liked it unconsciously, and I was willing to do anything for him and give everything for him." When I think about it, I don't know what I like about him. Actually, he's bad, he's been bullying me all the time! If you want to say that you treat me well, there are many people who treat me as a treasure, but I don't like any of them. ”

"So, so ......" Li Ke paced back and forth with his hands on his back, and said in a thoughtful manner, "Everyone will have a bad star in their lives." If you encounter it, you will be stupid, and you will do anything for him, even if it is a moth to a fire. Obviously, obviously, Qin Mubai's guy is the demon star of your life! ”

As he was talking, the government official came to report that someone in front of the door asked to see him, and the person who came was a woman who claimed to be surnamed Qin.

"Giggles, it must be Qin Shuang'er! Third brother, the magic star of your life is also here! Princess Gaoyang jumped up excitedly and asked the official, "Are the two of you coming together?" ”

Li Ke's cheeks twitched slightly, and he secretly said in his heart: Gao Yang is going to be disappointed...... If Qin Mubai came with Qin Shuang'er, would he still need to report the name of Shuang'er? Frost ...... But I haven't been to my house for a few years!

On the other side, Princess Gaoyang listened to the report of the government officials, and really pouted her face unhappily: "How can this be, Shuang'er is here, but Mubai is not coming?" Hum! What tricks is this guy going to play, what excuse has he found to avoid me, and he is angry with me! ”

"Ahem...... Ask her in. Li Ke gestured and sent the officials away first.

Princess Gaoyang bit her lip depressedly for a while, and suddenly came to her senses again, and came to Li Ke's side in a strange way, and asked, "Third brother, I'm curious, why are you so affectionate to Shuang'er?" The beautiful women around you are really in the sea, and they are even more talented and talented than Shuang'er. Why do you have a soft spot for her? ”

"It's none of your business, don't inquire!" Li Ke held her face angrily and wanted to push her away.

"No, no, I don't do it!" Princess Gaoyang's face was flattened, but she still stubbornly held her neck and grabbed Li Ke's wrist with both hands, and giggled, "If you don't tell me, I'll talk nonsense in front of Qin Shuang'er for a while!" ”

"Okay, I'm afraid of you!" Li Ke had no choice but to let go, glanced nervously outside, and saw Qin Shuang'er coming over at the corner of the flowergarden from a distance, and hurriedly said, "Because Shuang'er is mine...... First love, now you know, right? ”

"First ...... Love? Princess Gao Yang blinked her eyes and muttered, "Mu Bai is also the first man I like!" But I'm not the first woman she likes, so what should I do? ”

"Cold salad! Don't talk nonsense, she's coming! ”

Princess Gaoyang sat aside with a bitter face, supported her chin with her hands, and muttered to herself: "Don't guess, Mu Bai will definitely not be able to come today, let Shuang'er come to pass the word." Ay...... What can I do to capture Mu Bai's heart? Wu Meiniang, such a wonderful woman......"

"Tell you to stop nagging!" Li Ke shook his hand anxiously, and hurriedly threw down a sentence, "If a woman wants to capture a man's heart, there are only two ways!" ”

"Which two ways?"

Li Ke flapped his fingers and looked serious as if preaching: "First, love him; Second, love him desperately without reservation! ”

"......" Princess Gao Yang was speechless for a while, and said curtly, "Do you think I still have reservations?" ”

"Stupid! You've captured his heart, but you don't have faith! Li Ke said, "Although Wu Meiniang is preconceived, I dare to guarantee that you love Mubai more than her...... You can grasp Mu Bai's heart more than her! ”

Princess Gaoyang was stunned suddenly, and suddenly showed a happy smile: "Then I will love a little more ruthlessly in the future!" ”