That night, father and son fell asleep. Although Qin Mubai was drunk, his mind was sober. In the middle of the night, he clearly felt his father get up several times, tuck the futon for him, and then lie down quietly.

Lanzhou is very cold, and it is dry cold. The north wind was howling outside the house, but Qin Mubai felt an unprecedented warmth in his heart.

Sleeping with my father, whether in a past life or in this life, is a childhood memory. A man like Qin Shubao, no matter who looks at him, is synonymous with greatness, brilliance and iron-blooded men.

But deep in his heart, there are also vast emotions hidden, but he never overflows or reveals them lightly.

The majestic shore is like a mountain, and the affection is like the sea. The mountains are wordless and towering into the clouds, and the water is impermanent.

This is Qin Shubao.

In the middle of the night, Qin Mubai suddenly lost sleep. When I close my eyes, I see the faces of many people coming to mind over and over again. In his past and present lives, his parents and relatives have always been the most precious.

When a person is old, it is inevitable that his flesh will not be prosperous. Qin Shubao's feet were a little cold. Qin Mubai pretended to be asleep and turned over, and used his feet next to him to help him keep warm. The father seemed to be asleep, and he made an even breathing sound. Qin Mubai looked sideways at his face close at hand, and for the first time, he felt that his father was really handsome. No matter how old he is, he can't hide his unmatched manly charm.

At dawn, Qin Mubai slept in a daze for a while, and suddenly heard the horn blowing outside, so he straightened up like a reflex. only to find that the side was already empty, and he didn't know when his father got up. At the head of the bed was a bowl of warm boiled water that was still steaming.

"My father is so careful, he knows that when a hangover person gets up, what he wants most is a bowl of warm water." Qin Mubai smiled slightly, picked up warm boiled water, drank it clean, got up quickly, dressed and hung up, and walked out.

As soon as I arrived at the door, I bumped into a daredevil, rushing in, blocking the light from the door.

It's none other than Yuwen Hongtai. When he saw Qin Mubai, he shouted, "Third Brother Qin, are you still sleeping?" There's a good show to watch, come on! ”

"What's the matter?" Qin Mubai asked while arranging his armor.

"The general and Xue Rengui are competing!" Yuwen Hongtai's eyebrows fluttered and shouted, "Isn't it a good show that is rare to see in a thousand years?" ”

"—Go!" When Qin Mubai heard this, he strode away.

In the big Lanzhou city, there are 12 military tuns. The Chinese army, which is also Zuo Weiyi's mansion, is stationed in the huge governor's mansion. At this time, a group of drums and horns sounded, and it was about to start the unified morning training. However, countless soldiers gathered in the center of the school field, shouting loudly and roaring like thunder!

In the core, there were two horses with iron hooves soaring, and immediately the two of them shouted loudly, and the volley made a fierce weapon collision sound!

Qin Mubai's heart jumped up with a bang-Xue Rengui vs. Qin Shubao!

A veritable pinnacle duel - this is probably a scene that future generations of martial artists want to see with their own eyes!

With Yuwen Hongtai taking the lead, the two easily squeezed into the crowd.

In a school field open space within a radius of 100 steps, Xue Rengui pointed obliquely at the ground with a halberd in his hand, and looked intently at the famous god of war Qin Shubao in front of him. On the other hand, Qin Shubao stood on the horse with a chic expression, and the famous god soldier tiger head chiseled golden gun in his hand had been inserted by him beside the horse's head, stroking his hair and laughing.

"Not bad! A ragged colt may make a good horse! Qin Shubao laughed heartily, "The old man hasn't had such a hearty fight for more than ten years!" Xue Rengui, you won! ”

"The last general will not dare!" Xue Rengui hurriedly turned over and dismounted, inserted Fang Tian's halberd and bowed on one knee.

The army was in an uproar - Xue Rengui won? Will Qin Shubao lose? It can't be!

Qin Mubai was shocked, but also a little disappointed - it's a pity! I actually missed such a wonderful matchup!

Qin Shubao laughed and said: "A win is a win, a loss is a loss, what dare you dare?" Get up! ”

"Yes!" Xue Rengui didn't say much and stood up. He pulled up Fang Tian's painting halberd and held it in his hand, stared at Qin Shubao, and solemnly bowed his hand.

Uncle Qin Baole immediately stepped forward and nodded with a smile: "It's really good that Datang can have a rising hero like you!" Rengui, the old man's vision will not be wrong. Even if you were born thirty years ago, the old man may not necessarily be your opponent. ”

"The general is too ridiculous, and the last general really doesn't dare to be it! The last general is rude and offensive, I hope you will forgive me! Xue Rengui hurriedly took a step back, bowing his hand in fear.

"Haha!!" Qin Shubao laughed loudly, "You are my subordinate, your subordinates are so brave and good at fighting, the old man is too late to be happy, how can he blame you?" The old man hopes that there will be a few more Xue Rengui in Lanzhou, and it is best to defeat the old man one by one, then I will be the happiest! ”

"The general's mind is like a sea tiger, and the power of the year is undiminished, and the last general is happy and convinced!" Xue Rengui bowed down again.

The onlookers shouted together: "General Huwei!" ”

"Let's all be exempt!" Qin Shubao laughed loudly, extremely happy, "The time has come, assemble and train!" ”

"Yes!"

Only then did everyone disperse, and Xue Rengui turned over his horse again to train the elite Yue cavalry of the Chinese army led by him.

Qin Shubao got off the horse, threw the tiger head chisel golden gun to the junior colonel, and then walked to Qin Mubai's side, smiled and nodded: "Mu Bai, this Xue Rengui, that's really good!" ”

Qin Mubai also smiled: "I have never heard my father praise anyone like this." ”

"That's it." Qin Shubao stroked the fluttering gray beard, his expression became more serious, and said, "San Lang, you claim to be versatile, both civil and military, but in fact, you can't do martial arts. If you focus on one line, you may be as successful as anyone else, but you just don't concentrate enough. Now that you have been taught the art of war by Li Jing, you should concentrate on your cultivation and stop being half-hearted. ”

"Yes. The child remembers the teachings of his father! Qin Mubai solemnly hugged his fists and promised.

Qin Shubao nodded, glanced around at Ruoda's military tun, and said: "At the moment in Lanzhou, there is no shortage of fierce generals, and there is no shortage of strong soldiers. Less, on the contrary, are commanders who strategize and win thousands of miles. For the father, charging into battle and capturing the flag will not be as good as before, and strategizing and strategizing has never been a strong point. You should know what His Majesty sent you, a protégé of Wei Gong, for, for, right? ”

"Yes!" Qin Mubai clenched his fists.

Qin Shubao looked at his son intently, nodded and smiled, patted him on the shoulder and turned to walk away.

"Don't let your father down!"

"Yes!!"

At this time, Yuwen Hongtai brought Huoyun over and said to Qin Mubai: "Third Brother Qin, you are the head of our Zuowei Weiyi Mansion, and today you will take office in the sky, can you say something to your brothers?" ”

Qin Mubai took the reins of the horse, patted Huoyun's neck, and said, "What is there to say?" Now that the brothers have arrived here, they all know what they are here for, and everything I say is nonsense! ”

Yuwen Hongtai nodded: "That's the same!" Aren't we here to cut off our heads and take our lives? ”

At this time, Xue Rengui also trotted over, turned over and dismounted, he exhaled heavily, and said seriously: "The general's demeanor is unmatched!" Xue, deeply impressed! ”

"Wow! surnamed Xue, didn't you win just now, and what are you talking about? Yuwen Hongtai smirked heartlessly, "Dare to love, you will be the number one general in our Lanzhou in the future?" What if I don't accept you? ”

Xue Rengui smiled: "Waiting for Brother Yuwen to come and teach at any time!" ”

"Save it, Hongtai. Your three-legged cat's kung fu can compete with me twice at most, and do you have to compete with Rengui? Qin Mubai smiled, "However, when you go into battle, you are definitely better than us." Because, we are not as fierce as you, and we are not as afraid of death as you. ”

"That's, that's!" Yuwen Hongtai smiled, "I just cut people and cut people happily, I'm not afraid of anything!" ”

"Haha!" The three of them laughed together.

At this time, the military camp had already begun to practice. Yi Mansion is equivalent to the establishment of a high-class Zhichong Mansion, and it is the personal guard of Qin Shubao, the great general, with a total of more than 1,200 people. Half of them are the most elite Yue cavalry in the Tang army, the first-class weapon of destroying the city and charging into battle, and it is a high-end army at the top of the pyramid, all of which are under the command of Xue Rengui. The rest of the men and horses were also martial horses. The cavalry of more than 1,200 people, all of whom were veterans of the battlefield, and their combat effectiveness was extraordinary.

Xue Rengui said: "General Qin, the last general has finally seen the true strength of the Tang army!" ”

"Well, that's pretty good, isn't it?" Qin Mubai said, "The field troops used by the Tang Dynasty to defend the border are certainly not comparable to the ordinary government soldiers of the royal palace guards and the local military government, and that is about the difference between a tiger wolf and a domestic dog." ”

"That's true." Xue Rengui said in agreement, "The elite troops in the field give people the feeling that they are a group of wild wolves who choose people to devour!" It's a pack of wolves! It's still a very disciplined wolf pack that cooperates with each other very well! Such a wolf pack, the combat effectiveness is certainly terrifying! ”

"That's a good analogy. If you go to the battlefield, the combat effectiveness of the wolves depends on the performance of the wolf king. Qin Mubai looked at Xue Rengui and Yuwen Hongtai, nodded with a smile, and said, "If Zuo Weiwei is a pack of wolves, the Yifu Chinese army is undoubtedly the wolf king, and tens of thousands of troops all respect the orders of the Chinese army where the commander is located; And in the Yi Mansion, the two of you are the wolf king, two sharp knives, and the wolf king's sharp fang! ”

"Haha, I didn't expect me to be so important!" Yuwen Hongtai immediately burst out laughing, "Hearing you say that, I can't wait!" I just want to go to the battlefield sooner! I'm sure I'll be at the front and cut the most heads! ”

Xue Rengui hugged his fist seriously: "Xue Moujie is reckless, and he has to be carried by General Qin all the way, and finally he has to taste what he wishes to get to the border, just waiting to fight and kill, and fulfill his lifelong ambition!" Xue, dare not to repay with death? ”

"Brother Xue, I believe in you. You've always been the most powerful! Qin Mubai nodded and smiled, "Now, let's train the three of us together!" Just before I left Chang'an, I asked Wei Gong to carefully discuss a cavalry tactic that he commonly used, which was the most conducive to dealing with nomadic cavalry like Tubo in the field. Recently, let's practice well! ”

"Very good!"

After training as a soldier for half a day, Qin Mubai was already covered in dust, and he was a little tired enough. When he first arrived, and his physical strength had not recovered after days of marching, he was really a little overwhelmed for a while. When I returned to the Governor's Mansion at lunchtime, I felt that my legs were heavy and my body was sore.

When he returned to the room, he sat down, prepared to eat some food and take a nap, when his father sent someone to summon him to the main hall of the Governor's Mansion. So he went to answer the promise.

Lanzhou Prefecture City is the seat of the Lanzhou Governor's Office. The Governor's Mansion and the Assassin's Mansion in the city are connected to each other, and the military and government are also separated. Qin Mubai, the Governor's Mansion, is the head of all the civil officials in all the prefectures and counties under the rule of the Governor's Mansion.

Yesterday, after hearing that Qin Bei had arrived in office, today, Xiao Liang, the assassin of Lanzhou, invited some officials from the Lanzhou Assassin Mansion and other prefectures and counties to come to meet him, and they had all arrived at the main hall of the Governor's Mansion at this time.

When Qin Mubai strode in, the bureaucrats couldn't help but widen their eyes, full of astonishment and curiosity. It was as if it was saying—wouldn't it? The emperor actually sent such a young descendant to coordinate the management of the people's livelihood by the officials of the Lanzhou Governor's Mansion? This is an important official position related to the century-old plan of the imperial court!

Thinking about it, the bureaucrats still greeted him very politely.

Qin Shubao introduced him one by one, and the most important deputy was Lanzhou Thorn Shi Xiao Liang. This person is in his early forties, has been operating in Lanzhou for many years, and is regarded as a conscientious feudal official, who governs Lanzhou quite well.

At this time, he looked at Qin Mubai, and his heart was awkward, and he thought: Young people in their twenties, go on the horse to unify the army and dismount to govern the people, is this possible? Even if he is the emperor's son-in-law, the son of Qin Shubao, and Li Jing's protégé...... That doesn't mean he can do it, right? Did the emperor use people too rashly this time?

Qin Mubai didn't see the suspicion in these people's hearts, and he didn't care, politely greeted them politely for a while, shared lunch with them, and then sent them away.

After everyone left, Qin Shubao said: "San Lang, these people are all veterans of officialdom, although their official positions are lower than yours, they are all more experienced than you. They doubt you from the bottom of their hearts! ”

"The child sees it." Qin Mubai smiled disappreciatively and said, "Father, don't worry!" Time and facts will tell! ”