"Haha, Shubao! I'm not wrong, this San Lang of your family is indeed a rare talent! Li Shimin said with a smile, "Brewing immortal wine and playing a good song, and being able to write such a good word, versatile, rare!" ”

Qin Shubao was also surprised and delighted, and arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty has praised it." The dog is not a martial artist, and it is difficult to enter the house with some slight tricks, what kind of talent is it? ”

"Don't be too modest." Li Shimin asked the attendants to carefully put away the score, looked at Qin Mubai with a smile, and said, "Qin Sanlang, you are outstanding in your skills, and you are a famous post-general, have you ever thought about retribution in the future?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty. The villain was ordered to go home to serve his sick father, and he didn't think about it for the time being. Qin Mubai replied.

"Confused!" Qin Shubao reprimanded, "The boy has ambitions in all directions, and you don't need to keep filial piety for your father who has not returned to heaven, and there are servants in the house, why do you use to serve?" ”

"What the father teaches is that the child knows his mistakes." Qin Mubai gave up his hand, but secretly laughed in his heart: Interesting. I wanted to get away with it, but my father beat the snake and helped sing with a stick. Our father and son are still playing double reeds in front of the emperor.

"Hehe, filial piety comes first, Qin Sanlang is not wrong!" Li Shimin smiled and nodded for a moment's thought, and said, "Originally, I saw that you had a skill because I wanted you to enter the Taichang Temple Taile Department and serve as a court musician, but after thinking about it, you were born in a sect with a transcendent status, how can you become a good lady in the pear garden, so it is not appropriate." Moreover, I have to go to the palace to do errands at the palace from time to time when I arrange your other official positions, and I am afraid that it will affect your service to your father. Therefore, although I have the heart to promote you, I am still a little embarrassed. Why don't you tell me what kind of errand you want? ”

Blank check? - Qin Mubai couldn't help but feel a little excited in his heart, and it was a blank check signed by the emperor, filling in the amount by himself!

Qin Shubao was silent on the side, at this time he was obviously not good at expressing any opinions, otherwise it would seem a little contrived and excessive. I had to wait and see what happened, and let my son deal with it on his own.

Qin Mubai thought in his heart: The current excellent artists are not as popular as the film and television stars of the 21st century, they are the lowest lowly ninth-rate people, etc., and they can't even rank the four classes of "Shi Nong, Industry and Commerce"; Moreover, the Tang Dynasty governs the country with benevolence and filial piety, and Li Shimin really thinks about it thoroughly. Now that he has written a blank check, what rank and ministry should I ask for? …… I'm distressed, I'm not too familiar with the official system of Datang!

Just when Qin Mubai was thinking about it in embarrassment, Li Ke, who had been listening silently, seemed to see his difficulty, got up and bowed his hand and said, "Father, my son has something to say." ”

"Speak."

"Thank you, Father." Li Ke said, "There happens to be a vacancy in Erchen's mansion, and the seven-pin East Pavilion sacrificial wine, I think it should be suitable for Qin Mubai." The affairs of the East Pavilion are not busy, and the Erchen Mansion is not far from the Qin Mansion, and Qin Mubai can still return to the mansion to serve the Duke of Yiguo after ordering every day. Moreover, it is inconvenient for the father to learn art, but it is okay for his sons. If Qin Mubai goes to Erchen's mansion as an official, Erchen can learn winemaking, opera and calligraphy with him, and he can also learn martial arts and archery with him and listen to the guidance of Mengyi Guogong. In this way, it is better than letting Erchen idle all day long. Please allow the Holy Judgment of the Father! ”

"Huh? Ke'er's proposal is not bad. Li Shimin pondered for a moment and nodded, "It's just that this Dongge sacrificial wine from the seventh grade, the official position is low, and the income is scarce, I don't know what your father and son want?" ”

"The dog has no talent, no virtue and no merit, and he used to be just a pawn in the army, and Weichen thought that it was too much to give him an official position from the ninth grade, which would make Weichen feel embarrassed and uneasy." Qin Shubao bowed his hand and said, "Moreover, Wei Chen is worried that with the stubbornness and incompetence of the dog, will he be qualified for the position of sacrificial wine in the East Pavilion of the Wu Palace?" Please also ask Your Majesty and King Wu to think twice. ”

"Uncle Bao, you are just too modest." Li Shimin smiled disappreciatively, turned his head and said, "Qin Sanlang, have you ever been willing?" ”

"Your Majesty has the grace of King Wu, and the villain has a sense of guilt. The villain is just worried that he has never been an official and has little experience, so he is afraid that he will not be able to do it, and he is afraid that he will not be able to convince the public. Qin Mubai said.

"Hehe, you are really a father and son of blood inheritance, and you have the common problem of being too modest." Li Shimin said with a smile, "My meritorious deeds, the heirs of the courtiers, who will have any objections to the Prince's Mansion Seven Grades of East Pavilion Sacrifice Wine?" No one is born to be an official, so learn it! - Then it's decided, Qin Mubai, I personally appointed you as the sacrificial wine of the East Pavilion of the Wu Palace, as long as your father Qin Shubao allows, you can take office at any time! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty Longen, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" The father and son were bowing down, and the mountain shouted thanks.

"No rudeness!" Li Shimin smiled in a good mood, "Come, continue the feast!" I still want to hear this song. Qin Mubai, you can play again! ”

"Wechen obeys!"

In the blink of an eye, Qin Mubai's self-proclaimed self-proclaimed person changed from a villain to a micro-minister.

During the banquet, the wine was joyful, and the pipa music fluttered over the Qin Mansion, and from time to time the emperor Li Shimin laughed heartily. The guards of the Imperial Forest Army at the gate of the palace and the palace people thought together: Since the death of the eldest grandson, the emperor is afraid that he has not laughed like this for at least half a year. To be so happy today, the Qin Mansion must receive great grace.

It wasn't until night that Li Shimin took Li Ke to say goodbye and leave. Both father and son drank a lot of "Qin Immortal Wine", and they walked a little shaky.

Seeing off the emperor, Qin Shubao and Qin Mubai let out a long breath together, relieved.

"San Lang, let's talk about it in my father's room."

The father and son entered the room, Qin Shubao looked at Qin Mubai's rare He Xun and smiled: "San Lang, will you blame your father for his harsh criticism and prejudice against you in the past?" ”

"Where did you start with that, father?" Qin Mubai arched his hand and smiled, "If my father didn't have harsh criticism and prejudice against me before, it would be wrong. ”

"Oh, why?"

"As the saying goes, the son does not teach the father." Qin Mubai said, "The child was stubborn and unscrupulous in the past, and did many things that damaged his father's face and reputation, and his father must correct him, otherwise he will condone and spoil him." From this point of view, you are a good father. ”

"Haha, good! When you have been away from home for three years, not only have your skills increased greatly, but you have also become knowledgeable and reasonable. Good, good. Qin Shubao nodded with satisfaction, and said after a little thought, "I have been infected with my father's illness for many years, and although I still hold the position of General Zuo Wuwei, I have long been away from the court and ignore government affairs and military affairs, so it is inevitable that people will go to tea and cool." Obviously, the Emperor is here for you today, and he has a lot of respect for you. However, this is not because you have any great talents, but just some tricks that are not enough to enter the house, and just happened to win the emperor's private favor for a while. If you want to really achieve anything big in the future, you have to keep improving. Civil and military talents, the way of being an official, there are a lot of things to learn, do you understand? ”

"The teachings of the father, the children will take to heart." Qin Mubai bowed his hand and said, "The child knows that just some strange and ingenious things are not enough to survive. The child was born in a prosperous era, and he will definitely work hard and strive for progress, and he will not dare to have the slightest condescension, so as not to insult his father's prestige. ”

"The heroes don't mention the courage of the year, the so-called 'prestige' is already a thing of the past, and it is not worth mentioning." Qin Shubao waved his hand and said, "As the saying goes, 'A poor family produces a filial son, and a disobedient child is proud'. You used to be unscrupulous, and you really hated iron for your father. Now you are so sensible, and it is a relief for your father. Now, Father only hopes that you will be able to find your own way in the future, and you will not have to rely on the Emperor's shelter for the little old friendship of Father to live on. Friendship can be said to be the strongest bond in the world, and it can also be said to be the most unsafe thing, do you understand? ”

"Don't worry, father, the child understands." Qin Mubai smiled slightly and said, "The child will work hard to move forward step by step, not only to fight for a lifetime of glory, but also to magnify the Qin family." ”

Qin Mubai was slightly stunned, his sword eyebrows were slightly raised, he looked at Qin Mubai awe-inspiringly, nodded slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Have great ambitions, okay!" Hopefully, this is more than just rhetoric. ”

"I'll prove it with my actions." Qin Mubai nodded and smiled, and asked again, "By the way, father, what does the official position of Dongge Sacrificial Wine do?" ”

Qin Shubao stroked his hair and smiled: "He is a very idle subordinate official of the Prince's Mansion, although he is listed as a seventh rank like an ordinary county order, but he doesn't have much real power and no major errands." It is mainly responsible for receiving guests from the palace and arranging banquets, singing and dancing. ”

Qin Mubai was stunned for a moment, and laughed in his heart: Isn't that a hotel guest house manager? …… Forget it, be content. In any case, it can be regarded as stepping into the official career, so take your time! Those scholars who studied hard to participate in the scientific examination, and after more than ten years of hard work, they may not be able to get the seven-grade official position at once.

The father and son talked heartily and dispersed late at night.

Finally experiencing the feeling of some biological fathers and sons who are "blood thicker than water", Qin Mubai's mood became more comfortable, and when he returned to the house, he had a slight attack of alcohol, and inadvertently hummed a pop song. Just as he was about to open the door, a voice came from behind him: "Third brother, what kind of obscene song are you humming?" ”

"Little sister?" Qin Mubai smiled, "If you don't sleep so late, what are you doing here?" ”

Qin Shuang'er got up from the stone bench in the courtyard and said with a grin: "I've been waiting for you here for a long time, and I want to chat with you." ”

"Talking about King Wu?" Qin Mubai laughed jokingly, and Qin Shuang'er's face turned red: "Villain!" ”

"Let's come into the house and talk."

After entering the house, the brother and sister sat down opposite each other, Qin Shuang'er was quite careful, and prepared to understand the wine soup for Qin Mubai to drink early.

"If anyone marries a good girl like me, it is really a blessing that has been cultivated for eight lifetimes." Qin Mubai smiled, "Shuang'er, you tell the truth to the third brother, you and King Wu...... What's going on? ”