Qin Qiong is here? This veteran has been at home since the Xuanwumen Change, and has not been out for a long time, only at some important moments every year, such as the spring ploughing sacrifice to the sky, and the time when the monarch and the minister celebrate together.

This time Li Er was preparing to go north, and Qin Qiong was not in his plan at all. Because he also knew that this veteran had a heart to serve the country, but Li Er still didn't inform Qin Qiong.

But Qin Qiong still came, and he learned about the northern expedition to the Turks, after all, such a large-scale operation of grain and grass transportation could not hide from anyone. So at this moment, Qin Qiong settled his old wife and young son in the family, and came to the front of the palace in armor.

This is not to force the palace, but he has his own purpose. Even if you can't lead the army to the battle, it's good to plan more for the commander in front before the expedition, Qin Qiong is also a person who has read a lot of military books, and his views are still very unique.

"Hurry up and summon Qin Aiqing in!" Li Er said, and then Xiao Huangmen turned around and walked directly towards the outside of the hall.

After that, the voice of Xiao Huangmen came from outside the hall: "Xuan, Qin Qiong, the Duke of Yiguo, has entered the palace." "I didn't use the word audience, obviously the people around Li Er also knew that Li Er actually really relied on Qin Qiong.

It's just why Qin Qiong will be ranked last in the Lingyan Pavilion in the future? Some people say that Qin Qiong died early, but Hou Junji rebelled and was still in front of Qin Qiong?

This is actually very easy to explain, because in Li Er's place, the priority is the person closest to him, and the emperor is also a person, and there is also a difference between relatives and aliens. It is respect and reuse for Qin Qiong, but it is not close.

And Qin Qiong's body completely collapsed after Zhenguan, and most of his credit was established during the Li Yuan period, only when he was in the Xuanwu Gate to resist Xue Wanche outside the palace. The credit for this is also shared with Duan Zhixuan, who led the Xuanjia Guard.

Therefore, Qin Qiong is not a close minister here in Li Er, but an important minister. Li Yuan gave Qin Qiong enough before, Shangzhu Guo and Yiguo Gong were all given by Li Yuan. And in the end, if it weren't for Cheng Biting Jin and Niu Jinda to pull Qin Qiong in, Xuanwumen would basically not have Qin Qiong's affairs.

Therefore, Li Er is reusable and respectful to Qin Qiong, but he is not really close, what he is really close to is still the eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Mou Dudu, and the group of generals in his Tiance Mansion.

Although Qin Qiong is also famous in Tiance Mansion, Li Yuan still has a great influence on Qin Qiong.

"Minister, Qin Qiong, meet Your Majesty!" After a while, a yellow-faced man wearing a goose feather armor and carrying two cooked copper maces on his back came in from outside the hall.

In the early Tang Dynasty, the status of military generals was still very high, because there were many strong generals in the court, and the military hugged together and fought against Wenchen, and it was a powerful force in Li Er's court that no one dared to ignore.

Therefore, the fierce generals in the army have a very high status, and the generals who participated in the Xuanwumen Incident have a privilege, that is, they can wear swords on the court hall of the Liangyi Hall of Taiji Palace.

However, usually no one will bring weapons specifically, after all, this is the Pure Yang Palace. But this time Qin Qiong brought it, and he wanted to let Li Er know that he Qin Qiong was not yet an old man. can still fight, as long as he is allowed to fight, he can still kill and capture the flag.

"Uncle Bao, why are you doing this?" Li Er called Qin Qiong's cousin.

"Your Majesty, this time the northern expedition to the Turks, please allow the last general to go into battle! Top the three tribes of the grassland! Qin Qiong knelt in front of Li Er like a jade pillar pushing Jin Mountain, and then asked Li Er to allow him to go to the battlefield again.

"The general's good destination is the horse leather shroud, and the blood-stained battlefield! The last general is not willing to spend the rest of his life between that bed, and I hope that His Majesty will fulfill it! Qin Qiong said.

"Uncle Bao, this is unacceptable!" Li Er hurriedly helped Qin Qiong up, this Qin Qiong is here to ask for battle? His body has collapsed, and if he goes to battle again, I'm afraid he will really never go back.

And this Tang Dynasty's foreign war has not killed a general, if Qin Qiong dies this time, Shangzhu Guo, Yiguo Gong. Then even if the Tang Dynasty directly exterminates the three northern clans, it will not be able to recover the loss of prestige.

Because in the eyes of the Tang Dynasty, the three ethnic groups on the grassland are umbrella skirt barbarians, and for the sake of such three barbarian tribes, it is a shame for the Tang people to lose a member of the Tang Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, the last general knows that this time I am afraid that there is really no hope of coming back, but the last general is still willing to try! The old wife and young children in the family still need to be overshadowed by the general's merits, if they linger on the sickbed, what else can the last general leave to my child in the future? Qin Qiong said.

"Brother Shubao, what are you talking about? What Huaidao's nephew needs most is your father, why are you so confused? Cheng Yanjin came to Qin Qiong's side, his tiger eyes moist.

The person who has the best relationship with Qin Shubao here is Cheng Yanjin, for him, this is a good brother for him. Compared with Lao Niu Niu Jinda, there is also Li Shiji, who sells fake medicines, and both of them are close.

Niu Jinda is a military judge canonized by Li Er, and he is iron-faced and selfless, which makes Cheng Yanjin not easy to get close to. And Li Shiji is also Li Ji, because they didn't descend to the Tang Dynasty all the way, Li Ji was better than Qin Qiong and Cheng Yanjin in Wagangzhai at the beginning.

It's not that Cheng Yanjin and Qin Qiong don't have high positions, but they are brave generals who serve under Li Mi. And Li Ji has enough tactics in the art of war, so he leads the army alone.

When Li Ji surrendered, he took the army under his command, so he led the troops to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. And Cheng Yanjin, Qin Qiong, and Niu Jinda surrendered when Li Mi and Qin Qiong were fighting.

When they were begging to surrender in front of the battle, the three of them really knelt in front of Li Er's army, and at that time, if Li Er had ignored them and sent troops to charge directly, they would have been trampled into minced meat by the military formation.

At this time, seeing Qin Qiong's tragic invitation, Cheng Yanjin's feeling was the deepest.

"Brother, you just cultivate this well and live for a long time. In the future, as long as I Lao Cheng is still in the day, my nephew will definitely not be bullied! And the elder brother personally handed over to Huaidao's nephew, and he must also be a good man. Cheng Yanjin persuaded him.

"Zhijie, don't persuade me, brother, I have already made up my mind, your sister-in-law and nephew will be sent to Zhuangzi in Sanyuan County in two days, this time is the last time my old Qin will go into battle, even if he wants to die, he will die on the battlefield!" Qin Qiong said.

"Okay, Uncle Bao, I will never let you go to the battlefield, you go back!" Li Er decisively said.

"Your Majesty...... Please fulfill this last battle, Your Majesty! If I die on the sickbed in the end, then I, Qin Qiong, will still die on the battlefield! Qin Qiong said.

"According to this seat, if you insist on going, I am afraid that you are most likely to die on the road!" Lu Hanyang couldn't stand it anymore, and interjected directly.