Although Li Daoyan is old, his courage and decisiveness are far from being comparable to those of young people.

When Lu Shen nodded in agreement, the old man immediately ordered someone to prepare a few sets of clothes for Li Gongxu, a stack of silver tickets and a little broken silver, plus more than 20 books, this is all Li Gongxu's belongings, loaded in an ordinary carriage.

When he came to the Hou Mansion in Shanyang, Lu Shen directly handed over the young man to Qin Zilong and temporarily placed him in the East Cross Courtyard - this is where the soldiers of the Hou Mansion live, two rows of houses facing each other, one room for every two people, and it is also thanks to the large area of this Hou Mansion and many houses, otherwise it would not be able to provide such conditions.

Most of the pro-soldiers in the ordinary Wuxun Mansion can only be crowded into a bunk.

But for Li Gongxu, who was born in the Jinlin Li family and has been clothed and fed since he was a child, such conditions still seem extremely simple.

"Young Master Li, you can live in a room with me in the future."

Qin Zilong looked at the young man in front of him with a smile.

Li Gongxu put down the bookcase and baggage, lowered his head and said, "Commander Qin, from now on, I will be a personal soldier under your command, and I dare not take the title of young master." The Commander can call me by my first name, or call me Kuro, who is the ninth in my family. ”

"Okay."

Compared with the gobbling soldiers next to him, Li Gongxu's eating appearance is much more elegant.

It was his first night away from the Li family, and he knew very well that this was just the beginning, and that this life would last for a long time.

Compared with other peers with similar family backgrounds, Li Gongxu is obviously more precocious, he doesn't care about his current living conditions, but he is a little worried.

In the darkness, he stared overhead with wide eyes, and all kinds of thoughts came flooding back.

The so-called transaction is to take his apprenticeship to Lu Shen as an opportunity, and Jinlin Li and the other party have reached a tacit alliance to support each other in some necessary times in the future.

I don't know how long it took, Li Gongxu blew out the candle, but he couldn't fall asleep after lying down.

The young man's eyes couldn't help but be competitive.

Such a standard has even surpassed the food of some down-and-out nobles.

From his point of view, his grandfather let him apprentice not only to broaden his horizons and mind, but also to make him a little more transactional, and the latter is more important.

After dinner and washing, Li Gongxu took out a book of commentary on the scriptures and righteousness from the bookcase, studied it in the dim candlelight, and soon fell into a state of selflessness.

As one of Lu Shen's most trusted people, Qin Zilong has always hated those domineering gentlemen in the capital, although the young man in front of him still retains the reserve of the son of a family, he is still a little different from those gentlemen, so he doesn't mind giving the other party a smile.

Qin Zilong looked at it for a moment and felt bored, then lay on the bed and became distracted, and gradually fell asleep.

Qin Zilong, who noticed this change, smiled secretly.

This made the young man very curious, what kind of person was that young prince?

White flour steamed buns larger than a fist, very thick white porridge, fried noodles with shredded pork, two boiled chickens that each person must eat, and several seasoned side dishes.

The young man was keenly aware that his grandfather should have seen some kind of crisis, and at the same time, he could prove the status and importance of Lu Shen in his grandfather's heart.

After the drill, even though Li Gongxu began to polish his bones when he was five or six years old, and his martial arts were not wasted later, he was still tired and out of breath, but those pro-soldiers were all as if nothing had happened.

Early the next morning, when the sky was bright, Li Gongxu was shouted from his sleep by Qin Zilong, and then put on his clothes and came to the flat ground outside the courtyard, and followed these soldiers from the frontier to exercise.

At this moment, he knew that in addition to participating in the war, this was their daily routine that could not be shaken by thunder, no matter the wind, rain, sun, winter and snow, the morning exercise of half an hour must be completed.

With this in mind, the boy joined the ranks of the pro-soldiers and began to observe calmly and carefully.

Then it was breakfast, the food in the Hou Mansion was not very luxurious, but there were several very obvious characteristics, that is, the amount and deliciousness.

Qin Zilong peeled off the boiled chicken and quickly solved it, wiped his mouth and asked the young man, "Jiu Lang has something on his mind?" ”

Li Gongxu shook his head and said, "No...... No. ”

"If you have something to say, don't hide it." Qin Zilong smiled and said, "In the future, we will be comrades who live and die together, and it is a trouble to not be together." ”

After all, Li Gongxu had a bit of youthful spirit, and when he heard this, he lowered his voice and said: "Commander Qin, I heard before that Lord Hou loves soldiers like sons, so why are we the only ......ones in the morning?"

"So you're thinking about this."

Qin Zilong's expression was calm, and he said with a smile: "Do you want to say that Master Hou doesn't seem to be as good as the legend, let us get up before dawn to practice, but he himself hides in the back house to sleep?" ”

Li Gongxu hurriedly denied it: "I didn't mean that. ”

Qin Zilong said: "It's okay if it is. For the sake of not being left behind today, I'll tell you the truth. In fact, at the beginning, Hou Ye would practice with us every day, but we couldn't keep up with Hou Ye at all, which would drag him down. So later, Hou Ye formulated a set of standards for us, that is, the strength you just experienced. As for Hou Ye himself, do you think he will hide and sleep? ”

He let out a hearty laugh, and several of the pro-soldiers next to him also laughed, and one of them answered: "Jiulang, Master Hou got up earlier than us and practiced harder. ”

"Our Hou Ye is not only ruthless to the enemy, but even more ruthless to himself!"

"The sons and daughters of the powerful in the capital, not to mention talent and talent, just the word hard work, no one can compare to Hou Ye!"

"Master Hou doesn't go out with us, he just doesn't want to hit us."

"I'm embarrassed to say that you dragged everyone back a few times, or the Hou Ye wouldn't dislike us."

"Ahem, apart from Brother Qin now, who else is more ruthless than me?"

The more the soldiers talked, the more excited they became, but Li Gongxu became very silent.

Looking at these Angzang men who would be full of reverence whenever Lu Shen was mentioned, he suddenly understood his grandfather's true intentions, and only by being in them could he gradually see the true body of the young prince under the light.

At the beginning of the hour, Qin Zilong ordered fifty personal soldiers and followed Lu Shen to the Military Academy, and Li Gongxu was among them.

Lu Shen entered the section hall of the Military Yuan to discuss military affairs with several military ministers, and the soldiers were waiting outside.

This is two hours.

Li Gongxu found that these comrades seemed to be a different person outside, and they would laugh and chat when they were in the Hou Mansion before, and they were a group of young people in their early twenties, which was also normal. But when they entered the eyes of outsiders, they immediately became silent and had a solemn atmosphere, and that cold murderous aura emanated from the inside out.

Qin Zilong seemed to see his doubts, and explained indifferently: "When we go out, none of the brothers are willing to embarrass Hou Ye, even if Hou Ye will not punish us for this." ”

Li Gongxu nodded and said, "I understand." ”

At noon, Lu Shen finished his military affairs, took his soldiers through the streets and alleys, and rushed straight to the palace.

They obviously didn't have time to sit down for lunch, so Qin Zilong took Li Gongxu and a few others to buy a large stack of baked cakes on the street, and filled their stomachs with the water bladder they carried with them.

This time, Li Gongxu finally saw Lu Shen dining with his own soldiers.

He found a very interesting phenomenon, whether Lu Shen was standing or sitting, he was like an attractive iron stone, and all the pro-soldiers would subconsciously take him as the core.

The young man secretly sighed in his heart what a terrible prestige this was.

While nibbling on the baked cake, he quietly looked at Lu Shen.

I saw that his brows were slightly furrowed, and it was obvious that even during this short meal time, the young prince was thinking about big things.

Lu Shen stayed in the palace for most of the hour, and then went to Zhongshu again, this time Li Gongxu was taken by him, and the young man watched him discuss the details of the logistics of the border army with the two prime ministers.

When he came out of the middle book, Lu Shen went back to the military courtyard again, and it was already night after he was busy.

At the beginning of the lanterns of Yongjia City, dozens of horses rode slowly and marched towards the Marquis of Shanyang.

The world is becoming quieter.

Li Gongxu was in the middle of the team, looking at the back of the young prince in front of him, and his heart was full of thoughts.

This is Lu Shen's day.

It has nothing to do with the treacherous clouds in Li Gongxu's imagination, but on the contrary, it is a bit bland.

There are no thrilling steps, some are just busy from morning to night, but there are a few pictures that impress Li Gongxu.

When the soldiers talked about Lu Shen in the morning, their faces were filled with pride and reverence.

At noon, when he was taking a break on the street to nibble on the baked cakes, Lu Shen's calm and deep gaze.

When Zhongshu and the two prime ministers discussed the supply of military food and grass in the north of the Jiangbei, Lu Shen refused to give an inch and even had a dispute with Xue Nanting, the right minister.

The images intertwine and merge before his eyes, and finally a clear outline emerges.

Two words quietly came to the boy's mind.

Pragmatic.

At a time when vanity is prevalent in the capital, such a young man who has risen to a high position in his early twenties can still maintain such a cautious and diligent attitude, Li Gongxu certainly knows how rare it is.

He suddenly understood why Lu Shen was able to rise to prominence in just a few years, why he was able to defeat the invincible Jing army on the border, and why he was able to gain the absolute trust of the Son of Heaven.

Why was he able to let his grandfather take the initiative to make friends and link the interests of the Li family with him.

Back at the Shanyang Hou Mansion, Lu Shen turned to look at the soldiers and said with a smile: "Everyone has worked hard today, Zilong will change a group of people to go out with me tomorrow." Those who stay in the house can't slack off, read more books to improve themselves after training, so that they can make a difference in the future, instead of being my own soldier for the rest of my life. ”

Qin Zilong said loudly: "Yes! ”

He paused for a moment, and then smiled flatteringly: "It's good to be able to follow Master Hou all the time." ”

"Ramming."

Lu Shen scolded with a smile, then turned around and walked towards the back house, and the soldiers also laughed.

Li Gongxu quietly watched this scene.

Lu Shen didn't look at him differently because he was Li Daoyan's most beloved grandson, or specially said a few more words to him.

Li Gongxu was not disappointed in his heart, on the contrary, he vaguely felt that this was the root cause of Lu Shen's loyalty to these soldiers.

Alike.

He looked at Lu Shen's distant back, and a touch of respect quietly surged in his heart.

This night, he broke the rules he had insisted on for many years, did not read at night, and lay down in bed early after washing.

The boy closed his eyes and thought for a long time, and a thought gradually took shape, and it became clearer and firmer.

It turned out that the most important reason why his grandfather let him apprentice was not because of those complicated considerations, or those factors were just incidental, but his grandfather's greatest hope was that he could get close to Lu Shen and learn from his advantages.

I will be like him in the future.

This is the real future of Jinlin Lee.

(End of chapter)