Chapter 28

The new year of the Qin family is very lively and warm. Qin Tong, the eldest son, and Qin bin, the second son, both took their wives and children home to spend the new year together. The family is happy.

Qin Shubao has been out of the court for many years, and few people come to pay a new year's visit during the Chinese new year, only Cheng Zhijie and others. During Zhenguan period, the officialdom was clean and honest, and officials seldom gave any valuable gifts when they visited relatives and friends. When big people like Cheng Zhijie come to pay New Year's respects, they send a package of local products from Puzhou, and then the Qin family treat each other with wine.

In addition to enjoying family affection, Qin mubai is busier than everyone else, because the 15th day of the first lunar month is getting closer and closer, so he should seize the time to practice his martial arts. Therefore, even if it's new year's Eve or the first day of the new year, he has to practice for several hours and dare not neglect.

Seeing him work so hard, Qin Shubao and Cheng Zhijie are naturally satisfied. Even Qin Tong and Qin bin, the two elder brothers, are completely impressed with Qin mubai.

Qin family, as a whole, the family is very harmonious and warm, and there is no big gap between them. Both brothers have been in the court for several years, one from literature and the other from martial arts. Their experience and insight are of great benefit to Qin mubai. During the Spring Festival, the relationship between Qin mubai and his two elder brothers has also improved. The three brothers often get together to taste wine and talk about everything.

Seeing the Lantern Festival approaching day by day, Qin Mu Bai's uneasiness increased. It's not the tension caused by the emperor's selection of soldiers, but the life span of Qin Shubao predicted by Yuan Tiangang These days, Qin mubai always pays attention to Qin Shubao's every move, and finds that instead of any sign that his oil is exhausted and his life is about to end, he is more energetic and healthy. Once, Qin Shubao got excited after drinking a little wine, and asked Qin mubai's three brothers to fight against him, but they didn't lose!

The whole family was filled with wonder and joy.

On the evening of the 14th of the first month, Qin Shubao called Qin mubai to the room and asked questions.

"Saburo, tomorrow is the day for the emperor to choose soldiers. I think your martial arts skills are almost the same. Not surprisingly, there should be fewer young people who are better than you. " Qin Shubao said, "but Li Ke, how are you going to tell him? Even if it's right to leave the Wu palace and go to the emperor's side, you should not offend him. After all, he has only good intentions and no malice towards the Qin family. "

"Dad, this matter has been solved for a long time..." Qin mubai told Qin Shubao about the conversation he had with Li Ke that day a year ago. Of course, it omits something about the fourth sister Shuanger.

"Li Ke, what a smart man he is. He is just like the emperor!" After hearing this, Qin Shubao shook his head in admiration.

"What do you say?" Qin mubai asked.

Qin Shubao stroked his long beard and said leisurely, "Sanlang, although you are smart, you are still young after all, and your official career experience is short. There are some things you can't understand when you are in the game. Maybe being a father is the father of a villain and a gentleman, but don't you feel that Li Ke is playing hard to get? "

"Do you have any?" Qin mubai asked in a daze.

Qin Shubao gave himself a smile and said: "every superior has his own set of skills to control the lower. So is the emperor, and so is his son Li Ke. Coincidentally, they all used the most powerful weapon - emotion

"Dad, I see what you mean." Qin Mu Bai frowned and said, "you mean that after Li Ke heard that I was going to take part in the election, he knew that he couldn't keep me, so he was willing to send me away and let me owe him emotionally, right?"

"Yes, how similar is this to the emperor's handling of Wu Meiniang?" Qin Shubao said with a smile, "however, only the superior who has great talent and broad mind can use this kind of technique. When his Majesty was the king of Qin, his ministers included his father. Who was not grateful to him? The reason is that the emperor is the best at conquering his subordinates emotionally. "It's better to punish his heart than to restrain his body." what a wonderful method

"Father said so." Qin mubai sighed and said, "now, I feel a little indebted to Li Ke. He promoted me to an official position, told me a matchmaker, promised to increase my official position, treated me as a brother, and never regarded me as a subordinate or servant. Now, I'm going to leave him to climb a high branch. Emotionally, I really owe him. "

"If you know your kindness, you can repay it when you have a chance." Qin Shubao said, "those who achieve great things don't stick to small things, especially those who favor little things. Li Ke's kindness to you is not due to Si ya'er? So, he also has a plan, you don't have to carry any emotional burden. Tomorrow, go to the emperor's election lightly and calmly - you must win the first place, or you don't have to go home! "

"Yes, father!"

In the spring of the eleventh year of Zhenguan, on the fifteenth day of the first month, it was sunny and breezy.

The early spring is still as cold as winter. There are still ice skaters on the green tiles of the red walls of the imperial city. Under the sunlight, the colorful light refracts, and a string of fine water drops slowly flow down, splashing small pits in the snow below, merging into fine strands of water.For the first time in the Imperial City, Qin mubai had a good time. The magnificent palaces of the Tang Dynasty were more than ten times stronger than the purple and gold city of the Qing Dynasty that he had seen in his previous life.

The place where the emperor selected soldiers was located in Xuanwu Gate, a famous place to the north of Taiji palace. At this time, it was already overcrowded. Thousands of royal guards strictly controlled the order of the scene. In the field with nearly ten thousand people, the order was perfect without any disorder.

Last year, Li Shimin carried out an epoch-making reform of the military system of the Tang Dynasty. That is, the northern and southern yamen system of imperial capital and imperial city was implemented.

In fact, to put it bluntly, military power was more concentrated in the hands of the emperor and the imperial court.

Beiya is the general name of the Imperial Palace's imperial guards. Li Shimin, who directed the change of Xuanwumen, has a deeper understanding of the power of the imperial palace guard than anyone else. In the past, the imperial palace guards of the Tang Dynasty, like other soldiers in the Imperial Palace, carried out the previous system, often changing different generals and soldiers to take turns on duty. Now it's fixed. The Imperial Guards for the imperial city are basically selected from the sons of the official families. Among them, the generals are relatively fixed. The Emperor himself appoints his confidants to lead them.

Nanya, on the other hand, is the general name of all the soldiers who went to the imperial capital, including the field troops guarding more than ten miles away from the imperial city and the soldiers guarding the nine gates of Chang'an.

This time, Li Shimin once again carried out a creative reform of the military system, creating a front Imperial Guard unit, which was subordinate to the emperor Qinxun, did not belong to any organizational system led by the twelve guards of the Tang Dynasty, and only obeyed the emperor's orders!

In fact, Baiqi was the emperor's personal guard, with a unique identity and status. Because it was a new thing, everyone was interested in it, and they were all eager to try. They wanted to enter such a new army and work for the emperor. It is obvious that the chance of being promoted in front of the emperor is much greater than that of suffering in any army.

However, the emperor's selection criteria for Baiqi were rather harsh. The five conditions set out first made most people feel disappointed and could only hold back.

First, those who come to run for Baiqi must first be the children of the aristocratic families in the Tang Dynasty. The children of the Junwu aristocratic family are preferred, and they are between the ages of 18 and 40. Don't be a civilian, even if you are an officer in the army. Tang Dynasty just attaches great importance to the family background, there is no way.

Second, one of the candidates' immediate relatives must be a current official with a grade of seven or above in Beijing, or a person with a grade of seven or above in Beijing. That is to say, if you want to run for Baiqi, you have to have someone to guarantee it. It's a bit like the mortgage for applying for a loan now.

Third, the candidates should be well behaved and have no criminal record among themselves and their immediate relatives. The emperor could not be surrounded by men who committed crimes. Otherwise, the emperor would be worried about the safety of his concubines, children and property. This seems easy to understand.

Fourth, good looks. Tang Dynasty has always paid attention to appearance. It goes without saying that if a woman looks good, a man is also an invisible capital if he is tall and powerful. The selection of soldiers clearly listed the appearance standard: first of all, the height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) or more, the body is tall and straight, and the facial features are symmetrical. If it's a hunchback, a bent leg, a disability or a crooked melon with crooked eyes, even if you're the son of a prime minister or a general, you'd better not come. It's not good to fight with one stick.

Fifth, Nengwen. As a son of an official family, if he is illiterate, he can't say it. It is said that the emperor will personally test the educational level of each candidate at the end. If you dare to cheat in private, the result will be terrible.

This is probably the most difficult choice in the world. Fortunately, Qin mubai can meet these five standards.

On the first day, in the eyes of most people, he passed the first "political trial" and "physical examination" with ease. In this round alone, thousands of people have been eliminated, and the number of people who are afraid to run in the election is even more numerous.

Then the emperor said that he would personally check the selection of Baiqi in the end. The number of soldiers should be strictly controlled at 600. In addition, this senior officer of Baiqi, a total of four, attracted the most attention. He was a "hundred horsemen envoy" and was equal to the prefectural governor and Zhonglang General of the twelve Wei Yifu in the five grades of official rank, which was equivalent to a cadre of the regiment level. Moreover, the treatment of Baiqi envoys is higher than that of these ordinary officials of the five grades. Under Baiqi envoys, there are three "Baiqi Deputy envoys" who are subordinate to the five grades. Next, there are six brigade commanders and twelve team leaders.

All the 22 military officers should be selected in this election. Moreover, the conditions for candidates to run for military officers are even more stringent - candidates for Baiqi envoys and Deputy envoys must be senior officials of the imperial court at least three grades or nephews of the current xunmen family in Guannei. Other officers at all levels must also be supported by Beijing officials.

To put it bluntly, it's the officers of Baiqi, as long as Li Shimin is the nephew of the minister he can trust. Don't fantasize about nephews who are far from state officials or generals. What's more, like other ordinary candidates, those who run for the election of officers should first have a preliminary trial and have no privileges.

After one day's selection, nearly 10000 people were eliminated, leaving less than 3000 people. Tomorrow, these people will have a martial arts competition, from which 600 sergeants and 22 military officers will be selected.Those who dare to come to the election are not lack of people, or among those who have been eliminated by harsh conditions, there are many senior officers in the army. If anyone can be selected in the 100 riding, it can be called "one in a thousand". If you can stand out as an officer in the end, you will undoubtedly be one in a million.

And Qin Shubao's only requirement for Qin mubai is to win the first prize - to be the only hundred horse envoy!

After the first day of running for the election, Qin mubai saw a team of ten thousand people and countless young talents. For a moment, he felt a lot of pressure. It seems that we must try our best to do it!

From the next day, there will be a formal test of martial arts, and the "separate test of generals and soldiers" will be carried out. That is to say, those who are qualified to counsellor officers are separated from ordinary soldiers and will be eliminated in another venue.

The tests of martial arts include: crossing the barrier, archery and horse fighting.

Lifting is lifting. Qin mubai, whose soul passes through, is equal to the strength of two people. The strength is infinite, so it's easy to get through. In the clean and jerk of the big stone lock, it was easier than those big men, which caused a lot of noise.

Not to mention the archery test. Whether it's fixed-point "Step Shot", "long stack" long-range shot or rather difficult riding shot, Qin mubai has won the first place!

After two rounds of tests, Qin mubai's performance is the best, which is eye-catching.

The third round of horse fight test is a bit more complicated. The participants galloped into the puppet group and had to stab the small block on the puppet on the galloping horse. Whoever stabs more, takes less time, and knocks down the puppet without mistakes, wins. At this level, Qin mubai's test results are still excellent. Among all the candidates, it's very eye-catching.

The next day's qualifying round is over. More than half of the candidates were eliminated, leaving less than 40. The 600 sergeants have been determined. Naturally, some families are happy and others are worried. Next, there is the most eye-catching selection of officers, which will be tested by the Emperor himself!

Qin mubai has been shortlisted for the final selection of officers. He should be very happy, but there is a shadow lingering in his heart, which makes him hard to be happy.

Because today is January 16. In the middle of the night, it was the time when Yuan Tiangang, the great God, decided Qin Shubao's death.

Qin mubai came home and saw that his father was the same as usual. He was very happy after hearing about his performance in school and drank more wine in the evening.

In the evening, Qin mubai ran to his father's room for an excuse and pestered him to talk, but Qin Shubao couldn't get rid of him. Qin Shubao had fallen asleep until he passed the time, and Qin mubai just stepped back.

"It's nothing!"

Listening to his father's even snoring outside the room, Qin mubai really breathed a sigh until the sky turned white. He said in his heart: did my crossing bring the butterfly effect, change some fixed numbers in the dark, and prolong his father's life?

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