Chapter 365

Although he has the root of dandy and unruly, Qin mubai seldom acts absurdly and does not do anything extraordinary and uncertain. In his previous life, as the second generation of officials and the second generation of rich people, he occasionally made frivolous moves, but he never went beyond the system, that is, he knew that no matter how strong a person was, he could not defeat the state machine. Now he became the son of Qin Shubao, and now he is the son-in-law of Qin Shubao, and he is still a man of the moment.

No one can stop the wheel of history from doing whatever it wants - before you become the driver of this broken car of history.

But now, Qin mubai has to fight an uncertain war. He has to guess the track of history and the direction of the future blindfolded. He has to gamble on the life of his family and the rise and fall of his family!

For two days, he stayed at home with the door closed. Originally, he wanted to visit Cheng Zhijie, Yuchi Jingde and Duan Zhixuan in turn. But he held back.

Li Jing asked Su dingfang to say something to him, which gave him a feeling of great understanding.

It's better to wait and see the changes than to run around like this.

If Qin mubai and Li Ji and Li daozong can't change the outcome, what's the use of Cheng Zhijie, Yuchi Jingde and Duan Zhixuan? Anxious as an ant on a hot pot, those who rush to the doctor for help will lose their square and bearing. Secondly, it's the most sensitive time. I don't know how many pairs of eyes are staring at Qin mubai. If the news of his lobbying spread to the palace, he would not be able to get rid of the suspicion of pulling the mountain, setting up the banner and becoming a party.

This is undoubtedly the biggest taboo now!

Li Jing said, let it be and let it be. In addition to persuading Qin mubai not to act too hastily, it may also have another meaning - he probably wanted to say that the emperor could not ignore these important matters concerning the future of the Dynasty and the grand plan of a hundred years, and he must have planned them for a long time.

So. Whether changsun Wuji or Qin mubai, no matter how to deal with business, it is in vain!

It's like a group of people gambling dice together. No matter how fierce they shout or fight, the number of points covered in the dice cup is doomed. All gamblers have to do is to lay down their bets and wait for the moment when the dice cup opens.

Except that Li Shimin is the one who shakes the dice cup, all the others are gamblers. No matter how extravagant you are, how amazing your chips are, it can't change the outcome. Even if you are just the most humble gambler, you only bet a coin, but you just hit the point. Then you are also the biggest winner.

At present, Qin mubai is faced with such a gamble.

What we are facing is an uncertain war.

Perhaps, Li Shimin is the only person in the overall situation who is in the grip of Zhizhu and looks on these people's performances coldly. He is just like the bookmaker who is very resourceful and manipulative on the gambling table. He can easily change the number of dice. He looks at the gamblers' big or small bets with a sneer in his heart.

At noon, the Hongwen Museum sent a bachelor to inform Qin mubai that he would attend the cabinet meeting at the end of the next morning.

Hearing this news, Qin mubai, whose face is as heavy as water, has a cold sweat in his unpromising palm.

All right. At the end of tomorrow, the dice cup will be opened. It's up to you who will win.

Qin mubai looked up to the top of Zhongnan mountain, and the statue of Yao'er was under construction. He took a deep breath and said to himself, "demon, maybe it's because of your death that this underwater fight has been aroused to the top of the table. Tomorrow is the day of life and death. If I win, a grand blueprint will be at my feet. From then on, I will take your ashes to fight in the north and south, and draw this blueprint carefully. Maybe I won't be in Chang'an all the year round. I will take you to listen to the wind of the western regions, as well as the roar of horses and the roar of the battlefield. If I lose, I will abandon my official and go back to Jielu on Zhongnan mountain. I will let him enjoy the spring breeze or the frost. I will play the lute with you. In tomorrow's war, although there are no swords and weapons, we will not lose a battle of 100000 troops. If you have a spirit in heaven, bless me to return in triumph

After boiling a pot of tea and burning a pot of incense, Qin mubai sat in the stream pavilion in the backyard, holding the "jade tent Sutra" to observe.

The family didn't bother.

In the face of a great war, he is as calm as a mountain and as deep as water. This is what Li Jing said. He should have the demeanor of a general.

Two hours later, it was almost evening, and the rosy clouds made the western sky.

Qin mubai poured out the last cup of green moon in the teapot and found that the charcoal in the stove was cold. I was about to leave when I found two familiar figures outside the gate.

Wu Meiniang and Princess Gaoyang.

The two women stood side by side and said nothing. Standing in the distance, they quietly looked at Qin mubai.

Qin Mu Bai couldn't help but smile. He got up and walked towards them and said, "when did you come, and didn't call me?"

Wu Meiniang said with a smile, "I don't want to disturb you when you are reading quietly."

Gaoyang princess's expression is rare quiet and peaceful, with a smile: "Meiniang is right."

Qin Mu Bai looked at them, couldn't help but smile and said: "it's rare that you two have such a tacit understanding. Come on, sit down and have tea with me. ""Good."

Return to the pavilion, add fire, set a new tea, three people to seat.

"Mubai, are you still studying the book of jade accounts? Don't you know this book of war very well? " Wu Meiniang picked up the book of war and turned over two pages. She saw the notes on it and said.

"The art of war is not something that can be understood by remembering it, or that can be used flexibly by understanding it. Otherwise, it would be too worthless, and there would not be a pharmacist Li in a thousand years. " Qin mubai poured tea and said with a smile.

Princess Gaoyang said, "I don't know the art of war. I've only heard one sentence. It's a common thing to win or lose. Don't worry too much."

"Ha ha, ling'er, are you persuading me to relax?" Qin mubai said with a smile, "don't worry, I'm in a good mood now. First of all, I am ready to lose; then, when I go to the battlefield, I will try my best to win. "

"Prepare for the worst and try your best. Yes, that's it. It seems that we are worried too much. " Wu Meiniang said, "mubai, ever since you became an official, it has been plain sailing. Although there are occasional small setbacks, they are all easily solved. But this time, even we know that you are facing a war that you are not sure of and cannot afford to lose. Your opponent It's so powerful

"Is it?" Qin Mu Bai gave a smile and said, "do you mean Chang Sun Wu Ji?"

"Isn't it?" Princess Gaoyang said, "I just talked with Meiniang a lot. Although we don't know everything about the court, the more outsiders we are, the more real we can see. Just a changsun Wuji is no longer your opponent. And actually, changsun Wuji represents my father. If my father has made any decision and you want to disobey it, isn't it a Mayday to shake the tree? Mubai, don't tell me you didn't expect that your opponent this time might be my father? "

Qin mubai's hand with the teacup stopped for a moment, twisted his eyebrows and thought, then said: "to tell you the truth, I've thought about it, but I don't want to think about it. The last thing I want to do is run counter to your father's wishes. If I face the emperor this time, it proves that It was the emperor who betrayed me, and he regretted it. "

Princess Gaoyang's expression has been difficult to see to a certain extent, worried: "mubai, since you know, why..."

"It's just a guess, linger." Qin mubai sighed and said. "Now, maybe even the emperor is hesitating. We are all gambling. We can't give up until we see the end. It's true that your father is a dealer. He can decide our victory. But this gamble has already begun, how can I shrink back in the middle of it? "

Princess Gaoyang bit her lips and nodded gently: "I understand."

"What do you know?" Qin mubai asked.

"I'm going to see my father and let him You can win Princess Gaoyang said suddenly.

"No way." As soon as Qin Mu Bai's face changed, he suddenly said sternly, "this gamble is not decided by your father and daughter's affection. Otherwise, you don't have to fight so much. Linger, just be a spectator. If I win, all is well; if I lose, I don't care what you ask your father to do. "

"Mubai, tell me the truth If you lose, will you be in danger of your life? " Princess Gaoyang worried.

Qin Mu twisted his eyebrows slightly and shook his head: "I don't know. If I'm lucky, I can still stay in Chang'an and be a glorious but idle son-in-law. If I'm lucky, maybe the prince and Hou Junji are my examples. If it's a little bit worse... "

"OK, you don't have to say it." Princess Gaoyang suddenly raised her hand to interrupt Qin mubai and cut off the railway. "The last situation will never happen! If Chang sun Wuji really dares to cut down the grass and root, I will dare to kill him with my sword, and then let my father and Emperor put me to death with his own hands! "

Qin mubai's expression stagnated, trying to persuade Princess Gaoyang a few words. Finally, he put up with the words and nodded: "don't worry, it won't happen."

Wu Meiniang sighed and said, "mubai, princess, maybe things are not as heavy and complicated as we thought. Take it easy, as the saying goes, if you leave the Castle Peak, you won't be afraid of no firewood. Even if it's a failure, there's no need to give up. If you don't go through ups and downs or fail several times, how can you be full of fighting spirit and domineering arrogance? If you can afford to lose, you can afford to win! "

Qin mubai couldn't help laughing and said, "Meiniang. Have you met my elder brother and second brother? "

Wu Meiniang was shocked: "how do you know?"

"That sounds familiar! As my two elder brothers have said, we should use the life and death of dozens of people in the Qin family to support me with domineering arrogance. " Qin mubai said with a smile, "why, are you two still pasted on it now?"

"What do you say?" Two women with one voice, and then the tacit understanding of a smile at each other.

Qin mubai squinted and looked at the two most important women in his life. With a smile, he said, "even if I lose this war, I have won it!"

"Even we can see it. You're not half sure. Why do you still say that? " Wu Meiniang asked."No why." Qin Mu Bai said with a smile, "you are right. If you can afford to lose, you can win. Just for this, just for ling'er, she said that if she wanted to raise her sword and cut down Chang sun Wuji, I would have won! "

At dawn the next day, the bedroom was still dark. Qin mubai woke up with his eyes open.

Just about to start and get up. Next to him, a pink arm hugged his neck. In her ear came Princess Gaoyang's drowsy murmur: "mubai, will you hold me and go again?"

"You didn't sleep all night?"

"Well..."

Qin mubai took her into his arms, hugged her tightly, caressed her back painfully, gave her a kiss on the forehead, and said: "silly girl, didn't you sleep best with me in the past, especially after being gentle?"

"I don't know..." Princess Gaoyang was not in the mood to joke. She said in a low voice, "I'm so worried. I've been thinking, if you really lose this time. There is no war in Lanzhou. How can you survive in the future if you marry Tubo? And your father, most likely, will be transferred back from Lanzhou, take back the military power and stay at home again. "

"So what? It's a big deal. You can't die. " Qin mubai patted her on the back and said with a relaxed smile.

"Mubai, don't deceive yourself." Princess Gaoyang said in a soft voice, "your heart is higher than the sky. You can't stand that kind of idle and boring life, not to mention your father, who is ambitious and proud. How can you stand such a blow? I can't imagine how depressing and depressing it would be if your father and son were idle at home at the same time

"You worry too much, linger." Qin mubai said with a relaxed smile, "Meiniang said well. If you can afford to lose, you can win. If you don't even have this kind of mind, how can you achieve great things? Well, it's time to go to court. I have to get up. "

"Good. You go Princess Gaoyang released her arm, pursed her red lips, thought for a moment, and said, "I'll lie here waiting for you to come back and pick me up."

Qin mubai couldn't help laughing and said, "that's too lazy, isn't it? You are the daughter-in-law of the Qin family now. If I am not at home, you daughter-in-law will have to do your duty of morning and evening. Get up and go to Lao Qin's early to say hello to my mother

"Yes, my Lord, hee hee!" Princess Gaoyang came out of the bed immediately. He jumped on Qin mubai naked and wrapped him like a tree scab. The thief said with a smile, "hold him for a while, just for a while Ah! Don't pinch my ass! "

Putting on his rarely worn court clothes, Qin mubai rode out to the gate of the imperial city.

Here, the civil servants get off the sedan chair and the military general dismount and walk into the palace in turn. Although Qin mubai had been an official for several years, he worked as Baiqi in the back palace before, and later as a local official in Xiangyang and Lanzhou. Very few like this formal participation in the meeting. Civil and military officials looked at him with a look of surprise.

When the bell of the bell and Drum Tower of Taiji palace rings, the civil and military officials rush out of the East and West Court hall, form two teams and go to Longwei road for the morning court.

Just now, in the military general Hall of the Western Dynasty hall, Qin mubai met Yuchi Jingde, Cheng Zhijie and others, but they only met each other with eyes and nodded, which was a greeting, but they didn't talk. When he walked out of the Western Dynasty hall, Qin mubai saw Li Tai, king of Wei, and Li daozong, king of Jiangxia, in the civil service class, but he did not see Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling, or Chang sun Wuji and Chu suiliang.

Civil and military officials entered the main hall of Wude hall and stood well. Qin mubai saw that Chang sun Wuji, Li Zhi and Chu suiliang entered from the side door of the court. Li Zhi sits on the Dragon chair which is very different from his body. Sun Wuji, the prime minister on the left, and Chu suiliang, the note room of Sui Chaobing on the right, are like two teachers and two bodyguards.

Compared with the earlier days when he just sat on the Dragon chair, Li Zhi had obviously calmed down a lot, and his eyes were even a little cold. He habitually glanced down the hall, and suddenly there was surprise and blazing in his eyes, because he saw Qin mubai.

Chang sun Wuji and Chu suiliang followed Li Zhi's eyes and looked at Qin mubai unnaturally. With a seemingly absent smile on their face, Chang sun Wuji said, "today's court meeting, we have to play early, but we have to retreat."

Chu suiliang added: "his royal highness, the king of Jin, occasionally feels cold and unwell."

All the ministers heard a little bit of news and knew that there was an important cabinet meeting to be held later. Chang sun Wuji and other people's minds had not been on the court hall for a long time. No one will be ignorant of the current situation, at this time out of what trivial things, and then delay the time.

Thus, the voice of "I have nothing to play" sounded.

"Well, let's go back!"

The civil and military officials walked into the main hall of Wude and immediately retreated. However, many of the people who received the notice of the meeting stayed in the waiting room of the east west hall without leaving.

In the waiting hall of the military general of the Western Dynasty hall. In addition to Qin Shubao and others, who led the front line, more than half of the generals and generals of the 16th Wei came and helped dozens of people. Duan Zhixuan, Li Junxian and other people gather together and murmur in a low voice. Yuchi Jingde and Cheng Zhijie talk about the past events of the army, but Qin mubai sits alone in the corner and drinks tea quietly.

In terms of rank and seniority, any one of you is Qin mubai's senior officer. However, all the generals have the same vision, intentionally or unintentionally to Qin mubai. Pay attention to his every move.However, after watching for a long time, Qin mubai did not make any unnecessary movements except occasionally picking up a cup of tea and drinking two mouthfuls of tea. He did not even look disorderly.

The generals were secretly surprised: good boy, Mount Tai is going to be the top, you can be so calm!

At this time, a small official of Hongwen hall came into the waiting room of the Western court hall and bowed his hands to the generals: "please go to the hall of Hongwen hall to discuss business!"

"OK, let's go!" Yuchi Jingde thundered and stood up as if a war had begun. He came out first.

Cheng Zhijie laughs: "Lao Hei, what are you worried about? The protagonist hasn't even started yet

As soon as Yuchi Jingde turned his head to look at Qin mubai sitting beside him, he came up to him and pulled him: "silly boy, are you scared? Get up and go to Hongwen hall! "

Qin Mu Bai chuckled, dusted his wrinkled skirt and said, "you are all my superiors. How can I be rude first? After you, generals

"Ha ha!" Cheng Zhijie laughed, "don't panic in the face of war, don't panic in the face of the enemy, and admire Bai. You've got some true biographies of your Laozi and Li Jing! "

Yuchi Jingde took a few turns and looked at Qin mubai up and down. He nodded his head seriously: "silly boy, it's a bit of general demeanor - today, I want you Qin mubai to take the lead. Why don't you give me this face?"

All the generals laughed. Yuchi Jingde is such a temperament, they are used to it.

"In this way, it's better to be obedient than respectful." Qin mubai was not affectable either. He bowed to the crowd and said in a loud voice, "please!"

"General Qin, please!"

The little official of Hongwen hall, who came to deliver the message, could not help but be a little silly. He watched the generals who were above the third grade of the 16th National Guard and followed Qin mubai, who was just the fourth grade Zhonglang general, out of the West Dynasty hall one by one and went to Hongwen hall.

On the other hand, in the waiting room for civil servants in the East Dynasty hall, Li Tai was in the lead, and a group of civil servants came out to Hongwen hall one after another.

Qin mubai saw that Li daozong, the king of Jiangxia who never attended such meetings and participated in the discussion of government affairs in the cabinet, was an outstanding example!

In Hongwen hall, Chang sun Wuji and Chu suiliang stand side by side at a window, watching two lines of dozens of people coming, looking at each other in silence.

"Situ, look at the situation. How do we feel that they are here to fight?" Chu suiliang said.

Chang sun Wuji smiles, twists his beard and says, "even if we are here to fight, we are bound to win this battle. What are you afraid of? "

Chu Sui Liang twisted his brow slightly, but he didn't answer. He turned to look at it, raised his hand and said in surprise: "situ, please look - who will be carrying a sedan chair over there?"

Chang sun Wuji followed what he pointed out, and immediately showed a little surprised: "is it Wei Zheng? Did he really come? "

Chu suiliang smiles. He said with deep meaning: "even Li daozong, who never attended such meetings, has come. How can he not?"

Chang sun Wuji blinked his eyes, looked at Chu suiliang thoughtfully and asked, "then you say Is Wei Zheng an enemy or a friend

Chu suiliang shook his head: "who knows? Many times, even his majesty did not know whether Wei Zheng was an enemy or a friend He is always right about things and not about people. "

Chang sun Wuji pondered for a moment, nodded speciously, and said: "well, even if he is the enemy Wei Zheng in the past. Even his Majesty's will can be changed, but this time, even ten Wei Zheng will not change anything

"Really?..." Chu Sui Liang answered softly, not with a smile.

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