Love Affairs in Chang'an - Chapter 24

Chapter 24 A True War God
How could this still be the sickly and difficult-to-walk father from back then? These past few days, Qin Mubai had been busy with his own affairs and did not pay much attention to his health. He did not expect that he would have such a great improvement!

“Drink, drink, drink!”

With a series of angry reprimands, the spear flower in midair was like floating floating floating floating floating floating floating floating floating floating floating floating floating floating floating floating floating floating floating floating floating floating floating floating

“What a supreme spear technique!!” Qin Mubai couldn’t help but exclaim loudly!

This was the legendary Qin Shubao!

The head of the Twelve Qin Clan’s Xun Clan, the number one fierce general of the Great Tang!

After using a spear technique, Qin Shubao pulled back his horse and landed in front of Qin Mubai. He stabbed the spear in front of him and asked seriously, “Have you seen it clearly?”

“I can roughly see it clearly. But Father made it too fast. I didn’t remember a few moves.” Qin Mubai returned to her senses and replied.

“I didn’t remember a few moves. That’s right!” Qin Shubao stroked his long beard and knitted his eyebrows. “Tai Chi, heavy intent but not heavy form. The Qin Family spear technique is mainly used to kill enemies. It is not restricted to common practice. The combination of the two sets of martial arts makes it more flexible and flexible. As my father used this spear technique just now, I didn’t even remember a few moves.”

“Uh … then how should we cultivate?” Qin Mubai asked in confusion.

“Very simple.” Qin Shubao smiled coldly and stared at Qin Mubai, “I’ll teach you in real combat!”

‘”Another battle!” Qin Mubai was a little dumbfounded. A bone-chilling pain came from many parts of his body.

“Cut the crap, get on the horse!”

…

Two hours later, it was already dark.

Qin Mubai dragged her almost crippled body back to her room. Seeing him like this made Mrs. Liu cry for a long time.

“Old Ghost Cheng has drunk too much. Why is your father so ruthless?”

Although Qin Mubai’s entire body ached like broken bones, his heart was filled with joy and happiness. He held his mother’s hand tightly and said in surprise, “Mother, you should be happy!”

“Seeing my son being beaten like this, how can a mother be happy? My son, are you dumbfounded by being beaten?” Madam Liu whispered as he wiped away his tears.

“Mother! Didn’t you see-father’s condition had greatly improved, and he was actually able to ride a horse and compete with a gun?!” Qin Mubai said in surprise.

Mrs. Liu was stunned and immediately revealed a happy expression, “Yes! Isn’t Mother stupid? She actually forgot about this level-child, I called Fourth Sister to give you medicine to serve you. I’ll go see your father and see how he’s doing!”

“Mother, quickly go!”

After sending his mother away, Qin Mubai lay down in sorrow, his body aching!

Father really didn’t brag. At most, his legs and feet had recovered a little bit of their mobility, and he was dragging a still unhealthy and nimble body. The spear technique he used was much more exquisite and domineering than Cheng Zhijie’s!

At this time, Qin Mubai was thinking that according to the standards of some acting novels, the rankings of heroes judged by their martial strength were clearly false in real history. People like Yuwen Chengdu and Luo Cheng were fictional novelists. Like them, more than half of the eighteen heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties simply didn’t exist. Even someone like Li Ji could be depicted as an ox-nosed old Taoist. Military counselors like Zhuge Liang, who was half-demonic and half-immortal, could see how imaginative ancient novelists were.

Only Qin Shubao’s incomparably valiant courage was truly consistent with the novel and the world knew about it–the Qin Family’s twelfth and second grade Shangzhu Martial Scholar Officials were the best proof.

The twelve-sided Heavenly Painting Halberd that the Emperor had bestowed on him was used to commend Qin Shubao for his outstanding battle merits! As for “Shangzhu Kingdom”, a rank two Martial Scholar, it was directly a supreme “Battle Hero” medal. In the entire Zhenguan Dynasty, only Qin Shubao was present. Moreover, the Emperor had said to everyone in public more than once, “Great General Under Heaven, Uncle Treasure is the strongest!”

At this time, Qin Mubai had also read quite a few books, including official history, unofficial history, and notebooks. According to many laws and regulations, whenever an enemy general flaunted his might in battle, Li Shimin ordered Qin Shubao to take the lead and demoralize the enemy first. Qin Shubao had always lived up to his mission. He had done more than one or two things to seize the head of an enemy general in the midst of the Myriad Armies. Back then, when he attacked Wang Shichong, Qin Shubao stabbed his usual iron spear at the gate to demonstrate. Wang Shi Chong’s battalion commander sent a few soldiers to draw the gun, but they didn’t pull it out. A few days later, Qin Shubao arrived. Under everyone’s gaze, he easily pulled out his gun and flapped his horse and left. All the enemy troops were dumbfounded. A group of people actually didn’t dare to surround Qin Shubao!

The other strongest proof was that the palace of the Great Tang Dynasty still had the eight-foot iron spear Qin Shubao had used during the war. Every time they invited foreign guests or held a banquet related to martial matters, they would take out this iron spear and give it to the audience for appreciation.

The spear Qin Shubao used was eight feet long. It was made of fine iron and weighed tens of kilograms. It did not correspond to any wooden-handled spear made in the Great Tang Dynasty. Moreover, according to the current practice, guns over eight feet long should be called “slimming”. The analogy Cheng Zhijie used was the eight-foot horse slimming (Tang Dynasty’s one foot was equivalent to about 30 centimeters now).

But Qin Shubao said that he was using a gun, so it was a gun!

Everyone in the world, from the emperor to the commoner, also referred to this spear as the “Qin Spear”, representing the strongest martial skill in the world in the martial kingdom of the Great Tang!

“Father Tiger can’t have a son. It seems like I still have to practice martial arts! Just as Cheng Zhijie said, even if I don’t fight for the sake of the future, it’s still not bad for me to be able to settle down as a person.” Qin Mubai thought to himself, “I wonder what my father thinks of my job-hopping. He and Cheng Zhijie are both old people who have been in the battlefield for decades. They have more experience than me and are more vicious than me. They are both good teachers. I will ask him this question tomorrow.”

Soon, Fourth Sister Shuang’er came and put an ointment on Qin Mubai. Qin Mubai also became more and more fond of this obedient and considerate girl. The two siblings chatted for a long time, so the topic naturally couldn’t be separated from Li Ke. At first, Qin Mubai was a little elusive about the relationship between her and Li Ke, thinking that her sister was acting wishfully about Cinderella falling in love with Prince Charming. Through his interactions with Li Ke these days, he found that the romantic Li Ke did indeed harbor sincere feelings for his younger sister.

‘”Why hasn’t father agreed to their marriage? Also, he hasn’t seen Princess Wu’s Yang family in the palace and hasn’t heard Li Ke mention it. Where is King Wu’s wife and what kind of person is she?”

Questions began to arise in Qin Mubai’s mind. He secretly thought about how he would understand these things one by one in the future. He had promised Little Sister that he would find a way to accomplish it. It was also a good thing that a lover would eventually become an adult. Not to mention that his target was his own sister.

The next day, at dawn, Qin Mubai, who usually woke up early, was still asleep when the door was knocked on.

The sound of the door rang out with a strong rhythm. It was obvious that the knocker was not using his hand, but a stick or something like that.

“Who?”

“Still not up?” It was actually Qin Shubao.

“Father? Coming right away!” Qin Mubai rolled her eyes out of the warm blanket, not even washing her face and coughing. She put on a dress and followed her father to the backyard polo court.

Qin Shubao still held his cane and said with a serious expression, “My son, how can you lose to someone else’s son in the tournament? If the emperor chooses to be his guard, you must win!”

“Oh, Father, you already know? I was going to discuss this with you.” Qin Mubai said.

“When you and Cheng Biting Jin were fighting, Li Ji told me.” Qin Shubao said.

“It’s him” Qin Mubai was somewhat surprised, thinking that Cheng Zhijie had told his father.

“Cut the crap. Just remember that you must win the championship.” Qin Shubao said in a deep voice, “Your archery is not a big concern for father.” But your immediate kung fu is really bad. From today onwards, you have to spend all your time practicing martial arts. When he was on duty in the royal palace, he didn’t fool around with Li Ke’s playboys. There were plenty of soldiers and martial artists there to compete with them for martial advancement. When you get home, if Cheng Zhijie comes, you can ask him for advice. At other times, I will urge you for father! ”

“Yes, I will obey. But father, your body …”

“This is not something you should worry about.” After a pause, Qin Shubao still said, “After practicing Tai Chi and drinking medicinal wine, especially after relaxing my mood, my father’s body has greatly improved. Although it is still far from being cured, it has at least recovered by 10-20%.”

‘”That’s good” Qin Mubai heaved a sigh of relief and nodded happily. Then he asked, “Father, do you seem to have a prejudice against King Wu?”

“Absolutely not.” Qin Shubao said firmly, “On the contrary, I think he is a very good young man. In many ways, he is much stronger than you.”

Qin Mubai pondered for a moment before deciding not to mention her sister for the time being. “Then why do you want me to leave the Wu Palace like Uncle Cheng?”

“The reason is very simple.” Qin Shubao’s eyes flashed with a strange light as he said in a deep voice, “Among the Emperor’s many sons and nephews, Li Ke can be said to be the most similar to the Emperor. His bloodline is also the most noble, and he has a good reputation in both the government and the public. He is smart, capable, full of both civil and military skills, and he has great ambitions. Even the Emperor himself praised him for being like me.”

Qin Mubai finally understood what his father meant. He nodded and said, “But King Wu is a concubine. Compared to the Crown Prince, King Wei and the others have the lowest status. However, he is the most capable person in the eyes of the crowd and is the closest to the Emperor. Thus, his merits have become the lifeline of fear and jealousy among his brothers, right?”

“That’s right. Looks like you understand something.” Qin Shubao said, “Right now, the Crown Prince is unworthy. The Emperor favors the King of Wei, and he seems to have the intention of crippling him.” It was precisely because of this that the princes and kings were somewhat eager to move, and their desire to seize the inheritance of their descendants was evident. Although Li Ke’s performance wasn’t too obvious, he had always been the sharpest among the princes. In particular, many old officials seemed to have seen the shadow of the emperor when he was young. Therefore, Li Ke was definitely a troublemaker. Even if he didn’t intend to keep a low profile everywhere, it would definitely become an obstacle in the eyes of the other princes. King Wu’s Mansion is destined to be a troublesome place! “Do you still need to hug him tightly and get involved in this mess?”

The tree may prefer to be quiet, but the wind will not subside? !

Qin Mubai thought to himself, “A few days ago, Li Ke also said this to me!”

It seemed that the truth was exactly as his father had said-the fight for the throne had already begun, and Li Ke had also been affected.

This was indeed a sign of danger. Throughout the ages, whenever such a thing happened, a large number of people would fall in the end. It was impossible for a successful prince to allow his former political opponent to remain in the world and pose a threat to him.

In this way, it was not uncommon for siblings to fight against each other, and even for Wu Zetian to personally kill his own children. Didn’t this dynasty’s Black Tortoise Sect witness the most famous mutiny with their own eyes? At that time, Li Shimin didn’t just kill his brother and destroy his brother to force his father to become a Buddhist monk. He didn’t even leave any of his two brothers’ sons behind. Even if it was an infant, it was still a saber strike to wipe out the roots!

On the other hand, if Li Jiancheng and the others succeeded, Li Shimin would also end up like this.

Back then, most of the subordinates of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji’s cronies had an endless nest. Wei Zheng, the loyal loyalty of the former Crown Prince, and Li Shimin, who cherished talent, had left behind a small number of “enemies” after all.

Seizing the first wife was always bloody, and there was no mercy or luck to speak of. No wonder his father and Cheng Zhijie unanimously demanded that Qin Mubai stay away from the Prince of Wu and take up the position beside the Emperor. They had personally experienced the changes in the Black Warrior Sect, so they naturally understood what was at stake.

“Father, I understand.” Qin Mubai said, “Although Li Ke and I have a good personal relationship and he treats me well, there is no need for me to take the initiative to risk my life and the honor and disgrace of my Qin Clan because of this small personal favor in the overall situation and major interests.”

“The fact that you think that way proves that you do have some intelligence.” Qin Shubao nodded his head in satisfaction. “Father also said that from a personal standpoint, I actually like Li Ke very much. But in general, I want you to stay away from him. Isn’t it good to have a logical opportunity to leave King Wu’s Mansion now? This does not offend Li Ke, nor does it seem like we are ungrateful. After all, serving the Son of Heaven was far more meaningful than following King Wu, so Li Ke didn’t say anything. And you need to grasp the personal relationship between you and him. ”

“Yes, I will carefully control my limits. Father, don’t worry.” Qin Mubai agreed and thought to herself, “This is probably also the reason why my father refused to marry my fourth sister to Li Ke … I believe that he is a sharp and troublesome master, and that he might bring disaster to the entire Qin Clan in the future.”

“Alright, that’s all. We can’t talk to outsiders about our father and son. Since you think you’re smart, you should be able to figure everything out.” Qin Shubao knitted his eyebrows and shouted, “Get on the horse and practice martial arts! You must reinforce the weak points of riding, shooting and spear in the shortest time possible, so that you can win the championship in one go when the Emperor chooses soldiers for the tournament! Otherwise, you can pack up and scram out of the Qin Clan. From now on, change your name to Qin Qiong’s son!”

“Yes, father!”