Love Affairs in Chang'an - Chapter 382

Chapter 382 Qionglou Yuyu

Qin Mubai had long heard of Hou Junji’s arrogance and seclusion. However, he really didn’t know that he was so arrogant that he didn’t come into contact with them.

If it was an ordinary person, they wouldn’t be able to stand it.

What he said just now was ugly enough. Including Qin Shubao, he really scolded the entire Lanzhou Governor-General’s Mansion as a bag of wine.

However, Qin Mubai did not take it to heart at all. He had been an official for several years and experienced many things. He knew a lot about people like Hou Junji.

To put it bluntly, a person like him looked very complicated and difficult to get along with, but in fact, it was very simple. Putting aside his arrogant and perverse coat, he is much easier to get along with than the seemingly loyal and gentle politicians and scholars.

“Hou Junji, you said that tyranny is inferior to cunning, and tigers are inferior to wolves. This is indeed reasonable.” Li Daozong calmly replied, “However, it is often easier said than done. Your enemies are more cunning than you. Do you think the people of the two kingdoms, Khan and Gaochang, who abandoned the sect and praised the Western Turks, are fools? Don’t look down on them.”

Qin Mubai could tell that Li Daozong was helping him persuade Hou Junji to join his subordinates.

“What are you looking down on?” Hou Junji sneered unmoved and said, “I’m not the Protector-General of the Western Regions. I’m the Governor of Lanzhou! I’m only responsible for saying that it’s up to you to do what you want.”

“Why can’t I do it? Why are you pointing fingers and making a fool of yourself?” Dao Sect Li replied impolitely.

“Heh! Interesting words!” Hou Junji immediately burst into laughter and said, “Aren’t you just trying to provoke me?” It’s useless! Take the wine and dishes on the table for example. I can’t cook, but I have the ability to taste them, can I? Oh, that cook’s food isn’t delicious anymore. You still have to let me go to the kitchen personally. Is he qualified to say that he cooks better than others? “King Jiangxia, your provocation is truly not at all brilliant.”

Dao Sect Li was momentarily speechless. He could only helplessly shake his head and bitterly smile, “You are really stinky and hard. This king is too lazy to waste any time talking to you!”

Qin Mubai smiled and said, “Your Highness, Senior Brother, there is no need for you two to argue.” Rome wasn’t built in a day. The matter of the Western Region of Helong had been accumulated since the Sui Dynasty, and it could not be resolved overnight. I thought to myself that my abilities are indeed limited. Senior Brother said that I, Wen Tao, am lacking in martial arts. I admit it. If it comes to marching, marching, and setting up formations, I am far inferior to my two senior brothers and your highness. However, since I am already in his position, I can only plot against him. At the end of the day, I can only do eight words: do my best to have a clear conscience. ”

“Well said.” Li Daozong scornfully glared at Hou Junji and said, “Hou Junji, even if that chef’s culinary skills are average, he still cooks the food wholeheartedly. If you don’t like it, then there’s no need to ridicule him, right?” This Wang Pingsheng thinks highly of one kind of person, and that is to do twelve things with all his heart; He hated the other kind of people the most and talked nonsense. Whether they were really capable or not, they were not pragmatic. Not only did this kind of people not do anything useful, but they also slandered those who were focused on their work. It was truly hateful that they did not fail in their deeds! “This kind of people are destined to never see a tree in their lives, because they have nothing to offer but a mouth full of bullshit!”

“Dao Sect Li, what did you say!” The gunpowder-tempered Hou Junji was finally enraged. He jumped up and pointed at the Li Daoist Sect and scolded, “I’m down now, but I was invincible in the battlefield back then!” It was also thanks to Hou Junji’s contribution that the Great Tang Empire was able to achieve what it was today! –Who are you, a prince who has never learned a single art of war, but who are you to talk about military affairs in front of me? “Do you dare to compete with me for a while?”

“Arrogant!” Dao Sect Li slapped the table and said, “This king has never put you in his eyes!”

“Calm down, both of you!” Qin Mubai hurriedly stood up and stood between the two and said, “How can our clan be in chaos before the battle? Since both of you are in Lanzhou, you are our guests and pillars of Lanzhou. If the pillars stumble, then the buildings will fall!”

“Humph!” Li Daozong and Hou Junji snorted coldly and returned to their seats.

At this moment, Qin Mubai clearly saw Li Daozong give him a glance and immediately understood.

So he said, “However, since the two of you are convinced and I am unable to persuade you, there is a way.”

“Tell me.” Hou Junji said as he looked sideways at Qin Mubai with a livid face.

“Our Yi Manor has ten thousand troops, all of them elite Yue cavalry chosen from the sixteen guards.” Qin Mubai said, “Because of the short time it takes to form an army, there is a lack of training. Since the two of you are both great warriors, it is better for each of you to choose half of the army to train and train. On the next day, I will conduct another Governor’s Manor martial arts lecture and have a field test. Whoever wins will be the winner, no matter who wins.”

“Riding war is precisely what this king is capable of.” Without waiting for Hou Junji to say anything, Li Daozong said, “In the early years, Your Majesty’s profound cavalry was commanded by this king. If it comes to the battle method of riding, this king will not lose to anyone other than Li Jing and Your Majesty. Hou Junji, if you are afraid that you won’t be able to lose face, kneel down and kowtow twice. Go back to Liangzhou and get drunk like mud. Don’t be an eyesore here!”

“What a joke!” Hou Junji sneered and said, “You’re a half-blooded man, yet you dare to mention riding in front of me? How about Li Jing? He even asked me for my opinion when he wrote the book about riding. Li Daozong, don’t say that I don’t respect you as a relative of the royal family. If you lose this time, come and drill into my Hou Junji’s crotch! If I lose, I’ll let you handle it!”

Li Daozong’s eyebrows furiously stood on the verge of deciding, “Someone, serve with ink and pen, issue a warrant!”

“Immediately!”

Qin Mubai laughed from the side.

This is called a willingness to hit, a willingness to get hit? Dao Sect Li was clearly trying to provoke him, so Hou Junji went down the slope and got into the trap. In the end, Hou Junji still really wants to join us, but because he is so reserved, he can’t tear that face off.

Dao Sect Li is really smart, using such an extreme method to give Hou Junji a step down-it can be considered to be a great help to me!

When they were young, the two of them had truly set up their military orders and handed them over to Qin Mubai, the middle-aged man, for safekeeping.

“It’s been a while since this king left You Zhou for half a year. From tomorrow onwards, Qin Mubai, you can transfer 5,000 elite cavalry to me. I’ll drag you outside Lanzhou City to train. One month, you’ll see the results.” Dao Sect Li said.

“I’ll practice here. Everyone can see it openly for twenty days.” Hou Junji glanced at Li Daozong and buzzed, “Qin Mubai, I only want one word from you. If a disobedient general wants to kill him, then beat him up. If you can’t do it, you can tear him up now.”

Without saying a word, Qin Mubai untied the sword on his waist and said, “With this as a letter, everyone in the Yi Clan dares to obey orders.”

“Goodbye.” Hou Junji grabbed the sword and walked out without looking back.

Qin Mubai and Li Daozong exchanged bitter smiles and heaved a sigh of relief.

“Your Highness, I’ve truly wronged you today. Qin Mubai is both ashamed and grateful, unable to say anything.” Qin Mubai cupped his fists at him.

“Sigh, there’s no need for this between us.” Li Daozong smiled heartily, “In the end, isn’t it for my own daughter?”

“Oh?” Qin Mubai was stunned, “What do you mean?”

Li Daozong chuckled and said, “Do you really not know what you are thinking when you are this king?” You are in charge of Lanzhou now, and the matter of granting marriage and making peace has fallen on you. But from the bottom of your heart, a million people aren’t willing to kiss. This way, Yan’er’s chances of marrying Tibet would be much lower. Since we’re not kissing, we’ll have to go to war. In this war, we must win. Otherwise, we won’t be able to explain ourselves to the Imperial Court. Hou Junji’s words are actually correct. The subordinates of the Lanzhou Governor-General’s Mansion are indeed the mad wolf generals who are unruly when they meet people! He, Hou Junji, was precisely such a character. “Not only can he destroy the city and uproot the stronghold, he also has an excellent view of the overall situation and the ability to stand alone. He is truly an indispensable right-hand man for you!”

“Those who know me, the king of Jiangxia!” Qin Mubai smiled and said, “Hou Junji and Su Dingfang, these two characters are of great use to me. I’m definitely not as good as them in marching to war. Your Highness has helped me a lot today. I don’t know how to persuade Hou Junji.”

“Forget it, what’s there to thank?” Dao Sect Li said with a meaningful smile, “Isn’t Hou Junji just dying to lose face? This prince will just push him down the stairs. Everyone is smart, so it’s fine as long as they know it. Why must they find fault with him?”

“Hehe, Your Highness is wise!” Qin Mubai was about to laugh to the point that he was a little smug, and said, “However, if Prince Wu loses to Hou Junji in the future, would he really go and drill into his crotch?”

“What, you think I’m going to lose?” Li Daozong purposely snorted, “You look down on this king, don’t you? Even if Hou Junji is a general of Li Jing’s high apprentice battlefield, this general, who came from a wild background, may not be afraid of him!”-Just wait and see. Just hand over your troops to this king tomorrow! ”

“Your Highness will personally take action. I must be at ease!” Qin Mubai laughed loudly, “I’ve earned it, I’ve earned it. With His Highness and Hou Junji training for me, there’s no need to worry about not being a Tiger Wolf Master in Lanzhou.”

“In the end, try your best to take advantage of me!” Dao Sect Li chuckled and punched Qin Mubai twice in the chest. He was in a good mood. He said: “Hou Junji’s temperament and character this king does not dare to compliment, but he is indeed a rare general talent, especially good at training horses and rushing to attack the field.” When we followed King Qin to battle together in the early years, he personally trained and commanded a brigade of troops. All of the soldiers who fought in front of him went forward and made great contributions after hundreds of bloody battles. This regiment had also become an elite master of the Qin Palace. If one were to say that Hou Junji had also reached the peak of being an Extreme Mortal Official in his life, then it was all because of his saber and spear on the battlefield, and it was true. “This king has no choice but to accept this.”

“Your Highness is broad-minded and open-minded. I admire him.” Qin Mubai said, “The strengths and weaknesses of Hou Junji are as clear as ever. Right now, Lanzhou is in the midst of employing people, so we can’t afford to lack him. As for his weaknesses, I will take care to guard against them.”

“That’s good.” Li Daozong nodded his head and smiled. “If you are successful, you should suspect others first. There is no doubt that you have made use of them. To be honest, I am indeed inferior to Hou Junji in terms of military strength. No matter what the outcome of this competition is, you and I don’t have to worry about it. The key is to take advantage of this opportunity to completely capture Hou Junji and let him be used by you.”

“Your Highness’s thoughts coincide with my own.” Qin Mubai said, “Tomorrow, he will be training in the Governor’s Mansion. I want to see for myself what he has to offer.”

“Mm” Li Daozong smiled and nodded. “You can’t be too arrogant with Hou Junji. You should be lenient and not too anxious. Just like you said, he is a peerless divine weapon. Whether he uses it is evil or evil depends on his heart. Mubai, you have to take care of this.”

“Your Highness, don’t worry.” Qin Mubai said, “Although Hou Junji is extremely uncontrollable, I admit that I will not lose to him. He will definitely not lose to me.”

Li Daozong frowned slightly and nodded his head leisurely, “I hope so!”

The suspended moon was like a hook wind that filled the western building, and the night was already deep.

After leaving the military camp to send Li Daozong back to Xingyuan, Qin Mubai heaved a long sigh of relief and rushed to the backyard of the Governor’s Mansion.

In the middle of the night, did Mother Mei fall asleep again?

When he returned to the mansion, he saw that there were black lights everywhere, and only a chrysanthemum bean oil lamp was lit in his bedroom.

Qin Mubai suppressed her excitement and knocked lightly on the door. “Mother Mei, are you asleep?”

No one responded.

“Are you really asleep?”

After knocking a few more times, a sleepy female voice came from inside, but it wasn’t Wu Meiniang. “Who is it? Is it Granduncle General coming back?”

Qin Mubai frowned in confusion as she pushed open the door and walked in.

Two of Wu Meiniang’s personal maids stood up from the table and hurriedly bowed. Seeing that, the two little girls fell asleep.

“Why are you here? Where’s your boss?” Qin Mubai looked at the bed and saw that there was no one, so she asked.

“Hehe!”

The two women snickered at the same time and said, “Grandpa, please don’t worry. How about taking a bath and changing your clothes first?”

“Bath and change clothes? What the hell is going on?” Qin Mubai said with a head full of confusion.

“Come! Come, uncle general, please!”

The two girls were also very familiar with Qin Mubai, so they pulled him out of the bedroom and stuffed him into the bathroom. This bathroom was specially built for Princess Gaoyang when she was here. It was actually like a swimming pool. At this time, it was filled with hot water and dense moisture, and there were many petals scattered on the surface of the water, and the fragrance of the flowers was intimidating.

“Please take a bath, uncle!”

The two little girls came to take off Qin Mubai’s clothes.

“Wait a moment.” Qin Mubai looked around in shock and asked, “Where is your boss?”

“Don’t be anxious. After bathing and changing, we will naturally bring our uncle to see our boss.”

“Alright, alright. You guys go out and I’ll wash it myself.” Qin Mubai shook his head with a bitter smile and said, “Could it be that you guys are still going to accompany me in the mandarin duck bath?”

“I don’t dare” The two women blushed and retreated in embarrassment.

Qin Mubai heaved a sigh of relief, shook her head and smiled embarrassedly, and said to herself, “What is Mama Mei trying to do today? She’s so mysterious? Forget it, forget it. Let’s take a shower and talk about it!”

After taking a shower, Qin Mubai changed into the new clothes she had prepared beside her. This new dress was specially bought by Wu Meiniang for Qin Mubai today. It was a very close-fitting robe with embroidered edges, a green pendant belt and a purple-gold tied golden crown. It was elegant and elegant, simple but without losing its high grade and taste.

“Mother Mei’s eyes and taste are always so unique and outstanding.” Qin Mubai tidied up her clothes and walked out of the bathroom with a smile on her face.

However, he discovered that a carriage was parked in front of him.

“Uncle, please get in the car.”

“Where are you going in the middle of the night?”

“Uncle, don’t ask any more questions. I’ll know when I get here. Hehe!”

Qin Mubai couldn’t help but be happy. Since when did Wu Meiniang like to be so mysterious?

“Alright, I’ll let you go!”

After getting into the carriage, the carriage stopped in front of an enormous manor for about half an hour.

Qin Mubai got off the car and looked up.

“Strange. When did this place in Lanzhou have such a villa? Even I don’t know!” Qin Mubai asked in surprise.

“Hehe, as the lord of Lanzhou, there are some things you don’t know, right?” The two maids laughed even more mysteriously and urged, “Please come in!”

Qin Mubai’s curiosity had grown, and he pushed open the open door and stepped on the manor.

The night was dark and the wind blew, and the courtyard was as vast as a forest.

Even though it was night, Qin Mubai could see that the delicacy of this manor was incompatible with the rough and wild nature of Bie Ya and Lan Zhou Town. Not only was it elegant and exquisite, it was also filled with the fragrance of luo flowers. Apart from that, many other places were clearly newly built or renovated, golden and brilliant, noble and tyrannical!

“My obedience, the luxury of this place is comparable to the mansion of the Prince Consort in the capital!” Qin Mubai was secretly shocked, “When did Lanzhou Town have such a manor? Did it fall from the sky?”

At this moment, a circle of lanterns suddenly lit up in midair not far away, and it seemed to float in midair!

Qin Mubai walked over quickly in surprise. Only then did he see clearly that there was a three-story mansion. On the roof of the mansion, there was a unique platform. A circle of lanterns was lit up around the platform.

There was a large plaque hanging on the main hall of the Hao mansion. It was called “Qionglou Yuyu”.

“Dong–”

A string rang out, clearing through the air!

“When will Mingyue arrive? Ask Qing Tian about the wine.”

“I wonder what year is the Heavenly Palace Jue?”

The melodious and crisp singing sounded leisurely along with the music of the Linglong Fallen Jade.

Qin Mubai was stunned!

Li Xueyan? Could it be Li Xueyan here?

“I want to return in the wind, but I’m also afraid of the jade palace. It’s extremely cold up there …”

“No, it’s Meiniang! It’s Meiniang’s voice!” Qin Mubai was both shocked and happy. Only then did she recall that Wu Meiniang had heard this song once when she missed Yao’er in Chang’an’s residence for the first time. Afterwards, this talented woman would be able to sing along!

“Mubai, it’s so cold up there. I’m so cold. Aren’t you coming up?” It was indeed Wu Meiniang’s voice!

“Coming!”

Qin Mubai ran away with a shameless expression, but she asked anxiously, “Where is the stairs?”

The two maids giggled and pointed to the side, “Granduncle General, there it is!” “The beautiful scenery of the Golden Firmament, Granduncle General and the owner are in perfect harmony. I won’t disturb you. Goodbye! Hehe!”

Qin Mubai looked at them angrily and funnily. He almost spat out a sentence