Chapter 192: This Qingwei is really a bit of Taoism
On top of the Chunming Gate in Chang'an, Li Shimin, dressed in brocade clothes, was standing on the tower, looking at what looked like a long snake-like procession outside the city with a look of reluctance.
This team is heading east, like a long snake, one after another, with drums and horns blowing, flags waving, stretching for several miles.
"King Qin..."
A man dressed as a scholar standing next to Li Shimin whispered to him.
"Her Royal Highness Princess Pingyang has used her troops well. This time she mainly defends Bingzhou. It should be relatively safe. You don't need to be too sad."
"That is Gu's closest sister, how could Gu not be worried..."
Li Shimin gripped the city wall in front of him tightly with his hands, so hard that his knuckles turned white.
"Xuanling, you and I are both people who know how to fight. After we go to the battlefield, there is no safe place. Isn't it true that I often come back from close calls?"
Fang Xuanling nodded silently.
"well……"
Li Shimin looked at the retreating army with a dejected face and sighed.
"Why does Aye just refuse to let me go on an expedition!"
Fang Xuanling raised his head and looked at Li Shimin, but still didn't say a word, because he knew that King Qin himself knew the reason for not letting him go on the expedition, and now he was just complaining.
"Your Highness..."
Fang Xuanling tugged on Li Shimin's sleeve and pointed to the side.
Li Shimin turned his head, only to find that standing beside them, on the wall of Chunming Gate, was an extraordinary handsome young Taoist priest in white clothes. Like himself, he was looking at Li Xiuning's marching army from a distance.
This young Taoist priest Li Shimin was deeply impressed. After all, his appearance was so outstanding that it would be difficult to forget him just by looking at him.
And more importantly, before Sanniangzi went on this expedition, she also made a special trip to herself to ask herself to take care of this young Taoist priest while she was away from Chang'an, so as to prevent some people from taking advantage of this good opportunity.
Black hand.
Although he felt a little sorry for Chai Shao, since it was something entrusted to him by the third sister, Li Shimin still agreed.
"Xuan Ling, Qingwei is the person whom Sanniang asked me to take care of after all. Now that we have seen her, let's go up and say hello!"
With that said, Li Shimin turned around and walked towards the other side of Chunming Gate. Just when he had just reached half the distance, he saw that the Taoist priest in white seemed to have heard something and turned to look towards them.
Came over.
Then, Li Shimin saw the Taoist priest in white floating down from the wall and bowing to him.
"Qingwei of the Quanzhen Sect has met His Highness King Qin!"
"No need to be polite..."
Li Shimin took a step forward, stretched out his hands as if to support him, and took the opportunity to take a closer look at the Taoist priest in white. He still had white teeth and red lips, and was extraordinary handsome. Even now, when he was solemnly saluting, he looked like a pine under the rock.
.
Although he had met her once before at Sanniangzi's banquet last time, Li Shimin still felt a sense of surprise when they met again this time.
No wonder Sanniangzi refused to forgive Chai Shao for this Taoist priest!
"Before setting off, Third Lady, she specifically told me to ask me to take care of you."
After Kong Qing finished his salute, Li Shimin said pleasantly.
"Huo Guogong will return to Chang'an with Yuan Ji next month. If anything happens to you, Priest Qingwei, you can come directly to Tiance Mansion to find me!"
Huo Guogong? Who is he... Oh, by the way, it’s Chai Shao, Sanniangzi’s consort!
After Kong Qing's mind turned around, he finally understood what Sanniangzi told him two days ago that he specifically asked Erlang to take care of him.
It turns out that the original wife is coming back... Bah! Whether he comes back or not has anything to do with Pindao. Will Pindao still be afraid of him?
"Thank you, King Qin, for your love!"
Kong Qing bowed to Li Shimin again.
In any case, it is good that the King of Qin can clearly state that he wants to protect himself instead of helping his brother-in-law persecute him.
"No need to..."
Li Shimin stretched out his hand to support Kong Qing again, then turned to look at the team that had gone far away, with a melancholy look on his face.
"If I had a choice, I would rather go to war myself and leave Sanniang in the safety of Chang'an."
Kong Qing raised his head and looked at Li Shimin in surprise.
There is something wrong with what the King of Qin said. Faced with an outsider like Pindao, shouldn't you be more dignified? How do you want Pindao to answer what you are saying now?
"Ahem..."
Kong Qing coughed slightly, and then looked at the scribe standing next to Li Shimin.
"This gentleman's surname is Fang?"
The scribe seemed a little surprised and answered with his hands clasped in fists.
"Exactly! Has Taoist Master met Fang before?"
"That's not true!"
Kong Qing raised his little snow-white hands and answered with a relaxed expression.
"The poor Taoist just learned a lesson casually, so he learned it."
"Huh?"
Before the scribe could answer, Li Shimin on the side had already asked with great interest.
"It turns out that Priest Qingwei, you are actually good at divination. I have never heard this from Sanniangzi. Then tell me, what will Xuan Ling's future be like?"
"There's no need to calculate this..."
Kong Qing waved his hand gently and said calmly.
"Mr. Fang's head is filled with purple energy, which looks like a dragon and a tiger. How can I say more about my future prospects?"
After hearing Kong Qing's words, Li Shimin's eyes flashed with sparkle, and he turned around and pulled a strong man over from behind him.
"Then Priest Qingwei, what's his future like?"
Kong Qing looked up and down at this sturdy man who looked familiar...
Hey, isn't this the door god?
He raised his hand and after a dazzling move, he looked confident.
"This General Qin has already been made a Duke, so what future is there to talk about? He is not a member of the clan, how can he still be made a King?"
After hearing what Kong Qing said, Li Shimin's eyes lit up when he looked at Kong Qing. He turned around again and once again pulled out a strong man from his entourage.
"Then you take another look at his future?"
Kong Qing raised his brows and looked at the strong man, then threw away the identification technique, then quickly pinched it in his hand for a long time, and finally shook his head with regret.
"Mr. Zhou's luck is a little bad. He has just been traveling between states and counties throughout his life!"
"Hahaha……"
Li Shimin suddenly burst into laughter with excitement.
That's it for Fang Xuanling and Qin Qiong. They had already joined his Tiance Mansion, and many people knew them. But the person he finally pulled out, named Zhou Bojie, was different...
He was the talent that Fang Xuanling had just recommended to him last year. He had been in the army and had never been to Chang'an. No one in Chang'an knew him, but this Qingwei could actually name him.
And the most important thing is that Li Shimin's own view of Zhou Bojie is exactly the same as what Qingwei just said. He also believes that Zhou Bojie's talent is average, and at most he can be transferred between states and counties.
"Third Sister is really a good judge of people. I thought he liked the Taoist Priest because of his extraordinary appearance, but I didn't expect that the Taoist Priest is so good at heart. He can really be called a master of Taoism."
Kong Qing nodded without humility and accepted all Li Shimin's compliments.
"So, Taoist Priest, are you looking at me..."
Li Shimin looked at Kong Qing with bright eyes.
"What will be my future future?"
"Your Highness, your future...didn't you already get the answer in Luoyang?"
After Kong Qing said something meaningful, he took a step back and bowed to Li Shimin.
"It's getting late, and it's time for Pindao to return to Qingdu for a visit. Your Highness, King Qin, see you later!"
After the salute, Kong Qing nodded to Fang Xuanling, Qin Qiong, Zhou Bojie and others who were standing next to Li Shimin, then turned around and left calmly.
Looking at Kong Qing's leaving figure, Li Shimin fell into deep contemplation, while Zhou Bojie, who was standing next to him, said with some annoyance.
"Your Highness, I see that this little Taoist priest is sneaky, why don't we arrest him..."
"Don't talk nonsense!"
Before Li Shimin could answer, Fang Xuanling had already glared at Zhou Bojie.
"Before Princess Pingyang went on the expedition, she specifically asked His Highness the King of Qin to entrust Taoist Priest Qingwei to the King of Qin's care. Are you planning to make His Highness the King of Qin break his promise?"
"yes!"
Zhou Bojie still respected Fang Xuanling for recommending him. After Fang Xuanling spoke, Zhou Bojie immediately bowed his head and admitted his mistake without hesitation.
"It's a certain Wuzhou."
"Your Highness..."
Fang Xuanling looked at Li Shimin, who was still looking thoughtful, and said in a low voice.
"Princess Pingyang's team has gone far, shouldn't we go back to Tiance Mansion?"
"ah!"
Li Shimin then raised his head and waved casually.
"Okay, let's go back!"
On the way back, Fang Xuanling found that the King of Qin Li Shimin had been a little absent-minded and looked at him from time to time, as if he had something to say. After thinking about it seriously, he pretended that he had something to report and followed Li Shimin all the way.
Came to the study room of Tiance Mansion.
As a result, as soon as he entered the study room, before Fang Xuanling could speak, Li Shimin had already spoken impatiently.
"Xuanling, when we went to Luoyang to meet Wang Yuanzhi, who else did you tell?"
Fang Xuanling had already prepared for Li Shimin's questioning. He bowed patiently and spoke calmly.
"How could I tell others about such a big matter? Only I know about it, but I wonder if your highness has told anyone else?"
"this……"
Li Shimin's face showed a shy look.
"I also told Maid Guanyin, but don't worry, she has a very strict tone and will never tell anyone else."
"..."
After hesitating for a moment, Fang Xuanling immediately nodded without hesitation.
"Your Highness, you are talking about. Since this matter did not leak out from us, could it be from Zhenren Wang's side..."
"Probably not."
Li Shimin replied thoughtfully.
"I have thought about it carefully. If the news about our meeting with Zhenren Wang that day was spread, it would be a mistake for Gu, but it would not be a big mistake. But it would not be a big mistake for Zhenren Wang, so he would definitely not
Will tell."
Seeing Li Shimin's confident look, Fang Xuanling hesitated again, but still nodded.
"Your Highness is right!"
"This shows that the little Taoist priest Qingwei does have some Taoism..."
Li Shimin walked around the study excitedly.
"Xuanling, do you think I should go to him and ask how I can replace my elder brother and become the crown prince?"
"this……"
Looking at the excited Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling hesitated again, not knowing what to say.
"Okay, it's decided!"
Li Shimin stopped and said to Fang Xuanling with shining eyes.
"Xuanling, let's go to Qingdu for two nights to watch. Let's ask Qingwei carefully. What do you think?"
Fang Xuanling stroked his beard with his hand, looking strange.