Chapter 5 The Promise (Six beats) Before the three of them could reach the gate of the West Crossing Courtyard, the Second Young Master Shimin had already come forward to greet them from a distance. Seeing this, Liu Hongji and the warrior Xun hurriedly stepped forward to clasp their fists and bow, but were blocked by Li Shimin.
One of them held his arm and apologized repeatedly: "The people of the world have behaved in a rude manner. The cold weather has caused the two brothers to go back and forth. If you don't scold me, you are taking advantage of me. Don't be so polite again!"
Because it had just snowed, the generals and staff in the mansion seldom came out to walk around the entrance of the large west courtyard. Only four people were polite to each other. The cold white-haired wind made people's clothes rustle, but it could not disperse the atmosphere between the guests and the hosts.
eagerness
"Second Young Master, I heard that Shi Xun and I are both walking in Tang Gong's Mansion. This is a sign of humiliation..." Liu Hongji shook his head with a smile, his elbows still sinking. He has always been cautious in doing things. Although the brothers of the Li family are brothers, in the
In front of everyone, he never lacks etiquette
"This is Xikuoyuan, and it's not the main hall. Brother Hongji, please don't be polite to me. Otherwise, when we pass the threshold behind you, I want to see you brother with a big gift!" Li Shimin added more strength in his hands and forced himself.
Lifting Liu and Wu's bodies upright, he said with a smile
"Second Young Master, you are joking!" Liu Hongji couldn't bow down, so he had to raise his fists together between his eyebrows, shrugged twice, and then gave up.
"People say that the second young master has extraordinary magnanimity. When we meet him today, he is much better than his uncle!" The warrior Xun, who straightened up, glanced at Changsun Wuji secretly and thought to himself that since Li Xu left the food protection army,
Li Shimin rarely went to the army and had not been in contact with him for several years. He was not sure what the temperament of this young man who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth was, but the polite words of the other party sounded very helpful, not at all like some of the people who assisted him.
, the eyes have grown to the scalp
While he was commenting secretly, he heard Li Shimin continue: "I remember that back then, my second sister and I went to the grain protection army every day to watch Brother Shitong and Brother Zhongjian perform military exercises. It was not until later that we had to interrupt the work now because we had to take care of the housework for my father.
When I think of the scene at that time, everything seems like yesterday.”
Youdao said a kind word to warm the winter. Although he knew that the other party was speaking politely, Samurai Yu felt warm in his heart, as comfortable as if he had drunk half a kilo of old wine. Because he was born in a businessman, he had been working in Li's mansion.
Apart from Tang Gong Li Yuan, Crown Prince Jiancheng and his immediate boss Liu Hongji, basically no one else was willing to take the initiative to talk to him. Occasionally, colleagues would speak, usually in a commanding tone, scolding him. He was so arrogant today.
They chatted for a few words without any airs, which made him feel excited. For a moment, he even had the urge to sell his life to the other party.
"Many brothers in Huaiyuan Town must remember the scene when the Second Young Master was waving flags and cheering for us in the army!" When mentioning the past events many years ago, the expression on Liu Hongji's face became much warmer. The Second Young Master was only fourteen years old back then.
Not even sixteen, that winter was still very cold, but what was left in the snow were all happy memories
Now the second young master is seventeen, and will be eighteen in this year. He is full of domineering, and the look on his eyebrows no longer shows the appearance of the naughty boy who was unwilling to admit defeat and chased people all over the school to compete. But if he had a choice, Liu Hongji would be more
I like the naughty boy who is obsessed with martial arts and the art of war, not the heroic young hero in front of me.
Liu Hongji was able to argue with the current domineering second son of the Li family on the same level as the martial arts idiot from back then. Liu Hongji asked himself that he did not have the courage to cause so much trouble for himself.
"Yes, if everyone is here, things in front of you will be much easier to worry about!" Li Shimin shook his head and sighed that he didn't mean it, but the sigh made Liu and Wu feel tense.
The warriors marched eastward, and the number of returnees was less than forty. The sudden fire changed many people, including three of the four of them.
It is impossible for the dead to come back, but those who survive by chance have to remember the lessons of blood and cannot leave their own future to those who are not capable of taking responsibility. This is one of the reasons why the warrior Yu has not been promoted. He dare not
Getting too close to Jiancheng again, even though the other party is the direct heir of the Li family
"Is there anything else that embarrasses the second young master? This kind of situation is rare!" Liu Hongji smiled slightly and asked.
"Brother Hongji is making fun of me again. I haven't learned half of my skills from you. Could it be that Brother Hongji has hidden a lot of things that he didn't teach me, causing me to be in a hurry when doing things?" Li Shimin asked with a smile.
The complaining tone elicited a knowing laugh.
Let's talk about it, the four of them have entered the lobby of the West Courtyard without realizing it. Li Shimin is martial by nature, so even in the lobby dedicated to entertaining guests and meeting with subordinates, the decorations used are the largest and most attractive in the weapons room.
The most eye-catching piece of furniture is a weapon rack made of pear wood, with various long weapons hanging across it. Opposite the rack diagonally above is a row of wall hooks, with more than a dozen horizontal knives of different widths hanging from short to long, the closer they are.
The owner's seat is closer to the actual battle. The innermost one abandons the shape of the Central Plains horizontal sword. It is one foot longer and two inches wider than the horizontal sword used in ordinary battle formations. It has a beautiful arc from head to handle, although there is a thick knife between it.
Sheath, but still seems to show a bit of edge
"These are the weapons I have used since I was a child, and I couldn't bear to give them to Yuan Ji, so I put them all here!" Li Shimin asked everyone to take a seat, while pointing to the weapons that occupied half of the room and introducing them.
"The second young master must have mastered martial arts!" When the subject of martial arts was mentioned, Liu Hongji also became somewhat interested. He could see that the horizontal sword closest to Li Shimin's seat was made based on Li Xu's weapon.
The Han Dynasty is suitable for people with certain physical strength to fight on the battlefield. Regardless of the weight of the blade and the style of the sword technique, it is not suitable for the practice of a nobleman like Li Shimin. Unexpectedly, the second young master actually insisted on it after receiving Li Xu's guidance.
Practice for three years instead of trying to figure out something new for a while and throw it away after that.
"Compared with Brother Hongji, I'm definitely still far behind, but if you ask Uncle Qian for advice, you can occasionally win!" Li Shimin smiled and said modestly
Uncle Qian in his mouth was the commander of the Li Mansion's guards. He was born in the green forest and killed countless people when he was young. Therefore, he was extremely experienced on the battlefield. An ordinary warrior could perform more than a dozen moves in front of his old man. He was already considered a master, but Li Shimin could occasionally win.
, his martial arts skills are naturally far superior to those of the guards in the mansion.
However, what shocked the warrior Yun was not Li Shimin's bravery. The Sui Dynasty had strong folk customs. Guanlong was very much like Tang Gong Li Yuan, a family of military generals. It was rare for the sons of the clan not to be good at martial arts. The warrior Yun was surprised that the other party still remained.
Holding the scimitar, as far as he knew, this scimitar was copied by the blacksmith in the army based on Li Xu's scimitar. Because he couldn't find the same meteorite iron in his hand, the result was just a defective product that looked sharp.
In fact, it would be a bit of a waste to use it to chop firewood.
While he was in shock, he heard Liu Hongji say again: "The second young master is joking. How can Hongji have the nerve to show off his little ability!"
"Call me Shimin, brother Hongji. This is my yard. You came here often back then!" Li Shimin's voice came from beside him. It was not loud, but it was always unexpected.
"The second young master was not yet an adult back then, so the general can regard him as his younger brother. Now the second young master is on his own in the house..." Samurai Yu saw Liu Hongji blushing and explained awkwardly.
He understood Li Shimin's painstaking efforts, and also understood Liu Hongji's embarrassment, so he kept silent and watched the two sides endlessly get involved in the matter of the same title.
"If you are alone, can't you be Brother Hongji's younger brother?" Li Shimin put the tea bowl in his hand heavily on the table, widened his eyes and asked, "Is it possible that I keep getting older, and Brother Hongji's age keeps getting lower?"
"Second Young Master is joking, Hongji..." Liu Hongji cupped his hands and persisted.
"Call me Shimin. No matter how old I am, I always regard Brother Hongji as my biological brother!" Li Shimin added seriously.
Liu Hongji couldn't resist him, so he had to agree: "In this case, Hongji will ask the prince again, but only from the queen. If he is in front of others, the second young master should not force Hongji to show his dignity!"
"Are you in front of people or behind people now, Brother Hongji?" Li Shimin looked at Liu Hongji with a smile in his eyes.
"Of course you are the queen, Shimin, you weird guy!" Liu Hongji was forced to breathless, and he cursed with a smile after a long while.
"How can you peel off this square and thick layer on Brother Hongji's face without resorting to any extraordinary means!" Li Shimin was like a child who had stolen candy. He turned his head with pride in his laughter. He looked at Samurai Xun again, "Brother Shitong.
…….”
"It's my turn so soon?" Warrior Xun secretly complained in his heart. Before Li Shimin finished speaking, he quickly stood up and declined, "I don't dare to do this for a humble position. I come from a humble background and have no ability..." He followed the words nervously.
, but don’t know how to refuse the other party’s kindness
"Brother Shitong, if you don't want me to force you like I force Brother Hongji, it would be better to sit down and call me Shimin!" Li Shimin was chatting and laughing, but there was a tone that could not be refuted.
Warrior Xun looked at Liu Hongji as if he were helping him, and then turned to look at Changsun Wuji. He couldn't find any hint on their faces and had no choice but to thank the second young master again for his kindness, and then sat down with a smile.
"This time we brought the two brothers back, do you really have something to support each other?" After spending a lot of effort to determine the names between them, Li Shimin finally turned to the topic.
"I would like to hear the details!" Warriors Xun and Liu Hongji handed over their hands at the same time, replying that they were all subordinates of Li Yuan. Without special authorization, Li Shimin could not send them to do anything, but the seemingly irrelevant gossip just now has turned everyone between them.
The distance was extremely close, and as long as Li Shimin's request was not too outrageous, the two of them would not be able to shirk it no matter what.
"Leave this matter to my younger brother. It is extremely difficult. But if you let the two elder brothers do it, it is actually not a big deal." Li Shimin waved his hand and motioned to Changsun Wuji to get a piece of paper. "When we were discussing the matter just now, I suggested to seize the refugees.
The best of the best will serve as soldiers to prepare for bandits. After my father agreed, my brother gave me the specific tasks to be carried out. This is the relevant document, authorizing me to dispatch generals inside and outside the house at will."
What Changsun Wuji presented was a formal official document. The specific general idea was just as Li Shimin said. The official seal of Tang Gong was stamped on the lower left, and below it was the private seal of the prince. With these two seals, Li Shimin could have directly clicked.
General, there was no need to go through such a big circle just now, but out of respect for Liu and Wu, he still settled on personal affairs first, and then entrusted them with official matters.
"I am willing to listen to the instructions of the Second Young Master!" Liu Hongji and the warrior Xun looked at each other, then stood up and saluted.
"Didn't you just agree to call me Shimin?" Li Shimin shook his head repeatedly, his brows showing a bit of sadness, "If I had known that I would be so boring when I grew up, I would have better not tied my hair back!"
"Shimin is absolutely right, the two of us are too locked up in our status!" Liu Hongji saw that Li Shimin's lonely expression didn't seem to be fake, he sighed in his heart and responded.
"This is the best, two brothers!" After hearing Liu Hongji's words, Li Shimin's expression turned from anger to joy, and he ordered with a smile, "As for the selection and training of soldiers, except for my father, no one in our house can compare with him."
You two have rich experience, so I don’t want to be polite to my two brothers. The four of us will go straight to Hongde County early tomorrow morning and pick one out of ten, no, we will choose one out of a thousand miles to form a Huaiyuan Town food protection team.
We don’t need many county soldiers like the army, five thousand people are enough to make the heroes of Guanlong counties dare not move lightly!"
After all, he was only seventeen years old. When he talked about the elite army in his mind, he couldn't help but clenched his fists and his eyes were filled with light. At that time, he was only fourteen years old. He didn't know how to distinguish the combat effectiveness of the army, but he always regarded it as
The Li family once had such a brave team and was proud of it. Now he finally has a rare opportunity. He wants to recreate the glory of this team, for the sake of the Li family and for his own dream.
"The two of us will do our best!" Liu Hongji stood up again and handed over his hand. This time, he did not call Li Shimin the second son, nor did he guard against the other party's ulterior motives. Protecting the grain army was the pride of his life, although Liu Hongji, who knows soldiers, understood that,
The team that day was composed of cowards and young men who went to the battlefield to escape. It may not be more effective than the soldiers of the Sui Dynasty who conquered Liao for the first time.
But everyone here, including Li Shimin and the warrior Xun, only remembered the heroic deeds of that team and selectively forgot the purpose of the brothers joining the food protection army in the first place.
The purpose was to hide in the food protection army. No matter how everyone drank, fought, and made troubles and wasted money before entering Liaodong, in the last twenty days, everyone behaved like a man, an upright man.
Qi Po Ning who fainted at the sight of blood, Wang Yuantong who was so fat that he could collapse a war horse, Qin Ziying who couldn't even protect his own woman, Zhang Deyu who couldn't stretch his legs when he heard the shouts of death... Storm of the Future
Before, they all had the faces of cowards, but when the sky fell apart, they straightened their backs proudly.
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