Chapter two hundred and seventy-eight of the master
Li Xingchen and the others knew very well that the current East Palace could not tolerate any mistakes. After all, the East Palace had been in a state of confusion for too long before. If they wanted to cultivate their own strength, they had to first block the enemy's provocations and attacks again and again.
Li Xingchen then turned around and said: "Brother Da Shi, I'm afraid I have to leave the selection of elite scouts to you. Everyone knows your ability to lead troops. This time we need at least two to three hundred reliable old soldiers, and five or six Hundreds of guards.”
"That's no problem." Pei Zilie nodded quickly. He was not good at other things, but he could still read people very accurately.
"Boqing, tomorrow we will interrogate a few Xiliang prisoners, ask them about the surrounding situation, and choose a few places with good scenery," Li Xingchen said in a deep voice, "I can only hope that among these relatives of the Xiliang Emperor, they will like There are also many people traveling around the mountains and rivers.”
The sarcasm in Li Xingchen's words was clearly heard by everyone present, but Xiao Shilian and Pei Zilie remained silent. Even the younger Shen Zunyi nodded in agreement.
Xiao Mohe frowned slightly but didn't say anything after all.
Maybe Chen Shubao, who has a weak personality and likes to travel around, is not a sage monarch, or perhaps he cannot become a sage monarch at all, but at least in Xiao Mohe's heart, he is much better than Chen Shuling, who has a perverse personality.
A monarch whose thoughts are easy to figure out is better than one who is hard to figure out.
As for the dissatisfaction expressed by Li Xingchen and the others, Xiao Mohe pretended not to care. The boys Li Xingchen had some complaints of their own, which was reasonable. Anyway, now that he was suppressing them, these guys could still do it. Is the world turned upside down?
Li Xingchen turned to look at Shen Zunyi: "Brother Shen, what's next..."
Shen Zunyi hurriedly replied: "My father ordered me to stay with my elders and learn more from them. I also asked my elders to give me advice."
"That's fine. Since Mr. Shen has this intention, even if I am not talented, I should try my best." Li Xingchen smiled and nodded, "In this case, I will trouble Brother Shen to join us tomorrow. I also hope that Brother Shen can do more." Help us."
Now there are only a handful of trustworthy people under Xiao Mohe. Obviously Shen Jungao is also aware of this situation, so he even sent his own son over. Of course, Shen Jungao also wants to let Shen Zunyi practice with Li Xingchen and others. After all, for For Shen Zunyi, who has never traveled far away a few times, such an experience is extremely precious.
"My little brother hasn't been crowned yet, and he doesn't have a cousin yet. The elder brothers call me by his first name." Shen Zunyi said with a smile.
"Brother Zunyi," Xiao Shilian laughed, "As long as you don't mind our rudeness, that's fine. It's getting late now. You've come a long way and it's been a long journey. Let's go and rest for the night. I'll probably be busy tomorrow."
"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey." Shen Zunyi hurriedly cupped his hands.
Looking at Shen Zunyi's back, Pei Zilie whispered: "This Shen brother is a talent that can be cultivated."
"It's a tiring journey but it's still polite," Li Xingchen nodded slightly, "Since Mr. Shen wants to let him practice, let's just do this as a favor."
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The evening breeze blew slowly, causing the lanterns on the corridor to sway back and forth, and the light of the candles sprinkled on the blue bricks, mottled and swaying.
"Husband." When Xiao Xiang saw Li Xingchen striding over, he hurriedly bowed and saluted.
Li Xingchen nodded slightly: "We don't need so many etiquette at home, it seems cumbersome."
Xiao Xiang responded hurriedly: "Husband, please sit down."
Looking at the steaming dishes, Li Xingchen immediately moved his index finger. Today, he spent the first half of the day on the road. He ate dry food for breakfast and lunch. In the evening, he went to the military camp for a walk. Xiao Moha
The house had been discussing for a long time, and they were already hungry.
But seeing Xiao Xiang standing next to him, Li Xingchen pointed to the seat next to him in astonishment: "Xiang'er, sit down too."
Xiao Xiang lowered his head slightly: "I should stand aside and serve my husband. No, I shouldn't sit down."
Li Xingchen suddenly understood that as a concubine, if you have a daughter, unless you have the grace of the master, you will not be able to sit at the same table with the master. You can only stand aside and serve the master and the mistress. What's more, Li Xingchen never said anything from the beginning to the end.
She has passed the status of Xiao Xiang, so whether she is considered a concubine now has to be decided separately. Perhaps in the eyes of many maids in this courtyard, she is just a common-room girl.
"Sit down." Li Xingchen put down his chopsticks and said seriously.
"This..." Xiao Xiang glanced at the maids standing not far away, with surprise and envy in their eyes, "Husband, this is against the rules..."
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"In this courtyard, under the eaves, there are certain rules!" Li Xingchen snorted and raised his head suddenly, so frightened that the maids lowered their heads and did not dare to look directly into Li Xingchen's eyes. "If anyone disagrees, then from this yard
Get out!"
There are no rules and no rules. As a complete traveler, Li Xingchen certainly does not have the consciousness of "doing as the Romans do when in the country". Since he is the head of the family here, he naturally has to follow his own arrangements in everything.
He still can't accept the idea of letting his woman stand aside and serve him while he eats to his heart's content.
Xiao Xiang sat down dumbfounded. Her husband's weird temper really made her confused about what to say. Li Xingchen picked up the chopsticks again and tapped the edge of the bowl: "Okay, let's eat."
Seeing that Li Xingchen's face seemed a little gloomy, Xiao Xiang hurriedly gave him a piece of meat and changed the subject: "Is it going smoothly for my husband to go out?"
Li Xingchen's movements on his hands paused.
What this girl asked is really a "good question".
After these few months of training and witnessing too many intrigues and life-and-death battles, Li Xingchen could be said to be much more mature and steady than when he first arrived. But even so, Li Xingchen was still a little depressed when he thought of Chen Shubao.
I've seen people who don't live up to expectations, but I've never seen people who don't live up to expectations like this.
This empress of Nanchen, who sang "Flowers in the Backyard of Yushu", must not be the object of Li Xinchen's allegiance.
Suddenly realizing that the little girl in front of him could be regarded as an orthodox royal descendant of the Western Liang Dynasty, Li Xingchen frowned slightly and said: "Xiang'er, I have a question I want to ask you, but you can pretend you didn't hear it or don't answer.
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Xiao Xiang was startled, and immediately understood that Li Xinchen's question should be related to Xiliang, and Li Xinchen did not ask her to give a certain answer. It was obvious that he had taken her thoughts into consideration. He suddenly felt warm in his heart and said with a smile: "Husband, just say it.
, I should know everything and answer it myself."
In Xiao Xiang's heart, he actually had little relationship with Xi Liang anymore, so Li Xingchen could naturally tell him whatever he wanted to know.
It is obviously more important to solve the husband's problems.