Chapter 142 Hongmen Banquet
Two horses, one black and one white, ran wildly across the wilderness.
The horse goes out on the grass, like a movie, breaking through the silence of early spring.
There were two young men immediately, and they were all good war horses. They had broad chests, neatly trimmed horse mane, strong long legs, and the muscles in their bodies were trembling like waves when they ran.
The two on the horse were covered in bright iron armor, holding a spear in their hands, and the cloak on their bodies was thrown behind them and making a whistle sound.
The two cavalry competed.
On a grassy slope not far behind them, Cheng Yaojin stroked his beard and looked at the pair with satisfaction.
"The little boy is a little promising."
Xue Rengui smiled and said, "Wuron is a young and brave general who is called by His Majesty Zhang Fei, and he is the best."
"Zhang Fei is a enemy of ten thousand people, Bo Xian is still young. It just looks like a little, but it has not experienced the real tempering of the war. It's nothing. It's a mule or a horse, and you have to pull it out and slap it."
Although he said this, Cheng Yaojin still had a lot of praise for his grandson in his eyes. Cheng Yaojin had many sons, and naturally there were many grandsons. Among his many grandsons, his favorite was Goro from the third family. He looked very similar to when he was young, and his ability to ride a horse and shoot a spear is also very strong.
He also particularly liked the boy's temperament. Although the Cheng family was already the Duke's Mansion when he was born, the Cheng family was married to Qinghe Cui, which was considered a top-notch family. However, this boy had no dandy spirit since he was a child and had no airs with anyone.
"Rengui, your boy is a bit out of his own."
"It's a good thing that my Xue family has successors."
"Well, Li Guang was not given by His Majesty. Your fifth brother is indeed a good person to ride and shoot. I have much more to learn from your Chu Yu." Cheng Yaojin said.
"Bo Xian's horse spear is well-known to the old general, so Chu Yu has to ask Bo Xian for advice more."
The two guys said one by one, although they were praising each other's children, Li Xiao on the other side was very sad.
It was obvious that he was showing off his baby and pretending to be polite.
"Boy, what's your expression? Why are you not convinced?" Cheng Yaojin was proudly turned around, but happened to see Li Xiaoqi's expression and immediately said dissatisfied.
"How dare, how dare? Who doesn't know that Brother Bo Xian and Brother Chu Yu are now known as the two gems of the Yulin Army. One is given to Xiao Li Guang, the other is given to Meng Zhang Fei. Brother Bo Xian's horse spear and Brother Chu Yu's bow and arrow are all unique. How dare I be dissatisfied with anything? I don't support me, but I just support them both, really."
"Sarcastic." Cheng Yaojin snorted.
"I said you boy, you are quite smart, but sometimes you don't look like a man. You look so tall and your face is pretty good. But with such a good skin, why don't you even have the courage to go to the battlefield? You're ashamed of your ancestors!"
Li Xiao is dissatisfied now. You are the Duke of the State and you are the eldest, but you can't be unreasonable.
"Everyone has ambition. Besides, hundreds of millions of people in the world cannot kill the enemy. There are tens of millions of people in the Tang Dynasty, but the soldiers of the Guard are only hundreds of thousands, less than one hundred. If someone joins the army, there are naturally some people who have to farm, some work, and some do business. Otherwise, everyone will join the army, who will farm and provide food and grass, and who will work and provide weapons."
"Before the army moves, food and grass will go first, and the city will be besieged to fight. Arms are important. Without food and grass, no matter how many soldiers there are, they will not be full of food and grass, and they will not be able to win, right?"
"I'm too lazy to talk nonsense with you guys. I'll ask you one more question today, will you go to Liaodong?"
"If you don't go, you won't go. I've been told that I can't go. I'm the only son in the family. Now I'm the only male in the Li family in Lanxi. I have to pass on the family line first before talking about it. I can't let my wife not see her father even if the children in her belly."
"It's not that you are going to Liaodong to die. You are just a military officer who is a military officer. Stay in my central army account. I'm not dead, so why would you let you die first? What are you afraid of?"
Li Xiaozhi shook his head. "The soldiers of the government never summoned their only sons, there is no such precedent."
Xue Rengui smiled and said, "Sanlang doesn't know anything about it. Although the military soldiers in the palace do not recruit their only sons, the court will call you to be an official, and there is no such restriction on being an official."
Ah! Li Xiao was a little stunned now. He really didn't know that there was such a priority.
"You kid, the official documents for the recruitment of you are still in front of my case. As long as you say something, if you are willing to go, you can come and report at any time. It has been valid until the army set out to set off." Cheng Yaojin said. He was really willing to bring Li Xiao with him. Even if he only knows some paper talks and does not know how to fight, but he can at least be more useful to a chef with him.
There are not many people who can cook to the level of this guy.
"Mr. Lu, please spare the boy. Just take Brother Boxian and Brother Chu Yu. These two brothers are full of passion and are determined to go to Liaodong to kill enemies and earn meritorious service. I can't do it anymore. I am poor and have a weak ambition. A country housekeeper has no big ambitions. He just wants to buy a few acres of land, raise more cows, collect more food, and then accompany his wife and children to live a comfortable life on the warm kang."
"No prospect." Cheng Yaojin despised him. He had never seen such a man of no origin.
"You are just here to make Mr. Lu laugh." Li Xiao was thick-skinned and didn't care. He still knew how much he had, so he wouldn't go to Liaodong to trek in the muddy waters.
It is better to leave it to the generals and tigers to do something like finding a title for the title of a tribe.
"Go and help the old man get a pot of wine, but the wine is gone." Xue Rengui sent Li Xiao.
After Li Xiao left, Xue Li said to Cheng Yaojin, "Tonight prepare a banquet in the mansion, please ask the old general to enjoy his face."
"Is there something wrong?" Cheng Yaojin asked.
"Your Majesty will come tonight."
Cheng Yaojin was a little confused. Xue Rengui was in the army with him and was about to go to war. He didn't say anything in the army, but he wanted to invite him to his house for dinner. But the emperor would go there again. This is a few meanings.
"This is your Majesty's arrangement, your Majesty is in vain."
Cheng Yaojin doesn't understand even more.
"Your Majesty asked me to invite the old general, and asked me to bring a message, and asked the old general to invite the Duke of England to go with you."
"It's a bit tangled!" Cheng Yaojin pinched his chin, "I always feel that this banquet is not easy to attend."
Xue Rengui also knew that this matter was a bit too complicated, but this was the emperor's explanation.
As the emperor's confidant, he also guessed the emperor's meaning. He knew that the emperor had recently parted with Changsun Wuji. At this time, the emperor borrowed his family to treat him, and the ones they invited were Cheng Yaojin and Li Ji, which shows that it was of profound meaning.
"Oh, it seems that there are some things that cannot be avoided." Cheng Yaojin sighed.
"Why should we hide? As your Majesty's minister, we should take the initiative to share your Majesty's worries." Xue Rengui said.
Cheng Yaojin was a little frowning. This was a big whirlpool and he couldn't even avoid it.
Li Xiao left and returned.
"What's wrong with the veteran general? I don't seem to be very happy?"
"Tooth hurts." Cheng Yaojin said angrily.
Xue Rengui smiled and said to Li Xiao, "Sanlang, I'm going to invite a few friends to dinner in the mansion tonight. Come and help cook some food, can you?"
Li Xiao looked at Cheng Yaojin, then looked at Xue Rengui, thinking about something.
Chapter completed!