The Duke of Liang and Duke of Yi are not far away, which is why Qin Huaidao and Fang Yiai have a good relationship. They have played together since childhood and their relationship is naturally close. They are separated from each other and go home. They know what they are about to face. However, they don’t care. They have done a lot of fighting since childhood. Every time they come back from a fight, they have to be scolded again. They have long been used to it.

However, if you can hide, try your best to hide. Qin Huaidao did not go through the main entrance, but chose to climb the wall. Climbing over the courtyard wall was the stable of the Duke of Yiguo Mansion, stepping on the ceiling of the stable, jumping down, and then bypassing the woodshed, which was his own courtyard.

Qin Huaidao had already become familiar with this route. He took advantage of the dusk and dusk, and did not alarm anyone, and quietly returned to his yard. He pushed open the door of the room, flashed in, and took the door. Qin Huaidao let out a long sigh. He raised his hand and touched the dry blood at the corner of his mouth, grinning in pain.

I will definitely not let that guy Li Mu get what he wants!

Qin Huaidao's eyes shot with resentment.

Suddenly, a light lit up in the room. Qin Huaidao shivered in fear, his muscles tightened. He grabbed the inkstone at his hand, blurted out and said, "Who!"

The fire pie lit the candle on the table. Qin Huaidao saw the people in the room clearly, hurriedly put down the inkstone, and knelt down in an orderly manner.

"Father."

Against the backdrop of the candlelight, a tall and hunched figure was the Tang Dynasty's heroic general who was as famous as Yuchi Gong and was known as "extremely brave" and Qin Huaidao's father, Qin Qiong and Qin Shubao. However, the man in front of Qin Huaidao at this time could not see a trace of "extremely brave" appearance. He was like a sick tiger, no longer having the sharp and sharp aura, and only the sharp gaze that flashed by by chance could still see a little of his momentum back then.

"cough……"

With a light cough, Qin Huaidao's face changed slightly. He raised his head and wanted to go over and check it, but he didn't dare to move.

Qin Qiong pulled down the wick, and the candle became brighter and brighter. With the candlelight, Qin Huaidao could see Qin Qiong's face, which was a pale and bloodless face, showing fatigue.

Qin Huaidao couldn't help but shed tears and said with a voice: "Father..."

Qin Qiong waved his hand, stopped Qin Huaidao, barely stopped coughing, and said, "I already know the matter. You have stood up for your girl and did nothing wrong."

Qin Huaidao lowered his head, his nose was sore, and his lips trembled, and said, "My son is useless. If you can't beat that guy Li Mu, it will embarrass my Qin family. Father, I'm sorry for you, I'm sorry for the Qin family!"

Qin Qiong raised her head and asked with a smile: "What did Li Mu say?"

"He... not only did he not apologize, he also said that he must let Li Siwen marry my sister. He also said that his son is not qualified to make him apologize. Even if you and Fang Xiang depend on his mood."

Qin Qiong laughed and said, "This is not arrogant."

Qin Huaidao was shocked: "Father!"

"From the third-rank military marquis, the third-rank military minister, the chief minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Works, connecting the clans, nobles, and suppressing the gentry... One by one, something that even His Majesty could not do was completed in just a few months in the hands of a young man who was only seventeen years old. Huaidao, how dare you look down on him?"

Qin Huaidao was stunned and opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.

"What else did he say?" Qin Qiong seemed to be sure that Li Mu had something to say, and asked again.

"He also said... He must be wrong. Even if he draws a trail, he will give the Qin family an explanation."

"Cough..." Qin Qiong coughed and smiled, saying, "Huaidao, this time you were hit by a mistake and made a contribution to my Qin family! With this sentence, the beating you are not in vain."

"Father?!" Qin Huaidao completely didn't understand and couldn't help asking: "What does this mean? My son doesn't understand."

"Ha..." Qin Qiong sighed, looked at Qin Huai and asked, "My son, how many years do you think you can live as a father?"

"Father lives for a hundred years!"

"School!" Qin Qiong rebuked solemnly, saying, "I have experienced more than 200 battles in my life, and have been seriously injured many times. How many hu of blood can shed from front to back? How can I live for a long time? Now I sweat nights in spring and summer, and feel cold in autumn and winter, so I can't even lift my weapons? If you don't recognize this fact, how can I support this family after I die in the future?"

"Father..." Qin Huaidao was speechless and cried silently.

Qin Qiong looked at his son, smiled sadly, and continued: "The current kindness of the Qin family is all about their father, or in other words, they are all on the arrow that was blocked by his father and Your Majesty on the day of Xuanwu Gate! It was too late to run around the kings in his early years and defect to Li Tang, and he made not much contribution than others. Only that day, that arrow achieved the status of the Qin family today. But if I die, when Your Majesty is here, I will take care of the Qin family and you, but Your Majesty will also have a day to return to heaven. What should I do when that time?"

"My son must do his best!"

"Ha..." Qin Qiong smiled and said, "My son, no one knows his son is better than his father. You are a successful person. If you are a civil servant, you may still have some achievements. If you are a military general, you will not succeed."

"Father, son can do it!"

Qin Qiong shook his head and said, "I won't talk about this anymore. Come to me. Today, let's have a good chat."

Qin Huaidao hurriedly knelt down and climbed beside Qin Qiong. Qin Qiong said again: "It is impossible to rely on the ancestors. No matter how great the achievements are, they cannot protect the three generations. I am afraid I can't control the future. I only have you, your son, and Yu'er, my daughter. When I am alive, I will feel at ease if I can see you have a good home."

"It was my father's wish to get married to Li Ji. I didn't hide it from you. I first wrote to Li Ji to talk about the marriage. Li Jicai wrote a letter to Li Zhen and took advantage of Li Siwen's return to Chang'an to promote this marriage."

"Father, what are you?"

"Don't be anxious, listen to me." Qin Qiong interrupted Qin Huaidao and continued: "There are actually many families in the court today who are in the Qin family. But I think that our Qin family is from a military general and a civil servant, whether it is a matter of affairs or a relationship, it is too complicated. I don't want you girls to involve these complicated things. Therefore, if you choose a son-in-law, you can only choose from the generals. I have almost all the military generals in the court today and have some understanding of their situation. The right candidates are not too much, but there are not many people."

"There were three candidates I wanted in my heart."

"Su Guo Duke Cheng Yaojin, he has six sons and four who have not been married, and he has similar age to your sister. I made friends with Cheng Yaojin in my early years, and he has also revealed his thoughts on marrying our family many times. If I nodded, I will definitely succeed at this time."

"Hou Junji, Duke Chen, has a son. I heard that he is familiar with the classics and history, and he is also a suitable candidate."

"Then it is British Duke Li Ji, who has two sons. The eldest son is already married and has a second son to choose from."

Qin Huaidao said in confusion: "Father, my son really doesn't understand. There are so many people to choose, why did he choose Li Siwen? His son is not behind the scenes. Li Siwen's reputation as a playboy is the worst among these people!"

"Indeed." Qin Qiong nodded and said, "His previous reputation was not good. I already belonged to the son of Duke Chen, and the main reason for choosing Li Siwen was Li Mu."

"Why is this?" Qin Huaidao was still confused and asked, "Father, although Li Mu was favored for a while, Duke Su and Duke Chen were all confidants of Your Majesty. How bad is it that Li Mu?"

"Although Cheng Yaojin has a good relationship with me, he has a temperament and character. I can't stand it and am a little lazy. His six sons, except for the eldest son Cheng Chumo, all have a brave and unscrupulous personality, and are not good matches."

"The son of Duke Chen is not suitable. But the problem is not with him, but with Hou Junji. Hou Junji is a man who is generous and proud of his merits, is arrogant and despicable, and does not know how to advance or retreat. I am not at ease, I am afraid that your sister will be implicated in the future."

"Although Li Siwen has a bad reputation, I have sent someone to investigate that his faults are all small matters and no major evils. Moreover, since he met Li Mu, he has learned from Li Mu in his actions. He is in charge of the political affairs of Dingxiang, builds new cities, accepts refugees, and opens trades. He is a virtuous and capable person. His father, Li Ji, acts cautiously and is a self-protection person, which is completely opposite to Hou Junji. I conclude that after General Li Jing, he must be the one who holds the great ears of my Tang army. This alone is enough to entrust it."

"Li Mu is a variable, and it is also the reason why I am sure of my thoughts. Li Mu is deeply trusted by His Majesty. This kind of trust is not the trust between the king and the minister, nor between the father and son. It is an indescribable trust. If anyone else, His Majesty would never allow such great authority to go out. And if anyone else, he would definitely not do so many things. Li Mu's ability, courage, and courage are the only ones I have seen in my life. Your Majesty trained him, made him make friends with the prince, and accepted the King of Yue as his disciple, and made me more and more convinced that Your Majesty's move is far-reaching, and he is training a prime minister for the prince."

"Li Mu is only seventeen years old now, and his style is as he wants, and his temper is unpredictable. I can't see through him, but I can only recognize him. This person values ​​feelings very much. Li Siwen is his brother, and he will never ignore it. If your girl married him, she will have Li Mu's care for her in her life. With Li Ji's influence in the military, what else can I worry about?"

Qin Qiong looked at Qin Huaidao, raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder, and said, "As for the explanation Li Mu said, I have already made a fuss for my father, so let him accept you as his disciple."

"Father!" Qin Huaidao stood up suddenly and said, "I am the same age as Li Mu, how can I take him as my teacher?"

"Why can't it?" Qin Qiong frowned and said, "There are orders of hearing the Tao, and there are specialties in skills and professions. Teachers are those who preach and receive knowledge and answer questions. How can you make a statement about age and age? Or do you have confidence to surpass Li Mu?"

"I..." Qin Huaidao really had no face to say that he could surpass Li Mu. Li Mu's talent, no one in Chang'an City knew. His poems and essays were copied and recited by professors at Hongwenguan. His article "Talk of Teachers" has now become a standard for measuring whether he can be a teacher. Even the stories he told are now published in the Tang Dynasty Daily, and are talked about by the people of Chang'an City.

Zhenguan plow, horseshoes, four-wheeled carriage... one after another, enough to tell three days and three nights, how to compare with him?

In fact, like most young people in Chang'an City, Li Siwen admired Li Mu very much and even regarded him as an idol. But idols are one thing, and apprenticeship is another. They are all about the same age, who would be willing to be inferior to others?

Heaven, Earth, Lord, Parents, Teachers, Masters and Parents are of the same generation. Yesterday they were still enemies, so today they call them dad?

Can't do it!

Qin Huaidao shook his head suddenly, he couldn't do it!

He happened to say no, but saw Qin Qiong's face look solemn. Qin Huaidao tried to open his mouth and stammered, but in the end he didn't dare to speak out.

"Changsun Wuji is the country's uncle, and he is the best in the dragon's merit. You also recognize his eldest son Changsun Chong. Can my Qin family be superior to Changsun? Changsun Wuji has sacrificed his face, what can you do to shirk responsibility? If you are still a Qin family, this matter will be settled and there is no way to change it. If you don't recognize it, from now on, I will only think that you don't have your son!"

This was very serious. Qin Huaidao dared not say anything. He hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, "Don't calm down, my son will become a disciple tomorrow, and he will go early!"

"Tomorrow, prepare your slap and I'll go with you!"

After Qin Qiong finished speaking, she stood up and walked out with her back hunched over. Qin Qiong's cough came from outside the window, and Qin Huaidao sighed, feeling very complicated.

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Liang Duke’s Mansion.

In the ancestral hall, Fang Yiai knelt straight, raised his hands and placed them flat in front of his chest. Next to him was a woman holding a ruler in her hand. Seeing Fang Yiai's red and swollen palms, she had obviously been beaten.

Fang Xuanling stood at the entrance of the ancestral hall, looked inside, anxious. Perhaps no one believed him when he said it. Zuo Pushe, the secretary of the Tang Dynasty who stomped his feet and shook his feet, was actually a person who was afraid of him. He could control the affairs of the world, but could not control the family affairs. His wife was from the Lu family of Fanyang, and was the number one jealous person in the Tang Dynasty. The word "jealous" originated from her.

According to legend, Li Shimin wanted to give Fang Xuanling two concubines, but Fang Xuanling did not dare to ask for it, saying that he had asked his wife. Seeing that Fang Xuanling was so pitiful, Li Shimin wanted to stand up for him. He issued an order to summon Lu and talked about the reward in front of her. Unexpectedly, Lu refused directly. Li Shimin felt that his face was greatly damaged, so he brought someone a glass of poisoned wine and asked Lu again. If she did not agree, she would be sentenced to death.

Unexpectedly, Lu actually drank it all in one go. Fortunately, the thing in the cup was vinegar rather than wine, so it did not cause any death.

Since then, Li Shimin no longer dared to mention the issue of giving concubines. Lu's reputation for being jealous has spread all over the world.

Even if he was unable to carry it out, Fang Xuanling naturally had no choice. Seeing his wife dealing with his son, as the head of the family, he could only watch outside and couldn't get in a word.
Chapter completed!