"Uncle Wang, why would the old Duke Qin want to talk to me?" Li Yan asked in confusion on the shaking carriage.

Qin Qiong agreed to teach in the military academy, but made a request, that was to ask Li Yan to go to his mansion, saying that he had something to discuss with him, so today he and Li Xiaogong visited Qin Qiong.

"I don't know this either, but Qin Qiong is not simple. Others only know his courage. But with my years of observation, he is meticulous and extremely trusted by your father. Although he has retired over the years, your father often visits his mansion. If there is any major event, he will listen to the other party's opinions. As for the reason why he suddenly wants to see you this time, I can't guess at all!" Li Xiaogong said solemnly.

Hearing Li Xiaogong's evaluation of Qin Qiong, Li Yan was surprised for a long time, because he learned from the other party that Qin Qiong was not just a brave general. No wonder he spent so much effort to invite the other party out of the mountain?

When he arrived at Duke Hu's mansion, he saw Qin Huaiyu standing at the door to greet him from afar. Li Yan helped Li Xiaogong get out of the car. Qin Huaiyu came up to salute, and then walked inside while talking and laughing.

"Brother Qin, what's wrong with the old Duke asking me to come?" Li Yan asked anxiously.

"Liulang, my father's tone has always been the strictest. I just received my father's order to welcome you and the King of Hejian at the door. As for what happened, I don't know at all." Qin Huaiyu spread his hands helplessly and said with a look of helplessness.

With Qin Huaiyu's friendship with him, he naturally would not tell lies at this time. In desperation, Li Yan had to give up. He followed each other around the hall and came to a garden in the back house. It was August now. The flowers in the garden were blooming in full bloom. As soon as he entered, he smelled the pleasant fragrance of flowers, which made people unable to help but relax.

Turning over a few rockery, what appeared in front of everyone was a small green lake. There was a small artificial island in the middle of the lake, and there was a pavilion on the island. It was connected to the shore by a wooden passage on the lake. The lotus flowers in the lake are growing in full swing, and the entire lake is covered with lotus leaves. The pink lotus flowers poked out from the green leaves and swayed gently with the breeze.

Looking at the beautiful scenery of the green water pool, Li Yan showed a hint of envy on his face and exclaimed: "The Old Duke of Qin is really a person who can enjoy it. I will build such a good scenery in the mansion in the future!"

Although Li Yan praised it, he was also surprised in his heart that such a beautiful scenery would be very good if he was paired with a beautiful woman. However, a veteran like Qin Qiong, who actually saw himself in such a beautiful place, really made people feel a little uncomfortable.

Qin Huaiyu seemed to see Li Yan's doubts and smiled: "My father has been suffering from pain over the years. He has always been in poor health. Fortunately, he hired Dr. Sun to treat him the same year ago, which made him better. Moreover, Dr. Sun told him to keep a good mood at all times and not to overwork. It is best to stay in a beautiful place. This will help you feel refreshed. This is my father's favorite scenery. So I often stay here." While listening to Qin Huaiyu's words, Li Yan stepped onto the passage with him, feeling the cool breeze on the lake, and slowly walked towards the pavilion in the center of the lake.

Before the pavilion, Li Yan heard a hearty laughter from the pavilion. Then a tall old man stood up in the pavilion and said loudly: "King of Hejian, Your Highness, King of Qi, I have been waiting for a long time!"

Hearing this voice, Li Yan couldn't help but speed up, went to the pavilion and bowed to the other party and said, "My nephew Li Yan, pay homage to the old Duke Qin!"

Seeing Li Yan saluting, Qin Qiong hurriedly helped him, and Li Xiaogong was a peer-to-people friend, so there was no need to be too polite. After a fight with the other party, he pulled Li Yan to sit opposite Qin Qiong. As for Qin Huaiyu, he stood behind his father with his hands hanging down.

After the three of them sat down, Li Yan had the opportunity to carefully look at the enemy of thousands of people in history. He saw that Qin Qiong was extremely tall and from the perspective of future generations, he was probably at least 1.8 meters above 8 meters. Moreover, this was because the other party was old and his bones contracted. In other words, when the other party was young, he was probably a strong man nearly two meters tall.

However, although Qin Qiong is tall, she is extremely thin. She has thick joints exposed under her loose skin and her face is not very good. It can be seen that due to the pain over the years, Qin Shubao, who was the bravest of the three armies, has tortured him into an old man.

Although he was in poor health, Qin Qiong was in good spirits today. He invited Li Yan and the others to taste the tea they made with their own hands, and then everyone chatted for a few more words. Because it was their first meeting, Qin Qiong began to call Li Yan the King of Qi, but as he got to know him, he simply called Liu Lang.

After chatting, Li Xiaogong used the excuse of wanting to see the scenery in the lake, so he asked Qin Huaiyu to take him on a boat and crawl into the lotus leaves and disappeared. Only Li Yan and Qin Qiong were left in the pavilion. Seeing that the other party's teacup was empty, Li Yan respectfully picked up the teapot and poured a full cup for Qin Qiong.

Qin Qiong was not polite, squinted his eyes and looked at Li Yan, then drank the tea, and then said, "Liulang, do you know the purpose of seeing you?"

"I don't know!" Li Yan replied respectfully. Although Qin Qiong in front of him was just a thin old man, for some reason, Li Yan always felt an indescribable pressure in front of him. It was this pressure that made him dare not be arrogant. His speech and behavior were all in a regular manner, just like a good student in the future in front of teachers.

"Haha, it's not a big deal, but I have something to ask Liulang to agree!" Looking at Li Yan's honest appearance, Qin Qiong suddenly smiled, and with his smile, Li Yan felt that the atmosphere in the pavilion relaxed, and the heavy pressure just now finally disappeared.

"Uncle Qin is polite. Just give me some instructions if you have anything to do. Where can I use the word "please" to my nephew? And as long as I can do it, I will never refuse." As soon as the pressure disappeared, Li Yan felt that he even spoke much fluently, but he still made a solemn expression on his face.

"Okay!" Seeing Li Yan agreeing without thinking, a joy immediately appeared on Qin Qiong's face, and he stretched out his hand and patted his shoulder, then said again, "Liu Lang, this matter is nothing to you, but it is extremely important to our Qin family. Since you have agreed, I won't keep it."

When Li Yan heard Qin Qiong say this, he couldn't help but show some curiosity. The reason why he agreed to Qin Qiong without thinking was that he admired the other party's courage and character, and that he and Qin Huaiyu were good friends. No matter how big the matter was, since the other party did not hesitate to use the word "seeking", he had no reason to refuse, and he had to help him no matter how difficult it was.

"Liulang, actually, this simple matter is very simple. After the military academy is established, I will send Huaiyu to study, but after he finishes his studies, you have to leave him a seat by your side!" Qin Qiong put down the teacup and stared at Li Yan's eyes and said.

Qin Qiong's request seemed very simple, but when Li Yan looked at each other with his wise eyes, he suddenly had an intuition, that is, Qin Qiong knew him very well, and even knew the biggest secret in his heart clearly.

Thinking of this, Li Yan's face suddenly changed. He threw all the previous sternness aside and looked at Qin Qiong with a smile. After a while, he spoke: "Uncle Qin is worthy of being the person his father trusts the most. He didn't even hide such a thing from you. I believe that in the entire Tang Dynasty, only you can let the father speak freely."

Qin Qiong was also a little surprised by Li Yan's quick reaction, and at the same time he sighed in his heart that he was worthy of being a prince who even praised even His Majesty. As expected, he deserved the name of intelligence. He could guess the truth of the matter by just telling a little related matter.

Thinking of this, Qin Qiong simply stopped going around the circle and admitted generously: "Liu Lang is indeed smart. Your Majesty has indeed told me about you. In the past, I thought you were young and energetic and didn't know how difficult it was to do. However, judging from your performance during this period, I have to impress me. If you continue to develop this and complete the idea you described to Your Majesty at the beginning, it seems that it is not impossible!"

As expected! Hearing Qin Qiong admitting, Li Yan scolded Li Shimin in his heart. He had never noticed that his emperor father was still suspected of being a big mouth. No matter what he was about, he had to ask someone to talk about him. For example, when Wen Xin's life experience was first told to his mother, and the contents he had secretly talked with him when he left Chang'an were all used as topics of conversation with Qin Qiong in front of him. Now that the old man saw his potential, he was already trying to find a way to lay the foundation for their Qin family.

"Thanks to Uncle Qin's praise, I am very grateful!" Li Yan suddenly stood up, bowed and bowed, and said solemnly, "Brother Huaiyu and his nephew are fraternal. If he had helped, they would naturally be grateful. But my uncle had to think about it, and the road for my nephew is not easy to walk. Do you really have to let Brother Huaiyu put down his leisurely life now and take risks with him?"

"Hmph, a real man should hold a three-foot sword in the world and make a great contribution! If their kids stay in Chang'an all day, they will sooner or later become mediocre people. Now that Huaiyu has children, he should let go and try it out. Even if he dies in the battlefield, at least he will not insult my Duke Hu!" Qin Qiong deserves to be a soldier for half his life, and he does not spoil his children and grandchildren. He is even mentally prepared for his son's death in the battlefield.

Since the other party's attitude was so firm, Li Yan could not say anything else. He made a promise in front of Qin Qiong that as long as Qin Huaiyu succeeded in his studies, he would definitely use it. Qin Qiong finally breathed a sigh of relief. He arranged a banquet in the mansion at noon that day and treated them well. He also agreed to the military academy teaching.

After finally getting through Qin Qiong's affairs, Li Yan was about to breathe a sigh of relief, but a few days later, someone was lying on a stretcher, covering his body with a mummy on his body, and cried and asked for his help!
Chapter completed!