The Qin family spent the New Year very lively and warmly. The eldest son Qin Tong and the second son Qin Bin both took their wives and children home to celebrate the New Year together. The whole family enjoyed themselves happily.
Qin Shubao had been out of the court for many years and rarely interacted with anyone. During the Chinese New Year, there were very few people who came to visit him, only Cheng Zhijie and a few others. In Zhenguan, the officialdom was clean and honest, and officials visited relatives and friends.
Rarely do they give any valuable gifts. When a big man like Cheng Zhijie comes to pay New Year greetings, he just gives a bag of local specialties brought from Puzhou, and then the Qin family treats them with wine.
In addition to enjoying family affection, Qin Mubai is busier than everyone else, because the emperor's military selection day on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is getting closer and closer, and he must seize the time to practice martial arts. Therefore, even if it is New Year's Eve or the beginning of the New Year,
First, he has to practice for several hours and does not dare to neglect.
Seeing him working so hard, Qin Shubao and Cheng Zhijie were naturally satisfied. Even his two brothers, Qin Tong and Qin Bin, were completely impressed by Qin Mubai and praised him endlessly.
Generally speaking, the Qin family is a harmonious and warm family, and there is no big gap between the concubine and the concubine. The two brothers have been in the court for several years, one is a scholar and the other is a martial artist. Their experience and knowledge are very suitable for them.
It was of great benefit to Qin Mubai. After spending some time together during the Chinese New Year, the relationship between Qin Mubai and his two brothers also improved. The three brothers often got together to drink wine and talk about everything.
Seeing the Lantern Festival approaching day by day, Qin Mubai's anxiety increased slightly. It was not because of the tension caused by the emperor's selection of troops, but because of Qin Shubao's lifespan predicted by the great master Yuan Tiangang... These days, Qin Mubai has always felt
Paying attention to Qin Shubao's every move, I found that not only did he not have any signs of running out of oil, his life was about to expire, but he was living more energetically and his body was getting better and better. Once, Qin Shubao drank a little wine and became excited, and even asked Qin Mu
The three Bai brothers fought against him alone, and they actually didn't lose!
The whole family was amazed, and everyone was secretly happy.
On the evening of the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, Qin Shubao called Qin Mubai into the room and asked him.
"Sanlang, tomorrow is the emperor's selection day. I think your martial arts skills should be about the same. If nothing else, there should be fewer people in the younger generation who are better than you." Qin Shubao said, "However, Li Ke's
Bian, what are you going to tell him? Even if it is justifiable to leave Prince Wu's Mansion and work for the emperor, you should not offend him. After all, he only has good intentions towards our Qin family and has no ill intentions."
"Dad, this matter has actually been settled a long time ago..." Qin Mubai told Qin Shubao about the conversation between him and Li Ke that day two years ago. Of course, the matter about his fourth sister Shuang'er was omitted.
"Li Ke, he is such a smart man. He looks just like His Majesty the Emperor!" After hearing this, Qin Shubao shook his head in admiration.
"How to say?" Qin Mubai asked.
Qin Shubao stroked his long beard and said leisurely: "Sanlang, although you are smart, you are still young and have short career experience. There are some things that you cannot understand when you are in the middle of the game. Maybe a father is a villain.
I am the father of gentlemen, but don't you feel that Li Ke is playing hard to get?"
"Is there any?" Qin Mubai was slightly startled and asked.
Qin Shubao smiled to himself and said: "Everyone who is in power has his own set of techniques to control his subordinates. The emperor is like this, and the emperor's son Li Ke is also like this. Invariably, they all use the most powerful ones.
Weapons----feelings!"
"Dad, I understand what you mean." Qin Mubai frowned slightly and said, "You mean that after Li Ke heard that I was going to participate in the military selection, he knew that he couldn't keep me.
So he was willing to send me away as a favor, so that I would be emotionally indebted to him, right?"
"Yes, how similar is this to the emperor's handling of Wu Meiniang?" Qin Shubao said with a smile, "However, only a powerful person with great talent, broad mind, and a big heart can use such a technique to control his subordinates. Back then, His Majesty was still the King of Qin.
, his ministers will include his father, who is not ë