Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

Qian Ba ​​was puzzled and asked, "What do you understand?"

"This..." Guo Shoujing looked around, lowered his voice, and said, "This is your illegitimate son, right? No wonder he came to you so confidently? You have done something wrong!"

Qian Ba ​​hadn't spoken yet, the sergeant standing below was not happy.

Guo Shoujing thought his voice was very low, but his ears were so good that he heard his words clearly.

The sergeant was furious and said: "Although my parents have passed away, I have a clean background and have nothing to do with General Qian! What are you? How dare you slander the innocence of a certain family with falsehoods!"

"Bold!" Qian Badao: "This is Guo Shoujing, the crown prince of our Donghua country! You have spoken disrespectfully to the crown prince, it is a heinous crime, why don't you apologize quickly?"

The sergeant cocked his neck and said, "What's wrong with the crown prince? He provoked a certain family first! If he wants to apologize, he must apologize first!"

"You still dare to talk back! Someone, take him down for me, and beat him with twenty army sticks!"

Although Guo Shoujing is the eldest son of Guo Ye, his family education is quite strict and he is not unreasonable.

Seeing that the sergeant was about to suffer a big loss, he hurriedly stopped him and said, "Hold on! Uncle Qian, there is something wrong with my nephew in this matter. Give me face... just let him go."

He nodded, and said: "Since it is His Highness who is begging for mercy, I have no reason to deny it. Then who... why don't you hurry up and thank His Highness the Crown Prince."

The sergeant curled his lips and said, "Don't even think about it! Even if he begs me, don't want me to remember him! This matter is not my fault at all, he owed it first!"

Guo Shoujing didn't argue with him, and said, "What's your name, this strong man?"

"My surname is Feng, and my name is Changqing! Both my parents died, and I have no brothers or sisters. Now I am the only one in the family. What? You want revenge?"

Feng Changqing, if Guo Ye hears this name, although he can't say that he will bow to him, he must make friends sincerely.

In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, there were a lot of talents in the country, and there were like clouds of fierce generals.But later, after the veterans gradually withered, there were not many generals whose names could be counted.

Feng Changqing is definitely one of the few generals.

Compared with him, Li Yuankui, Qian Ba ​​and others said bluntly that they were not even worthy of carrying shoes for others.

Strictly speaking, Guo Ye is the only one who can be called a general in Donghua.If he could get Feng Changqing's assistance, Guo Ye would wake up laughing like a dream.

Of course, Guo Shoujing didn't know that the person in front of him was so awesome. He said, "Of course it's not for revenge. Uh... Feng Zhuangshi, I just heard you clamoring about wanting to see General Qian. I don't know why?"

Feng Changqing said: "I want to be his avant-garde."

"why?"

"Because... because the clothes of General Qian's personal guard look good!"

"Pfft~" Guo Shoujing took a sip of tea and said, "Just for this?"

At this time, Feng Changqing was still a young man, his face was reddish, and he said: "I don't lie, it's mainly because of this. Of course, I also heard that General Qian is a hero who can be counted among us in Donghua. Being able to be his personal guard is not an insult to me."

Qian Badao: "I didn't explain this to you directly just now. It's because it's so unbelievable that no one would believe it. It's because of this that Feng Changqing insisted on me agreeing to his request. .”

He said angrily: "What am I inferior to others? Why don't you accept me?"

Qian Badao: "You kid has no self-knowledge. Well, I won't talk about this matter. Let His Highness judge. Should I accept you?"

Guo Shoujing sucked his teeth and said in embarrassment: "Is this... To be honest, Feng Zhuangshi, you are really not suitable."

"Why is it inappropriate?"

"Not to mention anything else, buy a mirror and look at yourself. You are thin and dry, with a wretched appearance. The personal guard is the face of the general. If you are recruited, what will Uncle Qian's face be?"

"I'm poor-looking. But General Qian himself isn't much better, is he?"

Qian Badao: "You have what I have done, so I can recruit you. But the question is, can you do it? Let alone compare with me, who can you beat the guards around me? And... even if it is Compared with looks, you also compare with me."

"How do you say this?"

"In addition to your average appearance, you also have a little limp in your legs. My surname Qian doesn't have this problem."

"I...Although I am not good-looking, I am not good at personal bravery. But what is important in war is to attack, kill, defend, tease and ambush. The key depends on the ability to command soldiers. Feng Moren thinks that he is not far behind in this regard."

"It makes sense!" Qian Ba ​​narrowed his eyes and said, "For generals, there are brave generals and wise generals. For example, Sun Bin's kneecap was dug out, and he had to ride a car in battle. For example, Zhuge Liang, who has no strength to restrain a chicken. But who can not Acknowledge their talents?"

Feng Changqing was overjoyed and said, "So, you agreed?"

"Bah! You have a good idea!"

He sarcastically said: "I'm recruiting personal guards now, not generals! Who do you hear that the personal guards need to know how to lead troops to fight? My personal guards want to be tall and mighty, and what they want is martial arts to be strong! These two things You don’t have any, so go and stay where it’s cool.”

After a pause, he added another sentence, "Wait until the day when there is a lack of generals in the barracks. I'm sorry, but it's not the right time for you to come."

This remark was too hurtful, Feng Changqing blushed with shame, and said in a hateful voice: "It seems that Feng has brought shame on himself."

Guo Shoujing comforted him and said: "If you want a strong man to make contributions, he can start as an ordinary soldier. Why do you have to be General Qian's personal guard? In my opinion, let's forget about it!"

"Hmph, I don't need you to be a good person here! Sooner or later, someone will impress you!"

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Feng Changqing went out of the big tent angrily, surrounded by familiar soldiers, and asked with concern: "How is it? You failed again?"

"Ok!"

"Don't be discouraged! Didn't you always say it? As long as you work hard, you can grind an iron pestle into a needle. If you are sincere, you can make gold and stone. As long as you go a few times, General Qian will definitely agree."

These words are often on the lips of Feng Changqing, to cheer himself up.But now, he has completely lost confidence.

He shook his head and said, "There will be no next time. This time, General Qian and I have settled our conversation, and we won't be entangled again."

"What the hell did you say?"

"That's what happened..." He told the story exactly.Finally he said: "I have offended both General Qian and the crown prince, so being a bodyguard is completely obscene."

"Then what are your plans for the future?"

"From now on..." Feng Changqing shook his head and said, "I don't know, just take one step at a time. By the way... do you know why the prince came to our barracks?"

"I know about this." A sergeant said: "Although the king of Donghua is saying that the spring and Autumn period is at its peak, there are unpredictable events and people have misfortunes and blessings. If one day his old man has a sudden illness, what will Donghua do? Don't you have to rely on the prince to take over?"

"So, he sent the prince to familiarize himself with military affairs?"

"Exactly."

Feng Changqing said with a sneer: "To say something that shouldn't be said, our prince, in my opinion, is just commonplace. If he doesn't have a good father, he might as well be me!"

"How do you say this, don't be convinced. Even if he is really not good, it is a skill to reincarnate well. One day our prince Long Yu dies and the prince ascends the throne, he will be supported by everyone. Can someone else, such as you, be able to stabilize the situation?"