Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

The two men wanted to compete in strength, so they both put in their best efforts.

Although Xi Junmai tried his best, the strength of his hands was still no match for the strength of his body. Xue Rengui stood up straight with just a little effort.

"Wow, Mr. Xue, you have great strength!"

"The general praised me, and I took advantage of it."

Seeing the two of them secretly competing with each other, Du He had an idea and wanted to let them have a competition.

Let's see who is stronger between the two of them.

Du He stood up, walked over, pointed at Xi Junmai and introduced him, "Rengui, this general is called Xi Junmai, currently serving as the Lieutenant General of the Left Thousand Oxen Guards and concurrently the Left Thousand Oxen Commander of the Eastern Palace."

"During this expedition to Goguryeo, General Xi Zhonglang served as one of the marching commanders of the central army, and you and your fellow townsmen from Hedong Road were also under his command."

It turned out to be the general who commanded him.

Xue Rengui immediately clasped his fists and saluted, "Greetings, General Zhonglang?"

Above the General of the Household is the General, and above that is the General of the Sixteen Guards.

Therefore, the General of the Central Army was already a position of considerable power.

Xi Junmai waved his hand and said, "Master Xue, you don't have to be polite. From now on, you and I will both serve under the Crown Prince, and we can call each other brothers."

He came from a poor family and was not arrogant.

What's more, Xue Rengui was invited to Chang'an by Prince Consort Du and the Crown Prince. How could an ordinary soldier be compared with him?

He has caught the eyes of Prince Consort Du and the Crown Prince. He will surely rise to prominence in the future and his future prospects are immeasurable.

Although Xi Junmai is a military man, he still has some brains.

Du He looked at the two of them like two iron towers, so he asked with interest: "Rengui, how about showing off your martial arts and competing with Junmai?"

"If you have the strength, I will recommend you to join the Eastern Palace Qianniu Guard, and also let you serve as Junmai's deputy."

suck!

Xue Rengui and his wife both took a deep breath.

Before the war even started, he was noticed by a noble person.

This is going to soar into the sky!

At this moment, Xue Rengui no longer had any intention of touching his ancestral tomb, for fear of ruining such good feng shui.

Xi Junmai also had an expression of eagerness to try: "Hehe, Prince Consort Du's suggestion is good. I haven't been able to have a good fight in all these years. Now my hands are itching."

Xue Rengui felt his wife pinching his arm gently. The couple understood each other and knew that his wife was trying to get him to agree.

Xue Rengui said with a serious expression, "General Xi, I am sorry for the offense."

Du He was overjoyed to see that both of them agreed.

"Rengui, do you have armor and weapons? If not, I will go to the prince to get you a new set."

Du He knew that Xue Rengui was carrying his ancestral armor and weapons, but he still said this on purpose.

These two heirlooms have been passed down for so many years, and I don’t know how dilapidated they are.

Whether it can be used is still a question.

Xue Rengui shook his head and said, "Prince Consort Du, I'd better use my own weapons and armor. They are more convenient for me."

After saying that, he turned around, untied the hemp rope on the sack at his feet, and took out a set of repaired silver-white armor from it.

This set of armor has faded very badly and the workmanship is just average.

With the help of his wife, after Xue Rengui put on the armor, his whole aura changed completely.

Then he untied another piece of linen and took out a Fang Tian painted halberd about two meters long from it.

This painted halberd was also riddled with holes, and the edge of the blade was a little curled.

Although the armor and weapons have flaws, this does not affect Xue Rengui's heroic image at all.

"Damn, he's so handsome!"

Du He was stunned when he saw Xue Rengui wearing armor and holding a Fang Tian Hua Ji from a close distance.

As expected of him, he is the God of War in white robe. His heroic image alone is enough to attract a lot of attention.

Du He guessed that if Li Chengqian saw Xue Rengui, he would recruit him under his command even if he did not show his strength.

Xi Junmai also nodded secretly.

I was somewhat envious of Xue Rengui's good looks.

If he looked like Xue Rengui, he probably wouldn't have to look at the gate of the East Palace for the past two and a half years.

Du He said excitedly: "Let's go to the open field outside to compete."

When they walked out of the gate, Xi Junmai said to Du He, "Please wait a moment, Prince Consort Du. I will go change my armor and bring a lance."

He was now wearing soft armor and holding a Qianniu Sword, so he was no match for Xue Rengui's two-meter-long Fang Tian Huaji.

After half a cup of tea, Xi Junmai, wearing armor and holding a spear, came riding on a war horse.

Behind him, Qin Huaidao also rode over on a horse.

"Master Xue, you are holding a long weapon, which is not suitable for foot combat. Let's fight on horseback."

"it is good."

Xue Rengui was also skilled in archery and horse riding.

He took the warhorse from Qin Huaidao and easily climbed on by stepping on the stirrup.

The two men separated to the left and right, reined their horses forward, and stood on the left and right sides of the courtyard.

After they adjusted their state, Du He said loudly: "Let's start."

As soon as the words fell, the two men rode their horses forward.

Soon they came into close combat.

"clang!"

The Fang Tian Huaji and the Ma Lance collided violently, and a loud noise spread instantly.

The two men's bodies swayed slightly, and their horses passed each other.

"What a strength!"

This thought popped up in the minds of the two again.

After a brief pause, the two continued to fight.

As they tested each other's strength, they did not hold back but attacked with all their strength.

In an instant, the Fang Tian Hua Ji and Ma Lance turned into afterimages.

"clang!"

"clang!"

Huge metal collision sounds continued to be heard.

And every violent collision will create a spark.

"Brother Xi is too fierce!"

Qin Huaidao was stunned.

It turned out that when he was competing with Brother Xi, Brother Xi had retained so much strength.

"And this new guy is also very powerful, and he can fight on par with Brother Xi!"

He weighed it up secretly and had no confidence at all that he could last thirty rounds against one of them.

Qin Huaidao muttered depressedly: "Won't I be the third best master in the East Palace from now on?"

"Huai Dao, you may be the fourth best master. Su Dingfang's strength may not be inferior to yours."

Du He's words came over.

Well...

Qin Huaidao paused.

Su Dingfang is a big and strong man, and has more experience in fighting on the battlefield than Brother Xi, so his strength is probably not much different.

Thinking of this, he instantly became discouraged.

Du He did not tease him and said with a smile: "Huai Dao, you are still young. In a few years, you will definitely be like them."

"Yeah, I'm only 18, there's still a lot of room for improvement!"

A fighting spirit rekindled on Qin Huaidao's face.

As they were talking, Xue Rengui and Xi Junmai had already fought for dozens of rounds.

There was no sign of fatigue on either of their faces; instead, they became more and more excited as the fight went on.

The loud noise coming from this side also attracted Li Chengqian and Liu Li who were discussing academic matters in the main hall.

They walked up to Du He and watched with great interest.

After a while.

Li Chengqian patted Du He's arm and asked curiously, "Du He, that warrior holding the Fang Tian Hua Ji is Xue Rengui?"