The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 376

All of Prince Rui's actions have benefited the people.

The soldier, of course, knew that their General Tuoba admired Prince Rui of the Tang Dynasty the most, and immediately said, "I will go and write a letter right away. This matter can only be good and there will be no bad."

General Tuoba nodded, and that evening, Qin Xian led a troop of elite soldiers out of the camp to greet them, but unexpectedly, he saw Hou Wen as soon as he left the camp.

Hou Wen nodded to him, clasped his hands in salute. The person opposite him was a second-rank general, while he was just a captain. Even Qin Xian did not expect why Hou Wen would salute him.

Then Hou Wenyi reached out and said, "Put all the silver carts down for me."

Then, the sound of a silver box hitting the ground was heard. Hou Wen then led his subordinates to the post station to rest. As long as they could transport the silver to the destination, their mission would be complete.

As Hou Wen was leaving, he glanced at Duan Hong and thought to himself, "This kid is not worthy of being a general!"

Sure enough, Duan Hong jumped off his horse with a grin on his face and said, "General Qin, are you the deputy general by General Li's side? I have long heard of your reputation for superb martial arts and the demeanor of a scholar-general."

Qin Xian was taken aback for a moment, then his face turned ashen and he said in a businesslike manner, "Pull the silver in."

"It's the general." Immediately, dozens of strong men emerged from the military camp and pulled silver carts into the camp.

Duan Hong was furious that Qin Xian disliked him even more than Hou Wen, feeling utterly humiliated.

"You're just a mere captain, yet you dare to put on airs in front of me. Even if I were to cut off your head right now, Prince Rui wouldn't dare say a word."

Qin Xian would not tolerate such an insult to Xu Tian. He drew his long sword, held it to Duan Hong's neck, and roared, "What did you just say? How dare you insult the prince! I'll make sure your head rolls off the ground immediately!"

Duan Hong raised his hand in a gesture of surrender.

"Let's talk this out. I didn't mean it. It was just a slip of the tongue."

Qin Xian snorted, then sheathed his sword and turned back to the military camp.

At that moment, a woman dressed in men's clothing happened to witness this scene.

Duan Hong recognized her at a glance as a woman dressed as a man, and immediately gave her a sly look, scrutinizing her from head to toe.

Master Liu frowned, pretending not to care, and then walked into the military camp. Sure enough, he saw Qin Xian and immediately smiled and said, "General Qin, there are many children from the Yuezhi who want to study here, and they have a long way to go."

Now that war has broken out, why not ask General Qin to go and fetch these children?

Qin Xian nodded, and then was about to leave when he saw Duan Hong blocking their way.

Qin Xian narrowed his eyes, a cold glint flashing within them. He was not one to tolerate such behavior! If this Duan fellow displeased him, he would simply chop him down with a single stroke.

Seeing the dark-faced general place his hand on the hilt of his sword again, Duan Hong felt somewhat helpless and said, "I don't want to disturb your rendezvous with your beauty. However, this Qin fellow has a full million in silver. If anything goes wrong, it's not something a mere captain like you can handle. In the end, I'll be the one punished, and Prince Rui will have to come out and settle accounts personally."