Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 185 Veteran Oil
During the chat of a few words, Li Qinzai was secretly observing Liu Rengui.

Putting the grandfather's enemies aside, Li Qinzai found that Liu Rengui belonged to a rather strange type of people in the court.

Liu Rengui is the governor of Qingzhou, the third rank of Tong Zhongshu's sect. He fought against Li Yifu back then, but failed, so he was relegated to Qingzhou as the governor of Qingzhou.

People like Liu Rengui belong to the kind of people who can't rub their eyes, and believe that only when the water is clear can there be fish. He is a typical perfectionist. In his philosophy, everyone must be a saint, otherwise he will be heinous.

When the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo failed, Li Ji served as the queen of the palace and preserved the main force of the Tang army. Li Shimin didn't know how to reward such a great contribution.

However, Liu Rengui participated in the impeachment of Li Ji's army as a disaster, which put a serious block in Li Shimin and Li Ji's hearts, which shows what kind of character Liu Rengui is.

This is Li Qinzai's evaluation of Liu Rengui.

The word "Qingliu" is somewhat derogatory. Li Qinzai's personality is mainly gray, and he doesn't care so much about good and evil in his heart. To be precise, if the general direction of everything is correct, then the process and means don't have to be so Rigid, it doesn't matter whether good or evil is good or bad, as long as the goal is achieved.

Li Qinzai's character is obviously incompatible with Liu Rengui, who has a clear distinction between good and evil.

After chatting politely with Liu Rengui for a long time, the atmosphere between the two sides was not too harmonious. Liu Rengui probably also felt that chatting with Li Qinzai was boring, so he left after a few words and continued to direct the soldiers to board the ship.

Li Qinzai was about to board the ship with Liu Asi and others, but unexpectedly there was a loud cry of surprise behind him.

The voice was so loud that many soldiers couldn't help but look sideways.

Li Qinzai turned his head to look, and suddenly found that Li Sujie had come, followed by more than a hundred followers.

Li Qinzai couldn't help being taken aback, why did this guy come to Dengzhou?
Li Sujie and his party rode their horses to come, and when they were almost in front of Li Qinzai, they reined in their horses. Li Sujie floated off the horse gracefully, ran to Li Qinzai, and saluted respectfully.

"Disciple pays respects to sir."

Li Qinzai was dumbfounded: "You...why are you here?"

Li Sujie grinned, and said: "Chang'an is not very interesting, why not follow the master, so I ran to Dengzhou, fortunately, I found you before the master boarded the ship, otherwise the disciple would have to hire a boat to meet the master in Baekje gone."

Li Qinzai's face darkened: "It's just nonsense! Across the sea is the battlefield. Is your majestic prince going to the battlefield to seek death? Your father allows you to come?"

Li Sujie flinched for a moment, and said softly: "Father naturally refused to agree, so the disciple left a letter and sneaked out with more than a hundred followers."

Li Qinzai pointed behind him, and said coldly: "Get out now, Baekje is a battlefield, not a place for the prince to play around."

Li Sujie cried and said: "Sir, this disciple has already escaped, and he will be punished by the emperor when he returns to Chang'an, and what's more, the empress's place is even more... Let the disciple follow the master. The disciple promises to be obedient, but the master will follow suit."

"Don't talk nonsense to me, go back."

Li Sujie was about to turn around and leave with a mournful face, when she suddenly stared at the sky above Li Qinzai's head, widened her eyes in horror and said, "Sir, there is a pig flying in the sky!"

But Li Qinzai was not fooled, grabbed his collar, and kicked him hard: "You use the leftover meme I played with back then to fool me? There is no need to discuss it, get out immediately!"

Staring at the followers behind Li Sujie, Li Qinzai said coldly: "Let the prince mess around, and you are not afraid of beheading him. Watch him and send him back to Chang'an safely."

The attendants didn't dare to say much, they surrounded Li Sujie and walked back dejectedly.

Seeing with his own eyes that the backs of Li Sujie and his entourage disappeared, Li Qinzai boarded the ship with confidence.

The battleship is large enough to carry thousands of people, but most soldiers can only stand on the deck.

Li Qinzai is the commander of the marching army, and his status in the army is not low, so the treatment is naturally different.Upon boarding the ship, a cabin was assigned.

The cabin is not big, but there is a bed and a coffee table inside, the layout is quite exquisite, but it can barely accommodate people.

Not long after, I heard a gong beating at the port, the big ship hoisted its sails, the hull shook slightly, and slowly left the port, turned around and headed eastward.

The sea near the land was fairly calm. Li Qinzai didn't feel seasick, but was a little stuffy. He got up and planned to get out of the hatch to get some air.

The cabin door opened, but Li Qinzai suddenly found Qian Yi kneeling outside the cabin door, with his head down and eyes closed, without saying a word.

Li Qinzai looked at Liu Ah Si who was guarding outside in astonishment.

Liu Ahsi said helplessly: "He said he wanted to apologize to Wu Shaolang, but the villain didn't dare to disturb him, and it was inconvenient to drive him away, so he had to kneel outside the door."

Qian Yi received twenty military sticks two days ago, and his body has not yet recovered. After kneeling for a long time, his body shook a little, but he still insisted on gritting his teeth without saying a word.

Li Qinzai sneered: "Did you see the document I wrote to you yesterday? You have been dismissed from the post of grain supervisor, and you have been allocated [-] acres of Yongye land with your accumulated military achievements over the years. Are you kneeling here now?" What do you mean? Do you think the land is too small?"

Qian Yi no longer looked domineering, lowered his head and said in a low voice: "I know I was wrong, please forgive me once, don't drive me out of the army, I... If I leave the army, I really don't know how to survive .”

"Returning to the hometown to farm and enjoy peace, isn't such a life much better than licking blood from the edge of a knife?"

Qian Yi shook his head: "The villain joined the army at the age of 16, and has been in the army for more than [-] years. He has already gotten used to the life in the army. Returning to his hometown to farm... For me, it is tantamount to death."

Li Qinzai snorted coldly: "You have been in the army for more than [-] years, and you have such virtues? Drinking alcohol, abusing robes, and contradicting superiors, what army would dare to want such a soldier?"

Qian Yi bowed his head in pain, and said in a low voice: "Li Changshi, the villain really knows his mistake. These years, the villain relies on his meager military achievements, and his temper is rampant."

"Later, after being relegated, the resentment in my heart could not be dispelled, so I acted wildly and recklessly. The villain has deeply reflected on himself these days, and begged Li Changshi to give the villain another chance. I really can't leave the army."

Li Qinzai watched Qian Yi quietly.

In fact, Qian Yi is not a person who commits serious crimes. In Li Qinzai's eyes, he is just a typical old soldier. After staying in the army for a long time, he gradually no longer respects military law. Because he is familiar with the rules, he knows how to avoid them. , or heuristic rules.

In the past, relying on his previous military achievements, even if he offended the Shangguan, no one would care about him, but he finally met Li Qinzai.

Li Qinzai didn't get used to him, he beat him severely when he broke the military law, a beating was nothing, until Li Qinzai wanted to drive him out of the army, Qian Yi finally became anxious.

Just like the plot of the movie "The Shawshank Redemption" in the previous life, some people leave the familiar environment, even if the environment is a harsh prison, they will be at a loss and unable to survive after they go out.

This is the case with Qian Yi, who has been in the army for more than [-] years, and he can't do without the army.

"Freedom" is not necessarily a good thing for him.

Staring at Qian Yi's face for a long time, Li Qinzai saw remorse on his face.

After a long while, Li Qinzai said coldly: "Qian Yi, I don't like you very much. A person like you will only be a black sheep if he stays in the army, so I still tend to drive you out of the army..."

Qian Yi suddenly prostrated himself on the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "The villain has sincerely repented, I beg Li Changshi to give the villain another chance!"

Li Qinzai fell silent, and after thinking about it, he said slowly: "If you really want to stay, put away your temper, sincerely change your past, and wipe out all your military achievements in the past. You have nothing to boast about. From today on, you are just A very ordinary soldier."

"No official, no job, your future, your military achievements, everything needs you to fight with the sword again, I will incorporate you into my personal guard, and when you need to desperately, you can prove it to me with the sword in your hand, You are no longer the arrogant food supervisor."

Qian Yi said without hesitation: "The villain is willing to be an ordinary mansion soldier and to be Li Changshi's personal guard. The villain will protect Li Changshi's safety with his life."

Li Qinzai sighed, and said helplessly, "You can stay here for now, I hope you won't let me down."

After thanking Qian Yi thousands of times, he followed Liu Asi down.

Li Qinzai's expression was complicated, he didn't know whether it was right or wrong to keep Qian Yi.

If Qian Yi could really change the old soldier's temper, he would be a hero on the battlefield. He had already proved himself back then.

In this era when there was no internal combustion engine and steam engine, ships at sea relied entirely on sails, and the warship sailed for five full days.

Five days later, when Li Qinzai was dying of vomiting on the battleship, he suddenly felt a slight shock in the hull, and then Liu Ahsi's voice came from outside the cabin.

"Five Shaolang, the battleship has arrived in Baekje."

(End of this chapter)