Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 978
Li Qinzai was not surprised that Xue Rengui sent Xue Na to the expedition.

The Xue family is a general, and Xue Rengui is a famous general in the Tang Dynasty. He is highly regarded by Li Zhi. The Xue family has military achievements, titles and power.

It is acceptable to do business on weekdays and earn some money for the family. Once the war comes, or if there is an opportunity to make meritorious service on the battlefield, Xue Rengui will never let it go. In the army, look for opportunities to make meritorious service.

But since he threw his son into the military camp, what's the point of arranging him an official position as Bi Mawen?
He couldn't figure out Xue Rengui's deep meaning, maybe he was still afraid that Xue Na would have some troubles on the battlefield, so he arranged for a less dangerous official position.

How good is the officer in charge of the horses. On weekdays, the officers and men are arranged to feed and wash the horses. In wartime, they don’t have to mount their horses to charge.When something goes wrong, he immediately turns on his horse and runs away.

"Since your father insists on letting you sneak into the army indiscriminately, I will not stop you. Feed my horse well, don't let the horse starve, and say hello when you steal flat peaches. You use the fixed body method to steal peaches, and I will beat the Seven Fairies." Check out the color of your skirt..."

Xue Na looked at him inexplicably: "What do you mean?"

"It's nothing, the officials in charge of horses are very good. Throughout the ages, in heaven and earth, the officials in charge of horses have always been the most promising. If you are not careful, you will be equal to the heavens. I am very optimistic about your future." Li Qinzai patted He smiled over his shoulder.

Xue Na chuckled, but Li Qinzai's face suddenly darkened.

"I have an account I want to settle with Brother Shenyan. You are doing business in the army. For the sake of our friendship, I can turn a blind eye to it, but it's nothing more than you selling dog skin plasters. Take me as an example." , Why, without your medicine, I would not be a man in the world, a great man?"

Li Qinzai stared at him with bad eyes.

Xue Na shrank his neck, his expression suddenly became weak, and his eyes blinked non-stop.

"Uh, Brother Jingchu, please listen to Brother Yu's sophistry..."

Li Qinzai smiled: "You said, if you don't give me a perfect explanation today, the military law will be merciless, and twenty army sticks can't escape."

"My foolish brother has become a habit of doing business. He just joined the army and didn't get used to it for a while, so he just said a few nonsense..."

Li Qinzai narrowed his eyes: "Could it be that what you're selling is counterfeit medicine? In the army, Jinchuang medicine is very important. It is a life-saving tool for soldiers. If you dare to sell counterfeit medicine, your father will not be able to protect you."

Xue Na immediately became confident, and said boldly: "It's definitely not a fake medicine! Yudi swears on the heads of the whole family that Jinchuang medicine is definitely real. Before joining the army, Yudi bought a large amount of goods and inspected it himself. If there is even a trace of adulteration , Brother Yu will pay you with the head of the item!"

"I'm also a general's son, and my father is also a leading general. How dare you joke about the lives and deaths of soldiers? You can't be a sinner through the ages just to make money."

Li Qinzai squinted his eyes and said, "After the medicine is applied, it's true that you can destroy flowers with golden guns or something like that?"

Xue Na's eyes suddenly dodged: "Uh, this... is a bit exaggerated, of course Jinchuang medicine is used to stop bleeding, it is impossible to use it in that respect, whoever believes is stupid, Yudi said this, just want to brag , sell the medicine..."

Li Qinzai sighed, well, I believe he is selling real medicine, but the way he sells medicine is really like a counterfeit drug dealer, so people can't help but doubt it.

"As for me, I am the commander-in-chief of the first army. Although you and I are brothers in private, military law is ruthless and no favoritism is allowed. If I turn a blind eye to your behavior today, I will not be able to convince the public in the future..."

Li Qinzai smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "Ten marks of army sticks, go to the military law supervisor to get them by yourself, take care of your wounds after being hit by army sticks, and I will send you some mutton tonic later."

Xue Na cried and said with a mournful face: "Brother Jingchu, I know I was wrong, can you spare me this time?"

"Isn't your Jinchuang medicine very effective? Try it yourself after being batoned. After using your medicine, a group of women in my backyard can't suppress my anger alone. How many times you are batoned is probably nothing. "

Xue Na is a general's son, of course he also knows the military law, since he has committed a crime, there is no reason why he will not be spared, so he can only salute dejectedly, turn around and go out of the handsome tent to find someone to spank his ass.

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After leaving Chang'an and heading east, we arrived in Luoyang half a month later.

The army rested in Luoyang for two days, and after replenishing food and supplies, they continued to march towards Dengzhou.

In late spring and early summer, after Qingming, the [-] troops arrived outside the city of Dengzhou.

Dengzhou was one of the few seaport cities in the Tang Dynasty. When Li Qinzai's troops arrived in Dengzhou, more than a hundred sea ships had gathered in Dengzhou Port. They were dispatched by the Ministry of War to carry Li Qinzai's troops to Japan.

In this era of inconvenient transportation, it is not a trivial matter to go to sea. From Dengzhou to Wa Kingdom, in terms of the current navigation conditions of Datang, it is considered an ocean.

Even after nearly a hundred years, there was a monk named Jianzhen who traveled east to the country of Wa, and went through hardships and dangers six times. This move left a strong mark in the history books, and became a must-see knowledge point in the exam thousands of years later. This shows how difficult it is to travel eastward to the Wa country in this era.

After Li Qinzai's troops arrived in Dengzhou City, they did not rush to board a boat to cross the sea, but ordered the whole army to camp outside the city to rest.

Traveling at will is just an ideal, whether it is an individual or an army of ten thousand people, it is impossible to leave at will.

First of all, food, ordnance, war horses, and other supplies must be loaded on the ship first. At the same time, the weather must be observed, and experienced guides should be hired to wait for a relatively stable weather before deciding on the day to go to sea.

The bad thing is that the weather at sea is not stable recently. The officials of Terengganu Governor's Mansion specifically asked experienced fishermen. The fishermen told the officials that it is best not to go out to sea due to the sweltering weather, uneven tide and dark clouds on the sea.

Li Qinzai chose to believe what the fishermen said without hesitation.

After living two lifetimes, Li Qinzai has more or less life experience.

One is not to trust too much the bullshit experts who are glamorous and frequently show their faces, and the other is to trust those who look low-status and low-key, like Shaolin sweeping monks, and don't sing against such people.

Therefore, Li Qinzai chose to believe the advice of the Dengzhou fishermen without saying a word.

People have been fishing at the seaside for generations, and the climate of the sea has long been controlled by them. If they don't listen to persuasion at this time, wouldn't it be their own fate?

After resting outside Dajun City for two days, as expected, the waters near Dengzhou were violently stormy, thundering and lightning, and the sea was like a black monster, mercilessly devouring everything on the sea surface.

Li Qinzai's little heart was beating wildly, and he was secretly grateful.

Fortunately, I listened to the advice of the fishermen, otherwise the army would be wiped out if they boarded the boat and went out to sea.

This is not a case of "died before leaving school", the nature is not so tragic, but death is as light as a feather, extremely useless.

(End of this chapter)