Qin Qiong and Xu Maogong's expressions turned solemn at the same time. They looked at each other, and a bright light flashed in their eyes.
This Tang Bi was obviously a peerless realm martial artist!
Both of them felt an obvious sense of suppression from each other.
When Tang Bi walked in, the light in the hall seemed to have dimmed.
The first thing he saw was Luo Cheng, who wasn't very tall. His face lit up and his footsteps became even more hurried."Junior Brother, why are you here?"
He opened his arms and was about to hug Luo Cheng.
A faint smile appeared on Luo Cheng's face. He also opened his arms and hugged Tang Bi.
"Senior Brother!"
The two separated, and Tang Bi gave Luo Cheng a punch on the shoulder: "Good boy, I haven't seen you for a few years and you've become stronger.”
Ever since the battle in Caozhou a few years ago, Luo Cheng had been forbidden from leaving Jizhou without orders, so he hadn't been to Jinan.
So the last time Tang Bi saw him, he was only as tall as his shoulders.
Now that she saw him again, she had almost caught up to him.
Luo Cheng was only 14 years old. He was truly terrifying.
"Oh right, I heard that Yuwen Zhiji was killed in Luzhou a few days ago, and Yuwen Cheng fled back to Chang 'an with heavy injuries.”
Tang Bi suddenly narrowed his eyes and sized Luo Cheng up: "Not bad. You're already a peerless martial artist?”
Luo Cheng didn't want to hide it. Although Tang Bi was in a high position now, he had always been good to him. He was both a teacher and a friend.
"Yes. I went to the Turks a few days ago and killed a peak First Rated Warrior.”
"Good!" Tang Bi was elated." As expected of Junior Brother. This talent is truly unprecedented.”
"Senior Brother will hold a banquet later to celebrate with Junior Brother!”
Deep in his bones, he exuded the boldness of a border soldier.
"Alright, alright, alright." Luo Cheng waved his hand and agreed." But I came to find Senior Brother today because it was on the way. Senior Brother, let me introduce you to someone."”
He opened one hand and said to Qin Qiong,""Qin Qiong, Qin Shubao."
"Are you Qin Shubao, who is known as Little Meng Chang in the martial arts world?”Tang Bi's eyes suddenly lit up as he asked.
"That's right, it's him." Luo Cheng was a little shocked." Senior Brother, you actually know?”
"Of course!"
Tang Bi glared at him and looked at Qin Qiong. When he saw Qin Qiong's tall and burly figure and upright face, his eyes flashed with admiration.
"Little Meng Chang is famous in Jinan. It's just that I haven't had the chance to see him before. Now that I've seen him today, he lives up to his name!”
Qin Qiong didn't expect the high and mighty provincial governor to actually know him. He cupped his hands and said humbly,""Lord Tang is too modest. I'm just a friend in the martial world who likes me. I don't deserve the name of Little Meng Chang.”
Tang Bi waved his hand.
"No, no, no. There are only wrong names, not wrong nicknames.”He shook the armor on his body boldly." Since everyone calls you Little Meng Chang, then you must be a brave man who would do anything for his friend.”
"Don't leave later. Let's enter the banquet together!"
"Cough cough, senior brother, he won't leave. In fact, cousin is here to work under you.”Luo Cheng said," Cousin, pass Father's recommendation letter to Senior Brother."”
"Cousin?"
Tang Bi took the recommendation letter and asked in confusion.
Luo Cheng explained,"I haven't told Senior Brother yet. Qin Qiong's father is the former Jeju Guard General Qin Yi, the son of my mother's biological brother."”
"That's why he's my cousin, the nephew of my parents.”
There was such a relationship?
Tang Bi slightly opened his mouth and immediately slammed the table.
"Then doesn't Shu Bao count as my junior brother?”
"That's right." Luo Cheng nodded.
"Alright, since he's my junior brother, why do I need a recommendation letter?”Tang Bi waved his hand," Come, Shu Bao, any position in Jinan, whatever you want, just choose!"”
"Whatever you like, you can be it.”
Qin Qiong was speechless.
Xu Maogong's eyes widened, and he no longer cared about his sage-like demeanor.
There was such a thing?
Didn't they say that Lord Tang was a fair and upright person who would never go through the back door?
Not only was he the famous Meng Chang of Jinan, but he was also his teacher's nephew. With such a relationship, Tang Bi expressed that the Jinan Military Region welcomed such a talent.
As long as it was a position under him, as long as he could give it, he would give it.
Xu Maogong was completely dumbfounded. He was stroking his beard to show his bearing, but he almost pulled his beard off.
" This is not right. It's said that Lord Tang enforces the law fairly and never favoritism…"
Under such a huge contrast, Niu Nose was a little confused.
Even Qin Qiong was stunned, her smile somewhat stiff.
A sudden surprise.
It was like someone telling you to go on stage to receive an award. You thought it was just one more bottle, but in the end, it was five million!
It was really exciting.
Luo Cheng pursed his lips and smiled without batting an eyelid when he saw Qin Qiong in a daze. The first time he met Tang Bi, he was also like this.
Who knew that Tang Bi, who was supposed to be fair and just, would have such a personality.
Nepotism…
Fortunately, he had a calm personality and remained expressionless that day. Otherwise, he would have been embarrassed.
"Alright cousin, come back to your senses." Luo Cheng said," Don't tell me you really think that my father opened his mouth just to let you become a flag token?”
Tang Bi nodded.
He and Luo Cheng didn't even need to look at the recommendation letter to know what was written inside.
The first was definitely to care about him, and the second was to take good care of Qin Qiong.
But he definitely wouldn't say anything about Tang Bi giving Qin Qiong a position of flag token.
In the eyes of ordinary people, the flag token might already be considered not bad, reaching the sky in one step.
But in Beiping, it was too low for Qin Qiong, who was one of them.
Moreover, there was no need for a prince like Luo Yi to speak up. Luo Cheng could get it himself.
Qin Qiong had never experienced such a situation before. He shook his head with a bitter smile and said,"Lord Tang…"
"Call me Senior Brother." Tang Bi's eyes widened.”
" Senior…Senior Brother…" Qin Qiong could only call out," Thank you for taking care of me, Senior Brother. But I feel that the position of flag token is pretty good, so…"
"Bang!"
Luo Cheng kicked Qin Qiong's body, instantly interrupting the other party's words.
He said,"Senior Brother, there's no need to give Cousin a good position. A Cloud Cavalry Captain will do."”
Qin Qiong's eyes widened.
That was a Cloud Cavalry Captain.
Rank-7 official position.
One had to know that from the moment a normal person entered the army, they would have to go through six stages: captain, centurion, captain, lieutenant, and deputy general.
Moreover, these six stages did not have grades.
For example, the flag token corresponded to the rank of lieutenant. Above that was the rank of deputy general. Once the deputy general passed, it could officially enter the rank.
That would be meritorious service and could be called a general.
There were 14 levels from the ninth to the seventh.
The moment Luo Cheng opened his mouth, he wanted a seventh-grade official position. In the past, it was simply a fantasy.
If it's true…I'll become a general?
Qin Qiong was in a daze.
It should be impossible for him to agree.
Xu Maogong's hands were trembling.
What happened today was simply beyond his expectations.
These dogs with power simply did whatever they wanted!
It was clearly an official position in the imperial court, but in their mouths, it was simply like selling vegetables.
"How about this?"
"Not good, not good. It's not fresh."
"What about this?"
"Not bad."
This caused waves to rise in the Daoist priest's heart. He felt that his outlook on life had received a huge blow.
"Alright."
Xu Maogong was stunned again.
Tang Bi didn't hesitate at all and immediately agreed.
"Little Marquis, Lord Tang, if I remember correctly, a rank official should report to the Ministry of War, right?”Xu Maogong asked softly.
"Eh, there's another person?" Tang Bi asked doubtfully.”
Xu Maogong felt like he was in a bad state.
"Let me introduce you, Senior Brother. This is Xu Maogong, a Daoist who is good at stargazing and formations.”
Luo Cheng looked at Xu Maogong.
Tang Bi's eyes lit up, instantly seeing through Xu Maogong's realm.""Not bad, not bad. Peak first-rate, with the chance to enter the peerless realm, you are also a genius.”
Although Xu Maogong was not young compared to Qin Qiong and Luo Cheng, he was only 26 years old.
In the entire Great Sui, there were only a handful of people who could reach the peak of first-rate at this age.
Tang Bi couldn't help but praise.
"Little Daoist, you're right. A ranked official position indeed has to be submitted to the Ministry of War and approved by the Ministry of War.”He explained," But just report it. It's not a big deal…"
Xu Maogong was speechless again.
Luo Cheng laughed to himself.
The main reason was that Xu Maogong did not understand places like Beiping.
The sixteen counties of Beiping were all close to the border, and they were the first line of defense for the Turks and Xue Yantuo.
Killing here all year round was far from being as prosperous as the mainland.
However, there was more freedom here.
For example, Luo Yi had the power to appoint and dismiss himself. He could dismiss and appoint all the officials in the sixteen counties of Beiping.。
Tang Bi's Ji Nan Fu military governor was appointed by Luo Yi.
And the price was just a letter to the Ministry of War.
In principle, as long as Beiping submitted a petition to appoint or dismiss officials, as long as the Emperor did not interfere, the Ministry of War had to approve it. Even the Crown Prince could not stop it.
This was a special policy formulated by Great Sui to stabilize the border.
Of course, this was because Great Sui completely trusted Luo Yi and trusted him to manage Beiping well.
It was also because Yang Lin personally vouched for Luo Yi that he had this privilege.
Today, it had to be said that this special policy had a significant effect.
For so many years, although Beiping had been at war, the Turks and Xue Yantuo had never once entered the Great Sui.
The Turks were even forced back countless li, fleeing into the desert.
If Qin Qiong wanted to become a Cloud Cavalry Captain, he only needed to write a letter on the Tang Wall and wait for the higher-ups to approve it.
There wouldn't be any problems.
The banquet began…
Tang Bi had a very high prestige in Jinan, and his public image was also very serious.
Therefore, he didn't have many good friends. The so-called banquet was just a gathering for him, Luo Cheng, Qin Qiong, and Xu Maogong. Pieces of beef were served and they ate heartily.
There was no such thing as a cow committing suicide. In this world, cows were never a scarce resource. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth flourished, and both crops and livestock grew extremely fast.
Luo Cheng had seen a few droughts and other natural disasters in his many years of life, but he had never experienced a famine.
This was probably the difference between a fantasy world and an ordinary world.
Eating meat and drinking wine, Tang Bi was a bold person. The atmosphere of the banquet gradually became lively.
In the end, even Xu Maogong no longer put on any airs. He directly picked up a cow leg with his hand and began to chew on it. He picked up the wine pot and poured it into his mouth.
"You are good at drinking and eating meat.”
Luo Cheng's face was slightly red as he teased.
After drinking, Xu Maogong seemed to have changed into a different person. His face was flushed red as he slightly tore open his Daoist robe."Let's not talk about anything else. In my life, my first love is reading. I like Dao books, military books, mathematics books…I like all of them.”
"Secondly, you like to drink and eat big mouthfuls of meat with your friends!”
"This is simply a happy life!”
"Good!" As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Bi suddenly roared and stood up, holding a wine pot as well." Come, Daoist, I, Tang Bi, like people like you. Here's to you!"”
Xu Maogong raised his wine pot and said,""Lord Tang, cheers!"
Coo coo coo…
The two of them finished the entire pot of wine in one breath.
Xu Maogong wiped his mouth and fell to the ground.
In the blink of an eye, the sound of snoring shook the sky.
Luo Cheng, Tang Bi, and Qin Qiong were instantly stunned. After a moment of silence, a burst of cheerful laughter immediately followed.
"Hahaha, I didn't expect this Daoist priest to be so undrinkable.”
"If you can't drink, why are you pretending to be an elephant? You even said that you like to drink big mouthfuls of wine the second in your life.”
"I didn't expect that Taoist priest couldn't handle alcohol…"
Naturally, he couldn't leave today.
Thus, the three of them stayed in the Provincial Governor's Manor for a night.
The next day.
Luo Cheng woke up, washed up, and opened the door.
There was a figure standing at the door, feeling uneasy.
"Taoist priest, you…"
Xu Maogong was actually standing at the door, pacing back and forth with an uneasy expression.
When he heard Luo Cheng open the door, he looked up and hurried over.
" Young Marquis…" Xu Maogong bowed and said," Yesterday…I was too reckless. If I offended you in any way after drinking, please don't blame me!"”
At this point, he felt uneasy and wanted to slap himself twice.
Xu Maogong knew very well that he could not hold his liquor.
It was just that she could not control herself every time she encountered a banquet.
In the past, when he was drunk, he had made a lot of jokes.
Originally, this kind of thing was harmless, but the people at this banquet were different from those of the past!
Tang Bi, Jinan Jiedushi, Jinan's highest official.
Luo Cheng, the Little Marquis of the Beiping King's Mansion.
These two people could be said to be high and mighty.
Especially Luo Cheng. If he said something about the White Tiger or the chaotic world after drinking, he would be able to get away with it.
It was probably cold!
Therefore, when he woke up early in the morning, Xu Maogong did not care about his headache and ran over to apologize.
"There's nothing wrong with offending me. I just said something that I shouldn't have said.”Luo Cheng rolled his eyes and came to a realization.
He was quick-witted, and he could use this opportunity to subdue Xu Maogong!
Xu Maogong's face turned pale as he stuttered,""Little Marquis, may I know what Little Daoist said yesterday?”
"It's nothing much. It's just that Emperor Wen died, Emperor Yang ascended, and the world was in chaos.”
Luo Cheng smiled faintly and raised his eyebrows."Taoist priest, why don't you explain to me what this sentence means?”
Boom!
Luo Cheng's words were like thunder ringing in Xu Maogong's ears.
His face was filled with shock, and his eyes widened in disbelief. He was terrified."Little Marquis, this…is this really what Little Daoist said?”
"Did I say that?"
Luo Cheng said unhappily.
Xu Maogong believed him.
Although he had never said this, he believed it.
Because after Luo Cheng said this, the obscure fate that Xu Maogong had observed the celestial phenomena in the past suddenly became clear!
This meant that what Luo Cheng said was definitely in line with the future direction of the world.
And among Tang Bi, Qin Qiong, Luo Cheng, and himself, who else could know the direction of the world's general trend other than himself?
When Luo Cheng said this, Xu Maogong really thought that he had made a slip of the tongue after drinking, and his expression instantly changed.
He didn't know about these major events in the world before…He guessed that it was a coincidence after drinking and he suddenly realized it.
If Luo Cheng hadn't heard it, he would have missed it.
"Daoist Priest, please explain to me what it means to have Emperor Wen die, Emperor Yang ascend, and conquer Korea three times. The world is in chaos.”Luo Cheng noticed that Xu Maogong was distracted and reminded him unhappily.
A peerless aura erupted from his body and condensed into a thread that wrapped around the other party. It immediately pulled Xu Maogong out of his shock.
Xu Maogong could not move, but he did not panic. Instead, he said with a bitter expression,"Little Marquis, it's not that I don't want to give you an explanation, but yesterday I slipped up after drinking and revealed the heavenly secrets. Although I didn't do it on purpose, I wasn't punished by the heavens.”
"But if I explain it to the young duke, I reckon that a divine ability will descend from the heavens in a short period of time and turn Little Daoist's cultivation into ashes.”
"Therefore, Little Marquis, please let go of this small path.”
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