People in the Tang Dynasty, Jian'an style

"No, in my eyes, you are a hero." Changsun Wugou smiled, "But it's great that you think so. But you still need to take care of your health and rest early."

"I set a rule for myself to chop 500 times a day, and now I'm still three short of that."

Changsun Wugou laughed and said, "What can three swords do? Go to sleep."

Li Wenbin hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "If I reduce the number of sword exercises I do every day by three today for one reason, I can find another reason to reduce it by ten tomorrow. If this continues, I will achieve nothing. So I can only increase it, not reduce it!"

Changsun Wugou looked at him in surprise, then smiled and leaned on his chest: "Okay, then go ahead, and go to bed early after practicing sword skills."

After kissing her rosy lips, Li Wenbin said apologetically, "I'm sorry for wronging you these days. I'll make it up to you in a few days."

It would have been fine if he hadn't said this. Upon hearing this, Changsun Wugou jumped several meters away and said in horror, "No, no!"

But she knew what the "compensation" Li Wenbin was talking about.

Zhangsun Wugou hesitated for a moment, biting her lower lip and said, "Master, the prince has been staying in Concubine Yin's room recently. Concubine Yang is also lonely in her boudoir, why not..."

Good man, you would rather die than let your friend die. In order to avoid suffering for your criticism, you are really willing to drag others into this trouble.

But you don't know that Jill has already...

However, in order to give Changsun Wugou a surprise, Li Wenbin did not expose the matter. He said a few sweet words to coax her blushing face back to normal.

……

The next day, Li Shimin, who had not appeared for several days, sent someone to call Li Wenbin over.

After just a few days of not seeing him, Li Shimin was surprised to find that most of his frivolousness had disappeared, replaced by a calmness and maturity that was inconsistent with his age.

After three days of separation, you should look at each other with admiration.

Li Shimin didn’t understand before, but now he understands.

"Zuo Wuwei, can you go?"

After a while, Li Shimin asked.

"Of course I can go." Li Wenbin nodded and replied.

"The General of the Left Guard is Cheng Zhijie, and the General of the Left is Niu Jinda. Are you sure you can go there? You know, they don't care that you are my son."

"Wouldn't that be better?"

Li Wenbin smiled and said, "I didn't want to rely on my parents' legacy. It's better to build a career of my own with my own hands and a knife."

"Perhaps, you will soon be unable to bear it and run back to cry to me."

"In this world, there are only blessings that cannot be enjoyed, but no suffering that cannot be endured."

"Okay, since that's the case, let's do it this way." Li Shimin nodded and waved his hand.

"By the way, can I make a condition?"

"Go ahead."

"Can I bring a confidant with me?"

"Confidant?" Li Shimin looked at Li Wenbin curiously, "How come I don't know yet? Do you have any confidants?"

"You don't need to ask me about that. Just tell me whether you agree or not."

"Well, he's my son after all, so he should have some privileges."

Li Wenbin didn't say much and turned away.

The future relationship between this father and son may have been determined at this moment.

They may make good rivals or they may make good partners.

But the one thing they can't be is a father and son with deep affection.

……

The next day, Li Wenbin took fifty soldiers and left the Qin Palace on horseback.

The person Li Shimin sent to assist Li Wenbin was a captain from the Tiance Guard.

The captain's eyes were very strange, with a lot of white in the eyeballs and very small pupils. Li Wenbin felt that his gaze was always on his vital parts - most often his heart and throat.

It feels like I'm treating myself like a pig or sheep waiting to be slaughtered, just waiting for the right place to strike.

Maybe this is an occupational disease. As the commander of Li Shimin's guards, if he does not remain vigilant at all times, he probably will not live for long.

Li Wenbin was riding on his horse, trying to get close to the commander of the army: "General, what should I address you as?"

Although he knew that it was a bit taboo to get close to someone like this, if he didn't say something to divert attention, Li Wenbin would feel that his penis was about to be broken into eight petals.

He complained in his heart: Damn it, why are the road conditions in Chang'an so bad? And they say it's the largest city in the world?

Li Wenbin began to miss the asphalt road of the third-tier city where he lived in his previous life.

For my own sake, I must make cement when I have the chance in the future!

Li Wenbin swore secretly in his heart.

Chapter 77: Su Da Chong

The team just glanced at Li Wenbin and said nothing.

That's fine, this is quite consistent with his personality - if this team is a chatterbox, it would surprise Li Wenbin.

After riding for an hour, the group of more than 20 people arrived at Anshanfang, located in the south of Chang'an City.

The terrain of Chang'an City is low in the south and high in the north. Once something happens, the south of the city will become a swamp, so this has always been a place where the poor live.

Although the captain was surprised why Li Wenbin brought him to this place, the habit he had developed over the years made him remain silent.

"General, do you know where the Shimen Temple is?"

"do not know."

The captain finally spoke, his voice was hoarse, as if he was scraping glass with a sharp object, very harsh and unpleasant.

It must be because his vocal cords were injured, no wonder he doesn’t like to speak.

Li Wenbin didn't say much, he dismounted and stopped a civilian: "Auntie, may I ask where this Shimen Temple is? Do you know?"

"Oh, Shimen Temple, no one has been there for a long time." The old lady saw that Li Wenbin was dressed elegantly and did not dare to neglect him. "My lord, just keep walking forward from this side. You will find it when you see a big locust tree."

"Thank you."

Li Wenbin took out ten copper coins, thought for a moment, and put only one copper coin in the old lady's hand. Then he mounted his horse and left amid the old lady's numerous thanks.

What surprised Li Wenbin was that the captain actually took the initiative to talk to him: "Why do you want to leave a few coins, but you are reluctant to part with the money?"

Li Wenbin looked indifferent: "General, have you noticed the left and right?"

"I noticed that there are several big men spying on us fifty steps away."

"If I'm not mistaken, they should be the knights-errant in this market. Then please think again, General, if I really gave the old woman ten cents, what would happen to her?"

"She was kind enough to show us the way, but she ended up dying on the street because of my thank-you gift. I really can't bear it."

Ten cents was enough for a poor man's food expenses for a month, but it was also enough to bring about a fatal disaster for the old woman in this poor community.

Don't think that those knights are so good just because their names contain the word "Xia".

These people were nothing more than a bunch of brave and aggressive thugs. Li Wenbin never hesitated to think the worst of such people.

The captain was silent for a long time, then he saluted and said, "General Li Tianlu, I am grateful for your advice."

Following the direction pointed by the old woman, the group quickly found the big locust tree and easily saw the Shimen Temple.

Although it is called a temple, it has almost become a ruin, with only half of the main hall and a half-open temple door left.

Not far away on the roadside, there are several large locust trees that are more than ten feet tall and have twisted branches.

Under the tree, a few men with bare chests and abdomens were sitting lazily, chatting about this and that.

More than twenty riders stopped not far away, and the leading knight looked around as if he was looking for someone.

A few men took a look and then looked away. It was obvious that this was a car belonging to a wealthy family. The owner of the car could not have any connection with them and would not hire them to do anything.

These people under the tree were a group of idlers, some ruffians from the market. Sometimes they would extort some food from the shopkeepers. The food was not much and the crime was not serious. Although the shopkeepers were dissatisfied, they could do nothing about them because they could not be sentenced for such crimes. Once they reported them to the authorities, they would only get themselves into more trouble.

They are experts in walking the edge of illegality and crime and are very good at finding the right balance.

Sometimes, they would do things that actually violated the criminal law, such as collecting money from others, helping others to get rid of disasters, fighting for others with both white knives and red knives, and acting as cheap thugs. Although they were despised by some people as street rogues, as long as they took the business, they would never cowardly run away even if the situation was unfavorable.

A gentleman values ​​his word, and these idlers in the market value it even more, because trust and loyalty are the whole value of their existence. If they lose even "trust and loyalty", they will really have nothing, and even the foundation of their survival will be completely gone.

However, the young man in the lead got off his horse and walked towards them.

"Sir, what can I do for you?" a man asked lazily.

Li Wenbin asked loudly: "Why, you guys don't do business? You see a customer coming to your store, but you don't say hello?"

This big man is undoubtedly the leader of these people. With a group of people sitting there, you can easily tell who is the leader. The leader may not be born with any special appearance, but he will always have some differences from ordinary people. At least from his behavior and the attitude of others towards him, you can see some clues.

These people are all ruffians and scoundrels from the streets. Naturally, they are not people with great abilities. However, the gang leader who can stand out from them must have something extraordinary about him.

He glanced at Li Wenbin and asked lazily, "What do you want to hire us for?"

As he spoke, Li Wenbin's gaze had already passed over the other men with aggressive eyes and was fixed on him.

The big man in front of me was eight feet tall, with dark skin, and looked as strong as iron.

This kind of person doesn't have a famous teacher, and maybe doesn't have any extraordinary skills, but with his brute force and strong body, even a few big men wouldn't be able to get close to him.

His arms were as thick as an ordinary person's thighs, and there were two lines of large black characters on them, like a couplet written on the pillars at the entrance of a temple. It was a tattoo. On his left arm was tattooed "Not afraid of Jingzhao Yin when alive", and on his right arm was tattooed "Not afraid of Yama King when dead".

Most of the idle guys nearby also had tattoos, some literary and some martial. However, no matter whether the literary tattoos were poems or the martial tattoos were heroic words, no matter whether they were on the arms, shoulders, backs or chests, no matter whether they were flowers, plants or snakes, insects or fierce beasts, they all seemed overshadowed by the big guy's unusually thick arms.

Li Wenbin smiled and said, "As long as the price is right, you should do anything, right?"

The big man showed a little vigilance in his eyes and said, "I and my brothers are just a group of hardworking laborers in the market. We earn some hard-earned money to support our families. We rely on our strength and dare not do evil. We don't have the ability to do evil. If you have any business to take care of, please tell me directly. If it is possible to take the job, there is no reason for us not to accept it."

He did not ask the price first. A gentleman values ​​his promise, and a commoner values ​​his promise even more. He did not dare to agree lightly.

If you don’t dare to make promises lightly, you will make them seriously.

This person is called "Su Dachong" by people in the streets.

A big insect is a tiger, but the grandfather of Li Yuan, the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, was named Li Hu, so the word "tiger" became a taboo. Even the famous general Han Qinhu of the Sui Dynasty had the word "tiger" deleted from his name in the "Book of Sui" revised in the Tang Dynasty, and became Han Qin.

Tigers were called big beasts from this era.

So, he became Su Da Chong instead of Su Lao Hu. However, his sturdy figure and mighty appearance made him look like a real tiger, a tiger perched on the stone under the locust tree.

Chapter 78 I Want to Conquer You

Looking at the big man, Li Wenbin laughed: "As expected of a famous general, Su Dingfang, his reputation is well-deserved!"

Li Tianlu, who had been accompanying him, was horrified when he heard what he said. He quickly stood in front of him, drew out the long sword that he always carried with him, and aimed at Su Dachong with a fierce look.

Su Dingfang was very calm at this time. He put down the things in his hands and smiled gently: "I didn't expect that I, Su Dingfang, have not been forgotten by others."

Li Wenbin smiled and said, "Of course. Who doesn't know the famous Su Dingfang? I am Li Wenbin, the son of the King of Qin. I am honored to meet General Su."

Su Dingfang was no ordinary person. In his early years, he followed Dou Jiande and Liu Heita and made many military achievements. After Liu Heita was defeated and killed, he retired to his hometown and was not re-employed until the early years of Zhenguan.

He served as the General of the Left Guard and the General of the Left Guard, and was granted the title of Duke of Xing. In his later years, he was appointed as the Ambassador of Anji, fully responsible for the military defense against Tubo.

Li Wenbin had an idea in mind and pushed away Li Tianlu who was blocking him. "General Su, may I ask why you came to Chang'an and why you became a knight-errant in the market? Do you have any special hobbies?"

Hearing this, Su Dingfang's face darkened. "It's not your turn to comment on what I did. If you want to call for help to arrest me, I advise you to call more people. It's a pipe dream for ordinary scumbags to catch me, Su Dingfang."

"General Su, you misunderstood. How could I do this for a talent like you?"

"Oh? So you want to tame me for your father?"

"You're wrong again."

"Oh?"

Looking at the puzzled Su Dingfang, Li Wenbin smiled and said, "The one who wants to conquer you is me."

"Just based on your reputation, you also want me to work for you?" Su Dingfang was stunned when he heard this, "Haha, hahaha! Do you know what I want?"

At that time, the Tang Dynasty had been established for less than ten years, and the emperor's power was not strong. Not to mention that Su Dingfang started out as a rebel, so his laughter became even more unscrupulous.

"Of course I know what General Su wants." Li Wenbin opened his arms. "What you want is a peaceful and prosperous world, right?"

At this moment, the expression on Li Wenbin's face was extremely serious, but his slightly thin body exuded an aura that made Su Dingfang dare not look directly at him.