Chapter 411: The Confused Champion
This was the first time that Luo Wuji visited Huo Qubing. The Guanjun Marquis Mansion was a mansion directly granted to Huo Qubing by Emperor Liu Che. In the entire Chang'an City, except for Luo Jing's Dong'e Marquis Mansion, the Changping Marquis Mansion and the Guanjun Marquis Mansion were the two largest and most magnificent mansions.
Huo Qubing achieved success at a young age. After he won a great victory in Henan and was granted the title of marquis, he received too much praise, even far surpassing Luo Wuji.
Because he is different from Luo Wuji, Luo Wuji is the son of the Luo family, and is the next Duke Zhao appointed by King Zhaosheng. It is natural for him to have achieved his current achievements, just like Duke Luo Min. He is not highly regarded because other Dukes of Luo are more outstanding. This is the burden that one is born with to bear when being born into the Luo family.
Huo Qubing did not have such a burden, so he could enjoy the praise from the world and be proud of it. In life, he was not a frugal person either. After all, he grew up with Liu Che, the emperor who loved to spend money. It is obvious that it is impossible for him to develop a frugal habit.
Even when he was on the march, as long as he had not yet started a long-distance raid, he would bring a dedicated cook with him. He was a professional in this regard.
When Luo Wuji came to visit, Huo Qubing naturally had to greet him at the door. The two of them walked into the Guanjun Marquis' Mansion together and looked at the maids coming and going in the mansion. They were all quite pretty, and some could be called beauties.
Many of these were palace maids given to him by Liu Che. With Liu Che's aesthetic taste, the quality was quite good. Luo Wuji smiled and said, "A beauty should be paired with a hero, this is how it should be."
Huo Qubing laughed unhappily and said, "Brother Wuji, please don't joke with me. The land of gentleness is the grave of heroes.
No matter how beautiful a woman is in this world, she is just like dust to me, nothing more than a bunch of pretty skeletons. Is there anything worth lingering on?
I just want to defeat the Huns for Your Majesty, accomplish an eternal feat for myself, and leave my name in history. Is there anything more important than this in the world?
These are not yet in my consideration.
Besides, my uncle and aunt both said that getting married is a big deal and should be carefully considered. Would a real man worry about not having a wife?
Besides, I am only eighteen years old, and it is not appropriate to get married before I am even 18 years old."
Huo Qubing's tone was very firm. Luo Wuji couldn't help wanting to laugh when he heard it. He nodded slightly and said, "What Qubing said makes sense. Marry a virtuous wife. Besides, a man is born in this world to achieve great things. Love affairs are indeed trivial matters. You may think about it after you get married."
The Luo family has a lot of influence that is not reflected on the surface.
In the first year of the Yuanshi reign, Luo delivered a medical article in the Taixue Palace, which recorded in detail the disadvantages of having children too early, such as women are prone to death from heavy bleeding, children are prone to premature death if the mother is too young, and the damage to men's bodies caused by early sexual exposure is irreparable and will increase the probability of infertility. In summary, getting married too early will not only fail to increase the population quickly, but will also cause many other harms.
This is partly why women who have given birth are popular in this era, and after entering the heyday, the population recovered quickly.
Ancient people were not stupid. They certainly understood that there was a lot of population but not enough land. However, in a clan society, there was no way to stop people from having children. Now that the theory came out, the Han law postponed the childbearing age.
The powerful and wealthy were also influenced by this trend of thought. Huo Qubing's words were a concentrated reflection of this thought. The influence of the Luo family on the world is reflected in all aspects.
The two walked towards the backyard, where Huo Qubing had prepared fine wine and dishes. After sitting down, Luo Wuji smiled and said, “Since the great victory in Mo Nan-Mo Xi, Qubing has become famous.
I heard that the streets of the market town were filled with people coming to pay their respects and meet you, the visiting cards filled the open space of the gatehouse, boxes of gold, pearls, jade, and other treasures were carried to your mansion, and the lights in the Guanjun Marquis's mansion were on for ten days and ten nights. It was truly magnificent and prosperous.
This is a scene that Chang'an City hasn't seen in many years. Even the general's Changping Marquis' Mansion has never experienced it. The last time it was so magnificent was when my brother, Dong'e Marquis, got married."
Huo Qubing rubbed his head and smiled bitterly: "These people are not coming for me, they are obviously coming for Your Majesty.
According to my temper, I would have whipped these people away long ago, but His Majesty and my uncle have always taught me not to hit someone who smiles at me.
I hid in the palace on the first day. My aunt advised me to come back to receive these people and not to be too domineering and arrogant. I had no choice but to come back and open the door of the palace.
Alas, dealing with people is much more difficult than fighting a war.
I really don’t know how the old man Dong’e copes with the constant flow of guests in his mansion. If you can teach me, I won’t have to worry anymore.”
Luo Wuji nodded slightly and said: "Qubing, it's good that you think so. How many generals who were invincible on the battlefield ended up being ruined because they didn't pay attention to their words and deeds and brought their arrogance on the battlefield outside the battlefield.
Not acting recklessly just because of the trust of His Majesty and the Queen is not something that ordinary people can do."
Huo Qubing felt something was wrong. After Luo Wuji came today, he had been acting weird. He first said some very strange things, then explained them himself, and then he agreed.
If Huo Qubing didn't know Luo Wuji's character, he would have felt that he was secretly mocking him.
If you don't understand something, you should ask directly. Huo Qubing asked directly: "Wu Ji, what's wrong with you today? Why do you seem weird?"
Luo Wuji raised his glass and said, "What's so weird? Come on, drink!"
Huo Qubing picked up the wine glass and drank it all, then stared at Luo Wuji and said, "Wuji, my intuition tells me that something is wrong with you."
Luo Wuji said innocently, "Something's wrong with me. What's wrong with me?"
Huo Qubing frowned and said, "You definitely didn't come here just to drink with me today. It feels weird."
Luo Wuji laughed and said, "You just think too much. Before, the two of us traveled across the grasslands together and were comrades who had risked their lives together. We hit it off right away, just like old friends.
The only thing left to do is to become sworn brothers.
And we will fight side by side in the future.
I want to open up the Hexi Corridor, so I need you to help me resist the Right Wise King. Is there anything wrong with me coming to drink with you in advance?"
What you said is very true, but who is Huo Qubing?
He was a man with a sharp intuition like a wolf on the battlefield. Such people all had some psychic sense. He was sure that Luo Wuji must have something else in mind for coming to him to drink this time, but Luo Wuji just didn't want to say it.
Huo Qubing didn't care. He thought that if Luo Wuji didn't say it now, it must be because the time was not right. He would definitely say it later.
The two men continued to drink, guzzling the wine, looking like they would not stop until they were drunk. As they gradually became tipsy, they began to brag. Luo Wuji began to try to get Huo Qubing to talk, basically asking some questions to see what Huo Qubing thought.
This is one of Rockefeller's classic 100 questions, and can be considered a result of psychological research. The answers given by the respondents can roughly portray a person's psychological image.
But it's actually quite useless because people are good at hiding things. Once the answer material is incorrect, all subsequent research will be wrong.
That's why Luo Wuji asked Huo Qubing when he was half awake and half drunk. The answer at this time was generally sincere. After all, the questions in these classic 100 questions were relatively marginal and would not infringe on people's privacy, so there was generally no need to lie about them.
Luo Wuji was generally satisfied with Huo Qubing's answer, and became more certain of his own thoughts. Now he had to send the letter to Zhaocheng.
Huo Qubing got drunk before Luo Wuji and fell in the backyard. The bright moonlight shone on his body, and he looked like a truly heroic young man.
Luo Wuji called the maidservant and said, "Help your lord to rest in his room, and take me to the guest room."
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Under the bright moonlight, Huo Qubing and Luo Wuji were admiring the moon and drinking.
Suddenly Huo Qubing sighed, and Luo Wuji hurriedly asked the reason.
Huo Qubing said distressedly: "This Great Compassion Sutra of the Interaction of Yin and Yang between Heaven and Earth is really difficult to practice. You and I have had this secret book for several months, but we don't even have a clue.
To defeat the Aries King this time, we must use both swords together. If we fail to master this magical skill, we will be in great danger when facing the left and right black devil kings or even the sky devil king of the Xiongnu Demon Court in the future."
Luo Wuji was born into an ancient noble family and had extensive knowledge, but he was still young and had not heard many family secrets. He was also filled with sorrow, so the two of them drank here and then fell drunk on the ground.
The legendary secret book of magical power actually glowed slightly at this moment. ——"The Legend of the Two Dragons of the Han Dynasty"
(End of this chapter)
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