Ling Mo was faced with a crossroads in life.
Should he continue to be the commander of his Barbarian City Imperial Guards, or follow Chen Xuan secretly?
For a moment, he found it difficult to make a decision!
Chen Xuan left the martial arts training ground directly. For him now, entering and exiting here was as easy as entering his own back garden.
When he returned to the courtyard, he found that Li Xiuning had not slept yet. She was sitting on a stone bench in the courtyard, wearing a cloak, with a candle beside her. She was reading a book that talked about the principles of governing the country.
Chen Xuan didn't know why she was watching this, but then again, as a royal princess, it was normal for her to watch this.
Although this era values boys over girls, and emphasizes that a woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent, the idea that women should not interfere in politics is very strong.
But there are always exceptions to everything. For example, the Dagan Dynasty, which has been passed down for hundreds of years, is a country famous for its male dominance over women. Isn't it also ruled by a female emperor now?
"Why don't you rest so late?"
Chen Xuan walked over and asked with a chuckle.
"You went to find Ling Mo?"
Li Xiuning raised her eyes, her eyes were clear and bright, the soft moonlight sprinkled on her face, and her delicate facial features made all the surrounding scenery seem to lose its color.
Chen Xuan was distracted for a moment, but soon recovered and asked with a smile, "How did you know I went to find Ling Mo?"
When Chen Xuan went out, she just told them that she was going out for a walk and asked them not to wait for her and to go to bed early. She did not tell them that she was going to meet Ling Mo.
Other women probably couldn't guess this, but Li Xiuning did.
"You're back so late, and considering what I told you before, if I can't guess where you've been, then I'm stupid."
Li Xiuning put down the book in her hand and spoke calmly.
Suddenly, she asked again: "How did the talk go? Are you sure you can make Ling Mo yours?"
Chen Xuan discovered that she was very concerned about this matter.
After all, by poaching Ling Mo, Chen Xuan can basically declare victory in the showdown with the prefect Zhang Tao.
"100%!"
Chen Xuan smiled and spoke.
Li Xiuning was stunned. She thought Chen Xuan would be conservative and say about 50%. If he was 60% sure, that would be very high.
But for Chen Xuan to say that he was 100% sure was a bit too outrageous, and it made people very suspicious whether he was bragging.
"Are you sure?"
Li Xiuning's tone was slightly doubtful. If Chen Xuan was really bragging here, it would make her doubt whether Chen Xuan was a reliable person.
"Sure!"
Chen Xuan smiled confidently.
"Why do you think Ling Mo will follow you?" Li Xiuning frowned.
"Because I gave him an offer he couldn't refuse!" Chen Xuan's eyes sparkled.
"What conditions?"
Li Xiuning was very surprised. Although Chen Xuan was not penniless now, he was not rich either.
You say he is rich, but he only has a few tens of thousands of taels.
It's impossible for Chen Xuan to bribe Ling Mo with money, right?
If the commander of the Barbarian City army can be bribed with such a small favor, then Ling Mo is too worthless.
You say he has people, but Chen Xuan has only more than 500 people under his command, including these women.
Moreover, these 500-odd people, to put it nicely, are called the Black Iron Army, but to put it bluntly, they are just a bunch of bandits who have no combat effectiveness at all. Compared with Ling Mo's 8,000 people, calling them minnows and crabs is an exaggeration.
Even if he had grain, it was only about 10,000 shi, which he obtained through fraud.
Ling Mo's subordinates all eat military rations distributed by the court, so they don't need him for this.
So, after thinking about it, Li Xiuning couldn't figure out what conditions Chen Xuan could offer that someone like Ling Mo couldn't refuse?
Seeing her ask, Chen Xuan smiled mysteriously.
Li Xiuning is a smart woman who knows how to stop when things are going well. She said, "If you don't feel comfortable talking about it, forget it."
"Although we are not husband and wife in reality, we are husband and wife in name only. Before you leave, you are my legal wife. How can there be anything that is inconvenient to say between husband and wife?"
Chen Xuan gave a doting smile.
If he had said something like this when they first met, Li Xiuning would definitely think he was greasy, frivolous, and disgusting.
But now, for some reason, after listening to it, she not only did not feel disgusted, but instead felt a sense of comfort. Chen Xuan treated her as his own!
[Ding! Li Xiuning's favorability level detected as 5]
Can this also increase favorability?
Chen Xuan was a little surprised. It turned out that women just like to hear nice words!
"I gave Ling Mo a secret manual of local-level martial arts and a secret manual of advanced mysterious-level martial arts, and promised him that as long as he followed me, he would have a bright future. As long as he had a clear mind, he would know what to choose!"
Chen Xuan explained the reason.
Li Xiuning was stunned.
Earth-level martial arts, and also Profound-level advanced martial arts?
Any one of them is very important even to the royal family of the Tang Dynasty.
Especially the earth-level martial arts, even if they are low-level, only those with direct descendants of the royal family are qualified to practice them.
And Chen Xuan actually gave it to others just like giving away cabbage?
You must know that before Ling Mo joined Chen Xuan, he was his enemy.
Chen Xuan's situation is equivalent to giving a big gift package to the enemy!
"What you offer is indeed very tempting, but have you ever thought about what will happen if Ling Mo refuses to acknowledge your gift? What if he still goes against you?"
Li Xiuning frowned and spoke, feeling that Chen Xuan's behavior was indeed a bit irrational.
"I am so sincere. If he still wants to go against me, it means that I haven't given him enough. It's not enough for him to refuse. In this case, I will give him more until he is full."
Chen Xuan smiled confidently.
To win people over, of course you have to give them enough benefits.
"Aren't you afraid that he's an ungrateful person?"
Li Xiuning questioned.
After all, since ancient times, whether it is between the monarch and his subjects, masters and slaves, superiors and subordinates, as long as they are fed too much, the phenomenon of master-devouring will easily occur.
"Even if he is a wolf cub, as long as he is fed, he will not bite you when he is not hungry."
"If one day he becomes ambitious and wants to bite me, is there a possibility that I can slap him to death with my backhand?"
"If I can give him something, I can take it back at any time! As long as I am strong enough, even if the wolf cub is rebellious, he will not dare to act rashly in front of me!"
Chen Xuan spoke very calmly.
But when Li Xiuning heard it, she was extremely shocked.
Because Chen Xuan was too confident.
This kind of confidence and calmness was something she had never seen even in her father!
She didn't know why Chen Xuan was so confident, but she had a vague feeling that Chen Xuan had the ability to do what he said!
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