Chapter 117: An Unexpected Parting

On May 26 of the first year of Qianfeng, the crown prince Li Hong, the king of Lu Li Xian, and the king of Zhou Li Xian jointly signed the book, sponsoring the former Ministry of Rites and the servant Zhao Renben to serve as the secretary of the ministry, and the ministers followed the trend to attach this chapter, and the book flew into the internal ban like snowflakes, and the Wu Hou who temporarily performed the power of the Son of Heaven for three days later, finally reluctantly approved the joint sponsorship of the three princes, Liu Xiangdao's case is now over, and the result can only be regarded as the prince and the queen of martial arts, no one has the upper hand, and the only one who benefits is the Li Xian brothers, Taking advantage of the opportunity, he scrambled a group of people into the DPRK, and although most of them were middle- and lower-level officials, their actual influence had grown unconsciously.

At the end of May of the first year of Qianfeng, Goguryeo Quanchen Yuan Gai Suwen died of illness, his three sons fought for the throne, the eldest son Yuan boy who was temporarily in charge of state affairs was defeated, and had to take refuge in the Tang Dynasty, and asked the Tang Dynasty to send troops to help, on the sixth day of the sixth month of June, the song arrived in Beijing, the ministers of the Gaozong Assembly who had just recovered from a serious illness, discussed countermeasures, and decided to send troops to Goguryeo, on the seventh day of the sixth month, Gaozong issued an edict, ordering the right Xiaowei general Qibi He Li to be the pacification ambassador of Liaodong Province, and led the troops to rescue the spring boys; Named Izumi Xiancheng as the general of the Right Guard, served as a guide; He also ordered Pang Tongshan, the general of Zuojin Wuwei, and Gao Kan, the governor of Yingzhou, to be the head of the march to jointly crusade against Goryeo.

On the third day of the ninth month of the first year of Qianfeng, Pang Tongshan defeated the Goryeo army and joined the Quanboys. Gaozong's edict ordered Quan boy to be the special jin, the governor of Liaodong, and the pacification ambassador of Pyongyang Province, and the prince of Xuansu County, and ordered Li Ji to be the chief of the march of Liaodong Province, and the prime minister Hao Chujun to be the deputy commander, Qibi He Li and Pang Tongshan were also the deputy governors and pacification ambassadors, Xue Rengui, the general of the Zuo Yulin Army, was the chief general of the forward army, and the commanders of the water and land armies and the grain envoys Dou Yiji, Dugu Qingyun, and Guo Beifeng were also subject to Li Jijiedu, and all roads attacked Goryeo. All the leases of Zhuzhou counties in Hebei were requisitioned for the military of Liaodong, and a large-scale war of annihilation began.

It's going to be a big battle, it's still a big battle that is destined to win, but Li Xian can't get excited, not only not excited, but extremely lost and depressed, this is not Li Xian's compassion for Goguryeo, which is about to be destroyed, in fact, whether it is in the past life or in this life, Li Xian has no good impression of the Goryeo stick, and I wish to completely wipe out this tumor growing on the edge of the Tang Dynasty as soon as possible, how can I have much compassion for it, there are only two things that make Li Xian feel uncomfortable, one of them, I couldn't catch up, Whoever let Li Xian be born a few years late, he can only watch others gallop across the field, but he only has a cool part in the Beijing Division, which is just that, what really makes Li Xian feel extremely depressed and indignant is the second article - Li Boyao was ordered to transfer Sima of the Liaodong Governor's Mansion to participate in the military, and march to Goguryeo with the army!

Retaliation, this is out-and-out revenge, that is, only the Empress Wu and others can do this kind of thing - the entire Zuo Xiaowei is the only one who has been transferred to the front-line army, this is not counted, he actually got it to the local army to take up a post, the official rank is one level higher than the original, it is considered to be promoted, and there is also a chance to make contributions on the battlefield, for Li Boyao, he can be satisfied, but for Li Xian, it is not like that, so after a whole day, not to mention that there is no real master who teaches martial arts, What makes Li Xian even more troublesome is that the "Art of War", which has been obscene for a long time, is afraid that it will be gone, isn't this obviously unpleasant for Li Xian? Except for the Empress Wu, who else would do such a boring act? That mind is nothing more than saying: Do you want to practice martial arts? I just won't let you get your wish.

Not happy, extreme unhappy, but no matter how troublesome it is, some things still have to be done, no matter what the future holds, Li Boyao has been his Li Xian's master for nearly two years, and the teaching is also considered to be dedicated, and now the master is going to go on the expedition, Li Xian, who is an apprentice, can't say nothing at all, that's too unusual, so, although he is very tired in his heart, Li Xian still cheered up, and almost prepared enough gifts as soon as he learned the news that Li Boyao was going to go on the expedition, Hurry to the palace of the Guardian in a carriage.

"The last general will see His Royal Highness King Zhou."

Li Xiannai is the identity of the prince, as soon as he arrives outside the mansion, the entire Weiguo Mansion will be busy, whether he is willing or not, he has to open the middle door to greet him, even if Li Boyao has the name of the master, but in such a formal occasion, he still has to pay tribute.

"General Li doesn't need to be polite, I heard that General Li will have a good opportunity to make contributions to the battlefield in the near future, Xiao Wang came to congratulate him." Li Xian has gotten along well with Li Boyao in the past two years, and he often calls him "master" casually in private, but at this time and that time, Li Xian will not deliberately pretend to be intimate on this serious occasion, so he returned the half-courtesy very formally, and said a gentle word.

"The last general doesn't dare to be, Your Highness, please, my father is already waiting for His Highness in the front hall."

Li Boyao had just received a letter from the Ministry of War, and it didn't take long to return home, when he saw Li Xian rushing over so quickly, he felt very useful in his heart, but he was calm by nature, but he didn't say anything about it, just bowed down and thanked him, then waved his hand and made a "please" gesture sideways.

"General Lee, please."

Li Xian came to see him off, in fact, he didn't really want to enter the Weiguo Mansion, but, the rules are the rules, if it is not necessary, Li Xian does not plan to pierce it, so he smiled and compared a "please" gesture, after replying, he took the lead in raising his feet and marched into the open middle door, just turned a photo wall in the front yard, and saw that Li Deqian had already led the door full of old and young people waiting at the entrance of the hall, Li Xian smiled slightly, and strode over.

"The lower officials have seen His Royal Highness the King of Zhou, His Royal Highness is here, and the humble house is full of brilliance." In the past few years, Li Xian's demeanor in the court has become increasingly apparent, and Li Deqian has seen it in his eyes, although he still has no intention of taking refuge in Li Xian, but his words are a little more polite and stammering than before.

"Wei Gong disturbed, Xiao Wang has always been instructed by General Li and benefited a lot, and now I heard that General Li will go on an expedition to Goguryeo, Xiao Wang specially prepared some small gifts, thinking that General Li is strong." After Li Xian returned the half-salute with a smile, he waved his hand, and Gao Miao, who followed closely behind, held the gift slip in both hands and presented it to Li Deqian.

"Your Highness is polite, my Li family is deeply favored by the emperor, and serving the country is a matter of duty, so I really dare not deserve the gift of His Royal Highness." Li Deqian was born in a wealthy family, and he didn't look at gifts or not, but he was full of use for Li Xian's heart, and when he said something, his eyes narrowed with a smile.

"Duke Wei doesn't have to refuse, what Xiao Wang gave is just two horses, a pair of armor, bows, knives, horse lances and other battlefield equipment, which are shared by General Li, which is really not enough to worry about, and ask Duke Wei to accept it on his behalf." Li Xian said it easily, but the horse he sent was a thousand-mile horse from the inner garden, and the bows, knives, etc. were all the best weapons worth thousands of gold, all of which were forged by famous artists, and the whole set of equipment could not be configured at all without more than 10,000 yuan.

"Ah, this ......, it's okay, then the lower official will thank His Highness for his kindness on behalf of the dog." Li Deqian didn't see the real thing, just listening to Li Xian talk so lightly, he didn't care too much, after all, if these commonly used things were ordinary goods, they were really not too rare, and there were some in the Weiguo Mansion, after a little groaning, he also smiled, and then, after chatting with Li Xian for a few words, he immediately found an excuse and led the family to retreat, leaving a space for Li Xian's master and apprentice to talk by themselves.

What should I say? When the master and apprentice were about to separate, Li Xian really didn't know what to say for a while, silently looked at Li Boyao's heroic face, and then thought of Li Boyao's diligent teaching in the past two years, Li Xian's eyes couldn't help but moisten a little, and Li Boyao was not a man of many words, and he didn't know what to say at this time, so the master and apprentice sat quietly opposite each other, and quietly, a sadness of parting spread in this hall.

"Take care, master, apprentice wishes you a triumphant return as soon as possible."

It's not a way to be silent like this, Li Xian took a deep breath, forced down the sadness in his heart, and showed a smile that was really not good-looking, and after holding it for a while, he said a nonsense that was not nutritious.

"People's hearts are sinister, please take care of Your Highness."

Although Li Boyao has never participated in the entanglement between the DPRK and China, his vision is very sharp, and he knows that the DPRK and China are already in a turbulent dark tide now, if it was in the past, he would not say anything to Li Xian, but the parting is imminent, Li Boyao finally couldn't help but remind him.

"Well, thank you for the master's advice, the apprentice knows it."

Li Xian obviously didn't expect Li Boyao to say such words, he was first surprised in his heart, and then warm, but such things really can't be spread out, and besides, Li Xian didn't intend to pull the Weiguo Mansion into his chariot, so he nodded lightly, and after responding, he got up, bowed to Li Boyao, and said with a little excitement: "Master, take care, the apprentice has left." ”

"Hmm." Li Boyao didn't have much politeness this time, sat upright and accepted Li Xian's salute, and then took out a box from the wide sleeves, held his hands in front of his chest, and stared at Li Xian with blazing eyes: "His Royal Highness called Li's master for so long, Li has not dared to accept, not unwilling, really can't hear, now, parting is imminent, goodbye I don't know when, if Your Highness wants to follow the martial arts, please worship someone else as a teacher, Li has nothing else to give, only the things in this box may be used in His Highness, please look at it after His Highness returns home." ”

"Thank you for the gift, the apprentice has taken his leave."

Although Li Boyao clearly said that he could not be his teacher, Li Xian still treated him as a teacher, and after bowing, he stretched out his hands and took the box, turned around, and walked out of the hall, without looking back, but suddenly seemed to hear a sigh from the hall......