At this time, Li Shimin walked over, he pulled an empty black horse, and handed the reins to Xia Xue, "This horse is called 'Oolong Pony', which travels thousands of miles a day and is my favorite horse." ”

Xia Xue found that this horse, with black coat, tall and strong muscles, looked like a good horse.

"These are a hundred taels of gold and five hundred taels of silver, as well as dry food, fresh water, and robes and cloaks. Don't worry, gold and silver are my private money, and my father won't know about it. ”

Xia Xue's heart was hot, "With so much money, you can't use it on the road." ”

"Originally, I wanted to send more, but considering that you have a long way to go south, these gold and silver things are already very heavy, so I only send so much, it is estimated that it should be enough for the cost of the road. Xue'er has worked hard all the way south, don't be bitter on the road, bring more money, you can eat, drink and live well on the road, and don't be frugal in spending money. If there is a shortage of money in the south, send someone to tell me, and I will deliver the money quickly. ”

Xia Xue's nose was sour, and she hurriedly turned around and put the robe and cloak on her body, and turned over on her horse. He put the other two cloaks for the Ouyang brothers and sisters to wear as well, and let the three of them carry gold and silver, food, and fresh water to reduce everyone's burden. Xia Xue didn't bring her horse lance, and she felt that the eight-year-long horse lance on the way south was too eye-catching, which was not conducive to hiding her whereabouts.

Xia Xue immediately saluted Li Shimin and the eldest grandson Wuji, and when she saw Li Shimin's lost soul, her throat couldn't help but choke a little. However, thinking of the future crisis, he gritted his teeth and turned his horse's head and galloped in the opposite direction to the Tang army camp, and the Ouyang brothers and sisters also hurriedly saluted Li Shimin and the eldest grandson Wuji, and then turned over and went to chase Xia Xue.

Li Shimin suddenly turned on his horse and chased after him. Xia Xue heard the sound of the horse's hooves behind her, reined in the horse's head and stopped, turned around to look. I saw Li Shimin catching up at a gallop.

"Erlang, what's the matter?"

Li Shimin also reined in the horse's head, looked at Xia Xue deeply, and choked up and said, "It's nothing, I just want to see you one more time!" ”

Xia Xue's nose was sour, and her throat suddenly seemed to be blocked by something, "Erlang, don't worry, we will definitely meet when the world is decided." ”

"Cher, I'll always wait for you to come back!"

"Erlang take care!"

"Take care!"

Xia Xue was worried that if she stayed for a while, she might be reluctant to leave, "For Erlang, for the sake of the world, I have to go!" She was ruthless, turned her horse's head and galloped away.

Why did Xia Xue suddenly make such a major decision to leave Li Shimin and go south to Jiangnan. Because she had already keenly felt that the crown prince Li Jiancheng had a strong covetous heart for herself, from Li Shimin's Tongguan lure the enemy and the prince Li Jiancheng's delay in sending troops to rescue, she knew that Li Jiancheng had moved the evil intention of killing people with a knife.

If it weren't for Li Jiancheng knowing that Xia Xue would also go with him, it is estimated that he would have sent troops to rescue him later. It is conceivable that in order to grab her, the crown prince Li Jiancheng will do whatever it takes, and will try his best to kill Li Shimin. This time, Li Shimin escaped and died, so there must be a next time, and there will be a next time. Therefore, this is the number one reason why Xia Xue made an immediate secret departure from Li Shimin. She doesn't want to let the crown prince Li Jiancheng do it to Li Shimin too early for herself, now the world is in chaos and the people are struggling to make a living, and Li Shimin, a hero of the world, is needed to calm the world and save the people of Li from fire and water.

Second, the history books say that after Li Shimin's southern conquest and northern war, the various separatist forces in the north were basically wiped out by Li Shimin one by one. At this time, the crown prince Li Jiancheng was afraid that the highly meritorious Qin king Li Shimin would threaten his status as the crown prince, and Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, Zhang Jieyu, the harem concubine, Yin Defei, etc., joined forces to slander the Tang Emperor Li Yuanjin and depose Li Shimin's military power, and took the opportunity to transfer Li Shimin's right-hand men out of the capital one by one to weaken his strength, and then took advantage of Li Shimin's weakest strength to wait for the opportunity to assassinate Li Shimin in Kunmingchi. Emperor Li Yuan also deliberately favored the crown prince Li Jiancheng, and he really had the ruthlessness of "cunning rabbit dead lackey". If he joined the Tang Army, then he would definitely be restrained by the emperor, without his own military strength, without his own personal freedom, it would be difficult to save Li Shimin at that time. Only by leaving the Tang Army and going to the south, where the military strength is still relatively weak, to establish an armed force of its own can it be possible to rescue Li Shimin at a critical and helpless juncture in the future. Before the various separatist forces in the north were swept away, Emperor Li Yuan was still inseparable from Li Shimin, the invincible god of war who fought the world for him, so before that, Li Shimin should be safe, and he could leave with confidence.

Along the way, Xia Xue bit her lip tightly, her fingers held the horse's reins, and her knuckles turned white. After she rode her horse and ran for more than six miles, a cold drizzle began to fall in the sky, and she quietly turned around and found that Li Shimin was still standing in place on horseback, facing the wind and rain, motionless like a statue. I couldn't help but feel a throbbing pain in my heart, my nose was sore, my eyes were covered with a layer of mist, and a song faintly sounded in my mind:

"Gently I will leave you,

Please wipe away the tears from the corners of your eyes,

In the long night and days to come,

Don't weep for me, dear.

The road ahead is too bleak,

Please bless me with a smile,

Though it is windy, though it rains,

I read you in the midst of the storm.

In the days without you,

I will cherish myself more,

Without my years,

Take care of yourself.

You ask me when we will meet again,

I also asked myself softly,

Not at this time, I don't know when,

I think it's going to be around winter. ”