I put on the armor again, for some reason, there seemed to be something else in my heart, but I couldn't tell whether it was awakened to some attributes of the thirst for killing, or just because I was on the battlefield again, and I subconsciously felt excited, in short, no matter what, my mood was not bad, after all, this time in the south, I was in the chest, and there would be no difference.

It was the end of summer, the heat had not yet receded, and it was raining heavily, and before I could set out, I encountered the weather blocking the way, so I had to order the whole army to reorganize for three days until the rain stopped, and if the rain did not stop after three days, I would have to set off anyway.

After this order was issued, according to Dou Xiaochen, almost half of the people in the army thought that I was a useless coward, and that I would cower at the slightest situation, which was really detrimental to the dignity of the emperor.

I laughed and ignored it, but on the second day, I went to visit a person in person, Xu Shao, in the rain.

To be honest, I don't like him very much, one is because he is my father's confidant, and he has accompanied my father to fight the world, and he has never left his side, except for his father, he doesn't take anyone else in his eyes; The second is because I have been back in Chang'an for so long and have been enthroned as the emperor, but he has never come to worship because of his identity. Compared with Chen Yanshou, he is much more stubborn.

This is naturally because I have no dealings with him, but his attitude is representative of a considerable number of people, he is not himself, and he did so because I did not dare to do anything to him, and for now, I really dare not do anything to him.

The door of Xu Shao's mansion was closed, and no human voice could be heard inside. I stood outside the door with my umbrella in my hand for a moment, thought for a moment, and then knocked on the brass ring on the door.

When he opened the door, he was a little guy who didn't know me, and when he saw me with a solemn expression, he asked me what was the matter.

I looked into the door, smiled faintly, and said, "I have something to do next, I want to see your master, I wonder if I can spread the word?" ”

The little guy looked back, then turned his head and waved his hand at me and said, "This gentleman, I'm really sorry, my master has been sick recently, and he doesn't see any outsiders, so Mr. please go back." ”

I glanced at him coldly and said, "Oh? Since he is sick, he should be visited. As he spoke, he broke into the interior and said, "Since you refuse to pass it on, I forgive you for offending." ”

When the little guy saw me breaking in, he sneered slightly, turned sideways and pulled out a sword out of nowhere, and stabbed at me with a swing of the sword.

This sword was caught off guard, I only felt a chill behind me, a little on tiptoe, slid a few feet before barely avoiding it, seeing that the little guy who opened the door was not weak, he didn't mean to hurt him, only untied the soft sword, and cut off his blade.

When he saw that his blade was damaged, he seemed to be stunned for a moment, and then he struck at me with a half-broken sword, and with a slight concession, I retreated behind him, and when he turned around, I suddenly approached and put my sword on his shoulder.

He was stunned, and the broken sword in his hand had been taken away by me.

After this comparison, for some reason, my dislike for Xu Shao has decreased a lot, and when I look at this little guy carefully, he has handsome facial features, and he doesn't look like a subordinate at all, so he smiled and said: "Your Excellency is young, and your skills are extraordinary, and you will definitely have a lot to do in the future." ”

The little guy glanced at me coldly and said, "Extraordinary? I am now a defeated subordinate of Mr., so Mr.'s ability is even more indescribable? I've never seen anyone boasting to such an extent. ”

I couldn't help laughing when I heard this, this person was really interesting, so I didn't want to embarrass him, so I just said, "Take me to see Xu Shao." ”

The little guy "snorted" and said, "Home...... My master is not a guest, you might as well kill me. ”

I said, "Oh? I just want to see what kind of illness Xu Shao hugged him, why do you bother you to lead the way, follow me! ”

The man was very reluctant to be escorted by me through the second gate, and when he walked into the courtyard, I looked carefully and walked towards the east.

The little guy said coldly: "This gentleman knows the situation in the Xu Mansion very well. ”

I said, "I don't know much, but I came here with my father a long time ago, so I just have some impressions." ”

As he spoke, he came to a room in the east courtyard.

I stood outside the door and said loudly, "General Xu, please come out and see you." ”

After a long time, I saw the door of the front room slowly open, Xu Shao walked out of the house, saw the situation in front of him, a trace of nervousness flashed on his face, and then he still quietly bowed his hand to me and said: "It turned out that Your Majesty was here in person, and I have not greeted you from afar, please forgive Your Majesty." Although the words were clear, they did not bow down, nor did they have any sense of apology.

The little guy I was holding looked back at me again for a moment in surprise.

I said: "I can't imagine that twenty years have passed, and the Xu Mansion has been so desolate, if my father is still alive, I am afraid that I will be sad when I see the scene of the fall of the Xu Mansion." ”

Xu Shao smiled coldly and said, "I don't know what happened to Your Majesty?" The dog was ignorant and offended His Majesty, and the old man apologized to His Majesty on his behalf. ”

I had already guessed that the person who looked like this little guy was Xu Shao's son Xu Zhiren, and put away his sword and said: "General Xu, before Jiancheng came today, there is something to ask for, if General Xu can agree, Chengcheng will not pursue this matter." ”

Xu Zhiren escaped, but he didn't thank me, but just walked up to Xu Shao and said, "Father, the child is incompetent." ”

Xu Shao said with a smile: "It's not that my son is incompetent, but this emperor's majesty is really extraordinary, according to my father, it is two of you, and you are not his opponent, you don't have to blame yourself." ”

Seeing this scene, I can't help but think of my father, who used to be a father and a son, and had a good conversation, but after that, too many things happened, and my father had the imperial power in his hands, and it was too heavy, so he had to give up something.

After pondering, I didn't hear Xu Shao calling me, he called again, and I came back to my senses, but I still didn't listen to a word of what he said.

When Xu Shao saw me like this, he probably had already guessed something, so he only said to Xu Zhiren: "Go and clean up the front hall and prepare to take over." ”

Xu Zhiren agreed when he heard the words and went.

When Xu Zhiren walked away, Xu Shaocai said: "Your Majesty has thought of the first emperor?" ”

I nodded and asked rhetorically: "General Xu, I don't understand, my father has passed away, you have the strength to spare, why don't you do something for the Tang Dynasty, but you have been closed, why?" ”

Xu Shao smiled coldly and said, "That old man wants to ask Your Majesty, is this Tang Dynasty in Chang'an, Luoyang, or Jinyang?" Where is the edict of the first emperor? If he really chooses the lord again, the old man wants to see who the emperor chooses in his heart. ”

I felt a pang in my heart, and arched my hand: "The edict of the first emperor has been taken away by Wen Zhen and destroyed in the fire in the northwest suburbs outside Chang'an City. ”

(End of chapter)