Li Xiu sat by the river, his eyes were always staring at the carriage on the opposite bank, and the guards around him were also strictly waiting, and there were countless bows and crossbows aimed at the opposite window in secret, as long as the other party made a slight move, it would immediately be ten thousand arrows, after all, the Yellow Canal was not very wide, and the other party's carriage was also within the range of bows and arrows.

The distance between the two sides is so close, it is impossible for the people in the carriage not to know their situation, but the other party is still indifferent, and even the coachman who is driving the carriage does not make any movements, which makes Li Xiu also a little surprised, just by this coachman, it can be seen that the person sitting in the carriage is definitely not an ordinary person.

After a while, I saw that the door of the carriage on the opposite side was finally pushed open, and then the steady coachman in front of him also immediately turned around and helped the owner of the carriage down, and when Li Xiu saw the other party, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, because the man who got off the carriage was a gray-haired man, with a thin figure and a wide robe that seemed to be hanging on a hanger, and a little wind could blow him down, and this person had a pale face, and at a glance he knew that he was the kind of person who was about to die of a serious illness, and he couldn't even stand. It could only be supported by the coachman and did not fall.

Seeing such a patient walking down from the opposite car, Li Xiu couldn't help but be stunned, and then he felt that this person was a little familiar, and he couldn't help but look at it carefully, but after looking at it for a while, he was suddenly surprised and said, "You ...... Are you Chai Shao? ”

Li Xiu never expected that it was Chai Shao who had not been seen for many years when he stepped down from the carriage, and even when the other party just got off the carriage, he didn't recognize it, after all, Chai Shao's changes were too great, although Chai Shao's character was not good, but he was indeed tall and burly, and he was also a famous general in the army, but now he has become a sick man who even needs to be supported when he walks, and he seems to be only fifty years old, but looking at his gray hair and wrinkles on his face, I am afraid that some people believe him in his sixties and seventies.

"Hehe, I didn't expect the famous Yan Guogong to recognize me, a waste!" The river was only two zhang wide, and Chai Shao on the opposite side could naturally hear Li Xiu's words, and at that moment, he saw that his old and haggard face also showed a somewhat self-deprecating smile.

After the initial shock, Li Xiu also calmed down at this time, no wonder the people he sent to follow the other party would be thrown off, although Chai Shao lost his official position for his own reasons, and later Li Shimin also ignored him, which made Chai Shao's reputation plummet, but after all, the Chai family is a quite influential family, plus Chai Shao also has some connections with the big families surnamed Qiwang, so the energy he can use in Chang'an City is also small, and it is normal for the people sent by Li Xiu to not be able to find out the details of the other party.

"You...... Are you sick? Li Xiu looked at Chai Shao's face again at this time, although he was not like Sun Simiao's kind of miracle doctor, he could judge the other party's approximate condition by the other party's complexion, but Chai Shao's face was too scary, pale and a little gray, if it weren't for the fact that there were still a few looks in his eyes, I am afraid that he would be no different from a dead person.

"Hehe, you're also a famous miracle doctor, can't you see it, I'...... I...... cough cough cough ~~" Chai Shao's words were not finished, and he began to cough violently, and his thin body also fell down, and he coughed for a long time, and then he stopped coughing and straightened up and continued weakly, "I am not only sick now, but also terminally ill, and I don't have a few days to live." ”

Li Xiu believed that what Chai Shao said should be the truth, after all, the other party's appearance was not pretending, but he still asked with some doubts at this time: "Then why have you been staring at me all this time, and why did you come to meet you today?" ”

Hearing Li Xiu's question, I saw that Chai Shao on the opposite side also showed an indifferent smile, but he didn't answer Li Xiu immediately, but asked the coachman to take a mat from the car and put it by the river, and then helped him sit on it before he spoke: "Li Xiu, maybe you won't believe it when I say it, but I still have to say that in fact, I didn't mean to follow you." ”

"Didn't you deliberately follow me, do you think I'll believe it?" Li Xiu also sneered at this time, although Chai Shao was seriously ill and dying, Li Xiu did not relax any vigilance at all, after all, the other party hated himself to the core, and the two had several conflicts at the beginning, if it weren't for Li Xiu's chess move, I am afraid it would have been planted in Chai Shao's hands.

"You really don't believe it!" I saw that Chai Shao shook his head weakly at this time, and after a while, he turned his head and said a few words to the coachman next to him, but the coachman immediately turned around and got into the car, and then drove away, leaving only the seriously ill Chai Shao sitting alone on the other side of the river, which made Li Xiu puzzled for a while.

"Li Xiu, in fact, the reason why I followed you was because I wanted to talk to you about something, but every time I saw you, I couldn't make up my mind, and in the end, I was afraid that you would find out that it was me and have a misunderstanding, so I had to use some means to make you unable to find me for the time being." I saw Chai Shao open his mouth again at this time and explain to Li Xiu.

Although Chai Shao was weak when he spoke, the expression on his face didn't look like a lie, which made Li Xiu ask with some doubts: "What do you have to talk to me about?" ”

Seeing that Li Xiu still had a little doubt on his face, Chai Shao also laughed at himself again, but he didn't explain anything, but looked up at the guards behind Li Xiu, and then said: "Some words are only suitable for the two of us to talk alone, I don't want others to know, so I only brought a coachman with me this time, and now I am also back, and we are separated by a river, plus my current physical condition, you should be able to rest assured that the guards around you will retreat, right?" ”

"Master, this must not be, the princess has instructed us to be sure to never leave you!" Before Li Xiu could speak, the head of the guards next to him immediately took the lead, the guards at home were all under the control of Princess Pingyang, and Li Xiu's safety was the most important task for these guards, especially since Li Xiu had been in distress several times before, so they naturally refused to leave easily.

Li Xiu really wanted to know what Chai Shao came to him for, but Chai Shao came to find him this time is indeed a little weird, and he is now seriously ill, with his hatred for himself, it is really possible to drag himself to the end, thinking of this, Li Xiu can't help but be a little vigilant.

"You should have sent someone over on the other side, did you find anything unusual?" Li Xiu didn't answer Chai Shao immediately, but asked the head of the guard in a low voice.

Although there is a river across the river, there is a wooden bridge nearby, and the guards around him have always been conscientious, as soon as Chai Shao's carriage appeared just now, they must have immediately sent people over, so whether there is an ambush on the other side of the river should not be hidden from the eyes of the guards.

"This ...... There is no abnormality, the other party does only have one carriage, and he has gone far just now, that is, the surface of the Huangqu River is so narrow, bows and arrows can be shot over, if there is no one around you to protect you, my lord, it is really difficult for your subordinates to rest assured! The head of the guard hesitated for a moment and replied, this was originally Li Xiu's territory, and there was an open field on the other side of the river, and it was winter now, and there were only low wheat seedlings in the field, so it was impossible to hide any manpower.

"Since there is only one person on the other side, and he is seriously ill, with his current appearance, it is difficult to even stand up, let alone pose any threat to me, so you can retreat for the time being, of course, you don't have to retreat too far, as long as you can't hear us talking!" Li Xiu immediately opened his mouth and commanded, Chai Shaosheng was seriously ill and dared to see him alone, if he didn't dare to let the guards around him retreat, it would be a bit embarrassing.

"But the old man ......"

When the head of the guard heard that Li Xiu had asked him to lead people to retreat, he wanted to say something more at the moment, but as soon as the words came out, he interrupted him and continued: "I will explain it to the princess, you don't have to worry!" ”

This guard leader is also the old man of the Women's Army, and it was because of his strict handling that he was appointed by Princess Pingyang as the head of the guard next to Li Xiu, if Li Xiu really had an accident, he would not have the face to see Princess Pingyang. Li Xiu naturally knew what the head of the guard was thinking, so he took all the responsibility on himself.

Hearing Li Xiu say this, the head of the guard had no choice, and finally could only say helplessly: "Okay, then the subordinates will lead people to withdraw a hundred steps away, and then they will send a few sharpshooters to aim their bows and arrows at Chai Shao, as long as he dares to make any abnormal moves, his subordinates will immediately let people shoot him!" ”

After the head of the guards finished speaking, he turned around and ordered the guards to retreat, and after a while, only Li Xiu and Chai Shao were left on both sides of the entire Yellow Canal across the river, and both of them sat cross-legged on the futon, and then Li Xiu spoke: "Now you can say it!" ”

I saw that Chai Shao looked at Li Xiu carefully again at this time, and then sighed and said: "I remember the last time we met, when His Majesty had just ascended the throne, more than ten years have passed in the blink of an eye, although you have become more mature than before, but you do not look old at all, but I have become a bad old man now." ”

"Chai Shao, you didn't come to me just to say this nonsense, did you?" Li Xiu said coldly, the reason why he agreed to see Chai Shao alone was not to catch up with Chai Shao, and the two of them had nothing to talk about.

Seeing Li Xiu's somewhat impatient expression, Chai Shao smiled calmly again: "It seems that your hostility towards me has not diminished in the slightest, but it is not surprising that you took away my wife, and I once took revenge on you, but unfortunately I ended up in disrepute later, at that time I really hated you to the bone, you should also be able to feel that if I were you, I am afraid that I would cut the grass and eradicate me completely, so as not to leave future troubles, but unfortunately you did not do it." ”

"What the hell are you trying to say?" Li Xiu frowned again at this time, Chai Shao didn't talk about the point at all, which made him even more impatient, if Chai Shao didn't say the real malice, then he would have to turn around and leave, after all, he didn't have the time to talk to Chai Shao about these things.