After the defeat of the Wagang thieves, they didn't dare to fight the idea of the official ship at all, so they could only let the big families in Dongjun move.

Zhang Xutuo had already returned to the camp, and he was in charge, and Li Xuanba had nothing to do, so he asked to return to Luoyang with the last official ship. Zhang Xutuo accepted Li Xuanba's kindness and agreed without hesitation.

The season of peony blooming has passed, and Li Xuanba has also seen the beautiful scenery of flowers in full bloom in Zhu Zhe's mansion, and the regret of not having the opportunity to enter the West Garden of the Imperial City has been alleviated a lot.

Counting the days, Li Xuanba has been away from Luoyang for more than two months.

"Go back to the house first and change your clothes, it is disrespectful to enter the palace like this." Li Xuanba got off the boat and muttered to himself, but he didn't know whether to comfort himself or to say it to the forbidden soldiers around him.

The generals of the Great Sui Dynasty are either old or killed in battle, and there are fewer and fewer left, so the status of Li Yuan, the Duke of Tang Guo, is rising day by day.

But in front of the Tang State Mansion, it was still deserted.

A subordinate was a little bored in front of the door, yawning, looking at the deserted street, thinking that the master was not there, what was the difference between this Tang Guogong Mansion and those dilapidated courtyards?

His gaze was a little scattered, and it wasn't until Li Xuanba and the others walked dozens of meters away that he reacted, and hurriedly got up and ran into the mansion, shouting: "The third prince is back!" The voice was very loud, as if he wanted the whole Luoyang people to hear it.

As soon as Li Xuanba entered the door, he saw Wei Zheng standing in the courtyard with the whole mansion to greet him.

Wei Zheng took a step forward, bowed down and said, "Childe, you're back." ”

"Long time no see, sir." Li Xuanba bowed his hand and said with a smile: "Seeing that Mr. is ruddy, presumably Li Gou and they did not treat Mr. badly, and Xuanba is relieved." ”

Li Xuanba has been training in the army for more than two months, Wei Zheng and others are still thinking about whether Li Xuanba will become more mature and stable, but they didn't expect Li Xuanba to say a sentence that made fun of Wei Zheng and Li Gou.

Everyone in the house knew Li Xuanba's personality, and when they saw that he had not changed anything except for growing taller and stronger, they all laughed heartily.

The dozens of teenagers standing behind Li Gou were mostly cautious, bowing down and not daring to raise their heads. These teenagers were able to stay in the Tang State Mansion, even if some of them were not smart, but they were not stupid.

Wei Zheng and Li Gou taught them to read and write, and to dance with knives and sticks, but they did not forget who the real masters were. So for the young man in front of them, they were both respectful and afraid.

They respected Li Xuanba for rescuing them from the sea of suffering, and they were afraid that Li Xuanba would hold the power of life and death over them.

"Childe, I haven't seen you for so many days, why do you mock the villain as soon as you come back?" Li Gou said unhappily: "You see I trained these children" Li Gou wanted to praise it, but when he looked back, he saw that all of them were like quails, and said angrily: "Can't you give me a long face?" ”

"Li Gou, don't scare them." Li Xuanba smiled bitterly in his heart, and said with a straight face: "After all, when we meet for the first time, they should be afraid of me." ”

Li Gou glared at the teenagers, turned around, with a smile on his face, and pretended to be respectful and said, "Yes, Childe." He and Li Xuanba are used to fighting, and although they have been separated for a while, they have not become strangers to each other.

Li Xuanba also ignored Li Gou, drove him aside, and said to the group of teenagers: "You are no longer a slave of sin now, except for Your Majesty, you don't have to bow your head when you see anyone." Now, lift your heads up. ”

The group of teenagers trembled in their hearts, and involuntarily raised their heads and looked at Li Xuanba.

Looking at the immature faces, Li Xuanba said calmly: "Although I don't know how miserable your life is, if you want to live a good life in the future, then you must forget your hatred and serve Your Majesty wholeheartedly." ”

The so-called sin slaves mean that their parents or grandparents have committed great crimes, and the one who can make their identity a sin slave can only be Yang Guang. Li Xuanba didn't want these people to be full of resentment towards Yang Guang in their hearts, so he would make them forget their hatred.

After all, teenagers are just teenagers, they can't hide their inner emotions, their faces are red, but no one answers.

The hatred of the destruction of the family wants to be resolved in a few words, Li Xuanba is not so naïve, he just wants to remind these teenagers first, and let them make their own choice: stay or leave.

"Li Gou, you take them to continue practicing martial arts, and I will discuss some things with Mr." After Li Xuanba finished speaking, he took Wei Zheng to leave first, and those forbidden soldiers came to Li Gou with a smile, asked questions, and even proposed to have a discussion with those teenagers.

Li Gou thought about it and felt that there was nothing wrong with this matter, anyway, those forbidden troops would not kill them, so they would fight, but he was at ease on the side.

"Childe, you should see that these children are hostile to Your Majesty, and you rashly left them in the mansion, I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse." After entering the room, Wei Zheng closed the door and said worriedly: "If someone flees and defects to the rebel army, I am afraid that Gongzi will also be implicated." ”

"Do you really think Your Majesty will remember these teenagers?" Li Xuanba smiled: "I think that it is precisely because they have hatred in their hearts that they will work harder than others, and hatred will slowly fade over time, of course, it depends on how you teach this gentleman." ”

When Wei Zheng heard this, he smiled bitterly and said, "Childe, this is really embarrassing villain. However, when he saw Li Xuanba's indifferent appearance, the worries in his heart also disappeared a lot.

"I counted in my mind just now, and found that there were more than 20 of those children, why is that?" Li Xuanba said casually: "Could it be that Li Gou bought some sin slaves later?" ”

"Now there are thirty-four." Wei Zheng nodded and replied, "At first, there were twenty-five people, and later, Li Gou took a fancy to eight more sin slaves, so he bought them back to the mansion. ”

"What about the other one?" Li Xuanba was careful and asked.

"I hope that the son will forgive his sins." Wei Zheng bowed down and apologized: "There is also a child who was left by me." ”

Li Xuanba gave a sigh of relief and said: "The person that Mr. values must have something good, stay and stay, now I am not short of silver." After speaking, he smiled proudly and asked curiously, "Sir, what is so special about that child?" ”

"That kid's qualifications are mediocre, and he is not special, but his persistence is really moving." Wei Zheng replied: "After sending him out of the Tang State Mansion, he has been kneeling outside the door for two days and one night, and not a drop of water has entered. When I saw that he was thinly dressed, I persuaded him to leave, but he did not say a word. ”

"And then?" Li Xuanba's curiosity is even more victorious, eleven or twelve-year-old children have such perseverance, which is really rare.

Li Gou asked him why he wanted to stay in the Tang State Mansion, and the kid replied that Gongzi was a good person, and he just wanted to serve Gongzi, and his tone was very resolute. Wei Zheng took a deep look at Li Xuanba and said, "Li Gou didn't care in his heart, so he asked how to believe in his determination. He borrowed Li Gou's knife and cut off the little finger of his left hand in front of me and Li Gou. ”

"This child was given to the Tang State Mansion by His Majesty?" Li Xuanba frowned and said, "Didn't Li Gou stop it?" ”

"It happened so suddenly, we didn't react." Wei Zheng shook his head and said, "This child is indeed a sin slave given by His Majesty, but for some reason, he has such an obsession with the son. ”