On December 20 of the 11th year of the Great Cause, Yang Guang ordered Fan Zi Gai to transfer the soldiers in the customs to crusade against Jing Pantuo and Chai Baochang.

On the same day, Yang Guangqin led hundreds of civil and military officials to send Fan Zigai to the outside of the city, and the streets from the palace to the outside of Luoyang City were crowded with the people of Luoyang City.

Although Li Xuanba has the position of loyal and brave guard, he is not among the civil and military officials, he can only squeeze in the crowd with Li Gou, watching Yang Guang's imperial chariot pass in front of him.

Before and after the emperor's chariot, there were dozens of Praetorian Guards, looking around with a cold face. On both sides of the street, every two steps, a city guard stood in a wall, blocking the people who came to see them off.

A military general rode a war horse, wore silver armor, wore a black helmet, gray hair, a long beard to the chest, held a seven-foot spear, smiled, and followed Yang Guang's guard of honor.

Fan Zigai's side and rear, dozens of iron horses, walking around him, the soldiers above the iron horses, their faces are calm, but they still make people feel the breath of the battlefield. These people are all Fan Zigai's personal followers, and their followers Fan Zigai don't know how many fights they have experienced.

Further behind, there are the civil and military ministers of the court, all of whom follow on foot.

A group of people walked from Zetianmen to Dingding Gate, and many people followed the emperor and sent them to Dingding Gate.

"The people of Luoyang really love to join in the fun." Li Xuanba watched the crowd swarm towards the Dingding Gate and sighed, "Look, even the Demon Sound Workshop has its doors closed. ”

"Childe, if your words are heard by others, I am afraid that it will cause indignation." Li Gou looked left and right with rat eyes, and said: "They are not here to join in the fun, General Fan is an upright person and is highly respected by the people, and now he is seventy years old, and these people are here to see him off." ”

Li Xuanba glanced at Li Gou and said in his heart: "Everyone knows each other, you are still pretending to be such a bear, who will you show it?" Li Gou's face remained unchanged, still smiling flatteringly, and folds were squeezed out of his face. Li Xuanba stared at Li Gou for a while, sighed, and remembered Li Zhu.

The day after knowing Li Gou's true identity, Li Xuanba went to Guozijian as usual and entered the room arranged for him by Cai Xijiu.

Without any temptation, Li Xuanba said straight to the point: "Li Gou is His Majesty's person, what about you?" ”

Rao is Li Zhu was calm and calm, but he was still shocked by Li Xuanba's question, and he was speechless for a while.

"The first time I wandered around Hedong, I should have thought that you had a problem." Li Xuanba seemed to guess that Li Zhu would have such a reaction, and he was not in a hurry, and said slowly: "At that time, my body was even weaker than now, you and Li Gou have both practiced martial arts, it stands to reason that it is impossible to hold on and tell me the truth just because you took something." ”

Seeing that Li Zhu did not refute, Li Xuanba continued: "Now that I think about it, when you told me the truth, it was not so much that you couldn't bear my torture, but that you wanted me to know. ”

Li Zhu didn't explain, nodded, and admitted Li Xuanba's words.

"I thought about it for a long time last night, but I didn't understand why you wanted to stay with me." Li Xuanba said calmly: "It wasn't until the sleepiness became stronger and I couldn't help but sleep that I thought clearly, you didn't voluntarily stay by my side, just as I obviously didn't want to sleep, but the sleepiness forced me to sleep, you stayed by my side, maybe because I couldn't help myself." ”

Li Xuanba was a little thirsty, and tried the teapot on the table, but found it empty, and threw it on the table angrily.

Li Zhu wanted to step forward to pick up the teapot, but Li Xuanba waved his hand and motioned for him to ignore it.

"You've been with me for so long, if you want to harm me, I won't be alive now." Li Xuanba lightly tapped his fingers on the table, frowned and said, "However, I don't like to have a friend of unknown origin, I will give you a choice, tell me the truth, or, don't appear in front of me." ”

Then, Li Xuanba invited Li Zhu out of the room.

From beginning to end, Li Zhu did not refute a word, did not explain a word, and did not even say a word, Li Xuanba looked at Li Zhu with a trace of loss and hesitation, and walked towards the outside of Guozi Prison.

"Tomorrow is the day off." Li Xuanba muttered: "If I do this, will it be considered to break your dream?" ”

In ancient times, students also had their own holidays, with field leave in summer and clothing leave in winter, each for one month, that is to say, today is the eleventh year of the Great Cause, and the last time I went to school.

That night, Li Xuanba waited in the room until late at night, and did not wait for Li Zhu to appear, and while he was sad, Li Xuanba also felt a little relieved.

Li Zhu did not betray him.

From that day on, Li Zhu disappeared completely, and the Tang Mansion gradually forgot about Li Zhu.

Li Xuanba has never forgotten Li Zhu, especially when facing Li Gou, he especially misses Li Zhu.

But Li Zhu chose not to come back that day, and he will definitely not come back in the future. Perhaps, when I can only return to Hedong, I can ask Wan's. Li Xuanba thought in his heart.

The crowd poured out of the city, and in Luoyang City, it was deserted, Li Xuanba only felt that he was not interested at all, and said with a smile: "Go back." ”

Gao Shilian finished his official duties, left the mansion, and on the way back to the house, he bought some meat on the way.

"Mowgli, didn't I tell you to study hard? Who told you to clean the yard? As soon as Gao Shilian entered the door, he saw the eldest grandson Wuji cleaning the narrow yard, and said with a reproachful face.

"Uncle, you're back." The eldest grandson Wuji greeted with a smile.

"If you don't listen to your uncle, he will drive you to your sister." Gao Shilian snatched the broom from the hand of the eldest grandson Wuji and said: "When you came back from Luoyang, you have been unable to calm down, asking you what happened, but you refused to say it, do these useless things. ”

"An old friend once said that when a person can't calm down, doing some trivial things will make people more comfortable." The eldest grandson Wuji smiled faintly and said, "Wuji has tried it a few times, and it is indeed very effective. ”

At dinner, the eldest grandson Wuji drank porridge and was indifferent to the meat in front of him.

"But in more than a month, that idiot has made you change so much?" Gao Shilian shook his head and said, "Don't forget, your sister is already married to Shimin. ”

"It is precisely because Wuji has not forgotten that he will leave Li Xuanba and return to his uncle." The eldest grandson Wuji sighed and replied, "Li Xuanba has begun to doubt me, and it is not a good thing for me to stay in Luoyang." ”

Gao Shilian took a deep look at the eldest grandson Wuji and said, "With your intelligence, it is not difficult to make up a reason at all, how can you not hide it from him?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji pondered for a moment and said, "Li Xuanba is a little different from others. Thinking that Gao Shilian didn't know Li Xuanba at all, he smiled boringly, and said: "I don't know about my departure from Luoyang yet, uncle, please help hide some of it." ”

Gao Shilian saw that the eldest grandson Wuji had made up his mind, and nodded helplessly.