The Turks retreated, and the Tang army in the city of Gyeongju finally breathed a sigh of relief, a few days ago Li Shimin negotiated with Jieli outside the city, although Jieli asked the Tang Dynasty several times to give them some compensation, but Li Shimin sternly refused, and at this time the Turks actually couldn't hold on, so in the end Jieli had no choice but to agree to withdraw the army.

However, before Jieli left, Li Shimin gave him another "big gift", that is, he went to visit Tuli Khan publicly, and also gave the other party a lot of food and materials, which made Tuli overjoyed, and I don't know what he thought, he even proposed to worship Li Shimin as a brother on the spot, which Li Shimin naturally would not refuse, so the two became brothers with different surnames in the barracks. (This incident was not compiled by Lao Yu, but a historical fact)

After Jieli Khan heard the news of Tuli and Li Shimin's swearing, he couldn't sit still, and began to withdraw his troops the next day, and even didn't wait for Tuli's army at all, and left directly with his own people.

Li Shimin and Tuli knot Li Xiu knew, but he didn't know whether Li Shimin sent someone to secretly ally with Xue Yantuo, but he didn't care much about this matter, for him, the Turks retreated, and he could finally go home, but unfortunately, when he came to the barracks, it was already in the moon, and he stayed in the barracks for more than a month, and Chinese New Year's Eve had already passed, and by the time they left to go back, it was already the tenth day of the first month.

"It's okay, at least there's a Lantern Festival, just in time to get home!" Li Xiu calculated the distance in his heart and said to himself, the first Spring Festival of the Tang Dynasty passed in such a daze, and no one even mentioned the New Year in the army, so that he only found out that he missed it after the New Year, and he knew that he would have to eat dumplings in the army no matter what.

However, although the Turks withdrew their troops, there are still a lot of things to deal with after the war, so Li Shimin must not leave, Princess Pingyang is injured, Li Yuan sent someone to read the holy decree early, let her go back to Chang'an to recuperate, Li Xiu occupies the identity of a doctor, naturally he has to go back with the princess, Ma Ye personally led the troops to be responsible for safety, so they were the first people to leave Gyeongju.

In order to take care of Princess Pingyang's injury, the speed of the whole team is very slow, but Gyeongju is not very far from Chang'an, and it only took Ma Ye one day to rush to the barracks with Li Xiu, so no matter how slow the speed is, but before the Lantern Festival, you can still rush back, and Princess Pingyang also wants to go back for the festival.

After a day's journey, they rested in a military town called Ningzhou that night, while Li Xiu was busy checking Princess Pingyang's wounds, after all, the princess's wounds were just beginning to recover, and it would be terrible if they were accidentally torn again.

"Captain Li, I heard Uncle Ma say that last time the second brother showed his intention to recruit you, but you depreciated yourself and deliberately showed your cooking skills, which scared him away?" Princess Pingyang was half-lying on the brocade couch, Ruyu's face showed an interested expression and looked at Li Xiudao, the more she came into contact with Li Xiu, the more she felt that she couldn't see through a young man.

"Is there one?" Li Xiu's eyes widened deliberately when he heard this, revealing a cute expression and said, "Did the princess say that time to eat mutton, in order to please His Royal Highness King Qin, I also deliberately showed a few hands that day, and His Royal Highness King Qin also ate very happily, and kept praising me for my good cooking skills, I was also very happy at that time, as for what to solicit, I really don't know?" ”

"Giggles, why should Captain Li pretend to be stupid, do you think you have deceived everyone? Uncle Ma won't say it, even if the second brother was deceived by you at the time, he will definitely be able to figure it out afterwards, and he is a stubborn person, as long as he takes a fancy to your talent, he will definitely find a way to recruit you in the future! ”

Princess Pingyang saw that Li Xiu was pretending to be innocent again, and she couldn't help laughing at the moment, it was the first time she had met a cheeky person like Li Xiu, and she was exposed to nonsense that could not change her face, which can be regarded as a kind of ability.

"Alas, I really like to like cooking, this Uncle Ma can help me testify, and I don't have any big ambitions, let me be a small landlord at home safely, but unfortunately God has given me a talent, it seems that it is not a good thing to be too talented!" When Li Xiu said the end, he also shook his head helplessly.

Li Xiu is telling the truth, as a traverser, no matter how low-key he is, sometimes he still can't hide the light on his body, and the longer he knows him, the more he can find out that he is extraordinary.

However, Princess Pingyang and Li Xiu have not known each other for a long time, and because of the difference between men and women, there is basically no contact except for treatment.

Finally, Princess Pingyang stopped laughing, and then said a little seriously: "Captain Li, thank you for saving your life this time, I heard Uncle Ma say that you don't want to be an official, but you are talented, and you are so young, it would be a pity if you didn't become an official, after returning to Chang'an this time, I want to personally ask for credit for you, do you want to be a civil official or a military official?" ”

Hearing Princess Pingyang's words, Li Xiu couldn't help but secretly scream badly, listening to the meaning of her words, it was to prepare for him to give him a real official position, and then he would not want to have any more idle days.

"Princess, I really don't want to be an official, so if the princess really wants to thank me, can you not let the court reward me with any official position?" Li Xiu said solemnly, during this time, he found that Princess Pingyang had a soft temperament and was a reasonable person, so he hoped to persuade Princess Pingyang to help him push away the court's reward.

"How can this be done, meritorious service must be rewarded and punished, whether it is in the army or the imperial court, it is impossible to have meritorious service without reward, otherwise how can people be convinced?" Princess Pingyang said with a serious face when she heard this.

"I didn't say that I wouldn't let the reward, for example, the imperial court can reward more gold, silver, land and the like, as for the official position, there is no need, I am used to being lazy, and I really don't want to be an official." Li Xiu bargained hard, it is really not okay to reward a few more beauties, anyway, he can't use up so much in Li Yuan's palace, it is better to help him himself, of course he didn't dare to say this.

Hearing Li Xiu's words, Princess Pingyang was almost angry, and then she spoke: "How can the imperial court reward its own laws, how can you give whatever you want?" And with your talent and age, you only need to experience a few years in the local area, and you will definitely become the pillar of my Datang in the future, so you don't have to shirk anymore! ”

"That'...... Then I don't want to take this credit, it's okay, just because I didn't save you, you don't have to thank me, let's clear it now! Li Xiu didn't expect Princess Pingyang to be so principled, and she was a little unscrupulous at the moment.

"No, credit is merit, how can you say forget it? When I return to Chang'an, I will personally ask my father for credit for you! "Princess Pingyang is a soft and rigid personality, and no one can convince her if she is stubborn.

"I ...... You...... Don't push me! Li Xiu was also anxious at this time, Princess Pingyang was simply going to force him to a dead end!

"What do you mean by forcing you, is being an official forcing you?" Princess Pingyang was also a little angry and said that since she became a princess, no one dared to talk to her like this.

"I still don't believe it, isn't it just a credit, it's a big deal that I will go to the street to flirt with a woman from a good family now, and then the merit will be offset, even if there is a recommendation from the princess, I'm afraid such a person is not suitable to be an official anymore, right?" Li Xiu was really forced to be in a hurry, and even came up with this method of self-harm.

"You...... Poof~" Princess Pingyang wanted to be angry when she heard this, but she didn't expect that she couldn't control her laughter, and she laughed out loud all of a sudden, she never thought that there would be such a scoundrel in this world, and she could even say things that teased women from good families, and the more she thought about it, the more funny she felt, and finally she lay on the quilt and laughed so much that she couldn't straighten her waist, and even a group of maids next to her also covered their mouths and snickered.

"What are you laughing at, I mean really!" Li Xiu wasn't joking, he really had such an idea.

"Good...... Good ......, you ...... You're going to flirt with a good family now...... Go to a good girl, if you can really do it, I will admit defeat, and I will never mention recommending you as an official again! Princess Pingyang laughed breathlessly, holding her sore stomach with one hand and pointing at Li Xiu with the other, she didn't believe that Li Xiu would dare to do such a thing.

"Okay, this is what you said yourself, princess, I'll go find someone to tease now!" Li Xiu's anger also came up, and he turned around and left after speaking.

Looking at Li Xiu's resolute back when he left, Princess Pingyang, who was smiling so hard that her stomach hurt, suddenly became a little worried, what if Li Xiu really went to flirt with a woman, I heard Uncle Ma say that Li Xiu's thoughts are very different from ordinary people, and what others dare not do may he dare to do, for example, he liked the little nun at the beginning, and finally did not hesitate to break with the family, such a person must not be treated with common sense.

Thinking of the above, Princess Pingyang couldn't help but be even more worried, but just now she was full of words, and it was not good for people to stop him at this time, and at the same time, this also made her regret a little, if she knew that this was the case, she should have persuaded him just now, instead of using words to provoke him.

Just when Princess Pingyang was worried, she suddenly saw a maid running in in a panic, and then said loudly out of breath: "Gong...... Princess, big deal...... The big thing is not good, Captain Li and people are fighting! ”