At night, Jiaozhi County is unusually quiet, the streets are empty, and the moonlight shines through the gaps in the dark clouds, sprinkling the whiteness onto the ground. The occasional breeze blows, mixed with the smell of fresh earth, is refreshing.

This silence, which should have been broken until dawn, was something unusual tonight.

The four men in black appeared very suddenly, without communicating with each other, and they walked along the street and went straight to the gate of Gao Shilian's courtyard.

The courtyard door was very dilapidated and easily kicked open. Without any hesitation, the four of them walked in one after another.

The doors of the two bedrooms were closed, and the four separated, in groups of two, each in a bedroom, but what awaited them was an empty room cleaner than the street. Several people searched unwillingly, but found nothing.

"They should have left a long time ago." The four of them returned to the courtyard, and one of them spoke: "You two stay and monitor here, Li Qian, you go and find out where they went, and I will go back and tell Gongzi." ”

The other three nodded, and parted in the courtyard. The man who spoke earlier frowned, looked back at the two rooms, and did not understand why Childe had killed the master of this courtyard.

If you don't complete the task, you will inevitably be scolded when you go back, the man sighed, stepped on the broken door and walked out of the yard, and soon disappeared.

There is a hill in the south of Jiaozhi County, and people can see the movement in Jiaozhi County when they stand on the top of the mountain.

"Mowgli, how do you know that Shimin will send someone to kill you?" Gao Shilian watched the four men in black leave, and was afraid for a while, and asked the young man next to him in a trembling voice.

"Only he knows who I am." The eldest grandson Wuji said lightly, as if he had already guessed that Li Shimin would do this. He helped Gao Shilian to walk down the mountain, and continued: "A few days ago, someone appeared and asked who was in my uncle's family and why he bought food for two people, presumably my uncle still remembers, right?" ”

Gao Shilian thought for a moment and came to his senses: "You mean, those people may have been sent by the people?" ”

"Not a possibility, but a certainty." The eldest grandson Wuji smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "I know the second son's style of doing things best. ”

"Mowgli, why are you doing this?" Gao Shilian persuaded him: "Your sister is already married to Shimin, why should you go against him for an irrelevant person? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji took a deep breath, the cold invaded his spleen and lungs, making him sober up a little, and said lightly: "Although I chose not to return to him, when did I go against him?" ”

After leaving Li Xuanba, the eldest grandson Wuji came to Jiaozhi County, and he really didn't do anything to be sorry for Li Shimin.

"I asked you before, what did Li Xuanba do to make you give up the people, but you didn't answer me, now that the people have done this kind of thing, you must be willing to say it." Gao Shilian stopped and sat down casually, the cold stone was cold, but he didn't know it.

"I have known the people of the world since I was a child, and I know his temperament." The eldest grandson Wuji said: "The people of the world are eloquent and strategic, and I have never doubted this. Before I met Li Xuanba, I thought Shimin was the best choice. ”

Back then, when the eldest grandson Wuji married his sister to Li Shimin, in order to hide his identity, he didn't even appear in the Tang State Mansion, which can be described as a great sacrifice. But the eldest grandson Wuji at that time did not regret it, because he firmly believed that Li Shimin was worthy of him.

Gao Shilian knew that the eldest grandson Wuji's words had not finished yet, and he did not urge, waiting for the eldest grandson Wuji to say it himself.

"It is because I believe in Him that I serve Him as Lord." The eldest grandson Wuji thought of the scene he saw not long ago, and said sadly: "Before the people of the world have formed a force, they regard themselves as the lords, and those who follow him must kneel and bow in front of him. ”

Then, the eldest grandson Wuji thought of the years he had spent with Li Xuanba, showed a knowing smile, and continued: "But Li Xuanba is different, if I had to choose again, I would rather let my sister marry Li Xuanba." ”

"It is said that Li Xuanba has a sharp-beaked monkey cheek, but I'm afraid your sister may not be able to see it." Gao Shilian joked with a smile. He hadn't seen the smile of the eldest grandson Wuji in a few days.

"How is she the kind of person who judges people by their appearance?" The eldest grandson Wuji shook his head slightly and said, "Li Xuanba is still young, although he is occasionally stubborn, he can make people close. There was a maid in the Li Mansion, but after a few days with him, he made a promise. It's just a pity that Li Xuanba didn't die, and his vision became unpredictable. ”

Gao Shilian listened to the narration of the eldest grandson Wuji, and said in his heart, aren't you also attracted to him?

"Since you think Li Xuanba is worthy of assistance, then you should go and find him." Gao Shilian sighed: "Li Shimin, this kid, is indeed a little vicious. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji was reluctant to hurt Li Xuanba because Li Xuanba treated him like a friend.

In terms of identity, the eldest grandson Wuji alias Li Zhu, just a subordinate of the Li Mansion, before going to Luoyang, Li Xuanba could not doubt his identity, so it can only be said that Li Xuanba does not care whether he is just a subordinate. And it's not just him, Li Gou, Li Xing, including other subordinates, Li Xuanba treats everyone equally, and has no contempt.

If Li Xuanba really has the same ambition as Li Shimin, the eldest grandson Wuji is very willing to assist him.

"Li Xuanba is different from Li Shimin, His Majesty loves him, but he regards the place of the court as a snake and scorpion, so he is afraid to avoid it, and he doesn't want to pay attention to the disputes in the world at all, and if Wuji wants to help him, he can't help." The eldest grandson Wuji said in frustration.

"There's one thing I've been hiding from you." Gao Shilian tightened the green robe on his body and said, "No matter what Li Xuanba thinks, the imperial court has sent him to the army, and he is serving under General Zhang Xutuo at this time. ”

Gao Shilian has always hoped that the eldest grandson Wuji can return to serve by Li Shimin's side, but after tonight's incident, Gao Shilian was also disheartened.

"Thank you, uncle." The eldest grandson Wuji is very intelligent, so he naturally understands Gao Shilian's intentions, and after thanking him, the eldest grandson Wuji said: "The goal of the people of the world is me, as long as I leave here, he should not be embarrassed as an uncle." Now that he has found here, presumably, I can't go to Luoyang either. ”

"You don't have to worry about me." Gao Shilian said distressedly: "Do you really want to go back to Li Xuanba's side?" ”

"Since Li Xuanba is willing to go to the army, I think he wants to serve His Majesty." The eldest grandson Wuji shook his head and said, "Your Majesty is immoral, this Great Sui is hopeless, why should I go to trouble myself?" ”

Anyway, Gao Shilian is a courtier of the court after all, and in order to respect him, the eldest grandson Wuji still calls Yang Guang His Majesty in front of him, but in his tone, he does not have any respect for these two words.

"I don't have any good feelings for the imperial court, but in order to repay Lord Qiu's kindness, I stayed here as a judicial secretary. To put it bluntly, I am just Lord Qiu's official, not his Yang Guang's. At this time, the two of them were sitting in the middle of the mountain, with no one around, and there was no taboo in speaking.

"Mowgli understood." The eldest grandson Wuji stood up and saluted.

Gao Shilian motioned for the eldest grandson Wuji to sit down, chatted with him for a while, and said, "Since you don't go back to Li Xuanba, what are your plans in the future?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji sat down and replied: "The court is ruined, but the country is still good, I plan to travel outside and wait for him." ”

Gao Shilian looked puzzled, and said suspiciously: "I heard that Yang Guang intends to marry Princess Lingxiu to Li Xuanba, under the great grace, Li Xuanba will definitely follow Yang Guang to the death, how can you wait for him?" Besides, with your talents, you will be reused wherever you go, so why wait for him? ”

Although the eldest grandson Wuji did not say it explicitly, Gao Shilian still understood what he meant.

The Great Sui was turbulent, stormy, and Yang Guang was deceived by traitors, thinking that the world was peaceful, and there were only a few groups of clowns who jumped off the beam. Regardless of the suffering of the people, he built thousands of ships to prepare for the cruise in Jiangdu.

If Yang Guang is in Luoyang, with the soldiers and horses in his hands, no matter how chaotic the world is, the Great Sui will not perish. But who would dare to persuade him?

Once Yang Guang goes to Jiangdu, those traitors who have been dormant in the shadows will rise up one after another, and at that time, the world can only choose to bury Yang Guang or choose the master again.

"Li Xuanba is different from others, he will not swear to follow anyone to the death." The eldest grandson Wuji said with a smile: "I waited for him, naturally because he was worth waiting, he was an interesting person, a person worthy of fellowship, and a shameless person." ”

Since he went to Guiyue Tower, the eldest grandson Wuji has felt that Li Xuanba is very interesting, although he has always maintained an indifferent expression in front of Li Xuanba as Li Zhu, but in fact, many times, the eldest grandson Wuji thinks Li Xuanba is very interesting.

Li Xuanba had no scheming in front of Li Zhu and others, let alone despised them, just by virtue of this, it was worth Li Gou to work hard for him, and Li Gou did make such a choice.

As for shamelessness, after Li Zhu finished speaking, he found that Li Xuanba had not done anything shameless, but he still thought that Li Xuanba was a very shameless person.

Maybe it's because he's so funny? The eldest grandson said without jealousy.

The eldest grandson Wuji himself didn't understand, and Gao Shilian didn't understand it even more, he said helplessly: "That's it, you can do it yourself." ”

The night was deeper, and the mountain was even colder, Changsu Wuji smiled and said, "In that case, let's go down the mountain." ”

The two walked silently all the way to the bottom of the mountain and stopped in unison.

"No need to send it anymore, you can go." Gao Shilian looked at the night in front of him and said calmly.

"Mowgli is really inconvenient to send it again." The eldest grandson Wuji replied and said, "Don't go back tonight, find an inn for one night, so as not to be accidentally injured by Shimin's men." ”

Gao Shilian knew that he was not as thoughtful as the eldest grandson Wuji, so he didn't ask much, nodded and said, "Be careful yourself." With that, he walked forward.

The eldest grandson Wuji watched for a while, thought about it, and felt that there was nothing missing, so he also turned around and left.

"Did you even realize who made you like this?" The eldest grandson Wuji walked in the night, thinking about many things, and occasionally muttering a few words to himself.

"Although I think you are very shameless and will not accompany Yang Guang to Jiangdu, but now that you are married to the princess, according to your temperament, will you be stupid?"

"Ahh Li Xuanba woke up from his sleep, touched his nose, and found that there were no foreign objects, so he couldn't help frowning, and said to himself: "Could it be that Yang Ling misses me?" ”

"Childe, what's wrong with you?" Captain Xiao entered the tent when he heard the sound and asked with concern.

"It's fine." Li Xuanba shook his head, suddenly remembered one more thing, and said, "I want to send a letter back to the Tang State Mansion, do I need General Zhang's consent?" ”

"Gongzi is the supervisor sent by His Majesty, and General Zhang will naturally not check Gongzi's letters." Captain Xiao replied.

Li Xuanba snorted and said, "Then you will send someone to help me send two letters back tomorrow." ”