Chapter 087: The Deserted House
The weather gradually warmed up, Yang Ling's room had already removed the charcoal stove, the room was full of smoke and fragrance, and Li Xuanba felt unusually clear as soon as he stepped into the room. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Yang Ling skillfully took off his robe for Li Xuanba, and then asked his subordinates to bring hot water and serve Li Xuanba to wash. After Li Xuanba finished washing, Yang Ling pinched his shoulders for him obediently, without the slightest princess style.
Although Yang Ling's performance was no different from usual, Li Xuanba still felt a little strange, because Yang Ling had become more and more quiet recently.
"Ling'er, Luoyang is besieged, but I have no plans to rescue, do you feel disappointed?" Li Xuanba grabbed Yang Ling's hand, pulled her to his side and sat down, and said softly: "If you really blame me, don't hide it in your heart, even if it's to beat me." ā
"The husband has the world in mind, and the things he does have his own husband's truth." Yang Lingqiang smiled: "Gao'er has fallen to the point where he is today, it is all his own fault, the husband has never held a grudge against him, Ling'er is already very satisfied, how can he blame you?" ā
If you have a wife like this, what more can a husband ask for? Li Xuanba sighed lightly, took Yang Ling into his arms, and said: "The imperial court has finally settled down, I don't dare to take risks, Your Majesty is kind-hearted, far from being Gao'er's opponent, if Gao'er is taken to Jiangdu, I am worried that the external worries have not been eliminated, and the internal troubles are sir." ā
In the face of the powerful Tang Dynasty, the Northern Sui was defeated and retreated, and Yang Gao asked for help from Dou Jiande and Xu Shiji, but never sent anyone to the Southern Sui for help, which shows that Yang Gao was unwilling to bow his head in front of Yang Tong and Li Xuanba.
"In addition, if the imperial court moves troops, it is equivalent to declaring war on the Tang Dynasty."
"Although the Turks are now busy competing for the position of Khan and have no intention of going south, the imperial court and the Tang Dynasty are evenly matched, and once the war is fought, it is bound to last for a long time, and no one dares to guarantee that the Turks will be in chaos until that time."
"And the people of the Central Plains were able to avoid being slaughtered by the Turkic cavalry because the Tang Dynasty sent heavy troops to contain it, if the imperial court forced the Tang Dynasty to have no way out, they naturally would no longer care whether the Turks went south, and the Central Plains would inevitably be ruined at that time."
Li Xuanba talked a lot, Yang Ling just lowered her head and listened, until Li Xuanba finished speaking, she raised her head and said softly: "Husband, as long as Gao'er can live, Ling'er will be satisfied, how dare you ask him to come to Jiangdu?" All the Tang Dynasty wants is Luoyang City, and Gao'er's life is insignificant in their hearts. ā
Yang Ling's meaning is obvious, she does not plan to let Yang Gao appear in Jiangdu and threaten Yang Tong's throne, since Li Xuanba does not want to tear his face with Datang now, but if Li Xuanba asks Datang to spare Yang Gao's life, presumably Datang will not refuse.
"Ling'er, do you think Gao'er will be willing to give up Luoyang?" Li Xuanba smiled bitterly and said: "Some people regard power as more important than their lives, if Gao'er is willing to live an ordinary life, there is no need for us to leave Luoyang in the first place." ā
Yang Gao's temperament, Yang Ling knows better than anyone else, she has to admit that even if she goes to Luoyang to persuade in person, it is impossible for Yang Gao to give up the dragon chair and leave the city in Luoyang that will be breached sooner or later.
"Husband, if Luoyang is attacked by Datang in the future, please try it." Thinking that Yang Gao might die soon, Yang Ling burst into tears and said with sobs.
"I'll do my best to save him." Li Xuanba couldn't bear it in his heart, hugged Yang Ling tighter, and said firmly. At the same time, he picked up a sentence in his heart: if he could live to that day.
In the real history, Wang Shichong abolished Yang Dong and became self-reliant, Yang Gao is a few years younger than Yang Tong, since Wang Shichong can abolish Yang Dong, he can naturally abolish Yang Gao, but at present, Wang Shichong is still loyal to Yang Gao, and Yang Gao seems to have trust in Wang Shichong.
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The Zhou Palaces began to be deserted, the eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others were all burdened with heavy responsibilities and were far away from Jiangdu, while Liang Xiao and Li Jiuzhi were still in school in Guozijian, so that only Li Gou, who often held the child, was left in the Zhou Palace.
With the expansion of the territory of the Southern Sui Dynasty, the number of supervision history and hidden guards is stretched, and the officials of the supervision history can also be selected from the Guozi prison, but the hidden guard is too special, in addition to having a skill, the most important thing is loyalty and reliability.
However, people like Li Gou and Liang Xiao who are willing to die for Li Xuanba are a minority after all, so since the beginning of the year, the number of hidden guards has only increased by one-third.
A few days ago, the Tang Dynasty raided Dongjun, Li Xuanba couldn't react, it was because of the lack of manpower that he only sent people to pay attention to the movements in Luoyang, but did not send people to monitor every move of the Tang army, so that Dongjun was lost for a long time before he received the news.
"What's going on in Luoyang?" Holding Yang Ling last night, Li Xuanba slept very unsteadily, after he got up, washed up, and went to the yard to practice martial arts, which he has been insisting on for half a year.
Li Gou's eyes were very dark, and he seemed to be sleeping more unsteadily than Li Xuanba: "Defeating the Wagang thieves, Wang Shichong has been sending a large army to attack the city and plunder the land, there is not much grain and grass left in Luoyang City, and now the Tang army is besieged, there are no reinforcements outside, and there is no grain and grass inside, I am afraid that Luoyang City will not last until the end of the year." ā
When Li Xuanba heard this, he stopped wielding the double hammer, he wiped the fine sweat on his forehead, and asked casually: "Is Wang Shichong's performance abnormal?" With his ability, he was closed in front of Xia Guogong and General Xu, and he should know that sticking to Luoyang is a dead end. ā
"Wang Shichong always has hundreds of entourages around him to protect him, and it is difficult for hidden guards to sneak into his mansion, so there is really no way to know what he is doing." Li Gou replied calmly. Li Xuanba is very sensible, and he will not scold him for doing things unfavorably because of this kind of thing, and Li Gou doesn't need to hide anything, just tell the truth.
Li Xuanba really just asked casually, and he didn't think that Li Gou would be able to tell him the answer. He put down the double hammer, sat down on the stone bench in the courtyard, and said, "If there is news from Luoyang, you must report to me immediately." ā
"Childe, the number of hidden guards is too small, can you let Liang Xiao and them leave the Guozijian?" Li Gou hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice.
"Nope." Li Xuanba shook his head firmly, and said seriously: "No matter how they ask, you can't promise them to leave the Guozijian, unless I think they are capable enough to become a general of the first army!" ā
"Childe really loves them." Li Gou was recognized, and he joked a few words, and then said: "Childe, if you send Li Zhu to Dongping County, isn't he going to meet Li Shimin?" ā
"He's smarter than you, so he naturally knows what to do when he goes to Dongping County." Li Xuanba looked around, suddenly felt extremely lonely, and sighed: "They are all very capable people, if they stay in Jiangdu all the time, it will bury their talents." ā
Li Gou nodded approvingly, he also felt that Fang Xuanling, Jia Yanfu, Eldest Sun Wuji and others should not stay in Jiangdu, but he suddenly came back to his senses and glanced at Li Xuanba resentfully.
Li Xuanba laughed out loud and said: "Although you also have some skills, but after all, you are the leader of the hidden guards, and the role of staying in Jiangdu is greater than sending out, and this son has no intention of burying you." (To be continued.) )