Chapter 103: The Sorrow of Power
At the beginning, Yang Guang was trapped in Yanmen Pass, Princess Yicheng disregarded her own safety, falsely spread the news of Turkic civil strife, and deceived Shibi Khan back to the north, so that Yang Guang escaped, regardless of whether Yang Guang was alive or not, at least it can prove that Princess Yicheng still cares about the Great Sui.
How could such a woman lead the Turkic army into the pass and slaughter the people of the Central Plains?
Li Xuanba's emotion came inexplicably, Li Gou didn't know how to answer, in fact, he didn't speak, because he knew very well that Li Xuanba was not asking his thoughts.
"Shibi Khan rebelled against the Sui, so he died, and Chuluo Khan often sent large armies to harass the people of the Central Plains, so he also died." Li Xuanba raised his head slightly, looked at the moonlight that was gradually emerging from behind the dark clouds, and said softly: "In terms of ability, Bu Sheli is much stronger than the current Jieli Khan, isn't it clear in the eldest princess's heart?" ”
Li Xuanba seemed to be talking to himself, but he was actually talking to Li Gou, after all, he still hoped to be able to share the secrets in his heart.
"I've been suspicious of this matter for a long time, so I asked Zhiyun to investigate secretly." Li Xuanba didn't care about Li Gou's expression at all, and continued: "After receiving Zhiyun's letter, I went to visit my junior brother, although there is no full evidence, but the truth should be almost the same as I speculated. ”
Li Gou's shocked expression had been maintained for a while, he even felt that the muscles in his face were a little stiff, and his throat was very dry, as the leader of the hidden guards, he naturally knew many things that others didn't know.
"Could it be that Gongzi thinks that Shibi Khan and Chuluo Khan were killed by the eldest princess?" It was cold in the middle of the night, but a trace of sweat broke out on Li Gou's forehead, and he stared at Li Xuanba's back, his legs trembling a little.
"The cause of Shibi Khan's death is not clear, but Chuluo Khan did die under five stones." Li Xuanba said very casually, when he said this, Li Gou obviously felt that the thin figure in front of him was much more relaxed.
"The villain also knows a little about this." Li Gou frowned suspiciously, and said: "According to the news obtained by the hidden guard, when Luo Khan was sick, the eldest princess took care of him day and night, and sent people to find five stones, hoping to cure Luo Khan's illness, but unfortunately Luo Khan still died, and the eldest princess lost a lot of weight because of this incident. ”
Hearing Li Gou's words, Li Xuanba shook his head and said with a smile: "Ordinary people only regard five stones as the medicine of the gods, do you think the eldest princess will be so ignorant?" ”
"The eldest princess can gain a foothold in the Turks after the death of Chuluo Khan, so naturally she will not be an ignorant ordinary woman." Li Gou was upright, bowed down and said: "But forgive the villain for being stupid, I really don't understand the intention of the eldest princess's move, she has a better choice than Jieli Khan." ”
"The Turks are not as good as the Central Plains, if the eldest princess makes her son the khan, I am afraid that within half a year, their mother and son will become lonely, and they may even be buried outside." Li Xuanba turned around and replied in a relaxed tone.
At this time, there was a trustworthy person to talk to him, and Li Xuanba felt a little relieved in his heart. Of course, Li Xuanba trusts many people, but it is inconvenient for him to let others know about such an important matter.
If Yang Ling, Yang Tong and the others knew that the eldest princess was very likely to poison the two khans, they would definitely feel uneasy in their hearts, and they would only increase their sadness, and if the eldest grandson Wuji, Li Jing and others knew the results of Li Xuanba's investigation, they would definitely make good use of this.
Li Xuanba had never seen Princess Yicheng, but he had a very good impression of her in his heart, and he even firmly believed that Princess Yicheng must have her own plans.
"What Childe said is extremely true." Li Gou sighed and said with emotion: "It's a pity that the eldest princess has always refused the kindness of Your Majesty and her son, and refused to come to Jiangdu, otherwise she would not be in danger." ”
"That's what she deserves the most admiration for." Li Xuanba returned to the stone table and sat down, playing with the fallen leaves on the stone table with both hands, and said with a little absent-mindedness: "If she comes to Jiangdu, she is just a high-ranking eldest princess who locks the palace city, and she won't be able to do anything at that time." After a pause, he dusted the fallen leaves off the stone table, smiled and said, "But she can do a lot while staying in the Turks." ”
Li Gou nodded as if he didn't understand, thinking about it carefully, but he was still confused, he looked at Li Xuanba with pitiful eyes, hoping that Li Xuanba could speak more clearly.
Facing Li Gou's gaze, Li Xuanba only felt a chill in his heart, but he knew in his heart that the reason why Li Gou did this was just because he was unsettled recently and wanted to help him share some of the burden in his heart.
"Li Gou, thank you." Li Xuanba thought about it, but after all, he didn't tell all his guesses, he turned around and said from the bottom of his heart: "These days, it's hard for me to sleep peacefully, if you don't talk to me tonight, maybe I'll have insomnia for a long time." ”
"It is a blessing for a villain to be able to share the worries of the son." Li Gou bowed down and said, the expression on his face became serious: "The villain is not as knowledgeable as Mr. Wei and Mr. Fang, nor is he as good at strategy as Wuji, and he can't give advice to his son, and the villain is really ashamed." ”
"You've done a good job." Li Xuanba smiled, stood up, patted Li Gou on the shoulder, and quipped: "If you become a strategist like Wuji one day, maybe I will feel unaccustomed to it, and I will feel even more bored." ”
Li Gou scratched his head, rolled his eyes, smiled innocently, and said, "About this, Gongzi can rest assured." ”
Seeing Li Gou's self-deprecating appearance, Li Xuanba couldn't cry or laugh, waved his hand, and said, "Okay, okay, it's not too early, you go back and rest first." ”
"The late autumn night is cool, and the son also goes back to the house early." Li Gou bowed again, took a few steps back, and turned to leave.
Li Xuanba watched Li Gou leave the courtyard, let out a long sigh, sat down, supported his forehead with both hands, and slowly closed his eyes.
After chatting with Li Gou for a long time, Li Xuanba's mood was indeed not as heavy as before.
For Li Xuanba, Li Gou's biggest advantage is that he knows how to measure, he knows when to ask and when to forget, Li Xuanba believes that Li Gou will not mention tonight's conversation to anyone, as if he has never been to this courtyard.
Thinking of this, Li Xuanba felt a little ashamed.
The content of the letter is very important, even related to the world society, although Li Zhiyun covered up the true content of the letter very well, but Li Xuanba was still not sure in his heart, so he chatted with Li Gou for a long time, and also said a lot, through secret observation, Li Xuanba confirmed that Li Gou was not aware of the secret in the letter at all, which is the main reason why Li Xuanba's mood is no longer so heavy.
After all, Li Gou is the leader of the hidden guard, and even he can't see the abnormality, how can others find out?
"I really didn't expect that I would become such a person." After being silent for a long time, Li Xuanba shook his head and sighed: "Maybe I do everything now with a purpose." "Even chatting with the person he trusts the most, with a tentative mind, this is not the life Li Xuanba wants, but the reality makes him have to do it.
The night was deeper, but Li Xuanba was not sleepy, he stared at the bright moon that was gradually moving west, and muttered: "Are you as great as I think?" ”