Su Wei said very casually, as if he did not ask Li Xuanba to persuade Yang Guang not to tour Jiangdu, but to ask him to persuade the stall owners on the street not to come out to set up stalls.

Li Xuanba didn't immediately refuse, nor did he promise with his mouth, he just looked at Su Wei without saying a word and didn't make any answer. Li Xuanba's eyes were very bright and thorough, but Su Wei saw an almost idiot himself in Li Xuanba's eyes. So Su Wei was embarrassed to say goodbye and leave.

Su Wei was so knowledgeable that Li Xuanba saved a lot of trouble, and he sent Su Wei out of the Tang State Mansion and returned to his room. As for Su Wei's request to stay, Li Xuanba didn't take the time to think about it.

A few days later, Fan Zigai returned to Luoyang, but he was sick, and he was really sick.

There was an endless stream of officials who went to visit the Jibei Mansion, and in front of the Jibei Mansion, for a while, even Yang Guang sent people to visit him to show the emperor's grace.

Li Xuanba and Fan Zigai were not familiar with each other, and it could even be said that they had never known each other, so they only sent Li Xing to send some gifts to represent the heart of the Tang State Mansion.

On the first day of March, Yang Guang finally summoned Li Xuanba.

It was not the first time Li Xuanba had come to the imperial study, but he felt that this imperial study was even stranger than when he first came, and Yang Guang in the imperial study was no longer the Yang Guang he knew before.

"Wechen see Your Majesty." Li Xuanba bowed down and bowed, whether it was his actions or tone, they were extremely standard, so that people couldn't say a flaw. Of course, if you insist on finding some uncomfortable places, it can only be that Li Xuanba is more unbearable.

It's only been a month since the two last met, but Yang Guang also felt that Li Xuanba had become stranger, the smile on his face gradually faded, and he said calmly: "Sit down." ”

Li Xuanba sat down as he said, silent, and sat quietly on the high chair, like a statue.

Yang Guang saw Li Xuanba's unsmiling appearance, anger arose in his heart, and he said coldly: "Li Xuanba, do you know why I came to you today?" ”

"I don't know." Li Xuanba lowered his head and replied.

The more standardized Li Xuanba's etiquette is, the more Yang Guang feels angry, but Yang Guang doesn't know why Li Xuanba is like this, so he forcibly suppresses the unhappiness in his heart and says, "Why are you unhappy?" ”

"Everyone in the world says that Your Majesty favors Weichen, but Weichen feels that there is no Weichen in His Majesty's eyes." Li Xuanba said calmly: "Many days ago, Your Majesty said that you would let Wechen go to the army for training, but Wechen waited at home day after day, and did not receive His Majesty's will. Since His Majesty no longer attaches importance to Weichen, how can Weichen be happy? ”

Li Xuanba's tone was not respectful, a little like a child with a temper, Yang Guang listened to Li Xuanba's words, not only was he not angry, but he laughed out loud and said: "The state affairs are busy, I don't even know the prince, but you are so angry, you really look like a child." ”

"In this way, Weichen is too worried." Li Xuanba grinned and said, "Your Majesty summoned Weichen, is it going to send Weichen out?" ”

Li Xuanba's expression changed quickly, Yang Guang was stunned, and said, "I originally planned to let you stay by Jibei Gong's side, but unfortunately he was seriously ill and couldn't go to Yiyang." ”

"General Fan has made great achievements for the imperial court, and it is indeed a pity that he fell ill at this time." Li Xuanba sighed: "Since General Fan has returned to Luoyang, how does Your Majesty plan to deal with the thieves in Jiangcheng?" ”

"Tang Guogong has been idle for a long time, and it's time to do something." Yang Guang looked at Li Xuanba and said, "I plan to send you to Jiangcheng with me, what do you think?" ”

Li Xuanba didn't know if Yang Guang was tempted or sincere, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Weichen listens to His Majesty's orders. ”

Yang Guang nodded and said, "Tang Guogong protects the calf, if you go to Jiangcheng, you naturally don't have to worry about your safety, but you may not learn anything, wait for me to think about it and make a decision." ”

Li Xuanba complimented a few words, but did not dare to say more.

"The last time you talked about Jiangdu, Pei Yun has already sent someone to find out, there is indeed this matter, I have ordered Wang Shichong to go and exterminate the traitor, in this matter, you have made a meritorious contribution." Yang Guang did not mention the matter of Jiangcheng again, and shifted the topic to Jiangdu.

Li Xuanba was shocked when he heard this, and said in his heart: Could it be the future hero Wang Shichong?

Wei Zheng taught Li Xuanba for more than half a month, and Li Xuanba was basically able to know the ministers of the court and their official positions, but for local officials, Li Xuanba was still not clear, he didn't expect that the person guarding Jiangdu was actually Wang Shichong, otherwise he would not mention the disaster of Jiangdu.

"Master Pei is in charge of the imperial history of the world, why don't you know about the harassment of Jiangdu?" Li Xuanba asked casually.

"Pei Yun is conscientious, but the few imperial histories he sent were all victimized by Xiaoxiao, so that the news was blocked, fortunately you mentioned it, otherwise I wouldn't have known that there was such a bold traitor." Yang Guang said lightly, not taking Li Zitong in his eyes at all.

"I see." Li Xuanba had a conscious expression, then frowned again, and said: "From Luoyang to Jiangdu, you can reach it along the canal, why was the imperial history sent by Lord Pei killed?" Could it be that the canal is not safe? ”

"I'm also worried about this, and I've already sent people to exterminate the thieves along the way." Yang Guang saw that Li Xuanba was good at thinking, and said with satisfaction: "I heard that you have been closed to the mansion recently, and now it seems that you are not playing around in the mansion. ”

"Your Majesty wants to send Weichen to the army, how dare Weichen be careless, read day and night, and learn some knowledge of marching and fighting." Li Xuanba smiled embarrassedly and said, "Your Majesty trusts Weichen, and Weichen can't let Your Majesty down." ”

Yang Guang was very happy and said: "It's not a good thing to always read, so let's do it, you and Ling'er haven't seen each other for a few days, and at noon, you go to the Guozijian to talk to Ling'er, walk around, and remember to send her back to the palace earlier." ”

Li Xuanba thanked him and withdrew.

After leaving the palace and removing the disguise in front of Yang Guang, Li Xuanba only felt relaxed all of a sudden. His performance in the palace was actually thought out before entering the palace.

Li Xuanba used the strategy of wanting to capture and indulge, first facing Yang Guang with a cold attitude, and then showing that he was unhappy because Yang Guang did not pay attention to him, diverting Yang Guang's attention, so as to dispel Yang Guang's suspicion of him.

At the same time, Li Xuanba reminded Yang Guang by the way, hoping that he would not tour Jiangdu, but unfortunately Yang Guang ignored it.

Li Xuanba was not a loyal minister, although he knew that Yang Guang was in danger when he toured Jiangdu, but he didn't dare to say it directly, after all, he couldn't explain how he knew what happened in the future.

Standing on the side of the carriage, Li Xuanba glanced back at Miyagi, sighed, and got into the carriage.

The carriage of ordinary ministers cannot actually be called a carriage, because it is not the horse that pulls the cart, but the oxen. Of course, not everyone is like this, such as some important ministers in the court, and favored ministers like Li Xuanba.

Those who can use carriages in Luoyang City are naturally extremely noble. The carriage of the Tang Mansion drove slowly in the city, and passers-by all avoided it.

"Your Majesty may have already arranged my whereabouts, and letting me come to you should be regarded as a resignation." In the carriage, Li Xuanba said affectionately: "Perhaps, we won't see each other for some days." ”

Yang Ling knew that this day would always come, but he didn't expect it to come so suddenly, his eyes turned red, and he whispered, "Did my father say when he would leave?" ”

Li Xuanba said in his heart, why can't this father and daughter grasp the point? He glanced at Yang Yuan and Qiu Shuang, and said, "Your Majesty hasn't made an order yet, but it should be soon." ”

"Do you want me and Sister Yang Yuan to avoid me?" Li Xuanba's meaning at that glance was obvious, Qiushuang understood, smiled, and then said firmly: "No! ”

Yang Ling also understood, Chu Chu looked left and right pitifully, and Qiushuang said: "Your Royal Highness Princess, if you are alone with Lord Zhongyongwei, it will affect your reputation, please think twice, Your Royal Highness the Princess." ”

What Qiushuang said was indeed very reasonable, Yang Ling looked at Li Xuanba in embarrassment, Li Xuanba snorted and said, "That's it, it's all your own people, there's nothing to avoid." ”

Yang Yuan opened his eyes and sneered, Li Xuanba's smile instantly froze, and he coughed awkwardly.

The foursome, Li Xuanba naturally didn't dare to talk about Yang Guang, and he was embarrassed to say anything about love, so after walking around the city for a while, he sent the princess back to the country.

When he returned home, Wei Zheng had been waiting for a long time, his face was anxious, and he smiled when he saw Li Xuanba return safely.

Entering the room, Li Xuanba breathed a sigh of relief, put aside what happened in the palace, and then asked, "Mr. Wei, what do you think about this matter?" ”

"Your Majesty has experienced Yang Xuangan's incident, and he will definitely be cautious, and he should not send Gongzi to Tang Guogong's side." Wei Zheng thought for a while and replied: "Now that the Duke of Jibei is unwell, and Gongzi is friendly with General Yuwen, the villain thinks that His Majesty will send Gongzi to the side of Zhang Xutuo, the Tongshou of Qi County." ”

"Zhang Xutuo?" When Li Xuanba heard this, his body trembled, he looked extremely excited, and said incoherently: "If that's the case, it's not bad." ”

"The Duke of Jibei is unable to go on the expedition, and there are only a handful of people that His Majesty absolutely trusts, but the place where he can make contributions as soon as possible is by General Zhang's side." Wei Zheng was surprised when he saw Li Xuanba's abnormal expression, but he didn't think much about it, and only thought that Li Xuanba admired Zhang Xutuo.

"General Zhang is the pillar of the imperial court, he can fight well, and being able to stay by his side is of course the easiest to get meritorious service." Li Xuanba replied and said, "I just don't know where General Zhang is suppressing the thieves now?" ”

"I don't know." Wei Zheng shook his head and replied.

Li Xuanba answered absentmindedly, chatted with Wei Zheng a few more words, and Wei Zheng said goodbye and left.

At the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, many heroes emerged, but the people Li Xuanba admired the most were not Qin Qiong, Cheng Yanjin and others, nor Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui. In Li Xuanba's heart, Zhang Xutuo is a truly admirable strange person.

In the perception of later generations, it seems that the peasant uprisings are all good people, and the people who suppress the uprisings are bad people. But in fact, this is not the case, the officials forced the people to rebel, and the people rose up to resist, but after all, only a few rebels had the lofty ideal of saving the common people, and most of the rebels rebelled in line with the simple concept of "grabbing food, robbing money, and robbing women", on the one hand, they were rebels, but on the other hand, they were also robbers.

Helplessly, the Sui Dynasty finally fell, and Zhang Xutuo, who suppressed the peasant uprising, was naturally scandalized and became a butcher who aided the abuse.

If Li Xuanba hadn't accidentally seen some legends about Zhang Xutuo, he would have been like everyone else, and he wouldn't care about this little person in the long history.