The night came with a cold wind, and the sky in Luoyang became a little gloomy.

Li Gou risked being scolded, knocked on the door of half a pillar of incense time, and finally called Li Xuanba out of the bed. Li Xuanba opened the door and shivered coldly. The two maids walked into the room one after another and brought hot water and breakfast.

After washing, he drank hot porridge again, which warmed up a little, Li Xuanba rubbed his hands, and walked helplessly towards the outside of the house, Chang Bo was already waiting outside. Thinking that he would have to live like this in the future, Li Xuanba instantly missed Hedong County.

"Big brother, wait a minute." As soon as Li Xuanba entered the carriage, he heard Yuwen Chengdu's shouts and hurriedly poked his head out.

"Chengdu, why are you here?" Li Xuanba said curiously, and saw Yuwen Chengdu wearing armor and phoenix wings in his hand, and said, "You want to leave Luoyang?" ”

Yuwen Chengdu reined in his horse, stopped on the side of the car, and replied: "In the past few days, there has been a group of rebels who have rebelled, and Chengdu has been ordered by His Majesty to go and exterminate them." ”

At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the world was in turmoil, and Li Xuanba didn't want to ask more, so he said: "Then you should be careful." ”

Yuwen Chengdu saw that Li Xuanba's tone was flat, and his heart was gloomy, but his face did not show any abnormality, and he arched his hand and said, "Thank you for your concern." ”

"You, don't call me big brother." Li Xuanba hesitated for a moment and said, "You are a few years older than me, and it is a little inappropriate to call me the eldest brother." ”

"No, we worshipped heaven and earth back then." Yuwen Chengdu said in a deep voice.

"Huh?" Li Xuanba was taken aback, but then he thought that the worship of heaven and earth that Yuwen Chengdu was referring to might be burning incense and blood, so he put his mind at ease and said: "You don't even listen to me, and you still treat me as a big brother?" ”

Yuwen Chengdu was embarrassed for a while, and didn't know how to answer.

"I know that you value love and righteousness and keep your promises, but after all, I am different from before, and now I am studying in Guozijian, so I can't still be so rude." Li Xuanba persuaded: "Besides, as long as our friendship is still there, why care about a title? ”

Confucianism pays attention to the order of the young and the old, and Li Xuanba's explanation is reasonable.

Yuwen Chengdu thought for a moment and said: "Chengdu is willing to listen to the eldest brother" Seeing that Li Xuanba rolled his eyes, he quickly changed his words: "Zhongyongwei's words." ”

"Let's call me Xuanba." Li Xuanba smiled and said, "This is more kind." ”

Yuwen Chengdu was very unaccustomed to screaming, and after shouting, both of them laughed.

"That's right." Yuwen Chengdu saw that Li Gou and the others were still gathered around the side of the carriage, and hurriedly said: "I entered the palace last night to meet Your Majesty, and Your Majesty kindly allowed you not to go to Guozijian this morning, so that you and I can catch up with the old days." ”

"Why didn't you say it earlier." Li Xuanba let out a sigh of annoyance, turned his head to Li Zhu and said, "Pack up your things and go home." ”

Before Yuwen Chengdu could react, Li Xuanba had already gotten out of the carriage and went straight to the house.

Li Gou was accustomed to Li Xuanba's style, and said to Yuwen Chengdu: "General, please go to the mansion to rest." ”

Yuwen Chengdu got off the horse, followed Li Gou to Li Xuanba's room, and when he entered the house, he saw that Li Xuanba had already sat on the bed wrapped in a quilt.

"This bed is a little small, so I'm welcome." Li Xuanba smiled wryly, Yuwen Chengdu shook his head, signaling that he was not polite. Li Gou moved a chair to the side of the bed, and Yuwen Chengdu arched his hand and sat down.

Recounting the old and recounting the old is naturally the old thing, but Li Xuanba has forgotten all the past, how to narrate?

"Xuanba, are you starting to practice calligraphy now?" After looking around, Yuwen Chengdu found that there were four treasures of the study room on the desk in the distance, and there were still words written on the paper, so he asked casually.

"I can only hold a pen now." Li Xuanba said with a smile: "But I only learned to write in the past two days, and it is very ugly." ”

"It won't be more ugly than Chengdu's words." Yuwen Chengdu said with a smile, then stood up, walked to the desk and took a look, his smile instantly froze, and then coughed lightly and said, "It is indeed better than the words I wrote." ”

Li Xuanba only knew that Yuwen was a martial arts general, but he didn't want him to consider other people's feelings, and quipped: "If the words you write are more ugly than mine, how will the old general Yuwen spare you?" ”

Yuwen Chengdu is an invincible general, and he is also a child of a family, he has received a good education since he was a child, how can he write ugly words?

Seeing that the flattering words were debunked, Yuwen Chengdu said embarrassedly: "What does the word 'Su Ling' mean?" ”

"It's an old man's name." Li Xuanba replied, his eyes dimming. When he picked up the pen, the first thing he thought of was to write those two words.

Seeing that Li Xuanba's expression was wrong, Yuwen Chengdu sat down again and said, "Words can always be practiced." ”

But man can no longer see. Li Xuanba said in his heart.

"Your Majesty sent you to exterminate the rebels, why did you set off in the afternoon?" Li Xuanba and Yuwen Chengdu have not known each other for a long time, and it is difficult to have a topic, so they can only mention Yuwen Chengdu's expedition.

Yuwen Chengdu sighed and replied: "Now that there are rebels and thieves, the people are panicking, and the garrisons of various counties and counties do not dare to be deployed at will, so they can only transfer some soldiers from Luoyang, and it will take some time for them to integrate." After a pause, he continued: "There must be people who can't come back, so let them have a meal with their families." ”

War is death, especially in the era of cold weapons, Li Xuanba has long been aware of it, but when he heard Yuwen Chengdu's words, there was still a little throbbing in his heart.

Now that Wagang has not gained momentum, Dou Jiande has not yet grown, and it is already so difficult for the imperial court to deal with it, in a few years, will the Great Sui Dynasty still be able to support it? Will history not change at all because he survived?

Yuwen Chengdu only thought that Li Xuanba cared about Yang Guang, and comforted: "You don't have to worry, these traitors are just a rabble, they can't become a climate, and those who have a little power are also controlled by others, and no one will threaten Your Majesty's safety." ”

"I'm helpless now, what's the use of worrying." Li Xuanba shook his head and said, "When you are on a journey, you must listen to the advice of others and don't be reckless." Also, always be careful not to fall for someone else's tricks. ”

Li Xuanba is a person who values love and righteousness, otherwise he would not kill in anger, and now Yuwen Chengdu is sincere to him, even if Li Xuanba is unwilling to get involved in the war, he can't help but remind two sentences.

Yuwen Chengdu felt Li Xuanba's heartfelt concern, held Li Xuanba's hand and said, "Chengdu remembers." ”

Li Xuanba pulled out his hand a little unaccustomedly, and said with a smile: "That Xuanba is in Luoyang, waiting for you to return victorious." ”

Yuwen Chengdu nodded, hesitated for a moment, stood up and closed the door tightly, Li Xuanba saw him like this, he had already guessed what Yuwen Chengdu was going to say, and sighed in his heart.

Sure enough, after Yuwen Chengdu sat down again, he said, "Xuanba, do you remember your relationship with Your Majesty?" ”

"I can't be His Majesty's illegitimate son, can I?" Li Xuanba smiled, seeing that Yuwen Chengdu didn't mean to laugh at all, he put away his smile and said helplessly: "To be honest, I can't remember anything about the past, others say that Your Majesty loves me, but I really don't have any impression." ”

"Your status in Your Majesty's heart, I'm afraid it's no worse than the prince." Yuwen Chengdu said seriously: "Everyone in the world thinks that Your Majesty values you and pampers you just because you have the courage of a man, but this is not the case. ”

"I understand what you mean." Li Xuanba said: "Now that I am a waste, Your Majesty also summoned me to Luoyang, and even sent me to the Guozijian, which shows that Your Majesty does not only care about my force." ”

"And do you know why?" Yuwen Chengdu asked.

Li Xuanba shook his head.

"Because Your Majesty regards you as a confidant and a friend." Yuwen Chengdu said affirmatively.