On the eighth day of the first month of the first month, the breath of spring has not yet been smelled.

After four days of good weather, the road was no longer muddy, and a horse-drawn carriage slowly drove away from the Li Mansion.

Wan Shi stood in front of the mansion, watched the carriage go away, glanced back at Shizuka, sighed softly, and turned back to the house. The other subordinates also walked into the mansion one after another, only Shizuka stood in place, looking at the direction of the carriage in the distance, tears sliding from the corners of her eyes.

"Childe, I've known you for so long, and now I realize that you are such a heartless person." In the carriage, Li Gou said indignantly: "Shizuka is so cute, it's okay if you don't want to be tempted, in order to avoid her, you went back to Luoyang in advance, which really chilled her." ”

Li Xuanba glanced at Li Gou fiercely, and said angrily: "You also said that the clothes and hot water in the room in the past, I thought that you and Li Zhu prepared them, if it weren't for you, how could there be such a big misunderstanding?" ”

Li Gou was instantly deflated and said, "Shizuka begs us not to tell you, what can we do?" ”

Li Xuanba snorted coldly, glanced at a burden in the carriage, and said: "When you get to the market, you hurry up and buy a horse, if not, you buy a donkey, in short, don't dangle it in front of my eyes." ”

Nominally, Luoyang was only the eastern capital of the Great Sui, but in fact, Yang Guang stayed in Luoyang except for the cruise. Luoyang's status is no longer as simple as accompanying the capital.

There are countless businessmen and magnates in Luoyang City, just after the New Year, there is no curfew in the city, and it is very lively. However, the Tang Mansion is much more deserted.

Li Xuanba was not curious about the affairs outside the mansion, nor did he care about it, and after he came back, he hid in his room most of the time, and Li Gou was not allowed to report the news of his return to His Majesty. At the same time, Li Gou and others were also forbidden to go out at will.

According to the normal schedule, Li Xuanba was supposed to return to the house in about twenty, and the subordinates in the house would not come back until after the Lantern Festival. So at this time, the task of taking care of Li Xuanba can only fall on Li Gou.

"Childe, you really don't plan to walk around the provinces?" Li Gou was bored in the house for two days, and said impatiently: "Even if you don't want to move, son, there is no need to close the door of the house all day!" Nowadays, officials from all over the country have come to Beijing to give gifts, and Tang Guogong is also a big member, so this gift money is inevitably indispensable. ”

"And then?" Li Xuanba put down his pen, raised his head, looked at Li Gou and said, "If someone gives a gift, you can get some benefits from it, and then go to the land of fireworks to pretend to be a rich son?" ”

Li Gou was broken by the truth, and couldn't help but slander: You pretend to be confused in big things, but you are so shrewd in small things.

However, Li Gou is also a person who has seen the world, his face remains unchanged, he shook his head and said: "The villain has never thought about these things, but when he left, his wife explained that some people's mansions still have to be walked." ”

Li Xuanba smiled meaningfully, did not refute, and said: "In this case, you go to back up the generous gifts, and later, we will go to the Xuguo Mansion." Li Gou replied and ran to Li Xing to discuss, of course, the main thing was to ask for some silver taels.

Before leaving Hedong, the Wan clan did ask Li Xuanba to go to the Xuguo Mansion to meet him, because the relationship between the Xuguo Mansion and the Tang Guogong Mansion was extraordinary.

First of all, Yu Wenshu's wife and Li Yuan's mother are sisters, both daughters of Dugu Xin. Secondly, Li Yuan has an excellent relationship with Yu Wenshi, and Yu Wenshi is none other than Yu Wenshu's son. In addition, Li Xuanba and Yuwen Chengdu have irreversible friendships.

coincides with the Chinese New Year, if you don't go to meet Xu Guogong, you really can't say it.

When he arrived at Xu Guogong's mansion, Li Gou handed over the post and explained his identity, and the next person took the post and ran back to the mansion to report.

"Xu Guogong has a noble status, and Chengdu is a celebrity in front of His Majesty, why is the front of the house so deserted?" After Li Gou returned to his side, Li Xuanba asked strangely.

"Yuwen Shi and Yuwen Zhihe's criminal slave status has not been withdrawn, how dare Xu Guogong accept gifts with great fanfare at this time?" Li Gou replied, "However, those people will always have a way to send gifts in." ”

"That's just as well." Li Xuanba understood, nodded and said.

Half an hour later, the man ran back, invited Li Xuanba and the others into the mansion, and sent someone to take Chang Bo to rest.

Yuwen Shu's military exploits are outstanding, and he is good at catering, and he is deeply loved by Yang Guang, and I don't know how many objects given by Yang Guang are placed in the house.

Bypassing the courtyard, the subordinates of the Duke of Xu Guo took Li Xuanba directly to the door of Yuwenshu's room, and then knocked lightly on the door, and soon, the door opened, and a gorgeously dressed person invited Li Xuanba into the room.

"Xuanba meets Xu Guogong." After Li Xuanba entered the room, he saw an old man lying on the bed in the room, and hurriedly bowed and saluted, saying: "Xuanba has forgotten all the old things, I don't know the relationship between Xu Mansion and Li Mansion. ”

When Li Xuanba saluted, he found that in addition to the person who opened the door, there was another person in the room, kneeling in front of the bed, with a fat body, and at first glance he was a lazy person.

Yu Wenshu sat up and said, "Xuanba, don't be polite, be wise, don't you beckon Xuanba to sit down?" ”

Yu Wenzhi responded, moved a chair over, Li Xuanba made a gesture, and said, "Xuanba has seen the second uncle. ”

"I am a slave to sin, and I cannot be honored with loyalty." Yu Wenzhi moved his body out of the way and helped Li Xuanba up.

"I am like brothers and sisters in Chengdu, and there are no outsiders here, how can the second uncle not be able to stand it?" Li Xuanba shook his head and said.

"Xuanba, don't pay attention to them, two unfilial sons." Yuwen Shu scolded: "I have nothing to do all day long, and I still do such a thing, if it weren't for Princess Nanyang's intercession, the old man would not have asked the white-haired person to send the black-haired person." ”

Although it was scolding, there was love in the tone.

When Li Xuanba heard this, he was taken aback, he didn't expect that the person kneeling in front of the bed turned out to be Yu Wenhua!

In history, Yu Wenhua and the emperor usurped the throne, and he was a hero, and the Yu Wenhua in front of him had no eyes and a bloated body, how could he have the appearance of a hero.

After Yu Wenshu finished scolding, Yu Wenhua hurriedly said: "What my father taught me is that the child knows his mistakes. ”

"Chengdu, didn't you go back to Luoyang?" A few people were polite for a while, and Li Xuanba sat down and asked softly.

"You two go out first." Yu Wenshu did not answer, but drove Yu Wenhua and Yu Wen Zhihe out of the room. Li Xuanba was stunned in his heart, and secretly said that Yu Wenshu had something to say to himself?

After Yu Wenhua and the two left, Yu Wenshu sighed and said, "Tang Guogong gave birth to several good sons. Li Xuanba comforted himself.

"I'm afraid that Chengdu won't be able to come back for some days." Yuwen Shu slowed down, calmed down a bit, and said: "On the tenth day of October last year, Wei Qi, a native of Pengcheng, gathered more than 10,000 people to be robbers, constantly harassing Lu County, and it will take some time for Chengdu to go and exterminate it. ”

"It's a pity that Xuanba is now powerless and can't help Chengdu share his worries." Li Xuanba said with annoyance. As for whether I was really annoyed in my heart, no one knows.