Returning from the palace to the palace of the Zhou Kingdom, dinner was ready, and it was much more sumptuous than usual. Li Xuanba sat in the first place, and the eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling sat on either side of him.

Although the meal was sumptuous, when eating, Li Xuanba rarely used his chopsticks, and he kept explaining something to the eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling, especially Fang Xuanling, Li Xuanba could be said to have a thousand instructions, for fear that there would be an accident when he went to Wu County.

After dinner, Fang Xuanling, escorted by Xiao Xiaowei and others, took Shen Faxing's congratulatory gifts, and rushed to Wu County overnight, while the eldest grandson Wuji only took Ren Wuwu and quietly left Jiangdu.

The Mansion of Zhou has not become deserted because of the departure of the eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling, in fact, since Li Xuanba's wedding, the Mansion of Zhou has been very lively, whether it is the servants and miscellaneous servants in the mansion, or the guards outside the mansion and the hidden servants hidden in the secret, they have increased a lot.

Seeing Fang Xuanling away, Li Xuanba stood in front of the door for a while, his face was a little tingled by the cold wind of winter, and the afterglow of the setting sun was only a little mottled.

"Childe, it's cold outside, let's go into the house early." Liang Xiao glanced at the empty street and said softly: "With the skills of the two gentlemen, there will definitely be no danger, don't worry." ”

"Although Mr. Fang has great talents, after all, it is the first time to carry out such a dangerous mission, how can you let me not worry?" Li Xuanba sighed lightly and said, "Shen Faxing is a stranger, who knows what crazy things he will do if he is forced to be in a hurry?" ”

"In that case, why did Gongzi send Mr. Fang to personally escort the congratulatory gift to Wu County?" Liang Xiao was puzzled.

"Returning the congratulatory gift just shows the attitude of the imperial court." Li Xuanba seemed to want to relieve the depression in his heart, he looked at the night in front of him, and said slowly: "If you can surrender the soldiers without a fight, this is naturally the best result for the imperial court, so the real purpose of Mr. Fang's trip is to persuade Shen Faxing to surrender." ”

Shen Faxing took advantage of the chaos to start an incident, and now he has become a hegemon, it is not easy for him to give up the power in his hands, Fang Xuanling's task seems simple, but it is actually very dangerous.

"No wonder Gongzi sent Xiao Guards and others to accompany him." Liang Xiao came to his senses, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt a little strange, so he couldn't help but ask: "Since Gongzi sent Xiao to escort him, why did he let Mr. Fang risk his life?" ”

Li Xuanba smiled helplessly, patted Liang Xiao's shoulder, and said, "If you spend more time on reading in the future, you won't ask such simple questions." After a pause, he turned around and walked towards the mansion, and said as he walked: "Do you think anyone can accomplish such a big thing as persuading Shen Faxing to surrender?" ”

Fang Xuanling is unparalleled in intelligence, but his official position in the court is not high, Li Xuanba sent him to Wu County, firstly, he wanted to use Fang Xuanling's talent and quick wit, and secondly, he hoped to show his contempt for Shen Faxing through Fang Xuanling, who was not famous. It is only easy for the imperial court to exterminate you Shen Faxing, so you are not worthy of the imperial court sending more important people to persuade you to surrender.

Although it is said to be persuaded to surrender, the imperial court always promises Shen Faxing some benefits, and Shen Faxing is not an idiot, it is impossible to know that surrendering to the Southern Sui will encounter a catastrophe, and he still goes to Jiangdu to die with a smile on his face.

Moreover, Shen Faxing understands the attitude of the imperial court very well, since the imperial court wants to take back Wu County, Yuhang and other counties without bloodshed, then he can use this to seek some benefits for himself and his family.

As for how much benefit can be sought, it depends on how tough the attitude of the Southern Sui court is.

"The villain is stupid, he really can't think of this." Liang Xiao scratched his head and replied with a slight embarrassment: "It's just that the return of the congratulatory gift still has such a deep intention." ”

"When you are in a high position, you will naturally understand these truths." Li Xuanba smiled and said.

Every decision made by those in power has the potential to cause immeasurable damage.

With the current strength of the Southern Sui, it is indeed not difficult to exterminate Shen Faxing, but the army is on the march, Wu County is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the consumption of grain, grass, and siege equipment is immeasurable.

"Childe once said, there is no suspicion in employing people, and there is no need for suspicious people, since you have handed over the matter to Mr. Fang, you should believe him." Liang Xiao accompanied Li Xuanba to the backyard and stopped: "The villain thinks that the most troublesome thing for you now should be which lady's room you should go to spend the night at night." After saying that, he smiled and escaped from the yard.

The smile on Li Xuanba's face became bitter, but after being teased by Liang Xiao, his mood was indeed much better.

The moonlight is getting thicker, Yang Ling's room is lit, but Shizuka's room is pitch black, Li Xuanba doesn't know what Yang Ling and Shizuka talked about last night, but according to his intuition, Li Xuanba feels that he should go to Yang Ling's room.

Yang Yuan, who had been inseparable from Yang Ling's side, did not appear, Li Xuanba gently pushed open the door, and saw Yang Ling sitting at the table, holding a book of poetry in his hand, which was Li Xuanba's masterpiece.

"In the blink of an eye, we've known each other for four years." Seeing Li Xuanba enter the house, Yang Ling put down the poetry book in his hand and stood up, Li Xuanba walked over to help her sit down, and said softly: "I remember the first time we met, Ling'er's eyes were full of disgust, but I didn't expect to become my lady now." ”

"When did Ling'er dislike Brother Xuanba?" Yang Ling lowered his head shyly, and did not admit Li Xuanba's words: "At that time, Brother Xuanba knelt outside the carriage, and Ling'er just didn't want to see you groveling. ”

Who would have thought that in just four years, he would become the Duke of Zhou of the Southern Sui Dynasty who could control the pattern of the world?

Seeing that Yang Ling was still as shy as usual, Li Xuanba couldn't help but take her into his arms, and then began to recall the bits and pieces after the two met.

Thinking of what might happen next, Yang Ling was a little nervous, she didn't dare to raise her head, only occasionally said a few words, and the rest of the time she agreed softly.

Everything Li Xuanba said, Yang Ling remembered clearly, and she could even remember the scenes where those things happened.

Although they have known each other for four years, Li Xuanba and Yang Lingju are less and more separated, but in half an hour, Li Xuanba finished talking about the memories between the two, so he asked curiously: "Ling'er, what did you talk to Shizuka about last night?" ”

"It's all the words of my daughter's family, how can I easily tell you?" Yang Ling spit out the **** naughtily, no matter how Li Xuanba asked, he just refused to answer.

"As the lady of my father, I dare not answer my father's question, since this is the case, my father should teach you a good lesson, Zhenzhen Fugang!" As soon as the words fell, Li Xuanba picked up Yang Ling and let her pink fist beat his chest.

Hearing the movement coming from Yang Ling's room, Yang Yuan, who was lying on the roof, closed his eyes, and two words came out of his mouth: "Beast!" ”

PS: This chapter is July 12th. (To be continued.) )