When Cai Xianjiu died, his heirs were not around, and Li Xuanba had the intention to recall his heirs back to Jiangdu, but those two insisted on adhering to Cai Saijiu's legacy and stayed on the battlefield. Shizuka took his daughter as his filial piety, and it was not until the triumphant return of the army that Shizuka returned to the Zhou Palace, so there were some things she didn't know.

Nan Sui sent envoys to the Turks many times to try to persuade Princess Yicheng to work together to attack the Tang Dynasty, and Princess Yicheng's reply was very simple: let Li Xuanba go to the Turks in person, otherwise everything would not be discussed.

The envoy once visited Empress Xiao and asked her to persuade Princess Yicheng, but Princess Yicheng was hard-hearted and did not give the Southern Sui court any room for discussion, and insisted that Li Xuanba go to the Turks in person.

The two countries are at war and do not kill them, this rule obviously does not work for the Turks, not to mention that Princess Yicheng's attitude is there, where does Li Xuanba dare to go? Even if he was willing to sacrifice his life and forget death, it was impossible for Yang Tong and the Manchu Dynasty Wenwu to let him go.

The Turks are strong, and they have no fear of Southern Sui, if Li Xuanba goes, they will kill if they want to, and they will not worry that Southern Sui will dare to avenge Li Xuanba.

Li Xuanba and Yang Ling chatted with Shizuka for an afternoon, and they didn't separate until dinner, Yang Ling knew that Li Xuanba's heart knot had not yet been opened, and she had no way to share Li Xuanba's worries, so she could only sigh lightly and take Shizuka back to the backyard first.

The autumn breeze was bleak, with a coolness, wandering wantonly in the courtyard, the people in the house had gone back to rest, and after a meal, the courtyard was once again covered with withered yellow leaves.

The sky was overcast, the moonlight was not bright, and a few lanterns emitted a faint light, making the Zhou Guogong Mansion look extremely deserted.

Li Xuanba stomped his steps in the courtyard, making a rustling sound under his feet, and as long as he wanted, there would be thousands of people vying to accompany him to stroll in the autumn wind. But in fact, the reason why the Zhou Guogong Mansion was so deserted was because of Li Xuanba's order.

He needed to be still.

The stone bench that he sat on during the day had long since lost its temperature, and even a few leaves had fallen on it, Li Xuanba was so engrossed in thinking about things that he didn't notice them at all, and sat straight towards the stone bench.

"Childe, is it really that serious?" A figure appeared beside Li Xuanba very suddenly, he dusted off the fallen leaves on the stone bench, and said softly.

Including Yang Ling, almost everyone didn't know why Li Xuanba was sad during this time, but there was one exception, that was Li Gou, not because he had a close relationship with Li Xuanba, but because he was the leader of the hidden guard.

Li Xuanba glanced at Li Gou to show his gratitude, and then sighed: "The soldiers are coming to block, the water is coming to cover the earth, if the matter can really be described as serious, this son will not be depressed." ”

"The son never mentioned it, and the villain didn't dare to ask more." Li Gou frowned, and said in a deep voice: "But if there is anything else that needs to be confirmed, the son may as well leave it to the villain to do." ”

"You're not as smart as him, can you find out anything if you go?" Li Xuanba glanced at Li Gou, asked him to sit down, and said casually: "Li Gou, what kind of person do you think is the most respectable?" ”

Li Gou wanted to say: Of course it's a person like you, Childe. However, when he saw the confusion in Li Xuanba's eyes, he instantly swallowed the words in his mouth back into his stomach.

"The villain thinks that people like the fourth prince are already very respectable." Li Gou thought about it seriously, and then replied extremely seriously.

When Li Xuanba heard this, the corners of his mouth curled, and he said with a smile: "You have been in a high position for a long time, and your mind is getting more and more refined. ”

"What the villain says is not a compliment." Li Gou stood up, bowed down and hugged his fists and said: "As the fourth prince, he should be glorious and wealthy, with fine clothes and fine food, and there is no need to risk his life at all, let alone go to that kind of place." ”

It seems to be infected by the atmosphere in the courtyard, and the wind suddenly becomes a little stronger.

Thinking of Li Zhiyun's somewhat thin figure, Li Xuanba's expression softened a lot, and his troubled heart settled down a little.

The Turks are the biggest threat to the Central Plains, Li Xuanba will naturally send people to the Turks to explore intelligence, but the Turks are no better than the Central Plains, where the Central Plains people live a miserable and dangerous life, and more importantly, the intelligence on the Turkic side is very important, and Li Xuanba must send a person worthy of his trust.

Li Gou and Liang Xiao, who have followed him for many years, of course Li Xuanba has never doubted it, but Li Gou and them are all martial arts practitioners, and they have a bloody aura of killing, which is easy to be detected, and in terms of resourcefulness, they are indeed not good candidates.

Li Zhiyun is different, although he practiced martial arts when he was young, but after the Dongjun incident, he has never wielded a knife or a gun again, and others can't see the abnormality at all. Moreover, Li Zhiyun, as Li Yuan's son, has received a good education since he was a child, and his intelligence is far beyond the reach of Li Gou and others.

"If you let my mother know that Zhiyun is in the Turks at this time, I'm afraid she will have trouble sleeping, right?" Li Xuanba shook his head and sighed: "At the beginning, he took the initiative to invite Ying to go to Turkic on the grounds that he was afraid that his mother would force him to marry and go out to travel, but it was difficult for him. ”

"There has been no news from the fourth son, and the villain is very worried." Li Gou secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said softly: "Fortunately, he finally wrote a few days ago. ”

"He did the right thing, there is nothing important, he shouldn't have sent the message back," Li Xuanba took out a letter from his arms, handed it to Li Gou, and said, "You sit down and see Zhiyun's ability." There was a hint of pride in his tone.

Li Gou's eyes rolled, and after a moment's hesitation, he still took the letter, opened it and glanced at it in the dim light.

The content of the letter is very ordinary, like a letter written by a young man who is wandering away from home, Li Gou finished reading the letter, he was very puzzled in his heart, and read it again carefully, his brows wrinkled involuntarily.

"Childe, what does the fourth prince mean by persuading you to go to the Turks in the letter?" Li Gou really couldn't see the clues in the letter, so he folded the letter and respectfully handed it back to Li Xuanba.

"If he hadn't written like that, how could this letter have left the Turks?" Li Xuanba took the letter, carefully put it in his arms, and said, "How to read the letter of the hidden guard, have you forgotten?" ”

"The villain tried it just now, but the letter of the fourth prince should not be the password of the hidden guard." Li Gou whispered.

The so-called secret guard's password is a method set by Li Xuanba to prevent the letters between the hidden guards from accidentally falling into the hands of others, that is, to hide the content to be expressed in the sentences in the letter according to the law.

"Although the password of the hidden guard is not set in stone, Zhiyun is very cautious, and he is worried that someone in the hidden guard will have different intentions, so he reversed the password several times." Li Xuanba looked at Li Gou with a smile and said, "If you recall every word in the letter, you may be able to understand." ”

"Forgive the villain for being stupid, I can only see from the letter that the fourth prince has defected to the account of Bu Lishe." Li Gou thought about it for a long time, but he had forgotten a lot about the content of the letter, and it was impossible for Li Xuanba to read the letter to him again, so he could only reply stubbornly.

"Yes, he's already a guest of honor." Li Xuanba stood up, looked into the distance and said to himself: "His status is not low now, and the news that he took the risk to send back will naturally not be fake, right?" (To be continued.) )