Wei Ting is the son of Wei Chong, the former secretary of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, who has befriended Li Jiancheng since he was a child, and the two are of similar age, and they do not shy away from talking.

"Xuanba's matter, don't think about it for the time being, as long as he is no longer the idiot he was back then, he won't hinder my plans." Wei Ting said with relief: "Without Xuanba, Your Majesty has already broken an arm." ”

Li Jiancheng nodded, sighed, and said, "Your Majesty's other arm is not easy to break!" ”

"Even though Yuwen Chengdu is strong in martial arts, Yang Guang is not enough to support this broken court with this hand." Wei Ting said.

"It's a pity that my father is stupid and loyal, and he still works for His Majesty." Li Jiancheng said disappointedly: "I once persuaded my father in private, but I didn't expect to be severely reprimanded by my father. After saying that, he shook his head.

When Wei Ting heard this, he didn't comfort him, but said with a smile: "Tang Guogong reprimanded Gongzi, but it's a good thing. ”

Li Jiancheng looked puzzled and said strangely: "How can this be considered a good thing?" ”

Wei Ting took a sip of hot tea and pretended to be mysterious: "The secret of heaven must not be revealed." Li Jiancheng was just about to ask, Wei Ting continued: "Your Majesty is eloquent and strategic, but he is too rigid and self-serving, which leads to the people's misery. If there are constant disputes today, His Majesty still does not introspect, but is more extravagant than before, not only in the Jiangdu to build a palace, but also sent people to build thousands of ships in Luoyang, after a few months, I am afraid that I will have to tour the Jiangdu in the south again. ”

"I don't know how many people are going to suffer again." When Li Jiancheng heard this, he said with affection.

Wei Ting saw that Li Jiancheng was worried about the people, moved for a moment, bowed his head, and said: "Gongzi cares about the world, but the time has not yet come, I hope that Gongzi will be patient and continue to make friends with the magnates in Hedong, one day, these people will be used by Gongzi." ”

Li Jiancheng is straightforward, simple, benevolent, and very talented, and when he interacts with those powerful people, he is deeply respected by them, but if the general trend is unclear today, those families have a yearning for it, but they dare not choose it easily.

"Actually, I would prefer Your Majesty to pull back from the precipice." Li Jiancheng shook his head and said, "Your Majesty will take a trip to Jiangdu, maybe you will be able to see the real Great Sui." ”

Wei Ting sneered and said: "Now that everyone in the court does not dare to speak, and the officials below are trying their best to please Your Majesty, how can Your Majesty find out about the rebellion in Kyushu?" ”

Although the snow in the east of the river stopped, the road was muddy, and with some frost in the morning, Li Jiancheng and the others left the inn early and went to Li's mansion.

Twenty miles was not too far, and after half an hour, the carriage stopped in front of the Li Mansion.

Li Jiancheng and Wei Ting got off the carriage one after another, and Li Yuanji also jumped off the horse, and his own subordinates helped take care of the carriage. The three of them entered the Li Mansion before and after, and the more than 20 soldiers outside had the subordinates of the Li Mansion to settle down.

"Built, why are you back?" Wan received a report from his subordinates, greeted Li Shimin, and met Li Jiancheng and the three in the courtyard.

"The child failed to accompany his mother for the New Year, and he hoped that his mother would forgive his sins." When Li Jiancheng saw Wan's, he bowed down and bowed.

Wan Shi hurriedly stepped forward to help him up and said, "It was cold and snowy a few days ago, if you come back, I can't say that I will scold you." ”

When several people in the courtyard heard this, they all smiled, and Li Jiancheng said with a smile: "Mother is a bodhisattva, how can she be willing to scold the child for half a sentence?" ”

At this time, Li Shimin also stepped forward and arched his hand: "Big brother, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

Li Jiancheng nodded and said, "It's true that some days have passed, and the people of the world are now taller than the eldest brother." ”

Li Yuanji snorted coldly on the side, Wei Ting glanced at him, Li Yuanji stepped forward and saluted with some reluctance, and then retreated. He didn't like Li Shimin, and he didn't like Wan.

Wan's liking for Li Xuanba will naturally make Li Yuanji unhappy, and Li Shimin has a gap with Li Jiancheng, so it is even more impossible for him to like it. However, Wan and Li Shimin didn't care, and the two exchanged a few words with Wei Ting, and a few people entered the front hall.

"It's built, why didn't Zhiyun come back?" After each of them took their seats, he asked casually.

"Zhiyun is young, and he is tired of traveling, I'm afraid he won't be able to stand it." Li Jiancheng replied: "When the weather is better, I will send someone to send him back and let him accompany you well." ”

Wan nodded and said, "That's fine, let him sharpen and sharpen outside, and he can't always hide under your protection." Since you're both back, let's have lunch together today, Shimin, and don't be in a hurry to leave. ”

"Shimin is just waiting for Xuanba to wake up, so that he can say goodbye to him." Li Shimin said with a smile: "It's just that I didn't expect that the eldest brother and they also came back, but fortunately I didn't leave in a hurry." ”

Li Jiancheng smiled, but he was a little bored in his heart, he thought that Li Shimin would leave before the frost melted, but he didn't expect that in order to win over Li Xuanba, he didn't leave.

"By the way, after talking about it for so long, what about the Xuanba people?" Li Jiancheng looked around, found that Li Xuanba was not in the room, and asked.

Wan Shi looked outside the door and said, "At this time, Xuanba usually sleeps until noon, and when we eat first, don't pay attention to him." There was love in his tone, and there was a hint of reproach.

When Li Yuanji heard this, he snorted coldly, but his voice was very small, and others did not notice it.

Before noon, Li Xuanba had woken up, lying on the bed and reading a book, close to noon, someone brought hot water, Li Xuanba got up to wash up, and went to the side hall, which has become Li Xuanba's habit in the Li Mansion.

Since Li Gou is His Majesty's person, Li Xuanba naturally can't treat him as an ordinary subordinate, and some trivial matters are usually handed over to others to take care of.

After entering the side hall, Li Xuanba didn't have time to put on a smiling face, raised his eyes, and found that Li Jiancheng and others were there, and there was an unknown person sitting next to Li Jiancheng, whose status was even higher than Li Yuanji.

"I'm sorry, Xuanba is late." Li Xuanba was only surprised for a moment, then calmed down, walked in apologetically, saluted one by one, and paused deliberately when he arrived in front of Wei Ting. After Li Jiancheng's introduction, Li Xuanba also saluted politely, Wei Ting stood up and returned the salute, politely said, and sat down.

"After living in Luoyang for two months, Xuanba's complexion looks much better." Li Jiancheng spoke first.

Li Xuanba smiled slightly and replied: "Xuanba eats well, sleeps well, no matter how bad his complexion is, how can he still have a face to come back?" Everyone laughed when they heard it interestingly, and even Li Yuanji couldn't help laughing, but he quickly stopped, and then continued to keep a straight face.

On the way back to Hedong, Li Gou had already explained clearly that he had been struck by lightning, and Li Xuanba was curious, and asked Li Jiancheng about his personality, but he didn't expect Li Gou to praise him, saying that he was talented, generous and generous.

Excluding the psychological shadow, Li Xuanba is naturally no longer afraid of Li Jiancheng, and he talks and laughs with him, and the relationship between the two looks very good.

Li Shimin was calm and relaxed, and seemed to care nothing, but in fact, his heart had already fluctuated. He couldn't understand why Li Xuanba and Li Jiancheng could get along so well? Could it be that Li Xuanba forgot who caused him to lose all his force?

But then again, except for Li Shimin, several people at the dinner table knew what was going on at that time. The hatred that Li Shimin hoped for did not appear in Li Xuanba's heart.

The meal gradually came together, and everyone chatted while enjoying their lunch.

At least, in the eyes of outsiders, the atmosphere in the side hall is very harmonious.