When the eastern capital is settled, the marriage of Princess Xiuling will be held immediately. This is Yang Guang's edict announcing the world.

The Great Sui lost most of its territory, leaving only Guanzhong, Jiangdu and other spheres of influence and a few isolated cities. At the same time, various forces are also thinking about the meaning of Yang Guang's edict.

Since Li Xuanba went to Luoyang, Yang Guang has acquiesced to his marriage with Yang Ling, although the edict did not explicitly say who Yang Ling would marry to, but everyone's hearts did not think about him, and they all left that position to Li Xuanba.

The people of Xingyang still don't know how chaotic the country is, and when they heard that His Majesty was going to marry the princess to Lord Tongshou of his own county, they all felt that Li Tongshou was really a great person, although many of them had never seen Li Xuanba.

Facing the congratulations of everyone in the house, Li Xuanba just smiled slightly, with an unfathomable appearance, Fang Xuanling, as Li Xuanba's confidant, was not only not happy, but looked sad, because he couldn't understand Yang Guang's intentions, or rather, in fact, there were many possibilities, Fang Xuanling couldn't see which one.

"Sir's brows are furrowed, you can put some water and raise a few fish." Li Xuanba couldn't stand it anymore, so he called Fang Xuanling to the room alone, and quipped: "Xuanba's marriage is not like Li Gou, and someone needs to propose marriage, why is Mr. like this?" ”

Li Xuanba's joke itself is still very funny, but Fang Xuanling didn't have the idea of laughing at all at this time, and he couldn't even smile bitterly, his brows furrowed a little deeper, and he said uneasily: "Your Majesty's edict, does it mean that you believe in Gongzi, or do you doubt Gongzi?" ”

A lot of speculation boils down to a question of trust or distrust.

"Your Majesty is willing to marry the princess, it seems to be trusting, but he didn't explicitly say that he will marry Ling'er to me, what does this mean is already very clear." Li Xuanba said calmly: "But Your Majesty's edict has too many goals to achieve, and it is not as simple as it seems on the surface. ”

"Xuan Ling also has such thoughts." Fang Xuanling also understood that Yang Guang's intentions were not simple, so he said: "Your Majesty wants to see the sincerity of the prince, and also wants to see the sincerity of Tang Guogong, but unfortunately wanting to settle down in the eastern capital is far more complicated than Your Majesty thinks. ”

"It's useless to say more, since Your Majesty's edict is so concise, let's be confused for a while, and we can manage Xingyang with peace of mind." Li Xuanba said with a smile: "The people of Dongdu are the people, and the people of Xingyang are also the people, Ling'er is very sensible, and he shouldn't blame me for my inaction." ”

"Based on the current situation, Childe's approach is quite correct." Fang Xuanling nodded and said, "But Your Majesty treats Gongzi well, is it a little inappropriate for Gongzi to do this?" ”

Fang Xuanling said it very tactfully, but he was actually very worried that Li Xuanba would be regarded as an ungrateful villain if he did this, and then lose the support of the people.

"Sir, suppose you come to a junction in a runaway carriage, and to the left is a deserted road, and there is a child playing alone on the road." Li Xuanba didn't rush to answer Fang Xuanling's question, and said casually: "The road on the right is the road that Mr. should have taken, but there are more than a dozen young children chasing and playing on it, and the government stipulates that no pedestrians are allowed on this road. No matter which path Mr. chooses to take, it is inevitable that the children on the road will lose their lives, and in the face of such a choice, will Mr.'s carriage face left or right? ”

There are no trains in this era, and Li Xuanba cleverly asked the question in a different way. Fang Xuanling thought for a moment and shook his head.

"If it were me, I would choose to take the left road." Li Xuanba stood up and said unapologetically: "Although that child is very innocent, in front of more than a dozen lives, I can only choose this." After Li Xuanba finished speaking, he sighed and continued: "Your Majesty is kind to me, I am very grateful, but I can't be loyal to him for this reason, I just want to do what I think is right." ”

Yang Guang wants to open up the territory and lay a foundation for all generations, as an emperor, it is understandable to have such an idea, but Yang Guang's mistake is that he is too anxious, so that the people's grievances are boiling and there are many thieves.

"No matter what Childe thinks, Xuan Ling swears to follow Childe to the death." Fang Xuanling also stood up and bowed.

"Life is more important than anything else, and when you die, there is nothing." Li Xuanba shook his head with a smile and said: "Mr. has to live well, in another year or two, Xuanba still has a lot of places to rely on Mr., don't say anything in the future." ”

Fang Xuanling chuckled, no longer talking about Yang Guang's edict, and instead said: "It's been half a month, and I don't know what the situation is on Mr. Wei's side." ”

Li Xuanba was also worried about this matter, after all, what he asked Wei Zheng to do was related to whether his secret preparations could go smoothly.

"I hope Mr. Zhu can see the situation clearly and agree to our request." Li Xuanba sighed: "Otherwise, the combat power of those two thousand soldiers will be greatly reduced, hey, I didn't expect this matter to cost so much money." ”

"It's Childe's requirements that are too high." Mentioning this, Fang Xuanling's eyes were full of respect, and he said: "The soldiers are covered with armor, the horses are wrapped in utensils, and the two thousand heavily armored cavalry are enough to break through the formation of a hundred thousand troops, and only Gongzi can think of such an idea." ”

"Sir, I praised it." Li Xuanba said embarrassedly. He was really embarrassed, because this was not the attention he came up with at all, it was just that the concept of heavy cavalry had not yet appeared, and he was just opportunistic. Fang Xuanling knew the seriousness of the matter, and Li Xuanba didn't need to say anything like confidentiality to him.

"Your Majesty is trapped in Jiangdu, Luoyang is only afraid that it is not very safe, since Gongzi let Liang Xiao go to Luoyang, didn't he arrange a way back for Mr. Wei?" Fang Xuanling chatted with Li Xuanba for a while, the boredom in his heart disappeared a lot, and thinking of the situation of Wei Zheng and the others, he couldn't help but ask worriedly.

"The world is so big, how can there be a safe place?" Li Xuanba said in amazement: "Xuanba also thought about letting Mr. Wei leave Luoyang, but the question is where to go? Li Xuanba had the impression that Luoyang was not lost in the end, so he felt that instead of letting Wei Zheng come to Xingyang, it was better to let him stay in the Eastern Capital.

Fang Xuanling thought about it seriously, it was indeed the truth, he suddenly felt that what he could think of, Li Xuanba could also think of, and instantly felt that he was a little redundant, and couldn't help but feel a little lost.

Li Xuanba noticed the change in Fang Xuanling's expression, and secretly said that since he had forgotten Fang Xuanling's somewhat arrogant personality, he hurriedly changed the topic and said, "If Xuanba has something to leave, will Mr. dare to guard Xingyang?" ”

"On the march to fight, General Li Jing is more suitable than Xuan Ling." Fang Xuanling shook his head and said: "Xuanling once went to the army to observe, General Li has a good way of training, let the soldiers form two phalanxes, fight each other, after each battle, many soldiers are injured, but no one has slandered General Li. ”

"The injuries he suffered during training were enough for the soldiers to survive on the real battlefield, and there was nothing wrong with General Li's move." Li Xuanba nodded and said, "However, we don't know much about General Li, and Xuanba is a little uneasy about handing over Xingyang to him, so I hope that Mr. can not shirk." ”

"Where is Childe going?" Fang Xuanling thought that Li Xuanba was comforting him, but at this time, he found that Li Xuanba really had plans to leave, so he walked to his side and said in a deep voice: "The eyes of the Wagang thieves have been staring at Xingyang, and the son must not be in danger. ”