"Your personality is going to be annoying to a lot of people," he said, "but I like it." ”

Then he said: "You remind me of Li Qingluo, what a good girl, but it's a pity that she has a thin face." ”

Hearing this name, Li Xiyun stopped talking, and a sad look slowly appeared on her originally proud face.

Guan Kuo stared at her for a long time, and sighed softly in his heart.

Of course, he also knew who Li Qingluo was, it was Her Royal Highness the eldest princess of the Northern Tang Dynasty, who had disappeared for many years, and the death of an entire generation.

In the end, after a long time, Emperor Wu finally changed the topic and said, "Guan Zhengxing is dead. ”

Guan Kuo was stunned, and Li Xiyun seemed to be still immersed in sadness, and her surprise was very slight.

So he said, "Then it will be as Your Majesty wishes." ”

Emperor Wu sat down slowly: "Although it is as I wish, but after all, I am still very reluctant." ”

"Guan Zhengxing is a very useful talent, and I value him very much."

"The greater the ability, the more dangerous it is, which is also Li Zenan's attitude towards my father back then." Guan Kuo's eyes were cold for a moment.

When he mentioned his father, the grief and resentment in his heart were no less than Li Xiyun hearing Li Qingluo, but he felt that he should still live well.

"My time is running out, and when I am alive, I can guarantee a lot of things, but those guarantees cannot be kept after I leave, so some people still have to be eliminated."

"Your Majesty's ruthlessness is only a lot more than Li Zenan." Li Xiyun probably came to her senses, and her teeth opened lightly, and she said.

"Then did Your Majesty take into account the danger between Li Zenan and the danger that Nanwu will suffer after Guan Zhengxing's death?" Guan Kuo asked.

"After Guan Zhengxing dies, Wang Du will also die." Emperor Wu stared at him for a moment and then said categorically.

Suddenly hearing this sentence, Guan Kuo's whole body was full of spirits, Wang Du, this name, he was too familiar, it was one of his most trusted and respected people, but in the mouth of Emperor Wu, Wang Du suddenly "will die", how could this not make him almost jump? Because Emperor Wu's insight is incomparable, he can now be said to be in a hurry.

Emperor Wu glanced at Li Xiyun.

"You said that Li Zenan is like me."

Li Xiyun pursed her red lips and didn't answer, she was also listening carefully, of course she respected Wang Du, but she didn't control it so strongly.

"Dangerous characters, you can't stay, that's my philosophy, and it's also Li Zenan's philosophy."

"In Li Zenan's view, as soon as Guan Zhengxing dies, there will be no more people who can pose a military threat to the Northern Tang Dynasty in my Great Wu, so what is he doing with Wang Du?" Emperor Wu's indifferent words without any emotion were like that, hitting the hearts of those two people little by little.

"Your Majesty...... It's true...... Are you sure? Guan Kuo's face was very ugly, if Emperor Wu's speculation was correct, he couldn't wait to fly to Wang Du's side immediately, and remind this guy to run away quickly, don't be stupidly used by Li Zenan anymore!

But now, he is very sad to find that his current self, even his personal freedom, has been restricted, let alone to remind and help others.

He opened his mouth a few times, but eventually gave up in despair.

He wanted to ask Emperor Wu to let him out, he wanted to tell Emperor Wu about Li Zenan's insight into Wang Du, but after calming down a little, he realized: First of all, Emperor Wu can't let go of himself, and secondly, even if the other party lets go of himself, can he leave Southern Wu, reach the Northern Tang Dynasty, and finally come to Wang Du's side? Even if it arrives, is it too late in time?

It's simply not possible.

Human strength is often limited, even Emperor Wu is difficult to take the Northern Tang Dynasty in his lifetime, and he can't avoid the pace of death, let alone his control.

"Li Zenan will do this, what kind of fate Wang Du will usher in, that is Wang Du's business." Emperor Wu put down the wine bottle in his hand, and his whole expression seemed to be even more indifferent.

That kind of indifference is not that his heart was strong enough in the past, but that he thought about it for a while and found that everything he could do had already been done, and the rest was to wait for death to come, so there was no sadness or joy.

Guan Kuo lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.

"There are many things we can't do, all we can do is to wait with peace of mind, even if the result we wait for is exactly what we don't want to see." Li Xiyun said softly to him.

"So are you." Pipe Broad Road.

"Let's all go," said Emperor Wu, "and in the last moments, I want to be alone for a little longer." ”

Guan Kuo silently took Li Xiyun's hand, turned around, and after taking a few steps, he turned back and asked, "When will the little princess come back?" ”

"It should be soon." In Emperor Wu's indifferent eyes, some light finally rose.

Guan Kuo nodded, continued to walk, and asked Li Xiyun as he walked, "Do you want to meet her?" ”

"It's not so urgent," Li Xiyun stretched out her slender hand and pulled her hair behind her ears, "but it doesn't hurt to see each other, we haven't seen each other for a long time." ”

……

……

The news of the defeat of the Southern Wu army spread everywhere.

The Northern Tang people sang and danced to celebrate the success of the protectorate, and the people of the originally fallen areas did not have to consider whether they should wisely choose to submit to the rule of Southern Wu, or foolishly wait for the king's counterattack.

The scattered Southern Wu troops defending the city in the occupied areas were either scattered and surrendered, or they retreated more rationally, some were annihilated on the way, and a small number of troops retreated to the other side of the Huai River.

As for the people of Southern Wu, while hating, they also had a huge fear, their faith Guan Zhengxing was actually martyred, they didn't know what was waiting for them next, and they were very worried in their hearts.

Fortunately, their old emperor is still there, and that is their ultimate belief.

Few people know that even that invincible old emperor is dying.

The armies from all over Southern Wu began to assemble along the Huai River, and the first few armies to arrive did not make any rash moves, because they did not know what the Northern Tang army would do next.

It seems that the world is calm, but in fact, dark clouds cover the whole land.

Recently, Guan Kuo and Li Xiyun have rarely been able to see Li Qianrong, and the child has been placed under house arrest in another palace in disguise.

However, after a rare meeting, Guan Kuo found that this smart and tenacious child was always able to smile, and there was no sign of sadness and negativity.

Once, when he saw Guan Kuo with a depressed expression, when he was still squatting down for Guan Kuo, he stood on tiptoe and patted Guan Kuo's head, and said in an old-fashioned manner: "Master, don't be discouraged, it will pass." ”

。 m.