Li Tiantu, who had just arrived at the staircase, was full of surprise, and he didn't know where the old Duhu, who had reached the age of antiquity, came from such a keen intuition, and strode forward, and only then did he ask when he stood side by side with Li Bu: "Adults should be old and strong, and it is normal to be able to hear the footsteps on the stairs, but why do you think it is Li Tiantu?" ”

Li Bu's face was flat, and he said softly: "It's worthless if you say it." It's not how powerful my old man is, but the one who can climb to the top of the central building of my capital protectorate, except for my personal guard general Qin Lan, is you. Qin Lan, who was wearing heavy armor, would be in a hurry every time he came up, and his steps were deep, not as light and freehand as Li Deputy Du Protection. ”

Li Tiantu unconsciously touched his nose and joked: "It seems that Li Tiantu should put on heavy armor next time he comes here to see an adult." ”

Li Bu smiled, shook his head and said, "It's okay, it's okay." Li Duhu's uninhibited and uninhibited skills are also well-known in Beijing. Except for some particularly solemn occasions, even His Majesty has allowed you not to wear formal attire. To tell the truth, in the decades since the opening of the dynasty, there are only two ministers in front of the court who enjoy this honor. Except for General Ding, who is the first on the list of rivers and lakes and the second in the court, it is Li Du Hu. ”

Li Tiantu, who had been ignoring this matter, only to wake up to the fact that Tianxuandu's indulgence with him seemed to be a little excessive, and it was far beyond the relationship between monarchs and ministers, and those so-called companions such as companions and tigers really didn't seem to exist in front of him, but how long could Tianxuandu's love for himself last? Li Tiantu has no bottom in his heart.

The general Ding side relied on his own cultivation to dominate the world and his great military exploits in the Celestial Empire, and what qualifications did he have to compare with Ding on the way to heaven?

Li Tiantu couldn't figure it out, so he didn't bother to think about it anymore, and subconsciously raised his eyes to look at the boundless dry yellow fields in the direction of the Northern Tianshan Mountains.

Qin Lan carried a wooden tray containing two bags of mare's milk and two large naan to the staircase, put the food on the stone table in the shelter and left silently.

Li Tiantu deliberately listened carefully, and Qin Lan's footsteps were as deep as Li Bu said, as deep as beating a bell and drum.

Li Bu beckoned Li Tiantu to come to the stone table, sat on the stone bench with a big slash, took a sip of mare's milk and sighed: "Since the relocation of the capital protection office to Qiuzi ten years ago, it has been a long time since I had breakfast at the highest place in this Xizhou City. ”

Li Tiantu chuckled and said, "It's not a taste." ”

Li Bu picked up a large piece of naan and put it to his mouth, and said with palpitations: "If it weren't for your foresight last night, you put a master like Linghu Innocent next to the old man, and Ben Shuai would be afraid that he would not be able to escape death." ”

Biting the naan cake bigger than a human face, the old Du Hu who swallowed it with mare's milk said: "The old man's personal death is small, but if the accidental death of the old man leads to chaos in Xizhou, and gives Tubo an opportunity to lose the city, it will be a big sin." ”

Li Tiantu didn't take the credit, but just muttered: "The appetite of the Heavenly Demon Sect is really not small, this is the rhythm of the temple, the rivers and lakes go hand in hand." It's just that under the national crisis, making profits with Tibet is tantamount to seeking skin with the tiger, and it is even more vain to care for the family and the country. ”

Li Bu, who didn't know much about the Heavenly Demon Sect, said angrily: "I didn't expect that in addition to the masters of the two lists of heaven and earth, there are such powerful evil demons in the rivers and lakes, what is the difference between this and treason?" Although the old man is not afraid of death, he must also die on the battlefield with a dignified horse leather shroud. ”

Li Tiantu remembered what the general had said to him, the Heavenly Demon Sect had infiltrated the upper echelons of the court, which was also one of the reasons why Ding Fang handed over the Drizzle Building to him. Although the arrogant general is unruly and seems to have contradictions with Tianxuan, he has lofty intentions and worries about the country and the people, which is the demeanor of a peerless master, worthy of the name of chivalry.

Li Tiantu drank a sip of mare's milk, suddenly felt unbearable, and suddenly asked, "What do you think of General Ding?" ”

Li Bu, who had eaten and drunk enough, looked stunned, and seemed to be a little puzzled why Li Tiantu wanted to mention Ding Fangfang, and thought for a long time before saying: "Ding Fangfang, he is a person who cannot be evaluated. In just 20 years, he has achieved heights that my generation has never been able to achieve in his lifetime. The old man of the dynasties in ancient times didn't know, but if you extrapolate more than a dozen dynasties, few people can achieve the ultimate status of the power of the rivers and lakes and the temple, but Ding has done it. It's just that the fly in the ointment is that he is too unruly and unruly, and he has a bad relationship with the monarchs and ministers of the court, and most of the officials in the court are more afraid of the Ding side than respectful, and this person is difficult for His Majesty to control. If Ding's side is still there, Tubo will not dare to act rashly. ”

The corners of Li Tiantu's mouth raised slightly, and he said indifferently: "If General Ding is submissive in the court, I am afraid that he will not be able to become the first person in this Jianghu." The temples are restrained, the rivers and lakes are free, and the two are intolerable. Maybe General Ding is right, he will choose the rivers and lakes in the end. This point may be clearer than anyone else, but this self-respecting lord of the world has been sitting for a long time, so he subconsciously does not allow the existence of people who threaten his own life, and this person is not obedient enough. ”

Li Bu listened attentively, and couldn't help but stretch out his calloused thumbs up at Li Tiantu, and sighed lightly: "The old man has lived all his life, but he never dared to speak like this. There are indeed many similarities between you and Ding. ”

Li Tiantu didn't deny it, and chuckled: "We are all people from the rivers and lakes who have no choice but to join the court." Adults don't dare to speak as presumptuous as Li Tiantu, just because adults are not from the rivers and lakes, which has nothing to do with guts.

Li Bu got up and bent down to rub his calves, which were a little sore, and said softly: "The people of the DPRK and the people of the rivers and lakes, as long as they are dedicated to the country and the people, what is the difference?" In the past, Ben Shuai was extremely dissatisfied with Ding's unruly and unafraid of the laws of the court, but now, just because he finally dared to go to Tubo alone to face King Agaliming and the 20,000 Tubo royal court forbidden army, the old man had vomited all the previous unhappiness, and all that was left was admiration. ”

After sighing, Li Bu seemed to remember something, and suddenly said with a solemn face: "Qin Lan has already arranged the five thousand Mo sword rides, you must leave the city and go to the North Tianshan Mountain before noon today." ”

Li Tiantu was silent, and only after a long time did he say: "My lord, Li Tiantu is still the same sentence, and he will never escape until the end." What's more..."

Feeling that there was a sudden dispersion of a murderous aura in the surrounding air, Li Tiantu suddenly got up, and said from afar: "What's more, it's already late, the Tubo army has arrived." ”

Li Bu was suddenly startled, and his eyes looked in the direction of Li Tiantu's finger, but he found that a continuous black cloud on the field south of the city was from far and near, and slowly became larger.

Immediately afterwards, the trumpets in the city were sounded, and groups of soldiers methodically poured into the fortifications on the four walls, the entrances to the two gates, and the moat under the city, and entered a state of pre-battle alert.