After sending Chen Jue out, Li Yuan went straight back to his palace and military office, and happened to bump into Peng Shigao who was sulking. As soon as I inquired, I learned that as soon as Chen Jue and Li Yuan left on the front foot, Liu Yanzhen inexplicably sprinkled his anger on the generals in the lobby, and when he pointed to the name of the palace direct army, due to Li Yuan's absence, the commander of the army made Peng Shigao naturally carry the black cauldron.

"Li Yuhou, the order of the military divisions has come down, let our palace direct squad transfer people and horses, and assemble in the Beiyuan camp after the year."

Li Yuan asked suspiciously: "There are fewer people in our palace, and there are not many elite soldiers, and they only defend the imperial city on weekdays, how can we get up with our idea?" ”

"Alas, he Liu Yanzhen has a warrant from the Privy Council, can we still disobey? When I went to the barracks to announce this, most of the generals were not very happy, and I could not force it, so I had to wait for your return. In the end, you and Chen Envoy are close, and all the generals will obey you......" Peng Shigao sighed helplessly.

Li Yuan only felt a burst of yin and yang weirdness, this palace direct army is your Peng Du envoy, and there is a warrant from the Privy Council, what is there to be reluctant to? I'm afraid that these people below are used to being comfortable, and Peng Shigao is not good at doing work, so he just throws off the burden. However, thinking of Peng Shigao these days, he has been good to himself, and Li Yuan has taken it.

"Envoy Pengdu, since Your Majesty has made a will, even if the generals are not happy, we have to do it. According to the last general, the sergeant of the battalion that accompanied me to Chuzhou before was considered brave, and he also followed the general to suppress the bandits, so it was better to be transferred. ”

Peng Shigao stroked his palm thoughtfully: "That's very good! Then I will order that Liu Du, the envoy of the right wing, will take him to Beiyuan after the year. ”

Li Yuan smiled and replied, "Peng Du is wise. ”

The order to transfer troops was quickly sent down, and this little episode was settled. At this time, the sun was already raging, and the public provided lunch, and after Li Yuan ran out in the government office, he went out and got on the horse. Just after drinking Hongqiao, Li Yuan suddenly remembered something, turned his horse's head again, and ran to the east.

Unlike the west of the city where Li Yuan now lives, the east of Jinling is obviously more popular, walking east from Zhenhuai Bridge, passing Guozijian, you will see a large commercial area and residential area. Nengren Temple, Mianbo City, and Qingxifang, in addition to the former, the latter two places are the favorites of women and men, respectively. The only thing that made Li Yuan feel strange was that it was just noon, and it was clear that it had not yet reached the time when the wine shops in Qingxi Fang opened their doors to welcome customers, but there were already dozens of young scholars, in groups of three or two, who were looking forward to the noon sun in front of each house.

Li Yuan took a look, these scholars are generally dressed in shabby, how to describe it can only be said to be quite neat, but it is just neat, and there is no scholar behind him to serve, but they are all waiting for anxiety. Li Yuan rode by silently, and said secretly, it's just that you people don't study well all day long, and you come here early to raise the market price......

In a moment, Li Yuan found his destination, a huge courtyard hidden in the downtown in the east of the city, the Zhou Mansion.

"Li Yuhou, why did you come so early today? Have you had lunch? ”

The wonderful sound of this yellow warbler out of the valley, this lovely person who looks forward to life, plus this willow leaf eyebrows and apricot eyes, isn't it Qiu'er, the maid of Emperor Zhou E?

Li Yuan smiled awkwardly: "Qiu'er knows to make fun of me, I've been visiting every day for most of the month, have you ever seen me go in for lunch?" Why, Emperor E is willing to see me today? ”

Qiu'er stepped forward gently, her soft waist was directly next to Li Yuan's horse's head, and she said coquettishly: "Yu Hou, you know Miss's temperament, I'm afraid I can't ...... it in a hurry."

This matter is indeed his own fault, and he dares to shout in front of his future father-in-law that he wants to take a concubine, and he Li Yuan is afraid that he is the first in the Tang Kingdom. I had to smile bitterly: "That's it, I'll go back to the house, and sure enough, I ate another closed door soup today." I don't have to eat lunch, I'm full. ”

Then Li Yuan took out a page of silk from his arms and handed it to Qiu'er: "This is today." ”

Qiu'er laughed out loud, then quietly put away the silk book, and said in a low voice: "Yu wait, let's go back to the house first, Miss said-"

Li Yuan took over the conversation with a helpless face: "Your young lady must have said that according to the ancient etiquette, it is inconvenient to meet each other before marriage." Okay, Qiu'er, I'm all backwards, let's go! ”

Seeing Li Yuan slapping away with a dejected look, Qiu'er sighed softly, then turned around and entered the mansion.

On a pavilion full of flowers in the deep courtyard of the Zhou Mansion, the sound of the trickling piano flowed wantonly like clear water, and after a moment, the sound of the piano stopped abruptly, and turned into a cold voice: "He's gone?" ”

I don't know if it's because my young lady is too amazing, or because I'm weak in my heart, Qiu'er always lowered her head and didn't dare to look directly.

Emperor Zhou E has always been praised as the most well-dressed lady in Jinling City, today lined with the autumn colors of this garden, deliberately wearing a pale yellow long skirt, but embroidered with a few blue peonies on the cuffs, Yangzhou craftsmen also used silver thread to hook out a few auspicious clouds on this chest, the body only needs to turn slightly, this brocade color cloud wraps the chest, instantly becomes three-dimensional, a good one is about to come out, it is simply fascinating!

At this time, Emperor Zhou E was silent, and he also had a cold and quiet expression. After taking the silk book, he only read the first two sentences of "I don't regret it when the clothes and belts are getting wider, and I will be haggard for Yi", my cheeks instantly flushed, and a pair of starry eyes were like waves, and I couldn't help biting my lips and whispering: "This disciple ...... it"

"Ahh Li Yuan, who was inspecting his own soldiers in the front yard of his house, suddenly sneezed, causing Luo Erhu to laugh on the side: "Big brother, according to what you said before, isn't someone scolding you?" ”

Li Yuan glared at the black guy while tying up his legs and said, "Nonsense, I only beat it once, but some people miss me!" ”

As he spoke, Xu Kuangheng was leading a middle-aged man with a dignified body to come. Take a closer look, although this man is dressed in Tang costumes, his appearance is very different from ordinary people, just this fair complexion and towering nose bridge, outsiders look puzzled, but Li Yuan knows it.

The man humbly put one hand on his chest, bent down and said in a deep voice: "In the lower ebony special service, meet Li Yuhou!" ”

Li Yuan stepped forward with a happy face and picked it up: "The Uighur warriors are here!" Don't be polite! ”

Luo Erhu was already stunned when he heard it, and couldn't help but ask: "Big brother, who is this state man?" What are you talking about? ”

Seeing that Li Yuan had already affectionately pulled the "Fanbang man" named Ebony Special Service to talk, Luo Erhu had no choice but to look at Xu Kuangheng, who was smiling and silent: "Why is my eldest brother so happy?" Mr. Xu, can you talk to me? ”

Xu Kuangheng just blinked slightly, revealing a mysterious expression that could only be understood and could not be expressed.

At this time, the ebony agent was listening carefully to Li Yuan's eager words, and a strange look flashed in his eyes from time to time. When he was "invited" out of his house by dozens of armored Tang soldiers in Changzhou Mansion half a month ago, he was extremely angry and helpless, and finally had to say goodbye to his wife and children, and according to the instructions of those soldiers, he packed up his family heirloom weapons in confusion and followed the car on the road.

And what made him even more puzzled was that there was a seemingly weak but extraordinary Mr. Xu who was traveling with him all the way, and after talking in a few words, he only said that he had come to Jinling under Li Yuhou's military order and invited him to Jinling for a while, and there was nothing else to say. Seeing that this person was good-willed, and because he fell into the "guard" of a group of strange sergeants, he could only obediently obey.

But after finally meeting this Li Yuhou today, he subverted the assumption of the ebony special service, this Li Yuhou is not the kind of ruthless and rude warrior he imagined, not only young, but also handsome and tall, plus he has always been polite to himself, and even unexpectedly told about his distant and strange hometown.

“...... In the Anshi Rebellion in the past, Emperor Xuanzong hunted in the west, fortunately with the help of your Uighur warriors, the cavalry rushed more than 2,000 miles to Hebei, and finally wiped out the remnants of the rebels in one fell swoop. The Uighurs and the Tang Dynasty were originally brothers and sisters, but today, when wars are raging and countries are numerous, my Majesty has always had the ambition of restoring the Central Plains and dominating the world. Since I have received the great favor of Your Majesty, I dare not live in peace, so I have taken the liberty of inviting Brother Ebony here this time, and I hope you will help me! If he is determined in the Central Plains in the future, I will ask Your Majesty for orders to help you and others attack the Khitan and restore the glory of the ancestors......"

The ebony agent was already teary-eyed at this time! After the Uighur Wujie Khan was defeated by Tang Wuzong a hundred years ago, the Uighurs fell apart, some of them fled to the Western Regions to establish a new state, some of them stayed in the steppe and were eaten away by the rising Murwei Khitan, and the remaining part of the tribe was forced to move south. The Uighurs who migrated south were captured by the Tang army alone, with 27 tribes and 300,000 people, including his tribe. Later, except for some clansmen who died in the war, most of them were migrated to the unfamiliar Jianghuai region by Tang Wuzong.

This is a history of blood and tears that the Uighurs do not want to mention, but which is deeply rooted in their bones. A hundred years have passed, and these foreigners have long taken root in the south, dressed in Hanfu, and spoken Chinese, except that they do not intermarry with Han people and look very different, they are actually no different from most Han people. In the past few decades, these Uighurs have experienced the situation of warlord division and chaos, and although they have practiced martial arts for generations, the so-called idea of recovering the country has long been extinguished.

Today's Li Yuan's words instantly awakened the steppe blood of the Uighurs in the bones of the Ebony Special Service. For some reason, when Li Yuan recounted those past events, he gradually felt close to this eloquent young man, and when Li Yuan said these words of "the Uighurs of the Tang Kingdom are one family", his eyes were almost on fire, and he couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart when he said that he had met a rare confidant.

The ebony special service said with a resolute face: "Li Yuhou, from today onwards, if Yu Hou does not give up, my ebony special service will be driven by Yu Hou, and my clan is willing to serve Yu Hou!" Sword mountain and sea of fire, never give up! ”

This reaction was just as Li Yuan expected, and it was not difficult to convince the Uighur leader that he was still upright, except for sincerity, and that was two words—hometown.

Li Yuan held the hands of the Ebony Special Service tightly, and said excitedly to everyone: "Everyone, from today onwards, the Ebony Special Service is our brother!" After that, I will let him teach martial arts, and Ben Yuhou is no exception! You need to study diligently, and you will make contributions in the future! ”

Xu Kuangheng, Luo Erhu and a group of pro-soldiers hurriedly bowed their hands in unison: "Obey!" ”