There were three million border troops stationed in the north, and the general who commanded all the border armies was named Liang Wen.

A very elegant name, it doesn't sound like a general, but like a civil servant.

Liang Xiaodao's surname is Liang, Liang Wen's Liang.

His identity is naturally about to come out.

"The relationship between Gusu City and Beidi has always been good. ”

Murong Xue was much more sober, and she used her brain to speak.

"It was good before today, but it's hard to say after today. ”

Liang Xiaodao led the horse to tie it to the plum tree, gently brushed the hair on its body, and the big black horse shook his head impatiently and snorted.

"You can't represent the Northland, just like I can't represent Gusu City. ”

Murong Xue regained her former noble bearing, and her tone became much calmer.

"And you were the one who provoked it first. ”

The comparison between the monks is never a matter of order, but the size of a fist.

But when the fists of both sides are about the same size, the order of truth is more important.

Liang Xiaodao's eyes showed disappointment for the first time, he looked at her, and said lightly: "It turns out that even now, you still don't know why I targeted you." ”

When the words fell, the family forces from Chang'an City suddenly realized something, and their faces changed.

Most people were staring at him and curious.

Bian Jun'an has been divided for many years, and there is no reason why he will take the initiative to provoke.

Murong Xue just looked at him.

"His name is Li Xiu. ”

Liang Xiaodao also looked at her and said seriously word by word.

Murong Xue frowned, and Second Master Murong's eyes changed slightly.

"Li Laizhi's Li. ”

Liang Xiaodao said again.

The sky was much more gloomy, and the black clouds that had gathered earlier covered the whole sky, and a snowflake fell on his shoulder, on the big north character.

Thousands of people looked up in surprise, suddenly remembering the pale young man in green shirts, and their hearts were shocked.

Murong Xue's face suddenly turned pale, and Second Master Murong raised one hand to cover his mouth and coughed twice.

Almost all the monks knew that Liang Wen was Li Laizhi's most trusted subordinate, and now that Li Lai was killed in battle, Liang Wen took over the northern land, and Li Xiu was still alive.

As Li Laizhi's only seedling, such a status is not insignificant in the border army.

So Murong Xue stopped talking, walked to the plum tree in the distance and stood quietly, she was unwilling, so she was waiting, she wanted to know what Li Xiu was taking the Book of Heavens for.

What kind of person is this rumored prince of Chen Liuwang, who has already died?

Liang Xiaodao shrugged his shoulders absently, sat on the ground, took out a wine jug from his body and drank it in a big gulp.

He is eighteen years old this year, and he has not yet practiced, so he can naturally apply for the academy examination.

......

The atmosphere outside the academy became very lively, most of the people discussed things about Li Xiu one after another, and during this period, there were also Beijing clans from Chang'an who showed off a little bit and said what they knew, such as Li Xiu was assassinated in the palace, and he played against Chen Zhimo in front of the academy and won half of the game.

and the old servant beside him who is rumored to have entered the Five Realms.

There were also a small number of people who came to Liang Xiaodao's side from time to time, asking how the battle situation was in the north, how the soldiers were supplied, and many other questions.

Liang Xiaodao answered patiently at first, but gradually became a little impatient and perfunctory, and finally simply fell to the ground and fell asleep.

Li Xiu naturally didn't know anything about what was happening here.

At this moment, he was following behind the beard teacher and was walking towards the Reward and Punishment House.

"Don't you ask me why I broke the contract?"

After being silent all the way, Li Xiu took the lead in asking.

Beard Jiao Xi smiled and shook his head: "Back then, I followed the prince to fight in the north for several years, although my cultivation is not weak, but I am not good at fighting, so it has always been what the prince says, I will do it." ”

"The prince has his reasons for doing things, and I think you also have your reasons for doing things. ”

Li Xiu was silent, not knowing what to say.

Li Laizhi's influence on the Tang Dynasty is vast and far-reaching, from the wandering monks, down to the ordinary people, and to the young scholars who mention that name with respect.

"What are you thinking?"

After waiting for a long time, Li Xiu didn't speak, so he couldn't help asking.

"It's nothing, I'm willing to gamble and lose, Chen Zhimo won't kneel until now anyway. ”

"If you don't come, he'll kneel longer. ”

But that day the academy did not stop it. ”

Beard Instructor Xi smiled: "The academy believes in Zhimo, so it will hand over the Book of Heavens to him, so no matter how he deals with the academy, he will choose to believe, but believing is one thing, and being unhappy is another, but he is very lucky, His Highness came in advance, and he can leave in advance." ”

As he spoke, he had already come to the door of the punishment house, and pushed open the punishment door, revealing a room with three white walls and black bricks on the floor, where Chen Zhimo was kneeling with his eyes closed.

"Before the tenth day came, you came early, unlike you. ”

Chen Zhimo stood up, turned to look at Li Xiu, and said.

They had never met before, but after playing a game of chess, they became acquaintances.

"I have one more day to live, three hours to be exact. ”

Li Xiu also looked at him and said seriously.

Beard Jiao Xi closed his eyes, and as early as the first time they met, he felt that Li Xiu would not live long.

After playing that game of chess, the spirit seemed to be prosperous, but in fact it was extremely decayed, and I never thought that this would be the case.

Chen Zhimo didn't talk nonsense, but directly took out the Book of Heavens from his arms and put it in his hand.

The booklet is not thick, I can't say what the material is, and there are only tens of thousands of words written on it.

Li Xiu walked out of the penalty door, found a flat place outside, turned the first page and read carefully.

He looked at it very carefully, and studied it word by word several times until he fully understood the meaning.

And so it went on for an hour.

Old Joe's palms trembled slightly.

Chen Zhimo stood not far away, silent.

Finally, Li Xiu closed the Book of Heavens and put it on the ground aside.

Then he crossed his knees and closed his eyes.

A quarter of an hour passed, and when the snow of Meiling drifted here, the corner of his shirt moved slightly, and then the whole shirt began to swell.

Immediately after that, the wind rose on the flat ground, and the plum blossoms in the reward and punishment courtyard fell to the ground.

The beard teaches to carry the hands on his back, his fingers are constantly rubbed, and his palms are covered with sweat.

Suddenly, a ray of light rose above Li Xiu's head, soaring straight into the sky, rushing into the black clouds.

The clouds in the sky changed and formed a huge whirlpool.

At the same time, Li Xiu's tightly closed eyes also opened suddenly, those eyes were full of unparalleled firmness, and I saw that he put his hands on his chest, and a loud bang sounded in the academy.

In the middle of the swirling tornado-like clouds, a portal appeared.

Close tightly.

Li Xiu's face flashed with blood red, and the bones in his body made a grinding sound, creaking, and the muscles on his body jumped up and down because of the severe pain.

Old Qiao's withered palms kept opening and clenching, and the speed became faster and faster.

Li Xiu let out a painful groan, the light above his head suddenly dimmed a lot, and the portal to the sky became a little more illusory, as if it might disappear at any time.

His eyes were a little confused, but suddenly a touch of ruthlessness appeared, and he took out a dagger from the side of his calf and slashed a hole in his body.

"I open the gates of heaven with my blood. ”

Li Xiu snorted, but the blood flowed out but did not fall, but floated strangely to the top of his head and merged into the light, making this light much more stable, and the portal to the sky clearer.

The Book of Heavens kept shaking on the ground, blood flowed out of Li Xiu's eyes, mouth and nose, and the Heavenly Gate seemed to be a little loose, but it was still some distance away from opening, and Li Xiu's breath was wilted to the extreme.

Gradually, a little drowsy.