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In the next two days, there was always a panic in Chang'an City, everyone was talking about the raid on Chang'an by 200,000 Turkic cavalry commanded by Jili Khan, and the duel between Diao Xiaosi and Wang Xuanshu was rarely mentioned.

By the afternoon of the day of the duel, the good news finally came.

Li Shimin, the governor of the right army, met with Jili Khan on the bank of the Weishui River. The two sides fully exchanged their respective positions and opinions in a friendly atmosphere, and jointly reviewed the great friendship between the people of the two countries that countless martyrs have poured with their blood and lives over the years.

On behalf of the Great Sui Dynasty, Governor Li solemnly pointed out that the invasion of Chang'an City by the Turkic army without reason was a naked act of aggression that betrayed the friendship between the two states, and would inevitably suffer from heaven. At the same time, he expressed the firm determination of the people of Chang'an to swear to live and die with Jingshi, and advised the Jili Khan as an old friend: The Great Sui was very angry, and the consequences were serious.

On behalf of the Turkic side, Jili Khan sincerely extended his sincerest greetings to Governor Li Dadu, saying that the trip to Weishui was really a misunderstanding. It is because the Turkic scouts used a map full of errors many years ago that they mistook Chang'an for a steppe, so that they were nomadic here without knowing the truth.

Governor Li happily accepted the greetings and asked the auspicious khan to greet his mother, grandmother, and grandfather on his behalf. Then he pointed out that Chang'an City was not a grassland for the Turks to graze, but in view of the fact that the Jili Khan was able to recognize his mistake in time and accept criticism, the people of the Great Sui were willing to turn their hostilities into jade silk and send the Turkic army out of the country.

In the end, the two sides reached an agreement to continue to consolidate the hard-won friendship between Sui and Turkia, and vigorously develop trade between the two states, so as to exchange information and make common progress.

Considering the Turkic people's unremitting struggle against the harsh natural environment all year round, Li Dadutu, on behalf of the people of the Great Sui, presented an aid of 3 million taels of silver to the Jili Khan, and said that the people of the Great Sui will always be the strongest backing and the most sincere brother of the Turkic people.

Deeply moved, the Auspicious Khan presented his mount to Governor Li on the spot, and promised to come and go often in the future, and never let the great friendship between the two peoples fade.

After the talks, Governor Li rode a Turkic horse presented by the auspicious khan into Chang'an City amid the cheers of tens of thousands of people, and delivered a famous impromptu speech on Zhuque Street, reiterating once again that the people of Chang'an will work hard to forge ahead and innovate to create a better future under the guidance of a new generation of leadership with Tang Guogong Li Yuan as the core.

That night, the curfew was lifted in Chang'an City, and lights were displayed everywhere to celebrate Governor Li's bloodless defeat of the murderous invaders and the protection of the peace and tranquility of the Beijing Division.

At this time, Diao Xiaosi was woken up from his sleep by bursts of firecrackers and drums.

He lay lazily in the big tent and didn't want to get up, and yawned as he looked at the twinkling stars in the sky.

If you are not mistaken, tonight is the day of the duel between him and Wang Xuanshu in Xuanwu Gate. So Diao Xiaosi made up his mind early on to sleep until dark - just kidding, how can he fight with that grandson if he doesn't have enough energy?

The injuries sustained in the battle two days ago are almost healed, and their skills have basically recovered. This is thanks to the large number of elixirs he picked up from the Qin Emperor's Mausoleum, as well as the "Hongmeng True Star Array" contained in his body that allows him to repair and recuperate in the innate realm.

Since the duel was imminent, the whole day was clean. In order to avoid similar things like the robbery of the cart from happening again, Li Yuan specially transferred a battalion of forbidden troops to be stationed outside the Wenxiang Building day and night, and the safety inside the building was entrusted to Ye Fashan and Tang Xuesheng.

As for Li Jing and Chizunxia, one was seriously injured, and the other had a drastic loss of true yuan, and they were all concentrating on meditation for the past few days, and I am afraid that they would not even be able to attend tonight's battle of Xuanwu Gate.

Suddenly, he smelled a mouth-watering, rich aroma of wine and the smell of freshly baked roast duck.

He couldn't help but sniff vigorously, and then a pair of eyes slowly turned with the aroma, and finally landed on the two hands of the thief.

The thief Lao Dao was holding the oily, hot, and fragrant roast duck in one hand, and the eighty-year-old "Qinchi Old Cellar" specially brewed by Chang'an Zhuangyuanlou in the other. ”

Diao Xiaosi stared at the wine jar and roast duck in the hands of the thief Lao Dao, and said: "There are two things, the more often and persistently we think about them, the more our hearts are filled with eternal freshness, unabated admiration and awe......"

The thief immediately vigilantly hid the wine jar and roast duck behind him, and said, "This is the supper I prepared for myself." ”

"Vulgar people-" Diao Xiaosi glanced at the thief Lao Dao with disdain, raised his head and looked at the sky and said: "Lao Tzu is talking about the brilliant starry sky above our heads and the moral law in our hearts......"

Before the words fell, he suddenly stared at the endless stars in the night sky with wide eyes, bounced off the soft collapse and roared angrily: "Who demolished Lao Tzu's tent?!"

The thief Lao Dao gnawed on the roast duck with relish, and snorted at Diao Xiaosi.

Diao Xiaosi glared angrily, and saw Tang Xuesheng standing aside with a jasper pillar in his hand.

His anger suddenly disappeared, he stretched out his arms, and let out a long sigh of relief: "It's so cool!"

"Bang!" the thief was dumbfounded, the roast duck fell from his mouth, and he quickly caught it.

Tang Xuesheng said coldly: "Hurry up, the two of us will escort you to Xuanwu Gate tonight." ”

Diao Xiaosi muttered: "Escort? That's nice, it's true that you're afraid that Lao Tzu will slip away halfway." ”

The thief got up with a rare generosity, and handed the leftover half jar of wine to Diao Xiaosi: "Come, the wine is strong and intimidating." ”

Diao Xiaosi honestly and unceremoniously grabbed the wine jar and staggered out.

Tang Xueshang asked, "Why don't you go to the shower and change your clothes to calm down, what the hell are you doing?"

"Lao Tzu is going to say goodbye to Big Brother Chi, the old blind man and Tang Xiaosan, do you have any opinions?" Diao Xiaosi said as he walked towards Xiaolou: "Help me watch Xiao Taohong, don't let it be seduced by the fox spirit again." ”

The toad squatted in front of the cart with his head held high, his face was once difficult to water, and his beauty was like a floating cloud to me.

Diao Xiaosi stepped upstairs and came to Li Jing's house, where he and Chi Zunxia sat cross-legged on the couch, just in line with their eyes to heal their injuries.

Diao Xiaosi stood at the door a little hesitant, afraid of disturbing them.

Chizunxia opened his eyes and looked at him, smiled slightly, "Little Four, come in." ”

Diao Xiaosi lamely entered the house at this time, shook the Qin Chi Laojiao in his hand and said, "I'm here to ask you for a drink." ”

Smelling the aroma of wine, Li Jing didn't have time to open his eyes and said, "Good wine." ”

Diao Xiaosi smiled and dragged a chair to sit down in front of the two, put down the wine jar and said, "Little San, your complexion is much better than yesterday." ”

Li Jing didn't say a word, he took Qinchi Laojiao and poured it, the hot wine juice flowed into his throat, and he couldn't help coughing violently, and a blush appeared on his face.

He slowly tasted the fragrance between his mouthpiece, and praised: "Good wine!" After another sip, he handed it to Chizunxia.

Chizunxia took the wine jar and said, "Little Si, Brother Li Jing and I won't accompany you to Xuanwu Gate." Tonight's battle is all up to you, be careful. ”

Diao Xiaosi waved his hand disappetively and said, "Later, you warm the wine and drink it when I come back." ”

Li Jing shook his head and said, "Actually, you don't know the bottom of tonight's duel in your heart, right? Otherwise, you don't have to come to say goodbye to us before you leave." ”

Diao Xiaosi didn't say anything, Li Jing glanced at Chizunxia, and saw that he nodded at himself, so he said: "Let me tell you a secret - just yesterday, I asked Hongfu to bet 500,000 taels of silver in Zhaojin Building in your name to buy you to win." According to the latest casino handicap calculations, this bet can earn at least 400,000 yuan. When the time comes, we will add two to five, and each of us will be able to get 200,000 taels. ”

Diao Xiaosi's eyes lit up instantly, but he saw Li Jing's face sink and said: "But I have a word first, if you lose this duel, all 500,000 taels of silver will be paid by you." ”

"Why?!" Diao Xiaosi was angry: "If you win, you take half of it, and if you lose, Lao Tzu will come out of it, how can there be such a thing?"

Li Jing said lightly: "Or if I buy Wang Xuanshu, as long as you deliberately lose to him, we can also make money without losing money." ”

"Niang Xipi," Diao Xiaosi angrily reached out and grabbed a large handful of silver tickets from the belt of the dragon, slammed them on the couch, and said, "Buy all of them and win." If you lose, it's mine, and if you earn half of it!"

Li Jing smiled mysteriously, Diao Xiaosi gradually came back to his senses, and said hesitantly: "Agitation method, right? You treat me as a three-year-old child, so easy to take the bait? Tell you, Lao Tzu is not in the mood to worry about you, and this kind of little trick also wants to fool me?"

He grabbed the wine jar and poured a big mouthful, muttering indignantly: "Provoke me? joke - isn't it just a little white face, see how Lao Tzu trains him!"

Li Jing took the wine jar with a smile, and just wanted to say something, but suddenly his expression moved, and he coughed twice and said solemnly: "Little four, your kind foolish brother understands it." Didn't I tell you that you should not drink alcohol while you are recuperating from your injuries, especially not to drink such inferior and low-quality spirits? ”

Diao Xiaosi was stunned, and Li Jing said angrily: "Why don't you hurry up and take the wine away?" I have already promised Hongfu that I will not drink for three months. If you treat me as a brother, don't make me feel sorry for her!"

Diao Xiaosi came to his senses vaguely, and peeked and saw a wonderful and delicate red shadow standing outside the door.

Hongfu held the medicine bowl in his hand with a smile on his face, and looked at Li Jing with tenderness in his bright eyes and said: "Brother Jing, it seems that such a friend who only cares about his own happiness and doesn't care about his brother's life or death, we don't have to pay attention to him." Come, I'll feed you medicine. ”

Chizunxia looked at the stupid Diao Xiaosi and said sympathetically: "Little Si, in addition to drinking wine and eating meat, my brother sometimes has to stick a knife in both ribs." ”

Diao Xiaosi nodded stunned, and felt that there was a cold feeling on his back, all of which were red and cold.