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Chapter 117 An Unexpected Parting

On May 26th of the first year of Qianfeng, Prince Li Hong, Lu Wang Lixian, and Zhou Wang Lixian jointly signed the book and recommended Zhao Renben, the former servant of the Ministry of Rites, as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials. The internal ban, Empress Wu, who temporarily acted on behalf of the emperor, stood up for three days, and finally approved the joint sponsorship of the three princes. The case of Liu Xiangdao has come to an end, and the result can only be regarded as both the prince and Empress Wu. None of them had the upper hand, and the only ones who benefited were the Li Xian brothers, who took the opportunity to shove a group of people into the court. Although most of them were middle- and lower-level officials, their actual influence had grown unknowingly. up.

At the end of May in the first year of Qianfeng, Yuan Gai Suwen, a power minister of Goguryeo, died of illness. His three sons fought for the throne. Sixth, when the memorial arrived in Beijing, Emperor Gaozong, who had just recovered from a serious illness, discussed the countermeasures at the meeting. After the court discussion, he decided to send troops to Goguryeo. He appeased the ambassador and led the troops to rescue the boys in Quan; he ordered Quan Xiancheng to be the general of Youwuwei and act as a guide; he also appointed Pang Tongshan, the general of Zuojinwuwei, and Gao Kan, the governor of Yingzhou, as the chief officers of the march to jointly crusade against Goryeo.

On the third day of September in the first year of Qianfeng, Pang Tongshan defeated the Koryo army and joined Quan boys.Gao Zongzhao ordered the boy from Quan to be Tejin, the governor of Liaodong, and the pacification ambassador of Pyongyang Province, and the Duke of Xuantu County. As the deputy general manager and pacifying ambassador, Xue Rengui, the general of Zuo Yulin Army, was the leader of the vanguard army, the commander of the land and water armies and the grain transport envoy Dou Yiji, Dugu Qingyun, Guo Daifeng, etc. were also under Li Ji's command, and all forces joined forces to attack Korea .All the rents and taxes of the counties and counties in Hebei were collected for the use of the Liaodong army, and a large-scale battle to destroy the country began.

A big battle is about to be fought, and it is still a big battle that is destined to be won, but Li Xian can't get excited at all. Not only is he not excited, but he is extremely disappointed and depressed. What kind of compassion is there? Actually, no matter in the previous life or in this life, Li Xian didn't have the slightest affection for Goryeo Bangzi. He wished to wipe out this malignant tumor growing on the edge of Tang Dynasty as soon as possible. Out of compassion, there are only two things that made Li Xian feel uncomfortable. First, he failed to catch up. Whoever delayed Li Xian's birth for a few years could only watch others gallop on the battlefield helplessly, but he himself could only The coolness of the capital is nothing more than that, but what really makes Li Xian feel extremely depressed and angry is the second one - Li Boyao was ordered to transfer Sima of the Liaodong Governor's Mansion to join the army, and accompanied the army to conquer Goguryeo!
Retaliation, this is out-and-out revenge, that is, people like Empress Wu can do this kind of thing--in the entire Zuo Xiaowei, only Li Boyao was transferred to the front-line army, which is not counted. He got a post in the local army, and his official rank was one level higher than before. He was promoted and had the opportunity to make meritorious deeds on the battlefield. For Li Boyao, he was satisfied, but for Li Xian, he was not. So what's going on, after this whole process, not to mention that there will be no real master who teaches martial arts, what makes Li Xian even more disturbed is that the "Wei Gong Art of War" that has been obsessed with for a long time may also be lost, isn't it? Wouldn't it be fun to find Li Xian obviously?Besides Empress Wu, who else would do such a boring thing?That thought was nothing more than saying: Do you want to practice martial arts?Just don't let you come as you wish.

Unhappy, extremely unhappy, but no matter how troublesome you are, some things still have to be done. No matter what happens in the future, Li Boyao has been Li Xian's teacher for nearly two years, and the teaching can be regarded as doing his best Now that the master is about to go to war, Li Xian, as an apprentice, can't show nothing at all. As soon as he heard the news that Li Boyao was going to go to war, he prepared enough gifts and drove to Duke Wei's mansion in a carriage.

"At the end of the day, I will see His Royal Highness King Zhou."

Li Xiannai is a prince, once he arrives outside the gate, the whole Duke of Wei's mansion will be very busy, whether he likes it or not, he has to open the middle door to welcome him, even if Li Boyao is there in the name of a master, But in such formal occasions, the ceremony of seeing one another must still be performed.

"General Li, you don't need to be too polite. I heard that General Li will have a great opportunity to make great achievements in the battlefield. Xiao Wang is here to congratulate you." Li Xian and Li Boyao got on well in the past two years, but they often casually called "Master" in private. But, now and then, on serious occasions, Li Xian would not pretend to be intimacy on purpose, so he formally returned the half-respect, and said in a gentle tone.

"I don't dare to be the last general, please, Your Highness, my father is already waiting for His Highness in the front hall."

Li Boyao just got a transfer letter from the Ministry of War, and it hasn't been long since he returned home. Seeing that Li Xian rushed over so quickly, he felt very grateful, but he was calm by nature, but he didn't make any other gestures, just bowed his head After thanking him, he waved his hand and made a "please" gesture sideways.

"General Li, please."

Li Xian came here just to see him off. In fact, he didn't really want to enter the Duke of Wei's mansion, but the rules are the rules. He made a "please" gesture, and after replying, he took the lead and walked through the wide-open middle door. Just as he turned around a screen wall in the front yard, Li Deqian was already waiting at the entrance with a whole family of young and old. With a slight smile, he strode over.

"Your Majesty has seen His Highness King Zhou, His Highness is here, and the humble house is full of splendor." In the past few years, Li Xian's demeanor in the court hall has become more and more beautiful, and Li Deqian has seen it in his eyes, although he still has no intention of taking refuge in Li Xian. , but the words were more polite and flattering than before.

"Mr. Wei, excuse me. Xiao Wang has always been taught by General Li and has benefited a lot. Now that General Li is going to go on an expedition to Goguryeo, Xiao Wang specially prepared some small gifts, thinking that General Li will do well." Li Xian returned the half-respect with a smile With a wave of his hand, Gao Miao, who followed closely behind, held the gift list in both hands and brought it to Li Deqian.

"Your Highness, you are welcome. My Li family is deeply favored by the emperor. It is my duty to serve the country. I really dare not accept it as a gift from Your Highness." Li Deqian was born in a wealthy family, so he doesn't take gifts very seriously. , but Li Xian's heart was very useful. When he refused, his eyes narrowed with a smile.

"You don't have to refuse, Mr. Wei. What Xiao Wang gave you is just two horses, a pair of armor, bows, knives, horses and other battlefield utensils. They are things that General Li can use. They are really worthless. I also ask Mr. Wei to do it for you." Accept it." Li Xian said it easily, but the horse he sent was a thousand-mile steed from Neiyuan, and the bows and knives were all top-quality weapons worth thousands of gold, all of which were forged by famous masters. The above can't afford to configure it at all.

"Ah, this...that's fine, then I will thank Your Highness for your kindness on behalf of the dog." Li Deqian didn't see the real thing, and just listened to Li Xian's light talk, so he didn't care too much. After all, if these commonly used things are Ordinary goods are really not too rare. There are plenty of them in the Duke of Wei's mansion. After pondering for a while, he also accepted them with a smile. Then, after chatting with Li Xian for a few words, he found an excuse and led the The family members retreated, leaving a space for Li Xian, master and apprentice, to chat by themselves.

What should I say?When it was time for the master and apprentice to part, Li Xian really didn't know what to say for a moment. He looked at Li Boyao's heroic face silently, and then thought of Li Boyao's attentive teaching in the past two years. The obvious eye sockets couldn't help getting a little moist, and Li Boyao was not a talkative person, and he didn't know what to say at this time, so the master and apprentice sat quietly facing each other, Quietly, a wave of sadness of parting spread in the hall.

"Take care, Master, I wish you a triumphant return as soon as possible."

It's not an option to stay silent all the time. Li Xian took a deep breath, suppressed the sadness in his heart, and showed a really unattractive smiling face. After holding back for a long time, he said something worthless nonsense.

"People's hearts are sinister, please take care, Your Highness."

Although Li Boyao has never been involved in the entanglements in the court, but his vision is very sharp, he knows that the court is already under the turbulent current, if it was in the past, he would not say anything to Li Xian, but parting is imminent, Li Boyao Finally, he couldn't bear to say a word to remind him.

"Well, thank you for your guidance, Master, I know that well."

Li Xian obviously did not expect Li Boyao to say such words, he was surprised at first, and then warmed up, but these things cannot be spread out. Pulling up his own chariot, Jin nodded lightly, and after responding, he got up, bowed to Li Boyao, and said in a slightly excited tone: "Master, take care, apprentice farewell!" gone."

"En." Li Boyao was not very polite this time, and sat upright to accept Li Xian's salute, then took out a box from his wide sleeve, held it in front of his chest, stared at Li Xian with piercing eyes and said: "Your Highness called Li Mou has been such a master for so long, Li Mou has never dared to accept, he must not want to, but he can't hear it. Today, parting is imminent, and I don't know when we will see you again. If Your Highness wants to join the martial arts, please ask someone else to be your teacher. There is nothing else to present, only the things in this box may be used by His Highness, please look at it after returning home."

"Thank you, master, for the gift, and my apprentice is leaving."

Although Li Boyao clearly stated that he could not be his teacher, Li Xian still treated each other with respect as a teacher. After paying homage, he stretched out his hands to take the box, turned around, and strode out of the hall without looking back. Yes, but suddenly seemed to hear a faint sigh coming from the hall...

(End of this chapter)