Volume 1 Wars and Chaos Chapter 51 On the way to courtship
Li Xiuning returned to her boudoir and couldn't wait to take out the letter. She knew that it was written by Luo Yu to her.
On the seal of the letter, there is a simple rose drawn with charcoal. This is a sketch that Luo Yu taught her. Except for Luo Yu and her, no one knows this painting method yet.
Luo Yu's calligraphy was still difficult to describe, but Li Xiuning didn't mind it. She had seen it more and got used to it.
The content of the letter made Li Xiuning a little confused. She never expected that Yang Guang, who was still in high spirits when they separated two or three months ago, would now be separated from her forever.
Luo Yu also mentioned in the letter that in order to cope with the great changes that will happen next, he will not come to Taiyuan to propose marriage for the time being, and will return to Taiyuan to discuss matters when the situation becomes clearer.
Finally, Luo Yu also considered Li Xiuning and asked her to stay with her father first and contribute to the great cause of the Li family.
After reading the letter, Li Xiuning thought of Yang Man. She probably didn't know the news of Yang Guang's death yet. Should he tell her now? Li Xiuning hesitated.
Let's discuss it with my father first. Great changes have occurred and there are many things that need to be rearranged.
Not caring about resting, Li Xiuning came to the brightly lit hall. As expected, Li Yuan was here. He was sitting alone on the Grand Master's chair. He seemed much older for an instant.
Li Xiuning slowly walked up to Li Yuan. Seeing that his father was as motionless as an old monk in meditation, he hurriedly said: "Father, what are you thinking about?"
After asking twice in a row, Li Yuan came back to his senses. When he saw Li Xiuning coming back, he was surprised and said: "You haven't rested yet?"
Li Xiuning made a cup of tea, brought it to Li Yuan, and said: "Father, Luo Yu said that he would not come to Taiyuan to propose marriage for the time being, and wanted his daughter to stay with his father..."
Li Yuan was stunned for a moment and said displeasedly: "What does this kid mean? Do you want me, the Li family, to bow to him?"
Li Xiuning was a little confused. Normally his father would not express his emotions like this. Why was he so unhappy after hearing what Luo Yu said?
Just when he was about to explain for Luo Yu, Li Yuan said again: "I just wrote a letter to Shimin, asking him to bring Luo Yu over with your Uncle Niu tomorrow morning. Keep things simple for both of you. This is the biggest thing for a father."
Gave in."
Li Xiuning was stunned for a moment, and then she threw herself into Li Yuan's arms and burst into tears.
Li Yuan smiled, patted his daughter's shoulder, and said softly: "Daughter, as a father, I only hope that you can be happy. As a woman, you should be at home supporting your husband and raising your children. Our Li family does not need you to go to the battlefield.
Already."
Li Xiuning stopped crying and said sadly: "But His Majesty passed away and the situation is currently chaotic. My daughter also wants to contribute to my Li family. It is difficult for Luo Yu and I to retreat at this time."
Li Yuan's emotion was over and he returned to his glory. He laughed and said: "In the Sui Dynasty, the nine tripods were lost, and all the heroes competed. My Li family has been prepared for it. Do you really think that being the father of the country for all these years was in vain?"
Li Xiuning said in surprise: "It turns out that my father has been prepared for a long time, so my daughter is relieved. But there is something going on right now. Should I tell Yang Man that His Majesty has passed away?"
Li Yuan thought for a while and said, "What do you think of her?"
Li Xiuning said: "After getting along with her during this time, I think she has put down her pretense of being a princess and saved her daughter's life. She also had a fight with His Majesty and his daughter. Therefore, my daughter felt that she should not hide it from her no matter what.
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Li Yuandao: "In that case, tell her with your camera, she is also a pitiful person."
Li Xiuning said: "Yes, you should rest early. Uncle Niu and the others will bring Luo Yu over tomorrow, and you will still be busy."
Li Yuan smiled and scolded: "It's not about your business. Don't worry, go back and rest."
It was already late, and Luo Yu was still not sleepy. He was always thinking about how the situation would develop next. If the situation in this time and space were the same as his original time and space, he would still have historical data to draw from, but now he has just achieved great success.
Yang Guang passed away in seven years, which was a bit unexpected.
Even if Li Yuan does not proclaim himself emperor for the time being, and instead finds Yang You as a puppet, and when the overall situation stabilizes, he can be deposed, or forced to abdicate, the founding of the Tang Dynasty will not have to wait until seven years.
Forget it, it's useless to think about it now. I also said in the letter to Li Xiuning that the marriage proposal in Taiyuan is not for the time being. Li Yuan should agree because the situation has changed.
While he was thinking wildly, Li Shimin knocked on the door and said, "Brother Yu, are you asleep?"
Luo Yu got up and lit the candle with a lighter. When he opened the door, he saw Li Shimin and Niu Jinda standing at the door and hurriedly invited them in.
Before he could speak, Li Shimin handed over Li Yuan's letter, poured Niu Jinda a cup of tea and said: "You are right about raising troops. My father has stated in the letter that we will take you back to Taiyuan early tomorrow morning."
Luo Yu read the letter and said in astonishment: "Uncle Niu, all this is too simple. Not to mention the six rites, I haven't even hunted flying geese, how can I propose marriage?"
But Niu Jinda chuckled and said: "Tang Gong said that everything should be kept simple, and I can't help but disagree with him. Since he doesn't have any objections, why are you still bothering with these customs?"
Li Shimin then continued: "If the matter is urgent, my father probably wants to have his grandson as soon as possible. Brother Yu, I'm looking forward to you!"
Luo Yu smiled and scolded: "You kid, don't talk nonsense. I'm afraid Tang Gong's move is to let me and your sister get out of the upcoming chaos as soon as possible. He doesn't hesitate to put aside worldly etiquette. He has really good intentions!"
Niu Jinda said: "Okay, let's decide. We will go to Taiyuan to propose marriage early tomorrow morning and rest early."
After saying that, he took Li Shimin, who seemed to have something to say, and walked out. Luo Yu was still worried about Niu Jinda's condition at first, but now it seems that he is much better after drinking two or three jars of soju.
Yang Guang's soul has returned to the Nine Heavens, and the fall of the Sui Dynasty has become a fait accompli. No matter how unwilling it is, it cannot be undone. What's more, Niu Jinda is still serving under Li Yuan's account. The dead are like this, and the living must continue to struggle.
Niu Jinda is not a person who mourns the spring and autumn. He is also a decisive and decisive general on the battlefield. He still has this psychological endurance.
Seeing that they had gone away, Luo Yu closed the door and lay back on the bed.
It seems that I am destined to marry Li Xiuning, but I always feel a little sorry for her. There was no romantic proposal ceremony, and there was no time to prepare the wedding ring and wedding dress. The wedding was very different from the wedding I imagined. Is there any chance to do it again in the future?
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Putting all this aside, where will the two of them go after they get married? There are wars everywhere now, and the Li family is also in a troubled time. Can Li Xiuning really leave everything behind like himself?
Luo Yu didn't want to force Li Xiuning. If she wanted to stay, he could only stay with her until the Tang Dynasty was established and stabilized before withdrawing.
I fell asleep in a daze, and didn't wake up until Zhang Yang came and knocked on the door. It turned out that Niu Jinda and Li Shimin had already arrived.
The three of them ate some breakfast casually, took Zhang Yang and other five special forces members and the twelve soldiers assigned to Li Shimin by Changsun Wuji, quickly mounted their horses and set off for Taiyuan under the golden sunshine of the morning sun.
The entire defense of the Pine Tower was entrusted to Changsun Wuji. Not only did he have to guard the Pine Tower, he was also responsible for taking care of the entire Detachment of Women, which was a heavy responsibility.
The five special forces members all tied two 60-degree burning knives with slings and hung them on their chests. This was a gift from Luo Yu to Li Yuan.
Niu Jinda already knew something about this kind of Shao Dao, so he specially selected a few jars of triple-steamed low-alcohol white wine and asked his guards to carry it on their backs. He liked this kind of wine very much.
Shouyang is about a hundred steps ahead. The city wall here is many times better than that of the Pine Tower. The crisis of the Tun-Mongolian coalition has just been lifted. The east gate has been opened, and there are many pedestrians coming and going.
Niu Jinda seemed to have no intention of entering the city. He immediately turned his horse and bypassed Shouyang City.
Luo Yu had no chance to meet Gao Shilian again, because this trip was not for military affairs, and the twenty people were wearing casual clothes. Walking an extra mile or two without entering the city could bypass Shouyang City faster.
The closer he got to Taiyuan, the more uneasy Luo Yu felt. Can he really be a good husband? What's more, the other party is Li Xiuning. This is the so-called pre-marital anxiety disorder.
After passing Shouyang City, all the way to Taiyuan was a mountainous area. Fortunately, there was an official road winding through the mountains. Li Shimin couldn't wait and started galloping.
Everyone had to speed up to catch up, which made it difficult for the person carrying the wine. He had to hold the reins with one hand and protect the wine jar with the other to prevent it from being broken.
This run lasted for more than an hour and covered more than fifty miles. If not for the lack of horsepower, Li Shimin might not have stopped.
The trees in the mountains are shady, and the official road is dotted with sunshine. The summer sunshine is already very fierce. Not far in front of Zhuma, there is a large camphor tree. Under the tree is a green grassland. Next to the grassland, there is a creek about three feet wide.
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The cool breeze was blowing, making this the best place to rest. Everyone hurriedly dismounted their horses and led them to the stream, letting them drink freely to relieve the heat of the journey.
After the horses drank enough water, they ate grass freely under the trees. After everything was arranged, Niu Jinda ordered everyone to eat something.
It's still more than thirty miles to Taiyuan, so don't be in a hurry now and walk slowly. You'll be there by noon at the latest. After dinner, you can even sleep here for half an hour.
Li Xiuning came to the wing where Yang Man lived early in the morning and saw that she was already practicing her gun in the small yard. She was worried about how to tell her about Yang Guang's death.
Recalling the past when the two of them practiced martial arts together when they were young, they took a red-tasseled gun from the weapon rack next to them, jumped into the flower of guns she danced out, and matched each other's moves.
Although Yang Man is a princess, her martial arts skills have never declined. After leaving the Li family, she often studied with the royal family when she was in the palace, and accumulated a lot of practical experience.
And Li Xiuning is more direct. On the battlefield, she can kill the enemy with one move and will never use a second move. This can save time and effort and kill more enemies. This is the battle between fighting and fighting on the battlefield.
The battle between rivers and lakes is different.
The two of them fought back and forth for more than ten rounds, with guns and flowers and the sound of sticks breaking through the air, until the tip of Li Xiuning's gun gently pressed against Yang Man's throat.
Yang Man put away her spear and said with a smile: "Sister Xiuning, you are still more powerful, I can't beat you."
Li Xiuning also took back the spear, inserted it into the weapon rack, turned around and said seriously: "Sister, I have something to tell you..."
Unexpectedly, Yang Man interrupted Li Xiuning, put away the gun and said with a tearful voice: "Actually, I knew it even if my sister didn't tell me. Is it the news about my father? He gave me a dream last night, and there was something on his neck.
Tangled with a piece of white silk..."
Li Xiuning was dumbfounded. Could there really be ghosts and gods? Yang Man not only knew that Yang Guang was dead, but also knew that he was strangled to death by Bai Ling. This could not be explained except by the theory of ghosts and gods.
Yang Man said again: "Sister, I'm fine, you go to work first, I want to be alone."
Li Xiuning saw her eyes filled with tears, and tried hard not to let the tears fall. She felt infinite pity in her heart, and wanted to go over and hug her, but Yang Man stepped aside.
Seeing Yang Manruo's attitude, Li Xiuning couldn't force it anymore and said softly: "Cry if you want, I'll be right next door..."
Yang Man nodded, turned around and entered the side room, and then the sound of uncontrollable sad cries came.
In fact, Yang Man is also very pitiful. Although Yang Yong is her biological father, she has no impression of Yang Yong because she was taken into the palace by her grandmother Dugu and placed in Yang Guang's mansion for foster care.
When she was ten years old, Yang Yong died. She felt no sadness, but Yang Guang told her that her biological father had passed away.
She was ignorant at the time and only regarded Yang Guang as her closest relative, and she still does so until now.
When the dream came back last night, she still refused to believe it. This morning, when Li Xiuning spoke to her so seriously, she already felt something was wrong. She tried to test him, but Li Xiuning didn't object. Only then did she know that the dream was true.
Li Xiuning couldn't bear to hear it anymore. She knew the feeling of losing a loved one. When her mother passed away, it was this kind of sadness that filled her whole body and made her breathless.
Luo Yu and the others had rested, and the horses had eaten and drank enough. This time there was no urging, and they spread their hooves and ran happily.
The sun has reached its zenith and it's 3:00 noon. Traveling on such a hot day doesn't seem to be a good choice.
But the horses they ride on are all war horses, and this little heat is nothing. They seem to know that the destination is not far ahead, and they can rest as long as they get there.
As the saying goes, an old horse knows the way. They went from Taiyuan, so they naturally know how to get back.
Luo Yu looked at the Taiyuan City Wall, which was as tall as the Chang'an City Wall, and the moat that was three or four feet wide, and he felt infinite emotion in his heart. The working people in ancient times were really great.