Tang Dynasty

He Bi sat on the ground slumped, with his back against the wall behind him, raised his face and looked at the bright moon that just fell on the window.

The house was pitch black, only the moonlight poured in from the window, casting a bright white light and shadow in the house.

It was still the bright moon, and it was still the room I lived in, but the constant footsteps outside the door clearly showed that the situation at this moment was completely different.

Earlier, a man who looked like a doctor came to the leading guard, who hastily bandaged his wound, applied some medicine, and left in a hurry.

After that, no one came.

With a sigh, he stretched out his hand and pressed the painful wound on his chest.Li Shimin's shot was not too heavy, if not, how could he survive at this moment?

In fact, he is not unaware that the other party's mercy is most likely to use his identity as a threat to contain Turkic actions.

He should have understood that even if he hides his identity, there will be a day when he will be exposed.I only sighed that I used this injury as an excuse to postpone day after day, and I couldn't bear it and didn't want to leave.

With one careless move, everything is lost in the end.

It's just that for some reason, Duo Bi only has regrets in his heart, but he doesn't feel any regrets.

Because of a chance coincidence, he stayed here for half a year under the false identity of Tuozhu Kingdom, and he didn't regret it for a moment, even if he knew that he would not get it in the end.Or maybe it is precisely because I know that I can't get it, I am so obsessed with every bit of it.

Feeling thirsty, he put his hands on the ground and tried to stand up.However, with a little force, there was a tearing pain in the waist and abdomen.After trying several times to no avail, he finally sat back on the ground weakly.

Laughing at himself, he had no choice but to reach out to the low table beside him, struggling to touch where the teacup was.

However, due to an accident, the teacup was knocked to the ground, and the crisp and piercing sound of breaking broke through the quiet night immediately.

"What's going on?" The door was opened immediately, and the guard's long shadow was projected into the room.

Duobi leaned back against the wall and sighed in a low voice, "I overturned the teacup."

The guard said "Oh" and closed the door immediately.

The room fell into darkness and silence again.He Bi heard his own sigh very distinctly, he smiled wryly and shook his head, but his fingertips touched the broken porcelain pieces beside him.

The porcelain piece maintains the shape of a small half teacup, and the edge is extremely sharp, shining a little bit of light in the faint moonlight, like the cold light of a dagger.

Duo Bi was startled, reached out to pick it up, and slowly put it in front of his eyes.

This time he was arrested, but he didn't care whether the ending was life or death.However, if it really happened as he expected, although he kept one, he would become a bargaining chip in the deal with his elder brother Shibi Khan, so...he would never tolerate it.

He Bi was silent for a moment, clenched the porcelain piece in his hand with one hand, but began to slowly pull the bandage on his chest with the other hand.

Gently pricking down towards the heart, Li Shimin completely lost to himself.Aggressive thought secretly, pulling the bandaged hand, but suddenly stopped.

Among the layers of bandages, at some point, there was an inconspicuous little piece of paper hidden.

Agbi's heart tightened, and he immediately put down the tile, put the paper under the moonlight, and looked at it carefully.

In fact, before this, he had already guessed who wrote it; in fact, what that person wrote was only a few short words.

However, Aggressive stared at the piece of paper for a long time. The mere words "Tonight Zishi" were traced time and time again by his eyes until his fingertips began to tremble uncontrollably.

The new wave surged, and after a long time, it was slowly pressed down.Duobi silently hid the note back in the bandage, unwilling to destroy it.Probably hoping that in the desert in the future, I can teach him not to forget the handwriting that was once so familiar.

Looking up at the bright moon in the middle of the sky, I knew that Zishi was not far away.

Aggressively closed his eyes calmly, and began to rest his mind.After an unknown amount of time, there was a faint commotion outside the door, and then only a "squeak" was heard, and the door was opened again.He opened his eyes, only to see the moonlight pouring in instantly, it was dazzlingly bright.

It was not Li Jiancheng himself.It was the guards in his mansion, brothers Feng Yi and Feng Li.

"My lord, let's go!" The two hurried over and helped him up.

Agbi let out a "hmm" without saying anything, and hurried out the door with the support of the two of them.

——In such a situation, it is inconvenient to show up after all.

Leaving the house, getting in the car, leaving the city... the whole journey was unimpeded.Duobi sat leaning in the carriage, only felt the carriage stop and go, and the sound of words came from outside from time to time.He knew very well that that person should have already arranged everything properly.

At this moment, the carriage stopped.Feng Yi lifted the curtain and only called out: "My lord."

Hearing the sound, Duobi raised his eyes, and while he was in doubt, he followed his gaze and saw a figure standing not far away.

In the darkness of night, even if one is dressed in black clothes, one glance can still catch people's attention.

Aggressively got out of the car and walked towards him.

Li Jiancheng coughed lightly, Feng Yi and Feng Li immediately understood and backed away.

At this moment, he was standing under a sycamore tree, his expression was unclear in the night.However, Aggressive stopped in front of him, but just looked at him, without speaking for a long time.

Finally, Li Jiancheng smiled softly: "Brother, if you don't leave, when the pursuers come, Jiancheng will have to capture you and go back to claim credit."

"Completed, thank you." Duo Bi then looked away, but his expression was extraordinarily deep and serious.

On the contrary, Li Jiancheng still smiled, very relaxed.He looked aggressively and said, "Brother, you know that it's not all for nothing."

"Of course I understand." Duobi raised his eyes again, looked into his eyes, and said slowly, "I will never mention this incident to Khan. If he wants to go to war in the future, I will try to dissuade him as always , try my best to make sure that the two parties live in peace...to repay Jiancheng for saving each other."

However, when Li Jiancheng heard this, he smiled slightly and said, "Brother, can you make a promise to Jiancheng?"

Aggressively said: "It's done but it's okay to talk about it."

Li Jiancheng raised his eyes and looked at him, his eyes were very bright.He said word by word: "One day, if my elder brother becomes a Turkic Khan, then don't offend me in China."

Looking at him aggressively, his eyes are strangely deep.

He was silent for a long time, then suddenly laughed, and said, "Jiangcheng, how did you know that I would become a Khan?"

Li Jiancheng didn't answer, just said: "If it's an 'if', will the eldest brother agree?"

Duo Bi suddenly walked towards him, stopped very close to him, and said in a deep voice: "Jiang Jian, why don't you understand, even if I make this promise right now, if I really become a khan, I will definitely regret it. After a pause, he said, "Jiancheng, I don't want to lie to you. So this is the only thing I can't promise."

Li Jiancheng didn't seem surprised when he heard this.He raised his face, looked at the other party and said with a light smile: "The country is the most important... Big brother really is big brother."

"Why isn't Jian Jian such a person?" Duo Bi finally showed a smile.

——If not, how could I...

Thinking of this, there is a bit of eagerness in his eyes that cannot be concealed.

Li Jiancheng looked away calmly, turned to the side and said, "Brother, it's getting late, there is no need to delay any longer."

"Yes." Duo Bi said silently, "There is no need to delay any longer."

However, even though he said this in his mouth, he stretched out his hand, lightly clasped Li Jiancheng's jaw, and lifted it slowly.

It should have been a somewhat frivolous gesture, but because of his extraordinarily serious gaze, it became just as sincere.

The two people met each other's eyes and were silent to each other.

After a long time, Tuobi suddenly gave a chuckle, lowered his head and kissed his lips.

Li Jianjian stood still, watching the tall figure approach for a moment, and then move away for a moment.A gentle kiss, fleeting.

"Sure enough... Jiancheng saved me this time without any personal affection." Letting go of the other party, he smiled bitterly, "Your heart is already elsewhere."

Li Jiancheng looked at him quietly, his eyes were calm, and he said nothing.

But Duo Bi had already walked to the carriage, untied a horse, and turned over with some difficulty.

"Goodbye, Jiancheng." He sat high on the horse, looking down at Li Jiancheng, with the infinite brilliance of the moonlight behind him.

He raised the whip in his hand high, but suddenly dropped it.He turned his head, looked at Li Jiancheng hesitated for a moment, and said, "...Li Shimin?"

Li Jiancheng was slightly taken aback, but at this moment he was already smiling and said: "Forget it...it's not important anymore." But when he smiled, his eyes suddenly had a look that he had never seen before.

Arrogance?fierce?Li Jiancheng tried to find a word to describe it in his mind.However, at this time, the other party had already raised his whip and left in the dust.

With a sigh, he finally turned around and merged into the night.

Duo Bi endured the pain in his chest and abdomen, and rode his horse at a fast gallop, not allowing any nostalgia.

In fact, the momentary fluctuation in the other party's eyes has already been taken into his eyes.Immediately, my heart became as clear as a mirror.

In the past few days, after going through a series of changes, and even having thoughts of suicide, Dou Bi suddenly understood a lot.The original low-key forbearance, repressed retreat, against one's will, but in the end it got deeper and deeper.

It's better to give it a go.

If you can't get it, if you haven't put all your eggs in one basket, how can you know the result?

Thinking of this, he smiled slowly.

——Li Shimin, thanks to you, I have a complete epiphany.

——But since this is the case, what you want, I am aggressive... I will fight with you!

——Complete, we will see you again.

----

Aggressive escapes in the middle of the night, shaking the government and the public.Li Yuan was shocked and ordered a strict investigation, but the result was astonishingly simple.

All the guards said the same thing that night: it was cold at night, so they gathered together to drink to warm up.Thinking of Duobi's injuries, he didn't take precautions.After he was drunk, the aggressive man broke through the door, grabbed a knife and wounded several people, and rode away on his horse.

The city gate guard also said: "At midnight last night, a man rode a horse and galloped out of the city. Everyone didn't expect it, and they never stopped him."

The wounds on the guards, the wine jars outside the prison that were not cleaned up in time, and even the scabbard of the long knife that was taken away, all the physical evidence is watertight; Next, no flaws can be found.

A case of dereliction of duty by a guard is so simple that it cannot be investigated.

Holding the memorial presented, Li Yuan was silent for a long time, and ordered the leading guards of the two parties to be beheaded, and the case was closed.

Then he put his forehead in one hand, and said to the servant: "Quickly go and invite the son to come."

Not long after, Li Jianjian stood in the hall, bowed his head respectfully, and said, "I don't know if my father called Jiancheng to come, what is your order?"

Li Yuan raised his eyes and looked at him steadily, but the other party's expression was as calm as water, as usual, so people couldn't see what was in his heart.

After a while, he sighed and said, "Jiangcheng, although he is old, he is not confused."

Li Jiancheng looked up at him, but there was still no wave in his eyes.Soon, he smiled lightly and said, "Jiangcheng doesn't know what father wants."

"It was you who got away aggressively." Li Yuan looked at him, his tone seemed to be sure, but it seemed to be a test.

Li Jiancheng was silent, noncommittal.

"It is true that there is no flaw in this case." Li Yuan paused and said, "However, it is too tight, but it is the biggest flaw. The dignified Turkic prince can escape so easily, but the guards are not guilty... In this city of Chang'an, apart from the old man, probably only you and Shimin are the only ones who can do this. Shimin insists on keeping the aggressive, everyone knows that, so he will not let him go; As the eldest son, Jiancheng didn't express his position on this matter that day, so it looks like you didn't teach others to see your intentions."

He explained the matter extremely thoroughly in one sentence, leaving no leeway at all.Li Jiancheng shook his head when he heard the words, sighed, knelt down straight, and said: "Father really knows the truth, please punish him. It's just for public and private, Jiancheng has to do this."

Li Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, "What do you mean by that?"

"Yu Gong, just like Mr. Pei said that day, the Guanzhong is not yet stable, and the Turkic tigers and wolves, war is far worse than peace." Li Jiancheng looked at Li Yuan firmly, and said every word calmly but firmly, "Yu private, Although that Duobi hid his identity in the army, he saved Jiancheng again and again. This kindness must be repaid; this kindness must be repaid."

Li Yuan looked down at him, only felt that although his eldest son was extremely obedient at the moment, sometimes he couldn't see through the plans in his heart.With a low sigh, Li Yuan said: "Jiangcheng, as a father, I know that you will not do anything unintentionally. Since you insist on letting go of aggressiveness, why don't you speak out in class?"

"Because Jiancheng always persuaded me, I'm afraid that my father still can't make a decision for a while." Li Jiancheng said, "However, there is no room for delay in this matter."

Regardless of what would happen if the news leaked to the Turks before the decision, considering Li Shimin's nature, if he really spoke out for Duobi that day, I'm afraid it would really hurt him.

"At this time, my father has closed the case, so I won't pursue it anymore." Li Yuan was silent for a long time, and sighed, "You have made a decision for my father by doing this. It's just that if you let the tiger go back to the mountain like this, if the Turks come to invade the country again in the future, it will be built... ...you can't get away with it."

"At that time, Jiancheng will be willing to be a relative," Li Jiancheng bowed his head and bowed, "I will bear it with my life!"

"Forget it, you can step back." Li Yuan let out a long breath, "Don't make decisions like this in the future. This time, I will punish you for three days. Go back and think about it."

----

When Li Jiancheng returned to the mansion, it was dusk.

He gently closed the door, leaned his back against the door, and slowly closed his eyes.

The changes in the past few days have come too fast, and I am somewhat overwhelmed.I am not a god-man, and I have not slept for several days because of the aggressive things. Now that everything is over, I feel tired like a tide flooding my heart.

Fang let out a long breath, walked a few steps into the room, and heard the voice of a servant coming from outside the door: "My lord, the second son is here!"

Naturally, he understood what Li Shimin was doing this time, but he was really too tired at the moment, and he might not have the heart and power to deal with it.

Li Jiancheng paused and sighed in a low voice, "Let's just say... I'm not here."

However, just as the voice fell, the door was pushed open from the outside.

"Second, Second Young Master..." The servants obviously couldn't stop him.

Li Jiancheng sighed, stretched out his hand and rubbed the center of his brows, turned around and said to the servant: "Go ahead."

The servant left at the sound and closed the door, for a while, there were only two of them left in the room.

Only then did Li Jiancheng look at Li Shimin, with a smile on his face, he said, "Why is Shimin here, so eager?"

Li Shimin walked over a few steps and stood very close in front of him.

"Brother," he said firmly, looking into each other's eyes, "you let go of Habi, right?"

Li Jiancheng smiled lightly, wanting to say something, but felt his gaze flicker slightly.He withdrew his gaze, turned around and sat down on the table, without speaking.

But Li Shimin followed closely. He put his hands on the armrests on both sides of the seat, and his eyes were rare and deep.

He still stared at Li Jiancheng, and asked: "Brother, you didn't intercede for Tuobi that day, just to make a secret plan and let him go?"

Li Jiancheng shook his head with lowered eyes, and finally raised his head to meet his gaze.After a pause, he lowered his eyes again, and said softly like a sigh: "...Yes."

As soon as the words were finished, Li Shimin already leaned over, and suddenly approached him.