Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, another three years had passed.
Many things had happened in the past three years. First, Li Jiancheng held his coronation ceremony when he was fifteen years old. That year, he married the daughter of the Huaihua General Chang He of the Sui Dynasty. Now, his eldest son, Li Chengzong, was almost two years old.
The five-year-old Li Yuanji inherited the Li family's children's early maturity. He was meticulous at a young age. Although he was not as good as Li Bing and Li Shimin, he was also a smart person. His martial arts skills were not bad. As Li Yuanji was the youngest, he was also deeply loved by Lady Dou. Li Bing was very regretful about the death of his younger brother, who should have been a fierce general in history. In fact, it was not that Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were too cowardly. As the saying goes, they became the defeated bandits. Li Shiming had killed his brother to get to the top. In order to whitewash himself, he spared no effort to put sh * t on Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji's heads. Therefore, later generations were misled by Li Shiming and had a disdainful evaluation of these two people. In fact, which of Li Yuan's sons were vegetarian? Li Bing really wanted to change his fate, so he treated Li Yuanji very well. Li Yuanji also accepted Li Bing's good treatment, and he usually stuck to his third brother, but Li Bing didn't know if he could change the inertia of history.
Xiao Shiyun, who was 13 years old, was already well-bred. Everyone in Chang 'an knew that the fiancée of the Third Young Master Li of the Duke of Tang was a peerless beauty. However, no one knew that this peerless beauty was a man in his heart. There was always someone living in her heart. Although it had been three years and there was no news of that person, she would still silently sketch that person's appearance in her mind in the dead of night. Zhangsun Wugou had also grown into a graceful and graceful person. He was no longer the little beggar girl from back then. However, there seemed to be a thin barrier between Zhangsun Wugou and Li Bing. Although the two of them lowered their heads and raised their heads every day, and would talk and laugh when they met, they always felt that the two of them were deliberately avoiding something. Perhaps Zhangsun Wugou's gradually growing beauty had attracted the attention of many people. Even Li Shiming would run to Li Bing's courtyard whenever he had nothing to do. He didn't even look for Li Bing when he came over. He only greeted Li Bing and Li Yuanba who were practicing martial arts, then went straight to Zhangsun Wugou. Zhangsun Wugou and Li Shiming were often seen chatting in the courtyard. Zhangsun Wugou didn't seem to be as restrained when facing Li Shiming as he was in front of Li Bing. He talked and laughed with Li Shiming. When Li Bing saw this, he felt that history couldn't be changed so easily. Perhaps Zhangsun Wugou and Li Shiming were destined to be together. Therefore, Li Bing became even more distant from Zhangsun Wugou. Other than occasionally serving tea and pouring water, the two of them didn't have much interaction. Zhangsun Wuji had been loitering in Li Bing's study for the past few years. He would often sit alone in the study for an entire day. At first, Li Bing would remind him to take care of his body, but as time passed, he became accustomed to it. However, seeing that Zhangsun Wuji and Li Shiming seemed to get along very well, the two of them would chat about each other's opinions. Li Bing couldn't stop them. After all, although Li Shiming was his biggest enemy, he was still his second brother in name. In addition, Zhangsun Wuji seemed to have fallen in love with Li Xiu Ning, who was often with him. When he faced Li Xiu Ning, he would often blush involuntarily and stutter.
The situation in the court had also become a little delicate. First, Emperor Wen of Sui and Empress Dugu were at odds. Because Emperor Wen favored Madam Ronghua and Madam Xuanhua, and Empress Dugu was jealous, the two of them were at odds. The struggle between the Crown Prince and the King of Jin gradually became like fire and water. Although the Crown Prince still held the position of the Eastern Palace and temporarily had the upper hand, most of the important officials in the court had been bought over by Yang Guang. Yang Guang's secret forces were not inferior to the Crown Prince's, and had even quarreled with him.
Because Sui Wendi was old, and he trusted his old ministers, and most of the old ministers who had fought alongside him to conquer the world were old, the battles against the Turks and Goguryeo in recent years had mostly ended in defeat. Sui Wendi desperately needed a victory to restore his confidence, and he couldn't help but turn his gaze to the increasingly unstable Xiliang. Now, the situation of Great Sui and Xiliang was in danger.
Li Bing was already eight years old. At eight years old, Li Bing had gradually gained the temperament of a little adult. Of course, his signature good-for-nothing smile had not changed. His height had also begun to grow. Now, he was about 150 centimeters tall. In ancient times, people were generally much shorter than modern people, so Li Bing's height was considered to be above average among his peers.
After three years of exhibition, Li Bing's glass workshop had long produced glass products for him. A small portion of the sales brought him a lot of money, and most of it was used to make binoculars. He knew that with this thing in the future, it would be equivalent to having several more scouts in the war. The other shops had also brought him a lot of wealth. Now, Li Bing had built a secret manor outside the capital and in Taiyuan. The one in Taiyuan was for his family to use when they arrived in Taiyuan. Because Li Bing felt that the general trend of history would not be changed, Li Yuan would definitely go to Taiyuan one day. That was the place where the Li Tang Dynasty rose. It was better to be prepared now.
In the manor outside the capital, Li Bing had accumulated almost all of his wealth over the years, about four million strings. Of course, he knew that this money was not enough to support his great cause, but he still had time. After all, he was only eight years old, and Emperor Yang had yet to ascend the throne, so Li Yuan did not have the intention to raise an army for the time being.
Also living in the manor was a team that had been recruited over the years. With the idea of building elites, the group of people in the manor were all recruited by Li Bing's confidants and trained by Li Bing. They were all one-in-ten-thousand people. This cavalry team made up of 500 people was also the team that Li Bing had focused on building over the past three years. This was Li Bing's first team, which included Su Lie, whom Li Bing had focused on subduing. Although other famous generals had not been subdued. However, Li Bing was still very happy to be able to find Su Dingfang. He immediately appointed Su Dingfang as the captain of this team. Although Su Dingfang had unique skills, no one appreciated her. After meeting Li Bing, Li Bing told him his analysis of the future after a long talk with Li Bing. After listening to Li Bing's words, Su Dingfang decided to give up the idea of temporarily squeezing into the officialdom. She stayed in Li Bing's manor and loyally followed Li Bing. They were preparing hard for their future battles with him. He stayed in Li Bing's manor and learned some of the guerrilla warfare and other strategic theories that Li Bing brought to him in the future, while helping Li Bing train this cavalry unit. His days were quite fulfilling.
As for the other person whom Li Bing paid special attention to, Luo Shixin, this person was also a person with infinite strength. He was ranked as one of the Four Fierce Warriors of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Although he could not compare to Li Yuanba, he was still a rare valiant general. However, it was a pity that the person who went to look for Luo Shixin came back and told him that Luo Shixin and Qin Qiong had become brothers. He lived in Qin Qiong's house in Licheng, Shandong Province, and helped him take care of his mother. After Li Bing heard this, he was extremely disappointed. He secretly sighed that he and Luo Shixin were not fated. Perhaps they would meet again on the battlefield in the future, but Li Bing was not afraid. Just Su Ding Fang alone would definitely not lose to Luo Shi Xin, let alone him and Li Yuan Ba, so Li Bing did not take this matter to heart.
Li Bing had been learning from the Immortal Zi Yang for five years. In these five years, the Immortal Zi Yang had taught him diligently and Li Bing had learned diligently. Finally, he had learned about sixty percent of his skills. On this day, the Immortal Zi Yang suddenly told Li Bing that he had nothing more to teach him. In the future, he would have to rely on his own comprehension and practice diligently. Immortal Zi Yang called Li Yuanba over and looked at the two brothers kindly.""It has been five years. I have taught you for five years and lived in the Public House for five years. I have already taught you almost all of my skills. Now that our fate as master and disciple has ended, it is time for me to leave!”
Li Bing and Li Yuanba quickly knelt down,""Master, did I do something wrong to make you angry? We will definitely change. Master, please don't abandon us, okay?”
Perfected Zi Yang lovingly caressed the two children who were trying hard to hold back their tears. Tears streamed down his face as well."I can't bear to part with you two children either, but my heart isn't here. I don't want to live in luxury. My heart is in the world. Traveling the world is my life.”
Li Bing knew that his master had always been firm in his words, and he also knew that this matter could not be changed now. He immediately wiped the tears in his eyes. After spending five years together, he had long treated this old man as his family. Now that he was facing separation, how could he not feel sad? He forced a smile and said,"This disciple thanks Master for all these years of devoted cultivation. Without Master's guidance, Yuan Ba and I wouldn't be where we are today. We only hope that Master can stay in the residence for two more days so that we can fulfill our filial piety.”
"Idiot! Idiot!" Immortal Zi Yang looked at his two tearful disciples and sighed,""Alright, then stay for another two days. It just so happens that I have two gifts on the way. I want to give them to the two of you.”
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