Traveling through troubled times, he fled with his stepson

Xuzhou.

The shops on the streets are deserted and there are few people walking around, let alone small businesses.

Xuzhou is located in the north and is colder than Xuanzhou. As soon as they entered Xuzhou, the governor of Xuzhou sent people to pick them up.

Li Yuan and his companions followed the team into the city in batches. Because they entered with great fanfare, horse-drawn carriages came in one after another, and there were soldiers protecting them all around. The few people who had originally gathered gradually gathered around.

Someone brave enough asked, "Sir, is this food?"

"Go away, don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask!"

The officer's tone was stern, but his actions were not reckless.

The man was scolded, but he still followed and walked forward a few steps, trying to see something.

It was not until the carriage entered the official road and they could not get in that they reluctantly left at the door.

He was still looking around eagerly before leaving.

Due to heavy rain for several days in a row, the streets were full of mud. My shoes were soaked with mud after walking a few steps.

Everyone's shoes and trouser legs were in a terrible state, and coupled with the cold weather, it was hard to bear.

Soon the governor of Xuzhou received the news and came out of the mansion. Li Yuan looked at him from afar and saw that the mayor of Xuzhou was a thin and shriveled middle-aged man.

Even though he was the city lord, his face was still dark gray and he looked not in good health. He also went out to bask in the sun all year round.

The city lord came up first and exchanged greetings with Ling Feng, then said in an awkward tone: "Can your subordinate take a look at the grain and seeds first?"

Ling Feng said: "Yes, sir, please check it at your convenience."

With consent, the man walked to the back of the carriages and picked one at random for inspection.

When I saw it was food, I almost cried for joy.

The sacks of seeds were opened again. There were several cartloads of seeds. The Lord of Xuzhou looked at them again and again, and could not help but open them to take a look.

After confirming that they were all good and in considerable quantities, the Lord of Xuzhou bowed deeply to Ling Feng.

Ling Feng was shocked: "My Lord, what are you doing? How can you do this?"

"Deputy General Ling, please accept my greeting."

"I would like to thank you and my fellow city lord Xuancheng on behalf of the people of Xuzhou and myself. I heard that we encountered an ambush on the road. I am really..."

When he said this, the skinny man's eyes showed cloudy tears, and it didn't seem fake.

He is an official who truly cares about Xuzhou.

Li Yuan thought to himself, then looked away.

The officers and soldiers did not drive away or beat the people, they just gave verbal warnings. People kept following them on the road, it seemed that the officers and soldiers got along well with each other.

The governor of Xuzhou was dressed simply and had a thin figure, with sunken cheeks. It was hard to say whether he was an honest official, but he was definitely not a wicked person.

After explaining the things here, the governor of Xuzhou quickly settled them down. Deputy General Ling Feng, Li Yuan, Cheng Feiyue and others entered the City Lord's Mansion. The City Lord of Xuzhou refused to let them go and forced them to go into the mansion to rest.

Because of the dirtiness of the road and the faint smell of blood, which could not be concealed even in cold weather, Li Yuan, Cheng Feiyue and others were all clean people and naturally could not stand this smell.

As soon as the rooms were assigned, Li Yuan, Cheng Feiyue and others went into the room to wash and change their clothes.

When they go out again, they change into clean and warm robes.

The floor inside was wet from washing, and a servant had already gone in to clean it up. Cheng Feiyue came out to let his hair down to take a breath, wiping it with a handkerchief in his hand.

Seeing Li Yuan also going out like him, he took a closer look and saw something different.

"Isn't this the clothes that the mansion prepared for you?"

He scanned it from beginning to end, and although it was still a question, he had already gotten the answer.

"Did Aunt Seven prepare it?"

Li Yuan pursed his lips and nodded.

"She really knows you thoroughly and knows that you don't like to use other people's things." Cheng Feiyue said, but still turned around curiously.

Wei Qiqi prepared two sets of short jackets for both of them. They took turns wearing these two sets of short jackets while traveling on the road these days. They were not very clean, but they were inconspicuous and warm.

Unexpectedly, Wei Qiqi even guessed that he would not wear other people's clothes when he went to rest, and even prepared a robe for him.

He was also stunned when he first saw it, but he kept it in his bag and didn't move.

After everything was packed up and they had rested and caught their breath, the Lord of Xuzhou called people over and said that a banquet had been prepared and invited them to come over.

The banquet was very simple, it was better to call it a meal than a banquet. Perhaps the Lord of Xuzhou himself couldn't stand it and said with a little embarrassment: "Because I advocate frugality, there are not many good things in my house. I made it temporarily. Please don't despise it."

Ling Feng quickly waved his hands and said that they were already sleeping in the open air and this was definitely the best possible situation.

The two sides toasted each other. When they heard that Li Yuan and Cheng Feiyue, with only a hundred people, had wiped out nearly seven hundred enemies, the Lord of Xuzhou twisted his hand and the wine in the glass spilled.

"Deputy General Ling, don't joke with me. The number disparity is too big. How could it be possible..."

"I had the same idea as the city lord at first, but when I sent someone to investigate, there were indeed nearly 700 bodies."

Ling Feng looked at Li Yuan who was standing still and Cheng Feiyue beside him, and said something ambiguous while drinking.

"If that's true, this Li kid is going to be incredible."

As the Lord of Xuzhou City said this, his eyes fell on Li Yuan, wanting to see what kind of person could be so powerful.

Unexpectedly, when he looked up, he saw Li Yuan first. Li Yuan was sitting there, responding to his gaze and raising his glass to greet him from a distance.

Although he has grown up, he looks like a teenager, not yet an adult.

Realizing that these two were still quite young, the Lord of Xuzhou's hands began to shake with excitement.

If this is true, then these two guys have a bright future.

When the Lord of Xuzhou saw Li Yuan drink the toast, he was about to glance at Cheng Feiyue standing beside him, but in a moment, he suddenly felt that the way he tilted his head back to drink looked a little familiar.

I couldn't help but turn around and look at Li Yuan again.

But this time, the more I looked at it, the more familiar it seemed, as if it resembled an old friend.

"Where have I seen Li Xiaozi and me before?"

Li Yuan looked at the governor of Xuzhou calmly, "No."

The city lord looked at it a few more times in confusion, then simply stopped thinking about it and changed the subject.

Being ignored, Cheng Feiyue couldn't help but clench the cup in his hand.

His behavior caught Ling Feng's attention.

After the banquet, everyone drank some wine. Li Yuan and Cheng Feiyue's rooms were close to each other, so naturally it was Li Yuan who helped Cheng Feiyue back to the room.

Cheng Feiyue drank a little too much and was mumbling something, but Li Yuan had no intention of listening.

After covering him with a quilt, he stood up and prepared to leave. Cheng Feiyue behind him seemed to be lying unsteadily and lifted the quilt.

The sound coming out of the mouth is also slightly louder.

"Li Yuan...how am I inferior to you..."

"Why should I ask you to...steal the limelight?"

"I admit, I...I...I don't want you, but..."

The following words were incoherent, repeating what he had said from time to time.

The room was quiet, so his words were clear enough to hear.

Li Yuan stood and listened for a long time, then closed the door and left.