"I am Li Xiu, I don't know what the general calls him?" Li Xiu smiled and bowed to the veteran general. Like a beautiful woman, the military general was very taboo to others to say that he was old, so although the general was gray-haired, Li Xiu was still called a general.

"Haha~, I didn't expect that the rumors from the outside world were real. Those who could both the prince and the King of Qin were so young, so I was so eye-opening!" The old general laughed generously, then clasped his fists to Li Xiu and said, "I don't know if Li Jijiu has heard of it?"

"Du Fuwei!" Li Xiu immediately looked at the other party in surprise when he heard this name. This name may not be very famous in history, but as long as anyone who has watched "The Legend of the Two Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" is probably not too unfamiliar with him. It is naturally not too simple for those who can be called "Dad" by the two protagonists.

"It turned out to be His Highness the King of Wu. When he was still young, he had heard of His Highness' reputation, but he didn't expect to see His Highness under such circumstances!" Li Xiu immediately said with a smile. The title of King of Wu not only refers to Li Ke, Li Shimin's later son. Before Li Ke, after Du Fuwei surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, he was named King of Wu by the Tang Dynasty, the ambassador of Jianghuai, the Shangzhu Kingdom, etc., and even gave him the surname Li, so Li Xiu was called King of Wu when he saw him.

Du Fuwei was one of the rebel kings at the end of the Sui Dynasty and was entrenched in the Jianghuai area, so his army was called the Jianghuai Army. Although the number of troops was not as large as that of Li Mi and Wang Shichong and others, it was a rare elite army with few opponents in the south. However, Du Fuwei did not seem to have much ambitions. He used to be the subject of Yang Tong, but now the Tang Dynasty is powerful, so he was then appointed as the King of Wu. Some time ago, Li Yuan summoned him to the capital, and Du Fuwei actually came, which also showed his sincerity to surrender to the Tang Dynasty.

"Haha~, don't call him Your Highness, Your Highness, I'm a few years older than your father Xu. You can call me uncle or old man!" Du Fuwei said happily, but then he asked someone to bring a horse to invite Li Xiu to come, so Li Xiu got on the horse and walked side by side with him.

"Why did Li Jijiu appear here?" Du Fuwei asked with a smile again. He is generous and especially likes talented young people. He also has a problem, which is that he likes to take on godsons. For example, now he has more than 30 godsons, most of whom are arranged by him in the Jianghuai Army. Although he is suspected of being nepotist, his control over the Jianghuai Army has greatly increased.

"This..." Li Xiu didn't know how to answer when he heard this. If he was held hostage by a bearded guest, it would be a bit too shameless. So in the end he had to say vaguely, "I'm seeing off an elder, but I didn't expect to drink a few more drinks on the boat, and I didn't know how far I floated on the river. He was in a hurry to get off the boat nearby. I didn't expect it to be too far from Chang'an, so I stopped you, Mr. Du, and I hope you can take me a ride."

"Haha, so that's it. It's a coincidence. I went out hunting a few days ago. I should have gone back yesterday, but I met a tiger. I was so happy that I followed it all night and then shot the tiger to death. We must not be able to go to Chang'an tonight. I'll invite Li Jijiu to taste the tiger meat later!" Du Fuwei also heard that Li Xiu seemed to be hiding something, but he did not ask too much. Instead, he enthusiastically asked Li Xiu to invite him to eat tiger meat, which also gave Li Xiu a good impression.

At that moment, Li Xiu and Du Fuwei were chatting while walking. Although the age difference between the two was huge, even Li Xiu did not expect that the two of them would be very speculative. Du Fuwei had a square face and wide mouth, and looked very majestic, but in fact he was a very easy-going person. What's even more rare is that he did not talk about current affairs and military affairs with Li Xiu. Instead, he talked about some interesting stories in the capital, and then talked about the customs and customs of various places, mountains and rivers, etc., and even the food in various places was well known.

The beautiful scenery and food in various places were also what Li Xiu was most interested in, so he and Du Fuwei became more and more speculative, and they didn't even notice it was dark. In the end, a tall and strong young general next to Du Fuwei reminded him that they realized it was getting late, and the two couldn't help laughing. Then Du Fuwei ordered his soldiers to camp and rest in the open space on the side of the road. It was also at this time that Li Xiu learned that they were still thirty or forty miles from Chang'an and should be able to arrive tomorrow morning.

Du Fuwei had a large number of soldiers under his command. Li Xiu estimated that there were probably a thousand people. This discovery also made him frown. No matter how much Du Fuwei said that he was a surrender minister, but he still kept so many guards. It was not a good thing.

"Li Jijiu, I heard that you participated in the Battle of Qingzhou last year and you should have seen the style of the Detachment of Women and the Tiance Army. I wonder how in your opinion, I, the children, compared with those two powerful Tang dynasties?" Du Fuwei saw Li Xiu carefully observing his personal guards, and he said very proudly that these personal guards were selected by him from the Jianghuai Army. He was confident that he was absolutely no worse than the Detachment of Women and the Tiance Army.

"The old man's soldiers are in order and move in an orderly manner. It is indeed a rare strong army. However, when I was riding a horse, I saw that although these soldiers' riding skills were good, they still could not be compared with the elite cavalry under the King of Qin." Li Xiu said the truth. He shouldn't have said so directly, but because he thought of some things, he deliberately said this, hoping to awaken Du Fuwei.

Du Fuwei was not angry when he heard Li Xiu's words, but laughed happily: "Hahahaha~, Li Jijiu is indeed as keen as a wise man. It is said that northerners ride horses and southerners ride boats. After all, these elite Jianghuai soldiers in my hands are southerners. Although they have practiced riding skills intently, they can only be considered ordinary and cannot be compared with the elite cavalry of the Tang Dynasty. However, although the cavalry is powerful, the soldiers under my command have the means to restrain them. Therefore, even if I encounter elite cavalry, my thousand-infantry will not necessarily lose!"

"Oh? Mr. Du is so confident. You must know that cavalry is born to restrain infantry unless..." Li Xiu suddenly thought of a possibility when he said this. He suddenly turned his head and looked at these elite Jianghuai soldiers seriously. As a result, he saw that these people were all tall and very steady when walking. The chef who was preparing supper was throwing pieces of mutton into the pot, but the soldiers passing by didn't even look at it. Obviously, they had long been accustomed to this situation.

"Old man, you... aren't all your personal guards Mo Daoshi?" Seeing this, Li Xiu couldn't help but look at Du Fuwei in surprise and said.

The reason why Li Xiu made this judgment was that Mo Dao Shu had strict requirements on height and physique. He must be tall and strong, otherwise he would not be able to swing the long and heavy Mo Dao. Moreover, Mo Dao Shu was wearing heavy armor on the battlefield, advancing layer by layer like an iron city wall, with extremely steady steps. In addition, the importance of Mo Dao Shu made them extremely well treated in the army, such as eating meat for every meal, which is also something other troops do not have.

"Haha~, no wonder the King of Qin and the Crown Prince both competed to recruit you. If it were me, I would probably have to rob you back!" Du Fuwei saw that Li Xiu had guessed the truth, and immediately laughed and exclaimed again. Unfortunately, he could not know Li Xiu a few years ago, otherwise he would have to recognize him as his godson no matter what.

Seeing Du Fuwei's happy look, Li Xiu couldn't help but look at him helplessly. If he remembered well, Du Fuwei seemed to have not lived this year, and he died very unjustly. Although Fu Gongyou, who had turned against him, rebelled, he finally accused Du Fuwei of rebelling. As a result, Du Fuwei and his subordinates were almost massacred. Originally, Li Xiu still felt a little sympathetic to him, but now it seems that Du Fuwei is actually seeking death by himself.

Du Fuwei was different from other anti-kings. His sphere of influence was in the Jianghuai region. In the Tang Dynasty, the Jianghuai region was far away from the political center and was considered to be the perfect south. When the Tang Dynasty first established its country, its power could not reach there at all. Du Fuwei was very tactful and surrendered to the Tang Dynasty early.

However, although Du Fuwei nominally surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, it was actually more like an alliance before. When the Tang Dynasty attacked Wang Shichong, Du Fuwei sent troops to help. However, the strength of the Tang Dynasty exploded, making Du Fuwei a vassal of the Tang Dynasty. However, the Jianghuai Army was still firmly in his hands. Even though he came to Chang'an last year, he handed over the Jianghuai Army to his most trusted godson, so the Jianghuai area was still under his control.

If Li Xiu was Du Fuwei, he would probably hand over the military power of the Jianghuai Army as soon as possible. After all, with the urinary nature of Li Yuan and his son, he would not tolerate the existence of the country in the country no matter what. Moreover, Du Fuwei did not stay honestly when he came to Chang'an, and he actually took people out to hunt. Moreover, the thousand guards around him were the most elite Mo Dao Army. This was simply challenging the patience of Li Yuan and his son, so it was not surprising that Du Fuwei died unjustly in the end.

Li Xiu was thinking about his worries, but the supper was ready, and Du Fuwei's own hand was Du Fuwei's hand. He saw a specially made huge iron fork on the wooden racks on both sides of a charcoal fire. A skinned tiger was stretched open and flipped around the fire. The oil-filled tiger meat was roasted and made a "sizzling" sound, and a seductive smell of meat attracted people to salivate.

When the tiger meat was almost grilled, Du Fuwei cut the tiger meat with his own hands and distributed it to everyone present. As a guest, Li Xiu was assigned the best piece of tiger meat. Then he sent the sauce and a knife. When eating, he cut off small pieces of tiger meat with a knife and dipped it in the sauce.

It was also the first time that Li Xiu tasted the taste of tiger meat. If it were in later generations, he would probably be arrested on the charge of eating rare animals. However, in the Tang Dynasty, tigers were not common, but not rare. Even due to years of war, the population had dropped significantly, and the number of animals increased a lot. In the near Chang'an, news of tigers appearing and injuring people from time to time. In some places, there were even tiger disasters, so it was no big deal for Du Fuwei to hunt tigers.

With a little curiosity, Li Xiu tasted a small piece of tiger meat. What disappointed him was that the tiger meat didn't taste very good, the flesh was too thick, and the teeth were not good enough to bite it. However, out of curiosity, he could still eat it.

In contrast, Du Fuwei and his soldiers were very happy to eat, especially those who could be given tiger meat by Du Fuwei, who were so excited that they were so excited that they didn't use a knife. They held a piece of tiger meat weighing several pounds in their hands and bit them in big mouths. Du Fuwei had no airs, and talked and laughed with the soldiers, and even gave them some wine.

After drinking, the Qiu Ba of these soldiers could not restrain their true nature. Some shouted loudly and boasted about their military achievements. Some started to fight in groups. Some even danced around the fire while singing and dancing. However, you should not have any extravagance for their singing voices and dancing postures. Soon, the fire looked like a group of demons dancing around them.

Du Fuwei not only did not blame the unrestrained appearance of his soldiers, but also held up his wine glass and kept making noises, making waves of generous laughter. Li Xiu had already expressed that he would not drink wine, and Du Fuwei did not force him, so he was probably the only sober person in the venue.

Looking at Du Fuwei, who was open to his clothes and exposed his solid chest, ate meat and drank with a big mouthful of wine, and laughed to the sky with his beard, Li Xiu felt a little regretful while envious. If Du Fuwei still couldn't recognize his mistake and did his own thing, this scene would probably be a shock. (To be continued.)
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