It was already midsummer, and even though we were in the mountains, it was still hot. What's more, everything that happened today and everything that came to mind made Li Yuan, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, feel depressed and unable to sleep for a long time.
In the fairly spacious bedroom, Li Yuan slowly stood up and walked to the window. The bright moonlight was shining on him. He looked up at the vast mountains that he couldn't actually see. His thousands of thoughts could only be turned into a gentle sigh. .
Although Li Yuan could only be considered a mediocre one among the founding emperors of the past dynasties, after decades of officialdom, his ability and vision were at the upper level. After calming down, he quickly realized that the mountain road mentioned by his second son Li Shimin might not be his. A way out.
If the prince rebelled, that would be slightly better. The connection between Jingzhao and Fangzhou might be blocked for a short period of time, but this avenue of survival should not be cut off.
But judging from Yu Wenying's movements, Silang Li Yuanji is likely to join forces with the East Palace, and Renzhi Palace was built under the leadership of Li Yuanji. How could he ignore this mountain road?
Li Yuan didn't want to think about this anymore. He thought that the most unfilial son would cut off his wife, but the most filial son would cut off his own life.
Slowly going out, ignoring the palace people who came up to him, Li Yuan paced back and forth in the palace. Suddenly he heard a noise and quietly walked into the side hall, where he saw the dancing candlelight and two people sitting on the floor.
"If the crown prince fails this time, will Xuancheng be willing to serve His Highness the King of Qin?"
Li Yuan recognized this person as Wai Lang, a member of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Ling Jing, an official of the Tiance Mansion, and the other should be the prince Xima Wei Zheng.
"As the prince's confidant, you have made suggestions several times and made a decisive decision to kill the King of Qin." Ling Jing said slowly: "But the King of Qin has a heart as big as the sea and has the heart to tolerate the world."
Wei Zheng was silent for a moment and then said softly: "I don't know that the prince is plotting rebellion, and I don't think that Yang Wengan's rebellion was the prince's order."
"But the origin of the rebels..."
After a pause, Wei Zheng said with a complex expression: "The King of Qin's military exploits were unparalleled, but the prince was frightened and built a Changlin Army to protect himself in the early years."
"In the sixth year of Wude, after Yang Wenqian was transferred to the governor of Fangzhou, he was ordered by the prince to raise troops in Fangzhou. The East Palace often sent ordnance, warriors, and armor to prepare for emergencies."
Having said this, Wei Zheng raised his head and glanced at Ling Jing, "With the power of King Qin, and with the help of Duke Huo and Duke Zhao, he could not defeat the enemy even after a day of fierce fighting..."
"Your Majesty, who has the hope of the world, will be safe and sound." Ling Jing said decisively: "And Your Majesty has sent a messenger and ordered Huairen to send all the soldiers from the upper division to come to the rescue. The siege should be lifted tomorrow."
"After the war, the prince may be deposed." Wei Zheng seemed to feel a little cold, and his body seemed to be curled up. "I am an official of the East Palace. It is a blessing not to be beheaded."
"As a confidant of the prince, you once proposed to kill the King of Qin." Ling Jing emphasized his tone, "That's why you cannot be a loyal minister, so you are the most suitable candidate to take charge of the sect in the future."
Wei Zheng and Li Yuan who were in the dark were both startled. Ling Jing continued: "Since the Later Han Dynasty, there have been wars among the Three Kingdoms for hundreds of years, and then they have moved to the south, and the Five Kingdoms have been in chaos, and the North and the South have been in confrontation. It has lasted for five hundred years. The former Sui Dynasty unified the world, but the second generation died. The world has been waiting for it for a long time."
"The prince is rebellious. How can such a man without a king or father rule the world?"
"If there is something unspeakable, I'm afraid there will be wars all over the place again, and the world will be in chaos for hundreds of more years?"
"Yes." Wei Zheng looked deeply at Ling Jing, "I persuaded the prince to kill the King of Qin for this reason. Although it is unkind, it is not unkind."
Ling Jing did not continue to persuade him, but only murmured: "Huairen will definitely come, he will definitely come!"
Li Yuan quietly walked out of the side hall and walked out of Cuiwei Hall. He could faintly see people in the distance demolishing red brick houses in the moonlight. He was thinking about the chances of the messenger arriving in Chang'an and the chance that Li Shan would lead troops to help.
Although he knew the odds were slim, the thin, dark young man who appeared in front of him at the last moment on Tiantai Mountain last year gave Li Yuan too much hope.
Ling Jing, on the other hand, had the demeanor of a famous minister. Li Yuan sighed secretly. He heard Li Shimin mention that in Tiance Mansion, Fang Xuanling could be promoted from the official secretary to the minister, and Ling Jing and Du Ruhui were the most suitable to be in charge of the province.
At this moment, outside Huayuan County, sixty miles away from Phoenix Valley, in a simply built tent, Li Shan was grinning and wiping his groin with a towel dipped in cold water. He suffered a night of sin a month ago, and now he is here again. ...If I had known earlier, I should have set out early and hid near Huayuan or Sanyuan.
"Alang."
Li Shan put on his pants before answering, "Come in and send everything out?"
"All food, grass and soup have been sent out." Qu Silang looked at Li Shan's expression and said with a smile: "In addition, we also borrowed dozens of horses. Although they are just camels, they can already help."
Logically speaking, Li Shan has been preparing for a month, and there should be no need to resupply on the way. But after all, speed is needed on the one hand, and horsepower must be saved on the other hand. Moreover, he is carrying armor that he has not yet put on, so dry food is Don’t bring too much supplies such as food, bean cakes, etc. You can only replenish them on the way.
After Li Shan was fully dressed, he called all the guards in and said directly: "Yesterday, I sent my guards to Renzhi Palace alone. On the way, I was intercepted and killed by an ambush at Juyuan Bridge. Only Fan Tu escaped with his life."
"There will inevitably be changes in the Renzhi Palace, so I have sent out all my personal guards. You should move forward bravely. Your Majesty will surely give you a generous reward."
Wang Junhao, Qu Silang, Zhou Erlang and others all had no objections. Only Wang Junhao muttered... This time Alang was not here, something unexpected happened.
However, although Liu Hei'er was a barbarian, he was very thoughtful, and he had received orders from Li Shan more than half a month ago to organize his troops and attack at any time. He was quite suspicious, but he didn't say anything.
"Tomorrow Wang Junhao will lead his team to Juyuan Bridge first to lure out the ambush." Li Shan turned to look at Liu Hei'er, "They are all commanded by Ah Hei. I have only one request, which is to capture the leader of the thief alive."
"yes."
"You will live up to your trust."
Li Shan, who had no idea what kind of miserable situation the Phoenix Valley was in now, was not worried about the coming war. Compared with the battle in Tiantai Mountain last year, it was insignificant. How many soldiers could Yang Wenqian have in his hands?
He kept the red bricks, and Li Shimin had at least a thousand troops on hand, as well as such generals as Su Dingfang and Yuchi Gong, so he could not hold on for a few days.
Today is July 16th, and they have been fighting for one or two days. He arrived with a fresh force, and it must have dispersed in a rush. What Li Shan is afraid of now is that he will not be able to catch King Qi's tail.
If you can't catch King Qi's tail, it's impossible to pull out Feng Lun. It doesn't matter who the pot falls on, but your uncle Er Zhuhuan can't be involved.
The person who intercepted and killed the messenger must have been King Qi's men. Even if the ordinary soldiers didn't know it, the person who took the lead must be King Qi's confidant, and he must be captured alive.
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