Sui Dynasty, the thirteenth year of Daye, early November.
The main east gate of Daxing City, which had been closed for more than ten days and was dilapidated after several battles, was slowly opening from the inside. The officials of the Sui Dynasty lined up in two rows. Under the leadership of Gu Yi, they walked out of the city gate.
Outside the door, Duke Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty, dressed in military uniform, couldn't hide the joy on his face. He hurriedly rode on horseback and led his two sons, escorted by his personal guards, to welcome the officials of the Sui Dynasty.
"Meet Tang Guogong!"
All the civil and military officials of the Sui Dynasty knelt down to show their submission. Many Sui Dynasty soldiers in the gate knelt down together and bowed to the Duke of Tang and the 200,000 soldiers behind him.
At this moment, Li Yuan felt extremely comfortable physically and mentally, and wanted to laugh!
After only ten days of siege, Daxing, one of the two capitals of the Sui Dynasty, was captured, and all officials in the city surrendered.
It seemed as if he had already seen all the people kneeling down. He, Li Yuan, entered the imperial city of Daxing and sat on the dragon chair. At this moment, Taiyuan patiently thought when planning, looked forward and backward when formally launching an attack, was tired and tired when marching, and laid siege to the city. The tense heartstrings at that time all disappeared.
"General Wei, please stand up, Lord Commander, please stand up!"
Li Yuan dismounted and helped the two of them up. Li Shimin dismounted and followed his father with a sword. Li Jiancheng also quickly dismounted and followed.
"Send the order!"
After helping the two people up and letting the officials stand up, Li Yuan shouted and ordered: "This time I, Li Yuan, are raising troops in Taiyuan. The purpose is to abolish the dusk and establish the Ming Dynasty, and to support the acting king as the Sui Emperor. After our army enters the city, the officials will still be here." In his position, the generals will still lead the troops, and the people and gentry in the city can live in peace!"
After getting the promise, many of the Sui Dynasty garrison soldiers in the city came out of the city one after another, disarmed themselves at the city gate, put down their weapons, and walked to the distance to line up to wait for the attack.
More and more soldiers were disarming themselves. Li Yuan no longer doubted his presence and sent orders into the city with a smile on his face.
"Father, why don't I lead the troops into the city first! You and your brother will go in later." Li Shimin reported.
Li Yuan thought for a moment and glanced at the city gate, "Okay, Erlang has thought carefully, you will go first into the city!"
Li Jiancheng watched his second brother enter the city, thought for a moment, and then looked at his father.
Li Shimin led his troops into the city. He first collected the armor at the city gate, then ordered his personal guards to enter the city and occupy the city gate. Then he climbed onto the city wall. After fully controlling the city gate, he stood on the city wall and waved his sword to signal his father.
Even if there is a scam in the city, Li Shimin can hold on until the army arrives outside the city.
Li Yuan was very satisfied and was about to invite the officials of the Sui Dynasty to enter the city with him, but he heard Yin Shishi, the general guarding the city, looking at Li Shimin wearing armor on the city wall and sighing:
"As expected of the second man of the Li family who has been appointed by heaven, how can we reach him?"
"Accept the fate of the Li family? Haha, what General Wei said is disrespectful! Don't say it again next time!"
Li Yuan pretended to scold him.
He originally thought that General Wei Yin Shishi was a loyal man of the Sui Dynasty, but he did not expect that he surrendered when the defenders in the city still had the strength to fight. That was all. Defending the city for more than ten days was worthy of the Sui Dynasty, but he actually He even said flatteringly that the Li family inherited destiny!
Doesn't the Li family's inheritance of destiny imply that Li Yuan should immediately ascend the throne and seize the power of the Sui Dynasty?
This won't work.
He raised the army in the name of the king, and he could not ascend the throne now, lest the world would scold him.
For some reason, Li Jiancheng had doubts in his heart.
Is this the fate of the Li family, or the fate of the Li family's Erlang?
Li Yuan and his son led the troops into the city.
"Father!!"
A teenage boy who was escorted by slaves rushed towards Li Yuan and knelt down in front of him, crying. Li Jiancheng took a closer look and saw that it was the fifth brother he and Yuan Ji did not take with them when they escaped from Hedong County that day. Li Zhiyun.
"It's okay, Wulang. Your mother is so worried about you. Get up quickly!"
Li Yuan was overjoyed, lifted his son up and asked others to look after him, while he continued riding into the city.
Soon after, in front of the main entrance of the Daxing City Palace, I saw the twelve-year-old King Yang You, who was leading the eunuchs in the palace to wait anxiously. After seeing his troops, they knelt down in fear.
"Your Highness, please wake up! Your Majesty Li Yuan is late!"
Li Yuan stepped forward to help the young Yang You and let him stand. Under the gaze of all the officials of the Sui Dynasty and Taiyuan soldiers, Li Yuan prostrated himself in front of Yang You:
"The late emperor fell ill in the Renshou Palace. Yang Guang, who was the prince at the time, ordered the soldiers from the East Palace to guard the palace. Access to the palace gates was prohibited, and the late emperor died. He seized the throne of the emperor, but was stupid and cruel, and built the palace, so that the people had no way to live, and the group Thieves are everywhere.”
"Tang, how are you treating Duke Tang?"
Yang You couldn't listen to these words at this time. The bright sword was right in front of him, and a group of eunuchs behind him were trembling.
"I ask you to be the emperor on your behalf!"
"Should I be the emperor? No, no, no, you should be the one!"
Yang You said these words in fear, and many soldiers behind Li Yuan, as well as Li Jiancheng, knelt down on one knee and shouted: "
"Invite the general to enter the palace and ascend the throne!"
Li Yuan refused and asked Yang You to ascend the throne as emperor again.
Yang You glanced around and nodded nervously in agreement, then asked, "What else does the general want?"
"I am willing to assist Your Majesty!"
"Okay, make the general prime minister!"
Li Yuan, who proclaimed himself a general and was granted the title of prime minister, was still dissatisfied, but the acting king in front of him did not know how to grant him the title.
Just as he was about to give up, a eunuch knelt forward and whispered at the feet of King Dai:
"Your Highness, according to the opinion of the ministers, the Duke of Tang has made great achievements. It is better to grant the Duke of Tang the title of Grand Governor, to take charge of all domestic and foreign military affairs. When Your Highness ascends the throne, he will grant the Duke of Tang a false yellow yue, envoys and ministers, and become the king of Tang!"
"It's all up to you, it's all up to you!"
Yang You quickly agreed.
Li Yuan was then satisfied. He stood up and asked everyone to follow him. Then he helped the eunuch up with his own hands and asked him who he was.
"Chai Dong, the internal minister, has met the general!"
"good!"
Li Yuan patted him on the shoulder and said to Yang You: "Your Highness, please live in the East Palace, and Chai Dong will be appointed as the Changqiu Supervisor to take charge of the internal affairs of the palace!"
Yang You, who was only twelve years old, agreed again. He was escorted by Li Yuan and his son, accompanied by hundreds of civil and military officials, and officially moved into the East Palace.
Li Shimin stood on the city wall and looked at the palace in the distance.
After everything was settled, Li Zhiyun came to visit.
As soon as he saw his second brother, he knelt down and said with lingering fear: "Thank you, second brother, for saving me!"
Li Shimin helped him up and hugged him, "My brother, don't say these things... But how did the fifth brother know about this?"
"That's what the Yinshi master told me."
"Him? Huh. If people ask about it in the future, you will just say that you don't know about it and don't spread it any more."
"I listen to my second brother!"
Li Zhiyun laughed, "Even if my father and elder brother ask, I won't tell you!"
Li Shimin smiled and let him go back.
…
Dashun Dynasty, Yangzhou.
Lin Daiyu came to her mother's room holding a glass of ice-cold milk tea.
"What's this?"
Jia Min, who was in much better health, saw her daughter holding a cup in both hands with many water drops outside.
Lin Daiyu glanced at the maids and women, and Jia Min asked them all to go out first.
Lin Daiyu smiled and said, "Mom, this is the milk tea that Uncle Chu gave to me and sister Qingzhao when he ordered takeout. I took a bite and thought it tasted good, so I gave it to my mother."
"What is ordering takeout?" Jia Minqi asked.
"I can't tell what it was. Uncle Chu asked us if we wanted to have lunch. Sister Qingzhao and I said no, so he tapped his finger on a luminous board. A quarter of an hour later, Uncle Chu went downstairs. I brought a box of food and three cups of milk tea, and it looked like I was calling from a restaurant outside to deliver food to my house."
"...it's really amazing!"
Jia Min thought about it for a long time, then looked at her daughter and asked in surprise: "Uncle Chu, are you and Master Yi An allowed to have lunch?"
She already knew that the Chu Xianguan was a young man with no mistress in his family.
Lin Daiyu blushed, shook her head and said, "I didn't agree to stay, and neither did sister Qingzhao."
