On a new day, Niu Jinda and Changsun Shunde, two generals with great military exploits among the Sixteenth Guards of the Tang Dynasty, appeared in Zhenjiang and Yangzhou cities respectively.
The two generals were sitting in the city lord's palace, looking at the honest officials from the Jinling direction who were tied up in front of them with a sneer on their lips.
"Tell me, what's going on with you?"
These people were now controlled by Niu Jinda, and they kept crying and howling in front of Niu Jinda.
"General, please spare your life, General, please spare your life, we are also being forced, we are being forced!"
"I didn't expect you to say such words because you were forced to do so. How shameless!"
Niu Jinda's casual words made these people giggle immediately.
"Yes, yes, we are shameless. We only hope General Niu can spare our lives!"
Niu Jinda's side looked like this, and Changsun Shunde's side looked similar.
However, seeing these people begging for mercy, Niu Jinda and Changsun Shunde did not punish them.
"Take them down and imprison them first. As for how to deal with them, let His Majesty decide. We have no right to decide these things for Your Majesty."
What Niu Jinda and Changsun Shunde meant made these officials tremble. According to their opinions, wouldn't His Majesty Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty be still alive and well?
In an instant, these people felt that they had made a wrong bet.
Li Shimin really has no problem, so how can he win?
But while they were stunned here, Niu Jinda and Changsun Shunde looked at them and continued talking.
"Even if something goes wrong with His Majesty, you don't want to be like those rebellious ministers and traitors.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Shengming, do you think you will have a chance? What's more, we won't give you a chance! "
These people were instantly frightened by them.
They want it so much!
But I don't know whether they admitted their mistakes on the surface here or really in front of Changsun Shunde and Niu Jinda. Anyway, they couldn't help wailing.
"General, we were wrong. Please spare your life, General!"
Changsun Shunde and Niu Jinda did not make it difficult for them. After waving their hands and a group of soldiers taking them down, the two began to communicate.
Let's discuss together how to get to Jinling City. Jinling is the most serious place they will face.
They knew that person in Jinling City. He was the real one, the real Li Yuan.
Although Li Shimin gave Li Yuan a grand funeral in Chang'an City, can't they still distinguish the true from the false as generals?
What's more, Li Shimin also sent them a letter, informing them of the actual situation, asking them to take care of Li Yuan as much as possible and take him back to Chang'an secretly.
Although he would not be exposed to the public, but he could live happily for the rest of his life, Li Shimin still allowed it.
It’s another new day in Jinling City.
The court meeting was nothing more than praising Li Yuan. As the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan was wise and powerful and established a powerful Tang Dynasty.
After singing the praises of Li Yuan, everyone looked at Li Yuan again and made a request to gain a lot of rights through promotion and promotion to achieve their goals, which were unknown to everyone.
Li Yuan also nodded with a smile.
As long as the reward for an important official is greater than what he wants, as for some people
If they are against it, then let them negotiate on their own.
Dog bites dog is most suitable for Li Yuan's current situation.
Li Yuan performed this split blow very beautifully. In the court that the head of the Xie family originally controlled, there were several people who had the strength to challenge him. Looking at the head of the Xie family, he looked at him and said, "How do you treat me?" The head of the Xie family wanted to step forward and stab Li Yuan twice.
But now the situation is like this. Even stabbing Li Yuan twice or pulling Li Yuan down from the throne will not help. He can only wait until his daughter gives birth to a prince. After Li Yuan's death, the child will be very proud and imagine how glorious it will be to ascend the throne as the emperor in the future. At this time, Li Yuan continued to say something.
"There will be a banquet in the palace tonight. Please invite the head of the Xie family to come and gather together. Let's discuss the future affairs together. Is that okay?"
The head of the Xie family had never thought that he would encounter such a situation, and he was a little dazed immediately. However, Li Yuan saw that he was dazed here for a short time and immediately agreed.
"Your Majesty is right. We in the Tang Dynasty happen to have many issues that need to be discussed with Your Majesty. I will definitely go back and make good preparations. I will take all the descendants of the Xie family to see Your Majesty in the evening."
"So good!"
He didn't expect to have such a harvest, to be able to catch all the Xie family in one fell swoop, and he expressed his joy to the head of the Xie family.
"Then I have to go back and get ready, but you can't have too many people coming and there will be no place to stay."
This sentence seemed to be a joke, but the Xie family took it seriously. Li Yuan did not have much power and could only deploy some eunuchs and maids to serve him. If he had any plans against him, he would have to
The guards need to be mobilized, but the guards don't listen to Li Yuan. What's there to worry about?
Just when the head of the Xie family returned to his mansion happily, living a life that was more comfortable than that of the Supreme Emperor, thinking about how elegant it would be to meet Li Yuan tonight and get a different kind of harvest, two people outside Jinling This is an important military town, and a lot of people came from Yangzhou and Zhenjiang.
Niu Jinda and Changsun Shunde looked very ugly looking at the soldiers and horses that kept moving closer to the two places and wanted to fight against Li Jing together.
"Are you treating us as rebels? But we are the generals of the Tang Dynasty. Those of you who disobey His Majesty's orders and still want to get rewards with the chips in your hands in such a critical time are despicable. But since you have come to our door I can’t ignore your kindness either.”
It is immediately a trick that invites you to enter the urn.
Niu Jinda and Changsun Shunde were very happy, but they had just received the manpower from outside the city, and soldiers suddenly came to report on the front line of Yangzhou, which was closest to Li Jing.
"General!"
Looking at the soldiers who rushed in to report, those who had just arrived didn't know who the general was sitting on the main seat with his back to them? Also looking at the messenger, he didn't know what was going on.
However, the messenger hurriedly said here, "Report to the general. General Li Jing and Li's troops are still fifty miles away from our Yangzhou."
"What? Li Jing is here? Still fifty miles away?"
After the messenger finished speaking, the outsiders in front of him were instantly surprised.
"Still fifty miles away? How is that possible! No matter who it is, as long as they are stationed in the city, they must at least send out the scouts for more than a hundred miles.
I found out that I was still fifty miles away from my doorstep. What preparations should I make now? is there time? "
But just as they were preparing to show off their abilities one by one, Niu Jinda turned around and spoke happily.
"Okay! Great, General Li is here. Then we can join forces and go to Jinling with the elders from Zhenjiang to see who dares to act recklessly at such a time."
This sentence frightened the people in front of me.
"Wait, who are you?"
Several people looked at Niu Jinda in front of them with confusion. This was not the original general of Yangzhou.
Niu Jinda looked at them and smiled.
"Don't you know me, general?"
"do not know!"
But as soon as they finished speaking, they hurriedly talked here.
"Since the general obeys His Majesty Jinling, and His Majesty will also reward the general, why should the general go all the way with Li Jing? This is our chance for the Supreme Emperor to ascend the throne again.
Li Shimin killed his brother and forced his father. There will be no good end for following him so heartlessly. What's more, you are stationed in Yangzhou. Don't you think Li Shimin will regard you as a thorn in his side? It was you who hindered his attack in Yangzhou! "
When these people kept talking in front of Niu Jinda, Niu Jinda laughed.
"It seems you really don't know who this general is!"
Niu Jinda said that the people in front of him were stunned for a while, not to mention that they were originally from a wealthy family, so of course they couldn't recognize Niu Jinda who didn't often interact with them.
Niu Jinda looked at them with confused looks and then he smiled.
Even today
Tian smiled a little too much, but he still said with a smile.
"Since you don't know who I am, I can't really take advantage of you so that you don't know who I am. Now just listen to me."
Niu Jinda looked like a gentleman and sat there. Everyone looked at him with doubts. Niu Jinda started talking after his vanity was satisfied.
"You must remember clearly, I am Niu Jinda, the Great General of the Tang Dynasty!"
Niu Jinda's words shocked everyone.
"Are you Niu Jinda? Are you Li Shimin's confidant?"
"Yes, yes."
Niu Jinda nodded here, "By the way, let me tell you that General Changsun Shunde has already captured Zhenjiang, what are your plans?"
But as soon as they finished speaking, the people at the scene were in an uproar.
"How is it possible? How is this possible? How could you possibly capture Zhenjiang? You're a liar! And how did you capture Yangzhou? Are you a fake?"
Seeing these people still not believing it, Niu Jinda smiled even more happily.
"Whether you believe it or not, I am Niu Jinda anyway, and I can't change this. Now that you have come to my door, I can't let you waste it anymore, can I? Giving someone a thousand miles away is a light gift but a heavy heart! Come on! Take them all down.”
Niu Jinda's words finally confirmed that he was not from the same group as them, and these people couldn't help but sneer.
"Don't think that you can make things difficult for us by occupying the city. We came with soldiers and horses. As long as we give the order, we will defeat you to the death. We may even be able to take your head off. You have to surrender to us now." Yes, I still want to
Want to capture us? What's the point? "
Seeing how ignorant they were, Niu Jinda couldn't help but look to the left and right.
"How are your arrangements going?"
The two generals on the left and right hurriedly clasped their fists.
"Reporting to the general, we have properly arranged all the people they came in. They will disarm in the designated area. No one can escape our grasp."
"very good!"
Niu Jinda looked at these people and nodded with satisfaction, and then looked at the people from the aristocratic family in front of him.
"Now do you think I have the ability to fight against you? Can you help me take you down?"
At this time, the people in front of them were embarrassed and hurriedly began to beg for mercy in front of Niu Jinda.
"General Niu, please forgive me. We are ignorant of Mount Tai, and we want to forgive you for bumping into the General. In fact, our hearts are for His Majesty. This is not to test and test whether you are the real General Niu. After all, We have never met General Niu, so why don’t we ask General Niu to forgive me?”
What these people said made Niu Jinda curl his lips.
"You aristocratic family are really deceitful, but I accept your kindness.
Capture them all and keep them under guard first. After they join forces with General Li and conquer Jinling all the way, they will be handed over to His Majesty for your disposal. "
"Yes! General."
