It may come out of nowhere, but it may not be without cause.
Inside the big tent.
Kou Zhong and Li Xiuning were sitting opposite each other, sipping tea and discussing Taoism. The young woman had a strange look on her face, twisting her body from time to time and keeping her legs close to each other without moving at all.
"Kou Zhong, is this how you usually talk about things?" Li Xiuning took a deep breath and asked.
This was the first time since she was a child that she faced a man in this posture, sitting on a chair and drinking tea in public.
Although she always looked calm, her husband's howling from time to time outside the big tent still made her feel a very strange feeling in her heart.
ashamed? anger? insult? Or even a different kind of excitement?
No, you are not such a bad woman!
Kou Zhong picked up the teacup and laughed.
With what this woman did to him, he would never do anything too harsh to her. Even in this camp, it would not be a bad idea to punish her on the spot in front of her husband.
However, this is a military camp, and military regulations are like mountains. He is the supreme one, so naturally he cannot violate them. The most important thing is that he doesn't like to play things that others have played.
What you think is a tree-lined path is actually already busy with traffic. The cardamom years you thought you had have been erased by time!
What's more, this woman is already someone else's wife. When he thinks that she will be manipulated by someone else in the future, he naturally has no interest in getting to know her in depth.
"Li Xiuning, is this your attitude towards asking for help? To be honest, I'm very unhappy!" Kou Zhong suddenly said with a cold face.
Li Xiuning bit her lips lightly, the color on her face that had finally recovered gradually disappeared, and she felt extremely aggrieved.
She has already reached this point, what else can she do? Do you really want to be like that bitch, kneeling on the ground and crawling in front of him, wagging her tail and begging for mercy?
Her self-esteem, her status and honor as the eldest princess of the Tang Dynasty simply cannot do that.
What's more... the young woman glanced outside the big tent, her husband's screams aroused her emotions again and again, and she shed useless tears from time to time in some places.
That's why she closed her body tightly, not wanting this man to see her aggrieved look. This was her last stubbornness as the eldest princess.
hateful!
"Kou Zhong, I was wrong! Just tell me how you want to punish me, and I will definitely do it!" In the end, she gave up.
We have already reached this point. If we leave now, wouldn’t all the previous efforts be in vain?
What's more, what's the most a man can do when facing the person he once loved most?
Unknowingly, this graceful woman even had some small expectations in her heart, and her little feet unconsciously spread apart.
According to the research of Song experts, it is known that men have different attitudes towards women they have had, and their tolerance is much higher.
Kou Zhong's nose moved, as if he smelled a strange smell. He looked at his first love in front of him in surprise and remained silent.
Sure enough, if you push yourself hard, you can really do anything.
"Bang!" The young marshal casually took out a stack of essays from under the table and threw it directly in front of her.
"What's this?"
Li Xiuning was a little curious. She stretched out her bare hand. The white wall was as white as jade. She picked up the essay and began to read it carefully.
Kou Zhong picked up the teacup, stood up, and stood to the side.
The book has its own beauty like jade, and the book has its own golden house
People who used to think about it day and night every day are now reading and taking notes, sometimes stopping and frowning, as if they are thinking about something.
Reading can make a woman shine gracefully even if she is in an embarrassing situation, and her movements are calm and indifferent that have accumulated over the years.
Intellectual elegance.
"Ah!" Suddenly, Li Xiuning screamed, stood up suddenly, and beat all over his body.
It turned out that Kou Zhong poured a bowl of hot tea directly on her, and poured it from head to toe. The tea flowed down softly.
"Kou Zhong, what are you doing? Are you crazy?"
Growing up, when had she been insulted like this? Today's moment will almost become her whole life
Nightmare.
What made her even more embarrassed was that this man was not moved at all by what she had become.
Kou Zhong looked up and down and said with great interest: "Some time ago, I heard a friend of mine talk about an elegant game called "Mountain and Flowing Water". Those polite and serious scholars like to play it, and suddenly wanted to try it. "
Li Xiuning:? ? ?
Looking at the embarrassment in her heart, the young woman understood instantly.
Is your friend really serious?
Holding back her anger, she fiddled with it a few times with her hands. She picked up the paper and said eagerly: "Kou Zhong, to be honest, this national policy really impresses me. There are actually people in this world who are willing to let go of the supreme position in the world.
But it’s also fun!
Show this to me. Does it mean that as long as I, the Li family, surrender, you can give me a seat in the Li family? If so, I can promise you now! "
This is the last chance for the Li family to survive, and if the competition is truly fair, in terms of means, balance, and relationships, then the future world will most likely belong to the Li family.
"Yeah!" Kou Zhong nodded and chuckled: "I think you are right, the best strategy is to defeat the strategy, the worst strategy is to defeat the troops, it is better not to fight if possible.
But Sister Xiuning, it would be too easy if she could just surrender and get a seat.
First: The military expenses for our young marshal's army's departure this time totaled five million taels. In addition, the expenses for leaving home, mental losses, and long-distance travel expenses for the 300,000 troops including civilians were five million taels, totaling one thousand taels. The Song family's banknote of ten thousand taels needs you, Li family, to pay for it.
Second: You, Mr. Li, must surrender unconditionally. The privates are waiting outside the city, taking off their armor and laying down their weapons, waiting for the inspection of my young commander's army.
Subsequently, according to the instructions, all Li's officials, troops, slaves, etc. will be dispersed and distributed to all parts of the country.
Third: According to the regulations of our Young Marshal's Army, whether they are gentry, officials, Buddhists, Taoists or royal families, they all need to pay taxes, so you, Mr. Li, not only have to cooperate with the inspection of your land and wealth. Also help us check the property of relevant temples and Taoist temples.
If these temples resist or even attack, you, Mr. Li, must also help to ensure that the inspection mission is completed.
..."
After finishing a series of conditions, Kou Zhong picked up the teapot, slowly poured himself another cup of tea, and drank it in one gulp.
Li Xiuning in front of her had already opened her eyes wide and looked angrily at the man in front of her.
She has given everything, but in exchange for such a harsh condition, what is the meaning of what she has done?
"Kou Zhong, don't you think this condition is too difficult for me, the Li family?"
Kou Zhong touched his chin, thought for a while, and nodded: "Indeed, but you have another choice."
"What choice?" the young woman asked expectantly, her beautiful eyes watery.
"Beat me! Not only will you not have to surrender, the world will be yours! When the time comes, you can also impose such conditions on my young commander's army."
Li Xiuning was silent.
A good while.
"Your conditions are too harsh. I have to go back and discuss it with my second brother and father." The young woman said hoarsely.
As long as he agrees to these, the Li family will lose his money, power, and subordinates. It can almost be said that the future Li family will return to the same level as everyone else.
Moreover, if he offends Taoist and Buddhist sects, Li will only be able to sit in the same boat with Shaoshuaijun from now on.
If future generations continue to fail to live up to expectations, even the great Tang Dynasty and the former royal family will be completely desolate.
"Okay!" Kou Zhong agreed.
Li Xiuning breathed a sigh of relief, slowly picked up the clothes on the ground and put them on, her movements were graceful, her round face seemed to be full of unwillingness and grievance.
for a long time.
When the young woman walked to the door, Kou Zhong's evil voice suddenly sounded behind her again.
"Oh, I forgot to tell Sister Xiuning. Three days! The Young Marshal's Army will only give you three days! Three days later, at the fifth watch, regardless of whether the Li family surrenders or not, the Young Marshal's Army will enter Chang'an.
Don't think about stalling for time or negotiating terms with me.
To tell you the truth, there is no need to talk about it
! "
Li Xiuning paused, but still walked out of the tent.
"Oh, one more thing. Only one person from the Li family can hold our key position. Everyone else, as long as they are within the nine clans, including you, all officials, positions, and titles will be removed and we will start from scratch."
The young woman clenched her fists, turned around, looked at Kou Zhong hard, and left angrily.
"Xiu Ning! You finally came out. Did Kou Zhong bully you? Why is your hair wet and your pants wet? Did he bully you?
This Kou Zhong doesn't know how to care about women, so why is he so insulting? Tell me and I'll scold him for you! "
Chai Shao hurriedly gathered around, showing great concern, but his body was covered in mud and his face was covered with scars, which made him look too embarrassed.
"Are you annoyed? How long has it been and you are still thinking about this? Can you be more mature?" Li Xiuning shook off Chai Shao's hand and said impatiently.
"I just care about you." Chai Shao looked anxious.
"You have time to care about me, why not think about how to make more money. When our Li family surrenders, according to Kou Zhong's conditions, we won't even have food to eat?"
"Surrender? I will never surrender to Kou Zhong even if I die!"
"Then just go die!"
"Xiu Ning, why have you suddenly changed? You wouldn't have talked to me like this before?"
"roll!"
"oh!"
"Are you still a man? You are cowardly and have no courage. Why can't you show some heroic spirit?"
"ah?"
…
Kou Zhong came out of the tent and stood with his hands behind his back, watching the two people leave from a distance, shaking his head and laughing.
This person often values the person in front of him the least.
…
Early the next morning.
"Boom~"
The army marched out and arrayed itself in the east.
Li Shimin stood on the city wall, supported the wall and frowned.
"Third sister, didn't Kou Zhong say he would give us three days?"
Li Xiuning bit her silver teeth and became angry.
The three days he had paid so much for, turned out to be a joke?
"Kou Zhong did admit it himself."
Li Shimin thought for a while and then ordered: "Send the order to prepare all the kerosene, gold juice, bows and arrows and other defense weapons.
Third sister, don’t worry, this Chang’an city gate has been reinforced many times by me and my men, and there is absolutely no way it will be smashed randomly like Liangdu! "
"Boom, boom, boom!"
"Kill, kill, kill!"
Looking at the uniform and powerful Baizhan elite below, Li Shimin's heart sank.
"Third sister, your conversation yesterday was sent to my father overnight. Do you think he will agree to it?"
Li Xiuning had a frown on her face, and the eyebrows on her pretty face even turned into horoscopes.
"Second brother, I think with my father's indecisive character and my eldest brother's persuasion, they will probably delay it until the last minute, or even..."
There were some things she couldn't say, and if she did say them, it would undoubtedly make the huge Li family feel relieved.
Li Shimin was silent.
What is the last minute? In the huge city of Chang'an, that moment when Li Shimin and General Tiance suffered all their casualties? Or is it the moment when he and his third sister were completely wiped out, and even caused almost no casualties to Kou Zhong?
He is also his biological son!
This time, Li Shimin thought a lot.
"Hey, second brother, what do you see doing on the other side?"
Li Shimin finally came back to his senses and looked into the distance.
I saw a tall and burly general walking out of the military formation, standing three hundred steps away from the city gate, standing still.
Then, the man started jumping, jumping, doing crosses... and making all kinds of strange postures.
Li Shimin:......
After a while.
"Hey, hey!" A dozen soldiers used wooden sticks and hemp ropes to jump to a boulder as high as one person and placed it in front of the man.
"Boom~"
The ground shook, and it was clear that the weight of this boulder was greater than most people imagined.
Before Li Shimin could react, he saw the man standing in front of the boulder, spitting on the stone.
"Bah, bah!"
Rub your hands together, put them under the boulder, lift it up, raise it up, and lean it back.
"Hey!"
The boulder hit the city gate that had been reinforced four or five times at a speed that was invisible to the naked eye.
"boom!"
The huge city gate collapsed and fell apart.
Li Shimin:......
"Oh oh oh!" The military formation on the opposite side suddenly burst into violent cheers, but there was no movement at all.
This is a demonstration!
Looking around, the morale of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty suddenly fell to the bottom, and some even quietly put down their weapons.
Seeing the young marshal's army retreating happily, Li Shimin clenched his fist and punched the city wall. In an instant, blood flowed profusely.
"Second brother?" Li Xiuning stepped forward anxiously to show concern.
Li Shimin turned around and stared.
"Third sister, I have thought clearly! My Li family has reached a critical period of life and death. At this moment, a resolute, decisive, capable and courageous person is needed to step forward to lead him to prosperity!
And this person cannot be indecisive or hesitant at all!
Otherwise, every day of delay may cause our soldiers of the Tang Dynasty and even millions of people to be displaced and die innocently!
So, Xiuning, I have decided! When it breaks, it breaks! "
"Since my father and eldest brother want to drag me, the Li family, and my country, the Tang Dynasty, into the abyss, then as a descendant of the Li family, I should do my best to support the building from falling, turn the tide, and save the people from the fire and water."
"Come here, tell me my general's order. Except for the hundred people left behind to repair the city gate, everyone else must assemble and follow me back to Taiyuan to suppress Li's rebellion!"
"yes!"
The soldiers roared excitedly.
They recognized the young marshal's military strength, after all, he was too powerful. But they have full confidence in the people they know well.
If you can't defeat the Young Marshal's Army, how can you still defeat them?
Li Xiuning:? ? ?
Looking at these soldiers who were united and united, the young woman fell into silence, and even felt a little itchy in her head.
The second brother goes home and beats his father and eldest brother. Is this suppressing the rebellion?
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