If there is Zhang Xutuo here, the Sui Dynasty can still have some hope, then with his death, the discerning people can see how much the Great Sui Dynasty's rivers and mountains can not be saved, especially in this case, the Wagang Army Chen Bing Rongyang, put on an aggressive offensive situation, and has the momentum of breaking through the eastern capital Luoyang in one fell swoop, causing the people of Luoyang to panic, even the dignitaries from all walks of life.

The Li family has also fallen into an unstable situation, Shi Qingyi will hear people talking about it every day on the way back and forth to the elderly lady, which makes her face very ugly, but although she is the second young lady of the Li family, these servants are not under her control, and now people are panicking, even the master of the Li family has a lot to talk about, Shi Qingyi is really not good at reprimanding too much, so he pretends not to see it, but even so, Shi Qingyi goes to the old lady every time he goes to say goodbye, will always find that the face of the old lady Dugu is getting more and more ugly. And after this situation dragged on for five or six days, the old lady finally couldn't help but lose her temper at Shi Qingyi.

"Do you think I'm really old and confused, and I can't make up my mind about anything, so I have everything in my heart, and I don't reveal a little bit about it, ah" The reason why the old lady was angry, Shi Qingyi naturally knew it, but she did hide the truth of the matter, so she obediently accepted the old lady's reprimand, until the old lady lost her temper, and then admitted her mistake in a low voice, "Yes, the old ancestor, the granddaughter-in-law knows that she is wrong." ”

The old lady gasped and said hatefully: "Zhang Xutuo is dead, and now the people of Luoyang are panicking, lest the rebels outside the city come in, but although the world of the Sui Dynasty is about to change, but if you want to conquer Luoyang, the first strong city in the world, it is still early. The old lady's words were angry and disappointed, Shi Qingyi knew that the old lady was angry because she was angry that her own children were so short-sighted, and at the same time, she was also worried about what to do with these people once she was old. Shi Qingyi thought about it, and heard the old lady's voice coming: "Qingyi, I know that you have always had your own knowledge, although you don't say anything, you already have a plan!" Shi Qingyi nodded: "Yes, I've already thought about it." Our best choice is to leave Luoyang immediately and go to Taiyuan or Hedong," she said: "Although Luoyang is a strong city in the world, it is the same, because it is located in the Central Plains, it will inevitably be besieged by many forces, and once it is besieged on all sides, Luoyang will be in danger." "Although the city of Hedong or Taiyuan is not as strong as Luoyang, but the father-in-law and the eldest brother's family have been here for a few years, the foundation has been laid, and there is an army to protect it, even if we can't defend these places in the end, we can still retreat, in short, it is a hundred times stronger than sitting in a strong city surrounded on all sides and waiting for death......" Shi Qingyi said his plan, and then looked at the old lady Dugu: "What do you mean?" ”

"You are indeed very assertive, alas, it's a pity, if only the Dou family was still here, you can discuss things with me." Thinking of the deceased Mrs. Dou, Old Madam Dugu's face was gloomy, but Shi Qingyi quietly did not disturb her. After a while, the old lady's mood gradually calmed down, and then said: "Although Taiyuan is the best choice, if you go with your family, it will involve too much. In contrast, although Hedong is only built to support independently, the potential power of the place where the Li family has lived for generations is also extremely huge, so if you really want to leave Luoyang, you can only go to Hedong. Indeed, Shi Qingyi didn't think about so many curves, but the old lady's analysis was really reasonable, so Shi Qingyi continued to ask: "Then how are we going to leave Luoyang?" ”

"It's easy." The old lady smiled, "Now people are panicking, as long as we propose to take refuge in Hedong, there is only one thing to pay attention to." The old lady said: "Let everyone choose for themselves, if there are those who are unwilling to go together, then let them stay......" When she said this, the old lady's tone was solemn, and Shi Qingyi undoubtedly understood the intention of the old lady's words: This is to give up the part of the people who choose to stay, because in this era of imminent troubles, opportunities will not be left to those who are stubborn and inflexible, and these people will eventually be abandoned by the times.

Whether it is Shi Qingyi or the old lady Dugu, or the late Mrs. Dou, they are all people who will act immediately once they have made up their minds, since they have made up their minds, then they must be implemented immediately, but Shi Qingyi looked at the old lady: "What about Aunt Yuwen, shall I go and say?" "Aunt Yuwen in Shi Qingyi's mouth is the wife of Li Yuan, who was born in the Yuwen family after the death of the Dou family, and is also the current head of the Li family's mansion.

"You don't have to worry about that." The old lady's words put Shi Qingyi at ease: "Although Yuwen has a weak temperament, she is not confused, I will tell her in person, and she will understand." Okay, let's get ready, we're probably going to have a lot of trouble along the way......"

Trouble, is it just trouble? For example, today's hungry people are everywhere, and the rebel army is everywhere, whether it is the road to Taiyuan or the road to Hedong, there are all kinds of rebels and bandits along the way, although the Li family also has a certain number of armed guards, but compared with the number of rebels in the entire Hedong, it is completely insufficient. For this reason, Shi Qingyi also went to visit Zhang Xu of Wen Moxuan and asked the Luoyang director of the Flower School to help. Speaking of the reason why Shi Qingyi's courage has also increased since the battle against the demon from Xiangyang, perhaps because he saw the weak side of the evil king from his attitude towards his little sister Shi Qingxuan, plus his martial arts have also continued to improve with age, and his self-confidence has naturally risen, three years ago, she only dared to get some intelligence questions from Zhang Xu, and now, she can ask the Luoyang director for help without care.

Zhang Xu's forehead was sweating: "This, eldest lady, if it is only a force in the Luoyang area, I can make my own decisions, but when it comes to Hedong, I must have the approval of the evil king!" Villains don't have that right. Shi Qingyi smiled, and did not take Zhang Xu's words to heart at all: "It's just decided, when the Li family's affairs are almost arranged, I will come to you to fulfill the promise." Hah, besides, it's not an earth-shattering event, it's just a warning to the rogues along the way, and it should be easy with your permission. Shi Qingyi turned over and over in his hand and looked at a stone inkstone, but it was Zhang Xu's usual favorite thing, the material was high, the carving was exquisite, Shi Qingyi pretended to turn back and forth, but it made Zhang Xu's heart tremble, lest the eldest lady's temperament come up and smash this baby. Finally saw Shi Qingyi put down the inkstone, Zhang Xu finally breathed a sigh of relief, but Shi Qingyi said a sentence again, so that Zhang Xu almost fainted: "Seeing that the New Year is coming, I can't think of any gift to give to the old lady at home, I heard that Zhang Xu's cursive writing is good, so be it, when I come back in a few days, you will prepare the words, and I will naturally come to pick up the ......"

The relocation of the big family is a very troublesome thing, so although Shi Qingyi and the old ladies have been grinding their fists, things are not something that can be completed in a while, and just when they are planning to leave as early as the New Year, Li Shimin, who is far away in Jinyang, Taiyuan, is slowly putting his saber into his scabbard, at this time Li Shimin is on the martial arts field in the barracks, and has just practiced a set of swordsmanship in the army, Li Shimin's saber is a horizontal knife, made by famous craftsmen, Even if it is not a divine weapon, it is not far behind, Li Shimin also cherishes this combat knife, and wipes it from time to time in addition to carrying it with him. Of course, once on the battlefield, Li Shimin will not use this knife to slash and kill, because although the horizontal knife is sharp, it is also very easy to break, and Li Shimin is quite brave, so he basically directly picked up a pair of machetes to rush to kill, although compared to the bravery of Zhai Rang, Zhang Xutuo and others, Li Shimin is a scum, but it is undeniable that there is no pressure to crush small soldiers and ordinary third-rate generals. At this time, it was obviously close to dusk, but Li Shimin still stayed in the martial arts field and did not go back to rest.

It was already late autumn, and the fierce wind blew the military flag of the Great Sui in the barracks, making a "whoosh" sound, and Li Shimin remembered many memories in such a lonely and unmanned martial arts field. Everyone has their own dreams, Li Shimin also has his own dreams, when he was just an ignorant teenager in Luoyang City, he just wanted to become a peerless famous general and establish immortal feats. And when he followed his father to guard Taiyuan, after a long battle, after seeing the suffering of the displaced people and the sparks of the righteous army, Li Shimin's dream has become: to let the world settle down and let the people live and work in peace and contentment, these two dreams are not contradictory, and Li Shimin himself can't figure out which one is what he wants most. But he knew that no matter which one it was, he would have to put in the effort and fight bravely on the battlefield.

At the end of the year, Li Yuan was appointed to stay in Taiyuan, and at the same time joined Gao Junya, Wang Wei, and the two generals to attack the Zhulu Righteous Army located in the Taiyuan boundary......