"What are you talking about greed? The general is not an outsider in my martial arts Li family. ”

Li Shimin then changed his tone: "Actually, I have something here, and I want to ask General Liu." As far as I know, the bandits here all escaped from the river and worked hard, and they were forced to be helpless, so they became bandits, but in fact, there are no evil deeds. But this time, after he was captured, he was only afraid that the future would be bleak. Therefore, the people of the world want to ask the general to help and take care of them a little, at least so that they don't lose their lives. ”

The reason why those bandits insisted on refusing to surrender was because they were afraid of heavy punishment for hard labor. Once they were captured by the imperial court, the fate of these escaped river workers would not be very good.

But these people were actually good citizens of the Great Sui before, living and working in peace and contentment.

This made Li Shimin quite upset, and he didn't know what the Son of Heaven thought. In recent years, civilian service has been frequently levied, which has overwhelmed the people of the Great Sui in various places.

Not long ago, this person wanted to conquer Goryeo in person, causing a big storm in the court.

Once the Son of Heaven gets what he wants, I am afraid that in this world, another big battle will be set off.

This is not desirable in the art of war, it is too manipulative.

And it was the abuse of people's power that made him think of the tyrannical Qin-

When Li Xuanba heard this, he couldn't help but pout: "These guys are actually quite pitiful. ”

When Li Shimin heard this, he immediately laughed and patted Li Xuanba's head appreciatively.

His younger brother is actually very kind-hearted. When Li Xuanba followed the armor to attack before, although he was aggressive, he was vicious. But in fact, until all the bandits surrendered, Li Xuanba did not touch anyone's life, but only wounded the bandits he encountered on the ground, and did not take his life.

"The two sons are benevolent!"

Liu Zhenghui hugged his fists and replied with a solemn expression: "Liu will definitely do his best! There are still many wastelands in Longquan County that have not been cultivated, and if there is a chance, I will try my best to leave them behind." ”

He would not think that Li Shimin was a woman's benevolence, a truly soft-hearted person, but he couldn't trap more than 2,000 thieves with less than 300 armor.

On the outside of the triangular river beach, he saw dozens of corpses, all of which had been beheaded by the generals under the command of Li Shimin.

It was precisely because of such drastic and decisive measures that these two thousand people extinguished their desire to resist and break through.

Therefore, Liu Zhenghui's admiration for Li Shimin has increased to a higher level. There are not many high-ranking sons like Li Shimin who can know the people's sufferings and the people's hardships.

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Not long after Li Shimin and Liu Zhenghui discussed, another team of about 100 knights hurriedly arrived.

These people are also government soldiers, but they are not subordinates of Liu Zhenghui, but belong to Yingyang Mansion of Linfen County. Its chief officer, General Yingyang Lang of Linfen County, is also among them. Standing hundreds of feet away, his expression can be described as ugly.

Li Shimin didn't bother to pay attention to it, and even didn't hesitate to meet him. Since the thief's work here was pushed to Liu Zhenghui by him, then Liu Zhenghui will also be responsible for the follow-up of the event.

And then he and his third brother Li Xuanba were invited by the eldest grandson Wuji to Gao Shilian's carriage.

"I think my nephew must be very strange, what did my Gao Shilian carry that attracted the covetousness of these thieves?

After meeting again, Gao Shilian's expression was obviously a little more frank: "But in fact, Gao only figured out the details of this not long ago." ”

When Li Shimin heard this, he couldn't help but be surprised, he didn't expect Gao Shilian to call him here to talk about it. He hurriedly shook his head: "Uncle Gao Shi, in fact, there is no need to explain this matter to me. ”

On the one hand, the danger is over, and no matter what Gao Shilian carries, it has nothing to do with them; on the other hand, he really doesn't dare to be interested, this matter is treacherous, and he doesn't want to get involved in it more deeply.

"But if the old man doesn't make it clear, I'm afraid that the two nephews will inevitably have a knot. ”

When Gao Shilian spoke, he deliberately glanced at Li Xuanba. I saw that the young man was blinking his eyes, listening to the two of them talking,

And not only Li Xuanba, but the eldest grandson Wuji sitting next to him, although his face was calm, his eyes also showed a bit of inquiry.

He laughed at first, and then said in a calm voice: "I don't know my nephew, have you heard of Shenjia 'Meridian Xuanguang'?"

"Meridian Xuanguang?"

Li Shimin's eyes condensed slightly: "But one of the twelve golden people, the battle armor used by King Lanling in the past?"

In the past, after the Great Qin unified the Seven Kingdoms, he collected the world's gold and iron and cast twelve gold men to suppress the national fortune.

And the so-called twelve golden men are twelve god-level ink armors.

Military ink armor has the rank of king, handsome, general, and captain, and the combat power is also different.

In addition, there is also a god-level ink armor, which is even more above it. However, in the entire Warring States period, it is said that less than 20 statues were cast.

And the divine armor 'Meridian Xuanguang' is one of the twelve golden people.

In the past, this armor was obtained by Ma Chao during the Three Kingdoms, so this Ma Fubo was invincible on the battlefield later, making Cao Cao lose his armor and abandon the armor.

After that, this 'meridian Xuanguang' fell into the hands of Gaosu of the Northern Qi Dynasty, so King Wu of Lanling never suffered a defeat in his life.

"But as far as I know, isn't this armor already lost?"

It is necessary to know that these twelve golden people are not only powerful, but also endowed with the meaning of suppressing the 'national fortune'.

In the past, because there were masters of magic, after the achievement of the twelve golden people, they stole eight of them. As a result, the soldiers in the eastern part of the country were in trouble, and the beacon fires broke out everywhere, resulting in the death of Huanghuang Daqin, only the second.

Later, Liu Bang got nine of the twelve golden people, so the Han Dynasty had a six-hundred-year history of Jiangshan Sheji.

With such a story, these twelve golden people were naturally covered with a completely different aura from other gods.

Especially the royal family, the importance of these god-level ink armor is even higher than the jade seal and Jiuding.

In the past, when the Northern Qi Dynasty fell, the Northern Zhou royal family once urged the Bohai Gao clan to ask for this thing. But at that time, the Gao clan, who was a member of the Northern Qi clan, was in danger of extinction, and insisted that this thing had been lost.

"At that time, it was lost, otherwise Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yuwen Yong, would not easily let our Gao clan go. ”

Gao Shilian explained: "However, soon after the first emperor ascended the throne, this armor was recovered by the late Bohai County Prince. As for the details, I don't know very well, but at that time, the Duke of Bohai County was deeply trusted by the previous emperor, and it was not too difficult to recover this thing. ”

"I see!"

At this time, the doubts in Li Shimin's heart have been solved a little: "So these bandits are here for the Xuanguang armor in the convoy?"

No wonder these people are so bold. Even if he had already shown the battle flag of the Tang State Mansion, he was still reluctant to evacuate.

"They are here for this A, but this meridian Xuanguang is not in our convoy. ”

Gao Shilian smiled bitterly, his eyes were obscure: "In these cars, only the Bohai County Gonggao Biaoren entrusted me with the 120,000 yuan of money sent to the capital. It is not wrong to say that it is some floating wealth. ”

The Bohai County Duke he said did not refer to Gao Gong, but Gao Gongren, the third son of Gao Gong. After Gao Gong's death, Gao Biaoren became the Duke of Bohai County.

It was precisely because of the heavy money hidden in this car that he agreed to Gao Biaoben's affection and let these 180 be the Bohai family soldiers and escort them.

When Li Shimin heard this, his heart suddenly became like a mirror. In short, it was the Bohai Gao clan who was ready to transport the 'Meridian Xuanguang' to the capital for some reason, but somehow, someone found out the news and prepared to intercept and kill them halfway.

And this Zhililang was mostly calculated by his clansmen, the high cousins of this generation of Bohai County, and was used as a bait, or a target on the surface.

The doubts were solved, and Li Shimin was no longer willing to be involved more, so he immediately pulled his third brother Li Xuanba away.

However, the eldest grandson next to him, Wuji, had a cold face, and his eyes were like Gao Shilian, with hidden anger.

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In the evening of the same day, Li Shimin chose to camp on the top of a small hill not far from the river, 20 miles away from the battlefield.

Because of the attack during the day, the more than 100 black-clad soldiers fled and disappeared. He carefully had a trench dug outside the camp, cut down wood to build a simple wall, and arranged for a team of 100 soldiers to take turns to guard the night.

These government soldiers are all subordinates of Liu Zhenghui. Before leaving, this Eagle Yang Lang left him three teams of government soldiers and escorted them to Tongguan.

According to the Great Sui military system, the government army is also five people in the first class, ten people in the second class, thirty people in the third class and one fire, and a team of 100 people in three groups, but there are only eighteen battle armors, and most of them are old models. Many of the ages of ink armor can be traced back to the era of the Eastern and Western Wei Dynasty.

However, Liu Zhenghui, the three teams of government soldiers left to him are all elites in this hand. The combat power is outstanding, and the armor and equipment are not inferior to the border army, which is worthy of trust.

In addition, their camp is on high ground, and there is no shelter around, so everything within ten miles can be seen at a glance. The risk of being attacked by night is minimal.

But Li Shimin was still not at ease, and he asked Li Yan and Gaofu, who had mastered the captain-level battle armor, to carry the 'ink box' and weapons with him, so that they could wear armor at any time.

And Li Yuanba's original plan to celebrate the big victory during the day at night was also ruthlessly stopped by Li Shimin. He just asked the chef in the convoy to prepare some delicacies, and in the evening, Liu Zheng would bring them some meat, so that hundreds of people here could feast on it.

In fact, Liu Zhenghui also sent them twenty jars of Fenjiu. This is the palace wine produced in Xinghua Village, Fenyang, named 'Fenqing', which was praised by Emperor Wucheng of the Northern Qi Dynasty.

The emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty, after getting wine in Jinyang, wrote a letter to Wang Xiaoyu of Kangshu, Henan, saying: "I drink two cups of Fenqing, and persuade you to drink two cups in Ye."

Some of the good drinkers in the convoy saw the jar and drooled on the spot.

But Li Shimin ruthlessly confiscated it.

The way to use soldiers lies in relaxation. After the fierce battle during the day, the soldiers of the Gao Li family really need to relax and soothe their nerves.

But now that the whereabouts of those black-clad warriors are unknown, and there may still be strong enemies around them, how dare he indulge?