"This is not good, that is not good, so what should I do? But that person said, this time we can only succeed in what we are planning, not fail. ”

When the whip bearer heard this, he was already impetuous: "Just kill it! I remember that there is also a manor near here, and the lord has hundreds of soldiers in it. With Mr.'s ability, he doesn't have to worry about breaking through that earthen wall. ”

When the man in white heard this, he glanced at him with a cold expression: "That Qianniu was ready to go to Tailing Wei half a day ago. Now, a thousand Tailing guards have been sent here to meet the envoy. As far as I know, they are less than thirty miles from the station. ”

This sentence suddenly made the two of them speechless again. And this time, it was the young man in the green armor, who also cursed: "I see this one, not the reincarnation of a turtle, but the reincarnation of an armadillo." ”

The armadillo, also known as the anteater, is a kind of mythical beast in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", known for its caution and timidity.

The whip bearer on the side was even more irritable with the long whip in his hand, and struck from all sides: "If it doesn't work here, then you have to wait for the return trip." But he was so careful when he came, and when he went back, he was afraid that he would not wander away. I don't think unless we get some more people—"

"It's impossible, the martial arts Li family has deep roots in Kansai, and the relationship is intertwined. And the land of Henan is under martial law, and as soon as there are many people used, it is inevitable that their whereabouts will be exposed. ”

As he spoke, the man in black raised his head and looked at the three hundred black-armored iron horsemen who had been silent in the forest.

"But you're right, it's really not a way to go on like this, with that Qianniu's cautiousness, even if they wait for their return, most of them won't be able to find the right time. It seems that this armored cavalry attack method is not usable. The only solution at the moment is to ask for help. Although some of them are not worthy of you and my lord, but now we have nothing to do except this method! I wonder what Brother Yuan thinks?"

The young man in green armor first subconsciously stared at his eyebrows, but he still didn't say a word in the end, which was a tacit implication.

Although this move might be considered incompetent by their sovereigns, he could not think of any other feasible solution than to use more power than planned.

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Li Shimin found that he might really have a suspicious heart disease, and his spirit might be a little abnormal.

His mind was restless, and even after arriving in Tailing the next day, escorted by a thousand Tailing guards, he didn't change much.

But this journey has been indeed smooth sailing, and there have been no waves at all.

Even if he privately used the martial arts Li clan's network around Chang'an to investigate the changes in the vicinity in recent days, he didn't find anything worthy of special vigilance. The places along the way were business as usual, and no suspicious people were moving.

However, Li Shimin just felt flustered and difficult to himself, as if something bad was about to happen. The anxiety that breeds every day even prevents him from calming down and practicing the exercises.

Fortunately, this did not affect Li Shimin's errand to inspect Tailing, because his home was not far from Tailing, and he knew everything about it. In addition, his father Li Yuan sent a few capable men over as outposts early, so he and Li Fengjie didn't need to spend much effort at all, and they knew the situation here well. In many places, a routine tour is all that is needed.

Tailing Wei here, loyal to the heavenly family, and grateful for the kindness of the first emperor, has not slackened for a day in the past eight years. And the ceremonial officials of Taichang Temple stationed here by the Ministry of Rites did not dare to be careless, let alone bribery.

Therefore, the whole Tailing is as clean as new, and there is no damage at all in the pavilions, tablets, sculptures, etc. The various materials needed to worship the first emperor were also prepared meticulously, even if Li Fengjie, who had been mixed in the Ministry of Rites for more than ten years, could not find the slightest mistake.

Only the locust forests transplanted in the surrounding mountains have some died. This is a bone in the egg, and it can't be regarded as Tailing's fault. It only needs to be reported to the Ministry of Rites and Taichang Temple afterwards, and the imperial court can allocate funds for renovation.

This made Li Shimin even more puzzled, the situation here does not seem to make Empress Xiao feel at ease, and there is no need for him, the so-called 'palace celebrity', to come here to inspect on purpose.

Or is it just as the eldest grandson Wuji and his father guessed, His Royal Highness Empress Xiao is simply rewarding him with this move, and showing his favor to him by the way?

Li Shimin was puzzled, but he could only suppress this doubt. And just two days later, he, Li Fengjie and others embarked on the return journey again.

And this time, he also transferred another 200 troops who were proficient in the arrow array from the Li family's manor in Dazhuang Town to join the queue to return to Luoyang, and also borrowed three generals who cultivated to the third rank from several uncles.

This made Li Xuanba completely speechless, and even his subordinates Li Yan and Dou Zhongxian felt that their own lord seemed abnormal.

However, Li Shimin still insisted on his own opinion. In fact, he also suspected that he was insane and had nothing to do. But since this hundred miles has been walked for ninety, there is no reason to relax at this time.

Anyway, the cost of these two hundred Li family troops to Luoyang will not exceed three thousand taels. He regarded it as a temporary marching drill, since his father made up his mind to transfer from martial arts to literature, these generals have been comfortable for too long, and they have been idle and moldy.

It's a pity that Li Shimin couldn't borrow the Li generals who could keep pace with Li Shizhen's brothers, as well as several great monks from the nearby Shanhua Temple. Instead, he was reprimanded by several uncles, saying that he was messing around.

This made Li Shimin angry, and his own uncles were just that, and if he didn't have enough evidence, he could still stuff a few powerful generals into himself, which was already very face-saving. But what about Shanhua Temple?

This Shanhua Temple, in the Xiaohua Mountain 30 miles near Dazhuang Town, is one of the orthodox Buddhist temples of the Three Treatises Sect, and it is also a Buddhist sect with good strength. The relationship with the martial arts Li family has always been cordial, and every year he accepts a large amount of silver from the martial arts Li family. In addition, the Li family's Yiying water and land dojo, Dharma Zhai Jiao, etc., have always been contracted by Shanhua Temple.

But at this time, this Shanhua Temple actually refused to send out even a decent manpower. Not to mention those second-grade monks, there should always be two third-grade monks, right? But as a result, Li Shimin couldn't even wait for a little novice.

This is expected that he Li Shimin will not be able to inherit the family business of Tang Guofu in the future, so he will not even accept it on the face?

So on the day of departure from Tailingwei, Li Shimin had always been blushing.

However, there was nothing abnormal all the way to Tongguan, and it was smooth sailing and safe.

It's just that when these 800 armor soldiers left Tongguan, Li Shimin's heartbeat accelerated again, and it was difficult to calm down. And as they traveled, the strange palpitation became more and more severe, making his face flushed, his breathing heavily, and he almost felt the urge to order the whole army to return.

"Second brother, you look like this, do you miss my future sister-in-law?"

Li Xuanba, who was next to him, also discovered Li Shimin's abnormality. However, he didn't think too much, he was only his second brother, and he was nervous about the marriage in a few days, so he teased: "No wonder second brother you are like this, Guanyin's sister is not only stunning, rare and lovely." It's really a blessing to be able to marry her, second brother. In fact, if you are in a hurry, second brother, you might as well hurry up, it is estimated that it will only take five or six hours to see the city gate of Luoyang. ”

He had long been very impatient with Li Shimin's delay along the way, and it was clear that the distance could be completed in two or three days, but his second brother had to walk for five or six days.

Especially on this return trip, Li Shimin became more and more intense, and he only walked 120 miles a day, and he couldn't achieve more than one mile.

But the 800 armor warriors here are all equipped with two horses, and they are still mixed-breed dragon horses with sufficient stamina, under normal circumstances, it is no problem to travel three or five hundred miles a day.

Li Shimin was completely lazy to deal with it, and only replied lightly: "I naturally miss Guanyin, but your gift from the third brother is also looking forward to it." The third brother has thought about what gifts to give your second brother and sister-in-law, if the grade is too low, I won't say anything to your second sister-in-law, but at that time, in front of many relatives, your face will be ugly. ”

Li Xuanba's face suddenly became slightly bitter, all his private money before was earned by Li Shimin. knew that this was the case, and the second brother should have had reservations when he was begging, but as a result, the second brother scraped all the silver tickets in his hand as soon as he measured the wealth and made armor.

"I want to go back to Dongdu earlier, isn't it just to prepare for this gift?"

He was ready for Li Xiuning to borrow some silver money first, and now in the most famous 'Yunfangzhai' in the Eastern Capital, there is a set of pure gold heads created by the master, which can be won as long as 1,500 yuan, presumably the second sister-in-law will be very happy in the future.

At this point, Li Xuanba's brows furrowed slightly, his eyes glared like copper bells, and he looked ahead like a beast.

I saw a cloud of smoke and dust rushing towards them in front of their road. The sound of footsteps was not only distinctly metallic, but also heavy, each step like a hammer, causing the ground to rumble and tremble.

"Who's the madman, you need to know that the angels are in front of you, and you won't stop me!"

The few sentry horses sent by Li Shimin in front suddenly let out a loud shout. But that cloud of smoke and dust didn't even mean to stop. And at the speed of thunder and lightning, it is close to a distance of 1,000 zhang in just a few breaths.

At this time, the sentry riders had just had time to fire arrows to warn the rear.

Li Shimin had also noticed this anomaly a long time ago, and almost without hesitation, he ordered all his subordinates to wear armor.

But by the time the things in the smoke and dust rushed five hundred zhang in front of them, most of the armor soldiers had just taken out their exclusive ink boxes from the carriage that accompanied them.

At this time, Yang Taixu, who was standing on the other side of Li Shimin, changed color.

"Is this the thing? how is that possible?"