Li Jin helped Zixuan carry the things in the big tent into the car, and after watching her sit in the car, he ordered the coachman to get up and walk beside the carriage on a horse.

"Li Jin, don't you have to follow the second son?" Zixuan asked.

Li Jin drove his horse over, "Few people here know that you are a woman, and the second son asked me to take care of you." ”

"Oh." Even if he still has a conscience, he is almost exhausted from this morning.

The army marched in an orderly manner and set up camp near a small village that evening. Zixuan set up Li Shimin's dinner in the big tent, but he didn't return for a long time.

"Is Zixuan here?" Someone called her outside the tent, she could hear Li Jin's voice, in order not to reveal her woman's identity, Li Jin had to omit the word "Miss".

"Yes." Zixuan replied and walked outside the tent.

"The second son won't be back until a while, and I'm afraid the food will have to be hot again." Li Jin said.

"Did something happen?" When Zixuan came out of the account, he had already noticed that there was some commotion in the barracks.

"Some soldiers have taken the things of the common people in the village, and the eldest son and the second son are dealing with it." Li Jin replied.

"Oh, let's go check it out, then." As he spoke, Zixuan had already walked in the direction of the flow of people.

Squeezing into the crowd, Zi Xuan stood on tiptoe, looked over the shoulders of those tall soldiers, and saw five soldiers kneeling in front of Jiancheng and Shimin. The people next to him stood with their hands down, their eyes full of panic and a hint of expectation.

"General, the little one is in charge of cooking, and the little one just thinks that the car is tired, and he wants to cook a good meal for the two generals, so he caught a chicken." One of the soldiers explained.

Li Shimin said sharply: "Caught a chicken? Is that chicken an ownerless pheasant? You obviously went to the people's house and grabbed a chicken! ”

"The general forgives the sin, the general spares his life......" The soldier kowtowed in fright.

"What are you guys for?" Shimin asked the other four more.

The four of them were so shocked that their faces were bloodless, and one of them said tremblingly: "Zhang Xiaowu fell off the wooden board of the double fence yesterday and sprained his leg while patrolling. ”

Shimin's stern gaze pressed towards him, "Then go and unload the door of the people's house?" We are a rebel army, we are fighting to save the people in the world, what is the difference between you harassing the people like this and bandits? ”

Shimin waved his hand, "Come on, drag these five people out, and deal with them by military law!" ”

"Shimin." Jiancheng, who had not spoken all this time, suddenly stopped him, "The five of them did violate military law, but they are well-intentioned and first-time offenders, can you spare them once?" It should be regarded as a favor for their brother. ”

"But, big brother, how can you explain to the people if you don't punish them?" The two brothers exchanged glances.

"In my opinion, it might as well be like this," said Jiancheng, "that the chicken has been killed, and the door panel has been removed." It is better for us to pay the people according to the price. What do you think, second brother? ”

"Okay, just big brother." The people turned to the five soldiers who were kneeling on the ground, "I will spare you this time, and I hope you will be able to make meritorious deeds for your crimes." If there is a next time, I will not be spared! ”

"Thank you for sparing your life, thank you for sparing your life...... "The five of them continued to pound garlic.

Some soldiers had already brought money to the lost people, but they were too afraid to take it. Yes, there have been more troops from all over the country in recent years, which group of soldiers didn't say that they would take whatever they wanted, how could Li Yuan's soldiers pay back the money? The people didn't even dare to think about it. In the end, it was Jiancheng himself who stuffed the silver taels into the arms of the people, and they dared to accept it. After thanking him and leaving the camp, these people spread the benevolence and righteousness of Li Yuan's army to the streets and alleys.

Zixuan, who was in the crowd, thought to himself, these two brothers have a tacit cooperation! One sings white-faced, the other red-faced, not only straightened out military discipline but also bought the hearts of the people. This play is well sung! It's just that nine years later, they will meet in battle at Xuanwu Gate......

The crowd gradually dispersed, and Li Jin pulled her sleeve, "Zixuan, it's time to go back." ”

"Oh." Zixuan came back to his senses and walked away, but in a trance, he went in the wrong direction and hit a person's solid chest.

"Oops!" Zixuan covered his sore nose and raised his head.

"Is that you? Did it hurt? Jiancheng smiled gently, his eyes were as clear as spring water, his smile was as warm as moonlight, Zixuan was unconsciously stupid.

"Hehe," Jiancheng laughed out loud when he saw her, "Shimin has already gone back, why don't you go back to wait?" ”

"Yes, I'll go back." Zixuan turned around and walked towards the big account with Li Jin. It seems that Jiancheng knows that she is with the army, and also knows that Shimin asked her to be a maid, and the brothers really talk about everything, and they seem to have a good relationship, why did they turn against each other later? What will happen in nine years?

When I returned to the big tent, I saw Li Shimin reclining on the couch reading a book, without raising his head, "Where are you going crazy?" My food is cold, so I don't want to heat it up. ”

"Oh, here we go." Zixuan hurriedly served the meal and went out to heat it.

"Wait, take out that bowl of chicken and give it to the soldiers." The people commanded.

"Yes." Zixuan had a smile on his face, he really loved soldiers like a son, no wonder he could establish an unmatched prestige in the army in a few years.

On the tenth day of the first month of June, the rebel army came to the city of Xihe and announced to the people, whether they were willing to join the rebel army, willing to stand by or willing to enter the city to defend the city, they all listened to it and respected it, and never forced it. This move of the rebels was once again praised by the people. The demeanor of the rebels soon spread to Xihe City, and the officials and people of Xihe had no fighting spirit, only the county Cheng Gao Deru still insisted on resisting stubbornly in the city.

Zixuan saw the ancient battlefield for the first time: the soldiers set up a high ladder, and the people of the world and Jiancheng took the lead, calmly commanding the siege. Seeing that the commander was so demoralized, the rebels immediately flocked together. The city's defenders rained down arrows and boulders, but they couldn't stop the wheels of history from rolling forward. The rebels captured the West River in less than two hours and won the first battle.

Gao Deru was pushed in front of Jiancheng and Shimin by five flowers, and Shimin pointed to his nose and scolded him for offering pheasants as Luan Feng to deceive the emperor two years ago, and now he is obstructing the righteous army. After scolding, he ordered to be beheaded, and his head was suspended for three days.

The officials and people of Xihe County are in danger, and what they are most worried about is that the Li Brothers will massacre the city. Because this is the law of the late Sui Dynasty, the rebel armies from all walks of life took the fortified cities, and in order to kill the chickens and make an example, slaughtering the city was the most effective choice.

Unexpectedly, it was the Li family brothers who were waiting for the order: the officials and people of Xihe County should resume their own businesses. In other words, what was it used to do, and what is still being done now. This is really unimaginable, it turns out that the Li Jiajun is different from other rebel armies, they are not here to slaughter the city, but to save the people in the world. The fame of the rebels grew, and it spread farther and farther.

On the way back, Zixuan sat in the carriage and was in a good mood. Although Li Shimin asked Li Jin to take care of her at all times and not let her get too close to the battlefield, it is also a good thing to be able to see how wars were fought in ancient times from a distance, and further witness history! Li Shimin is really good at fighting, but Li Jiancheng does not seem to be as incompetent as rumored in history, seeing that he is a good hand at fighting and buying people's hearts, he should be a qualified politician. How could they lose to the people?

Zixuan poked his head out of the car window and looked forward, only to see his two brothers riding horses side by side, talking and laughing. They worked hard for the cause of the Li family, and they won the first battle to seize the country together, and they were enthusiastic and excited at the moment.

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The night is thick, a two-story small building with red walls and green tiles, carved beams and painted buildings, a row of big red lanterns is hung under the eaves, and the silk and bamboo play and sing and laugh from time to time on the upper floor, which is very lively. Xu Shiyun looked up and saw three big characters "Wanhualou", and turned around and asked: "Bodang, why did you choose the land of fireworks?" ”

Wang Bodang said with a smile: "This place is not conspicuous. ”

"Mao Gong, I heard that 'Wanhualou' has a top brand, and he is good at dancing, so it's good to go and have a look." Shan Xiong said.

A group of girls with heavy makeup had already pulled the three of them in, and the ** was busy waving a handkerchief to greet him, "Three guest officers, please come inside." ”

The three of them asked for the private room upstairs, ordered some wine and food, and made a look of eating flowers and wine, but just ordered ** not to let anyone in.

This private room is very good, you can see the performance on the stage downstairs, and you can say some secret things so that people will not hear them.

After sitting down, Xu Shiyun asked: "Bodang, what is the matter with calling me two out?" ”

Wang Bodang smiled and said, "There is something important to discuss with the two elder brothers. ”

"Oh? You said. Shan Xiongxin raised his neck and put a glass of wine into his stomach.

"Two elder brothers, the three of us were the first to follow Brother Zhai to Wagang Mountain, and now that Brother Zhai has given way to Duke Wei, we should have made plans as soon as possible." Uncle Wang said.

"What are you going to do?" Shan Xiongxin picked up another cup.

Wang Bodang stretched out his hand and pressed Shan Xiongxin's wine glass, "Second Brother Shan, drink slowly." Think about it first, that Duke Wei was born noble, his great-ancestor was Li Bi, one of the Eight Pillars of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and he himself was eloquent, and now there is the Sui general Pei Renji to vote, and Qin Qiong, Cheng Biting Jin, and Luo Shixin are all tiger generals. How could he look at people from the green forest like you and me? ”

With a "snap", Shan Xiongxin slammed the wine glass on the table, "What's the matter, he Li Mi still dares to drive us down the mountain?" This Wagang Village was brought down by us, he is a desperate Wagang person, and he still wants to be powerful here, and he doesn't ask Lao Tzu to let the gold-topped jujube yang lance in his hand not let it? ”

"Don't be in a hurry." Xu Shiyun patted him on the shoulder, and asked Wang Bodang again: "Bodang, do you mean that Duke Wei will not treat us sincerely?" ”

"Ugh." Wang Bodang sighed, "I also hope that he will treat us sincerely, but people's hearts are unpredictable!" After all, we are Brother Zhai's personal entourage. Although Brother Zhai is sincere and virtuous, it is difficult to ensure that there is no suspicion in Wei Gong's heart. Duke Wei naturally wants to cultivate his cronies, and those newly voted Sui generals also support him, after all, Duke Wei was also a member of the officialdom of the Sui Dynasty, so naturally they should be closer to each other. ”