Shimin grabbed her shoulder in surprise, and a pair of eagle eyes looked straight at her, as if to see her through, "Really?!" ”

Zixuan smiled, two shallow dimples on his lips, "It's only a few days left, the second son can wait and see, and it just so happens that the second son can also verify whether Xuan's calculation is accurate." ”

Shimin curled the corners of his lips and said with a smile: "That's right, it's just right to verify it." It's just that I have already advised my father, but he doesn't listen, what can I do? ”

Zixuan said: "Ling Zun's order to withdraw the army is nothing more than stability. But in fact, the withdrawal of the army is not stable, if the army withdraws without a battle, it will cause turmoil in the army's heart, and how could Song Laosheng give up such a good opportunity? As soon as the army withdraws, if he attacks Kaecheng, the righteous army is likely to be defeated in a battle, and Lord Ling Zun may not even be able to return to Taiyuan. ”

Shimin's heart lit up, he and his eldest brother really hadn't persuaded their father from this angle. My father was a cautious man, and if he changed his mind, he had to let him know that withdrawing was not prudent but risky, so that he could be persuaded to do so.

Shimin looked at Zixuan in front of him, this thin woman is really unusual, maybe she is really self-conscious, she is not a spy. It doesn't matter, it's only a few days until August, and we'll see it all then. You might as well trust her once.

Shimin let go of her shoulders and laughed loudly, "You are a woman, you have some knowledge. ”

"What's wrong with the woman? Wen has Ban Zhao continued the Han book, Wu Youhua Mulan joined the army on behalf of his father, and women are no worse than men. Zixuan thought to himself that this ancient was discrimination against women.

Shimin looked at her with a smile, "Okay, I've already seen your text, do you dare if you don't know martial arts?" ”

Zixuan looked at his eagle-like eyes in a daze, puzzled, "Martial arts? I don't know martial arts. ”

"Who told you to go into battle to kill the enemy? The eldest brother's left army has been set aside tonight, and it should have gone far at this moment. You go and chase him back. ”

"But I don't know how to ride a horse."

"It's okay, I'll let Li Jin take you there."

"Why do you have to go?" Zixuan asked tentatively.

Shimin said: "If you want to catch up with the left army, which has been gone for a long time, you must hurry up. The mountain road is not easy to walk, and there are cliffs on one side. This heavy rain is pouring, and you can't see clearly at night, it is very dangerous to go, if you dare to go, I believe that your heart is towards our Li family, not anyone's spy. ”

"Good! I'll go! As long as he no longer doubts her, Zixuan is willing to take this risk, "I will definitely chase the eldest prince back!" ”

Shimin said: "Don't worry. Without his father's warrant, with the temperament of the eldest brother, he should not dare to come back. You're only here to catch up with him and stall for him. After I persuaded my father, I asked him to give him an order, and immediately ordered someone to send it to my eldest brother. ”

"You mean to let me hold him back and don't let the left army go further?"

"Yes. You take this to the big brother. Shimin said and took out a small silver lock from his arms, "This is when I was young, my eldest brother specially found someone to make it and hang it around my neck, and when my eldest brother saw this, he knew that I asked you to go." ”

Zixuan took the small silver lock, and saw that one side was engraved with "Shimin", and the other side was engraved with "Long Life and 100 Years Old", it turned out that he cared so much about this younger brother.

Shimin and Zixuan acted separately.

Zixuan and Li Jin ran wildly along the footsteps of the left army in the heavy rain.

Shimin came to Li Yuan's big tent, but was stopped by soldiers, saying that Tang Gong had rested and would not let anyone disturb him.

Shimin wandered outside Li Yuan's tent, the rain flowing down his helmet and into his neck, and his whole body was soaked. How can this be? My father is gone, and I can't break into the big tent. Shouting outside the tent? What kind of system this becomes, my father must be disgusted. Thinking about it, there was only this trick, and the people of the world knelt down in front of the big tent and cried bitterly.

Li Yuan was lying on the bed in the big tent but couldn't sleep, and he didn't want to withdraw the troops without fighting, he just had no choice, and he was depressed at the moment. When he heard someone crying outside the tent, he felt even more upset, so he asked the soldier guarding the tent, "Who is crying outside the tent?" ”

The soldier said, "It's the second son." The little one had already told him that Tang Gong didn't see anyone, but he didn't leave. The little one persuaded him not to get drenched in the heavy rain, but he didn't listen, and was kneeling in the heavy rain at the moment. ”

As soon as Li Yuan heard that his son was kneeling in the heavy rain, he hurriedly put on his clothes and got up, "I'll go and see." ”

Shimin, who was drenched outside the big tent, was kneeling on the muddy ground, and Li Yuan stepped forward and pulled him up, "Shimin, what are you doing here?" ”

Shimin cried: "Father, my son's death is not far away, and my heart is very sad. ”

Li Yuan pulled Shimin into the big tent, "Shimin, what are you talking about?" What does it mean that the death period is not far away? ”

Shimin said: "Father, after I went back, I thought about the withdrawal of the army, and the more I thought about it, the more wrong it became. So how could Song Laosheng be a vegetarian? We retreat, and he will open the city and pursue him. Our righteous army retreated without a fight, and when it encountered the chasing soldiers behind, the army was disheartened, and it was bound to be defeated by Song Laosheng. As the saying goes, 'defeat is like a mountain', and if this hard-to-recruit rebel army is broken up like this, how will anyone come to join us in the future. Even if we barely escape back to Taiyuan, we can only defend a lonely city. Now there are more than 100 large and small rebels against the Sui, no matter which one succeeds, my Li family is not the fate of annihilation? ”

Li Yuan listened to Shimin's words and gasped. How can you not understand the truth that 'there is no turning back when you open the bow'. The uprising can only be ruined, and there is no advance or retreat. Originally, the withdrawal was only for the sake of stability, but now it seems that the withdrawal will not be stable, but will be more dangerous.

It's just that Li Yuan still has one thing to worry about, so he said to Shimin: "My son is reasonable, if it weren't for your reminder, my father would have almost made a big mistake." It's just that if the sky doesn't clear, we are also a 'difficult' word. ”

Shimin said: "Father, July and August are rainy days, but it has been raining for more than ten days, so I don't believe it will last long." Let's wait a few more days, and maybe the rain will stop. If it doesn't stop by then, it's not too late for us to make plans. It's just that even if the army is withdrawn, it can't be withdrawn like this, and it is necessary to leave the elite soldiers behind to prevent the Song Laosheng from attacking. ”

"Okay, let's wait a few more days and make a bet with God!" Li Yuan made up his mind.

Shimin thought to himself, Yang Zixuan, I am tied to a rope with you, don't make a mistake!

The inky sky seemed to have broken a big hole, and the rain poured down. In the heavy rain, there was darkness between the heavens and the earth, and Zixuan and Li Jin had been running for more than an hour.

Zixuan tightly tugged at the clothes behind Li Jin and said, "Li Jin, why haven't we caught up yet?" ”

In the heavy rain, Li Jin didn't hear very clearly, "Miss Zixuan, what did you say?" ”

Zixuan shouted loudly: "I said, why can't we catch up with the eldest prince?" ”

Li Jin also shouted: "The left army set off two hours before us, where is it so easy to catch up?" Miss Zixuan, you hurry up, the road here is very slippery! ”

"Oh, got it!"

Another hour will pass.

Jiancheng was leading the army to move forward in the rain, when he suddenly heard a horse approaching behind him, "Big Prince! Someone chased after the army, it was Li Jin, the second son's close attendant, and what was the name of the scholar Yang Zixuan. ”

Jiancheng looked back, it turned out to be his personal follower Li Zhong, and asked: "Where is the person, what can you say?" ”

Li Zhong said: "I haven't said anything yet, Li Jin's horse is running too fast and is tired to death." I'm ordering them to change horses, so I'm going to bring them here. ”

Jiancheng thought to himself, what is so urgent that Li Jin tired the horses to death? Why did the people send that woman? Jiancheng hurriedly turned the horse's head and greeted him.

When Li Jin and Zixuan saw the completion of the project, they hurriedly dismounted and gave gifts.

Jiancheng said: "Don't be polite at this time, what is the matter?" ”

Zixuan took out the small silver lock from his arms and handed it to Jiancheng, "The eldest son, the second prince asked us to come." Second son, please hurry back. ”

After completing the silver lock, it must be an important thing, otherwise the people of the world would not use it as a token, but he didn't understand what Zixuan meant, "Go back?" ”

"Yes, the eldest prince should go back quickly. The second prince has gone to persuade Tang Gong not to withdraw his army, so he sent me to ask you to go back. Zixuan said.

Jiancheng thought for a moment, "I understand the will of the people, but the military order is like a mountain, and my father did not allow me to go back, how can I disobey it?" ”

Zixuan said: "Eldest son, isn't your idea the same as that of the second son?" Don't you also think that you should not withdraw your troops? ”

Jiancheng Zhengse said: "Yes, I don't think I should withdraw the army." But my father has already given the order to withdraw the troops, and I must carry it out. There must be a unified command in marching and fighting, and if everyone does what he wants, then how can he manage the army? ”

Zixuan hurriedly said: "The second prince said that he would send someone to send someone immediately if he got the warrant from Duke Tang, the eldest prince might as well wait, maybe Duke Tang's warrant will arrive in a while." ”

"What is the difference between neglecting military orders and not obeying them? Don't say it, I'm going to move forward as fast as I can, and if my father's warrant arrives, then I'll take the army back immediately. Jiancheng said that he turned his horse's head and wanted to continue withdrawing his troops.

Zi Xuan thought to himself, this is really too rigid, maybe this is his taboo as a politician, but now is not the time to analyze the reasons for the failure of his Xuanwu Sect.

Zixuan ran a few steps, came to his horse, stretched out his hands to block his way, "If the eldest prince must withdraw his army, step on me!" ”

"You?" Jiancheng hurriedly took the reins, looking at the thin girl in front of him, who had already been drenched in heavy rain, and her hair was sticking to her face, but her eyes looked at him resolutely, and Jiancheng shouted: "You get out of the way!" ”

She held her head higher to show her determination not to give up.

"Li Zhong! Pull her away! Jiancheng commanded.

That Li Zhong wanted to get off her, but he was entangled by Li Jin, and the two scuffled together. Zixuan took advantage of this moment and stepped forward to grab the halter of Jianma, "Eldest prince, if you insist on withdrawing today, you will regret it......"