On the West Street of Luoyang City, Qu Tugai chased the masked man on a horse, thinking about the situation when Xiao Zhuo went to the Patrol Division to find him last night. Xiao Zhuo told him last night that the person who acted tonight was definitely not his opponent, at first he didn't believe it, but after fighting in front of Chu Xiuyuan before, he knew that what Xiao Zhuo said was true, if it wasn't for the mercy of the masked man at that time, he would probably be a corpse now! But in order to complete Xiao Zhuo's explanation to him, he still has to catch up. Fortunately, because the masked man was carrying an extra person, the horse traveled relatively slowly, and when he was about to reach the West City Gate, Qu Tugai finally saw the figure of the masked man.

Qu Tugai looked at the figure of the masked man in front of him, and then looked at the defense at the city gate, because Xiao Zhuo gave him a warning last night, he deliberately added an extra guard at the west city gate this morning, in order to be able to drag the masked man for a while, and now seeing the soldiers at the city gate waiting for him, he felt that the masked man must be difficult to escape this time. It was Qu Tutong who also slowed down the speed of the pursuit, in case the masked man saw that the momentum was not right, and turned around and fled.

Sure enough, the leader of the soldiers at the city gate saw that Qu Tutong was chasing a masked man, so he galloped with a gun and horseback. However, when the leader rushed to the masked man's side, he just looked at the masked man and said, "Little Hou Ye, you take Miss Zhuang away first, and I will stop him!" ”

"He is an official of the imperial court, don't take too heavy a shot, otherwise it will be difficult to explain when you go back!"

"Little Hou Ye rest assured, the party has its own measure." After the two finished confessing, the masked man patted his horse and walked towards the city gate. It turned out that these two people were Su Dingfang and Luo Cheng, the two had already agreed on today's plan yesterday, and Su Dingfang originally hoped that Xiao Zhuo would have other ways, but he didn't see Xiao Zhuo come to him when he waited for him last night, so he had to act according to the plan.

On the other side, Qu Tugai looked at it for a long time, and then he was shocked to realize that the person he had arranged had already been subdued by the other party, and the other party had also changed into his own soldier's clothes, guarding the door here decently, but even so, he had to step forward to meet the enemy.

"Bold thief, eat me!" Qu Tugai rode his horse straight away, but saw that the man who came to block him first moved to the right, and then did not make any movement. What he did, except that he didn't rush over, was the same as what he did when he stopped the masked man from breaking through. When Qu Tugai rushed halfway, the other party finally made a move, but it was only a long spear in his hand, flat over his shoulder.

But it was this small gesture that frightened Qu Tugai and quickly changed his cross-cutting tricks. Not for anything else, just because if he kills with his previous tricks, when he kills in one place, he still needs to swing the knife hard, and the other party only needs to stab forward, he can stab himself, one stab and swing, one is labor-saving and fast, the other needs time to exert force, how can the other party be faster than his own, not to mention that he can see clearly, the other party also deliberately held some back when he held the gun, obviously waiting for him to hit it himself.

The horse rushed to the opponent's side, and the horse's front hooves were raised high, blocking the path of the opponent's spear. He used this trick to deal with the masked man before, but now he uses it again, and sure enough, seeing that the other party hesitated, the spear did not stab out because the path was blocked. Qu Tugai took the opportunity to adjust the blade of the knife, and the big knife volleyed down in the air, slashing at the person in front of him. However, at this moment, the person on the opposite side was crooked, and his whole body was biased to the side of the mount. Sure enough, at the same time as the opponent's body was crooked, the spear in his right hand instantly stabbed out, and the spear avoided the horse's body and pierced straight into the waist and abdomen of Qu Tugai.

Qu Tugai twisted his waist, and the spear slashed against the armor leaf, Qu Tugai breathed a long sigh of relief, but saw the opponent's spear reverberate, and smashed it again, fortunately, he was able to defend in time just now, and at this time he could immediately pull back the blade to block it. It's just that at this time, he has been forced to face to one side, and the other party has taken the opportunity to sit upright, but when he saw the spear pull back, when he poked it out again, a shot stabbed him in the heart.

"Drive!" The person on the opposite side drove up, and the mount under the crotch jumped up, Qu Tugai was caught off guard, and was suddenly pushed off the horse's back by the spear, and Qu Tugai realized that the original shot was actually pierced on his heart guard!

Seeing the other party galloping away, Qu Tugai wanted to get on the horse and chase again, but he heard a burst of horses' hooves behind him, and when he looked at it, it turned out that Yuwen Chengdu rushed over, and among the crowd following behind him, it was not Xiao Zhuo who bore the brunt of it!

"General Qu Tu, are you alright? Have you ever known where the other party came from? Coming to Qu Tugai, Xiao Zhuo was the first to ask. And the meaning of these words, Qu Tugai pondered for a while, and he could be regarded as understanding why Xiao Zhuo asked knowingly.

"General Yuwen be careful, the other party is from Beiping Mansion!" Qu Tugai hurriedly reminded. He didn't say this to show how powerful the other party was, but to remind Yuwen Chengdu not to hurt the other party's life, otherwise the crime he suffered today would be in vain.

"Got it! General Qu Tu rests for the time being, I'll go after him! Yuwen Chengdu rode his horse to the west gate, Xiao Zhuo looked at Qu Tugai, and after looking at each other tacitly, he also chased after him.

After leaving Luoyang City for a few miles, Luo Cheng stopped and took off his veil, he forgot for a while in the direction of Luoyang City, and finally saw Su Dingfang's figure rushing over.

"Brother Dingfang, something doesn't seem right today, we are acting secretly, how can someone from the Patrol Division just come out to stop it? Moreover, since the Patrol Division was prepared, why did it only send so many soldiers and horses? ”

Su Dingfang was about to answer Luo Cheng, but saw another group of people galloping in the distance, and the two observed for a long time, and finally determined that the person who came was Yuwen Chengdu. And following behind him, Su Dingfang also recognized that it was Xiao Zhuo, and he was a little more sure of what he was suspicious.

"Brother Dingfang, you take Miss Zhuang first, I'll stop him!" Luo Cheng was about to step forward, but was pulled by Su Dingfang, "No!" Little Hou Ye, Yuwen Chengdu is a fierce general in the world, you alone are not his opponent! Su Dingfang looked around and said again: "I have a way, maybe I can beat him!" Gong Jin! Take Miss Zhuang to go first, and the others will block Yuwen Chengdu here! ”

The two were discussing strategies here, and Yuwen Chengdu also rode his horse to chase after him, and when he was about to catch up, Yuwen Chengdu saw the two leader-like characters leave aside a group of subordinates and flee to the back of the steep slope, and he couldn't help but feel a burst of disdain for Luo Cheng and the two of them. The subordinates who were helplessly left behind seemed to have no idea that the leader had fled, and they still killed Yuwen Chengdu, and Yuwen Cheng had no choice but to wave his weapons to kill him.

"Xiao Zhuo, I'll take care of the rest!" Yuwen Chengdu waved out, and several people who blocked the way took off their weapons and flew away, and some were swept off the saddle by Yuwen Chengdu because they were too far ahead, but Yuwen Chengdu did not have the intention of killing, but just opened a road, and chased after the steep slope.

However, Yuwen Chengdu had just stepped on the steep slope on his horse, but he saw a horse suddenly flash above the steep slope, and above the mount, it was Su Dingfang. I saw that Su Dingfang took advantage of the terrain to quickly rush down from the steep slope, and when he approached, he quickly poked out with a shot. But Yuwen Chengdu is so easy to deal with! Although Yuwen Chengdu did not occupy the advantage at this time, but in the face of the spear that stabbed still did not dodge, the phoenix wings gilt hammer followed out, and when the spear intersected, the phoenix wings gilt hammer pulled, the teeth deviated from the spear, and then instantly returned to the spear, the gilt hammer held Su Dingfang's gun body, and then twisted it hard, due to Yuwen Chengdu's strength, the spear bitten when the tooth and the tip of the hammer were immediately bitten in. Then he threw it violently behind him, Su Dingfang let go urgently, the spear flew to the side, and the person also rolled off the saddle.

But at the same time that Su Dingfang fell off the saddle, Yuwen Chengdu saw that there was still a person on horseback! Just now, because Su Dingfang was wearing armor, his wide body blocked this person's figure, and the other party was fierce from top to bottom, he didn't care about these things at all for a while. And the person who was hiding deliberately tied up his clothes without a single corner, obviously premeditated! However, Yuwen Chengdu understood better that because he had just thrown away the spear that had pierced him, it was already empty at this time, and he had no time to prevent the killing moves of this hidden person.

Hidden behind Su Dingfang was naturally Luo Cheng. At this time, Luo Cheng saw that the plan was successful, and without a trace of hesitation, he stabbed Yuwen Chengdu in the chest with a single shot, only to hear a crisp sound, Yuwen Chengdu was rushed off the horse's back with the strength of the horse, and the armor on his chest was also torn open a shocking crack. Yuwen Chengdu looked at his chest, and under the fatal scars, it turned out that it was the gold medal given by the emperor who saved his life!

"Damn!" Su Dingfang also saw why Yuwen Chengdu was fine, so he could only be angry, picked up a gun on the ground and killed Yuwen Chengdu. And Yuwen Chengdu almost died here, so he no longer dared to despise these two people, and after avoiding Su Dingfang's shot, he forced Luo Cheng to get off the horse. For a while, Luo Cheng and Su Dingfang attacked Yuwen Chengdu on both sides, and every shot was stabbed, and they tried not to contact Yuwen Chengdu's phoenix wings gilded pickle, always leaving Yuwen Chengdu in a situation where he was attacked on his back and abdomen, and he had no time to break the situation with his strength.

When the three of them were fighting, a woman suddenly flashed on the steep slope, although there was another person next to the woman, but the few people fighting at the bottom of the slope were obviously a little overwhelmed. Xiao Zhuo looked at the current battle situation, although Su Dingfang and Luo Cheng blocked Yuwen Chengdu for a while, but because there were no more favorable conditions, defeat was only a matter of time, and if Yuwen Chengdu made a heavy move, Su Dingfang and Luo Cheng would definitely be injured. After thinking about it, Xiao Zhuo climbed the steep slope on his horse, and when he reached the woman, he jumped off the horse, and after a few strokes to subdue the people around the woman, he put the sword on the woman's neck.

"Stop!" Xiao Zhuo shouted down the steep slope.

"Despicable! Villain! Su Dingfang scolded, but when he saw that Luo Cheng had already stopped, he had no choice but to stop.

"A dignified man, holding a woman hostage, and not afraid of making people laugh!" Luo Cheng said angrily and threw down the weapon in his hand.

"Who are you? What are you doing here? Although Yuwen Chengdu was not ashamed of Xiao Zhuo's behavior, he couldn't do anything, after all, the two people in front of him had already given up resistance.

"Luo Cheng of Beiping Mansion, on the orders of my father, came to pick up my fiancée!" As soon as Luo Cheng finished answering, he saw that on the steep slope, Xiao Zhuo hurriedly put away his sword and returned it to its sheath, and slashed it on the back of Miss Zhuang's head, knocking Miss Zhuang to the ground.

"What do you do?"

"Miss Zhuang is too intense!" In the face of Luo Cheng's shouting, Xiao Zhuo was also very helpless, he came up with good intentions to make this decision, but he didn't expect Miss Zhuang to be so fierce, in order not to drag down Luo Cheng and Su Dingfang, he actually wanted to break himself just now, but fortunately, he felt that Miss Zhuang's breath fluctuated too much, so he failed to cause a big disaster.

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Above the palace court, a group of courtiers led by Yu Wenhua were still arguing with a group of people led by Xiao Yu. No matter which of the two sides speaks, there is always someone on the other side who can come out and refute it.

"Your Majesty, the matter of the Eastern Expedition can not be delayed any longer, although Goguryeo has occupied Liaodong for a long time, its territory is a drop in the bucket compared with our Great Sui, and its military strength is less than ten times that of our Great Sui. During the Wei and Jin dynasties, although our Central Plains Dynasty had a crusade against Goguryeo, it was just a knock on the mountain and a tiger, so that it caused today's trouble. Now that His Majesty is in charge of Kyushu, it should be completely exterminated in order to establish the prestige of the Great Sui State! ”

As soon as Yu Wenhua finished speaking, Xiao Yu stood up and said, "Your Majesty! Never! Although Goguryeo was a small country, it was different from the Northern Turks. The strength of the Turks depended on nomadism, and the rise and fall of national strength depended on the will of heaven. But Goguryeo is different, although Goguryeo has a limited territory, but the place where it is located can be self-sufficient in fishing, forestry, agriculture and minerals, and since the destruction of the Wei and Jin dynasties, it has been more than 300 years. ”

"Lord Xiao's words are wrong! As Lord Xiao said, Goguryeo has an advantageous terrain and the people are rich in the country, and it is precisely because of this that it must be eliminated as soon as possible to prevent future troubles! In the past, Han Gaozu could conquer the world by borrowing a river, if Goguryeo is allowed to become bigger, ten years later, I am afraid we will not even be able to keep Yanyun Youzhou! ”

"Your Majesty, Lord Yuwen just said that in ten years, Goguryeo will become a great disaster in Liaodong. But the territory of my Great Sui is vast, the land in the north is rich in products, and there is a land south of the Yangtze River, which is born with fish and rice. The speed of recovery of national strength and people's livelihood is more than ten times faster than that of Goguryeo. If we really wait for ten years, even if our Great Sui can't clamp down on Liaodong, I will definitely be able to stop its attack! If it takes another five years, it will only be a matter of destroying it! ”

"Did Lord Xiao think too far? In another fifteen years, Your Majesty has become a sixtieth year, let me ask the kings of ancient and modern dynasties, how many have lived more than the kings of the sixtieth year? How many sixtieth princes can make achievements? ”

"Yu culture and! You are bold! Yang Guang, the son of heaven in the Golden Palace, slapped his palm on the table angrily, and the ministers under the hall were so frightened that they immediately knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty is angry, and the minister is guilty!" Yu Wenhua knelt on the ground, seeing that Yang Guang, the son of heaven, did not say anything more, and secretly rejoiced that he had succeeded. He remembered that when the current saint ascended the throne, he had made a grand wish, and now that the wish was only half fulfilled, how could he be willing to stop there. That's why he dared to make dangerous moves and provoke Long Yan.

After a long time, Yang Guang, the Son of Heaven, finally spoke: "Ladies and gentlemen, when I first ascended to the Great Treasure, I made an oath that I would make my achievements far surpass that of Emperor Qin and Han Wu; I want the brilliance of my Great Sui to shake the ancient and modern generations; I won't let me lose a penny of the Great Sui's territory! Therefore, I built the Great Wall to build national defense; open the canal to benefit the people; The northern expedition and the southern expedition made Yi Di Mo dare to attack! But now, I am forty and two, and there is only one corner of Liaodong in the world, not obeying the king, repeatedly provoking, if I don't completely surrender it, how can I show the majesty of my Great Sui! ”

The ministers didn't dare to say anything after hearing this, just because Yang Guang, the son of heaven, had obviously made up his mind, and he didn't want to ask for their consent at all.

"Your Majesty, the minister does not approve of sending troops!" Among the hundreds of officials, Xiao Yu took the lead in standing up against it.

"The food of the king, the advantage of the king! Since you don't want to solve your worries, then you can resign and go home! Yang Guang was originally just a threatening word, but he saw that Xiao Yu really reached out and pulled off the hat, took off the official hat, and even took off his court clothes with trembling hands. Yang Guangzheng wanted to persuade something, but the eunuch outside the door walked in at this time and reported: "Your Majesty, General Yuwen Chengdu has caught a murderer who is making trouble in Luoyang City, and because of his special status, he does not dare to deal with it without authorization, so he is specially escorted to ask His Majesty to adjudicate!" ”

[Plot Follow-up]

"Enough!"

Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling were still arguing with Xiao Yu, but Li Shimin on the other side had already overturned the table in anger.

"Xiao Qing! Uncle Xiao! Li Shimin wanted to get angry, but thinking of Xiao Yu's consistent temper, he finally endured it, "I just want to include the Lan family in the harem, do you want to use the virtues of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors to restrain me?" I'm not a saint, and I don't want to be one. ”