After the sunset, Chai Shao, who had been running for nearly half a month, finally returned to the Li Mansion in Jinyang, but looking at the long-lost mansion gate, Chai Shao did not dare to enter from the front gate, but entered the mansion through the back door.

"Sichang, you are confused! Engong and they rebelled, and after rescuing Cheng Biting Jin, the matter will inevitably be revealed, so Yang Lin has a heavy army, how can he let it go, and he will definitely deploy troops nearby to encircle and suppress. If the Wagang army is defeated and the roster falls into the hands of Yang Lin, our Li family may not be able to escape the scourge of extermination! ”

Since Li Yuan was not in the mansion for the time being, Chai Shao first informed Li Shimin of the matter of Jinan Mansion, but was reprimanded by Li Shimin. However, Li Shimin was more anxious when he was angry that Chai Shao signed the letter of nomination, he understood that Chai Shao was forced by the situation at that time, even if he was replaced at that time, he would probably choose this way. But Qin Qiong's people are rebelling after all, if they are defeated in the future and the name is obtained by the imperial court, the Li family will inevitably be affected! But then again, Qin Qiong can also be regarded as kind to the Li family, if he reports and exposes it, it will be difficult to get rid of the suspicion of ingratitude.

"Second brother! I just knew the consequences, so I came back first. "Where Li Shimin is anxious, how can Chai Shao not know." As the second brother said, after Engong and they save people, the matter will inevitably be exposed, and Yang Lin will definitely encircle and suppress Wagang at that time. However, the distance from Jinan Mansion to the eighteen villages, the nearest one takes three or five days, and the far one even more than ten days, not to mention how they gather in a short time, it will take half a month for the single owner and his family to go to Wagang Village, even if I go to inform Erxian Village, during this time, I am afraid that Wagang Village has already been broken by Yang Lin! If this is the case, I am afraid that the holy decree of the Li family is already on the way! That's why I went back to my house first and discussed with my father-in-law how to deal with this matter! ”

Listening to Chai Shao's words, Li Shimin was shocked to realize that he was not enough, and hoped in his heart that Wagang could hold on, at least until Shan Xiongxin's family arrived at Wagang. So he hurriedly opened his mouth to comfort him: "Sichang, my father is not at home now, you can rest for a while, and I will go and inform my father." ”

Li Shimin was in a hurry to leave the house, and when he was about to get to the door, he happened to meet Yuan Tiangang, who was temporarily living in the Li family, and took Li Chunfeng and Li Yuanba out to return to the house, so he opened his mouth and greeted: "Daoist Yuan, when you first came to the land of Guanlong, can you still live in the habit?" ”

Originally, according to Li Shimin's character, he didn't like this kind of wandering Taoist, but Yuan Tiangang was a little different from the kind of Taoist he hated, and he still remembered how much his fifth brother Li Yuanba was a headache for the family at home. The stupid boy who failed to teach a word or a set of punches by more than a dozen teaching gentlemen and more than a dozen martial artists, Yuan Tiangang taught Li Yuanba a set of hammer techniques in just one month. Therefore, Yuan Tiangang has always been quite respected in the Li family, even if Li Shimin saw him at this time, he did not dare to be rude.

But for Li Shimin's greetings, Yuan Tiangang avoided answering and asked: "The second son is in such a hurry, but is there something?" "Yuan Tiangang just arrived in Jinyang yesterday, as a Taoist priest, in addition to teaching his two apprentices schoolwork, he naturally wants to visit the local Taoist temple in Jinyang, but I didn't expect that as soon as he came back, he actually ran into Li Shimin going out.

"Shimin has something to discuss with his father, please forgive me for not accompanying the Taoist." Li Shimin bowed and said goodbye, and suddenly remembered that this Yuan Taoist Master was quite good at divination and physiognomy, so he asked again: "Yuan Daoshi, I heard that Taoist Master can measure people's good fortune and evil by looking at people's faces, I don't know if I can teach Shimin a lesson?" ”

"Huh?" Yuan Tiangang was stunned for a moment, and then said: "The second son's good fortune does not need to be calculated, if you talk about auspicious people in the world, the second son should be the first." ”

Yuan Tiangang's words were not perfunctory to Li Shimin, but because Li Shimin's fate was really beyond his ability to calculate. Ordinary people in the world, their fate depends on their own creation, good karma and good results, evil karma and evil retribution, and occasionally those who have an epiphany, only by attaining enlightenment can they get rid of reincarnation, cultivate positive results, and achieve immortal retribution. There is also the Heavenly Realm Immortal Lord Xingjun, whose fate is compiled by the Si Ming Xingjun after the world, just to taste the suffering of the world. And a cultivator in the world, even if he has reached the realm of knowing the destiny of heaven, he cannot take a look at the fate of such a person. And Li Shimin is the Seven Killing Star Monarch, and his life is simply outside his calculations. However, with the ranking of the Seven Killing Star Monarchs among the Star Monarchs, he didn't believe that the one in front of him would return to the throne so young.

If the palace kills the wolf now, the world will change hands and be unstoppable!

Yuan Tiangang thought silently in his heart, and walked towards the residence with Li Chunfeng and Li Yuanba. The purpose of his coming to Jinyang was to pick up Li Yuanba, and the second was to come to see the changes in the life of this Seven Killing Star Lord. Because although Li Shimin is the Lord of the Seven Killing Stars, he is still only the second son of the Li family, and his life has not been shown at all. And when the Seven Killings appeared, it was also a time of great chaos in the world.

"Thank you, Daoist." Li Shimin thought that Yuan Tiangang was deliberately perfunctory because of the identity of the guest, and he didn't bother to ask more, and rushed to the official residence of Jinyang Mansion after saying goodbye.

After arriving at the Jinyang Mansion Mansion, Li Shimin heard that his father Li Yuan was having a banquet and drinking with Pei Lin and Liu Wenjing, so he wanted to go over and call Li Yuan out. However, as soon as he took a step, there was a sound of horses' hooves outside Jinyang Mansion, Li Shimin stopped and stared, and saw dozens of gold-armored guards coming quickly, led by a majestic man, with sword eyebrows and tiger eyes, like the god of war coming to him.

Yuwen Chengdu! What is he doing here? Li Shimin was terrified in his heart, and wondered several times if Wagang had been breached, and Yuwen Chengdu was ordered to raid the Li family. But I didn't know that half a month ago, when Tang Bi of Jinan Mansion sent Qin Qiong and others to Yang Lin, he also sent a secret letter, which mentioned the people who participated in Qin's mother's birthday banquet, especially Luo Cheng and Chai Shao. After Yang Lin took over, he immediately sent it to Luoyang, and the imperial court ordered Yuwen Chengdu to come to Jinyang overnight with the soldiers in order to prevent Jinyang Mansion from secretly communicating with Wagang thieves, and ordered Li Yuan to personally investigate and deal with Erxianzhuang.

"Jinyang stayed behind Li Yuan to receive the order!" Yuwen Chengdu's voice was high-pitched, and the three people in the startled room, Li Yuan and Pei Lian, hurriedly came out, and led all the officials in Jinyang Mansion to kneel and worship on the ground.

"There is a decree in the saint, Shan Xiong of Luzhou Mansion believed in the rebellion in Wagang, and ordered Jinyang to stay in Li Yuan, and immediately arrest his family and behead him to show the public, so as to correct the law of the country!" After Yuwen Chengdu finished reading it, and handed over the holy decree to Li Yuan, he took out the talisman and said sharply: "Lord Li, Your Majesty's decree is also requested to be implemented quickly, and this general is ordered by His Majesty to lead the soldiers and horses of Jinyang to assist your Excellency in capturing the traitorous party." ”

Yuwen Chengdu seems to be righteous and righteous, but in fact, he is telling Li Yuan that the raid on Erxian Village is related to the survival of the Li family, and there should be no delay! Because when he came, he had already been ordered to only declare the decree and not to show the military talisman, in order to see how Li Yuan acted. But Yu Wencheng didn't believe that the Li family, as a royal clan, would rebel, so he took out the talisman to remind Li Yuan.

"There's General Law." Li Yuan was polite on his lips, but he was puzzled in his heart. Shan Xiongxin of Erxianzhuang naturally knows that this person has always been quite chivalrous and deeply loved by the people, so he has turned a blind eye to this person over the years, and let him do chivalrous and righteous deeds, as long as he does not endanger the people. But now that the court has specially ordered him to arrest people, he can't help but do it. Moreover, the imperial court sent Yuwen Chengdu to personally supervise it, and there was a great deal of posture that he did not investigate and deal with Erxianzhuang, and Yuwen Chengdu investigated the Li family.

After Li Yuan received the order, he began to send generals, and Li Shimin outside had already heard the decree, so he sneaked out of the official residence while everyone was not paying attention, and rushed towards the Li Mansion without stopping for a moment.

"Sichang! Hurry up and report to Erxian Village, it's too late! Li Shimin saw Chai Shao, and pulled him out without saying anything.

"Second brother? What's wrong? Chai Shao has been running around for more than ten days, originally planned to wash up, and then go to Erxianzhuang tomorrow, but he didn't expect to be dragged out by Li Shimin before he finished bathing.

"Yuwen Chengdu is here, and now he is in Jinyang Mansion, and His Majesty wants him to supervise his father's arrest of Shan Xiongxin's family." Li Shimin said as he helped him put on his clothes.

"How so?" Chai Shao was stunned on the spot. He was confident that he had hurried back, but he didn't understand why Yuwen Chengdu had rushed with him, could it be that Qin Qiong and his party had failed to save people? Otherwise, there is no reason for the court to know so quickly!

"I don't know. But don't worry too much, if the imperial court already has solid evidence, Yuwen Chengdu will definitely not do more. For today's plan, you have to hurry up to Erxian Village. Remember! Don't come back after reporting the news, go to Chang'an to find the eldest brother immediately, you are only involved in this matter, and the Li family is a relative, as long as you can't be caught, the Li family has room to maneuver. As for Xiuning, after this matter is in the limelight, I will arrange for her to go to Chang'an to find you. Li Shimin said as he pulled Chai Shao to the back door. Chai Shao saw that Li Shimin had everything ready, and immediately got on his horse and went straight to Erxian Village.

"This son, what is the matter with you? The owner of my house is not at home, and if I need help, let me inform the old lady. "Shan Fu, the housekeeper of Erxianzhuang, saw Chai Shao and thought that the other party was a down-and-out chivalrous man who had encountered difficulties and came to Erxianzhuang for help.

"Brother Nian, slow down, I am Chai Shao of Jinyang Mansion, the owner of your family has rebelled in Wagang, he asked me to inform you to pack up your family assets quickly and go to Wagang to meet him."

"Jinyang Mansion's? Who are you, Li Yuan? ”

Asked by Shan Fu, Chai Shao regretted for a while, when Li Yuan was implicated in the eighteen sons incident and moved his family to Jinyang, he mistakenly killed Shan Xiongxin's brother on the way, because of this festival, he was ordered to go to Jinan Mansion every year to worship his birthday, and he did not dare to go with Shan Xiongxin, but went to Wang Bodang to go together. Now he came to Erxianzhuang to report the news, and forgot about it for a while because he was anxious, how could this housekeeper dare to say that he was Li Yuan's son-in-law. So he turned his mouth and said: "Brother Nian, slow down, I have a handwritten letter from the owner of the noble village here, which can prove that what he said is true." ”

Chai Shao said that he reached out to his arms to get the letter, but when his hand touched the placket of his clothes, he was shocked to realize that because of his own washing, the clothes had been changed, and he was in a hurry, and the letter was left behind in the Li family. "Brother Nian, what you say below is the truth, please believe me!"

Chai Shao said, and immediately knelt on the ground and pleaded. But because of the lack of letters, and Chai Shao's special status, Shan Fu didn't let him into the house at all, and even called the servants to kill Chai Shao on the grounds of avenging the owner of the big village. After some fighting, Chai Shao was finally invincible with two fists and four hands, and had to flee temporarily after being injured, but only this moment of delay, Li Yuan and Yuwen Cheng had already led their troops to arrive, causing Shan Xiongxin's family to be more than 20 people, all of whom were killed in the city the next day.

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In the lonely village liquor shop outside the southern city of Beiping Prefecture, a young man is drinking, this man looks about 30 years old, and his ordinary appearance is slightly dusty, so that people can know at a glance that he has been on the go recently. Drinking slowly alone, looking north frequently, and he was alone in the wine shop at this time, it seemed that he was a little lonely.

"Woo...... The shopkeeper first washed his face with a bucket of water, then brought a pot of good wine, three catties of beef, and then filled the water bag with water. At this time, three guests were greeted outside the door of the wine shop, and the man looked up, although these three people were only wearing single clothes at this time, but judging from the configuration of their horses, the three should be from the barracks. Although the head speaker has gray temples, he is full of energy and does not show any old age.

"Oops! It's General Ding! You're still coming out on this hot day! The shopkeeper greeted him with a smile and went over to lead the horse for Ding Yanping.

"The military situation is urgent, we can't delay!" Ding Yanping sighed with emotion, and then sat down with his two subordinates, and at the same time glanced back at the man. The two looked at each other, and the man vaguely guessed who this old general Ding was, but he didn't open his mouth to ask, but just treated him with a little humility with the attitude of a junior.

"Father-in-law walks slowly, the child is here to see you off!" Ding Yanping had just sat down and was about to untie his shirt to dissipate heat, when he heard a shout from the direction they came from, and then saw a man chasing after him, and when the three looked back, Ding Yanping recognized it as his righteous son Luo Cheng at a glance.

"Cheng'er, what are you chasing out for on this hot day?" Ding Yanping said so, but he was still very relieved to see Luo Cheng risking heat stroke to see him off.

"Why did the father-in-law leave in such a hurry, and he didn't wait for the child to see you off, if it weren't for the scorching heat of June, I'm afraid the child wouldn't be able to catch up with you!" Luo Cheng jumped off the horse, greeted Ding Yanping and the two generals one by one, and then sat down together and said, "Father-in-law! Didn't you hear that you were transferred to exterminate Wagang, and it just so happened that the child was also going to the north to garrison, thinking that it would not violate filial piety to say goodbye to his father-in-law! ”

"You're going to garrison the North?" Ding Yanping's heart suddenly relaxed. He went to encircle and suppress Wagang this time, nominally on the orders of Yang Lin, but in fact, Luo Yi secretly told him: After breaking through Wagang, Qin Qiong's life must be saved. At the same time, Luo Yi also said that Luo Cheng may have known about the siege of Wagang, and asked him not to reveal any news to Luo Cheng, in case Luo Cheng is young and vigorous and does something foolish. So now that he heard that Luo Cheng was going to the north, of course he wanted to do so.

"Yes. The day before yesterday, Brother Dingfang received a report from the border, saying that there was an abnormal movement in the Turkic army, and Qin Yong was injured, so he asked me to guard it for a while. Originally, the child was going to go today, but he heard that his father-in-law had returned, so he wanted to say goodbye to his father-in-law. I didn't expect you to leave in such a hurry, and the child almost didn't have a chance to see you. Luo Cheng said, took out the customs clearance order and let Ding Yanping take a look at it and take it back.

"Good! Good! Good! Cheng'er, it's rare that you can focus on the great cause of your family and country, come! Father-in-law has a drink with you, and your filial piety is complete. ”

After a glass of wine, the heat suddenly disappeared a lot, and Luo Cheng took advantage of the excitement and said: "Father-in-law, you are not in these days, the child has been thinking about how to break your double guns, and finally thought of a few tricks, can you see if it works?" Luo Cheng said, and as soon as the chopsticks in his right hand were sent forward, he stabbed Ding Yanping.

saw Ding Yanping wave his hand, and also knocked Luo Cheng's move with chopsticks, and then divided his hands, and a chopstick quickly flew to his left hand, showing a posture to meet the enemy, as if it had become a situation of two guns against one gun.

"Come again!" Ding Yanping said flatly, and Luo Cheng attacked again, but after only three moves, Luo Cheng felt a pain in his hand, and the chopsticks fell on the table.

"Why is it still not good, the child realizes that martial arts are no worse than you!" With a bang, Luo Cheng slapped his palm on the table, and the wine and meat on the table moved, looking like he was really moving.

With static braking, the rear strike, sure enough, there is a famous style! The man next to him gave him a heartfelt approval. Although the two of them used chopsticks instead of spears to fight, their moves were inevitably restrictive, but judging from Ding Yanping's old and honest performance, even if the two fought with real knives and guns, Luo Cheng might not be able to defeat Ding Yanping.

"Haha...... Cheng'er! It's not that you're not good at martial arts, but it's in your state of mind, you young people always can't help but make the first move, and the two guns of your father-in-law focus on being the last to strike, and it is this kind of reckless person who is cured. Come on, this time the father-in-law will strike first, and you will try to defend it. After Ding Yanping finished speaking, he stabbed out a move first. And Luo Cheng made this point, and after receiving a few tricks, he really felt a lot less pressure than before. At the same time, he finally realized in his heart that he had always thought about how to take the lead when he fought with people before, and he had never thought that he would passively meet the enemy in this way, and he actually had the wonder of turning decay into magic.

The two split a few more rounds in the blink of an eye, each time with two or three moves, although Luo Cheng lost more times than he won, he finally had some confidence in cracking Ding Yanping's double guns. I wanted to continue to be proficient, but Ding Yanping said: "Cheng'er, the hour is not early, my father-in-law still has to hurry, and I will guide you when I come back!" You are also going to the north, and the border is important. ”

"Yes! Father-in-law! The child sends you. ”

Luo Cheng then got up, and after saying goodbye earnestly, he watched the figures of Ding Yanping and the three of them gradually disappear into the bright sun, and he also took out his mount and chased after him.

"Isn't he going to the North? What to do with Ding Yanping to the south? The man in the liquor store was puzzled for a while, "Shopkeeper, check out!" With that, he dropped a silver ingot, took out his mount, and chased after him.

———— follow-up spoilers

"Old man, who are you looking for?" Jin Ruo opened the courtyard door and saw a kind-looking old woman standing outside the door, because he noticed that there was nothing abnormal in the old woman, Jin Ruo asked politely.

"I'm looking for Xiao ...... Master Lee. Xiao's mother remembered Xiao Yu's instructions when she came, and before she saw Xiao Zhuo, she tried her best to suppress her impulse to see her daughter-in-law and grandson.

"Mother!" At this moment, Xiao Zhuo also walked out, and there were two porcelain dolls hanging on his body, which looked quite funny.

"Mother?" Jin Ruo looked at Xiao's mother, turned her head to look at Xiao Zhuo, and finally turned her surprise into joy, and shouted at Xiao Zhuo: She had already said with a smile on her face: "Xiao Huan, Xiao Le, come and say hello to your grandmother." ”