Seeing the call from the city, the defenders at the head of the city were suddenly shocked and hurriedly went to report.

At this time, because he patrolled the city late at night last night, Huang Degong had not yet gotten up, and was sleeping in the official office in the city, when there was a bang, and the door of the official hall hall was violently pushed open.

Huang Degong opened his eyes suddenly, only to see a panting and sweaty messenger soldier running in.

Huang Degong, who stayed up all night, rarely took a break. This time, the soldier broke in, disturbed the dream, and his heart couldn't help but be angry, he stared at the blood-red eyes, and shouted angrily: "Why are you so rude, you dare to trespass into the official hall without retribution, but do you want to beg for a beating?!" ”

"General, it's a big deal, it's a big deal!" When the little soldier saw that he was annoyed, he couldn't care much, and he cried out in horror.

"What's wrong, but is the Tang army going to start attacking the city?" Huang Degong's heart sank, he hurriedly got out of bed, and immediately began to put on clothes.

"Master, there is King Tang outside the city and said, saying that he wants to talk to the Duke of Yasukuni in person." Xiao Bing wiped the beads of sweat from his face and said hurriedly.

Hearing this little soldier's words, Huang Degong's face changed.

Isn't it, isn't Li Xiao, the king of Tang, far away in Jinan, Shandong? He, why did he suddenly come to the city of Yangzhou? Could it be that in the past few days, he has galloped from Shandong and traveled all the way south to this Yangzhou city?

Huang Degong quickly thought that the reason why the Tang army had been besieging Yangzhou City and not attacking it all these days was just waiting for the arrival of Tang King Li Xiao?

The situation changed too quickly, Huang Degong felt for a while that his mind was a little unable to function, he thought about it, and immediately ordered Xiao Bing: "You, go to Master Tongshi quickly, and let him go to the city with his father to talk to the King of Tang." ”

"Order!"

Soon, Huang Degong, who had finished wearing armor, took a group of guards and hurriedly walked towards Tongji Gate, the west gate of Yangzhou.

Huang Degong walked up the road of the city wall, when he heard the sound of mixed footsteps behind him, and saw Shi Kefa, the secretary of the military department who was not very neatly dressed, and also strode towards the west gate.

"Yasukuni Gong, but is Li Xiao here?" Shi Kefa, who had already received the news, saw Huang Degong from afar, so he immediately shouted and asked.

Huang Degong stopped, and when he got a little closer, he sighed and replied, "Exactly." Now the king of Tang is outside the city, and he wants to talk to his father, but he doesn't know that he wants to ......"

"Hmph, do you need to ask more, Li Xiao must be here to persuade him to surrender." Shi Kefa's face was gloomy, and he said hurriedly: "Li Xiaoli can speak well, and the Duke of Yasukuni will go up to talk to him this time, but he needs to deal with it, and he must not easily fall into his way." ”

Hearing Shi Kefa say this, Huang Degong's heart suddenly felt unhappy, and he replied coldly: "Lord Shangshu, although Huang doesn't read much and has shallow knowledge, how to talk to people is not an order. If Lord Shangshu can't believe it, he can go up with his father and talk to King Tang together. ”

was robbed by Huang Degong this time, Shi Kefa's face was quite unbearable, he stood in place in a daze, and for a while, he didn't know how to reply, so it was appropriate.

Seeing that Shi Kefa was so embarrassed, Huang Degong didn't say much, turned around and walked towards the city wall. And Shi Kefa saw that he went straight to the city wall, he hesitated slightly, gritted his teeth, and followed Huang Degong behind, and walked quickly up the city wall.

On the city wall, Huang Degong saw at a glance that a stone's throw away from the West Gate, the person with a strong figure, a handsome face, a steel refrigeration and forged armor was luxurious and bright, and the cloak fluttering in the wind was as bright as blood, and was surrounded by a group of guards with full armed armor and bright armor, who else could it be?

At this moment, seeing the true face of Li Xiao, the powerful Tang King, Huang Degong suddenly felt that his breathing was a little short.

Unexpectedly, this Ming and Tang Dynasty king, the prince and the prince, and the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, actually appeared in front of him like this......

And next to him, Shi Kefa saw that Tang Wang was heroic and extraordinary, and his heart was also awe-inspiring.

He sighed secretly, Tang King Li Xiao has such a demeanor, in the entire Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that it will be difficult to find a second one. Even if you just look at the appearance, you don't know how strong it is to be compared to Zhu Yousong, the Hongguang supervisor who is as fat as a pig in the city of Nanjing, and only knows how to make the people catch toads and refine aphrodisiacs, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a world of difference.

At this time, Huang Degong suppressed the excitement in his heart and shouted in a trembling voice: "Under Huang Degong, is it the King of Tang?" ”

Looking at Huang Degong, who was shouting to him at the head of the city, Li Xiao sneered, raised his head and replied loudly: "It's this king." This king has heard the name of Huang Chuangzi for a long time, and this time he has seen it, and this king is also very pleased. There is a way to go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, and this king has to come to Yangzhou today, but he has a heartfelt word, and he wants to say to the general. ”

Huang Degong clenched his fists on the city wall: "How can you do it in the next place, and the king of the Tang Dynasty will come thousands of miles away to teach each other." But I don't know, when King Tang is here, what words do you have to teach him? ”

Li Xiao saw that his words were humble, and he couldn't help but smile, and he replied loudly: "Chuangzi, this king knows that you are a straightforward person, so this king is here today, and I don't want to detour with you more, I just want to tell you, I hope that the general you know the times as a handsome man, can recognize the general trend, make plans early, and belong to our army." Don't be in such a dangerous situation, and still serve the foolish loyalty of the Hongguang pseudo-dynasty. The general is a loyal, brave and good fighter, and he is a rare good general in this dynasty. ”

Hearing Li Xiao say so directly, Huang Degong looked embarrassed, he subconsciously glanced at Shi Kefa next to him, but saw Shi Kefa's face was angry, and his old face was red with anger.

Without waiting for Huang Degong to answer, Shi Kefa stepped forward and said to Li Xiao first: "Li Xiao! As the king of Tang, you don't want to serve the country, but instead lead troops south, and since civil strife, do you still want to say such a rebellious thing here?! ”

Li Xiao squinted and saw an old man with white hair, looking at him with an angry face. He secretly thought in his heart that this person's words should be an official sent by the Hongguang Dynasty, but he didn't know who this person was.

Huang Degong saw that Shi Kefa answered first, and he was very annoyed in his heart when he was so rude to Li Xiao. Seeing that Li Xiao was silent, he thought that he was angry, so he hurriedly persuaded: "King Tang, this is the scholar of the Imperial Court Military Department and the scholar of Dongge University, and Lord Shi Kefa is also." Master Shi's words were angry for a while, and he didn't choose what to say, and he hoped that King Tang would be lenient and not careless. ”

Li Xiao laughed and replied: "It turned out to be the Shi Pavilion Department, I heard that the Hongguang Puppet Dynasty sent you to supervise the military of Jiangbei Towns and came to supervise the military of Jiangbei Towns, but I didn't expect that it was a coincidence that I could see you in this Yangzhou City." ”

He paused slightly, and without waiting for Shi Kefa to reply, his expression changed, and he replied sharply: "Shi Kefa! This king supported the crown prince to ascend the throne and established a new dynasty to revitalize the dynasty, but did not think of serving the new dynasty, but helped the king of Nafu, Zhu Yousong, to supervise the country, establish a puppet dynasty, divide the territory, fight against the imperial court, and plot rebellion! Such a shameless sin, you still have the face to speak of this king! ”

"You, you ......" Shi Kefa was not good at words, but he was suddenly repulsed by Li Xiao, and he was so anxious that he couldn't speak, his fingers trembled and pointed at Li Xiao, with a look of anger and anger.

Li Xiao looked at him coldly, and replied: "Shi Kefa, this king supports the crown prince of the first emperor and ascends to him as the emperor, which is the irreproachable orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty. At the beginning of the establishment of this new dynasty, you did not want to serve the country, but instead stole the south, supported the establishment of the Hongguang puppet dynasty by Zhu Yousong, and openly confronted the imperial court. Do you want to indulge in waiting any longer? The reason why you have not been crusaded against is that the king thinks of the friendship of his compatriots, and he can't bear to add a sword lightly, but he only hopes that you can understand the past and return to obedience, who knows that most of the past half a year has passed, and you have done your own thing in the south, set up an official mansion without permission, exploited the people, and turned a deaf ear to the imperial court, and run the south as if it were an independent kingdom. ”

Li Xiao's words made Huang Degong silent, and although Shi Kefa was still angry, he was already faintly embarrassed.

They had to admit that Li Xiao's words were actually very reasonable.

You must know that Li Xiao supported the crown prince Zhu Cihong of Emperor Chongzhen, this character, whether in terms of bloodline or inheritance, is far better than Zhu Yousong, the Hongguang supervisor of the Fuwang line, Li Xiao seized this point to make a big attack on himself, in fact, it just hit the biggest weakness of the Hongguang puppet dynasty.

Shi Kefa thought about it quickly, and then replied in a deep voice: "King Tang, there is certainly some truth in your words, but I have to support King Fu and become a prisoner, in fact, I have no choice but to do so. Is Tang Wang willing to listen to the old minister's words? ”

"Oh, what's the matter, you can tell me." Li Xiao's face was expressionless.

"King Tang, this should not be said by the old minister, but in this situation, if the old minister doesn't say it directly, it doesn't make much sense." Shi Kefa sighed lightly, and said: "King Tang, do you know that although you supported the crown prince to ascend the throne, in Nanjing, the ministers still gossip a lot, and most of the ministers are not ......convinced."

"Why don't you accept it?!" Li Xiao interjected coldly.

"Because, because of ......" Shi Kefa hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said: "Because the Tang King rebelled against the imperial court before, and also fought with the imperial court soldiers and horses in the Xuanfu North Road, he was a thief appointed by Emperor Chongzhen. Some people even say that when the Tang King went to the capital, although he rescued the prince and helped him ascend the throne, it was not for the sake of the Ming Dynasty's Jiangshan Sheji, but because he was ambitious, and wanted to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes just like Cao Cao controlled Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty back then. Therefore, in order to protect the Ming Dynasty's rivers and clans, we waited for the southern capital to guard the ministers, and finally decided to support the Hongguang Prison State, to uphold the dynasty, to calm the world......"

"Haha......" Hearing this, Li Xiao suddenly burst out laughing.

Shi Kefa was stunned by his laughter, he didn't know what he had said wrong, he stood dumbfounded, not knowing how to speak next.

When he saw Shi Kefa stunned, Li Xiao smiled, his expression suddenly became very sharp, and he shouted: "Shi Kefa! This king is dedicated to helping the community and saving the world, but he didn't expect that he would be so unbearable to be said by you rotten people, it's really hateful! ”

Li Xiao was furious, Shi Kefa and Huang Degong were both terrified, and both of them were stunned in place, listening to Li Xiao continue to talk with an uneasy face.

"Scofa! This king tells you that when the war between the king of Japan and the imperial court was the first emperor who was selected by the villain, he did not know the reason for a while, and he did not want to take away the foundation of the king. But then, the monarch and the minister reconciled, there was no suspicion, the king in order to repay His Majesty's kindness, then sent troops to the north, to attack the Qing court, and the Qing Dynasty was defeated in successive battles, even the place where his ancestors made their fortune, Hetuala, was burned by the king, for my Ming monarch and the people, grew a bitter spirit that had been depressed for decades. Later, this king Fu blew up the Tartar chieftain Taiji in Vladivostok Fort, so that the Qing court infighting endlessly, and then took advantage of the Qing court's civil strife to capture the vast area from Yingkou in Liaozhong to Haicheng. Instead of this king boasting, Hugh said that when this country was in danger, that is, at the beginning of this dynasty, who could compare with this king! With such a great deed and such a meritorious achievement of this king, is it possible that the eyes of all the ministers of the southern capital are blind and cannot see? ”

When Li Xiao said this, his face became more and more full of injustice, and he shouted angrily: "All the things in the past, this king can reveal them first." But when the rogue was rampant, swept across the north, and approached Kyoto, in addition to the king leading his elite cavalry escort and rushing back from Liaodong to rescue, was there still a soldier and a general who came to the rescue of Jingshi? The capital division is so critical, the first emperor is so dangerous, the ministers of the Gonggon court, and the border town generals in various places, are they all grass and wood mud puppets, or have they all sat down and turned into immortals, so they can't come to the rescue? If it weren't for the fact that the king came to the city desperately to rescue him, not only would the first emperor suffer, but the prince and princess would all die under the sword of the rogue, and one of the people would be saved? It's a pity that this king is brave and loyal, the sky can be learned, but he fought to save the prince, King Yong and Princess Zhaoren and others, but I didn't expect that there would be such a villain, no strength at all, no work at all, but a bite to say that this king has a different heart for Daming, how ridiculous, how sad, and how hateful! ”

When Li Xiao said this, his eyes flashed, and he said loudly to Shi Kefa: "Shi Kefa, tell you, the reason why this king did not come to crusade against you immediately after supporting the crown prince to ascend the throne as emperor is not to condone you, but to take the policy of first going outside and then securing the inside, so as not to let the people of the Ming Dynasty regain the poison of the rogues and the Tartars." Now, this king has been at the Shanhai Pass, on the north road of Xuanfu, and has thwarted the joint attack of the Liukou and the Tartars, completely defeating their arrogance, so that he has time to free up his hands and go south to eliminate the Hongguang puppet dynasty, and then come to collect the small ones in the southern capital. Listen up, you and other rebels, one by one, escape from the palm of the king! ”（）