Chapter 30: Hostage Exchange

The weather in early autumn is exceptionally cool, a line of geese is on the way back to the south, they are neat and orderly, on the official road of the Shili Pavilion on the outskirts of Chang'an, today is particularly lively, the soldiers of the two teams are each clustered with a person, the two sides stand against each other, the layers of smoke brought up by the horse's hooves that are not galloping just now have not completely disappeared in the air, the branches and leaves on the trees on both sides of the official road have been tinged with a faint yellowishness, and the village not far away is full of joy of harvest. However, this joy did not dissipate the solemn atmosphere of the two teams on the official road.

These two teams of people are not surrounded by others, it is Li Jiancheng, the prince of the Tang Dynasty, who made an appointment to exchange hostages yesterday, and Li Shimin, the king of Qin of the Tang Dynasty, who is his half-father and mother.

Li Jiancheng, who later came to the official road of the Ten Mile Pavilion, opened his mouth and smiled: "Second brother, I've been waiting for a long time, it's too late for my brother!" The tone was extremely kind.

Li Shimin also had his faint smile on his face at the moment, and hurriedly said: "Where is the brother, the younger brother has just arrived, how is the elder brother recently?" ”

"It's okay, it's okay, it's just that sometimes I have a little insomnia, thinking about the future burden of Datang, I don't dare to slack off for a moment as a brother!" Li Jiancheng was still smiling, with a loving look.

Li Shimin laughed when he heard this: "Brother, this likes to write and hate martial arts, the body is a little old, my brother can take the time to practice horseback riding and archery, which is good for physical health, if my brother is tired, I can't bear the burden of the Tang Dynasty!" ”

Li Haochen, who was standing next to Li Jiancheng, secretly slandered in his heart at this moment: The brothers Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin are really tired of living, and they obviously can't wait to step on each other immediately, but at this moment, they are stunned to perform a brother, friend and brother, if outsiders who don't know the inside story see it, they will definitely envy the brotherhood of the two. However, the implicit meaning of the last two sentences of the two is not so friendly, and the subtext of Li Jiancheng's words is to tell Li Shimin that he is the prince of the Tang Dynasty, the prince of the country, and the future emperor of the Tang Dynasty. And Li Shimin's words are even more interesting, Li Shimin means that you are not an opponent in a war, and it is not certain who will kill the deer, and the meaning of substitution is already obvious. The two brothers' speaking skills are really not weak. Li Haochen sighed secretly in his heart.

Li Jiancheng listened to Li Shimin's words of such wolf ambition, and was very angry in his heart, although his face was as usual, the smile on the corner of his mouth was gone, and his voice was unconsciously a few degrees higher: "Shimin, what you said is not right, I want my father to ask someone to teach us to ride horses and archery, and I want my brother's bow and horse to be better than you, and now I haven't stopped practicing. ”

The smile on Li Shimin's face disappeared when he heard this, and he said: "My brother said so, but my younger brother wants to ask my brother for a lesson or two!" ”

"Since you are so studious, then my brother will point you out, so that you will not be too arrogant and suffer losses on the battlefield in the future!" Li Jiancheng said lightly with an expressionless face.

"That's good, then there's Brother Law! But it's better to be alone than to be happy, so let's bring our entourage with us! A gleam flashed in the corner of Li Shimin's eyes.

Li Jiancheng nodded in goodness, and a battle was about to break out.

Li Haochen really felt that these two brothers were too difficult to speak, and he was unconsciously helping them in his heart, and the translator simplified the conversation:

Prince: I'm better at bowing than you!

King Qin: Why are you not convinced? Fighting?

Prince: Fight, fight!

King Qin: How is the group frame?

Prince: Okay!

Li Shimin glanced at the people in his own camp, and saw a big man rushing out of the camp, eight feet long, holding a four-edged brass mace, sitting down on a yellow horse, and the person who came was Qin Qiong, a famous general in the early Tang Dynasty, Qin Shubao.

After Qin Qiong rushed out, more than 20 people behind also rushed out, and Li Jiancheng also shouted and charged when he saw this, only to see Xue Wanche in front, followed by Li Jiancheng brought by the people, also rushed out, Xue Wanche and Qin Qiong fought together, in the eyes of outsiders, this battle that didn't know why started at the beginning, it entered the white heat, at this time, a team of heavily armed men and horses rushed out of the bushes, and the leader was holding a Xuanhua axe, and shouted: "Uncle Bao, don't panic!" I'm here to help you! Looking at this image, as well as this guy's self-reported home, Li Haochen observed it and knew that this person was Cheng Yanjin, a famous general in the early Tang Dynasty.

This Qin king Li Shimin has already calculated, he asked Cheng to bite Jin and lead people to set up ambushes on both sides of the road, and give Li Jiancheng a key blow at a critical moment, but the process of biting Jin is a quick temper, this is not just a fight, he couldn't help but rush out, he did not listen to Li Shimin's previous orders, and directly took Li Jiancheng, but in the formation of the warring parties, he slashed indiscriminately, and laughed in his mouth: "It's enjoyable!" It's so enjoyable! I haven't killed Lao Cheng so enjoyable for a long time! ”

Seeing this, Li Shimin's angry teeth itched, and he shouted: "Cheng bites gold!" If you dare to disobey my orders, I don't want your head! ”

When Cheng Yanjin heard this, he remembered that the order given to him by King Qin yesterday was so frightened that he hurriedly rushed to Li Jiancheng.

Seeing this, Li Haochen hurriedly rode forward and blocked in front of Li Jiancheng, and at the same time, he was anxiously looking in the direction of Chang'an City at the moment, as if he was waiting for something.

Seeing that Cheng Yanjin was about to break through to Li Jiancheng's side, a majestic voice sounded: "What are you brothers doing?" ”

I saw that the honor guard of the Son of Heaven appeared on the official road, and Li Yuan, the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, was sitting on the imperial palace at the moment, watching the chaotic battle.

When Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin saw Li Yuan's arrival, they hurriedly stopped their respective subordinates. At the same time, salute Li Yuan, long live the mountain! This inexplicable battle is over.

Li Yuan watched the two sides end the fight, smiled and asked everyone to get up, and after everyone got up, Li Yuan said: "I heard that your two brothers are traveling together, and I haven't come out to see it for a long time, so I also came out to walk around, and didn't disturb your brothers' Yaxing, right?" ”

The brothers Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin hurriedly said no.

Li Yuan continued to smile and said to the two: "I know that there is something wrong with the two of you, so I will bother for the two of you today, Shimin, you will let Wei Zheng go back to serve Jiancheng, your eldest brother needs him!" As for Wei Chigong! After all, he saved the lives of the people, so I will give him a grace, whether he is guilty or not, and let him go today! Let him continue to serve the people! Do you think it's good to be built like this? ”

Where did Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin dare to say a word, and said again and again, the father is wise!

Because the person talking to them in front of him was not only the father of the two of them, but also the Tang Emperor who was in charge of the power of millions of lives in the Tang Dynasty, and at this moment, Li Yuan was still followed by a forbidden army of 60,000.

In fact, the most curious thing for everyone present was why Li Yuan came in such a timely manner, and he also brought 60,000 forbidden troops, saying that he was looking at the scenery, I am afraid that the ghosts would not believe it. Of course, Li Yuan was secretly informed by Li Haochen to come here. He knew that Li Shimin would definitely play tricks, so he notified Li Yuan early in the morning, and this was the scene just now.