Half a day later, Li Yuan, the prince of Tang Guo, led his eldest son Jiancheng, the second son Shimin, the third son Yuanba, the fourth son Yuanji, and the fifth son Zhiyun, and went to Zhuo County. accompanied by the Duchess of Yuan, Dou, the eldest daughter-in-law Zheng, the second daughter-in-law Changsun and her daughter Li Xiuning.

Along the way, the soldiers discussed the will of the female dependent. Although the discipline of the Tang Army was strict, Yang Guang's heart was well known to passers-by, and the soldiers were inevitably indignant for their own masters.

There are even soldiers who said: "The lord is so loyal, but the faint king only thinks about taking his wife and daughter...... If he did such a thing, he should have been struck by lightning! ”

When these words reached the ears of the people, they were greatly shocked, and they hurriedly ordered someone to deal with the military law of the soldier who first said this.

Worry-free in the sedan chair, but he also heard about it, and when he heard that his husband was going to deal with it by military law, he hesitated in his heart. After thinking about it for a while, he muttered a few words to Xiuning, who was riding a horse and following the carriage. Xiuning responded, and rode a horse to find the second brother. Worry-free beckoned Hua Yan to call the sword, and after a few words, he took out an object and the sword.

The sword was ordered, and the response ran towards the people. As soon as he could catch up with Shimin's mount, before he could speak, Shimin said, "I know what Madame has entrusted to you. Go! It's also that I can't stand that soldier. He did good to me, but I punished him like this. ”

He immediately crossed his hand in salute, and then beat his horse and ran towards the soldier who had been dealt with by military law.

The place where the soldiers practiced the Dharma was a hillside. When the sword arrived, the generals on both sides had ordered someone to take the military stick, and they were beating fiercely. When he saw that the two generals and the soldiers who were executed, they were all the guards of the people, so he stepped forward and said, "Stop, I have something to say to you." ”

After finishing speaking, he quickly ran to the general's side and whispered a few words. After a while, the two generals were half grateful, half ashamed: "Sure enough, I didn't follow the wrong lord!" Just now, I was thinking that if the lord treats us like this, will our brothers end up like this in the future? I didn't expect the lord to be so thoughtful. Let's go, and ask the little brother to ask the lord to plead guilty on our behalf. We take care of this matter. ”

Fu Jian nodded, and then took out from his sleeve what he had just given to himself—but it turned out to be a bottle of good medicine for bruises—and handed it to the soldier who had been beaten, and then lowered his mouth again, and told him what he had just said to the general. The soldier originally had a look of resentment, but after hearing the words of the sword, his face turned full of shame and gratitude, and he had to help the sword and hand him the medicine for the wound, telling him that it was a gift from the lord and the duchess, and he was even more tearful, and he was so grateful that he could not be more grateful.

Then, seeing that he was ready, he ordered the generals to continue the execution. But he watched from the sidelines.

The two generals bowed their hands to the sword, first walked to the side of the executing sergeant, whispered a few words, and after the sergeant nodded with joy on his face, he walked away quickly and said loudly: "Sergeant, if you don't respect military discipline today, you will be fined a hundred military sticks." Punishment! ”

As soon as the words fell, the four sergeants, each with a stick, raised their sticks high and struck at the tortured sergeant.

The tortured sergeant didn't say a word before the arrival of the sword, but at this moment, he seemed to have been beaten in extreme pain, and the screams were so fierce that the sergeants behind him looked back one after another.

However, in the middle of the day, the news that the second son, Shimin, angrily scolded the sergeant and almost wanted to be beaten to death, spread throughout the entire military camp. For a while, there was no more discussion.

However, in private, another rumor quietly spread, saying that although the second son punished the sergeant, he was forced to be forced to be surrounded by secret agents in the army, so although he was reluctant, he had to be punished.

As a result, those soldiers who were really loyal to the Tang State Mansion suddenly began to have a sense of vigilance, and everyone did not say anything, but they began to pay attention to those suspicious people in their hearts.

It was day and night, and the army was stationed. Shimin was discussing the march with his father and brother in the camp, but he heard a report from a junior general outside the door, saying that there was a general who said that he needed to meet Tang Guogong and the eldest and second sons in person for important matters.

Li Yuan hurriedly ordered this person to enter. When he saw it, it turned out to be a junior colonel under the account of Wuzi Zhiyun, so he said, "You said that you had something important to see me." What's the matter? ”

"Qi Yu Guogong, Junior Colonel Li Chang, is under the command of the fifth prince, today I heard rumors in the army, and there seem to be secret agents in the Taoist army. The small school is not talented, but it also makes the brothers keep a heart. Sure enough, several suspicious people were found. ”

Shimin narrowed his eyes slightly: "Who is it?" And what's suspicious? ”

"Second Young Master, our brothers have been following the sons and daughters of the old Tang Guogong since the previous generation. Therefore, the brothers are very familiar with each other.

But in the past few days, because it was said that our army was understaffed, and after ordering the Duke of the Kingdom to recruit more people, many strange faces suddenly came to this camp.

The little ones have been following the old man for a long time, and they originally thought that they were just new recruits, which was not surprising. But when I heard the rumors today, I also saw that there was something wrong.

Not to mention others, the few new guards around the five sons were not in one place when they joined the army. But after careful discussion, my brothers found that although the accents of these people were deliberately concealed, they were clearly all Beijing accents. And obviously when they came, they made a look of not knowing each other, but in private these days, they always quietly gathered together, as if discussing something. On two occasions, I was a little suspicious, so I called the two brothers to take a look in secret, and found that when they were talking, their eyes were looking in the direction of Tang Guogong and the princes, and their expressions were extremely proud. Therefore, the little ones thought that these people were not secret agents, and they were afraid that they would not be too far behind. ”

As soon as Li Chang said these words, Li Yuancheng and the people of the world looked at each other differently: "I can't imagine that there is such a thoughtful character under the command of the fifth brother." Well, thank you for your loyalty. Come on, go and get five hundred dollars......"

"Guogong!" Li Chang suddenly crossed his hands and said, "Guogong! Li Chang is here, not for gold and silver, the prince has a great favor to my family, so Li Chang, just to repay the favor! If Guogong does this, he will look down on Li Chang! ”

Li Yuan was surprised and said, "Repay the favor? When am I gracious to you? ”

Li Chang said movingly: "The country is kind and generous, and he does good things in his life, and he doesn't know how many. Naturally, I don't remember the villain. But Guogong, the villain clearly remembers that three years ago, the Yellow River disaster, the villain's family of seven, due to the disaster and hunger, died only the young villain and his mother, fled to the gate of the Guogong Mansion in Taiyuan Mansion. That night, the mother was already seriously ill, and the villain was hungry, and Naodao would die here. It just so happened that there was another unscrupulous inspector at that time, who deceived my mother and son into being sick and weak, and wanted to kill my mother and son, and rob my mother of the heirloom bracelet on her arm.

At the moment of life and death, it was the prince of the country who appeared with the second son, and saved my mother and son, not to mention, the second son was also angry, and drew his sword and beheaded the unscrupulous inspector.

Later, because of pity for my mother and son, the second son did not think that the sick and weak old mother was dirty, and personally carried it, and returned to the Tang Guogong Mansion with the prince who had helped the villain, and invited a famous doctor to save his mother in many ways, and gave the villain and his mother a house, and a lot of gold and silver, so that the villain and his mother could live in peace...... I don't know how the villain can repay such a great favor, and how can he ask for gold and silver for some small things? ”

He said one wall, and the other wall tears rained down. Hearing him say this, Li Yuan only remembered that there was indeed such a child. At that moment, the people of the world stepped forward and patted Li Chang's arm and said, "It turned out to be you!" I said it was so familiar! I wonder if my aunt is okay? ”

"It's okay, everything is fine, it's good for the country, in such a world, but you don't have to worry about food, clothing, and good health. A few days ago, she gave birth to another grandson and her, and she had nothing to ask for. Li Chang wiped his tears and said.

Shimin was relieved again, and then told him that since he was by Zhiyun's side, he needed to protect Zhiyun's safety a lot. Then they sent him out.

When Shimin came into the tent again, Jiancheng had already finished discussing with his father, so he said: "Shimin, I look at this person, but he looks like a man with a true temperament, and what he says may not be false. It seems that the faint monarch has really placed the secret agent by Zhiyun's side. ”

Shimin shook his head and said: "Big brother, Li Chang is indeed a true temperament, and he is really meticulous. But you think, how wise is that faint king, how can he do such an obvious thing? I'm afraid, this is a false move, and the killing machine is behind! ”

When Li Yuan and Jiancheng heard it, they also had some truth, so they asked him if he had a clue. Shimin shook his head and sighed: "It's a pity that I don't have the same mind as an auxiliary machine. Otherwise, even if the faint monarch has a thousand strategies, he will not be able to escape the discernment. ”

After all, Jiancheng is already mature, and he no longer has the disgust he had for the eldest grandson and the fourth son when he was young, so he smiled and said, "Isn't it? If he's here now, we don't have to worry about the faint king anymore. ”

"Haha! And I said, "Who is there to read me?" But it turned out to be you! Suddenly, the door curtain was lifted, and a refreshing laugh accompanied by a young man went straight into the account, but was it not the eldest grandson Wuji that the Li father and son were talking about?