Li Mi sat on hundreds of thousands of troops, Wang Shichong said that his own troops were insufficient, and coupled with the envoy's encouragement, the court did not have any suspicions. King Yue originally planned to order Wang Shichong to return to the eastern capital first, and then slowly try to do it, but most of the courtiers dissuaded him and asked King Yue to increase his troops for Wang Shichong.

Li Yuan had already cut off the communication between Hedong and the outside world, and the envoys of the imperial court had no chance to enter Hedong at all, but were prevented from killing more than ten people. Wang Shichong urged several times, and King Yue could only send out the Guanzhong soldiers guarding the eastern capital.

The envoys of the imperial court could not enter the east of the river, but someone could enter.

Li Xuanba led the Xingyang army to block Li Yuan's westward advance, and all the grain and grass were supplied from Hedong, and Wei Zheng did not need to transport grain and grass, so he stayed in Luoyang to collect news. When he learned that Wang Shichong was defeated by Shizihe, he hurriedly sent Li Zhiyun with a group of guards to deliver the letter, he understood very well that although Li Xuanba was in Hedong, he had always been concerned about the battle between Wang Shichong and the Wagang thieves.

Li Zhiyun and his entourage encountered the obstruction of the Taiyuan Army on the road, he reported his identity and met Li Yuan smoothly, and the father and son finally met each other, sighing.

"You have to go into town?" The two talked for a while, Li Zhiyun directly explained his intentions, Li Yuan frowned when he heard this, and said coldly: "Even if Xuanba knows that Wang Shichong is defeated, what can he do?" Could it be that the father would watch him die? ”

"How the third brother decides, the child can't control, but the child must send the news to him." Li Zhiyun bowed down and said: "If you don't want the child to enter the city, father, kill the child before the battle, anyway, the child's life was saved by the third brother, and there will be no regrets about dying for him." ”

Li Yuan stared at Li Zhiyun for a while, his gaze becoming more and more unfamiliar. He suddenly found that his sons had changed.

"You are my son, how can I be willing to kill you?" After a long time, Li Yuan sighed bitterly and said, "Your mother misses you day and night, but you don't care about your life like this, if you let her know." How can you rest assured that you are alone? ”

"The child is not alone." Li Zhiyun has experienced the line of life and death, and his mind is much more mature, he said lightly: "I will always stand by the third brother's side, and my mother must want me to do the same." ”

Wan's loves Li Xuanba the most, so he naturally hopes that Li Zhiyun can be by his side. Li Yuan was silent for a moment, his face regained his composure, and he said calmly: "There are not a few people in the city who know you, so it is impossible for my father to let you enter the city, so be it." You send your retinue into the city, and by the way, let him help your father pass a word to Xuanba, saying that your father will not let him leave Hedong! ”

Li Zhiyun bowed, calmly walked out of the big tent, talked to Li Qifu as he walked, and then watched him enter the city before the battle. Li Yuan looked at Li Zhiyun, who was standing alone in the distance, and felt a pain in his heart

learned that Li Mi was not dead, and turned defeat into victory. Li Xuanba did not show a look of shock. He had been anxious when he didn't get any definite news. But once confirmed, he calmed down.

"Wang Shichong blamed the defeat on the lack of troops, how did His Royal Highness the King of Yue deal with it?" Li Xuanba pondered for a moment and said, "The army has just been defeated, and the morale is low, even if more people are sent. It is also difficult to engage the Wagang thieves head-on. ”

"His Royal Highness the King of Yue originally planned to let the army return to Luoyang to rest first, but the courtiers played one after another, persuading His Royal Highness the King of Yue to send reinforcements." Li Qifu replied: "The imperial court has rarely won a big victory against the Wagang thieves so far, and General Wang was able to exterminate tens of thousands of Wagang thieves in one fell swoop. So the ministers chose to support him. These words were all said to him by Wei Zheng before leaving.

"Are reinforcements already on board?" Li Xuanba's heart sank, and he asked uneasily, Li Qifu nodded, Li Xuanba sighed, and said, "Then who is the leader of the Yue Wang's faction?" ”

"Liu Changgong, General Liu." Li Qifu replied: "General Wang's defeat was too sudden, His Royal Highness the King of Yue wanted to transfer the prince back, but unfortunately the envoy could not enter the city at all, and as a last resort, the King of Yue could only order General Liu to lead an army of 70,000 to go first. ”

"Liu Changgong? He had already been killed by the Wagang thieves, how could His Royal Highness King Yue let him lead the army? Li Xuanba's face showed surprise, but thinking that there was indeed no one available in the Eastern Capital, he couldn't help but shake his head and said: "Tens of thousands of reinforcements have not been completely integrated, so they rushed to attack, and now there are more than half of the troops, I don't know what a good show it will sing." ”

"Mr. Wei means to persuade Gongzi to stay in Hedong for the time being." Li Qifu said respectfully: "In addition, Tang Guogong asked the villain to bring a message to the son, and he said that he would not let the son leave." ”

"In this way, they are not optimistic about Wang Shichong!" Li Xuanba smiled bitterly and said, "Is there anything else?" ”

"Mr. Li has found the Xue brothers, who are worried about the court's accountability and have taken refuge in the mountains. Li Qiping also returned to Luoyang, according to what he said, Qijian's life is not in danger for the time being" Li Qifu brought the latest news one by one, and Li Xuanba listened carefully without saying a word.

When the Xingyang army left Xingyang, Li Xuanba sent Li Gou to find Xue Shixiong's son, he vaguely remembered that Xue Wanjun and Xue Wanche were both fierce generals, and naturally did not want to see them flee elsewhere.

Du Ruhui successfully saved Li Qijian's life, but this did not make Li Xuanba completely reassured, with Li Yuan Lianke County, the ancestral hall of the Li family in Beijing would be destroyed, who knows when the imperial court will kill Li Qijian as Li Zhiyun to vent his anger?

At the beginning, more than 50 teenagers sent out by Li Xuanba, after such a long time, many people have died one after another, and now there are only more than 20 people alive, but Li Xuanba believes that the role of these people in the future will not be weaker than that of an army of tens of thousands of people, and they are very likely to change the situation in the world.

It was rare to hear some good news, Li Xuanba's mood was much more comfortable, and he smiled and said: "You and Zhiyun have worked hard to come here, and I should have let you rest for a few days, but I'm worried that in a few days, you are just afraid that you will not have a chance to go back, so I can only let you work harder and rush back to the Eastern Capital immediately." ”

"Yes." Li Qifu bowed in response.

"When you go back, be careful, although your father will not stop you, it does not mean that others are willing to watch you leave." Li Xuanba reminded.

"Childe, please rest assured, after that incident, the villain will be wary of that childe." Li Qifu arched his hand and said, "I don't know what other explanation the son has to say to Mr. Wei?" ”

"You tell him that this son is all right in Hedong, and he doesn't have to worry." Li Xuanba thought for a while and said: "It's not very stable in the eastern capital, you let him pay more attention, and don't let the imperial court know that you have come to Hedong." (To be continued.) )