The city wall of Luoyang is very high, and if you want to jump off such a high city wall, you need to use tools such as ropes, and the movement must be not small. The Tang army www.biquge.info camped outside the city, and it was possible to attack the city at any time, so the city wall was heavily guarded, who could escape from Luoyang City alive in front of so many soldiers?

Wang Shichong frowned and thought for a moment, waved his hand again, and said, "This king knows, you go down first." ”

The cronie bowed down, a little curious in his heart, why Wang Shichong didn't ask who had fled.

Wang Shichong didn't ask, not because he didn't want to know, but because he had already guessed who was in such a hurry to leave.

First of all, the person who escaped must be strong in martial arts and athletic, and secondly, if he dares to make such a move in front of everyone, he must have some prestige in the army. There are not many people who meet these two points, and there is only one person who has a reason to escape in this way: Shan Xiongxin.

The imperial study was silent again, Wang Shichong sat on the dragon chair, stroked the armrest of the dragon chair, and sighed softly.

On the morning of the second day, the hall was much empty, and the courtiers stood in the hall tremblingly, occasionally sneaking a glance at the empty dragon chair, and their hearts were full of emotion.

There was also a chair on the side of the dragon chair, and Wang Shichong was sitting there with a majestic face, holding the plea presented by Cheng Yanjin in his hand. After reading the recital, he threw it on the dragon case casually, and said calmly: "General Cheng was not bewitched by Shan Xiongxin, and fled with him, it is too late for this king to be happy, what is the general's crime?" ”

Before Shan Xiongxin fled, he persuaded Cheng Yanjin to leave with him, but Cheng Yanjin's relatives were all in Luoyang City, and once he left, his family was likely to be slaughtered, so he didn't listen to Shan Xiongxin's words and chose to stay.

It stands to reason that Shan Xiongxin's persuasion of him to escape is extremely secretive, if Cheng Yanjin does not take the initiative to mention it, the court may not know, but the situation in Luoyang City has been complicated in the past two days, and Cheng Yanjin is worried that someone will find out about Shan Xiongxin's visit, so he took the initiative to write a letter to ask for guilt, which is not inappropriate.

Cheng Yanjin bowed down and said: "The last general failed to persuade General Shan to stay, and he didn't report it if he knew about it, so he should be guilty." ”

"General Cheng values love and righteousness, where can this king bear to be punished?" Wang Shichong smiled mildly and said, "Shan Xiongxin defected on the verge of danger, what is the use of such a person even if he stays?" There is no need to mention this matter again. After a pause, he stood up and said: "This king can't bear the suffering of the people, and has decided to conform to the will of heaven and surrender to the Tang Dynasty. ”

"King Zheng, you cherish the people and are willing to give up Luoyang City, but if you surrender easily, you will inevitably be despised by the Tang Dynasty." Cheng Yanjin retreated, Duan Da took a step forward, and bowed: "According to the opinion of the lower officials, we should wait for the right time to discuss this matter with Datang." ”

"Master Duan has a point." Someone chimed in: "Let Datang know that we are willing to submit to Datang not because we are afraid of their soldiers and horses." Immediately, there was a chorus of echoes.

The people standing on the top of the hall were all people who understood, and of course they could see that what Duan Da and the others said was very likely to be instructed by Wang Shichong, so they were full of slander in their hearts, but they repeatedly said yes in their mouths.

Wang Shichong did not nominally claim the emperor, but Yang Gao was under house arrest in the harem, he held great power, and he lived in the palace arrogantly, what is the difference between him and the emperor? Before surrendering, Wang Shichong thought about being an emperor, but no one dared to object at this time.

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Luoyang City was besieged by the Tang army, the news was difficult to spread, on the night of the seventh day of Wang Shichong's mutiny, the moon was bright, and a ghostly figure appeared under Yecheng.

The defenders of Yecheng did not care, and shouted at him from the city tower to leave.

"In the next order Xiongxin, please inform General Xu Shiji, there is something important to tell you." Shan Xiongxin raised his head and shouted: "Wang Shichong is under house arrest for the Northern Sui Emperor and is ready to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. ”

Although Shan Xiongxin was dressed in shabby, his resolute face still made the guards on the city tower slightly awe, they were all soldiers who had fought on the battlefield, and they could feel the killing aura of the person under the city wall.

Moreover, that person claimed to be Shan Xiongxin, who was the person Xu Shiji told them to wait for!

Before Shan Xiongxin's words fell, the city gate slowly opened, and more than ten rode out of the city to greet him, and asked Shan Xiongxin to get on the horse, as if he did not doubt his identity at all, which made Shan Xiongxin very surprised.

In the dead of night, the streets were empty, and the group rode wildly, unhindered at all, Shan Xiongxin was brave and resourceful, and before entering the general's mansion, he vaguely understood something.

"Single brother, you're really here." Before seeing him, he heard his voice first, Shan Xiongxin only waited for half a pillar of incense in the lobby, Xu Shiji hurriedly walked into the lobby, regardless of the dirt and dust on Shan Xiongxin's clothes, hugged Shan Xiongxin, and said happily: "Since Mr. Li said that you will come sooner or later, Shiji has been looking forward to it day and night, and finally looked forward to you." ”

Seeing that Xu Shiji's feelings were sincere, and he rushed here without even putting on his clothes, Shan Xiong was moved, patted Xu Shiji's back, and said with a wry smile: "Brother is desperate, I can only come to you, I hope you don't dislike it." ”

"What did Brother Shan say?" Xu Shiji helped Shan Xiongxin sit down, and said angrily: "You can come, it's too late for Shiji to be happy, how can you dislike it?" After speaking, he found Shan Xiongxin's embarrassed appearance at this time, and hurriedly ordered: "Come on, go get some water, and prepare some good wine and food." ”

Someone outside the door should come down, and in the middle of the night, the general's mansion began to get busy.

Shan Xiongxin did not refuse Xu Shiji's kindness, after all, they were friends of life and death, and after escaping for so long, he was now hungry and really needed something to eat.

It didn't take long for someone to bring a few basins of water, Shan Xiongxin smiled embarrassedly at Xu Shiji, and then washed his face and hands, Xu Shiji wanted him to wash his feet, but Shan Xiongxin couldn't wipe his face in front of his subordinates after all.

Besides, there was already wine and some snacks on the table, and Shan Xiongxin needed to eat more than wash up, otherwise he would lose the strength to speak.

Shan Xiongxin devoured it, his spirit recovered a lot, he took a sip of wine, and asked: "Shiji, who is the holy Mr. Li you just said, and why does he know that I will come to you?" ”

"Don't hide it from Brother Shan, this Mr. Li can be described as a man of God, after you returned to Luoyang last time, Mr. Li saw that my heart was depressed, so he told me that within a month, Brother Shan will definitely come back." Xu Shiji accompanied Shan Xiongxin for a drink, and said with a smile: "Shiji was originally a little unbelievable, but now that I see Brother Shan, I understand why Zhou Guogong values Mr. Li so much. ”

"Dare to ask if this Mr. Li is in the house?" Shan Xiongxin was stunned for a moment, and said casually: "I have never known him, how did he know that I would come to you?" ”

"Mr. Li is indeed at the house at this time, but it is too late to disturb now." Xu Shiji nodded and said, "When it dawns tomorrow, Shiji will recommend the single brother to him." ”

"Brother is just curious, but he never thought of disturbing people's dreams." Shan Xiongxin smiled heartily, suddenly thought of the purpose of this trip, his face changed, and said: "By the way, Wang Shichong has placed the emperor under house arrest and is ready to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty." ”

"It's a shame." Xu Shiji also spoke, and someone outside the door sighed regretfully, but the person quickly recovered his composure, walked into Datang, arched his hand with a smile, and said: "General Xu is very stingy on weekdays, and it is rare to drink wine, so I don't want to miss it." (To be continued.) )