As soon as the sky was bright, and Li Xuanba had not yet washed, someone came to report, saying that more than 100 cavalry had appeared outside the city, and the person at the head called himself Pei Yuanqing, shouting that he wanted to see Li Xuanba.

Li Xuanba didn't know that Pei Yuanqing didn't surrender Li Mi, when he heard that Pei Yuanqing was coming, he thought he was coming to attack the city, last night he just said that Xingyang is currently very safe, and someone will come to attack the city today, Li Xuanba only felt that his face was beaten and hurt. But when he thought about it, more than a hundred cavalry planned to capture Xingyang, which was a bit of a fool's dream.

Thinking about it, Li Xuanba still rushed to the city wall as fast as he could, looked at the restless cavalry outside the city, and shouted: "I don't know what advice General Pei has when he comes to Xingyang?" ”

"If Yuan Qingruo said that he came to defect, I don't know whether to believe it or not?" Pei Yuanqing rode a sweaty and bloody horse, walked closer to the city gate calmly, and said.

Li Xuanba once tried with Pei Yuanqing in the main hall, but unfortunately Li Xuanba's memory was lost, Pei Yuanqing could recognize him, but he didn't know Pei Yuanqing. However, Li Xuanba looked at the man in white robe and silver armor, with a tall posture, holding a silver hammer in each hand, although he couldn't see his face clearly, he still made people feel a domineering spirit, and he already believed in his heart that this person was the famous Pei Yuanqing.

Pei Yuanqing's words surprised everyone, Li Xuanba looked left and right, and saw that others were also puzzled, so he asked, "Do you think you should believe it?" ”

The other people on the city wall had only heard of Pei Yuanqing, but they had never understood it, so how could they make up their minds for Li Xuanba? Fang Xuanling saw that everyone was hesitant, so he said: "Looking at the appearance of these cavalry, it seems that they have traveled a long way, not like there is fraud, Xuanling thinks that Pei Yuanqing can be let in first, and ask carefully before making plans." ”

Li Xuanba felt that there was no better way, so he asked people to convey the meaning to Pei Yuanqing, Pei Yuanqing hesitated for a while, looked back at the cavalry behind him, and nodded in agreement.

"It's not that Xuan Ba can't trust Brother Pei, it's really Lord Lingzun who defected to Li Mi, so we have to be cautious." Li Xuanba ordered someone to invite Pei Yuanqing to a temporary official office and said politely.

"Yuan Qing understands." Pei Yuanqing arched his hand and said: "My father was forced to have no choice but to cling to the traitor, but Yuanqing was deeply favored by His Majesty and did not want to defect to the Wagang thief, so he came to join the adult. ”

"Xingyang is in danger, General Pei's martial arts are strong, and he will be reused wherever he goes, why did he choose to come to Xingyang?" Li Xuan overbearing expressed the doubts in his heart, which is also everyone's doubts.

"Lord Tongshou really thinks that Yuanqing has other places to go?" Pei Yuanqing smiled miserably and said, "Which adult in the court dares to take in the son of a criminal minister?" King Yue hated his father to the core, if Yuan Qing returned to Luoyang, he would definitely die, as for Jiangdu, do you think I still have the face to go? ”

"Dare to ask General Pei, why do you think Xingyang can tolerate you?" Fang Xuanling arched his hand and said, "Isn't the general afraid that we will escort you back to the Eastern Capital?" ”

"Yuan Qingnai is a martial artist, he only respects Zhongyongwei and Brother Yuwen in his life, since there is no way out, it is not a pity to die in the hands of Zhongyongwei." Pei Yuanqing said: "It's just that those relatives under Yuanqing are not at fault, and I hope that the adults can give them a way to live." ”

Everyone looked at each other, and when they heard that Pei Yuanqing was actually entering the city with a will to die, they all admired it in their hearts. Most of them were generals under Zhang Xutuo, and Pei Yuanqing's behavior was no different from Zhang Xutuo's original attempt to rescue his subordinates and return to the enemy formation. Among them, Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin were the most touched, and both of them looked at Li Xuanba with pleading eyes.

Pei Yuanqing is willing to come to Xingyang, Li Xuanba is not only not worried, but very welcome, after all, Pei Yuanqing's strength is there, as he said, as long as he does not hate the Pei family like King Yue, he will reuse Pei Yuanqing.

"Brother Pei's loyalty to His Majesty, Your Majesty will definitely be able to feel it." Li Xuanba sighed with emotion: "Since Brother Pei doesn't dislike it, let's stay here for the time being, but your weapons and horses must be handed over, otherwise with Brother Pei's ability, it will be difficult for us to feel at ease." ”

"I would like to listen to my lordship's arrangement." Pei Yuanqing breathed a sigh of relief and bowed down to reply.

"Lord Tongshou, Shixin has something to please." As soon as Pei Yuanqing agreed, Luo Shixin got up and said: "General Pei's martial arts are strong, second only to adults and invincible generals, Shixin wants to have a discussion with General Pei, and I hope that my lord will approve it." ”

"If Brother Pei agrees, Xuanba naturally has no opinion." Li Xuanba thought that when he talked to Luo Shixin for the first time, Luo Shixin also made a request for a competition, so he smiled and said: "It's long coming, let's let Brother Pei and his entourage settle down first." ”

Li Yuan lent Li Xuanba 10,000 troops, in addition to protecting Li Xuanba's safety, it also expressed a gesture of protecting calves, Li Mi understood Li Yuan's meaning, so Xingyang is still safe and sound. Xingyang is safe, Li Yuan is very happy, Li Xuanba is very peaceful in Xingyang, which makes Li Mi also very happy, after all, he is not willing to tear his face with Li Yuan at present.

Of course, the happiest people are the people of Xingyang, in the troubled times, life is already very satisfying for them, let alone living in peace.

There are happy people, and naturally there are unhappy people, such as another son of the Tang State Mansion: Li Shimin.

The rise of the Wagang thieves completely lost the prestige of the imperial court, and Li Yuan sent Li Shimin to recruit troops, representing the imperial court, so the recruitment did not go smoothly, which made Li Shimin very unhappy. When he returned to Xingyang and learned that Yang Guang had pardoned Li Yuan's sins, Li Yuan delayed the time to start the army, and Li Shimin's face became gloomy.

But for Li Shimin, this is not the worst news, what makes him unacceptable is that Li Yuan actually borrowed 10,000 elite soldiers to Li Xuanba! He worked hard to recruit troops outside, and in nearly a month, he recruited more than 10,000 people, and they were all ordinary strong men who had never been on the battlefield, how could Li Shimin not be angry?

"Father is really confused, the army is about to start, he is so generous!" The more Li Shimin thought about it, the more angry he became, and threw the teacup in his hand on the ground, the teacup instantly turned into pieces, and he said angrily: "These 10,000 elite soldiers, it seems that they can't be expected to come back, but it's really cheap for the third brother." ”

"The wood is already in the boat, why should the son be angry?" Liu Wenjing comforted: "The most urgent thing now is that Tang Guogong is reluctant to raise troops, if the time is delayed for a long time, I am afraid that there will be variables." ”

"His father is indecisive, and if Yang Guang doesn't force him, he naturally can't make up his mind." Li Shimin vented, returned to his elegant appearance, stretched out his hand to invite Liu Wenjing to sit down, and said, "What is the best plan for Mr.?" ”

"It is said that the reason why Your Majesty does not blame Tang Guogong is because the third prince said that the two generals, Wang Wei and Gao Junya, tried to collude with the Turks." Liu Wenjing smiled coldly: "Although the two of them are in Jinyang, their hearts are in Jiangdu, it is not a pity to die, maybe you can make some fuss about them." ”

"Sir's plan to kill two birds with one stone is really wonderful!" Li Shimin stroked his palm and praised: "Removing the two of them can not only prevent the news from leaking, but also force my father to make up his mind, there is no better strategy than this." ”

At this time, with the help of Liu Wuzhou, the Turks invaded south and had already attacked the vicinity of Taiyuan, so as to slander Wang Wei and Gao Junya for colluding with the Turks, and the timing was just right.

The plan must be strategic, Li Shimin was in a good mood, and he had a few drinks with Liu Wenjing before leaving.