Chapter 158: Brothers on the Wall
After Li Jiancheng woke up, he kept silent, he didn't blame Li Yuanji, nor did he blame Wei Ting, he just lowered his head and rode on the horse, except for occasionally eating some cakes and drinking some water, it was like walking corpse.
Wei Ting's injuries were better, the arrow in him did not hurt his vital point, after escaping from Hedong County, he asked people to pull out the arrow, and did some simple treatment, the wound was no longer bleeding. Although he is not a military general, his body is not weak, and that little injury is nothing to him.
"Brother Wei, what the hell is going on?" Li Yuanji was worried about Li Jiancheng's emotions, and he didn't dare to mention the events of that day, but seeing that he was about to arrive in Taiyuan, he couldn't go to see Li Yuan without knowing anything, right? Moreover, Li Zhiyun was arrested, and Wan was sad, if the pillow wind blows, then he and Li Jiancheng are afraid that it will be difficult to have a chance to come out.
"One of my Wei clansmen was on an errand in the county office, and when he heard that the county order was planning to arrest several sons, and he knew that I was good friends with the eldest son, he secretly spread the news to my house." Wei Ting glanced at Li Jiancheng, saw his expression moved slightly, and knew that Li Jiancheng had also listened to it, so he continued to narrate: "After learning the news, I led the guards of the palace to find you in a hurry, but I didn't expect to encounter a sneak attack on the road. ”
"Do you know the identity of the other party?" Li Jiancheng asked lightly.
This question was a little inexplicable, Li Yuanji wanted to say that it must be a minion of the imperial court, but he was worried that his words would make Li Jiancheng unhappy, so he whispered a few words, but others didn't hear anything.
"The other side is small in number, and it is extremely cautious." Wei Ting shook his head and said, "At that time, I was in a hurry to inform my son, and I didn't stop at all, so I didn't know their identities. However, it should be his people. ”
Tang Guogong plans to raise troops, there is no reason not to let Li Jiancheng and others know, and it is impossible to watch Li Jiancheng and them fall into danger, so there is only one possibility, that is, someone deliberately blocked the news.
"Without hard evidence, we can't do anything about him." Li Jiancheng seemed to be sober a lot suddenly, he looked around, and found that less than thirty percent of the people had escaped, smiled bitterly, and said: "My father has not yet raised troops, he did such a thing, it seems that in his eyes, he really can't tolerate me." ”
Wei Ting let out a long sigh, not knowing how to comfort him.
Li Jiancheng has been operating in Hedong for many years, and this time he was forced to leave, and his power in Hedong County will inevitably be purged by the imperial court.
Wei Ting was also a little puzzled, the strength of Li Mi, Dou Jiande, Lin Shihong, Liang Shidu and others was not weaker than Tang Guogong, why did Li Shimin choose to make a secret move at this time? Where did he get the confidence to dare to cut off one of Tang Guogong's arms?
In order to prevent the court from obstructing them, the group rushed to Taiyuan as much as possible from the trail, and soon arrived at the Valley of the Mouse Bird. It was in the Mouse Bird Valley that Zhen Zhai'er was exterminated, which greatly increased Li Yuan's strength, and it was that battle that made Li Shimin's prestige rise, so Li Jiancheng looked at the Mouse Bird Valley full of barren grass and sighed.
"Childe, after a few days of travel, you might as well rest here for a while." Wei Ting proposed: "Just discuss how to transfer to Tang Guo." Li Jiancheng nodded, got off the horse, and his own retinue came over to lead the horse elsewhere.
"The people of the world are scheming, since they dare to do such a thing, they will naturally not leave any handle." Li Jiancheng sat on the weeds casually and said very calmly: "So, even if we return to Taiyuan, we can't tell our father what we guessed before." His implication is that their group may not be able to reach Taiyuan safely.
Wei Ting frowned, he also had such a worry in his heart, he thought about it for a while, and said: "It's better for me to report to the city first, as long as Tang Guogong knows that Gongzi is back in Taiyuan, he will definitely send troops to protect Gongzi." ”
"The relationship between you and me has long been well known to the people." Li Jiancheng shook his head and said, "Otherwise, you won't be attacked when you're in Hedong." ”
"Big brother, I don't believe that Li Shimin dares to kill us in front of the world." After listening to it for a long time, Li Yuanji finally understood, and he said angrily: "He has already harmed Zhiyun, isn't it enough?" ”
"It's not the first time he's done something like this." The corners of Li Jiancheng's mouth curled, sneered, and said: "If it weren't for Brother Wei this time, I would be afraid of the life and death of you and me, and I would no longer be able to control myself." Li Yuanji's face instantly turned ugly, if they left a moment late, they were very likely to end up with the same fate as Li Zhiyun.
Thinking of Li Zhiyun, Li Jiancheng became uneasy, and he slowly spoke: "Things have reached the point where they are now, we can only wait for the opportunity here, no matter how smart the people are, they will never think that we are hiding in the Valley of the Rats." Moreover, the later we go to Taiyuan, the easier it will be to be forgiven. ”
In such a predicament, Li Jiancheng's thoughts could still be so thoughtful, Wei Ting completely put his mind at ease, and ordered someone to build a rest place at random for Li Jiancheng and others to rest, as for the others, they could only bathe in the sun, moon and starlight.
When Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji escaped from Hedong, they even only wore underwear, but fortunately the accompanying guards brought a few clothes, otherwise their situation would be even more miserable. But without food, they still can't live, so Li Yuanji took a dozen people during the day and did thieves' things, so he barely filled his stomach.
The Mouse Bird Valley is a steep terrain and has been the scene of war, and it is an ominous place in the hearts of the people, and few people pass through. However, Li Jiancheng and they stayed in the Mouse Bird Valley for a few days, and another team of people came here.
Li Jiancheng's subordinates quickly formed a formation, and the other party was obviously well-trained, and at the same time they were waiting for the formation, and both sides watched each other with wary eyes. They didn't dare to act rashly, worried that the other party still had a helping hand, and when Li Jiancheng saw the person led by the other party, he shouted in surprise: "Sichang? ”
Chai Shao heard the voice, followed the voice, and when he saw Li Jiancheng, he immediately showed joy and rode forward. And Li Jiancheng confirmed that the person who came was really Chai Shao, waved his hand, asked everyone to put down their weapons, and took Li Yuanji to greet him.
The three of them gathered between the two armies, and Chai Shao arched his hand and asked, "Big brother, fourth brother, why are you here?" ”
"It's a long story." Li Jiancheng sighed and told him what happened in Hedong, but he didn't mention the attack on Wei Ting. Li Jiancheng smiled and asked, "Sichang, didn't you and Xiuning stay in Chang'an?" ”
"My father will do great things, send someone to send me a message, and let me rush to Taiyuan to help." Chai Shao replied mysteriously: "Xiuning was worried that I would arouse suspicion if I left at the same time with her, so she let me take the first step. ”
"My sister is really a heroine among women." Li Jiancheng smiled bitterly and said, "But with her ability, I don't have to worry about her safety." ”
Chai Shao smiled and said, "Since the eldest brother is also going to Taiyuan, why don't you go together?" ”
"That's right." Li Jiancheng said calmly, but there was a hint of other emotions in his tone.
After Wei Ting heard that it was Chai Shao, he no longer worried about going to Taiyuan, even if Li Shimin was scheming, it was impossible to kill Chai Shao together.
So, the two teams formed a team and headed towards Taiyuan.