In order to seize the crown prince's position, Li Shimin ignored Li Jing's opposition, ordered the reduction of troops, and in order to prevent Li Jing from making trouble, Li Jing was sent back to Chang'an in the name of reporting the victory. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoOn the way to Chang'an, Li Jing met Xie Shufang.

"Yo! Brother Yao! ”

"Ahh It's Uncle Fang! Brother Uncle Fang didn't serve by His Royal Highness King Qi's side, how did he come here? ”

"Senior Brother Yao, the mission of the next and Senior Brother Yao is the same, and now this Qilu is a great victory, so His Royal Highness the King of Qi sent him to Chang'an to report the victory to the saint."

"What? Brother Shu Fang was also sent by His Royal Highness the King of Qi to Chang'an to report to the Holy Saint. How many troops will be left behind in the Qilu area? Now the King of Qin intends to go to Jianghuai to make contributions, and the soldiers and horses who can go out have been mobilized to leave, if the King of Qi is leaving, once Qilu changes, I am afraid that there will be a big thing in this land of Qilu. "Uncle Xie doesn't know this, but Uncle Xie knows that His Royal Highness the King of Qi has never entered the army, and the group of arrogant soldiers under the King of Qi have now turned into bandits. However, Xie Shufang has long regarded Li Yuanji as his lord. As Li Yuanji's confidant, Xie Shufang was also reluctant to talk about Li Yuanji's mistakes in front of Li Jing. Although what Xie Shufang said is very reasonable.

"Hey! Brother Yao, as the saying goes, it's better to meet by chance if you want to please, I think we'd better have a bar! Come! Come! Come! Today I am doing Dong, please have a few more drinks with Senior Brother Yao. After Li Shimin sent Li Jing away, he agreed with Li Yuanji to attack Jianghuai from the north by two routes, for the sake of insurance, and mobilized Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian County, to lead the naval army from the Jiangling area of Jingzhou, and attacked Jianghuai Fugongtuo with Li Shimin and Li Yuanji. Fu Gongtuo saw Li Tang's army coming to attack him violently, and he was angry and immediately found Xiahou Muyan and scolded:

"Mr. Xiahou, after receiving the news that Li Tang's army was coming, the widow originally wanted to ask Li Tang for peace, but it was you who repeatedly asked the widow to take over, and said that your Qilu Cao family had a backup move to deal with Li Tang, and the widow did not choose to surrender, but now you see, Li Shimin and Li Yuanji in the north have conquered Xuzhou, Suqian, Taizhou, Yizheng and other places. And Li Xiaogong also led Li Tang's navy to cross Dongting Lake and march towards our Danyang. The widow wants to know when your next move will come out. Xiahou Muyan was also flustered, because he had just received a flying pigeon transmission from Cao Yuanting, the patriarch of the Cao family, and Xiahou Muyan was not clear about Cao Yuanting's specific deployment. So I couldn't say anything, so I had to look at Jiang Laibao secretly. Jiang Laibao nodded. walked to Fu Gong Tuo's side and helped Fu Gong Tuo massage:

"Your Majesty, don't do this, you have to take care of the dragon's body! In addition, Your Majesty, you must know that Mr. Xiahou's character and Mr. Xiahou's reputation are good! The Cao family's trade with our Jianghuai is also good, we have to believe them! ”

"I naturally know Mr. Xiahou's character, and I also believe in the strength of the Qilu Cao family, but it is related to the national fortune of our Jianghuai, so I have to do it! Someone! Arrest Mr. Xiahou Muyan for the widow. Fu Gongtuo's guards stepped forward and grabbed Xiahou Muyan. Xiahou Muyan struggled:

"Hmmm! Why did you arrest me, Your Majesty, I have no grievances with you! Fu Gongtuo smiled:

"Mr. Xiahou! Don't panic, it's just that Mr. Xiahou's place is too noisy, so let Mr. Xiahou live in the prison for a few days, let Mr. Xiahou calm down for two days, and ask Mr. Xiahou to write to Patriarch Cao Yuanting quickly, and ask Patriarch Cao to quickly recruit him, and the widow only gives Patriarch Cao four days, if Li Tang's army can't be withdrawn within four days, I'm afraid that Mr. Xiahou's head will not be able to stay on Mr. Xiahou's neck. Xiahou Muyan shouted loudly:

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I'm afraid that four days is a bit short! Ten days, within ten days, Li Tang will definitely be able to withdraw from the army. How is it? Jiang Laibao was also next to him to intercede for Xiahou Muyan, for Jiang Laibao's sake, Fu Gongtuo agreed with Xiahou Muyan's words:

"Ten days, ten days! If Li Tang does not withdraw from the army after ten days, then Mr. Xiahou, don't blame the widow for being unreasonable. Two days later, Xiahou Muyan's flying pigeon biography came to Cao's thatched house under the corner of Mount Tai, and Xiahou Muyan's wife Cao Yufang cried loudly in front of Cao Yuanting:

"Father, Mu Yan's life is in your hands! You must save Mu Yan! Father! Cao Yuanting looked at his daughter and sighed:

"Hey! Yufang! Don't worry! Xiahou Muyan will not be fine. ”

"Father, for the sake of your daughter and her daughter's two young children, you must be saved Mu Yan!"

"Hey! Got it, Yufang! Don't worry, Mu Yan will really be fine. ”

"Father! ......" Cao Yufang still wanted to say something, but after seeing Cao Yuan's stern eyes, Cao Yufang wisely closed her mouth and withdrew. After Cao Yufang left, Cao Yuanting found all the members of the Cao family and the Xiahou family, and after holding a grand ceremony to worship Cao Cao and Xiahoudun, he said to all the members of the Cao family and the Xiahou family present:

"Everyone, the old man has decided that Xiahou Muyan has been detained by Fugong Tuo, and only gave us five days, saying that if Li Tang is not allowed to withdraw from the army, then he will love you Xiahou Muyan to the point of beheading." After hearing Cao Yuanting's words, everyone discussed:

"What? Mu Yan'er has been arrested, we have to save him quickly! ”

"Fu Gongtuo is too hateful, we have been secretly cooperating with him, I can't imagine that he is so treacherous, it is really better than a beast." …… Cao Yuanting stopped the words of the people present, and after being completely silent, Cao Yuanting continued to all the members of the Cao family and the Xiahou family present:

"Everyone, there is only one way to save Mu Yan now. The patriarch has decided that from today onwards, we will take action, and it is best to make the noise as loud as possible! All the members of the Cao family and the Xiahou family present thought about Cao Yuanting and said:

"Follow the orders of the Great Patriarch!" With the wanton plundering of Li Tang's soldiers and horses and Li Shimin and Li Yuanji's conquest of Jianghuai, the entire land of Qilu seemed very depressed, and two boring servants came to a tavern:

"Shopkeeper, is there anything to eat?"

"Yes, there are fine sea fish!"

"Good! Let's do it! The shopkeeper brought a pot of fish to the two officials to pick:

"Two officials, can you see this?"

"Hmmm! Yes, that's it, but you have to kill it here, don't kill it in the kitchen, the labor and management are afraid that you will change this fish for the labor and management. The shopkeeper promised:

"Hey! Okay! Just listen to the orders of the two officials, kill here, kill here! The shopkeeper killed the fish in front of the two officials, and when the shopkeeper cut the fish's belly, he suddenly shouted:

"Oops! What's going on? There is a strip of cloth here......" After the official tore open the strip of cloth and looked at it, he saw that one side was painted with a portrait of Dou Jiande, and the other side was written - the one surnamed Liu is the master to resist Li Tang can succeed. The surrounding people were shocked:

"Oops! This is the manifestation of Dou Jiande and the prince of Dou, telling us to establish the son of heaven surnamed Liu! ”

"Yes! At the end of the Qin Dynasty, it was because of the note in the stomach of the fish that Chen Sheng became the king of the Zhang Chu regime, and now this is the prince of Dou who is manifesting his spirit, telling us that only those surnamed Liu can drive out the Li Tang bandits. ”

"King Dou has appeared, King Dou has appeared." The surrounding people shouted loudly and proclaimed. But the two officials were gone. This kind of drama is constantly being performed on the land of Qilu, not only in Dou Jiande's original Qilu hometown, but also in Hebei. In Zhangnan County, Beizhou, Dou Jiande, Dou Wangye's fish belly book was also reported. Liu Heimin felt strange, how could there be such a thing? Could it be that someone is playing some kind of conspiracy? Just when Liu Heimin was thinking about this matter, a shout sounded outside the door:

"Is Boss Wen here?"

"Oh! Who's looking for me? ”

"Yo! It's Zhao Zhutou! What's the matter! This month hasn't passed yet, how can I get filial piety. "The person who came was the head catcher of Zhangnan County, surnamed Zhao, who often took money from Liu Heimin's hands, and he had already taken a lot. But this time, Zhao Zhutou did not have the enthusiasm he had in the past, only his face was full of vigilance and precaution:

"Alright, Boss Wen, oh! No! You should be called General Liu Heimin. As soon as he heard Zhao Zhutou say the three words Liu Heimin, Liu Heimin's face became a little unnatural.

"Huh! Scold! Scold! Zhao Zhutou, you are kidding...... You're making too much of a joke. The unnaturalness on Liu Heimin's face did not escape Zhao Zhutou's eyes.

"Okay, whether you are Liu Heimin or Boss Wen, you will have to go to the county government with labor and management, I believe that someone will naturally recognize you." As soon as Zhao Zhutou finished speaking, he took out a pair of chains and was about to tie up Liu Heimin, and when Liu Heimin was about to fight back, suddenly, there was a scream from behind the group of officials.

"Ahh Yes! Ah......" A group of black-clothed people appeared from behind the officials, and Zhao Zhutou was about to draw his knife, but was kicked to the ground by Liu Heimin, stepped on it, and couldn't move. After the other servants were killed by the men in black, two of the men in black uncovered the black cloth on their faces:

"Liu Ya! Brother Pingzhong, it's the two of you! ”

"Big brother, it's me!"

"Brother Liu Heimin, your whereabouts have been leaked, and now there is only one way to raise troops to resist Li Tang." When Zhao Zhutou heard the name of those black-clothed people calling Liu Heimin, he was frightened and panicked:

"It turns out that you are really General Liu Heimin Liu, please let General Liu go, General Liu, please rest assured, I will never say anything about the villain." Liu Heimin looked at Zhao Zhutou:

"I'm sorry, I'm about to start the army, just borrow Zhao Zhutou to sacrifice your head." After speaking, he picked up a steel knife and stabbed it into Zhao Zhutou's chest.