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The north wind was howling, and the snowflakes were falling one after another, falling on the palace of the imperial city, and the ground soon became white.

Xue Renyue hurriedly walked down the palace and stopped outside a side hall.

He saw that there was no one on the left and right, and stepped forward and knocked lightly on the door.

The door creaked open, and a majestic figure came into Xue Renyue's eyes.

"Is the prince here?"

"I haven't slept yet, I'm reading."

Xue Renyue and the man who opened the door seemed to be very familiar, and after a brief exchange between the two, Xue Renyue took off the white snow and walked into the hall.

The area of the side hall is not too large, and the eight thick pillars divide the entire hall into three parts.

The passage of the main hall in the center is illuminated by candles, which is particularly clear. But in the shadows on both sides, hundreds of sergeants stood in the shadows.

Behind a long desk in the center, a young man sits.

The black armor covered his body, and he was sitting there reading a book with relish...... "Lord Wang! ”

The young man put down the scroll in his hand and looked up.

In the light of the candle flame, a rather delicate face was Li Yanqing.

He smiled slightly, "Renyue, but Your Majesty is awake?" ”

Xue Renyue nodded, "I just got the news from the Ganlu Palace, and Your Majesty has woken up. ”

Li Yanqing's face was relaxed, but the eyes as bright as the stars unconsciously half-narrowed, revealing a touch of coldness.

"Your Majesty, you still chose King Zhao, right?"

Xue Renyue did not answer.

But the answer that is not answered, at this time, is the best answer.

Li Yanqing sighed and got up slowly. With his hands propped up on the case, his body was half-leaning, and after staring at Xue Renyue for a long time, he suddenly asked: "Renyue, you regret it now, it's too late!" ”

Xue Renyue heard this, but smiled!

"Where did the prince start with this?

When my father died of illness, he told me and my eldest brother to go to the prince...... It was only because the eldest brother was hesitant at that time that he did not make the trip.

Although King Zhao took in my brother, he was wary of everything.

Even Nahou Junji is now above my brother...... When Wude was in the sixth year, the prince sent someone to secretly contact my brother. Since then, my eldest brother and I have decided to join the prince.

In fact, the eldest brother has always respected the prince.

Today is also the time for my brother to establish a meritorious career for the prince......"

Li Yanqing's face showed a bright smile.

"Rengao and I are also friends in the general corner. Back then, he gave me a white dragon, and now he helps me succeed, this affection, this king remembers in his heart.

Renyue, go ahead and prepare.

In addition, Tian Feng was informed that his brother's family was very good now. His nephew, who is now a county magistrate, is said to be prosperous and wealthy, only in his thoughts. ”

Xue Renyue intervened and bowed, and then withdrew from the side hall.

From behind the pillars, two strong men slowly walked out.

The two strong men are both in their forties, and they look exceptionally strong.

Li Yanqing smiled and said in a deep voice: "Cheng Zhijie, Qin Shubao...... The thing that the king promised you has done!

After a while, King Zhao will inevitably enter the palace from the Xuanwu Gate, and I want you two to guard the Yanjia Palace and keep an eye on the Ganlu Gate...... The rest of the matter will be dealt with by the king. Before dawn, there will be an end, and you will decide for yourselves where you want to go. ”

These two strong men in their forties are Qin Qiong and Cheng Yanjin, the generals of Tiance Mansion.

Li Shimin was in distress outside Chengtianmen, and Cheng Yanjin was the first to notice that the situation was not good. He was a man with a good eye, and when he saw that something was wrong, he immediately rushed to the East Palace, and after meeting with Qin Qiong, he fled from Chang'an. According to their thoughts at the time, they were going to Tongguan and join Sheng Shiyan. As for the future plan, neither of them thought it through at the time. It's just that before they arrived at Tongguan, Yao Yi had already occupied Tongguan, and Sheng Shiyan didn't make any resistance, so he surrendered to Li Yanqing...... Subsequently, Yao Yi's troops sent to Weinan.

Xue Rengao led his troops to seem to support, but in fact, he had already taken refuge in Li Yanqing.

After all, Xue Rengao and Li Yanqing have a close relationship. As early as when Li Yanqing was still living in Luoyang Zhuyuan Jingshe, he and Xue Rengao became friends. Since then, Li Yanqing and Xue Rengao have had many contacts...... When Xue Ju died of illness, he told Xue Rengao's brothers to defect to Li Yanqing. But before the two brothers were out of the customs, the news of Li Yanqing's change of banner in Xingyang County occurred.

In that case, Xue Rengao naturally didn't dare to go to Li Yanqing.

Later, when Li Liang rebelled, Li Xuanba led his troops to fight Wuwei, and the Xue Rengao brothers went incognito and took refuge under Li Xuanba's account.

It's just that the two of them are not happy under Li Xuanba's account.

Li Xuanba seems to attach importance to the two, but he is wary of the two everywhere.

It stands to reason that the military exploits of Xue Rengao and Xue Renyue are enough to make the two of them surpass Liang Shitai's status.

But Liang Shitai has always been the first military general of Zhao Wangfu, and even Hou Junji, who joined Li Xuanba later than them, also climbed on his brother's head.

In this depressed situation, a letter from Li Yanqing suddenly appeared in front of the two.

Li Yanqing was still in Lingnan at the time, but in the letter, he made an analysis of the situation of the two. After all, Xue Rengao had the experience of being the self-proclaimed king, and even if Li Xuanba valued him, it was impossible for him to fully trust his brother. Li Yanqing said in the letter that they should be patient for a while. In less than three years, something will happen in Guanzhong, and then he hopes that the Xue Rengao brothers will be on his side.

Sure enough, in the seventh year of Wude, the Yang Wengan Rebellion occurred...... The Xue Rengao brothers originally thought that the reason Li Yanqing said was referring to the rebellion of Yang Wengan.

But when his brother arrived in Chang'an with Li Xuanba, he found that the situation was by no means as simple as they imagined...... For Li Yanqing, Xue Rengao has admired him since he was a child.

However, in the past, he admired Li Yanqing's ruthlessness and bravery, but now, what he admires is Li Yanqing's exhaustive strategy.

In fact, Yao Yi's attack on Weinan was just a cover.

The real purpose is to ask Xue Rengao to come out, and then try to lead Li Yanqing into Chang'an.

The appearance of Qin Qiong and Cheng Biting Jin was just an accident. The reason why Li Yanqing took the two of them to act together was that he hoped to use the hands of the two to gain the support of the remnants of the Tiance Mansion. After all, although Li Shimin is dead, the power of Tiance Mansion still exists. Li Xuanba didn't dare to kill easily, so after the Suzaku Gate Incident, he only killed Wang Tong and other ministers. Princess Qin's Wen family, Li Xuanba did not go to sacrifice the butcher's knife. After all, the Wen family is the founding father of the Tang Dynasty and a wealthy family in Shanxi...... And the three brothers of the Wen family enjoyed a clear reputation in Shilin, which made Li Xuanba throw a rat bogey.

From this point of view, Li Xuanba is much gentler than Li Shimin in history.

At least he didn't occupy Li Yuanji's wife, nor did he force the crown princess to make a clear distinction between Li Jiancheng...... Of course, this may be a show with Li Xuanba, who has not yet gained the name of orthodoxy. But in any case, Li Xuanba still maintains a bit of restraint in terms of women. is not like Li Shimin, after killing Li Yuanji, he was impatient to include his brother and daughter-in-law in his harem. However, whether it is Li Jiancheng or Li Shimin, the family members have been imprisoned by Li Xuanba......―――――――――――――――――――――――――― Li Xuanba's mood is not too good.

Xue Rengao galloped to the aid of Weinan, but did not expect to encounter Yao Yi's ambush on the bank of the Weishui River, and the 5,000 elite soldiers were almost lost, and finally had to flee back to Chang'an with a part of the defeated generals.

But Li Xuanba couldn't blame Xue Rengao...... Xue Rengao is just a general, not a wise general.

In fact, among the four major generals under his command, except for Hou Junji, including Liang Shitai, they are all masters who are good at charging into battle and do not know how to strategize. Unfortunately, Hou Junji is now stationed at Feng Yi to ensure that the flanks of Chang'an City are not disturbed by any attacks.

And Yao Yi is a resourceful master!

As early as the last years of the Great Cause, he followed Li Yanqing to establish great military exploits.

Just because he is Li Yanqing's person, he has been suppressed since returning to the Tang Dynasty. At that time, Li Shimin was in charge of Shangshu Province, and Qu Tutong, the Daxingtai of Dugi Province, was Li Shimin's person. After Li Yanqing went to Lingnan, Li Shimin failed to win him over, so he strongly suppressed Yao Yi. For the past four years, Yao Yi has stayed in the position of the head of Xiongzhou without any changes.

And now, Yao Yi has finally found an opportunity to vent...... A Yao Yi, Li Xuanba may not be afraid. But behind Yao Yi, there is also Li Yanqing, and Li Xuanba can't help but feel worried.

After the Suzaku Gate Incident, the world oscillated.

Li Yi, the assassin of Bingzhou, was about to move, Xu Shiji, the governor of Youzhou, and Du Ruhui, the soothing envoy of Liaodong, responded almost immediately.

What made Li Xuanba feel most heartwarming was Li Daoxuan, the governor of Jiangnan West Province, who publicly expressed his support for Li Yanqing's crusade against Chang'an. In this way, Li Yanqing no longer has any worries. Then Su Dingfang, the governor of Shuzhou, Xie Yingdeng, the governor of Quzhou, Fang Xuanling, the governor of Hongzhou, and Dou Liang, the governor of Jingzhou, all seemed to express their support for Li Yanqing, and Li Xuanba did not panic.

The biggest card in his hand is Li Yuan.

But if Li Yuan didn't spit out, Li Xuanba would definitely not be able to quell the chaos justifiably...... After Xue Rengao was defeated and returned to Chang'an, Li Xuanba immediately ordered Xue Rengao and Liang Shitai to strengthen the defense of Chang'an City.

At the same time, Li Xuanba couldn't wait for Li Yuan's response!

In Li Xuanba's opinion, Li Yuan will definitely support him in the end...... But when exactly does it take to spit out? Could it really be that Li Yuan would not nod until Li Yanqing's soldiers came to the city?

With this anxious mood, Li Xuanba has not rested well for the past two days.

finally lay down, and suddenly news came from the palace: His Majesty has woken up, and ordered King Zhao to enter the palace immediately.

Yu Wenshi had been staying by Li Xuanba's side, and after receiving the news, he immediately woke up Li Xuanba, who had just fallen asleep, from his dream.

"Congratulations Chitose, congratulations Chitose!"

Yu Wenshi said excitedly: "Your Majesty took the initiative to summon Chitose, it seems that he has made a decision, Chitose can sit back and relax!" ”

Li Xuanba's head was originally a little drowsy, but at this time, he was much more sober!

Yes, doesn't the fact that my father summoned him at this time to show that he has already decided to support himself?

Thinking of this, Li Xuanba suddenly became excited.

"Come on, prepare the horse, and enter the palace immediately!"

(To be continued)