Chapter 544 still owes a million

On the fourth day of the seventh month of the first year of Tang Wude, a team of more than 100 guards escorted a eunuch who had announced the decree to bypass Wang Shichong's territory and enter Dongjun, and after resting in an inn for a day, he changed into the official clothes of the Tang Dynasty and marched in the direction of Ju Ye Ze.

After entering Juye Zeyan Cloud Village, this eunuch named Song Xuhuai refused to continue walking. The general of Yanyunzhai who led him asked him why, Song Xu dusted off the dust on his body and said proudly: "I am a Qincha who came on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, since I have arrived in Yanyunzhai, then you Yan Wang naturally have to personally greet him, I am here to announce the decree, do you let me go in and find someone by myself?" ”

On this day, the general Luo Fu was on duty at the mountain gate, and he asked with a smile what kind of greeting etiquette do you need from the Tang Dynasty Holy Envoy?

Song Xuhuai said proudly: "Didn't your King Yan receive the holy decree?" Do you need me to teach you such things? Naturally, it was to burn incense and worship the case, so that King Yan led the civil and military officials to kneel in front of the incense case to listen to the decree. I've already preached the decree more than a dozen times, why did I get into such trouble with you, and I still have to ask and ask. ”

He was annoyed that the people in Yanyunzhai didn't know the current affairs, so they didn't stuff him with some red envelopes, you must know that when he went to Xu Yuanlang to announce the decree, he made two thousand taels of silver, two thousand taels of silver, enough for him to buy a big house in his hometown, and then buy a large piece of land to become a rich man. Before he came, he heard that Yan Wang Li Xian was much more decent than Xu Yuanlang, and he originally imagined that someone would stuff gold, silver and jewelry into his hands as soon as they met, who would have thought that including that damn Yu Wenshi and others, the people of Yanyunzhai were actually more shabby than the other.

Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, he has often gone out to Chang'an to announce decrees. Li Yuan divided the anti-kings from all walks of life and recruited them to Chang'an to vote, no matter whose territory he went to, Song Xuhuai was respected as a distinguished guest. He has gone a lot of large and small forces on both sides of the Yellow River, and there is no one who does not look up to him. Speaking of which, the Tang Dynasty has strong national strength, and it is a matter of course to basically replace the extinct Dasui, and now the people who can compete with the Tang Dynasty in this world are none other than Youzhou Luo Yi, Hebei Dou Jiande, and Jianghuai Du Fuwei. The reason why Song Xuhuai did not include Li Xian was because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had instructed him before he came that Li Xian, the king of Yan, was his own person and must not be treated like anyone else.

It was because of this sentence that Song Xuhuai made a big mistake.

He felt that since King Yan was his own person, he was a courtier of the Tang Dynasty, and since he was a courtier of the Tang Dynasty, he naturally had to follow the rules to receive the holy decree. In particular, if he doesn't get benefits, he has to follow the rules.

This eunuch who was originally in Jinyang Palace didn't understand it at all, and he didn't think deeply about what the prince Li Jiancheng meant by his own people.

"Okay, I'll go and invite King Yan."

Luo Fu hugged Song Xu with his fist, then turned around and left. Song Xuhuai is a person who retains the dark and filthy temperament of a Great Sui eunuch, during the reign of Emperor Daye of the Great Sui, he was the chief attendant of Jinyang Palace, and accepting bribes is naturally commonplace. Although Li Yuan, the emperor of Wude of the Tang Dynasty, set up the official position of eunuch, he also strictly ordered eunuchs not to interfere in politics and not to accept bribes, but Yang Guang also said that all the eunuchs in the palace in the Great Cause Dynasty wanted to say that they were not greedy for money, but they were afraid that only the arrogant guy named Wen Jiao.

"Yamano Villager!"

Song Xuhuai took a sip, stood on the corridor and scolded in a low voice: "A group of reckless men who have never seen the world. ”

Cui Qian, the captain of the guards who accompanied him to protect him, frowned, and wanted to persuade Song Xuhuai to be humble and cautious, but when he saw his disgusting face, he lost interest in speaking, so he simply took the guards to stand far away. Song Xuhuai scolded for a while, but he couldn't get the echo of others, so he naturally felt bored. He fantasized to himself, how to hint at him when he saw Yan King Li Xian for a while, he couldn't come this time and return empty-handed.

This thought is half a day, a full two hours, no one has come to take care of them anymore, Song Xuhuai has stood on the road for so long, he has already had a sore back and numb legs, and then look at those guards, where do they care what the guards must stand solemnly to show the majesty of the Tang Dynasty, one by one sitting on the stones on the side of the road looked a little depressed.

It's too much of a deception!

Song Xuhuai stomped his feet fiercely, turned around and broke into it by himself. Cui Qian was afraid that he would provoke something, so he hurriedly beckoned someone to follow. After walking more than a hundred steps forward, a large group of elite warriors suddenly rushed out of the dense forests on both sides to stop him, and the first lieutenant asked loudly: "Who is here?" ”

Song Xuhuai was taken aback, and he was also aroused, and he reprimanded loudly: "Bold! I am the proclamation of His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty! Where is your King Yan, let him come to see me quickly! ”

The lieutenant frowned and said angrily: "What is the Xuanzhi Qincha, it is a big crime to break into my Yanyun Village with a knife, and if you come, you will take it all!" ”

The guards behind Cui Qian were about to resist, but Cui Qian waved his hand to signal not to act rashly. Where did Song Xuhuai receive this, he was beaten twice in the face by the captain after only scolding twice, and then he didn't know how many people punched and kicked him, and finally took a hemp rope to tie it up like a pig.

At this time, Luo Fu hurriedly came and ordered the soldiers to untie Song Xuhuai, he stepped forward with a smile and helped Song Xuhuai pat the dirt on his body a few times: "What's going on?" Didn't you let you wait here, break into the barracks at will, in case you are shot to death by the patrol soldiers of my Yanyun Village, wouldn't this be wronged? ”

"What about King Yan? I want to see King Yan! ”

Song Xuhuai wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and shouted loudly.

"I went to please, so I made you wait."

Luo Fu said.

"I've been waiting for a long time!"

"This can't be ......"

Luo Fu spread his hands and said: "King Yan is not in Zezhong, if you ask me to invite King Yan, I will naturally go and invite him, as for when I can invite him back...... So who knows? ”

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In this way, the Tang Emperor Li Yuan canonized Li Xian as the king of Zhao did not take out his hand, and the angry Song Xuhuai took people away from Juyeze, and when he passed Lei Ze, Song Xuhuai, who had a blue nose and swollen face, ran to question Yu Wenshi and, I thought that Yu Wenshi and this former Great Sui horse would understand some rules, who would have thought that the gentle and elegant General Yuwen when they met for the first time turned his face this time, and beat Song Xuhuai again for the crime of trespassing in the military camp, and said with a cold face If it weren't for the fact that Li Yuan and my Yan King have an alliance, Say anything today, and cut off your head to establish the power of the army.

Song Xu walked out of the camp in embarrassment, suppressed anger in his heart and hurried back to Chang'an, he deliberately did not change his clothes, and wore the extremely torn and ugly official uniform to go to Li Yuan to reply to the decree, and then added fuel and vinegar to how Yan King Li Xian despised the court and disrespected His Majesty, and then took out the holy decree that Li Yuan personally used the golden seal, saying that King Yan would not pay attention to it at all. Li Yuan had a gloomy face, and called Cui Qian, the accompanying captain, to inquire, Cui Qian was an honest man, and he did not favor Hui Hui and said it truthfully, Song Xuhuai, who was looking forward to His Majesty's decision for him, really didn't expect His Majesty to be so angry.

With a snap, Li Yuan threw out the teacup on the table and slammed it on the pillar, the fragments of the cup splashed everywhere, and the slightly hot tea spilled a lot on Song Xuhuai's face.

"I can't imagine that it will be destroyed in the hands of one of your eunuchs!"

He turned his head sharply and asked the crown prince Li Jiancheng in a cold voice: "You just chose the person to do this!" ”

Li Jiancheng's face turned pale with fright, but he didn't dare to plead. He knew Li Yuan's temper, and the more he defended Li Yuan, the more angry he became. The furious Li Yuan picked up the inkstone on the table and smashed it out, this time it was extremely accurate, and it was smashed on Song Xuhuai's forehead, and he immediately smashed his head and broke the blood. The palace Chinese martial arts don't know how many people are secretly fighting in their hearts, Your Majesty is actually a good secret weapon!

"Fork out and cut it!"

Li Yuan pointed at Song Xuhuai and shouted: "This eunuch, punish the three clans!" ”

Li Yuan's anger came too violently, frightening the civil and military forces in the hall one by one. Song Xuhuai, who shouted for mercy and wrongedness, was forked out by the guards of the Golden Palace, and the wail drifted all the way. Li Yuan also asked each of the accompanying guards to be punished with twenty rods, stripped Cui Qian's lieutenant, and directly demoted him to the rank of captain.

Cui Qian wanted to cry without tears.

Li Yuan is really angry this time, Datang is in a good situation now, and most of the anti-kings from all walks of life have taken refuge in him, including many powerful people like Xu Yuanlang. Just Xu Yuanlang took refuge alone, and Datang had an extra 100,000 troops out of thin air and was awarded a title, which was much more than the benefits of fighting a big battle.

He is looking forward to recruiting Li Xian to his banner this time, so that he can form a package of things for Wang Shichong in the Eastern Capital, as long as Wang Shichong is destroyed, then there will only be two or three people in the world who still pose some threat to the Tang Dynasty, but that is nothing, destroy Wang Shichong, the Tang Dynasty will be included in the Eastern Capital, and then into Li Xian's territory, the territory of the Tang Dynasty is almost two-thirds of that of the Great Sui, and the soldiers are full of food, Du Fuwei, Dou Jiande and others, why should he care too much?

"Your Majesty......"

The old minister, Sun Shunde, leaned over and said: "It seems that we have to choose a capable man to go to Dongping County, and I am about to use troops against Wang Shichong, at this time, I can't force Yanyunzhai to the other end, Yanyunzhai is too wonderful, it is too beneficial to my Tang Dynasty, it not only involves Wang Shichong's back road, but also blocks Du Fuwei's front road, so I can't ignore it." ”

"How could I not know this? Who would have thought that things would be broken in the hands of a eunuch! I knew it earlier...... I should have chosen an important minister. ”

"Eldest grandson, who do you think is the right person to go to Dongping?"

The eldest grandson Shunde's eyes inadvertently swept over Li Mi's face, and immediately scared Li Mi out of a cold sweat. He was really afraid that the eldest grandson Shunde would not know what to do, so he recommended himself to go to Dongping County to see Li Xian. He didn't have the slightest doubt that if he went to the Juye Zehui in Dongping County, he would be skinned alive by Li Xian's people.

"Lifting inwards does not avoid relatives ......"

The eldest grandson Shunde leaned over and said, "It's best to let the auxiliary machine go." ”

After hearing him say this, Li Mi let out a long sigh of relief.

"It's good!"

Li Yuan pondered for a while and said, "The auxiliary machine has already been to Juyeze twice, so it is appropriate to leave this matter to him." ”

It's just that when his will reached Li Shimin's army, the eldest grandson Wuji immediately looked sad and refused to accept the decree. Li Shimin was surprised and asked in a low voice, "Auxiliary machine...... Why do you seem so embarrassed? ”

"Naturally, it's difficult!"

The eldest grandson Wuji smiled bitterly: "I still owe Li Xian a million stone of grain!" ”