Chapter 458: The Benefits of Being a Prince

Li Huining didn't expect to meet his father's old subordinates when he was a grain guard in Huaiyuan Town, Liaoxi, in this barren mountain and wild land. But she remembered this Ji Chunlei, he was a member of the Ming Dian army in the grain guards, and he was in charge of inspecting the violations of law and discipline among the soldiers in the army, and when he was in Huaiyuan Town, he didn't know how many people's butts his law enforcement team had broken.

Li Huining was politely invited up the mountain by Ji Chunlei, first arranged for the maid to wait to wash away the blood stains on her body, and then sent a few sets of new women's clothes over, Li Huining, who had taken a bath and changed her clothes, felt as if she had changed a person, and even the sadness and sadness because of Chai Shao's betrayal became extremely light, sitting on the chair by the window and looking at the lush mountains and forests outside, she actually had the illusion of being in a different world.

At this time, Ji Chunlei personally carried a tray into the small courtyard. The tray was filled with freshly made hot meals and a pot of old wine that had just been warmed.

"Miss, is it convenient? I've got you something to eat. ”

Ji Chunlei stood outside the door and said respectfully.

"Come in, Brother Ji."

Li Huining stood up and said, Ji Chunlei pushed the door in, put the tray on the table next to Li Huining, and said apologetically: "My subordinates have eyes to do such things, fortunately Miss is not injured, I have already sent someone to escort those scum out to cut them, Miss, you ...... Alas...... I don't even have the face to come to see you. ”

"Brother Ji, don't say that, it's too late for me to be happy when I meet my old acquaintance in another country, and besides, if I wasn't stopped, I wouldn't have met you, wouldn't I. Those soldiers were also unintentionally mistaken, so spare them if you can. ”

"That's not going to work!"

Ji Chunlei said loudly: "When I was under the command of Tang Gong, I joined the army in Mingdian, and I couldn't see soldiers doing such dirty things. Spare them once today, and I can't guarantee that I will get into trouble next time. Miss, you have a good heart, but military law is military law, and there is no ambiguity at all. ”

"Whatever you want."

Li Huining smiled, feeling that she didn't have any strength in her body. She sat down in a chair and asked, "How did you get here?" ”

Ji Chunlei smiled honestly and said: "When we conquered Liaodong for the second time, our Great Sui people and horses were victorious, but they were about to hit Pyongyang City, who would have thought that Yang Xuan would be reversed. The army retreated in a hurry, and our grain guards still had to stay in Huaiyuan Town to protect the grain and grass. It's just that the army retreated to Liaoxi too urgently and panicked, and Goguryeo's soldiers and horses followed to kill Liaoshui. If it weren't for the general Xue Shixiong who led the army to the rescue, I am afraid that the grain and grass in Huaiyuan Town would be burned by the Goguryeo people. ”

"It was on that occasion that I returned to my hometown to recuperate. When I went to Goguryeo for the third time the following year, I went to Huaiyuan Town to report again. It's just that I went late, I didn't expect that Tang Gong had been appointed as the ambassador of Xuanfu in Hexi Province, and I was not familiar with the new grain protection captain, because he didn't send money, he wanted to kill me in the name of being late. I simply fled with a group of old brothers, and it happened that the army was retreating at that time, and no one cared to keep an eye on us. ”

"The old brothers have been oppressed by the new captain, we discussed it, and decided to slaughter the captain before escaping, so that night I went to send it to the captain with a gift, and while I was drinking, I chopped off his head with a knife, and killed the officials of the five grades of the imperial court, and our career came to an end. Everyone discussed it and decided to go to Hexi to find Tang Gong. ”

"Hundreds of old brothers followed me to the west of the river, and I didn't talk about the dangerous things I encountered on the way. I hid for a while and walked for a while along the way, and when I didn't get out of Zhuo County, I heard that the emperor was trapped in Yanmen by the Turks. We thought to ourselves that Tang Gong was already staying in Taiyuan at that time, and he must lead the army to rescue him. But we killed the court officials, how can we go to Yanmen to die? ”

"Simply, we stopped in Hebei. The brothers were able to win a few small groups of rebels, and the ranks were gathering more and more. When I was older, the brothers elected me to be the great ruler. Later, Li Mi sent someone to contact us and asked us to send troops together to besiege the eastern capital. He also promised me a county duke, a champion general. I discussed it with you, since it has been reversed, it is impossible to serve the court anymore, but you have to live in troubled times, and no one wants to live mediocrity. ”

"At that time, I was also deceived by Li Mi's lies and lost my mind, everyone felt that they were famous, but they took it immediately, and the husband in the troubled times naturally wanted to establish a meritorious career, if he laid down the Eastern Capital, everyone would be the founding hero! It's a pity that we were defeated in the first battle of the Eastern Capital. In that battle, the last few old brothers around me were also killed. Disheartened, I led my brothers out of Wagangzhai and headed west. I arrived here almost half a year ago, and I felt that it was a good place to stay. ”

"I really didn't expect to meet Miss."

Ji Chunlei said with emotion: "I now dream as long as I fall asleep, and the dream is the scene of us standing on the west bank of Liaoshui and cheering for the old general Mai Tiecane. I always dream of returning to Tang Gong to do things, even if I still join the army as a small Mingdian, it is better than being this big boss. ”

He glanced at Li Huining, hesitated for a moment and asked, "I heard that Tang Gong also made a move?" ”

Li Huining was also a little sad when he heard Ji Chunlei talk about what had happened in the past few years, the veterans of the grain guards in Huaiyuan Town, except for those who had been with his father, were almost all dead. When I was in Huaiyuan Town, I liked to play in the barracks the most, and I was very familiar with those captains. In just a few years, the original living people now don't know where they have become dry bones under the barren grass.

"Yang Yu ordered our people from the Li family in Chang'an City to be ...... Killed all. My father was loyal to the country all his life, but he was said to be a thief, and more than a dozen of my younger siblings died, and I was the only one in Chang'an City who escaped. ”

"Ahh

Ji Chunlei exclaimed: "It turned out to be true, what about the Duke of Cheshire, why didn't he escort you along?" ”

He ...... I was afraid that it would affect me, so I took another path. ”

Ji Chunlei was stunned, and then clenched his fists.

Despicable villain!

He scolded in his heart, and in an instant, Chai Shao's previous good impression in his heart collapsed.

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"Miss, are you going back to Taiyuan?"

Ji Chunlei persuaded Li Huining to eat something, and he sat on the side to accompany him.

"I don't know if my father really started an army, so I had to rush back to Taiyuan. Originally, I thought that if I was lucky, I might be able to meet my father and big brother. As a result, I met you by mistake, and I have to say that my luck is indeed not bad. ”

After eating something, Li Huining felt that she had recovered some strength.

"That's it!"

Ji Chunlei thought for a while and said: "I sent someone to the north to inquire about the news, if Tang Gong really raised troops in Taiyuan, I estimate that it should be to fight in Chang'an, if I hear the news of Tang Gong, let's go together!" ”

"You?"

Li Huining was surprised for a moment and said, "Do you really plan to work under my father again?" ”

"Manly man!"

Ji Chunlei stood up and said: "Naturally, you can't always hide in the mountains and be a thief, Li Mi's house is not a thing, I was blind when I voted for him, since I have the opportunity to return to Tang Gong's command, how can I give up?" I have 15,000 men and horses under my command, although my combat strength is average, but I can do something for Tang Gong, even if I am also a food guard. To put it mildly, following Tang Gong has a bright future, and he is just a gang of bandits in this mountain after all! Who doesn't want to be a marquis? If Tang Gong achieves great things, I can be regarded as having the merit of being a dragon, and I will be able to seal my wife and son when the time comes! ”

"Well said!"

Li Huining clapped his hands and said, "That's how it should be!" ”

"Miss, if you don't dislike it, I will hand over all the people in this cottage to you, and you will be our master!"

"This ......"

Li Huining was just about to resign, when suddenly someone outside shouted eagerly: "Big boss!" Big deal, big thing! Liu Hongji, the vanguard general of Tang Duke Li Yuan, had already led his troops to a place less than 500 miles away from Chang'an City, and Yang Yu sent Huyalang to lead Song Laosheng with 20,000 troops to meet the battle. ”

"Haha!"

Ji Chunlei couldn't help laughing: "General Liu called!" ”

He smiled happily like a child: "When I was in Huaiyuan Town, General Liu was a general of the grain guard, and I worked under General Liu, so I haven't seen each other for nearly five years!" ”

He paced back and forth excitedly, and said excitedly as he walked: "I'll go gather people now, and we can raise troops to meet General Liu!" ”

"Don't worry!"

Li Huining thought for a while and said, "You send scouts to investigate first, and then confirm the accuracy of this news first." And we don't have to rush to join Brother Hongji, if he really fights with Song Laosheng, we are a strange soldier, and we can play a vital role! ”

"Look, I'm so happy and confused!"

Ji Chunlei smiled and said: "From today on, you are the master of this cottage, and we will all listen to you." ”

"Do you have a name for this cottage?"

"Wind and Thunder Village, how is it, it's a little imposing. Isn't my name Ji Chunlei, hehe. But in the future, this cottage will be yours, and it will be the people under the command of Tang Gong, so naturally it will have to be changed. ”

"Let's do this first, Fenglei Village is very good."

"No, or not...... Called the Women's Army? ”

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Liu Hongji looked at the map in the military tent, pointed to a place above and said: "This is Jiahu Fort, we are here now, fifty miles to the southeast is Huoyi, Song Laosheng is stationed in Huoyi with 20,000 soldiers. As long as Huoyi is defeated, it will be able to approach Chang'an, so this battle cannot be missed in any way. ”

He thought about it and said, "Do you want to wait for Tang Gong's army to come up, and then let's march again?" ”

Li Shimin pondered for a while and said: "Now our vanguard army also has 10,000 troops, Song Laosheng's 20,000 soldiers have never fought at all, so there is nothing to fear, and Song Laosheng is brave and unplanned, if we call for battle, this person will definitely fight, and when the time comes, I will lure the enemy, Brother Hongji personally led the army to cut off his way back, this battle is not difficult to fight." ”

"I still think that I should ask Tang Gong."

Liu Hongji insisted.

As he was talking, he suddenly heard a chaos outside, Liu Hongji opened the curtain of the military tent and looked at it, and saw that it was Tang Gong Li Yuan, the prince Li Jiancheng, the eldest grandson Shunde, and the general Duan Zhixuan arrived together. He and Li Shimin hurriedly went out to greet him, and Li Yuan smiled and pulled Liu Hongji into the big tent with one hand.

"Hongji played well!"

Li Yuan praised from the bottom of his heart: "On the fifteenth, I couldn't catch up with you in the back!" ”

"It's the credit of the second son!"

Liu Hongji didn't dare to take credit: "If it weren't for the second son's design to deceive the Sui army from several cities to come to the rescue, and we were intercepted and killed one by one halfway, it would be impossible to connect the five cities so easily." The subordinate is just a spectator, and it is all the second son's clever plan. ”

"He's not bad, but he's not as good as you."

Li Yuan smiled, looked at Li Shimin and said two words: "Very good." ”

Li Shimin was overjoyed in his heart, and hurriedly humbled a few words.

"Do you have a plan to take Huoyi?"

Li Yuan asked.

Liu Hongji said: "The second prince suggests that Song Laosheng be lured to fight, and then cut off his way back, this battle can be completed." ”

Li Yuan looked at the map and nodded, "You can give it a try and build it...... In this battle, you and Shimin will lure the enemy, Duan Zhixuan and Hongji will respond, and I will let Yin Kaishan be the rear team! ”

Li Shimin was immediately shocked when he heard these words, and subconsciously looked at his eldest brother Li Jiancheng.

Father is so eccentric!

Li Shimin was indignant in his heart, seeing that my military achievements were getting bigger and bigger, my father was going to give some to my eldest brother! Shizi ...... This is the benefit of being a son!