"Li Chengzong ran away with Dou Jiande's corpse?" Li Shimin couldn't believe it.

"Yes, the people of the king of Taiyuan have left the Tiger Prison Pass." The soldier who reported hurriedly said.

Li Shimin said: "Cheng Biting Jin and Wei Chigong listened to the order and immediately led troops to stop him."

"Wait." Fang Xuanling suddenly stood up and said.

Fang Xuanling said: "King Qin is angry, the king of Taiyuan is actually not a soldier of the Eastern Expedition, although the king of Qin is the commander of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, he can't control him. Moreover, the status of the king of Taiyuan is special, if there is any difference, I am afraid that His Majesty will blame the king of Qin. ”

Saying this, Li Shimin was also a little stunned. Thinking about it carefully, it seems that Li Chengzong's departure has no effect on him, and he doesn't have to worry about him leaking any important information, nor does he have to be afraid that he will join the enemy, chasing him back is to make trouble for himself.

The eldest grandson Wuji didn't think so, and stood up and said: "Dou Jiande was arrested, but his army of more than 100,000 is still there, Dou Jiande died inexplicably and even the body was pulled away by the king of Taiyuan County, I'm afraid there is fraud in it."

Li Shimin was right to think about it again, Li Chengzong left as soon as he left, why did he still pull Dou Jiande's corpse and run?

"Go and stop the people first, and then we'll talk about the rest of the things when we come back." Li Shimin said after deciding.

Just when Cheng Biting Jin and Wei Chigong were about to leave.

Li Shimin instructed again: "Don't hurt Li Chengzong, remember that no matter what he says, you must bring him back."

Outside the Tiger Prison, night.

Most people in the Tang Dynasty had night blindness and could not see anything clearly at night.

Li Chengzong sent dozens of fast horses without night blindness to escort him to Luoyang, but Xue Wanche took Dou Jiande's corpse and a handwritten letter to recruit Dou Jiande's subordinates.

Cheng Yanjin and the two didn't notice it at all, they chased Xue Wanche all the way, but they caught up in front of Dou Jiande's camp, but they could only watch Xue Wanche enter the camp.

Cheng Biting Jin quickly went back to report.

Li Shimin completely softened, and he now understands that since Li Chengzong wanted to swallow the hundreds of thousands of Dou Jiande army.

"Gather the army, call me at dawn, and you must not let him surrender." Li Shimin said.

Qin Qiong immediately stood up and said, "Our Tiger Prison Pass has limited troops, and it will be difficult to win if we attack strongly."

Qin Qiong's words were actually very subtle, the actual situation was that there were not many people in the Tiger Prison at all, and they couldn't beat anyone at all.

They used a plan to capture Dou Jiande, but it was not the strength of Guangming's growth.

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "The lower officials are willing to go to Dou Jiande's camp and recruit them."

Li Shimin said weakly: "Since Dou Jiande is willing to set up a situation to harm me, he must have agreed to Li Chengzong." Moreover, they will definitely preach that I poisoned Dou Jiande, and his subordinates must hate me to the bone now, how can they be recruited by me?"

"What then? If Li Chengzong was allowed to recruit those people, the entire Hebei would be controlled by the prince. The eldest grandson Wuji said.

Du Ruhui held back a sentence for a long time and said, "Luoyang, we must take Luoyang." In this way, even if Hebei falls into the hands of the prince, there is no need to worry. ”

Li Shimin's eyes lit up and he also felt that Du Ruhui's words were very good, Luoyang is in the middle of the world, surrounded by mountains and rivers, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, as long as Luoyang is in hand, it can be attacked and defended.

"It's just that there is no news to prove that Li Chengzong has successfully surrendered, and if he fails, the Tiger Prison Pass is still in danger. It is also impossible to withdraw troops now. Li Shimin said.

Xu Shiji said: "The last general is willing to guard the Tiger Prison Pass for King Qin."

Xu Shiji was also the one who killed Zhang Xutuo in the Great War at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and he was both wise and brave. Li Shimin thought for a moment when he heard this, then agreed with what Li Shiji said, and at the same time left Wei Chigong and others to help him.

Dou Jiande camp.

Empress Cao saw the corpse of her husband Dou Jiande and cried loudly.

The faces of the other generals were gloomy, and Dou Jiande's benevolence and righteousness were not blown. Dou Jiande's wealth has always been distributed to subordinate generals, and he himself is rumored to never eat meat and is not lustful, and his life is also extremely frugal. As a result, most of his men were loyal to him.

Xue Wanche said: "The corpse has also been brought back, and you have also read the handwritten letter, and you have also understood Yin Qiu's words." Hurry up and decide, the king of Taiyuan is still waiting for news!"

Empress Cao has not yet woken up from her grief.

Dou Jiande's left servant shot Qi Shanxing and said: "We are under the command of King Xia, and we should obey the dispatch of King Xia, but I am afraid that the people of Taiyuan County will not be able to protect our lives."

Xue Wanche was about to say something, but Wang Hu on the side preemptively said, "I heard you fart." Wang Naitang of Taiyuan County, the eldest son of Li Jiancheng, the prince of the Tang Dynasty, who is soft-spoken? Besides, the king of the county is resourceful and victorious, as long as you sincerely belong, he will not treat you badly. ”

Xue Wanche was displeased, he was a subordinate of the prince and was loyal to the prince. It's just that now I suddenly feel that the king of Taiyuan seems to have a tendency to part ways with the prince, this time to recruit Dou Jiande's subordinates, Li Chengzong insisted on his own name rather than the name of the prince, and Dou Jiande's letter only mentioned Li Chengzong but did not have half a word about the prince.

Before leaving, Xue Wanche thought that Wang Hu would go to Luoyang with Li Chengzong, but he didn't expect Li Chengzong to send Wang Hu to keep an eye on him.

Qi Shanxing said: "I will wait for tens of thousands of lives to be handed over to the king of Taiyuan County, this matter is very important, I hope to wait for me some time."

Wang Hu said again: "There must be a reply before dawn." Don't forget, King Xia was poisoned by King Qin, King Xia's death and countless defeats of the dragons are inevitable, if you are caught by King Qin, can you have a good end?"

The right servant shot Qi Pei Ju and said, "I don't know how the king of Taiyuan plans to settle us?"

Wang Hu said: "The king of Taiyuan said, as long as you are surrendered, Luoyang City can be broken day and night, and then you wait for the king of the county to receive Luoyang, and the big thing can be done."

What the? Xue Wanche was convinced, and it turned out that the true mind of the king of Taiyuan County was in Luoyang City. He actually dared to break ground on the head of King Qin. Who doesn't know that King Qin's expedition to the east is for Luoyang, how can King Qin let go of Luoyang so easily. If you don't get it right, maybe you really want to meet each other, and you need to inform the prince of the news quickly.

Empress Cao convened a group of civil and military officers to discuss surrender, and no one opposed surrender, but there was an endless debate about who to surrender to.

Some of them feel that the king of Taiyuan is still too young and has no sense of security.

Pei Ju said: "The crown prince and the king of Qin are obviously at odds with Li Tang, and now that the king of Qin has poisoned the king of Xia, we must not surrender to him." As for the crown prince, I think Li Jiancheng is more than benevolent, but unfortunately he lacks courage and is difficult to achieve great things. Li Chengzong is the eldest son of the prince, if the prince ascends the throne, he will be the first heir to the name in the future, and although Li Chengzong is young, he is very strategic and courageous. Even if the crown prince Li Jiancheng is defeated by the King of Qin in the coming day, we will have the strength to fight. ”

Cao Dan, the queen of Cao, finally accepted Pei Ju's persuasion and wrote to the Tang Dynasty.

When Li Shimin got the surrender letter, he couldn't help but scold, scolding Li Chengzong for being a shameless villain.

On the other side, Wang Hu, who was hurrying up, sent the news to Li Chengzong.

This news not only made Li Chengzong very happy, but Li Yuanji, as the prince's sworn friend, how could Li Jiancheng's power rise sharply.

Li Yuanji said: "Third uncle, I really underestimated you Chengzong, I didn't expect you to make such a great achievement, you wait for the third uncle, I will immediately play my father's emperor, and reward you with a big prize."

"Thank you, Third Uncle, these are all things that Chengzong should do." Li Chengzong said with a grin.

Li Chengzong said again: "We recruited Dou Jiande's subordinates, I think the second uncle must be very annoyed." I want to ask the third uncle to go to the Tiger Prison Pass to pick up those people safely. ”

When Li Yuanji heard this, his eyes turned and he understood. Li Chengzong was afraid that King Qin would secretly make trouble and kill him.

Li Yuanji said: "I will go to the Tiger Prison Pass immediately, you can rest assured that your third uncle will go out, and your second uncle will not be able to make any big waves."

Li Chengzong thought to himself, if only it were really like what you said, I don't have to be tempted and fight all day long.

Dou Jiande's subordinates saw that Li Shimin and Li Yuanji were coming, but they couldn't help but wonder if they didn't see Li Chengzong, the king of Taiyuan County.

Wang Hu pulled Yin Qiu and said, "The king of Taiyuan said that you and Shi Zan will organize 30,000 strong troops to go to Luoyang with the king of Qi." Also, Empress Cao and Dou Jiande's adopted son will be sent to Chang'an, and they will be taken care of on the way, and they will never be wronged. ”

Yin Qiu nodded in agreement.

Here in Luoyang, when the elated Li Yuanji and the depressed Li Shimin were still on the road. When Dou Jiande was defeated and died, and even the soldiers and horses surrendered to Li Tang, Wang Shichong sat on the throne in a dejected manner.

After a while, he said: "The general trend has gone, Kaesong surrenders!"

The camp of the Luoyang Eastern Expeditionary Army.

Dong Hua saw Li Chengzong and said: "Wang Shichong saw that the general trend had gone, and he had already discussed with the generals to prepare for the surrender of Kaicheng."

Li Chengzong had expected it, but he was unwilling to accept Wang Shichong's surrender.

Li Chengzong wants to make the credit for breaking Luoyang completely due to himself, and he wants to go to Luoyang alone to persuade Wang Shichong to surrender.

But Li Chengzong, who was not bold enough, considered that Wang Shichong was a villain and capricious. What if I don't go back and don't come back?

Dong Hua saw that Li Chengzong's face was entangled, and he really didn't understand, so he said, "I don't know what troubles the king of the county has?"

Li Chengzong thought for a while and asked Dong Huadao: "If there is a ninety percent chance of winning the bet, one percent of the chance will be lost." If you win, you will reach the sky, and if you lose, you will die. Do you bet or not?"

Dong Hua knew that Li Chengzong was referring but didn't know what it was, so he replied truthfully: "Bet, slave bet." The king of the county said that there is a ninety percent chance, why not bet. ”

Later, Dong Hua couldn't wait to pull out his full mouth of teeth and call you nonsense.

Li Chengzong ignored the persuasion of the civil and military forces in the Eastern Expeditionary Army, and decided to enter the eastern capital Luoyang alone to persuade Wang Shichong to surrender.

Li Chengzong said: "I am the eldest grandson of the Tang Emperor, although I am not as old as the weak crown, but I am willing to bow and die for the Tang Dynasty, Wang Shichong is the end of the strong crossbow, I will be able to persuade him to open the city and surrender after I enter the city, you don't need to persuade again."