Chapter 566: Spirited
Not to mention, Dou Hongxian erected a big banner on Taihang Mountain, first relying on Liu Heimin and others to sweep the entire Taihang Mountain, exterminate the bandits everywhere on the Taihang Mountain, and collect their troops, and then repeatedly went out of the mountain, harassed the land of Hebei, fought local tyrants, divided the land, and had a very high prestige in the hearts of the people of Hebei, because she was dressed in red, and was called the "Red Lady", and the army was also known as the "Red Army".
Outside Nanyang City, Li Xin slowly entered the camp outside Nanyang City with the army, tens of thousands of troops were guarding in the big tent, Li Xin was wearing black armor and walked slowly, left and right such as Cen Wenwen, Pei Yuanqing, Wei Chigong, Cheng Yanjin and other civil and military generals were either elegant or heroic, and so on.
"The minister Wang Shichong pays a visit to His Royal Highness the Tang King."
Wang Shichong had already got rid of the dragon robe at this time, but put on a brocade robe, and behind him Wang Xuanying and Wang Xuanshu came over and bowed to Li Xin. Although Li Xin is not the emperor, no one can deny that in the world today, only Li Xin has such qualifications to accept Wang Shichong's visit. He is one of the most powerful men in the world. Although Wang Shichong felt humiliated in his heart, he had to let Li Xin do it.
"The last general, Guo Xiaoke, visited the prime minister." Guo Xiaoke gave a military salute.
"King Zheng doesn't have to be polite, please get up." Li Xin jumped off the horse and helped Wang Shichong up, but Guo Xiaoke, who didn't care about the side, pulled Wang Shichong and said with a smile: "Although Gu and King Zheng have not met for a long time, I still remember the appearance of resisting Li Zhao with King Zheng in my heart. ”
"The prime minister is wise, and the people of Luoyang also remember the kindness of the prime minister, praise the prime minister's sage and virtue, and are eager for when the prime minister can drive Luoyang, and the people of Luoyang are looking forward to the prime minister's arrival!" Wang Shichong also opened his mouth for a burst of nonsense, as for whether the people of Luoyang really welcomed Li Xin's arrival. He doesn't know either, even if he really welcomes it, I'm afraid Wang Shichong won't welcome it either.
"What King Zheng said is very true, and Lone is also thinking about when to go to Luoyang!" Li Xin laughed. Cen Wenwen looked at Wang Shichong's back with playful eyes, this Li Xin is really bad, he actually made such a joke to Wang Shichong, I'm afraid Wang Shichong won't be able to sleep at night.
"Prime Minister, this is this, hehe." Wang Shichong secretly scolded in his heart, this Li Xin is really shameless. It's just that he really has no way to answer this sentence, so he can only smile awkwardly.
"Just kidding, kidding." Li Xin patted Wang Shichong on the back and said: "Luoyang is located in a key position, and it is an important place for soldiers to fight, and this king is worried that King Zheng will be invaded by Li Shimin when he is stationed in Luoyang!" ”
"I have eight levels of danger in Luoyang, and last time, it was only because of internal spies that it caused losses to our army. This time, if Li Shimin dares to attack Luoyang, I will definitely not let him go back alive. Wang Shichong said viciously.
"I hope so, I hope so." Li Xin sneered. This Wang Shichong bragged about the draft, and really thought that Li Shimin was so easy to deal with, Wang Shichong didn't know the situation of the Battle of Hebei, but Li Xin knew. It can be said that the current Li Shimin is definitely his strong enemy, and his ability to use troops is extraordinary, and it is not comparable to ordinary people. The Great Army attacked. With the help of the Turks, it can be said that it is very difficult to deal with Li Shimin, even Li Xin does not dare to underestimate the other party, but it is ridiculous that Wang Shichong is still so arrogant, for fear that he will destroy him.
"Prime Minister, Hebei Urgent, Hebei Urgent." A cavalry flew in the distance, but saw that it was Shen Qianqiu, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, and saw that his face showed a look of anxiety, and when he was dozens of steps away from Li Xin, he jumped down, holding a piece of paper in his hand, and said: "Prime Minister, the news from Le Shou last night that Dou Jiande is dead, and Li Shimin has occupied Le Shou." This is the specific situation, and the last general has already copied it. ”
Li Xin's face changed slightly, and he took the white paper from Shen Qianqiu's hand, and many words were densely written on it, which was Shen Qianqiu's handwriting, which was obviously translated by Shen Qianqiu.
"The Kanto family sold Dou Jiande really thoroughly! Li Shimin soldiers, tsk! An army of 300,000 besieged Leshou, a big deal! Unexpectedly, in just half a year, Li Shimin's soldiers and horses increased to 300,000. Li Xin shook his head and said to Wang Shichong: "For example, there are only three of us today." "In fact, there are still a lot of hegemony in the world now, such as Meng Haigong and Xu Yuanlang in Shandong, Li Zitong and Shen Faxing in Jiangnan, etc., or three or five of them occupy the city, or more than a dozen, which can barely be regarded as a prince, but these people are not in Li Xin's eyes, only Li Zhao and Wang Shichong can barely take a look.
"The only one who can compete with Li Zhao is the prime minister." Wang Shichong heard that Dou Jiande had been destroyed by Li Shimin, and his face suddenly showed a panicked look, from then on, he and Li Shimin really became neighbors, and Li Shimin's soldiers could be killed directly under the Tiger Prison. Wang Shichong was a little anxious.
"Prime Minister, although Li Shimin occupies Hebei, but it is difficult to stabilize the hearts of the people of Hebei, there are many Turks in his army, these Turks are raging in Hebei, burning and looting, I don't know how many Hebei people are dead at the hands of the Turks, there are countless people who have died in the hands of the Turks, the land of Yanzhao in Hebei, there are countless heroes and heroes, if there is one person who can hold high the banner of righteousness, the whole Hebei will become a boiling trend, Li Zhao's rule in Hebei will definitely be affected, Li Zhao attacked Li Zhao, not only to avoid the prime minister's edge, He also needs a broad space to give him support in terms of food, grass and soldiers, but the lower officials think that after such a fuss by the Turks, it is a little difficult to stabilize the situation in Hebei. Cen Wenwen said with a smile.
"Lord Cen can rest assured, the news from Jinyiwei said that Liu Heimin has escorted Dou Jiande's daughter Dou Hongxian into the Taihang Mountains, and there are tens of thousands of troops around him, Ling Jing and He Chou followed." Shen Qianqiu said with a smile.
"It's a strange woman!" Li Xin was surprised.
"Exactly, exactly." Wang Shichong also nodded, his eyes flickered, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
"Prime Minister, since this is the case, there is a person who set the fire on fire, if the Prime Minister is willing, when he is fine, he can add a little firewood to it, and the effect will be better." Cen Wenwen said with a smile.
"Qianqiu, you can do these things! Grain, grass, equipment, and even intelligence can be passed on to Dou Hongxian, is the enemy of the enemy a friend? Li Xin nodded and said: "Dou Hongxian is a strange woman of a generation, if she can really resist Li Shimin, what is it for me Li Xin to give her a little support?" ”
"The prime minister is wise." Everyone spoke out one after another.
"Let's go! King Zheng, see it today, and congratulate him with singing and dancing. Li Xin smiled and pulled Wang Shichong into the big tent, and after sitting down according to his official position, Li Xin looked around and said: "When the emperor was in Beijing, he also told this king that King Zheng was loyal to the country, sat in Luoyang, and successively exterminated Li Mi, defeated Yu Wenhua and such rebellious ministers and thieves, he had long wanted to meet King Zheng. ”
"The little king is humble, and what he does is what the courtiers should do, and he should not be praised by the emperor." Wang Shichong was extremely annoyed in his heart, and secretly scolded Li Xin, Li Xin's move was clearly to deceive himself to Chang'an, I am afraid that his best result would be to become the second Xiao Miao, what kind of character is Wang Shichong, how could he agree to see Yang Yu, and hurriedly excused himself.
"So, is King Zheng ready to enter Beijing to see the driver?" Li Xin's face suddenly turned bad.
"Don't dare, don't dare." Wang Shichong regretted coming to Li Xin's camp at this time, and hurriedly said: "The prime minister doesn't know, Xiao Wang's physical condition has been getting worse and worse recently, I'm afraid it will not be good for him, so Xiao Wang asked Xiao Er Xuanying to go, what does the prime minister think, it just so happens that Xiao Wang and the Wei family are also in-laws, and the dog also wants to visit his father-in-law." I also hope that the prime minister will be fulfilled. Wang Shichong looked at Li Xin, his eyes flickered, his triangular eyes flickered, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Li Xin stared at Wang Shichong for a while, then his eyes fell on Wang Xuanying, and said with a smile: "Gu still doesn't know that King Zheng and the Wei family are in-laws, okay, okay, since that's the case, let Wang Shizi go to Chang'an to meet the Son of Heaven!" ”
"Prime Minister Xie." Wang Shichong's heart is determined. Don't underestimate this confrontation, at least Wang Shichong can understand a truth, Li Xin didn't want to do it to himself at this time, so he let Wang Xuanying be a hostage.
In fact, what he didn't know was that whether it was Wang Xuanying or Wang Shichong, whoever arrived in Chang'an City could not change his use of force against Luoyang. This is also Wang Shichong's timidity, if he is Wang Shichong, he will not be a minister at this time, but gather a large army to attack himself, his army returns from the southern expedition, physically and mentally exhausted, and needs to rest, at this time there is still a chance to attack, and then wait until next year, I am afraid the chance will be even smaller.
"Haha, come, go to song and dance." Li Xin nodded, clapped his hands, and suddenly a song and dance sounded in the big tent, and the original solemn atmosphere disappeared without a trace at once, as if it had never happened, but there was still a trace of weirdness on the faces of Cen Wenwen and the others.
Li Xin leaned on the handsome seat, looking at the singing and dancing in the big tent, his face was full of smiles, as if the singing and dancing in front of him were extremely beautiful and beautiful, Pei Yuanqing, Wei Chigong and others also showed a hint of relaxation, only Wang Shichong Although his face was calm, but in the depths of his eyes, there was a trace of worry and a trace of anger.
"Prime Minister." Shen Qianqiu suddenly walked into Li Xin's side, and whispered two words in his ear, Li Xin's face suddenly deteriorated a lot, pointed to Guo Xiaoke below, and then waved his hand, letting Shen Qianqiu retreat. (To be continued......)