"When I came back, I met at the bottom of the mountain." Li Shimin nodded.

Seeing the third sister's happy and surprised appearance when she heard that person's name, his heart was extremely complicated. I still remember the first time their family met Chen Pojun in the camp by the Liao River. At that time, he was just a noble son of the family who didn't know what to think about, and the four brothers and the third sister followed their father to Liaodong with the army. Although the battle of Liao was fought with millions of soldiers and countless casualties every day, for them, that battle was more like a hunt. All I feel is the blood and excitement, and I don't have any other feelings at all.

At that time, they followed the emperor's army, looked at the strange scenery of Liaodong outside the Saiwai all the way, and felt the military prestige of the Great Sui. It was at that time that his father took a fancy to Yu Wenhua and Chen Pojun, who helped to propose marriage, and the first meeting in the military camp made the Chen and Li families entangled from then on. At that time, Chen Pojun was only famous, but he was just a five-grade general, and his marriage with the third sister was completely climbing to a high branch.

In fact, this is still an aristocratic marriage from the inside out, and his father takes a fancy to Chen Pojun's young and promising. Chen Pojun was willing to marry a woman he had never seen before, and at that time he must have just wanted to take advantage of the Li family's strength. An aristocratic marriage that you are willing to have, if it weren't for the later events, maybe this marriage would have been praised by everyone.

By the Luoshui River, he and Yuan Ji seriously injured Chen Pojun in front of the third sister and almost destroyed him. To this day, he still remembers the exclamation and scream of the third sister at that time, and he still remembers the resentment in Chen Pojun's eyes.

Chen Pojun Luoshui escaped death and escaped with his life. As soon as he returned, he began to take tragic revenge on the Li family, and hundreds of people of the Li family in the eastern capital were wiped out. The third brother Yuanji died, the eldest brother's wife and children all died tragically, even the father's concubines did not escape, and several younger brothers also died. If you count the dead Xuanba, who is full of doubts, the hatred between the Li family and Chen Pojun is no longer clear that can be resolved in a few words. Even his own broken arm and disfigurement, all of this was due to Chen Pojun.

The hatred for Chen Pojun has already risen to the number one hatred in Li Shimin's heart, killing his four brothers, and also taking away his most beloved woman. The hatred of killing brothers and taking wives, the hatred in this has long been monstrous. He even hates Wu and Wu, and he doesn't like anything that has anything to do with Chen Pojun. For the third sister, although she felt a little guilty, on the other hand, she felt that the grievances between the Li family and Chen Pojun were all caused by her, and she brought all these disasters to the Li family.

After the Taiyuan Rebellion, Li Xiuning disappeared. Although Li Shimin also sent someone to look for her, but after he couldn't find it, he felt a little relieved, and finally didn't have to face her anymore. After a long time, he was about to forget about this sister. During the siege of Xia Xian, Li Xiuning took the thousands of minions as if falling from the sky, and desperately rescued them from despair in the night. After escaping death, he couldn't help but feel a little more guilty about the third sister who desperately came to save him. When we got along again, I gradually put aside those past thoughts.

After breaking through and retreating into Zhongtiao Mountain, Li Shimin also knew that the third sister wanted to contact Chen Pojun. She can't forget him, even if he marries several wives and concubines, even if he and the Li family are already on the same page. When I came back from the mountain this time, the group of people I met at the foot of the mountain claimed to be Chen Pojun's messenger, and rushed to Hedong after getting the letter from the third sister. Although he could see at a glance that those people's rhetoric was just an excuse, he probably still wanted to plot against their Li family.

According to his past temperament, he would never be able to negotiate anything with Chen Kefu again. With his character, black and white are clear, and the grievances are clear, as long as it is an enemy, then there is only fighting, and only the last one is left. It's just that in the end, when he came back, he still brought those people back. First, he remembered his father's words, knowing that at this time, it was not his turn to be the master of the Li family's survival, and secondly, he remembered the third sister's memory and brought them back, so that the third sister could know the news as soon as possible, and save the province all day long. …,

Forcibly enduring the unhappiness in his heart, Li Shimin pretended to be calm and said indifferently, "The gold-armored guard said that he came on Chen Pojun's order, and said that he would come to pick you up and go to Hebei." He also said that there were still some things that Chen Kefu had to discuss with his father in person, so I brought them back by the way. I'm in a cave right now, and my father and the adults are talking together. I am asking you to go to the council at the behest of my father. ”

Hearing that Chen Kefu sent someone to pick him up and go to Hebei, Li Xiuning felt a burst of excitement in his heart, is this the result he was looking forward to? Thinking of the upcoming reunion after a long absence, her heartbeat couldn't help but accelerate, and her face became hot. While I was happy, I couldn't help but worry about the attitude of my father and brothers. Thinking of the grievances between the Li family and him, I couldn't help but feel like I was losing it.

When Li Shimin saw his appearance, he sighed in his heart, "Come in, my father is in a hurry." After that, he said, "Actually, the third sister doesn't have to worry, when I reported the bad result of going down the mountain before, my father was also very worried. Later, when he heard that Chen Pojun was sending someone to pick up the third sister, his brows stretched a lot. Just now, I also listened to the words of some envoys from Chen Pojun, and they made some demands, although they were excessive, but my father seemed to be interested in discussing with them. ”

"You told your father everything that happened down the mountain? Didn't leave a little hope for my father? ”

"I'm not going to lie." Li Shimin shook his head, "Chen Pojun once said to me that true warriors dare to face the bleakest truth. Although I don't like his people, his words are good. Now that our situation is there, there is no benefit in blindly avoiding it. Explaining the situation also helps the father to see the facts clearly and make better choices. ”

"Erlang, in fact, my father has been trying his best to plan for the world in the past few years, and he has seen things go in the direction he expects step by step, but now he seems to have suddenly woken up from a dream. This feeling is unlikely to be accepted even by my father, so you should be more considerate of him. ”

"My father sometimes took things for granted, and everything felt like it could be traded. But he ignored one point, the world is not bought, but called. This time it was not frustrated, and it will be the same next time. If my father continues to hold on to those thoughts from the past, we Li Tang will all die in this deep mountain and old forest. ”

Li Xiuning has no intention of arguing with her younger brother, in her opinion, her father and Erlang are a little too extreme. My father likes to plan things and then move, he doesn't see rabbits and eagles, he always likes to weigh everything, and he doesn't have the ruthlessness to sacrifice his life and dare to fight. And Erlang has always advocated force, and he is always a little inconsiderate in doing things. The two complement each other, which is actually very good. It's just that although the two are father and son, they are not the kind of people who can easily change in their bones.

"Okay, my father must be in a hurry, so let's go in quickly." As she spoke, she reached out and pulled Li Shimin's sleeve a little impatiently and walked forward.

Li Yuan's Chinese military tent was placed in a natural stone cave on the slope of the mountain, which was a huge cave, more than a foot high, and the cave could accommodate nearly 100 people. Originally, there were some bats, snakes and insects in the cave, which were cleaned by the soldiers, and then a tallow torch was placed on the cave wall, and it was as bright as day. The dry cave is sheltered from the wind and warm, and for Li Yuan, who has been fleeing in the mountains for a long time, this is even more comfortable than the Jinyang Palace in Taiyuan.

A thick curtain was hung over the mouth of the cave to prevent the slightest cold wind from blowing in. The bright cave was bright, and there were several maps of animal skins hanging on the walls on all sides. In the center of the cave, there is a large long wooden table made of improvised logs.

There was only one chair in the entire cave, and that chair was facing the entrance of the cave, north of the long table. Although the conditions were limited, as a result, Li Yuan was the only one in the cave who sat on the chair, and the others knelt on the wooden planks on both sides of the long table. Li Yuan, who was sitting on the chair, had a lot of gray hair, and he had always paid attention to appearance, but at this time, his hair was messy and his robe was wrinkled. In addition to the crumpled robe, the upper body was covered with a light leather armor. …,

As soon as Li Xiuning pulled Li Shimin and lifted the curtain to come in, Li Yuan immediately looked up, and when he saw his daughter Li Xiuning coming in, he immediately smiled, and even there was some flattery and caution in that smile, "Sanniang and Erlang came just in time, Dad is waiting for you, come forward and sit." ”

Li Yuan was born in a military aristocratic family in Guanlong, became the Duke of Tang at the age of seven, and was the cousin of the former emperor Yang Guang, with an extremely honorable status. Inheriting the excellent bloodline of the Li family and the Dugu family, Li Yuan was a beautiful son of Meiziyi when he was young, although he was over fifty years old, he still had broad shoulders and a narrow waist, slender limbs, and especially a beautiful beard. Although Li Yuan has been a civil servant since he became an official, he has served as a thorn in history and as a guard, giving people the impression of a weak Confucian minister. But born in a military aristocratic family, Li Yuan is actually not only able to write but also to be martial, when he fought against the Turks, he once fired forty-seven arrows in a row, and the arrows were not missing. Later, when he fought with the peasant army in Hedong, he once fired 70 arrows in a row, and the arrows hit the enemy, which can be described as a rare marksman and strong man in the Great Sui.

Those who are familiar with Li Yuan know that Li Yuan always has a smile on his face, no matter what time it is, or even when he is in a mood. Just like now, when he is trapped in the mountains and exhausted, his dark eyes are still smiling, and his long beard is shaking, adding a bit of kindness and casualness.

"My daughter has seen her father and all the adults." Li Xiuning stepped forward and saluted, but a pair of eyes quietly looked at both sides of the wooden table in the cave with their peripheral vision. At a glance, she saw several strange men under her father's right hand. "I heard from Erlang that he also brought guests back."

"Sanniang, what Erlang brought back was not a guest, but what Erlang brought back was someone from our Li family's son-in-law's family, it was his own family, how could he be said to be a guest." Li Yuan got up and walked in front of his daughter, squinted his eyes and said with a smile.

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