Liu Ziqiu's military discipline was strict, and after the camp was settled, the rangers had been released fifty miles away, and the farthest had arrived under the city of Luoyang, and the Hexi cavalry appeared at the four gates of Luoyang, which caused huge psychological pressure on Li Yuan in the city.

Just an hour before Pei Lin returned to Luoyang, Li Yuan had just received a battle report that Yingchuan County had been captured by the Changshan army, and Li Jiancheng, who had led the army to reinforcements, was defeated and captured.

The night was already deep, and the hall of the Tang Palace's mansion was still brightly lit. Li Yuan glanced at the last two cronies beside him, sighed, and said, "Where to go, please ask the two for guidance." ”

Liu Wenjing said without thinking: "Lord Wang, although Liu Ziqiu's troops are coming to the city, there are still 100,000 troops in the city. The subordinates dared to ask the prince to open the Bishui Pass and let the Wagang army come in, so that they could fight against each other! ”

Pei Lin arched his hand and said, "Lord Wang, take a step back and the sea is wide and the sky is high." Judging from his subordinates, the Wagang Army is not Liu Ziqiu's opponent. Moreover, the Wagang Army is so easy to get along with? It's easy to please God, but it's hard to send God! ”

Liu Wenjing said angrily: "Pei Lian, don't you want to sell the master for glory? ”

Pei Lin smiled: "Lord Liu misunderstood, Pei meant to stay in Qingshan." ”

Li Yuan nodded thoughtfully: "Okay, as long as Liu Ziqiu releases Gu's three sons, Lone will not destroy a single grass or tree in Luoyang City." ”

Pei Lin reminded from the side: "Lord Wang, only the eldest son and the second prince were detained by Liu Ziqiu. ”

Li Xuanba was killed by the thunderbolt because the eldest grandson Wuji saw it with his own eyes, and since the eldest grandson Wuji was released back by Liu Ziqiu, he felt ashamed, and even his uncle Gao Shilian rarely appeared in front of Li Yuan. Li Yuan naturally knew that Gao Shilian had a different heart, but everyone had their own ambitions, and he couldn't help it, so he could only turn a blind eye. Looking at the situation now, his old friend Pei Lin also has a lot of intentions to find another job.

Liu Wenjing frowned and said, "My subordinates heard that Liu Ziqiu is the most important family affection. The second son went to Jiangnan to arrest his family, but he was afraid that it would be difficult to come back. ”

Pei Lin smiled and said: "As long as the prince offers one person, he will definitely be able to exchange for the second son!" ”

Li Yuan was overjoyed and said, "Say it quickly, who do you want to sacrifice alone?" ”

Pei Lin brushed his beard and said: "The second son is just bewitched by others, and the real culprit is Xiao Dapeng." If it weren't for him offering this strategy, how would the prince know that Liu Ziqiu's family was in Jiangnan? ”

After a pause, Pei Lin continued: "Lord Wang, the most hated thing in the world must be the capricious villain, and Liu Ziqiu will be no exception. Xiao Dapeng betrayed him, he must be eager to eat his flesh and eat his bones, if the prince handed over Xiao Dapeng, then Liu Ziqiu would naturally be able to understand the prince's painstaking efforts. ”

Li Yuan thought about it for a while, and finally made up his mind: "Okay, Master Pei, please escort Xiao Dapeng to Liu Ziqiu's military camp!" ”

Pei Lin agreed and left the palace. Looking at Pei Lian's back, Liu Wenjing sneered and said, "Lord Wang, he is just afraid that he will never look back." ”

Li Yuan waved his hand and said, "When the catastrophe comes, fly separately and let him go." However, he has a good saying. Where there is life, there is hope. Now that Liu Ziqiu is at his peak, what does it matter if we let him score three points? ”

Liu Wenjing frowned and said, "I'm afraid that Liu Ziqiu will be in power once he is in power, and he will not spare the prince." ”

Li Yuan said with a smile: "The world is undecided, Liu Ziqiu is buying people's hearts. He promised to pardon us, but he would not go back on his word. When he sits firmly, as long as you and I don't make big mistakes, what can he do to me? ”

Speaking of this, Li Yuan stood up and soothed his muscles and bones, and said, "Don't worry, villains tend to get carried away." Liu Ziqiu and the untouchables turned over and sat in the world, what do you think will happen to him? Those warblers and swallows in the Sixteenth Courtyard of Shanglin are probably going to fascinate him so much that he doesn't know the southeast and northwest. When the time comes, are you still worried that there will be no chance? ”

……

When Pei Lin escorted Xiao Dapeng to Liu Ziqiu's military camp, it was late at night. At this time, Liu Ziqiu had not yet fallen asleep, and when he heard the news, he was silent for a long time, waved his hand, and said, "Escort him down first, Liu doesn't want to see him now." ”

Liu Ziqiu hates traitors the most, but Xiao Dapeng's situation is more special. Back then, he promised Xiao Xin to take care of Xiao Dapeng. He did teach Xiao Dapeng martial arts, and entrusted him with important tasks, handing over the Changshan Carriage and Horse Shop to him to manage. Now, Xiao Dapeng has betrayed him. If Xiao Dapeng is executed, he will feel sorry for Xiao Xin. If Xiao Dapeng is let go, I am afraid it will be difficult to convince the public.

Of course, Pei Lin didn't know the story here, he glanced up, but he couldn't see any change on Liu Ziqiu's face, and hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Enlighten the lord, Li Yuan has promised to surrender unconditionally, and respectfully invite the lord's army to enter the city overnight!" ”

Liu Ziqiu was surprised: "Why did you enter the city overnight?" ”

Pei Lin said with a smile: "Enter the city overnight, and take advantage of the night to exchange city defenses, so as not to disturb the people." Li Yuan was very thoughtful this time. ”

Liu Ziqiu nodded: "Li Yuan thinks so much, probably for the sake of his two sons. ”

Pei Lin praised: "The lord is wise, Li Yuan thinks something in his heart, but he can't hide the lord's insight no matter what. ”

Although he knew that Pei Lin was patting his ass, Liu Ziqiu still felt a little comfortable in his heart, and couldn't help waving his hand lightly, and said: "You go back and tell Li Yuan that when my soldiers successfully take over Luoyang and Bishui Pass, they will naturally let his son go back." ”

……

This time, the takeover of Luoyang and Bishui Pass did not encounter any obstacles, and Li Yuan's army had already driven out of the city and accepted the reorganization. Liu Ziqiu's army controlled the palace city, the imperial city, the Bishui Pass and the granaries of all roads. Yingchuan's Changshan army also went all the way north to the southern suburbs of Luoyang, where it joined Liu Ziqiu's army victoriously.

Li Yuan was very conscious and moved back to his mansion from the palace.

His wife Dou Shi held her youngest son Li Yuanji, with a worried expression: "Ah Lang, you have already handed over Luoyang, why didn't Liu Ziqiu let go of Jiancheng and Shimin." ”

Li Yuan was very calm: "There are no soldiers sent by Liu Ziqiu around our house, which means that we are still zìyou, and Liu Ziqiu should not break his word." Wait. ”

……

Liu Ziqiu did not live in the palace vacated by Li Yuan, but stayed in the barracks, drinking and chatting with Li Jing, Hua Yun, and Han Shige, and had a friendship with him.

After three rounds of drinking, Li Jing arched his hand and said: "Lord, now Chang'an and Luoyang are exhausted, Zhai Rang, Liu Wuzhou, Lu Mingyue and others are not worried, only Xiao Mian was originally a descendant of Xiliang, and now he occupies Bahan and other places. The subordinates dared to ask for their lives, and they were willing to lead an army to pacify Xichuan! ”

Liu Ziqiu said with a smile: "Why does the eldest brother see the outside, no matter where Liu goes, he is your brother after all, and he will be commensurate with the lord in the future." ”

Li Jing shook his head: "Etiquette cannot be abolished!" ”

Liu Ziqiu knew Li Jing's thoughts. He is a man of great wisdom, and he will never get carried away because he and Liu Ziqiu have the righteousness of worship. Moreover, Liu Ziqiu is also very clear about Li Jing's talent. Historically, after Li Yuan established the Tang Dynasty, it was he who led the army to pacify Xiao Milling in Western Liang.

However, Liu Ziqiu didn't want to use troops against Xiao Mo now. Xiao Mo is very good to the people and has won the hearts of the people in the Bahan generation. Under his rule, the people of Bahan were better off day by day. At this time, his policy towards Xiao Mo was still based on appeasement, hoping that Xiao Mo could follow the persuasion of Empress Xiao and take the initiative to surrender.

Seeing Li Jing's humility, Liu Ziqiu secretly sighed, if he wants to return to the previous state of being like a brother, I am afraid he will never be able to do it again. Liu Ziqiu didn't say anything more, waved his hand and said, "Big brother, let Xiao Mo go over there." Now that chūn is about to plough, the first thing is to organize the people as soon as possible, and not to leave the fields deserted. Otherwise, the people will not have a better time this winter. ”

Hua Yun patted his chest disapplausively: "Second brother, just leave the matter of farming to those civil officials, we martial artists should still take it as our responsibility to pacify the world!" The second brother doesn't want to attack Xiao Miao, so ask the second brother to give the younger brother a team of men and horses to level Wagang! ”

Hearing that Hua Yun was still commensurate with him as a brother, Liu Ziqiu was extremely happy in his heart, and said with a smile: "Third brother, you are still this anxious son." Rest assured, you have to fight the battle, the most important thing now is to recuperate, and then use troops in a big way after the autumn harvest, and a war can determine the world! It's just that I got a message for my brother, our eldest brother Wei Chi is now the first fierce general under Liu Wuzhou, and I don't know how to meet on the battlefield in the future. ”

Hua Yun said with a big grin: "Second brother, don't worry, if the younger brother catches him, spare him a life." However, the ugly words are ahead, only spare him once! ”

Wen Hao, Zhang Liang, Shi Danai and others are also in the big tent, but their relationship with Liu Ziqiu is not as good as Li Jing and Hua Yun, so they just drink and don't interject.

Since Liu Ziqiu had already decided to use troops after the autumn harvest, Li Jing no longer persuaded him, and said again: "I don't know how the lord wants to deal with Li Yuan?" ”

Liu Ziqiu groaned: "Big brother, Liu has already promised to pardon him, so he can't be untrustworthy. ”

Li Jing frowned and said, "Lord, Li Yuan is the best at forbearance. Even if he spares his life, it should not be taken lightly. The subordinates thought that it was better to put him under house arrest! ”

Liu Ziqiu shook his head and said, "As long as Liu cares about all the people in the world, why worry about Li Yuan." If he stays honestly, if he dares to have different thoughts, even if Liu doesn't clean him up, God won't let him go! ”

In fact, Liu Ziqiu still has a real idea. Yes, Li Yuan is indeed very good at forbearance, Yang Guang has been staring at him for so long, and he can't find a reason to punish him. If Li Yuan is put under house arrest, he will definitely hide deeper, and it is even more impossible to discover his flaws. Only by letting him go and giving him zìyou will he be stupid and stupid, and it will be easier to show his feet. This is not Liu Ziqiu's risk, but a strategy of capturing the old and indulging.

At this moment, Da stunned suddenly walked in, arched his hand and said: "Enlighten the lord, the empress dowager has returned to the palace, please enter the palace for a while!" ”