Li Xiaogong is a figure in the inner circle of Li Yuan's group, and naturally knows that Li Yuan's mind is to replace the emperor with the Great Sui, and his mind is the most difficult to guess and the most ruthless, even if Li Xiaogong is Li Yuan's own nephew, if he is stained with a "anti" word, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not end up miserable, Wang Shichong is a mad dog, Li Xiaogong didn't want to be bitten by him, so he had to say hatefully: "If you see your uncle, you can't say anything, so I won't break you into pieces."

Li Yuan has completely controlled the situation in Luoyang, at the beginning of the year, he forced the Empress Dowager Xiao to decree that he be crowned the king of Tang, according to the law of the Great Sui, only the people of the Yang family can be crowned king, although Li Yuan is Yang Guang's cousin, he is now the title of the Duke of Tang, although the Empress Dowager Xiao is dissatisfied, but forced by Li Yuan's obscenity, she had to go against her will and make him the king of Tang, but the Empress Dowager Xiao also counted on her cousin Xiao Dapeng to help her turn the situation around, so she endured this breath

The will has been made, but it has not been announced immediately, but Li Yuan began to live the life of the prince, Li Yuan did not build another palace, but directly occupied the mansion of Yang Jun, the king of Qi, that mansion was originally built according to the specifications of the palace, when Yang Yong's place died, the house was not seized, but only sent troops to guard, prohibiting anyone from entering and leaving, and all kinds of furnishings were as always, Li Yuan moved in without any effort

At this time, Li Yuan was drinking and having fun in the palace, and he had to maintain a little image in front of his subordinates in the past, but the palace was very large, and there was a difference between the inside and outside, and only the inner courtyard of the palace could enter him, no matter how much movement he made inside, there was no way to know from the outside, which also released his true nature, and at this moment, it was Yang Yuan's favorite woman Wei Yuan, who was pressed under Li Yuan's body

Although Wei Yuan's family was born in a famous family, and he had just given birth to a posthumous daughter for Yang Yun three months ago, he had to be ashamed and humiliated under Li Yuan's crotch, and the two of them were cheering up, when they heard a little palace maid outside the door and whispered: "Lord Qiqi, General Li, is asking to see you outside the door."

Li Yuan was a person who did great things after all, and immediately got up from Wei Yuan's body

Wei Yuanshi was snorting in a painless voice: "The prince begs you to have mercy on the concubine."

Li Yuan likes to hear her call herself a "concubine" the most, as if she has become the emperor, and she can't help but step up again, and she is sensational, and finally let it out

When I came to the front hall, I saw that Li Xiaogong was already waiting impatiently, and he was walking around there, Li Yuan couldn't help but smile and said, "Xiaogong, what's the matter?"

Li Xiaogong hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Uncle and nephew caught Wang Shichong"

Li Yuan was stunned: "Wang Shichong, he is in Jiangdu, how can you catch him"

Li Xiaogong recounted the story and said: "He kept saying that there was an urgent military situation and he had to report it to his uncle and nephew in person, and he didn't dare to delay, so he came to ask his uncle to show him."

Li Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "Bring him to me"

Wang Shichong saw Li Yuan and kowtowed again and again and said loudly: "The villain has something important to tell him, please ask the prince to retreat."

Although Li Yuan's promotion to the king of Tang has not been announced to the public, but Wang Shichong is very treacherous, and when he saw Li Yuan living in the palace of the king of Qi, he patted him on the back, Li Yuan insisted on being promoted to the crown prince, in fact, it was to pave the way for him to further usurp the throne, at this time, Wang Shichong's title was in his arms, Li Yuan was in a good mood, so he waved his hand and said: "Lord Wang has made great contributions to the imperial court and guarding the river, please hurry up, if you have anything to say, you can just say it, Xiaogong is not an outsider."

Li Yuan is indeed very methodical, as soon as he said this, he showed that he had great trust in Li Xiaogong, and Li Xiaogong naturally became more loyal to him, as for Wang Shichong, although he let him get up, he did not loosen his ties, it was obviously to see his next performance

Wang Shichong struggled to stand up, lowered his head and said: "Lord Qi, the villain caught a person in Jiangdu, this person is named Xiao Dapeng, according to him, he claims to be the cousin of the current Empress Dowager Xiao."

Li Yuan waved his hand and said, "Empress Dowager Xiao's family has long been separated, this person is impersonating."

Wang Shichong shook his head and said: "Xiao Dapeng told the villain that he had already met the Empress Dowager Xiao, and on the order of the Empress Dowager Xiao, he came to contact the villain and wanted to plot against the prince, and the villain did not allow him, so he contacted the Xie family in Jiangnan and captured the Jiangdu with the villain, but I am afraid that in a short time, the Xie family's gang will invade Luoyang in the north."

Whether it is the prison gate mansion or the reserve mansion, it is in the hands of Li Yuan's cronies, and it is impossible for Empress Dowager Xiao to meet with outsiders, but Li Yuan is still alert and asks: "Where is that Xiao Dapeng now?"

Wang Shichong snorted at Li Xiaogong: "I was arrested by this general."

Li Xiaogong hurriedly said: "Uncle, including Wang Shichong, my nephew has arrested hundreds of people, and I don't know if there is a person named Xiao Dapeng."

Li Yuan nodded and said, "You go and inquire."

Li Xiaogong turned around and walked out of the palace hall, but after a cup of tea, he turned back again, and suddenly knelt on the ground and said dejectedly: "Uncle Qiqi, there is indeed a man named Xiao Dapeng, at that time he was tied up by Wang Shichong's people, but he told his nephew that he was the big shopkeeper of the Changshan Carriage and Horse Company, and he was tied up by Wang Shichong on the way, and some soldiers knew him, so he loosened the tie, but unexpectedly, this kid was very treacherous, and he escaped unprepared, and his nephew was not able to do anything, and asked his uncle to surrender."

Li Yuan was silent for a while, and suddenly said: "Since there is no witness, first detain Wang Shichong and wait until Xiao Dapeng is arrested and then interrogated."

As soon as Li Xiaogong left, Li Yuan ordered someone to call Pei Lin and Liu Wenjing over, Pei Lin muttered: "The prince's subordinates are in charge of the left and right prison gates, and it is impossible to let anyone enter and leave the palace privately, Wang Shichong's words must not be trusted, please check the prince."

Liu Wenjing thought for a while and said: "Lord Wang, if that Xiao Dapeng is not tired, why did he escape, this matter must be strange."

Li Yuan nodded and said, "Order the whole city to search for Xiao Dapeng and seal up the Changshan Carriage and Horse Travel"

Liu Wenjing suddenly smiled and said, "In addition to Master Pei, the prince has one person who can arrange for outsiders to enter the palace."

Li Yuan frowned: "Li Ben, this is impossible"

Liu Wenjing arched his hand and said: "It is difficult to know the face of the person, but it is difficult to know the heart, the prince must not prevent his subordinates from having a plan to try the truth or falsehood."

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On this night, Liu Ziqiu's army broke into Tianshui County in four ways, and it was actually Liu Ziqiu's old acquaintance Yang Jishan who guarded Tianshui County, Yang Jishan had a few brushes, Yang Xuangan knew best, but in Yang Xuangan's eyes, the main threat was Li Yuan from Luoyang, Liu Ziqiu from Hexi, no matter how fierce he was, he would not be too worried, because Liu Ziqiu did not support any Yang family as the emperor, and he would not be able to grasp the righteousness, plus there was also the buffer of Longxi County, Yang Jishan with limited ability was placed in Tianshui, it was relatively safe, and there was no big thing, Yang Jishan himself thought so, after arriving in Tianshui, he was a dog, a horse, eating, drinking, and having fun every day, and there was not much serious business

On this day, Yang Jishan slept until three poles in the morning, and only got up when he heard a soldier report outside the door: "The general has a large army passing outside the city in the early morning."

"What is the early morning army passing, why is it reported now" Yang Jishan grabbed the soldier's collar and thought about it, these were all his own explanations, no one could disturb him before he got up, so he had to let go of his hand and asked sharply, "What army?"

"I don't know"

"Where did the army come from?"

"I don't know"

Yang Jishan was very annoyed by this guy who didn't know anything, raised his kick and kicked it fiercely, and shouted angrily: "Then did they attack the city?"

The soldier who "didn't" reported the news was full of disdain, and if someone attacked the city, where would it be your turn to sit here comfortably and talk

Yang Jishan frowned, thought about it, and finally squeezed out a sentence: "Revisit"

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The four roads of men and horses sent by Liu Ziqiu, except for Wen Hao's cavalry, which was vigilant against the movements of the Tianshui garrison with super mobility, although the other three groups of men and horses were all infantry, but they used the speed of rapid marching, which was not much slower than that of the cavalry, and the complex terrain would not affect them too much

Anyi Pass and Dazhen Pass are both located in the Longshan Mountain Range, because the whole territory of Tianshui has been under the control of Yang Xuangan, so there are not many garrisons in these two passes, but there are only 3,000 people in each place, Yang Xuangan thought very clearly, in case there is an enemy from the west, with Yang Jishan's ability, he will definitely not be able to hold Tianshui, and it is better to withdraw the garrisons from all over Tianshui to Anyi Pass and Dazhen Pass, if the army of Tianshui is withdrawn, Anyi Pass and Dazhen Pass together will have more than 40,000 soldiers and horses, and they can resist more than 100,000 troops with the pass, as long as the war is stalemate, he can also transfer troops from Chang'an to reinforce it, so Yang Xuangan is not worried about the situation over there

Because of this plan, the guards on the Anyi Pass were very lax, Zhang Liang's men and horses arrived at the gate, and the gate was even wide open, but they just rushed out of the pass and rode a few horses to shout loudly and asked, "Who is coming?"

Zhang Liang didn't answer, just led the army all the way over, these soldiers have undergone extraordinary training, even if there is an abyss in front of them, as long as the general does not tell them to stop, they will always rush over and will not hesitate at all

They didn't hesitate, but the soldiers who were guarding the pass began to hesitate for a while before shouting, "If we don't stop, we'll release the arrows."

In fact, the defenders on the pass were not prepared at all, and even if they wanted to release arrows, there were not a few archers, and there was no deterrent

At this time, Zhang Liang moved, he took his bow and arrow, and shot an arrow at the guy who shouted the most.