Chapter 496

When Li Shimin arrived at the Bird Mouse Valley, it was already April 1 of the second year of Yining, and the Bird Mouse Valley had become a huge fortress, and what Li Shimin expected was that Li Xin's army arrived at the Bird Mouse Valley for ten days, and he did not necessarily attack, but set up a large camp under the Bird Mouse Valley, saying that it was a big camp, but in fact it was a huge castle, smaller than the city.

"His Royal Highness the Prince."

Li Shimin led the army to the outside of the city, it was Li Jiancheng who personally greeted him, looking at Li Shimin in front of him, Li Jiancheng felt a little helpless, I don't know when, Li Shimin no longer called himself a brother, but His Royal Highness the Prince. He felt a little sad in his heart, but when he thought of what Li Shimin had done this time, the sadness in his heart disappeared without a trace.

"Isn't this King Qin? I'm back so soon, but my father wants to wear it! A sarcastic voice sounded, but I saw that it was Li Yuanji who flashed out from behind the crowd.

"King Qi, you lost Hongnong, lost tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and the tired court army of 100,000 was scattered in the hands of Li Xin, are you embarrassed to appear in front of this king?" Li Shimin looked at Li Yuanji and said sharply. The dissatisfaction in his heart broke out again, if it weren't for Li Yuanji losing Hongnong, Luoyang would not have been defeated by Li Xin so easily. It stands to reason that even if Li Yuanji doesn't go to prison, he will be deprived of the throne, but now he is still standing in front of him, how can he bear it.

"If it weren't for the collusion between you and Li Xin, how could his soldiers and horses suddenly kill Hongnong?" Li Yuanji's face was gloomy, his eyes showed a cold light, and he looked at Li Shimin and said. The labor in Guanzhong was simply a shame for him, and no matter what, he had accepted Li Xin's explanation.

"Presumptuous." Li Shiminjun's face turned red with anger, saying that he could do anything, but he could never say that he was in collusion with Li Xin, and he and Li Xin were enemies who did not share the same sky, so how could they collude with each other.

"Yuanji, that's enough." Li Jiancheng glared at Li Yuanji dissatisfied. In front of the public, Li Jiancheng also felt blushing when he said such brainless words.

"King Qin, arrange for the army to set up camp! Father's Luan will go to the Bird Mouse Valley tomorrow, if you have anything to say, let's talk about it tomorrow! Li Jiancheng's voice was very flat, and he looked at Li Shimin a little uneasy in his heart, Li Jiancheng was a humble gentleman, no matter how much he hated a person, it would not be like this, Li Shimin was waiting to explain something. saw Li Jiancheng turn around and leave, leading a large group of people towards the Bird Mouse Valley.

"King Qin, something is wrong!" Eldest Sun Wuji said with some concern. He was a person born as an intelligencer, and at this time, he felt that something was wrong with the situation around him, and he couldn't help but whisper.

"Wait!" Li Shimin glanced around, always felt a trace of vigilance in the depths of the eyes of the soldiers around him, and was slightly shocked in his heart, recalling Li Jiancheng's attitude, Li Shimin also felt a little bad.

"The princess is here."

Fang Xuanling suddenly whispered a few words in his ear. Li Shimin saw a group of cavalry flying in the distance, all wearing fiery red armor, which was obviously different from the white armor spread by Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin and others, in the entire Li Zhao. Only Li Xiuning's women's army is wearing the same fiery red armor, like a raging flame, which is particularly eye-catching in the entire army.

"Sanniang." Li Shimin was happy in his heart, which was equivalent to Li Jiancheng's elegance. Li Shimin still admires Li Xiuning's feminine atmosphere, and Li Sanniang declares righteousness, even Li Shimin admires it very much.

"Shimin. You shouldn't come back at all. Li Xiuning stopped his horse, looked at Li Shimin and said, "You should lead the army to attack Hebei at this time, and you should not come back." ”

Li Shimin's face changed when he heard this, he remembered that he had received a letter from Li Xiuning before, asking him to come back, but he didn't expect to let himself come back at this time, this kind of change before and after was too great. The big one made Li Shimin not know what to do, and when he was about to ask, he saw that Li Xiuning had already led the cavalry to roar past.

"It's not good, King Qin, I'm afraid the emperor is going to attack you." Fang Xuanling had a bitter face and said: "My subordinates are incompetent, and I guessed the emperor's mind wrong." ”

"No, it won't! So what to do? His Royal Highness the King of Qin, the last general will protect you and kill you. Hou Junji's face changed greatly when he listened to it, and he couldn't help but say.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Li Shimin's face was gloomy, he knew that Li Xiuning would not deceive him, but he knew even more that if he left the Bird Mouse Valley now, he would face a more difficult situation, and it was almost impossible to make a comeback in the future, so he could only stay here, and maybe there was a glimmer of life.

"King Qin, only by staying here can there be hope, if you are not here, there is no hope." Fang Xuanling quickly thought of a way and said: "King Qin, the emperor's most trusted is Pei Lian, Pei Lian has good property, maybe he can do it." Then, Princess Binh Duong is an understanding person, and she will definitely help us speak. There are other people such as Wang Qi and others who are old courtiers of the emperor, and if they plead on the side, the emperor may not attack King Qin. ”

"Yes, even if you get out of here now, it's impossible. Let's go, just this time. Li Shimin gritted his teeth and said: "It's all that Li Xin, if it wasn't for the attack on Huoyi, how could such a thing happen, this king can bet that after he knows the news of this king's return, he will definitely withdraw his troops, he just wants to transfer this king back." ”

Li Shimin was extremely angry in his heart, he had developed well in Hebei, but he was summoned back by a holy decree, this feeling made him feel very uncomfortable, but there was no way, he was just the king of Qin, not the emperor.

Outside the gate, Li Xin looked at everything on the city wall with a smile, Li Shimin had just returned from leading the army, and the defense of the Bird Mouse Valley had been strengthened a lot, and Li Xin knew that Li Shimin had returned.

"Yes, yes, Li Shimin has finally returned to the army as we imagined." Li Xin said very proudly, didn't he spend so much energy just to let Li Shimin come back? Even for this matter and delayed the agricultural time, Guanzhong lost a lot of money, but relative to the results obtained, this point of payment is still very cost-effective, for a long time, Li Shimin is afraid that he will not be able to contact the military power, unless it is at a crisis juncture, Li Yuan will let his son take action, between Li Zhao's father and son, the contradiction between brothers will also intensify a lot, a court with internal disunity, how is it his opponent. Only by desperately weakening the other party can he have a chance to win the final victory, and a profound Li Zhao is not in his own interests.

"The prime minister means that we should withdraw from the army?" Su Dingfang said a little unwillingly: "Prime Minister, the last general looks at Li Zhao and that's it, even if reinforcements come, 100,000 against 100,000, the last general doesn't believe that he can't solve Li Zhao, and he can't capture the Bird Mouse Valley." ”

"Yes! Prime Minister, Lao Cheng doesn't understand, why don't you attack the Bird Mouse Valley? In the past, when Li Shimin didn't come back, he should have taken the Bird Mouse Valley, how troublesome is it now? Cheng Yanjin said with some puzzlement.

"Presumptuous." Li Xin glared at Cheng Yanjin fiercely and said, "You know that there is a war, haven't you studied why you are fighting?" Why, now everyone is a marquis, and they are all bolder, and they dare to shout in front of Lonely, what a big boldness! ”

"The last general will not dare." Su Dingfang and the others changed their faces when they heard this, and they all knelt down, don't look at Li Xin's words so relaxed, but the tone inside is terrifying, the nearly three years of rule in Guanzhong have made Li Xin's momentum more majestic, and no one dares to be presumptuous in front of Li Xin, this is prestige.

"Hmph, don't you dare, how bold can you be? Cheng Biting Jin, Lone asks you, how many soldiers and horses do I have in Guanzhong, do you know how many soldiers and horses Li Zhao has, and a little farther away, how many soldiers and horses are there for the Turks? After destroying Li Zhao, how much will we lose, and how many soldiers and horses will be left to resist the attack of the Turks? Li Xin snorted coldly and said: "Although the newly appointed Turkic Jieli Khan will not go south in a short time, but Gu tells you that as long as we occupy the state, he will immediately go south, as the overlord of the grassland with 300,000 iron horsemen, he definitely does not want to see his neighbors become stronger and stronger, we do not occupy the state, the Turks will underestimate us, I really hope that the warlords of our Central Plains will continue to fight, he can take advantage of it, once he finds that the war in the Central Plains is out of his control, he will immediately kill into the Central Plains and weaken our strength." This is the reason why Li Zhao was left alone. Lone was not afraid of Li Zhao, but worried about the Turks. ”

"The last will be incompetent." Cheng Yanjin's face was pale, and his forehead was covered with cold sweat, after he said that just now, he regretted it a little in his heart, don't look at Li Xin is very good to his courtiers in private, but once he touches his authority, it will be a thunderous blow.

"Take you away for a year, get out." Li Xin's face was gloomy, looking at Cheng Biting Jin who was kneeling below, he couldn't help but smash the paperweight in his hand, hitting him in the back, and the frightened Cheng Biting Jin's head lowered a little lower.

"Yes, yes, the last will retire." After hearing that Cheng Biting Jin had only taken away his money for a year, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, as long as he didn't take his title, he would be fine, and when he left, he also took the paperweight that Li Xin smashed into his arms.

"This bastard." Li Xin didn't stop it in his eyes, but said lightly: "Since Li Shimin is back, our task has been completed, the generals will go back and prepare, and prepare to withdraw the troops in two days!" I heard that Li Yuan is here, and this king is going to meet him for a while, how to say, he is also the king's father-in-law, and he wants to meet him when he comes. ”

"Yes, the last general will retire." Where did Su Dingfang and the others dare to stay in the big tent at this time, they retreated one after another, and after some reprimands just now, who dared to question Li Xin's decision. Du Ruhui looked at the appearance of the generals leaving, and sighed slightly in his heart, a group of fierce generals were unruly, and only Li Xin could suppress them. (To be continued......)