On the second day, some high-ranking officials of Zheng Guo were executed by Luoshui.

And some officials were appreciated by Li Shimin and were included in the Qin Palace, such as Wang Shichong's personal guard general Liu Shili, Li Shimin admired his talent and pardoned him for capital crimes and was cited as a left personal guard.

Other officials were locked up with Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande, waiting for Li Shimin to escort him back to Beijing.

Soon, news came from Hebei that Li Yi, the king of Yan, had sent troops to Zhaozhou, and won victories all the way, and Li Shimin decided to wait for Li Yi's good news in Luoyang.

On this day, Li Shimin took Fang Xuanling and Weifu to a Taoist temple.

Fang Xuanling looked up at Guan Ming, Yuqing Xuantan, and he exclaimed: "What you want to see is Wang Yuan?" ”

"Be quiet." Li Shimin lowered his voice and said to him: "The royal road is profound, and he can predict the future, and Emperor Chen Xuan and Emperor Yang of Sui respect him very much.

"When my father was diving, Wang Daochang had secretly passed on the talisman, and later, my father really wore a dragon robe.

"It can be seen that Wang Daochang can accurately predict the future."

Li Shimin stepped on the steps: "Let's go." ”

Fang Xuanling's eyes flickered, and then he lowered his head and walked up the steps.

When he saw Wang Yuanzhi, Li Shimin did not explain his identity, but politely saluted like an ordinary scholar: "I have seen Wang Daochang." ”

At this time, Wang Yuanzhi was already more than 100 years old, and all the hair on his body was gray.

He glanced at Li Shimin and said, "There is a saint here, but it must be the king of Qin?" ”

Li Shimin was so shocked that his pupils dilated, he had never seen Wang Yuanzhi, but Wang Yuanzhi only glanced at him and recognized his identity.

It's amazing.

Li Shimin told the truth, and then said: "Li came here today to ask the Taoist chief to help me predict the future. ”

He is already the king of Qin who holds the military power, and it goes without saying that he is here to ask about the future at this moment, what this future is.

Wang Yuanzhi pinched his fingers and said slowly: "Fang is the son of peace, and he is willing to pity himself." ”

Hearing this, the corners of Li Shimin's mouth rose irrepressibly, and the next moment, he pulled down the corners of his mouth and put on a serious expression.

"I'm bothering Dao for a long time today, I don't dare to disturb for a long time, Li said goodbye."

Fang Xuanling silently followed Li Shimin down the mountain, he was very calm on the surface, but he had already set off turbulent waves in his heart.

King Qin has great ambitions, after the battle of Luoyang, he has long seen his suspicions, but why did King Qin only bring him, instead of the eldest grandson Wuji and others?

The eldest grandson Wuji is the brother-in-law of the king of Qin, and he is the trusted person of the king of Qin, and the two are related by marriage.

But King Qin didn't.

In this way, he is the most trusted person of King Qin.

Thinking of this, Fang Xuanling felt sincerely happy, and slowly, he felt that it was a good thing that King Qin had great ambitions......

Li Shimin stopped suddenly, turned to Fang Xuanling and said, "Don't mention today's matter to others. ”

Fang Xuanling's heart sank, and he solemnly promised: "Don't worry, the king, his subordinates will be tight-lipped." ”

......

Outside the city of Zhaozhou.

Xue Wanjun looked at the city gate in the distance and said to Li Yi: "After all, Zhaozhou is the capital of the Xia Kingdom, and it is well guarded, if we attack it strongly, I am afraid that we will not be able to attack it for a while and a half."

"If King Xia learns the news and returns to the division to rescue, we will fall into the predicament of being attacked by the enemy on our backs."

At this time, the news of the defeat of Dou Jiande and Wang Shichong had not yet come, and Li Yi relied on the firearms given by Li Yuan to conquer the city all the way and came to the outside of the city.

Xue Wanche had a fiery temperament, and when he heard this, he said: "The third brother is too timid, but it is just a small city, not Chang'an or Luoyang, so there is nothing that cannot be attacked." ”

"Where am I cowardly? I call this cautious, cautious, do you understand? Xue Wanjun roared.

Xue Wanche tugged at the corners of his mouth and replied perfunctorily: "I don't understand." ”

Xue Wanjun: "......"

"Okay, you two brothers don't quarrel." Li Yi stopped them and said, "You stay here and continue to observe, and I'll go back to the camp first." ”

As soon as Li Yi walked into the barracks, the soldiers reported to him: "Chief Qiqi, there is a person named Wang Erniu who asks to see him, saying that he has important information to tell you.

"The little one took it upon himself to bring him in, please show me."

Hearing the words "important information", Li Yi's eyes lit up, and he ordered: "Bring him to me." ”

"Yes."

Soon, Wang Erniu came to Li Yi, and he saluted respectfully: "The little one has seen King Yan." ”

Li Yi sat on the top and asked casually, "Who are you?" What's the matter here? ”

"The little one's name is Wang Erniu, and he is a subordinate of General Yang Mao and Yang Lang, and he was ordered to hide in the ...... of Zhaozhou."

Hearing this, Li Yi's pretended casualness disappeared instantly, and his body involuntarily leaned forward, staring at Wang Erniu's mouth.

"General Yang Lang heard that King Yan was coming to attack Zhaozhou, and the special order came to report that he had planted a hidden stake at the north city gate.

"As long as King Yan gives an order, the North City Gate will be open for you."

Li Yi was overjoyed: "Okay, it's really good, Your Majesty really had the foresight to lay out the chess pieces in Zhaozhou early." ”

Wang Erniu's eyes flickered, but he didn't answer.

Next, Li Yi and Wang Erniu set a time and asked him to send a message to Yang Mao.

In the early morning of the second day, Li Yi led all the troops to set off towards the north city gate.

"There are enemy forces approaching, on alert, on alert......"

The observers on the city wall soon spotted Li Yi's army, shouting to warn everyone while running down the city to report the news.

But before he could step down the wall, the gates opened.

"Rush."

The Don army quickly entered the city gate and killed the enemy when they saw it.

The soldiers guarding the gates were forced into battle before they could figure out the situation.

The news soon spread to the palace, and the crown prince Dou Xiong rolled off the bed: "What...... What the? Did the Tang army break through the city gates?

"I came to report the day before yesterday, aren't you still in Liyang?"

It's a pity that no one can answer this question.

Wei Zheng said: "The minister has ordered someone to go to the north city gate to rescue, but the situation is not good, please ask the prince to quickly change his clothes and go out of the city with the minister." ”

"Out of what city?" Dou Xiong said angrily: "This is the capital, where else can I go if I leave here?"

"My father has always taught me to have the courage to take responsibility, but now that the Tang army has hit the doorstep, how can I escape?

"I want my father to see it, and let the people see that I, the prince, am strong and strong, and can take on the responsibility of the prince."

When the words fell, he put on his cloak and went out.

"Send the order down, gather all the soldiers and horses in the city, and fight the Tang army to the end."

Seeing Dou Xiong's fearless and brave appearance, Wei Zheng showed a satisfied expression, so he was responsible for the prince.

When Dou Xiong left the dormitory, he instructed the palace people: "Go and bring Erlang here, Aya and A-Niang are not here, I will personally protect Erlang." ”

The Erlang in his mouth is the biological son of Dou Jiande and Empress Cao, because he is too young, Empress Cao did not take him with him.

When Wei Zheng heard Dou Xiong's words, he was even more satisfied, he could protect his brother at a dangerous moment, it was really fraternal.

"Bang!"

At this time, there was a loud bang, and Miyagi seemed to shake a little.

The commander of the Imperial Forest Army ran over in a panic: "Prince, it's not good, the Tang army has arrived at the gate of the palace......"

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