The defending army was defeated and retreated under the interception of the forbidden army and the northern army, pushing from Chang'an Street to Zhongming Street, and then to Hanhe Street, and then retreating and retreating again...... It's the entrance to the palace.

Hiding in the ranks of the defenders, Li Xingzhi saw Li Chengyu and Li Yuhan who were killing side by side from a distance, and behind them, Zhou Jue's figure could be vaguely seen.

Dressed in a white robe, Lee Seung-woo wielded a sword with a jade pendant like a drop of water hanging from the hilt.

In Li Xingzhi's impression, his son has been dressed like this in recent years, not at all like a prince of a noble mansion, but like a swordsman walking in the red dust.

Li Chengyu was honest and quiet when he was young, he didn't like publicity, and even more so when he grew up, he hid things in his heart but was reluctant to say it.

In fact, Li Chengyu has been lurking in Chang'an for many years, Li Xingzhi knows it, and Li Xingzhi is very happy to see such a situation. No matter what Lee Seung-woo wants to do, at least it's still under his nose and by his side.

However, what made him a little jealous was the forces organized by Lee Seung-woo, even if he used almost all his strength, he couldn't grasp the true identity and whereabouts of any of them.

Li Yuhan seemed to be slightly injured, his right hand was hanging down, and he was holding a long sword in his left hand. The armor on his body was torn, and he didn't know where the shoulder pads had gone. Although he was helped by the eldest brother, he seemed powerless in the end.

Li Xingzhi's heart twitched.

Li Yuhan is the most mischievous of his three children, who likes to get into trouble and has a poor mouth. However, this child is delicate and thoughtful, and is by no means cynical as he appears to be.

Li Xingzhi watched Li Yuhan kill another person, and suddenly remembered an incident more than ten years ago.

He had just returned from the battlefield and was seriously wounded, and he was lying at home recuperating from his wounds. Just when His Majesty encountered a tricky military matter to deal with, no one consulted him, so he had to be summoned to the palace. The eunuch who announced the decree had already arrived at the door, but was stopped by Li Yuhan. He was lying in the bedroom and clearly heard Li Yuhan's crisp but loud words.

Li Yuhan stood at the door of the bedroom, loudly reprimanded the eunuch for his dereliction of duty as a close attendant of His Majesty who did not know how to advise, and then earnestly stated the situation that his father was injured for the country and could not move without permission, and recommended several respected generals as His Majesty's staff officers. The eunuch was shocked, and he returned to the palace to resume his life, and in the afternoon of the same day, His Majesty's reward was sent to the palace, and a few words of praise were handed down, but Li Yuhan went to the school at that time and did not know about it, and Li Xingzhi did not tell him.

Now, no matter what injuries he has, his second son should not stand up for him.

There is also Ji Ying, that is, his sister-in-law. Li Xingzhi didn't see Ji Ying, but he knew that Ji Ying must be planning somewhere.

Ji Ying just entered Beijing, Li Xingzhi only felt that this young man was a person who dared to think and act, but he acted out of place and did not know how to be flexible, so he didn't care. It wasn't until later, when Ji Ying and his party successfully quelled the flooding of the Yellow River, that he realized her unyielding hard work and hidden strategy from the inside out.

Yes, after the test of life and death, what kind of person will not grow?

A man and a horse flew out of the palace. The person on the horse was Xiao Rang, the deputy commander of the Royal Forest Army. Xiao Rang was already covered in blood, with obvious scars on his shoulders and armpits, and he was panting.

Xiao Rang rushed into the formation of the defending army, knelt in front of Li Xingzhi, and said: "Master Hou, An Ruichen is rebellious, and the palace can't stand it, please support!" ”

Li Xingzhi didn't even move his eyelids, he was still watching the every move of several young people in the distance.

"Master Hou! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has retreated to the observation deck and ordered him to come and ask for help! ”

Li Xingzhi still didn't move.

Xiao Rang suddenly stood up from the ground and shouted, "Master Hou, you ......"

He didn't have time to finish his words, because Li Xingzhi pulled out the treasure knife from his side, and with a wave of his hand, he cut off Xiao Rang's head, and blood gushed out.

The soldiers of the defending army were shocked.

Li Xingzhi walked out of the crowd, crossed the blood-stained treasure knife, and shouted: "Stop!" Then the defenders remembered the drum horn of the army.

The people who fought between the corpses finally slowly separated. The defenders of the city threw away their blades under Li Xingzhi's orders, and the soldiers of the northern army took the opportunity to surround them.

Li Chengyu, Li Yuhan and Zhou Jue, who followed, all walked over.

No one wants to meet such a reunion, but unfortunately, since they have met, they can't avoid it.

There was still the sound of fighting within the palace walls, it was An Ruichen's soldiers and horses making a final attack on the prince's imperial forest army, and Qu Shao and Shen Xiaolou had already gone to reinforce them. No matter how tragic the battle, the end is predestined. Even so, people outside the palace have to deal with things outside the palace with peace of mind.

Li Chengyu supported his younger brother and said to Li Xingzhi: "Although it is late, at least you have retained the last dignity." ”

Li Xingzhi's expression was quite relaxed: "You regret it for me?" ”

"Don't you regret it? I can't guess what the hell you think! You are a second-class military marquis, with great military achievements and high-ranking officials, what else do you want to pursue? You killed so many people, and what did you get? In order to keep a mediocre and brutal national prince, you have gone against the grain and not even let go of your own flesh and blood, for what? ”

"Me? I just want to live. Li Xingzhi said, "At the beginning, it was to let you live, but later King Yan rose, in order to protect myself, I can only choose the prince." You must know that King Yan was taught by the Ji family, and he is close to the Ji family, if he knows the truth of the year, he will definitely not let me go. ”

"It's as simple as that? Hmph, it turns out that Bo Weihou, who has been fighting all his life, turned out to be a coward who is afraid of death! ”

"Say whatever you want. The situation is already like this, and I don't have to struggle anymore. I surrendered. ”

Li Chengyu glanced back at Zhou Jue behind him, who nodded slightly, and sent someone to detain Li Xingzhi and take him down.

During the whole process, Li Yuhan didn't even raise his head.

Zhou Xuan, who retreated to the observation deck, no longer knew what bad words to use to describe his current situation. As far as his eyes could see, there was a military situation of defeat like a mountain, and what echoed in his ears was a plea to retreat again and again.

He suddenly remembered his fourth brother, Yanwang Zhou Yanlai.

He heard that Zhou Yan took advantage of the chaos to escape, he envied him, maybe he could save his life, but he Zhou Xuan seemed to be unable to. When Zhou Yan was still in the court, although he and Zhou Xuan fought for power and profit, at least they were all in secret, and they didn't fight with real swords and guns, even if they failed, they still had titles and wealth. Right now......

Zhou Yu, Zhou Jue, where are they strong? Identity? Strategy? Luck? Why did what he and the fourth child had been fighting for all their lives end up on the two of them?

Zhou Xuan didn't figure it out, and he didn't want to think about it anymore. He picked up the discarded knife on the ground and wiped it around his neck......