It may not be without a cause.

Inside the big tent.

Kou Zhong and Li Xiuning sat opposite each other, drinking tea and discussing, but the young woman's expression was strange, twisting her body from time to time, showing her legs tightly, and not moving at all.

"Kou Zhong, that's how you usually talk about things?" Li Xiuning took a deep breath and asked.

Since she was a child, it was the first time for her to sit on a chair and drink tea in front of a man in this posture.

Although she had always looked calm, the howl of her husband outside the big tent from time to time still made her feel extremely strange in her heart.

Mortified? Wrath? Insult? Or even a different kind of stimulation?

No, you're not such a bad woman!

Kou Zhong picked up the teacup and smiled.

With what this woman did to herself, she couldn't do too much to her, and even in this big camp, it was not impossible for her husband to correct the Fa on the spot.

However, this is a military camp, and the military rules are like a mountain, he is the supreme, so naturally he cannot be violated. The most important thing is that he doesn't like to play things that other people have played.

What you thought was a tree-lined alley was actually full of traffic. What you thought was the cardamom years has long been smeared by the years!

What's more, this woman is already someone else's wife, and when he thinks that he will be fiddled with by others in the future, he naturally has no interest in understanding it deeply.

"Li Xiuning, is this your attitude of begging for people? To be honest, I'm not happy!" Kou Zhong suddenly had a cold face and said in a deep voice.

Li Xiuning bit her lip lightly, the blood on her face that had finally recovered was gradually lost, and she was very aggrieved in her heart.

She's already done this, what else is going to do? Do you really want to be like that bitche, kneeling on the ground, crawling in front of him and wagging her tail and begging for mercy?

Her self-esteem, her identity and glory as the eldest princess of the Tang Dynasty, can't do that at all.

What's more... The young woman glanced outside the big tent, and her husband's screams aroused her emotions again and again, and she even shed tears uselessly from time to time in some places.

That's why she closed her body tightly, not wanting this man to see her grievances, this was her last stubbornness as the eldest princess.

Damn it!

"Kou Zhong, I was wrong! Whatever you want to punish me, if you say it, I will do it!" In the end, she still conceded defeat.

It's all done so far, if you leave now, won't all your previous efforts be in vain?

What's more, what can a man, or the person he once loved the most, do at most?

Unconsciously, this graceful woman even had some small expectations in her heart, and her little feet unconsciously slowly spread out.

According to the research of Song's experts, it is well known that men have different attitudes towards the women they have had, and their tolerance is much higher.

Kou Zhong's nose moved, as if he smelled a strange smell, and looked at the first love in front of him in surprise, silent.

Sure enough, I was in a hurry, and I could really do anything.

"Smack!" The young marshal casually took out a stack of eucalyptus from under the table and threw it directly in front of her.

"What is this?"

Li Xiuning was a little curious, stretched out his plain hand, the white wall was like jade, picked up the eucalyptus and began to be careful

Kou Zhong picked up the teacup, got up, and stood to the side.

There is Yan Ruyu in the book, and there is a golden house in the book

People who used to think about it every day and night now take notes while reading a book, sometimes stopping and frowning, as if thinking about something

Reading can make a woman shine gracefully even if she is in an embarrassing situation, and her gestures are the calmness and calmness of years of precipitation.

Intellectual elegance.

"Ahh Suddenly, Li Xiuning screamed, stood up reluctantly, and slammed his whole body.

It turned out that Kou Zhong poured a bowl of hot tea directly on her, pouring it directly from head to toe, and the tea was faint and quiet.

"Kou Zhong, what are you doing? Are you crazy?"

When did she ever receive such an insult when she was a child? Today's moment will be almost her for the rest of her life

Nightmare.

What embarrassed her even more was that she had become like this, and this man was unmoved.

Kou Zhong looked up and down and said with interest: "Some time ago, I heard a friend of mine talk about an elegant game called 'Mountains and Flowing Water', and those serious readers like to play it, and suddenly want to try it."

Li Xiuning: ???

Looking at the embarrassment in her heart, the young woman understood in seconds.

Is this friend of yours really serious?

Holding back her anger and fiddling with her hand a few times, she picked up Wen Yu and said eagerly: "Kou Zhong, to be honest, this national policy really impresses me, there are still people in this world who are willing to let go of the supreme position in the world.

But it's also fun!

If you show me this, can you give my Li family a seat as long as my Li family surrenders? If so, I can promise you now!"

This is the last chance for the Li family to survive, and if it is really fair competition, in terms of means, balance, and relationship, then the future world is likely to be the Li family.

"Hmm!" Kou Zhong nodded and chuckled, "I think you're right, it's better to fight without fighting or not fighting.

But Sister Xiuning, if you can get a seat just by surrendering, it will be too simple.

First: The military expenses for the promotion of our young marshal's army this time totaled five million taels, and in addition, the 300,000 troops, including the people, left home, mental damage, and long-distance travel expenses, including five million taels, totaled 10 million taels of Song silver tickets, which need to be paid by your Li family.

Second: You Li must surrender unconditionally, and the soldiers are waiting outside the city, take off their armor, lay down their weapons, and wait for our young marshal to review them.

Subsequently, according to the instructions, all the officials, troops, and servants of the Li clan were scattered and distributed to all parts of the country.

Third: According to the regulations of our young marshal's army, whether it is the gentry, officials, Buddhism or the royal family, they all need to pay taxes, so you Li not only have to cooperate with the inspection of your land and wealth. I also want to help us inspect the property of the relevant temples and Taoist temples.

If these temples resist or even attack, you, the Li clan, must also help to ensure that the inspection task is completed.

……」

After saying a series of conditions, Kou Zhong picked up the teapot, slowly poured himself another cup of tea, and drank it in one gulp.

Li Xiuning in front of him had already widened his eyes and looked at the man in front of him angrily.

She has given everything, but in exchange for such harsh conditions, what is the point of what she has done?

"Kou Zhong, don't you think such conditions are too difficult for my Li clan?"

Kou Zhong touched his chin, thought for a moment, and nodded, "Yes, but you have another choice."

"What choice?" The young woman asked expectantly, her eyes as watery.

"Beat me! Not only do you not have to surrender, the whole world is yours! When the time comes, you can also put forward such conditions to my young marshal."

Li Xiuning was silent.

Good for a while.

"Your conditions are too harsh, I have to go back and discuss with my second brother and father." The young woman said hoarsely.

As long as these promises are made, the Li clan will lose money, power, and subordinates, and it can almost be said that the future Li clan will return to the same starting line as everyone else.

And if he offends the Daomen and Buddhism, the Li family can only sit in the same boat with the young marshal army in the future.

If future generations are no longer angry, even the great Tang Dynasty, the former royal family will be completely lonely.

"Good!" Kou Zhong agreed.

Li Xiuning breathed a sigh of relief, and slowly picked up the clothes on the ground to wear, his movements were elegant, and his small round face seemed to be unwilling and aggrieved.

Long.

When the young woman walked to the door, Kou Zhong's evil voice suddenly sounded behind her again.

"Oh, I forgot to tell Sister Xiuning. Three days! The Young Marshal Army will only give you three days! Three days later, on the fifth watch, regardless of whether the Li clan surrendered or not, the young marshal's army would be stationed in Chang'an.

Don't try to procrastinate, or negotiate terms with me.

To tell you the truth, there is no need to talk about it

！」

Li Xiuning paused, but still walked outside the big tent.

"Oh, and one more thing, there is only one person in the Li clan who can hold that key seat for us. Everyone else, as long as it is within the nine clans, including you, all the officials, positions, and titles will be removed, and they will start from scratch."

The young woman clenched her fists, turned around, glanced at Kou Zhong fiercely, and left angrily.

"Xiuning! You finally came out, did Kou Zhong bully you? Why is your hair wet, how are your pants wet? Did he bully you?

This Kou Zhong didn't know at all that he was so insulting? Tell me, I'll help you scold him!"

Chai Shao hurriedly gathered around him, very concerned, but his whole body was covered with mud, and his face was full of scars, which was too embarrassing.

"Are you bothered? When have you been thinking about it? Can you be more mature?" Li Xiuning directly shook off Chai Shao's hand and said impatiently.

"I just care about you." Chai Shao looked anxious.

"You have time to care about me, so you might as well think about how you can make more money. When our Li clan surrenders, according to Kou Zhong's conditions, we won't even have anything to eat?"

"Surrender? I won't surrender to Kou Zhong even if I die!"

"Then you're going to die!"

"Xiuning, why did you suddenly change, you wouldn't have talked to me like this before?"

"Get out!"

"Oh!"

"You're still not a man? If you're cowardly, can't you show a little heroism?"

"Huh?"

……

Kou Zhong came out of the tent, stood with his hands in his hands, and watched the two leave from afar, shaking his head and laughing.

This person often cherishes the person in front of him the most.

……

Early the next morning.

"Boom~"

The great army marched out and lined up in the east.

Li Shimin stood on top of the city wall, supporting the wall and frowning.

"Third sister, didn't this Kou Zhong say to give us three days?"

Li Xiuning bit his silver teeth, and he was also angry.

The three days that I paid so much to fight for, turned out to be a joke?

"Kou Zhong did admit it himself."

Li Shimin thought about it, and still ordered: "Order, all the ordnance to defend the city, such as fire oil, gold juice, bows and arrows, are ready.

Third sister, rest assured, this Chang'an City Gate has been reinforced by me several times, and it is absolutely impossible for it to be smashed at will like Liangdu again!"

"Boom, boom, boom!"

"Kill, kill, kill!"

Looking at the neat and uniform elite of a hundred battles below, Li Shimin's heart sank.

"Third sister, yesterday's conversation was sent to my father overnight, do you think he will agree?"

Li Xiuning frowned, and her pretty eyebrows even became eight characters.

"Second brother, I think with my father's indecisive personality and the persuasion of my eldest brother, they are likely to drag it out until the last moment, or even ......."

There are some things she can't say, and saying them will undoubtedly distract the huge Li family.

Li Shimin was silent.

What is Last Minute? The huge Chang'an, the moment when he Li Shimin, the general of Tiance, was killed and wounded? Or is it the moment when he and his third sister were all wiped out, and even caused basically no casualties to Kou Zhong?

He's his own son, too!

This time, Li Shimin thought a lot.

"Hey, second brother, what are you doing on the other side?"

Only then did Li Shimin come back to his senses and look into the distance.

I saw a tall and burly general standing three hundred paces away from the city gate, standing still.

Then the man began to jump, jump, crackle... Do all sorts of weird poses.

Li Shimin: ......

A moment later.

"Hey, hey!" A dozen soldiers jumped a man-high boulder with wooden sticks and hemp rope and placed it in front of the man.

"Boom~"

The ground shook, and it was clear that the weight of this boulder was greater than most people could imagine.

Before Li Shimin could react, he saw the man standing in front of the boulder, spitting on the stone.

"Phew, phew!"

Rub your hands together, place your hands under the boulder, lift, lift high, and lean back.

"Hey!"

The boulder smashed directly into the city gate, which had been reinforced four or five times, at a speed that was invisible to the naked eye.

"Boom!"

The huge gates fell and fell apart.

Li Shimin: ......

"Oh oh oh!" The military formation on the opposite side instantly resounded with violent cheers, but there was no movement.

This is a demonstration!

Looking around, the morale of the Datang soldiers suddenly fell to the bottom, and some even quietly laid down their weapons.

Seeing that the young marshal's army was happy to retreat and leave, Li Shimin clenched his fists and hammered it on the city wall, and in an instant, blood flowed like an infusion.

"Second brother?" Li Xiuning anxiously stepped forward to care.

Li Shimin turned around and stared.

"Third sister, I think clearly! My Li family has reached a critical period of life and death, and at this moment, a resolute, decisive, capable, and courageous person needs to stand up in order to lead him to prosperity!

And this person, can not be a little indecisive and hesitant!

Otherwise, every day of delay may cause my Datang soldiers and even millions of people to be displaced and die innocently!

So, Xiuning, I've decided! When it is broken, it is broken!"

"Since my father and eldest brother want to drag my Li family and my Tang Dynasty to the abyss, then I, as a child of the Li family, should be responsible, help the building to fall into the future, turn the tide, and solve the problem of the common people in the fire and water."

"Someone, pass on my general order, except for the hundred people left behind to repair the city gate, everyone else gathers, follow me, go back to Taiyuan, and suppress the Li rebellion!"

"Yes!"

The soldiers shouted excitedly.

The young marshal is strong, they admit it, after all, they are too powerful. But for the people they know well, they have full confidence.

If you can't beat the young marshal's army, can't you beat them?

Li Xiuning: ???

Looking at these soldiers who were united and united, the young woman fell silent, and even her brain was a little itchy.

The second brother went home to beat his father and eldest brother, this is the suppression of the rebellion?

……