Chapter 1: Affection

The second year of Tang Wude.

On the rugged and winding road, the carriage had a hard time.

During the Qingming Dynasty, there was a light rain outside Chang'an City, and the road became more and more muddy, and the carriage fell into the mud several times.

There was a woman sitting in the carriage, about twenty-nine years old, with picturesque eyebrows, a beautiful nose and beautiful lips, and a little dignified in her immature girlish style.

The woman is the sister of Li Shiyun, the current Cao Guogong, Li Yingniang.

Li Shiyun followed Li Yuan and Li Shimin to fight in the south and north over the years, and finally, under the bloody battle of the famous generals of the British monarch, the Tang Dynasty was founded.

After the founding of the country, Li Yuan was awarded the title of meritorious hero, and Li Shiyun was named the Duke of Cao Guo, the head of Shangzhu State, and the governor of Liyang, and changed his "Xu" surname to "Li" surname.

It was an incomparable honor for the Son of Heaven to give him the surname, and the whole family of Li Shiyun naturally changed the surname Li.

Although the country was established, the world was still not peaceful, and there were many so-called rebels in the north and south who were anti-Sui and anti-Tang.

At the beginning of this year, Li Shichang was ordered to put down the rebellion of the state, and after the rebellion, Li Yuan simply gave him a will, named him the governor of the state, and ordered him to lead the troops to be stationed in the state.

In the meaning of the will, Li Shiyun's garrison and annexation of the state was a long-term process.

As a result, Li Shixian's wife and children have to move to Bingzhou to live.

So in the Qingming Dynasty, Li Shiyun asked dozens of guards to escort his family members from Chang'an to Bingzhou, and in the carriage in front of him, Li Shixian's sister Li Yingniang was already the last group of his family.

There were not many people accompanying him, only Li Yingniang in the carriage and dozens of personal guards.

The team leader among the guards is a burly man in his twenties, with slightly dark cheeks and not too handsome facial features, but there is a heroic aura between his eyebrows.

Team Zheng is also surnamed Li, named Li Changsheng, is a few years ago when the anti-Sui war, Li Shiyun picked up the child in the wild, saw that he was loyal and brave, so he stayed by his side as a personal guard, over the past few years, Li Shichang attached great importance to him, the two were called master servants, and they were brothers.

This time, Li Shiyun moved his family, and Li Changsheng took on the important task of escorting.

It has been five days since the departure from Chang'an, and the drizzle in the Qingming season seems to be amorous and lingering, but it is extremely troublesome for people on the road.

The mud on the road hindered the journey, and they often had to brave the rain to get off the horse and push the cart and lift the wheels stuck in the mud together, and along the way, Li Changsheng and Brother Pao Ze suffered a lot.

No, not long after the wheels were lifted, less than three miles away, the wheels fell into the mire again.

Li Changsheng was not too troublesome, and ordered the brothers to dismount, and everyone lifted the wheels together, shouting the trumpet.

The window lattice of the carriage opened, revealing Li Yingniang's pretty face.

Looking down with her eyelids, she saw that Li Changsheng was soaking wet, gritting his teeth in the drizzle to lift the carriage, the knotted muscles on his arms, and the bulging green tendons on his neck, Li Yingniang stared at it in a daze for a long time, and for some reason her face suddenly turned red, and she quickly closed the window lattice.

The wheel was lifted out of the quagmire again, Li Changsheng raised his sleeves and wiped his forehead indiscriminately, squinted at the misty distance in the distance, and shouted: "The order continues to move forward!" ”

As soon as the carriage started, the window lattice opened again, and a white jade-like soft wattle protruded from it. On his slender hand, he was pinching a white handkerchief.

Li Changsheng, who was riding a horse and escorting the carriage, was stunned for a moment, and looked at the white slender hand blankly.

After a long time, a cold voice came from the window lattice.

"Wipe your sweat."

Li Changsheng was taken aback, and said with a red face: "The villain doesn't dare." ”

There was an angry snort from inside the carriage, but the handkerchief that was pinched in his hand was thrown away.

The white towel fluttered in the air, and it looked like it was about to fall to the ground and crush into mud.

Li Changsheng's eyes were quick, and he reached out and grabbed the scarf.

"Well, thank you, little lady." Li Changsheng rode on his horse and clenched his fists.

"Humph!" Inside the carriage, it was still the arrogant hum.

Chapter 2: Killing

Li Changsheng and Li Yingniang have known each other for a long time.

Back then, Li Shichang picked up the lonely Li Changsheng from the rubble and brought him back to the house, and Li Yingniang knew him at that time.

"Li Changsheng" was originally not called Li Changsheng, this name was given to him by Li Shixian.

Li Changsheng that year was still a dazed and helpless teenager, standing in the courtyard in rags, watching the strange people in the house come and go at a loss.

Li Yingniang that year was still a cardamom girl, combed in a double bun, and her eyebrows were full of youthful cunning and agility.

Li Changsheng, who was at a loss, felt that his heart was beating faster when he saw Li Yingniang for the first time, and it was even difficult to breathe.

Li Yingniang did not dislike his dirty hair and clothes at all, but took his hand, jumped to the backyard, asked his subordinates to clean him, changed him into clean clothes, combed him a beautiful bun, and inserted an iron hairpin into his bun.

A heroic and shy young man gradually took shape in Li Yingniang's hands.

That year, the first encounter between a boy and a girl was as beautiful as a painting in a dream.

Later, when the boys and girls grew up, their love was first opened, and they also understood the defense between men and women.

So the boy gradually became steady and silent, and the girl was not as lively as she was then, but became quiet and elegant.

The thoughts of those picturesque boys and girls are probably sealed in an urn like wine, buried deep in the heart.

During those not peaceful years, Li Changsheng could not see Li Yingniang many times.

Most of the time, Li Changsheng was a personal guard under Li Shixian, and followed Li Shichang to fight in the south and the north.

In the past few years, Li Changsheng has become more silent, there are more scars on his body, and after several births and deaths, Li Shiyun has also appreciated him more.

This time during the Qingming Festival, the task of escorting Li Shixian's family was carefully begged by Li Changsheng from Li Shiyun.

In his heart, he has always lived with the little girl back then, and he wants to see the little girl back then and protect that little girl.

The girl is not young anymore, she is actually eighteen years old, and she sees the age of marriage.

What about meeting? Along the way, Li Changsheng and Li Yingniang said no more than ten words, most of the time, one was in the carriage and the other was outside the carriage, and everyone hurried away in silence.

The next day, the drizzle continued.

Li Changsheng and his guards escorted the carriage, and every time the wheel got stuck in the mire, Li Changsheng still took the trouble to carry the carriage out.

When the convoy reached a mountain forest not far from Jinju City, an accident happened.

A group of so-called rebels under the banner of anti-Sui stopped in front of the road.

It is said that although Li Shiyun was named the prince of the country by Li Yuan, it was only within a year.

In the first year of Wude last year, Li Shiyun's old lord Li Micai returned to Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty, and Li Shiyun also returned to Shun with the old master.

Li Mi was originally a hero, and his submission to the Tang Dynasty was a last resort, because he was defeated by Wang Shichong last year, and he was a thief who was condemned by Emperor Sui, Li Mi had no other choice but to submit to Li Yuan.

At this moment, this anti-Sui rebel army stopped the carriage of Li Shiyun's family, who was also anti-Sui.

It's kind of ridiculous, but the situation in front of you makes people laugh.

This rebel army consisted of more than 100 people, dressed in tattered and inconsistent clothes, sparsely clad in leather armor, and with a variety of weapons, it looked like a rabble.

But Li Changsheng looked solemn.

He would never treat this so-called rebel army as a rabble.

The rebels who can survive the flames of the battlefield must have their ability.

At this moment, the enemy is outnumbered, and there is a girl in the carriage who has to protect her life and protect herself.

After many years of following Li Shixun to fight, Li Changsheng has never been as nervous as he is at this moment.

In the carriage, it was his weakness, and it was an experience he had never had to expose his weakness to the enemy so thoroughly.

"Array, prepare for battle!" Li Changsheng's eyes were red, and he pulled out the knife on his waist.