At this time, the sky was getting brighter, and Li Xiuyun smiled at Xu Zhi and said: "Little sister once again thanks the eldest brother for being with her for a night, and she can say goodbye to the eldest brother, Xiuyun's wish has been fulfilled, and she should no longer worry about mundane things." I'm just worried that General Zhou will not be willing to fail, and what earth-shattering things will he do?"

Xu Zhi sighed: "The princess is very worried, so what should I do?"

Li Xiuyun replied: "Let's hurry back to the Yeting Palace, maybe we can stop him!"

The three of them returned to the Yeting Palace along the dark passage, and saw that Zhou Chen had been waiting there for a long time. At this time, Pang Xun outside the palace shouted loudly: "Where is Brother Xu? King Huang and the princess are almost under Chang'an City, please go to Chunming Gate to meet them!"

Xu Zhi responded, and bowed down to Li Xiuyun to resign.

Li Xiuyun had tears in her eyes and sighed: "Brother Xu, take care! I hope that Big Brother will not think of Xiuyun again in the future, just like the two of us have not met in this life and this life!", after speaking, he turned around and cried loudly.

Xu Zhi saw Li Xiuyun crying sadly, so he had to walk to her again and comfort her for a while before leaving.

After Hongye waited for Xu Zhi to leave, he told Zhou Chen about Li Xiuyun wanting to escape into the empty door. When Zhou Chen heard this, he was shocked, fell to the ground on his knees, and persuaded: "The princess is talented and martial, she is a heroine among women, how can she secretly retreat because of a momentary disobedience? Now the Huangchao giant thief is just a moment of pride, occupying two capitals, and most of these thousands of miles of rivers and mountains are still in the hands of the imperial court, as long as it takes a little time, why can't she be recovered? Please also ask the princess to think twice!"

Seeing the sincerity of Zhou Chen's persuasion, Hongye also echoed: "General Zhou is right! The princess must not exchange the happiness of her life for the success or failure of the world! The princess is in her youth, and she must not miss her life again!"

Li Xiuyun listened to the persuasion of Zhou and Hong, pondered for a while, gritted her teeth and said: "The rivers and mountains are picturesque, and the beauties are like flowers." Since ancient times, the beauty of the country has been one, since the country has been overturned, how can there be a reason for the beauty to survive in the world? In the past, Wujiang, the overlord of Chu, killed himself, and there was still the martyrdom of Yu Ji. Today, Xiuyun also wants to learn from the ancient fierce women, and sacrifice for my Tang Dynasty, Xiuyun is willing to exchange the happiness of his life for the early triumph of the king!"

Zhou Chen persuaded again: "The princess can't, you can't! Now that Your Majesty's car has been in Chengdu, the Central Plains is empty and ownerless, and it is all up to the princess to maintain it alone." If the princess also wants to flee from the world at this time, won't she give up the splendid country to the thief, and if she wants to restore the old mountains and rivers, there is really no hope!", after saying that, she crawled on the ground and cried.

Li Xiuyun hurriedly picked up Zhou Chen and said: "General Zhou, you look up to Xiuyun too much, Xiuyun is just a weak woman, how can she take on the heavy task of reshaping the country, and now that Xiuyun's mind is in turmoil, even if you have the heart to maintain it, I'm afraid you are also powerless!"

Zhou Chen asked: "If the princess is bent on Dao, her subordinates can't stop her, but how will her subordinates explain to Your Majesty in the future?"

Li Xiuyun replied: "The general can rest assured, even if his father asks in the future, this is also Xiuyun's willingness, and it has nothing to do with the general, besides, there are precedents for princesses to become Taoist aunts in all dynasties of our dynasty, such as Princess Gaoyang and Princess Taiping of the Gaozong Dynasty, Princess Yuzhen of the Xuanzong Dynasty, and Princess Yongjia of the Xianzong Dynasty." Therefore, as long as the general truthfully tells his father, it should be fine!"

Zhou Chen listened, and did not persuade Li Xiuyun to give up the idea of becoming a monk for a while.

Li Xiuyun picked up a bronze mirror in front of the dresser, took a photo, and sighed: "Xu Zhi is right, whether it is a princess or an ordinary person, you can only live once in your life." It's because I love Jiangshan Sheji too much that I can live up to my good youth and appearance, and I can't replace the most ordinary true love that even a peddler and pawn can have in the world. ”

Hongye listened to Li Xiuyun's misery, and gradually understood the pain in her heart: "Women in the world long for a beautiful and complete love, even if you are a princess, it is no exception. In fact, the gains and losses of the country and the success or failure of the career are not as important as finding someone who truly loves them. Now the princess is discouraged not only because of the precariousness of the country, the bleakness of her career and future, but also because she is greedy for the restoration of social peace, and does not cherish the bits and pieces of getting along with Xu Zhi, and finally cannot stay with her beloved for the rest of her life!"

Zhou Chen saw that Li Xiuyun had no intention of changing her mind, thinking that she was disappointed in the future of the imperial court, so she had to persuade again: "Since the princess has broken her heart, it is not easy for her subordinates to persuade her again, but her subordinates must tell the princess two things before the princess decides to become a monk, and I hope the princess will listen to it and make a decision!"

Li Xiuyun asked, "General Zhou, what are the two things?"

Zhou Chen replied: "The subordinates have poisoned the rivers of Chang'an, even if the grass invaders occupy Chang'an, as long as they drink the water in the city, they will inevitably be poisoned, as long as we contact the officials and troops outside the city, we can wipe out Huang Chao and their chaotic party!

When Li Xiuyun heard this, he did not feel the slightest joy, but sighed: "We are still one step late, what a sin, General Zhou, have you thought about it, if the people also drink poisonous water, what will happen? We can't always take care of ourselves, we can wantonly hurt others, this is the most important reason for our failure!"

When Zhou Chen heard this, his face was full of shame, and he said with a smile: "The princess is kind-hearted, and she is extremely blamed. But this is also an expedient measure for my subordinates, and it's not for my Datang's social service!"

When Li Xiuyun heard this, he said impatiently: "General Zhou, even if we find the secret in the 'Tui Bei Tu', we can wantonly abuse the people, and we can ignore the curse of God? General Zhou, now that we think about it, even if we find the mutilated 'Tui Bei Tu', I'm afraid it will be useless!"

Zhou Chen saw Li Xiuyun talking like this, and knew that she really had no intention of the world, so he had no choice but to say: "No matter what the princess plans in the future, now all the people in the world want to get the secret in "Tui Bei Tu", of course, our court can't lag behind others and give away this secret of the world, right?"

Li Xiuyun smiled slightly: "Xiuyun has already died, and I don't want to ask about these intrigues anymore, and I will ask General Zhou to make his own decisions about the rest of the matter! By the way, General Zhou, is there a quiet place for self-cultivation in the suburbs of Chang'an?"

Zhou Chen thought for a while and replied: "Princess, there is a Zhongnan Mountain less than a hundred miles out of Chang'an, and there is a Baiyun Nunnery on Zhongnan Mountain.

Li Xiuyun said with a smile: "Finding a quiet paradise and spending the rest of your life in peace and quiet, it was Xiuyun's lifelong wish, and now it can be realized as soon as possible, what else is there to live in and not to live in?"

Hongye also said: "The slave is willing to accompany the princess to Baiyun Nunnery to become a monk, and she never wants to step into this turbid world again." ”

Zhou Chen saw that Li Xiuyun's master and servant had made up their minds, and knew that it would be useless to persuade them again, and thought: If there is chaos today, it is also an expedient measure to let the princess temporarily hide in the deep mountains and Taoist temples to avoid disaster, so he bowed down and replied: "Then let the subordinates lead the way for the princess!"

Zhou Chen saw that the generals outside the Yeting Palace had gone to meet Huang Chao outside Chang'an City, and there were very few soldiers left to guard the palace. Zhou Chen's escort princess repelled the siege of the soldiers and fled all the way south from the palace.

Zhou Chen led the princess through the East Market, preparing to leave the city from the Yanxing Gate in the southeast corner of Chang'an.

Li Xiuyun, Zhou Chen, and Hongye squeezed through the crowd, and saw Huang Chao sitting in the golden chariot carried by sixteen people, arrogant. His front and back and left and right were all dressed in brocade and gorgeous curtains, holding swords and warriors, among whom Xu Zhi and Zhou Yuanzhi were also among them. The rebels were disciplined along the way, and they were welcomed by the people and merchants of Chang'an, and the people carried incense pots on their heads and offered gifts as if they had seen relatives. Li Xiuyun watched this lively scene and remembered the desolation of his father's hasty escape, and was very sad.

At this time, Xu Zhi and Zhou Yuanzhi rode side by side on a big horse and said to the people of Chang'an: "The Yellow King raised an army to save the suffering people of the world, not like the Li court, although everyone lives and works in peace and contentment, there is no need to be frightened!", the people heard this, and they all shouted in unison: "Long live the righteous teacher, long live the Yellow King!"

At this time, Hongye whispered to Li Xiuyun and Zhou Chen: "Leader, isn't that Zhang Zhifang, the general of the imperial court?"

Zhou Chen nodded yes, and saw that Zhang Zhifang was riding a war horse, leading hundreds of civil and military officials, kneeling and surrendering to Huangchao. Huang Chao calmly accepted the kneeling of the hundred officials, and said on the spot: "All the officials of the imperial court are temporarily staying!", and the hundred officials also let out bursts of cheers.

In order to show his loyalty to Huang Chao, Zhang Zhifang asked to personally guard Huang Chao into the palace to rest, and Huang Chao also agreed with a smile. This Zhang Zhifang was originally one of the four judges of the Jiang Temple, and after Yun Feiyang's recommendation, he took refuge in the imperial court and served as the inner guard, and later because of the urgency of the war, he served as the general of Jinwu who guarded Chang'an City. Zhang Zhifang is good at using swords, he has a pair of sharp eyes, he can fall asleep without closing his eyes, so his swordsmanship can be accurate to the extent of piercing Yang in a hundred steps.

Zhang Zhifang slowly opened the way for the righteous army in front, while looking around, as if looking for the assassin in the crowd, he suddenly saw Li Xiuyun, Zhou Chen and Hongye in the crowd, and shouted: "King Huang, my subordinates found that Princess Xiuyun of the imperial court was hiding in the crowd!"

Huang Chao laughed and said, "Okay, General Zhang, quickly surround these fish that have slipped through the net to this king, and none of them can be allowed to escape!"

After Zhang Zhifang got the order, he jumped up from the horse, jumped straight to Li Xiuyun's side, and was about to grab her long sleeves. Li Xiuyun hurriedly retreated, Zhang Zhifang took a step forward, and made a move "monkey stealing peaches", and he was about to hook Li Xiuyun's arm with his backhand.

Zhou Chen hurriedly made a move, and a "tiger descended the mountain", rushed to Zhang Zhifang, sandwiched between him and Li Xiuyun, and blocked his blow.

Zhu Wen heard that there were assassins from the imperial court in the crowd, and hurriedly commanded dozens of soldiers to besiege Li Xiuyun, Zhou Chen, and Hongye.

Li Xiuyun and Hongye also drew their swords for self-defense, Li Xiuyun scolded: "Zhang Zhifang, the court has not treated you badly, why did you take refuge in Caokou and tarnish the innocence of your life?"

Zhang Zhifang sneered: "Princess Xiuyun, please forgive her sins, she is a person in the rivers and lakes, and she doesn't have so many scruples! We people in the rivers and lakes don't care about loyalty and righteousness, we don't care about right and wrong, we only talk about success or failure. Now that the court is in ruins, the Yellow King is like the sky, and he is just knowing the current affairs and following the trend!", after speaking, he took out his sword and made a move "microwave sparkling", and the sword flashed white light and surged towards Zhou Chen's chest like flowing water.

Zhou Chen sideways avoided Zhang Zhifang's sword, also pulled out his sword, and returned a move to "smash the Chinese army" and stabbed Zhang Zhifang's wrist.

Zhang Zhifang was originally a master of using a sword, he didn't wait for Zhou Chen to stab, he turned his body and jumped up, and with a move "Dapeng spreads his wings", he stabbed Zhou Chen's eyes with a sword. Zhou Chen also jumped up, and also made a move "Danfeng Chaoyang", and raised his straight jaw. Zhang Zhifang had no choice but to take advantage of the momentum of his whereabouts and make a move to "point the sword at the abyss". The two swords wound in the air, clashing, and making a thumping sound.

Zhu Wen saw that Zhang and Zhou were indistinguishable for a while, so while letting the archers secretly prepare, they rushed into the formation, wanting to capture Li Xiuyun alive and make a head in front of Huang Chao.

How do you know that although Li Xiuyun is a weak and beautiful woman, she also knows some martial arts, Li Xiuyun didn't wait for Zhu Wen to get close, so she bent over and made a move of autumn wind and fallen leaves, and turned Zhu Wen, who was defenseless, on his back. Zhu Wen suffered a loss in front of the soldiers, lost face, and felt very unfair in his heart, he jumped up, stretched out his eagle-like claws, and went around Li Xiuyun's back, about to attack her. Li Xiuyun turned around suddenly, swung his fists out, and hit Zhu Wen's chest again, Zhu Wen's body shook well, and he took a few steps back before he stabilized himself and didn't fall.

Zhu Wen retreated step by step under Li Xiuyun's advance, he no longer dared to be strong, so he had to order his subordinates to rush forward and capture Li Xiuyun, Zhou Chen and Hongye alive. Momiji drew his sword, protected the princess's side, and "swept away a thousand armies" with one move, forcing back the pressing of several soldiers.

However, although Li, Zhou, and Hong had not been defeated for a while, the encirclement of the righteous army was getting smaller and smaller, and it seemed that the three of them were about to be surrounded to death.

At this time, from the southeast to kill an official army, headed by the general soap helmet soap armor, Yushu Linfeng, it is the Xuanwu army festival to make Huifeng, the original Huifeng in Hangu Pass can not bear to be the enemy with Xu Zhi, along the way to gather the rout, the formation of a new Xuanwu army, but he does not know the road of Chang'an, and does not know the reality ahead, so he had to go all the way slowly, when he went to Chang'an City, he knew that the Huangchao Righteous Army had entered the city, he was afraid that the princess and Zhou Chen would lose, and hurriedly brought dozens of people to enter from Yanxing Gate, just met Li Xiuyun and the three were besieged by Zhu Wen and Zhang Zhifang.

When Hui Feng saw Zhu Wen, he was overjoyed and shouted: "Zhu Wen, do you still remember your grandfather Hui? Take your life!", after speaking, he jumped up from the horse, crossed the encirclement, and fell straight to Li Xiuyun's side, kicked Zhu Wen over, and then bowed down and said: "Princess, your subordinates are too late to save the car, so Your Highness is frightened!"

Li Xiuyun was overjoyed when he saw Hui Feng, and praised: "General Hui descended from the sky, he must capture the bandit leader and make meritorious contributions to the country!"

Hui Feng smiled: "Princess, rest for the time being, see how I catch Zhu Wen?", after speaking, it was a move "Tai Chi Bagua Palm", and went straight to Zhu Wen.

Zhu Wen saw that Huifeng was menacing, and knew that he was trying to avenge the revenge of Caizhou back then, so he didn't dare to face the battle, so he got up from the ground, took more than a dozen steps back, hid in the crowd of rebels, and shouted: "Archers, release arrows!"

Those archers hurriedly bent their bows and arrows, and shot at Hui Feng, who took out his sword and shot down the arrows around him one by one. At this time, Zhou Chen and Hongye also protected Li Xiuyun's left and right, blocking the flying arrows for her.

Hui Feng and Zhou Chen took advantage of the encircled rebels to take arrows and shoot them again, a "lion rolling hydrangea", rolled to the heels of those soldiers, slashed left and right with their swords, and knocked down a large number of soldiers. Zhou and Hui took advantage of the soldiers' panic again, and turned over and returned to Li Xiuyun's side. At this time, Huifeng's soldiers also began to fight with the rebels of Huangchao at the city gate.

Zhu Wen was very shrewd, he let the guards guard the Yellow Nest while commanding the army to fight with the official army, and personally transferred a battalion of archers to continue to besiege Li Xiuyun, Zhou Chen, Huifeng and Hongye.

At this time, the archers of the two battalions of the rebel army took turns shooting, so that the four of them did not have a chance to breathe, and the situation was very critical. Xu Zhi saw it in his eyes and was anxious, because it was not only the beautiful Princess Xiuyun who was trapped, but also his closest brother, and he glanced at Zhou Yuanzhi anxiously. Zhou Yuanzhi naturally understood his thoughts, and smiled deliberately: "This time, this beautiful princess is going to die, and some people are going crazy again!"

Xu Zhi hurriedly said: "Yuan Zhi, not to mention that we once promised Li Xiuyun in Hangu Pass that we would never hurt her, and besides, there is our Huifeng brother inside, won't we save it?"

Zhou Yuanzhi smiled deliberately: "If you save it, you will offend your future father-in-law, and if you don't save it, you are afraid of hurting the lives of your confidante and brother in distress." These two layers have a powerful relationship, Brother Xu, weigh it yourself!"

Xu Zhi saw the problem of whether Zhou Yuanzhi would save or not, and threw it back to himself, and replied: "Let's save Huifeng and Li Xiuyun first, and then explain the matter to Huang Wang, even if we don't want to win the first credit of Chang'an this time, we must protect Hui's senior brother and be thoughtful!"

Zhou Yuanzhi saw that Xu Zhi was determined, so she had to sigh: "Since the eldest brother has made up his mind, no matter what happens in the future, Yuan Zhi is willing to bear it with the eldest brother!"

Xu Zhi saw that Zhou Yuanzhi had agreed, and deliberately shouted: "Everyone please stop first, please listen to Xu's words: Huang Wang, General Zhu, Zhou Chen and Huifeng are all famous masters of the rivers and lakes, let Xu Zhi use the way of the rivers and lakes to make an end with them!", after speaking, he gave Zhou Yuanzhi a look, and the two jumped up from their horses together, crossed the heads of everyone, and jumped into the encirclement.

When the archers of the rebel army saw the princess and the horse passing overhead, blocking in front of Li Xiuyun and Huifeng, they had to watch each other and never dared to shoot again.