Chapter 637 End of Volume - Yangzhou Double Dragon Transforms into Double Insect
It was not until the third day that the news of the death of Emperor Tang came from the palace. According to Li Shimin and the clan ministers Li Shenfu, Li Xiaoji and others, Li Yuan died at the hands of Dong Shuni. This woman was actually sent to Chang'an by the Demon Sect. , used to confuse the emperor She was a person who daily stirred up dissension and showed off her words. The deaths of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were also inseparable from her. On the day of Li Yuan's death, this witch disappeared without a trace together with Eunuch Wei who was beside the emperor, which also proved it from the side. This statement.
Even according to the content of folk rumors, He Shibi's new prediction in the battle of Funiu Mountain is that Li Shimin killed Li Yuan. However, the army is in his hands, and whoever dares to spread rumors will be put in prison. Guanzhong, Longyou, Jinyang, etc. The areas under Li Tang's control were unable to resist at all. Even if the people were unhappy, they could only watch Li Shimin take over from Li Yuan - somewhat similar to when Yang Guang ascended the throne.
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The fourth day after Li Yuan was buried.
Li Shimin, who had completely controlled the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, walked into the Zhaode Hall wearing a crown dress that could only be worn by a prince.
"Kou Zhong, Xu Ziling... Hey, you two have lost weight."
Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong were still dressed as before, with golden arch hairstyles that exposed their foreheads, and they were dressed in warrior uniforms, but their cheeks were much sunken compared to before, and they both looked tired from the journey, as if they had not recovered from the fatigue of the journey.
"Li Shimin, don't say any pleasantries. Let me ask you, where is Xiuning? Where did you take Xiuning?"
Kou Zhong was very rude, and his words smelled like gunpowder.
This is normal. They thought they were deceived by Li Shimin, and although it was Chai Shao who forced her, Song Yuzhi actually died at the hands of Li Shimin, who kept saying he loved her. The two of them did not make a move, as they were already thinking about their old relationship.
As for why they came to Chang'an, it was very simple. After taking Song Yuzhi's ashes to Lingnan for burial, the two heard the news of Li Yuan's death on their way back to their hometown in Yangzhou. They thought of the prophecy of Li Shimin's patricide they had seen at the foot of Funiu Mountain and were worried. Things will get involved Even Li Xiuning - God knows if a despicable person like Li Shimin would kill his own sister, so they went west together to Chang'an, but they couldn't find her after searching all over, and Hongfu Nu was also missing, so the two People went to the palace to ask Li Shimin for an explanation.
"Xiu Ning went to guard her father's grave. Don't you know about this?"
"Guarding the tomb?"
"Yes, she should be in the courtyard outside Xianling Mausoleum at this time."
After hearing what he said, the expressions of Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling softened a lot.
"Did you arrange for her to go?"
Li Shimin said: "How could it be? She asked to go herself."
"In that case, let's go." Xu Ziling winked at Kou Zhong, as if he didn't want to stay in Tai Chi Palace.
Kou Zhong turned around and left without saying goodbye.
Li Shimin said: "You two wait."
The two looked back.
"Chai Shao, an evil heretic, uses despicable means to seduce the Master. Can Master Ling really swallow this?"
"Huh, are you that much better than him?" Kou Zhong said sarcastically.
Li Shimin was not angry and continued: "Is it possible for Master Ling to give up like this?"
Xu Ziling said with a sullen face: "Li Shimin, if you have something to say, say it directly and don't beat around the bush."
"If I said that I could help you get Miss Master back, would you believe it?"
Kou Zhong continued: "I think you should worry about yourself first."
Like Li Xiuning, neither of them thought that Chai Shao would let him go. It was just because foreign forces such as DTZ, Goryeo, Khitan, and Shiwei had been making frequent moves recently, and Chai Shao had not yet freed up his hands to deal with him.
Li Shimin smiled and clapped his hands. An old man in green clothes walked out of the hall. He was carrying a long sword and had a beard like a halberd. He walked towards that station. He had the air of a master and the majesty of a sword master.
"Do you know who he is? Feng Qingyang! That's right, Feng Qingyang, the sword master next to Empress Xiao."
Then, he recounted what "Feng Qingyang" said to him.
"I am destined to become the master of the world. Once Chai Shao is forced to break the void, Xu Ziling, do you have another chance? And Gao Zhong, when Xiuning's term of guarding the mausoleum expires, I will use the imperial brother's The identity is that you two are getting married. What I promised you back then is not considered a broken promise, right?”
After listening to his words, the two of them looked at each other with thoughts.
"How about it? Come back to me and help me, and then you will have a good harvest of love and achievements." Li Shimin walked to the two of them and patted their shoulders: "I will give you three days to think about it."
After speaking, he laughed and walked outside.
"Time and time again, Chai Shao thought he would trample me under his feet, but he couldn't trample me to death every time. Why? Because He Shibi's prediction is absolutely correct. I, Li Shimin, am the son of destiny."
A confident voice floated from outside the hall.
Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling looked at each other. Can you say that what Li Shimin said is wrong? cannot.
Pegasus Ranch lost the bet, suffered huge losses in the robbery of Yang Gong's treasury, and gained no benefit from the alliance with the Song clan. The sneak attack plan of Funiu Mountain, DTZ, and Daming Zunjiao fell short... Along the way, every time I hit the bottom, I could... Can we say that he will not have great luck after regaining hope?
When the two of them looked hesitant, "Feng Qingyang" glanced at them coldly, followed closely, and left Zhaode Hall.
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The middle of winter.
A breaking news spread across the land of China.
Because Gao Kaidao, Luo Yi, Liang Shidu and other northern tycoons died in the Battle of Funiu Mountain, DTZ was also facing collapse. The Khitan teamed up with Guo Zihe, who was lucky enough to survive the Battle of Funiu Mountain, and took the East China Sea Alliance and the Beiba Gang as the vanguard. The power has set off a storm of encroachment in northern Xinjiang, occupying large areas of Hebei territory and squeezing the living space of the Han people - Du Xing, the leader of the Beiba Gang, has both Khitan and Turkic ancestry, and Ku Ge, the leader of the East China Sea League, is the leader of the Khitan people Son of Mohui.
I don’t know where Chai Shao, the Duke of Xiaochu Town, learned about the meeting between Guo Zihe, Mo Hui and his son, Du Xing, and Hu Yanjin, the leader of the horse thieves in northern Xinjiang, at Shanhaiguan. He and more than 3,000 Khitan soldiers were killed.
However, just when he was about to leave after doing this, an old man with extremely strong swordsmanship suddenly appeared and a battle broke out between the two sides. In the end, the old man was injured and retreated. Duke Xiao Chuzhen flew into the sky uncontrollably during the pursuit. Became an immortal.
This is a scene witnessed by the people and surviving soldiers near Shanhaiguan. No one may believe it if one person says it, but if a hundred or a thousand people say so, it will make people suspicious.
Moreover, after this incident, Luoyang significantly strengthened its security patrols, and Xiao Chu even moved the troops originally stationed in Xiangyang several hundred miles north, increasing the number of troops stationed in Xuchang, Xiangcheng, Nanyang and other places.
This seems to confirm the news from Shanhaiguan from the side - Chai Shao, the Duke of Xiao Chu Town, was forcibly extradited by the Jade Emperor and returned to heaven because he used immortal magic and violated the laws of heaven.
Just over half a month later, Li Tang, who was stationed in Guanzhong, issued a statement saying that the swordsman who forced Chai Shao to rise to the top was the distant elder of Xiao Meiniang, the former empress dowager of the Sui Dynasty and now the apparent empress of Xiao Chu. She returned to Luoyang from Jiangdu. At that time, he took action to clear out Duan Da, Rong Fengxiang and others who were dissatisfied with Xiao Meiniang.
The reason why he helped Li Tang and not Xiao Chu was because the queen, Xiao Meiniang, was just a puppet of the Demon Sect and the Yingui Sect, while Li Shimin was the son of destiny, and his luck was so strong that even if he got the Evil Emperor Even Chai Shao, who had cultivated the relics into an immortal, was unable to change.
This statement seemed to set off a huge wave in the calm water. Soon, Li Mi, who had annexed half of the territory of Du Fuwei and Liu Wuzhou's original power, responded to the call and was willing to join Li Tang, leading the Wagangzhai army to join the coalition against Xiao Chu. It was Dou Jiande who had taken part of Li Zitong, Gao Kaidao and Luo Yi's territory to express his submission.
At this point, most areas in Jiangbei and Hebei, except the area between Luoyang and Xiangyang, were under the jurisdiction of Li Tang.
In Changsun Wuji's view, things were going too smoothly, but Li Shimin didn't worry too much, because he was the son of destiny who defeated the immortals. He failed again and again, and got up from the place of failure, and finally defended the clouds and saw the moon. Ming, with your immediate achievements and great reputation, isn't it normal for people from all over the world to join you?
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Spring March.
Li Mi led the heroes of Wagangzhai, including Qin Qiong, Cheng Zhijie, Xu Shiji, Zu Junyan, Mo Cheng and others, and Dou Jiande led his generals Liu Heitai, Ling Jing, Yu Shinan, Meng Jiigong and others to Chang'an to meet Li Shimin and discuss the matter of sending troops to attack Xiao Chu together. .
The bosses of the two forces led their confidants to Chang'an. This was basically a sign of surrender to him, the son of destiny. Li Shimin, who had ascended the throne two years ago, Long Yan Dayue, ordered the whole city to put on a colorful display to welcome the heroes of Wagang Village and Hebei, and held a ceremony in the Taiji Hall Accept the worship of Li Mi and Liu Heitai.
The scene is very grand.
Li Shimin was wearing a dragon robe and a nine-color crown, sitting on a dragon chair. Below were Li Mi and Dou Jiande's troops, and hundreds of civil and military officials stood on both sides.
He was not worried about safety issues, because Shuanglong was just below the steps, and beside him stood Feng Qingyang, the sword master who forced Chai Shao to ascend to heaven - the best master in the world today.
Li Shimin said with a smile on his face: "Now our army accepts the destiny of heaven and responds to the people, and we have the help of Mi Gong and Dou Gong. Why worry about Xiao Chu not being destroyed?"
"What your Majesty said is true. Without Chai Shao and the masters of the Yingui Sect, Senior Youfeng, suppressing them, there are only two or three big cats and kittens from the Xieji Sect left, which is really nothing to worry about." Dou Jiande lowered his head while complimenting. .
Li Mi no longer looked like he was fighting for help from the two Buddhist and Taoist sects at the foot of Funiu Mountain, and said with a hint of flattery: "Now that Li and Tang's army has left the pass and marched westward, we, Wagang Village, will attack from the northeast, and the Luoyang garrison is really nothing to worry about. .”
"Hahaha..."
Li Shimin rolled up his robe sleeves, stood up from the dragon chair, stood on the imperial platform, and looked down at Li Mi, Dou Jiande and others who had come to surrender: "Masters, please follow me on the expedition. One day, we will ride south of the Yangtze River and achieve great achievements. I will definitely live up to your expectations.”
He was very happy and excited.
The prophecy of Heshibi that Monk Yixin saw should be similar to the current scene. The heroes from Jiangbei come together to vote. As long as they win the fertile and wild Jiangbei area, are they worried about being unable to defeat Xiao Chu?
Liu Han, Wei Jin, Yang Sui... I have never seen any dynasty that unified Jiangbei but failed to conquer Jiangnan.
However, at this moment, a discordant voice sounded.
"Li Shimin, you despicable man who killed his brother and his father, you will die!"
Li Shimin felt that the voice was somewhat familiar.
Everyone looked behind them and unconsciously made a way. They saw a woman wearing white mourning clothes standing in the sunlight at the entrance of the hall, holding a long sword in her hand.
Kou Zhong's eyes suddenly widened, because the person who created this discordant note was none other than Princess Li Xiuning of Pingyang whom he could not forget.
(End of chapter)