Marry Changle in Datang

"Xiao Fan'er, wait a moment and report to your general that Cheng Qiansui, Duke of the Tang Dynasty, has something to say."

The soldiers of the Xiliang Army saw that the speaker was a grey-haired veteran, so they hurriedly reported to the Chinese Army that the Marshal had learned about it.

Li Zhi and other civil servants were in the city tower, and when they saw Cheng Yaojin immediately before the Xiliang army formation, they all sweated for him...

In the tent of the Xiliang army, Su Baotong heard a soldier report that Cheng Laoqian was looking for him to talk to him. Not knowing what the Tang army meant, he hurriedly put on his clothes and came to the front of the battle.

When Su Baotong came to the front of the battle, he saw Cheng Yaojin alone, without any other generals, he admired the courage of this old man, so he asked loudly.

"Old barbarian, what is your last name, what can I say to you, Commander-in-Chief?"

Hearing this, Cheng Yaojin reprimanded loudly: "You little bastard, you are not old or young, this old man Cheng Yaojin and your grandfather Su Dingfang are brothers, even if your father sees this old man, he should honor him as uncle, but you are like this You are so rude, you are not afraid to lose face for your grandpa."

When Su Baotong heard the words, he didn't know whether what Cheng Yaojin said was true, he was afraid that if he really had friendship with his grandfather, it would be his own fault, so he couldn't help but bowed his hands on horseback and said.

"Grandfather Nuo is old, it's time to enjoy the blessings, why bother to work hard for Emperor Tang, we won't kill you today, let's go back to the city, if the city is broken in the future, this handsome looks at my grandpa's face, no It’s just embarrassing the old man.”

After hearing what Su Baotong said, Cheng Yaojin took advantage of it and called him, "Good grandson!"

Then he said: "The old man was ordered by the marshal of my family to carry food and grass outside, and bring my grandson Cheng Dabao to meet you casually. Do you know how good the old man's grandson is, which can only be carried by sixteen soldiers?" The big axe, gods block and kill gods, and Buddhas block and kill Buddhas, it's not my bragging. With your ability, you probably won't be the general of my grandson. If you are afraid, you can take the old man's head. Don't be afraid, I will send the old man out of the encirclement to carry food and grass, and bring my grandson to fight with you."

Su Baotong heard Cheng Yaojin brag about this kind of cowhide, and thought to himself that there are sixteen soldiers in this world who can carry a weapon, it is clear that this old man wants to carry food and grass outside, and he has nothing to say, even if he is killed today, it will not help , it is better to let him carry the grain and grass, and take it away, which will give our army an advantage.

Thinking of this, Su Baotong made up his mind, and said with a loud "haha".

"Old man, I am not afraid that your grandson is a hero who penetrates the sky, let alone that he is a hero who has fallen into the earth, so I will let you out of the camp. I will just wait for him to come."

Cheng Yaojin was very unhappy when he heard the words, but he pretended to say: "Good grandson, are you really not afraid of death?"

Su Baotong said, "Don't be afraid! Let the old man go now."

Cheng Yaojin has a lot of old-minded people, and he is afraid that Su Baotong will let him out of the camp on the surface, and order someone to kill him in the camp behind his back. Wouldn't it make this guy lose face, and no one will know what he did behind the scenes? Ji said again.

"Good grandson, you are really treacherous. If you coax the old man into the camp, if you get to the front pass, most of the people will kill you with a knife. You don't have to think about it. You can kill the old man right here. Wouldn't it be clean?"

Su Baotong laughed after hearing Cheng Yaojin's worried words.

"Hey! The old man is worrying too much. I am a man of no faith. If I don't let you go, I will cut you down with a single knife. Why bother with you here, so don't worry. "

Seeing Su Baotong's success in deceiving Su Baotong, Cheng Yaojin was relieved at last, to ensure everything was safe, he spoke again.

"The grandson is really a hero, so let me give the token of the camp token to the old man!"

Su Baotong had no choice but to deal with thick-skinned people like Cheng Yaojin. Hearing this, he took out one of his command arrows and ordered a soldier to say.

"And send the old man out of the camp!"

The soldiers received the order and led Cheng Yaojin through the Xiliang army's company battalion stretching for several miles with the arrows ordered by the marshal. In the city, he really thought that Cheng Yaojin was going to carry grain and grass, but he didn't believe that Cheng Yaojin could attract people who would attract money.

On the tower, Emperor Li Zhi and other civil and military officials saw that Cheng Yaojin entered the Xiliang barracks, and there was no movement of fighting. They didn't know what Cheng Yaojin and Su Baotong said, but they tricked Su Baotong into letting him leave safely. Yao Jin's wit and boldness are highly praised.

In view of Xue Rengui's inability to lead the army to fight, Li Zhi ordered Cheng Chumo, Zhou Qing and other generals to strengthen the defense of the ten gates in the city tower, not to go out of the city to fight the Xiliang army, and to wait for reinforcements to arrive before making plans.

The generals and the emperor ordered the soldiers to prepare more defensive objects such as rolling logs, gray bottles, bows and arrows in the tower.

In the Xiliang army, Su Bao sent generals to challenge the Tang army several times under the city, but they were all repelled by arrows, and there was no way to do it for a while. In the army tent, they couldn't think of a way to defeat the Tang army quickly, so they had to look to the "Suoyang City" The Tang army ran out of food and grass, and was defeated without a fight. I thought it would be better to take this opportunity to find my master Li Daofu and then refine the flying knife, so as to kill the generals of the Tang army in the next battle.

Thinking of this, the fellow summoned two military advisers and ordered them to continue to encircle the Tang army, and then used the art of traveling thousands of miles to "Jinfeng Mountain" to find the master.

Cheng Yaojin left the Xiliang military camp, galloped day and night, and arrived at Shancheng. He identified himself at the gate of the city, and was led by the general of the gate army to the place where the Jinwuwei military camp was stationed.

When he arrived at the barracks, Cheng Yaojin didn't wait for the notification, he rode his horse to the big tent of the Chinese army, and shouted loudly outside the tent.

"Where is Qin Xiaole?"

In the tent of the Chinese army, Qin Xiaole was laughing and chatting with Liu Lang, Shan Sijing, Cheng Dabao and other generals at this moment. He was very happy. He heard someone shouting at him outside the tent, and wondered who dared to be so bold in the military camp.

The guards on duty outside the tent of the Chinese army saw an old general on horseback and called the general by his name, they were all surprised, they quickly surrounded Cheng Yaojin, and the leader asked loudly.

"Who is the old general? How dare the barracks yell like this, call the general's first and last name, and still not get off the horse to explain the reason. Could it be that he dares to violate the Jinwu Guard's camp rules?"

At this time, Qin Xiaole heard the sound and went out to check with the generals. Seeing that it was Cheng Yaojin, Cheng Dabao first knelt down and shouted.

"Grandson sees grandpa!"

Qin Xiaole raised her head and smiled at Cheng Yaojin.

"The old general accompanied him to fight in Xiliang, how did he come to the boy's camp? Could it be that there is something urgent to find the boy?"

Seeing Qin Xiaole, Cheng Yaojin felt relaxed at this moment, feeling physically and mentally exhausted, and said angrily on horseback.

"I haven't helped the old man off the horse, but I'm talking gossip. I'll prepare wine and meat to wait for the old man. When the old man is full, he has something to say."

Qin Xiaole and the others heard the words and wanted to order to know the identity of the old general at this time, so the sergeant who stood beside him lifted the old general off the horse, but Cheng Dabao got up and took his grandfather off the horse, half hugging and half supporting him into the tent to rest.

Cheng Yaojin sat on the soft couch, drank the tea offered by his grandson in one gulp, smacked his lips to find a comfortable position for his body on the soft couch, and half-lying down took out the emperor from his arms. The secret decree for Qin Xiaole, pointing to Qin Xiaole and saying: "You have read the emperor's decree before you speak."

Qin Xiaole took over the imperial decree and read it quickly. He knew that the army that conquered the west had suffered losses, and was now trapped in the "Suoyang City". To fight the fire, quickly send orders to gather all the generals.

After all the leading generals of the Jinwu Guard gathered together, Qin Xiaole sat on the main seat and read out the emperor's imperial decree, ordering the whole army to reorganize the food and grass, and set out the camp the next day. After the generals received the order, they went to prepare for the departure, and then faced Shancheng on the main seat. The guard general said.

"After the commander-in-chief leads the troops to move out, you should strengthen the city defense, and take a rest. If you have something to do, you can report it to Li Jingxuan or General Black Tooth. Now that Tuyuhun has the help of the Tang Dynasty, the restoration of the country has become a trend to contain Tubo. You should cooperate with each other Defense, so that our border will no longer suffer from the disaster of war."

Several generals of the Shancheng garrison heard the words, and the governor of the Shancheng garrison bowed his hands and said: "I will wait for the order, the general will fight in Xiliang with peace of mind, so that the emperor will be relieved as soon as possible."

After speaking, the generals defending Shancheng resigned, Qin Xiaole wanted to discuss with Cheng Yaojin about marching, but Cheng Dabao called two soldiers to bring food and wine into the account, pulled a table and put it in front of the soft couch where his grandfather was lying, Gently wake up the grandfather who is already half asleep.

Cheng Yaojin was so hungry that he couldn't sleep, so he drank a glass of fine wine, then ate two chicken legs, and said "Shuang", and then said to Xu Xiaole while eating: "Boy, can you eat?" Arrangements are made properly, when I lead the army out, I have to go back to Chang'an to meet the crown prince, so that the imperial court can send reinforcements to deal with Xiliang's million soldiers."

Qin Xiaole learned about the mobilization of reinforcements from the emperor's imperial decree, and said with a smile after Cheng Yaojin had eaten and drank his fill.

"The old general has worked hard. Don't worry, go to Chang'an City. The boy decided to lead his troops out at dawn tomorrow. He stationed troops at Yumen Pass to inquire about the military situation of the Xiliang Army. After the old general and the reinforcements assigned by the imperial court arrived and joined, the boy decided to retreat and besiege Suoyang City." The plan of the Xiliang army."

Hearing Qin Xiaole's confident words, Cheng Yaojin was overjoyed and prepared to rest for a day. Tomorrow, he will go back to Chang'an City with the army at the same time to meet the prince.

At dawn the next day, Qin Xiaole ordered tens of thousands of Jinwu Guards to fire their cannons, and Cheng Yaojin set off with the army.

A few days later, at the forking road between Chang'an City and Yumen Pass, Xu Xiaole ordered Qin Nianjiang to lead five hundred guards to escort Cheng Yaojin to Chang'an, but because the five hundred guards ran out of ammunition, they had to report back to Chang'an and replenish ammunition At the same time, he asked Ji's father how to break Xiliang.

After Qin Xiaole handed the letter to his father to Qin Nianjiang, he agreed with Cheng Yaojin on horseback to meet at Yumen Pass, bid farewell, and took the horses to their respective destinations to gallop.

But it is said that Cheng Yaojin and Qin Nian and Jiang's five hundred guards returned to Chang'an after trekking for more than ten days. After entering the city, Cheng Yaojin bid farewell to Qin's guards and did not return to his mansion to rest. to the palace.

The guard in front of the palace gate saw that it was Cheng Laogong, he hurriedly stepped forward to help him off his horse, and asked with a smile.

"Didn't the old man accompany him to fight in Xiliang? Could it be that the army has returned victorious?"

Hearing this, Cheng Yaojin said to the general guarding the gate: "I don't have time to chat with you at this time. After meeting the prince, you will naturally know the military situation ahead."

When the words fell, Cheng Yaojin inquired and found that the prince was reviewing the memorial in the imperial study at this time, so he hurried forward to meet him.

In the imperial study room, Prince Li Xian saw Cheng Yaojin and heard that his father was trapped in "Suoyang City" in Xiliang, he was frightened and at a loss, calmed down a little, and quickly ordered Huangmen officials to summon the ministers of the court to Taiji Hall for discussion.

After all the ministers gathered together, Cheng Yaojin gave a general account of the battle against Xiliang, and talked about the emperor being trapped in the "Suoyang City" of Xiliang, Qin Huaiyu, Yuchi Baolin, and Baoqing brothers died in battle, Xue Rengui was defeated, injured and comatose, Suddenly, the courtiers panicked, and they no longer had the demeanor of pointing out the country in the palace and speaking clearly and logically.

Seeing the situation of many ministers, Li Xian shouted loudly in the hall.

"Now the frontline battle is not going well, and my father ordered Xu Xiaole to be the marshal of the second route, and lead the troops to rescue him. Now that the Jinwuwei army has entered Yumen Pass, the worry is that the troops are not enough. You should be in a panic. The Minister of the Ministry of War, Master Yao, will mobilize tens of thousands. The army, ordered the children of all honored nobles to join the army as generals, and go to Yumen Pass to be restrained by Marshal Xu Xiaole of the Second Route, so as to relieve the father and emperor's troubles as soon as possible."

After Prince Li Xian finished speaking, Cheng Yaojin continued.

"The imperial court is now in decline, and there are very few generals who can lead the army in battle. The old minister suggested that the imperial court post the imperial list, recruit capable people and give them official positions, so that they can serve the country."

Cheng Yaojin's proposal was approved by all the officials in the palace, Prince Li Xian agreed, ordered the Hanlin scholars to write the emperor's list, and posted it everywhere in Chang'an City, and asked the soldiers to guard it, and anyone who revealed the list should report it to Cheng Yaojin.

The imperial court made a rescue strategy, and Li Xian also sent people to "Luoyang Palace" to report the unfavorable news of the war to the west to his mother, Empress Wu Zetian.

Cheng Yaojin went back to the mansion to rest, and the next day, he met Yao Chong, Minister of the Ministry of War, at the teaching ground to order troops, but I saw that in the mansions of the lords in Chang'an, all noble children with martial arts on horseback put on armor and went to sign up. The people in the field shouted horses, full of chilling military might.

At this time, the sergeant reported to Cheng Yaojin that someone had uncovered the imperial list, Cheng Yaojin heard the report and ordered the person who revealed the list to be brought into the teaching ground.

It turned out that Xue Dingshan, the son of Xue Rengui, was the person who unveiled the list. He was ordered by his teacher to go down the mountain to save his father, and he brought his mother and younger sister to Chang'an City.

Xue Dingshan was brought into the teaching ground by soldiers, and when he saw Cheng Yaojin, he bowed his hands and saluted.

When Cheng Yaojin saw Xue Dingshan for the first time, he didn't know his origin, but seeing the handsome boy in front of him, he felt a little happy and asked with a smile.

"Which family is the young general, who is his surname, and what ability does he have to dare to reveal the imperial list?"

Xue Dingshan heard the words and said: "The boy's surname is Xue and his name is Dingshan. My father is Xue Rengui, Marshal of Zhengxi. He has been learning the art of war and formation with his master in the mountains. Here with my sister, I hope that the old general Cheng will report to His Highness the Crown Prince, and allow the boy to lead the army in battle."

Hearing that the boy in front of him is the son of Xue Rengui, Cheng Yaojin was overjoyed and led him to the palace to meet the prince.

The two met Prince Bi, Li Xian asked Xue Dingshan's identity, Jin Luan asked.

"Little General Xue, conquering Xiliang is no child's play. Since you dare to expose the imperial list, you must have some skills. Can you tell me about it?"

Xue Dingshan heard what the prince said, and said in the hall. (end of this chapter)