Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 839
three days later.

Luo Cheng led his army to the south, and Qu Tutong had already led his army to Linfen and Jiangjun.The other general, Murong Changsheng, teamed up with Yu Chiliang, and went out from Taiyuan to the East Road, collecting Shangdang and Changping counties.

Along the way, it was almost like entering no man's land.

The positions of the counties in the southeast of the river were vacillating, and they did not have any strong troops.

As soon as Yang Yichen died, Xiao Yu surrendered to Qin, Li Shimin came, but he slaughtered Huo Yi again. As a result, within a few days, he himself was captured alive, and the [-] Guanzhong army who crossed the river under him were all wiped out.

Those Tang troops who fled to the south, because they had no food and grass, even had to flee while robbing. As a result, the officials and people in the counties naturally hated the Li family even more.

"Your eyes are red, haven't you slept well these days?"

Linfen County, at the foot of Gushe Mountain, beside the Fenshui River, in the city of Linfen.

Luo Cheng looked at Li Shimin who was escorted up with five flowers tied up, and stepped forward to pat him on the shoulder.

Li Shimin glared at the one-eyed angrily.

"Why, the loser is still not convinced, do you know why you lost?"

Li Shimin gasped heavily and did not answer.

"When I was in Liaodong, you were by my side for a long time, and you should have seen it. In fact, the key to losing the world and winning the world is not who has the strongest force. Just like Yang Guang back then, he owned the world. , but so what? The world is also lost."

"The key to winning the world is to win the hearts of the people."

Li Shimin turned his head away in disdain.

"Don't take it for granted. People's hearts may sound illusory, but they are real. Let's say that the world has been in chaos overnight since Daye seven years ago. Why? Actually, it didn't happen overnight. It’s because the Emperor Daye has implemented every national policy since he inherited it, and it’s all making the people feel uncomfortable.”

"It's becoming more and more unbearable, the days are getting more and more sad, the resentment in the hearts of the people keeps increasing, and the hearts of the people are gradually lost. When finally some people can't stand it anymore and raise their arms, there are like clouds of followers. At that time, everyone misses Chaos, everyone wants to be chaotic, why? Because if there is no chaos, everyone will really not be able to live, only when there is chaos, maybe everyone can have a chance to breathe and survive."

"That's why there are bandits and rioters who can't be suppressed endlessly, because it's useless to just suppress them. The world has not changed, and the people still can't live, so they can only continue to think about chaos and continue to make chaos."

"Until the world is no longer the world of the Sui Dynasty, and the ruler is no longer the emperor of the Sui Dynasty. The government orders are different, and the world has changed. At this time, everyone realizes that they can settle down, so everyone starts thinking about chaos. It became Siding."

"At this moment, the common people are tired of war, and the soldiers are tired of war. Everyone just wants to restore peace as soon as possible and live a peaceful life as soon as possible."

"And I, Luo Cheng, established the Great Qin, which is the most stable and powerful party in the world, so the people all hope that I can unify the world as soon as possible and end the war as soon as possible. Compared with the previous Wang Shichong, Li Mi, etc. I know the heroes who fight here and there. Although I, Luo Cheng, was born as a general of the Sui Dynasty, the established Great Qin has always been a representative of order. Here, I don’t like to kill scholars like Zhang Jincheng, and I don’t like to eat people like Zhu Can. , will not be as cruel and heartless as Xue Rengao, and will not be as tyrannical as Lin Shihong."

He patted Li Shimin on the shoulder, "Actually, your father and son of the Li family took the same route as me, but you started too late, and you don't have as good a foundation as I do. land, but what does Guanlong have now? Today’s Guanlong actually has no family background. After Guanzhong, the people in Guanzhong have not lived a good life, although there are fewer thieves and thieves, but your tax increases have been increasing."

"Li Er, this is the heart of the people. The people under my rule, no matter whether they were nobles, officials, or nobles in the past, their life is not worse than in the past. The current stable environment makes them very satisfied. And more The ordinary government soldiers and ordinary people in the country have obtained a stable life with food and clothing that they could not have imagined in the past ten years."

"Give up, follow the trend of the times, stop doing unnecessary struggles, and let this world end the chaos as soon as possible and return to peace."

Li Shimin glared at Luo Cheng angrily.

"There may be some truth in what you said, but I will never surrender to you, kill me, kill me!"

Luo Cheng patted his face, "Why do I feel that you have become very paranoid since you were shot blind in Liaodong? It has been a few years, and you are now in your 20s. The commander-in-chief of an army has also won such a big victory alone as Qianshuiyuan, how come his character has not changed for the better?"

"Winner and loser, I already knew that, since you, Luo Cheng, won, then stop talking nonsense and kill me!"

"If ordinary people begged me to kill him like this, I would really have granted him his wish, but your sister had begged me long ago, asking me to protect both of you father and son. Hey, why can't you learn from Xuanba? Look at Xuanba. Ba is following me now, how much he has changed, he has changed a lot for the better. In the past, you all said he was a sick man and a fool, but now Xuan Ba, Tang Guogong of my Great Qin, is a general with outstanding achievements."

No matter what Ren Luocheng said, Li Shimin refused to surrender.

"Forget it, I won't talk to you about this anymore, kill, I won't kill you, but let go, I won't let you go either. Since you've been captured by me, just be a prisoner honestly, and we won't let you go." Let’s talk about those messes, today, let’s put aside our identities, you don’t think of me as the Emperor of Qin, and I don’t think of you as King Zhao of the Tang Dynasty, I am your brother-in-law, you are my brother-in-law, let’s have a drink A glass."

The emperor beckoned, and naturally there were wine and food ready.

Cold-cut five-spice stewed beef, fried small dried fish, salt and pepper shrimp, another plate of fried beans, a jar of good wine, and a few heads of garlic.

"Actually, why are you working so hard? You are only the second son. Even if you really win the country for your father, so what, will you still have a share? Come, drink."

Li Shimin was untied and sat there with his head downcast.

He never expected that Qu Tutong would come as soon as he said it, and he never expected that some of the soldiers he thought to be reliable would secretly join the Qin army, and when the fight started, countless people only cared about it. Fleeing in panic.

The confidence that Qian Shuiyuan built up by defeating Xue Ju was shattered in this battle.

Sitting in front of Luo Cheng, he felt so vulnerable.

Picking up the glass, he drank it down.

The strong wine entered his throat like a knife on fire, but it made him feel unspeakably happy. It seemed that only this feeling could make him temporarily forget everything about the present.

While drinking, Luo Cheng talked about the world, the country, and the beauties, but Li Shimin just drank one cup after another, and didn't even eat a few mouthfuls of food.

In the end, Li Shimin was so drunk that he vomited profusely while hugging the legs of the table, and finally passed out limply in his own vomit.

Luo Cheng looked at his embarrassed look and shook his head.

"Why bother!"

Li Xuanba came in.

"Your Majesty, is my second brother?"

"It's okay, it's just that I'm unhappy, and I'm just using wine to drown my sorrows. You can help him go down and rest."

Li Xuanba helped Li Shimin go down, Li Shimin fell asleep for three days after being drunk.

And these three days, Qu Tutong fought all the way to Hedong County, and Murong Changsheng also took all Changping and Hanoi counties.

Qin Qiong led his troops to take Wencheng County, and Yu Chigong led his troops to take Lishi County.

Good news came from all walks of life, and all of Hedong fell into the hands of Daqin.

Li Cunxiao, who was staying at Tongguan, only came before the Qin army broke through Hedong County, and hurriedly burned the Pujin Bridge.

Li Shimin woke up with a splitting headache.

See Xuan Ba.

"We are on our way, where are we going?"

"The emperor issued an order to move the car to Luoyang, the capital. Now the car has just set off and is going to Luoyang."

"Is the east of the river lost?" Li Shimin was in a daze.

"Well, all the counties in Hedong have already returned to the imperial court." Xuanba's answer was not that they were lost, but that they were all returned to the imperial court. Li Shimin turned his head to look at Xuanba, and suddenly felt that he was so strange.

"Fourth brother, I almost don't know you anymore."

"Second brother, I almost don't know you now, you are no longer like the old second brother."

"I can't go back, I can't go back again." Li Shimin sighed.

(End of this chapter)