At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 497

As soon as Changsun Shunde finished his words, Li Shimin led his cavalry to pursue him murderously, and surrounded Li Shanfei and the remaining dozen or so soldiers.

Li Shimince stepped forward immediately, and said coldly: "Surrender, or die!"

Yin Kaishan threw Zhen Zhai'er's head over with a smirk, and the bloody head rolled all the way to Li Shanfei and the others' feet. , and fell to his knees on the ground.

Li Shanfei's complexion fluctuated, and finally sighed, and threw away all the swords and bows on his body, and stretched his hands behind his back, and said in a deep voice: "I, Li Shanfei, admit to being killed. If you want to kill or cut, you can do whatever you want, but I still hope Second Young Master Li can spare their lives."

Hou Junji scolded coldly: "Erlang doesn't need you to teach him how to do things, kneel down!"

Li Shanfei raised his eyebrows, and said proudly: "I, Wei Dao'er, have been in the world for decades, and I have never kneeled down on anyone. If you want to get it, I have no way to kneel!"

A flash of appreciation flashed in Li Shimin's eyes, he got off his horse and flew towards Lishan. Hou Junji, Liu Hongji and the others couldn't help but change their expressions, and quickly reminded: "Erlang, be careful, this man has great martial arts, so don't be careless."

However, Li Shimin waved his hands calmly, and still walked straight in front of Li Shanfei. A look of surprise flashed in the latter's eyes, and he sneered, "Aren't you afraid of death?"

"You think I'm afraid?" Li Shimin asked back.

Li Shanfei thought for a moment, finally nodded and said: "You are indeed not afraid of death. Up to now, the Second Young Master Li always takes the lead every time, which makes a certain family feel ashamed."

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and said, "Then do you think people like me are worthy of your allegiance?"

Li Shanfei's eyes flashed, and he asked back: "A certain family is a criminal named by the imperial court, how dare Second Master Li take him in?"

Liu Hongji smiled coldly: "Who here hasn't done anything wrong?"

Indeed, after careful calculation, people around Li Shimin have committed crimes more or less. Hou Junji failed to assassinate Gao Bufan and escaped; Because he opposed Yang Guangdong's conquest of Goguryeo, he was dismissed as a civilian and almost went to jail.

It can be said that among the three generals beside Li Shimin in front of him, only Yin Kaishan is the only clean "good citizen" with no official stains.

In addition, there are still many green forest heroes and Jiangyang thieves who have taken refuge in Li Shimin. In other words, now Li Shimin is under the command of the "rebels" stronghold. Well, Li Shimin himself obviously had long been thinking of opposing the Sui Dynasty, otherwise he would not have enlisted these people under his command. Therefore, it was only a matter of time before Li Shimin raised troops to fight against the Sui Dynasty.

At this time, Li Shimin said with a calm expression: "As long as those who are loyal to me, Li Shimin, no matter what their background is, no matter what they have committed, I, Li Shimin, dare to guarantee their personality and life, and they will be fully protected."

Li Shanfei couldn't help being slightly moved, pondered for a moment, and finally knelt down on one knee slowly, clasped his fists with both hands and raised his head above his head: "Wei Daoer, see the lord!"

Li Shanfei was just a pseudonym, and Wei Daoer was his real name. Li Shanfei paid homage to Li Shimin with his real name at this time, which seemed even more sincere.

A cold light flashed in Li Shimin's hands, and the tip of Wei Dao'er's helmet was cut off. De!"

Li Shanfei bowed his head again and said: "Weide sees the lord."

Li Shimin leaned over to help Li Shanfei up, and said with a gentle smile, "Junji and Hongji call me Erlang, and you can call me that too."

Wei De hurriedly said: "This subordinate has just arrived and has not made an inch of merit, so I dare not make such a big claim. I will talk about it later when I make merit."

Li Shimin laughed and praised: "Okay, you have ambition, I will wait for the day you call Erlang, and withdraw!"

With an order, Li Shimin took Wei De and others happily withdrew the troops and returned to the camp.

As night fell, the Tang army's camp was full of delicious food, and the soldiers added food to celebrate the victory. Wei Dao'er, who was once the leader of the enemy army, became Li Shimin's guest at this moment, and everyone celebrated the victory with a banquet.

When everyone was drinking and drinking, a soldier outside the tent suddenly shouted loudly: "The prince has arrived."

As soon as the words were finished, I saw my eldest brother Li Jiancheng walked in with a stern face, and everyone stood up to salute, Li Shimin also stood up, and said with a smile: "Brother came by coincidence, how about having a drink or two with everyone?"

Li Jiancheng glanced over and stayed on Wei Daoer for two seconds, then shook his head and said, "I've already eaten, Shimin, come out for a while, brother wants to talk to you."

Li Shimin still had a calm smile on his face, put down the wine glass and said, "I'll excuse you for a while, you guys continue to drink." After speaking, he followed Li Jiancheng out of the tent.

Wei Dao'er's complexion changed, his heart was faintly uneasy, and his eyes always slipped away casually. The elder Sun Shunde next to him stretched out his hand and patted the former's shoulder and said with a smile: "Brother Wei, drink in peace, my elder Sun Shunde will let you be fine."

For this alcoholic who was always drunk, Wei Daoer had a deep impression, and asked a little curiously: "Your Excellency's surname is Changsun, may I ask what is the relationship with Changsun Sheng?"

"Changsun Sheng is my elder brother!" Changsun Shunde said frankly.

Wei Dao'er looked a little weird and said: "It is said that Ying Yanglang of Zhuojun married Gao Changqing and Changsun's family."

The eldest Sun Shunde nodded and said: "That's right, today is the happy day when Gao Changqing and my niece, the eldest Sun Wugou, got married."

As soon as these words came out, Hou Junji, Liu Hongji and the others all lost their faces. Erlang and Changsun Wugou were originally a pair of childhood sweethearts, but they were taken away by Gao Changqing. For this reason, Erlang was deeply loved. After the blow, he was depressed for a while, but it was also because of this blow that Erlang became more mature and grew up rapidly.

Wei Dao'er said coldly: "Since your Excellency is from the eldest grandson's family, shouldn't you hug the thigh of that kid surnamed Gao? Why did you come here?"

The eldest grandson Shunde smiled calmly: "Brother Wei's words are too narrow. As the saying goes, a good bird chooses a tree to live in. I am optimistic about Li Erlang. Why not join him? For example, Brother Wei, we were enemies not long ago, but we are not now. Become a colleague, and everyone sits together drinking and eating meat?"

Wei Dao'er was speechless for a moment, Changsun Shunde poured a bowl of wine for the former, and said with a smile: "Brother Wei doesn't have to think about it so much now that there is wine and drunk now, since it comes, it will be safe."

Wei Dao'er was right when he thought about it, since it comes, he will be safe, anyway, it's just a life, he picked up the wine glass and drank it down, loudly said: "One more bowl!"

"That's right, everyone has done it!" Changsun Shunde laughed and filled Wei Daoer's bowl again.

Let's say that Li Shimin followed Li Jiancheng out of the camp, and walked to a quiet place, the latter frowned and said displeasedly: "Shimin, look who are under your command? Li Shanfei is the leader of the group of thieves, how dare you take him in? Is that so?" Go down, Father will be killed by you sooner or later!"

Li Shimin looked relaxed and said: "Brother, please be safe and don't be impatient. How can there be any good people in this world today? There are rebels everywhere, as long as they are talents who can be used by me. Why bother to be too rigid and timid everywhere? It won't work." What's more, the emperor is busy patrolling Jiangdu now, so he won't take care of it, and he has no power to take care of us."

Li Jiancheng's face sank and he said: "You are wrong, the power held by the emperor is far stronger than you imagined, among other things, are you sure you can deal with any one of Zhang Xutuo, Gao Changqing, and Wang Shichong? Listen Big brother persuaded me to kill Li Shanfei and send his head to Dongdu for credit."

Li Shimin looked calm and said: "Zhang Xutuo is trapped in Qi County and is exhausted. Wang Shichong's foundation is in Jianghuai. Even if I come to Jinyang, I may not be afraid of him."

"What about Gao Changqing?" Li Jiancheng asked.

Li Shimin's expression became a little unnatural. His defeat in the fight for the eldest grandson Wugou always put him at a psychological disadvantage when facing Gao Bufan, and in all previous battles, whether overt or covert, he did not lose against Gao Bufan. He had taken advantage of it, so if Gao Bufan really led the army to fight, he would be a little apprehensive.

Li Jiancheng saw that Li Shimin was silent, so he slowed down and said: "Shimin, you have indeed won many battles, but there are mountains beyond mountains, and people beyond people, so you must not be overconfident. Compared with Gao Changqing, you have more There are quite a few gaps, so at this time, you must act more cautiously, and Li Shanfei must not stay."

Li Shimin's face was flushed, and he clenched his fists and said, "Eldest brother, don't grow up with other people's aspirations and destroy the prestige of the second brother. I, Li Shimin, will never be inferior to Gao Changqing. One day, I will prove to the world that I, Li Shimin, are the strongest!" One. Li Shanfei is dead, and it is Wei De who is under my command now!"

"Shimin, don't be stubborn!"

"Brother, stop talking. Since I have taken him in, I must protect him completely. If he turns his back on his promise, will anyone dare to come to join us in the future? You don't have to worry about this matter. If something happens, I, Li Shimin, will take care of him." I will bear it with all my strength." Li Shimin looked firm and resolute, obviously there was no room for negotiation.

Li Jiancheng's face was ashen. Although he was extremely annoyed, he had nothing to do with Li Shimin. If he forced it, he would not be able to suppress those arrogant soldiers under Li Shimin's command, so he had to leave angrily.

Li Shimin looked up at the crescent moon in the sky, thinking of the clear eyes of his eldest grandson Wugou, he couldn't help feeling a pang in his heart, today is Wugou and Gao Changqing's wedding night, and this night should belong to himself and Wugou of.

Li Shimin clenched his fists tightly, and after a long time, his mood slowly calmed down. This autumn night is so cool!

"Erlang!" Fang Xuanling had already stood behind Li Shimin at some point, as if it was his shadow.

Li Shimin turned around, his expression had regained his composure, he smiled and said, "Why did Mr. Fang come out?"

Fang Xuanling smiled and said, "I've had too much wine, it's convenient to come out."

However, Li Shimin knew that the other party was worried that he and his elder brother Li Jiancheng would have conflicts, so he smiled and said, "Don't worry, I have a sense of proportion, it's all settled, let's go back to the bar." After speaking, he turned and returned to the camp.

(End of this chapter)