At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Princess Li Xiuning of Pingyang was hit by two arrows in the back, one of which was hit in the back, so she was not rescued in the end, and died without even leaving a last word.

"Ah-ah-ah!" Chai Shao roared up to the sky, like crazy.

Ma Sanbao cried bitterly on the ground, and suddenly lifted the iron rod and threw it on the roof of his own sky. Chai Shao quickly grabbed the iron rod, and shouted sharply with red eyes: "Ma Sanbao, what are you doing?"

Ma Sanbao burst into tears and cried bitterly: "It's all my fault, it's all my fault for not protecting the princess well, this subordinate deserves death, this subordinate deserves death!"

Chai Shao snatched the iron rod from Ma Sanbao's hand and threw it on the ground, grabbed his collar with one hand and roared, "Bastard, can the princess come back to life if you break your own celestial cap? Come on, what happened?" What happened, who are those who chased you down?"

Ma Sanbao wiped away his tears, gritted his teeth and told the story. After Chai Shao heard it, he was stunned in shock, and then there was deep hatred in his eyes, and he paced back and forth with a gloomy face.

"General, without further ado, immediately contact the Prince of Huai'an (Li Shentong) to send troops to the capital to punish King Qin, punish Yuwen Daoxin, and avenge Her Royal Highness." Ma Sanbao said bitterly.

Chai Shao's complexion fluctuated. Although he was a bit stingy and jealous, he did love his wife deeply, so he wished he could tear Li Xuanba into pieces immediately. But now his family, including his two sons born to Princess Pingyang, are all dead. In the city of Chang'an, it is estimated that it has already fallen into the hands of Li Xuanba. Once he raises troops to serve the king, he is afraid that his son will be murdered. In addition, Li Xuanba has controlled the emperor, which is exactly the right thing to do.

Ma Sanbao saw that Chai Shao was hesitant, so he couldn't help but said anxiously: "As the saying goes, when you stop, you will be disturbed by it. The general must not hesitate at this time."

Chai Shao frowned and said: "This general is in charge of guarding Tongguan to defend against Gao Changqing, and the king of Huai'an is responsible for guarding the Yellow River and defending against Li Jing. If this general and the king of Huai'an send troops to King Qin of the capital, the army of Qi will definitely take advantage of the vacancy, and the great Tang Dynasty will be defeated." I can't keep it."

Chai Shao was stunned for a moment, as if he understood something.

Chai Shao sighed and said: "Although Tongguan has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, not all of them are willing to follow this general, and Yuwen Dao believes that this thief has controlled the emperor with Gu skills, so how can this general win the trust of Huai'an County King? How to win the trust of the soldiers of the three armies, when the emperor issues an imperial decree, I am afraid that the soldiers will abandon their generals and leave, and talk about King He Qin's rescue, and how to avenge Xiu Ning?"

Chai Shao only thought that the knife was taken away by Li Xuanba again, and he couldn't help saying angrily: "Killing people is nothing but nodding, why is it so humiliating..."

Ma Sanbao shook his head and said: "The reason why Ma Sanbao surrendered to you, Emperor Qi, is not because he understands the righteousness, nor is he abandoning the dark to the bright, but just to avenge His Highness the Princess."

"Gao... Gao Changqing!" Chai Shao lost his voice.

Soon, a simple mourning hall was built, but the coffin could not be found in Tongguan City, so it had to be nailed up with wooden boards to make a simple coffin to collect the body of Princess Pingyang. God, the Qi army outside the pass was alarmed.

Gao Bufan smiled and said: "How can you catch a tiger if you don't enter the tiger's den, thank you General Ma for his understanding of righteousness."

Both Chai Shao and Ma Sanbao's expressions changed greatly, and the former even lost his voice: "Xuan... Ba."

Ma Sanbao wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and said sadly: "I dare not take the general seriously. It is really Yuwen Daoxin who manipulated the emperor with voodoo techniques, coerced the emperor to order the princes, and will soon be able to control him." Live in the entire capital, and when that happens, the general will not even send troops to serve the king, I am afraid that he will not even be able to protect himself."

Ma Sanbao immediately interrupted: "Don't worry, at the earliest in the afternoon, at the latest in the evening, the envoy who delivered the decree will arrive. Will you accept the general or not? If you do, Yuwendao will definitely use the imperial decree to relieve the general General your military power, and recall the general to Chang'an to kill; if you don't accept it, Yuwen Daoxin will definitely take the opportunity to accuse the general of treason, and he will die anyway. I can save my life and avenge Her Highness the Princess."

Gao Bufan smiled and said: "No matter what it is for, I will remember your merit."

Crack...Dang!

Undoubtedly, Princess Li Xiuning of Pingyang is an excellent female general, and she is also very prestigious in the army. In the real history, after her death, Li Yuan also buried her with the ceremony of a general. There are only a handful of women who were buried with the general's ceremony.

Chai Shao said sadly: "That's right, I really shouldn't have delayed until now, but I didn't expect you, Li Xuanba, to be so ruthless, and came to kill me personally that night."

A gleam flashed in Li Xuanba's eyes, he nodded and said: "That's good!" After speaking, his figure flashed and disappeared in place.

Li Xuanba sighed and said: "Chai Sichang, actually I don't intend to kill you and your wife, but unfortunately Li Xiuning is too stubborn, she wants to run away, you decide, I will bury you together, in the same cave after death! "

Chai Shao was stunned before he finished speaking, staring blankly at the person in front of him.

A figure flashed out from the dark place, Chai Shao couldn't help but trembled, he took a closer look, and found that the person who came was not the ghost of Princess Pingyang, but Ma Sanbao, he frowned and said, "Ma Sanbao, what are you doing here?"

It was night, and there were still two oil lamps lit in the mourning hall, with a large Chinese character "Dian" pasted in black and white in the center, and next to it was Princess Pingyang's coffin.

"Bold!" Chai Shao yelled sharply: "Ma Sanbao, how dare you say such outrageous words."

Li Xuanba turned around slowly, looking at Gao Bufan with an incomparably cold expression.Gao Bufan smiled and said: "Brother Xuanba, it's been a long time, should I call you Lenglou, or Yuwen Daoxin?"

Chai Shao couldn't help being upset for a while, and said in a deep voice: "This matter is of great importance. Let General Ben think about it again. Now let's take care of Xiuning's funeral."

Ma Sanbao looked dumb, and walked to Princess Pingyang's spirit without saying a word, burned three sticks of incense, and then said in a hoarse voice: "Is the general still unable to make a decision? Yuwen Daoxin is deliberately planning to usurp the princess Tang Jiangshan, even if you don't betray Tang, Tang Jiangshan will not be able to keep it in the end. If you take refuge in Gao Qi, at least you can save your life and leave a useful body as Your Royal Highness to avenge the two little masters. Don't hesitate anymore, I believe Her Royal Highness will understand you, the current Datang has been controlled by Yuwen Daoxin, taking refuge in Gao Qi does not mean betraying Datang."

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"Xiu Ning, I used to have you by my side to give me advice when encountering major events, and I could always deal with it calmly and get through it safely. Now that you are gone, what should I do?" Chai Shao touched the coffin with his hands sadly.

Li Xuanba nodded and said: "Unfortunately, it's too late, you shouldn't have delayed until now."

Chai Shao's complexion changed drastically, and he lost his voice: "You are crazy!"

Ma Sanbao woke up immediately when he heard the words, nodded and said: "What the general said is very true. The subordinates were so dazzled by hatred that they didn't even think about it. If we don't do it, let's just open it." Just close the gate and welcome the Qi army to enter."

Chai Shao's armor was not removed, and he paced back and forth in the mourning hall with red eyes, like a trapped animal in a desperate situation.

Ma Sanbao said in a low voice: "General, please listen to me. Yuwen Daoxin killed the Supreme Emperor and controlled him with Gu techniques. Now Her Royal Highness has also died under his hands. I will definitely not let you go, General. Gao Qi is the only way to save his life."

At this time, it was Li Xuanba who walked into the mourning hall, that is, Yu Wen Daoxin.

Closer to home, let's say that when Chai Shao was crying in the mourning hall, the imperial envoy from Chang'an came and summoned Chai Shao to return to Chang'an immediately by the order of the emperor.

Under the dim light, a young Tang Jun stood in front of Chai Shao with a knife in his hand and a smile.

Chai Shao didn't know how to answer for a while, but Ma Sanbao got up on the ground, saluted and said: "Ma Sanbao pays homage to Qi Huang, Qi Huang is indeed a brave man, I admire him!"

Chai Shao felt a little uncomfortable when he heard this, but he couldn't admit that Ma Sanbao's actions were right, at least he saved his life in time, but Gao Changqing, as the emperor of Qi, took the risk to sneak into the city himself, his courage is really impressive.

Chai Shao was shocked when he heard the words. Indeed, Yuwen Daoxin only needs to borrow an imperial decree from the emperor to relieve himself of his military power, and then recall himself to Chang'an, and then he can only be slaughtered by others.

Li Xuanba strolled to Princess Pingyang's coffin and lit three sticks of incense, bowed three more times, and then said to Chai Shao and Ma Sanbao who were surprised and angry: "Are you planning to switch and surrender?"

"I don't want to betray Li Tang, but Yuwen Daoxin is a thief who can pretend to kill me under the pretext of the emperor's will. What should I do? Xiuning, if you are alive in heaven, please give me a guide!"

Li Xuanba picked up the waist knife on the ground and handed it to Chai Shao, then turned and walked outside the mourning hall.Chai Shao couldn't help but lose all hope, he put the waist knife across his neck and was about to kill himself, but suddenly he felt a figure flash in front of him, and with a light hand, the waist knife was already in the hands of the visitor.

Chai Shao felt a blur in front of his eyes, a pain in his wrist, and the waist knife fell to the ground in response, and Ma Sanbao who was next to him was also hit by the palm, and he fell flying with the iron rod, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

That's right, the young Tang Jun in front of him is none other than Gao Bufan, Gao Changqing, the Lord of Qi.

Chai Shao settled down, gritted his teeth and said, "Your majesty has been controlled by your Gu technique. If I don't lower my level, am I going to sit and wait for death?"

Gao Bufan handed the knife back to Chai Shao, and said with a smile, "I came here uninvited, General Chai, please don't take offense."

Chai Shao's complexion changed, and finally he gritted his teeth and said, "Sambo, you should immediately go out of the city secretly to contact Qi Zhu Gao Changqing, damn it, I've surrendered!"

How could Chai Shao dare to go back to Chang'an? He excused himself that it was getting late and would leave tomorrow, and then he "stayed" with the imperial envoy with good wine and good food.

"Presumptuous!" Chai Shao was so angry that he slapped Ma Sanbao hard on the face, and cursed: "You are a slave, you don't take this general seriously any more."

Chai Shao frowned and looked at Ma Sanbao, who bowed his head and said: "The situation is critical, the general has been hesitant, and this subordinate contacted Emperor Qi on his own initiative in the morning."

Chai Shao's complexion fluctuated, obviously he couldn't make up his mind, but he was also a little shaken.

Ma Sanbao sighed secretly when he heard the words, when he looked at the sleeping Princess Pingyang, his eyes were red again, he gritted his teeth and secretly clenched his fists.

Chai Shao was caressing the coffin and talking to himself when suddenly a gust of wind blew out an oil lamp, making the mourning hall even darker.Chai Shao was slightly startled, looked up and looked around, while looking at the void, said: "Xiu Ning, are you back?"

Chai Shao frowned and said, "But..."

Ma Sanbao gritted his teeth and said: "As long as he can avenge His Highness the Princess, I will care whether he will perish or not."

Ma Sanbao said unafraidly: "My Ma Sanbao's life was given by Her Highness the Princess. If the General hadn't stopped me, my subordinate had already followed the Princess. If the General felt that the subordinate was rebellious, then I would give it to him." Have a good time."

Chai Shao pulled out his waist knife, and said in a deep voice: "Yuwen Daoxin, although I, Chai Shao, am mediocre, I am not a coward. An Neng draws his sword to kill himself. Even if he knows he is invincible, he will fight with you and die in a dignified battle! "

Ma Sanbao was beaming and was about to speak when a skinny figure like a skeleton slowly walked in from outside the mourning hall. His black long gown was swaying in the wind, like a walking skeleton, and he walked lightly as he walked. coughing.

Ma Sanbao hit the iron while it was hot: "I have heard that Gao Changqing is generous and benevolent, and he is thirsty for talents. The surrendered generals who take refuge in him will be treated kindly and even reused. For example, Liu Heita, who is under Li Mi's command, has now become Gao Changqing's right-hand man. Even a hero like Du Fuwei is highly valued. If the general is willing to sacrifice Tongguan, I believe Gao Changqing will reward you and reuse you.

The more Chai Shao thought about it, the more anxious he became, and the more afraid he became, walking back and forth anxiously, like ants on a hot pot.When Ma Sanbao saw this, he knew that his words had worked, so he persuaded: "First strike the enemy, and then attack the others. The general should make a decision early."

As for the fact that Gao Changqing humiliated the General in the name of His Highness the Princess at Hangu Pass, it was just a soldier who was willing to cheat. "

Li Xuanba looked very weak, as if he could be blown down with just one breath, but Chai Shao and Ma Sanbao backed away slowly in horror, as if they saw a ghost.

At this time, there were shouts of killing and the sound of horseshoes from the direction of the city gate. It seemed that the Qi army had already broken through the pass and entered under the support of Neiying.

Chai Shao's face was pale, he knew that Li Xuanba was very strong, but he didn't expect that Li Xuanba was so strong that he couldn't even catch a single move.

Li Xuanba said indifferently: "The name is just a symbol. Brother Changqing likes to be called Xuanba, so he can call him Xuanba. You can also call me Yuwen Daoxin, it doesn't matter!"

"Brother Xuanba hides really deep. You were the one who assassinated me in Zhuo County and then my second brother Li Jing."

Li Xuanba nodded calmly and said: "More than that, Xue Ju and Shibi Khan were also killed by me."

Gao Bufan suddenly said: "So that's how it is. You have planned all your plans just to use Li Tang to win the world, right?"

Li Xuanba sighed and said: "That's right, it's a pity that you Gao Changqing's luck is against the sky, and you always take the lead in everything, otherwise my plan will go smoothly."