First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 237
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After getting out of the main hall, Cui Junsu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and looked back at the newly built Xia Palace, Cui Junsu sighed deeply.

"Cui Shizhong persuaded the king to send troops with just one word, it's really amazing."

Suddenly, there was a voice behind him, which startled Cui Junsu, hurriedly looked around, and breathed a sigh of relief, "Brother Hongda surprised me."

The person who came was Xia Guoshangshu Zuo Pushe Pei Ju, a high-ranking and powerful person who won the respect of Dou Jiande.

Pei Ju, whose name is Hongda, was born in the Pei family in Hedong. He became an official during the Northern Qi Dynasty. An important minister in the court.

During the Jiangdu Palace Change, Pei Ju, who was on his way to court, was captured by the rebellious Xiaoguo army. Logically speaking, the red-eyed Xiaoguo army would also kill Pei Ju, but Pei Ju survived because of his kindness to the Xiaoguo army. .

Because the Xiaoguo army was far away from their hometown in Guanzhong, and their morale was in turmoil, Pei Ji suggested that Yang Guang dismiss the court ladies and marry the soldiers of the Xiaoguo army to relieve his homesickness and stabilize the army's morale. Only after gaining the favor of the Xiaoguo Army did he survive.

After Yu Wenhuaji usurped the throne and became self-reliant, because of Pei Ju's prestige, he was appointed as Shangshu Youpushe, and he was granted the title of Cai Guogong. He is also the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, formulates the etiquette of the court, and is in charge of the laws of the Xia Kingdom.

Pei Ju's face was serious when he heard the words, and he looked straight at Cui Junsu, "The old man is not joking, Cui Shizhong's words push the king to send troops, it is a word that decides the life and death of the country", he shook his head and left.

Cui Junsu was startled, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Is what I said wrong? Please teach me in Hongda."

Seeing Cui Junsu's eager expression, Pei Ju stopped and sighed: "It doesn't matter whether it is wrong or not. Since Your Majesty has decided to send troops, the goal of the Tang army's horses by the river has been achieved. I will wait for the result of the battle with peace of mind." Just walk away quickly.

Looking at Pei Ju's back and leaving, Cui Junsu stood alone for a long time, his face suddenly turned pale, and he looked back at Kanbanzhu Xinggong, but he didn't dare to stay for a moment, and left in a hurry.

On the next day, the sky was high and the clouds were clear, the wind was sunny, and the Banzhu palace was under the order of Dou Jiande, the king of Xia. The Xia army camp in Dongyuan was ordered by all three armies to march out of Niukouzhu. , Stretching for more than ten miles, nearly one hundred thousand troops marched forward with beating drums, and the momentum was like a rainbow.

After the Hulao was closed, Li Shimin put on his helmet and armor, held a horizontal knife in his hand, stood proudly on the top of the city, looked at the Xia army covering the sky in the distance, couldn't help shaking his head and chuckled: "The enemy army came from Hebei, and they have never met before." A powerful opponent is now approaching the city to line up, but it is so clamorous, it can be seen that the general cannot hold his breath, and we wait for the soldiers to stand still. After a long time in the formation, the morale will definitely fade, and then it is time for us to make meritorious deeds."

The generals responded naturally when they heard the words, the visual impact of the nearly [-] troops was so great that many generals panicked when they saw it.

Seeing this, Gao Chong said straightly: "It is enough for the army to stay still, and the king may send a small number of elites to fight with the enemy. First, it delays time, and second, it boosts my morale."

As soon as Gao Chong finished speaking, more than two or three hundred Xia Army cavalry rushed to the city, and the leader of the Xia Army general held a knife and shouted: "Does Tang Dog dare to go out and fight?"

Li Shimin stared wide-eyed, looked at Gao Chong and said with a smile: "I asked Youzhi to mention it in advance, but it won't work if we don't fight for a while."

Yuchi Chengqin and the others immediately called for battle, but Wang Junkuo in the back row came out and said: "Your Majesty, that person will not be recognized at all, he is the person who transported grain for the Xia army, he should be the brother of Zhang Qingte, who was on the bank of the Yellow River in Guancheng that day. While teaching him to get away, the last general will call for a fight, and this time he will definitely capture and kill the thief."

Hearing Wang Junkuo's words, Cheng Zhijie glared at him immediately, "You taught him to escape that day, and let a certain family go today."

Wang Junkuo was born reckless, and naturally he was not a good stubble, so he said tit-for-tat: "Although he escaped alone that day, he would have completely wiped out the Xia army's grain transportation team, and today I just captured him to make up the whole."

Seeing this, Li Shimin waved his hands and said: "Yizhen is a little safe and don't be impatient. You will have a chance to show off your power later. Let Jun Kuo play today, which is also the beauty of an adult."

Cheng Zhijie retreated angrily when he heard the words, Wang Junkuo responded excitedly, and immediately ordered three hundred elite riders to leave the city.

"Who is coming?" The general of the Xia army brandished a sword and shouted, "I am Zhang Qingmu, the vanguard general of the Great Xia."

"The Duke of Shanggu in the Tang Dynasty, Wang Junkuo", Wang Junkuo is also holding a big knife, only to see that Wang Junkuo is wearing a green robe, his face is like a heavy jujube, and he is very majestic.

Zhang Qingmu took a closer look and recognized at a glance that the green robed swordsman in front of him was the Tang general who beheaded his elder brother Zhang Qingte on the bank of the Yellow River in Guancheng that day, and his face was horrified.

"Send your two brothers to meet underground", Wang Junkuo slashed down, Zhang Qingmu hurriedly resisted, but Wang Junkuo borrowed horsepower, with such great strength, he knocked the big knife in Zhang Qingmu's hand with one blow, and then beheaded him with a backhand.

When Zhang Qingmu died, the cavalry under his command fled in all directions. Wang Junkuo was brave and tough, and immediately led three hundred Tang cavalry to chase and kill him. He killed Zhang Qingmu's head in front of Xia's formation, and raised his knife and shouted loudly: Come out to lead death?"

Wang Junkuo was originally born in a rough place, so he was born with a handsome appearance. The bay red horse under his seat was very strong, his front hooves were raised and neighing, and the moon-covering knife in his hand was shining coldly.

Under the banner of the formation, Dou Jiande looked from a distance and couldn't help asking in surprise: "Who is this person? He is as brave as Guan Gong."

Cao Zhan, the general of his department, heard the words and said: "This person is the person who was in charge of the city and attacked our food team. His name is Wang Junkuo. He once occupied Jingxing as a bandit. He was called the commander of the green robe and sword. The king once recruited him to surrender, but this person did not know uplift".

"It turned out to be him." Dou Jiande nodded and sighed, "Such a talent belongs to Li Tang."

At this time, Dou Jiande only paid attention to sighing Wang Junkuo, but he didn't know that the Xia army urgently needed to revive the morale of the army at this time, so Wang Junkuo flaunted his power in front of the battle for no reason and then walked away.

Seeing Wang Junkuo's prestige, the generals felt envious and jealous in their hearts. Li Shimin was very happy, and patted Wang Junkuo on the shoulder and praised: "Junkuo is so brave, it greatly increases the prestige of our army. This king will record a meritorious service for you." Wang Junkuo raised his head and chest up, happily responding.

Seeing that only Wang Junkuo in the Tang army was so brave, Dou Jiande stopped fighting and marched forward until the Hulao was closed. Li Shimin still stood still. The prison is immobile like a mountain.

It wasn't until the afternoon that Xia Jun's mouth was parched and he was unbearably hungry. Only then did Dou Jiande realize that he was being tricked by Li Shimin, and he couldn't help being furious.

(End of this chapter)