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Chapter 374 Li Shimin's Invitation
Under Liyang City, people lined up to enter the city.

As the important place of the Wagang Army, Liyang City is naturally under strict investigation, especially after the defeat to Wang Shichong, the Wagang Army has been strictly investigating and working closely.

But for Li Shimin and his party, entering Liyang City is like walking on flat ground.

The rainwater slid down on the coir raincoat, Li Shimin was holding the horse in his hand, and looked up at the three big characters of Liyang City. After checking the identities of the dozen or so people, the Wagang Army showed a respectful look, and said immediately: " It turned out to be the special envoy of the Tang State, and the general will immediately send someone to lead you to the post."

"No need." Changsun Wuji said coldly.

The city gate officials who guarded the city didn't dare to say anything at the moment, and let them go directly.

After entering the city gate, Changsun Wuji asked Li Shimin for instructions, "Will King Qin go to the post station first?"

"Send someone to arrange the luggage first. I have a private matter to do."

Changsun Wuji took the order, and immediately he was escorted to salute, and he and three personal soldiers from Prince Qin's residence followed Li Shimin.

The heavy rain has not stopped, and it is still raining. The houses in Liyang are different from those in the south of the Yangtze River. They are all built with flat roofs, which is good for keeping warm in winter.The roofs are all paved with blue tiles, which is very orderly.

Every time Li Shimin goes to a place, he must first observe the local customs and customs. Although Liyang City is in chaos due to war, the people's hearts are still stable. In the troubled times, it can barely be regarded as a place to live.

Soon I came to a small building with one or three floors. The eaves of the small building were slanted and covered with tile tubes, which had a bit of Jiangnan style.

Li Shimin stayed on the horse before returning to the building, and when he looked up, he could see the three characters of returning to the building.

Changsun Wuji smiled and said, "King Qin, if you want to find a beautiful woman, why is there such a hurry?"

Li Shimin got off his horse, folded the whip, and said: "This is how I show my sincerity."

"From my point of view, the king of Qi should win over, and not let him fall into the hands of other princes. As for the princess, she is in trouble now, so why bother."

Li Shimin shook his head and said: "She is different from ordinary Yingying and Yanyan, she is a phoenix, I should use the gift of a phoenix to seek her."

The old bustard who had to go back to the building saw someone coming and said: "Guest officer, it's not here yet... Yes, I don't know that the young master has a familiar girl, I will report to you right away."

After giving a silver bean, the bustard immediately changed his expression.

Li Shimin said: "Please trouble me to find a girl named Yang!"

The old bustard smiled and said, "It so happens that my slave's surname is Yang."

Li Shimin smiled slightly, and said: "She is a guest of Master Qu, just let me know."

The old bustard hesitated and said: "So it's not the girl in the building, I'll inform you, but if I see you or not, then..."

After Li Shimin gave the old bustard another silver bean, the old bustard immediately laughed and said, "How kind of you, I'll go right away."

After speaking, the bustard entered the building and came to a door and knocked on it.After Yunniang opened the door, the two whispered for a while.Yunniang walked behind the screen to size up the other party, then turned around and came to Qu Yanran's room.

At this time, Qu Yanran was studying female celebrities with Yang Ehuang, and the two were talking softly.

Yunniang entered and said seriously: "Yanran, there is a young master outside who says he is looking for Miss Yang."
Yang Ehuang was slightly taken aback, and put down the female celebrity in her hand, Qu Yanran stood up, patted Yang Ehuang's hand, indicating that nothing happened, and said, "Yes, what kind of young master?"

"In his 20s, very young, I heard that there is a sword scar on the tiger's mouth on his wrist, which looks like a martial arts practitioner. He gave two silver beans as soon as he entered the door, and said he wanted to see Miss Yang. In my opinion, this young man is arrogant. , you can tell a person who has lived above others for a long time at a glance."

Yunniang has been in the brothel for many years, and she has seen countless people, and she never leaves her words.

Qu Yanran pondered and said: "Sister, you live in my building. No one knows about it except the sisters in the building. This young master must have a very good plan to come to the door. In Liyang City, you can use your hands and eyes to reach the sky. Not many people."

Yang Ehuang lowered his head, and suddenly thought of something, a trace of blush quickly wiped across his face, and his heart jumped up suddenly, thinking that in this Liyang City, the young son, who has lived in the world for a long time, is there anyone else besides him.

Qu Yanran saw it clearly, and said with a smile, "Could it be your sweetheart."

Yang Ehuang said angrily: "Sister, don't make fun of me."

"Then see or not?"

Yang Ehuang lowered his head, with complicated expressions in his eyes, and finally said: "Since I know I'm here, if I don't meet, I'm afraid something will happen."

Before she finished speaking, Qu Yanran pulled Yang Ehuang and went out with Yun Niang and the other three to a screened place on the second floor.

Yunniang pointed at the person standing next to the sword and said, "This is the young master."

Qu Yanran, Yang Ehuang looked along where Yunniang was pointing, but saw a man wearing a brocade robe and a warrior crown, holding a sword in his hand, standing outside the hall.

Although the other party was in the dusty world, he was full of heroism and his eyes were piercing.His appearance is not handsome, but it is just this upright posture that makes all the women passing by the brothel look sideways.

Many brothel women couldn't help but look at each other, but the other party just smiled, but still pressed their swords firmly.

At this time, the other party raised his eyes, as if he saw someone spying on him behind the screen, the other party smiled confidently, slightly clasped his fists against the screen, and said loudly: "I take the liberty to come here, please see Miss Yang!"

Qu Yanran said with a smile: "This person is a dragon and phoenix among people. It's been a long time since I saw such an outstanding person. Sister, what do you think?"

Yang Ehuang didn't answer, and met the other party behind the screen, and after seeing the face clearly, his eyes dimmed.

Qu Yanran held Yang Ehuang's hand and asked, "Young master, my younger sister knows him."

Yang Ehuang nodded, the other party had rescued him when he was outside Yanmen.

Qu Yanran said immediately: "Yunniang, invite this young master to come to the wing."

Not long after, the door of the wing room was opened, Li Shimin entered, saw the simple furnishings in the room, saw a woman sitting behind the curtain, and immediately said: "Li Shimin pays homage to Princess Changle!"

Behind the curtain, Yang Ehuang's voice came faintly: "A person who has ruined his country and family is still called a princess."
Li Shimin said: "After Yu Wenhua and his rebellion in Jiangdu, people and gods were outraged, and the emperor wept bitterly, saying that I was dealing with people in the north, and I couldn't save my way, so I couldn't sleep at night. Now I heard about the whereabouts of the princess in Chang'an, so let me pick her up." , go to Guanzhong, and still treat him with the courtesy of a courtier."

Yang Ehuang scolded: "Your father eats the king's salary and is not loyal to the emperor. The emperor entrusted Taiyuan to him, and he trusted him, but your father actually raised troops to attack Chang'an. Such an ungrateful person, what face is there to send you today?" Come see me."

Yang Ehuang's chest rose and fell. Although she was extremely angry, she tried her best not to lose her composure.

Li Shimin clasped his fists and said: "Princess, don't you hear that you can't help yourself? The world is in chaos, rebels are everywhere, and the country is in turmoil. Even if my Li family doesn't have soldiers, how can there be a few days in the Sui Dynasty? My father was forced to obey everyone and rise up." As far as Guanzhong is concerned, I really have to do it, I just hope that I can use my own strength to preserve the blood of the country and prevent it from falling into the hands of people like Ruyu Wenhuaji, Du Fuwei, and Dou Jiande."

"I know what I'm saying now. The princess thinks I'm just making excuses, but my Li family has a clear conscience. After the invasion of Chang'an, Qiu did nothing wrong, and the clan was treated generously. All the treatment remains the same. Culture and other anti-kings have won the world, how many people in my Great Sui clan can survive."

Yang Ehuang said with a wry smile: "If you say so, I shouldn't blame you, but I should thank you."

"Don't dare," Li Shimin said sincerely, "I'm just thinking about the safety of the princess right now. Once the princess's identity is revealed, no matter in Li Yang or anywhere, there may be people with ulterior motives against the princess. Da, only Chang'an can be safe, I, Li Shimin, traveled thousands of miles to Liyang, and hereby beg the princess to return to Chang'an with me, I guarantee with my life that Princess Li Jiabao will have no worries in her life."

Not long after, Li Shimin left Deguilou with a trace of sadness.

Changsun Wuji looked at Li Shimin's face and said, "King Qin, you are just a weak woman, so you don't need to argue with her, just tie her up."

Li Shimin shook his head and said: "I, Li Shimin, am not so ineffective. She is just like your sister, and she is not easy to persuade. I expected this, after all, it was my Li family who took the world from her Yang family." No matter what you say about this point, after all, my Li family owes them."

Changsun Wuji said: "The king of Qin is right."

Li Shimin smiled and said: "Wuji, if you want to win a beautiful woman, how can you do it if you don't have any patience. This is the same as marching and fighting. Let's go, after we stay at the bed, we will go to see Li Mi."

In the wing room, Qu Yanran came behind the bead curtain and saw Yang Ehuang lowering her head.

"Sister, why are you unhappy? Isn't he your sweetheart?"

Yang Ehuang stood up, took Qu Yanran's hand, and said: "He is not my sweetheart, but he has saved my life before, but he is the one who ruined my country and family."

Qu Yanran was startled, Yang Ehuang took a deep breath, and said: "This person is Mr. Li Yuan Erlang."

"It's Tang Gong Li Yuan who proclaimed himself emperor in Guanzhong?" Qu Yanran was startled.

"good."

Yang Ehuang raised his head and said: "He came here in person right now, and said he wanted to welcome me back to Chang'an."

Speaking of this, Yang Ehuang smiled slightly and said: "We have been together for many days, but I haven't told you yet. I am the daughter of the late emperor, Princess Feng Changle. In fact, everyone has already known about Qu."

Qu Yanran nodded. When she recognized King Qi that day, she probably guessed his identity.But the other party didn't tell the truth, so he didn't say anything.

Yang Ehuang said: "Sister, you and I are congenial. Everyone respected and feared me in the palace since I was young, but I didn't have a single friend. It is my blessing to meet you in this difficult time."

Qu Yanran said: "Sister."
Qu Yanran's eyes were slightly red, but she didn't know what to say.

After Yang Ehuang revealed his identity, Qu Yanran didn't have to pretend to be ignorant. After the two of them got rid of each other, their friendship increased a bit.

Qu Yanran asked: "Sister, count me as talkative. Although Mr. Tang has lost to your Yang family, but I heard that he has a good reputation and treats the clan and old court officials well. Therefore, although Guanzhong is not as good as Jiangdu, it is a hundred times better than Luoyang. Are you going or not?"

(End of this chapter)