Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 399 Seeing the Prince

The prince's army quickly resolved the battle, defeated Xue Yantuo, but stopped pursuing them, set fire to the camp, threw away all the unimportant materials they were carrying, and fled south overnight.Thirty miles away, the sky was slightly bright, and Li Jiancheng ordered everyone to set up camp.

And Xu Qing, after picking up Zhenzhu Khan's things, also left in a hurry.They haven't met the prince yet, so they are afraid of causing some misunderstanding.In addition, Xu Qing also needs to sort out his thoughts these days.

Since the prince's army is very elite, is it possible that there is no one who can sneak into Xue Yantuo and sabotage it?Even if there is no firecrackers to cheer it up, it must be possible to defeat it with a fire attack.It would be too shabby to say that no one around the prince knew that Xue Yantuo could not besiege the city.No, no, Li Jiancheng seems to be setting up a gossip formation.

But who is this gossip array for?To kill Xue Yantuo?No, with the crown prince's strength and skills, it is impossible to lead the Yingzhou army and take risks alone.Could it be that the prince is doing this to clean up the door?

That's not right, the Yingzhou army, in addition to the bowl of Longwu army brought by the prince himself, there are 8 to [-] people. Although these are not the prince's cronies, they will not belong to the king of Qin.Even if some people are inside, it should not be enough to affect the overall situation.How could the crown prince clean up the portal...

There seems to be some secret hidden in Xue Yantuo's body.

Xu Qing looked through the few letters that Zhenzhu Khan had, but found nothing.No matter so many, the prince has been rescued, let's go to fight with him first, pay the errand, go home and let the children and wives warm the bed.Xu Qing didn't want to stay in this life-threatening grassland any longer.

"Brother Xu," Xue Rengui suddenly walked up to Xu Qing, lowered his head and said, "I, I had a nightmare yesterday."

"Oh?" Xu Qing asked: "What kind of nightmare, the dream is reversed, do you know?"

Xue Rengui lowered his head and said: "I dreamed that one day I killed many people, so many people, piled up like a hill."

Xu Qing sighed, thinking that this kid is still too immature, he doesn't know that when he grows up, he will be the Marshal of the Ten Thousand Armies, killing people is just an order.If compassion does not command soldiers, how can there be so many nightmares to dream about?Xu Qing said slowly: "When I return to Chang'an this time, I'll write a letter to Li Jing, you take it there, and worship him as your teacher."

Xue Rengui raised his head, his thankful eyes gradually hid the fear in his eyes, and he said to Xu Qing: "No matter what I become in the future, Xue Rengui is just a young general under Master Xu, oh no, I am what you said That what, oh, is the guard, isn't it?"

Xu Qing nodded, then shook his head again: "In the future, you will have higher achievements than me, so it's not suitable to be my bodyguard. How about this, you will be my younger brother."

Following the trail, Xu Qing took Longwei, a hundred men, to find the Prince's Army.Why are there still hundreds of people, because there are a hundred horses, and every horse goes north, and there is a hero or heroic spirit sitting on it.
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Prince's Army
After fleeing overnight, he did not jump out of the danger zone.But Li Jiancheng chose to be stationed. He knew that on this vast grassland, he might encounter Turkic people or Xue Yantuo people anywhere.If the general's power is exhausted, then a few thousand people can wipe out his 1 people.It's better to rest first, and then slowly return to Yingzhou camp.

In addition, the purpose of Li Jiancheng's coming out has not yet been achieved, so how can he go back easily?However, there are also disadvantages to camping, that is, there are no trees in the snow, and those military vehicles of his own have been discarded. Apart from forming a formation for defense, there is nothing to resist the cavalry.

Li Jiancheng's subordinates were anxious about this, but they couldn't think of a good solution. Instead, Li Jiancheng comforted them and said, "Don't worry, someone will come up with an idea at noon."

As he expected, Xu Qing arrived at noon.

Nothing else happened, Xu Qing and Li Jiancheng met, and Li Jiancheng's first words were: "Hahaha, Gu knew it was you."

Xu Qing cupped his hands and said, "My minister pays homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Li Jiancheng smiled and said: "Not bad, not bad, although you are the only personal minister around the emperor, but that's enough, one is worth ten."

Xu Qing cupped his hands and said: "Prince auspicious people have celestial phenomena, they have defeated Xue Yantuo, and my minister is late, please forgive me."

Li Jiancheng nodded: "Xu Qing, you are courageous, resourceful, capable of writing and martial arts, you are really an all-rounder."

Xu Qing clasped his hands again and said, "The crown prince is safe and sound, and this humble minister is worthy of His Majesty's entrustment."

The people next to me listened, what was this chatting about?One of the two said Xu Qing, you are very good, and the other talked in official Chinese. Is it basically a chicken talking to a duck? Could it be that on this grassland, awkward chatting is more suitable for gusts of cold wind?

When everyone was wondering, Xu Qing presented the Zhenzhu Khan Saber in his hand and said: "Your Highness, this is the Zhenzhu Khan's sword, and he will be killed."

Then, Xu Qing presented another treasured sword, which was Hanhai Khan's saber.At this moment, Li Jiancheng laughed loudly, and replied: "No wonder Gu couldn't find that old boy last night. I was worried that he would run away, but I didn't expect to be caught by you."

Xu Qing also showed a hint of a smile: "The crown prince is too famous. This is not my credit, but the ability of his subordinates. Oh, by the way, I killed that Hanhai Khan with my own hands..."

Li Jiancheng was surprised at this moment: "You said that you attacked Zhenzhu Khan last night. It is not surprising that you killed him, but how did Hanhai Khan die unjustly in your hands?"

Xu Qing thought, it seems that Hanhai Khan's martial name has been spread all over the world, even Li Jiancheng knows it.But in other words, I, Xu Qing's weak martial arts, must have been "respected for a long time".Xu Qing replied: "Oh, I had to rely on one of my young generals to sneak attack him."

Saying that, Xu Qing pushed Xue Rengui out.

Li Jiancheng sized him up and asked, "What's your name, how old are you, and where do you live now?"

Xue Rengui took a step forward and said: "Xue Rengui, the villain, is sixteen this year, and he is still the boss..."

Li Jiancheng's face suddenly turned cold at this time, and he cursed: "Bold, how dare you lie in front of the widow!"

Xue Rengui was so frightened that his knees were weak immediately, he bowed down and said: "Madam, prince, please forgive me, villain Xue Rengui, this year is 12 years old, yes, he is the boss, that's right."

Seeing this, Li Jiancheng shook his head with a smile, and said to Xu Qing: "This kid is only 12 years old, and he has already grown into this appearance. He is really a good general. It's just that he is too young, hey, Xu Qing, this is the first time he has seen him. Blood, where did you dig such a good piece of rough jade?"

Xu Qing knew that Li Jiancheng was scaring him on purpose, so he smiled and said: "When I met him, he was still guarding the gate of Tonghua, and stopped me. Seeing that he couldn't even wear his helmet, I asked a few words before I found out. The son is actually the heir of the Eastern King of the Northern Qi Dynasty, so I took a closer look. Prince, this son is not a general, but a handsome man..."

Li Jiancheng was noncommittal, and took everyone to the Central Army to discuss matters. There was nothing to put on airs, there were no tents, and the crown prince was just sitting on a stone he found somewhere.

(End of this chapter)