Tang Dynasty: Starting from Kou Zhong, the heavens rise!

Looking at Li Shimin who had matured, darkened, and become stronger, Li Xiuning felt mixed emotions.

Although she was far away in Poyang, Li Yuan did a bit too much in the affairs of the Tang Dynasty, which was tantamount to killing the donkey.

"Three sisters."

"You're not..."

Li Shimin faced Li Xiuning and expressed concern, with a lot of confusion in his eyes.

Li Xiuning nodded and said: "Yes, I was detained by Kou Zhong before. When I was in Xingyang, Kou Zhong killed Xu Shiji, kidnapped Shen Luoyan, and divided Li Mi and Zhai Rang. I saw that he wanted to march Chang'an, so Chai Shao and I were forced to go south to Jiangzhou."

"Chai Shao was entrusted with important tasks by Kou Zhong because of his outstanding abilities. Now he is a guard general in charge of [-] troops and is a Viscount of the Chu Kingdom."

"Although I was detained, Kou Zhong did not restrict my freedom. I can move freely in the counties of Jiangzhou, but the Jinyi guards are watching in secret."

"This time I begged Kou Zhong and came to Mayi with a purpose. Even my father never went to see me."

"Ok?"

Hearing this, Li Shimin's pupils shrank hard and he lost his voice: "Third sister is here to be a lobbyist for Kou Zhong?"

Apart from this, he really couldn't think of any reason why Kou Zhong would let Li Xiuning go and why Li Xiuning would come to him first.

"Second brother."

"To be precise, I tried to use the Tang State to surrender to the Chu State to give the Li clan a chance to survive."

"But I overestimated myself, and even more so, the importance of Tang State to Da Chu today."

"Kou Zhong didn't ask me to be a lobbyist, but he gave me a condition, a condition that would allow the Li clan to at least survive."

"That is, Li Clan needs to attack Liu Wuzhou, prove his ability, and retain one-tenth of the gold and silver property."

"Everything left, including fields and houses, will be handed over to the State of Chu."

Facing Li Shimin's inspection, Li Xiuning said with a bitter look on his face.

what?

heard.

Li Shimin and Li Yuanba both showed expressions of disbelief.

The Tang State now has ten counties in its hands, governing more than 350 million people and having no less than 80 soldiers.

Hebei is a large county with more than 500 households. As long as the Tang State captures Wu'an County, Xiangguo County, and Xindu County, the population will exceed [-] million.

Such a powerful Tang State was the second largest prince in the world after Chu State. Why did Kou Zhong dare to put forward such harsh conditions to the Li clan?

"Second sister!"

"How dare Kou Zhong underestimate me, Li Clan, like this?"

"Yuanba, go and hammer him to death to vent your anger."

Li Yuanba, who was straightforward by nature, wanted to go out angrily, picked up the hammer and went to Chang'an to find trouble with Kou Zhong.

"Yuanba."

"If you don't listen to your sister, don't you even listen to your master?"

"Your master Ziyang Zhenren has joined the Chu Guozheng Alliance and became the leader of the Louguan Sect. He is heading to Tiannan with the army to open up a dojo."

Li Xiuning's two gentle words made the furious Li Yuanba calm down and sit back down.

"Second sister."

"Can you tell me what exactly you saw?"

At this time, Li Shimin looked at Li Xiuning with eyes full of curiosity.

"Shimin, Yuanba."

"Do you know what state Kou Zhong has reached now?"

"Killing Ning Daoqi with one sword and destroying an army of more than [-] people with one sword. Until now, the two thousand-foot ravine is still outside Luoyang City and has become an important irrigation canal connecting the Eastern Capital to Yishui. The people have cultivated fertile farmland on both sides for more than [-] years. Ten thousand acres.”

"There are at least six great masters in Chu State, including Evil King Shi Zhixuan, Yin Queen Zhu Yuyan, Lu Miaozi, Xu Ziling, and Fu Junma."

"Although the great master could not easily destroy an army of more than [-] people, Kou Zhong did it, and he used this to surrender more than [-] Wei and Song armies."

"Now you understand why Li Mi and Zhai Rang went to Luoyang and surrendered to Chu in just one day, because there was nothing they could do if they didn't surrender."

"Kou Zhong, the king of Chu, has the power of gods and demons. This is not a lie."

"Chu State has now made it possible for all people to practice martial arts. Even the old farmers in the fields can use Bajiquan with both hands."

"The selection criteria for the Chu State's army have already mentioned the Houtian realm, which is what we often call third-rate masters."

"It is true that the three hundred Jinyi Tiqi who are always following Kou Zhong are the masters, but it is not just three hundred, but one thousand."

"If these thousands of Jin Yi Ti cavalry charge into the formation, let alone the Xuan Jia Jingqi, even if it is our Tang Dynasty's 80-strong army, can they stop it?"

The powerful words echoed throughout the inner hall.

Li Shimin and Li Yuanba were so shocked that their jaws almost dropped. They were both stunned.

Nowadays, the strongest person in the Li clan is Li Yuanba, who is at the pinnacle of grandmasters, but after all, there is a gap between grandmasters and grandmasters. There are six grandmasters alone. How can I say this?The Jinyi Tiqi formed by a thousand master warriors is so terrifying!

"...Are you curious why Chu State has such a powerful power but has yet to unify the Central Plains?"

Looking at the two of them, Li Xiuning continued: "Don't you always think that the Chu army is huddled in the pass?"

"In fact, it is extraordinary. There are only 50 new soldiers in the Yulin Army and Lantian Camp in Guanzhong."

"As early as the beginning of the year, the Chu State led Yingyang and Longxiang armies to conquer the southwest by recording events and joining the army in vain. Shen Luoyan, the Zhibing Dian army, led Yiwei and Xiongqu armies to attack the plateau. Hou Xibai, the military advisor, led Bao Tao to offer wine. After pacifying Guo Zihe, the Qianniu Army headed to the Western Regions."

"Zhang Xutuo's Jinwu Army is stationed in Wuyuan County, and Li Jing's Yulin Army is stationed in Yulin County. They are not only confronting Liu Wuzhou, but also confronting the Eastern Turks."

"In addition, the Chu State also formed two armies, Shesheng and Xiaoqi, with a total of 20 cavalry, galloping and training in Hetao."

"Although I don't know the generals of the Shesheng Army, you should all know the generals of the Xiaoqi Army, Jiang Song, Luo Cheng, Pei Xingyan, and Pei Yuanqing!"

"hiss!!!"

Li Shimin couldn't help but take a breath of air.

Chu's 60-strong army conquered the Southwest, Plateau, and Western Regions respectively. No wonder there was no movement. King Kou Zhong of Chu personally went to Luoyang to overwhelm Li Mi and Zhai Rang.

What made him even more horrified was that the generals of the 20 cavalry troops were actually brothers from the Luo family and the Pei family. These were rare warriors in the world, especially Jiang Song and Luo Cheng. Their family background was in commanding cavalry. The Luo family is even more famous as the Silver Spear of the Desert.

"You have underestimated Kou Zhong. What Kou Zhong wants to do is not only to dominate the world, he wants to be a generation of sage kings who will carry forward the past and usher in the future."

"These 20 cavalry are the trump card prepared to wipe out the Eastern and Western Turks."

"Now do you still think I'm making a fuss out of a molehill?"

Looking at Li Shimin, Li Xiuning said with a hint of crying: "Kou Zhong has one more thing to say."

"If the Li family insists on disobeying, the entire clan will be wiped out!"

"I think you all know my father's character, he is indecisive. My eldest brother and Yuanji are even more obsessed with power."

"Right now, they are expanding their territory in Hebei. How could (Zhao Qian's) agree to such a request?"

"But if the Chu army really comes out of seclusion, we will regret it."

A word fell.

The entire inner hall fell into a deathly silence.

"Three sisters."

"Tell me, how do you do it?"

"Yuanba and I both listen to you."

Li Shimin also had a bitter look on his face. This contrast of despair made him have no confidence in resisting Chu.

"Yes, Third Sister, we will do whatever you say."

Li Yuanba responded angrily.

Seeing that his two younger brothers agreed with his idea, Li Xiuning's solemn expression relaxed a lot: "Shimin, Yuanba, how many troops do you have on hand?"

"Originally, there were one hundred thousand, including my three thousand black armor elite cavalry, and later thirty thousand county soldiers were added to defend the three counties."

Li Shimin replied without thinking.

heard.

Li Xiuning already knew that Li Clan had six thousand mysterious cavalry, and the three thousand mysterious cavalry assigned to Li Shimin must be light cavalry.

She thought for a while and asked, "If we attack Dingxiang at night, capture Dingxiang County and capture Liu Wuzhou in one fell swoop, are we sure of it?"

"Don't worry, Third Sister, I can smash the city gate to pieces with just one hammer."

Li Yuanba patted his chest and made sure. He was born with supernatural power and was at the peak of his master's level. How could a mere county gate stop him.

"Third Sister, if Yuanba breaks through the city gate, I will rush in with three thousand mysterious knights, and you can lead an army of one hundred thousand to take over the entire Dingxiang County."

"So, I'm pretty sure."

After careful calculation, Li Shimin spit out a precise answer.

"That's it!"

Li Xiuning's eyebrows were raised, and her beautiful eyes were full of determination.

"Okay! I'll go down and arrange for Chun now!"

Li Shimin left Qin's palace directly and went to the military camp to gather the army. Li Yuanba also went with him.

For a time, strong clouds of war hung over Mayi.

Chapter 123: The ancient swordsman showdown! ! !

Daye 14, May [-]rd.

Lingnan, Song Dynasty.

"Your Highness!"

Song Yuhua, wearing a plain phoenix-patterned skirt and her hair in a bun, looked like a mature and beautiful woman, and greeted Kou Zhong who had come from afar.

"Since I'm here to visit my father-in-law, I can skip all the red tape."

"Gu, Madam, and all of you can just call me the normal ones."

With a slight smile, Kou Zhong said in a warm manner.

"Yes, my husband!"

Song Yuhua was smart and immediately changed his mind.

"Hahaha!"

"Brother Kou, I haven't seen you for a long time. It's always been nice."

At this time, Song Shidao let go of his restraint and greeted him with the same smile.

It doesn't matter who is older or younger between the two. If we really want to talk about it, Kou Zhong is at least a few years younger than Song Shidao. It's okay to be friends with each other. It's hard to accept that Song Shidao is called brother-in-law all of a sudden.

"Hmph! Bad guy"

Song Yuzhi pursed his lips and looked like "You are a heartless man", which made Kou Zhong dumbfounded.

"Yuhua."

"I think Yuzhi is not too young anymore. It's not an option to keep fooling around like this."

"Are you looking for Concubine Xuan to arrange a place for Yuzhi at Chang'an Women's Garden?"

"Chang'an Women's Garden has recently added two new lecturers, one is Shang Xiufang, the best in the world, and the other is Dong Shuni."

"One of them is good at playing chess, calligraphy and painting, the other is good at rope and whip. They are good at both civil and military affairs."

Looking at Song Yuhua, Kou Zhong said casually.

"What your husband said is true."

"When I get back, I will mention this matter to Sister Feixuan and Sister Wanwan."

After hearing this, Song Yuhua felt deeply convinced.