112. The Princess of the Lost Country Pays Homage to His Majesty

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In the first half month of the expedition, Li Xiaozu scoffed at the words of his father, Li Liang, thinking that Li Liang was old and no longer ambitious, and was content with the court in Siming Mountain, and did not dare to covet the kingdom within the Great Wall.

But when he was really fighting in Yanshan Road...

He regretted it.

The court officers and soldiers did not fight him head-on, but just besieged the city and cleared the fields. Although Yanshan Road and Luonan Road are both plains, the cavalry can gallop all the way, but the cities behind the road have not been attacked. Once they advance rashly, they are likely to be surrounded by the court army...

Moreover, the food and grass of the expedition... are gradually becoming unsustainable.

In particular, several adopted sons of the Zhenbei King who were crowned as kings secretly received the imperial edict of the court's reward, and this matter was not reported to him. In recent days, the army has suffered setbacks, and the soldiers have been thinking of returning to the outside of the Great Wall.

"Prince, I've said it before."

"Siming Mountain is different from the previous dynasty. It was a hard bone that could not be chewed. Now the intention of Emperor Tiande is very clear. He is using the power of the whole country to fight us and wear out our cavalry."

"People eat and horses chew. In a few days, it will be autumn and winter. The court has not given us new cotton clothes. Although we can use last year's clothes, but..."

In the tent of the general who was asking for his life, Li Yong, the adopted son of the King of Zhenbei who was named the King of Luzhou, complained.

In fact, Li Xiaozu chose a good time to go south. It was the autumn harvest. He could fight to support the war and rob the food of the people in Yanbei Road.

But——

Who knew that the organizational ability of the previous dynasty and the current dynasty was not at the same level at all.

At first, they robbed the food of one or two states. But later, the people's food had long been harvested by the army sent by the court together with the people. The court even forced the people to move inland, leaving only cities standing on the Yanbei Plain...

"We can buy some food from the Tartars."

"Heshuoduo is now watching us fighting with the court, hoping to reap the benefits. Our army is short of food, and if we go back to the outside of the Great Wall, the Tartars will definitely not want to see this."

Li Xiaozu put his hand on the brazier to warm himself up, and made a suggestion.

He is not a pedantic person.

Sending his wife to the Tartars' Shenglong Mansion as a hostage is not comparable to buying food from the Tartars. Buying food is not a stain.

"In my opinion..."

"Could the person who assassinated the prince not be Emperor Tiande?"

"Emperor Tiande is a hero, how could he do such a despicable thing?"

In the tent, Li Dan, who was named the King of Xiaozhou by Xu Xing, flashed his eyes and said this sentence unintentionally.

The court has secretly sent an imperial envoy to bribe him.

As long as he is willing to turn against the enemy, although the former King of Zhenbei's territory cannot be given to him, he can move his people to another place and split the land to be crowned king.

Of course, Li Dan would not easily believe the lies of the court. All the decrees are false. Only the real troops in hand are real.

However... at this time, the prince Li Xiaozu is no longer able to suppress the mountaintops in the army, and the disintegration of the Soul-Seeking Army is not far away. As long as he obtains the support of the court, he can get the biggest share of the cake of the Zhenbei King's inheritance...

At this moment, he deliberately said that the assassin who assassinated Li Liang was not sent by Emperor Tiande. It is intended to criticize the "righteousness" of the Soul-Seeking Army going south to seek life. Once this "righteousness" is declared a failure, then the prince Li Xiaozu will bear the greatest responsibility, and his prestige will surely plummet.

Without prestige, Li Xiaozu will not be able to lead the entire army.

His wishful thinking is very good.

"I saw the assassin with my own eyes, how could it be false?"

"Could it be that... I killed my father?"

Li Xiaozu glared at Li Dan coldly, and seeing that his questioning momentum suddenly dropped, he was silent, and his tone became a little lighter, "In the world, the only people who intend to kill my father are Emperor Tiande and Heshuoduo. And that assassin is obviously an assassin from the Central Plains, a monk from Xuanji Temple..."

In order to follow the dragon, Xuanji Temple sent 800 stick monks to follow Emperor Tiande, and this matter is well-known throughout the world.

Since it was the monks of Xuanji Temple who assassinated Zhenbei King Li Liang, there is no doubt that the person who sent this time was Emperor Tiande.

And the Heshuoduo he mentioned is the emperor of the Tartars.

"I'll tell you: Generals..."

"All the troops should reorganize their forces and march south to the capital of the gods to fight a decisive battle with Emperor Tiande."

"We can't delay any longer."

Li Xiaozu realized that the only chance to win now was to imitate what Xu Xing did in the past. As long as he took the capital of the gods and cut off the orthodoxy of the court, the remaining local forces could be slowly eliminated.

If the army of seeking death retreated, his prestige would be completely lost.

At that time, not to mention maintaining the private property of the Li family, it would be difficult to save the lives of the whole family.

One step back, every step back!

But if...the army took a risky move, perhaps it would be possible to win.

"Yes, prince."

The adopted sons of the Zhenbei King in the general's tent looked at each other and understood their respective plans. They remained calm on the surface and chose to follow the military orders issued by Li Xiaozu.

But——

After leaving the general's tent.

"First, kidnap Princess Anren..."

"Then... tell all the armies that Princess Anren bewitched the Crown Prince and attacked the imperial court in the south. It was all the bewitching of Princess Anren, the princess of a fallen country, who intended to sacrifice the lives of our soldiers in order to avenge her father."

With the imperial edict issued by Xu Xing earlier, these generals knew what they should do to escape the court's punishment. How to swallow up the military power left by their adoptive father Li Liang.

As long as it is proven that Crown Prince Li Xiaozu was bewitched by Princess Anren...

How can he be qualified to lead the army again?

Previously, Li Xiaozu informed them to avenge the king of Zhenbei. It was true that they supported him and went south to seek justice from the court. Li Liang, the king of Zhenbei, had been kind to them in raising them, and he had to repay this kindness. But when the soldiers were frustrated and had no chance of victory, what they were thinking about now was not how to take revenge, but how to protect themselves and cut off more flesh on the sinking ship of Zhenbei Palace...

The imperial court has handed them the righteousness and the sword, so they just do it.

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In the middle of the night, Li Xiaozu was about to fall asleep.

"It's not good, it's not good, the prince and the princess were kidnapped by Li Yong and others and sent to Shenjing."

"Li Yong and the others said that the princess is a disaster because of beauty. It was the princess who bewitched you..."

The general hurriedly rushed into the commander's tent, woke up Li Xiaozu who was sleeping soundly, and told all the secrets that happened in the middle of the night.

After the death of Zhenbei King Li Liang, Li Xiaozu inherited the title of king himself.

It's just that these adopted sons of King Zhenbei did not obey Li Xiaozu, so they always called Li Xiaozu the crown prince instead of the prince.

"What?"

"How dare they be so bold?"

When Li Xiaozu was sleeping, Jiawei was still there. He was so angry that he picked up the Guandao hanging on the weapon rack and said to his general: "Quickly gather your troops and follow me to recapture the princess."

Once the princess is sent to Shenjing...

He couldn't imagine how he should deal with it.

What a shame!

But when he just left the barracks, Li Yong, Li Dan and others were already waiting for him outside.

During the night, several people and horses faced each other.

Li Xiaozu was not alone. He was the most powerful among the army and had his own troops. It's just that the combined troops of the other Zhenbei Wang Yizi are superior to him.

"Commander..."

"My subordinates have followed your instructions and sent the temptress Princess Anren to the capital. Emperor Tiande has issued an imperial edict. As long as you send Princess Anren, a bewitching woman, to the capital, we and the other soldiers will not be blamed."

"Thank you, Marshal, for thinking of us and other soldiers."

Li Yong looked at a personal guard next to him, who immediately shouted these words at the top of his voice.

As soon as the princess leaves, Li Xiaozu will have to admit it even if he doesn't admit it.

If you don’t admit it.

Today is a mutiny.

If you admit it...

We are still good brothers and we go back to the border together.

"you……"

Li Xiaozu, who was dressed in silver armor, looked gloomy.

He never expected that retribution would be unpleasant. Half a month ago, he forced his father, Li Liang, into the palace. Today, the generals of the life-defying army began to force him to have his wife.

"The slow pace of dog days..."

"You are so treacherous as a mother..."

Li Xiaozu gritted his teeth and hated Xu Xing who had given the order.

If it were to "kill him", the generals of the ordering army would never dare to take such a serious action, but if all these crimes were blamed on a woman. Even though this woman is a princess, women are like clothes. For the sake of the survival of brothers, stripping off a woman's clothes is not too much at all.

To exchange the life and death of a woman for the survival of these cavalry outside the customs...

Not a good deal?

Although the generals knew that the imperial court was using a trick, sacrificing a woman would have no impact on their entire army, so why not give it a try.

The generals would never have dared to think like this when the life-seeking army had just moved south.

But now Li Xiaozu made a mistake in his decision-making and led his army to death. His prestige was not as good as before. The generals had evil intentions. He should have expected this...

"What if I don't think about you?"

Li Xiaozu's face turned grim, "Are you going to kill me, the king of Zhenbei? Take away the foundation of my Li family? When my father raised you for many years, is this how you repay your father's kindness? You are no better than a pig or a dog. Beasts are stronger than you."

Even though he knew the benefits of being patient for a while.

But he is not a politician.

He had already given up on going south to attack the imperial court.

In addition, if he really wanted to comply with the wishes of these generals, he would not be able to please them. A coach who can't even keep his own woman has any qualifications to command troops. Who will be able to obey him in the future?

"what to do……"

"Li Xiaozu wants to fight us to the death."

The few Zhenbei Wang Yizi who were facing each other were a little confused in their speech.

Once Li Xiaozu has an internal conflict with them... even though they have many soldiers and horses, they may be able to win the final victory. But in the eyes of the imperial court, the life-seeking army that had finished fighting among themselves didn't have much value.

"Whose bad idea..."

"Send Princess Anren to Shenjing..."

"It's okay now. Li Xiaozu doesn't intend to bear this breath."

One of the adopted sons cursed.

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Fengxi Country.

Shenjing, the imperial palace.

"Your Majesty, the Queen is here to bring you some snacks."

In the side hall of Yangxin Hall, Xu Xing was reading the battle reports from the front line when he heard the eunuch knocking on the door and whispering to him.

"Yunniang?"

Xu Xing put down the memorial and said, "Let her in."

Since he proclaimed himself emperor, he also brought Zhao Yunniang, mother and son, who were in the Xingtian Palace in Kansai Province, to the palace. Zhao Yunniang was canonized as queen by him, and his youngest son Xu Zhang was made prince.

According to what the Immortal Sect said, under the shelter of the Human King, the Siming Mountain Kingdom Zuo can enjoy three hundred years.

And within these three hundred years, it will also be good for the human king.

Just like Song Dao condenses Dao Dan, you can choose a first-grade Dragon and Tiger Dao Dan to condense. The dragon veins of Fengxi Kingdom can provide Song Dao with a steady stream of dragon luck. Song Dao only needs to find a portion of the white tiger's divine blood...

This is one of the reasons why the sect values ​​the human-king body.

For other Dao Dan, countless rare treasures are consumed in order to condense to the first grade.

"These are some sweet-scented osmanthus cakes and jujube paste cakes that I made myself..."

"Your Majesty, you can try them."

Zhao Yunniang came in with a food basket and placed the plates of snacks on Xu Xing's desk. She was dignified, wearing a phoenix robe and a golden hairpin in her hair, looking very noble.

"You are thoughtful..."

After the eunuch tasted it, Xu Xing casually picked up a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake and stuffed it into his mouth. A strong sweet-scented osmanthus fragrance mixed with a faint milky fragrance rushed to his nose, and the cake was also soft in his mouth. He nodded and praised.

"Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty."

Zhao Yunniang bowed slightly to Xu Xing, then walked behind Xu Xing and began to massage his head and shoulders with her soft hands. Her movements were gentle and her manners were elegant.

At first, she felt a little uneasy about becoming the wife of King Xing Tian, ​​thinking that her lowly status made it difficult for her to enter the palace. But Xu Xing still appointed her despite everyone's opposition.

Now she is the queen again...

Even though Xu Zhang, Xu Xing's eldest son, is there, she is still panicking.

After a while.

: A eunuch came to report outside the door, "Your Majesty, Li Yong of the Soul-Seeking Army kidnapped Princess Anren last night and sent her to Shenjing. Your Majesty, would you like to see her..."

"Princess Anren?"

Zhao Yunniang was startled and looked up outside the palace.

She only knew that there was a war outside the capital, and she didn't know about the several imperial edicts issued by Xu Xing to the generals of the Soul-Seeking Army. She didn't dare to ask too much about these things, lest Xu Xing think that she was interfering in politics in the harem.

"It is said that Princess Anren is extremely beautiful..."

"This time, she has become a disaster."

"I met Princess Anren in prison. I will have a feast for my eyes today."

Xu Xing took another bite of the cake and said expectantly.

The last time Princess Anren was sent to Shenjing as a hostage by Li Liang, the King of Zhenbei, he was curious and wanted to meet her. I wonder what Princess Anren would look like after seeing him, the enemy who killed her father and brother.

"Announce Princess Anren to the palace for an audience..."

The gatekeeper eunuch received the order, ran outside the palace gate, and shouted to a carriage parked at the Zhuque Gate of the Imperial City.

It took less than half a minute.

Song Mianzhu, dressed in mourning clothes and simple attire, walked slowly to the Yangxin Palace.

She lowered her head, and her graceful and graceful figure in mourning clothes was breathtaking. When she walked into the palace, she raised her sad face, which made people feel pity.

"The princess of the fallen country, Song Mianzhu, greets His Majesty."

Song Mianzhu bowed slightly.

Last night, after a night of bumpy ride, the baby in her belly had miscarried. If she had not entered the capital in time and received treatment from the imperial physician, she would have died at this moment.

At this moment.

As Song Mianzhu lowered her head, Zhao Yunniang, who was accompanying the king, had some tears in her eyes. At this moment, she actually felt that her death was worth it.

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