On the way from Chang'an to Taiyuan, Li Chongjiu was sitting on the horse with his body upright. His riding skills were not superb. There was no problem in riding a short distance, but he was not good at galloping on a long distance. [ ] Li Chongjiu was anxious, but the team's marching speed still couldn't be increased. He had no one to blame but himself, because the soldiers couldn't abandon him. He could only ride slowly, and the soldiers could only follow. He was slow. This is different from what he imagined. After only running for seventy or eighty miles, Li Chongjiu felt like he couldn't do it anymore. His butt was sore from the saddle, and the skin on his thighs was burning with pain. He was about to collapse now. It's a sign. He originally imagined that he would set out with the Golden Crow Army, run for two hundred miles as soon as he left the city, then take a rest, and then run for another two hundred miles. He would also take responsibility for himself and tell his Golden Crow Army with practical actions that he had the power. He was determined to reach Taiyuan before King Yang Ze of Yan. But now it seems that others don't have much trouble, but his troubles are so great that he almost falls off his horse. Even if he has firm determination, what can he do, but he doesn't have the corresponding ability? And that¡¯s just the ability to ride a horse. Wu Youren is also riding on the horse. He is much stronger than Li Chongjiu. Although his health is not good and he has suffered a lot, but riding on the horse, he is still a little bit stronger than Li Chongjiu. Of course, not After a hundred miles of running, he himself was almost dying. The difference between him and Li Chongjiu was who fell first. However, Wu Youren would not be like Li Chongjiu, gritting his teeth and standing straight. He shouted: "Your Highness, let's take a rest. Young Prince Bozhi is injured. Even if he is lying in the carriage, it is so bumpy. I can't bear it. Although we are in a hurry to go to Taiyuan, His Royal Highness should also be considerate of the young prince Bo Zhi." Li Chongjiu thought to himself: "Oh my god, I can finally get off the horse, if I am still riding. , I will probably faint from the pain in a while. Even if I can survive today, I guess I will have to ride in a carriage tomorrow." He turned around and said loudly: "That's right, Brother Wu. That makes sense. Gu Zhi was just thinking about going on his way, but he forgot about Bo Zhi. Are you okay in the carriage? Do you want to come down and get some fresh air? " As he spoke, he reined in the horse and waited behind. The carriage caught up, but because my butt hurt too much, I couldn't dismount immediately. He had to take it easy and wait for the pain to subside before he could dismount and rest, otherwise he would have to rely on others to help him dismount. How embarrassing that is, and it loses the heroic temperament of His Highness the Crown Prince. Actually, Li Chongjiu didn¡¯t run very fast, even when Li Bozhi was lying in the carriage. But he could still keep up, and the carriage was not far behind Li Chongjiu. Li Bozhi in the carriage heard the call and was moved. It seems that Mr. Wu is considerate. I have broken a bone. It has been so many days and I have not been able to recover. I have to travel back and forth between Taiyuan and Chang'an. Who knows my pain? His Royal Highness is also a good person. , you can immediately think of caring about me. Li Bozhi shouted from the carriage: "Your Highness, I can still hold on. Your Highness, just hurry on. I can keep up, I can keep up." Li Chongjiu thought to himself: "You can keep up, can I still let you follow? "That's a big problem!" He dismounted and walked slowly to the roadside, where the Golden Crow soldiers presented him with a horse. Sitting on the horse chair, Li Chongjiu thought to himself: "No wonder the Hu people like to sit on such a chair. It is really well designed. After riding for a long time, this horse chair is more comfortable than a big sandalwood chair." He really didn't. He no longer had the energy to go to the carriage and greet Li Bozhi. He couldn't relax himself even though he was resting, so how could he have the time to take care of others. After resting for a while, the Golden Crow Soldier came up from behind. He was a hero who was proficient in riding skills. When the Golden Crow Soldier arrived in front of Li Chongjiu, he dismounted and saluted Li Chongjiu: "Your Highness, the general is back to inquire about information! Li Chongjiu thought to himself: "When did I send you to find out the news? Well, it should be Wu Youren." Jin Wubing said: "When the general arrived near the Yan King's army, he found that the Yan King's army had not set up camp. Instead of sending a vanguard, they kept sending people to Chang'an City. After asking around, it seemed that the emperor and the empress wanted to review the army before King Yan left, so they were unable to set off. The review is probably tomorrow. , we can set off the day after tomorrow. " Li Chongjiu was overjoyed. He didn't expect that the people holding Yang Ze back were his father and his mother. When he went to bid farewell to his father and mother, they didn't even mention it, but they didn't want to take the initiative to help. . Wu Youren came over. He also heard the report of the Golden Crow Soldiers and said with a smile: "This is really God helping the Crown Prince. The Emperor is helping. Your Highness the Crown Prince has nothing to worry about." Li Chongjiu nodded quickly and said, "Then the time left for us is all. replenishOkay, we don't have to rush like crazy. " Wu Youren smiled and said: "His Royal Highness can arrange various matters calmly. Outside Taiyuan City, it is the time when King Yan breaks his feathers. "He also asked the Golden Crow soldiers to bring a horse and sat down next to Li Chongjiu. He and Li Chongjiu began to think about the future, and took the opportunity to rest for a while. In the military camp outside Chang'an City, the Shenwu Army on the left and right were still sorting out their supplies, and Yang Ze He didn't plan to set off immediately. Instead, he was very happy after receiving the news that Li Yan wanted to review the army. Since Li Yan wanted to help his son and delay his departure, he should try his best to cooperate. Anyway, he had to wait for Li Chongjiu. Arriving in Taiyuan first, the next step of the plan can be carried out. Besides, Li Chongjiu had to rush again, but Wu Youren persuaded him to let him take the carriage, so that he would not have to rush too much. At the same time, he was considerate of the behavior of the young prince Li Bozhi. After all, Li Bozhi was injured because of Li Chongjiu. Even if Li Chongjiu didn't need to ride in the same carriage with Li Bozhi to take care of the injured, it was okay for each of them to sit in separate carriages. So, Li Chongjiu listened to the minister's advice and got on the carriage. There was another carriage, and Wu Youren also got into it. The two big men found an excuse to not have to ride on the horse and rub their butts. They didn't encounter any accidents along the way, and Yang Ze's army never caught up. The Golden Crow soldiers who came up and kept looking for information did not even see the shadow of the vanguard of King Yan's army. This caused Li Chongjiu's team to move slowly. They were two days late, but they still arrived in Taiyuan earlier than Yang Ze. When the Golden Crow Army entered the gate of Taiyuan City, Li Chongjiu almost burst into tears with excitement. He really didn't expect that he would outrun Yang Ze for the first time when he led troops. In fact, he wanted to win against Yang Ze. There is nothing difficult about it, Yang Ze is a paper tiger, it looks scary, but it can be broken with just one poke! As soon as Li Chongjiu entered the city gate, he found that the road into the city had been cleared, and there was no common people waiting on both sides of the road. The people who greeted him were the two princes of Taiyuan and a group of nobles. Together with their entourage, there were thousands of people, including kabuki actors. Seeing Li Chongjiu's arrival, the sound of drumming and music immediately started. When the sound rang, Prince Cheng and Prince Jingde came forward and led a group of nobles to kowtow to Li Chongjiu. After revealing their identities, Prince Cheng waved his hand, and the kabuki actors in gorgeous clothes immediately came forward, singing and dancing. It was just a performance. There were countless girls holding flower baskets and waving flower petals in the air! Li Chongjiu was so happy when he saw this kind of welcome ceremony. He felt like he had never heard of this kind of welcome ceremony before. Once they met, he didn't know how to make fun, eat, drink and have fun. The level of enjoyment of the princes in Taiyuan was far higher than that of the nobles in Chang'an. They were the typical representatives of the young and middle-aged left-behind men in Taiyuan. It¡¯s time to arrive. Liushou is a person with a very low sense of presence. He is a round-faced old bureaucrat in his sixties. At first glance, he looks like the kind of person who waits until he has made enough money and then retires home to take care of himself. For Li Chongjiu to succeed him as Liushou , he didn't have any dissatisfaction, but was quite happy for no other reason. This left-behind man had made too much money in Taiyuan. If it were normal, when he left office, he would have to be sent by Chang'an. There was no need to come to investigate him, but there is no need now. He benefited from the rivalry between the two factions in the DPRK and China. Although he was still the deputy deputy, he was able to resign and hand over all his power. Li Chongjiu saw that he was so obedient, of course. Without embarrassment for him, he can safely take a large amount of money, go back to his hometown, raise his grandchildren, and spend his old age in peace. Prince Cheng and Prince Jingde welcomed Li Chongjiu into the left-behind mansion. After Li Chongjiu washed up a little, he met the two princes in the study. Li Bowen and Wu Youren sat with them, and Du Dachin guarded the door. To show his loyalty, Prince Cheng said without waiting for Li Chongjiu to ask: "Your Highness, Xiao Wang's grandson told Xiao Wang about His Royal Highness's arrangements after he came back, so Xiao Wang has informed Yuan Liushou, and now Yuan Liushou has been handed over. After gaining military power, the Taiyuan garrison was also well prepared. If King Yan¡¯s army passes by Taiyuan, in order to prevent the army from disturbing the people, we will never let them enter the city. We will definitely close the city gates tightly and let King Yan¡¯s army bypass Let's go to the city." Li Chongjiu was overjoyed and thought: "The Li family is honest in handling things. They are not ambiguous at all and support me fully." Wu Youren was also very happy. He was the first in his plan. The first step is to control the route to Taiyuan. As long as this step is successful, it is equivalent to blocking Yang Ze's neck. The army has no food and grass. Who will listen to Yang Ze? Food is the most important thing for the people, and this is even more true for soldiers. If Yang Ze cannot feed them, let alone fight against the Tujue people, those soldiers will eat Yang Ze first. Of course, the more important point is that as long as the plan succeeds, Wu Youren will no longer have to be a field member and can stay with Li Chongjiu without going to the countryside.??Why is it farming? He doesn't know how to farm himself, so how can he care about others? Li Chongjiu said: "Have you ever sent spies to know when Yang Ze's vanguard will arrive?" Prince Cheng shook his head quickly and said, "I dare not inquire about the movements of the army, so I don't know when King Yan's army will arrive." Of course he knew. Yang Ze's army will probably arrive on what day, but he is too cunning to say it. It is taboo for a prince from other places to inquire about the movements of the army. Even though he seems to have a good relationship with the prince now, he can Who knows what will happen in the future? If the prince no longer needs them, he will think of this problem again and use it as an excuse to fix them. That will be bearable! Li Chongjiu sighed and said: "You guys are really sincere. You didn't send anyone to inquire about such a big thing. So, let's send people alone. Du Dachin, come in." Du Dachin is here. Shi was standing at the door listening, and immediately entered the room and said, "Your Highness, do you have anything to tell the general to do?" "Go and find out when Yang Ze's army will arrive!" Li Chongjiu said. Prince Cheng and Prince Jingde looked at each other and thought: "Yang Ze's vanguard will arrive tomorrow night. If the crown prince's new army can't even find out this, how did they get along this way?" Du But the big chin said: "If you go back to your highness, there is no need to send people to inquire. The general has already sent people to inquire clearly. The vanguard of King Yan's army will arrive outside Taiyuan City tomorrow evening. However, will he ask for it?" Entering the city, General Mo can't find out anymore." Wu Youren proudly said to Li Chongjiu: "I asked them to keep an eye on the situation of King Yan's army behind them. General Du did a good job. As for whether the army will enter the city! , only Yang Ze knows about it, how can he find out?" He never forgets to show his merit. Li Chongjiu nodded and said: "It turns out that you have already taken care of things without Gu's instructions. This is good. You two princes, from now to tomorrow evening, you have a whole day to prepare. Is there enough time?" " Enough, enough, Xiao Wang has already prepared it, just waiting for His Highness the Crown Prince's order." The two princes said in unison, and they both understood the meaning of Li Chongjiu's words, that is, there are some things that should not wait for his order. , you have to do it yourself in advance and have some discernment. Li Chongjiu glanced at Wu Youren, and when he saw Wu Youren nodding to him, he stood up and said, "Okay, when Yang Ze's vanguard arrives outside the city tomorrow evening, the two princes will have people shout down that they are not allowed to enter the city. As for the food and grass, I also told them that they could not replenish it, and asked them to go to the border first, and then transport it to them. "This is actually to block the food and grass for the vanguard army, but to put it more tactfully, I believe no matter who it is, it can be done. Listen clearly. Prince Cheng thought for a while and asked cautiously: "Your Highness, can you set up some wooden stakes outside and make some barriers, so that if the big soldiers want to make a noise, they can stay away from the city wall and reach them? Making loud noises and disturbing the rest of the people in the city? "Actually, he was afraid that Yang Ze's vanguard army would be angry. If the general leading the army couldn't think about it for a moment, wouldn't it be bad? It would cause a lot of trouble. The follow-up is difficult to deal with. Li Chongjiu asked curiously: "Wooden stakes? Well, okay, if you want to set it up, then set it up!" He didn't understand what a wooden stake was at all, but he didn't bother to ask. Anyway, as long as Yang Ze knew that he had If you are strong enough to fight against him, that's fine, lest Yang Ze still be so arrogant in the future. After saying a few words, Li Chongjiu went to rest. He was really too tired and wanted to take a good bath and have a good sleep. The rest of the things were left to Wu Youren. Wu Youren was also very tired. Seeing that Prince Cheng and Prince Jingde seemed to be taking care of things well, he also went to rest. He thought that there was still one day left and it would not be too late to talk tomorrow. One day passed quickly. 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