If someone else said that by soaking first and then drying up, the Taiyuan city wall could collapse on its own while preserving the people in the city, then the Taiyuan army might not believe it, but since these words came from the mouth of the famous magic stick Yuan Tiangang, Even if everyone in the Taiyuan Army is just hesitant, they still have to weigh the consequences. ¡ª¡ªAfter all, during the Yanmen War, Li Yuan led the Taiyuan Army because they did not believe Yuan Tiangang's prediction of weather changes. They died in a vain battle and allowed the friendly forces to rob them all. They suffered heavy losses and suffered a bloody front. The lesson is not far away, so the Taiyuan Army naturally does not dare to take anything lightly. It is precisely because of this that as soon as Chen Sangliang led Yuan Tiangang and others away, Yin Kaishan, Feng Li, Xie Shufang and others immediately surrounded Li Jiancheng and asked each other: "Captain Zuo, what did that common man Yuan Tiangang say? Is it true that the city wall of Taiyuan collapsed after being soaked? "Is that a lie?" "I don't know if it's true or not. I'm not proficient in water conservancy." Li Jiancheng shook his head and said. However, judging from the intelligence obtained by our army, Yuan Tiangang is not a person who likes to talk big. Also, I can see that Chen Yingliang is really surprised, and his surprise is not fake. " "That's it, Zuo. Commander, do you suspect that this may be true?" Xie Shufang asked. Seeing Li Jiancheng nodded, Xie Shufang quickly asked: "Then if the traitor Chen Yingliang really floods the city, how will we respond? The Taiyuan city wall is our defense against Chen's army. The only thing we can rely on is that without the protection of the city wall, our remaining army has no hope against the main force of the Chen bandits. " "We can only take one step at a time," Li Jiancheng said very helplessly: "If the enemy really floods the city. , then we will wait and see whether what Yuan Tiangang said comes true. If the Taiyuan city wall collapses on its own as he said, we will break out and go north to Loufan, unite with the remnants of Liu Wuzhou's Mayi, and continue to compete with the enemy by taking advantage of the wind and sand in the desert. " Feng Li, Xie Shufang and others. Li Jiancheng's closest confidants remained silent, because they all knew that breaking through was not easy, and even if the breakout was successful, the Taiyuan Army would face objective problems such as lack of food and water and soldiers homesickness and flight after arriving in Mayi, Loufan. There might be a glimmer of hope to save their lives. , but wanting to make a comeback and make a comeback is even more difficult than reaching the sky. However, Li Jiancheng was very good at recognizing people. Even though they knew that Li Jiancheng's contingency strategy was completely unrealistic, Feng Li, Shufang and others still made the promise and never wavered in the slightest. At this time, Li Er, who had been hiding from Li Jiancheng for the past few days, suddenly came up, raised his hands to Li Jiancheng and said: "Brother, whether what Yuan Tiangang just said is true or false, as long as it spreads, it will inevitably affect the morale and morale of our army. Another blow. The younger brother thinks that my brother might as well arrange for some highly respected and knowledgeable people to come forward and declare to our soldiers that Yuan Tiangang's words are just nonsense. The city of Taiyuan is impregnable and will never collapse no matter how flooded it is. It can dispel the concerns of many soldiers and stabilize the morale of the army. "Let the Zhuan family come forward to deceive the ignorant people. This method will have some effect anyway, so Li Jiancheng didn't think too much and nodded immediately. "Erlang's plan is quite good and can be adopted. I will immediately arrange for Mr. Shujie to take care of the matter and stabilize the morale of the army first." Probably because he gained some confidence after seeing that his suggestion was adopted, Li Er said respectfully: "Thank you, brother, but I believe that just stabilizing the morale of the army is not enough. If we want to defend Taiyuan, we must also boost our morale. I suggest that our army might as well take advantage of the opportunity when the main force of the Chen bandits is not stable and send out a small number of elites. The soldiers attack at night and sneak attacks on the enemy's camps. They do not seek to defeat the enemy. As long as they obtain a small amount of gains, they can greatly boost the morale of our army and have hundreds of benefits but no harm in the subsequent battle to defend the city. " "Sneak attacks at night will not cause any harm. Enemy camp?" Li Jiancheng hesitated and said hesitantly: "Chen Yingliang has used his troops well and the enemy camp is well defended. Not only is it difficult to attack the camp at night, it is also likely to be counterproductive, causing our soldiers to" "Brother, there is no need to dispatch. A large army can attack with more than a hundred people at a time." Li Er interrupted Li Jiancheng and said, "Let them put on enemy uniforms and attack at night. It will be difficult to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy in the dark. They can retreat calmly even if the night attack is unfavorable. He suffered a big loss, but if he succeeds once, the gain will definitely not be too small. "Li Er's suggestion is also reasonable, especially now that the main force of the Sui army has been divided into Fenshui and Longshan, and the distance between the battalions is too far and they echo each other. It was difficult to make contact with them. As long as the Taiyuan Army was willing to spend money and take risks, there would be opportunities to fish in troubled waters and win a small victory to gain a small advantage. Therefore, after careful calculation, Li Jiancheng nodded and said: "Okay, I can do this too. Considering that we have been losing consecutive battles, we really need a victory to boost our morale." After thanking Li Jiancheng for obeying his instructions, Li Er immediately left and returned to Li Yuanji's side, looking at Li Er's back as he left gracefully. Feng Lihe XieLi Jiancheng and other close confidants were inevitably a little confused, saying how could Li Er become so kind and even spit out two ivory tusks in front of Li Jiancheng - this was a very rare thing. However, Taiyuan Army veteran Yin Kaishandong looked at the fire and said with a sneer: "Can he not work hard? He and Chen Yingliang have a deep hatred. The general's family and Chen Yingliang have a deadly feud because of his kindness. If he doesn't work hard at this time, Once Chen's army enters the city, he will be the first to escape!" Li Jiancheng also sighed and said, "How much better would it have been if he had done this earlier?" Li Jiancheng and Yin Kaishan obviously couldn't escape. He underestimated Li Er again, and so did Li Yuanji. Seeing Li Er running to Li Jiancheng to offer advice, Li Yuanji, who had already regarded Li Er as his lackey, was also a little bit annoyed, so after leading Li Er away from the city wall, he just When they arrived at a place where there were no outsiders, Li Yuanji immediately asked why Li Er came to Li Jiancheng to flatter him. As a result, Li Er only used one sentence to immediately turn Li Yuanji's anger into joy - Li Er smiled and replied: "Four" Brother, if you don¡¯t encourage your brother to send troops to attack the Tang Dynasty¡¯s camp at night, how can you arrange for people to leave the city? My brother has publicly declared before that anyone who leaves the city without his permission will be killed.¡± ¡°Brother¡¯s clever plan! !" Li Yuanji suddenly understood, and quickly looked around, and then asked in a low voice with great surprise: "Brother, so you are also tempted?" Li Er smiled and said in a low voice: "Not here. Let¡¯s talk about it when we get back. Also, brother, didn¡¯t your concubine give birth to a son for you? Brother Xian, why don¡¯t you invite your uncle and cousin to your home to celebrate it? "Blinking his triangular eyes, Li Yuanji showed a satisfied smile again, nodded desperately and said: "Brother is right, such a happy event should be celebrated. I will hold a banquet at home tonight and invite my uncle and cousin. Celebrating at home. But" As he spoke, Li Yuanji, the most idiotic of the Li brothers, showed some embarrassment and said in a low voice: "But what will we say when the time comes? Everyone in the clan hates him to the core, but no one knows what our cousins ??are thinking in their hearts. If I tell them my plan directly, what if someone refuses to do so? If you follow me and take the opportunity to tell the truth to your elder brother, then I?" "Don't worry, fourth brother." Li Er said with a smile: "I will tell you these words, so that our clan relatives can know your thoughts. They couldn't catch anything, and there was no evidence to report. " Li Yuanji was overjoyed and hurriedly said that it was all up to his second brother. Li Er smiled and sneered in his heart: "Idiot! Things have come to this. , our clan relatives would only report if they were stupid. What benefit would they gain from reporting? Now, what money can Li Jiancheng have to bribe and please our clan relatives who are like wolves and tigers? Who is willing to bury Li Jiancheng with his husband? " Li Yuanji is a man who does what he says. After returning home, Li Yuanji immediately asked his family to prepare a banquet, and then invited a large number of people to celebrate the birth of his son. Helping his relatives come to the banquet, and to be cautious and avoid Li Jiancheng becoming suspicious, Li Yuanji also followed Li Er's suggestion and sent someone to send an invitation to Li Jiancheng. The result was not what Li Er expected. Li Jiancheng, who was busy with military affairs, had neither time nor the mood to attend the banquet. He just sent the marching commander Kaijun (weapon supply officer) Samurai Yu to attend the banquet on his behalf, and he was very careful. The newborn nephew gave him an expensive gift, but it didn't arouse much suspicion - of course, it can't be said that there was no doubt at all. The warrior Xun who once served as the captain of Li Yuan's guard once had a good relationship with Li Shifen. Because he helped Li Yuan prevent merchants from Jinzhong from selling grain to Chen Sangliang, who led the army to the king, he offended Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty and was forced to flee. His property was confiscated until It was only after Li Yuan raised an army that he publicly exposed his affairs again, but because the warrior Yu relied on Li Jiancheng to protect him, he worked hard under the nose of Fan Old Stubborn until Li Yuan made a comeback. Therefore, after returning to Li Yuan, the warrior Yu became very close to his benefactor Li Jiancheng. After Li Jiancheng returned to Taiyuan and took power, he directly became Li Jiancheng's confidant. The reason why Li Jiancheng sent him to attend Li Yuanji's family banquet was because he had some sense of surveillance. Li Yuanji was also a little worried about this, but Li Er sneered again and again. He just whispered a few words in Li Yuanji's ear, and Li Yuanji immediately cheered loudly again, without any worries anymore. As Li Er expected, after Li Yuanji's invitations were sent out, all his clever relatives with the same surname agreed to attend the banquet without exception, and even brought gifts to Li Yuanji's house early, and then to Li Yuanji's house. In the evening, the Li family banquet, with only Li Jiancheng absent, officially began. During the banquet, cups were exchanged, glasses were exchanged, silk and bamboo dancers were added to the entertainment, and orchestral bells and bells were played.Chime, singing and dancing, the atmosphere is as lively as ever. The banquet was naturally very normal at the beginning, but after three rounds of drinking, Li Er and Li Yuanji began to focus their firepower on the warrior Tong and kept toasting the warrior Tong. Li Fengci, Li Boyi and other Li Er's peers understood this and also treated him as juniors. The identity proposed a toast to Samurai Yu. Samurai Yu's capacity for drinking was not very high to begin with, and he was soon drunk to the point where he begged for mercy and even appeared to be drunk. Then Li Yuanji kindly asked the maid to bring the hangover soup. However, it was better not to drink the hangover soup. Before drinking much, the warrior Yun fell on the table and fell asleep, not only spreading the hangover soup all over the place No matter how much I scream, I can¡¯t wake him up. After calling several times but not waking up the warrior, Li Er first exchanged a proud look with Li Yuanji, and then Li Yuanji immediately waved the dancer to get out, and also ordered the servants next to him: "You all get out too. I'll call you if I need anything." The servants agreed and exited the hall obediently. Then Li Erxian went out and looked out the window. Li Yuanji's confidants were guarding him. Then he carefully closed the hall door and looked up carefully. The fear is that someone will hide on the beam and eavesdrop. I have to say that Lao Li's family is really good at tutoring. Just seeing Li Er's careful look, everyone in the Li family immediately understood what Li Er and Li Yuanji were planning to do. Everyone was secretly happy in their hearts, but their faces remained motionless. He looked calm and waited for Li Er and Li Yuanji to speak. And Li Er was indeed a master. After laughing, he pointed at the sleeping warrior Yun lying on the table and said: "Uncles and cousins, do you know? I just saw how Uncle Wu fell. "Who did I suddenly think of?" "Who did my nephew think of?" Li Shuliang asked pretending to be curious. Li Fengci and others knew that there was something in Li Er's words, so they all asked with curiosity. "I remembered the ancient Murong Chui more than two hundred years ago." Li Er said with a smile: "Murong Chui's real name was Murong Ba. Because he accidentally fell off a horse and knocked off his front teeth, he changed his name to Murong Chui. Later, because he violated the prophecy document, he omitted the omission The single name of "‰ø" is Chui. The way Uncle Wu fell forward just now, he almost hit his front teeth. I was worried and immediately thought of the ancient man Murong Chui. I was afraid that Uncle Wu would fall down on the spot like Murong Chui. "Front teeth." Everyone in the Li family laughed, but Li Shentong only smiled slightly and reminded: "My dear nephew, be careful what you say. If your uncle Wu is not asleep, he may be angry with you if he hears what you say." "Uncle, don't worry, Uncle Wu is sleeping very deeply." Li Er picked up the sober soup bowl that the warrior Yu had dropped to the ground, showed it to a group of relatives, and said with a smile: "Uncle Wu has to sleep at least until late at night before he can wake up." Maybe I'll wake up." When they saw the hangover soup bowl, everyone in the Li family's eyes suddenly lit up. They guessed that Li Er and Li Yuanji must have added special ingredients to the hangover soup, and they all beamed with joy. Li Shentong also nodded with a smile. He nodded, extremely satisfied with his precious nephew's caution. Li Er then smiled and said: "Speaking of this Murong Chui, I am really a little confused. He was originally the prince of the former Yan Dynasty. Why did he abandon the former Yan court and join the former Qin emperor Fu Jian? Qian Yan was captured by Fu Jian. How did he restore Yan's power and proclaim himself emperor under Fu Jian's nose after his death? How did he finally force Emperor Fu Jian to death? What's the story in this? I wonder if his uncle or brother would know it. Please teach me." Li Er has already said this. How can the Li family, who know Murong Chui's story, not understand the truth? But not everyone in the old Li family is the best among people. At least Li Yuanji and Li Boyi said very puzzledly: "What else is there? Murong Chui betrayed the imperial court and went to Fu Jian, and also restored the Yan Kingdom, and then Become the emperor again? " "That's the case." Li Shentong said calmly: "Murong Chui could not tolerate his brother Murong Jun, Emperor Yan Jingzhao, and was forced to flee west to Chang'an, which is now Daxing, and was almost in danger of his life. Emperor Qin Fu Jian endured the humiliation and heavy burdens during the Fu Jian dynasty, kept a low profile, endured what ordinary people would not tolerate, and gradually gained Fu Jian's trust. Then he took advantage of Fu Jian's Feishui defeat to take advantage of the opportunity to raise troops, and finally forced Fu Jian to death and regained the power of Fu Jian. The destroyed Yan State ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. " "Also," Li Shuliang added: "Murong Chui also used his status in Fu Jian's army to save many Murong clan members when the former Yan Dynasty was destroyed. He gradually helped members of the Murong family gain powerful positions in the Qin State. In the end, these Murong clan members also became a powerful support for him to launch an army to restore the Yan Dynasty. After the success, everyone became a public minister, including 11 people who were crowned kings. " Li Yuanji and The eyes of Li Boyi and others shone brightly. They finally understood why Li Er mentioned Murong Chui on purpose. Li Er smiled and said: "So that's it. Thanks to the two uncles, my nephew has learned a lesson. Also, let's talk about the former Qin Emperor. Fu Jian, my nephew really feels pity for him. He conquered the east and west, conquered the south and conquered the north. He unified the north of the Huaihe River. He also focused on farming and neglected taxation. He rested with the people and promoted talents in the grass market. He can definitely be regarded as a generation. Mingjun, it's a pity that he is too kind and soft-hearted, and will not kill anyone who surrenders, so he gave meMurong Chui had the chance to make a comeback, but he ended up with his head missing. " Speaking of this, Li Er smiled slightly and said: "Not to mention, my nephew discovered that this Fu Jian and the traitor Chen Yingliang are really similar in many ways. They are both talented and powerful, but they are also kind-hearted and soft-hearted. If this continues, I am afraid that Chen Thief will make the same mistake as Fu Jian sooner or later, and end up with his body and country destroyed when he was at his peak. " " Is this possible? "Li Shentong asked with a smile. "Yes, it's quite big. "Li Er said with a smile: "Although Chen Yingliang is not inferior to Fu Jian in terms of talent, he is far inferior to Fu Jian in some aspects. First of all, he has no brothers, siblings, or flesh and blood relatives. Those closest to him by blood, such as Li Jing, are all born. He is a relative who has won the fifth server, so as long as he misses the mark, he will end up worse than Fu Jian. " "Then, who does the wise nephew think will be Murong Chui under Chen Yingliang? Li Shentong asked calmly: "Xue Renguo?" Or Chai Shao? " "They are all too unqualified. Li Er smiled and said: "Xue Renguo is a martial artist, how can he have the forbearance of Murong Chui?" Chai Shao has a bad temper and is not good at forbearing. His reputation has been ruined because of breaking off the engagement. No one will follow him. Pei Xingfang had some hope, but unfortunately Pei Xingfang's qualifications and prestige were far from enough, and he was far away from the hinterland of the Central Plains in Bashu. He had no chance to become Murong Chui, so Chen Yingliang did not have Murong Chui under his command. " "There is none now, but that doesn't mean there won't be one in the future. Li Shentong smiled and asked, "What, nephew, do you want to be Murong Chui under Chen Thief?" ¡± Everyone present held their breath, and the hall was so quiet that only the gentle snoring of Samurai Yu was left. Li Er took the opportunity to observe the expressions of a group of relatives. What made Li Er secretly happy was that all the more than a dozen relatives had expressions in their eyes. They were all looking forward to him agreeing to serve as Murong Chui under Chen Sangliang, but no one showed any fear. Li Er probably had some confidence in his heart, so he said with a smile: "Haha, uncle is joking, nephew." How could he be as lucky as Murong Chui? but¡¡. " Having said this, Li Er lowered his voice, nuzzled his lips to the owner Li Yuanji sitting in the middle, and whispered: "But my nephew's fourth brother has such an opportunity, but I don't know how many uncles and everyone Brother, would you like to be a clan member of the Murong family? " Everyone's eyes were focused on Li Yuanji's face again. Li Yuanji was so nervous that he even stuttered when he spoke. He whispered: "Uncles, brothers, I have a chance to be Murong Chui, but I don't know if you can. Are you willing to become a clan member of the Murong clan? " A few glances were exchanged with each other. Although everyone knew that Li Yuanji was not Murong Chui's material, everyone present knew in their hearts that Li Er had the ability to be Murong Chui, so Li Shentong did not hesitate anymore and clicked. He nodded and said: "As long as my nephew is willing to be Murong Chui, my cousin and I will naturally be willing to be Murong's clan members. " Li Shuliang, Li Fengci and others all agreed and whispered that they were willing to follow Li Yuanji. When Li Yuanji heard this, he was overjoyed and quickly took out a surrender letter that Chen Sangliang had written to him before and greeted everyone in the Li family. When they came forward to look, Li Shentong and others did not hesitate, and immediately left the table and walked in front of Li Yuanji, looking at the letter that Li Yuanji had been hiding for more than a month. However, no one in the Li family saw it. What I discovered was that a mysterious smile suddenly appeared on the corner of the corner of the mouth of Samurai Yu, who was sleeping soundly on the table /div>