Everyone has their own devils

Li Yuan walked down and stood in front of the three strange faces. He kindly held the hand of one of the young men who stood up and said with a smile, "Sanniang, this young and brave general is Pojun's golden armor guard, General Zhang Wei. Although General Zhang is young, he is very promising, but he is the most trustworthy person in front of Pojun. This time he comes here, he is Pojun's envoy."

Zhang Wei, wearing a golden guard armor, looked only twenty-five or twenty-six years old, with long shoulders, strong limbs, and a strong face. He was not surprised to see Li Yuan holding his hand so intimately, but just said with a smile, "I am not a messenger, but just a guard of His Highness Chen. This time he also came under the order of His Highness Chen, and he dared not take the banner of an messenger."

"General Zhang was joking. General Zhang is a caring person around King Chen and has a noble status. In private, King Chen is my son-in-law, and I am still an elder. But let alone privately, King Chen is a famous general in the world, with hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers under his command, guarding Liaodong, western Liaoning, Hebei, Shandong, and Huaibei. He is in charge of half of the world, but it really makes us look up to him." Li Yuan lowered his figure and tried his best to speak nice words, bringing him closer to Zhang Wei and other Hebei envoys.

"When His Majesty died in Taiyuan and was in danger, he did not know that Empress Xiao and the Crown Prince had been rescued by King Chen, so he was unable to leave the emperor and was unable to follow the emperor to assist the prince Yan to inherit the throne. At first, I was determined to do so for the Sui court, but unexpectedly, Yang Qing failed to plan the throne and framed Yu me for killing the king. I was really wronged to die. When I learned that His Highness Chen supported the crown prince in Hebei to succeed, I immediately submitted a letter to King Chen to congratulate the emperor on his way to the new emperor and continue to be in charge of the new emperor and to appease the Hedong side."

Li Yuan stood there, while talking, and wiped his tears from time to time with his sleeves. He spoke extremely touchingly, playing a loyal minister of the Sui Dynasty who was loyal to the Great Sui Dynasty and had no selfishness. Listening to his words, many officials of the Li Tang in the cave thought that the Tang King was too noble. It turned out that the Tang King was such a loyal minister, but the world misunderstood deeply.

"After the death of the late emperor, the only one who was able to inherit the great rule in the Sui Dynasty was the crown prince in accordance with the law. Previously, I and the late emperor made mistakes in Taiyuan because they did not know that the crown prince was back in court. Later, they immediately realized the mistake and immediately changed it and respected the new emperor of Hebei as the righteous. However, the new emperor was justified in getting the throne, but there were always some people who did not hesitate to do anything to rebel. King Yang Hung of Liao, King Yang Tong of Yue, King Yang You of Dai, and King Yang Hao of Qin, these people were either determined to rebel or were controlled by others, and they all ignored the new emperor of Hebei, ascended the throne and established a pseudo-dynasty. Especially Yang Hung, when the old emperor of Taiyuan had not collapsed, they were in charge of hiring troops and had ill intentions." He revered the two words Yang Hung of Liao, as if he had spit out two swords from his mouth.

"As princes and grandsons, Yang Hing and others should not have done such a rebellious act." Pei Ji also said along the way.

Li Yuan nodded, "Eat the king's fortune and bear the worries of the king. I am trusted by King Chen and appointed to guard a place in Hedong. Originally, it was competent to educate the people and appease the people in another area. However, I was so trusted by King Chen, but I could not sit in Hedong. I watched Yang Qing and other rebel ministers cause trouble in the world. Previously, Yang Qing's rebel traitors not only caused trouble in Jianghan, but also fled into Hedong. I was entrusted by Hedong's father and fellow villagers to send troops from Hedong to fight against Yang Qing.

Originally, the soldiers led by me, the soldiers in Hedong were intent, and victory was in sight, and Hedong was about to be calm. However, the Yuwen thief who was seizing Guanyou and Wang Shichong thief who stole Zhongdu took the opportunity to attack our Hedong one after another, trapping me in Hedong army on all sides, but he was defeated so much. I am sorry for King Chen's trust and trust. I did not guard the land of Hedong for King Chen, and I am ashamed of the court, ashamed of King Chen, and returned to Hedong without a face."

As he said that, Li Yuan stretched out and tried to thrust the long sword around his waist to commit suicide. He just said loudly, but his movements were very slow. When Pei Ji and others around him came up to pull him up, he only pulled out half of the sword. Li Tang's civil and military servants fought for each other, and it was very lively.

The messenger Zhang Wei and the other three of Hebei stood aside and watched leisurely, and none of them stepped forward to pull. After waiting for a while, they saw that Li Yuan's sword was not pulled out after all, Li Yuan's hair did not fall off, and the oily skin was not hurt at all, the three guys who were waiting to watch the show couldn't help but feel disappointed.

Li Yuan had been playing for a long time, but he was really angry. This time, he had basically lost all the capital of the Li family. He also lost all his plans and expectations for Li Yuan for many years. This result made him extremely disappointed. He had to take care of other people and kept trying to be happy. The fake drama just now made him unable to control his feelings. Sitting on a chair, holding his forehead and sighing, gritting his teeth.

He planned for so long and had just captured Hedong, but unfortunately he was unable to stand his foothold by Chen Pojun and others. He had to make up his mind to give up Hedong, who had just obtained, and fight for Guanzhong. He led his army all the way south, and was about to enter Guanzhong, Yang Ming and others blocked him and blocked him across the Yellow River. The land in Guanzhong was out of reach. In the end, he had lost his troops and generals, and even lost his standing. This huge feeling of failure in his heart was that even the person who had always been so calm that he could no longer hold it in.

The blow this time was so great that Li Yuan could not control his emotions. Before his son Li Shimin brought the latest news back, he actually had the plan to return to Taiyuan. With Taiyuan, Shangdang regained the counties of Hedong and guarded Hedong to wait for the changes in the weather. But when the news brought back by Li Shimin was so bad, he was completely desperate. He finally understood that he was finished and the Li family was finished.

The more than ten counties in Hedong were originally a foundation for becoming a king and domineering career. But now, Li Tang only has two counties in his hands. Taiyuan County is only three cities left. The army from north to south besieged Hedong. It won’t take long for the strong Taiyuan to fall. Li Yuan could not even defend Taiyuan in the end. He could only be chased by Yang Ming’s pursuers in this deep mountains and forests, until he either starved to death or fell into Yang Ming’s hands.

"Yang Qing was determined to fight for the throne, and his troops to Hedong were even more treasonous. The King of Tang led his troops to resist, which was to do his duty as a guardian of an official. If Wang Shichong had not taken advantage of the situation, the King of Tang would not have been defeated. However, the King of Tang did not have to worry too much. King Chen also knew about the matter in Hedong. He had previously urgently ordered the Liang army to lead troops to aid Hedong, just two days ago. General Liang had successfully arrived in Huoyi first and blocked Wang Shichong from heading north to attack Taiyuan."

"King of Tang." Li Yuan repeated the title in disappointment. "Don't use the title of Tang to entertain me. Who am I the King of Tang? More than ten counties in Hedong are not my place now. Now I am fleeing in the deep mountains with these thousands of defeated soldiers and dogs. The undulating Zhongtiao Mountain is my territory." He stood at the table, and the butter lamps on both walls of the cave stretched out his figure.

The elongated figure was scattered on the animal skin map on the table, completely seizing the large area in Hedong. Li Yuan could no longer control his emotions and pointed to the Yellow River on the map with a self-deprecating smile. He pointed to the thin line north of the Yellow River and said, "Did you see it? Did you see it? Did you see it? I, Li Yuan, as the King of Tang, can only escape from a place as big as a thread on this map. What is I still the King of Tang?"

"I am sorry to King Chen, I am sorry to Your Majesty. I failed their expectations and failed to defend Hedong and lost Hedong. I will submit a letter to Your Majesty and King Chen, and resign from all official positions and have no face to hold this position again."

Zhang Wei looked at this out like a show, laughed a few times, "The King of Tang doesn't have to be so sad and blame himself. When he came down, King Chen specifically instructed me to bring a message to King of Tang. The loss of Hedong was not the King of Tang, but Yang Qing, Yu Wenhua, Wang Shichong and others. King of Tang was both the father-in-law and son-in-law and the same palace was the same family, and they were relatives who could not be married anymore. King Chen would help take care of the affairs of Hedong."

"King Chen really said that?" Li Yuan said nervously.

"Indeed, King Chen has also said that King Tang will always be King Tang, so you can rest assured. Although Hedong is temporarily lost, the court will help King Tang take back Hedong. Hedong will still be the fief of King Tang at that time, and King Tang must worry more about it."

Li Yuan looked at Zhang Wei with some disbelief. He was actually helpless when he was acting like this just now. Taiyuan was in danger and Shangdang couldn't hold on for long. However, he and all the civil and military officials were trapped in this Zhongtiao Mountain, and even Taiyuan and Shangdang could not go back. He was about to be trapped in this mountain. When he saw the Hebei envoy brought back by Shimin, he had no choice but to take this bad plan and be a living horse. For Li Yuan, enduring humiliation and burdening for a while was nothing. As long as it was not until the last moment, he never gave up.

Although he had the card of his daughter and Li Tang's long-term operation in Hedong, he thought he still had a great effect on Chen Pojun. But he was worried that Chen Pojun had never played according to common sense, for fear that Chen Pojun would not only fail to save the past, but instead put him in trouble. At this point, he heard Zhang Wei's words, so he felt relieved. Although he knew that with Chen Pojun's always-standing style of conduct, even if Chen Pojun did not take the opportunity to eradicate the roots this time, he would not let him pass the test easily. I was afraid that there would be a large number of harsh conditions following behind.

However, the dead pig is not afraid of boiling water. At this point, Li Yuan has already made a full effort. As long as he can have a chance to breathe and survive this level, he dares to agree even if he is harsh. For him, it doesn’t matter what the promises of the covenant vows are, but what is important is his own strength. As long as he restores his strength, the right to interpret all treaties is on the strong side.

Zhang Wei was not surprised at all at all at the ease of Li Yuan's reply. He smiled slightly, "King Tang, it's so good. Please ask the King of Tang to clean up immediately. Your Highness Chen is still waiting for us."

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