Provoking the ground

Li Yuan took his son Jiancheng, Shimin and his subordinates climbed the north shore, changed into a carriage and headed to Mengjin City.

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Li Shimin was injured in his leg and could not ride a horse, so he arranged a comfortable carriage.

It was already dark, and the carriage followed Li Yuan's horse. Although he was sitting in the carriage, it was still bumpy. The left leg, which was shot by Chen Pojun in the day, broke the calf bone, and bursts of heart-wrenching pain came from the waves.

Li Shimin struggled to sit, lifted the curtain of the carriage with one hand, and looked at his father who could not suppress his excitement on the side. His father was like stars and stars in the moon by Pei Ji and other civil and military ministers of the Li family. Beside his father, the eldest brother Jiancheng followed closely and was also guarded by the ministers.

Sitting in the dark carriage, he looked coldly at his elder brother, Li Tang's prince. Jiancheng was so close to his father. At this time, he was wearing a gorgeous purple robe. He could even see traces of leather armor inside the robe. The eldest brother Jiancheng was ten years older than him, but was born in the same year as Chen Pojun. Although compared with Chen Pojun, his elder brother did not have the decisive heroic spirit of Chen Pojun, nor did he look down on the heroic spirit.

However, Li Jiancheng was born in the Guanlong noble family since childhood, and was the eldest son of the Duke's Mansion, and was deeply educated by the nobles. Although he was not as bloody as he had been on the battlefield in Liaodong, Li Jiancheng was very similar to his father. He was handsome, gentle and gentle, and respectful to others, and was deeply loved by Li Tang's subordinates in Hedong. But the more he did this, the more uncomfortable Li Shimin felt.

Especially when he saw Li Shimin's golden crown and purple robe, fresh clothes and angry horses, and a graceful nobleman, he was even more angry and gritted his teeth. He had been through life and death for the Li family many times, including swords, arrows, and bloody storms. He even carried many infamous in the world, and had broken his arm and disfigured his face for this. But in the end, the eldest brother was named the heir of the Li family because he was born early, and he was even now the Prince of Tang. He was very unwilling to enjoy all the things he had earned for his life.

The scene of childhood appeared before him. No matter what he did, it was not as good as the eldest brother. He would always do better, attracting the attention and praise of his parents. After so many years, he finally became better than the eldest brother, did better, and made more contributions to the Li family. But a few people saw this. He was sitting in the carriage with one leg limp, but his eldest brother was surrounded by his father like stars and moon.

Li Shimin put down the curtain hatefully. He was the only one in the dim carriage. He raised his right hand and gently turned a purple gem ring on his middle finger with his thumb. The ring was very beautiful, and the purple light lingered in his hand like a fog.

But this is not just an ordinary gem ring, in fact, it is a hollow ring. There is a small space under the purple gem. At this moment, there is a purple poison that has been ground into fine powder hidden inside. He gently pushed the purple gem with his thumb and checked the small pinch of purple deadly poison again. Finally, he satisfactorily put the gem back to its original position. Tonight, he will use these to settle his grudges with Chen Pojun. Of course, if he has the chance, he would not mind putting some in the wine glass of his elder brother Li Jiancheng. Of course, he would not be stupid enough to use this poison, and sew several hidden small pockets in his sleeves. Now, there is a pack of spare poison that no one knows about lying there. If he has the chance, he will let his elder brother follow Chen Pojun to be a companion.

The carriage stopped, and the voice of the guards came from outside, "General, he has arrived."

Several guards carried a soft couch and wanted to carry him into Mengjin City.

The night wind is sharp, the night wind is sharp, full of the breath of the Yellow River, and whispers are heard across the city of Mengjin. Torches sway on the wall of Mengjin, and there is a circle of camps along the wall. The camp fires are beating like stars falling from the mortal world. The night sky is dark and the moon is gone, and there are only a few stars hanging on the sky.

On the night of dark moon and setting fire on the wind. Li Shimin stood there and withdrew his gaze and said in his heart.

The gate of Mengjin City is not tall, only more than three feet and three feet. However, at this time, the small Mengjin City was covered with soldiers and horses from Hebei. The flags were waving on the city tower, and the torches were illuminated. Neat Hebei soldiers stood on the top of the city wall, and the spear in their arms was shining with a faint light.

The city gate had already opened, and the suspension bridge on the moat had been put down, but the neat teams of Hebei soldiers at the city gate held spears and knives, and looked at the city gate with cold faces, which made him feel a chill of accustomed to the city gate that was wide open. Looking at the city gate always made him feel like he was going without returning.

My father and elder brother had already dismounted in front of the city gate. He got off the carriage with the support of Chai Shao. He sent the guards carrying the soft couch and decided to go in alone, so that he would be more sincere. So Li Shimin, with the attention of a group of Hebei soldiers, leaned on a cane, and with the support of Chai Shao and Li Xiaogong, limped onto the suspension bridge, passed through the city gate hole, and entered the bustling Mengjin City all over the city.

The General's Mansion in the city is Chen Pojun's banquet tonight.

Eight Hebei guards opened the heavy rich door, and the noise and strong light suddenly came out. Li Shimin looked at his embarrassed appearance, feeling very satisfied, and pushed away the support of Chai Shao and Li Xiaogong, two friends and capable subordinates, and limped into this bustling mansion with crutches.

Amid the clash of cups and the lowly conversation between the meal, he heard Wang Shichong's shameless flattery from afar, "King Chen is a hero, I will only follow the leader of King Chen in the future, and follow him to the death!"

The hall is extremely spacious. Originally, it was the lobby of the General's Mansion, but it was already used as a banquet place. Standing at the end of the hall, it was nearly twenty feet away from the top of Chen Pojun, who was high above. There were charcoal braziers all around the hall, which made the hall feel the coldness of the spring cold in March, and only the warmth remained as usual.

There were pink gauze tents hanging from the beams in the hall. On the stone slabs of the hall that could be seen, there were two long seats on the left and right under Chen Pojun's position. On four rows and small cushions on both sides, there were now full of civil and military soldiers from the Chen, Tang and Zheng families. Among them, the soldiers from Hebei lived in two rows on the right side of Chen Pojun, while the chief ministers of the Tang and Zheng families were one row at a time. Wang Shichong, who was more powerful, led his subordinates to stay in front, and his father Li Yuan and his elder brother Jiancheng took Pei Ji and other civil and military soldiers behind.

The banquet had just begun, and teams of guards and servants were carrying wine and dishes, golden roasted lamb, fragrant roasted suckling pigs, and even beef, beef tendon, etc. that ordinary people would never have the chance to eat in their lives. In addition, close to the Yellow River, there are naturally many fresh stews, braised, and steamed in the banquet.

The banquet is a separate meal system, and a small table in front of everyone is already full at this time.

Almost all the people who attended the banquet were here, only Li Shimin, Li Xiaogong and Chai Shao were at the end. Li Shimin looked at his father. Behind his father and Jiancheng, there was Pei Ji, and there was only a vacant seat under Pei Ji. He knew that his father would definitely not be too far away from his position and attracted Chen Pojun's attention. Chai Shao and Li Xiaogong were still at the back, and they were almost at the last place in Li Tang.

"Xiaogong, Sichang, you guys go and take your seat too. I'll just go there alone."

Li Shimin walked forward alone, and from a distance, he could see Chen Pojun raising his glass to drink, laughing with indescribable pride. While he slowly limped forward, he stroked and turned the gem ring on his middle finger slightly unconsciously.

Looking at Chen Pojun, who was the top leader, Li Shimin forgot to pay attention to his feet. When he walked halfway through the hall, Luo Shixin on his right side looked at him and suddenly sneered, and smiled with the two brothers Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin on the left and right.

Li Shimin wrapped one leg tightly, and at this time he had to support one crutch with one arm, and it was awkward and difficult to say when he walked out of the road. But in order to achieve his goal, he still supported him step by step, and had to pretend to apologize on his face. The originally noisy hall finally gradually calmed down amid the sound of Li Shimin's twitching crutches.

Everyone stopped whispering, no longer whispering, and they all stopped their eyes on Li Shimin. During the day, Li Shimin had just been disrespectful to Chen Pojun because of his rebelliousness, which caused Chen Pojun to shoot his left leg with an arrow, and insulted him fiercely. Everyone didn't understand. Half a day had just passed, why did Li Shimin appear again during this celebration moment.

After tonight, Chen Pojun is going back to Hebei. Wang Shichong is unwilling to have any more accidents. He is still waiting for Chen Pojun to help him deal with Li Mi. At this time, when he saw Li Shimin coming up, he couldn't help but look at Li Yuan with a glass of wine in confusion, not understanding what the old fox was doing.

As the leader was in a high position, Chen Pojun saw Li Shimin walking in, and his face showed an imperceptible sneer. Although he was not sure what was said in the letter sent by Changsun Shunde, Chen Pojun had been guarding against the father and son of the Li family for a long time, so how could he be careless about Li Shimin? At this time, he saw Li Shimin walking in as if he had suddenly changed, but he had completely believed in what was said in Changsun Shunde's letter.

Holding a wine glass in his hand, Chief Chen Po stood up and smiled slightly at Li Shimin, "Erlang is injured and should be at home to take a good rest, but why did he come here?"

Li Shimin limped forward, trying to pretend to be sincere and said in a low voice, "I feel deeply disrespectful to King Chen in the past, and now I am here to apologize..."

Before he could finish his words, he was not careful that Luo Shixin suddenly stretched out his leg and blocked it in front. As a result, he tripped on it, and his center of gravity was unstable. A front servant had already let go of the crutch in his hand, and he fell like a dog gnawing mud and threw himself into the ground.

A loud "bang!" sounded loudly.

Then another crisp sound of "bang" sounded, and Li Shimin's left calf that had just been connected broke with a bang.
Chapter completed!