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Shen Mu had a good time and said: "I almost misunderstood! I thought the prince was avenging his own personal revenge, but it turned out that it had nothing to do with the public, it was purely personal, and he wanted to stand up for a girl from a gang. At this moment, it's rare for the crown prince to have such a leisurely mind and to mess around. What good is it for you to kill me in Dazheng? Unless the crown prince thinks that your father doesn't have enough enemies to enjoy the fight, otherwise, we You shouldn't do it."

Wang Xuanying's face turned red and then white, obviously after being reminded by Shen Mu, he began to think about the serious consequences of killing Shen Mu.

Knowing that it would be difficult for him to step down, Shen Mu turned to Rong Jiaojiao and said, "How is brother Xu Yan doing now? Without Miss Rong to accompany him in Chang'an, his life must be lonely and unbearable."

Wang Xuanying was startled and looked at Rong Jiaojiao, his eyes shot out a look of jealousy and hatred.

Rong Jiaojiao was so angry that her pretty face turned pale, and she said to Wang Xuan angrily: "Don't you want to listen to the nonsense he made in An Bai, and still not do it?"

Shen Mu added fuel to the fire and said: "If the prince is willing to go to the side and listen to the younger brother's heartfelt words calmly, he should know whether the younger brother was born in Baizao."

Then he drank to Wang Xuanying and said, "You guys come and evaluate, I am not afraid of the thousands of horses and horses of the Jieli Golden Wolf Army, will I slander others at this time to save my life?"

Of course no one around Wang Xuanying dared to answer, but looking at his expressions, he knew that his words were both intimidating and convincing.

Wang Xuanying's eyes were suddenly full of murderous intent, almost crazy, and he looked at Shen Mu, and said in a deep voice, "No matter how eloquent you are today, you will inevitably die."

Shen Mu looked up to the sky and said with a long smile: "If I had known that the prince's heart is determined, I, Shen Mu, would not have to spend so much talking. If you are a hero, I will take three swords from Lao Tzu. If I can't capture you alive again within the three swords, I will kill myself on the spot." .”

With fiery hatred and humiliation in Wang Xuanying's eyes, he shouted wildly: "Fuck your mother! Fuck me!"

Shen Mu secretly sighed in his heart, given this fool's trouble, the plan to assassinate Wang Shichong would be ruined, if a large number of Zheng Guo soldiers were killed and wounded at this moment, God doesn't know how to deal with this mess.

"stop!"

Both the enemy and the enemy looked at each other in astonishment, Wang Xuanshu appeared on the top of the wall, slanted down, and stood in front of Shen Mu, he opened his hands and said solemnly: "We are our own people, the emperor can't do anything."

Wang Xuanying stared at Naidi fiercely, and said in a deep voice: "What are you doing here? How dare you come to meddle in my affairs, stick your fingers out but not in, do you want to rebel?"

Wang Xuanshu did not back down and said: "I was ordered by my father to come here to pick up the young marshal into the palace."

Wang Xuanying's eyes flicked left and right in his eye sockets, and after a while he waved his hands and said: "Let's go!" After saying that, he led the crowd away resentfully.

Rong Jiaojiao had no choice but to leave with the team. Before leaving, she glanced at Shen Mu with hatred in her eyes, and Shen Mu sent them off with a smile.

After Wang Xuanshu waited for Brother Nai to leave, his whole body trembled like he was deflated, and gasped, "It's so dangerous!"

Shen Mu hugged him gratefully, and said, "You came in time, otherwise I will be forced to kill."

Wang Qushu was stunned and said: "I know that Rong Jiaojiao went to look for Brother Huang, and I knew something was wrong, so I rushed here immediately, and almost missed it."

Shen Mu was stunned and said, "Didn't your father send you to pick me up into the palace?"

Wang Xuanshu smiled wryly and said: "If you don't say that, how can you give up and leave, brother Huang, you won't buy anyone's account except your father."

Shen Mu frowned when he heard that, Wang Xuanshu was so devoted to him, but he wanted to assassinate his father.well!What on earth is this all about?Said: "You offend Brother Huang for me, I am afraid that the future will be very sad."

Wang Xuanshu shook his head resolutely and said, "I'm not afraid! Now I'm the only one in the palace who understands that the Young Marshal really wants to help us repel the Li family's Eastern Expeditionary Army."

Shen Mu sighed, "Haven't you ever thought that we might become enemies after repelling Li Jun? Your father didn't want to trust me because he thought so."

Wang Xuanshu said helplessly: "Young Marshal is the kind of hero who refuses to surrender to anyone. We all understand that. We will talk about the future. If I am not the son of my father, I will definitely serve as the Young Marshal. The experience of defeating Li Mi back then , Xuanshu never forgot."

For the first time, Shen Mu regretted agreeing to Yang Gongqing and Zhang Zhenzhou's assassination of Wang Shichong.If it is still the original plan to help Wang Shichong repel Li Shimin first, and then start a battle for hegemony with Wang Shichong, he will feel much more comfortable.If Wang Shichong was assassinated, how would he face the respectful Wang Xuanshu in front of him? Thinking of this, he really didn't dare to think about it.

Wang Xuanshu said: "The morning court is almost here! We must rush into the palace immediately."

Shen Mu was so painful and contradictory that he almost wanted to leave immediately, but he knew that he would not do so, so he sighed secretly and followed Wang Xuanshu.

Shen Mu and Wang Xuanshu rode up the Luoyang Bridge side by side, feeling at a loss in their hearts.

Is it a mistake to come to Luoyang today?
He thought that Wang Shichong could accept his opinion because of a strong enemy like he did with Li Mi last time.Unexpectedly, this is not the case. He was also involved in Luoyang's own political struggle, and now he is caught in a dilemma.

Momen's attitude of going quickly and then quickly is another worry, which prevents him from concentrating on dealing with Li Shimin's overwhelming army, but he is already in deep trouble and can't help himself.

The Great Ming Zunjiao who has not yet appeared is another hidden worry, which can make him fall into the danger of killing him unexpectedly.

What if I turned back immediately and left Luoyang?

This idea gave him a great temptation, but he knew that if he gave up the fight with Li Shimin, it would deal a serious blow to his reputation.

The palace gate is in sight.

The guards have been significantly strengthened, and the atmosphere is full of tension.

Wang Xuanshu leaned over and lowered his voice: "Later, if the father blames the young marshal for breaking into the Rong Mansion at night, the young marshal please forgive him for a while, I know that the father still relies heavily on the young marshal in his heart."

Shen Mu sighed, "Reliance?"

Wang Xuanshu said solemnly: "I'm not making excuses to please the young marshal. Since the young marshal came, our Dazheng Army's rustic style is better than before. So the father ignored the objection of the emperor's brother, and decided to ask the young marshal to participate in this morning. swearing-in ceremony."

Shen Mu was stunned and said, "Isn't it a military meeting? How could it suddenly become an swearing-in ceremony?"

Wang Xuanshu said embarrassingly: "The meeting was held last night after the news of Xin'an's fall! So this morning it was just dispatching troops and assigning duties."

Shen Mu thought to himself, could it be that even Yang Gongqing and Zhang Zhenzhou were rejected from the family meeting of Wang's clan, with such an attitude, it would be strange for generals with different surnames to surrender to Tang instead.

What else can he say!When he entered the imperial city with Wang Xuanshu, he realized that he had missed the last chance to walk away.

Under the banners, Wang Shichong, surrounded by generals of the same clan and his confidant generals who have followed him for many years, boarded the temporary wooden commander's platform located at the southern end of the military parade square between the imperial city and the palace city, outside the Chengtian Gate, and personally dispatched troops. Send the generals and award the commander-in-chief of the soldiers.

The tens of thousands of Zheng troops who lined up on the square to participate in the swearing-in ceremony belonged to Wang Shichong's personal soldiers and were the core force supporting Wang Shichong's imperial power.

There are more than [-] civil and military officials on both sides of the general platform.

Under the guidance of Wang Xuanshu, Shen Mu came to the side of Zhang Zhenzhou and Yang Gongqing. The three looked at each other and smiled wryly, knowing that under such circumstances, the matter of assassinating Wang Shichong would not be mentioned.

After Wang Xuanshu settled down with Shen Mu, he went to the other side of the platform to join the ranks mainly composed of Wang's clan.

Shen Mu glanced around, and those who knew him, such as Tian Zan, Yang Qing, Lang Feng, Song Mengqiu, etc., greeted him with smiles. Unknown and highly regarded characters.

Zhang Zhenzhou leaned close to his ear and whispered: "After the swearing-in ceremony, Wang Shichong will immediately send troops to Cijian, we have to find another opportunity."

Although tens of thousands of people gathered in the square, it was silent and the atmosphere was solemn and solemn.

Shen Mu stared at Wang Shichong who was sitting on the dragon chair on the platform, behind him were more than a dozen personal guards, and the crown prince Wang Xuanying was standing on his right side, he asked in surprise, "What is Wang Shichong waiting for?"

Zhang Zhenzhou replied: "He is waiting for a good time."

Before the words were finished, a bell rang from the Chengtian Gate Tower, and all the soldiers shouted at the same time, and the shouts went straight to the clear sky above the palace city.

Wang Shichong stood up proudly, raised his hands, and waited for the cheers of the soldiers to gradually subside before saying loudly: "Since the collapse of the Sui Dynasty, the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Guanzhong, Zhengdi Henan, I, Wang Shichong, have never invaded the north. I mean, now Li Yuan ordered his second son Shimin to come here and destroy my homeland, which is really a deceitful act. I accept Zen to ascend the throne..." followed by a series of good words praising his merits.

Shen Mu shook his head when he heard it, but from Wang Shichong's opening remarks, he knew that he still only had the mentality of separatism and rule the roost, compared to the Li Clan's mission of unifying the world, it was obviously compared.

Not interested in listening anymore, he leaned over and asked Yang Gongqing in a low voice: "How is the situation in Cijian?"

Yang Gongqing also lowered his voice and said: "The situation is critical. The Li Clan's vanguard troops led by Qin Shubao and Cheng Zhijie have arrived in Xin'an, joined with Luo Shixin's rebel army, and marched into Cijian at any time. All three were former generals of Li Mi, and they are like ducks in water when they cooperate. Luo Shixin He is also well aware of the reality of our army, so Cijian's tough battle will not be easy."

Shen Mu felt sad for a while, the first battle would be against his friends Qin Shubao and Cheng Yaojin, it was indeed a trick of luck.With a wry smile, he said, "Why did Luo Shixin betray Zheng and surrender to Tang? At least it's not too late to surrender when Zheng is unfavorable!"

Yang Gongqing said helplessly: "It's not because of Wang Shichong's suspicion and repeated troubles. Wang Shichong originally treated Luo Shixin very kindly. Later, seeing that Li Mi's other generals also came to surrender one after another, he no longer paid attention to Luo Shixin. He even ordered Luo Shixin to return to Luoyang. He wanted to use other generals to guard Xin'an on his behalf, so Luo Shixin surrendered to Tang in a fit of anger, putting Cijian in danger."

At this time, Wang Shichong finished speaking. Under the leadership of Wang's clan general, Zheng Jun shouted "Long live my emperor! Da Zheng will win!" to cover up the conversation between the two.

The important moment of assigning military power and positions has finally come.

Shen Mu set off with Yang Gongqing's team to Cijian.

There are more than [-] people in Yang Gongqing's headquarters, all of whom have followed him for many years. Even if Wang Shichong is suspicious of people, he dare not move Yang Gongqing's army, such as replacing Yang Gongqing with someone else, because it will only immediately cause trouble. Come mutiny.Yang Gongqing was originally a well-known leader of the uprising army, but later surrendered to Wang Shichong, so he has a special status.

This well-trained and battle-hardened team was stationed on the east bank of Luoshui River in the west of Luoyang City. Shen Mu and Yang Gongqing rode out of the city on light horses, set off from camp, and became Wang Shichong's vanguard to Cijian.

Zhang Zhenzhou had another mission and was sent to Shou'an, south of Cijian.If Cijian falls, Shou'an is another important town most likely to be attacked.

Wang Shichong was obviously trying to appease these two most important generals, knowing that the two had a deep friendship, so he arranged Yang Gongqing by his side, Zhang Zhenzhou had to think twice if he wanted to rebel.He was willing to let Shen Mu and Yang Gongqing go on the road together, which is also very clever, because Shen Mu is someone who would never surrender to Li Shimin, but he never thought that Yang Gongqing would secretly surrender to Shen Mu.

Regarding the distribution of military positions, Wang Shichong is still based on the generals of the clan, supplemented by generals with foreign surnames.Five generals, Wang Shiwei, King of Chu, Wang Xuanying, Prince, Shiyun, King Qi, Xuanshu, King Han, and Wang Daoyu, King Lu, guarded Luoyang.

The most important tiger prison in the east was in charge of Wang Xingben, king of Jing, and the nearby important cities were Yang Qing guarding Guanchuan, Wei Lu guarding Xingyang, Wang Xiong guarding Zhengyang, and Wang Yaohan guarding Bianzhou.Most of these generals came with him from the old Sui Dynasty, or had a close relationship with him. For example, Yang Qing's wife was Wang Shichong's niece.

Another rather special arrangement was to send King Honglie of Wei to Xiangyang, and join forces with Qian Duguan to guard this important town in the southernmost part of Luoyang, so as to be able to echo with Zhu Can.

Other powerful generals such as Duan Da, Shan Xiongxin, Bing Yuanzhen, Chen Zhilue, Guo Shancai, and Ba Yegang were all appointed generals with various titles, and Wang Shichong led the expedition.

The more powerful move was that Wang Shichong announced that only Lang Feng, Song Mengqiu and another confidant general Zhang Zhifang in the entire army were qualified to deliver edicts for him. .

Yang Gongqing is proficient in the art of war. He divided the [-] troops into three armies: the front, the middle, and the rear.

Shen Mu and Yang Gongqing rode side by side in the Chinese army, they were both a bit depressed and not in the mood to talk or laugh.

Shen Mu sighed, "How much does Yang Gong know about Wang Shichong?"

Yang Gongqing frowned and said, "Which matter are you referring to?"

Shen Mu looked ahead and couldn't see the endless soldiers and horses at the head of the team, and said in a deep voice, "I mean his background, since he is a barbarian, why did Emperor Yang still want to use him?"

Yang Gongqing said: "I don't know for sure. I only heard people say that his surname is Zhi. I'm afraid no one knows which Hu tribe he belongs to in the Western Regions. His father married his mother to the Wang family of Bacheng when he was young, so he changed his surname to Wang. As for Yang Why did the emperor reuse him, it should be related to his flattering skills, right? Ha!"

Shen Mu could hear the hatred and contempt for Wang Shichong in his tone, and sighed, "Then why are you willing to work for him, Mr. Yang?"

Yang Gongqing's face darkened, and he said with emotion: "He was not like this before, but since he defeated the Dugu Clan, chased you away, and defeated Li Mi, his whole person has changed, and he has become unbelievable .If he was the face he is now, I would rather commit suicide than surrender him."

Then he looked at Shen Mu with twinkling eyes, and said in a low voice, "Didn't the young commander tell me to preserve my strength as much as possible?"

Shen Mu was taken aback, and said in a low voice, "You don't want to turn around and run away now, do you?"

Yang Gongqing said: "This is the last chance, the young commander can decide with one word."

Shen Mu's heart was throbbing, and he shook his head dejectedly, saying: "If we slip away like this, we will guarantee that Zhang Zhenzhou will be the first to open the city to welcome the Tang army, while Wang Shichong will be in chaos and be swept by Li Shimin like a broken bamboo. How long can Peng Liang last?"

Yang Gongqing smiled wryly: "It's not that I haven't thought about these issues, it's just that it's not worth it for me and the brothers to work for Wang Shichong, a despicable villain!"

Shen Mu shook his head and said, "We are not fighting for Wang Shichong, but for our own survival. I have another proposal that can take into account Duke Yang's feelings: if we can force Li Shimin back to Xin'an, we will go our separate ways with Wang Shichong. how?"

Yang Gongqing said indifferently: "Have you been to Cijian?"

Shen Mu knew the elegant meaning of the string song, and said in amazement: "Isn't Cijian the most important military town in the south of Luoyang?"

Yang Gongqing sighed: "Wang Shichong has always wanted to join Li Yuan to deal with Dou Jiande, so he married Dong Shuni into Guanzhong as the imperial concubine, and to show his friendship, he did not build defenses against Cijian. Strengthening the military defense between Cijian and Zhucheng is a broken What happened after Li Mi, so Cijian's city defense is not as far away as Hulao and Xiangyang, and it is not as good as your Pengliang city. To defeat Li Shimin, we can only fight him outside the city."

Shen Mu gasped, thinking that Wang Shichong could send troops to the Cijian battlefield this time, including Yang Gongqing's soldiers, only in the number of [-], and the others had to be stationed at various strategic points to deal with Li Shimin. The other Fourth Route Army threatened to invade.It was only at this point that I deeply realized Li Shimin's brilliance in using troops, which made Wang Shichong unable to concentrate on attacking his main force.

Yang Gongqing said in a deep voice: "The generals of Li Shimin's Tiance Mansion are valiant and brave. Although there are only more than [-] mysterious armored cavalry under his command, they are known as 'Heavenly Soldiers', and they can often display inestimable breakthrough power among the Tang army. Xue Ju and Liu Wuzhou both suffered a great loss because of this. Li Shimin has an overwhelming force in this battle of Cijian, and because of Luo Shixin's surrender, he knows the situation of Cijian and our side very well, and has Xin'an as backup. , what chance do you think the young commander still has?"

Shen Mu remembered his piercing tactics, if Li Shimin's brave generals were to pierce Wang Jun, not only would Cijian be hard to protect, but also how many people in the [-] army could escape back to Luoyang would be a problem.

Yang Gongqing continued: "So it would be wise for us to turn back to Pengliang now and try to capture Jiangdu before Li Shimin's army overwhelms the border."

Shen Mu's breathing became heavy, and it took a while before he said decisively: "We must not give up Luoyang just like this, because it not only involves the future trend of Bashu, but also makes me feel inferior to Li Shimin. In my opinion, the battle of Luoyang has great potential. It may be the only chance for Li Shimin to lose the battle. In the critical situation, I am sure to persuade Dou Jiande to come to the south to help, and my young commander can also take this opportunity to play a role. We must not back down in the battle of Cijian, otherwise we will take a step back. That is, there is no place to die. What we are going to fight is a war of attrition. Li Shimin labors on an expedition. No matter how perfect the supplies are, people will always be tired. I, Shen Mu, will use the battle of Cijian to prove to Li Shimin that I, Shen Mu, are not easy to fight Didn't Wang Shichong appoint me to be his mother's escort military adviser? Although the military power is owed, but when thousands of troops are fighting on the battlefield, how can he not listen to me?"

Yang Gongqing looked up to the sky and smiled: "Okay! Everything is as the young commander said. If you think the same as me, you are not a famous young commander who is feared by everyone in the world."

(End of this chapter)