I'm a marquis in Datang

In the early years of Li Yuan's period, this person was named Rencheng King. Later, after Li Shimin ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he adjusted the title of the imperial court, and Li Daozong was named Jiangxia County King.Compared with history, the time when Li Daozong was conferred the title of Prince of Jiangxia was a little earlier. After all, because of Du Qi's existence, many changes took place in the Tang court.

"Du Qi, this king is at the top of the city. Can't you bombard this city? Come on, just bombard. If you kill this king, this king will detonate the gunpowder ambushing in the city and blow up the entire city of Chang'an .”

Li Daozong's voice came again.

Du Qi chuckled, he didn't care about Li Daozong's threat.Du Qi rode his horse forward slowly, stopped within a hundred steps outside the city, then looked at Li Daozong in armor on the tower, and said: "Jiangxia County King, Li Shimin, Li Chengqian, Li Ke, Li Tai, and Li Tang The clan has all left, and so have all the civil and military officials of the court. Unexpectedly, you stayed alone."

"You know you can't keep Chang'an, but you stay in Chang'an. Why are you here?"

Du Qi was surprised by Li Daozong's decision.

Now in Chang'an, surrounded by Du Qi, it is definitely impossible for Li Daozong to evacuate.Then if Li Daozong stayed, he would die. Du Qi was quite surprised by this situation.

Chapter 1226

Loyal ministers guard the country

Li Daozong's age is younger than Li Xiaogong's, and he is only in his early thirties now, which is the right age.Hearing Du Qi's words, he disdainfully said: "Du Qi, you used to sweep away all directions for the Tang Dynasty and made endless contributions. Even you, Du Qi, are also a loyal minister. This king respects you a lot."

"It's a pity that you, Du Qi, are loyal on the outside, but a traitor on the inside. You are a traitor."

"People like you are punishable by everyone."

"This king tells you that the reason why His Majesty divided his troops and evacuated Chang'an was not because he was afraid of you, but because he wanted to preserve his vitality and fight with you to the end. It is impossible for me, the imperial capital of the Tang Dynasty, to leave a rebellious minister like you at will. Please, please stay and guard in Chang'an, waiting for your arrival."

Li Daozong said forcefully: "This king is here, and Chang'an is here. If you want to break Chang'an, just step on this king's corpse."

His attitude is extremely tough.

With determination.

When Li Shimin led the army to evacuate from Chang'an, he strongly urged Li Daozong to evacuate from Chang'an.Even Li Chengqian, Li Ke and others made requests one after another, hoping that Li Daozong would leave.Because among the clan members of the royal family, apart from the deceased Li Shentong and Li Xiaogong who had betrayed Tang and left, now only Li Daozong is the most influential.

It is a pity that Li Daozong stayed in Chang'an.

But in the face of everyone's persuasion, Li Daozong insisted on staying, willing to fight to the death.When Li Shimin left Chang'an, Li Daozong once said that loyal ministers guarded the country, and the emperor of the Tang Dynasty needed people to guard him, so he chose to stay.

Li Daozong's military strength is actually not much.

That's 6000 people.

Some of the [-] troops are private soldiers of his own palace.There is also a part of his old department and newly recruited soldiers.Li Dao

Zong knew that with only 6000 people, it was impossible to stop Du Qi's army, but Li Daozong stayed because he could not leave Chang'an.The huge Chang'an cannot be handed over to Du Qi.

Li Daozong spoke eloquently, and without waiting for Du Qi to reply, he continued: "Du Qi, you are a traitor. I tell you that as long as I am on the tower, you will never set foot on this city, never enter the city. And This king solemnly tells you that as long as this king dies and the city is destroyed, my people will detonate the gunpowder and completely destroy Chang'an City."

"Hahaha…"

After Du Qi heard it, he laughed.

There was disdain in the laughter.

More sarcasm.

Li Daozong knew that Du Qi was eloquent, but Li Daozong didn't care about it.He smiled slightly and continued: "Du Qi, are you laughing like this to ridicule this king for not being able to defend Chang'an City? Or, this king wants to destroy Chang'an City

Your heart hurts, you feel that you have not been able to occupy Chang'an completely, and you must be very disappointed. "

Du Qidao: "Li Daozong, Li Daozong, you really think highly of yourself. But there is one thing, you are right, you want to destroy the city of Chang'an, I am very heartbroken."

Li Daozong raised his head and said triumphantly: "Your heartache is right. If you don't feel heartache, I will stay in Chang'an and risk my life to resist. Wouldn't it be a waste of work and get nothing? It can make your heartache One click, that's the best."

Du Qi looked solemn, and said in a deep voice: "The reason why my heart hurts is not the buildings in the city, but the people in the city. The people in Chang'an, because of you, are going to lose their homes, and even themselves. could be killed."

"It is extremely normal for the two countries to fight each other and fight on the battlefield. You kill me and I kill you. But such an extreme practice that affects the people,

I hate it, how innocent are the people? "

"My heart hurts these common people, so I laugh and laugh at what you, Li Daozong, have done. You, Li Daozong, are a man of heroic spirit. It's a pity that you are desperate now. Even if you want to blow up the city and destroy Chang'an, you should First expel the people and let the people in the city leave Chang'an. Then it doesn't matter how you blow up Chang'an."

Du Qidao: "But now you are blowing up the people together with you. You have no humanity at all. Thinking about it carefully, it is only natural that the Tang Dynasty has come to this point. A dynasty that does not care about ruling the people, regardless of the life and death of the people, is destroyed. normal."

Li Daozong's complexion changed slightly.

To be honest, he didn't even think about the life and death of many people in the city.Datang has reached this stage, how can he control the life and death of ordinary people.What he has to do now is to fight to the death, hold Du Qi back, and stop Du Qi from advancing.

That's all he can do.

Apart from that, there is no other aspect.

Li Daozong is a person with a very clear mind, and he has a coping strategy in a blink of an eye. He said: "Du Qi, if you cherish the lives of the people so much, if you cherish the lives of the people so much. If that's the case, why don't you stop fighting?"

"You must know that because of your military rebellion, countless people were displaced, countless people were homeless, and countless people died on the battlefield. If you retreat now, the world will be peaceful, and the life and death of the people will be saved. Gu Quan. Du Qi, you are so benevolent and righteous, just follow my king's words."

Li Daozong said: "As long as you stop fighting, as long as you withdraw your troops, this king admires you."

Du Qi said forcefully: "Li Daozong, I didn't expect you to be so quibbling, and you are talking nonsense. Who started the war between our Xia Kingdom and Datang? Every time, it was the first war that was started by Datang. As for now, you take

The people in Chang'an City came to threaten me, saying that as long as I withdraw my troops, the people will be saved.Even the people of Datang were saved after we withdrew our troops. "

"Your words are not brains, and you have ulterior motives! Moreover, this kind of nonsense and deceitful words really disgrace Li Daozong. If we withdraw now, will the people be able to live a good life?"

"Thousands of people in the Tang Dynasty have now been caught in the flames of war. The Tang Dynasty has no time to take care of itself, and does not even have the ability to take care of the people. Especially in these years, countless people have been affected by the flames of war. In order to start a war with Xia Guo, Li Shimin ignored The life and death of the common people. Nowadays, it is despised to talk about the common people.”

"So it's a big joke that you asked me to withdraw my troops. If Li Shimin loves the people like his son, then that's fine. The problem is that Li Shimin treats the people of the world like dogs, so how can I withdraw my troops. If I withdraw my troops, I will fall into Li Shimin's trap Calculate."

Du Qi said: "So at the moment, no matter what, I will not withdraw

military. "

Li Daozong's expression changed again and again.

Du Qi's words were spoken upright, and the refutation left him speechless.The people under the rule of the Tang Dynasty in recent years have indeed had a difficult time. Many people have been displaced, and many families have lost their lives due to the war.Du Qi's words stood firm on the contrary, causing some soldiers on the tower to discuss in low voices.

The morale of the army began to float.

Li Daozong suppressed the impetuous emotions in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "Du Qi, stop talking nonsense. If you want to attack, then go ahead and attack. If you don't want to attack anymore, then withdraw your troops. The king is right here On the tower, I am waiting for you to attack. No matter what, as long as this king is defeated, Chang'an will be turned into ruins."

He gave it up.

Regardless of benevolence, righteousness and morality, right now we are only talking about guarding the city

After all, Du Qi is still the best in terms of how good his words are, so he simply didn't want to argue with Du Qi.

Chapter 1227

Do something and don't do something