Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

The soldier who rode his horse to enter the account replied: "This will be the end for all those who seek rebellion!"

"Jie Jie~~"

The voice of laughing with anger was still the old voice roaring: "Rebellion? Without the full support of our Guanlong family, how could the Li family in Taiyuan take over the world and sit in this country? Li Shimin is an ungrateful generation, And Guo Ye is the enemy of the old man who killed his son, and the two of them are irreconcilable. I, Zhao Youxin from the Guangyuan Zhao family, swear here today that if I break Qianzhou City, I will kill Guo Ye's dog thief by three thousand swords in sacrifice to my son! If there is another day in the future To destroy the city of Chang'an, I will slaughter all the royal family of the Li family, leaving no chickens or dogs behind!!!!"

Obviously, the person in charge of today's camp is none other than Zhao Youxin, the old patriarch of the Guangyuan Zhao family in the Guanlong family.

Chapter 1065 Three Discussions

Zhao Youxin, the patriarch of the Zhao family in Guangyuan, has three sons. The eldest son, Zhao Mingfang, is sick in bed all year round. He is basically a useless person and has no heirs. This pig teammate turned around, and the imperial mausoleum collapsed and was stoned to death; as for the young boy, Zhao Chong, who was only in his early twenties, let him come to Qianzhou City to sit in town because of his own careless arrangement. , was actually dismembered by Guo Ye's five horses, and the owl's head was hung above the city gate for public display.

It's already miserable enough for Zhao Youxin to send a white-haired person to a black-haired person.But the worst thing is that with Zhao Chongzhi's death, it seems that there is no one in the Zhao family in Guangyuan who can carry on the family line anymore, just like the fate of cutting off children and grandchildren.

If Zhao Youxin can still deal with it calmly at this time, then he is no longer human.He was beating himself up in the camp now like a mad wolf with red eyes, which was absolutely what a normal person should do.

In addition to Zhao Youxin, there are two other people in the tent.

One is a rough man about forty years old, he is Yu Yuan, the eldest son of the Wuzhou Yu clan of the Guanlong family, and under the orders of his father Yu Jingde, the patriarch of the Wuzhou Yu clan, led [-] white lotus bandit troops and Zhao Youxin to attack Qianzhou City, recapture the immeasurable number of gold bricks.

Although the other one was about the same age as Yu Yuannian, he was fair and clean, wearing a white robe and holding a paper fan in his hand, like a handsome young man in white.

This person's surname is Dugu, and his single name is a jade character. He has the blood of the Xianbei people, and he also comes from the Guanlong family.However, after Li Tang seized the world, the Dugu family began to move south to Liuzhou area to multiply.Speaking of it, the Dugu family is still related to the former Sui Dynasty, and even more related to Li Tang, and it is not shallow, because the mother of the current Supreme Emperor is Dugu.In other words, Li Shimin's grandmother came from the Dugu family.However, after Li Shimin ascended the throne, in order to weaken the power of the Guanlong family, Li Shimin deliberately began to alienate this related Guanlong family.

Therefore, since Li Shimin ascended the throne, the Dugu family has lost its former splendor and glory.Naturally, they also complained to Li Shimin.This time, the Guanlong family secretly planned the White Lotus Sect to rebel in the White Lotus Sect. The Dugu family can be regarded as kicking Li Tang, a royal family who was related to him, far away.

Duguyu is the second child in the family, and he has an older brother, Dugu Mu, who is still leading the White Lotus Cult Dharma Protectors in several states south of Guangnan Road to gradually reinforce him.

As for his father, Dugu Luo, he died of illness last year, and was bestowed with the posthumous title Jing by His Majesty Li Er.

Although the elder brother Dugu Mu is in charge of the Dugu family in Liuzhou now, it is the younger brother Duguyu who has always been smart and wise who is behind the scenes.

Now that Duguyu saw Zhao Youxin roaring again and again, her whole chest rose and fell, as if there was still endless anger about to pour out.

Immediately, he shook the paper fan lightly, winked at the rough-looking Yu Yuan, then walked up to Zhao Youxin, and said in a low and low voice: "Old Patriarch Zhao, your son died in Qianzhou City, and I am also deeply sorry." It’s heartbreaking. But people can’t be resurrected after death, so we should mourn.”

After Yu Yuan understood, he also followed Duguyu's footsteps, and echoed: "Yes, Patriarch Zhao, as long as we break through Qianzhou City and take back the batch of gold bricks, we will be able to recruit troops wantonly and confront the Li family's court in Chang'an." , isn’t it? When the time comes, don’t talk about Guo Ye, the little prince of Pingyang County, and even the current emperor Li Shimin, we will pull him and chop off his head in front of you, so that you can vent your anger and revenge. If you don’t To relieve hatred, you can punish Li Shimin's nine clans, kill and burn them all, leaving no one behind, uh..."

Speaking of this, Yu Yuan suddenly paused, because he realized that he had said something wrong, and suddenly felt that something was wrong, because when it comes to talking about the nine clans, the Dugu family seems to be among the nine clans of the Li family, so he immediately laughed at Duguyu, Quickly changed his words: "Don't punish the nine clans, I think it's enough to punish the other three clans."

On Duguyu's face, she didn't care, but in her heart she secretly scolded Yu Yuan, she was a fool.

However, he put on a look of sympathy and said: "Old Patriarch Zhao's pain of bereavement, we can also understand, the Guanlong family is united in the same spirit. The hatred of the Zhao family is the common blood and deep hatred of several of us. Can you report it?"

Zhao Youxin, who was immersed in the pain of bereavement, suddenly heard the words "same Qi Lianzhi", as if he had found a gate to vent his anger, he roared again: "Shit, the Guanlong family is the same Qi Lianzhi, the Luoyang Changsun family is now It’s become a thing of the past. The Qinghe Cui family has already reached an agreement with the Li family, wisely protecting their lives and withdrawing from officialdom. As for the Zhang family in Yangzhou, the family has been destroyed and no longer exists. Now there are only five of the eight great families, and the Li family in Liaodong has since followed Li. After the surname of Tang Guo, he stopped communicating with us. As for Yuanshi, who is far away in Quanzhou, his attitude is even more ambiguous, and he has been reluctant to express his position. As far as I know, Yuanshi is now buying ships on a large scale along the coast of Quanzhou, and selling them off on a large scale The fields and shops have been cashed out, and they are planning to transfer their assets and flee overseas. They don’t want to be implicated by us. Hehe, the so-called Guanlong family has long existed in name only, and this time the incident in the south is only the three of us. Nephew Dugu, although the old man is old and dim, But this heart is still as bright as a mirror.”

"So what if there are only three families left?"

Duguyu didn't speak, but was preempted by Yu Yuan, shouting: "There are only three of us left, didn't we also plan the White Lotus Sect's incident in the south? It's just our three, didn't we also take down Guangnan Road and Lingnan Road?" Ten state capitals? Look, where are the top cities of these southern state capitals not occupied by our army of white lotus guardians? Hehe, you know, there are only three of us, and we still control a total of 80 white lotus The Dharma Guardian Army. As long as we take back the gold bricks in Qianzhou City, it will be enough to turn the 80 White Lotus Dharma Guardian Army into a force that can fight against the Li and Tang courts. As long as we have 80 strong soldiers, we will be Even if we can't attack Chang'an at that time, the worst thing we can do is to draw the river and rule with the Li Tang court, forming a situation of confrontation between the north and the south. At that time, there will only be such three families when dividing up the benefits. Participation is good. Now that the south is under our control, hmph, if one less family participates in this matter to get a share, the three of us will each get more. Isn't that good?"

Duguyu didn't despise Yu Yuan this time, because ever since dozens of state capitals in the south were captured by the White Lotus Cult's Dharma protectors, Duguyu had the same thought as Yu Yuan, that is, the less family came in to share the pie, and each of them Can get more points.

Moreover, Duguyu had further schemes, especially after Zhao Chong died in Qianzhou City this time, the scheme in his heart was even bigger.

In his opinion, Zhao Youxin has no successors, and it is precisely that even God favors their Dugu family.

As for the Yu family, they are all brave and intrepid people, so there is nothing to worry about.Even if the elders of the Yu family did not die of respect for virtue, how many more years would it take?If the general situation in the future is settled, and the old man of the Yu family kicks his legs, wouldn't he be able to handle it easily just by relying on these juniors of the Yu family?

Immediately, the corner of his mouth raised a little bit of joy, and then he tried his best to say softly in a mournful tone: "Yes, Brother Yu Yuan is right. Now our three families are enough, He Lao and the other two Patriarch Zhao, keep your heart in your stomach. I, Duguyu, will never turn a deaf ear to Brother Zhao Chong’s bloody feud. I must let the tens of thousands of officers and soldiers in Qianzhou City come to bury Brother Zhao Chong. And I have to personally cut off the head of Guo Ye's dog thief, and pay homage to my brother Zhao Chong."

Hearing what Duguyu said, Zhao Youxin calmed down a little, but his whole expression was scary.

I saw him looking at Duguyu gloomyly, and asked coldly: "Then why our three forces have merged into one, but you, Duguyu, suddenly ordered to set up camp ten miles away from Qianzhou City, and don't report to Qianzhou immediately?" Do you think we can't attack the south gate of a small Qianzhou city with a hundred thousand soldiers? Duguyu, tell me, what are you waiting for?"

Chapter 1066 Waiting

"That's right, Brother Dugu, I actually want to ask the old Patriarch Zhao this question."

Yu Yuan took Zhao Youxin's words, and asked in a puzzled way: "We have three groups of soldiers and horses here now, a total of 10 people, brother Dugu. Even if the south gate of Qianzhou City is made of copper walls and iron sheets Well, we can take it too, right? It’s getting dark, isn’t it the best time to attack the city at night? Why are you so scared at this juncture?”

"Hehe, I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry!"

With a flick of her wrist, Duguyu gently opened the paper fan, shaking the paper fan calmly and said: "It's true that we have one hundred thousand Dharma Guardians now, and it's indeed getting dark now. According to common sense, it's too late to take precautions against it." It's the best time to attack the city. But today is different from the past. It is estimated that the scouts from Qianzhou City have come a few times. At this time, do you think the officers and soldiers have let down their vigilance because of the darkness? As for Two self-proclaimed [-] Dharma Guardians, hehe..."

Duguyu laughed at herself and said, "To put it nicely, there are hundreds of thousands of people, but to put it bluntly, it's a mob with hundreds of thousands of heads."

"you……"

"Brother Dugu, how can you increase the ambition of others and destroy your own prestige?"

Zhao Youxin was choked up, while Yu Yuan blamed Duguyu out of righteous indignation.

Duguyu shook her head and said with a light smile: "Don't worry, you two, you should know the parts you have brought this time. Among the ten people, only three or five can wear swords and crossbows? That is to say, There are a total of 5 Dharma Guardians in our three routes, and there are only [-] to [-] people with real combat power. How can we attack this city with a combat power of [-] to [-]? Outside the south gate of the city."

"Why not?"

Yu Yuan bluffed: "We have 5 to 3 people, and the opponent has [-] people at best, no matter how bad we are, we can fight for an even match, right? Brother Dugu, I think you are worrying too much about the sky and looking too high on the officers and soldiers? Huh? Patriarch Zhao, what are you doing shaking your head and sighing? Is someone Yu wrong?"

At this moment, Zhao Youxin kept shaking his head and sighing, shouting regret.

Yu Yuan didn't see the clue, but Duguyu already knew it, with the same worried expression on his face, and sighed: "It's a pity, after the Qianzhou City was broken, Brother Zhao Chong left a whole hundred bed crossbows behind. In the city, the government and army were finally taken advantage of. One can imagine how terrifying the power of a hundred bed crossbows is. Under the deterrence of a hundred bed crossbows, 5 to [-] people may die as many as they go up. .”

"What? Bed crossbow? Return, return one hundred of his mother's?"

Yu Yuan obviously didn't know anything, he was staring at Zhao Youxin with a blank face, and said dumbfounded: "Old Patriarch Zhao, you didn't mean to bring all the bed crossbows under the chest of your Zhao family to Qianzhou City? You, you What happened in the end? Didn’t Brother Zhao Chong fail to defend Qianzhou City? Confused, really confused! Are you in a cocoon now? Alas, alas!!!”

The last words contained more or less the meaning of questioning and complaining.

Zhao Youxin was in the same generation as Yu Yuan's father Yu Jingde in terms of seniority, so he couldn't help feeling angry when he heard Yu Yuan, a junior, speak to him in such a tone.

However, he did not reprimand Yu Yuan by relying on his old age. After all, he did let his youngest son Zhao Chong bring him to Qianzhou City.

Immediately, he sighed helplessly, and said: "The old man also sent the bed crossbow hidden at home to Qianzhou City in order to let Chong'er have a little more self-protection power. And in Qianzhou City, there are ten people from Lingnan Road. The treasure collected from the five state capitals, the old man also wanted to use these hundreds of bed crossbows to strengthen the defense of Qianzhou City. Alas, the world is unpredictable, I didn't expect Chong'er to fail to defend Qianzhou City, and even suffered..."

As he was talking, Zhao Youxin choked up, wiping his cheeks with tears, and the feeling of thinking about his son gushed out for a while, and it was out of control.

Seeing this, Duguyu immediately stepped forward to comfort her and said, "Old Patriarch Zhao, the matter has come to an end, no matter how much you blame yourself, it won't help. I hope you two will be patient and wait for the reinforcements from other Dharma guards to come here, and gather all your strength together , and then launch the most violent attack on Qianzhou City. My brother has already led several state capitals with a total of more than 80 Dharma protectors, and the other two elder brothers of the Yu family are also leading reinforcements to besiege Qianzhou City. On the road, if it is fast, it will take two days or four days, and it will definitely reach us. As for Lingnan Road, the leader of the White Lotus Sect, Master Hu Bilie, must also be entangled in fifteen states under the urging of the two elders of the White Lotus Sect. The White Lotus Dharma Guard Army of the Mansion, hurry to Qianzhou City. When the time comes, [-] White Lotus Dharma Guard Army will be assembled outside Qianzhou City. Don’t you two believe in breaking Qianzhou City and taking back the gold bricks? Of course , as well as capture Guo Ye alive and pay homage to Brother Zhao Chong.”

Hearing Duguyu's arrangement, Yu Yuan couldn't help nodding his head and said, "The 80 Dharma guards will concentrate on attacking the south gate. Even if there are a hundred bed crossbows, it won't be of much use. How many ants are killing elephants!"

Duguyu smiled slightly, agreeing.

After Zhao Youxin heard Duguyu's words, his impatience was relieved, but when he thought of Hu Bilie, the leader of the White Lotus Sect, he couldn't help frowning, and hummed in disgust: "This Hu Bilie of the White Lotus Sect Lie is also a complete waste. Li Jing broke Lingnan City in less than two days, and escaped in the end. It seems that our three families were really blind at the beginning, how could we support such a rich man?"

Yu Yuan grinned at the corner of his mouth, but he didn't speak, but he was mocking in his heart, your son with embroidered pillows is useless, and someone broke Qianzhou City, losing the batch of gold bricks that our three families relied on the most , Still let people capture five horses and quarter their corpses?No, the head is still hung on the city gate.

Fifty steps laugh at a hundred steps!

But Duguyu smiled lightly, and said: "Hu Bilie is well-known among the believers of the White Lotus Sect. Is this why we took a fancy to him and supported him? Although he is greedy for life and afraid of death, but as a As a dog for the three of us to run around, he is still qualified. Patriarch Zhao, since we are just looking for a running dog, why should we care about whether he is capable? As long as he is obedient and obedient enough, it will be fine. ?"