Crown Prince's Counterattack

In the 13th year of Daye (617), Li Yuan was appointed as the left-behind in Taiyuan. At that time, Li Jiancheng lived in Hedong with his family. Li Yuan ordered Li Jiancheng to secretly make friends with talented people in Hedong.

In February of the same year, Liu Wuzhou, the school captain of Mayi, rebelled against the city and claimed to be the emperor. In March, he broke Loufan County and entered Fenyuan Palace.On the one hand, Li Yuan recruited soldiers in the name of beating thieves, on the other hand, he sent secret envoys to Hedong to urge Li Jiancheng to come to Taiyuan.

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"Young Master, Young Master, wake up!"

"Elder Son, Eldest Young Master, wake up quickly, the pursuers are coming soon!"

The drowsy Sima Yi was woken up, the first thing he saw when he opened his eyes was the blood-stained Dynasty.

He looked at the surrounding environment calmly, and combined with the remaining memories in his mind, he slowly came to his senses and frowned.

After the high fever, his body was still a little weak. He could only lean on the tree to support his body. This is a small forest, and there is a small stream not far away. He could vaguely hear the sound of running water.

Chao Chao looked anxious, his hair was disheveled on his shoulders, his body exuded a faint stench, his clothes were ragged, and there were torn cloth strips tied on his shoulders, which were stained with blood, and the sword in his hand was stabbed by him. On the ground, at this moment all his attention was on Sima Yi.

After a few days of running around, everyone is scarred and bruised. The eldest son also fell ill. They can only find a secret place to recuperate. There is no doctor in this barren mountain. The eldest son had a high fever last night. , he almost thought that the young master would not be able to wake up, and he was ready to die to apologize, but he did not expect that after one night, the high temperature suddenly dropped, the young master finally woke up, his heart was finally relieved down.

"Is everyone okay?"

Seeing Sima Yi wake up, everyone gathered around happily, seeing everyone's worried eyes, Sima Yi smiled weakly.

"More than a dozen brothers died, and everyone was injured a little bit"

Chao Chao's eyes were slightly dimmed. Thinking of those dead brothers, his eyes were a little moist. The scene cooled down for a while, and the atmosphere was very depressing.

"Don't worry, one day you will be able to avenge those dead brothers"

Sima Yi comforted, everyone's faces became more radiant, the lost morale slowly recovered, and hatred gradually filled everyone's chest.

"Dynasty, tell me, how is the situation now?"

Sima Yi settled down and thought about how to get out of the current predicament. Liu Wuzhou wanted to catch him and threaten Li Yuan who was far away in Taiyuan, so he sent a lot of pursuers. Under the circumstances, it has persisted until now.

"The pursuers should have arrived long ago, but they haven't shown up now. Eldest son, do you think Liu Wuzhou decided to give up his plan, or did something unexpected happen during the process—"

Wang Chao looked at Sima Yi thoughtfully, waiting for his decision.

Sima Yi was stunned for a moment, and slowly thought about it. Before he fell into a coma, Liu Wuzhou's men and horses bit them very tightly. Now after one night, their men and horses should have caught up long ago, but now there is no movement outside the forest. He had to think deeply.

"Now we are trapped here and can't get any news. For now, we can only take one step at a time. Let's take a rest now and then leave for Taiyuan."

"The eldest son, your body..."

The dynasty is a little worried, the young master is still very weak, and there is still a long way to go. I am afraid that he will be chased and killed along the way, but the current situation is even more dangerous.

"It's okay, I can hold on"

Sima Yi shook his head earnestly, even if his body has not fully recovered, if he does not arrive in Taiyuan for a day, the danger on the road will be more dangerous.

The group of people had obvious goals, all of them were injured, and they didn't dare to go on the official road at all. They could only move forward at a moderate speed on the country road. Fortunately, there were no accidents along the way, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

The night slowly enveloped, everyone lit a fire in the woods, and sat together in groups, the woods at night were very quiet.

Sima Yi's face was still a little pale. After a day's journey, his face was full of fatigue. When it was time to rest, he quickly closed his eyes and fell into sleep. He could hear the sound of coughing when he fell asleep. Wang Chao stayed by his side for a while. She looked at him worriedly.

When the full moon was hanging high, the fire in the fire had gradually subsided, and the forest was filled with chill, and everyone's breathing gradually calmed down, only two people were left to watch the night.

Sima Yi, who was asleep, was subconsciously still vigilant about the surrounding environment, with the sound of footsteps approaching where he was, suppressing the killing intent and blood, Sima Yi suddenly opened his eyes.

"Young master, what's the matter?"

Wang Chao, who was sitting on the side protecting Sima Yi, also opened his eyes.

"someone is coming!"

Sima Yi spoke calmly, and Wang Chao's thoughts moved. Although he was a little puzzled, he settled down to observe the sound in the distance, and his expression became more and more dignified.

"Someone is here, get up quickly!"

Wang Chao sternly reprimanded everyone, and everyone woke up immediately. The two watchmen showed shame on their faces, and quickly cheered up, immediately surrounded Sima Yi in the middle, and walked back vigilantly.

The people who were lurking also noticed that something was wrong. Knowing that they had been exposed, they immediately decided to speed up their steps and did not hide their actions at all.

The enemy is unknown and the enemy is dark, so Sima Yi and the others dare not walk too fast, lest they fall into the enemy's trap.Therefore, the people who were chasing behind quickly caught up and surrounded Sima Yi and others.

The night was dark, and the atmosphere in a part of the forest was tense. The two sides were facing each other, concentrating on guarding each other, and the situation was imminent.

"kill!"

The person on the opposite side gave an order, with a murderous aura soaring to the sky, swords and swords shone coldly under the moonlight, Wang Chao gritted his teeth and ordered everyone to fight, and he led a few people to protect Sima Yi through the night to break through.

Sima Yi took a deep look at those who were fighting bloody battles, and then resolutely followed the dynasty and left.Some of them are still very young, maybe they haven't married wives and had children yet, they know that those left behind are close to death, but they still choose to protect each other with all their might, Sima Yi knows that the only way to comfort them is to reach Taiyuan safely.

Compared with the step-by-step conspiracy and calculations in the Qing palace, what he experienced this time is probably a series of swords and swords. Behind him is the expectation and glory. He will never forget those who gave their lives for him.

"Young master, take care, you must avenge your brothers"

Sima Yi didn't even see his face clearly, he only remembered the back of him leaving in a bleak manner, resolutely seeing death as home, this kind of trust between life and death made him feel heavy, he supported his tired body, supported Wang Chao, gritted his teeth and continued Go forward, he can't die, he must return to Taiyuan safely, so that all sacrifices are worthwhile, and at this time, Sima Yi only has a dozen people besides the dynasty.

The people who came this time were completely different, different from Liu Wuzhou who wanted to catch him alive. This group of people attacked with deadly hands for the purpose of killing him, and Sima Yi couldn't think of anyone else who could do it except for that person. Yes, Taiyuan has a dangerous journey all the way, I just hope that the next road will not hurt people again.

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Taiyuan Liushoufu

Li Yuan paced the lobby anxiously.

"Shimin, you said that it has been so long, why is there still no news from your elder brother? The news has been sent for so long, and he should have come back long ago, but there is no news now. You said that something happened, right? ?”

Li Yuan desperately wanted to get a negative answer from the other person.

"Father, don't scare yourself. Maybe the eldest brother has something important to delay, so there has been no news, but the eldest brother will definitely come back safely. Don't worry too much."

Li Shimin comforted him patiently.

"Second Young Master is right. Eldest Young Master is very lucky. Nothing will happen. You don't have to worry too much. Maybe there will be news in a few days. On the contrary, it is from the Turkic envoys. I wonder if Your Excellency has made a decision?"

Liu Wenjing who was standing aside suddenly spoke.

"This……"

Li Yuan's expression was hesitant, a little hesitant to speak.

"My lord, don't miss this opportunity. As long as you agree to the conditions of the Turks, they will support you to enter the customs. I hope your lord will carefully consider it."

Liu Wenjing bowed and begged.

"Hey! I don't know, it's just that the construction has not come back, and safety cannot be guaranteed. I can't make a decision right now. Everything will be discussed after the completion."

Li Yuan was a little impatient, this Turkic man was really greedy, he even dared to negotiate terms with him everywhere after taking advantage of it, and one day he would make them spit it out.

Now that Jiancheng's situation is unknown and his life and death are uncertain, he dare not send troops lightly at all, he only hopes that Jiancheng can come back soon.

"But, my lord..."

Liu Wenjing wanted to continue persuading Li Yuan to accept sending troops, but she didn't expect Li Yuan to speak impatiently.

"I have already decided on this matter. I will not send troops until it is completed. There is no need to discuss it again."

Liu Wenjing had no choice but to shut up in frustration.

During the dispute between the two, no one noticed the fleeting gloom in Li Shimin's eyes.

Li Yuan was about to order everyone to leave when he saw a soldier suddenly barging in. Li Yuan was about to scold him, but his anger completely disappeared in the soldier's words.

"The prince is back"

"Where is it now?!"

Li Yuan did not hide his excitement.

"Eldest son, he was injured and unconscious and sent to the inner courtyard"

The soldier hesitated to speak.

"what!!!"

Li Yuan's expression changed, he immediately turned around and walked towards the inner courtyard, leaving a group of subordinates staring blankly in the hall.

A guard quietly approached Li Shimin.

"Young master, what should we do now?"

"A bunch of trash!"

Li Shimin's face was ashen, and he sent so many people, but he couldn't even take one person down, which ruined his big event.