[Datang Shuanglong] Aspiration

The trip to Chang'an has come to a successful conclusion. The weapons, gold and silver in Duke Yang's treasury will be transported to the territory of the Young Marshal's Army in batches by several escort agencies under the control of the Shuanglong Gang and the Song Clan. Kou Zhong just needs to go back and wait to collect the money and everything will be fine.

Relying on Lu Miaozi's mask, Song Shidao and the three of them successfully played tricks on all the forces in Chang'an City, and then escaped out of the city safely.Afterwards, the three of them hurried back on their way, and the process was quite smooth. Along the way, they only encountered a few groups of low-level thieves, and they easily dismissed them with a wave of their hands.

Seeing that they were only a few days away from Pengcheng, the three of them felt relieved.

"When I was in the treasury, I didn't have time to count those belongings, so I just killed them... Now I really can't wait to know how much I have gained this time, haha, I, Kou Zhong, have finally become a rich man Already!" Kou Zhong sat on the horse triumphantly, his face glowing red, imagining the wonderful life after being rich.

Xu Ziling couldn't help but rolled his eyes, and said, "You're also an impressive young commander, can you be a bit promising?"

Song Shidao smiled and said nothing, he was completely used to it: in these days, whenever the matter of the treasure house was mentioned, Kou Zhong would be as happy as a nouveau riche... Song Shidao just needs to calmly admire the young commander's rosy face , It's really cute.

For the young master of the Song Clan who was born with no shortage of money, the benefits brought to them by the evil emperor relic made him even more delighted, but for Kou Zhong's performance of falling into the eyes of money, in fact, he can understand it very well— —

It is said that since the establishment of the Young Marshal Army, they have been in a state of lack of money. Although they have received the full support of the Song Clan in terms of money and food, in the eyes of the senior commanders of the Young Marshal Army: Kou Zhong has not yet made it. As for the son-in-law of the Song Clan, they are using other people's money after all, so they really have no confidence in their hearts... After all, there are too many variables in fighting for hegemony, and the identities of friends and enemies can be changed at any time.

Although the brothers all knew that it was basically impossible for the Young Marshal Army and the Song Clan to break up, Kou Zhong couldn't explain clearly to his subordinates directly: it is a taboo in war that money and food are controlled by others, and Kou Zhong has long been suppressed by various "Admonitions" such as marrying Song Yuzhi as soon as possible, opening up new sources of income, etc. have made his head very big. Now that he can finally use Yang Gong's treasury to stop those people's mouths, his heart is naturally extremely happy.

"So what about the young commander, if you don't have money to raise soldiers, you're still going to die!" Kou Zhong grinned and said, "Master Ling, you have enough food for your family, that's why you're so ignorant. My lord has a lot, so I don't care about it like you .”

Xu Ziling laughed exaggeratedly and said: "I'm laughing so hard, young commander, when have you ever worried about money and food? Isn't someone supporting you all the time?"

Kou Zhong said "hehe", "Of course it would be more enjoyable to spend my own money."

"Young Master Zhong, you just got money, so you just say it so out of place..." Song Shidao laughed and said, "Is there any difference between my money and your money?"

"Although there is no difference between you and I, there is still a difference between the Young Marshal Army and the Song Family Army," Kou Zhong muttered, "Although the Song family is very rich, it's the old man who is talking about it."

"Oh, I understand it," Xu Ziling laughed and said, "So Yang Gong's treasury is your husband and wife's little treasury..." He changed the subject and said, "But it was agreed that I would be there for you." Please don't tell me that you have forgotten."

Kou Zhong glanced at Xu Ziling sideways, and snorted softly, "You only have one mouth, and you can't eat much. It's a waste to give you too much!"

"Huh?!" Xu Ziling's eyes widened, and he said in surprise, "Master Zhong, are you going to cross the river and tear down the bridge?"

"Heh, I didn't kill the donkey, I'm already very loyal." Kou Zhong became proud again, obviously, he deliberately "returned" Xu Ziling to "kill the donkey".

"There's no reason for that," Xu Ziling feigned anger and said, "I'll fight you for three hundred rounds, and I'll destroy my relatives!"

Kou Zhong shrugged and said with a smile: "No problem, it's strange to say that my internal strength has improved very fast recently, and you will be beaten into a pig's head by then, Young Master Ling, don't blame me for not reminding you."

Xu Ziling scoffed at Kou Zhong's words——his young master Ling has also made rapid progress, right?Ssangyong continued to argue, and Song Shidao couldn't stop laughing to himself: It seems that he should tell Kou Zhong about the evil emperor's relic later, otherwise this kid will be terrified, and he must piss off Xu Ziling who "got nothing".

Song Shidao and the others happily returned to Pengcheng, returning home with a full load and joy.

However, Chang'an City was turned into a mess by them: the three masters of the Yingui Sect surrounded Li Yuan's soldiers in various ways, Shi Feixuan and the four holy monks were also tricked by Li Yuanji. As for the masters of good and evil, they left Chang'an City in disgrace and disgrace.

Unexpectedly, the matter was not over yet. Jieli Khan of East Turkic sent troops to attack Guanzhong on the grounds that "National Teacher Zhao Deyan made a friendly mission to Chang'an, but was assassinated by Li Tang". Li Jiancheng personally led the army to fight. It's a big deal.

All in all, Li Tang and the East Turkic fell out like this. As for whether Zhao Deyan died or not, it is not important anymore. Anyway, he is really missing, and it also gave the two sides a reason to go to war. He just wanted to invade Guanzhong. Hearing that there was a change of soldiers and horses in Chang'an City this time, and Li Tang suffered a lot of losses, Jieli Khan couldn't help it.

Guanzhong was attacked, and Li Tang's foundation was unstable, which is of course excellent news for Song Shidao and Kou Zhong; but before they had time to be happy, they heard that Li Shimin had successfully captured Luoyang, which was a complete and complete disaster. Bad news.

"Li Shimin's action is so fast." Song Shidao put down the emergency battle report, rubbed the center of his brows, and said, "I thought I could use the Turkic invasion of Guanzhong to slow him down, but I didn't expect Li Shimin to be so shrewd, pretending not to receive Li Yuan With the intention of returning to the army, Luoyang was taken down in one go!"

More than shrewd?Li Shimin is indeed a hero, and he does things simply and neatly.

Song Shidao originally wanted to destroy Li Shimin's marching strategy and force him to go back to Guanzhong to fight against the menacing Turks with his father and brothers; It's cheap.

However, if Li Shimin is really that easy to deal with, then he is not Li Shimin: Should he return to Chang'an to accept the suppression of his father and brother, or should he conquer Luoyang and support himself?

Obviously, Li Shimin has already made the most favorable decision for him.

The walls of Luoyang City are thick and full of heritage, and now that everything has fallen into the hands of Li Shimin, it has naturally become his foundation: Luoyang City guarded by Wang Shichong and Luoyang City with Li Shimin in charge are totally different The same can be said - now it is much more difficult to capture Luoyang City than before.

What's more, Li Shimin didn't wait for Li Yuan to issue an order to set up officials and generals, and directly let the generals and advisers of Tiance Mansion take over the important military and political affairs of Luoyang, and turned the entire city and nearby towns into a monolithic strategic base... The eagle's wings grew hard, and it was time to fly higher. Li Yuan couldn't control his son at all.

They had already gained a lot in Chang'an City before. Regarding Li Shimin's matter, although Song Shidao had some small regrets, it was not completely unexpected.After all, ask yourself, if he were Li Shimin, he might make the same choice.

In this way, the Li family has split into two parts, one is Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng in Chang'an, and the other is Li Shimin in Luoyang.Although the Li family would not be so stupid as to kill each other in the current situation of the enemy, but there was a gap between them, and they would always be more cautious and hesitant when transporting troops and food.Furthermore, the Li and Tang generals guarding the various towns also have their own biases towards the crown prince and the king of Qin. This is like a cracked bowl, which will always leak some water-this will bring great harm to the Song clan. Conveniently, Song Shidao was quite satisfied with the result.

But now the Song Clan is busy training troops, and the preparations for the Northern Expedition have not yet been fully prepared. Song Shidao should consider the issue of the young commander. Li Shimin captured Luoyang City, and Kou Zhong was the first to bear the brunt.

"That kid Li Er has always been as cunning as a ghost. I was worried that things would not go as smoothly as you planned, and sure enough... Sigh." Kou Zhong was quite unhappy. In the midst of joy, he was rewarding the meritorious soldiers generously, but when he received this bad news, Kou Zhong now felt as if someone had poured cold water on his head, which made him feel depressed besides being depressed.

After all, the Young Marshal’s foundation is too shallow. The reason why he was able to gain a firm foothold before was by fishing in troubled waters and taking advantage of it—to put it bluntly, the Young Marshal’s small fish grew slowly by eating shrimp Yes, but once you meet that big fish Li Shimin, I'm afraid it will be swallowed up soon.

"The weapons and money in Duke Yang's treasury have been counted, and the meritorious ministers who should be rewarded have also been rewarded. It's time for you, young commander, to calm down and start preparing for war." Song Shidao sighed softly: "Li Shimin will definitely threaten you." The mighty soldiers of the Great Victory came to take Peng Liang. Although the soldiers of the Young Commander's Army were equipped with excellent weapons from Duke Yang's treasury, compared to the mighty soldiers of King Qin... Even if I don't want to hit you, I still have to The gap between them is really not small.”

"Of course I understand," Kou Zhong said with a wry smile, "In terms of martial arts, I've definitely surpassed Li Shimin by a few blocks; but compared to leading troops in battle, I don't even want to disobey him."

Leading troops to fight and fighting in the rivers and lakes are basically two concepts. Although Kou Zhong has fought a few beautiful battles, it is far behind Li Shimin's illustrious record.Moreover, most of the members of the Young Marshal Army are grassroots civilians and gang members. Even if they have undergone a period of integrated training and raised troops through combat, it is difficult for them to train and fight against the elites of the family for many years. Compete.As for talents, if not for the support of the old Wagang generals, Kou Zhong would have been thrown dozens of blocks away by Tiance Mansion.

"It's really rare, it's just that the 'invincible' king of Qin has 'won a battle' again, and the faces of both of you are wrinkled like this, ha!" Xu Ziling strode into the room, smiling Said: "I have good news here, do you want to hear it?"

Kou Zhong rubbed his face, curled his lips and said, "Good news? Tell me, how good can it be?"

"Yang Gongqing has come to join you, and he is waiting for you in the meeting hall." As Xu Ziling expected, when he said this, Kou Zhong immediately jumped up with joy, and after cheering, he ran away like flying go out.

Looking at Song Shidao who slowly stood up and was about to go out to watch the fun, Xu Ziling joked: "It seems that Young Master Zhong values ​​Yang Gongqing very much. Isn't the Yue Junshi jealous?"

Song Shidao chuckled lightly and said, "Corporal Li Xian, young commander, it's too late for me to be happy. Why do you want to be jealous of an old man?"

Xu Ziling suppressed his smile, shook his head and said, "This actually shows that you are not sure that you can deal with Li Shimin, right?"

"That's right," Song Shidao admitted frankly, and said, "In terms of experience in marching and fighting, we are no match for Li Shimin and his generals. In addition, the strength of the young commander's army is still on the weak side, let alone winning the battle." It’s God’s blessing not to lose too badly.”

The kind of good luck that caught Li Mi before did not happen every time.Besides, Li Shimin is not Li Mi either.

"Then what are your plans?" Xu Ziling asked slightly distressed: "Since the situation is so bad, many Yang Gongqings will not be much better, right?"

Song Shidao smiled faintly, and said: "Indeed, it is hard for a clever woman to cook without rice. Before we have time to turn the harvest from Yang Gong's treasure house into the real strength of the young commander's army, we will rush to face Li Shimin. Apart from doing our best, I also want to fight Li Shimin." There is no other way."

"Then you can still be so calm," Xu Ziling also forced a smile, and sighed: "Seeing that the boat is sinking, should I prepare to dive in advance?"

Song Shidao nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will notify you when it's time to escape. With the ability of the three of us, even if Li Shimin's soldiers approach the city, we can escape."

Xu Ziling's complexion changed, and he said in a deep voice: "Second brother, I have to say, you are really unkind... In fact, you wish that the young commander-in-chief and the king of Qin would fight to the death, and then the Song clan would follow suit ,right?"

"Of course not," Song Shidao said in surprise, "Xiaoling, you have wronged me again. Could it be that there are two big characters 'bad guy' written on my face?"

"Even if it's not that serious, you don't care too much about the foundation of the Young Marshal Army." Xu Ziling calmly analyzed: "If Li Shimin really leads the army to attack Pengliang, the Young Marshal Army will indeed lose more than win. But If we fight to the death, we may not have no chance... Unfortunately, I don't see that you have half the will to go all out. You just want to consume Li Shimin's strength as much as possible, drain the energy of the young commander, and then take us back to the south Go. Tell the truth, have I wronged you?"

Song Shidao was stunned for a moment, touched his nose, and said helplessly, "Young Master Ling, you are so straightforward. Could it be that I have no intention of fighting to the death, that I am a villain who does not show loyalty? I will not leave you alone and run away At most, I just want to preserve my strength and wait for a comeback in the future."

Xu Ziling snorted, and said, "If the young commander's army is wiped out and all the land is lost, what strength can we still retain? As Young Master Zhong said before, there is a difference between the young commander's army and the Song family's army... the current The problem is, you are not only the military adviser of the Young Marshal Army, but also the young master of the Song Clan, and because of this, you treat the survival of the Young Marshal Army so casually!"

Song Shidao's thoughts changed sharply, and he frowned slightly and asked, "Xiao Zhong asked you to test my attitude?"

"It's strange that he can think of that pig!" Xu Ziling curled his lips and said, "But even if he is a stupid pig, you can't just kill it, second brother, it would be too heartless."

Song Shidao wanted to laugh a little, but his heart was really heavy, so he couldn't laugh——Song Shidao had to admit that Xu Ziling was indeed sharp enough to see problems very accurately: as the young master of the Song Clan, Yue Of course, it is impossible for the prince of the country to stick to Pengliang, and come to "the city is alive, and the city is lost." But the question is, will Kou Zhong be willing to give up everything and run away with him?

"Young Master Zhong never wanted to be a piggy, so he must want it." Song Shidao reached out and covered his forehead. Kou Zhong's self-esteem is very strong. It is absolutely impossible for Kou Zhong to agree... It seems that Song Shidao really considered the problem too simply before.

Seeing that Song Shidao's face straightened and he strode out of the room, Xu Ziling hurriedly followed and asked, "Have you made a decision?"

"Do I still have a choice?" Song Shidao sighed softly, "I will write to my father and ask him to send troops to support... But to be honest, it is winter now, and it is unwise for southerners to make an expedition to the north. Will not necessarily agree."

"Then you make the situation more serious. It's a matter of life and death. Can the Lord Song come to rescue you?" Xu Ziling grabbed Song Shidao's shoulder and said viciously: "I really want to take you as a hostage. If you are willing to join hands with me, you can guarantee that you will not be able to escape!"

"I promise I won't run away." Song Shidao said with a wry smile, "Why are you so excited, Young Master Ling? You're not like the original you..."

Xu Ziling knew that Song Shidao had always kept promises, so he relaxed, stretched out two fingers, and said, "There are two reasons."

——"First, if you run away, you will be disappointing Young Master Zhong. We can only support him, otherwise we will go bankrupt!"

"..." Song Shidao blinked and said with a smile, "Cough, Xiaoling, are you really not in love with Young Master Zhong?"