Thief Emperor

Chapter 907 New World

After a night of detailed discussion with Su Sheng, Li Hao set out from Tangzhou Camp in Hengzhou early the next morning, went all the way to Taiyuan Prefecture, and then rode back to Taiyuan City without stopping. By the time he entered Taiyuan City, it was already late at night.

After entering Taiyuan City, Li Gao went directly to the Jiedushi Mansion and woke up the Hedong Jiedushi Li Zhen who was already fast asleep.

When Li Zhen came to the side hall with sleepy eyes, Li Hao was looking up and gulping down tea. When he saw Li Zhen coming in, he took a deep breath, stood up, clasped his fists and said, "Brother."

Seeing that he looked exhausted, Li Zhen was silent for a while, sighed slightly, walked over to him, pulled his sleeve and sat down, and sighed: "It seems that the situation has become quite urgent."

He looked at Li Hao and asked, "What's going on? Tell me about it."

Li Hao looked at Li Zhen silently.

At this time, he really had the urge to lie about military intelligence.

After all, his eldest brother actually appointed himself as the Jiedushi after his old father passed away. At that time, the Wu Zhou court had no time to take care of him, and Li Yun's Jiangdong court had not yet gained power, so no one conferred the title of Jiedushi of Hedong on Li Zhen.

This Hedong Jiedushi is neither legitimate nor justified.

Now, as long as he said a few words and led the Tang army into Taiyuan city, he, Li Hao, could make great achievements in Luoyang and inherit all the political assets of the Hedong Li family.

But in this case, after the Tang army entered the city...

It is hard to say whether Li Zhen's family can survive. Even if they can survive, it will be difficult for him to save the lives of his eldest brother's family, especially Li Zhen's life.

Once Li Zhen dies, there will be no evidence and no one will know what he did. Then he will have something to say on both sides.

Wealth and splendor…

Thinking of this, Li Hao's breathing became a little rapid. He looked up at Li Zhen. After a long while, he came back to his senses and said in a hoarse voice: "Brother, I won't hide it from you."

"Su Sheng, the general of the Tang army, is in Hengzhou right now, gathering and reorganizing his forces. If we are unwilling to surrender, the Tang army will definitely attack Taiyuan from Hengzhou in ten days at most."

Hearing this, Li Zhen was no longer sleepy. He lowered his head and drank a sip of tea. Then he looked at Li Hao and said, "Can you determine the exact time for the Tang army to mobilize?"

Li Yu shook his head slightly: "It's useless to know. Big brother, you have no way to figure out how many people from the Nine Departments are in Hedong Road now. Even General Su doesn't know how many people from the Nine Departments are hiding in Hedong Road."

"I know what Big Brother means. Big Brother thinks that if they come forward rashly, we can surprise them and ambush them."

Li Hao shook his head slightly: "Brother, this is meaningless."

"Even if we win, at most we'll kill or injure 10,000 or 20,000 of them. Su Sheng will definitely be angry by then, Li Er..."

When saying the words "Li Er", Li Hao had subconsciously lowered his voice and even looked around.

The new emperor's majesty has begun to take root in people's hearts.

"Li Er will also be furious."

Li Hao glanced at Li Zhen and whispered, "By then, the New Tang might attack Taiyuan with all its might."

The sixth elder of the Hedong Li family looked at Li Zhen and sighed, "When that time comes, I'm afraid I will have to help the Tang army and cooperate with them to preserve the bloodline of the Hedong Li family."

Li Zhen heard this and gave a bitter smile: "Since you said so, why are we still fighting?"

"What does General Su mean? Should I go to see him, or should he come to Taiyuan to see him..."

Halfway through his sentence, Li Zhen suddenly raised his head and looked at Li Hao, his expression froze.

It was not until this time that Li Zhen suddenly realized the meaning of Li Hao's words. He sat down again, looked up at Li Hao, and soon, cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

"Liu Lang..."

Li Zhen sighed silently: "Big brother's love for you is not in vain."

Li Zhen was not a stupid man, otherwise he would not have been chosen as the successor by General Li in such a chaotic world. At this time, he had already heard it.

Li Hao actually has more choices.

However, Li Hao chose to be honest with him, told him everything that needed to be said, and let him make his own choice.

Li Hao shook his head and said, "Big brother treats me very well, I am just doing what I should do."

"Brother, make a decision now."

"If you are in a hurry, I will take you to Hengzhou to meet Su Sheng tomorrow. Or, we can invite General Su to Taiyuan City tomorrow. We can sit together and have a good meal to discuss how to contact each other next time."

"How to deal with the Hedong Army."

Li Zhen thought about it and asked, "If we invite him to Taiyuan City, will he come?"

"will come."

Li Hao answered without hesitation.

"Su Sheng is the elder brother of the new emperor and the first great general of the new Tang Dynasty. He is highly valued in the new court. If anything happens to him, Li..."

"Emperor Li will probably lead the army in person." "When that happens, our Hedong Army won't be able to hold out for long."

"Because of this, Su Sheng has someone to rely on, so he won't be afraid. He will probably dare to go anywhere in the world."

Li Zhen nodded and said, "Okay, tomorrow... tomorrow morning, I will go with you, Liu Lang, to Hengzhou to welcome General Su, and then invite the Tang army to Hebei Road."

He smiled bitterly and said, "Let's discuss the surrender."

After saying this, Li Zhen looked at Li Hao and asked, "Liu Lang, should we choose one of our nephews and let him take his family away from Hedong to preserve a trace of his bloodline in case of any unexpected events?"

Li Hao looked at Li Zhen and shook his head, saying, "The world is so big, and most of it has already fallen into the hands of the New Tang. Even if we leave Hedong Road, where can we go?"

"I'm afraid we can only flee to a foreign land."

Li Hao shook his head and continued, "Our family should be more open and honest."

He looked at Li Zhen and said silently: "The old feudal era is about to pass."

Li Zhen was a little distracted when he heard this. After a long while, he came back to his senses and said silently: "The feudal lords have been around for more than a hundred years, and Li Yun has almost solved it in ten years."

"It's amazing."

"You will know when you meet Tang Jun."

Li Yu said solemnly: "The military style and atmosphere are completely different from those of the vassal armies. The Tang army was able to win everywhere and be invincible, not only because of the firearms made by the Jinling workshop."

"This Tang army, from the beginning, has been similar to our vassal armies..."

“Very different.”

Li Zhen silently glanced at his brothers and took a deep breath: "Okay, tomorrow, Liu Lang and I will go to see the style of the Tang army."

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Luoyang City.

Cui Shao, dressed in a grey robe, looked extremely haggard, with even wisps of white hair on his head.

Some wrinkles also appeared on his face.

He had been in Luoyang for a whole day. Early in the morning, he was led by the Nine Officials of Luoyang City all the way into the imperial city.

As Cui Shao walked, he looked around the imperial city with a complicated expression.

He had seen the imperial city of Luoyang. At that time, the imperial city of Luoyang was just the palace of Emperor Wu, and was far from being as magnificent as it is today.

Today, not only has this imperial city been renovated, but even Emperor Wu has become a prisoner of the owner of this imperial city.

Even...even Queen Pei, as well as many concubines and princesses, were captured and brought to Luoyang.

During this period, the story of Emperor Li's visit to Empress Pei was spreading everywhere in Guanzhong. The stories were so vivid that it seemed as if one had seen it with one's own eyes.

There were even rumors that Empress Pei and the princess served the new emperor together.

All kinds of gossip not only spread in Guanzhong, but also began to spread all over the world.

After all, people are always most interested in these gossips. When there is gossip, everyone always wants to listen to it. When there is no gossip, everyone still wants to create gossip.

Of course, these rumors are not entirely groundless. For example, the eldest daughter of the abdicated emperor Wu Yuancheng will indeed be selected into the palace and become a concubine.

The Wu brothers even took the initiative to bring up this matter with the court, mainly to show their obedience.

Li Yun also agreed to this matter. When the harem is expanded next time, this princess of the old Zhou Dynasty will be brought into the palace.

While Cui Shao was daydreaming, people from the Nine Departments had already brought him to the gate of the Secretariat and handed him over to a clerk in the Secretariat.

It was not until this time that Cui Shao realized that he did not come to the imperial city to meet the emperor.

He felt a little disappointed, but also a little relieved.

If he really were to meet the new emperor and his "old subordinates" from Xuanzhou again, he would feel a little nervous.

Soon, he was taken to a small reception room in the Zhongshu and sat down. Not long after he sat down, someone served him tea.

After waiting for a while, Du Qian, dressed in a purple robe, finally arrived. After he entered the room, he first glanced at Cui Shao, but did not bow. He just smiled and said, "Brother Ji Zong, long time no see."

Cui Shao stood up and looked at Du Qian with an extremely complicated expression. After a long time, he sighed and bowed.

"Long time no see."

"Mr. Du."

(End of this chapter)