Everything starts from the gourd baby

And after Li Yuan made his decision that day, he sent troops from Taiyuan to approach Chang'an.

The Li family has been operating in Taiyuan for many years, and it doesn't show up on weekdays, but at this moment, this soldier is showing up. In light of him, the Li family's Taiyuan guards have nearly 5 horses, plus the soldiers hidden among the people. Taiyuan was able to send out these 10,000+ soldiers, so it can be seen that the Li family's disobedience may have been there long ago!

At this time, Li Yuan had the same plan as Yang Jian did at the beginning, to enter King Qin, and while the imperial city is now empty, as long as he controls the emperor and forces him to abdicate, by then, relying on the huge relationship of the Li family, he will be able to ascend to the throne in one fell swoop!

Compared with Li Yuan, what is more troublesome is that the Li family is a feudal official. Although it is easy for foreign ministers to accumulate strength, it is not as easy to control the emperor as close ministers like Yang Jian. If this is not the case, I am afraid Back then, it was uncertain who Li Yuan and Yang Jian would turn against first!

And with that sacred decree in hand, Li Yuan's army passed through the major passes from Taiyuan to Chang'an almost unimpeded. Under the words, but let him get away with it, unimpeded along the way!

Although Yang Jian was aware of Li Yuan's plan, he didn't prevent him from beating the snake, but he didn't give an order!

That's why Li Yuan is so light and light until the last pass on the side of Chang'an, the eternal pass, which is known as Tongguan that has never been breached from the front!

Looking at the majestic Tongguan in front of him, Li Yuan was still a little apprehensive. He collected himself and only stepped forward with a smile on his face after he calmed down.

"Who is coming? Why is such a large army coming to Chang'an?" Before Li Yuan approached, he heard someone shouting from the gate.

But Li Yuan came forward with empty hands, closed the gate and said, "General Qiu is here, Tang Guogong Li Yuan of Taiyuan Mansion has entered Beijing by order, and please let General Qiu let him go!"

As Li Yuan yelled, he saw a mighty general of one yuan appearing on the gate, holding a silver gun and wearing silver armor. Looking at Li Yuan who was under the gate, he said, "Is there an imperial edict for your majesty's order?"

Li hurriedly took out the imperial decree, put his hands above his head, and shouted loudly and respectfully, "There is an imperial decree for this, please read it, King Changping!"

Li Yuan's words were full of respect, and this Tongguan is so important, its guard Yang Jian would not send simple people, but he said that this Qiu Rui was one of the nine elders of the Kai Sui Dynasty, that uncle Qin Qiong, four General Bao is also the teacher of master and apprentice!

It's just that this world should be the reason for Lin Sen. This famous founding general has not yet made great achievements, and Yang Jian has already won the world. But even so, it did not hinder Yang Jian from paying attention to him at all. Even hand over Tongguan, the gateway to Chang'an, to its guardianship!

Not only the recognition of its strength, but also the recognition of its character!

Naturally, such a character would not be fooled by Li Yuan as easily as before!

I saw that after seeing the imperial decree, Qiu Rui did not let it go like the guards at the previous levels, but after studying it carefully, he said with a slightly suspicious expression, "Don't blame Duke Tang, I just don't know the imperial decree. When will it be delivered, and why I, the Tongguan guard, haven't gotten any news!"

Knowing Qiu Rui, how could Li Yuan not think about how to deal with it, and immediately said without thinking, "The imperial decree was sent to Taiyuan three days ago, and it was just for me to lead the troops into the capital. I didn't know exactly when." I don't know much..." Then he said to Qiu Rui with a look of embarrassment on his face, "King Changping, who is at the king's side, has already received the news. I don't know what it is. Let me mention Yuan so that Yuan Prepare early!"

Seeing Li Yuan's worried face, Qiu Rui couldn't tell the truth from the fake for a moment, and couldn't help but wonder in his heart. Could it be that there was really an imperial decree? Why didn't he receive any news? Although he is a general, he is a minister , Is there anyone who pays attention to the surrounding situation all the time!

Although Li Yuan's face did not seem to be fake, Qiu Rui finally shouted, "Please also ask Tang Guogong to station, and take me to send a fast horse to the palace to confirm. !"

"This..." Li Yuan couldn't help but look slightly embarrassed, and then shouted, "It's just that the date on the imperial decree is approaching. I'm afraid Yuan won't be able to keep up and miss the time!" Such a false imperial decree, if one Going to the palace to confront each other, wouldn't it be a revelation, Li Yuan immediately shouted anxiously!

But I heard that Qiu Rui smiled slightly and said, "Duke Tang is not slow in marching. He can reach my Tongguan in three days. Don't worry, it won't take long for me to send the horse back and forth. The speed of marching must be able to catch up within that time limit!"

With Qiu Rui's smile, there was a slight brilliance in those eyes, but Li Yuan didn't dare to continue to entangle on this issue. If he continued to entangle, the general would become suspicious!

At the moment, he had no choice but to smile wryly, "General Qiu is so cautious, so Li Yuan must be waiting! I came here this starry night, I only hope that when I arrive, don't let your Majesty blame you for being late!" Then there was a wry smile He said, "General Qiu, I am traveling in the starry night. I originally planned to arrive in Chang'an today, so I did not prepare much food and grass. It is really inconvenient to be stationed outside this pass. I wonder if King Changping will allow me to lead the soldiers?" Enter and rest!"

After listening to Li Yuan's words, Qiu Rui thought for a while, but he didn't answer. Instead, he looked up at the sergeant behind Li Yuan. The area before Tongguan was not that vast, so the Li family and horses were not fully exposed in it. Under his eyes, all of them were sergeants, but he didn't see many axles. Qiu Rui said with a smile, "Duke Tang is good at governing the army! But I didn't expect that the Taiyuan family would be able to join forces." Send out so many sergeants!"

Being praised by him like this, Li Yuan immediately gave a wry smile and said, "King Changping is overwhelmed. These [-] soldiers have brought out my family's family members who have lived in Taiyuan for several generations!"

Qiu Rui also nodded slightly. Even if the vassal kings from all over the country have accumulated private soldiers, that is about [-] elites, I really don't know why His Majesty summoned Tang Guogong to Beijing for no reason. Could it be that he wanted to start reducing the clans from Li Yuan? ! ?

Thinking like this, Qiu Rui nodded his head slightly. What Li Yuan said is true. We are all soldiers of the Sui Dynasty. It would be unreasonable to let him starve before the pass. Besides, he was an official in the same dynasty, so he had already refused. Let him pass, if he refuses the reason for his stationing, he will be afraid of trouble in the future, so he agreed to Li Yuan's request to station in the first place!

After Qiu Rui nodded, the lieutenant beside him shouted loudly, "Open the door..."

Following the creaking sound of the gears turning in the gate of the level, the iron-clad gate slowly opened, and following the same sound, a smile flashed quietly in the depths of Li Yuan's eyes, and then he thanked Qiu Rui gratefully. He cupped his hands and thanked, "Thank you, King Changping, for your understanding, the whole army entered the pass!!" Then with a big wave of his hand, the sergeant who was waiting behind him began to walk towards the Tongguan with neat steps!

As the army entered, Qiu Rui, as the guard of Tongguan, wanted to go down symbolically to welcome the arrival of Tang Guogong Li Yuan, so when he was about to go down the gate of the city gate, Qiu Rui casually Glancing at the Taiyuan army, as the former army advanced, the long queue behind it also began to squirm!

Just a casual glance, Qiu Rui walked down after reading it, but before he walked down the tower, there was a look of horror in his eyes, he turned anxiously and ran to the tower with big strides, Looking into the distance with both eyes, he immediately discovered something wrong with the Li family's army. As a general, it is basic to estimate the number of sergeants. Just now, the Li family's formation was blocked by these mountains, so Qiu Rui didn't see the details clearly. How many people just listened to Li Yuan's words and believed them. After all, this is a peaceful and prosperous age. Even a powerful general like Qiu Rui would not think about such things as treason for a while!

But when he saw it just now, he was suddenly startled with doubts in his heart, and ran back in such a hurry to look into the distance. In the neat queue in between, there were not only 5 horses, but also a hundred thousand people , and since Li Yuan lied about such an issue, Qiu Rui immediately had only two words in his mind, fraud! !

Immediately, he shouted loudly, "Quickly close the city gate and prepare to meet the enemy..." This sudden change made the lieutenant beside him stunned for a moment, and then he shouted anxiously, but at this time Since the army has already begun to enter the city, how can it be too late to close the city gate now!

All I heard was Li Yuan sneering at the pass and waving his hands and said, "The whole army is charging, and I will take down this Tongguan, which is said to have never been breached head-on!"

With this order, the generals who followed couldn't wait, and immediately rushed towards the pass with their teams.

Such a situation took a turn for the worse. The officers and soldiers guarding the city were preparing to receive them before, but now they suddenly discovered that the original guests had become enemies, and some of them didn't even hold weapons in their hands. , even if it is an elite in a hundred battles, it will not be able to reflect it all of a sudden!

"It's over!" Qiu Rui is a general in a hundred battles. At this time, he naturally understood that the opponent came prepared, but he, the sergeant in Guanzhong, was completely unprepared. He was originally outnumbered, and he was not an opponent at all at this time. Even a decent resistance can't be organized suddenly!

This Tongguan is destined to be unable to defend, but fortunately, it is also determined, and immediately ordered: "Order the whole army, abandon the pass and retreat!!" As soon as he said this, the lieutenant beside him hurriedly stopped him. "My lord, no! Abandoning the city and fleeing is a serious crime of beheading!"

But Qiu Rui gritted his teeth fiercely, and then said, "I know it, but if I don't abandon the pass now, all the [-] soldiers in this pass will be lost here!" Most of the generals are people who love soldiers However, if it was because of himself that these [-] soldiers were buried here, how could he bear it! (To be continued.)