The poem reads:
History made people's hearts turn cold, but the lives of the couple were over.
Mao Cheng learned that his heart was very painful and sent troops to report the dead for him.
The book continued with Zhang Chong and Wukong joining forces to save King Ping. The excitement continued to be watched. The two of them spun fifty times in the air before stopping. They retracted their spells and slowly placed their hands on their knees. Then, they opened their eyes and said in unison,"Success!" With their shouts, the people below still did not know what was going on. They thought that they had made some good noodles. Sun Wukong somersaulted and landed on the table behind Li Shiming. Zhang Chong somersaulted down and landed right beside Li Zhiyang. "If King Ping Li Zhiyang doesn't wake up now, when will he?!"”
Strangely enough, before he could finish his sentence, Li Zhiyang opened his eyes slightly and saw Zhang Chong's smiling face."Brother-in-law, why are you here?" Where's his little sister? Where's Father? Where's mother?" Li Zhiyang asked again. He sat up and saw that his father, mother, sister, and the others were all there. There was also a scary Thunder God. "Yang 'er, you scared mother to death.”Shen Zhenzhu saw her son sit up and ran over. She sat beside Li Zhiyang and hugged him as she cried. Li Zhiyang also reached out his hands to hug his mother and cried,""Mother, don't cry. Quickly tell your son, what is going on?”
"Silly boy, you are about to meet the Ten Yama Lords, are you still in a daze? If it wasn't for the Prince Consort and Great Swordsman Sun, you brat! He might never see his father and mother again!”Li Zhizhong didn't wait for Li Shimin to reply and quickly said. Shen Zhenzhu looked at Li Zhizhong and said,"Zhong 'er, what nonsense are you saying!”Li Zhizhong laughed after hearing his mother's words,"Mother, we brothers have deep feelings for each other and always like to joke around. If third brother really sees the King of Hell, my heart will be more sad than anything else. Seeing third brother safe and sound, my heart is very happy.”
"The three of you brothers are living in harmony. As your father, I can rest assured.”Li Shimin stood up and smiled,"Yang, come down and thank your brother-in-law and Hero Sun for saving your life."”"Father, what are you saying? Since I'm marrying the princess, we're family. This is your son's sworn brother. We've bowed eight times to make friends, and we're like blood brothers. We're not outsiders, so where is there the need to thank him?”Zhang Chong hugged Qiuhua and Qing 'Er and said with a smile. "Thank you, brother-in-law. Zhiyang will never forget the kindness of saving my life!”Li Zhiyang kneeled in front of Zhang Chong and Sun Wukong and cupped his hands. Zhang Chong helped him up. Sun Wukong smiled and said,"I say, Your Highness King Ping, you brat…" Zhang Chong interrupted him with a smile,""Second brother, what nonsense are you talking about! Be polite to His Highness in front of Father and Mother!”"No, I'm not. I think Great Hero Sun is older than me, so I should respect him. Besides, Hero Sun and my brother-in-law saved my life. I'm no longer a prince in front of you two benefactors.”"Your Highness is really so understanding. I, Old Sun, am extremely impressed!”Sun Wukong laughed as he jumped up and down. "Since Yang 'er is fine, let's go to court immediately!" Li Shi Min said with a smile.”Everyone nodded at Li Shi Min's words and walked towards the throne room…
Zhang Mingguang and the others stood in front of the hall, anxiously waiting for Zhang Chong, Qiuhua, Qing 'er, and the others to return. They never expected that the ones who returned were Qing' er and Qiuhua. They did not see Zhang Chong and Sun Wukong. What was going on? Heaven's secrets could not be revealed. The sky gradually darkened, and it was not difficult for everyone to return to their rooms to rest.
"The Book of Songs" said: The moon is as bright as water, bleak and scary ghosts, tonight there will be war, Mao Cheng attack Chang 'an.
Wang Maocheng sat on the commander-in-chief's platform. Below him, there were two groups of people sitting. Wang Maocheng said,"Ladies and gentlemen, Detective Li and Mrs. Li are dead. We must avenge them! Zhang Chong is our greatest enemy!”Liang Fang stepped forward and cupped his hands." Your Highness, my brother has also left me. This is all Li Shiming's fault. We want to find Li Shiming to avenge my brother!"”Wang Maocheng looked at Liang Fang and comforted him,""Lord Liang, your brother is a loyal minister! Now that he is dead, my heart is filled with grief. You are right, this is all Li Shiming's fault. We must avenge them!”
A blue-robed official cupped his hands and said,""Your Highness, I heard that Luzhou City was suddenly attacked by a demonic wind this afternoon. Countless people were killed or injured, and several houses collapsed. This is a great loss for the Great Tang!”Wang Maocheng stood up and said," I've also heard about this. Today, I've called everyone here to discuss with you. We'll attack Chang 'an at midnight tonight. What do you think?"”Wang Maocheng continued," I can't take it anymore. Detective Li died for me. I must kill Zhang Chong personally to avenge the couple!"”Liang Fang stepped forward and cupped his hands." Your Highness, you're right. We have to think of a foolproof plan. Otherwise, we'll definitely be ambushed!"”
"Lord Liang, how confident are you?" Wang Maocheng hurriedly asked. Liang Fang cupped his hands." Your Highness, I don't have much confidence. I just have a hunch. Your Highness, don't underestimate that old Emperor!"”"Lord Liang is right. We have to be careful!”The person who spoke was a general wearing armor and a helmet. This person was Li Liangyu. "Then what do you think we should do? We can't just sit here and wait for death!”Wang Maocheng stood up and looked at the two of them coldly." If I'm not wrong, Zhang Chong and that weirdo are definitely not in Chang 'an tonight. The old Emperor must have sent them to Luzhou to deal with such a big incident. Tonight is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us!”
"With your highness 'words, this humble servant thinks we can give it a try. However, your highness, if we fall into an ambush, wouldn't it be too late to regret?”Liang Fang cupped his hands and said. From his words, it could be seen that this person was no ordinary person. The book explained that Liang Fang, a native of Chang 'an, had lost his father at the age of eight and his mother at the age of ten. His father was Liang Chao. The Liang family had been loyal to the court for three generations. Liang Chao had two sons. The eldest son, Liang Junyi, was the current Minister of War, but he had been killed by Li Keqian. His second son Liang Fang was skilled in both civil and martial arts. He was appointed as the advisor of the Imperial Censor in front of the Civil and Martial Palace by Taizong. He was usually dissatisfied with Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. Since Wang Maocheng rebelled, he had the intention of rebelling. Therefore, he fought out of Chang 'an City with Wang Maocheng. Now, he was appointed as the advisor of the Left Imperial Army by Wang Maocheng.
"Lord Liang's words are reasonable, but we can't lose this opportunity. Lord Liang, what is your plan? As long as we can reduce the number of casualties, it will be fine.”Wang Maocheng came to Liang Fang and asked. Liang Fang sighed after hearing this: " This, I have a plan. I wonder if it can be used?”Wang Maocheng's eyes lit up and he quickly asked,"Lord Liang, what plan? Tell me!" Liang Fang said mysteriously," If it's really as Your Highness has expected and Zhang Chong isn't in Chang 'an, then we'll carry out the first strategy. It's divided into three small strategies: 1. Surround them from all sides; 2. Give them another attack formation; 3. Ladder and arrow cover, jump into the city; If Zhang Chong was in the city, then he would execute the second strategy. It was divided into two small strategies: 1. Pretend to surrender the white flag. If Zhang Chong doesn't work, we can execute the second strategy: Attacking from all sides at the same time, catching him off guard! What does wangye think of this plan? If it works, listen to your humble servant's arrangements!”As soon as he finished speaking, everyone began to discuss.
"Good plan. A scholar is a scholar. We'll do as you say!”Wang Maocheng laughed loudly. Liang Fang nodded." Alright, Your Highness. There's no time to lose. Let's act immediately!"”Wang Maocheng nodded and shouted,"Generals, listen up!"”As soon as he said that, all the generals stood up. "I'm going to attack Chang 'an tonight. Do you have confidence?”At this moment, Wang Maocheng displayed the demeanor of a prince, both mighty and imposing. " I'm very confident." The generals said in unison," I'll take revenge for His Highness 'kindness and capture Zhang Chong alive to avenge the blood sea for Young Master, Military Advisor, Vanguard, and Detective Li!"”He shouted three times in a row. His voice was like thunder, shaking Phoenix Head Mountain three times!
"Thank you for your loyalty to this old man. You are right. We will take revenge for my son and the others. We will capture Zhang Chong alive and tear him into pieces!”Wang Maocheng's eyes shone with hatred. "Capture Zhang Chong alive!" everyone shouted in unison."Ten thousand arrows will pierce through his heart, and his body will be torn apart by five horses!”He shouted three times,'My wolf!' Do you hate Zhang Chong that much? After Liang Fang had arranged the tasks for them, the Fengtou Mountain military camp mobilized their troops and shouted non-stop. The quiet and desolate night suddenly became lively. The barking of dogs, the sound of hooves, footsteps, slogans, and commands mixed together. The little torches formed a long fire dragon.
The soldiers were divided into 50 columns, each column 8,000 people. Tonight, Wang Maocheng sent 400,000 elite soldiers to attack Chang 'an. How can I see it? There is a poem as evidence: the sky is cloudless, the moon is like water, the torch is waving on the desolate road, Mao Cheng mobilized 400,000 troops, vast and mighty rushed to Chang 'an.
The 400,000 elite soldiers marched toward Chang 'an in a mighty manner. A long " fire dragon " was flying forward in a winding manner on the quiet path. Wang Maocheng's military camp was well-equipped. In this attack on Chang 'an, there were 50 vehicles, 800 ladders, and 20,000 archers. There were more than ten thousand horse cavalry, all of them were strong and muscular, as strong as bulls, charging forward without retreating! The soldiers held their spears high and their torches stretched into the sky. Their momentum was high and their prestige was extraordinary. They attacked Chang 'an at night. The 400,000-strong army set up camp on the wasteland 40 miles away from the south gate of Chang 'an.
Liang Fang first deployed 200,000 elite soldiers to lie in ambush in the valleys six miles away from the four gates of Chang 'an City. Each gate had 50,000 soldiers, waiting for the drumbeat of the military order. Liang Fang also deployed the car crash team to lie in ambush in the forest seven miles away from the four gates, with 20 cars per gate and 200 people per team. The remaining two teams stayed in the camp and waited for the order to rescue them. Liang sent another 20,000 archers and 60,000 armored vehicles to invade the grass three miles away from the four gates. As the weeds were too tall, the soldiers guarding the city could not find them at all. The four gates were divided evenly, leaving 100,000 as reinforcements. At midnight, the drum sounded and they were ready to attack the city.
The order of the attack was: when the drum sounded, the arrows covered the ladder (all four gates attacked together), and 200,000 soldiers rushed up the ladder and jumped into the city; Soon after, the convoy quickly attacked the gate, and finally, reinforcements came to help, killing into Chang 'an and capturing Li Shimin and Zhang Chong alive. Zhang Chong was indeed not in Chang 'an tonight, because Luzhou City was attacked by demons this afternoon. Countless people were killed and injured, and several houses collapsed. When Li Shimin heard the news, he immediately sent Zhang Chong, Sun Wukong, and 500 soldiers to Luzhou to rescue the disaster. They didn't expect Wang Maocheng to send troops to Chang 'an tonight. Although Chang' an was heavily guarded and everyone knew that Wang Maocheng had sneaked an attack, they still didn't gain any advantage because they couldn't hide it from the detective. In the end, they fled in a sorry state.
"Reporting to Commander Father, there is an ambush in the weeds three miles away. I'm afraid that Wang Maocheng wants to attack Chang 'an while the Fuma is not around!”The person who spoke was a young inspector wearing a helmet, armor, and a sword. This person was Chen Lin's foster son, Li Ming Yang. The book explained that Li Mingyang, a native of Chang 'an, lost his mother at the age of six and his father at the age of eight. He lived on the streets begging for food and suffered thousands of hardships. He almost starved to death on the streets. The twelve-year-old Li Ming Yang came to the entrance of the Hundred Guests Never Gratitude and sat on the steps, dying. When Chen Lin passed by the Hundred Guests Never Gratitude, he saw Li Ming Yang lying on the steps without moving. Chen Lin came to Li Ming Yang's side and squatted down to take a look. He knew that he was hungry.
Hence, he asked the waiter (not Li Xiang) to bring a large plate of food and wine to Li Mingyang's side. After waking him up, Li Mingyang saw that there was a sumptuous feast. He looked at Chen Lin again. Due to his unbearable hunger, he did not care if Chen Lin agreed or not. He reached out his hands to grab the food and put it into his mouth. He wolfed down his food. After filling his stomach, he knelt in front of Chen Lin to thank him for saving his life. After Chen Lin asked about his background, he brought him back to the old residence and recognized him as his adopted son. From then on, Li Ming Yang's hardships were over. Chen Lin did not tell anyone about this matter except for Li Shi Min.
"What is it? Have you investigated thoroughly?" The person who spoke was Chen Lin. Chen Lin had already changed into the general's uniform. He wore a golden helmet, a golden armor, and a battle robe. He looked extraordinary and had an extraordinary aura. He wore long leather boots and looked majestic. He stood on the city gate tower. Archers were guarding every watchtower, and it was the same on every city wall. The soldiers were divided into two rows, and in the middle of them was a long corridor. In front of each soldier was a spear, and they were imposing. "Yang 'er is telling the truth. There's not a single lie. I hope foster father can make a decision!”Li Mingyang cupped his hands with his sword in hand.
Chen Lin looked at him and nodded."Ming Yang, godfather has ordered you to investigate further. I will report this to the Emperor!"”Li Mingyang nodded and went down. "Hurry up and go to the Fuma's residence to find the Fuma's eldest senior brother, Lin Shiyu. Ask him to use the 'Thousand Miles Sound Transmission' divine skill to summon the Fuma back to Chang 'an and fight the traitor Wang Maocheng together!”Chen Lin turned his head and ordered a soldier beside him. The junior soldier agreed and left. Chen Lin then ordered three junior soldiers to inform the generals of the three gates to be on guard. (The other three gates: East, West, and North.）
The lights in the Dragon Virtue Hall were bright, and the guards stood on both sides. Under the moonlight, the guards stood like pine trees outside the Dragon Virtue Hall. At this time, Li Shimin was holding Shen Zhenzhu and kissing her charming face. "Emperor, don't be like this, I will feel embarrassed.”Shen Zhenzhu was kissed by Li Shimin, and her face turned red. Li Shimin hugged Shen Zhenzhu and said with a smile,"Beloved Consort, are you shy? You and zhen have already been husband and wife for more than twenty years. Are you still shy?”"The emperor is annoying, ah…" Shen Zhen Zhu was even more embarrassed, and her face was even redder. Before she could finish her words, Li Shimin had already sealed her cherry lips.
At this time, Chen Lin ran into the Dragon Virtue Hall in a panic. He looked to the east and knelt on the ground because he saw Li Shimin pressing Shen Zhenzhu down and kissing her. "Emperor, please forgive this subject for rashly barging in. This subject was in a hurry and did not have time to report. This subject deserves to die!”Chen Lin knelt on the ground and lowered his head. Li Shi Min stood up and looked at Chen Lin: "Minister Chen, what's the urgent matter?”At this moment, Shen Zhenzhu also stood up. Look at her fiery face, she lowered her head and said nothing. " Your Majesty, Wang Maocheng is going to sneak attack Chang 'an tonight. I came here to report, but I didn't expect..." Chen Lin raised his head and cupped his hands. However, before he could finish his words, Li Shiming interrupted him and said,"Is what you said true?" Chen Lin held his sword and cupped his hands." I don't dare to lie to you. Every word I say is true. I, Wang Ding, hope that you will!"”
"This, beloved consort, do you have any good ideas?”Li Shiming was a good man! What kind of medicine did you take? What good strategy could a weak woman like her have? Hey! Don't underestimate this weak girl. I dare say that she is more talented than Li Shi Min! "The Emperor must be joking. You have fought more than ChenQie and ChenQie has never stepped out of the Shen residence's gates since young so what good strategy do you have? I have a plan, but I don't know if it can be used.”Shen Zhen Zhu said modestly after hearing Li Shi Min's words. Li Shi Min asked Chen Lin to stand up and asked Shen Zhen Zhu: "Beloved Consort, what plan do you have?”
"Emperor, in my opinion, Wang Maocheng attacked Chang 'an at night with ill intentions. I dare say that Wang Maocheng was prepared to attack Chang 'an. From this point of view, he wanted to avenge Li Keqian and his wife. If I am not wrong, Wang Maocheng used the four gates to attack together. He used arrows to cover the ladder and jumped into the city. Also, they crashed into Chang 'an and even had reinforcements!”Shen Zhenzhu paced back and forth as she spoke, her long gauze clothes twirling around like Chang'e scattering flowers. Shen Zhenzhu continued," If what ChenQie said is correct, then we will use all four gates to respond. Fire arrows will burn the ladder, and stones will fall on the enemy. When they attack the gate, we will use a needle wheel to attack.），I'll kill him until he's gone!"
Shen Zhenzhu paused for a moment before continuing,"Also, as long as his reinforcements come, our army's fire arrows will come to summon them. We will definitely beat them up. They won't be able to escape." Emperor, what do you think of ChenQie's plan?" Li Shi Min and Chen Lin were dumbfounded. Shen Zhen Zhu shouted three times before they reacted. "Second, what a brilliant plan. The Empress is a god!”Chen Lin hurriedly cupped his hands. Li Shi Min also praised,"My beloved concubine is so good at fighting, making me treat her with respect. It is a blessing for the Great Tang to have an empress like you, the mother of the country."”"Your Majesty is too kind. ChenQie is just a little trick. There is no time to lose. Quickly hand it over to General Chen!”Shen Zhenzhu said modestly again. "Chen Lin, receive my orders!" Li Shi Min ordered.”Chen Lin knelt on the ground and cupped his hands with his sword."I accept the decree!" "Pass down my orders. Immediately mobilize 300,000 elite soldiers, 200,000 cavalry, 100,000 archers, and 400 needle wheels. With Your Majesty's plan, prepare to resist the enemy!”Li Shi Min ordered. Chen Lin acknowledged the order and left.
If you want to know what will happen next, let's talk about it in the next chapter.
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