Tianxiong Mountain.
Less than two hours after Luo Cheng returned with his troops, a small colonel came to report that a thousand soldiers led by Unparalleled Xiong had brought pigs, cattle, sheep, and wine to the foot of the mountain.
"Leave the things behind and let Unparalleled Hero come up the mountain to see me!”
Xiao Xiao turned around and went down the mountain, quickly leading Unparalleled Hero to Luo Cheng.
Compared to before, he had changed into a set of auspicious clothes. He was wearing a yellow cotton robe, and his hair was tied up into a bun. There was a wooden hairpin in the bun.
"Greetings, Luo Shaobao!"
Luo Cheng knelt down on one knee, claiming that he had come under the orders of Chu King Zhu Can.
"The King of Chu has already ordered people to choose a place outside the north gate of Nanyang to build an altar. It will be completed in three days.”
Luo Cheng pretended to be impatient and said to Gai Shixiong," It's too late. Go back and tell Zhu Can that there's no need to build an altar. Just ask him to come to my Tianxiong Mountain and respect me as king on the top of the mountain."”
" This…" Unparalleled Xiong hesitated. Tianxiong Mountain was Luo Cheng's territory after all. Would Zhu Can come? What if he came and Luo Cheng killed him?
Luo Cheng knew what Gai Shixiong was thinking as soon as he saw his expression. He said to him," Hmph, Zhu Can is not sincere. Fine, take your gift back and tell Zhu Can that we'll see the truth on the battlefield."”
"Luo Shao Bao, please calm down. I'll go back and report to the King of Chu."”
In any case, it was Zhu Can's business whether he came or not. Unparalleled Hero pondered for a moment and realized that it had nothing to do with him.
He hurried down from the mountain, not even bringing the thousand men who had brought the gifts. He rode his horse back to Nanyang City and went to the palace to tell Luo Cheng what he wanted.
"Why are you in such a hurry?" Zhu Can frowned. He did not understand if Luo Cheng was in a hurry to establish his reputation or if he had other intentions.
However, Zhu Can wasn't like Matchless Xiong, who was worried that Luo Cheng would attack him on Tianxiong Mountain. He trusted Luo Cheng's character.
"Forget it. General Gai, go and tell Luo Cheng that I will be arriving at Tianxiong Mountain this afternoon and will respect him as my master on the mountain.”
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White Jade Pass.
Yin Shisan and Li Shimin stood on the east gate tower and watched the Twelve Stars Army practice the formation.
After Li Shimin wrote to Li Yuan, Li Yuan sent another 10,000 soldiers to Li Shimin's command. Yin Shisan assigned them all to the Twelve Stars Army.
Adding on the 18,000 soldiers who could fight previously, Li Shiming now had 28,000 soldiers under his command. The Twelve Stars Army had 2,000 soldiers each. With 24,000 soldiers gone, there were still 4,000 soldiers left. They would be the main force to protect Li Shiming and Yin Shisan.
"Military Advisor, after three days of training, can these people be used?”Li Shi Min looked at Yin Shi San anxiously. He was more anxious than anyone else to take back Taiyuan.
"They were able to use it two days ago." Yin Shisan said calmly.
" This..." Li Shimin was stunned. He looked at Yin Shisan in confusion." If that's the case, why hasn't the military counselor asked me to send troops?”
Yin Shisan looked at Li Shimin," The King of Qin doesn't care about Wang Shichong and Zhu Can from the south?”
Li Shi Min was speechless, but he thought about it again. What was the use of delaying these two days?
"Qin Wang, please take a look!"
Yin Shisan took out a letter from his sleeve. Li Shimin opened it and saw a Flying Tiger stamp on it." Information from the Flying Tiger Cavalry?”
"Yes!"
Li Shi Min knew that the Flying Tiger Cavalry's information was not only accurate, but it was also absolutely not a busybody matter, so he hurriedly looked through it.
The letter was about the alliance between Chu King Zhu Can and King Tianxiong, leading 20,000 soldiers to harass Wang Shichong. Right now, Wang Shichong was mobilizing troops to deal with Zhu Can and King Tianxiong's alliance, and he was unable to split his attention.
"Advisor Jun, who is this King Tianxiong?"
Since the end of the Sui Dynasty, there had been many kings in the world, but Li Shimin had never heard of anyone called King Tianxiong.
"Luo Cheng!"
Li Shi Min was stunned.
Yin Shisan chuckled. He was enjoying Li Shiming's current expression.
" To be honest with you, I brought Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, and Luo Cheng out of Luoyang, but Luo Cheng was seriously ill and couldn't travel, so I asked someone to settle him in a mountain village near Luoyang. When he recovered a little, I asked him to go to Tianxiong Mountain outside Nanyang City to sow discord between Wang Shichong and Zhu Can. As long as the two of them are in chaos, you can get rid of Liu Wuzhou in peace.”
Li Shiming suddenly understood. He grabbed Yin Shisan's hand and said excitedly," Military Advisor, if the Tang Empire is to sweep the world clean, half of the territory will belong to you." The Great Tang was grateful to the military counselor, and the people of the world were grateful to the military counselor.”
As he spoke, Li Shi Min bent down and knelt down, kowtowing to Yin Shisan on behalf of the Great Tang and the people of the world.
Yin Shisan stopped Li Shimin." There's no need for you to do this, King Qin. This is all part of Yin Shisan's duty."”
Yin Shisan told Li Shimin that only Zhu Can knew that Luo Cheng was King Tianxiong. The other military governors did not know." Please keep this a secret, King Qin. Otherwise, it will be detrimental to the Tang Empire and Luo Cheng."”
"Of course!" Li Shi Min hurriedly agreed.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Li Shi Min had just finished speaking when heavy footsteps came from the stairs. At the same time, Li Shi Min felt a chill on his back. He looked back and saw Zhang Zhongjian slowly walking up the city tower. His pale golden eyes were glaring at him.
The two of them looked at each other. Zhang Zhongjian snorted and turned his head to Yin Shisan.”
"Prepare to depart." Yin Shisan replied.
"Good!" Zhang Zhongjian turned around and went downstairs without looking at Li Shimin.
Li Shimin felt a little better after he left." Advisor," he said to Yin Shisan," why is Mr. Zhang always hostile to me?"”
Yin Shisan chuckled." Zhongjian thinks highly of himself. He once thought that everyone in the world was just so-so and that no one could enter his eyes. To be honest, he didn't even think that the former Emperor Wen of Sui was anything special.”
"This…"
Li Shiming was stunned. Although Yin Shisan's words were tactful, Li Shiming understood what he meant. Since Zhang Zhongjian didn't think much of Sui Wendi, it meant that he felt that he could replace Sui Wendi and be a better emperor.
"But what does this have to do with him hating me?”Li Shi Min frowned even more.
Yin Shisan smiled." It's very simple. Ever since he met the King of Qin, he dismissed the idea. He felt that since the heavens had given birth to the King of Qin, why would they give birth to him in the same era as the King of Qin?"”
Swoosh!
Li Shiming's expression changed instantly. He hurriedly gestured for the people around him to step back. He lowered his voice and said to Yin Shisan," Advisor, don't spout nonsense. The Crown Prince is now the elder brother. I…"
"Haha, a joke, a joke." Yin Shisan waved his hand, knowing that Li Shiming had no intention of fighting for the throne, so he did not continue.
Li Shimin heaved a sigh of relief and asked Yin Shisan,"By the way, Military Advisor, what did Mr. Zhang mean when he said that everything is fine?"?”
"Ah!" "I've transferred 2,000 men from the central army for my own use. I want the vanguard to attack Taiyuan City!”
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