Gaomu City.

On the third day after Xue Ju's death, Xue Rengao ascended the throne and is now discussing Xue Ju's burial with his ministers.

"Your Majesty, the funeral cannot be too simple, it must be held in a grand manner." Zong Luohu said.

Xue Rengao nodded: "We defeated the Tang army in a prosperous period. Of course, the funeral of the late emperor must be held in a grand manner and not hasty.

"First choose an excellent Feng Shui treasure land, and then choose a zodiac auspicious day. Before burial, you have to do rituals every day, and these things are left to the Ministry of Rites..."

Before he finished speaking, a guard hurriedly ran in and shouted, "No, Your Majesty, Li Shimin is calling..."

"What?" Xue Rengao stood up: "How dare you come again if your defeated general?"

Zong Luohu looked at the eunuch: "Where is Li Shimin now and how many people have he brought?"

The guard replied: "Li Shimin was stationed thirty miles outside the city, bringing about 100,000 people."

"Why are you panicking for only 100,000 people?" Xue Rengao sat down again, not caring at all.

The Western Qin army had 300,000, and Li Shimin was his defeated general, so there was nothing to be afraid of.

"Zong Luohu, go and meet Li Shimin for a while."

"Yes, your Majesty."

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The Tang army was very fast, and not long after, a camp rose from the ground outside Gaoji City.

Zuo San found Li Shimin who was inspecting in the camp and handed him the note in his hand: "Master, this is the news from Zuo Si."

Li Shimin opened the note and looked at it, then ordered: "Go and call Su Dingfang."

Soon, Su Dingfang arrived.

Li Shimin handed him the note: "Look at it."

When Su Dingfang saw the information above, his head exploded with a bang. Is Wang Fubao dead?

Or was he killed unjustly?

Su Dingfang felt sad, and suddenly remembered what Wang Yu said to him. She said that King Xia would listen to slander and kill loyal ministers and generals, but she was indeed hit by her.

At this moment, Su Dingfang was very disappointed with Dou Jiande. He originally thought that Dou Jiande was a wise ruler. Even though he was forced to surrender to the Tang Dynasty because of Lin Zhiwu, he was still worried about returning to the Xia Dynasty.

But now... he doesn't want to go back.

At this moment, Qin Shubao hurried over: "Marson, Zong Luohu is here to challenge."

Li Shimin immediately ordered: "Close the camp gate and do not accept the battle."

After giving the order, Li Shimin returned to the tent.

The generals rushed over to hear the news.

Yin Kaishan said to Li Shimin: "Marson, the last general will ask to go to war and defeat the spirit of Western Qin."

"The last general also asks for a fight..."

All the generals asked for battle, one by one, and they all shared their hatred of the enemy, trying to cleanse up the shame of the last defeat.

"No." Li Shimin flatly rejected them: "Last time we were defeated, and now there are still many generals in Xue Rengao's hands, and their morale is not high.

"And the Western Qin army defeated us once, and it was when we were arrogant and underestimated by the enemy. We should not stick to it, make them even more arrogant and urge them in one fell swoop."

The words and words are still the same as last time. They do not fight, defend to the end, and use delay tactics until the Western Qin Dynasty is out of food and is too arrogant to carry out the general attack.

Liu Wenjing opened her mouth and subconsciously wanted to refute Li Shimin. Suddenly, she thought of the lesson she taught last time and his current status as an official and without a position, and silently shut her mouth.

The same is true for Yin Kaishan, swallowing his objections into his stomach.

But there are still people who objected: "Marson, it was because we defeated last time that the soldiers held their breath and wanted to win back. Now the other party is here to provoke and is about to face the battle, and they are venting this anger.

"I believe the soldiers will definitely win the first battle."

After hearing these words, many people were ready to move.

Hou Junji echoed: "That's right, with this momentum, we will definitely be able to beat Zong Luohu and make a fallen flower."

Looking at Hou Junji's confident look, Li Shimin couldn't help but sneer, "We have just been defeated and our morale is low. Even if we want to win back, they still have a little fear of the Western Qin army.

"When the time is a little longer, the enemy will become increasingly arrogant and our army will be motivated, and we will be able to conquer it without much effort."

His words were loud and loud, making Hou Junji unable to refute.

Li Shimin said solemnly: "Transfer our military orders. Those who dare to speak out for war will be killed."

Hearing this sentence, everyone no longer objected.

Li Shimin was very confident that since he returned to Chang'an last time, he had reflected deeply on himself. If he had been able to stick to his original strategy, he would not have been defeated last time.

This time, he firmly implemented his strategic plan and would definitely win.

In this way, Li Shimin closed the camp and refused to respond.

For several days, Zong Luohu was outside the camp and sent people to provoke the Tang army, but the Tang army never responded to the battle, which made Zong Luohu upset and just wanted to kill people.

Zong Luohu failed to provoke and said to Xue Rengao: "Your Majesty, Li Shimin is so calm. No matter how we provoke or insult him, he will not come out.

"I really have no choice. Your Majesty might as well go and ask Hao Yuan's opinion."

Hao Yuan was the most valued counselor of the old emperor, and Zong Luohu believed that he would have a solution.

Xue Rengao frowned. He didn't want to see Hao Yuan, because Hao Yuan used to always point fingers at him because he relied on his father's favor. He hated Hao Yuan very much.

When Zong Luohu saw Xue Rengao's expression, he knew that he was unhappy with Hao Yuan, so he advised: "Your Majesty, the old emperor said before his lifetime that Hao Yuan is the wisest person in our Western Qin Dynasty. We need him in this battle.

"What's more, Hao Yuan was deeply saddened when he passed away. He was seriously ill in bed. It was reasonable and you should also go and see him."

Zong Luohu went to see Hao Yuan a few days ago. The doctor said that his condition was very bad. At this time, Xue Rengao didn't go to ask him for his opinion, and he would probably have no chance.

Thinking of this, Zong Luohu was a little anxious and urged Xue Rengao: "Your Majesty, I will accompany you to see Hao Yuan now."

Xue Rengao felt that Zong Luohu was ordering him, and his heart was angrily burning: "I, Western Qin, have strong troops and a lot of talents. Is it impossible for Western Qin without Hao Yuan?

"I can defeat Li Shimin once, and I can defeat him twice.

"If you continue to provoke, I don't believe that Li Shimin will be a turtle with a head-retten turtle and will be huddled in the turtle shell for the rest of his life."

After saying that, he walked out of his sleeve.

Zong Luohu was so anxious that he couldn't persuade Xue Rengao, so he had to go to Hao Yuan's mansion alone.

Unexpectedly, before entering Hao's mansion, I saw a white cloth hanging on the door.

His heart sank and he walked forward quickly: "I'm asking if this is..."

The servant replied sadly: "My Alang has passed away."

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Hao Yuan passed away, and the Western Qin court could not think of a way to deal with Li Shimin, so he had to send people to constantly provoke Li Shimin.

But no matter how they scolded or provoked them, Li Shimin just refused to fight.

After more than a month, the food in Gaoqian City was exhausted, and the people complained and asked Xue Rengao to find a way to drive away the Tang army.

On this day, the Minister of Rites asked Xue Rengao for instructions: "Your Majesty, the Tang army is now eyeing the city and the body of the late emperor has not been buried yet. What should I do?"

Xue Rengao was frustrated by the petition of the people. At this time, he heard the words of the Minister of Rites and shouted irritably: "You still bother me with this little thing? Didn't you see that I'm busy?"

Finally, he threw away the words "You solve it yourself" and drove the Minister of Rites out.

Minister of Rites: "..."

Is the burial of the late emperor a trivial matter?
Chapter completed!