After Li Yuan returned to the camp, he had already changed into a pair of shiny tiger-headed armor and a brand new three-eared sword around his waist! The wind was rising all the way, and this enviable new skin shocked the soldiers in the camp!

Even Ji Dutou, the former boss, who was domineering, came over when he heard this. After seeing it, he just opened his eyes wide, congratulated Li Yuan for a few words, and then ran away in a hurry. After a moment, he secretly returned. Then, someone in Li Yuan's hand was stuffed with something.

Of course, all this was what Li Yuan expected. At this moment, he did not waste time. After returning to the camp to find Liu Jiangsheng and Luo Erhu, he did not explain too much, so he pulled the dumbfounded two people, took the token given by Bian Hao, and took three good horses. The three of them galloped north.

Tanzhou Prefecture is the Changsha City of later generations.

Tanzhou has been an important town since ancient times. After Qin destroyed the six kingdoms, it "made the southern Shaxiang as Changsha County". After the ninth year of Kaihuang in the Sui Dynasty, it was named Zhaotan and named Tanzhou. The five dynasties and ten kings continued to war. Since the old Chu King Ma Yin established his capital, he has been continuously expanded and repaired over the years. Now, the capital of Chu, Tanzhou Prefecture, is one of the best cities in the world.

To the north of Liling is close to Tanzhou, and with the fast horse racing, Li Yuan and the other two quickly arrived at the city of Tanzhou.

As Li Yuan expected, Tanzhou Prefecture at this time was as recorded in history books, with weak soldiers and few generals and no fighting spirit. Even the various battle flags hanging on the Chu State were tilted. In such a huge city, there was less than a hundred steps to reach a guard on the stretched walls. It was simply unbelievable that this was the capital of a country!

The three brothers sat upright on the horse, all of whom opened their eyes wide and observed the enemy capital. Liu Jiangsheng and Luo Erhu, with surprise and excitement on their faces, had already betrayed their inner thoughts. These children who lived in the countryside for a long time still had admiration and fantasy for the big city.

But Li Yuan was different. He was just shocked by the construction technology and scale of ancient cities. This special feeling was completely different from what he saw in historical records.

Luo Erhu couldn't help but sigh: "Brother, this Tanzhou City really opened my eyes. Look at this city wall, it's taller than our Chuzhou!"

Since Li Yuan returned to the camp, he generously gave him and Liu Jiangsheng ten cents of money, he was completely impressed. He even secretly annoyed in his heart, why did Li Yuan curse when he borrowed money from him? What if Brother Yuan didn't take him next time?

So he immediately decided and swore that he would recognize Li Yuan as his eldest brother. So Liu Jiangsheng, who was confused, also became his second brother. Li Yuan just smiled slightly and did not object to this.

Although Liu Jiangsheng was also very excited at this time, he was more palpitations. He took a deep breath and turned his head toward Li Yuan and lowered his voice: "Brother Yuan, if it doesn't work later, you can find a way to run away! Mom can't leave without anyone!"

Luo Erhu obviously heard it and muttered with dissatisfaction: "Second brother, my elder brother said that it can succeed, then it can succeed! Why don't you believe in the elder brother? Regardless of whether he is the King of Chu or not, he dares to touch his elder brother, and I Erhu took out his butt!"

Li Yuan's forehead was sweating slightly, but he just told him again: "I'm going to the city soon. Remember, when you meet the King of Chu later, don't talk! Just pretend to be cruel, as cruel as you are!"

Luo Erhu immediately replied: "De La!"

"You two follow what I said before and go to the city!"

When the eldest brother spoke, Luo Erhu instantly plucked up his courage, stepped forward, supported his nostrils and stared at the front, and shouted: "Cough! The envoy of the Tang Dynasty asked the King of Chu to meet!"

Liu Jiangsheng immediately followed, blushed and shouted: "The Tang Dynasty envoy invited the King of Chu to meet!"

Li Yuan felt his eardrums tremble with the thick voices of the two big men, but no one responded to the Tanzhou City, which was close to him. The Chu soldiers who were patrolling in a sparse manner just held the weapons in their hands in an instant, looking at the three people under the city with great fear and caution.

Li Yuan was angry and funny, and shook his head. Why did the dignified Chu State fall to this point?

So he smiled contemptuously, then pulled out his sword from his waist, pointed at the city gate and roared: "Please open the city quickly and meet me. My King of Tang Dynasty has arrived at 100,000! Otherwise, men, women, young and old, and children will not stay after the city breaks!"

This sound was like a sharp sword hanging on his neck, and the few fighting spirits in the whole city of Tanzhou seemed to dissipate instantly.

A faint response came from the city soon: "The king has an order, open the city gate!"

Li Yuan and the other two followed several Chu soldiers on the empty streets of Tanzhou Prefecture. The noise of the capital in the past had long dissipated with the wars in recent years. Instead, they were hiding in the panic of ordinary people in various households.

The faint sunlight flashed between the green tiles and red walls everywhere. The eaves of the houses and the flags of the high flying shops all told the prosperity of the past had long been depressed.

The Palace of the King of Chu, the main hall. (Also known as the General Tiance, the King of Chu of all dynasties accepted the title of the Central Plains dynasty and was awarded the title of General Tiance)

There are very few eunuchs and palace maids in the palace. Except for those who died in civil strife, most of them died at the hands of the tyrannical Ma brothers. Sometimes the crimes cannot be found in the laws of the Chu State, such as breathing heavily or pouring tea slowly. (Note: historical facts)

An elderly eunuch bowed tremblingly and said, "The king has an order, please go to the palace!"

Li Yuan had a expressionless face, holding a sword in his hand, and was about to step forward with a meteor, but saw Luo Erhu and Liu Jiangsheng wearing ordinary soldiers' armor behind him, being blocked by the old slave, and spoke again with a sharp tone: "My king only invited the general to the hall, and asked the two guards to wait outside for a while!"

Li Yuan thought to himself, then let’s start with you!

So he shouted arrogantly: "Hmph! They are the personal guards of this general. According to the military rules of the Tang Dynasty, we must keep pace with each other! Why, is your Chu State still in charge of my Tang Dynasty?"

Then he raised his eyes, Luo Erhu and Liu Jiangsheng immediately met and began to pretend to be furious and push forward.

This old slave is an eunuch and is old again. He usually just relies on trying to please his master Yaowu and Yaowei. How could he resist the warrior's frightening. He quickly lowered his head in panic and said, "This... the general misunderstood, it's really-"

Li Yuan was very satisfied and said indifferently: "Speak less nonsense and lead the way!"

The three of them successfully entered the hall.

In the hall of the magistrate of the lord of this country, Li Yuan finally intuitively felt what it means to be a lonely person.

There is nothing in the magnificent palace. When the king meets foreign envoys, there is not even a minister or a general in the palace!

A weak man wearing a crimson purple crown and a crown with a king bead, looked old but his face was extremely pale, probably due to excessive enjoyment. Now he pretended to be calm and sat upright on the throne, and his hands kept stroking his knees.

There were only two guards with neatly-clad armor beside him, one holding a spear on the left and the other holding a right hand to safeguard the last dignity of the kingdom - Ma Xichong, the last king of Chu.

When they first met, Li Yuan bowed his hand, then pressed his hand on the sword around his waist, and shouted with confidence: "Li Yuan, the Divine Martial Army of the Tang Dynasty, has met the King of Chu."

Looking at the three people in front of him, especially the two guards with a tiger-backed and bear-waisted waist behind Li Yuan, Ma Xichong couldn't help swallowing and hurriedly said, "General Li is exempt from the gift! I wonder what the so-called sending envoys here?"

Li Yuan had prepared a long time ago, and what he recorded in history was exactly the same as what he had seen and heard since he entered the city today. Ma Xichong had already betrayed everyone, so he said without hesitation: "King of Chu, the war is imminent, so I will not be polite to you! Now my King of Tang has joined King Hengshan and Liu Jie in your city. Tanzhou is already isolated and helpless, and will be broken sooner or later! Don't you surrender quickly?"

As if he was guessed, seeing Li Yuan being aggressive again, Ma Xichong changed his face instantly and raised his hand powerlessly and said, "You, how dare you be so rude? I am the king of a country, who is in charge of the will of heaven and obeys the will of the people. Why does your country collude with our Chu State and rebellious? Intervene in the affairs of our Chu State?"

Hearing these words of lack of energy, Li Yuan suppressed his smile and said coldly: "King of Chu, don't deceive yourself! If you really obey the will of heaven and follow the will of the people, you will not fall to this point! The so-called rebellion is even more ridiculous! You Ma brothers have fought over the past few years and took turns to be kings. Who is the rebellion? I don't think anyone can explain it clearly? Everyone only knows how to enjoy day and night, and the fish and people! They ruined the foundation he built with vain! If your old Chu king has a spirit in heaven, he will be afraid that he will not be at peace when he sees you unworthy descendants!"

The dignified King of Chu seemed to be choked at this time, speechless.

But the guard behind him couldn't help but stretch out his spear and shouted sternly: "Why are the thief generals crazy? How dare you insult my king? If you dare to speak irresponsible, you will definitely die on the spot!"

Li Yuan sighed in his heart that the rule of the ruler and his ministers in ancient times was the most common! Facts have proved that no matter which monarch was so stupid in history, there were still loyal people under his command, even one or two.

But Li Yuan still did not change his expression, but instead showed a more disdainful smile: "Ha, King Chu, take care of your subordinates, my 100,000 powerful troops in the Tang Dynasty can be waiting outside the city!"

Then Li Yuan's words, Luo Erhu and Liu Jiangsheng looked at each other, and immediately did not want to be outdone. They tacitly drew out their sharp sword and said angrily: "Ha!"

Ma Xichong's face became paler and he knew the situation outside the city better than anyone else, otherwise, even the soldiers in Tanzhou City would have fled for half of them. He quickly stopped the guards beside him and said, "Don't be rude! Retreat!"

The guard still shouted unwillingly: "Master!"

Such a loyal guard, Ma Xichong just glanced at him fiercely and growled: "Get back!"

After the time was still for a while, Ma Xichong struggled in his heart and finally said timidly: "This, General Li, Gu wants to know why your country has helped the rebel Ma Xi'e again this time. Now he has lost the throne. Gu is the King of Chu! Gu can give as much as he can! Why is it better? As long as your country is willing to retreat, Gu is willing to pay a lot of money! If your country's army helps me to quell the rebellion, Gu, Gu can ced the ten states!"

Li Yuan suppressed the secret joy in his heart and pretended to be furious and said, "Are these important? How rich is my Tang Dynasty? What is the size of gold and silver? As for the land and city, my army will take it here! By the way, I would like to remind you, don't forget, you, the King of Chu, are already alone, only Tanzhou, where can you get the ten states of cede?"

"I don't want to waste your quarrels with you! I came here with the order of the general, which is to give you the last chance! King Chu, you are already at the end of your journey. If you resist stubbornly, my three armies will attack the city, and you will never have a way out! When Ma Xi'e was in power in the past, he was as kind as a mountain to you, and even entrusted all the major affairs of the generals, but you betrayed Ma Xi'e and usurped the throne and became king. If you fall into the hands of him and the soldiers of Langzhou, you don't need to remind me of your fate?"

The autumn wind swept away the fallen leaves, and Ma Xichong's emotions were hard to hide. Sweat as big as beans on his forehead kept dripping on this luxurious royal robe, and his psychological defense completely collapsed: "I don't want to fight! But if I descend, will it still fall into their hands? Is it impossible to survive!"

Shi Shu is truly not bullying me! You kid have indeed given up!

Li Yuan smiled obscurely and said, "It depends on who the King of Chu surrenders to."

Ma Xichong blinked his eyes violently, as if he was a little confused: "What does the general mean? Isn't your country to help Ma Xie restore it? Is there a difference between surrendering to whom?"

Li Yuan felt helpless in his heart, and complained about how this guy became the king for a while. But he still brainwashed patiently: "My Tang Dynasty is a great country, and Ma Xi'e is just an ant in my dynasty's eyes. If the King of Chu took the initiative to surrender to our Tang army, it would not only save the people of Tanzhou from war, but also protect the capital that the old King of Chu had worked hard for many years. It would be a great achievement! Your Majesty, my family must be very happy. You can still be a charity in Chu and protect your lifelong wealth! Think about it, after you surrender, you will be my Tang minister. How could we let our ministers be persecuted by Ma Xi'e, a foreign minister?"

Ma Xichong's eyes suddenly lit up, and he took back his snot, and said in surprise: "You're serious about this?"

Then he gritted his teeth and said with anger: "That Ma Xi'e wolf's ambition! How can he give up?"

Li Yuan raised his sword and shouted, "Just! If you surrender to my Tang Dynasty, if Ma Xi'e dares to harm me, my Tang Dynasty will be destroyed!"

Ma Xichong seemed to be extremely entangled. What is ridiculous is that what he was entangled was not that the country was insurmountable. At the end of the day, he was still obsessed with the fight between his brothers: "General, can Rong Gu think about it again?"

Li Yuan no longer hesitated. The more ruthless the person on the verge of despair, the faster he collapsed, so he shouted loudly: "You have no time! Are you dead and burial? Or are you rich and prosperous for the rest of your life? It's all your mind! You and I know that the city is broken in a moment! I advise you not to hesitate anymore!"

Ma Xichong still looked unwilling and just muttered: "I, I am alone..."

Li Yuan turned around, waved his hands at Luo Erhu and Liu Jiangsheng, and shouted: "Let's go!"

One step, two steps, three steps...

When Li Yuan counted the tenth step in his heart, he finally heard a sad cry from behind: "Submit! I am willing to surrender! I am willing to surrender to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty!"

Li Yuan took a deep breath, his eyebrows were tall, and the big thing was decided!

Forcibly controlling the restlessness in his heart, Li Yuan immediately whispered: "Jiang Sheng, please hurry back quickly and report to Bian Shuai with this token, saying that the major matter has been decided, and the entire army will immediately enter the city lightly, and do not delay!"

Liu Jiangsheng's originally nervous state of mind had long been conquered by the domineering aura that Li Yuan exuded today. Now his hot eyes contain not only brotherhood, but also admiration that was about to emerge. He bowed with excitement on his face and said, "Abide by the order!"

Seeing Liu Jiangsheng leaving vigorously, Luo Erhu kept stammering his Adam's apple, but he did not dare to say a word, for fear of disobeying the eldest brother Li Yuan, who now seems like a god in his heart.

Because this brother had told him in front of the city gate that he was not allowed to speak, so he had no choice but to shout "其"...

Behind was Ma Xichong, who was softly lying on the throne. The two guards had been ordered to go and order the whole city to surrender. Li Yuan did not turn around, but just looked into the distance quietly and breathed the last ray of kingly aura in the hall.

At the same time, he was also very nervous. Because he, a time traveler, flapped the butterfly's wings, Ma Xichong's time to surrender to Tang was advanced, and he changed from actively surrendering to being forced to surrender by the Tang army. I don't know what chain reaction would be triggered after that...

An hour later, the south gate of the city of Tanzhou, Chu was opened, and Bian Hao's army entered the city, and King Ma Xichong of Chu led the entire Ma clan to surrender.

From then on, there was no more King of Chu.
Chapter completed!