Most of the food in the army was rough. The old officials of the Sui Dynasty followed Yu Wenhua and moved around, but they did not feel that the food of the Tang army was inedible. On the contrary, they ate very comfortably.
Pei Ju and Yang Gongren were sitting in the corner, each holding a bowl of gruel and a piece of dry food.
"We have survived the catastrophe," Pei Ju said, biting into a piece of steamed bun.
Yang Gongren said: "Not necessarily, I still don't know how the Tang army will deal with us."
Pei Ju smiled and said: "After all, the Tang Dynasty maintains its own orthodoxy and will not kill innocent people indiscriminately like Yu Wenhuaji. Furthermore, we have no enmity with the Tang Dynasty, so they don't have to kill us."
Thinking about it, Yang Gongren felt that there was nothing wrong with it.
At this moment, Pei Ju and Yang Gongren saw King Chu leading Du Ruhui and soldiers carrying food into Empress Xiao's camp.
The two looked at each other, not knowing what to say. However, there was a trace of worry in their hearts. In the past, Yu Wenhuaji often came in and out of the Queen Mother's camp like this.
Inside the tent.
"Ms. Xiao, the food in the army is rudimentary, please bear with me."
Li Zhiyun looked at Empress Xiao with slightly fluctuating eyes.
It was dark last night, and Empress Xiao was wearing a Wei hat, so Li Zhiyun couldn't see clearly what she looked like, but now he could see her very clearly.
Li Zhiyun just wants to say one thing, the six emperors are truly worthy of their reputation!
Although this woman is nearly fifty years old, she looks like a beautiful middle-aged woman in her thirties. Her whole body exudes a noble, mature and graceful temperament.
A mature woman is a ripe fruit, and Queen Xiao is a peach that is ripe and soft.
Not simple, very not simple.
This woman becomes more and more seductive as she gets older.
Next to Empress Xiao is Princess Nanyang, who is also a beautiful woman with a slim waist and long legs. Her husband is Yuwen Shiji, and the child beside her is her son, Zen Master Yuwen.
Empress Xiao said softly: "The King of Chu is interested."
Li Zhiyun nodded and dismissed the servants with a wave of his hand.
This move made Empress Xiao very nervous. She originally thought that Li Zhiyun was young and should look down on her as an old woman, but something seemed wrong now.
"King Chu, when the late emperor visited Li... your father, the Ai family met you once. In the blink of an eye, you became the eldest prince." Empress Xiao quickly changed the subject.
My child, Aijia can be your grandmother now, so it’s better that nothing happens between us.
Empress Xiao said that Li Zhiyun had no impression because he was not him at that time.
Of course, Li Zhiyun understood the meaning of Empress Xiao's words. He couldn't help but feel funny, I'm not so horny, okay?
Besides, my second brother can talk to you and ask questions from now on, why can’t I!
Of course, Li Zhiyun is just thinking about these words now. If he says them and spreads them out by someone with ulterior motives, it is no different from seeking death.
"Zhiyun also remembers those things." Li Zhiyun said casually, and then said: "Empress Xiao, don't worry, your younger brother Xiao Yu is now my Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty. I will definitely send Empress Xiao back to Chang'an safely so that you brothers and sisters can be reunited.
.”
Hearing this, Empress Xiao was relieved.
"Thank you, thank you King Chu."
As long as the King of Chu did not ask her for advice on emotional issues, she was content.
Princess Nanyang on the side immediately relaxed, and her eyes no longer looked coldly towards King Chu.
Immediately afterwards, Li Zhiyun said: "In addition, I have something to ask Empress Xiao."
"King Chu, please speak."
Li Zhiyun asked: "Does Madam Xiao still remember Huaiyang?"
Huaiyang?
Empress Xiao was suddenly shocked, "Huaiyang is still alive?"
Li Zhiyun nodded, "She is living well, and now she is mine... ahem, she is currently living in my house."
Hearing this, Empress Xiao, a veteran, immediately understood. Li Zhiyun's covert rhetoric could only prove that he had plans for Huaiyang, or that he was interested.
Later, Li Zhiyun learned about Huaiyang's past from Empress Xiao.
Huaiyang was born as a palace maid and had never been officially named a princess. Later, Yang Guang went to Jiangdu, and Huaiyang followed the acting king Yang You back to Chang'an.
By some strange combination of circumstances, she ended up living in Yeting Palace, and finally came to Li Zhiyun.
"When I return to Chang'an, I will take Huaiyang to visit Empress Xiao."
"Thank you so much, King Chu."
After saying this, Li Zhiyun left and went out.
Empress Xiao sighed to her daughter: "I didn't expect that Huaiyang is still alive. It's really a blessing from God."
Nanyang's eyes drooped slightly, and he was in a very depressed mood.
She thought of her father.
As King Chu walked out of Xiao Hou's camp, Yang Gongren and Pei Ju breathed a sigh of relief. As for why they breathed a sigh of relief, they knew it in their own minds.
But soon, they discovered that King Chu was walking directly towards them.
Until recently.
"I have met the King of Chu." The two of them bowed their hands.
Li Zhiyun returned the greeting and said: "You two gentlemen do not need to be polite. Zhiyun is here just to reminisce about old times and nothing else."
Reminiscing about old times?
We don't know each other, okay, it would be more like your father saying this. Pei Ju and Yang Gongren secretly cursed.
As if he knew what they were thinking, Li Zhiyun bowed to Yang Gongren.
"Why is the King of Chu doing this? Yang really can't afford it." Yang Gongren quickly helped Li Zhiyun up. He was a little confused. What was Li Zhiyun doing?
Li Zhiyun explained: "Mr. Yang, last year I married a daughter of the Yang family. I should call Gong Yang my cousin."
This made Yang Gongren even more confused. He had a big family like the Yang family, so how could he know who Li Zhiyun married?
"May I ask what King Chu is talking about?"
"I am the granddaughter of Yang Shigui, the minister of the Ministry of Industry."
After saying this, Yang Gongren immediately understood.
Yang Shigui is his third uncle, and Li Zhiyun married his third uncle's granddaughter, so he is indeed Li Zhiyun's cousin.
"I see."
Li Zhiyun smiled and said: "On the day of the wedding, my uncle Shi Dao was also there."
"The teacher is in Chang'an?" Yang Gongren asked in surprise.
Li Zhiyun nodded affirmatively.
"Okay!" Yang Gongren couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard that his brother was still alive.
Seeing Yang Gongren and Li Zhiyun chatting happily, Pei Ju suddenly felt envious of Yang Gongren. Because he heard that Yang Gongren and Li Yuan seemed to have a very good relationship.
While talking to Yang Gongren, Li Zhiyun did not ignore Pei Ju.
"Pei Gong, I heard that the Pei family is really talented. I will shoot the minister's right servant Pei Gong. He is a hero of the Tang Dynasty. My father often said that the Pei family is a famous family in the world."
"I don't dare." Pei Ju chuckled, "Xiang Pei, a noble man of the country, is too old to dare to climb high."
Hearing this, Li Zhiyun raised his eyebrows, smiled and did not answer.
Wenxi Pei and Sangquan Pei seem to have something going on.
After a while, Xie Shufang and others returned. Li Zhiyun said goodbye to Yang Gongren and Pei Ju and went back to handle military affairs.
Pei Ju looked at Li Zhiyun's back, stroked his beard and asked, "Mr. Yang, I heard that you had a good relationship with Emperor Tang in the past?"
"That happened during the reign of Emperor Kaihuang." Yang Gongren recalled it for a moment without going into details, and then said with a wry smile: "Now, I'm afraid it's different."
Pei Ju nodded and continued: "I think His Royal Highness the King of Chu is very handsome. I believe that several other princes of the Tang Emperor are also so outstanding."
Yang Gongren still had some impressions of Li Yuan's sons, so he said: "Prince Jiancheng is elegant and honest, King Qin is both civil and military, Li Yuanji...well, he is also very human. As for His Highness the King of Chu, to be honest, I was
When I met him, he was still a child."
Pei Ju laughed, as if he didn't care much and was just joking.
In the camp.
"This general is incompetent and failed to catch Yu Wenhuaji. Please punish me, your Majesty." Xie Shufang and other generals bowed and clasped their fists.
Li Zhiyun frowned and walked back and forth for a moment, then sighed: "That's all, this is Yu Wenhua and his life should not be cut off."
Xue Yuanjing worriedly asked: "If Yu Wenhuaji escapes to Hebei, will he collude with Dou Jiande?"
Li Zhiyun shook his head and sneered: "Yu Wenhuaji is just a lost dog. His troops and horses were lost in the hands of our Tang Dynasty. Empress Dowager Xiao and Sui ministers all fell into the hands of this king. What capital does he have to let Dou Jiande and
Does he cooperate?"
Du Ruhui agreed: "Your Majesty is right. Yu Wenhuaji is now alone. His regicide and slaughter of ministers have long been tolerated by the world. If Dou Jiande catches him, he will undoubtedly die."
Everyone talked about Yu Wenji for a while.
At this time, the scouts came to report that Li Shentong's vanguard had reached ten miles outside Yongji County.