There were two people sitting in the room, one of whom was tall, fat and strong warriors, and the young man sitting in the middle was Li Yuan's second son Li Shimin. Tian Deping suddenly realized that he had been fooled. He turned around and wanted to leave. Two tough men flashed out and blocked the door.

"Since Tian Chanjun is here, why don't you sit down and have a drink?" Li Shimin said with a smile on his face.

Tian Deping sighed secretly in his heart. He knew that he could not go out now, but he still had a trap. His father really killed him.

Helplessly, he had to bow and sit down, "Is there anything wrong with the second young master looking for me?"

"Tian Chanjun should know better than me."

After a moment of silence, Tian Deping said coldly: "I don't want to betray General Gao when I am entrusted by others and be loyal to others."

"If you don't want to betray him, you're going to die. Do you think my father will surrender tomorrow for the Jin Temple Grand Sacrifice? Since I'm sitting here, I'm already aware of all Gao Junya's conspiracies. But my father doesn't want to commit too many killings, and only adds sins to my sins. Let me solve this matter with the smallest price. If Tian Zhanjun refuses to cooperate, then tonight will be a bloody night."

Tian Deping was speechless for a moment, and the other party knew everything. What is the significance of General Gao’s plan?

At this time, Samurai took out a cloth bag and opened it, revealing the ten yellow ingots of gold. Samurai divided the gold into two. "I know that you will never pay back the gambling debts your father owed outside. Here is one thousand taels of gold. I divided it into two, and you have two ways to go. Five hundred taels of gold first to pay your father's gambling debts. However, you choose to take another five hundred taels of gold. You can take your parents away from home and hide your identity, provided that you sue us the hiding place of 500 people. If you are unwilling to fly far away, then you can also choose to be loyal to Mr. Li. I believe that Mr. Li's kindness will never treat you badly."

Tian Deping lowered his head and said nothing. At this time, Li Shimin packed 500 gold and stuffed it to Tian Deping. "I'll pay you this little money to pay off my father's gambling debts. Tian Zongjun please leave! I don't want to take advantage of others' danger."

Li Shimin immediately ordered: "Get out of the way and let Tian Zongjun leave!"

The two big men immediately retreated, Tian Deping trembled his hands, and he suddenly knelt down, clasped his fists and said, "Tian Deping is willing to serve the young master!"

A hint of undetectable smile flashed across Li Shimin's mouth, and he quickly helped Tian Deping up, "Tian Jun doesn't have to do this, please get up quickly!"

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The Jin Temple Festival is a major event in Taiyuan City and even the entire Bingzhou. As early as a few months ago, the government began preparing, and the aristocratic families from various counties and counties sent representatives to attend the sacrificial ceremony.

Early in the morning, Gao Junya and Wang Wei arrived at the main sacrificial square of the ancestral hall. More than a hundred couches were lined up in the square. The sacrificial chief led dozens of subordinates to busy arranging the last venue.

At this time, a follower hurriedly came over and whispered a few words to Gao Junya. Gao Junya nodded and whispered: "As long as the main master comes forward, he will immediately catch the person!"

The follower hurriedly left, and Wang Wei asked in a low voice: "Are you all ready?"

"Tian Deping has led 500 people to lurk in the mountains outside the ancestral hall. As long as that person appears, he will take action immediately!"

Wang Wei suddenly pulled Gao Junya. Gao Junya turned around and found that Li Yuan was not far behind him, and was greeting some villagers. Gao Junya's face turned pale in an instant. Li Yuan actually arrived first, why didn't Tian Deping arrest anyone?

At this time, Wang Wei smiled and greeted him, "It's really not easy for Mr. Li to take the time to come in from his busy schedule!"

Li Yuan smiled and said, "Although the army will be sent tomorrow, the Jin Temple Festival is a major event. I have to attend anyway, but it won't be too long. Please forgive me for the Prince Wang."

"It's okay! It's okay! Mr. Li is here to give him enough face."

The three of them walked up the steps and sat down in the VIP seat. A maid served them tea. The three of them exchanged a few more greetings. Gao Junya was a little restless. He just quietly ordered Tian Deping to come and arrest people, but Tian Deping never showed up. Gao Junya couldn't help but curse Tian Deping for being ineffective.

Suddenly, a slight commotion occurred in the distance, and a group of soldiers were walking quickly with one person. Wang Wei and Gao Junya were both startled, but found that they did not recognize the arrested person. The two looked at each other, not knowing what had happened.

At this time, the soldier escorted the man covered in blood, and Li Yuan said angrily: "What happened?"

A general knelt down on one knee and reported, "Report to the envoy, we have seized a messenger from Liu Wuzhou."

"What messenger? Who is Liu Wuzhou going to send a message to?" Li Yuan asked in confusion.

He took out a letter and presented it to Li Yuan, and looked at Wang Wei and Gao Junya again. Li Yuan looked at the letter and stood up in surprise, took two steps back, pointed at Wang Wei and Gao Junya and scolded angrily, "You... are so brave!"

Wang Wei glanced at Xinpi, and his mind couldn't help but buzzed! It almost exploded. The letter said, "Mr. Wang, General Gao, personally issued the letter, and the signature was: Liu Wu, Zhou Jing.

Gao Junya was furious, "This is a slander!"

But they had no chance anymore. Li Xuanba suddenly appeared beside his father. He waved his hand and rushed over to the side, holding the two of them firmly.

Wang Wei suddenly understood and was about to shout, but when his teeth hurt, his chin was dislocated, making him unable to say a word. Someone quickly snatched the secret order from his arms. Gao Junya was also twisted and dislocated her chin, and her hands were firmly tied up by ropes. It seemed that everything was normal for both of them, but they were suffering from being unable to speak and unable to shout.

Representatives of the major families who came to attend the ceremony around Jin Temple surrounded them, gathering around them, talking and talking, not knowing what happened, but Wang Juncheng and General Gao were actually arrested.

Li Yuan said loudly: "I am very sad to tell everyone that someone here has an affair with Liu Wuzhou and wants to betray Taiyuan City. Fortunately, we caught the messenger. Otherwise, Taiyuan would be robbed and massacred by Liu Wuzhou, and no one would be spared. The people who betray Taiyuan City will be the ones!"

Li Yuan pointed to the two, "It was these two who colluded with Liu Wuzhou. The evidence was conclusive, and I, Li Yuan, would never tolerate it!"

Li Yuan asked someone to hand over Liu Wuzhou's letter to everyone to pass on, and there was a burst of angry curses around him. If Liu Wuzhou conquered Taiyuan, these wealthy families would be the first to be affected.

Although it was a bit incredible that the county magistrate and General Hu Ben Lang had an affair with the rebel bandits who had just rebelled, Li Yuan was a loyal elder and everyone believed in his words. Several young men with strong temperament even rushed up and punched Gao Junya, but were stopped by the soldiers.

Li Yuan felt proud in his heart, and he took action at the Jin Temple Grand Sacrifice, which was exactly what he wanted. Wang Wei just looked up and saw Li Yuan's proud look. He felt a cry in his heart. Someone in Jiangdu must have revealed the secret of the emperor, otherwise how could Li Yuan know?

Gao Junya suddenly saw Tian Deping's cold gaze in the crowd. He was so angry that he wanted to rush over, but Tian Deping flashed and disappeared into the crowd.

In the spring of the 13th year of Daye, Liu Wuzhou and Li Yuan successively raised troops in Mayi County and Taiyuan, and took the lead in opening the curtain of the anti-Sui Dynasty.

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Although spring in the north is an extremely bright and moving season, the spring of the 13th year of Daye is an unprecedented disaster for the Central Plains. This is a drought that occurs once in 70 years. The rivers are exhausted, the land is cracked, and starved are everywhere. The food stored last year was eaten, but the new wheat seeds did not sprout, and almost everyone is facing a desperate situation.

In the face of despair, millions of victims who swept across the seven counties of the Central Plains began to survive and escape. There were four main directions for the victims to escape. The first was Heluo. There were Luokou Cang with millions of stones of grain and a prosperous capital. Millions of victims rushed towards Heluo.

The second direction is the direction of Jianghuai, which is also the traditional escape direction of victims in the Central Plains. Jianghuai has enough water sources to stay away from drought. The temptation of water has become the greatest expectation of the victims. Moreover, the emperor is still in Jiangdu. Does the emperor care about his people's lives or death? Therefore, the Jianghuai area has become the second largest destination for victims after Heluo.

Xuzhou is also the same direction, but there are not many victims who fled to Xuzhou. After all, Xuzhou does not have much anticipation and Xuzhou officials are not prepared, which leads to the victims who went to Xuzhou turning north and rushing towards Qingzhou.

Qingzhou became the third direction for the victims. Qingzhou is already one of the richest areas in the Sui Dynasty. It can be divided into land, can eat and wear, and can also eat mutton and sea fish. Especially the last one brings a fatal temptation to the victims. Whether it is true or false, millions of victims are also rushing towards Qingzhou.

In just half a month, the number of disaster victims flocked to Qingzhou reached 800,000.

In Lu County, Dongping County, and Jibei County, there are endless disaster victims on all the official roads leading to Qingzhou. They support the elderly and the young, carry the loads and crutches, and walk hard. After passing Juyeze, one porridge-relief greenhouse after another began to appear along the way, including government greenhouses, private greenhouses, and soldiers and officials busy with porridge relief in the greenhouses. The victims finally saw hope of survival.
Chapter completed!