"Enough, since the rebels will have troops at the city at most one day, it is too early to argue about Hou Junji's life and death. Let's defend the city and retreat the troops first, and wait until Hou Junji is taken down, and then talk about anything else except the rebellion.

The visitor sent an order to gather quickly. All the personnel of the Ministry of War returned to their posts and waited for the appointment. The Taiji Temple of the Civil and Military Affairs above the fourth rank was discussed. Chang'an City immediately began to restore the curfew, guarding the surrounding city gates, and no one was allowed to enter and exit."

Li Er interrupted Zhang Liang, and Hu Wei was shocked and ordered someone to send an order.

Seeing that his son-in-law Du Shaoqing wanted to speak but stopped, Li Er asked, "What's the matter with you? You won't do useless tricks, just say something."

Du Shaoqing asked in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, can Chang'an City be kept?"

Hum? Zhang Liang next to him was stunned. He never expected Du Shaoqing to ask such a fool question. His Majesty is in charge of Chang'an City, and he is as solid as a soul, how could he not be able to defend it?

But Li Er hesitated and pondered for a moment, according to the truth: "It was the beginning of spring when farming, Chang'an City and the imperial guards were together, up to 20,000 soldiers and horses. Hou Junji had at least 30,000 people in his hands, and he was unable to win in a head-on battle.

And time is too hasty to dispatch troops, so I can’t guarantee you.”

What???

Zhang Liang even suspected that he had heard it wrong. This was the invincible Majesty. When did he say something discouraged when he faced the enemy? Today he actually said that he was unsure of victory?

For a moment, Zhang Liang felt a chill on his back. At this moment, he finally understood what Du Shaoqing had done before, so why he didn't let Hou Junji plead for mercy.

What a big deal? If you don’t make a fuss, you have to ask that guy to stop killing him. He really doesn’t speak morally, and the rules of not fighting in spring farming are broken.

"Your Majesty, I will ask you to surrender to Hou Junji!" Zhang Liang knelt on one knee and asked for his order.

At this moment, Du Shaoqing refreshed his views on Zhang Liang, but he didn't expect that the other party had such courage.

Li Er frowned and said, "Is Hou Junji the kind of person who can be surrendered? Do you think it depends on your eloquence or your friendship?"

Forget it, don't die!"

"Even if you die, as long as the general can delay his advance slightly, it will be worth it to mobilize troops to defend Chang'an for a moment!" Zhang Liang insisted.

"I have already understood your loyalty and righteousness. Why do I need to cut off my strength to survive in just tens of thousands of rebels?

Let’s wait at Tai Chi Hall. We will discuss a countermeasure later. Just Hou Junji, I can wave to destroy it!" Li Er’s domineering aura seemed to have a kind of magic power, which made the people around him feel a strong sense of confidence in an instant.

Zhang Liang was so moved that he retreated as he said, turning to wait outside the Tai Chi Hall.

In the Political Consultative Hall, Du Shaoqing had no intention of leaving. Li Er said curiously: "There is something else? It's not that you kid also wants to join the war, right? Don't cause trouble, all the civil and military will arrive soon. I don't have time to say more to you. If you have time, go back to help the court appease the people."

Du Shaoqing remained motionless, as if he was thinking. After a moment, a flash of inspiration flashed, and he laughed: "I thought, if someone really bewitched General Hou's rebellion behind his back, then the fish we have been fishing that we have been fishing will be hooked, it must be him!"

"Hmm? You mean..." Li Er was also shocked and then fell into thinking.

After a long time, he nodded and said, "Yes, it's not impossible. From demoting Chengqian to demoting Hou Junji, I have been step by step. The traces of fishing are too obvious, so the other party is not easy to take the bait.

But it happened to Hou Junji. This was a rebellious person. In the early years, the pharmacist said that he was very ambitious and now he suffered great grievances. If he was slightly provoked, he would add fuel to the fire.

That person must be a person in the court, otherwise it would be impossible to calculate all this carefully now. Moreover, Hou Junji has only been in the Ren month, so he has no way to gather tens of thousands of soldiers. It seems that the land of Luoyang has been planned."

"Haha, it's not in vain that we searched hard. He finally showed his strength again. As long as he caught someone who incited Hou Junji, he could find out the real murderer behind the scenes." Du Shaoqing laughed.

Li Er frowned and said, "It's still not possible. It's too early to say anything now. This Hou Junji is more than capable of success than failure!

If Chang'an City is really broken by him, then everything we talk about is a joke."

Du Shaoqing's smile froze. Isn't it? The other party was not a scattered warrior, but a famous general of the Tang Dynasty, Hou Junji, who was a good warrior.

"I remember hearing a story that Hou Junji had learned military tactics from Duke Wei. Duke Wei only taught him half of the military tactics of fighting against foreign countries. Duke Hou Junji held a grudge for this. Duke Wei thought that Hou Junji was very ambitious, so the two broke up. I wonder if this happened?" Du Shaoqing asked.

Li Er nodded and said, "There is indeed such a matter. The guarantor I am the one who asked the pharmacist to pass on military tactics. Later, the two of them were mediated by me."

"That's right. Whether the troops under Hou Junji are true or false, they will not be Hu's army. They must be people within our Tang Dynasty. You might as well ask Duke Wei for advice. Maybe this teacher left a trick to pinch his disciples."

Li Er said inexplicably: "How is this possible? Master and disciple are like father and son. Aren't they all given the inheritance of the tradition? Why do they still..."

"Didn't the master and apprentice break up? Isn't the serious master and apprentice? If you ask Duke Wei, you might have an unexpected gain."

"Yes, hehe, it's still your boy who is bad enough!" Li Er stroked his palm and smiled, "Are your disciples also taking advantage of this?"

"Don't mention my disciples. I want to give them all, but they have to be able to bear it. In the end, my precious daughter will let me see a little hope that I will be beyond my aspirations, otherwise I will be worried that my medical skills will be left unsuccessful." Du Shaoqing complained repeatedly.

After the two of them had a few words, Du Shaoqing took the initiative to leave. Originally, Li Er wanted him to participate in the court meeting, but Du Shaoqing refused. He had other ideas and left the palace and came straight towards Changlefang.

The headquarters of the Du Family Chamber of Commerce is also set up here. The Chamber of Commerce is no longer just a business organization. Its huge information network is comparable to the Baiqisi, which was in charge of intelligence in the imperial court.

Wu Zhao was not there, Erhu stayed to be on duty at night, and Du Shaoqing retrieved information from someone, that is Hou Junji's son.

"It turns out that the old fox who had a long time ago quietly withdrew his son a day in advance. Why didn't you realize that you had a rebellious bone before?" Du Shaoqing wondered as he looked at the information.

Erhu said curiously: "Shopkeeper, what happened?"

"A big event, Luoyang Hou Junji raised an army to rebel, and Chang'an City will be under the city in one day."

What???

Erhu exclaimed, and Du Shaoqing laughed and scolded: "After all, you are a person who has participated in the Northeast Destruction War. Why are you so scared like this? You have never seen the world..."

"No, shopkeeper, who did you just say? General Hou Junji Hou? Is he the eldest prince's father-in-law?" Erhu asked afterwards.

"Yes, what's wrong with you? Are you scared to death?"

Erhu stuttered: "Just this morning, the eldest prince's family who lived in Changlefang left the city by carriage. I happened to meet him. By the way, the eldest prince said that he would take his wife and children to visit his father-in-law in Luoyang..."

What???Late...trough...

This time, Du Shaoqing exclaimed, and he was more responsive than Erhu. Why is there such a thing? Isn’t this causing trouble?

People rebelled and killed Chang'an. You, Li Chengqian, are you, and you took your son to visit your relatives. One of you father and son is the future crown prince and the other is the emperor's eldest grandson. Isn't this a sheep who falls into the tiger's mouth and falls into the trap?

"How long have they been gone? Come and get the map, I need to know where they have been now." Du Shaoqing asked.

Erhu quickly brought the map. The Tang Dynasty did not allow civilians to have military maps. This is the Chamber of Commerce's own business map.

"Traveling the carriage with your family should not be fast. You should walk at most fifty miles westward, and you should be at this location." Erhu pointed to the map and said.

Du Shaoqing slapped the table and said, "Chasing, chasing, chasing them all night long, you must chase them back before they meet the rebels. I really don't know what Li Chengqian is thinking. He has left a lot of official duties in the court and still has the intention to visit his relatives?"

Erhu whispered: "I heard that General Hou was demoted and the Crown Princess knew about it. He regretted that he wanted to visit his father, and the eldest prince was also for his wife."

"This prodigal girl is all caused by Huihui. She is unwilling to let her down if she doesn't kill everyone around her, right?" Du Shaoqing cursed, and it seemed that he was too angry, otherwise he wouldn't have been plagued by a woman like this.

This is the first time Erhu has seen the shopkeeper get such a big temper.

Du Shaoqing continued: "Sort some people to take care of the house, I will go out of the city overnight to chase after me."

What??

"No, that's too dangerous for the shopkeeper. Let's go to the young one. I promise to bring the eldest prince's family back safely. If you can't bring it back, you'll come and see you!" Erhu stopped him.

"What are you talking about? Do what I said. If I can't see you well, I'll peel you off!" Du Shaoqing scolded.

"No, even if you want to go, Erhu will accompany you.

The other brothers can do the matter of guarding the family." As he said that, Erhu hugged Du Shaoqing.

Du Shaoqing said angrily: "You idiot, even if people are in panic tomorrow, your wife is pregnant and can't be distracted from managing the Chamber of Commerce. Who cares if you follow the Chamber of Commerce? If you follow, will you protect me or I protect you? It's a burden."

"Shopkeeper, no matter what, it's too dangerous for you to go alone. This is not enough. I'll go to the eldest lady now. Even if you kill Erhu, I will stop you."

you……

Du Shaoqing was speechless. It was really ridiculous to meet such a subordinate. Now, how can I have time to delay any longer when I am racing against time?

"Okay, okay, I have my own plans. Come to the clinic with me to find helper to see if Xue Li is there, and how can I ask him to protect me?

It is the responsibility of protecting the family to be a child. If you can hide it from your family, just hide it. Do you want to run to scare your wife? What do you think?"

When Erhu heard this, he stopped insisting. If Xue Li followed him, he would be a big bodyguard and would not be afraid of wherever he went. He would be a fierce man who would take the heads of the enemy general from it.

Unfortunately, as a military general, Xue Li was also urgently recruited into the palace to discuss matters, even Du Shaoqing's younger brother Du He was no exception.

At this moment, Du Shaoqing saw the anxious apprentice Di Renjie, and his eyes turned and he had an idea.

He smiled and said, "Huaiying, do you have the courage to go out of the city with your master? How is your Shaolin Kung Fu practice? Is it enough to be a bodyguard for your master?"

Di Renjie was slightly surprised, and then said embarrassedly: "Master, are you going to persuade the surrender? The disciple is not afraid of death and dare not go, but my martial arts are all practiced by myself, I have never fought with anyone, and I have very little experience in the enemy, so...

So if you are afraid that you will not work and will harm your master, you will be guilty."

Xie Laodao, who was standing beside him, asked, "Shaoqing, what happened? Why did you persuade him to surrender? Do you need a bodyguard? If you don't dislike him, what if you accompany you?"

"Don't, you are so old, don't get involved in fighting and doing these activities anymore. If you have an old family, you are like a treasure. You are the rocks in this clinic. We can handle the mere trivial matters," Du Shaoqing refused repeatedly.

Seeing that he was determined and knew that it would be useless to say more, he gave up.

"But you are a powerful general back then. Isn't this a ready-made martial arts coach? It's up to you to stretch Huaiying's weight and see if his martial arts can be used."

"Uh... you kid, can't you say just now that I'm not suitable for fighting? I'm so quick to change my face?" Lao Xie cursed with a smile.

Just in the backyard of the clinic, Xie Laodao came to a temporary contest with Di Renjie. After a stick of incense, Laodao stopped first, "I won't fight anymore, I won't fight anymore, this kid Huaiying really got your true teachings."

"Old Xie, his martial arts is inherited by Buddhism. How can I have this ability?" Du Shaoqing said.

Lao Xie said angrily: "What I am talking about is a black-bellied and sinister. It is so powerful, but it cannot be revealed. If you retreat twenty years, the old Taoist thinks that Lily can take him down, but now it is not possible. I will not be able to do it.

This kid has a very high cultivation level. Although his martial arts are not very skilled, his moves are exquisite and his mind is very fast. He can learn most of the tricks I use in one stick of incense. It’s amazing…”

Di Renjie rubbed his head embarrassedly and said, "I'm sorry, Grandpa Xie, I didn't mean to steal the stolen job, I really can't help it..."

"It's okay, you have studied openly. How can you calculate stealing? It's your ability." Xie Laodao was very open-minded.

Du Shaoqing nodded and said, "After the Yijin Jing is completed, it can indeed greatly improve people's reactions and mind flexibility. Huaiying is already extremely smart, which is not surprising.
To be continued...