Chapter 458 The Benefits of Being a Crown Prince

Li Huining didn't expect that he would meet his father's old subordinate when he was a grain guard in Huaiyuan Town, western Liaoning in this barren mountainous land. But she remembered Ji Chunlei, who was the Ming Dian, a grain guard soldier, and was in charge of illegal and irregular affairs of soldiers in the inspection army. When he was in Huaiyuan Town, he didn't know how many people's butts had been smashed by his law enforcement team.

Li Huining was politely invited to the mountain by Ji Chunlei. She first arranged the maid to take care of her body and washed away all the blood. Then she sent several new sets of women to come over. After taking a shower, Li Huining, who had changed her clothes, felt as if she had changed her clothes. Even the grief and anger caused by Chai Shao's betrayal became extremely faint. Sitting on the chair by the window and looking at the lush forest outside, she actually felt like she was a different life.

At this moment, Ji Chunlei personally brought a tray into the yard. The tray was filled with new hot meals and a pot of old wine that had just been warm.

"Miss, is it convenient? I've sent you some food."

Ji Chunlei stood outside the door and said respectfully.

"Come in, Brother Ji."

Li Huining stood up and said, Ji Chunlei pushed the door and put the tray on the table beside Li Huining and said guiltily: "My subordinates have done this without any eyes. Fortunately, Miss is not hurt. I have sent someone to take out the scum to chop them out. Miss... Alas... I have made this happen, and I have no shame to come to see you."

"Brother Ji, don't say that. I'm too happy to meet an old friend in a foreign land. Besides, if I weren't stopped, I wouldn't have met you, right? Those soldiers were also unintentional. If they could, let them go."

"That won't work!"

Ji Chunlei shouted: "When I was under the command of Mr. Tang, Ming Dian joined the army. I don't think of soldiers doing such dirty things. I will spare them once today, and it is hard to guarantee that I will cause trouble for me next time. Miss, you are kind-hearted, but military law is military law, and you cannot be vague at all."

"It's up to you."

Li Huining smiled, feeling that she didn't have much strength all over her body. She sat down on the chair and asked, "Why are you here?"

Ji Chunlei smiled honestly and said, "When the second conquest of Liaodong, our Sui army won one after another, and they were about to reach Pyongyang City. Who would have thought that Yang Xuangan would rebel. The army retreated in a hurry, and our grain-protecting soldiers would still stay in Huaiyuan Town to protect the grain and grass supplies. However, the army retreated to western Liaoning and was too urgent and panicked, and Goguryeo's soldiers followed and killed the Liaoshui River. If General Xue Shixiong, who was behind the palace, led the army to rescue, I was afraid that the food and grass in Huaiyuan Town would have been burned by the Goguryeo people."

"It was that time that I was injured and returned to my hometown to recuperate. When I was in the third expedition to Goguryeo the following year, I ran to Huaiyuan Town to report. But I was late. Unexpectedly, Mr. Tang had been appointed as the ambassador of Hexi Road Xuanfu. I was not familiar with the new grain protection lieutenant. Because I didn't send money, he wanted to kill me under the pretext of being late. I simply fled with a group of old brothers. It happened that the army was retreating at that time, and no one could take care of us."

"The old brothers have all been bullied by the new commander. We discussed it and decided to kill the commander before escaping. So that night I took the gift to the commander. I chopped his head with a knife while drinking, and killed the fifth-rank official of the court. Our career came to an end. Everyone discussed it and decided to go to Hexi to find the Duke of Tang."

"Hundreds of old brothers followed me to Hexi, and I won't talk about the dangerous things I encountered halfway. I hid for a while along the way, and before I even left Zhuo County, I heard that the emperor was trapped in Yanmen by Turks. We thought to myself that Duke Tang was already left by Taiyuan at that time, and he must have led his army to rescue him. But we killed the officials of the court, how could we go to Yanmen to die?"

"So, we stopped in Hebei. The brothers won several small groups of rebels, and the teams gathered more and more. I was older, so my brothers recommended me as the boss. Later, Li Mi sent someone to contact us and asked us to send troops to besiege Dongdu. He also promised me a county duke and a champion general. I discussed with everyone that since he had rebelled, it was impossible to serve the court again, but he had to survive in troubled times. No one wanted to survive mediocrely."

"At that time, I was deceived by Li Mi's lies and was irrational. Everyone felt that fame was a success, but they were about to win it. A real man naturally had to build a career in troubled times. If he conquered Dongdu, everyone would be founding heroes! Unfortunately, we were killed and defeated in the battle of Dongdu. In that battle, the last few old brothers around me were also killed in battle. I was discouraged, so I took my brothers away from Wagang Village and walked west. I arrived here almost half a year ago and felt that the beautiful mountains and rivers were a good place, so I stayed."

"I really didn't expect to meet a lady."

Ji Chunlei sighed: "As soon as I fall asleep, I will dream. The dreams are all about us standing on the west bank of Liaoshui, beating drums to cheer for the veteran general Mai Tiebang. I dreamed that I would return to Gong Tang to do things. Even if I was a little Ming Dian, I would be better than being this boss."

He glanced at Li Huining, hesitated and asked, "I heard that Mr. Tang has also taken action?"

Li Huining felt a little sad when she heard Ji Chunlei talk about the past few years. At that time, the veterans of the food protection soldiers in Huaiyuan Town, except for those who had been following their father, were almost dead. When he was in Huaiyuan Town, he liked to play in the military camps the most and were very familiar with the lieutenant brigades. In just a few years, the living people now have no idea what kind of dry bones under the weeds.

"Yang You ordered all the people from the Li family in Chang'an City... to be killed. My father was loyal to the country all his life, but he was called a rebel. My more than a dozen brothers and sisters died, and I was the only one who escaped from Chang'an City."

"ah!"

Ji Chunlei screamed: "So it's true. Where is Cheshire Duke? Why didn't he protect you and go together?"

"He... was afraid of implicating me, so he took another path."

Ji Chunlei was stunned and then clenched his fists.

Despicable villain!

He cursed in his heart, and for a moment, Chai Shao's previous good impression in his heart collapsed.

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"Miss is going back to Taiyuan?"

Ji Chunlei advised Li Huining to eat something, and he sat aside with him.

"I don't know if my father really started a military campaign, so I had to rush back to Taiyuan. I originally thought that if I had good luck, I might meet my father and brother. As a result, by chance, I met you. I have to say that my luck is indeed not bad."

After eating something, Li Huining felt that she had recovered a little bit of strength.

"so!"

Ji Chunlei thought for a while and said, "I will send someone north to find out the news. If Mr. Tang really raises an army in Taiyuan, I guess he should be fighting in Chang'an. If he finds out about Mr. Tang, let's go together!"

"you?"

Li Huining was surprised and said, "Are you really planning to work under my father's command?"

"A real man!"

Ji Chunlei stood up and said, "Of course I can't always hide in the mountains as a thief. Li Mi is not a guy. I was blind when I first joined him. How could I give up since I had the opportunity to return to Gong Tang's command? I have 15,000 troops under my command. Although my combat power is average, I can do something for Gong Tang, even if I am a food protector. To be selfish, following Gong Tang's future is bright, and staying in this mountain is just a group of bandits! Who doesn't want to be a marquis or a general? If Gong Tang achieves great achievements, I can be considered a master and a son, and I can also be a wife and son at that time!"

"Well said!"

Li Huining clapped her hands and said, "That's what it should be!"

"Miss, if you don't dislike me, I will give you all the thousands of people in this cottage, and you will be our boss!"

"this……"

Just as Li Huining was about to refuse, someone outside suddenly shouted anxiously: "Big boss! A big thing has happened! Liu Hongji, the pioneer general of Tang Duke Li Yuan, has led his troops to a place less than 500 miles from Chang'an City. Yang You sent the Huya Lang general Song Laosheng to lead 20,000 troops to fight."

"Ha ha!"

Ji Chunlei couldn't help laughing: "General Liu is here!"

He smiled happily like a child and said, "When I was in Huaiyuan Town, General Liu was a grain-protecting soldier. I worked under General Liu. It turns out that I haven't seen each other for almost five years!"

He paced back and forth excitedly, and as he walked, he said excitedly: "I will gather people now, and we will raise our troops to join General Liu!"

"Don't be anxious!"

Li Huining thought for a while and said, "You send a scout first and then inquire, and then make sure the news is accurate. And we don't have to rush to meet with Brother Hongji. If he really fights with Old Sheng Song, we are just a surprise soldier, and it can play a crucial role if it is said!"

"Look, I'm so happy that I'm confused!"

Ji Chunlei smiled and said, "From today on you, you will be the master of this copycat, we will all listen to you."

"Is this copycat famous?"

"Fenglei Village, how about it? It's a bit imposing. Isn't my name Ji Chunlei? Hehe. But in the future, this copycat will be yours. Even if it's under Gong Tang, you will naturally have to change your name."

"Let's do this first, Fenglei Village is good."

"Don't, why not... call the Detachment of Women?"

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Liu Hongji looked at the map in the military tent, pointed to a place above and said, "This is Jiahu Fort, we are here now. Fifty miles southeast is Huoyi. Song Laosheng and 20,000 troops were stationed in Huoyi. As long as Huoyi is captured, he can reach Chang'an, so there will be no mistakes in this battle."

He thought about it and said, "Do you want to wait for the army of Duke Tang to come up and let's advance again?"

Li Shimin pondered for a while and said, "Now our vanguard army also has 10,000 troops. Song Laosheng's 20,000 troops have never fought at all, so it is not to be afraid. Moreover, Song Laosheng is brave but not resourceful. If we call the battle, this person will definitely go to fight. Then I will lure the enemy, and Brother Hongji personally leads his army to cut off his return. This battle is not difficult to fight."

"I still feel that I should ask Mr. Tang for instructions."

Liu Hongji insisted on the way.

As he was talking, he suddenly heard a chaos outside. Liu Hongji lifted the curtain of the military tent and looked at it. He saw that it was Li Yuan, Duke Tang, Li Jiancheng, Changsun Shunde, and general Duan Zhixuan. He and Li Shimin hurriedly went out to greet him. Li Yuan smiled and pulled Liu Hongji into the tent.

"Hongji has made a good job!"

Li Yuan sincerely praised: "I have conquered five cities in a row on the fifteenth day, but I can't catch up with you in the back!"

"It's the second young master's credit!"

Liu Hongji dared not take credit: "If the Second Young Master had not designed to trick the Sui army from several cities out to rescue and were intercepted and killed one by one by one by one by one halfway, it would have been impossible for him to conquer five cities so easily. The subordinates were just spectators, all of them were the Second Young Master's tricks."

"He's not bad, but he can't compare to you."

Li Yuan smiled, looked at Li Shimin and said two words: "Very good."

Li Shimin was delighted and quickly said a few humility.

"Do you have a plan to get Huo Yi?"

Li Yuan asked.

Liu Hongji said: "The second young master suggested that he lure Song Laosheng to fight and then cut off his way back. This battle can be accomplished."

Li Yuan looked at the map and nodded and said, "You can try it and build it... You and Shimin will lure the enemy in this battle. Duan Zhixuan and Hongji will support me. I will let Yin Kaishan be the back team!"

Li Shimin was shocked when he heard this and subconsciously looked at his elder brother Li Jiancheng.

My father is pretty partial!

Li Shimin was angry in his heart. Seeing that our military achievements were getting bigger and bigger, my father wanted to give some to his elder brother! The prince... Is this the benefit of being a prince?

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