hsntnovel Chapter 2120 Nervous Nervous
Chapter 2120 Nervous Nervous
The sky was gloomy. Li Shen stood on the carriage and used a telescope to vaguely see smoke and dust billowing in the distance. The roar coming from far away was like thousands of horses galloping.
"Nah, I can't be that unlucky, can I? I only have four children. I'm only twenty years old, and I haven't spent all my money yet."
Looking at this scene, Li Shen couldn't help muttering to himself while holding the telescope.
My family has only been comfortable for more than ten years, so I'm not going to die, am I? Then what's the point of traveling here? Am I here to save money for Li Shimin?
How would later generations record it? Ji Wang Shen, the tenth son of the crown prince, was appointed as the Grand Commander of Kunqiu Road in the summer of the 23rd year of Zhenguan, and temporarily served as the Governor of Xizhou. He died in office at the age of 20.
Oh shit, isn't this a bit too scary?
"Pass on my order, prepare for battle, and bring out all our secret weapons."
Thinking of this, Li Shen gave orders to the guards beside him.
Since 500 men were sent to follow the bandit-suppression team, Li Shen brought 2,500 guards and 100 personal guards this time.
Li Shen was confident that he had a secret weapon that could defeat tens of thousands of people.
"Your Majesty, please mount your horse. If it is urgent later, Your Majesty will retreat on horseback, and we will cover your retreat.
With the speed of this horse, it will take three hours to reach Xizhou, and then the prince will be safe."
Shitou led a horse from the side and came to the carriage. At this moment, Shitou was wearing armor and holding a lance in his hand.
Li Shen looked back at Chunxiang and Dongmei in the carriage, then looked back at the smoke that was getting very close in the distance. He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then exhaled slowly:
"Huh~~~~No need. I don't believe that Qu Zhiping dares to be so rebellious. Isn't he afraid that hundreds of thousands of Gaochang survivors will be buried with me?"
Gaochang was destroyed, leaving behind hundreds of thousands of survivors. Because the old ruler was frightened to death, the new ruler wanted to resist, but he overestimated his own strength.
Therefore, when Gaochang Kingdom was destroyed, there were not too many casualties and almost all the people were left alive.
If he died here, Li Shen believed that his father would be furious and might even lead the troops to the battle himself, riding a warhorse and holding a long sword.
While waving the knife, he shouted, "Who touched my purse?"
"Your Majesty, this is not the time to act on impulse. I ask Your Majesty to mount your horse and be ready to evacuate at any time."
Xue Rengui rode his horse to Li Shen's carriage, clasped his fists and bowed, begging.
As long as King Ji is alive, they have hope and their families will be taken care of. Otherwise, if King Ji dies, they will not have a good ending.
It is worth it to exchange their lives for wealth and prosperity for three generations of descendants.
The enemy's troops are approaching, and we can vaguely judge that there are thousands of them, and we don't know whether reinforcements will continue to arrive.
"Could it be that Qu Zhiping really rebelled?" Li Shen looked at the man opposite with a frown on his face, but his expression was very calm.
No one knew how panicked he was. Although he could defeat the enemy with several thousand men, swords have no eyes. In order to protect himself, he could not attack and could only defend passively.
This blocked the advantage of the Guard Battalion and turned it into a disadvantage.
"Your Highness, it's almost too late. Let's get on the horse." Looking at the opposite side, Xue Rengui was a little anxious.
"Your Highness, Tie Niu will protect you as you go." The big Tie Niu on the side also said in a muffled voice.
His idea was very simple. Prince Ji must not die. His mother said that she must repay Prince Ji.
King Ji married him a wife, let him have children, built a big house for their family, gave him money to spend, and let him eat beef.
"Your Highness, please don't worry about us. It is a great blessing for me to serve you for so long."
Chunxiang's voice was heard in the carriage. They grew up with Li Shen and knew him better than anyone else. Li Shen looked back at them just now.
They knew that King Ji cared about their safety.
“Haha, it’s okay, Rengui, get ready. Even if I run, I can’t escape. They can still divide their forces to chase me, and there are only a few thousand of them.
You can't let me abandon you and flee from the battlefield. I am the son of Tian Khan and a prince of the Tang Dynasty.
Don't worry, if the battle goes badly, I can still leave in a hot air balloon."
Li Shen smiled. What about being too kind? What about being soft-hearted? All that bullshit. He wasn't a heartless person, nor was he someone who would accomplish great things.
He abandoned his woman and his loved ones. He is not at the end of his rope yet, and these people are no match for them.
Xue Rengui glanced at Li Shen, sighed and left, but he was indeed somewhat moved.
"Come here, raise my banner and let these people be satisfied!" Li Shen stood on the carriage, with his hands behind his back, looking down on the crowd.
The enemy troops had already stopped in front of the formation. Li Shen was already on edge, with all the guards' crossbows ready. As long as he gave the order,
Just fire thousands of arrows at once, and try to knock down a thousand enemies in one go.
"Is that His Royal Highness Prince Ji?" Just then, a loud shout came from the other side.
"I am Xue Rengui, the Sima under the command of Prince Ji. His Highness Prince Ji is here in person. Where is your governor Qu Zhiping?" Xue Rengui replied loudly in front of the battle.
"I am Qu Zhiping, the governor of this place. Do you have any proof?" The voice that had just spoken sounded again.
"Come here, take my token and let Qu Zhiping come here to see me." Li Shen threw his token to a guard.
The guard took it and spurred his horse forward.
Li Shen returned to the carriage and closed all the windows.
After a while, the sound of horse hooves was heard, followed by the sound of someone dismounting:
"Your Highness, Qu Zhiping is here."
"Your humble servant, Xizhou Prefecture Governor Qu Zhiping, pays homage to His Royal Highness Prince Ji." Qu Zhiping stood outside beside the carriage and bowed.
"Qu Zhiping, you brought so many people here, do you want to take my life?"
Li Shen's cold questioning voice came from the carriage.
"I dare not. Your Highness Prince Ji has misunderstood. I brought so many people here because we have been frequently harassed by the rebels recently. I am worried about the safety of Your Highness Prince Ji, so I came here to escort His Highness Prince Ji."
Hearing Li Shen's words, Qu Zhiping's face changed in shock and he quickly bowed to explain.
"Oh? Is that so?" Li Shen's voice came out again, full of doubt and disbelief.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, it is absolutely true. I am loyal to the Tang Dynasty and have no second thoughts. Please be clear about this, Prince Ji."
Qu Zhiping knew that Prince Ji had misunderstood, and quickly began to express his loyalty. He believed that the power of the Tang Dynasty was not something he could contend with.
There was silence in the carriage for a moment, and then Qu Zhiping saw Prince Ji coming out of the carriage, standing on the carriage, looking down at him, wearing a purple royal robe and a golden sword at his waist.
(Oh my god, I rushed so hard that my keyboard got angry, and finally I made it on time.
Otherwise, why would I want to do this today?