Li Yuan expressed this feeling. Jiancheng, Shimin and Yuan Ji's three sons did not understand the reason, so he naturally asked at the same time. Li Yuan told Li Zhiyun's reminder and pointed to the large dense forest in the twilight ahead and said: "If someone ambushed us, the most suitable place is this forest."

Now their migration team has been on the loess high slope. In the afternoon, Liu Zhenghui had already inquired with local farmers and knew that this place was in Tiantang County, Luzhou. If you want to go to Taiyuan, you must turn north. This forest is the only way to pass.

Li Yuan walked around the country and was knowledgeable. He pointed to the rolling mountains in the distance and said, "Look, the west of this forest is Taiyue Mountain and the east is Taihang Mountain. The two mountains blocked the way out in both directions. If there is really an enemy setting up an ambush here, once we enter the forest, they only need to block and block the north and south sides of the forest, and we will never be able to escape, so we can only fight to the end."

Li Jiancheng was quite heroic and immediately smiled and said, "You are not afraid of fighting to the death. Just relying on your courage and our family's overall strength, even if there are hundreds of bandits and bandits lying in the forest, it will be for nothing."

Li Shimin was quite cautious: "Brother, you're a little arrogant. There is a saying in the world that "Feng Lin Mo is in, and it's going to be dark immediately. If there is really an ambush in the forest and people are ready to go, we will be in a dark way when we go in, and we can only be beaten passively. How can we fight to the death?"

Li Yuanji looked at the problem differently from his two brothers, and said, "Father, don't listen to Li Zhiyun's carelessness. If someone really sets up an ambush on the road, why didn't he come with his father? Isn't his martial arts very good? Why is he out of the way for the great enemy?"

"If he doesn't come, he is greedy for life and fear of death." The voice came from the carriage that followed the four horses of the father and son. The passengers in the carriage were Mrs. Dou and Li Shimin's wife Guanyin maid in the late stage of pregnancy. This sentence "greedy for life and fear of death" was what Mrs. Dou said.

Mrs. Dou is the most authoritative of all Li Yuan’s wives and concubines, and the only one who has practiced martial arts. Her martial arts skills are only a little inferior to Li Yuan, especially with bows and arrows. She could also ride a horse, but at this time she could only sit in the car and take care of her baby. She was most dissatisfied with Li Zhiyun, and she would definitely belittle the concubine son born to Wan’s family when she took the opportunity.

Li Yuan persuaded him, "Madam, you are afraid that you have misunderstood Zhiyun. This child is wise and brave, and he will never be a person who is greedy for life and fears death." Although he can't figure out why Li Zhiyun didn't rush with his family, if he says he is greedy for life and fears death, Li Yuan would not believe it even if he was beaten to death.

Seeing that his parents were having a dispute, Li Jiancheng hurriedly smoothed out and said, "Since there is no way that there is an ambush in the forest, there is no need to discuss whether Li Zhiyun is afraid of death. It would be better to let the child lead a few families to go in first, hunt some wild game, and cook it for his parents to taste it in the evening."

This is the previous itinerary plan. After walking through this woods, you can reach Luzhou City in another ten miles. Tonight, everyone stayed in Luzhou and spent the night. Eating supper in the inn is much more comfortable than having a picnic on the road.

"Brother, I'll go too!" Although the eleven-year-old Li Yuanji didn't learn well, he still had a childlike heart. He heard how to avoid going to something fun like hunting.

Of course, Li Yuan would not hinder the child's filial piety. In addition, he also wanted to eat some wild game and drink, so he agreed: "Okay, you go, but you can't stay in the forest for a long time. When the father and the team of men entered the forest, they must come back together, otherwise they will delay their food and accommodation today."

"I know, please don't worry, dad..."

Immediately, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji took ten masters and 20 masters away. In a blink of an eye, the figure disappeared in the twilight and merged with the dark woods in the distance. Only the sound of hoofs made by their mounts galloping in the wilderness were left.

In late autumn, the sky seemed to be darker than before. In the hazy state, Li Yuan and his team continued to move forward slowly, but no one noticed that the horse hoof traces on the road ahead were far more than Li Jiancheng's behavior, and no one cared about the piles of horse manure on the road.

After walking for a while, getting closer to the forest, Li Shimin suddenly said, "Father, why does the child feel something is wrong?"

Li Yuan was stunned when he heard the sound, "What?"

Li Shimin said: "The child thinks the woods ahead are too quiet. Just now, the elder brother and the third brother went in and didn't even show up a frightened bird. This is a bit abnormal."

As the saying goes, if the forest is big, there are all kinds of birds. Although the meaning of this sentence is that the quality of people is different, its original meaning is also very reasonable. That is, if the forest is big, there will be birds. How can it be that there will be no birds in such a large forest?

After Li Shimin's reminder, Li Yuan also came back to his senses and said, "It's a bit strange, but if there is really any danger in this forest, they won't give any warnings without giving them any warnings, right?"

Li Yuan's words also make sense. If Li Jiancheng and others encounter danger when they enter the forest, then they should at least shout twice. It is impossible for them to be dealt with without even making a sound. Who has such great ability to make thirty-two people be killed at the same time?

Li Shimin also understood this truth, but after all, he was a little worried, so he said, "I want to bring a few good men in and have a look. Why don't you, Dad, and you, your mother and the convoy stop here?"

Li Yuan pondered for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "Forget it, let's go for your father, leave you here to accompany your mother, and preach..."

"Brother-in-law, I'm here." Wan Xuandao, who was always with a carriage in the middle of the team, drove up.

Li Yuan said: "You are responsible for guarding the female family, and you will follow the people's actions. The government association, you will choose ten homes with better martial arts skills and follow me into the forest to investigate."

At that moment, Li Yuan led Liu Zhenghui and ten family generals with the best martial arts skills to ride into the forest. At the moment when the last horse disappeared in the forest, Li Shimin, who was still a hundred steps away from the woods, heard his father's angrily shout: "You dare, thief!"

Even Li Yuan, who is the most martial arts master of the Tang family, only let out such an angry shout, and then the earth returned to silence again, leaving only the sobbing autumn wind blowing the leaves in the forest and the dead grass in the wilderness rumbling.

Seeing this, Li Shimin couldn't help but feel numb. Now he was sure that there was indeed an ambush in the forest, and his father was in danger. What should I do?

In terms of martial arts, he and Wan Xuandao were not as good as his father Li Yuan. His father was in danger, so would he send him in? That would be useless at all. The best way is to retreat to Linfen County to seek help.

My brother-in-law Chai Shao is from Linfen, and the Chai family in Linfen is also considered a prominent family. Although my brother-in-law has not been with him in Chang'an, he was still warmly entertained by local officials and gentry when he came out to Linfen this time. In addition to the face of his father and the prince, he is also the connections of his brother-in-law's family.

Well, the enemies in this woods must be very powerful at the moment. Only by retreating to Linfen to move reinforcements can you save your father and brother. But I am afraid that when I move back, there will be no one in this forest. Where can I go to find my father and elder brother and third brother?

While he was struggling, he suddenly heard a hoarse voice in the forest: "Li Shimin, if you still want your father to live, send all your family in. I will only give you one stick of incense to consider. When the incense is burned out, if there is still one person in your Li family, don't blame me for chopping your father's head!"

Before the man finished speaking, a fire suddenly lit up from a tree on the edge of the forest, as if someone had ignited the fire. Soon the fire went out, but a bright spot remained there. Although I couldn't see clearly, I could infer that it was a piece of incense.

Well, there is no way to move troops now. Li Shimin had no choice but to refuse the enemy's request and his father's head fell to the ground. If he obeyed the enemy's request and sent all his family in, wouldn't there be no hope? Who is so angry with my family?

Although Li Yuan had previously mentioned Li Zhiyun's reminder, he did not indicate who the enemy Li Zhiyun was talking about. Yang Guang was the King of Jin. Without any evidence, Yang Guang would intercept him. If this matter was spread, he would become accusing the prince. Yu Wenji could not say anything about it. His own sister was sitting in the carriage behind him.

So Li Shimin couldn't figure out who the enemy was ahead, and he was so determined to deal with the Li family. It seemed that he was going to destroy the entire Li family.

The night wind blew the incense in the distance and was unstable, but Li Shimin was completely confused. When a stick of incense was said to be short, it was really not long. When the time came, it was impossible to make a decision. There was no way, so he could only lean into the carriage and ask me: "Mom, what should you do when you see this?"

After all, Dou is a woman who has practiced martial arts. She is naturally more tough than other wives and concubines. She said, "Ask the people in the forest, what do they want? Do you want money or death? If it's a fatal matter, we will give up your father and go back to move troops to avenge him. If it's a fatal matter, what's the harm that we'll go in?"

Li Shimin felt that his mother's proposal made sense, so he called out to the forest as he spoke. He didn't expect that the hoarse voice in the forest said, "Are you qualified to ask me? Do you love to come? If you don't come at the right time, I will kill your father and brother!"

Although this person's voice was hoarse, the volume was loud. Everyone in the Li family's carriage team could hear it clearly. However, this undisputed strength made Dou and Li Shimin and his son speechless. What else could they say? Nothing was useful.

After holding it in for a while, Dou suddenly said, "What should I do if my son Xuanba?"

Li Shimin couldn't understand this. What does mother mean? Who is Xuanba? But he didn't know that he knew that he was a ruthless person who could speak and supported her at a critical moment.

However, at this time, the fetus Li Xuanba, who was so scared that Li Yuan did not dare to speak, seemed to be asleep and had no reaction.

But at this moment, everyone wouldn't think much about what Dou's words meant. As everyone was over, who would carefully analyze Dou's words "slip"?

Everyone in the Li family's team was in shock and was also very aggrieved. If they fought openly, it would not be unfair to defeat them if they died. But what is the situation now? Those who are not clear will become pigs and sheep that can be slaughtered.

Wan Xuandao, who was with Li Shimin, couldn't help but shout: "Where are you from the birdmen? Do you dare to name them? If you have the ability, come out and kill. What kind of heroes are you hiding in the woods?"

The only answers to him was the sound of the wind, and the people in the forest seemed to have not heard it.

It is not a solution to be so silent. Seeing that the incense on the trees by the forest were burning brightly and dyingly, it was probably half burned, and it would only take half of the time to drag it down. Dou finally gritted his teeth and said, "Shimin, tell everyone, let's go in now, and if you want to kill or cut, you will be with your father."

I have to admit that Dou's words were very heroic, but some people in the Li family had different opinions. After Li Shimin announced the final decision, Li Zhiyun's new wife Hong Fu got off the Wan's carriage and came to the carriage of Dou and Guanyin maid and said, "Auntie, my daughter-in-law has a plan that may save her father and everyone."

Hongfu was asking for instructions, but after Dou allowed it, she made suggestions. However, Dou ignored it. Since Li Zhiyun's wedding suppressed the limelight of her three legitimate sons, she hated Li Zhiyun, and of course she also hated Wanshi, Hongfu, Yushang and Yin Fengji. She hated any woman related to Li Zhiyun.

Dou didn't speak, and Guanyin maid, who was best at scrutinizing the thoughts of her parents-in-law, said to her: "When will it be your turn, a concubine's daughter-in-law, speak for her?"

Guanyin Bi tried to say the words politely, and there was no other sentence after that, that was - let alone you Hongfu, even your husband Li Zhiyun would not have the share of his words here. This is called family style, this is called family tutor, do you understand?

Guanyinbi's words did express Dou's voice. That's right, your father-in-law is spoiled by his concubine's line, and everyone dares to be angry but not speak up. But now your father-in-law has been caught? You still want to stand up and talk about it without knowing the depth.

Hongfu knew that his identity was humble, so he had to keep silent. But when he saw his mother-in-law Wan walked out of his car, came to Dou's carriage and said, "Sister, don't blame her as a daughter-in-law. In fact, what she wanted to say was my sister."

Dou snorted coldly and said, "What do you think? Let's hear it."

Although Dou's family was dissatisfied with Wan's family, they had to give Wan some face in front of their families.

Wan lowered his voice and said, "My sister thinks we should send two people out at this time, one to Linfen County for help, and the other to Zhiyun. My sister thinks that Chu Chen will find Zhiyun and Xuandao will go to Linfen for help. If reinforcements can be found in time, it can be rescued by husband and Jiancheng Yuanji. If they don't come back in time, it will be considered that someone knows that we are suffering, and Zhiyun will avenge us in the future. Sister, what do you think?"

In fact, this idea was originally proposed by Hongfu. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were in the same car. Hongfu first asked her, her biological mother-in-law, but after all, she had to ask Dou for instructions on this matter, so she asked Hongfu to leave and say it, but Hongfu was choked there, so she had to tell Hongfu about it.
Chapter completed!