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Chapter 1658 The troops march into Linfen

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    Linfen County is a large county, and it is located at an important transportation point between the north and south of Henan Province.  When Li Yuan went to Linfen County, he changed its name to Jinzhou. He appointed Li Boyi, son of his brother Li Zhan, as the governor, and assisted him with his confidant Dai Yuanxiang and general Qin Xingshi.

    There are four Li Yuan brothers, Li Yuan ranks fourth. The three elder brothers died young, and the eldest brother Li Cheng and the third brother Li Hong both had no heirs. Only the second brother Li Zhan had two sons.  So Li Yuan loved his two nephews very much and kept them by his side.

    Li Boyi is idle and dandy.  However, Li Yuan still entrusted him with important tasks and gave him such an important place as Jinzhou to guard.

    The Sui army occupied Huoyi and headed straight to Linfen along the Fen River.

    Seeing the Sui army approaching the city, Li Boyi suddenly panicked.  He is only good at fighting cocks and lackeys, eating, drinking and having fun, and has never fought.

    At this time, Li Boyi¡¯s first reaction was to run away.

    If he hadn't been Li Yuan's nephew, he would have ordered direct surrender.

    Li Boyi wanted to escape, but General Qin Xingshi immediately retorted: "If the envoy returns to the court, he will definitely serve Duke Tang seriously. Although he is Duke Tang's nephew, I am afraid he will only be an idler in the future."

    Li Boyi said: "It's good to be an idler."

    Qin Xingshi secretly scolded Li Boyi for being unable to support the wall with mud, and said: "Do you know that in the past, Zhuge Wuhou killed Ma Di with tears. Zhuge Wuhou treated Ma Su as his own son, but Ma Di lost his street pavilion and was still killed by Zhuge Wuhou.  , what is the reason for this?¡±

    "Why?"

    ¡°Kill the chicken to scare the monkey, and serve as a warning to others.¡±

    Qin Xingshi said in a low voice: "The envoy is Tang Gong's nephew, and he managed to escape. This makes others think. When the time comes, in order to put an end to this matter, Tang Gong will kill the envoy as a warning to the three armies."

    Li Boyi was shocked and said: "I am Tang Gong's nephew."

    "Tang Gong is not just a nephew of Shijun."

    Li Boyi immediately became discouraged. He couldn't escape even if he wanted to, and he couldn't surrender even if he wanted to. What should he do?  If there were no others, Li Boyi would probably burst into tears, but at this time, he had become an ant on the hot pot.

    At this time, Li Boyi had no choice but to say: "What good strategy does General Qin have?"

    Qin Xingshi then said: "Don't worry, I have 7,000 soldiers in Linfen City, and the food is enough to last more than a year. When the time comes, we will recruit young men in the city, and we will be able to keep the Sui army out of the city."

    Li Boyi was overjoyed when he heard this and said: "We all leave it to the general."

    So Qin Xingshi was ordered to take charge of the military power on his behalf.

    At this time, Li Boyi's confidant Cao Shenjun, Wang Shen, admonished Li Boyi: "Qin Xingshi is capricious. He used to be a general under Gao Junya. He secretly communicated with Tang Gong and betrayed Gao Junya, and then he achieved his current status.  . In times of crisis, since he can betray Gao Junya, he can also betray the envoy, and the envoy can never entrust his authority to him. Once he has a different intention, Linfen will be over. If he does not accept his military power, he will use up all his rights.  Leave it to the county magistrate Dai Yuanxiang. Dai Gong is a member of the Tang Dynasty. He has always been loyal and loyal, and he will definitely be able to guard Linfen."

    Li Boyi hesitated again after hearing this.  He had just promised Qin Xingshi and wanted to break his promise. Wouldn't it make people feel resentful?  Now is the time to employ people, and you must not break your trust.

    So Li Boyi did not follow Wang Shen's suggestion.

    Qin Xingshi actively persuaded Li Boyi to defend the city, of course, not because he wanted to defend the city and be loyal to Li Tang.

    Qin Xingshi was not only a close friend of Gao Junya, but he also served in the Fengzhou Army for a period of time.  In the past, Gao Junya was a general in Fengzhou, but he had a bad relationship with Huang Mingyuan and was relieved of military power by Huang Mingyuan. Qin Xingshi was Gao Junya's personal soldier at that time.  Later, Gao Junya left Yu Wenshu's relationship and was transferred to Hedong. He also followed him to Hedong, where he accumulated meritorious service to the point where he was able to strike down a general with an eagle.

    Hearing that the Sui army was moving south, he was determined to surrender to the Sui Dynasty, but he felt that his merits were insufficient. If he surrendered, he would only get a small job, which was not what he wanted.

    Qin Xingshi betrayed Gao Junya because he wanted to ride on Li Yuan's rebellion and become a founding hero.

    If Li Boyi abandoned the city and fled, the Sui army would successfully occupy Linfen. Even if he surrendered, he would have no merit. Therefore, he advised Li Boyi to defend the city and create difficulties for the Sui army to attack the city.  When the time comes, he will open the city to surrender and offer Li Boyi's head and Linfen City, which will definitely achieve great success.

    Qin Xingshi also had many confidants around Li Boyi. He was shocked when he heard that Wang Shen persuaded Li Boyi to take back his military power.  How could he offer the city if he had no military power?

    Qin Xingshi didn¡¯t know that Li Boyi was still planning to use him.

    At this time, Qin Xingshi simply did not do anything and acted in advance.

    Half of the troops and horses in Linfen City are in the hands of Qin Xingshi, and the other half are in the hands of Dai Yuanxiang, the county magistrate.  Although Li Boyi ordered him to take charge of the defense of the city, Dai Yuanxiang was not weaker than him. If he wanted to dedicate a complete Linfen City to the Sui army, he must eliminateDrop Dai Yuanxiang.

    So Qin Xingshi went directly to see Dai Yuanxiang.

    Dai Yuanxiang had a good relationship with Qin Xingshi. When Qin Xingshi came, Dai Yuanxiang was washing his hair, so he held his wet hair and met Qin Xingshi.

    Qin Xingshi was also a very brave man. When he saw Dai Yuanxiang, he didn't say much. He drew his sword and killed Dai Yuanxiang with one blow.  Poor Dai Yuanxiang didn't know what was going on, so he had to be confused.

    Qin Xingshi killed Dai Yuanxiang and chopped off his head.

    At this time, Dai Yuanxiang's subordinates came forward one after another to besiege Qin Xingshi.  Qin Xingshi held up Dai Yuanxiang's head and said loudly: "Dai Yuanxiang intends to dedicate the city to the Sui army. I am ordered by the envoy to kill him. Are you colluding with Dai Yuanxiang?"

    Everyone knew that Li Boyi authorized Qin Xingshi to take charge of the defense, and seeing Dai Yuanxiang's death, he couldn't figure out the cause and effect of the incident, and no one dared to stop Qin Xingshi.

    So Qin Xingshi returned to the military camp carrying Dai Yuanxiang's head.

    Everybody was shocked.

    Qin Xingshi summoned the generals and said: "Now that Li Yuan has rebelled, we all have no choice but to surrender, but we do not think about the king's division all the time. Now that the king's division is approaching the city, it is a good time for us to rebel. Only Li Boyi and Dai Yuanxiang,  I will go my own way and lead you to death. Now that Dai Yuanxiang has been killed by me, only Li Boyi is left. Do you want to follow Li Boyi to resist the king's master and die, and your family will be destroyed, or are you willing to follow me, submit to the king's master, and share the glory."

    Everyone was shocked, but except for a few people, they all surrendered to Qin Xingshi.  The situation at this time was in the hands of Qin Xingshi. These people were former Sui soldiers. They surrendered to Li Tang just to make a living, and few of them were truly loyal to Li Tang.

    So Qin Xingshi killed those who were unwilling to surrender and took everyone to the Governor's Mansion.

    After Qin Xingshi killed Dai Yuanxiang, the news quickly spread to the governor's mansion. Li Boyi was shocked when he heard it and couldn't believe it for a long time.  Only when Wang Shen and others spoke out did he believe that Qin Xingshi had betrayed him.  At this time, Li Boyi burst into tears in front of everyone as if he were mourning his heir.

    It was Wang Shen who persuaded him: "Qin Ni has killed Dai Juncheng. He has already mastered the entire city's troops and horses, making it difficult for him to counterattack. So you should not lead your bodyguard to break through and go to Guanzhong."

    Li Boyi then panicked and prepared to escape.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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