Li Shiji sent out fast horses to send back Shi Derui, Cui Shu, and Zhang Gongjin with the good news that the seven states of Zhengdong were coming to surrender!
Good guy, Li Shiji had just captured Xuanyuan Pass and Yangcheng, and before he even left Songshan Mountain, these three people anxiously sent him a letter of surrender.
It was obvious how eager the three of them were to surrender to the Tang Dynasty!
September twenty-seven.
Instigated by the Zheng family in Xingyang, Wei Lu, the governor of Xingyang, suddenly launched an attack, captured Zheng's general Zhang Zhi and four others, and secretly surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.
September 30th.
Wei Lu secretly trusted Zhang Yaohan, the prefect of Bianzhou, and knew the interests.
Zhang Yaohan was determined to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, so he used the Zhang Zhiling arrow given by Wei Lu to summon Zhang Cibao, the Zheng general stationed in Bianzhou, and others, and killed them all.
Immediately, on the second day of October, Xingyang and Bianzhou changed their banners and surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.
The fourth day of October.
Yang Qing, the governor of Guanzhou, saw that all Zheng and Dong had surrendered, leaving him alone in the city. He had long had ambitions and immediately decided to surrender to the Tang Dynasty.
His wife, Mrs. Wang, knew about it and tried to persuade her not to let Wang Shichong's kindness go down.
Yang Qing immediately turned against him and poisoned the Wang family with medicinal wine, then killed Wang Shichong's accomplices, and neatly sent Li Shiji a surrender.
As a result, Li Shiji conquered the huge ten states of Zhengdong without any bloodshed or effort.
Li Shiji, who was so happy, went without stopping, sending messengers to appease the various states, and at the same time sent his army northward, heading straight for Hulao Pass.
When this series of good news came back to Qingcheng Palace, everyone from Li Shimin to the civil servants and generals were shocked.
Because this is exactly the same as what Xia Yu predicted before.
Especially Yang Qing's decisiveness and ruthlessness in killing his wife and surrendering to the Tang Dynasty made Li Yuanji, who doubted Xia Yu in public, very embarrassed.
His Majesty the King of Qi was so ashamed that he did not dare to go out for several days.
Li Shimin was overjoyed and was extremely generous. He sent a large amount of seized property to Xia Yu's house every now and then.
Although the civil and military officials were extremely jealous, no one dared to be unconvinced.
At this time, Xia Yu seemed to be the number one think tank of the Tang Army. His achievements were so great that he could be called the first person in this Eastern Expedition.
At this point, Xia Yu has truly secured her position as one of the three giants in the army!
No one dares to look down on him because of his youth.
Therefore, Xia Yu was in a good mood. In addition to practicing martial arts every day, she also taught Yin Yuan some arithmetic and statistical knowledge, which was very leisurely.
On this day, the autumn rain was bleak, and it was getting cooler.
Because he could not practice martial arts, Xia Yu wiped his "Gaihu" horizontal sword in the house.
In the past few days, Li Daoxuan has taught him a sword technique called "Qinhu Dao". According to legend, it was created by Han Qinhu, a famous general in the old Sui Dynasty.
Although there are only eighteen sword techniques, they are simple, ruthless, and extremely useful for small-scale close combat.
Just suitable for Xia Yu.
After being tortured by Li Daoxuan for a long time, he gradually no longer objected to practicing martial arts.
After all, the improvement in physical fitness is visible to the naked eye.
In the past, he would be out of breath after running one or two kilometers, but now, after being trained for a whole day, he is still alive and kicking the next day.
The increase in force value made Xia Yu even more happy.
Now, with fists, kicks and sword skills, I have also practiced a few tricks with Hu Sanyi and Zhang Yu, and my progress is changing with each passing day, extremely fast.
At the end of the day, it’s still a great feeling of accomplishment.
"Brother-in-law," suddenly, Yin Yuan, who was immersed in his homework, put down his pen and took a deep breath and said, "I've finished the calculation, take a look."
Xia Yu put down the knife and took Yin Yuan's homework to examine it carefully.
Don't tell me, even though Yin Yuan was incompetent in writing and martial arts, he had a simple and straightforward personality, and he lacked the smoothness and depth of an official. However, although the ruler was short and the inch was long, this young man was actually quite talented in arithmetic.
Some traditional problems such as the chicken and the rabbit in the same cage and the calculation of the Nine Palaces can be understood as soon as they are taught, and they can even be used to draw parallels.
I haven't learned abacus for long, but I am already very proficient, and I can pull out abacus beads very quickly.
Perhaps, stupid people have simple minds and are more likely to focus on things they are interested in, just like the mathematical genius Wei Shen.
Xia Yu smiled and nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, I got a few questions right. I didn't expect that I just taught you something casually, and it turned out to be just right for you."
"Yin Yuan, those political affairs officers are actually not suitable for you. It's better for you to work harder on arithmetic."
"By then, the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Affairs will have many professional official positions suitable for you. If you do well, you will be able to shine on the lintel and your name will be passed down in history."
When Yin Yuan heard this, he was extremely happy: "Okay, brother-in-law, I will listen to you."
In the past, he was under a lot of pressure.
You must know that he is an adoptive son. If he cannot support Yin Kaishan's family business, the spittle of the family members and outsiders can drown him.
However, he was not good at writing and could not write poems, songs and beautiful articles.
Wu, he only has brute strength and lacks talent in strategizing and dispatching troops.
This made Yin Yuan very confused. He once suspected that he was a good-for-nothing good-for-nothing, but now he was overjoyed after hearing Xia Yu's praise.
Although professional officials are not as glamorous, if they do well, they still have a bright future.
Moreover, he can stay away from political turmoil, and his prominent status as the founding father of Yin Kaishan is enough to ensure that the family will be rich and prosperous for a long time.
"try hard."
Xia Yu patted Yin Yuan's shoulder happily, feeling quite proud of being a teacher this month.
Just as he was talking, a young eunuch holding an umbrella and carrying a food basket hurriedly walked out of the rain curtain and came to the front of the palace.
"Stop. Who are you?" Under the eaves, Zhang Yu and another bodyguard Hu Zhong were on duty and stopped immediately.
"Two military masters, it's noon. His Highness the King of Qin has a fish soup as a reward for the military advisor. Please help me." The young eunuch was very delicate and smiled softly.
"Oh, then go in."
Zhang Yu didn't think much about it. In the past few days, Li Shimin had collected a lot of messy things and waved his hand to let the young eunuch in.
Fish soup!?
Xia Yu heard clearly in the hall and couldn't help but be curious. What kind of good things did Comrade Li Er have to send someone to deliver?
The young eunuch stepped forward and placed the food box on the table in front of Xia Yu.
"Military advisor, this fish soup is made from a unique type of tiny whitebait found in mountain streams. It tastes extremely delicious and is one of the best in the world."
"His Royal Highness the King of Qin has specially ordered a bowl to be brought to you. Please have a good taste."
The young eunuch opened the food box while laughing along with him. Immediately, a very rich and peculiar aroma hit his face.
In the box, I saw a large bowl of milky-white soup with countless tiny whitebait in the middle.
Xia Yu's spirit perked up, her index finger moved and her mouth watered.
"Commander, this is a spoon." Seeing this, the young eunuch hurriedly and thoughtfully handed over a spoon.
Xia Yu took the spoon, lowered his head, and was about to taste it. Just when he was completely unprepared, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a cold light from the corner of his eye!
A sharp, biting murderous aura enveloped him instantly.
Immediately, I heard Yin Yuan yelling: "Brother-in-law, be careful!"
After all, Xia Yu has been practicing martial arts for several months. Although she has not yet gone into battle, her reaction speed is several times faster than before.
At the critical moment, he bent down suddenly and fell into the soup.
"Whoosh!"
I saw a dagger with blue light that was originally piercing Xia Yu's chest, but this time it suddenly pierced the air and passed dangerously over his head.
Seeing that the blow missed, the young eunuch was stunned for a moment, but he reacted very quickly. He turned the dagger and stabbed it downwards.
At this time, Xia Yu's head was smashed into the soup bowl. Stars were popping out of her eyes and her face was covered with soup. There was no possibility of hiding.
"How dare you, thief!"
At the critical moment, Yin Yuan pounced forward like a cheetah, and his strong body like a calf knocked the enemy to the ground in an instant.
At the entrance of the palace, Zhang Yu and Hu Zhong also reacted, roared angrily, drew their swords and rushed into the palace.
Just as the young eunuch struggled to get up, Zhang Yu and Hu Zhong, one on the left and the other on the right, were already attacking him, slashing through the air with two sharp horizontal knives.
The young eunuch only had a short dagger in his hand, but how could he resist it?
As soon as there was a scream, Zhang Yu cut off the enemy's right arm at the elbow with one knife. The dagger and the severed arm flew one meter away, and blood sprayed.
Hu Zhong showed no mercy and chopped off the young eunuch's left leg to the knee with one knife.
The young eunuch was hit hard and fell to the ground, losing the ability to resist.