The burning of Daxing Palace not only shook the center of Li Tang, but also plunged Chang'an into extreme panic.

The people don't understand the principle of in-depth and deterrence of the lone army, they only know that the Sui army hit the city of Chang'an and burned down the palace of the emperor Lao'er, which shows that the capital is not safe, and Li Tang is almost finished...... In half a day, the price of grain skyrocketed from 300 yuan to 800 yuan...... Therefore, there are as many as 100 Li Tangjing officials who are sick and ask for leave.

At this time, Yang Tong had returned safely and captured Pujin Pass in Fengyi County.

There are generally three heels to return to Hedong from Guanzhong, the north road is Hejindu of Fengyi Longmen Pass, the middle road is Pujin Pass, and the south road is Hongnong County from Tongguan into the Central Plains.

Pujin Pass is a dangerous pass between Qin and Jin, and it is also where the ancient ferry port is, both sides of the Yellow River north of Pujin Pass are cliffs, that is, the famous Qin-Jin Grand Canyon, or more than 200 miles north, you can ferry from Longmen Pass to Longmen County on the opposite bank.

There are 5,000 defenders in Pujin Pass, but at this time the communication is backward, Yang Tong in Li Yuan's fast horse arrived, before the defenders received the news, from behind the enemy camp into the pass, the guard Wang Chang fled in panic, took the Pujin Pass, a fire burned the Qianguan City clean, and then leisurely stepped on the pontoon bridge back to the east of the river.

Opposite is the Hedong City of Hedong County, it and Pujin Pass stand on both sides of the Yellow River, if it is said that to take Pujin Pass is to take the gate of Guanzhong, then, to take Hedong City is also to open the door of the state, both of them have a pivotal role in Chang'an and the state respectively, the current guard of Hedong City is the veteran Pei Renji.

At the beginning, Li Yuan spent a lot of money to 'buy' the promise of the Sui army to evacuate the four counties of Jincheng, Caohan, Douhe, and Xiping, but the Sui army put the Liang division into the four counties, and the Sui army won the two counties of Pingliang and Honghua for nothing, but Li Tang spent a lot of money, but he still had to win the Liang division to take the four counties such as Jincheng, which made Li Yuan angry. He was annoyed and terminated the trade with the Sui Dynasty, strictly forbidding merchants to cross the river, and not allowing the merchants of the Great Sui to enter Guanzhong, coupled with the continuous war, so that the Sui and Tang dynasties were almost cut off. Therefore, the gates of Hedong City in the Sui Dynasty have not been opened for a long time.

The Sui army in Hedong City had already been attracted by the fire on the opposite bank, and the defenders all boarded the city to be on guard, and then saw a menacing cavalry with a group of crying women and children coming, and immediately opened their bows and pointed directly. Someone at the head of the city shouted, "Whoever is coming, stop." ”

"My surname is Yang, my name is Dong, my name is Renjin, and I am the second in the family." Yang Tong smiled.

"Oh! It turned out to be Yang ......" When the captain at the head of the city just said this, he trembled, and the whole person couldn't believe it, Yang Dong was benevolent, isn't that the name of His Royal Highness King Qin?

The Great Sui Qin King, whom they were loyal to, actually came out of the enemy's pass? There was also a fire that burned Pujin Guan, this, this, this...... It's too.

Some of the guards next to him looked at the change in the captain and hurriedly asked, "General Wang, what's wrong with you?" ”

Captain Wang ignored these defenders, and he said loudly to Yang Tong: "You are really His Royal Highness the King of Qin?" ”

"By the way, I am Yang Tong, the King of Qin of the Great Sui." Yang Tong had already returned to his original appearance, but these people obviously didn't know him.

"Your Highness is here, and you still haven't opened the city gates?" Impatient, Luo Shixin said loudly.

"This ......" Captain Wang's face changed, and he gritted his teeth and said: "My duty is to guard the door and not let anyone enter the city." Please forgive your sins! ”

Yang Tong stopped Luo Shixin, who was angry, and said gently: "Where the duty is, it should be like this!" General Pei, please. ”

As soon as the words fell, a general with a mighty appearance and a black beard with a fluttering chin walked over, he looked at Yang Tong and Luo Shixin carefully, almost not scared to death, and hurriedly arched his hand: "The last general Pei Renji will see His Highness." ”

"General Pei doesn't have to be polite!"

"Quick, open the gates!" Bae In-ki ordered the stunned soldiers,

As the city gate opened, Yang Tong led the team into Hedong City.

After greeting each other, the captain looked frightened, and when he saw Yang Tong, his legs couldn't help bending, and the whole person knelt down: "Wang Yong to meet His Royal Highness, I really deserve to die... Please Your Highness to cure me for the sin of great rebellion."

"Those who don't know are not guilty, and you have not seen me! If you open the gates of the city without permission, you will be guilty of death! Yang Tong jumped off the horse, helped Wang Yong with his own hands, patted him on the shoulder and praised: "You are loyal to your duties, I am very satisfied." Wang Yong, I remember you! Continue. ”

"Your Highness!" Wang Yong said excitedly.

Yang Tong praised the generals, and they were all excited.

"Your Highness, these people are ......" At this time, Pei Renji asked suspiciously.

"I went to Chang'an for a turn, burned down Daxing Palace, and invited all the children and grandchildren of Li Yuan, who have also suffered these days, so they can be resettled."

As soon as this remark came out, there was an uproar.

Pei Renji was a little stunned, this is too crazy.

"Haha!"

In a state of shock and admiration, Yang Tong and Shui Tianji walked to the mansion with the army!

Yang Tong told Pei Renji about Chang'an's persuasion, and Pei Renji was shocked, but also preached to Yang Tong for a while.

"Li Yuan is too crazy these days, I will put huge pressure on Li Yuan if I burn the palace city, which will also indirectly help Xiao Yuan!"

Yang Tong paused for a moment, and said with some worry: "Actually, I'm not worried about Wang Shichong, Li Mi, and Dou Jiande, their territories are intertwined, even if we don't need to provoke incidents, they will fight to the death and fight a result, and when they lose both, when we cross the river to the south, the resistance will be far less than now." I'm only worried about Xiao Mo in the south now, Li Xiaogong has been transferred back to Guanzhong by Li Yuan, and he didn't take advantage of the lack of strength of the Tang army to recapture the lost territory, I don't know what he was thinking. ”

Speaking of this, Yang Tong turned around and asked Pei Renji: "General Pei, you and Xiao Mo are from the same era, and there is a lawsuit in Jingxiang, and you want to come and have contact with him, what do you think of this person?" ”

Although Xiao Yu also commented on Xiao Miao, Yang Tong didn't believe the enemy's words very much.

"There have been several encounters!" Pei Renji pondered for a moment and said, "I feel that this person is suspicious, vigilant, and not easy to get along with, and people who know him say the same about him." Judging from his various actions in the south, this person has the ambition of a hero, but he does not have the mind of a hero. ”

Yang Tong nodded and said: "Dong Jingzhen said that he 'Luo Chuan ordered Xiao Milling, after the Liang family, he was generous and generous, and had the style of Emperor Wu', for Xiao Mill's career, he ran around for many years, which can be described as loyal, but Xiao Milling established the Liang State less than two years ago, and forced this meritorious general to death, and other generals who raised troops were all killed by him one by one. The Liang State is now suspicious of each other, the border generals are in danger, and the Liang State, which has lost its cohesion, is just a plate of scattered sand even if it has 400,000 soldiers and horses. I'm worried that he will lose too quickly, so that Jing Xiang will be within Li Tang's reach. ”

Pei Renji said with emotion: "Your Highness has done a good job, and it is really a blessing for me to have the magnanimity to accommodate people in the world." ”

Yang Tong laughed: "Actually, my temperament, if it sounds good, it is clear grievances, and if it is unpleasant, it will be retribution. It's just that now the territory is getting bigger and bigger, and there has been a slight change in temperament, but fortunately, you elders are used to me and pick up the gaps for me in the back, otherwise I wouldn't have gone so smoothly. ”

He pointed in the direction of Chang'an and said, "Actually, Li Yuan is also doing a good job, treating people leniently and not competing with the people; The way of balance is even more perfect, which not only ensures the interests of the Guanlong magnates, but also takes into account the gains and losses of Xiao Yu, Chen Shuda and other southern gains, and also has the support of the Kwantung clan. At the same time, he is scheming, far-sighted, and able to bend and stretch, so Li Yuan is our biggest enemy! ”

Pei Renji shook his head and said: "His Royal Highness looks down on him too much, I have been in Hedong for so long, and I have nothing to do with studying Li Yuan, and I found that he is not like that at all." ”

"Oh? I want to hear about it! ”

"Li Yuan is tolerant and benevolent on the surface, but in fact he is vicious and narrow-minded, in order to keep the throne, even his own son is used! In order to stabilize the imperial power, he did not hesitate to set up such a big obstacle as Li Shimin for Li Jiancheng, and the two sons competed for profit, and finally he was like a mountain. ”

Yang Tong thought so.

In history, Li Yuan supported Li Shimin to check and balance Li Jiancheng, and connived at Li Shimin to establish the Tiance Mansion, so that Li Shimin gradually sat on an equal footing with Li Jiancheng.

Li Yuanji, who was captured alive, has done nothing now, and he doesn't even have decent real power, it can be seen that this is a hole card that Li Yuan used to suppress Li Shimin, once Li Shimin's military power is too heavy, he will definitely use Li Yuanji's chess piece.

"Your Highness, there is something I don't know whether to say."

"General Pei, please speak."

"Speaking of Li Yuanji, I can only describe it in one word, that is, it is not as good as a beast, and scolding Li Yuanji as a beast is an insult to a beast. When he was a child, he was so ugly that even his biological mother had to lose him. It was the kind-hearted maid Chen Shanyi who secretly hid Li Yuanji and raised him, and did not tell Li Yuan until Li Yuan came back from a business trip. Li Yuan left Li Yuanji and promoted Chen Shanyi to be Li Yuanji's nurse. Chen Shanyi regarded Li Yuanji as a parent-child upbringing, but Li Yuanji embodied a fierce and violent side at a very young age, and he liked to let his subordinates fight with real knives and guns, causing a lot of lives. After being a little older, he played in person, and was injured from time to time, Chen Shanyi felt sorry for Li Yuanji, and persuaded him with good words. Li Yuanji was tired of hearing this, and actually strangled Chen Shanyi to death. The beasts and beasts still knew how to repay their kindness, but Li Yuanji brutally killed them because of Chen's kindness and love for him. What you do, you are not as good as a beast! ”

"When he stayed in Taiyuan, Li Yuanji was arrogant and domineering, shooting people on the street for fun, which made the heavens angry and resentful. Such a ruthless person is more poisonous than a poisonous snake! I suggest selling him for a good price! Sooner or later, this person will become a scourge to Li Tang! ”

"Haha! Gao Jian ...... "In fact, Yang Tong never thought of killing Li Yuanji, this kind of person lives in Chang'an, and he may play a role of no less than 100,000 troops:" These people from the Li family, just wait for Li Tang's envoy to redeem it!" Just sit on the ground and start the price...... I didn't bother to talk to Li Tang's messengers, so I used the letter eagle to summon Fang Xuanling from Yan'an County, and then the two of you sold it by head, just ask for the price fiercely! ”

In this regard, Pei Renji had another opinion, and said: "I thought I could ask for a price from Li Shimin's family, but Li Yuanji's family was relatively cheap!" It is better to set Li Yuanji's ransom lower than Li Shimin's son. ”

"Why?"

"Because Li Shimin is Li Tang's number one general, and Li Yuanji is nothing."

A hint of enlightenment and excitement flashed in Yang Tong's eyes, and he hurriedly said, "Explain it clearly!" ”

"Anyone who looks ugly, arrogance is just his inferior side, if we open Li Yuanji's ransom lower than Li Shimin's son, Li Yuanji will feel that it is a great humiliation! When he returns, he must prove that he is better than his brother! Once there is military power, then there will inevitably be something to fight with Li Shimin. ”

"Makes sense!" Yang Tong slapped his thigh and praised: "Since Li Yuan likes his sons to fight, then, let's add another faction to him." ”

"Exactly!" Bae Renji's serious appearance

Yang Tong pondered for a moment, and suddenly burst into laughter: "Jiang is still old and spicy!" With General Pei and Xuan Ling here, I'm relieved! The two of you are planning this matter, and you must let Li Yuanji know that you are not worth anything. ”

Yang Tong was full of emotion.

In recent years, civil officials have fought more fiercely than military generals, such as: Wei Yunqi who destroyed a country by himself, Yang Gongren who got Yang Xuangan, Yang Shanhui and Yang Yuanhong, who broke 800,000 and 200,000, and Wang Cong, who made it difficult for Dou Jiande to move forward!

Once the military attache plays yin, they are all more ruthless than civilian officials, needless to say, Qin Qiong's performance may as well be more, pit Ashina Sima's 50,000 army, and can't wait to take Qin Qiong as a bodhisattva's offering......

"The last general commands."

"Shixin, let the army rest well, and return to Yecheng early tomorrow morning." Yang Tong stretched his muscles and bones, counting it, it has been more than a month before and after coming out this time, but he misses the comfortable life in Yecheng.

And the imperial examination is imminent, I really don't know what kind of performance Du Ruhui will have, Yang Tong suddenly thought of Fang Mou Du Xuanzhi said, Fang Xuanling is already one of his masterminds, and now Du Ruhui is about to join, cut off a pair of Li Shimin's wings, how far can he fly?

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