Just as Yang Gao, Yu Yunwen, and Fang Xuanling were secretly discussing how to deal with the Tang Army's Five-Way Expedition, the urgent shouts of the guards suddenly sounded outside the door.

"Your Majesty, Feng Zhiji, the eldest son of Lord Feng Ang of Lingnan, is asking to see him outside, saying that there is a major event that endangers the Great Sui Society!"

"Hurry up!"

Yang Gao was taken aback when he heard this, and immediately ordered.

After Yang Gao pacified Jiangnan, Feng An, who had seized Lingnan, quickly went down to the table.

Yang Gao considered that Feng Ang was the first separatist force to take the initiative to submit to the Great Sui, and he was an official Qingming, enjoyed a high reputation in Lingnan, and was deeply loved by the people. In history, after he surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, he also governed the place conscientiously for the Tang Dynasty, and there was no rebellion, not like an ambitious person, so he agreed to his surrender and let him still sit in Lingnan.

Now that Feng Ang has sent his eldest son Xingye to Beijing to report, it seems that something very important has happened in Lingnan.

Feng Zhiji walked into Yang Gao's imperial study under the guidance of the eunuch, knelt on the ground and cried: "Your Majesty, Lingnan has changed rapidly, my father unfortunately died at the hands of villains, and half of the entire territory of Lingnan has fallen into the hands of the enemy!" ”

"What?"

As soon as Feng Zhiji's words fell, Yang Gao, Yu Yunwen, and Fang Xuanling in the imperial study exclaimed at the same time.

Fang Xuanling asked incredulously: "General Feng, your father is highly respected in Lingnan, who can kill him?" Half of Lingnan has fallen, so why haven't we received any information at all? ”

Feng Zhiji choked up and said: "Your Excellency, the fall of Lingnan is not an invasion of foreign enemies, but an internal ghost!" ”

"Inner ghost?"

Feng Zhiji nodded, "About a few months ago, a Taoist priest named Hong Xiuquan suddenly appeared in Lingnan, preaching and collecting disciples. In just two months, the number of believers under the Kung Fu sect has grown to 780,000. ”

"Seven or eight hundred thousand people?"

Yu Yunwen's eyes widened, "In just two months, you can develop so many believers?" ”

"This traitor does have some demagogic skills, and even many generals in the army believe that this man is a god of heaven. But my father thought that this guy was just a trickster with a little more skill, so he didn't take it to heart. ”

Feng Zhiji said with some annoyance: "But who knew that half a month ago, this traitor suddenly gathered a crowd in Nanhai County to rebel, and the believers in various counties responded one after another, and the generals in the army also suddenly turned against each other, and even my father's most trusted general suddenly betrayed and assassinated my father." In this way, in just five or six days, most of Lingnan has been lost. ”

Yang Gao couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, Hong Xiuquan, this magic stick is ×× Quan who was messed in and out when he summoned Lu Wenlong last time, but how could he come out at this time to go against me, it's really not the right time!

Fang Xuanling on the side sighed: "It's really a blessing, and the disaster is not a one-way street." Now that the decisive battle with the Tang Army is imminent, how can there be such a magic stick coming out to disrupt the situation. ”

Feng Zhiji continued: "When Weichen came to Jiangdu from Lingnan, he heard that Hong Xiuquan had gathered 300,000 believers to go to Jiangnan. Your Majesty should take precautions as soon as possible! ”

Yang Gao nodded, and asked again: "Rebellion is a big deal, presumably Hong Xiuquan also has a few henchmen around him, right?" ”

Feng Zhiji replied, "Your Majesty Shengming." This Hong Xiuquan does have many minions under his hands, among which Yang Xiuqing, Shi Dakai, Wei Changhui, Feng Yunshan, and Xiao Chaogui have the highest prestige. After Hong Xiuquan raised his army, he proclaimed himself the king of heaven, and appointed Yang Xiuqing as the king of the east, Shi Dakai as the king of Ji, Wei Changhui as the king of the north, Feng Yunshan as the king of the south, and Xiao Chaogui as the king of the west. These men were also the leaders of the rebels. ”

After listening to Feng Zhiji's words, Yang Gao said secretly in his heart: "It seems that except for Li Xiucheng, who was born in advance, and Chen Yucheng, the British king, Hong Xiuquan brought out all the main leaders of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. ”

"System, can you test the four-dimensional ability of Shi Dakai, Yang Xiuqing, Wei Changhui and other leaders of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom?"

Yang Gao pretended to close his eyes and pondered, opened the system imperceptibly, and asked intently.

"The system is being tested, please wait patiently for ......"

"Ding-dong, the system has been detected. Yang Xiuqing, commander 83, armed force 73, intelligence 90, politics 91. ”

"Shi Dakai, commander 95, armed force 93, intelligence 80, politics 73."

"Xiao Chaogui, commander 82, armed force 88, intelligence 76, politics 71."

"Wei Changhui, commander 76, armed force 90, intelligence 71, politics 63."

"Feng Yunshan, commander 85, armed force 81, intelligence 76, politics 72."

"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that Jiangnan is the land of money and grain in my Great Sui, and he must not fall into the hands of traitors. Weichen suggested that the imperial court could send a large army to exterminate Hong Xiuquan. ”

Yu Yunwen's sudden opening frightened Yang Gao to quickly withdraw from the system.

Yang Gao quickly came back to his senses and nodded in agreement: "What Yunwen said is extremely true, but now the Central Plains war is imminent, and Jingxiang is about to go to war." Where should I send my troops to counter the rebellion? ”

Yu Yunwen smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, although Hong Xiuquan has 300,000 believers, 300,000 believers is not equal to 300,000 troops. Although the believers are fanatical, the military discipline is chaotic, and they are actually vulnerable. Weichen thought that as long as there was a qualified commander, the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses left behind by General Hu'er brought by Jiang Nanyi would be enough to quell the rebellion. ”

Yang Gao immediately asked: "But now the old general who came to Hu'er and the general who came to the whole have led the army to Yiling, and the emperor's uncle has also rushed to Xiangyang." Aiqing, doesn't you want me to personally take command and go to Jiangnan to conquer Hong Xiuquan? ”

Before Yu Yunwen could answer, Fang Xuanling had already given up his hand and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that General Xue Rengui, General Li Yaoshi, General Chang Yuchun, General Yang Jiye and General Yue Pengju are all rare talents, and all staying in the Central Plains will not play a big role, and Weichen suggests that one person be transferred to Jiangnan to serve as a counterinsurgency general." ”

Yu Yunwen frowned slightly, and arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, even if you rush from the Central Plains to Jiangnan, even if you are fast, I am afraid it will take ten days and half a month." The military situation was urgent, and Weichen suggested that Yangzhou Taishou Wang Shouren be responsible for recruiting Hong Xiuquan's rebels. ”

"This..."

Yang Gao was stunned when he heard this, "Can Wang Shouren command tens of thousands of troops with a civil manager?" ”

Yu Yunwen smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, it is not a strange thing for a civil official to be in command in my Great Sui. During the reign of the emperor, Gao Gong once commanded tens of thousands of troops. Weichen has had several contacts with Wang Shouren, although this person is a civilian official, but the art of war is definitely first-class in the world. ”

Fang Xuanling arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, maybe Lord Wang has indeed mastered the art of war, but he has not brought soldiers to the battlefield for so many years, maybe it is not a big problem to command the county soldiers, but it may be difficult to suppress the tens of thousands of strong soldiers and fierce generals left by General Laihu'er, or transfer back one person from the several major generals in the Central Plains to command the rebellion." ”

Yang Gao met his advisers for the first time and had different opinions, and he immediately fell into a tangle.