At night, outside the city of Luoyang, the camp of Pishan.

Although Meng Heng has secretly controlled most of Luoyang's territory, Luoyang is still Wang Shichong's territory on the surface, in order to prevent Wang Shichong's dog from jumping off the wall in a hurry, he joined forces with the Tang army to deal with the Sui army. Meng Hui still led the army to garrison the mountain outside the city, and slightly calmed Wang Shichong's father and son's heart.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, during the Southern Song Dynasty, he repeatedly thwarted the Mongol offensive with his own strength, and Meng Hui, who was known as the master of defense, was dressed in armor and quietly looked at Wang Xiaojie standing in front of him.

"As a member of the Wang clan, why did the general tell the general, don't you know that if you do this, the entire Wang family will suffer a catastrophe?"

Wang Xiaojie took a deep breath, looked serious, and said loudly: "Although Xiaojie is from the Wang family, Xiaojie will not forget that he is a soldier of the Great Sui. Moreover, Xiaojie didn't think that the strategy offered by the eldest grandson An Shi could really win General Meng into the army, and it was even more impossible to incorporate more than 10,000 elites under the general's command. ”

When Meng Gong heard this, he immediately laughed and said, "General Wang is really a smart person. But there is one thing you probably didn't think of, the eldest grandson Anshi's dedication of the eldest grandson Wuji to Wang Xuanying is just a bitter ploy to deceive Wang Xuanying, the eldest grandson Anshi has secretly surrendered to the Tang Dynasty long ago, and he deliberately provoked Wang Xuanying to kill me, nothing more than to create civil strife in Luoyang City and respond to Li Shimin's offensive. ”

"What?"

Wang Xiaojie's eyes widened when he heard this, and he said in a lost voice: "This eldest grandson Wuji is crazy!" Even if he really provoked civil strife in Luoyang by doing this, would he still have his life in prison? ”

"Maybe this is the so-called death of a confidant!"

At this moment, a civil official in a purple robe suddenly appeared outside the handsome tent, about forty years old, not very tall, but with an extraordinary bearing, and his eyebrows revealed a heroic righteousness.

Wang Xiaojie subconsciously took a few steps back and asked in a deep voice, "Who are you?" ”

The civil official smiled slightly, arched his hand and said, "Zeng Guopan, a member of the Outer Officers and Soldiers Department, has seen General Wang!" ”

This civil official is Zeng Guopan, who came in and out of chaos, implanted as a member of the Sui Dynasty's military department, Yang Gao was interested in promoting him, so he sent him to Xue Rengui's army as a soldier, and later followed Meng Hui to Luoyang.

Zeng Guopan finished saluting Wang Xiaojie, walked into the tent slowly, and said in a deep voice: "I have to say that the eldest grandson Wuji is indeed a bit capable, and he did not hesitate to gamble with his life in order to provoke civil strife in Luoyang. It's a pity that as early as the first day he entered Luoyang, he was already targeted by my Great Sui's Jinyi Guard. Shiqian personally went out to monitor him day and night, and this morning's conspiracy between him and his eldest grandson An Shi was clearly heard by Shi Qian, who was hiding under the carriage. ”

Wang Xiaojie was shocked when he heard this, turned around and was about to leave: "I'll go back to the city and tell the prince that he will immediately execute the eldest grandson brother!" ”

Zeng Guopan shook his head helplessly, and stopped Wang Xiaojie: "General Wang, how do you plan to go back and tell Wang Xuanying the truth?" Tell him that you told General Meng Hui all about their plots? ”

"This..."

Wang Xiaojie was stunned when he heard this, and then he remembered that he had betrayed Wang Shichong and Wang Xuanying, and he didn't know what to say for a while, so he stood in place.

Zeng Guopan continued to speak: "Take 10,000 steps back, even if General Wang conceals the informant, Wang Xuanying will also execute the eldest grandson Wuji and the eldest grandson Anshi, but what can it be? Will they be able to keep to themselves in the future? Their ambition doomed them to be incompatible with the Great Sui! ”

Wang Xiaojie was silent for a long time, and suddenly said again: "Xiaojie implores, can you only punish the evil, and don't implicate those innocent Wang clansmen?" ”

Zeng Guopan smiled slightly: "General Wang can rest assured of this, Your Majesty is merciful, and when I was ordered to come to the Central Plains, he instructed me not to hurt the innocent." As long as General Wang's clansmen keep to themselves and do not violate the laws of the Great Sui, they will definitely not have to worry about their lives. However, people like Wang Renze, Wang Wan, Wang Shiyun and other heinous criminals are not among them. ”

Wang Xiaojie nodded slightly, which had been expected by him. In order to take charge of Luoyang, Wang Shichong does not know how many dissidents he has purged, these people are Wang Shichong's vanguard to purge dissidents, and his hands have long been stained with the blood of loyal ministers of the Sui Dynasty.

Rebellion is a big crime of the Jiu clan, and it is a great luck to be able to keep the family. Where did Wang Xiaojie dare to have any extravagance, knelt down on one knee towards the south, kowtowed a few times, and said gratefully: "Your Majesty is really a benevolent monarch through the ages, even if Xiaojie is broken bones, it is difficult to repay Your Majesty's great kindness!" ”

Meng Gong has been coming to Luoyang for some time with his army. The situation in Luoyang City has also been roughly figured out, this Wang Xiaojie's ability is one of the best under Wang Shichong, and through Fang Cai's contact, Meng Gong is also sure that he is not a treacherous and cunning person.

Seeing that he thanked Yang Gao so sincerely, Meng Hui immediately got up and left his seat, walked to Wang Xiaojie to help him up, and said with a smile: "General Xiaojie is really a loyal and righteous man, and Meng Mou admires the behavior of giving up his small family!" With the help of General Xiaojie, the general is confident that he will be able to let Li Shimin's children return to Luoyang! ”

Wang Xiaojie stood up, wiped the corners of his eyes that were a little moist, and arched his hand and said: "General Meng, although the military power of the Huainan Army has been handed over to Wang Shiyun by Wang Xuanying, Wang Shiyun has been in office for less than a day, and it is absolutely impossible to completely purge my forces in the army. ”

Zeng Guopan on the side was overjoyed when he heard this: "Then dare to ask General Wang, how many Huainan troops are there who can listen to your command now?" ”

Wang Xiaojie lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head and said: "I have been in charge of this Huainan Army for nearly two years on the orders of my uncle, and I still have a lot of influence in the army. Although it is not possible to order the whole army to put things in order, there is still no problem in mobilizing five or six hundred people to respond to the large army. ”

Zeng Guopan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he soon fell into deep thought.

Although before he left Jiangdu, Yang Gao told him that he didn't need to worry about any gossip, as long as the time was ripe, he would turn against Wang Shichong and seize Luoyang. But having said that, Zeng Guopan is a cautious person, and he will not take such a move that would damage the emperor's reputation unless he has to. What if some old stubborn stubborn ones insist on talking about this matter in the future, and the court uses themselves as scapegoats?

And now Wang Xiaojie's submission suddenly gave him an idea, if Meng Hui pretended to trick Wang Xuanying into turning his face and making a move, then they would not cross the river and tear down the bridge, but to clean up the rebellion. And with Wang Xiaojie's henchmen, presumably Meng Heng, who fell into the trap, would not have to worry about his life. However, after all, Meng Hui is the chief general of the three armies, and ensuring his safety is also an extremely important thing, so Zeng Guopan still wants to consider and improve the details.