Wei Yuanzhao and Meng Kunpeng's team did not move fast, due to the disappearance of Yang Chong and the unknown situation in Gaochang, the more than 1,000 prisoners no longer had hope, and could only see themselves as exiles in disguise; Wei Xuan didn't agree to these people riding horses and cars, and the long queue couldn't walk many miles a day. Wei Yuanzhao sympathized with these people, and was unwilling to force the speed of the march, so he should go on a trip; Coupled with Meng Kunpeng's caravan companions, not far from Chang'an, more than 300 servants sent by the exile family were mixed in, and Meng Kunpeng came forward every day to take care of the food that escorted everyone, and no one was embarrassed to turn their faces.

Wei Yuanzhao also has the idea of delaying time in Wuwei and other places, Yu Zhongwen's trip to Gaochang is full of variables, what can the veteran do, Yang Chong's subordinates are not easy to mess with, Meng Kunpeng just received an order from Yang Chong, even if Yang Chong is not there, he insists on going to Gaochang as originally planned, and taking care of the exiles along the way is said to be a plan designed by Yang Chong a long time ago. As long as it is not confirmed that Yang Chong is dead, Wei Yuanzhao dares to guarantee that Gaochang's officials will not bow down to Zhongwen.

Chang'an walked to Wuwei County for more than 30 days, and not far from the boundary of Wuwei, Wei Yuanzhao met Li Yuan, the disgraced Duke of Tang. Li Yuan originally wanted to wait for Feng Xiaoci to go out and come back, so he pressed Yuan Hongsi to leave, but he didn't expect that the defeated soldiers fled back the next day to report, and Feng Xiaoci 2,000 people were ambushed by horse thieves and Turks in Baizhuyuan, Feng Xiaoci died in battle, and only more than 100 people came back by grinding ropes by themselves. As soon as Li Yuan heard that some strategists had asked about the talismans, he guessed that the person who attacked Feng Xiaoci had a great plan, and he was immediately frightened into a cold sweat.

When Yuan Hongji got the news, he immediately turned his face, not only regained control of the county guard mansion overnight, but also asked his subordinates to open the city gate, and thousands of rebels immediately entered Wuwei City, searching for people from the court everywhere in the city; Li Yuan had to buy a lot of people in advance before he got the news in advance, and in this way, most of the Quenching Heaven Pavilion masters who escorted Li Yuan were killed or injured.

Li Yuan and Wei Yuanzhao are old acquaintances, and tell the truth: "The person who helped Yuan Hongsi turn the tables and attacked Feng Xiaoci is likely to be Yang Chong, and the strange thing is that Feng Xiaoci went to see the horse thief Bai Yu, Bai Yu often robs Longyou's military horses, and has a connection with Shibi Khan, and is the helper Feng Xiaoci found this time." There must be something hidden in this situation, and I need to go back to Chang'an immediately to report; As for your going to Gaochang, don't worry, it is equivalent to the general sending troops to Yiwu. ”

Wei Yuanzhao and the others were so shocked that they couldn't close their mouths, and Wei Yuanzhao asked, "Did Yuan Hongsi really participate in Yang Xuangan's rebellion?" ”

Li Yuan replied a little confused: "I don't know. My purpose for coming to Wuwei is very clear, if Yuan Hongsi really wants to cooperate with Yang Xuangan's actions, he should kill me before Feng Xiaoci makes a move. But Yuan Hongji has not moved, but has been close to me, hoping that I can say good things to the Holy Son of Heaven. And Wuwei's army has been under the supervision of my people, there is no abnormality, who knows that suddenly Yuan Hongji ordered to do it, and most of the people who did it were Wuwei locals, as well as Hu people. ”

Wei Yuanzhao has a family history and is an all-round talent in civil and military affairs, in fact, he agrees with Li Yuan's opinion, Yang Chong is capable, powerful, and his injuries should be healed, and he has formed a dead bond with Chang'an; Wei Xuan and Zhou Qian finding someone to kill Yang Chong may be a big secret to ordinary officials, but for the Wei family, a top-level Chang'an land snake, it is almost as transparent as a blank sheet of paper. Wei Yuanzhao asked: "Do you think that there is an external force controlling Yuan Hongsi, the most likely is that Yuan Hongsi, like Tang Yi, has been in contact with Yang Xuangan, but has not made up his mind to follow?" ”

Tang Yi, the head of Hanoi County, was originally Yang Xuangan's accomplice, and after Yang Xuangan raised troops, he appointed Tang Yi as the assassin of Huaizhou. Wei Yuanzhao is very familiar with Yuan Hongsi, and thinks that this kind of person who cares about his future will not take risks easily, and the biggest possibility is to wait for the result of Yang Xuangan's westward expansion, and then decide whether to rebel, but that kind of secret power is one step higher.

As soon as Wei Yuanzhao reminded him, Li Yuan smiled and said, "I can't tell, if it's really Yang Chong, it won't be wronged to lose." ”

Wei Yuanzhao instructed the generals behind him: "Invite Meng Daxia." ”

Meng Kunpeng had already seen Li Yuan and his entourage, and when he heard Wei Yuan's invitation, he immediately walked over and saluted the two of them and said, "I have seen Tang Guogong and Henan County Gong." ”

Li Yuan sighed and said, "Kunpeng, how can you also participate in these things, Yang Chong is pulling you into the water." ”

"The world is turbid, how can Meng be alone, with Tang Guogong's words, everything is enough. I didn't want to care about anything other than Yang Chong's business, but Yang Chong has done it, and if you are you, you may send yourself to death for a group of people who are not willing to follow you to fight. Meng Kunpeng smiled and said, "Yang Chong is not afraid of things, so I can't help it." ”

Li Yuan and Wei Yuanzhao had nothing to say, Yang Chong's return to Chang'an was originally a private matter, and it was impossible to know in advance that Wei Xuan was going to kill someone; According to Yang Chong's ability, after knowing that Yang Xuangan rebelled and Wei Xuan arrested people, he could have turned his horse back to Gaochang or found a place to hide, but Yang Chong still entered Chang'an without hesitation. Li Yuan's heart moved, and he asked, "Do you have any news of Yang Chong?" ”

Meng Kunpeng took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to Wei Yuanzhao and said: "Two days before departure, Yang Chong sent someone to send me a letter, saying that chaos will continue in various parts of the Central Plains, and that Hetao and the Western Regions are the places to take refuge, but he can't go back to Gaochang, but he will find a place to live as soon as possible." My task is to send these people to Gaochang safely, and if Fang Xuanling and the others resign, then escort Fang Xuanling and them back to Chang'an. ”

After Wei Yuan took care of it, he handed it to Li Yuan and said, "It seems that Wuwei is the place where Yang Chong seeks to take it. Yu Zhongwen's various means of waiting for Yang Chong in Gaochang will fail nine times out of ten. ”

Li Yuan read the letter, shook his head and said, "Yang Chong may have participated in Wuwei's affairs, but one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, and Yang Chong will not fight with Yuan Hongsi for this territory." ”

When Wei Yuanzhao heard this, he shouted that it was hard to say: "Didn't Yang Chong grab the military talisman, the military talisman is in hand, you can deceive the defenders everywhere, Yang Chong's target is in Zhangye." ”

This is reasonable, it is not a secret how many officers and troops there are in the counties of Longyou; As long as Yang Chong deceived the city gate, he didn't do whatever he wanted. Li Yuan suddenly panicked, the population of Longyou counties is different, such as Wuwei, only Jincheng, Zhangye, Tianshui can be compared, other counties have few people, and Beidi County has no more than 3,000 households and more than 10,000 people. If Yang Chong defeats Zhangye, or one or two other counties, how will he explain when he goes back.

Li Yuan immediately arranged for his subordinates to go to the counties to deliver letters, saying that Yuan Hongsi and Yang Chong had rebelled and should be careful, and then hurriedly took his leave; Meng Kunpeng did not dissuade, let alone kill Li Yuan, if Yang Chong really chose to rebel, he should kill Li Yuan openly on the battlefield. Wei Yuan's lighting was white, he indulged in the team's itinerary and made a mistake, as long as he was a few days in advance, he could pass Wuwei, and he could either go out of Yumen Pass or insert himself into Qinghai County, which was not as embarrassing as it is now.

(End of chapter)