Chapter Seventy-Nine: Out of the Town and Hedong (1)
When Yang Xuangan was conspiring with them, Longmen County, located in Jiangzhou, Shanxi, due to Yang Guang's defeat in Liaodong, many old people lost their sons, wives lost their husbands, and children lost their fathers. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
"The emperor is really benevolent, and there are few monarchs who will personally pay tribute to those martyrs since ancient times."
"What's this, if it weren't for him, how could my son die, I'm so old, just one son, if he dies, I'll be alone, and no one will give me a pension to die."
"Ugh! Did you hear that? The government is going to recruit soldiers again, and the men in our village will be pulled away as long as they are sixteen years old. ”
"Who are you listening to?"
"Hey! My brother-in-law served as a scribe for the soldiers Cao to join the army in Taiyuan, Hedong, and he told me after he saw the documents sent by the imperial court. Ask me to be prepared. ”
"What, there is still a war!"
"The emperor is like a child who loses a bet, he can't beat the battle!" Hearing this, the people who were talking about it closed their mouths. In the evening, a group of people deliberated together.
"Brother Wu, now that everyone has heard the news that they are going to conquer Liaodong, they have begun to get excited, I think we can act." A big bearded man pondered for a moment.
"No! We have to add more fire to make it burn a little stronger. that he may set the prairie on fire. ”
"What's the big brother's opinion?"
"You guys do this!" As he spoke, he spoke slowly in the ears of several people.
A group of hungry peasants dug up a stone statue in the suburbs of a woman holding a boy wearing a crown with the words "King" written on the back. Everyone felt strange. Soon, children all over the county were singing a ballad.
"Huang Tian is matched with Houtu, and the king of the native people is born, and the mother character is a little more, and Duan'er is the king of people." After the people of the county heard this broken ballad, their hearts fluctuated even more.
"Did you hear that? A few days ago, someone dug up a stone statue outside the city. And the ballad thing. ”
"I heard that it was a woman holding a child wearing a crown, and she said that when she dug it up, the sky changed dramatically, and it was dark."
"What a dark day, I heard that it is an auspicious cloud cover. It seems that the world is about to change again. ”
"I think so, uh! Who do you think this new Son of Heaven will be? ”
"I don't know!"
"Brother, I heard that there is a man named Wuwei'er, he is strong in martial arts, invulnerable, has great magical powers, and is righteous and chivalrous. There are more mother words, Duan'er is the king, is it him! Why don't we go to him! If he is really the son of heaven, maybe he can sit in the world in the future, and we can also be the founding fathers of the country when the time comes. ”
"That's right." Female's residence.
"The Son of Heaven has no way, and there is a way to replace it, we worked hard to farm, pay for grain, and work as errands, but as a result, the faint king conquered the Goguryeo people, but we couldn't eat, our families were ruined, and our wives were separated. What is wrong with us, what is wrong. that we should suffer this sin. We have to live for ourselves. As he spoke, the people around him chanted along with him.
"We want to live, we don't pay food for the court, we don't work for the court anymore, what do we do with such a corrupt and incompetent court? Big brother, you take us back! ”
"That's right! We're the opposite. ”
"It's the other way around."
Under the leadership of Wu Du'er, the people of Longmen launched a popular uprising, they wore red turbans, naked upper bodies, drew a circle on their chests, claimed to be immortals descending to protect their bodies, and captured Longmen County in one fell swoop, they killed the county officials, seized the armory, opened the prison and released the prisoners, the nearby counties were encouraged, and all launched a rebellion, Wu Duan'er's momentum suddenly developed into sixty or seventy thousand people, Jiangzhou became a lonely city, and Zhao Yuankai reported to the imperial court, and the government and the opposition were shaken. Because Jiangzhou is located in the hinterland of Shanxi Hedong, the transportation is convenient, and Taiyuan can be threatened to the north, and most of the clan business headed by the Taiyuan Wang family is concentrated there, so the minister headed by the Wang family immediately asked Yang Guang to immediately send troops to quell the rebellion, and hoped that their family's military upstart Wang Shichong would lead the army to quell the rebellion. Although the other clans also have some industries in Taiyuan, they do not have many main foundations, and they are worried that if the rebellion is not quelled immediately, the same civil unrest may occur in the Guanzhong area, so they immediately persuaded Yang Guang to take martial law in Guanzhong to prevent sending a large army to quell the rebellion. The opinions of the two factions were arguing, Yang Guang looked upset, and returned to the harem, Queen Xiao saw Yang Guang's face was heavy, and knew that he was troubled again, so she immediately retreated from everyone. Gently stood beside Yang Guang.
"Your Majesty, can you tell me anything you have to worry about? It would feel better to say it. ”
"The Longmen civil rebellion, the ministers of the court are divided into two factions, one part thinks that when the civil rebellion does not spread to Guanzhong, Guanzhong should be stabilized first, and when the rebellion is sent to quell the rebellion, the other part thinks that the rebellion should be quelled immediately, if it is peacetime, I will be very happy. But now that the country is in turmoil, they are afraid that the country will not have peace if they continue to fight like this. There is also the Taiyuan Wang family, hoping to recommend Wang Shichong as a general to quell the rebellion. ”
"Wang Shichong, is the son of Wang Zhishui, whose grandfather's original surname was Zhi, and later after his grandfather died, his grandmother remarried to the Bacheng Wang family, and his father also changed his surname to Wang."
"Yes, this is this person, this person is talented and capable, and he also made some military exploits when he joined the army, and he also has some political achievements in the local government, but the Taiyuan area is the foundation of the Wang family, if he uses the name of counterinsurgency to take the opportunity to divide the territory there, and there is also the Taiyuan Wang family to assist, I am afraid that I really can't help them. But if I hadn't sent him, I really wouldn't have been able to send a more suitable person now. After speaking, Yang Guang closed his eyes. Empress Xiao gently massaged Yang Guang's temples.
"Your Majesty, the concubine has a suitable candidate, but I don't know if I can satisfy the emperor's wishes." Hearing Empress Xiao say this, Yang Guang immediately became interested.
"Oh! Zitong, who are you recommending! ”
"The emperor's cousin, Li Yuan, the Duke of Tang."
"It's him!" When it comes to Li Yuan, it's not that Yang Guang doesn't know Li Yuan's ability, mainly when Yang Guang and Yang Yong were competing for the crown, Emperor Wen once hinted that Li Yuan wanted him to support Yang Guang, but Li Yuan remained neutral and did not participate, which made Yang Guang feel a mustard in his heart. Seeing Yang Guang's thoughts, Empress Xiao said softly.
"Your Majesty, there are three advantages to sending Li Yuan to quell the rebellion. First, the use of Li Yuan can make the ministers feel that the emperor does not care about the old hatred, does not forget the old ministers, and shows the emperor's mind; Second, Li Yuan won, help the emperor get rid of the big trouble, if he fails, he can be disposed of, and the ministers will not say anything, third, the emperor didn't say that Taiyuan is the nest of the Taiyuan Wang family, the emperor is afraid that they will divide the country, isn't it okay Li Yuan sent it, so they make trouble, doesn't the emperor just watch the play! After listening to the queen's words, Yang Guang's heart slowly calmed down.
"Zitong's words are reasonable, and he sent a decree to Li Yuan as the general of counterinsurgency, allocated 10,000 elite soldiers to Li Yuan, and ordered him to quickly quell the rebellion, hoping to live up to my hopes." Listening to Yang Guang's words, Empress Xiao thought silently in her heart.
"Mrs. Gao, I'm right to take those treasures you gave me."
After Li Yuan received Yang Guang's holy decree, his mood was very complicated, he knew that if the suppression failed, Yang Guang could kill him by the hand of the peasant army, even if he returned, Yang Guang would take advantage of the defeat to behead him, and his wife who stayed in the capital would go to Huangquan with him, but if it succeeded, it could alleviate Yang Guang's suspicion of him and temporarily ensure the short-term peace of his family. Thinking of this, Li Yuan slowly calmed down his mood. He recruited Mrs. Dou, Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, Li Yuanji, and Li Xiuning in front of him.
"The emperor sent me as the general of the counterinsurgency, this is a reuse of our Li family during the new emperor's accession to the throne, you have all practiced martial arts for many years, in addition to being built, Shimin, Yuanji, you are all on the battlefield for the first time, this time you have a good experience, don't lose the face of our Li family."
"Yes! Father. Li Shimin and Li Yuanji shouted at Li Yuan. Li Yuan was very satisfied with their attitude.
"Jiancheng, Yuanji, you all say goodbye to your wife, don't let them worry, Xiuning, you take good care of your mother at home, and spend more time with your two sisters-in-law. The day after tomorrow, the school field will order troops and take you out for your father. ”
"Yes! Father. After Li Yuan finished speaking, he let his children disperse. He also held Mrs. Dou's hand and looked at him affectionately.
"Ma'am, I'm leaving again."
"Husband, I'm waiting for you at home!" After speaking, he fell into Li Yuan's arms.
In Li Shimin's room, Li Shimin's wife, eldest grandson Wuji, was sewing and mending the robe for Li Shimin, and eldest grandson Wuji was standing next to Li Shimin.
"Brother Shimin, you must perform well in this expedition, in addition to training, just take this opportunity to gather some strength and make some preparations for the future." After the eldest grandson Wuji married Li Shimin, the relationship between the husband and wife was quite good, the eldest grandson Wuji often came to Li Shimin because of this relationship, and Li Shimin also valued the talent of the eldest grandson Wuji, and now the eldest grandson Wuji does not have the sleek and bearing that decades later, so he doesn't know how to hide it. Li Shimin knew what he said, but now he has not given birth to such great ambitions.
"Mowgli! You are very right, this expedition is indeed a chance to try experience, as for the future, no one knows, besides, even if our Li family has attracted some soldiers in the army, as soon as the counterinsurgency is over, the emperor will not take back this military power, and it is difficult to say whether they can meet together in the future. ”
"Brother Shimin's words are wrong, now the court is angry and resentful in the world, there will definitely be chaos after this civil uprising, and the area east of the Taiyuan River is close to the Turks, it is the northern frontier of my Great Sui, the border is an important town, after the civil rebellion subsides, it will definitely send important ministers to guard, this position must belong to the uncle, Hedong is Tang Yao's birthplace, and the uncle's title is officially Tang Guogong, which is the great prosperity that God gave to your Li family! And in the future, if your Li family can really achieve great things, will you or your eldest brother be the country that has been laid? ”
"Mowgli, you have too many words." The eldest grandson Wuji was talking eloquently, and suddenly saw Li Shimin looking at him angrily, and quickly closed his mouth, the eldest grandson Wuji was afraid that the two of them would have a conflict, so he quickly put down the needle, and looked at Li Shimin with teary eyes, Li Shimin looked at the eldest grandson Wuji, his heart slowly softened, and he gently wiped his face with his hand.
"Wuji, you are still young, there are some things that you can't talk nonsense, now that the saint is still there, our Li family should do our best for the saint, and after death, and Jiancheng is my eldest brother, don't destroy the relationship between our brothers." The eldest grandson Wuji also realized that his words had been said, and bowed his head to leave.