Li Xuanba's question was very direct, and it was a bit rebellious, Zhang Xutuo had every reason to tie up Li Xuanba, and then send someone to escort him to Jiangdu and hand him over to Yang Guang for disposal. But he didn't do that, not even the slightest change in his eyes. In addition to the fact that there was no one else in the hall, Zhang Xutuo couldn't produce any evidence, and there was another reason, that is, Zhang Xutuo had also thought about this issue.

Of course, if Li Xuanba was just an ordinary soldier, then Zhang Xutuo didn't have to do so much to behead him directly, but Li Xuanba was not an ordinary person. Not to mention that he is very likely to become the concubine of the Great Sui, just because he is the son of Tang Guogong, Zhang Xutuo does not dare to dispose of him easily.

"If you are loyal to the Great Sui, what will you do?" Zhang Xutuo was silent for a moment, then raised his head and said.

Li Xuanba still sat lightly, and replied unhurriedly: "It's very simple, since Your Majesty is wrong, the general should not accompany Your Majesty to make mistakes." ”

"The king of the winners, the thieves of the losers, who can tell whether it is right or wrong?" Zhang Xutuo sighed, thought about it, and wondered: "Although Your Majesty's move is risky, it is not impossible to succeed, why are you so sure that Your Majesty's plan will fail?" ”

Li Xuanba didn't know how to explain, lowered his head and thought for a while, and replied: "The people are the foundation of the country, what Your Majesty has done has lost the hearts of the people, and the general and the Wagang thieves have been confronted for so long, they should know better than me." ”

Zhang Xutuo relied on his reputation to recruit thousands of recruits in half a year, but in just two months, Wagangzhai grew rapidly from 30,000 to more than 100,000, which can already prove that the people have lost confidence in the imperial court.

"What is your purpose?" After listening to Li Xuanba's explanation, Zhang Xutuo thought of the momentum of the Wagang thief, and felt more and more sad, and asked casually: "I want to know, are you for your own wealth or for the lives of the people in the world?" ”

"What does the general think?" Li Xuanba looked at Zhang Xutuo a little tiredly, but seeing Zhang Xutuo shaking his head lightly, Li Xuanba smiled self-deprecatingly and said: "If Xuanba is for wealth, why bother in Xingyang?" ”

Whether it is going to Luoyang or Taiyuan, Li Xuanba can enjoy the wealth of the world.

"I'll leave that at that." Zhang Xutuo didn't make up his mind after all, and said: "Ben Jiang is only thinking about protecting the people of Xingyang now, as for other things, I don't know, you can go back first." ”

Li Xuanba stood up, took two steps towards the middle of the hall, bowed down and said, "Xuanba will retreat first." Zhang Xutuo waved his hand and did not speak.

If you want to change Zhang Xutuo, it is not an overnight thing, Li Xuanba understands this truth, so he is not in a hurry.

Leaving Zhang Xutuo's mansion, Li Xuanba went to the military camp once, although he was appointed as General Huwei, he rarely paid attention to the affairs in the army, as for the training of soldiers, he was generally handed over to Captain Xiao to be responsible.

"Xuanba, why did you have time to come here?" Luo Shixin saw Li Xuanba from a distance, rode over, and said, "Could it be that you have come up with any good ideas?" ”

"Brother Luo, Xuanba hasn't fought before, how can he pay so much attention?" Li Xuanba smiled and said, "I was bored in the house alone, so I wandered around, and I accidentally walked here, thinking that you were all in the camp, so I came to take a look." ”

Luo Shixin jumped off his horse and led Li Xuanba to look around. Qin Qiong, Niu Jinda and other generals heard that Li Xuanba had entered the barracks, and they came over one after another. Zhang Xutuo was not in the camp, and several people found a secluded place, replaced wine with tea, and chatted while drinking.

"Why did you join the army?" While chatting, Li Xuanba appropriately asked a question.

"To eat, of course." Luo Shixin said with a big grin. Qin Qiong and the others replied a little tactfully, but they all had nothing to do with serving the imperial court.

"Then what if Zhai Rang gives you greater benefits?" Li Xuanba asked: "Of course, Xuanba just asked casually, you can not answer." "It's a really hard question to answer, so no one speaks up.

Li Xuanba guessed that this would be the case, and he already knew the attitude of these people, so he put aside the topic, talked and laughed with everyone for a while, and then left

On Chinese New Year's Eve last year, the Wagang thieves tried to capture Luoyang, but they were guessed by Li Xuanba and failed, but Li Xuanba had only one.

On the first day of the first month of the thirteenth year of the Great Cause, Du Fuwei led his troops to secretly cross the Huai River and capture Liyang County; On the fifth day of the first month, Dou Jiande was crowned king in the river; On the tenth day of the first month, Xu Yuanlang led thousands of people to attack Dongping County, and Liu Qicheng gathered more than 10,000 people to become robbers.

The Lantern Festival has not yet arrived, and the Great Sui has lost a large area of land.

"Your Majesty, we can't wait any longer." Lai Hu'er knelt in front of Yang Guang and said with tears in his eyes: "Now the traitors are powerful, the people are unbearable, and the country will not be a country in the long run!" Yuwen Chengdu knelt beside Laihu'er, although he didn't cry in pain, he could see the deep worry in his eyes.

Yang Guang sat on the dragon chair, there was no longer the usual confidence between his eyebrows, he looked at Lai Hu'er and Yuwen Chengdu who were kneeling in front of him, and sighed: "I have already paid so much, how can I stop easily?" I know what you want, but the time has not yet come, so wait a little longer. ”

"We can wait, but the people of the world can't wait." Lai Hu'er bowed his head and said: "I heard that the people in some places have begun to change their children and eat. ”

In the face of the dilapidated Great Sui, Lai Hu'er has already disregarded life and death, desperately offending Long Yan, and he has to say what he has in his heart.

"Chengdu, you can help the general to return home." Yang Guang was not angry, but he didn't bother to explain, and said calmly to Yuwen Chengdu.

"Your Majesty, Weichen also thinks it's time to send troops to exterminate the traitors." Yuwen Chengdu arched his hand and said: "Tang Guogong exterminated Zhen Zhai'er, and the morale of the imperial court army is high, and the rebellion will definitely be quelled soon." ”

"With 30,000 people, Tang Guogong can exterminate Zhen Zhai'er's 100,000 rebels, and there are nearly 200,000 troops in Jiangdu, what are you worried about?" Yang Guang comforted: "Of course I know the suffering of the people, but for the sake of the eternal foundation of the Great Sui, I can only let them endure it a little longer." ”

Lai Hu'er said righteously: "Weichen knows that His Majesty has great ambitions, but if the people are gone, what is the point of the existence of the Great Sui?" ”

"Presumptuous!" Yang Guang shouted angrily: "If you don't want to stay with me, I will allow you to go back to the Eastern Capital." ”

"Your Majesty is angry." Lai Hu'er was not afraid that Yang Guang would punish him, and he was not even afraid of being cut off, but Yang Guang said that he would return to Luoyang, but he would never agree, and in desperation, he could only bow his head and admit his mistake: "Weichen lost his words for a while, and I hope that His Majesty will punish him." ”

Yang Guangyu was still angry, unwilling to say half a word more, and walked away.

"It seems that no one in this world can persuade His Majesty to change his mind." Lai Hu'er sighed: "The only thing we can do is to appease these soldiers in Jiangdu." ”

When Yang Guang toured Jiangdu, he brought more than 100,000 troops, these people left their hometown for a long time, and they could not even return for the Chinese New Year, so it was inevitable that they would feel homesick. At this time, the world was in turmoil, and the soldiers were worried about their relatives at home, and they wanted to return to the north even more, but Yang Guang ordered someone to build a palace, and seemed to be ready to stay in Jiangdu all the time.

The thirteenth year of the great cause is not destined to be peaceful, and the turmoil in January is only the beginning.

On the first day of the second month, Liang Shidu, a Shuofang person, killed Tang Shizong, occupied Shuofang County, rebelled, and proclaimed himself the prime minister. On the seventh day of the first month, Wang Ziying captured Shanggu County. On the eighth day of the first month, Liu Wuzhou, the captain of Mayi, killed Wang Rengong, raised an army, and took refuge in the Turks, claiming to be Dingyang Khan. In the midst of the turmoil, Zhang Shilong, the doctor of Yinqing Guanglu, was captured, and Hu Benlang killed Wang Zhibi in battle.