Li Mi led the army to occupy Xingluocang, the government and the opposition were shocked, Yang Tong, the king of Yue, sent Hu Benlang general Liu Changgong and others, led 25,000 soldiers to crusade, and at the same time, sent a secret envoy to the Tiger Prison Pass, and ordered Pei Renji to lead the army to Luokou, forming a situation of encirclement. The incident happened suddenly, and Yang Tong's response was very decisive and wise.

However, without Yang Guang's order, Yang Tong did not dare to transfer the garrison in Luoyang without authorization, and could only temporarily recruit soldiers. The people of the Eastern Capital were extremely arrogant, only when Li Mi and the others were thieves who robbed grain, they were easy to defeat, and they came to recruit one after another, even if they were the students of Guozijian, they couldn't help but join the army.

Li Xuanba had confessed to Yang Ling before leaving Luoyang, and when he encountered something difficult to decide, he went to the Tang State Mansion to discuss with Wei Zheng. Yang Ling sent someone to ask Wei Zheng about his plan, and Wei Zheng opened the bag left by Li Xuanba and replied: Persuade the King of Yue to use Zhang Xutuo.

The generals of the Eastern Capital have long forgotten how to fight on the battlefield, how can such a general with a group of improvised rich children defeat Li Mi, who is full of scheming? Li Xuanba left the tips just in case, but he didn't expect to really use them. But Li Xuanba ignored one thing, that is, the competition for fame and fortune in the palace.

King Yue is the son of Yang Zhao, the prince of Yuande, and the grandson of the prince, the king of Qi is not loved by Yang Guang, and the king of Zhao is young and ignorant, Yang Tong seems to see some kind of hope, so he is eager to establish merit in order to win Yang Guang's attention.

"Li Mi is not an easy person, King Yue, how dare you rush to send troops?" Yang Ling took Yang Gao to see King Yue, Yang Ling said majestically: "Who are those soldiers recruited, you should know very well in your heart, it is okay to expect them to travel in the mountains and rivers, and it is really ridiculous to want them to go into battle to kill the enemy." ”

"Auntie's words are wrong." Yang Tong replied: "Your Majesty ordered this king to stay in Dongjun, this king has the obligation to stabilize the Great Sui Dynasty, Xingluo Cang is the largest granary of the imperial court, how can you let the thieves take it?" There are only a few thousand thieves, and this king has dispatched 30,000 people, can't he exterminate this group of rebels? ”

The eastern capital has sufficient grain and grass, and the soldiers are well-equipped, but this battle is to fight more and fight less, how can there be any reason to fail? Yang Tong thought that it was impossible for the imperial court to be defeated, so he would send troops in a hurry.

"It's okay to send troops to suppress thieves, but the leader should not be General Liu Changgong." Hearing Yang Tong's answer, Yang Ling was powerless to defend and said: "General Liu is good at defending the city, but he is not suitable for expeditions, General Zhang Xutuo is in the Eastern Capital, and he should be allowed to lead the army to the expedition." And soldiers should be re-recruited, not caring about their identity. ”

"The emperor's grandfather dismissed Zhang Xutuo's military power, but aunt, you asked this king to put the soldiers and horses back into his hands?" Yang Tong rolled his eyes and said lightly: "If Zhang Xutuo leads the army to surrender to the thieves, how should this king explain?" ”

"In any case, this expedition is too dangerous, and this palace does not agree." Yang Ling has almost never participated in court politics, how can he argue with Yang Tong? In a hurry, Yang Ling could only take out the identity of an elder, hoping that Yang Tong could change his mind, and after speaking, she glanced at Yang Gao.

"The king disagrees with it either." Yang Gao was reminded and said timidly.

Yang Tong is only two years older than Yang Gao, although his face is immature, but he is much calmer, he glanced at Yang Gao with deep meaning, and said lightly: "This king is not arbitrary, this time he went out to crusade against the rebels, and no one in the Manchu Dynasty objected, I don't know why the emperor's uncle and aunt stopped him?" Do you have to wait for the thieves to attack the city before the king can send troops? ”

Yang Ling's face changed, he bit his lip, and said: "This palace is for the sake of my father's country, and I kindly remind you, since you don't listen, this palace can only send someone to report to my father." ”

"My aunt is thinking about the country, isn't this king?" Yang Tong smiled and said: "The traitors are sitting on Xingluocang, and their strength will only grow stronger and stronger. If the aunt thinks that her nephew is doing something wrong, she can send someone to send a letter to Jiangdu. ”

Yang Gao pulled Yang Ling's sleeve and looked out of the hall, Yang Ling sighed and left with Yang Gao.

"Sister Huang, in fact, it shouldn't be up to us to persuade King Yue." On the way back to the palace, Yang Gao whispered: "King Yue is smarter than me, and naturally understands that those nobles and relatives are not capable of fighting, but behind these people, they are all powerful people that King Yue wants to befriend, and of course King Yue is willing to sell them a favor." ”

"At this time, I still want to win over the ministers of the court, how can my father hand over the eastern capital to him." Yang Lingyu was still angry, and said indignantly: "The father and the queen mother are not in the palace, what should I do next?" ”

"King Yue is so earnest, we can't stop it at all." Yang Gao held his chin, pondered for a moment, and said, "Now I can only send a letter to Zhongyongwei and tell him about the situation in Luoyang." ”

Yang Ling had no choice but to do this, she suddenly thought of something, frowned and looked at Yang Gao, but saw Yang Gao looking out of the car window with a curious expression.

The carriage did not return to the palace, but went to the Tang State Mansion.

On the day when Liu Changgong led the army to go on the expedition, Luoyang was very lively, and the team to see off was several times more spectacular than the expeditionary army, everyone was talking and laughing, and it seemed that the army was not like going out at all, but like just returning from victory.

Wei Zheng and Li Gou sat by the window on the second floor, watching the army pass through the street while shaking their heads.

"Childe seems to have expected that Luoyang would not be peaceful, so he left that bag." Wei Zheng sighed and said, "It's a pity that King Yue didn't listen to the advice of the princess and King Zhao, and wasted the son's intentions. ”

"Children of the royal family, there are no simple characters." After Li Gou got married, in addition to still being virtuous in front of Li Xuanba, he had become much more mature and stable, he sighed and said: "King Yue wants to show his talents, and he wants to cultivate wings in the court, so he can't help but think too much. After speaking, he pointed out the window and continued: "If I hadn't seen those flags and baggage, I would have thought that it was a son-in-law." ”

Wei Zheng smiled bitterly and said, "It's not that exaggerated. After a pause, Zhengse said: "Whether this expedition can be won or not depends on Master Pei's ability." ”

"Master Pei has been fighting against the traitors for many years, and with Pei Xingyan and Pei Yuanqing's two sons to help, it shouldn't be difficult to defeat the Wagang thieves." After Li Gou finished speaking, he asked puzzledly: "The villain doesn't understand, why is Gongzi worried that the imperial court will not be able to repel the Wagang thieves." ”

"There are only more than 7,000 Wagang thieves who captured Xingluocang, but what about the rest?" Wei Zheng replied: "There is no movement on Gongzi's side, it should be worried that the Wagang thieves will take the opportunity to attack Xingyang, and Lord Pei will naturally be worried about the loss of the Tiger Prison Pass, so he will not bring too many soldiers and horses." ”

Li Gou suddenly realized that reading the heart path is indeed useful.

"Since Childe won't send troops out of the city, why does Sir send someone to deliver the letter?" At this time, the army had already left the city, Wei Zheng and Li Gou stood up at the same time, and Li Gou asked one last question.

"Get Childe ready." Wei Zheng replied, but did not explain what preparations Li Xuanba had to make.