When Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, was young, his father called him a "scoundrel", if it weren't for Xiao He, Han Xin and others, how could he win the battle between Chu and Han? But soon after the world was settled, he wantonly killed the king with a different surname, and in the end, only the king of Changsha was weak and was spared. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Li Shimin used Wei Zheng as a bronze mirror, and when Wei Zheng died of illness, he cried bitterly, but before Wei Zheng's bones were cold, Li Shimin smashed Wei Zheng's tombstone with his own hands, and even ordered to cancel the marriage between Wei Zheng's eldest son and Princess Hengshan.

Zhao Kuangyin released the military power with a glass of wine, and Zhu Yuanzhang almost killed the founding heroes.

Throughout history, few monarchs and ministers have been able to start and finish well, and even fewer have been able to die well.

Li Xuanba lived more than 1,500 years longer than the eldest grandson Wuji and Li Gou, so he naturally saw the relationship between the monarch and the minister more thoroughly. Therefore, no matter how Yang Tong trusted him, Li Xuanba did not dare to be careless, after all, the current Yang Dong was no longer the exiled His Royal Highness King Yue.

In addition to the struggle for power, there were other reasons that would lead to the rupture of the relationship between the monarch and the minister, such as the question that Yang Gao and Wang Shichong were now facing: what should they do in the face of the Tang army's siege.

Luoyang City has long ceased to be prosperous, but the palace of Luoyang is still the most luxurious palace in the world, Qianyang, Daye, Huiyou three halls solemnly stand in the Ziwei Palace, telling the world the glory of the Great Sui.

At this time, the Daye Hall was silent, the courtiers were silent, Yang Gao sat on the dragon chair with a gloomy face, Wang Shichong bowed and stood in the hall, facing Yang Gao's cold eyes, Wang Shichong's bloated body did not tremble at all.

"The Tang army has not yet broken through the outer city, and you actually persuaded me to surrender to the Tang thieves?" After being silent for a long time, Yang Gao picked up a copy of the recital on the dragon case, threw it at Wang Shichong, and said in a cold voice: "I am the emperor of the Great Sui, and there is no reason to surrender only if I die on the battlefield!" ”

"Your Majesty, the general trend of the imperial court has gone, don't you still understand?" Wang Shichong's tone was very calm, and he said compassionately: "If it continues to drag on, once the grain and grass are exhausted, Luoyang City will have a miserable scene of Yizi eating it!" ”

"Dou Jiande and Xu Shiji have already sent troops, this is a good time to repel the Tang thieves, King Zheng, how can you say these words to shake the hearts of the army?" Yang Gao glared angrily and snorted: "There are still 100,000 male soldiers in the city, and there are good generals such as General Pei and his son, General Cheng, and General Shan, why are you afraid of Tang thieves?" ”

After speaking, Yang Gao's gaze swept to Pei Renji and the others, but found that their expressions were very subtle, and none of them echoed their words.

"King Zheng, Your Majesty treats you well, if even you say such things, what hope does the court have?" Yuan Wendu's old face was full of sadness, he trembled and stood out, bowed down to Yang Gao: "Your Majesty, the acting king's driving is not clear, you must not surrender to the Tang thief!" ”

A cold light flashed in Wang Shichong's eyes, and the corners of his mouth showed ridicule, Yang Gao looked at the submissive appearance of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces, and couldn't help laughing at himself.

"Your Majesty, Wechen is loyal to you, if it weren't for the inviolability of the Mandate of Heaven, how could Wechen stand here and say such rebellious words." Wang Shichong raised his head, the ridicule at the corner of his mouth disappeared, and he saw tears in the corners of his eyes, and said bitterly: "It is true that Dou Jiande and Xu Shiji sent troops, but Your Majesty, it is impossible for them to become reinforcements of the imperial court!" ”

"Tang Thief and Xu Shiji had no grudge before, and it was naturally difficult for the imperial court to win him over, but now that they have made a feud, I don't believe that Xu Shiji would be so conceited and dare to face Tang Thief alone!" Yang Gao sneered: "King Zheng, I really want to know, what benefits did the Tang thief give you?" ”

"Your Majesty's suspicion is really chilling to Weichen!" Wang Shichong sighed and arched his hand: "Weichen originally thought that Dou Jiande and Xu Shiji sent troops to resist the Tang thieves, which was an opportunity for the imperial court, so he sent General Shan and General Liu to venture out of the city to persuade Dou Jiande and Xu Shiji, but he didn't expect that not only did he fail to convince them, but he got bad news. ”

The General Shan in Wang Shichong's mouth is Shan Xiongxin, he and Xu Shiji are friends of life and death, and General Liu is Liu Heimin, and he is also an old acquaintance with Dou Jiande.

Even though Yang Gao knew what agreement Wang Shichong had secretly made with Datang, and also knew that with Wang Shichong's old scheming, he would be completely sure if he dared to make today's moves, but he still couldn't help asking: "What news?" ”

"Dou Jiande and Xu Shiji have already defected to the Northern Sui Imperial Court!" After Wang Shichong finished speaking, he turned to the Manchu Dynasty and said: "The Tang Dynasty invaded the imperial court and besieged Luoyang for a long time, if King Yue and Li Xuanba were willing to rescue, their soldiers and horses would have appeared long ago." Moreover, when His Majesty sent envoys to lobby Dou Jiande and Xu Shiji, they directly refused without even considering the conditions promised by the imperial court, isn't this obvious enough? ”

Wang Shichong's words shocked the court, even if someone heard the rumors before, but the news was confirmed, it still made them feel unbelievable.

What is the magic of King Yue and Li Xuanba? Why has Nan Sui been able to develop to this point in just two years?

"Even if King Yue doesn't send troops, so what?" Yang Gao's shock was no less than that of others, but he quickly calmed down, covered up the many emotions on his face, and said indifferently: "Back then, Li Miqin led an army of 400,000 and failed to break through Luoyang, and now the Tang thieves only have 200,000 soldiers and horses, can it make me afraid?" ”

"Your Majesty, why are you deceiving yourself, the Tang Army is well-equipped and well-trained, how can it be compared to the Wagang Army?" Wang Shichong's tone was a little unkind, and he said: "General Pei, General Cheng and General Shan are all old Wagang troops, and they have also fought with the Tang Army, Your Majesty might as well ask them!" ”

Pei Renji, Cheng Yanjin and Shan Xiongxin were stunned at the same time, they looked up at Wang Shichong, and then turned their eyes to Yang Gao, seeing that Yang Gao did not look at them, nor did he mean to ask, they breathed a sigh of relief.

Although they didn't want to admit it, it was true that as Wang Shichong said, the combat strength of the Tang Army was not the same as that of the original Wagang Army.

"So, King Zheng still intends to show favor to the Tang thief?" Yang Gao leaned forward slightly, squinted his eyes and said, "Even if I tell the world about King Zheng at the beginning, you won't change your mind?" ”

"How can Wei Chen's personal honor and disgrace life be compared with the lives and deaths of hundreds of thousands of people in Luoyang City?" Wang Shichong bowed again and bowed: "The trend of the times, please listen to the persuasion of Weichen and descend!" ”

After Wang Shichong finished speaking, more than half of the civil and military officials came out, bowed down and bowed: "Please Your Majesty remember the common people and listen to King Zheng's advice." ”

Yuan Wendu was still kneeling, he glanced back at his colleagues, desperate, Pei Renji, Cheng Yanjin and others stood in place, silent, Shan Xiongxin lowered his head, looked at his official uniform, and didn't know what he was thinking.

"Good! Good! Good! Yang Gao laughed angrily, and said three "good" words in a row, he slapped the dragon case and roared: "Wang Shichong has ill intentions, intends to rebel, come to someone, and put him in prison!" (To be continued.) )