Since Li Mi resigned from the position of Zuo's personal attendant, he has cut off all social contacts and concentrated on reading, but he reads history books, learns the art of war, and often commands young children to line up and arrange troops.

One day, Li Mi sat on the back of the ox, walked "casually", and hung a book on the horn of the ox, read aloud, and happened to be met by Yang Su when reading the "Book of Han".

Of course, this was a chance encounter carefully prepared by Li Mi, and Yang Su naturally saw through this thought at a glance, but he still praised Li Mi's diligent study, and Li Mi's fame soared.

After that, Yang Su also summoned Li Mi to his home to talk with him, and felt that Li Mi was indeed extraordinary, and he had real talent and learning, so he said to Yang Xuangan and other sons: "Li Mi has such insight and bearing, you are not as good as him!" ”

Therefore, Yang Xuangan and Li Mi became close friends.

Although Li Mi was born in a famous family, his father died early, his family was thin, and even if he was a distant clansman, there were few people in important positions, and Li Mi was good at making money, making his family both rich and powerful, and the real "cold family among famous families".

Yang Xuangan sometimes insulted Li Mi with this, and Li Mi said to Yang Xuangan with righteous words: "People should tell the truth, how can they flatter Ah Yu in person?" If you engage in battle before the two armies, and shout with rage, and shock and convince the enemy, I am not as good as you; But if you command the world's wise men and heroes to display their talents, you are not as good as me. How can you despise the world's scholars just because you have a high status! ”

Yang Xuan smiled after hearing this, and then admired Li Mi even more.

Before Yang Xuangan planned to rebel, he secretly sent domestic slaves to Chang'an and summoned Li Mi and his younger brother Yang Xuanting to Liyang.

When Yang Xuangan finally raised his troops and prepared many important things, Li Mi and Yang Xuanting arrived just in time, Yang Xuangan was very happy, and immediately appointed Li Mi as his mastermind.

Just when Yang Xuangan thought that everything was ready, something happened that made him feel bad, Tang Yi, the Huaizhou assassin he had just appointed, actually fled back to Hanoi County.

Yang Xuangan immediately convened the generals to discuss the next move, and everyone was gossiping, only Li Mi shook the feather fan lightly and sat there with a smile on his face without saying a word.

Yang Xuangan asked Li Mi for advice: "The public always takes saving the people as his own responsibility, and now is the time!" What will our strategy look like? ”

When everyone's eyes looked at Li Mi, Li Mi stood up, his forehead was sharp, his pupils were black and white, and his demeanor was outstanding, showing strong self-confidence at this time: "There are three plans for foolishness, but the public chooses." ”

Yang Xuan said: "I want to hear it in detail!" ”

Li Mi pointed to the map with a feather fan, "Today, Yang Guang is on an expedition, far away in Liao, and the land is going to Youzhou, hanging thousands of miles away." There is the limit of the huge sea in the south, and there is the trouble of Hurong in the north, and there is only a dangerous road in the middle, which is extremely difficult. Jin Gong led his troops by surprise, drove into the thistle, guarded the Linyu Pass and other dangerous passes, choked the throat of this road, and the return route of the Sui army that conquered Goryeo was cut off.

If the Goryeo people knew, they would have followed the Sui army. There is Goryeo in front of Yang's vast army, and there is no way to return, but in the tenth month, the grain will be exhausted. When the time comes, we will raise a summons, and the crowd will surrender and capture without a fight, which is the best policy. ”

After Li Mi said his best policy, he immediately looked at Yang Xuangan eagerly with his eyes.

Yang Xuangan lowered his head and pondered for a while, and finally said: "This strategy is too crazy, you can talk about the other two strategies!" ”

The disappointment in Li Mi's eyes flashed, knowing that Yang Xuangan would not adopt his best strategy.

Li Mi's best strategy Yang Xuangan didn't dare to adopt, he didn't have more than 10,000 soldiers now, and they were all civilian miscellaneous laborers, and he lacked weapons, so how could he dare to go north directly to Yang Guang's hundreds of thousands of troops?

But in Li Mi's opinion, although this plan is a bit crazy, as long as it succeeds, then the world will immediately change the sky, and it is a matter of once and for all, so after seeing that Yang Xuan was interested in the shortcomings, he couldn't help but be disappointed.

Li Mi pointed to a certain place on the map again: "There are four stops in the pass, and the fertile fields are thousands of miles, which is the country of abundance and the foundation of the emperor, although Wei Wensheng led the people to defend, but it is not enough."

Today, it is advisable to lead the people, do not attack the city, march lightly, take Chang'an directly, recruit the heroes of Chang'an, comfort the people of Chang'an, and defend Chang'an with the danger, even if Yang Guang returns from Goryeo, but loses the fundamental place, we can slowly forge ahead. This is my solution. ”

Yang Xuangan thought for a while, "Let's talk about the strategy again." ”

Although Guanzhong is a good place, Yang Xuangan dreamed of it, but it is too far away from Liyang, and it really has to be according to what Li Mi said, "Don't attack the city, and go lightly", Yang Xuan felt that he was afraid that he couldn't even open the gate of Guanzhong, let alone capture Chang'an.

Li Mi sighed secretly and continued: "Then select elite soldiers, travel day and night, and attack the eastern capital Luoyang, so as to command the Quartet. It's just that I'm afraid that Tang Yi told the Eastern Capital to garrison, and the Eastern Capital has made preparations for holding in advance, if he leads his troops to attack the Eastern Capital, the city will not be attacked within 100 days, and the troops from all over the country will arrive in all directions, and the result will not be what I can predict. So under this plan also. ”

Yang Xuan said: "No. The public plan is the best policy. Now the families of the civil and military officials are all in the Eastern Capital, and if they attack the Eastern Capital first, it will be enough to disturb the hearts of the hundred officials. Moreover, if we pass through the city and do not take it, how can we show the prestige of our army? ”

Li Mi was speechless.

The next day, Yang Xuangan first sent people to burn the dragon boat water temple in Liyang, and then led a thousand brave men with his brother Yang Xuanting as the vanguard to attack Hanoi first. Tang Yi relied on the city to refuse, and Yang Xuanting attacked the city.

After he fled back to Hanoi County, he sent people to inform Yang Dong and Fan Zigai, the kings of Yue, who stayed in the eastern capital, to lead the army to defend it, and on the other hand, he organized the people of Xiuwu County to guard the Linqiu Pass (now twenty miles east of Xinxiang County, Henan).

Hanoi County is in the west of Ji County, and the southwest of Hanoi County is the eastern capital Luoyang, Yang Xuangan wants to get from Liyang to Luoyang, the most convenient and fast way is to take Hanoi County.

At the junction of Hanoi County and Ji County, there is a dangerous pass, which is to invite the pass, the north is based on the Taihang Mountain, and the south is bordered by the Yellow River, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and Yang Xuangan wants to draw into Hanoi from the draw, and must capture the Linyu Pass.

Yang Xuangan's army attacked for half a day and could not capture the pass, so he had to cross the river from Jijun to the south, preparing to pass through Dongjun and Xingyang Army to Luoyang.

Yang Xuangan is a well-known figure in the world, and he is the Duke of Chu and the Secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and his status is noble. Before his rebellion, the leaders of the thieves in the Sui Dynasty were only county officials like Zhai Rang in Wagangzhai, and there were many people who could not read a single word.

Therefore, when Yang Xuangan crossed the Yellow River and entered Dongjun, people who heard of his name went to take refuge in him.