22, Li Miqiren
Li Yuan had just raised troops to march west in Bingzhou, and many peasant rebel armies or official rebel groups had already surged across the country, among which Li Mi's Wagang Army (Wagang was the name of the place, located in the south of present-day Huaxian County, Henan) was the most powerful.
Li Mi's character Xuanxuan, also known as the master of the law, his ancestral home is Xiangping (now Liaoyang) in Liaodong. As far back as the Northern Anniversary, his grandfather Li Yao was given the title of Duke of Xingguo, and his father successively served as a high-ranking official in the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the Great Sui Dynasty. When Emperor Wen of Sui had that strange dream, his father had already died, and although Li Mi inherited the title of Duke of Pushan, he was too young to become a court official, and he happened to escape.
Later, the strange dream turmoil subsided due to the passage of time, according to the practice of the Great Sui Dynasty to treat the descendants of meritorious heroes, although his martial arts were relatively mediocre, but because of his outstanding eloquence, he was elected to the palace Zuo Yiwei Mansion as a thousand cattle preparation.
Li Mi has great ambitions, full of hope that with his outstanding talents, he should call the wind and rain, smile and be proud of the world, and he has never taken all kinds of courtesies of the court seriously, and he has not paid attention to those high-ranking officials who have become smash hits at all. It can even be said that not only the high-ranking officials of the imperial court, but even when he treats Yang Guang, he has no real awe in his heart.
It was precisely that great disrespect that caused Li Mi to inevitably cause some unexpected troubles from time to time - on one occasion, all the guards of Zuo Yiwei's Mansion were ordered to protect Yang Guang on patrol. Li Mi witnessed his arrogant and self-righteous spirit all the way, and he was quite disapproving, showing a trace of contempt on his face, which was very similar to the mentality of "he can take his place" when Xiang Yu happened to see Qin Shihuang on the road, and happened to collide with Yang Guang's eyes.
Since Yang Guang ascended the throne, to be precise, it should be since he was born, no one has dared to look at him with such contemptuous eyes in person, and the anger in his stomach at that time can be imagined. However, perhaps Li Mi's life should not be extinguished, although Yang Guang was deeply angry at his obviously ill-intentioned eyes, he made an exception and did not order severe punishment, and only gave an understatement to his favorite minister Yu Wenshu afterwards:
"The dark-faced young man in the honor guard on the left the day before yesterday has evil eyes, he is definitely not a good person, and he can't be allowed to continue to serve as a guard, so as not to make a mess!"
When we evaluate Mr. Yang Guang's short-lived emperor, we often disdain to mention it, and if we look at this matter, I am afraid that we will change our views somewhat, and we have to admire his keen insight!
Yu Wenshu once had a good relationship with Li Mi's father (Yu Wenshu had no good impression of many ministers surnamed Li in the court, but got along with Li Mi's father, it seems that Li Mi's kid was really a little lucky), in order to avoid Yang Guang persecuting him, he solemnly conveyed his dual identity as a boss and elder:
"What the virtuous nephew did was too indecent, and it actually made the emperor suspicious! Now that you have caused trouble, in order to be safe, you still use the excuse of illness and take the initiative to resign, so as not to cause more trouble! ”
Li Mi was born in a noble family, and originally felt that the insignificant emperor was too condescending, not to mention that there was silver in the house, so he didn't have to worry about getting by, and after listening to Yuwenshu's words, he couldn't help but sneer secretly: You can't look at Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu is too lazy to wait for you!
Afterwards, Li Mi resigned without hesitation and lived at home, seemingly concentrating on studying classic ancient books such as military books and war strategies, occasionally writing poems or playing chess with others, at least on the surface, he lived a very chic life. In fact, his heart has never been calm for a moment, and he is always "worried about the world", looking forward to coming to work as soon as possible and showing his talents.
In the early festival of the golden phoenix, the jade dew withers the late forest; On this night, the poor people are empty and depressed.
Listen to a lot of feelings, generous and alone; What do you do? Feeling nostalgic.
Qin customs are still unsettled, and the Han Dao will be what Ji; Fan Hao is a disciple of the market, and Xiao He is a pen officer.
Once the fortune is combined, the famous instrument is passed down through the ages; It is a shame to say that the world is male, and it is really shameful to be born in vain.
From the above five-character poem, it is not difficult for us to see that this Mr. Li Mi has an unusual conceited mentality! From the perspective of poetic art, there seems to be nothing particularly commendable, and it is even more like an easy-to-understand limerick poem. If it is written by an ordinary unknown person, it is likely to be ridiculed as an arrogant work that does not know the height of the sky! However, this poem came from the hands of Li Mi, a famous figure who later became famous, and the meaning is very different! In terms of ideation alone, the first four lines of the poem express the author's dissatisfaction with the status quo and his strong desire to make contributions, while the last four sentences express his ambition to point to the world! "Once the time is combined, the famous instrument will be passed down through the ages; It is a shame to say that the world is male, and it is really shameful to be born in vain. Although it is crazy, it is simple and easy to understand, and it can also be called magnificent, even if it is comparable to the sentences of the later Huang Chao's "Rushing to the sky incense array penetrates Chang'an, and the city is full of golden armor", it is also a bit similar.
On that day, Li Miyin sat at home for too long and wanted to go out to breathe, so he rode a scalper (that noble son is really special, with a rich family like him, there should be no shortage of high-headed horses, but he wants to ride a cow), all the way to be content, reciting the "Book of Han" loudly, and happened to meet Yang Su on the road.
After a long time, Li Mi knew that the other party was a hot top figure in the DPRK, and he reluctantly gave way, but his expression was very grinning, and he just endorsed without squinting, and he didn't have the awe look of ordinary people when they met big people.
Yang Su is also generous, he didn't know Li Mi before, the other party was a grass people, so arrogant and rude in front of him, not only did he not get angry, but on the contrary, because he saw that Li Mi was young, he could be so undisturbed by the environment, without distractions, and recited the "Book of Han" so fluently, he decided that this person must be unusual. Driven by this factor, he even did not hesitate to condescend to his dignity, immediately got off the sedan chair, warmly invited Li Mi into the house, and talked with him like an old friend, discussing and commenting on the general trend of the world, the gains and losses of ancient and modern times.
Li Mi was empty-eyed by nature, and decided that even if he could not achieve a generation of emperors like Emperor Wen in the future, he should be under one person and above ten thousand, at least not worse than Yang Su's status. It is precisely because of this ambition that although there is a huge difference in identity and status from the other party, he has no stage fright, and in the face of all the questions raised by Yang Su, he is full of answers, and everything is the way.
Yang Su himself is quite talented, after listening to Li Mi's high arguments, he couldn't help but be secretly surprised, and became more and more convinced that he was a rare talent, and after he said goodbye and left, he actually said to his eldest son Yang Xuangan with deep emotion:
"Li Micai has learned people, he is a rare genius, none of your brothers can compare!"
Father values Li Mi so much, of course Yang Xuangan doesn't dare to despise it, and he will have more eyes in the future, as long as he has time, he will always do everything possible to find opportunities to get close to him. Over time, the two became close friends who talked about everything.
Later, Yang Xuangan rebelled in Liyang, urgently needed high-IQ talents, opened the brain inventory, and naturally thought of this talented good friend first, and immediately asked Li Mi to join the army, worship him as a military advisor, and sincerely ask him for future development and military strategies.
Li Mi looked forward to it day and night, and finally looked forward to such an opportunity to show his talents, and he was already prepared for what Yang Xuangan asked, so that without thinking, he blurted out three plans:
"Yang Guang went on an expedition, so far away in Liaodong, there is the sea in the south, there is a Turk in the north, a big road in the middle, there are many checkpoints everywhere, if the Ming Gong breaks the decision, surprises, quickly rushes the pass to seize the danger, and leads the army commander to drive into the thistle, Yang Guang's way back to China is cut off; When the Koreans got the news, they would definitely take the opportunity to make trouble; When the time comes, he will be attacked by the enemy before and after, or within a month, the military rations will inevitably be exhausted, and no matter how many soldiers and horses there are, he will be defeated without a fight, this is the best policy! Guanzhong is closed, the land is wide, it is a rare entrepreneurial base, Ming Gong led the army to the west, and the checkpoints passed all the way can be ignored temporarily, and the spearhead is directed at Chang'an; Chang'an is the ancient capital of the past dynasties, the hidden dragon and the crouching tiger, after the Ming Duke entered the city, a large number of talents can be recruited, properly appeased the local military and civilians, in exchange for the hearts of the people, and at the same time divide the troops to guard the dangerous places; After Yang Guang returned to China, due to the loss of the nest, it was not difficult to defeat him, this is the middle plan! Gather the strength of the whole army and quickly attack the eastern capital, but the Sui army is bound to defend with all its might, if the city cannot be taken within 100 days, the soldiers and horses from all over the country get the news to come to help, but the outcome is difficult to predict, so it can only be called the next policy! ”
"Jizhou is far away from here, and the expedition of the army takes time and time, and there are many checkpoints along the way, and it is not easy to conquer them one by one! I'm afraid that our army is far from arriving, but Yang Guangjun's army has returned to China! Yang Xuangan was silent for a moment, and replied categorically, "Take Chang'an in the west, according to the opinion of the virtuous brother, the checkpoints that have been passed along the way are temporarily ignored, although it can speed up the march, but it cannot kill the power that our army should have, even if Chang'an is successfully conquered, a large area of land on all sides is still in the hands of the Sui army, and it may be difficult to make a difference!" On the other hand, the eastern capital is the new capital city that Yang Guang has painstakingly operated for many years, and the hundreds of officials of the imperial court live in the city, so they only need to conquer it in one go. Besides, the eastern capital is not far from here, and as soon as the army comes out, it is easier to see immediate results, which shows that the so-called next strategy of the virtuous brother is called the upper plan! ”
It should be said that Yang Xuangan's analysis of the situation at that time also had his own reasoning, marching and fighting, after all, it was different from talking about the army on paper, with the limited strength that he had temporarily put together, whether it was to capture Jizhou or Chang'an, the road was far away, and there were a large number of imperial troops everywhere along the way. It's your business if you don't mess with you, and people can watch you easily bypass you without paying attention? Even if everything is implemented according to what Li Mi said, it may not be so easy to get it!
Let's talk about mistakes, Yang Xuangan's biggest mistake is that his personality is too impetuous and the anti-flag is erected too early. As Li Yuan said to Yu Wenshi at the beginning, if Yang Xuangan did not make a public announcement at the beginning of the incident, but in the name of transporting grain, he quietly and bloodily took the first-line checkpoint from Liyang to Jizhou, Yang Guang was blocked on the other side of the sea, except for staring at his eyes and being anxious, what else could he do? One misstep becomes a thousand hatreds! It was this serious mistake that pushed him to the cusp of unpredictable fortune and misfortune. Li Mi actually knew this very well in his heart, at that time, even if Yang Xuangan handed over all the military command power to him, he asked himself if he lacked enough certainty to implement his upper or middle plan. There is no sufficient reason to convince the other party, what can he do but shut his mouth and stop speaking?
So, Yang Xuangan categorically ordered that he and Yang Jishan and Yang Xuanting's two younger brothers split their troops into three routes, attacked the eastern capital, and won a victory, fought many victories along the way, seized a large area of land in Henan, and the army became stronger and stronger. It is regrettable that after the army arrived in the eastern capital, it was met with stubborn resistance from the Sui army, and the eastern capital was repeatedly attacked. After a long time, the two sides fought a tug-of-war in the process of attack and defense, and after a few months, Yang Xuangan was never able to overcome it, and did not take remedial measures in time, such as giving up the attack on the eastern capital and consolidating the rear base camp first.
It is precisely because of similar mistakes that Yang Xuangan was besieged by the Sui army that came one after another, only to find that the situation was not good, and he had to turn from offensive to defensive, dividing his troops to resist the enemy on all sides, but he often took care of one and the other, and retreated one after another.
Li Miyin always followed Yang Xuangan's side, and his ambition in life failed, so he was naturally unwilling to kill himself like Yang, so that he became a prisoner of the Sui army in the melee and was escorted to the imperial court as one of the first criminals. Thanks to close friends Wang Bodang, Qi Guoyuan, Li Rugui and others who learned the news in time, they designed to rescue him on the way to escort, accompanied him all the way to flee everywhere, endured hardships, evaded the pursuit of the officials and soldiers, and finally fled to Wagangzhai and was taken in by Zhai Rang.
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