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In June of the thirteenth year of the Great Cause, Li Yuan changed his banner. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The color of the flag was changed to white, and Emperor Yang of Sui was honored as the emperor, Yang Yu was the third king, and the great cause of the Yuan was changed to the first year of Yining.

Xihe County was unwilling to surrender, and Li Yuan conquered it with the completion of the city and the people of the world, and took Shanxi into his hands.

After that, Li Yuan opened the General's Mansion and received the rank of general. With Pei Lin as the long history, Liu Wenjing as Sima, Tang Jian and Wen Daya as the secretary. Set up official positions such as Hu Cao, Si Gong to join the army, Fu Peng, and the left and right unified army. Feng Li Jiancheng was the Duke of Longxi, the governor of the left leading army; Li Shimin is the Duke of Dunhuang, the governor of the right leading army; Li Xuanba is the Duke of Gu Zang and commands the Chinese army; Li Yuanji is the Duke of Lingwu and sits in Taiyuan.

As a result, Li Yuan's ambition is fully demonstrated......

In July, Li Yuan's troops sent to Jinyang, and the situation of attacking Guanzhong was already obvious.

He personally led his three sons, each leading 10,000 troops, and attacked in three ways. Then he ordered Liu Wenjing to go to the Turks and ask Shibi Khan for troops to strengthen his momentum. Chang'an stayed behind to act as the king Yang Yu and reacted immediately. Song Laosheng was ordered to garrison Huoyi, and Qu Tutong, the general of Zuo Wuhou, led tens of thousands of Xiaoguo to the east of the river to resist Li Yuan. At the same time, Li Gongzi of Guanzhong colluded with He Panren, a Hu merchant in the Western Regions, to raise troops in Juxian County, and occupied the four counties of Juxian, Wugong and Shiping in the middle of October, called the 'Women's Army', and defeated Qu Tutong in Longyou.

In July, Sima Li Liang of Yingyang Mansion in Wuwei County, formed a group of heroes among the people, drove away the officials of the Sui Dynasty, and called himself the King of Daliang.

In the same month, Dou Jiande attacked Ji County and fought three battles with the Sui army. Wei Deshen ordered Sima of Ji County, and Xu Shiji, the governor of Hebei, to lead the troops to attack, and after defeating Dou Jiande in Bowang Mountain, he took advantage of the situation to recapture Neihuang County, expelled Dou Jiande from Ji County, and then collected troops to Tunzha Liyang.

In August, Li Yuan moved westward.

When they reached Jahu Fort, it was raining heavily, making it difficult for the army to march. Li Yuan intended to return to Taiyuan, but was firmly opposed by the people of Jiancheng, so he decided to seize Huoyi and continue to advance. Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin led dozens of horsemen to the city of Huoyi, provoking Song Laosheng to fight. Song Laosheng parted ways due to illness 30,000, and Li Jiancheng fled with the situation. Thirty miles away, Li Yuan commanded Li Xuanba to meet the head-on attack from the front, and Li Jiancheng led his troops back to fight fiercely with the Sui army. Li Shimin led the cavalry to attack the Sui army's large array from behind, and the Sui army's formation was in chaos, and Song Laosheng was blocked by Li Xuanba when he broke through. As soon as the two sides clashed, Li Xuanba captured Song Laosheng and occupied Huoyi......

Since the beginning of the autumn of the thirteenth year of the Great Cause, the situation has become more chaotic.

In the land of the Central Plains, there was a small war in three days and a big war in five days, and the wolf smoke was everywhere, and the war was endless.

Just when Li Yuan sang all the way and advanced into Guanzhong, the Heluo area was also in turmoil. Wang Shichong fought Yangcheng again, the two sides were deadlocked, and Li Yanqing was in full swing in Xingyang. Li Mi took the opportunity to digest the forces of various anti-kings, and his strength continued to grow.

In the Eastern Capital, after Dugu Wudu arrived in Luoyang, Yang Tong became more and more dissatisfied with Wang Shichong's achievements.

He said several times in private and to his servant Liang Bainian: Wang Shichong has a vain reputation and is not of great use. Occupying the position of general with the talent of a small official will sooner or later make the eastern capital fall. I wanted to order Wudu to replace him, but after he became familiar with the situation, I removed Wang Shichong from his official position.

The reason why he did not dare to recall him immediately was because Wang Shichong had a lot of soldiers and horses in his hands.

Moreover, he occupied Yanshi, and he was fighting fiercely with Li Mi. If the commander is changed on the spot, it is very likely that there will be a mutiny in the whole army, which will not be beneficial to Yu Dong.

In Yang Tong's mind, Liang Bainian is his confidant, and there should be no problem saying these words.

But he didn't expect that this Liang Bainian had already been bribed by Wang Shichong with a lot of money. So it didn't take long for Yang Tong's words to reach Wang Shichong's ears word for word. Wang Shichong just sneered at this and did not express any opinion. But if he doesn't say it, it doesn't mean that the generals under his command haven't said it. For a time, the generals of the Sui army were filled with righteous indignation and expressed their dissatisfaction with Yang Tong.

"Prince, we are waiting to kill the enemy in front, but the court is thinking about how to deal with the prince.

Li Yanqing is a child, what virtue can steal from Henan to arrest the envoy? The court doesn't know the loyal ministers, doesn't it chill the hearts of the sons. ”

"You're talking nonsense, it's just rumors, don't be too nervous."

Wang Shichong showed a loyal and upright appearance and angrily reprimanded the generals under his account. But at the same time, the number of times Wang Su traveled back and forth between Yanshi and Kaifeng became more frequent.

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In late autumn, the west wind blows.

The fighting in the Xingnan area suddenly calmed down.

The two sides won and lost each other, and Wang Shichong temporarily retreated for a hundred miles to rest. At the same time, Yangcheng County also stepped up preparations and repaired the city wall in order to wait for the opportunity to fight again.

Due to the frequent wars in Hebei, the land has become barren and displaced people have risen everywhere.

Xu Shiji made a statement to Wei Deshen and asked for the opening of the Liyang warehouse so that the people could eat. Wei De thought for a long time, and then agreed to Xu Shiji's suggestion. However, due to overwork, after Wei De went deep into the twilight of autumn, his health became a little poor, and he gradually handed over government affairs to Xu Shiji.

In early September, Li Yuan led his army to besiege Hedong.

Qu Tutong, the general of Zuo Wuhou, relied on the strong city of Hedong to hold on, and the battle situation was stalemate for a while. Li Yuan saw that it was difficult to conquer Hedong immediately, so he ordered Li Xuanba, the prince of Zang, and Chai Shao to continue the siege. Guan Zhong and the people attached to each other, which greatly increased Li Yuan's strength. Then, Li Yuan ordered Li Jiancheng and Liu Wenjing to lead tens of thousands of troops to settle in Yongfengcang, saying that the Ying Yanglang of Tongguan would be Sheng Yan's division to guard against Hedong soldiers and horses. At the same time, he ordered Li Shimin to lead tens of thousands of troops and garrison Weibei in preparation for the capture of Chang'an.

And just when Li Yuan was preparing to capture Chang'an, Jincheng Xue Ju also made a move and advanced in the direction of Chang'an......

The leaves of the trees have withered and fallen off, leaving only a few residual leaves and dead branches, swaying weakly in the bleak autumn wind.

Wei Zheng stood outside the vermilion lacquer gate, hesitated for a long time, and finally made up his mind, stepped up the steps, raised his hand and knocked on the knocker. Tuk tuk, he slapped the knocker. After a while, the door creaked open, and out of it came a black and strong young man, who was Qin Qiong's nephew, Qin Yong.

"Sima Wei?"

"Qin Yong, is your uncle here?"

"Oh, yes!" Qin Yong had great respect for Wei Zheng, and hurriedly turned sideways to get out of the way.

"Uncle drank some wine at dinner, and is reading in the study at this moment."

"Then you will be troubled, and you will say that Wei Zheng has something to see."

"Uncle said, if Wei Sima comes to the door, just go over...... I'll find someone to show you the way, but I still have to go to the barracks to make a round, so I'm not worthy of you. ”

"Qin Yong, don't work too hard...... I don't think there will be any fighting in the near future. ”

Wei Zheng said a word, leaving Qin Yong, who was confused, and went with the housekeeper of the Qin Mansion. Qin Qiong's residence is not big, it was originally the house of a large family in Yangcheng County. After Yangcheng was occupied by the Wagang army, the big family fled to Gongxian with his family and left the house vacant.

Qin Qiong didn't like to live in the county government because she felt very depressed.

Dealing with so many official documents every day is really not what he is good at. So Wei Zheng lives in the county office, and if there is anything, he will inform Qin Qiong. As the family walked through the mezzanine to the door of a house in the backyard. The retainer knocked on the door and whispered a report.

Qin Qiong immediately opened the door.

"Sima Wei, it's so late, is there something wrong?"

Wei Zheng nodded, "There is something to discuss with the general." ”

"So, come into the house and talk."

Qin Qiong let Wei Zheng into the study, and then motioned to the retainers to guard under the porch.

He knew that Wei Zheng must have something important to discuss with him when he came to the door so late. Otherwise, Wei Zheng can come back after dawn.

"General Qin, I'll show you a letter."

Wei Zheng took out a letter from his wide sleeved robe and handed it to Qin Qiong.

Qin Qiong took the letter suspiciously, opened it under the lamp, and read it carefully. After a while, he couldn't help but exclaim: "Good plan, really good plan!" ”

Raising his head, Qin Qiong said: "Abandoning the Eastern Capital and seizing the Jiangdu seems to be dangerous, but it is actually wonderful. The Sui army would never have thought that we would attack Jiangdu, with the prestige of the secret duke, after going south to Jiangdu, just raise their arms and shout, then the heroes of all parties will obey, this is a wonderful plan. ”

Wei Zheng smiled bitterly, but did not speak.

"Wei Sima, who came up with this clever plan? Why don't you report it to the king? ”

"It's been reported!"

"Oh?"

But the king seems to be interested only in the one who offered the plan, but he is indifferent to it. It has been four months since I arrived in Kaifeng, but the king has not moved. ”

"This is Wei Sima, you ......"

Wei Zheng nodded, "General Qin, you also need to be able to say, why don't I present it myself?"

It's not that I don't want to show my face, but I have no choice but to do so. Since the Black Stone Pass, the king seems to be quite suspicious of me. Although he was still affectionate on the surface, I could feel that he was very concerned about me. In fact, I know the reason for this. The king was originally born as a mastermind, but as for today's prestige...... And I am now giving him advice, and the king is afraid that I will take his place.

Therefore, I had to pretend to be in the name of Xu Hongke, a Taoist priest of Liangfu Mountain, to offer this plan.

But the king's interest in Xu Hongke is far greater than his interest in the strategy itself. Four months without the slightest movement, I am afraid that this plan will not be successful. ”

Qin Qiong heard a hint of strangeness from Wei Zheng's words.

He put down the letter in his hand and wandered around the room without saying a word.

For a long time, he stopped, stared at Wei Zheng and said, "Old Wei, we haven't known each other for a long time, but we have a good relationship. You also know that Qin is just a martial artist, a rough man, and he is not very good at guessing the thoughts of others. If you have anything to say, just say it bluntly, don't bother me. ”

"Okay, then please read another letter to the general."

Wei Zheng said, took out another letter from his arms, and handed it to Qin Qiong.

"This is the king's edict, and it will be delivered to the government in the evening. After reading it, I really didn't know what to do, so I came to the general for advice. ”

Qin Qiong was puzzled, took the letter, and watched it again.

Looking at it, he couldn't help frowning......

"Let's go to Guanzhong? Do you want to give up Yangcheng County to Wang Shichong? ”

Wei Zheng nodded, with a wry smile on his face.

"What do you mean, my lord?"

"General Qin, can't you see it? The king wants to cooperate with Wang Shichong, and is determined to use Yangcheng County as a bait in exchange for Wang Shichong's cooperation in order to seek Xingyang County. As for letting us go to Guanzhong, I am afraid that it is because after Li Yuan, the Duke of Tang Guogong, raised troops from Taiyuan, he marched quickly to capture Guanzhong, not to mention that he would capture Chang'an. As soon as Chang'an was taken away, Li Yuan was in an invincible position. ”

"In that case, what are we going to do in Guanzhong?"

"I'm afraid that the king wants us to try to obstruct Li Yuan, and then buy time for him, and after seizing the eastern capital, take advantage of the situation to attack Guanzhong."

Qin Qiong's eyes showed a look of disappointment.

"Since you want to seize the eastern capital, then go all out to seize it, and if you want to occupy Guanzhong, the surname Suo will give up the eastern capital. The king is like this, it is simply whimsical. ”

"What is really whimsical is not the dispatch of troops to Guanzhong, but the cooperation with Wang Shichong."

Qin Qiong hurriedly sat down beside Wei Zheng, "Please also ask Mr. for advice." ”

"Wang Shichong, jackals too!" Wei Zheng sighed and said, "This person is quite ambitious, and he was born with the heart of a jackal, so he is definitely not a person who can be united. I'm worried that the reason why he wants to cooperate with the king is because of ulterior motives. ”

Qin Qiong fell into deep thought, her fingers lightly tapping the bookcase.

The sound of 'tuk tuk' echoed slowly through the room.

"Then what does Mr. Wei think Wang Shichong has in mind?"

The king said in the letter that Wang Shichong asked him to attack Xingyang in the snow at the beginning of October. He will try to drag Li Yanqing at Heishi Pass, ask the king to break through the tiger prison and occupy Xingyang County. As for him, he only asked to recapture Yangcheng County, in order to stabilize his position with the imperial court...... Yes, Wang Shichong has indeed been in some trouble recently. According to the news from Tanma, Yang Dong intended to make Dugu Wudu and replace Wang Shichong. ”

"Isn't that great?"

"What's good, cooperating with Wang Shichong is tantamount to seeking skin with a tiger.

I'm worried that if the king doesn't get Xingyang County, he will be harmed by Wang Shichong. I don't think that Wang Shichong has the ability to drag Li Yanqing down.

Besides, if Yang Tong is determined to change the commander, can he lead Yang Tong to dispel his mind if he recaptures a Yangcheng County? ”

"This ......"

Qin Qiong felt that her own brain seemed to be a little difficult to use!

"I think the reason why I decided to defect to Mi Gong was because I thought he could achieve great things.

Now, however, I find that this person has no ambitions, but no talents. Look at his command, who are gathered now?

Xu Yuanlang, Meng Rang, Shan Xiongxin and the like, but reckless. Although Wang Bodang and Wang Dangren are loyal, it is difficult to become a climate. On the other hand, Shi Derui is quite strategic, and now he is a small official in the Wei Wangfu. Jia Yanfu has the ability to change, but it is difficult to display his talents. This person was born as a strategist and has ambitions, but his mind is far from enough. He is good at scheming, but not good at judgment, and can attract people, but he does not know how to use people. Not to mention it, it is quite self-righteous. Li Yanqing said that what he said in Heishi Pass was good, but he was mean and unkind. ”

"Mr. Wei, not really!"

Qin Qiong was dumbfounded, looking at Wei Zheng, she really didn't know what to say?

"Has General Qin read "Three Kingdoms"?"

"Oh, if it's Li Yanqing's romance, I've read it."

"It doesn't matter...... If you compare it with the people in the Three Kingdoms, General Qin can know who Mi Gong is equivalent to? ”

Qin Qiong scratched her head and said with a wry smile: "This, I really can't say it." ”

"I think that Mi Gong can be compared to Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu. Resourceful and indecisive, with the wisdom of knowing people, but not the ability of using people...... General Qin, what happened to Yuan Benchu in the end? ”

"I know, I know!"

Qin Qiong said with a smile: "This person was defeated by Cao Ying, and finally vomited blood and died in Cangting. ”

"Yuan Benchu must not die well, and I am afraid that this Mi Gong may not be able to be stronger than Yuan Benchu back then."

Qin Qiong couldn't help but gasp......

Mr. Wei's remarks are inevitably a bit alarmist. Although the war in Xingyang was unfavorable, there were still hundreds of thousands of horses under his command, and the generals were ......"

Qin Qiong was halfway through her words, and suddenly stopped.

Think back then, Yuan Shao was not the same as strong? Known as a million soldiers and horses, countless strategists, and generals. But in the end, what is the end? Li Mi is now the strongest among all the anti-kings, and he may indeed be the strongest. But can he be stronger than Yuan Benchu back then?

Having said that, if Qin Qiong didn't understand Wei Zheng's intentions, then he would be a fool.

Wei Zheng is happy!

"The general is strong in martial arts and brave and unparalleled.

Inheriting the true legend of the Eight Wind Array, if you want to gallop the world back then, who can stop it? However, he returned to the secret prince, but the general fell like a tiger in Pingyang. The eight winds are arrayed, but they can only be trapped in the lonely city, and it is difficult to perform. I have a good comparison here, but I don't know you, general, would you like to hear it? ”

Qin Qiong's face was gloomy and she nodded lightly.

"The general has read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and he should know the four court pillars of Hebei.

Now, Xu Yuanlang and Shan Xiongxin under the command of Mi Gong are just like the ugly Yan Liangwen, and they will not die sooner or later. However, the general can be compared to Zhang He of the Four Court Pillars. ”

The meaning of this is worth playing.

Zhang He was unwilling in the hands of Yuan Shao, but when he came to Cao Ying, he became a peerless general. Later, it is not an exaggeration to even call it handsome.

Qin Qiong said: "I am Zhang He, but I don't know where Meng Degong is. ”

I also want to be Zhang He, but I don't know who Cao Mengde is......

This sentence is equivalent to showing his heart to Wei Zheng. If Wei Zheng was still a little worried before, listening to Qin Qiong's words at this moment, he was immediately relieved.

"General, why do you need to look for Meng Degong? He's right in front of him. ”

Qin Qiong was surprised: "In front of you? ”

Who is in front of you?

Wang Shichong? Li Yanqing? Yang Qing? Yang Tong?

Wei Zheng has already said that Wang Shichong is a jackal, and he will not be Cao Ying.

Yang Qing, Yang Tong...... It doesn't seem to be possible.

"Sir, didn't you mean that Li of Xingyang is invincible?"

In her heart, Qin Qiong was a little expectant that Wei Zheng nodded. Think about the brother Luo Shixin in the past, and now he is one of the eight hussars under the Henan Arrest Ambassador, and the general of the Eagle Yang Mansion. I think that at the beginning, Luo Shixin's position was even lower than Qin Qiong. But now, he is a general from the fourth grade. Moreover, Qin Qiong didn't want to be an enemy of Luo Shixin. If there is a chance to be a colleague with Shixin again, he is quite excited.

Who knows, Wei Zheng smiled coldly.

"Li Yanqing? Huangkou Ruzi, although he is talented, he can't even see the current situation clearly. It's just a vicious dog in front of the Sui room, and sooner or later it will be a lost dog. ”

Damn, this Wei Zheng seems to have a very bad evaluation of Li Yanqing!

Qin Qiong was a little confused......

"It's not Li Yanqing, who is that?"

"Did the general forget? Li Mi asked me to wait to go to Guanzhong! ”

"Ah, you mean Tang Guogong Li Yuan?"

Qin Qiong suddenly realized, and immediately nodded again and again, "Yes, Tang Guogong is Cao Ying." In just three months, Guanzhong was captured, and Chang'an was about to be taken. This duke can be Cao Ying, regardless of talent and prestige, it is not lower than Li Mi, which is indeed a good choice.

It's just that I haven't made an inch, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to gain a foothold in the past. ”

"What's so hard about that?"

Wei Zheng said: "I have thought about it. As long as the general agrees, we will pretend to answer Li Mi, and after passing through Luoyang, we will escape into Bears Ears Mountain. There is Xingtai in the east of Bear's Ears and Changyuan in the west. There is Songyang Cang in the south across Luoshui, and it is Mianchi in the north. And Yiyang, which is adjacent to Bear's Ears, is empty of troops and unable to crusade. We just need to occupy the mountain as the king and wait and see the trend of Heluo. If Li Mi succeeds, we will attack Guanzhong; If Li Yuan stands firm in Guanzhong and sends troops to Luoyang, we can take the opportunity to respond. In short, isn't it a good thing that we are invincible, we can attack, and we can defend when we retreat? ”

Qin Qiong couldn't help but nod again and again.

He was about to compliment, but he heard the door suddenly be pushed open by a canopy.

A cold wind swept into the house, followed by a rough voice: "Qin Shubao, Wei Xuancheng, you and others conspired to betray the master, what should they be guilty of?" ”

The two of them were startled and hurriedly turned their heads to look.

I saw a big man standing outside the door, with horizontal eyebrows and angry eyes.

"Ah, General Cheng......"

Qin Qiong and Wei Zheng couldn't help but change color.

The person who came was Cheng Biting Jin.

I saw him striding into the house.

grabbed the collar of Wei Zheng's clothes, "Then you say, among the four court pillars in Hebei, who can compare with me?" ”

"Lao Cheng, let go of Mr. Wei, there is something to say."

Wei Zheng was originally quite nervous. But after listening to Cheng Yanjin, he couldn't help laughing.

"Zhijie and the four court pillars of Hebei are difficult to compare."

"What do you say? You bird, how dare you look down on me? ”

Wei Zheng smiled and said: "With the ability of a general, there is only one person in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms who can be compared. Cao Gong's account is the tiger idiot, which is the duty of knowing the festival. ”

Tiger idiot, Xu Chu!

Cheng Yanjin's eyes narrowed, staring at Wei Zheng silently.

Qin Qiong was so nervous that she subconsciously held the saber under her side.

"You bird, you have a good mouth...... Hmph, I got a letter from Mi Gong and ordered me to lead my troops to enter Guanzhong with Lao Qin. What do I think about this, how do I feel awkward. I don't know if Mi Gong listened to the villain's slander and actually came up with such an idea.

I came overnight to discuss this matter with you.

I didn't think about it, but I heard you two birds praising each other here. Uncle Bao, you guy is not a brother enough, and I still call you a brother and brother in vain. You don't remember calling me when you have a good place to go...... Damn, since Mi Gong became the king, this tile village is full of cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods. Although the territory is large, this man's heart is scattered. When Zhai Rang was there, the brothers were hugging each other, and it seemed that they were intriguing now. I'm tired of it...... Now that you've found a good place, then the surname Suo is mine. ”

Qin Qiong and Wei Zheng couldn't help but smile at each other after hearing this.

Cheng Biting Jin let go of Wei Zheng and sat down.

"Mr. Wei, you have a lively brain and a lot of ghost ideas. Let's just think about how to get a better future.

If Tang Guogong is really worth accompaniing, what do we do, we must also have a charter. Empty-handed past, people may not be able to value it. ”

Qin Qiong was overjoyed, and hurriedly said, "I'll let people prepare wine and food."

Mr. and Lao Cheng are staying here tonight. Let's take a good look at it and see how we can have a good future when the time comes. ”

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(To be continued)