Chapter 455: Song Laosheng's plan

Spring is blooming, the wind has become soft, the ice and snow have completely melted, both sides of the official road look at the past green patch, the capital of the Great Sui City near Chang'an is quite peaceful, so although the people live trembling but still refuse to leave their hometown, the field can see early farmers weeding the wheat, a rare good year, if there is no war spread to the summer wheat into the warehouse, in addition to the taxes paid, at least this year can survive.

Just in the early morning, when the sun came out of the horizon, red smiling faces, the sound of horses' hooves on the official road shattered the silence. The farmer, who had risen early and went to the field, looked up and looked into the distance, and saw two horses galloping along the official road from south to north.

Early in the morning, the old farmer frowned, and said in his heart, why are these two people in such a hurry?

Both of them wore hats to cover their heads and faces, and they were both men, but one of them was much thinner than his companion, and the horses they rode were slightly different. This old farmer used to be an auxiliary soldier and raised horses for the Great Sui cavalry, so it was obvious at a glance that these two horses were extremely valuable breeds.

The tall man, sitting down and riding should be a famous Turkic species, tall and muscular, with four hooves stepping out once and rushing out a few meters away. And the thin man rode a horse that should have been made in the Western Regions, and was a little smaller, but his four hooves were like flying, and his speed was no slower than that of the tall horse.

"A Botawu, a Peach Blossom Pony"

The old farmer frowned, and said in his heart that this is a child of a family who came out, and it doesn't look like he is going to the green, why didn't he bring a single entourage?

The two horses swept by like the wind, and the old farmer sighed as he looked at the backs of the two men. The heart said that it was important to care about him, or to be busy with the work in his hands.

He lowered his head and continued to pull the weeds, just when his back was sore and he was about to stretch, he suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves from the south, and there were many people who heard the sound, and the old farmer subconsciously straightened up and looked.

At least three hundred cavalrymen dressed in fine armor galloped over, and when they saw the general led by the old peasant pulling weeds on the roadside, they gestured, and the cavalry immediately slowed down neatly and stopped in front of the old peasant. Although the old peasant had only served as an auxiliary soldier for a few years, he also had some knowledge. Recognize the identities of these people at a glance, in addition to the forbidden army, which army in the entire Great Sui can wear such exquisite armor?

"Hey, old man!"

The leader of the Forbidden Army asked loudly, "Have you ever seen a man and a woman riding by before?" The man is thirty years old and looks good, and the woman is about twenty years old and beautiful. ”

It turned out to be a man and a woman!

The old farmer thought in his heart, no wonder there was a person who looked thin.

"That's a criminal of the imperial court, if you see it and tell me the truth, if you hide it, you will be guilty of the same crime as the criminal of Qin!"

The old peasant pretended to tremble, bowed down and said, "Back to the general, the grass people have just come to the field, and I haven't seen anyone passing." ”

"Really?"

"Even if you eat the gall of the ambitious leopard, how dare the grass people deceive the general?"

"I don't dare!"

The general of the forbidden army shouted, beat his horse and rushed forward.

The old peasant waited for the cavalry of the forbidden army to go away, and spat at and scolded: "Qin prisoner? The current Qin prisoners are all fucking good people, and you don't want to arrest Lao Tzu! ”

He looked at the dust and smoke gradually fading in the distance, and thought to himself that he didn't know that the man and woman who fled before were the children of that family, since they could own two BMWs like that, they were definitely not from ordinary families. But if you are a child of a family, how can you become a prisoner of the court? The court is now controlled by those families, and the emperor has become an ornament.

Yes!

The old peasant woke up suddenly, a few days ago he heard that Tang Guogong Li Yuan rebelled, and Yang Yu, the acting king who stayed in Chang'an, ordered the Li family in Chang'an to cut off their heads in one go, all of whom were the sons of Tang Gong, the oldest was in his teens, and the youngest was less than four years old. These two people hurriedly ran all the way north, could it be that there were still people in the Li family who escaped?

If you are really from Tang Gong's family, I hope God will bless you!

The old peasant sighed and muttered involuntarily: "It's just a pity, the important ministers of the court have rebelled one after another, first the tiger general Luo Yi, and then the Tang Duke, the Great Sui is really finished." It's only been a few years...... It's only been a few years? ”

Thinking of the prosperity of the Great Sui during the Kaihuang period, the old farmer couldn't help but have a sour nose.

"Loser!"

The old farmer scolded fiercely, and he didn't know who was scolding.

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At the beginning of May of the thirteenth year of the Great Cause, Liu Hongji, the vanguard army under the command of Tang Duke Li Yuan, was killed less than 500 miles away from Chang'an City, and Yang Yu, the acting king who stayed in Chang'an, was the grandson of Yang Guang. He regretted that he did not listen to the advice of some ministers at the beginning, and insisted on killing Li Yuan's descendants in Chang'an City. As a result, it did not have the effect of deterring Li Yuan, but provoked Li Yuan's army.

Yang Yu was worried, and at this time, Huyalang, who had persuaded him to kill Li Yuan's family, stood up Song Laosheng again.

"Your Highness!"

Song Laosheng bowed down and said: "Your Highness doesn't need to worry, the minister is a military general of the imperial court, guarding Chang'an, and will never tolerate the Li thief coercing the capital." The minister asked His Royal Highness to give 20,000 elite soldiers, and the minister was willing to go out of the city to fight Li Yuan to the death. Although Li Yuan's soldiers and horses claimed to be more than 100,000, they were just a bluff trick by Li Thief. The minister thought that Li Thief would never exceed 50,000 soldiers and horses, and most of them were forcibly captured civilians along the way, just a group of refugees who followed the rebels to eat. ”

"There is no need for more, His Royal Highness only gave the minister 20,000 elite soldiers, and the minister should cut off the head of the Li thief and present it to His Highness."

Song Laosheng thought for a while and said: "If His Royal Highness feels that it is not safe enough, you can send someone to Luoyang, the eastern capital, and ask His Royal Highness the King of Yue to send troops to rescue." There are 100,000 soldiers under the command of General Wang Shichong of the Eastern Capital, all of whom are the elite soldiers of my Great Sui. If the king of Yue is willing to send troops to save Chang'an, even if Li Yuan really has more than 100,000 rebels, there is no need to be afraid. ”

"But the eastern capital is still surrounded by the rebels of Li Mi in Wagangzhai!"

Yang Yu said angrily.

Acting Wang Yang Yu is fourteen years old, born in the royal family, so he still has the calmness that he should not have at this age, although he is also afraid and worried in his heart, but under the influence of the royal family, at least on the surface, he does not seem to be flustered. Yang Yu is extremely intelligent and deeply loved by Yang Guang. He is the third son of Yang Guang's eldest son, Yang Zhao, and Yang Guang has had high hopes for him since he was a child. Let him stay in the capital Chang'an, Yang Guang's idea of passing on the throne to him is already obvious. Although his younger brother Yang Tong stayed in the eastern capital of Luoyang as the king of Yue, everyone knew that Chang'an was orthodox.

At the age of fourteen, if you are a child of an ordinary family, I am afraid that I will occasionally pounce on my mother and mother, and those with better family backgrounds are still studying in the county. But Yang Yu is different, he has shown superhuman intelligence and stability since he was a child. Born in the emperor's family, the training he received since he was a child is how to govern the world, different, at the age of fourteen, he is far more mature than his peers. When Yang Guang was trapped in Yanmen, the young Yang Yu dared to lead the troops to Yanmen to rescue the driver, which shows that this young man still has great courage.

At the beginning of Yanmen, it was precisely because he and Yuwenshi and his troops were constantly holding back the attack of the Turkic wolf cavalry on the periphery, that the Turks did not dare to attack the city with all their might, lest they be attacked by the Sui army on the flank, and the Sixth Army of the Son of Heaven and the border army guarding Yanmen would hold on.

It is precisely because of this war that Yang Guang loves and trusts him even more.

When Yang Guang returned from Yanmen, he went to Jiangdu and let Yang Yu sit in Chang'an to deal with the government. The courtiers could see that in the future the emperor would most likely pass the throne to this wise and courageous grandson.

It's just that although he is young and old, his experience is limited after all. At the beginning, after listening to Song Laosheng's words, he said that he couldn't keep Li Yuan's family in Chang'an as an internal response, so he cut off the heads of Li Yuan's children in Chang'an and Li Yuan's concubines in one go. Now that he thinks about it, he regrets it, and he knows that he made a big mistake.

So when Song Laosheng proposed that he was willing to personally lead troops to meet Li Yuan, he was not happy, but because of the previous incident, he was very displeased with Song Laosheng.

"The anti-thief Li Mi has no less than 400,000 soldiers, and the east is surrounded like an iron bucket, not to mention whether the east can draw troops and horses to rescue Chang'an, even if he can, how to kill it? dispersed the siege of Li Mi's rebels, and rushed thousands of miles from the eastern capital to Chang'an, the army and horses were exhausted, how many of the ten people could be left? ”

Yang Yu asked slightly angrily.

Song Laosheng was not afraid, but straightened up and said: "Your Highness, the minister has a plan, but he can ensure that the eastern capital is worry-free, and the soldiers and horses of the eastern capital will naturally be able to rush to Chang'an to rescue." ”

"Oh?"

Although Yang Yu was quite displeased with Song Laosheng, he couldn't help but feel happy when he heard this.

"Tell me about it! If you really have a way to hold Chang'an and relieve the siege of the eastern capital, Lone is willing to ask Your Majesty to promote you to the head of Hexi Road! ”

"Your Highness!"

Song Laosheng was obviously also excited, and his shoulders trembled slightly and said: "The minister thinks that although Li Mi's rebels besieged the eastern capital, the city wall of the eastern capital is not inferior to Chang'an, and there are still 100,000 elite soldiers to defend it, even if Li Mi has 400,000 rebels, it is unlikely that it will be breached." Moreover, the rebel generals under Li Mi all gathered in Wagangzhai for a fame. The fame that Li Mi can give them, and the future that Li Mi can give him, is it comparable to what the imperial court gave? Speaking of which, Li Mi is just a thief, although he claims to be the king of Wei, his name is not right. ”

"No matter how hard those generals follow Li Mi, they are just thieves."

Song Laosheng said confidently: "If the court is willing to reuse, who wants to be a thief?" ”

Yang Yu frowned and said, "You mean, the imperial court recruits Anwa Gangzhai?" ”

"Yes!"

Song Laosheng said loudly: "Li Mi is also from a famous family, and there is no way out to retreat if he rebels with Yang Xuangan with a thought, and he will be a thief for one day, and he will be branded as a thief for the rest of his life." And if the court is willing to blame the past and allow him some benefits, the minister thinks, Li Mi is a person who cherishes his reputation, as long as the conditions offered by the court are generous enough, Li Mi will definitely be tempted! If Li Mi can be recruited by the imperial court, Wagangzhai will become the soldiers and horses of the imperial court, and he will have an army of 400,000 for nothing! What is the crisis in the eastern capital? ”

"Besides......"

Song Laosheng continued: "I heard that Wang Shichong has a lot of disobedience in the Eastern Capital, and now he is in the Eastern Capital, and the threat to the imperial court is far greater than that of the thieves in Wagangzhai!" If he can recruit Li Mi and contain Wang Shichong, Wang Shichong will naturally not dare to think about it again. For example, if you are a thief today, but Li Yuan, Li Mi, Li Xian, and Dou Jiande are the most prosperous, and Li Yuan, Li Xian, and Dou Jiande are combined, and their strength is not as good as Wagangzhai! If Li Miruo descends to the imperial court, the world will be decided! ”

"It's just...... His Majesty had issued a strict decree that Li Mi would be killed, and if he was appeased, His Majesty would be afraid that it would be difficult to speak in front of him. ”

Yang Yu was moved by what Song Laosheng said, but he was worried that Yang Guang would be furious.

"Your Highness is too worried."

Song Laosheng said: "If the world is decided, with Your Majesty's benevolence, righteousness and virtue, who cannot forgive his sins?" At the beginning, Yu Wenhua and what he did in Yanmen were not much worse than Li Mi, and the credit of Yu Wenshu was remembered, didn't His Majesty forgive the sins of the Yuwen family? can spare Yu culture and, naturally can also spare Li Mi. ”

"You can try."

Yang Yu thought for a while and said: "Then so be it, Gu will give you half of the soldiers and horses of Chang'an, you lead the army to meet Li Yuan, and you will not let you set up a military order that Li Thief must be killed, you just need to insist until the arrival of reinforcements from the Eastern Capital, and Gu will definitely protect you as the governor of Hexi Road!" ”

"Your Highness!"

Song Laosheng took a deep look, then straightened up, full of spirits.