The carriage stopped in front of the mansion, Yang Yuanqing jumped out of the carriage and walked quickly in front of Lao Bu, "Su Lie, is it you?" ”

The young general waiting at the door was Su Lie, he turned over and dismounted, and bowed his hand to Yang Yuanqing: "General Yang, I want to go to Dali City with you!" [Search for the latest update.]

"You want to join the army?" Yang Yuanqing asked.

"Exactly!"

After pondering for a moment, Yang Yuanqing asked again, "Does your father agree?" ”

Su Lie lowered his head and stared at the ground, and after a while, he said slowly: "I left home at the age of twelve and traveled all over the world, and my father never asked. ”

"But it's different if you go to Inuli City, you may die because of it......"

"If a man dies on the battlefield, he will die a well-deserved death."

"Nope! Listen to me. Yang Yuanqing stopped his words, "Serving in the army is different from traveling, once you join the army, you are no longer free, you will even spend your whole life in Biansai, if one day you feel bored and you want to leave the army, then you will face the doom of being executed as a deserter, the suffering of being a soldier is not something you can imagine, you go to Dali City to travel, as a master, I welcome, it is no problem for you to stay for a year or two, but you want to join the army, I hope you can be cautious." ”

"Young man, you can go through a pair of matches first, and then decide." Next to him, Yang Su pulled the curtain and smiled slightly.

Yang Yuanqing hurriedly introduced Su Lie to his grandfather, "Grandfather, this is my friend, a native of Guyuan County, surnamed Su Minglie, one year younger than me, is Li Jing's apprentice, he went to Dali City a few months ago, and also participated in the Battle of Lake Harry. ”

When Su Lie heard Yang Yuanqing call his grandfather, he knew that this old man was Yang Su, the first powerful minister of the Great Sui, and he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed down to investigate, "Senior Su Lie sees Mrs. Yang!" ”

Yang Su nodded and said to him and Yan Yue: "A man's husband, you should have ambitions, Yuanqing joined the army at the age of ten, and fought a hundred battles at the age of fifteen, although he is my grandson, he has not received any preferential treatment, if you have ambitions, you can follow the same path as him." ”

Su Lie nodded, "The words of Senior Servant Yang are remembered by the juniors. ”

Yang Su smiled, waved his hand, and the carriage drove towards the mansion, waiting for his grandfather's carriage to enter the mansion, Yang Yuanqing smiled and said: "I am ordered by the Holy Lord to go to Hebei to carry out a secret mission, there may be worries about Xing's life, are you willing to go together?" ”

"If you can take me, of course I'll go!"

"Okay, you wait a moment, I'll go pack my things, and we'll leave immediately."

Yang Yuanqing entered the mansion to prepare, and a quarter of an hour later, he came out of the mansion with eighteen Yang Su's iron shadow guards, and everyone turned over their horses, turned the carriage and galloped towards the Mingde Gate in the east of the city, facing the morning glow of the clouds that had just come out, and twenty war horses galloped eastward.

Jinyang County, Taiyuan Prefecture, and the governor's mansion, Yang Liang, the king of Han, is pacing back and forth in the room, Yang Liang, the king of Han, is the fifth son of Yang Jian, and Yang Jian's favorite son, his fief is not only a place in the state, but also includes the vast land of Jizhou, so that Yang Liang's jurisdiction has been extended to Canghai, which is the former hometown of the Northern Qi Dynasty.

Since Yang Guang was canonized as the crown prince, the door of Yang Liang's ambition has also opened, if it is not the eldest prince, then why does he have no chance? As Yang Jian's favorite youngest son, Yang Bi thought that he was the best candidate to succeed his eldest brother to the throne.

It was from that time that Yang Liang began to recruit troops on a large scale under the pretext of defending against the Turks, building weapons and recruiting outlaws.

His ambition was finally discovered by Yang Jian, and at this time, the Turkic army failed to resist the Turks in the north, and Yang Jian used this as an excuse to interrogate more than 80 of Yang Liang's henchmen and exile them to Lingnan, which dealt a heavy blow to Yang Liang's power.

Just when Yang Jian was about to further cut the domain, he unfortunately died in Renshou Palace, which made Yang Liang escape, and at the same time made him think that his time had come, and he finally made up his mind to raise the flag and seize the throne.

At this moment, in addition to several of Yang Liang's henchmen, there was also a man in black about thirty years old standing in the room, this person was a messenger from the capital, he didn't bring any evidence, his master would not let any handle fall into Yang Liang's hands, the man in black just came to dictate a piece of information, believe it or not, Yang Liang judged it himself.

Yang Liang stopped and said to the man: "Go back and tell your master, I am very grateful for his news, and I will remember his favor." ”

Yang Liang instructed another guard, "Reward him with ten taels of gold and send him away!" ”

The man in black thanked him and retreated, Yang Liang waited for him to go away, and then he smiled proudly: "I didn't expect that there was a conflict within Yang Guang, do you think it's true?" ”

There are four people sitting in the room, the leader is a veteran with white hair, this person is the famous Chen Dynasty general Xiao Maha, he is more than seventy years old, but still brave and not less prime, after the fall of the Chen Dynasty, he was named the Sui Emperor Yang Jian as the Kaifu Yi with the three divisions, has been following Yang Liang, this time Yang Liang dragged the rebellion, he is an active promoter, the person sitting next to him is Yang Liang's strategist Wang Juan, Wang Xiang is a generation of male Wang monk Wang Shengbian's son, about fifty years old, three feet long beard, elegant appearance, he and Xiao Maha have the best relationship.

There are also two people who are also Yang Liang's henchmen, one is Lanzhou Assassin Shi Qiao Zhongkui, and the other is Cao Pei Wen'an, a soldier of the Governor's Mansion, these four people are Yang Liang's four confidants, and they are also the basis of Yang Liang's rebellion.

"I think it's a little suspicious."

Xiao Maha frowned and said, "I don't dare to imagine, how could Yáng Guang let a little-known young general do such a big thing, is it because this person is the grandson of Yáng Su?" ”

Wang Juan stroked his long beard and said: "I think this matter is true, although Yáng Yuanqing is the grandson of Yáng Su, but I thought that he must have something outstanding, Yáng Guang will give him this important responsibility, from this time Yáng Guang appointed the steady and old Yáng Su as the head coach, not the most favored Yuwen Shu, it can be seen that Yáng Guang is very cautious, he appointed Yáng Yuanqing to do this, it is by no means hot-headed, it can be inferred from this, it is indeed true." ”

Yáng nodded, Wang Juan was reasonable, with Yáng Guang's prudence, he would not send him to Youzhou just because Yáng Yuanqing was the grandson of Yáng Su, if Yáng Yuanqing was incompetent, Yáng Su would not agree to Yáng Guang's consent, this person must be extraordinary.

At this time, Lanzhou Thorn Shi Qiao Zhongkui smiled slightly: "Yang Yuanqing, I know a little bit. ”

Yang Liang suddenly turned around, looked at him and said, "Tell me, this person's situation (the latest chapter of Wu Dong Qiankun 81zw)." ”

"This person is the defender of Dali City in Fengzhou, five years ago, when he was still a ten-year-old boy, he was appreciated by the first emperor in the Taiye Palace, and went out with the army, in the 19th year of the emperor's war, he was seriously injured by the head of the Khan, and took his royal banner, so he became famous in the first war."

"It turned out to be him!" Several other people reacted, they all heard about it, and Yang Liang knew that Yang Yuanqing was deeply loved by his father back then, and rewarded him with the Jin Lin Sword.

"If it's really him, I'll send troops to intercept it immediately!" Yang Liang said decisively.

Wang Juan smiled, "Your Highness, I suggest that we don't have to meddle in this matter. ”

Yang Liang was stunned, "Why is this?" ”

Wang Yan said unhurriedly: "Actually, this matter is also a good thing, hasn't Dou Kang been hesitating?" As long as we tell him about this, he will know that Yang Guang has already cared about him, and let him deal with Yang Yuanqing himself, so that he will not follow His Highness with iron heart? ”

"Wang is really clever when he joins the army?"

Yang Liang praised repeatedly: "Let Dou Kang see with his own eyes how Yang Guang dealt with him, and he will know how he should choose." ”

Xiao Maha next to him was a little worried: "What if Dou Kang can't deal with Yang Yuanqing?" ”

Yang Liang sneered, "Yang Yuanqing has no soldiers and no soldiers, if Dou Kang can't even deal with this person, what face does he have to be the head of Youzhou." ”

After the discussion, everyone retreated, but Cao Pei Wen'an, a soldier in the governor's office, stayed, Yang Liang just saw him stop talking, and knew that he had something to say, he took a sip of tea, and then said slowly: "Do you have anything else to say?" ”

Pei Wen'an was born in Pei Valve, Wenxi County, but he was just a concubine, conceited and talented, but he was depressed in the family, but Pei Wen'an was quite appreciated by Yang Liang and planned and managed 50,000 si soldiers for Yang Liang.

Pei Wen'an bowed down and said, "Your Highness, there are two things I want to remind Your Highness. ”

"Say it! I listened. ”

"First of all, I want to remind His Highness that Xiao Maha and Wang Juan are from the Chen Dynasty after all, so they should not be used too much, and they are suspicious ......of them."

Without waiting for Pei Wenan to finish speaking, Yang Liang interrupted him impatiently, "I know this in my heart, now that the war is present, don't doubt the general, tell me your second thing!" ”

Pei Wen'an saw that Yang Liang didn't want to listen to this matter more, so he had no choice but to say: "The second thing is that he suggested a quick attack on the capital. ”

Yang Liang was very interested in this suggestion, and he immediately sat up and said, "You can be more specific." ”

"Your Royal Highness, it will take time for Yang Guang to gather troops, we should seize this opportunity, lead the elite to attack Guanzhong, first Ke Puzhou, and then take Pujin Pass, His Royal Highness led the army to follow, and the troops were on the bar, and the west of the Beijing Division waved his hand, so that the Beijing Division will inevitably shake, and the court and the middle are suspicious of each other, we will take advantage of you to persuade the defenders of the Beijing Division to surrender, within ten days, the major event can be decided, I don't know what His Highness thinks?"

Yang Liang pondered for a moment, he was still a little hesitant, two days ago Wang Juan persuaded him to cut off the hometown of Northern Qi, because most of his soldiers were from Kwantung, and it was easier to get their support for cutting off the hometown of Northern Qi, but Pei Wen'an's suggestion made him a little tempted, if he could take the capital division within ten days, he could give it a try.

"Your Highness, you might as well give it a try, no, let's think about it in the long run."

Yang Liang finally made up his mind, "Okay! I will appoint you as the vanguard, act according to your strategy, and take Puzhou and Pujin Pass for me. ”

In the dark night, a hanging car drove away from the governor's mansion, and in the carriage sat Xiao Maha and Wang Ling, Xiao Maha was the general of Wang Xiang's father Wang Sengbi, although Xiao Maha surrendered to Chen Baxian, and Wang Sengbi was killed by Chen Baxian, but after all, it was fifty years ago, and at this time they were both old ministers of the Southern Dynasty, and they were full of nostalgia for the past, they thought that the Sui Dynasty was strong, so that their idea of restoring the country was ultimately just a dream, but at this time, Yang Liang's rebellion brought a ray of life to their dream of recovering the country.

"With the strategy of Mr. and the courage of the old man, how much hope does Mr. think there is for our great cause of recovering the country?" Xiao Maha's thick eyebrows locked into a heavy black line.

Wang Juan gently shook the feather fan and said with a smile: "The key is not to let Yang Liang really succeed in seizing power, if he seizes the imperial power, then he is the Sui Emperor, and we want to restore the country, it can only be the moon in the water, so I persuade Yang Liang to divide the land of Northern Qi and form a strong momentum with Yang Guang, and then the old general led the army south, nominally for Yang Liang to seize Jiankang, as long as the old general's army crosses the river, we wave our arms and shout, and the southern Chinese will definitely raise the flag in response, and then our great cause of restoration will be half successful." ”

"The key is to prevent Yang Liangxi from entering Guanzhong, and at the same time form a strong momentum with Yang Guang, right!"

"That's right! This is a condition, and the second is to find the descendants of Emperor Chen, I have sent my henchmen to the south to look for it, and I should have something to gain. ”

Xiao Maha let out a long sigh, his heart was full of infinite nostalgia for his homeland, he was a dignified Chinese family, how could he become a slave of the Xianbei dynasty?

"One more thing."

Wang Juan pondered for a moment and said, "Please ask the old general to send someone to intercept and kill Yang Yuanqing." ”

"Why?" Xiao Maha asked puzzled.

Wang Juan said coldly: "Kill Yang Yuanqing, Yang Guang will know that the situation is critical, and he will inevitably send a heavy army to defend, and Yang Liang's plan to sneak attack the capital will also come to naught, so he will have to choose to secede, only if he secedes, we will have a chance." ”

In the vast Central Plains, the Taihang Mountains are like a giant dragon stretching north and south, stretching for thousands of miles, separating the land of Hedong and Hebei into two.

For thousands of years, the road across the Taihang Mountains has gradually formed eight important passages, known as the Taihang Eight Mountains, among which the Jing Cheng is the most important, it is the direct passage connecting Taiyuan Mansion in Hedong and Youzhou in Hebei, and it has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times.

There is an important pass in the east and west of this passage, in the west of Taihang Mountain is Jingcheng Pass, which is controlled by the army of Yang Liang, the king of Han, and east of Taihang Mountain is Tumen Pass, which is guarded by the Youzhou army, and every day goes from east to west, and countless merchants and people pass through this strategic road.

At noon that day, a team of more than 20 people arrived in Jingcheng Town, which was more than 20 family members guarding a carriage inlaid with lace, and it was a woman from a large family who traveled.