After becoming a confidant, Li Yuanji did what he liked, and successively gave Zhang Liang some rare treasures.

Back then, Yang Guang was extremely poor and extravagant, collected all the treasures in the world, and filled them into Luoyang Palace. Later, Li Yuan occupied Luoyang, and these treasures naturally fell into Li Yuan's hands. Later, Liu Ziqiu's troops marched into Luoyang in two ways, and Li Yuan sent Li Shimin and Li Xuanba to Jiangnan to kidnap Liu Ziqiu's wife and children, but to no avail, he had to surrender the city. But before the surrender of Xiancheng, Li Yuan had already smuggled a large number of treasures from the palace through secret channels. In the past ten years, Li Yuan has relied on these treasures to gather a group of outlaws.

In fact, Liu Ziqiu also knew that Li Yuan had stolen many palace treasures. However, for the sake of him taking the initiative to surrender and not letting Luoyang City be destroyed, Liu Ziqiu did not investigate deeply. After all, Liu Ziqiu is different from Yang Guang, he likes to live a frugal and ordinary life, and he is not much interested in those rare treasures. But Zhang Liang couldn't put down these treasures.

As a general of the dynasty, Zhang Liang was not short of money, but many treasures could not be bought with money. Because Li Yuanji offered many treasures, Zhang Liang was overjoyed and gave him many privileges. Among the 1,000 soldiers and horses under Li Yuanji's department, from the commander to the centurion, they were all selected and appointed by Li Yuanji himself. In this way, the 1,000 men and horses are completely under Li Yuanji's control. This practice is actually against the military regulations of the Han Dynasty, because General Lang has no power to decide on the promotion of officers and soldiers. It's just that Zhang Liang has never taken military regulations seriously, not to mention that a thousand people are not a big deal.

However, Li Yuanji was not satisfied with mastering a thousand soldiers and horses, and he had further moves.

On a sunny afternoon last spring, Li Yuanji suddenly invited Zhang Liang to go to the suburbs for a visit. One is a general, the other is a captain, and there is a generation difference in age, and Li Yuanji was not qualified to issue such an invitation. It's just that for the sake of the treasures he offered during the New Year's holidays, Zhang Liang happily agreed.

For an outing in Luoyang City, the best place to go is, of course, the Sixteenth Courtyard of Xiyuan, but Li Yuanji took Zhang Liang into another place. It is located in the southern suburbs, very remote, but the environment is also quiet. After three rounds of drinking, Li Yuanji suddenly slapped his face and called in a dancer. This dancer's eyebrows are like Yuandai, her eyes are like autumn waves, her skin is like snow, and her skin is like condensation, Zhang Liang straightened her eyes at that time. So, without Li Yuanji's persuasion, after the banquet was over, Zhang Liang hugged the dancer and slept in the back. One night of spring breeze, it was not until the next day that the dancer revealed her identity, which scared Zhang Liang away.

It turned out that this beautiful dancer was none other than Wang, the wife of the former emperor Yang Guang. This Mrs. Wang is also Li Yuan's niece and Li Yuanji's cousin. Together with Empress Xiao and others, she was placed in another palace, and there was no restriction on personal freedom, even if she got married. It's just that Yang Guang is a famous concubine, which one dares to marry? Even Zhang Liang just slept for one night, and he was terrified.

Li Yuanji persuaded: "General, when there are many sisters and widows, sooner or later they will get married." The last general looks at the heroes of the world, and there is no one who can be above the general. At the end of yesterday, the general said to his sister, and the sister was quite moved, so she agreed to meet with the general. Just now, the last general asked his sister again, but my sister was very interested in the general, and hoped that the general would not live up to the good marriage. ”

Zhang Liang hesitated, but still sighed and said, "I'm afraid that Zhang doesn't have this blessing." ”

Li Yuanji said with a smile: "Your Majesty has already made a will to allow my sister and others to marry themselves. The reason why my sister has stayed until now is just because she didn't meet a good fate. Why should the general be suspicious? ”

Zhang Liang waved his hand and said, "Your Majesty's thoughts, who can guess it?" ”

Li Yuanji muttered: "If this is the case, the last general is willing to dedicate this place to the general, thinking that it is a tryst between the general and his sister." ”

In fact, if Zhang Liang really wants to marry Mrs. Wang, whether it is for his wife or concubine, Liu Ziqiu will not stop him, and he will even be happy to see it. Because Liu Ziqiu came from a later generation, his thinking is very different from that of people of this era. The woman of the emperor of the previous dynasty cannot be touched by others, and only the emperor of the later dynasty is qualified, this theory is very ridiculous in Liu Ziqiu's opinion. On the contrary, he felt that it would be the most inhumane thing to let these women remain widowed for the rest of their lives. Of course, if these women themselves are unwilling to remarry, it is impossible for Liu Ziqiu to force them.

But Zhang Liang is not an ordinary person after all, as a general of the current dynasty, he can have access to a lot of secrets, and naturally knows the grievances between Li Yuan and Liu Ziqiu. Maybe he dared to marry Yang Guang's other women, but this Wang, he would never dare to marry home openly. However, there is always a dark side to the human psyche. Yesterday spent a night with the Wang family, thinking of the scene of this woman who was once the emperor's concubine being pressed under her body and moaning tactfully, Zhang Liang couldn't help but feel his blood surge. In the end, he was still confused by lust and acquiesced to Li Yuanji's arrangement.

Time gradually passed, and in the blink of an eye, another year passed, and Zhang Liang suddenly realized that he seemed to be inseparable from the Wang family. And at this moment, Li Shimin suddenly found him.

The military and the cabinet are two different systems, and they may interact with each other, but they are not very close. Therefore, when Li Shimin found Zhang Liang, he changed his disguise, his whereabouts were very secretive, and the meeting place was arranged in that remote tryst place. Li Shimin's sudden appearance really scared Zhang Liang. However, the matter has come to this point, and he can't hide any secrets, Zhang Liang only had a long talk with Li Shimin, and as for what they talked about, outsiders have no way of knowing. It's just that after that secret conversation, Zhang Liang began to prepare secretly.

Over the years, Zhang Liang has also cultivated some cronies in the army. However, according to the military regulations of the Han Dynasty, soldiers are not lifelong, and if they cannot be promoted to higher positions at a certain age, there is only one way to retire. After retiring, the imperial court will also pay a certain amount of compensation, but it is a bit insignificant compared to the salary obtained in the army. If these soldiers can be frugal when they are in the army, they can save a lot of furniture, plus the land allocated by the imperial court, and their future life will not be a problem, and they can live a good life. If you spend a little bit of money on weekdays, the future will not be so easy. This rule is cruel, but it can maintain a competitive posture in the military, and no one dares to relax even in peacetime.

Things are gathered by like, and people are grouped. Zhang Liang likes a luxurious life, and his cronies are not much different, basically belonging to the latter situation. After these people retired, their lives soon fell into embarrassment, and some people turned to Zhang Liang again. Zhang Liang also remembered the old feelings, and took these people in as the housekeepers in the mansion and the manor. These people are all martial artists, and after retiring, the spirit of martial arts has not diminished. Zhang Liang took advantage of his position to purchase a lot of armor and weapons. In other words, after these people retired, they all became Zhang Liang's private soldiers, and the number was as many as 3,000.

No matter in which dynasty, whoever has such a private army will arouse the suspicion of the imperial court. Therefore, the matter of raising private soldiers is Zhang Liang's biggest secret. He kept private soldiers just to take care of the old feelings, and he didn't think about rebellion. Of course, there are many big families with thousands of slaves in the family. He is a dignified general, and it is normal for him to have thousands of slaves at home, and he will not attract the attention of others. It's just that I don't know what the reason is, but this matter was known to Li Shimin, so it became a favorable weapon for Li Shimin to blackmail him. Zhang Liang didn't think that he inadvertently revealed it to the Wang family after he was drunk once.

Li Shimin seized this handle and made a request to him. This request is also very simple, let him attack the palace when he receives his own notice.

Now, Zhang Liang can mobilize an army of 3,000 people, and with his private soldiers, the number of troops that can be mobilized reaches 6,000. But in the face of the heavily guarded palace, these 6,000 people were obviously far from enough. However, Li Shimin swore to him that when that day came, the palace gate would be automatically opened, and there was no need for his men to forcibly attack the palace. In the days before gunpowder, the assault on a city was the most painful thing to do, and the besieging side often paid a very heavy price. However, if a siege gate breaks through the opponent's gate, the morale will often rise sharply, and the opponent's morale will drop to a pole. If he can really enter the palace gate, Zhang Liang is confident that he will capture the palace. The 3,000 private soldiers under his command used to be officers of all ranks, and both in terms of personal martial arts and proficiency in battle formations, they were far superior to ordinary soldiers, and they were loyal to him. With such a private soldier in hand, he was not afraid of the palace guards.

Of course, Zhang Liang did not pin all his hopes on Li Shimin's arrangement, he was also actively looking for opportunities. Now, the opportunity has finally arrived.

According to the military regulations of the Han Dynasty, the troops left in the capital were not fixed, but were transferred by the generals in turn. The purpose of this is also to give all soldiers the opportunity to train in the frontier. And for three consecutive months from this month, the troops stationed in the capital will be rotated into Zhang Liang's subordinates. Even if Zhang Liang did not have the authority to mobilize these troops, they were nominally his subordinates, and when a serious incident occurred in the capital, he could order them to be stationed in place or stay in the barracks. In this way, he could attack the palace with impunity without fear of being besieged by the defending army.

Since he had already fallen to Li Shimin, in order to ensure the success of the operation, Zhang Liang naturally did not hesitate to tell Li Shimin such important information. And at this moment, Li Shimin also revealed to him a piece of good news, Liu Ziqiu had left the capital and went to the West Sea to mourn for Tuo Zhuan Mumi. Moreover, Li Shimin told him that he had already laid an ambush in the future, and Liu Ziqiu had no return this time.