Chapter 2: Betrayal (3b)
Seeing that the strength of the Yuwen family has risen instead of decreasing, many Wenchen generals are very depressed. But no one can stop this, Yang Guang almost didn't ask about government affairs because of the death of Zhang Xutuo and Yuwenshu. At present, it is difficult for all the civil and military officials to see His Majesty the Emperor, let alone admonish him in person that they should not arbitrarily violate the law of the country because of personal feelings. Pei and Yu, who were in charge of the government, also understood that it was not a good idea to put half of Jiangdu's troops in the hands of the Yuwen family, but the two of them were soft in accepting Yuwen culture and bribes, and they were really embarrassed to give each other maggots again. Besides, Yu Wenhua and his hand in Yanmen County were really clean and beautiful, and several wealthy families such as Pei and Yu owe the Yuwen family favors, and everyone can't help but pay it back now.
Since they couldn't stop Yu Wenhua from regaining military power, for the safety of the court and their own family, Pei Ju and Yu Shiji had to find ways to strengthen the strength of other soldiers and horses. Because Dugu Lin disagreed with the ministers, the Imperial Forest Army under his command was naturally not within the choice of Pei Ju and Yu Shiji. And Wang Shichong, the Jiangdu Tongshou who has 30,000 Jianghuai strongmen, is a good seedling worth cultivating. A good record of this son in the past allowed Pei and Yu to find a reason to strengthen their team. Second, this son is very good at being a man, and he constantly "respects" several important ministers throughout the year. Give him some benefits, and don't worry that he won't reciprocate in the future.
"In my opinion, General Li also has to take care of one or two. He is also a person who knows gratitude, and it can be seen from his attitude towards Tang Gong back then, "After vigorously promoting Wang Shichong, Yu Shiji, who was in charge of the government, still felt unsure, and discussed with Pei Ju and Pei Yun in private.
"He does know gratitude, but he doesn't know how to be flexible, and he is afraid that he will be like a lonely boy in the future, and he will work against us everywhere!" Pei Ju, who was in charge of the government, thought about it and hesitated to respond. In the past year or so, his "good impression" of Li Xu has also increased with the times. Although he still looks down on the other party's background, he is very satisfied with the six counties of Hebei. The only thing I am worried about is that in the future, Li Xu's strength will be so strong that it is beyond his control, that young man is a well-known strong seed, once he determines that a certain dead man, he will not give anyone face.
"Not knowing how to be flexible has the advantage of not knowing how to be flexible. Unlike some people, even Daddy's death can be used as a trick! Imperial Doctor Pei Yun sighed and said quietly.
Recently, a series of power alternations in the court have made him cold, although Pei Yun is also a brave and decisive husband, but compared with the people of the Yuwen family, he seems more indecisive than a woman who has never seen the world. Everyone saw clearly afterwards that Yu Wenshi and Zhang Liangzhong's move to treat his father was completely deliberate. At that time, His Majesty the Emperor was sick in bed, and if Yu Wenshi and if he went directly to the palace to report that his father was in danger, he would definitely not be able to arouse too much sympathy from His Majesty. Therefore, he deliberately transgressed, and through the impeachment of the courtiers, he indirectly sent his father Yuwen to His Majesty's sickbed after his death. And His Majesty's soft-hearted and old-minded characteristics are also within the scope of Yuwen's calculations, he went to visit Yuwen's mansion, and just saw Yuwenshu's bleak scene before his death. Taking this opportunity, for the smooth recovery of Hua and Hezhi and the two brothers, the strength of the Yuwen family not only did not decline because of Yuwenshu's death, but also rose sharply!
This kind of calm and ruthless role is Pei Yun's life. So he and Yu Shiji both had the same thoughts, hoping to alleviate the threat on their heads by supporting an enemy of the Yuwen family
"In my opinion, let's wait, when General Li has leveled Wagang for His Majesty, we will have a better reason to operate him into the court!" Pei Ju was still a little hesitant, lowered his voice and discussed with others.
"The question is when General Li will receive His Majesty's holy decree and golden sword!" Yu Shiji smiled and sighed. The commander of the guards, Yu Wenxuan, has been away from Jiangdu for nearly a month, but there is news that he is still wandering around Xingyang on the south bank of the Yellow River. The road was blocked by the autumn flood, the southern part of Hebei was rampant, and the body was overworked. Anyway, he refused to send the appointment of the imperial court to Li Xu in time.
"The road is not smooth, and General Yuwen can't help it!" Pei Ju picked Yu Shiji with the corner of his eye, and replied with a wry smile.
"Master Pei, let's bother to urge, the affairs of the military department are under your management. Destroy Wagang as soon as possible, and a few of us will save our hearts! Yu Shiji's smile was a little cold, and his tone of voice was also obviously impatient.
How exquisite Pei Ju's mind is, how can he not hear the meaning of Yu Shiji's words. Shaking his head, he sneered: "Lord Yu suspects that Pei Mou deliberately created opportunities for his family!" Hehe, why don't you take up your duties and send someone to thoroughly investigate who is doing the bad, and save Pei Mou from taking this false name in vain! ”
"I'm just reminding Pei Da. Anyway, the later Li Zhongjian goes to office, the better it will be for whom, and everyone can see it clearly! Seeing that his kindness was completely regarded as a donkey's liver and lungs by the other party, Yu Shiji shrugged his shoulders and turned around to leave.
Seeing that the two of them were about to divide over some trivial matters, the imperial historian Pei Yun hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Yu Shiji's arm, "Brother Yu, don't worry, I'm going to write a letter to urge General Yuwen?" Brother Yu should understand that although Pei Renji is also surnamed Pei, his family is in the north, and you and me, the remnants of Nandu, can't be counted as a road at all! ”
Yu Shiji struggled a few times, but didn't break free, so he had to turn around stupidly and reply coldly, "It's okay, Master Lao Pei repairs the book as soon as possible, so as not to make everyone's ears and roots pure!" ”
"That's nature, that's nature! The Wagang was exterminated as soon as possible, and the holy driver also returned to the Eastern Capital as soon as possible. Although this Jiangdu is good, after all, it is not as prosperous as Luoyang! Imperial Doctor Pei Yun agreed without repeating himself.
Speaking from the heart, he thinks that Yu Shiji's reminder is not unreasonable. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that as long as Li Xu returns to Xingyang, the first thing he will do is to take over the command of the soldiers of Qi County. This team was trained by him and Zhang Xutuo, Qin Shubao and others, and it was like a heart, and there was no reason to fake others in the middle. And the guard commander Yu Wenyan held the holy decree and the golden knife and refused to cross the Yellow River for a long time, giving people the feeling that the Pei family did not fight for power in front of His Majesty, so they deliberately made a big fuss in the implementation process. In short, the longer the Holy Intention delayed on the road, the more chance Pei Ju had to control the children of Qi County. After he grasped the military power, even if Li Xu was holding the golden knife used by the two generations of emperors, he was embarrassed to tear his face with a nominal subordinate for the ownership of more than 10,000 defeated soldiers.
But the actual situation is far from Yu Shiji's speculation. As far as the imperial historian Pei Yun knows, the southern part of Hebei today, especially near the north bank of the Yellow River, is indeed a mess. Li Xu and Yang Yichen teamed up with Zhao Wanhai to fight happily in Hejian Mansion, Gao Shida, Dou Jiande, Wang Bo, Yang Gongqing, Ge Qian, Gao Kaidao and other thieves found that the situation was not good, and had to seize every opportunity to develop and strengthen themselves before Yang and Li led their troops south. And the Hebei ambassador Wei Ji and the Qinghe County Cheng Yang Shanhui are not easy to mess with, leading the young people of the counties to rise up to meet the battle, and it is difficult to solve the problem with the group of thieves. Nowadays, the forces of officers and soldiers and bandits in the southern part of Hebei are intertwined, you have me, I have you. The commander of the guards, Yu Wenxuan, but the Yellow River is still easy to say, after crossing the Yellow River, the imperial golden knife may not fall into someone's hands.
I couldn't tell Yu Shiji, a thief who only knew how to fight for power, and I couldn't tell how dangerous it was outside, so Pei Ju and Pei Yun had to find a way to solve the difficulties for the coward Yu Wenyi. The two of them each wrote a few letters, urging Henan Ambassador Wang Biankan to send thousands of troops and horses to the past friendship and find a way to escort Yu Wenxuan to the north to send the decree. On the other hand, he simply sent a few groups of henchmen to send the news that the imperial court appointed Li Xu as the ambassador of Henan to arrest and give him a golden knife to Boling by different routes. In this way, even if most of the messengers on the road are intercepted by thieves, someone will eventually reach their destination. After receiving the handwritten letter from the government and the imperial doctor, if Li Xu wanted to avenge Zhang Xutuo, he would naturally do everything possible to get the holy decree.
The two Pei adults planned cleverly, but they didn't expect that the current situation in Hebei was more than ten times more chaotic than the two of them knew. After the autumn harvest, Zhao Wanhai was forced out of Fox Lake by Yang Yichen by using step-by-step methods. The thief had nowhere to hide, so he had to go south along the Hutuo River, and Kou plundered Zhou County along the way to replenish supplies. After the news reached Boling, Li Xu, who had just settled down in the six counties, of course refused to let the Liukou run to his doorstep to cause trouble, so he simply led his troops out of Boling and blocked Zhao Wanhai's troops near Boye County in Hejian County......
Li Xu took Wang Xuba and Guo Xuan each led a soldier and horse as the two wings, led the Chinese army himself, and engaged the 100,000 rogues under the command of Zhao Wanhai. Wang Xuba and Guo Xuan, who had just taken refuge in the city, were eager to make meritorious contributions, and they were braver than the generals of the Fenyang Army Headquarters in battle. Under the leadership of the two, the soldiers launched wave after wave of charges against the enemy from the left and right flanks. Zhao Wanhai's subordinates are all homeless people who can't eat enough, where can they withstand this kind of blow. Less than half an hour after the battle began, the formation began to crumble. Zhang Jiang, Lü Qin, Zhou Daniu and others took the opportunity to lead the cavalry to forcibly break through in the front, and they were so killed that the rogue ghosts cried wolf howls and collapsed.
Zhao Wanhai saw that he couldn't rely on the number of people to win, so he had to pack up the remnants and flee in battle. Li Xu intended to deter Qunkou Mo from fighting the idea of the six counties under his rule, so he showed no mercy in every battle. The two sides fought from the vicinity of Boye County all the way back to Gaoyang County, and fought more than 20 battles in a row, and the Liukou was defeated in every battle. At this moment, Yang Yichen led another army of officers and soldiers to kill from behind. Zhao Wanhai had no choice but to lead the remaining remnants of more than 10,000 people to Baima Slope, trying to use the complex mountain situation there to escape the catastrophe of death.
Li Xu and Yang Yichen met, and the two sides discussed it, and simply surrounded the entire Baima Slope. On the one hand, Zhao Wanhai was ordered to go down the mountain and surrender within ten days, and on the other hand, he sent soldiers to exterminate the remnants of the bandits and restore the local order destroyed by the rogues.
The two of them had the intention of settling the river after a war, so their cooperation in the suppression of bandits was extraordinarily smooth. It was so frightened that the heroes of the green forest entrenched in the Bohai Sea, plains and other places were drenched in cold sweat. Judging from the number of minions under his command alone, the strength of Zhang Jincheng, Wang Xuba, and Zhao Wanhai is not small, but in less than a year, the three heroes have all been wiped out.
Almost as coincidentally as the Great Sui Imperial Court, countless eyes fell on Hejian Mansion. Unlike the actions of the Great Sui Imperial Court, Yang Guang only sent a golden knife to Li Xu, but Gao Shida, Wang Bo, Yang Gongqing and others tangled up nearly 400,000 troops to go north in three ways.
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