The night is getting thicker, and in the deep palace courtyard, where the lights are flickering, the majestic body is still standing tall in front of the bronze mirror.

Empress Xiao reclined on the beauty couch and quietly looked at Yang Guang who was taking a self-portrait in the mirror.

Her gaze swept over Yang Guang's body from top to bottom, although her waist was hard, her body was no longer as symmetrical as before, she was said to be majestic, but she was truly fat.

Whether he admits it or not, he is old after all.....

"If I die one day, will you go with me?" Yang Guang looked at Empress Xiao in the mirror and asked casually.

After lying down for a long time, her body was inevitably weak, so Empress Xiao simply put aside the etiquette and answered Yang Guang's question by lying down like this: "Of course, the concubine is Your Majesty's wife, she is Your Majesty's person in life, and her Majesty's ghost is in death." ”

Empress Xiao's tone was very calm and casual, as if she was not discussing life and death matters, but as if she was discussing trivial matters.

But the quiet night, soft candlelight, and scattered clothes added a bit of charm to the atmosphere in the hall for no reason, and at the same time added a layer of affection and meaning to Empress Xiao's words.

Yang Guang tugged at the corners of his lips, seemingly satisfied with Empress Xiao's answer.

He withdrew his gaze from the mirror and walked towards Empress Xiao.

"If one day, I can't protect myself and I can't protect you, you just drink this, and we will be husband and wife in the next life." Yang Guang stood still in front of the couch and took out something.

Looking at the jade bottle in Yang Guang's hand, Empress Xiao was stunned for a while.

As if thinking of something, she hurriedly got up and reached out to pick up the jade bottle.

Maybe it was because she got up suddenly after lying down for a long time, and the soreness in her body hadn't passed, her hands were shaking a little, "This.... It's...."

"This is a wine, as long as you drink it, you will definitely die within a quarter of an hour, and the gods will not be able to save it." Yang Guang stepped forward and stuffed the jade bottle into Empress Xiao's hand.

The moment her hand touched the jade bottle, Queen Xiao's heart trembled suddenly, and she almost missed the jade bottle.

She quickly woke up from her trance, held the jade bottle tightly, and her attitude was extremely respectful: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward." ”

Yang Guang stood in front of her, didn't get up or speak, just quietly looked at Empress Xiao's slender neck.

Empress Xiao maintained a saluting posture and did not move, although she was very uncomfortable, she still maintained the etiquette that a queen should have.

After a long time, Yang Guang finally took a step forward and stretched out his hand to help Empress Xiao get up.

His hand moved up from Empress Xiao's arm, slowly caressing Empress Xiao's fair cheeks, he looked at Empress Xiao with an affectionate gaze that he had never seen before, and his tone became extremely gentle.

He said, "Don't be afraid, the day is still far away, and I will do my best to protect you..... Protecting this ....."

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Last night, Li Mi's subordinate Shan Xiongxin led the most elite 8,000 "internal army" in the Wagang army to raid Luoyang, plundering the prosperous and wealthy East Market before leaving.

By the time Wang Shichong came back to his senses, the internal army had already left, leaving only a pile of ruins, and the soldiers and civilians of Luoyang were shocked when they heard about it.

This is the urgent report received during the day, when Yang Guang didn't do anything, only ordered: "Good life and aftermath." ”

This night, Yang Guang took a self-portrait in the mirror for more than an hour, and went to the attic with Queen Xiao to watch the starry sky for an hour, and then went back to the dormitory to rest.

Everything seemed to be normal, until the next morning, when one of Yang Guang's decisions made a shocking wave.

"Your Majesty is a body of ten thousand gold, how can you be in danger? Although the eastern city was looted by the Wagang rebels, the eastern capital was still not breached, and there were Wang Shichong and the soldiers in the front, so Your Majesty could rest assured. ”

When Yang Guang proposed to personally crusade against Li Mi, Pei Yun was the first to stand up and oppose it.

Immediately afterwards, Pei Qiantong also objected: "Li Mi's base is in Luokou, and His Majesty is sitting in the palace, what is the difference between it and the imperial expedition?" Why do you have to go to the front? ”

The officials advised Yang Guang one after another, hoping that he would dispel this idea, after all, His Majesty is not young, and he has lived a life of dogs and horses for many years, and his body is not as good as when he was young.

In case of a mistake, how do they deal with themselves? How should the Sui family be stable?

Yang Guang did not interrupt them rudely as usual, but patiently listened to their advice one by one before he spoke slowly: "I have made up my mind, and you don't need to persuade them again." ”

Hundred officials: "......."

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The news that Yang Guang was going to take the royal drive to conquer Li Mi soon spread throughout the Wagang army and also reached Li Mi's ears.

"It's a good opportunity."

These are the words that Li Mi subconsciously popped out of his mouth after hearing the news.

Zhai Rang asked puzzledly: "Yang Guang personally recruited, the morale of the Sui army will inevitably be greatly boosted, and the reinforcements from the eastern capital have been assembled, and they have more troops than ours, is this still a good opportunity?" ”

Chai Xiaohe also didn't understand: "In my opinion, we should temporarily truce and avoid its edge." After a while, when the morale of the Sui army is low, we will attack again. ”

"Yes, yes...."Everyone agreed with Chai Xiaohe's opinion.

Li Mi smiled: "No, we just raided the East City, and the soldiers and civilians of Luoyang must panic, so Yang Guangcai decided to personally recruit and appease the army."

"At this time, if we raise the whole army to take advantage of the victory and attack with great momentum, it will definitely cause huge psychological pressure on the military and people of Luoyang.

"Then, Wang Shichong and his defenders will definitely be shaken, and their combat effectiveness will inevitably be weakened.

"In this way, we will attack with all our might, and Luoyang will definitely become our bag."

With that, the hall fell silent.

They are thinking, how much truth does Li Mi's words have, can it be realized?

Wang Bodang was Li Mi's confidant, and he took the lead in expressing his position: "The lord has a point, I agree." ”

Chai Xiaohe hesitated for a moment, but also agreed.

Zhai Rang looked at Li Mi and saw that he was confident, and the thoughts in his heart were shaken.

On that day, Li Mi said that 8,000 troops could be worth a million lions, and he scoffed at it, thinking that Li Mi was talking big.

Who knew that Li Mi sent 8,000 internal troops to raid Luoyang, and actually looted Dongshi under the noses of Wang Shichong and his 500,000 defenders.

Not only the soldiers and civilians of Luoyang were shocked, but even the people of Wagang were shocked.

With such a powerful military force, why worry about not succeeding in a great cause?

Zhai Rang hesitated for a while, gritted his teeth, patted his thigh and said, "Okay, you can do what you say." ”

Situ said so, and Zhai Rang's old subordinates also expressed their support for Li Mi.

Unifying their opinions, Li Mi began to discuss the deployment with everyone.

Three hours later, everyone finally came up with a solid battle plan.

"Pass the order, immediately reorganize the army, and set off at ...... hour"

At the same time, Yang Guang was already dressed in military uniform and arrived at the camp temporarily built by Wang Shichong - the Black Stone Camp.

"Meet Your Majesty."

"Aiqing has worked hard, let's get even."

Wang Shichong stepped aside and personally poured hot tea for Yang Guang: "Knowing that His Majesty is coming, the soldiers are very excited and their morale is greatly boosted.

"The minister believes that a general attack on Li Mi should be launched as soon as possible, and the Wagang army should be eliminated in one fell swoop."

Yang Guang was sitting on his lap and slowly rubbing the rim of the cup, "It seems that Aiqing has an idea in his heart, so let's talk about your plan....."