After Yuan Junbao returned to the Shenwu camp, he began to rebel against Lonely Huaien, but he didn't expect Lonely Huaien to have this intention, the two had the same smell, and they hit it off and discussed the rebellion against the Tang Dynasty together. Not long ago, Yuan Junbao sent a henchman to Liu Wuzhou and reported the situation of Lonely Huai'en to Liu Wuzhou. This time, Liu Wuzhou sent Yang Zhong and Sun Dazhi to Chang'an, the purpose of which was to promote the rebellion of Lonely Huaien.

Yuan Junbao looked at Yang Zhong and said, "General Yang, you take a rest first, have a sip of tea, and I'll take you to see Lonely Huai'en later." Yang Zhong stood up and said, "I won't drink the tea, without further ado, let's hurry up." When Yuan Junbao heard this, he had no choice but to stand up, walk out of the hall, and instruct the servants to set up the carriage.

After a while, the carriage was set, the three of them got into the carriage, and the coachman drove out of the gate. After about a cup of tea, the carriage stopped at the gate of a mansion, and the coachman got out of the carriage and knocked on the door. Since Yuan Junbao was a frequent visitor here, the servant didn't ask much and let the carriage drive into the courtyard. The carriage stopped in front of the hall, and the three people got out of the carriage, and Yuan Junbao led them through the front hall and went straight to the back hall.

Yang Zhong and Sun Dazhi walked in and took a look, the back hall was very spacious, the decoration was also very elegant, the furniture was made of precious wood, and a row of antique shelves were installed against the wall on the right, on which many exquisite utensils were placed. There were two men in the room, and Yuan Junbao introduced them, one was Lonely Huai'en, and the other was in his thirties, Xie Rong, the general of the Right Guard. Xie Rong, like Yuan Junbao, is also a confidant of Lonely Huai'en.

Lonely Huaien grew up in the palace since he was a child, he did not make friends with honest and benevolent people, nor did he learn the spirit of his uncle Yang Jian's hard work, but befriended some treacherous villains, became more and more greedy, and formed a high-flying, nobody-looking, and ambitious character. He became rebellious about a year ago, when Li Yuan had just ascended the throne. Once at a state banquet, Li Yuan got drunk and said to him with a smile: "Your aunt's two sons have become emperors, so it's my uncle's son's turn next, right?" Li Yuan's "two sons of your aunt" certainly refers to himself and Emperor Yang Guang of Sui. Li Yuan said that this was just a joke, but Lonely Huaien was immediately angry when he heard it, and felt that Li Yuan was sarcastic about him. He thought, is it true that only women are honored in a lonely home? Since then, the idea of seeking the throne has been bred in his heart.

Lonely Wynne exchanged a few words with the two guests, and then sat down as the servants came in and served tea. After the servant retreated, Yang Zhong spoke: "General, the emperor already knows your intentions, so he specially sent the two of us to Chang'an to negotiate the two of them to unite and jointly oppose the Tang Dynasty." Lonely Wynne nodded and said with a smile: "If our two families join forces, that great thing will be accomplished!" Yuan Junbao took the opportunity to instigate: "Lord, Li Yuan transferred all the soldiers and horses to Li Shimin, Chang'an City is very empty, and Li Shimin's army is in Huayin County, three hundred miles away, now is a good time to do something." ”

"Yes, General," Yang Zhong said, "the emperor said that if you attack Chang'an, he will send Song Jingang to attack Li Shimin, so that he cannot return to Chang'an." ”

When Xie Rong heard this, he was also moved, and said to the loneliness: "Lord, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, don't miss it!" Lonely Wynn pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "This matter is very important, let me think about it carefully and weigh the pros and cons." ”

"General......" Yang Zhong still wanted to say something, but Lonely Huaien waved his hand, then picked up the teacup and said, "Come, drink tea, drink tea." "He's going to see off a guest. When Yang Zhong and Sun Dazhi saw each other, they had no choice but to stand up and say goodbye.

Yuan Junbao accompanied the two out of the back hall and came to the front hall, Yang Zhong looked at him and said, "General Yuan, what should I do?" Yuan Junbao pondered for a moment and said, "Lonely Huaien has not yet made up his final decision, so let's go back to the inn and wait for him first, and then I will try to persuade him." Yang Zhong sighed and said, "It seems that this is the only way." ”

The three of them walked out of the house and came to the carriage, where Yuan Junbao instructed the coachman to send the guests back to the inn. After the carriage drove out of the gate, Yuan Junbao returned to the back hall, sat down and said to Lonely Huaien: "Lord, don't you really want to attack Chang'an?" Lonely Wynn shook his head and said, "It's not that I don't want to, but I can't." Although Chang'an is only guarded by more than 2,000 soldiers, there are still 20,000 Shence troops guarding the imperial city, not counting the guards of the Prince's Mansion and the Prince's Mansion, and we only have six or seven thousand men and horses, how much chance can we have against them? ”

Yuan Junbao said: "As long as we attack Chang'an City, we can open the arsenal, release the artisan slaves in the money workshop and workshop and the prisoners in the prison, arm them, and form an army, at least 10,000 people." Lonely Huaien shook his head when he heard this, and said: "Don't forget, the 'filial piety camp' of Li Xiaoji, the king of Yong'an, is stationed in Lantian County, and his men and horses are not less than ours, if we attack Chang'an City, he will definitely attack us from behind, and at that time, we will be attacked by the enemy, and the risk is too great." ”

"What then?"

"Let's take a long-term view and wait and see what happens."

……

Yuan Junbao returned from the lonely Huai'en mansion, and it was already dark. He changed into soft and loose silk clothes and came to the back house. He had just walked into the Moon Gate when he happened to meet his wife. When his wife saw him, she hurriedly saluted: "Husband, have you eaten yet?" ”

"Not yet."

"Then go to the concubine's room and use it, right?"

Yuan Junbao waved his hand casually and said, "No need, I still have something." Then he turned and walked away. There are four main houses in the backyard, the two on the left are the wife's houses, and the two on the right are occupied by a concubine that Yuan Junbao just married a few months ago. After seeing Yuan Junbao enter the concubine's house, his wife closed the door, and couldn't help but shake her head and sigh.

After the wife returned to her room, she ate a few bites so-so, then cleaned up and prepared for bed. Before going to bed, she went to the latrine. When she came back from the hut, she passed by the concubine's window and heard the laughter of men and women coming from inside. The lights in the room flickered, and the figures of two people were reflected on the window paper. I only listened to the little concubine delicately: "Husband, didn't you promise to let the concubine live a rich life?" ”

"Don't worry, Lonely Huaien will soon be the emperor, he promised me to be the king, and when the time comes, I will make you the queen."

"You have to talk and count......"

Listening to the happy laughter of the man and woman, the wife's heart felt like she had knocked over a vinegar bottle. She quietly "snorted", turned and walked away......

After Yang Zhong and Sun Dazhi returned to the inn, they waited patiently. On this day, the two of them were bored in the room, so they wanted to go downstairs for a walk. In addition to this wooden building, the King of Chu Inn also has a courtyard at the back. To the left of the main entrance hall is a staircase, and to the right is a door that leads to the backyard. The other three sides of the backyard are surrounded by three bungalows, and the rooms of the bungalows have been renovated and are now guest rooms.

The backyard is quite large, and it used to be the back garden of a large family, with flower ponds, corridors, flower pavilions and pavilions, and many osmanthus trees were planted. The two walked along the corridor for a while, and then walked into a hexagonal pavilion and sat down. Sun Dazhi frowned and said, "Master, there is no news from Yuan Junbao's side, and it is not a way for us to wait like this." Yang Zhong glanced around and whispered, "Calm down, we have a big mission this time, and we must be patient." Sun Dazhi was silent for a while, and then said: "I think, that lonely Huaien is very ambitious and wants to be the emperor himself, he will not take refuge in us." Yang Zhong laughed cruelly and said: "It doesn't matter if he defects to us or not, as long as there is civil strife in Datang, we can take the opportunity to seize Chang'an......"

The two of them were muttering in a low voice, and at the gate of the inn, Li Zhiyun walked in with Zhang Zheng and Cai Hu. The shopkeeper of the inn happened to come down from upstairs, and when he saw them, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Lord Wang, are you here?" Li Zhiyun nodded and said, "This king happened to be passing by here, so come in and have a look." ”

"Does the prince want to check the account books?"

"No, can you tell me what the recent room occupancy rate is?"

"In the last three months, it can reach 8 out of 5."

Li Zhiyun listened, nodded and said, "It's not bad." The shopkeeper continued: "Lord Wang, go upstairs and have a look?" Li Zhiyun glanced at the stairs and said, "If we don't go upstairs, let's go to the backyard and have a look." Several people came to the backyard and walked a dozen steps along the stone path, and two guests came up to them, and the one in front glanced at them and walked sideways past them.

After Li Zhiyun walked a few steps, he glanced back and said to himself: "These two people are quite familiar, as if they have met somewhere." The shopkeeper said: "They have been staying for five or six days, and they have asked me about the mansion of Yuan Junbao, the general of the Left Guard." ”

Yuan Junbao? Li Zhiyun thought about it carefully and remembered that he had seen this person in his eldest brother's East Palace not long ago, and he was a subordinate of his cousin Lonely Huaien.

"Oh? Are they here to find Yuan Junbao? ”

"Probably."

Li Zhiyun shook his head and said, "These two people look very kind, but I just can't remember where I've seen them." Zhang Zheng, who was following him, said, "Lord Wang, why did you forget?" The last time we met them on the street, the short man was hit by a carriage, and you want to take them to the doctor. When Li Zhiyun heard this, he finally remembered and said with a smile: "Zhang Zheng, you have a good memory." ”

"It's not that I have a good memory, it's that the accent they speak is familiar to me, so I have an impression."

"Oh, can you make out their accents?"

Zhang Zheng nodded and said, "They are from Mayi, I have an uncle who lives in Mayi, and I grew up in my uncle's house, so I am very familiar with the accent of the people in that area." ”

"Ma Yi? Isn't that Liu Wuzhou's territory? ”