A few days later, Li Zhiyun received an invitation sent by Li Mi, and when he opened it, he saw that Li Mi had invited him to the wedding banquet. It turned out that Abba married Li Zhiyun's cousin Lonely Chunyan to Li Mi. After putting down the invitation, Li Zhiyun thought to himself that Abba was very good to Li Mi, otherwise, he would not marry his uncle's daughter to him.

When the day came, Li Zhiyun brought two subordinate officials and guards to Li Mi's mansion, and Li Mi was greeting guests at the gate. He was wearing the groom's clothes, with a big red flower on his chest, his face was full of spring breeze, and he smiled happily, and when he saw Li Zhiyun, he smiled and said: "The king of Chu is here, and the officials are happy." ”

Li Zhiyun congratulated him: "Mr. Li, congratulations, congratulations." After that, he turned around and took the gift list handed over by Zhang Zheng, and handed it over with both hands, "It's just a small courtesy, not a respect, and I hope Mr. Li will accept it with a smile." ”

Li Mi took the gift list and looked at it, was taken aback, and said, "The King of Chu is so generous, how dare the lower officials accept it?" Li Zhiyun smiled: "Mr. Li and my cousin are married, they are my cousin-in-law, we will be a family in the future, please Mr. Li is not polite." Li Mi listened, nodded, and said, "Then the lower official will accept it with shame." He handed the gift slip to the servants on the side, invited Li Zhiyun into the mansion, and the guards also carried the congratulatory gifts into the mansion.

Although Li Mi has not been in Chang'an for a long time, his popularity seems to be good, and there are quite a few guests who come to congratulate him today. As soon as Li Zhiyun and his group entered, a luxury six-wheel drive carriage stopped in front of the mansion, and Pei Lin got off the carriage. He walked towards the gate with two servants, and when Li Mi saw it, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "The prime minister is here?" The lower officials are polite! Pei Lin did not return the salute, but nodded slightly, and walked in with his head held high, and the servant who was waiting in the courtyard immediately went up and led him into the hall.

Wang Bodang, who had been standing beside Li Mi, turned his head to look at Pei Lian's back, took a sip, and hated: "Look at his stinky virtue, arrogant, no one in his eyes, he didn't even bring a congratulatory gift to eat wine, he wanted to eat white food?!" Li Mi sighed and said, "It's good that he can come, if it weren't for the fact that the emperor and the crown prince are coming, he wouldn't come." ”

While the two were talking, the servant at the door shouted, "The prince has arrived!" When Li Mi heard this, he hurriedly turned around and stepped forward, and said with a smile: "The prince has arrived, and the prince is shining, and the next official greets the prince!" The eldest brother also saluted: "Mr. Li, congratulations." Abba wanted to come to ask Mr. for a glass of wine, but he suddenly encountered urgent official business and was unable to get out for a while. Therefore, I hereby ask the prince to apologize to Mr. Li Mi hurriedly said: "The emperor's state affairs are complicated, and the lower officials can understand, the prince, please!" ”

After the eldest brother entered, the officials of the East Palace handed over the gift list, and all the Huangmen carried the gifts into the mansion. After all the guests arrived, the wine feast officially began, and the guests flew to offer, eat, drink and laugh. After Li Mi accompanied a few glasses of water and wine, he left the front hall and came to the back hall.

About an hour and a half ago, Li Mi took the bride's big sedan chair into the mansion with a welcoming team, and the two had already married in the church, and it was time to drink the wine. He walked into the new house and saw that the bride was waiting for him.

Under the guidance of the bride, the two newlyweds completed the final ceremony. After the bride left, only the husband and wife were left in the house. The bride sat on the edge of the bed, silent. With a nervous mood, Li Mi picked up the wedding scale placed on the tray on the desk, walked over and slowly lifted the bride's red hijab. He took a closer look and couldn't help but be overjoyed: the bride was very pleasing and beautiful.

Lonely Chunyan secretly glanced at Li Mi, and her pretty face turned red. Li Mi just wanted to say something, but she slowly stood up, bowed to Li Mi, and whispered: "The husband is above, and the concubine is polite." Li Mi hurriedly helped her up and said, "Lady, please get up, as the saying goes, there is no etiquette at home." You and I are already husband and wife, so there is no need to be so polite! Lonely Chunyan shook her head and said, "Husband's words are wrong. The ancients had a cloud, the husband is the wife, from now on, the husband is the concubine's day, and the concubine must be treated with courtesy! When Li Mi heard this, he laughed and said: "Well, from now on, you and I will respect each other as if we were guests, raise our eyebrows, share blessings and misfortunes, and grow old together!" ”

Li Mi's great-grandfather Li Bi was one of the Eight Pillars of the Western Wei Dynasty, and his father Li Kuan was the Shangzhu State and Pushan Gong of the Sui Dynasty. Once, Emperor Yang of Sui saw him in the honor guard, and later asked Yuwenshu: "Who is the black-faced kid on the left just now?" Yuwen said: "He is the son of the late Pushan Gong. Emperor Yang of Sui said: "This kid has bad eyes, don't let him serve as a guard in the future." So, Yuwenshu said to Li Mi: "You are talented and intelligent, you should get an official position based on your talent and learning, and it is useless to be a guard, so it is better to go home and study." Li Mi was very happy to hear this, so he resigned due to illness and went home to concentrate on studying. One day, he rode a bull to visit his teacher Bao Kai, hung the "Book of Han" on the horns of the ox, pinched the ox rope in one hand, and flipped the book to read with the other. At this time, Yang Su, the Duke of Yueguo, happened to be riding a horse and walked behind, and when he saw Li Mi studying diligently, he caught up with him and asked, "Where is the scholar who is so studious?" Li Mi hurriedly got off the cow to pay homage and reported his name. Yang Su asked him what book he was reading, and Li Mi replied that it was "The Biography of Xiang Yu". Yang Su had a pleasant conversation with him, and said to his son Yang Xuangan and others: "Li Mi's knowledge and bearing, you can't catch up." Yang Xuan then fell in love with Li Mi, and Li Mi embarked on the road of rebellion.

In the ninth year of the Great Cause (613 AD), Emperor Yang of Sui conquered Goguryeo and sent Yang Xuangan to supervise the transportation of grain and grass in Liyang. At this time, the world was in turmoil, Yang Xuangan planned to raise troops, and secretly sent someone to bring Li Mi and let him preside over the planning work. Li Mi offered Yang Xuangan the upper, middle and lower three strategies: the upper policy was to attack and occupy Zhuo County, close to Yuguan (now Shanhaiguan), and the Sui army outside the pass did not have much grain and grass, and it would soon collapse, which was similar to the great men of later generations advocating the attack on Jinzhou. The middle strategy is to capture Chang'an and occupy Guanzhong to confront Emperor Yang of Sui. The next strategy is to attack Luoyang. After Yang Xuan heard this, he said: "The next policy you said is the best policy." Now the families of the ministers are in Luoyang, and if they capture it, the ministers will surrender. "Yang Xuangan doesn't have any talent, and he still uses the bandit kidnapping ticket.

After Yang Xuangan led the army to Luoyang, he won several battles, captured Wei Fusi, the inner historian of the Sui Dynasty, and handed over confidential affairs to him. Wei Fusi was not an accomplice in the first place, and whenever he discussed a strategy, he had an ambiguous attitude. Yang Xuangan later asked him to draft a proclamation document, but Wei Fusi resolutely refused. Li Mi said to Yang Xuangan: "Wei Fusi is not a like-minded person, but actually has a wait-and-see attitude. You just raised the banner of righteousness, but let the spy stay by your side, you will inevitably be mistaken by him, it is better to kill him. But Yang Xuan didn't listen, and Li Mi said to his friends in private: "Yang Chugong likes to rebel but doesn't plan to succeed, what should I do?" We're going to be captives! Later, Yang Xuan felt that he couldn't capture Luoyang and marched westward, and Wei Fusi finally fled back to Luoyang.

After Yang Xuangan's army was defeated by the Sui Dynasty's pursuing army, Li Mi was captured and taken to Gaoyang, where Emperor Yang of Sui was stationed. Li Mi said to his companions: "Our lives are like morning dew, if we are taken to Gaoyang, we will be chopped into meat sauce." He asked his companions to take out all the money and said to the escort officer, "When we die, we will use this money as burial expenses, and the rest will be given to you." "Officials are tempted by money, and their guards are gradually relaxed. Li Mi asked people to buy wine and food, and ate and drank with the officials every night, all night long. When they arrived in Handan, Li Mi and seven others dug holes in the wall and escaped.

After Li Mi fled to Huaiyang County, he went incognito, called himself Liu Zhiyuan, and recruited apprentices to give lectures. Someone found that he was behaving abnormally and reported it to Zhao Tuo, the Taishou of Zhunyang, and Zhao Tuo sent someone to search for him, and Li Mi fled again and went to Wagangzhai. The people around Zhai Rang, the leader of Wagang, said that Li Mi was Yang Xuangan's fugitive general, and instigated Zhai Rang to kill him, so Zhai Rang imprisoned Li Mi outside the camp. Li Mi asked Wang Bodang, who was guarding him, to say to Zhai Rang: "Emperor Yang of Sui is mediocre, attacking Goguryeo and losing troops, leaving Luoyang Chang'an to inspect Jiangnan, the people are full of complaints, and they have cut off friendly relations with the Turks, and now is a good opportunity to fight for the world like Liu Bang and Xiang Yu." With your great talent and strong generals, it is more than enough to capture Luoyang Chang'an and destroy the Sui Dynasty. Zhai Rang was greatly appreciative when he heard this, and immediately released him and asked him to assist him.

Under Li Mi's planning, Zhai Rang conquered the towns of Jindiguan and Xingyang. The Sui general Zhang Xutuo led his troops to attack Zhai Rang, who had been defeated by Zhang Xutuo, and when he heard that he was coming, he was extremely frightened and prepared to flee. Li Mi said: "Zhang Xutuo is brave and unscrupulous, his team has won several battles, arrogant and underestimated the enemy, and he can be caught in one battle." Just get out of the way, and I'll defeat him for you. Zhai Rang had no choice but to lead the army to defend against the enemy, and Li Mi sent more than 1,000 soldiers to ambush in the woods. Zhai Rang started the battle unfavorably, retreated while fighting, Li Mi sent ambushes to attack behind the enemy, Zhang Xutuo's soldiers fled, Li Mi and Zhai Rang attacked before and after, defeated the Sui army, and Zhang Xutuo was also killed. From then on, Zhai Rang asked Li Mi to lead a team alone. Li Mi's army was neat and disciplined, he himself was frugal in food and clothing, and all the gold and silver treasures he obtained were distributed to his subordinates, so everyone was willing to die for him.

Later, Li Mi and Zhai Rang took advantage of the famine in the Central Plains to lead the army to conquer Xingluocang, open a warehouse to help the people, and the people helped the old and the young to come to get food, and the army grew rapidly to 300,000 people. Zhai Rang elected Li Mi as the leader, called the Duke of Wei, with Luokou as the capital, and the army was stationed in an area of forty miles around Luokou. Li Mi conferred the rank of Situ on Zhai Rang and was named the Duke of Dongjun. Shan Xiongxin was appointed as the general of the left Wuhou, Xu Shichang was appointed as the general of the right Wuhou, and the rest of the people were awarded official positions according to their ranks.