The carriage stopped in front of the mansion, Yang Yuanba jumped out of the carriage and walked quickly in front of Lao Bu, "Su Lie, is it you?"

The young general waiting at the door was Su Lie, he turned over and dismounted, and bowed his hand to Yang Yuanba: "General Yang, I want to go to Dali City with you!"

"Do you want to join the army?" asked Yang Yuanqing.

"Exactly!"

After pondering for a moment, Yang Yuanba asked again, "Does your father agree?"

Su Lie lowered his head and stared at the ground, and after a while, he said slowly: "I left home at the age of twelve and traveled all over the world, and my father never asked. ”

"But it's different if you go to Inuli City, you may die because of it......"

"If a man dies on the battlefield, he will die a well-deserved death. ”

"No! Yang Yuanba stopped his words, "Serving in the army is different from traveling, once you join the army, you are no longer free, you will even spend your whole life in Biansai, if one day you are bored and you want to leave the army, then you will face the doom of being executed as a deserter, the suffering of being a soldier is not something you can imagine, you go to Dali City to travel, as a master, I welcome, it is no problem for you to stay for a year or two, but if you want to join the army, I hope you can be cautious." ”

"Young man, you can go through a matchup first and then decide. Next to him, Yang Su pulled the curtain and smiled slightly.

Yang Yuanba hurriedly introduced Su Lie to his grandfather, "Grandfather, this is my friend, a native of Guyuan County, surnamed Su Minglie, one year younger than me, is Li Jing's apprentice, he went to Dali City a few months ago, and also participated in the Battle of Lake Harry. ”

When Su Lie heard Yang Yuanba call his grandfather, he knew that this old man was Yang Su, the first powerful minister of Tianwu, he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed and said, "Senior Su Lie sees Mrs. Yang!"

Yang Su nodded and said to him with a pleasant face: "A man's husband, you should have a thousand miles of ambition, Yuanba joined the army at the age of ten, and fought a hundred battles at the age of fifteen, although he is my grandson, but he has not received the slightest preferential treatment, if you have ambitions, you can follow the same path as him." ”

Su Lie nodded, "The words of Senior Servant Yang are remembered by the juniors. ”

Yang Su smiled, waved his hand, and the carriage drove towards the mansion, waiting for his grandfather's carriage to enter the mansion, Yang Yuanba smiled and said: "I am ordered by the Holy Lord to go to Hebei to carry out a secret mission, and I may have to worry about my life, are you willing to go together?"

"If you can take me, of course I'd go!"

"Okay, you wait a minute, I'll go pack my things, and we'll leave at once. ”

Yang Yuanba entered the mansion to prepare, and a quarter of an hour later, he came out of the mansion with eighteen Yang Su's iron shadow guards, everyone turned over and got on their horses, turned the carriage and galloped towards the Mingde Gate in the east of the city, facing the morning glow of the clouds that had just been revealed, and twenty war horses galloped eastward.

Jinyang County, Taiyuan Prefecture, and the governor's mansion, Yang Liang, the king of Han, is pacing back and forth in the room, Yang Liang, the king of Han, is the fifth son of Yang Xiong, and Yang Xiong's favorite son, his fief is not only a place in the state, but also includes the vast land of Jizhou, so that Yang Liang's jurisdiction has been extended to the East China Sea, which is the former hometown of the Northern Qi Dynasty.

Since Yang Ye was canonized as the crown prince, the door of Yang Liang's ambition has also opened, if it is not for the eldest prince to be the prince, then why does he have no chance? As Yang Jian's favorite youngest son, Yang Bi thinks that he is the best candidate to succeed his eldest brother to the throne, and soon, Yang Xiu, the king of Shu, was convicted, and Yang Liang was extremely uneasy.

It was from that time that Yang Liang began to recruit troops on a large scale under the pretext of defending against the Turks, building weapons and recruiting outlaws.

His ambition was finally detected by Yang Xiong, just at this time, the Turkic Koubian, Yang Liang's army went north to resist the Turks failed, Yang Xiong used this as an excuse to investigate more than 80 of Yang Liang's henchmen and exile them to Lingnan, which dealt a heavy blow to Yang Liang's power.

Just when Yang Xiong was about to further cut the domain, he unfortunately died in Renshou Palace, which made Yang Liang escape, and at the same time made him think that his time had come, and he finally made up his mind to raise the flag and seize the throne.

At this moment, in addition to several of Yang Liang's henchmen, there was also a man in black about thirty years old standing in the room, this person was a messenger from the capital, he didn't bring any evidence, his master would not let any handle fall into Yang Liang's hands, the man in black just came to dictate a piece of information, believe it or not, Yang Liang judged it himself.

Yang Liang stopped and said to the man: "Go back and tell your master, I am very grateful for his news, and I will remember his favor." ”

Yang Liang ordered another guard, "Reward him with ten taels of gold and send him away!"

The man in black thanked him and retreated, Yang Liang waited for him to go away, and then he smiled proudly: "I didn't expect that there was a conflict within Yang Ye, do you think it's true?"

There are four people sitting in the room, the leader is a veteran with white hair, this person is the famous Chen Dynasty general Xiao Maha, he has been more than seventy years old, but still brave and not reduced in his prime, after the fall of the Chen Dynasty, he was named the three divisions of the Kaifu Yi by Emperor Yang Xiong, has been following Yang Liang, this time Yang Liang dragged on the rebellion, he is an active promoter, the person sitting next to him is Yang Liang's strategist Wang Juan, Wang Juan is a generation of male Wang monk Wang Shengbian's son, about fifty years old, three feet long beard, elegant appearance, he and Xiao Maha have the best relationship.

There are also two people who are also Yang Liang's henchmen, one is Lanzhou Assassin Shi Qiao Zhongkui, and the other is Cao Pei Wen'an, a soldier of the Governor's Mansion, these four people are Yang Liang's four confidants, and they are also the basis of Yang Liang's rebellion.

"I think it's a bit suspicious. ”

Xiao Maha frowned and said, "I don't dare to imagine, how could Yang Ye let a little-known young general do this big thing, is it because this person is Yang Su's grandson?"

Wang Juan stroked his long beard lightly and said: "I think this matter is true, although Yang Yuanqing is the grandson of Yang Su, but I think he must have something extraordinary, Yang Ye will give him this important task, from this time Yang Ye appointed the steady and spicy Yang Su as the head coach, not the most favored Yu Wenshu, it can be seen that Yang Ye is very cautious, he appointed Yang Yuanba to do this, it is not a hot head, from which it can be inferred that there is indeed a thing." ”

Yang Liang nodded, Wang Juan was reasonable, with Yang Ye's caution, he would not send Yang Yuanba to Youzhou because he was Yang Su's grandson, if Yang Yuanba was incompetent, Yang Su would not agree to Yang Ye's consent, this person must be extraordinary.

At this time, Lanzhou Thorn Shi Qiao Zhongkui smiled slightly: "Yang Yuanba, I know a little about this person. ”

Yang Liang suddenly turned around, looked at him and said, "Tell me, this person's situation." ”

This person is the defender of Fengzhou Dali City, five years ago, when he was still a ten-year-old boy, he was appreciated by the first emperor in the Taiye Palace, and went out with the army, in the war of the nineteenth year of the founding of the Yuan Dynasty, he was seriously injured to the head of the Khan, and seized his royal banner, so he became famous in a war. ”

"It turned out to be him!" Several other people reacted, they all heard about it, and Yang Liang knew that Yang Yuanba was deeply loved by his father back then, and rewarded him with the Golden Lin Sword.

"If it's really him, I'll send troops to intercept it immediately!" Yang Liang said decisively.

Wang Juan smiled, "Your Highness, I suggest that we don't have to meddle in this matter. ”

Yang Liang was stunned, "Why is this?"

Wang Yan said unhurriedly: "Actually, this matter is also a good thing, hasn't Dou Kang been hesitating? As long as we tell him about this, he will know that Yang Ye has already dealt with him, and let him deal with Yang Yuanba himself, so that he will not follow His Highness with iron heart?"

"Wang is really clever when he joins the army?"

Yang Liang praised repeatedly: "Let Dou Kang see with his own eyes how Yang Ye deals with him, and he will know how he should choose." ”

Xiao Maha next to him was a little worried: "What if Dou Kang can't deal with Yang Yuanba?"

Yang Liang sneered, "Yang Yuanba has no soldiers and no soldiers, if Dou Kang can't even deal with this person, what face does he have to be the governor of Youzhou." ”

After the discussion, everyone retreated, but Cao Pei Wen'an, a soldier in the governor's office, stayed, Yang Liang just saw that he wanted to speak and stopped, so he knew that he had something to say, he took a sip of tea, and then said slowly: "Do you have anything else to say?"

Pei Wen'an was born in Pei Valve, Wenxi County, but he was just a concubine, conceited and talented, but he was depressed in the family, but Pei Wen'an was quite appreciated by Yang Liang and planned and managed 50,000 private soldiers for Yang Liang.

Pei Wen'an bowed down and said, "Your Highness, there are two things I want to remind Your Highness. ”

"Say it! I'll listen. ”

"First of all, I want to remind His Highness that Xiao Maha and Wang Juan are from the Chen Dynasty after all, so they should not be used too much, and they are suspicious ......of them."

Without waiting for Pei Wen'an to finish speaking, Yang Liang interrupted him impatiently, "I know this in my heart, now that the war is present, don't doubt the general, tell me your second thing!"

Pei Wen'an saw that Yang Liang didn't want to listen to this matter more, so he had no choice but to say: "The second thing is that he suggested a quick attack on the capital. ”

Yang Liang was very interested in this suggestion, and he immediately sat up and said, "You can be more specific." ”

"Your Royal Highness, it will take time for Yang Ye to gather troops, we should seize this opportunity, lead the elite to attack Guanzhong, first Ke Puzhou, and then take Pujin Pass, His Royal Highness led the army to follow, and the troops were on the bar, and the west of the Beijing Division waved his hand, so that the Beijing Division will inevitably shake, and the court and the middle of the country are suspicious of each other, and we will swim to the advantage, persuade the defenders of the Beijing Division to surrender, within ten days, the major event can be decided, I don't know what His Highness thinks?"

Yang Liang pondered for a moment, he was still a little hesitant, two days ago Wang Juan persuaded him to cut off the hometown of Northern Qi, because most of his soldiers were from Kwantung, and it was easier to get their support for cutting off the hometown of Northern Qi, but Pei Wen'an's suggestion made him a little tempted, if he could take the capital division within ten days, he could give it a try.

"Your Highness, you might as well give it a try, no, let's think about it in the long run. ”

Yang Liang finally made up his mind, "Okay, I will appoint you as the vanguard, act according to your strategy, and take Puzhou and Pujin Pass for me." ”

In the dark night, a suspension car drove away from the governor's mansion, and in the carriage sat Xiao Maha and Wang Ling, Xiao Maha was the father of Wang Xiang's general, Wang Seng Bian, although Xiao Maha surrendered to Chen Baxian, and Wang Seng Biao was killed by Chen Baxian, but after all, it was fifty years ago, and at this time they were both old ministers of the Southern Dynasty, and they were full of nostalgia for the past, they thought that the strength of the Tianwu Dynasty made their idea of recovering the country finally just a dream, but at this time, Yang Liang's rebellion brought a ray of life to their dream of recovering the country.

"With the strategy of Mr. and the courage of the old man, Mr. thinks that there is any hope for our great cause of recovering the country?" Xiao Maha's thick eyebrows locked into a heavy black line.

Wang Juan shook the feather fan lightly and smiled: "The key is not to let Yang Liang really succeed in seizing power, if he seizes the imperial power, then he is Emperor Tianwu, and we want to restore the country, it can only be the moon in the water, so I persuade Yang Liang to divide the land of Northern Qi and form a strong momentum with Yang Ye, and then the old general led the army south, nominally for Yang Liang to seize Jiankang, as long as the old general's army crosses the river, we wave our arms and shout, the southern Chinese will definitely raise the flag in response, then our great cause of restoration has been half successful." ”

"The key is to prevent Yang Liangxi from entering the Guanzhong, and at the same time form a strong momentum with Yang Ye, right?"

"Yes, this is a condition, and the second is to find the descendants of Emperor Chen, I have sent my henchmen to the south to find it, and I should have something to gain. ”

Xiao Maha let out a long sigh, his heart was full of infinite nostalgia for his homeland, he was a dignified Chinese family, how could he become a slave of the Xianbei dynasty?

"One more thing. ”

Wang Juan pondered for a moment and then said, "Please ask the old general to send someone to intercept and kill Yang Yuanba." ”

"Why?" asked Xiao Maha, puzzled.

Wang Juan said coldly: "Kill Yang Yuanba, Yang Ye will know that the situation is critical, and he will inevitably send a heavy army to defend, and Yang Liang's plan to sneak attack the capital will also come to naught, so he has to choose to secede, only if he secedes, we will have a chance." ”

In the vast Central Plains, the Taihang Mountains are like a giant dragon stretching north and south, stretching for thousands of miles, separating the land of Hedong and Hebei into two.

For thousands of years, the road across the Taihang Mountains has gradually formed eight important passages, known as the Taihang Eight Mountains, among which the Jing Cheng is the most important, it is the direct passage connecting Taiyuan Mansion in Hedong and Youzhou in Hebei, and it has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times.

There is an important pass in the east and west of this passage, in the west of Taihang Mountain is Jingcheng Pass, which is controlled by the army of Yang Liang, the king of Han, and east of Taihang Mountain is Tumen Pass, which is guarded by the Youzhou army, and every day goes from east to west, and countless merchants and people pass through this strategic road.

At noon on this day, a team of more than 20 people arrived in Jingcheng Town, which was more than 20 family members guarding a carriage inlaid with lace, and at first glance it was a woman from a large family. ！。