The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 72
The next morning!

Yang Tong dispatched a team of Xuanjia troops to escort the eldest grandson Wugou back to Zhuojun. The 'living god' Zhang Qiu Taiyi was a master fan who could see his head but never tail. up.

After breakfast, Yang Tong took the "Concubine Wu" who was "canonized" by Zhang Qiu Taiyi, and the four generals into the Taiyuan government office!
Li Yuan, Wang Wei, and Gao Junya announced the emperor's new appointment to him, and in the name of General Xuanji, he exercised the power to also be in charge of the Hedong army.

Li Yuan only felt a loud noise in his head, and he couldn't close his mouth wide open for a long time.

Although his family has been in decline for a long time, it has actually been supported by the Dugu family and the Dou family in Guanlong; and in the Guandong, the Taiyuan Wang family, Wenxi Pei family, and some small and medium-sized gentry have also shown their favor to him explicitly or implicitly. .

It was the joint efforts of all forces that made him Li Yuan succeed in staying behind in Taiyuan, and Li Yuan has always wanted to replace Da Sui!It's just that reason has been persuading him to endure, and it's also his good friends and close friends Pei Ji and Liu Wenjing who have been planning for him, which made him bigger step by step.But Yang Tong's strong rise forced him to shrink back silently.

But hard work finally paid off, and Li Yuan finally waited for the most suitable opportunity.

[-]. Inspired by Dugu Clan, Dou Clan, and Li Clan, the big and small aristocratic families in Guanzhong have made it clear that they are in charge!As long as Li Yuan can enter Guanzhong, everyone will give food to others!
The second is that Li Yuan persuaded the Turkic Shibi Khan to send troops to help him contain Yang Tong by distributing the benefits of "the income from the conquest, the children's treasures, all belong to the Khan".

[-]. He ran out of time. Yang Guang summoned him to Jiangdu, and because of the opening of grain warehouses in Guanzhong, people's hearts gradually recovered. If they waited for a while, the people in Siding would not follow him.

But even with the above four conditions, Li Yuan was still a little uneasy!

Although the Great Sui Dynasty is over, it has not yet reached the final moment of disintegration. Not everyone is willing to turn their backs on the Great Sui Dynasty. It is still a short time before the Sui Dynasty disintegrates. The huge and weak camel of the Sui Dynasty finally fell It is still short of the strength of two straws.

At this time, Xiao Xian, the Xiao clan in the south, rebelled.Xiao Xian's rebellion as an aristocrat in the Western Liang Dynasty was of extraordinary significance and was widely supported by the southern gentry.Xiao Xian proclaimed himself the Duke of Liang and announced the restoration of the Liang Dynasty. He ordered to restrain military discipline, love the people, and not to kill innocent people indiscriminately.Shen Faxing, the prefect of Wuxing, also raised troops to respond, gathering 10 troops to occupy the fertile land in the south of the Yangtze River.From Shen Faxing in the south of the Yangtze River, Lin Shihong in Poyang to Xiao Xian in Jingxiang, uprisings swept the entire south, which meant that the south of the Sui Dynasty began to collapse.

Li Yuan knew that this was another straw that he had been waiting for for a long time, and he, Li Yuan, would be the last straw that crushed the Sui Dynasty.

but!

Now that everything is ready, Yang Tong is named General Xuanji, and he wants to take away the [-] troops in his hands. This is the same as marrying a woman he has admired for many years, but on the night of the bridal chamber, the bride comes!

How could Li Yuan bear this?
Yang Tong sneered in his heart, but he sent out a sincere invitation calmly, "Lord Li is the queen of generals. He is brave and good at fighting, is skilled in bow and horse, and is familiar with the art of war. This king wants you to be the deputy commander and command the three armies of raging waves, raging waves, and tsunami." , together with the king, go northward to suppress the rebellion...these three armies have a population of [-], not to mention unparalleled in the world, but they are also the most elite troops in Jizhou with one hundred battles against ten..."

Li Yuan broke out in a cold sweat when he heard that, your three armies are strong, but they only listen to you, I'm gone, not even a bone left.

When Li Yuan was anxiously thinking of a way to rescue him, Yang Tong said to the ugly Li Yuanji: "General Li, as the third son of the Li family, has a disadvantage in inheriting the family business, but this king thinks that the general should go to the battlefield and rely on his own strength. Strength has won the prestige of the king of beasts, and this king also believes that the general has this ability! A true hero, fame has always been obtained only from horses. How about it? Are you interested in doing it together?"

These words made Li Yuanji's blood boil with excitement, and he sighed with emotion from the parents who gave birth to me and the king of Qin who knew me.

He looks ugly and is disliked by his family, only his elder brother Li Jiancheng treats him sincerely.His violence against the weak is actually the vent of the inferior!Now that Yang Tong said so, he suddenly found that he has a new value: to become a master, to let the heroes of the world worship from the bottom of their hearts.

Li Yuan secretly complained that it was not good, Li Yuanji, a boy who took the lead, did not know his plan, so he was so happy with the canonization of the 'emperor', and now, if he followed Yang Tong, he would have an extra proton in his hand, Hastily said: "Your Highness, after I fell from my horse that day, my health is not good. Although the dog Yuanji has some brute force, he is not a general. If he goes there, he will only miss the important affairs of the country..."

In order to protect his son, Li Yuan spoke badly about Li Yuanji in one breath, and just threw words such as stubbornness, unusable, and cruelty on his son... He didn't notice the anger in Li Yuanji's eyes, loss, shame...

Yang Tong expressed regret to Li Yuanji, acting as if I admire you but you look down on you, but he still said: "I know that the general's strange appearance has brought a lot of inconvenience to my life, but if you are famous all over the world, Others will only look up and respect you. I hope that one day, you and I can fight side by side."

Li Yuanji suppressed the anger and sadness in his heart, took a deep breath, and said gratefully: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your attention!"

Although Li Yuan saved his father and son, the [-] elite soldiers he worked so hard to hoard fell into the hands of Yang Tong.

Seeing Li Yuan's bitter face, Yang Tong was delighted!

Official disputes are just like battlefield disputes. Although there are conspiracies and tricks, sometimes the tricks are revealed. Although the other party knows it, there is nothing they can do about it. The conspiracy is more about taking advantage of the situation to suppress others. It seemed so powerless.

Yang Tong's action is a typical conspiracy. Li Yuan clearly knew that Yang Tong was trying to seize military power, but for the safety of the father and son, he could only compromise and had no way to resist.

Because he has not yet rebelled, this army is naturally the army of the imperial court. Yang Tong, who has the holy order in his hand, will take them all away. He has nothing to do.It is even more impossible to turn his face now, because Yang Tong brought more than 4 elite soldiers, plus the army in the hands of Wang Wei and Gao Junya, there are [-] people, he turned his face to seek death.

What's more important is that although the [-] army is controlled by him, the days are not long, and he formed it in the name of loyalty to the imperial court. Except for a few people, more than [-]% of the soldiers do not know that he is going to rebel against the Sui Dynasty. If there is a fight, this army will definitely stand on the side of the court.

The only thing Li Yuan can do is to obediently abandon this army.Otherwise, Yang Tong would make him a ghost every minute.

When Yang Tong captured Li Yuan's [-] troops, the first step was to eliminate the hidden dangers, remove all the military officers above the team leader, and then create new team leaders, brigade commanders, and school officers by means of recommendation, self-recommendation, and respect for the strong. Wei, just this one move made the army respond enthusiastically.

As for generals at the level of generals, they will be the second-rank and third-rank martial arts bachelors who accompany the army. After a period of training, these people are already familiar with Jizhou military discipline and training methods, and it is more than enough to be a thousand generals...

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Li Mansion in Taiyuan City!
Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin came to their father's study worriedly, but the two brothers couldn't remember clearly.This is the first time I have come to see my father.Ever since the military power was taken away by Yang Tong, Li Yuan locked himself in the study for three whole days without seeing anyone, and everyone was extremely worried!

Of course, the two brothers knew why their father was in pain. The [-] troops were the root of the Li family's rebellion, but they were easily taken away by Yang Tong, which turned his father's long-term plan into a mirror. The extreme disappointment severely hit his father's ambition, but the two brothers People think that things are not so bad.

The two brothers stood and wandered outside the study, not knowing how to persuade them.At this time Liu Wenjing hurried over. He had just returned from a trip and knew about the seizure of military power.

He stepped forward and said with a smile: "Your father still can't figure it out?"

Li Jiancheng sighed: "No news."

Liu Wenjing opened her voice and said, "Brother Shude, the good news is here, do you want to listen?"

After a while, Li Yuan's heavy voice came from the room, "Come in."

Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin glanced at each other. It was still Liu Wenjing who was the most powerful, and he moved his father with a single sentence. Li Shimin asked in a low voice, "What's the happy event for Uncle Shi?"

Liu Wenjing smiled, "You guys will know right away?"

The three of them walked into the study, and the Li brothers were a little stunned. They thought the study was dirty and messy, and their father was also depressed and haggard, but the study in front of them was still clean and the table was full of maps. Haggard, but in good spirits, looks very energetic.

The two brothers immediately understood that their father was not hit, but was thinking about countermeasures alone.

Li Yuan smiled at Liu Wenjing: "It's not because of your happy event, but because I figured it out, so don't take credit for it."

Liu Wenjing chuckled: "That would be great."

Four people can sit!

Li Yuan first asked Li Jiancheng, "Has Dou Yi left?"

Dou Yi is the second grandson of Dou Wei, the Patriarch of the Dou family. He sent a letter to Li Yuan two days ago. Li Jiancheng replied, "I'm telling my father, Dou Yi is still waiting for my father's reply."

Li Yuan nodded, and then smiled at Liu Wenjing: "Tell me about your happy event! I want to hear it."

Liu Wenjing said: "I heard that Yang Tong captured the Lord's army, so I congratulate Your Excellency, Yang Tong took away the army, Wang Wei and Gao Junya's vigilance has been greatly lowered, Your Excellency can calmly rise up!"

Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin's eyes lit up, and Liu Wenjing really had a unique vision. Others saw broken wings, but he saw an opportunity.

Li Yuan smiled, he also figured out the problem, and Liu Wenjing coincided with him.

Liu Wenjing laughed again and said, "Happy event [-], on behalf of the king, release grain in Guanzhong, all kinds of rumors unfavorable to the powerful and powerful in Guanlong are flying all over the sky. Get rid of a few families who have grudges with the Dugu family and the Dou family... and you can win the popularity of the people!"

"That's what I thought too. Fight steadily on the east side of the river and use the war to train elite soldiers. When there is more chaos in Guanzhong, I will clean up the mess! During this time, I supported a few fierce bandits to cause chaos in Guanzhong, and obtained money and food from aristocratic families for my own use! After entering the customs, one by one 'quiet'!"

Liu Wenjing nodded and said: "Once my lord enters the customs, the major families in Guanzhong will be eager to claim power. If you give it, it will not be conducive to the stability of the new regime; if you don't give it, they will be dissatisfied, and they will be dissatisfied and create trouble for you. Support the murderous bandits , not only to get money and food, but also to weaken the power of the major families... When Guanzhong is completely in chaos, and the major families welcome the arrival of the adults, the babies must look forward to their parents, and the adults will govern more smoothly."

Li Yuan nodded, with a hint of worry in his eyes, "Actually, I'm most worried about Yang Tong."

"Your Excellency is back again." Liu Wenjing smiled, and analyzed seriously: "Liu Wuzhou is indeed not Yang Tong's opponent, but there is still a powerful Turkic in the north. If Yang Tong loses, then my lord's worries will no longer exist."

"What if we win?"

"Sibi Khan is like the sun at the top of the sky. He is arrogant and arrogant. He naturally gathered his army to take revenge. In this way, Yang Tong will have no power to deal with the adults. And I think he has already guessed that we or other Guanlong nobles are going to seize Guanzhong, so he first Use this power to weaken the nobles of Guanlong and cause chaos in Guanzhong! At the same time, Yang Tong, as the second grandson, is not as noble as the generation king Yang You, and his order is not as noble as the grandson Yan Wang Yang Tan. No matter how chaotic, no matter how the throne is arranged, it will not be his turn, therefore, more than anyone else, he hopes that Yang Tan and Yang You will die in the chaos of war, and once we raise troops to march into Guanzhong, he can use the excuse to send troops to fight the chaos!"

In the end, Liu Wenjing came to a conclusion: "Yang Tong has a strong Turkic enemy outside, and he wants his brother to die in his heart, so I don't think he will deal with us until no one else makes trouble in Guanzhong."

At this time, Li Jiancheng interjected cautiously: "Will King Qin be so heartless?"

Li Shimin sneered: "Let's not talk about the distance, let's take the nearest Yang Yong, Yang Guang, and Yang Liang for example! The three are brothers of the same father and mother, and they can still kill you...Yang Tong, Yang Tan, and Yang You are just What can't be killed with half father and half mother? This is called the most ruthless emperor's family!"

Li Jiancheng trembled slightly upon hearing this, and opened his mouth, but dared not say anything.Glancing at Li Shimin, his eyes moved down, and he lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.

At this time, Li Yuan looked coldly and said: "I have considered for three days, and I have decided that as soon as Yang Tong leaves, we will gather soldiers in secret! When he fights with the Turks, we will raise troops immediately. Before the unification of the world, no conditions are necessary." You can promise the Turks!"

"Father is wise!" Li Shimin praised, Yang Tong made the Li family a laughingstock, and the biggest joke was him, Li Shimin, who hated Yang Tong deeply.

(End of this chapter)