Emperor Sui Yang

Li Shimin returned to the room and called Su Lie, Yuchi Jingde and Shan Xiongxin.

The four of them were very relaxed, and no one looked nervous because they were going deep into the tiger's den. Su Lie whispered:

"The size of this mansion can accommodate up to 800 guards. They are about this number. If we act quickly, we have a chance to control the Ning family."

Li Shimin nodded, looked at Shan Xiongdao: "The banquet you went with me, did you see clearly, how many people need to be controlled?"

Shan Xiongxin was standing behind Li Shimin at that time, he was very stable, so Li Shimin entrusted him with this task, Su Lie was not suitable, because Li Shimin was worried that Ning Huizao had met Su Lie.

Li Shimin was the focus of attention at that time, and it was inconvenient for him to aim randomly.

"About twelve of them are in charge of the Ning family. All of them must be controlled. If one is missed, we can't control a mansion of this size," Shan Xiong said.

This group of people was more courageous than the other. Fifty people entered Qinjiang's mansion and wanted to turn against the hostess and take down Ning Chun and the others.

Yuchi Jingde frowned and said: "The other party settled us in this small courtyard. The only one who can come in and out at will is the son-in-law. If you want to find out the residence of these 12 people, you can only rely on the son-in-law."

Li Shimin smiled and said: "It's not necessary. I can find an opportunity in the future to create a banquet like tonight. Yuchi and Cheng Yaojin will follow me and be in charge of controlling the banquet. They will take people directly after I leave a stick of incense. Forcibly breaking into the banquet hall, we will control these people with lightning speed, and then lead the army into the city, and Qinjiang County will fall into my hands."

Then, relying on his memory, Li Shimin dipped water on the table and drew the route from the small courtyard to the banquet hall.

The distance is not too short, at least 200 meters, and Li Shimin and Su Lie made an agreement, after Li Shimin went to the banquet, Su Lie would take people there in a short time.

Among the army, the grasp of time is very precise. Although there is no stick of incense in hand, this time can be judged accurately.

In the days that followed, Li Shimin would go out every day to discuss with Ning Chun and the others about recruiting soldiers. At first, he only led Shan Xiongxin, and later added Yuchi Jingde and Cheng Yaojin. The Ning family didn't say anything, after all, It is reasonable for the consort to always have his bodyguard by his side.

They will not be afraid, because after the 50 people including Li Shimin entered the mansion, except for Li Shimin, Yuchi Jingde and Cheng Yaojin, all the weapons of the others were handed in.

But the armor is kept, which is to prevent you from hurting others, but you can protect yourself.

Now and in the future, the Ning family will never choose to turn against the court. If so, Cen Mingxiu will control the entire Guangxi region and become the king of Guangxi on the surface, but will continue to be manipulated by the Ning family secretly.

Ning Huizao didn't dare to act recklessly as his father was still in the hands of the emperor, but his cousin Ning Daoming and uncle Ning Chun couldn't be sure.

Only when Ning Changzhen is dead can the two of them be in power, as long as they are alive, the two of them will not be able to, because the generals of the old Ning's family are all Ning Changzhen's subordinates.

The cutscene still had to go. Ning Chun and Ning Daoming said they were out recruiting soldiers and left the city directly, leaving the three Ning Huizao brothers to continue entertaining Li Shimin.

"My soldiers outside the city, do you know how your mansion is settled?" Li Shimin asked.

In the living room, Lao Sanning said with a smile, "Don't worry, son-in-law, we have already settled in a village ten miles outside the city, where food and drinking water are guaranteed."

"My horses are all fine food. If the horses are hungry and thin, they will not be able to go to the battlefield in the future." Li Shimin frowned and said, "Well, I'll send someone out to have a look, so I know what to expect."

Ning Huizao and his two brothers looked at each other, nodded and said: "I will send people from the house to lead the way, don't worry, my son-in-law, if our horses are hungry, your Majesty's horses will not be hungry."

Their brothers already knew that the 3000 people outside the city were the elite of Zuobeishenfu. Although Li Shimin didn't say it, he could tell by looking at the emblem.

Li Shimin nodded: "How long will it take to recruit soldiers and horses? In fact, it doesn't take too many. You have 2 people here, and we can fight against the rebels."

"No, no, no," the second child, Ning Zhu, hurriedly said, "Cen Mingxiu's rebel army has reached 2 people, and they are fully equipped with weapons. If they are not fully prepared, it is not appropriate to send troops. What's more, the three counties of Ningyue are not able to get together." [-] people."

"Is it so difficult?" Li Shimin asked dissatisfied.

Ning Huizao smiled and explained: "The people of the world don't know that the population of one county in Ningyue County is only 15, and the three counties add up to more than 30. It is different from the Central Plains. There are fewer people and less land.”

He is talking about the registered population, and most of the indigenous people are not registered.

Li Shimin frowned and said, "When will the two eunuchs Ning Chun come back?"

"It's not easy to recruit soldiers, and the time is uncertain," Ning Huizao said.

Li Shimin said impatiently: "If you delay like this, you will delay the big event. Can you come back in ten days?"

"Of course not," said the second child, Ning Zhu, "The son-in-law is new to the battlefield, so he must be lacking in experience. Recruiting soldiers is the most time-consuming thing."

"That's 20 days," Li Shimin urged: "You send someone to contact them, and you must come back within 20 days. How much you have by then counts, and you can't wait any longer."

"All right, all right, I'll send someone to contact them," Ning Zhu said perfunctorily.

One afternoon two days later, Ning Huizao sent someone over to invite Li Shimin to a banquet.

"Everything is ready. Those two people named Ning are hiding from me and won't be back in a short time. Let's take care of Ning Changzhen's sons first," Li Shimin whispered, "I'll leave after I leave." Xiang, Dingfang must come."

Su Lie nodded solemnly: "Shimin, don't worry, these 50 of us are all warriors with one as ten, there is absolutely no problem."

After everyone discussed in low voices, Li Shimin took Shan Xiongxin and the others.

Su Lie stayed behind, took Hou Junji and the others to put on the armor, and unloaded a few table legs in the room. In short, there were no weapons, so they had to get some handy guys to get materials from the local area.

At the banquet, Li Shimin talked and laughed happily, frequently pouring wine on Ning Huizao.

Suddenly, there was a strange noise outside the courtyard, Li Shimin frowned, and got up with a frightened expression:
"what happened?"

"Don't panic, don't panic," Ning Ju said humanely, "Go out and see what's going on?"

As soon as the door was opened, a group of strong men rushed in. Standing behind Li Shimin, Shan Xiongxin and the three men also made an instant attack, and rushed towards the three brothers Ning Huizao, controlling the three brothers in one fell swoop.

"What is this for?" Ning Huizao didn't dare to shout because Cheng Yaojin held his neck with a horizontal knife.

Li Shimin was still sitting in his seat, giving orders:

"Hou Junji, order you to escort Ning Ju to the armory and take out the weapons. Su Dingfang, take Ning Ju and leave the city immediately. Rush to the village to lead the army into the city. If they dare to speak out, they will be killed directly. Yuchi Jingde guards Outside the hospital, no one is allowed to enter the hospital without my subordinates."

"Yes," Su Dingfang and the other three took orders to leave.

Next, Li Shimin continued to drink, and smiled at the surprised Ning Huizao:
"Da Lang better send a confidant out to appease your guards. If they dare to mess around, I'll chop off your head."

Ning Huizao nodded hastily, and said to the unsatisfied guard behind him:
"Go quickly and tell the outside world that nothing happened here."

"Zhu Can, follow him," Li Shimin said: "If you dare to talk nonsense or wink, you will be killed on the spot."

The corner of Zhu Can's mouth curled up, and he said to the man, "Please."

As long as the elite from Zuobeishen Mansion enters the city smoothly, Li Shimin is completely sure to control the entire county. After all, this is a county, not Daxing or Luoyang. There are very few troops stationed in the city. On the way, it has been investigated clearly.

It's not in Qinjiang County anyway.

Su Dingfang pretended to be Ning Xu's follower and followed him to open the city gate late at night and go to the village where the troops were stationed.

Ning Zhu didn't dare to act recklessly, because he heard clearly who was holding him.

Su Lie Su Dingfang, one of the most famous among the young generals of the Sui Dynasty, captured Gao Dayang, the commander-in-chief of Goguryeo, among thousands of troops.

"Brother, I misunderstood, what exactly do you want to do?" Ning Zhu said on the road.

Su Dingfang said: "Say one more word and I will kill you immediately."

Ning Zhu's face was livid, and he didn't dare to beep anymore.

The main general of this army outside the city is Guo Jingshan, the second son of Guo Rong, the general of Youxiaowei, who was born in Yang Guang's Qianniubei.

A few days ago, Li Shimin sent people out of the city to make contact, and he had already given instructions. Now that he suddenly saw Su Lie, Guo Jingshan immediately marched towards Qinjiang County at full speed with his prepared army.

After entering the city, 500 people were assigned to take over the city defense under Ning Zhu's guidance, and another 500 people were assigned to go directly to the only military garrison in the city.

Another 1000 people went to the residences of Ning Chun and Ning Daoming respectively.

In the early morning, Guo Jingshan led his troops into Qinjiang Duke's Mansion, drove all the guards of the Ning family into several halls and locked them up, and confiscated all the weapons.

"The news must have leaked out. If Ning Chun and the others return with an army, how will we respond?" Guo Jingshan said.

After all, this is the territory of the Ning family. Although Li Shimin acted quickly, many people still ran away from the city.

Li Shimin calmed down and said: "We have Ning Dalang in our hands. They dare not mess around. If Ning Chun comes, tell him to send troops to put down the rebellion immediately, otherwise I will kill all his family members."

The news of the fall of the old nest soon spread to the army camp, Ning Chun and Ning Daoming looked at each other.

"How come the city's defenders, plus the guards from each government, totaling nearly ten thousand people, were all captured like this?" Ning Chun looked angrily at the servants who had fled back to deliver the news.

The servant said with a mournful face: "It happened suddenly and it's hard to guard against it. The opponent's armor and weapons are so powerful. One soldier can't beat ten of us. They can't defeat us at all. Madam and the others have been captured."

"This little bastard!" Ning Daoming slapped the table and stood up: "Send me an order to regroup immediately and return to Qinjiang."

"You're crazy," Ning Chun said angrily, "What's the difference between this and rebellion?"