Emperor Sui Yang

Yang Ming chose to go on an expedition now after careful consideration. Although the world is in chaos now, all the rebels in history have emerged one by one, but they have not yet become a phenomenon.

Because they did not have that time, Dou Jiande had not yet occupied Hebei, and was just a bandit leader under Gao Shida.

To put it bluntly, there is no separatist force. There is an essential difference between banditry and separatist rule. Separatist rule means that administrative agencies at all levels of counties and counties are controlled by them, forming small local governments. This is more difficult to fight.

But at the moment, the rebels in various places are basically still in the guerrilla stage. They have no structure, and they don't have many children from aristocratic families under their command. Their combat effectiveness is worrying, and their decision-making is relatively naive.

The most important point is that there is an essential difference between the current chaos and the historical chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty. That is, local officials and wealthy families did not abandon the imperial court.

The current situation is appropriately called a peasant uprising.

Of course, except for the Bohai Gao family, this branch has been an unstable factor since it was merged into the old Qi Gao family, because they feel that their ancestors became emperors, and it was not that long ago, only a few decades later.

After all, Yang Yinjiang and the others are women, and their degree of intervention in major affairs is very limited. The emperor has given permission, and there is nothing they can do if they don't like it.

Although Yang Yinjiang took the lead to cry to Empress Xiao, it had no effect. Empress Xiao did not interfere in politics.

For several days, Yang Ming had been comforting his wife and children, which temporarily calmed them down a little.

As for how to counter the rebellion, Yang Ming felt that there was no need to plan and deploy. The chaos outside was changing every day. You were far away in the capital and didn't know anything. Planning was futile. The battlefield situation was changing rapidly, so you were just acting as an on-the-spot command.

So he first went to the Ministry of War to see how many people could be given.

"Gong Wei took 3 troops from the capital, and Yu Juluo transferred [-] troops from Luoyang. At present, only [-] to [-] troops can be allocated to the prince," Duan Wenzhen, the Minister of War, said distressedly.

According to the historical trajectory, this man should have died two years ago, but he did not in this life, because historically he died of illness after accompanying the army to conquer Goguryeo. In this life, so far, he is still in good health.

Yang Ming smiled and said: "Soldiers are more expensive than more. Twenty or thirty thousand is enough."

Why is so little enough?Because he is the prince, if he goes on an expedition, all the troops and horses from all directions will be under his control, and everything to protect Yu Juluo Wei Xuan must be obeyed by him.

Duan Wenzhen said sheepishly: "Guanzhong is the top priority. I have to mobilize Cui Hongsheng's army so that I can allocate 3 men to His Highness. The losses of horses in the Northern Expedition are huge, and what can be given to the prince is not enough." Ten thousand horses."

"That's enough." Yang Ming raised his hand: "I will order the generals myself for this expedition. The Ministry of War does not need to arrange them. If the armor is missing, it will be transferred from Hedong."

Duan Wenzhen hurriedly said: "There is still no shortage of armor. The Hedong refinery has never stopped, and the treasury of Weiwei Temple is full. The prince can rest assured about this."

Yang Ming nodded: "Then you can issue orders to the military offices. In my name, strong and strong people will be recruited. I don't want [-], but [-] will be fine, but they must be the best."

"Don't worry, the ones arranged for you will definitely be elite," Duan Wenzhen said.

2 horses, plus 1 left and right guards drawn from Donggong, and 5000 elite troops from Hedong Qu, which equals 5000 people. Among them, the left and right guards from Donggong and Hedong Qu can produce 1 horses.

After Yang Ming returned to the East Palace, he called all his confidants and started arranging work.

Li Jing, Yang Xuanting, Su Lie, Yang Yuanqing, Yang Xuanzang, Pei Xingyan, Hou Junji, Xu Shiji, Shi Wanbao, Pang Ben, Pang Tao, Laizheng, Gao Biaoren, Han Shi'e, Yang Sixuan, Liang Shidu, Han Xiaoji and other generals.

The civil servants accompanying the army included Li Jiancheng, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Qiao Chunji, Liu Hongji, Yao Silian, Xue Shou, and Cui Churen.

As well as Qianniu Beishen Zhang Yuanbei, Pei Shuang, Zhang Xixuan, Lai Yu, Yu Xi, Wei Huaijing, Wei Siyan, Dugu Lingyun, Xue Wanshu, Li Xiaogong, Gao Zhan.

Personal bodyguards Chen Kui, Zhu Sanli, Cui Wei and Pei Zhong.

"How long will it take for Pei Xizai and Shi Huaiyi to come back," Yang Ming asked.

After he decided to go on an expedition, he had already sent a message to Bashu to transfer these two people back, as well as Song Laosheng from Hedong.

Fang Xuanling replied: "Hurry up, it should only be five or six days. Mr. Song will be able to enter Beijing the day after tomorrow."

After everyone learned that they were about to go on an expedition with the prince, everyone was very excited, because this was a good opportunity to make contributions. Many of them had not had this opportunity before, but now they have it.

Young people are brave after all, which is why Yang Ming made this arrangement, except for Shi Wanbao and Pang Ben, there was no one older.

When you get older, you will be timid, which will be disadvantageous in battle.

"From Guanzhong to Luoyang, there are just a few small groups of bandits and they are not enough to cause trouble. The focus of our expedition this time is still in Hebei. To clear up the chaos in Hebei, big things can be done." Li Jing and Lai Hu'er had the same view. Hebei was pacified half the time. The north will be stable, and if the north is stable, then Jiangnan will be easy to talk about.

Du Ruhui said: "The Xiangyang naval forces of Shen Lun and Zhou Zhongmo have already stationed in Jiangdu. In Luoyang, Wang Shichong led 1 people and followed the Chief Wei to the south. Things in the south should not be a big problem."

Xuan Zong, who returned to the capital from Luoyang, frowned and said:
"We can't be so optimistic. The thieves are cunning. They drive the people to defend the government and the army, and then wait for the opportunity to attack. It's extremely abominable. When I was in Luoyang, I suffered this loss. The guards were from Henan, and the rebels were also from Henan. I couldn't stop them. , the south is resistant to me, and now that Xiaoguo has not returned, the counter-rebellion army is coming. The people in the south are afraid that they will be taken advantage of by the thieves, and it will not be easy to pacify them."

This has always been the case in the Sui Dynasty. Wherever there is trouble, the army to suppress the rebellion must be outsiders. The locals really cannot take action.

Because everyone still has a bottom line. The great chaos in the late Sui Dynasty in history has no bottom line.

This time, none of the [-] Xiaoguo troops from the south have returned. Wei Xuan is leading the Guanzhong Army. If you go down to quell the rebellion, the southerners will definitely resist. Originally, the dispute between the north and the south has gradually eased, but as a result, the current turmoil , all the old and new hatreds were stirred up.

Yang Su had once raided Jiangnan before, killing too many people and making too many enemies. If Yang Guang hadn't been so awesome and found another way to appease Jiangnan, the south would not have had so many years of peace.

Yang Ming nodded: "Countering rebellion is never a trivial matter. You must treat it with caution, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui."

"I'm here!" the two stood up and said.

Yang Ming said: "You two coordinate with the military department to recruit large armies and place them in the left and right Yiwei camps. Be quick. The army will set off in ten days."

"Yes!" said the two.

Yang Ming added: "Gao Biaoren, Han Shi'e."

"I'm here!" The two stood up.

Yang Ming said: "You two are responsible for the ordnance, food, grass and baggage, and there must be no mistakes."

"Yes!" said the two.

Yang Ming said: "Li Jing, Su Lie, Yang Xuanting, Yang Xuanzang, Yang Yuanqing, and Pei Xingyan each lead two thousand cavalry."

"Yes!" Six people took the order at the same time.

Yang Ming added: "Shi Wanbao, Pang Ben, Shi Huaiyi, Song Laosheng, and Liang Shidu each lead an infantry of two thousand, and the rest are with me."

"Yes!" Everyone stood up at the same time.Yang Ming nodded, stood up and said, "Go down and make arrangements."

At the court meeting three days later, everyone was concerned about the prince's arrangements, but as for Yang Ming, he actually had no arrangements.

There are 5000 people, [-] of whom are cavalry, all equipped with refined weapons. As long as the commander is not too incompetent, he will fight anyone he encounters.

Yang Ming's female relatives collected 180 million yuan from their own private money and gave it to Fang and Du. The reward had already gone out before the army moved.

When Yang Guang went out to fight, he owed military pay. When Yang Ming went out to fight, he paid money first and got a lot of money when he came back.

It's easy to talk about anything if you have money. It's only natural to use money to do things. And if it is given so early, the guards will hand it over to the family, so there will be no worries.

"The prince uses young people," Yu Wenshu said with a frown, "could it be that they are not stable enough?"

Yang Ming smiled and said: "Heroes come out of youth. I have never heard of heroes coming out of old age."

"Haha." Yu Wenshu said with a smile: "The prince's wise words."

He was actually a little unhappy, because the generals recruited by Yang Ming did not have his son. My elder brother is also very capable of fighting, no worse than Yang Xuanting. Why don't you take them with you?
But on Yang Ming's list, there are children from all families, almost all of them, so most people support Yang Ming's choice.

Especially Hongnong Yang, it was obvious that their man was the commander-in-chief.

Young people should make meritorious deeds. If they don't make meritorious deeds now, it will be too late.

The Sui Dynasty has always gone on wars, and there is a very interesting phenomenon, that is, private tribes.

Only big families have tribes, and [-]% of Yang Ming's list are from high-ranking families. In the future, he will bring one or two hundred tribes with him to protect his own safety.

As for why I brought Jiancheng with me, it's because Li Yuan is in Jinyang. If you dare to act rashly, I will cut Jiancheng directly.

Li Jiancheng was the lifeblood of Li Yuan.

Pei Ju said: "Luoyang is the top priority. The Wagang rebels will eventually go south. I think the prince's first target should be the Wagang rebels."

Yang Ming nodded and said: "Pei Gongdong Ruo Guanhuo. When I go to Luoyang, the first step is to join forces with Yu Juluo to wipe out the Wagang bandits, and then go north to meet up with Lai Hu'er to wipe out Hebei."

Su Wei frowned and said, "You still have to pay more attention when using troops in winter."

"It doesn't matter," Taifu Temple Yuanshou said: "Half of the cotton cloth in stock has been allocated to provide soldiers with protection from the cold, and kerosene and other supplies have been allocated in full. All counties and counties will also do their best to protect the prince."

"Then what identity should the prince take when he goes to war?" Yang Yue looked at the emperor and asked.

Yang Guang nodded slightly: "I canonize the prince as the Shangshu Order of Shaanxi Province Daoxingtai, control all kinds of soldiers and horses, worship the marshal of the world's soldiers and horses, King Qin Yang Rui is the legitimate grandson of the world, and he will follow me."

Yang Yue said quickly: "Your Majesty is wise."

Lai Hu'er is already the deposed ambassador of Henan, Shandong and Hebei. Yang Ming must have a higher military position than him in order to be restrained. After all, Lai Hu'er's order is to act cheaply. If Yang Ming didn't have this reputation, Lai Hu'er would The guardian doesn't have to listen to him.

Yang Ming stood up and said: "I'm going to ask my father. My son and I are out here. If there are any rumors, please don't believe it because my son and I may contact the rebels."

Yang Jian chuckled: "I asked you to suppress the rebellion and contact the rebels. What do you want to do?"

"It's not King Qi's turn to ask what the prince wants to do," Yang Zhiji said in a deep voice.

Yang Jian raised his eyebrows and said, "Can you still control my mouth? What? If I don't speak, it's not your turn, right?"

Pei Ju smiled and said: "The way to use troops lies in treachery and change. What we want is to put down the rebellion. As for the process, the prince can naturally handle it with full authority. The prince is the crown prince. If he is attacked by two thieves, it is an option to join forces with Wu to fight against Cao. Ce, besides, if some rebels are willing to surrender, the prince cannot ignore them."

"Surrender? They have all rebelled. Do they still want to surrender?" Yang Jian said.

Pei Ju smiled and said: "It's better to turn around. If you perform meritorious service after surrendering, your charges can be reduced. You have served the country and the people. Surrendering is always the best choice. Could it be that King Qi can't bear to see the war continue and his life be ruined?"

Aren’t the heroes of Liangshan also recruited?
From a national perspective, what is needed is stability in the world, and any method can be used to achieve this goal.

If you are unwilling to surrender and insist on fighting hard, you must first consider how much loss you will bear. In fact, if you calculate the score, surrendering can minimize the loss.

Everything in the world is just an account.

Su Wei said: "Those rebel leaders just want to be rich and powerful. Some of the culprits cannot be forgiven, but some of their subordinates have not committed serious crimes and can be surrendered appropriately. In fact, the principle of state affairs is the same whether it is external or internal. Remove the important and keep the light, throw away the imperfections and use them.”

As the saying goes, long-term pain is worse than short-term pain. The sooner this mess is solved, the less damage it will do to the country. Yang Guang knows it well.

After the rebel leaders surrender, they will only be given some money and titles at most, but will not be given actual posts, let alone their descendants.

To put it bluntly, it is a generational problem.

Yang Guang nodded and said: "The prince is going to fight on my behalf personally. No matter how big or small, he can make his own decision. I will not believe any rumors."

"Thank you, father," Yang Ming said on his knees.

Next, it’s time to give the tiger talisman and the banner.

Yang Ming is the commander-in-chief and has almost no chance to kill the enemy. He does not always hold a knife in his hand, but holds this copper-made dragon head banner. With this thing, he can mobilize his troops at will.

If Yang Guang had several sons, he would not let Yang Ming lead the army. Otherwise, if his son made a mistake, it would be more harmful than these rebels.

But there is no way, only one of his sons can lead the army, and even if the other son is asked to lead, no one will obey him.

All wine and meat were brought to the Yiwei camps on the outskirts of Beijing, and the food for the soldiers was improved by several levels.

When they found out that it was the prince who was going on an expedition, they were all filled with indignation and eager to try. After all, this was an opportunity that could change their destiny.

The channels for promotion to civil servants in the Sui Dynasty were slightly opened after the imperial examination was established, but the channels for promotion in the military were always open.

Especially Su Lie, who was born as a commoner, now holds a high position, which has given great hope to many guards who were born as commoners.

Let me ask, who doesn’t want to be the next Su Lie?First of all, Xu Shiji was already looking forward to it.