Emperor Sui Yang

From active to passive, the change was so fast. Jiangnan's good situation plummeted, just because of Feng Ang's appearance.

Either the family is in rebellion, the most insidious one is that Feng Ang not only begged the trainer to surrender, but also took the initiative to show his favor to Du Fuwei, claiming to be his subordinate, and even sent an envoy to contact Xiao Mian, willing to become a brother of the opposite sex.

The rebels from all walks of life in the south of the Yangtze River were revived by Feng Ang alone.

There was a large army gathering in Jiangdu, but they could not cross the river, so there was nothing they could do.

Li Shimin, who is in Ningyue County, is also impatient. In the already unstable Guizhou area, many tribesmen have begun to attack and kill officers and soldiers. The government's control here has further shrunk, and it no longer exists only in the county town.

His connection with Jiangdu has been completely cut off. The latest news was also brought by Xu Shiji, who asked Qiu He to go north to compress Xiao Xian's expansion.

"As soon as Feng Ang left, Guizhou was in chaos. Something was wrong," said Li Mi, the left servant of Xingtai: "The prince-in-law specially sent people to test Cen Mingxiu and asked him to lead the army to go north with Qiu He, but he refused on the pretext of rebellion in the area under his jurisdiction. , in my opinion, Feng Ang may have changed."

Li Shimin said with a smile: "It's not that I'm afraid, it's for sure. I have been in charge of Lingnan for two years, and the area is calm. As soon as Feng Ang went north, there was a problem in Guizhou. I guess who is behind it. Cen Mingxiu has always been obedient, but this time he didn't." Following my order, it can be seen that someone has said hello. The commotion among the officials in Guizhou is to delay me. We can't wait any longer. We immediately prepare our troops and horses. We will set out for Yulin County in three days. I would like to see Cen Mingxiu meet. How to entertain me?"

Cen Mingxiu was originally from the Ning family, and the Cen family had been the leader of the tribe in western Guangxi for generations. When Guizhou rebelled, Cen Mingxiu, Ning Chun and others had a falling out, surrendered to the court, and was named the governor of Yulin.

He is a native, and local problems can be easily solved here. But this time, he was obviously trying to deal with Li Shimin and refused to send troops.

Li Shimin made up his mind to leave Lingnan this time. In his opinion, if Feng Ang really rebelled, he would be waiting to die if he continued to stay here. Because the contact with the court was completely cut off, sooner or later he would be consumed by the surrounding Lingnan officials.

Qiu He and Pei Xuanji have already gone north. If he leaves Lingnan, is it best to take this route and go to Feng Ang's Guangzhou?I'm afraid they have a backup plan to deal with him, so they can't go east.

In fact, no one knows whether Feng Ang rebelled or not, but Li Shimin himself was very sure that as soon as Feng Ang left, he was already making preparations. When Xu Shiji arrived in Lingnan after all the hard work, he was even more determined. If you want to rebel, now is the best time.

Thinking about yourself and others, if he were Feng An, he would not miss this opportunity.

So Li Shimin personally put armor on his wife Yang Qi, and handed over his two-year-old son Li Chengye to the protection of his cousin Li Daozong. He mobilized the remaining eight thousand soldiers and horses in Ningyue County and left Qinjiang County.

As for Ning Changzhen's eldest son, Ning Huizao, he was also taken with him by Li Shimin.

After receiving the news that Li Shimin was about to arrive in Yulin, Cen Mingxiu urgently summoned his subordinates to discuss countermeasures.

"Eight thousand troops came out in full force. What does he want to do?" Cen Mingxiu frowned and said, "Don't want Guizhou anymore?"

A confidant said: "Did he see through it? It shouldn't be. We still don't know what the situation will be like after Feng Gong went north. Li Shimin certainly doesn't know either, but there is something wrong with his reaction."

"You're not here for me, are you?" Cen Mingxiu said with a solemn expression.

The confidant said: "It's unlikely. The people he sent said that we should prepare food and fodder. As for what we are going to do, there is no explanation. It is in line with Li Shimin's usual style of being mysterious."

"Are you ready with all the food and grass?" Cen Mingxiu asked.

The official in charge of retrieving supplies nodded and said, "Everything is ready. Ten thousand shi of grain has been put into storage."

The confidant said: "Just in case, we cannot let his troops enter the city. We should greet him outside the city and keep his army outside the city. It is safe."

Cen Mingxiu nodded: "This kid has a few tiger generals under his command. We really need to be careful."

He had a guilty conscience. Li Shimin had never been to Yulin before, and he had never been nervous at that time, but this time it was different. The Feng family had told him to drag Li Shimin to Lingnan.

He can fall out with the Ning family, but he will not fall out with the Feng family, because he recognizes the Feng family's token. On the token, there are five words engraved on it: Qiao Guo's wife's order.

This order can mobilize soldiers and horses from the six states in Lingnan.

The next day, Li Shimin's army arrived outside the city, and Cen Mingxiu, who had been waiting for a long time, came forward with a group of officials to greet them.

In the past, he was greeted at the yamen gate, but this time at the city gate, Li Shimin raised the corner of his mouth and winked to the left and right. Yuchi Jingde and Shan Xiongxin immediately led dozens of people to surround Cen Mingxiu and others, and tied up their hands.

Cen Mingxiu was shocked and said: "What is the consort doing? What did I do wrong?"

Li Shimin ignored him, but ordered Zhu Can to lead two thousand soldiers and horses into the city and go straight to the treasury.

Without their leader, the city's defenders were confused and confused. They were of low rank and had no idea what Cen Mingxiu would do or what Li Shimin was doing. They were confused and made no move.

However, Cen Mingxiu's family members were killed by Zhu Can. After emptying the treasury in one day, he met Li Shimin who was waiting outside the city. The army continued north and had no intention of entering the city to rest.When she saw the heads of her wife, children, and children, Cen Mingxiu's eyes were about to burst.

Li Shimin sat on the horse, looked at Cen Mingxiu who was being dragged by Yuchi Jingde, and said with a smile:
"It would be better to kill by mistake than to let go. If Feng An did not rebel, then Governor Cen would have served his country well. He was attacked by the rebels into Yulin and died on the spot. If Feng An rebelled, then I would not be wronged by killing your whole family." , are you right?"

Cen Mingxiu, who had been scolding all the way, couldn't curse anymore. He was extremely embarrassed and just stared at Li Shimin fiercely:
"You are so young and have such a murderous intention, you will not die well."

Li Shimin smiled and winked at Yuchi Jingde. The latter whipped his horse whip, sat down and galloped wildly, dragging Cen Mingxiu's entire body to pieces.

Li Mi sat on horseback and said to the side: "We don't have enough troops. After joining Pingcheng County Duke (Qiu He), we can only defend our position and cannot move north. We can only discuss it with Qinghe Duke. If he can cross the river and go south , we may be able to deal with Mr. Xiao."

Wei Fusi frowned and said: "Our contact with the imperial court has been blocked. Xu Shiji went through a lot of hardships all the way south. It can be seen that it is too late to spread the news and make arrangements. We can only adapt to changes."

"That's right," Li Shimin nodded: "We are too far away from Yang Xuanzhang, so we can only rely on tacit understanding. If I can go all the way north to compress Xiao Xian, Yang Xuanzhang will definitely cross the border as soon as possible after hearing the news. Jiang, with the Xiangyang Navy present, Xiao Xian could not advance northward, and the south road was blocked by me. The situation was suddenly unfavorable to him. This thief came from a high family and was definitely not compatible with Du Fuwei, so he would not return. If Jiangnan is reluctant to leave, then Jingzhou will be his burial place."

"Now it seems that Feng Ang has really rebelled," Yang Tan, Duke of Jingling County, said, "I wonder what Jiangnan is like now and whether His Majesty has gone."

Xu Shiji said: "Calculate the time, it should be here."

On August [-], Li Shimin's army entered Lingling County and met Qiu He and others. At the same time, Zhou Faming could no longer hold Changsha County in the north.

Qiu He did not dare to support because he only had 4000 men. There were 3000 rebels besieging Zhou Faming, and Zhou Faming had an estimated [-] to [-] men.

After Li Shimin arrived, he directly sent Shan Xiongxin, Liu Wuzhou, and Duan Zhixuan to lead a thousand infantry each, and Yongxi Governor Guo Jingshan led two thousand heavy cavalry to the north.

As for himself, he took his brothers-in-law Pei Xuanji, Yuchi Jingde, and three thousand light cavalry as the vanguard, and traveled under the stars and at night to support Changsha as quickly as possible.

Changsha County is the largest county in the entire Jingzhou territory, but there are only four counties: Changsha, Hengshan, Yiyang, and Shaoyang.

The distance between the four counties is very long. From north to south are Yiyang and Changsha. Hengshan and Shaoyang are one to the east and one to the west. They are on the same line. Now Zhou Faming is in Shaoyang. His second son and third son, Zhou Xiaojie and Zhou Shao was in Hengshan.

Why aren't they together?Because the enemy troops were too numerous to stop, they had to split up, because Hengshan County is directly below Hengshan County, and the prefect Zheng Shishan had recruited more than [-] troops and went north to support them.

Hengshan County belongs to Changsha County, and the capital of Hengshan County is Hengyang County.

After Li Shimin left the Guizhou area, the place became even more chaotic. Within a few days, his mansion was burned down by locals.

He was absolutely right to run. After Cen Mingxiu was killed, Cangwu leader Chen Xiong, Gangzhou Feng Zhisun, Lianghua Dengsong, Tengzhou Li Guanglue, and Luozhou Pang Li recruited an army of [-] Li people in Lingnan and also went north.

But instead of chasing Li Shimin, they went to find Feng An.

Fortunately, when Li Shimin left, he sent someone to say hello to other prefects, such as Wei Yue, Chen Zhilue, Yang Meng, Yang Wen and others. They escaped in time and were not caught. Lun was unlucky and was sacrificed by the rebels.

At this point, the entire Lingnan region rebelled against the imperial court.

Yang Ming, who was in Luoyang, didn't know anything yet. He had just received news from Jiangdu that Wang Shichong's Culture and Department had been completely wiped out.

Yang Ming sat expressionlessly in the East Palace, watching a group of officials arguing fiercely below.

Dugu Zuan was deprived of his official position, but his title of Duke was still there, so he could naturally discuss important matters.

He is the one scolding the most right now. Who is he scolding?Yang Xing, he lost his official position because of Yang Xing, who else could he scold?

"I just don't understand why it is Wei and Wei who are being punished. The culprit should be King Qi. Your Majesty is too protective."

That is to say, if Yang Guang is not here, he dares to say this. This old boy is also a coward in front of Yang Guang.

Dou Kang closed his eyes and sighed: "Your Majesty has arrived. I am afraid that a war is just around the corner. We are short of food and grass, so we can only fight quickly. However, the current situation in the south makes it impossible to suppress the rebellion in a short time. If we force the troops to use force, I am afraid there will be a big defeat." "

"Prince, would you like to say something?" Yu Juluo was also anxious.

As soon as the military situation in Jiangdu arrived, even the most calm people couldn't sit still. Can they not be anxious?There is not much food left in Luoyang to supply Jiangdu.

Yang Ming's face was calm, and he slowly raised his hand and said: "Everyone, sit down first, there is no point in being impatient. Things need to be calmed down and discussed slowly."