The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 225 Intensifying Contradictions

The burning of Daxing Palace not only shook Li Tang's center, but also plunged Chang'an into extreme panic.

The common people don't understand the principle of lone army going deep and intimidating. They only know that the Sui army attacked the city of Chang'an and burned the emperor's old man's palace. From [-] yuan for Doumi to [-] yuan, [-] guan, [-] guan... Therefore, there are as many as [-] Li Tangjing officials who claim to be sick and ask for leave.

At this time, Yang Tong has safely returned and captured Pujin Pass in Fengyi County.

There are generally three trails from Guanzhong back to Hedong. The north road is Hejin Ferry at Feng Yi Longmen Pass, the middle road is Pujin Pass, and the south road is Hongnong County from Tongguan to the Central Plains.

Pujin Pass is a dangerous pass between the Qin and Jin Dynasties, and it is also where the ancient ferry is located. To the north of Pujin Pass, both sides of the Yellow River are cliffs, which is the famous Qin-Jin Grand Canyon. To Longmen County on the other side.

There were [-] defenders at Pujin Pass, but communication was lagging behind at this time. Before Li Yuan's fast horse arrived and before the defenders received the news, Yang Tong charged into the enemy camp behind the pass from behind. Fleeing in panic, he captured Pujin Pass, burned the city of Qianguan completely, and then leisurely stepped on the pontoon bridge back to Hedong.

On the opposite side is Hedong City in Hedong County. It stands on both sides of the Yellow River with Pujin Pass. If taking Pujin Pass is taking down the gate of Guanzhong, then taking Hedong City also opens the gate of Bingzhou. The two are different from Chang'an and Bingzhou It plays a pivotal role. Currently guarding Hedong City is the veteran Pei Renji.

At the beginning, Li Yuan spent a lot of money to "buy" the promise of the Sui army to evacuate the four counties of Jincheng, Fanghan, Jiaohe, and Xiping, but the Sui army put all the Liang divisions into the four counties, and the Sui army won the two counties of Pingliang and Honghua for nothing. , but Li Tang spent a lot of money, but he had to defeat Liang Shidu to take Jincheng and other four counties, which made Li Yuan very angry.Annoyed, he terminated the trade relationship with the Sui Dynasty, strictly prohibited merchants from crossing the river, and did not allow merchants from the Great Sui Dynasty to enter the Guanzhong. Coupled with the continuous war, the relationship between the Sui Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty was almost cut off. Some of them were spies sent by the two armies, but they also infiltrated each other through land.Therefore, the gates of Hedong City in the Sui Dynasty have not been opened for a long time.

The Sui Army in Hedong City had long been attracted by the fire on the other side, and the defenders all climbed to the top of the city to take strict precautions. At this time, they saw a menacing cavalry approaching with a group of crying women and children, and immediately pointed their bows.Someone shouted from the top of the city: "Who is coming, please stop."

"My surname is Yang, my first name is Tong, and my courtesy name is Renjin. I am the second child in my family." Yang Tong smiled.

"Oh! It turned out to be Yang..." When the school Wei on the top of the city said this, his whole body trembled, and he couldn't believe it. Yang Yu's words are benevolent, isn't that the name of His Highness King Qin?
The Great Sui and Qin Kings they were loyal to came out of the enemy's pass?There was also a big fire to burn Pujin Pass, this, this, this... is too ridiculous.

Watching the change of the lieutenant, some defenders nearby asked quickly, "General Wang, what's wrong with you?"

Xiaowei Wang ignored the defenders, he said loudly to Yang Tong, "Are you really His Royal Highness King Qin?"

"By the way, I am Yang Tong, King of Qin in the Sui Dynasty." Yang Tong had already recovered his original appearance, but these people obviously didn't know him.

"Your Highness is here, why don't you open the city gate?" Luo Shixin shouted impatiently.

"This..." Xiaowei Wang's complexion changed, he gritted his teeth and said, "My duty is to guard the gate and not let anyone enter the city. Please forgive me, Your Highness!"

Yang Tong stopped Luo Shixin, who was angry, and said gently: "It's the responsibility, it should be so! General Pei, please come."

As soon as he finished speaking, a mighty-looking general with a black beard fluttering over his chin came over. He carefully sized up Yang Tong and Luo Shixin, and almost died of fright, he cupped his hands and said, "The last general, Pei Renji, sees Your Highness."

"General Pei, you don't have to be polite!"

"Quick, open the city gate!" Pei Renji ordered to the stunned soldiers,
As the city gate burst open, Yang Tong led the team into Hedong City.

After exchanging greetings, the school captain looked terrified just now. When he saw Yang Tong, his legs couldn't help bending, and he knelt down and said, "Wang Yong pays his respects to His Highness, I really deserve death...Please punish me for my crime of treason and injustice." "

"Those who don't know are not guilty, and you haven't seen me! If you open the city gate without permission, then you deserve death!" Yang Tong jumped off the horse, helped Wang Yong up with his own hands, patted him on the shoulder and praised: "You are loyal to your duties, which makes me very satisfied. Wang Yong, I will remember you! Keep up the good work."

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Wang Yong said excitedly.

Yang Tong praised all the generals, and everyone was excited.

"Your Highness, these people are..." Pei Renji asked suspiciously at this time.

"I went around Chang'an, burned Daxing Palace, and invited all of Li Yuan's descendants and grandchildren. They have also suffered these days, so they can be resettled."

As soon as this remark came out, there was an uproar.

Pei Renji was a little stunned, this is too crazy.

"Ha ha!"

In the midst of shock and admiration, Yang Tong and Shui Tianji led the army to the official residence in a familiar way!

Yang Tong told Pei Renji about Chang'an's sutras, Pei Renji was shocked, and also preached to Yang Tong for a while.

"Li Yuan has been too crazy these days. I will burn the palace city, which will put Li Yuan under tremendous pressure, and this will indirectly help Xiao Xian!"

Yang Tong paused for a moment, then said worriedly: "Actually, I'm not worried about Wang Shichong, Li Mi, and Dou Jiande. Their territories are intertwined. Even if we don't stir up troubles, they will fight to the death. Both of them will be hurt. When we cross the south, the resistance will be far less than it is now. I am only worried about Xiao Xian in the south. Li Xiaogong has been transferred back to Guanzhong by Li Yuan. He didn't take advantage of the empty Tang army to regain the lost ground. I don't know him thinking about something."

Speaking of this, Yang Tong turned around and asked Pei Renji: "General Pei, you and Xiao Xian are from the same era, and there is a lawsuit in the Jingxiang area. I think you have contact with him. What do you think of this person?"

Although Xiao Yu also commented on Xiao Xian, Yang Tong didn't quite believe what the enemy said.

"We have met on several occasions!" Pei Renji pondered for a moment, and said, "I feel that this person is suspicious, guarded, and not easy to get along with. Those who know him also say that about him. Judging from his various actions in the south Look, this man has the ambition of a hero, but he doesn't have the heart of a hero."

Yang Tong nodded and said: "Dong Jingzhen said that he was 'Luo Chuan ordered Xiao Xian, after the Liang family, he was magnanimous and magnanimous, and he had the style of a martial emperor'. He has been running around for Xiao Xian's career for many years, which can be said to be loyal, but Less than two years after Xiao Xian established the Liang Kingdom, he killed this meritorious general, and other generals who raised troops were all killed by him one by one. Liang Guo is now in a situation where the monarchs and ministers are suspicious of each other, everyone is in danger, and they have lost cohesion. Liang Guo, even with 40 soldiers and horses, is nothing but a loose sand. I am worried that he will lose too quickly, so that Jing Xiang will be easily captured by Li Tang."

Pei Renji said with emotion: "Your Highness has done a very good job. It is really our luck to have the generosity to accommodate the world."

Yang Tong laughed: "Actually, my personality is good-sounding: grievances and grievances are clearly distinguished, and bad-sounding is vengeance. Most of the time, I am arrogant and willful. I always think things are too simple and beautiful! It's just that the territory is getting more and more complicated now. When I was older, my temper changed a little, but fortunately you elders are used to me and fill in the gaps for me later, otherwise I wouldn't have walked so smoothly."

He pointed in the direction of Chang'an, and said: "Actually, Li Yuan has also done a good job. He treats others leniently and does not compete with the people for profit; he has mastered the way of balance, which not only ensures the interests of the powerful and powerful in Guanlong, but also takes care of Xiao Yu, Xiao Yu, and others." Chen Shuda and others gained and lost in the south, and also won the support of the Kanto gentry. At the same time, they are careful, far-sighted, and flexible, so Li Yuan is our biggest enemy!"

Pei Renji shook his head and said: "Your Highness thinks highly of him. I've been in Hedong for so long, and when I have nothing to do, I studied Li Yuan and found that he is not that kind of person at all."

"Oh? I'd like to hear about it!"

"Li Yuan is tolerant and kind on the surface, but in fact he is vicious and narrow-minded. In order to keep the throne, he even used his own son! In order to stabilize the imperial power, he did not hesitate to set up such a big obstacle for Li Jiancheng as Li Shimin. The two sons competed for profit, and finally he was as stable as a mountain."

Yang Tong thought so deeply.

In history, Li Yuan supported Li Shimin to check and balance Li Jiancheng, and condoned Li Shimin to establish the Tiance Mansion, so that Li Shimin gradually grew to the point where he was on an equal footing with Li Jiancheng. The occurrence of the Gate Change, the world only said that the Xuanwu Gate Change was Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin's struggle, but they didn't know that it was Li Yuan who manipulated everything behind the scenes.

Li Yuanji, who was captured alive by himself, is doing nothing now, and he doesn't even have any real power. It can be seen that this is Li Yuan's hole card to suppress Li Shimin. Once Li Shimin's military power is too heavy, he will definitely use Li Yuanji as a pawn.

"Your Highness, I don't know if I should say something or not."

"General Pei, please tell me."

"Speaking of Li Yuanji, I can only describe each one in one word, that is inferior to a beast. Calling Li Yuanji a beast is an insult to a beast. Because he was too ugly when he was a child, even his own mother wanted to throw him away. Yes The kind maid Chen Shanyi secretly hid Li Yuanji and brought him up. She didn't tell Li Yuan until Li Yuan came back from a business trip. Li Yuan kept Li Yuanji behind and promoted Chen Shanyi to be Li Yuanji's wet nurse. Chen Shanyi regarded Li Yuanji as her own parent and raised her. , but Li Yuanji showed a fierce and violent side when he was very young. He liked to let his subordinates fight with real knives and guns, causing many deaths. When he was a little older, he even played in person and was injured from time to time. Chen Shanyi felt sorry for Li Yuanji Li Yuanji was tired of hearing this, and actually strangled Chen Shanyi to death. Animals knew how to repay him, but Li Yuanji brutally killed them because of Chen Shanyi's love for him. What he did was worse than a beast!"

"When he stayed in Taiyuan, Li Yuanji was arrogant and domineering. He shot and killed people in the street for fun, which made people angry. Such a ruthless person is more poisonous than a poisonous snake! I suggest selling him for a good price! Sooner or later, this person will become Li Tang alone. Scourge!"

"Haha! High opinion..." In fact, Yang Tong never thought of killing Li Yuanji. This kind of person lives in Chang'an, and his role may be no less than [-] troops: "These people in the Li family are waiting for Li Tang to kill Li Yuanji. Let the envoys come and buy it! Just sit on the ground and raise the price... I don’t want to bother with Li Tangxin’s envoys. I use the letter eagle to summon Fang Xuanling from Yan’an County, and then you two will sell it per head. Just ask the price fiercely! "

Regarding this, Pei Renji had another opinion, and cupped his hands and said, "I thought that Li Shimin's family members could be charged severely, but Li Yuanji's family members are relatively cheap! It is better to set the ransom for Li Yuanji lower than that of Li Shimin's son." .”

"Why?"

"Because Li Shimin is Li Tang's number one general, and Li Yuanji is nothing."

A flash of enlightenment and excitement flashed in Yang Tong's eyes, and he hurriedly said, "Be clear!"

"Arrogance and domineering is nothing but an inferiority complex for an ugly person. If we set Li Yuanji's ransom lower than that of Li Shimin's son, Li Yuanji will feel it is a great humiliation! When he returns, he must prove that I am stronger than his elder brother! Once he has military power, he will definitely have some disputes with Li Shimin."

"It makes sense!" Yang Tong slapped his thigh and praised, "Since Li Yuan likes his sons to fight, let's add another faction to him."

"That's right!" Pei Renji said with a serious look.
Yang Tong pondered for a moment, then burst into a burst of laughter: "Jiang is still hot! With General Pei and Xuanling here, I am relieved! You two are planning this matter well, and you must let Li Yuanji know that you are worthless. "

Yang Tong was filled with emotion.

These days civil servants fight more fiercely than military generals, for example: Wei Yunqi who destroyed a country by one person, Yang Gongren who took care of Yang Xuangan, Yang Shanhui and Yang Yuanhong who broke 20, and Wang Cong who made it difficult for Dou Jiande to move forward!

Once the military officers play tricks, all of them are more ruthless than the civil servants. Needless to say, Qin Qiong's performance in front of him might as well be more subdued. He has cheated Ashina Sima's [-] troops, and he can't wait to use Qin Qiong as a bodhisattva's offering...

"The last general takes orders."

"Shixin, let the army rest well, and return to Yecheng early tomorrow morning." Yang Tong stretched his muscles and bones, counting, it has been more than a month since he came out this time, but he misses the comfortable life in Yecheng.

And the imperial examination is coming soon, so I really don't know how Du Ruhui will behave. Yang Tong suddenly thought of the theory of Fang Mou and Du Juan. How far can he fly?

(End of this chapter)