At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 571 I want to fly higher
Li Yuan was in Taiyuan, so he knew the news of Zhang Xutuo's death a few days earlier than Yang Guang's. He was surprised and delighted, and a little excited that Zhang Xutuo had finally died.

"Zhang Xutuo is dead, the building is about to collapse, and it's the right time to do something. I'll go to discuss it with my father." Li Shimin stood up and left happily.

Fang Xuanling did not stop Li Shimin, because this time the time was really ripe.Although Yang Guang was besieged in Yanmen County by hundreds of thousands of Turkic soldiers and horses last time, the strength of the Sui Dynasty was still there, and the foundation was still there, and Shibi Khan had no intention of taking control of the Central Plains, so it was very unwise to act at that time .

But now, after these two years of tossing, Yang Guang has almost squandered the rest of Da Sui's foundation. Gao Changqing, followed by dismissing Yang Yichen, and now Zhang Xutuo, the pillar minister, is also dead. Apart from Wang Shichong, Yang Guang has no one under his command. Moreover, the Wagang Army originally dominated the Central Plains. After killing Zhang Xutuo, his prestige became even more powerful. Yang Guang was trapped in Jiangdu, and there was no possibility of returning to Luoyang, and he was no longer able to restrain the counties. His imperial power could not even radiate out of Jiangdu. , already exists in name but is dead!

At this time, it is naturally the best time to make a move. Gao Changqing has already preempted it for several months. Li Shimin felt that he could not delay any longer. Don't worry about Gao Bufan extending his tentacles to the border of Shanxi, at least until Gao Bufan dominates Hebei and Youying prefectures.

Taiyuan has a huge advantage, that is, it is relatively close to the eastern capital Luoyang and the capital Chang’an. If you go south, you can go to the east capital, and if you go west, you can go to Guanzhong.

As the so-called golden horn and silver-rimmed grass belly, everyone who knows how to play Go knows that there is a huge advantage in seizing the corner first. Chang'an is undoubtedly the golden horn, followed by the sideline, and the worst is the middle belly, because although the middle belly is important, it is four. The place of war is very dangerous, and Luoyang is the "grass belly" located in the heart of the Central Plains. Li Mi is worthy of being a master, and he is bold. After all, it is too dangerous to fall into the belly, and there is a possibility of being beaten by a group at any time.

And Guanzhong is the land of abundance, the proper Golden Horn, as long as Chang'an is occupied and Guanzhong is controlled, you can attack if you advance, and you can defend if you retreat. Most of the heroes who have risen from Guanzhong since ancient times will eventually win the world.

It's just Li Shimin's negligence. In fact, the chessboard has four corners. Guanzhong is only the upper left corner, and Youzhou is the upper right corner. Of course, from the pre-Qin to the Sui Dynasty in ancient times, there were many people who won the world from the Guanzhong uprising, but it seems that there are very few people who won the world from the Youzhou uprising.

Therefore, Li Shimin thought that Guanzhong was the treasure land of Fengshui in Longxing, and Youzhou must not be as good as Guanzhong. As everyone knows, the Youzhou area of ​​later generations not only produced a powerful Liao Kingdom, but also almost unified the Central Plains. Ming Chengzu Zhu Di also came from Youzhou Jingnan It started, and the most representative one is the Qing Dynasty. Hundreds of thousands of Yi people in the area went south and finally settled in Kyushu.

So, Youzhou is actually no worse than Guanzhong, it's just that it's not yet its turn to make a fortune, Feng Shui will always take turns!
Let's get back to the point, let's say that Li Shimin found his father Li Yuan excitedly, and persuaded him to act immediately. However, although Li Yuan was a villainous man, he was not very courageous, and he was too cautious, so he hesitated. Lianhua couldn't say anything, so he immediately raised an issue, but only vaguely expressed that he wanted to take another look.

In desperation, Li Shimin had no choice but to leave resentfully. As soon as he walked out of the yamen of the left-behind mansion, he met a person head-on, it was Jinyang Palace Supervisor Pei Ji.

"Erlang, please stay!" Pei Ji is about 50 years old, and Li Yuan is a good friend. The two often drink and have fun together, and they are still familiar with Li Shimin.

Li Shimin stopped quickly, and said apologetically, "It turned out to be Pei Shibo, Shimin was distracted just now."

Pei Ji stroked his beard and smiled and said, "Erlang's mind doesn't belong. Could it be that he has something on his mind?"

Although Li Shimin and Pei Ji knew each other well, they didn't trust each other, so he shook his head and said, "It's nothing serious. Is Pei Shibo here to visit my father?"

Pei Ji rolled his eyes, shook his head and said, "Otherwise, in fact, Uncle Shi came here specifically to find you, Erlang."

Li Shimin said in astonishment, "Looking for me?"

Pei Ji nodded, took Li Shimin's hand without any explanation and said with a smile, "Let's go and drink with Uncle Shi."

Li Shimin was in a bad mood at the moment, so he didn't want to drink, so he politely refused, but Pei Ji didn't know how to play, and he just dragged Li Shimin to his home. The hospitality was hard to come by, and the other party was his father's friend, so it was not easy to break the face , so Li Shimin could only hold his nose and sit down to drink with Pei Ji, and poured a glass of wine for the latter himself, and said with a smile: "Shimin respect Pei Shibo."

Pei Ji saw that although Li Shimin was unhappy, but still maintained his politeness and demeanor, he couldn't help but secretly nodded, picked up the wine glass and drank with Li Shimin, sighed and said, "Zhang Xutuo is dead!"

Li Shimin's heart moved, and he said in a calm tone: "Yes, Zhang Xutuo died under Li Mi's hands, what a pity!"

Pei Ji smiled and said: "If you die, you will die. What a pity. Zhang Xutuo should have died long ago."

Li Shimin couldn't figure out what Pei Ji was thinking for a while, so he didn't say anything, but poured another glass of wine for Pei Ji calmly.Pei Ji glanced at Li Shimin, seemed to hesitate for a moment, and then said in a low voice: "As soon as Zhang Xutuo dies, Da Sui's energy will be exhausted. What is Shimin's plan?" After speaking, he stared at Li Shimin with burning eyes.

Li Shimin's scalp was a little numb, and he said cautiously: "Shimin doesn't understand what Pei Shibo means."

Pei Ji said with displeasure: "Since Erlang is unwilling to talk to each other, it's okay to not drink this wine, see off the guests, and Pei will not hinder Erlang's precious time."

Li Shimin couldn't help but blushed, and quickly stood up and bowed to pay respects: "Pei Shibo calm down, it's not that Shimin doesn't trust Pei Shibo, it's really..."

Pei Ji laughed and said: "The matter is of great importance. Erlang is right to be so cautious, but the opportunity is fleeting. The nephew has made friends with the world's heroes and recruited talents from all over the years. Could it be that he missed the opportunity in vain?"

Li Shimin's complexion fluctuated, it seems that this person is a sensible person, so he bit the bullet and said, "Can Pei Shibo teach me?"

Pei Ji glanced at Li Shimin, as if to say, boy, finally he is willing to tell the truth.

"Erlang, tell me first, why did you look so preoccupied when you came out of the mansion just now?" Pei Ji asked.

Li Shimin gritted his teeth and said, "Forget it, it's okay to tell Pei Shibo!"

So Li Shimin told the story of his failure to persuade his father Li Yuan to revolt. This is undoubtedly very bold. If Pei Ji was just a malicious temptation, then Li Shimin would be in danger.

Pei Ji fell silent after listening, and Li Shimin couldn't help feeling uneasy. After a while, Pei Ji smiled and said: "What Erlang said is right, now is a good time to do something, your father is too cautious, well, Shibo has a clever plan that can help Your lord has made up his mind."

Li Shimin was overjoyed: "I also ask Shibo to enlighten me."

Pei Ji went up to Li Shimin and whispered a few words, the latter was surprised and happy after hearing that, stood up and bowed solemnly.

Pei Ji didn't back down either, and stroked his beard with a smile, accepting Li Shimin's worship.

A few days later, Pei Ji invited Li Yuan to Jinyang Palace for a drink. The latter got drunk and stayed in Jinyang Palace. Then Pei Ji chose two beautiful maids to sleep with Li Yuan.

Early in the morning of the second day, Li Yuan woke up from the entanglement of his beautiful buttocks and pink arms. He looked at the two beauties around him in astonishment, and couldn't help frowning, as if he was trying to remember what happened last night. Suddenly, his face changed drastically. The little bit of alcohol woke up completely, and he jumped up from the bed to put on his clothes like burning his buttocks.

At this time, Pei Ji pushed the door open and walked in from the outside at the right time. Li Yuan, who was shirtless, couldn't help feeling ashamed, and said in surprise and anger: "Xuanzhen, why did you hurt me?"

Pei Ji waved his hand calmly, and the two maids quickly fled the room with their clothes in their arms.Only then did Pei Ji say: "Taiwan was originally the feudal state of Tang Guogong, and now Tang Guogong is serving as Jinyang's left-behind. This is God's will. If God doesn't take it, disaster will inevitably come."

Li Yuan's complexion changed slightly, and he said with a guilty conscience: "What does Xuan Zhen mean by this? I don't understand!"

Pei Ji saw that Li Yuan was still pretending to be stupid, so he said bluntly: "Zhang Xutuo is dead, the Great Sui Dynasty is exhausted, and the Great Sui Dynasty is about to collapse. This is a god-sent opportunity. Tang Guogong, please act immediately, don't miss this opportunity. I accompanied you last night. The two beauties of Tang Guogong are the maids of the Jinyang Palace. It is a capital offense to accompany the maids. Erlang and I did this to make Tang Guogong make up his mind to rebel. Tang Guogong must not disappoint Pei Ji and Erlang's painstaking efforts .”

Li Yuan was frightened and frightened, frightened and angry, and tremblingly said: "It turns out that Shimin, the rebellious son, is the one who has stunned you, Xuanzhen, I will definitely not spare him!"

Li Yuan put on his clothes in embarrassment, flicked his sleeves and left in a hurry, Pei Ji couldn't help sighing, Tang Guogong was too indecisive to make a big deal, this is really asking for trouble!
Li Shimin was imprisoned by his father Li Yuan when he stayed in Taiyuan, and he said he would be kidnapped and sent to Jiangdu to plead guilty, but Li Shimin did not panic because he was confident that his father would not do this.

Sure enough, at night, Li Yuan came and ordered someone to let Li Shimin go. He sighed and said, "Shimin, you are my son, how could I have the heart to take you to plead guilty as a father, but... you also It's too hasty, it's not a trivial matter, you have to be fully prepared, go and invite you, Pei Shibo, to discuss something important for your father."

Li Shimin waved his fist excitedly, and walked briskly out of the room, it was done, his father finally agreed!

"One day the big roc will rise in the same wind, soaring to the ninth heaven, Gao Changqing, then let's compare and see who can fly higher and farther!"

(End of this chapter)