First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 145: Crape Myrtle City

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At this time, an old man with white beard and hair at the head of the hall also sighed softly.

"The old man has long felt that Li Yuan is not a simple person. He heard that Yang Guang and others had ridiculed him for having a grandma's face. If he was someone else, he must be sullen. However, Li Yuan's face did not change, and he was still talking and laughing. Such thoughts , is really scary."

Li Mi was noncommittal when he heard the words, "I also know what Xiaolang said, but it was just that Li Yuan was afraid of Yang Guang's crime. Li Yuan's cowardice is well known in the world. When his soldiers and horses arrive, I will give him an order to teach him to attack fiercely. It is expected that he dare not refuse."

This old man is Fang Yanzao, the left commander of the Wagang Army, named Xiaolang, and Fang Xuanling's uncle.

Born from the Fang family in Licheng, Jinshi, he started as a county captain in Songcheng, conceited his talents, and was unwilling to be a county captain. It happened that Yang Xuangan rebelled against him. Yanzao contributed a lot.

Seeing that Li Mi still didn't care, Fang Yanzao was also helpless, shook his head and didn't say much.

The Prince of Langya County nodded immediately when he heard the words and agreed: "What Duke Wei said is very true. Now that the princes of the world, Duke Wei is the most powerful, how dare old Li Yuan not follow."

Hearing this, Fang Yanzao couldn't help laughing wryly, pointing at Uncle Wang and shaking his head, he said, "Yong Sanlang, Yong Sanlang, brave is brave, but why don't you understand it? Let me ask Li Yuan, who is sitting in the pass and has more than two hundred thousand troops, why did he send him to the palace?" It was so unbearable.”

Wang Bodang was speechless when Fang Yanzao slapped him like this. If it were someone else, Wang Bodang would definitely go back, but for the veteran Fang Yanzao, Wang Bodang also admired him very much.

But Li Mi's face was cloudy when he heard the words, but he was not angry anymore, it seemed that Fang Yanzao's words touched him.

Li Mi's character is indeed arrogant and unruly, but not stupid, not only not stupid, but resourceful.

Fang Yanzao and Wang Bodang were Li Mi’s confidantes. Li Mi was suspicious and suspicious, but he never suspected these two people. When Li Mi went to Wagang alone, these two people were by his side, so Li Mi didn't take Fang Yanzao's words seriously.

"At that time, I will invite you out of righteousness, and the Tang army has no reason to refuse." After some consideration, Li Mi said straightly, "Whether you have the heart to fight to the death or not, as long as you attack the city, you can attract Wang Shichong's troops, which is beneficial to our army. I heard that The person in command is Li Yuan's second son, Li Shimin, and I will write a letter ordering him to go to Luoyang immediately."

Fang Yanzao and the others also nodded when they heard the words, after all, they were friends rather than enemies.

Hongnong County has a history of more than 600 years since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty established the county.

During the period, the name was changed several times. After Wang Mang usurped the throne, he changed his name to You Team. Han Ling Emperor Liu Hongshi changed his name to Hengnong County, and the Western Jin Dynasty restored his name. In the first year, Hongnong County was restored and Hongnong County was governed.

After several days of marching, all the Tang troops in the Eastern Expedition had reached Tongguan and stationed in Hongnong County. Hongnong County is located in a dangerous location, bordering the Yellow River to the north, Tongguan to the west, and Luoyang, the eastern capital to the east.

Just after entering Hongnong County, Li Shimin received a letter from Li Mi.

Li Shimin unfolded it and looked at it, then he sneered, "Arrogant and conceited".

Then he circulated the letter to everyone, "Doesn't Li Mi think that a letter can drive us to work for him? He is really arrogant and complacent."

"It's a joke," Liu Hongji shook his head and laughed, "He, Li Mi, thought he was really the leader of the anti-Sui alliance."

Qiu Xinggong grinned, "Wait to break Luoyang City, and then break his Jinyong City, to see how arrogant he is, why don't the second son write a letter and scold him back."

"No", Duan Zhixuan also said, "Li Mi is powerful at the moment, don't turn against him, it's better to ignore him."

Hearing Qiu Xinggong's nonsensical words, everyone disagreed, and Duan Zhixuan's words also attracted several people to nod in agreement.

Li Shimin also nodded slightly, "Don't be hostile to him for now",
After thinking about it, Gao Chong smiled and said, "Not only should we not make enemies with him, but we should also reply to the letter, which states that we will obey the order of Duke Wei and attack Luoyang City."

Seeing Gao Chong's smile, everyone felt that it was not that simple.

Changsun Wuji understood, and said with a straight smile, "Then you promised to attack Luoyang City by storm, and at the same time attacked the surrounding counties?"

Gao Chong nodded.

Fang Xuanling continued: "If Li Mi sends a letter to question and urge me to wait, can we evade the Sui army and say that our army is blocked along the way and is struggling to come?"

Gao Chong continued to nod his head.

Li Shimin laughed loudly, "With you and other think tanks here, Li Mixiu wants to take advantage of it, and wants me to fight for it. It's wishful thinking."

Li Shimin acted resolutely, and immediately wrote a letter with his own handwriting. In the letter, he insisted on the courtesy of the younger generation, flattered Wei Gong, and then expressed that he would absolutely obey Wei Gong's leadership. He will leave the camp tomorrow and go straight to Luoyang.

Li Shimin is also extremely sensible, he said a few words of flattery against his will, Li Shimin will definitely not refuse, as long as he can fool Li Mi, even if Li Shimin is called uncle and nephew, it is all right, anyway, Li Mi is indeed Li Yuan's peer, anyway Li Shimin thinks that this is a man who can bend and stretch.

Soldiers are extremely fast, and early the next morning, the Tang army who had rested for a day in Hongnong County broke camp and set off for Henan County.

Henan County is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, with fertile land and an important traffic route.

When Daye abolished Yuzhou and established Henan County in three years, there were more than 22 households and a large population. However, after the Central Plains War, the household registration dropped sharply. Now Henan County governs Henan, Luoyang, Taolin, Xionger and other 18 counties, and the population is less than Daye. half of three years.

The first city in Henan County was Yanxiang County. Most of the young and strong in Henan County were recruited by Wang Shichong. Most of the small counties in Yanxiang were old, weak, sick and disabled. It is effortless.

It was not until Xiong'er County, where thousands of Sui troops guarded the city, did they form an effective obstacle.

At the same time, Luoyang, the eastern capital, is also in panic.

From the first year of Daye, Yang Guang ordered the construction of Luoyang, the eastern capital, and the construction of the Ziwei City of Luoyang Palace began.

70 soldiers were deployed to build the city wall, and the total number of workers reached 170 million. Among them, there were more than 80 people in the temple foundations and wall courtyards in the city. More than [-] people were enslaved, a million more than the number of Qin Afang Palace (more than [-] people), which can be called the highest in human history.

Yu Wenkai guessed the emperor's heart and knew that Yang Guang loved luxury, and when he built the eastern capital, it was extremely magnificent. Ziwei City "was built in a very luxurious way, which is incomparable to the previous cities."

But at this time, the titular official of such a majestic Lagerstroemia city is Yue Wang Yang Yu, Yang Guang lingers in the Jiangdu palace, and Yu Wenkai's thoughts in Lagerstroemia city have not retained Yang Guang's wandering heart.

(End of this chapter)