First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 161 Xiaoguo Army, Give the Envoy Camp

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If Yu Wenzhi and walking dogs and fighting cocks are full-fledged stubborn children, then Yu Wenhua is even worse than that.

Yu Wenhuaji is cruel and insidious, relying on the power of the Yuwen family to do evil in Daxing City, disobedient to the law, greedy and arrogant.

He often led dozens of family members, rode tall horses, held bows and held bullets, and galloped on the avenues of the capital. The people in Guanzhong called him "frivolous son".

Supporting such a person as a leader made Zhao Xingshu feel a little cold.

But seeing that Yu Wenzhi and Yang Shilan were discussing with great interest, Zhao Xingshu had no choice but to do so. The matter had come to this point, and there was no room for change, so Zhao Xingshu had no choice but to go with the flow.

Yu Wenzhi was full of energy, and he wanted to support his elder brother's ascension to the throne and establish the Yuwen dynasty, so he led Zhao and Yang straight to Dongcheng, and went straight to his boss Ma Dekan.

Although Yu Wenzhiji was ignorant, he was able to guess people's hearts. After a lot of coercion and temptation, Sima Dekan, who had no ambitions, immediately agreed to support Yu Wenhuaji.

Ever since, Yu Wenzhi led Sima Dekan, Zhao Xingshu, Yang Shilan, Xue Shiliang and others in a high-spirited manner, and went straight to Xu Guogong's mansion overnight.

At this time, Yu Wenhuaji was enjoying the singing and dancing leisurely. The huge hall was magnificent, and the candles on the beams and pillars that were as thick as a baby's arms were burning like they didn't need money.

Yu Wenhuaji lay in the arms of the beauty, took a sip of fine wine on the right side and delicious food on the left side, enjoying it so much.

Hearing that Yu Wenzhi and others visited overnight, Yu Wenhuaji didn't think too much, and happily invited everyone to sit down and have a banquet together.

Yu Wenzhi looked around, dispersed the dancers and musicians, and led the crowd to prostrate themselves to the ground under Yu Wenhua's surprised gaze.

"I respectfully ask my brother to lead the army and overthrow the tyrant Yang Guang."Yu Wenzhi and worship.

With a bang, the wine glass in Yu Wenhuaji's hand fell to the ground, and he pointed at Yuwen Zhiji with a look of horror, "You bastard, you... do you know what you're talking about?"

Then he hurriedly looked at Sima Dekan and the others, with a smile on his face, "This bastard is drunk, General Sima, don't blame him, don't blame him."

But Sima Dekan followed suit, "Don't be surprised, Mr. Xu, what Yuwen Shaojian said is exactly what we want, and I hope that Mr. Xu will resign and lead us to overthrow the tyrant and establish achievements."

Yu Wenhuaji is an arrogant and blunt person who maintains his own family background. He has low ability, acts like a domineering, and bullies the common people. Hearing this kind of treason at first glance, seeing Yuwen Zhiji and Sima Dekan's faces are serious, so he knows It was not a lie, his face suddenly changed with fright.

"Brother", Yu Wenzhi got up, and supported the astonished Yu Wenhuaji, "Now the Xiaoguo Army has tens of thousands of elites, and there are tens of thousands of households in Jiangdu City. At that time, it will be easy to gather tens of thousands of soldiers. Take advantage of the chaos in the world, follow the general trend, and do a great cause with great vigor."

Yu Wenhuaji came back to his senses, pushed Yuwen Zhiji away, and angrily scolded: "Follow the general trend? You have read a few books and dare to speak out about big things here. Don't you know the ability of a saint? My Yuwen family will be doomed."

Yu Wenzhi and his natural disposition are wild and rebellious. Back then, Yang Guang was besieged by Turkic people in Fenyang Palace. He was almost captured. But at this time, he secretly went to smuggle with the Turkic people, which shows that his character is bold.

Seeing Yu Wenhuaji's fright and anger, Yuwen Zhiji was also very unconvinced, "Why are you so cowardly, brother? Just capture the faint king, and the big event will be accomplished. Now that the imperial guards are under control, the matter has come to an end. Everyone knows that Mr. Xu is the leader If you don’t do it, you have to do it, you have no choice.”

Yu Huahua and Wen Yan sat paralyzed on the ground for a long time before they calmed down and waved their hands wearily, "I was tricked by you."

Seeing this, Yu Wenzhi and others were overjoyed.

The next day, Sima Dekan recruited Xu Hongren, the head of the army, and Zhang Kai, the doctor, and asked the two to spread rumors everywhere in the palace and the army. Everyone said: "The sage heard that Xiaoguo's army wanted to flee, and ordered the imperial doctor to brew poisonous wine. On the night of the full moon, I plan to use the opportunity of the banquet to poison all the Xiaoguo troops from Guanzhong, leaving only the Jiangnan people to move to Danyang."

For a while, rumors spread everywhere, and the Xiaoguo army, who were eager to return home, told each other, and they were terrified.

The court lady dared not report the news to Yang Guang, so she had to tell the "benevolent" Xiao Mei Niang in private.

Xiao Meiniang hesitated for a long time after hearing this, and then sighed: "The situation is irreversible at this point, let them go, don't make the supreme angry again."

After the palace people left, Xiao Meiniang got up and went straight to a palace, which was the residence of Chen Shubao's wife Shen Wuhua.

Since Chen Shubao died of illness in Luoyang, Yang Guang took Shen Wuhua with him every time he toured the place, and the treatment was generous. Xiao Meiniang had a strong premonition that she would soon become the same person as Shen Wuhua.

In Dongcheng, where the Xiaoguo Army was stationed, as the rumors intensified, many soldiers fled over the wall overnight, and what's more, groups of three or four gathered outside Sima Dekan's office to ask for an explanation.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Sima Dekan completely tore off his disguise, put on his armor, put on his horse, and ordered all members of the Xiaoguo Army to gather in the school grounds, and then publicly announced the rise of troops, supporting Xu Gongyu's culture and leadership, and overthrowing the tyrant.

As expected, the whole army agreed unanimously.

That night, the sky was dark and the wind was whistling, which changed the scene of a peaceful and sunny day.

Wu Benlang guarded the palace in Yuanli, and Pei Qiantong, the prison gate supervisor, was on duty in the main hall, while Lang Tang Fengyi, the city gate who played an important role, ordered the palace gate to be concealed and not locked.

With these three people as internal support, Sima Dekan is sure to win.

After Zishi passed, Xu Gongyu Wenhuaji finally appeared and made a generous speech, enumerating Yang Guang's crimes. After that, Sima Dekan led the army and went straight to the Forbidden Palace from Dongcheng.

And above the palace city, Yuan Li, who had been ready for a long time, went straight to the Xuanwu gate of the north palace gate when he saw this.

As early as the early years of Daye, Yang Guang selected hundreds of brave and strong official slaves, placed them in Xuanwu Gate, and practiced them diligently, which was called "Giving Envoy Camp".

The treatment given to the envoy camp was even more generous than that of the Xiaoguo army. In order to win the hearts of the envoys, Yang Guang betrothed the court ladies to the envoys.

And the leader of the envoy battalion is the same person from beginning to end, that is Shen Guang.

Shen Guang, who was born in the Shen family of Wu Xing, is brave and vigorous, good at horse racing, and is number one in the world.

When attacking Goguryeo, Shen Guang climbed to the top of the fifteen-foot-long ladder in one breath, jumped onto the city wall, and killed more than ten enemies with short soldiers in his hand. At this moment, Shen Guang grabbed the rope hanging from the ladder, climbed up to the top of the city again, and fought bravely.

Yang Guang, who was supervising the battle in the distance, was shocked when he saw this scene, and was very amazed at Shen Guang's bravery and bravery. After the war, he called for an audience. The clothes on his body were rewarded to Shen Guang. Shen Guang thought that he had received the favor of the emperor, and he often talked about his dedication to courtiers.

(End of this chapter)