Li Shimin, one emperor through the ages

Chapter 12: Ready to Go (4)
This Wang Rengong, a native of Shangyu in Tianshui, was resolute and meticulous when he was young, and he was skilled in riding and shooting. He had repeatedly fought against the Turks with Yang Su, quelled the rebellion of King Liang of the Han Dynasty, and made great achievements.On the Liaodong battlefield, he made many achievements and won the trust of the emperor. Only because Yang Su's son Yang Xuangan rebelled, Rengong was implicated and dismissed from office.Later, the Turks repeatedly caused disasters. Only then did Emperor Sui Yang think of Ren Gong, a veteran general, and issued an edict to reinstate him as Mayi County Governor.In the past few years, the Turks have attacked Mayi many times, but they were all defeated by Rengong.It's just that Rengong became more and more lax because he was punished. At that time, the world was in chaos, the people were hungry, and the roads were cut off. The people are eccentric, so they are powerless to fight against the Turks.Seeing Gao Junya leading the troops to rescue, Ren Gong was both happy and worried.I am happy that reinforcements are finally here, and the siege of Mayi may be lifted.What worries him is that he still understands Gao Junya, knowing that he can only speak according to the emperor's will, but he doesn't know how to use soldiers.After thinking about it again and again, Ren Gong couldn't do it, so he had to come up with his own idea, so he suggested:
"Now that the deputy garrison has arrived, our army is already comparable in strength to the Turks. We can start a big battle with them in the 'blood field' outside the city, and break the siege of Mayi in one fell swoop."

Li Jing, the county magistrate at the side, heard this and hurriedly said: "The blood head field is dangerous, and the high ground has been occupied by the Turks. It is not good for our army to fight there. It is better to stick to the city and wait for work. When the Turkic soldiers are exhausted and horses are exhausted, we If the army launches an attack, they can defeat the Turks in one fell swoop.”

Gao Junya just arrived and didn't understand the situation. After listening to the opinions of the two, she couldn't make up her mind for a while, so she cast her eyes on Wang Rengong, but seeing him smiling slightly, she shook her head slightly and said:

"The Turks have invaded Mayi many times, and I have defeated them one by one. This time, they were besieged because they had more people. Now that Marshal Gao is leading [-] troops to help him, how can he hide in the city again?" Let him besiege you?"

Gao Junya was very happy when she heard this.The first time he led the troops to rescue the siege, he only wanted to win quickly and claim credit. Naturally, he was eager for a decisive battle as soon as possible. Open up the battlefield and fight the Turks."

Li Jing was shocked when he heard this, and said repeatedly: "A bloody battle is absolutely impossible!"

Seeing Li Jing like this, Wang Rengong was very dissatisfied. He glared at Li Jing and said, "If the prefect of the county is unwilling, he can watch how the prefect and deputy left behind defeated the Turks."

The sheriff is the highest chief executive of a county, and Li Jing, as the magistrate of Mayi, is only the assistant officer of the sheriff.Seeing Wang Rengong's insistence, Li Jing couldn't say anything more, shook his head, and said in his heart: Ma Yi is in danger!

This Li Jing, named pharmacist, was born in Sanyuan, Jingzhao Prefecture. His grandfather and father were both officials and prefects.Li Jing is not only handsome, but also has great ambitions and talents under the training of his father since he was a child. He once said to his father: "If a man meets the Lord at the right time, he must make meritorious deeds to get rich." His uncle Han Qinhu is a famous general. Every time he talked about military warfare with Li Jing, he admired Li Ji's views. He stroked his head and said: "The only person around me who can talk about Sun and Wu's art of war is you. I have." Although Li Jing has outstanding talents, but because of his stubborn personality, he is rarely appreciated by his superiors, so his official position has not been high.Although he was a humble official, he was also very famous in the court. Even Niu Hong, the official secretary, called him "the talent of Wang Zuo". After discussing official affairs with him, Prime Minister Yang Su pointed to his chair and said: One day, you will sit in such a position." Although Li Jing has all these praises, he can only be a Mayi county magistrate in the end. accusation.This time, he knew that the "bloody battle" would end in failure, but he could only worry secretly in his heart.

Early the next morning, the city gate of Mayi County was wide open.The more than [-] guards in the county, together with the [-] reinforcements brought by Gao Junya, a total of more than [-] people, under the personal command of Wang Rengong and Gao Junya, shouted in unison and rushed out of the city.When Shibi Khan saw him, his dark green eyes flashed, and he laughed loudly with his mouth open.With his scimitar raised high, the black horse leaped forward, and more than a hundred tiger generals around him raised their scimitars together, and led their respective cavalry, like spreading black wings, followed their leader Sibi Khan , to meet the army rushing into the city.

In an instant, the "Bloodhead Field" became a slaughterhouse, and the defenders of Mayi City and his reinforcements were cut down one by one in a pool of blood under the Turkic scimitar.

When Wang Rengong and Gao Junya withdrew to the city, there were less than [-] soldiers left.The battle of Mayi was defeated, and the defeat was so severe. According to the laws of the Sui Dynasty, the defeat must be punished. Not only Wang Rengong who defended the city, but also Gao Junya who rescued him, and Li Yuan who stayed behind in Taiyuan were also involved!
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Yangzhou Palace, in the luxurious and spacious bedroom, Emperor Sui Yang just woke up, staring at the naked beauty beside him, couldn't help but bow his head and want to kiss again.At this moment, the bad news from yesterday suddenly flashed through his mind: Zigai died in Tokyo.

When going down to Yangzhou from Yanmen, there were tens of thousands of rebels Jing Pantuo, Chai Baochang and other leaders blocking them on the way.The attack was menacing, and he threatened that he would never stop the army unless he killed the emperor.When Emperor Yangdi heard this, he was annoyed, so he ordered Zigai to lead [-] elite soldiers to conquer.Before leaving, Emperor Yangdi said to Zigai:
"The traitors are too rampant. Wherever Aiqing goes, they must be killed to emulate you."

Zigai led the attack and defeated Jingpantuo, Chai Baochang and other blocking troops in one fell swoop.When he returned to the army in victory, Zigai ordered: all the docks in the North Village of Fenshui should be burned.

All of a sudden, thick smoke billowed straight into the sky, and within tens of miles, there was the sound of mourning, and hundreds of thousands of people were homeless.The emperor was very happy with Zigai's triumphant return and praised him greatly.Unexpectedly, within three months, those homeless people raised their troops on the burned ruins again, vowing to overthrow the violent Sui Dynasty.Emperor Yangdi was shocked when he heard this, and ordered Zigai to go to conquer again.Unexpectedly, just yesterday, bad news came from Fenshui.

Thinking of this, Emperor Sui Yang no longer wanted to flirt, got out of bed, called Pei Ju, the servant of Huangmen, and asked, "What did Zigai say when he was dying?"

"Zigai is dying, and he deeply hates the shame of Yanmen." Pei Ju replied.

The emperor was very sad when he heard this, and told Pei Ju: "Order all the officials to hang, and give the son Gai Kaifu Yitong Sansi, and his posthumous title is Jing."

Pei Ju led Yu to go to deal with it. Emperor Sui Yang sat there for a while, thought of Xiao Yu again, and said to himself, "Why do you oppose me?" Forget it, there are stupid people around me.Emperor Sui Yang shook his head, and casually dug out a collection of his poems.

Now there are riots everywhere, and as an emperor, even the capital Chang'an cannot go back.Many of the former important ministers died, and many of them were demoted to the state or even beheaded because they opposed him.There are also some that seem to be incompatible.Alas, my generation's proud son, why did I get into such a mess?Thinking of this, Emperor Sui Yang put down his collection of poems irritably.Forget it, let him do everything, and I will enjoy myself for a while longer.Could it be that the sky is really falling down?Emperor Sui Yang said angrily in his heart.Suddenly, he remembered someone, so he ordered loudly: "Call Yu Shinan!"

After saying that, Emperor Yang of Sui walked out of the mansion.Looking up, I can see carved railings and jade buildings, Qiongge buildings.The most eye-catching thing is the astonishing variety of flowers, one by one, one by one, and one by one.Plum blossoms, dogwoods, and wisterias alone are already too beautiful to behold; there are also viburnums and peonies, which are truly dazzling.Emperor Sui Yang looked at these flowers for a long time, and a faint smile gradually appeared on his face.At this time, seeing Yu Shinan rushing over, he handed over his collection of poems and said:
"You read "Chun Jiang Hua Yue Ye" and let me listen to it."

So, among the group of flowers and brocades, Yu Shinan sincerely read the "Moonlight Night on the Spring River" just written by Emperor Sui Yang.

"In the evening, the river does not move, and the spring flowers are full of flowers. The moon is gone by the waves, and the stars are brought by the tide."

After reading it, Yu Shinan looked at Emperor Sui Yang excitedly, and said: "This poem is derived from the flowers, such as among the red flowers, and the clear standard comes out by itself. It is better than the Empress Chen after washing away the floating words!"

Yu Shinan once studied calligraphy from Zen Master Zhiyong, the seventh grandson of Wang Xizhi and a calligrapher of the Sui Dynasty.Its characters are round and round, soft on the outside and rigid on the inside, with a sparse structure and a strong charm.He is honest and upright, loves poetry and painting, and is quite talented in literature.His eldest brother, Yu Shiji, was the minister of internal history in the Sui Dynasty. He only knew how to agree and invite pets all day long, and concealed the news of the uprising from outside, so he was very precious.Yu Shinan was not happy about it, but was cautious and hardworking, read and wrote poems, and his calligraphy and poems were deeply loved by Emperor Sui Yang.Yu Shinan respected Sui Yang Emperor not so much as the emperor, but as respecting his poems.Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty made friends with him and was cited as a confidant in poetry and prose. Therefore, whenever he had a good poem, he would often call him to appreciate it.

Yuwenhuaji and his younger brother Yuwenshiji, because their father Yuwenshu begged Emperor Yang to take care of him before his death, Emperor Yang of Sui granted them official positions and kept them by his side.Because Yu Wenshiji was the son-in-law of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, his elder brother was highly valued in culture and Japan.Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty appointed him the post of General of the Right Tunwei, because he was vicious and cruel, and no one in the palace dared to rebel.The two brothers followed Emperor Yang at all times, and even though they were not proficient in poetry, they also nodded and said after listening to Yu Shinan's praise:

"Good poetry, good poetry, really good poetry!"

After hearing this, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was full of joy, took the poem book from Yu Shinan, turned a few pages forward, and said:
"Shinan read my poems and understood them deeply. I also enjoyed listening to them myself. Then read the previous one."

After hearing this, Yu Shinan hurriedly took the poem book, and read it in a rhythmic tone with his thick voice.

"The Susu autumn wind blows, and you can travel thousands of miles leisurely. Where can you travel thousands of miles, and build the Great Wall across the desert.

How can it fit the wisdom of a kid, the camp of the sages.The tree is here for all ages, and this billions of trillions will be born.

You dare to worry about anxious thinking, and rest in Shangjing.Beihe sees the martial arts festival, thousands of miles away.

The mountains and rivers haunt each other, and the wilderness is poor.Hit the gold to stop the formation, and beat the drums to activate the soldiers.

Thousands of rides and thousands of flags move, drinking horses to the Great Wall Caves.In autumn, there are clouds outside the Great Wall, and the fog is dark and the moon is off the mountain.

Yuan Yan's post horse, took the air to send out the beacon fire.By asking the Marquis of the Great Wall, Shan Yu came to pay homage to the court.

The turbid air is quiet in the Tianshan Mountains, and the morning light is high.Shi Bing is still invigorating the brigade, wanting to do everything wrong.

Drink to tell the words, and the credit goes to the front of the Qing Temple. "

This is "Drinking Horses and a Journey to the Great Wall Caves" written by Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty during his west tour. After reading it, Yu Shinan said aloud:

"Tongshou Qi is powerful, quite similar to Wei Wu's style, famous articles through the ages, famous articles through the ages..." He wanted to say something, but the eunuch Zhang Shi hurried in and reported:

"Your Majesty, there is news from Taiyuan that Li Yuan defeated Mayi, and his troops suffered heavy losses."

When Emperor Sui Yang heard this, his eyes were tightly wrinkled, and he spit out six words after a long time:
"What's the use of Li Yuan?"

After hearing this, Yu Shinan couldn't make a sound, but just looked at the emperor uneasily.After a while, Emperor Sui Yang spoke again and said:
"Pass down my will, bring Li Yuan to Beijing as soon as possible! The important military and political affairs of Taiyuan will be handed over to Gao and Wang to stay behind and handle them."

(End of this chapter)