Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Just as the messengers were heading in several directions one after another, in the north of Renzhi Palace, an army of hundreds of people was slowly continuing to march northwest.

Fangzhou is located in the Yuhua Mountains, and Phoenix Valley is located in the Ziwuling area. The roads are already rugged and the weather is hot, so the marching speed is very slow, but Li Yuanji is not too concerned.

Anyway, His Royal Highness King Qi has thought about it, exterminating the rioters... This kind of thing can be delayed as long as possible. Although he brought six or seven hundred soldiers, Li Yuanji really has no confidence in this aspect.

That guy Yang Wengan is quite useless, why did he make such a mess at this time... But it may not be a bad thing, Li Yuanji thought that at least he took away nearly half of Phoenix Valley's troops.

Thinking of this, Li Yuanji admired Feng Lun a little. He only knew about Feng Lun's plan not long ago. What he admired the most was that... even if he didn't succeed, he wouldn't be involved in the matter.

Anyway, it's someone else's fault, anyway, it's all caused by the eldest brother and second brother taking over the heir.

But if he succeeds, he, who has the name of righteousness, is almost [-]% sure that he will ascend to the throne... How can Li Yuanji not be tempted by such a plan?

In Renshou Palace last year, Li Yuanji lost all the shame he could, but this did not calm down his ambition, but made him have more expectations.

If what Li Yuanji thought before was that the monk could touch it, how could I not touch it?

What Li Yuanji thinks now is that monks and Taoist priests should go away, and I want to touch... There is no way, when Jinyang raised troops, His Royal Highness King Qi was only 13 years old, and his youthful life was full of love and partiality As it happened, he became the third son of the Tang Emperor from a young boy who could barely be regarded as a child of a family, and his status was precious.

But after the first battle in Tiantai Mountain, although Li Yuan tolerantly forgave him, although he still doted on this very "filial piety" son, in his speech and behavior, he only recognized "filial piety" and completely rejected his ability.

At this time in history, Li Yuanji had already served as a servant and was ranked as a prime minister, but now there is nothing.

Not to mention, because of Li Yuanji's stupidity, countless lives were lost on Tiantai Mountain.

Lu Chisong, the Duke of Fanyang County who was replaced by Li Shan, died of serious injuries in the end. Prince Sheren Lu Hongqi complained a lot.

Because Xue Shouben, a very important strategist in Tiance Mansion, was sick and bedridden, and because his younger sister Xue Jieyu was kidnapped by Liang Jun and died suddenly, his nephew Xue Yuanjing, who was also one of the [-] scholars, spoke disrespectfully to Li Yuanji , and even used old punches to his staff Rong Jiusi.

Those eyes of resentment, contempt, and sarcasm filled Li Yuanji's heart with ambition.

Li Yuanji turned his head and looked in the direction of Renzhi Palace. If it goes well, it should be today and tomorrow. I don't know if Feng Lun's method will work.

The prince rebelled, and his father would definitely cast his sights on the prince's confidant Yang Wenqian, the governor of Fangzhou. He would directly send a large army to destroy it. He needed to dispatch troops, and it was more likely that he would call Yang Wengan to meet him... and Feng Lun's method was used here .

As for the extermination of the rioters, it doesn't matter if it's delayed. Anyway, most of them are infantry, and the speed can only be so slow. Of course, if something happens in the Phoenix Valley, the speed of returning to the army can only be so slow.

The Beiya Forbidden Army was first formed by Yi Cong, who raised troops in Jinyang, but was later transferred to join the army, resulting in a sharp drop in strength. Today, the guards on the left and right guards and the Qianniu guards on the left and right only have a total strength of about [-] troops. The number is very small, most of them are infantry.

On the one hand, this is because the range of activities of the Beiya Imperial Army is mainly in the imperial city or even the palace city, and there is no need for cavalry; gone.

Although a large number of war horses were seized in Jingzhou, Yuanzhou, and the subsequent Lingzhou wars, they were not returned to the Beiya Imperial Army, but the cavalry of the Lingzhou Army was expanded. This was Li Yuan's nod.

In the Northland, the lower limit of an army's combat effectiveness lies in the training and morale of soldiers, as well as the supply of food, grass, and ordnance, while the upper limit lies in two points, one is the commanding ability of generals, and the other is the quantity and quality of cavalry.

Therefore, the Daizhou Army is recognized as the most powerful army in the world today, and the Lingzhou Army, which won a large number of war horses last year, also has the appearance of a strong army.

There were scouts in front to explore the way, and the five hundred Beiya imperial guards were slowly advancing under the leadership of more than a hundred guards of the Qi Palace. No one noticed that the direction gradually shifted, bypassing Yijun County in the north, but heading towards Going in the direction of Shengping County in the northwest.

I have to admit that Feng Lun's plan was exquisite, he almost found a narrow path from an impossible situation, but he didn't expect that unexpected events would follow one after another, making things slip into an abyss that he couldn't predict the consequences.

Li Shanzang encouraged Er Zhuhuan behind him, which caused Wei Zheng to rush to Renzhi Palace to express his heart for the prince, but the sudden civil unrest in Yijun County was another.

At this moment, in Yijun County.

Fangzhou Inspector Yang Wengan, who has been followed by countless people, pondered by countless people, and guessed by countless people, is confused. He did not expect that such a shitty thing would happen when His Majesty was escaping the summer in Phoenix Valley... You must know Renzhi Palace It's in Yijun County, less than fifty miles away.

As the prince's only governor in Guannei Road, and also bordering Jingzhao, Yang Wenqian has a very high status in the prince's mind, and is even the most important support for Li Jiancheng if he makes any rash moves.

Yang Wenqian is very aware of his importance. Since the sixth year of Wude, after he became the governor of Fangzhou, apart from his official duties, one of the things he has done the most is to raise soldiers...to raise soldiers for Prince Li Jiancheng.

There are young men recruited by himself, some elites secretly sent by the East Palace, and even some bandits surrendered for use. Yang Wenqian has raised a private army in Fangzhou over the years, which is not too many, but not too small. The reason why Li Jiancheng has been transporting ordnance and armor to Fangzhou all these years.

Yang Wenqian is also aware of the current situation of seizing the heir, and even guessed what the prince might do, because starting from November last year, the ordnance and armor that were originally given out every six months have changed to once every two or three months.

What does this indicate, it is impossible for Yang Wengan to have no associations in his mind... especially when His Majesty and King Qin are in the Phoenix Valley less than fifty miles away from him.

When Li Yuan first arrived at the Palace of Renzhi, Yang Wenqian went to see him. He was very clear about the number of troops in the Phoenix Valley.

And while Yang Wenqian was waiting anxiously, a civil unrest broke out suddenly, which made him a little confused. Instead of using his private army, he only relied on the little force in his hand to defend Yijun County. Drive the rebels to the west.

After a short period of panic, Yang Wenqian also quickly found out the origin of the incident, which made him very helpless. Back then, the prince specially placed him in the position of governor of Fangzhou, mainly considering Yijuncang.

It is a simple truth that you can raise soldiers only when you have food, and the treasurer is a very clever person who joined the army. He secretly sold the food in Yijun warehouse, and Yang Wengan got the most of it...Of course, the money was also used to raise soldiers in the end .

But I didn't expect that this treasurer was too courageous to join the army, and the grain sold in Yijun warehouse was almost bottomed out...Yang Wenqian found out a few months ago, but he still had to raise soldiers. grain requisition.

In all fairness, Yang Wengan never thought about going to war. After all, it is so close to Jingzhao, and it would be difficult to deal with it if there is no trouble. But what did he expect? Those private soldiers who could not get enough food decisively ransacked two villages .

At the time when there was no harvest, the government had to forcibly requisition food, and they were looted. Those villages couldn't bear it anymore, gathered hundreds of young and strong, and went to Yijun County to ask for an explanation... As a result, under the conflict, an outbreak broke out This civil unrest.

At dusk, Yang Wenqian stood on the top of the city, looking at the west side from a distance, wondering whether this civil disturbance could be used for him. At this moment, a personal guard trotted over and whispered: "Ah Lang, there is a letter in Chang'an!" Come."

Yang Wengan's expression changed slightly. He took the letter and looked around. The guards all backed away, so he opened the envelope and scanned it quickly.

"A Lang?" The guard called out not far away, and Yang Wengan seemed to be frozen there motionless.

After a while, Yang Wenqian slowly put away the letter, gritted his teeth and thought about it... Although he knew what the prince might do, but when things came to an end, Yang Wengan still inevitably hesitated, hesitated and even wavered.

After all, once things fail, it will be death by a thousand swords.

Of course, once he succeeds, he will be famous... Maybe in a few years, he will be able to join the Hongnong Yang family.

Yang Wenqian swallowed his saliva, he did not follow the order of the prince, if the king of Qin could not take the throne in the future, he would be regarded as a traitor, the prince would despise him, and even died.

If the King of Qin enters the East Palace, and then ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor, can he hide the matter of raising private soldiers for the prince in Fangzhou?
The insider is not just one or two people, once someone makes a report, he will not be able to escape the knife.

Although he had thought clearly for a long time, Yang Wenqian couldn't help but think about the pros and cons when the situation came to an end. He stood at the top of the city for a long time, and the sunset had slowly set, leaving only the last ray of light.

Big drops of sweat secreted from his forehead flowed down his cheeks, bringing the slightest itchiness, but Yang Wenqian didn't seem to feel it at all.

"Alang, that's..."

Hearing the reminder from the guards, Yang Wenqian turned his head and looked, five or six riders galloped from the south... Yang Wengan's face turned pale, the crown prince sent a secret letter, he probably would not send anyone again, it could only be Ren Someone from Zhigong.

Did things come to light?

A quarter of an hour later, in the backyard of a mansion in Yijun County, Yang Wenqian reconfirmed in a hoarse voice, "Brother Zi Cong, Your Majesty ordered someone to go to Renzhi Palace to have an audience."

"Yeah." Yu Wenying whispered: "Do you still remember Qiaogong Mountain?"

"It seems to be the captain of the East Palace?" Yang Wenqian hesitated.

"Qiaogongshan sent armaments and armor to Fangzhou by fate, the prince should have expected it." Yu Wenying's face was gloomy, "This person transferred to Renzhi Palace to sue the prince for treason."

Yu Wenying told about today's changes in Renzhi Palace, but she hid Wei Zheng from Renzhi Palace to defend the prince.

"What?!" Yang Wenqian stood up abruptly and knocked over the table, his trembling voice was filled with extreme fear, "Then His Majesty summoned..."

"It's absolutely unreasonable." Yu Wenying said so in an affirmative tone.

The room fell into deathly silence. After a while, Yu Wenying observed the constantly changing expression on Yang Wengan's face, and then said: "For the current plan, I can only take a risk."

Seeing that Yang Wengan remained silent, Yu Wenying emphasized her tone, "His Royal Highness King Qi is on good terms with the crown prince. Isn't His Royal Highness Qi afraid that King Qin will be in charge of the East Palace in the future?"

"What's more...the crown prince placed his foot in Fangzhou, and the Yijun warehouse is under the jurisdiction of Sinong Temple. First there was Zhao Yuankai, and then there was a certain one, so that he could recruit strong men in Fangzhou for emergency needs."

Yang Wenqian knew very well that King Qi had been attached to the East Palace since the Battle of Hulao in Luoyang, but he didn't expect to know that even he was raising soldiers in Fangzhou. He forced a smile, "Brother Zi Cong was joking..."

Yu Wenying said bluntly: "His Royal Highness King Qi informed you about this matter. Zhao Yuankai is not liked by the Crown Prince, but he will serve as the Minister of Agriculture and manage the granaries in the pass and around the river."

"That's why the crown prince secretly asked the king of Qi to take him back to his sect. Later, he was dismissed from office. He was recommended by His Royal Highness King Qi to be reinstated, and he was also placed in Si Nong Temple."

"If it weren't for that, it would be hard to hide it for a long time." Yu Wenying said with a wry smile, "It's a good thing that Wei Siwang has been serving as Minister of Agriculture for several years, but he has never been in the government office."

After a pause, Yu Wenying said in a low voice, "Are you going to sit and wait for death?"

Yang Wenqian came back to his senses, "You..."

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness King Qi have already made a decision. They set off from Chang'an more than a month ago, and a certain person learned the inside story." Yu Wenying continued to babble: "Before, it was kept secret to prevent leakage of information...Qiao Gongshan didn't know if it was true. King Qin placed him in the East Palace!"

"Now the crown prince doesn't know about the rebellion at Qiaogong Mountain, but His Majesty has ordered the crown prince to see him, and ordered all of you to see him...the crown prince must be abolished."

"The crown prince is deposed, can you escape with one step?"

"Even if the crown prince has nothing to do, and he bears the heavy trust of the crown prince, if you don't fight this matter, why don't you stick your head out and let the king of Qin chop it?"

Yu Wenying's forehead was also covered with beads of sweat, and she casually raised her sleeve to wipe it off, but as a result, she was galloping all the way, with a thin layer of dust on her sleeve, and this wipe on her face was wonderful.

Yang Wenqian lowered his head and stared at the ground. After a long time, he sighed quietly, took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it over.

Yu Wenying was determined, and took the letter and read it quickly, "Since the crown prince has an order, he should send troops immediately... The king of Qin rebelled and coerced his majesty into the Palace of Renzhi. , this morning!"

Although Yu Wenying didn't know the origin of the letter, she was sure it wasn't true, but since Yang Wenqian didn't suspect it, there was no problem.

After a pause, Yu Wenying said in a more emphatic tone: "I heard that there are rioters around Yijun County. His Royal Highness King Qi led five hundred forbidden troops yesterday..."

Yang Wenqian's spirit was greatly lifted, "Then Renzhi Palace only has five or six hundred troops?"

"That's right, under my command..."

"There are more than a thousand troops, nearly half of them are in armor, and they all carry excellent military equipment." Yang Wenqian no longer hesitated, and made up his mind: "We can't wait for tomorrow, and we will send troops tonight. The soldiers are very fast, and tomorrow we must destroy the Palace of Renzhi, or Your Majesty will call Jingzhao to go up." Fanfu soldiers, that's not good."

Yu Wenying breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that His Majesty sent a messenger to Chang'an, and summoned Wei Heir Wang Li Huairen to lead the army to escort him, but the messenger could reach Chang'an smoothly?