The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 138 Wang Renze (recommended for collection)
Yang Tong seems headstrong, but it is definitely a good opportunity to send troops. Liang Shidu, the anti-king's soldiers, will not be much stronger without a battle.

Yang Tong sent an army of 15 led by Li Jing, plus a Turkic army of more than 20 and [-]. It was pure bullying, and it was more than that. He then asked the guards of Wencheng, Longquan, Lishi, and Loufan to lead On the east bank of the Yellow River, they took the posture of attacking the two counties of Diaoyin and Yan'an.

As for Li Yuan, there is no need to worry. He is indeed as Yang Gongren said now: his elite is exhausted, his prestige and strength are at a low point, and he is now focused on developing westward, and he is fighting with Xue Ju. It will be a blessing to fight him, how dare you to conduct multilateral wars foolishly?

However, Yang Tong still made some deployments in Hedong County. Shiling Yang Shanhui, the prefect of Hanoi, led an army of 5 troops to garrison Fenyin County, Hedong, and assumed the posture of crossing the river to attack Feng Yi Hancheng County; On the other side, build a strong camp that can accommodate [-] people.

And there are also in the south of Zhongtiao Mountain in Hedong County. To the south of Zhongtiao Mountain is a long and narrow strip of more than [-] miles. This section includes Ruicheng County in Hedong and Hebei County. Fenglingjin Ferry is located in the southwest of Ruicheng County. , while Hebei County is to the east of Ruicheng County.So Yang Tong asked Cheng Yao Junsu of Hedong County to lead [-] troops to build a water village at Fenglingdu, Ruicheng, and assumed the posture of crossing the river and attacking Tongguan on the opposite bank.

After such an arrangement, Hedong County, which has [-] troops, formed a three-way coercion against Feng Yi County in Guanzhong. First, it prevented Li Yuan from taking risks to help Liang Shidu, and second, it made him unable to fight Xue Ju and Li Gui with peace of mind; The third is to disgust Li Yuan from time to time, making Guanzhong turbulent and unable to live with peace of mind; if Li Yuan is paralyzed, Yang Tong doesn't mind entering the pass and getting rid of Lao Li's family.

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After everything was arranged properly, Wang Shichong's envoys were received in the main hall of Chaoyang.

Wang Shichong's envoy is his nephew Wang Renze, who is tall and burly in a white robe. Like Wang Shichong, he has the appearance of a barbarian, and his slender eyes make people feel very cold. Under the leadership of Wei Yunqi, step by step Entering the side hall, he bowed and saluted, "The envoy of King Zheng and Wang Ren of the Eastern Capital will see His Royal Highness King Qin!"

"You are Wang Shichong's nephew, right?"

Wang Renze nodded hurriedly and said, "It's the young general! I'm here to meet His Highness at the order of my uncle."

"Sit down! Serve tea!"

Yang Tong ordered Wang Renze to sit down.

Wang Ren said with a wry smile: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness, I can't drink tea."

Yang Tong chuckled, "Go and bring me two bowls of buttermilk."

After the soldiers went out, Yang Tong smiled and said, "General Wang has been in Jiangdu and Dongdu for a few years, can't he still drink tea?"

Wang Renze said: "I have been used to buttermilk and kumiss since I was a child. Tea soup with oil and salt is okay, but the tea brewing recommended by His Highness is really not good."

"Habits are hard to change." Yang Tong greeted him briefly, then asked him, "General Wang sent you to see me, what's the matter?"

Wang Ren hesitated for a moment, and said, "My uncle heard that His Highness beheaded more than a thousand nobles in anger. If His Highness wants to, my uncle is willing to do it for you!"

Yang Tong smiled faintly: "Your uncle is shrewd like a ghost, he just wants to use the banner of my king to eliminate dissidents, if I agree, he will get real benefits, but I will bear the bad reputation, which is not a good idea. "

Wang Ren blushed, and was about to explain something, but heard Yang Tong say again: "You have been in Luoyang for so long, and the gentry still don't support your Wang family?"

Wang Ren was taken aback, and smiled wryly: "The gentry pay attention to the orthodoxy of blood. At the beginning, even His Highness was taken away by them to stay behind in the Eastern Capital. How could they look down on the Wang family who came from a barbarian? It was better before, but now because of the payment problem, uncle Yuan Wendu, Pei Shiqing, Wei Jin, and Zheng Renji are already in the same situation! Emperor Huangtai listened to their slander, and now he does not give the army a grain of food. It is simply infuriating. Without the soldiers working hard, Luoyang would have been broken. As soon as the crisis disappeared, they started killing donkeys. The soldiers were very dissatisfied and their morale was very low. If Li Miyi or Yu Wenhuaji attacked Luoyang, they would not know what to do."

Yang Tong smiled slightly, the content was the same as what Pei Shiqing said, but each had its own reasons!However, according to his opinion, Wang Shichong should have the upper hand now, wondering: "How are they doing now?"

"The first is to imitate the previous emperor, select brave men from the people, and re-establish the Guoyi Army with a number of [-]. This matter caused a lot of trouble in the army. The soldiers thought that Emperor Tai's lack of food and pay was just an excuse, and they did not trust themselves or It is true to trust the combat power of the soldiers, in short, the formation of the Guoyi Army has completely chilled the hearts of the soldiers."

"Secondly, envoys Gai Cong and Ma Gongzheng were sent to surrender Li Mi and Dou Jiande. Li Mi was appointed Taiwei, Shangshuling, and King of Wei; Dou Jiande was appointed Taifu, Neishiling, and King of Lu! Gang rebels have fought countless battles and killed his father, brother and son, and there have been many ins and outs! Now that Li Mi has become Shang Shuling, we have all become his subordinates. If Li Mi takes office, we will have no way out."

Yang Tong understood.

Wang Shichong was going to do Dong Zhuo's affairs, but because he had hoarded nearly [-] elite troops in Hedong and Hanoi, he was worried that he would send troops to interfere if he could spare his hands, so he sent Wang Renze to find out.

For him, Yang Tong, it has nothing to do with Lao Tzu how messed up Luoyang is, and it would be happier for you to kill Lao Tzu Yang Tan who has no brotherhood with Lao Tzu.

But if Lao Tzu agrees, Wang Shichong must pay a certain price. Of course, Yang Tong will not miss this kind of heaven-sent blackmail opportunity. I can agree, but I have conditions!!"

"Your Highness, please give me instructions."

Wang Ren was overjoyed, this was the main purpose of his trip.Uncle Wang Shichong made him have to win Yang Tong's promise not to interfere in Luoyang, and he was also eager to succeed. Now it depends on what conditions Yang Tong proposes. If the conditions can make both parties happy, it will undoubtedly be a key step in forming an alliance.

Yang Tong didn't answer in a hurry, but was observing Wang Renze. He needed to grasp Wang Shichong's deeper purpose from it. After a while, from Wang Renze's anxiety, he saw that Wang Shichong had high hopes for Wang Renze's mission this time.

Wang Renze is now like a mirror, reflecting Wang Shichong's shadow, which makes Yang Tong understand that the so-called "non-interference in Luoyang's internal affairs" is an excuse, and Wang Shichong's real intention is to form an alliance with him to gain support.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, it is not difficult to see Wang Shichong's predicament and anxiety at this time. Once Li Mi enters Luoyang, the unlucky one is not Yang Tan, who is similar to Han Xiandi, but the Wang family who tries to coerce the emperor to make the princes. Before he came back, Luoyang was under his control. During this period, Yang Tong's attitude with his army and navy was extremely critical.

(End of this chapter)