The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 141 Life and Death Calamity (Please recommend for collection)
Luoyang Prince Zheng's Mansion!
Wang Shichong stared at the map in front of him and remained silent for a long time. Although he was looking at the map, he was thinking about court affairs. He had completely controlled the military power of the Southern Sui Dynasty, but his relationship with Yuan Wendu, Wei Jin, Pei Shiqing and others The contradictions were irreconcilable. In terms of controlling the court, he was far inferior to the group of people in Yuanwendu. Emperor Huangtai also favored Yuanwendu, which made him very passive, and although he controlled most of the army.However, the [-] Xiaoguo troops guarding the imperial city were in the hands of Lu Zushang, the nephew of the Luchu family. Lu Chu was framed to death by him. What made him even more anxious was that the imperial court formed another [-] new army. It was obvious that the imperial court wanted to get rid of him militarily, which was definitely not good news for him.

What makes Wang Shichong even more uneasy is Li Mi and Dou Jiande respecting the Sui Dynasty. If Li Mi, who has a lot of soldiers, enters Beijing, and if the rumors are true, then he will face a life and death calamity. Because there was no support in the court, Wang Shichong was politically besieged on all sides.

Wang Shichong is not a simple-minded gangster like Zhu Can and Li Zitong who only knows how to kill people, let alone a loyal minister and marshal like Yang Yichen and Zhang Xutuo.At the same time, he has a certain political savvy and vision. He knows that the times have changed. The era of riots and bandits causing disasters to the world is gone forever. After the survival of the fittest, it is now a contest between forces with complete military and political integrity. In the world, there must be a political foundation, the support of the people and literati, and the support of the famous gentry who control human resources.

But he, Wang Shichong, did a lot of harm to the famous nobles. Although the two sides did not completely break up, everyone secretly wanted to put the other party to death.

If all the ministers of military affairs and the emperor are killed, it will be the moment of his demise, Wang Shichong, so he must get the support of political forces, but now he has internal and external troubles, Yuan Wendu and others are hostile and hostile inside, and Li Mi is outside. The threat made him feel pressured, and now his only hope is Yang Tong. He hopes to get Yang Tong's support, because the other party represents Yang Guang's Great Sui Dynasty, not Yang Tan's independent Southern Sui Dynasty. Yang Tan has more advantages. If Yang Tong can declare Yang Tan as a disguise in the name of Empress Xiao, then he can use the name of maintaining orthodoxy to get rid of Yang Tan and others. Tan didn't interfere, as if he acquiesced in the existence of Emperor Huangtai. Without justice in hand, Wang Shichong couldn't do anything.

At this time, Wang Shichong got the information that a large number of Yang Tong's troops were transferred to Bingzhou. One of them was deterring Guanzhong in Hedong County, and the other was going north to Taiyuan. This made Wang Shichong overjoyed. Bingzhou can at least show that Yang Tong still focuses on the north in the short term, rather than invade the Central Plains.It's just that my nephew hasn't come yet?This made Wang Shichong anxious.

At this moment, a guard reported, "My lord, General Ren Ze is back!"

As soon as he thought of his nephew, he came back. Wang Shichong said happily, "Let him come to see me quickly!"

After a while, Wang Ren hurriedly walked in to salute, "Nephew pays respects to uncle!"

"Get up!" Wang Shichong asked impatiently, "How is it? What's Yang Tong's attitude?"

Wang Renze also heard the news that Yang Tong was going to attack Liang Shidu in Yecheng, which meant that Yang Tong had removed the sharp sword hanging from his forehead, and Wang Renze was also very excited.

"Uncle, Yang Tong promised not to interfere with the situation in Luoyang, but there are some areas where uncle needs to make concessions."

Wang Shichong nodded, "You tell me the details of your meeting with him first, and every word he says cannot be omitted."

Wang Renze told Wang Shichong the details of his meeting with Yang Tong one by one. Wang Shichong didn't say a word, and there was no expression on his face. It was only when Wang Renze said that Yang Tong called Yang Tan the King of Yan that his eyes opened. There was a flash of light, and when he heard the news that Yang Tong had attacked Liang Shidu, he stood up excitedly and paced back and forth.

He is convinced that Yang Tong supports him to replace the Southern Sui Dynasty. The Sui Dynasty can only be the Great Sui Dynasty in Yecheng, not the small court in Luoyang. This is the cornerstone of his cooperation with Yang Tong. If the higher-ups continue to respect the Sui Dynasty, then Yang Tong will be able to get support, which will enable him to tide over the most difficult period.What surprised him even more was the support Yang Tong gave him on the horse, which was definitely a pleasant surprise.

"Uncle, the 200 million people, my nephew agreed without authorization?" Wang Ren explained a little nervously: "My nephew feels that giving him the people will reduce the burden."

"It's a little thing! You've done a great job!"

Wang Shichong smiled slightly, Yang Tong was very sincere, he could agree, there was no need to haggle over these small issues.

Wang Renze was a little worried again: "As for the borrowing, will the progress side agree?"

"Empress Xiao is in Yecheng, and Yuxi is in Yecheng. That's the orthodox side." Wang Shichong sneered, and said, "Yang Tong cares about our attitude, not the Southern Sui Dynasty. He really wants to go to Taolin County in the south. What can Yuan Wendu and the gang do? How dare they do it? If we have the ability to stop them ourselves, we just don’t know.”

Wang Renze asked: "As for the war horses, are we all going to pay for it ourselves?"

Wang Shichong hesitated for a moment: "Of course it's impossible. I will compete with the people in the court in the future. You go and buy the war horse first. I will let your sixth uncle be responsible for the relocation of the people."

"Nephew understands, I will go to Yecheng immediately."

"The cavalry is the secret weapon we use to deal with Li Mi. It's best to close the cross-strait transaction quietly! So that people in Luoyang don't inform Li Mi." Wang Shichong thought for a while, and simply wrote a letter to Yang Tong, He ordered his nephew to take it with him.

Wang Ren took a few steps, then turned around and said, "According to my uncle, can Yu Wenhuaji beat Li Mi?"

Wang Shichong understood his worry, and pondered: "Difficult, very difficult. Yu Wenhuaji and Yu Wenzhiji were ignorant in their early years, extorted, plundered, and notorious. These two are just dudes who don't have the slightest sense of mastery." After the regicide, the spoils were not evenly distributed, and if Sima Dekan, who made the first contribution in the Jiangdu Mutiny, was not rewarded heavily, and if he was not completely eradicated, there would be big problems sooner or later. Wait for the problems to be exposed one by one!"

"On the contrary, after Zhai Rang's death, Wagang's two major forces merged into one, and they were all concentrated under Li Mi's command, with no internal worries. In addition, Wagang still had no less than [-] elite soldiers, and there were also Huang Junhan, Shan Xiongxin, Xu Shiji, and Wang Bo. Veteran generals such as Dang and Zu Junyan also have sufficient food and supplies, so it is impossible for Yu Huaji to beat them. Therefore, our time is very, very precious. Wow, I hope Yu Huaji can be more confident."

Wang Shichong looked far away, as if he had penetrated to the Xuzhou battlefield thousands of miles away.

(End of this chapter)