The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 143 Betrayal (recommended for collection)

Yu Wenhuaji's army was divided into three parts, two of which were stationed outside Pengcheng, one was Yu Wenzhi and led an army of [-] to sit on the northern outskirts of the city to guard against the main force of Wagang; About [-] people, Yu Wenhuaji personally led [-] people for the camp of the Chinese army, and in the city, there were [-] elite troops defending.

In the big tent of the Chinese Army in the West Camp.

Sima Dekan, Pei Qiantong, Zhao Xingshu and more than a dozen generals gathered together to urgently discuss countermeasures. They got the news that Yu Wenhuaji was going to hand over their heads to Dou Jiande, which made everyone furious.

"I thought everyone's life would be better if we got rid of Yang Guang, but I didn't expect Yu Wenhuaji to be ten thousand times better than Yang Guang. If I knew what it was, who would work for him."

"He's obviously using me as a scapegoat now, and he's putting the responsibility for the regicide on us, which has nothing to do with him!"

The generals in the tent gritted their teeth and cursed in a low voice.

"Or, let's go back to Guanzhong quietly." A general suggested.

Linghu Xingda said bitterly: "Yu Wenhua is fatuous, incompetent, greedy and lustful, he is not Yang Yu's opponent at all. He will not be Li Mi's opponent when the whole army fights again. If we have no roots, we will be killed on the road sooner or later." All the major warlords will eat up."

Pei Qiantong said coldly: "If you want to survive, find a way! It's useless to complain now."

All the generals in the tent participated in the chaos in the Jiangdu palace and had their share in forcing Yang Guang to death. When everyone heard what Sima Dekan said, they were very panicked and voiced their opinions. Some said they should surrender to Li Mi, others said they should surrender. Du Fuwei and some people surrendered to Wang Shichong, while others said they fled.

"Where can we escape? Hundreds of cavalry are enough to catch us easily, and there are more reasons for him to capture Yu Wenhua and kill people. Li Mi and Dou Jiande both accepted Yang Tan's recruitment. In name, we respect Sui, and we surrender to anyone. will die."

Pei Qiantong rejected the possibility of escaping and surrendering, and everyone fell silent for a moment. They had already realized that they had only one way to fight back.

"Everyone, listen to what General Sima said!" Deputy General Zhao Xingshu knew that Sima Dekan must have a plan, so he called everyone together.

Everyone looked at Sima Dekan. He was the highest ranking person in the military. Zhao Xingshu then said to Sima Dekan: "General, please tell everyone what to do!"

Sima Dekan said: "We are like bereaved dogs. Surrendering to anyone is a dead end. The only way to survive is to hide our names and hide in Bashu, where we don't know us. Settle down, become a rich man there, and then quietly pick up our relatives in Guanzhong, so that we can enjoy the rest of our lives. life, what do you think?"

Everyone nodded one after another. Everyone lived a blood-licking life on the tip of the knife in order to get promoted and get rich. Now that there is no hope of getting promoted, it doesn't matter if you make a fortune to become a rich man, but how to get rich is the key.

Seeing that everyone was moved, Sima Dekan said in a low voice: "I think everyone knows that the treasures transported by Yu Wenhua and Jiangdu Palace and Jiangdu City filled more than a thousand carts, and now they are all transported by Yu Wenhua and Jiangdu City. Pengcheng Palace, and those civil and military officials combined have hundreds of cars of wealth. What I mean is to take back the treasures that belong to us. After everyone gets rich, they will go their separate ways. Dozens of generations are enough, everyone should do it or not!"

"Go!" Everyone's eyes were filled with excitement, Sima Dekan hurriedly 'hush', and said in a low voice: "We attacked Pengcheng from the west gate tonight, robbed the treasures, and then quickly retreated to find a place to distribute the money. , and then you take your Yangguan Road, I take my single-plank bridge, and everyone breaks up, even if someone is caught out, there is no need to implicate others."

Seeing that everyone accepted his plan, Sima Dekan said slowly: "Our total strength is estimated to be 2 people. Yu Wenhuaji likes to indulge in sex in the palace, and the maximum number of guards in the palace is 5000 people. Yuwen Zhiji led an army in Pengcheng. We have plenty of time to confront the Wagang Army in the north, and we will behead Yu Wenhuaji first, and then call the army to mutiny, so we can take advantage of the chaos and escape."

Everyone was moved, Sima Dekan even thought about the way out, it was very feasible.Linghu Xingda gritted his teeth and said, "Just do what you say, let's act tonight! Lest you have long nights and dreams!"

"It should be so!" Sima De made a decision in one sentence.

After the discussion, all the generals returned to the camp to prepare, leaving Sima Dekan, Pei Qiantong, and Zhao Xingshu to continue discussing the details, and the camp began to become a little nervous.

Among the people who participated in the discussion, Zhang Kai, who was once an imperial physician, was the one with low qualifications. He went home worried and thought for a long time, and finally he gritted his teeth and rushed to the government office.

In the government office, Yuwen Shiji was correcting the memorials for Yu Wenhua. Yu Wenhua would only listen to the affairs of the court, but never expressed his opinion. Finally, he brought the memorials back to his second brother, Yuwen Shiji, for review.

Although Yuwen Shiji was granted the title of Internal History Order, he actually had nothing to do. He was in a very bad mood, as if he was haggard. Ever since Yu Wenhuaji and Yu Wenzhiji launched the Jiangdu official chaos, his wife, Princess Nanyang, had alienated him. For a whole year, without eating or drinking, he and his son Zen Master Yuwen didn't even see each other face to face. He had no choice but to quietly send Princess Nanyang to Yecheng to reunite with her closest relatives, while his son Zen Master Yuwen cried every day looking for his mother. , which made Yuwen Shiji extremely distressed.He has a very good relationship with his deputy, Niu Fangyu, and they often chat in the government office.

"The news came today. The news is very unfavorable!"

Niu Fangyu put down his pen and said, "Is there an alliance between my lord and Dou Jiande?"

Yuwen Shiji sighed and said: "At first, Dou Jiande and Nan Sui had an ambiguous attitude. He said before that they could discuss it, but his attitude was not clear. I don't know whether he formed an alliance with us, or an alliance with Li Mi to deal with us. We are short of food and morale. Downturn, will it really be Li Mi's opponent?"

Niu Fangyu said: "I have advised my lord to delay the decisive battle with Li Mi as much as possible. If we delay for another month, our chance will come."

"Why?" Yuwen Shiji asked puzzledly.

Niu Fangyu squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "The relationship between Wang Shichong and the Southern Sui court has fallen into a desperate situation. Sooner or later, there will be a difference between the two. And Li Mi dreamed of coercing the world to order the princes, so he accepted the offer. , once something happens in Luoyang, he will return to Luoyang as a teacher."

"Use the emperor to order the princes?" Yuwen Shiji laughed and said, "Who can he order?"

"At least, he got the Luoyang he dreamed of. If it fell into the hands of Wang Shichong, the Wagang Army would fall into a desperate situation surrounded by four sides. There were Dou Jiande and others in Qingzhou in the east, us in the southeast, Du Fuwei in the south, Wang Shichong in the west, and Wang Shichong in the southwest. Xiao Mian, and in the north, there is still that fierce tiger. If he captures Luoyang, he can save all enemies, and even form an alliance with Li Yuan in Guanzhong to relieve the pressure from Yang Yu in the north and Xiao Mian in the west."

Just as Yuwen Shiji was about to speak, a soldier outside the tent reported, "Mr. Qi, Mr. Zhang Kai said he has urgent information."

"Let him in!"

After a while, Zhang Kai walked into the main hall and said anxiously: "Second son, Sima Dekan, Pei Qiantong and the others decided to launch a rebellion tonight, attacking the Pengcheng Palace and robbing the jewels."

Yuwen Shi and He Niu Fangyu were surprised at the same time, and hurriedly asked: "When did it happen?"

"Just now, the situation is very urgent, please inform the lord as soon as possible."

Yuwen Shiji nodded and said, "I see, sir, go back first, I will definitely tell my elder brother about his loyalty, and I will not treat you badly."

Zhang Kai retreated, Yuwen Shiji frowned, "Brother Niu, do you think it's true?"

"Sima Dekan originally persuaded the lord to rebel against the three generals for the sake of profit. Now he can't get any benefit, and the resentment in his heart can be imagined. At the beginning, I persuaded the lord to take his military power, but the lord hesitated. Now it's a disaster. Here we come." Niu Fangyu stood up and said, "I will report to my lord immediately."

Looking at Niu Fangyu's back, Yuwen Shiji heaved a long sigh. In fact, he looked down upon his elder brother very much. He couldn't leave his family behind, and his heart was extremely contradictory...

(End of this chapter)