The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 282 Lingyun Caravan
Feng Yi County is the east gate of Guanzhong, and the garrison is mainly in three places. One is Longmen Pass in Hancheng, where Chang He, the general of Zhonglang, led [-] troops to garrison.

Secondly, it is the [-] elite of Guangtong warehouse.In the whole world, Yang Jian and his son built six granaries, including Luokou warehouse, Huiluo warehouse and Changping warehouse in the Central Plains, which are known as the first warehouses in the world, Heyang warehouse in Hanoi County of Bingzhou, and Liyang warehouse in Jijun County of Jizhou. Guangtong warehouse in Guanzhong.

When Li Yuan entered Guanzhong, because Empress Wei and Yang You distributed all the Guangtong warehouses to the people, what Li Yuan got was an empty warehouse, but after he settled in Guanzhong, he transferred a large amount of grain to fill it.The largest granary in Guanzhong is close to the Central Plains. Currently, there are nearly 500 million shi of grain stockpiled and 30 sets of weapons. It can be seen that Li Yuan is making great preparations for entering the Central Plains.

Such an important material place is guarded by Li Yuan's confidant general Zhang Pinggao.Gaoping Plateau was the school lieutenant of Yingyang Mansion in the Sui Dynasty, stationed in Taiyuan.When Li Yuan was staying in Taiyuan, in order to raise troops for victory, he deliberately curry favor with the generals of the Taiyuan Army. Zhang Pinggao was one of them. During Li Yuan's Jinyang Uprising, Zhang Pinggao had been involved in overthrowing the Sui Dynasty and seizing the world.After Li Yuan started his army, he appointed Zhang Pinggao as the head of the army, and was awarded the title of Hussar General because of his meritorious deeds. Later, he was changed to Zuo Ling General and named Xiao Guogong.After Li Yuan ascended the throne, he issued an edict to reward the heroes who raised troops in Taiyuan, and Zhang Pinggao received a special reward for exempting him from a capital crime once in his life.

The third important garrison town in Fengyi County is Pujin Pass across the river from Hedong City. It also has [-] troops, and the general He Panren sits in it.

He Panren was originally a Hu merchant in the Western Regions. When the world was in chaos, he used his wealth to pull up a team of tens of thousands of people. Li Xiuning was also prosperous in Guanzhong at that time, but when she had the most troops, she only had more than 5000 troops. The soldiers are all peasant troops lacking weapons and armor.He Panren intended to swallow Li Xiuning's troops, but let Li Xiuning transfer the tiger away from the mountain and remove the main force, resulting in the nest being destroyed by Li Xiuning, thus forcing He Panren to surrender, and swallowing He Panren's more than 4 troops with [-] soldiers. As a result, the strength has also greatly increased.It laid the foundation for the incorporation of Li Zhongwen, Xiang Shanzhi, Qiu Shili and other rebel armies in the future. Li Xiuning relied on this miscellaneous army to make fun of the regular army of the famous general Qu Tutong. .

But because Li Xiuning is a woman, after Li Yuan entered the customs, he immediately dispersed the [-] troops that Li Xiuning worked so hard to build up. Li Xiuning is a woman, and she has no ambitions. After the military power was taken away, she served as her guard in Tongguan. General, but she values ​​love and righteousness, and takes good care of He Panren, Li Zhongwen, Xiang Shanzhi, Qiu Shili and other old subordinates, but after she married Yang Tong, He Panren and others lost their protection, and because of their background as a thief, they suffered After being treated unfairly, everyone was marginalized, and the depression in my heart can be imagined.

What made He Panren even more depressed was that the chief general of Feng Yi County was Qu Tutong, the Minister of War of Li Tang. To be honest, although Qu Tutong was famous in the world, He Panren really looked down on this "famous general" who was repeatedly defeated by them. He felt that he was not qualified to be Minister of the Ministry of War at all, and he was not qualified to command himself... A defeated general, why should he be his boss?And why point fingers at yourself?But the official rank crushes people to death, no matter how much he refuses to accept, he can't help it, because since Li Xiuning married Yang Tong, they have become outcasts whose grandma doesn't love and uncle doesn't love.

With such a state of mind, he was expecting a monk to beat the clock to deal with daily affairs. As the saying goes, if the general is so slack, the soldiers below will naturally not be much better.

It's late at night!
Under the cold moonlight, a cavalry force of about 5 people galloped along the east bank of the Yellow River and headed straight for Pujin Pass on the opposite bank. The leader was Yang Tong who had quietly left Yecheng.

Pujin Pass is a dangerous pass that divides the Qin and Jin Dynasties. Since ancient times, it has been the ferry crossing between east and west. The banks of the Yellow River to the north of Pujin Pass are cliffs. This is the famous Qin and Jin Grand Canyon. Here, you can go north for more than 200 miles, cross the river from Longmenguan, and then go south along the official road.

But if you go to Longmendu, there is obviously too little time. If Li Jing and others launch an attack on Guanzhong, the Tang army will definitely strengthen their guards at various passes. Therefore, Yang Tong must lay down a bridgehead in the shortest possible time.And Pujin Pass is undoubtedly the most suitable place to enter Guanzhong.

When there were still five or six miles away from Pujin Pass, Yang Tong waved his hand, and the team stopped immediately. Looking west from the river, he could vaguely see the outline of the dark mountain on the opposite bank, where Pujin Pass stood. Among the cliffs.

"Your Highness!" A lowered voice came from the darkness, and Yang Tong turned around to see that it was Yao Junsu, Cheng Yao of Hedong County.

Yao Junsu is a very upright person, he is loyal to the Great Sui Dynasty, after Qu Tutong lost Hedong County, he surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, and he was ordered by Li Yuan to persuade Yao Junsu to surrender, but he was scolded all the time, But Hedong County had lost all fronts, and he was powerless to return to heaven. He had no choice but to take thousands of soldiers in Hedong and defected to Pei Renji, the governor of Ji County at that time. Jun Cheng.After taking office, he assisted Pei Renji wholeheartedly and worked hard to train the elite soldiers of Hedong in order to regain Guanzhong.

"General Yao, please tell me." For a loyal man like Yao Junsu who would rather die than surrender, Yang Tong only has the highest respect.

"Your Highness, this He Panren was once one of Concubine Li's most loyal subordinates. Although he is a barbarian, he has good abilities. Ever since Concubine Li married His Highness, He Panren has been rejected by the generals of Li and Tang. According to our information, He is deeply depressed and frustrated, spends all day with good wine, and basically leaves military affairs to the lieutenant general. If he uses Li Fei's relationship to persuade him to surrender, he can save a lot of trouble, and even get it without anyone noticing. Go down to Pujin Pass." Yao Junsu suggested.

Yang Tong nodded, and said in a low voice, "General Yao is right. By the way, what's the situation at Pujin Pass now?"

"Pujin Pass was originally a pass from the inside to the outside, but after it was burned down by His Royal Highness, Li Yuan repaired and rebuilt it, and now it is a square city. Longmen Pass and Tong Pass have also been changed to this appearance. If When we conquer it, we only need to send [-] elite soldiers to garrison it, which can stop an army of [-], and it can also be used as an important logistics area for our army."

"Yeah!" Yang Tong nodded, and looked at the caravan that was coming slowly. This is the Lingyun caravan formed by the Ministry of Commerce. Yuanji got on the line, and every business gave Li Yuanji a [-]% bonus, so he could freely roam between the Sui and Tang Dynasties. The Lingyun caravan was ordered by Li Yuanji to transport books into Guanzhong for sale in an endless stream.

Yang Tong knew that Li Yuanji was not a literati, he would not do this kind of business, so it was definitely Li Yuan's idea behind this, the purpose was to use these cheap books to impact the advantages of the aristocratic family, so that the bottom people have books to read It can be said that in this regard, Li Yuan's thoughts coincided with Yang Tong's. All he did was to consolidate the imperial power. Yang Tong was naturally happy to see the success, so he pretended not to know about it The door of convenience.

It's just that the Sui and Tang dynasties have cut off business contacts, so the Lingyun caravan could only 'smuggle' between the Sui and Tang dynasties at night with the tacit understanding of the leaders of both sides, and this gave Yang Tong a chance to cheat the city.

This time, the person in charge of swindling the city is Shen Guang who once swindled Huo Yi. Shen Guang used to be a Jianghu figure. Step down, slowly board the ferry, and go to Pujin Pass on the other side.

There were more than [-] people in the caravan, each of them led a donkey or mule, loaded with various goods, and the leading donkey carried the banner of "Lingyun Trading Company".

The person in charge of Lingyun Trading Company is named Han Zhi, who is one of the persons in charge of the Guanzhong intelligence point. Shen Guang and Yu Chigong in disguise followed behind him.

"Although Li Tang strictly forbids our merchants from the Sui Dynasty to enter Guanzhong, there are countermeasures under the prohibition. Therefore, if you can't leave during the day, the merchants on both sides will pass through the customs at night. As long as you pay a customs clearance fee, the defenders will let everyone go. Pass the customs. Not only for our Lingyun caravan, but also for other companies. The defenders of Pujin Pass are very greedy, and they all rush to be on duty at night, because there is really a lot of oil and water here." Han Zhi introduced to Shen Guang and Yu Chigong Follow the doorway in it.

Shen Guang smiled and said: "It was the same when I swindled Huo Yi back then. It seems that Li Yuan still doesn't have a long memory."

Han Zhi said: "It's not that Li Yuan doesn't have a long memory, but that he was able to return to the caravans of the two places. The backgrounds are all Guanlong nobles. Li Yuan is extremely dependent on the Guanlong nobles, and he dare not do anything that will harm the interests of the Guanlong nobles. matter, so I can only turn a blind eye."

Shen Guang stopped talking.

Just because the front is Pujin pass.

At this time, the huge mountains on both sides blocked the moonlight, making the front of the tall pass dark, and they couldn't see the situation on the city. In the darkness, someone shouted in a deep voice, "Who is coming?"

When the caravan heard this, they stopped advancing. Han Zhi stepped forward and said, "Which general is on duty, Captain Li or Captain Jin?"

Another rough voice came from the top of the city, "I'm Jin Qing, is Dongzhu Han below?"

"It's the villain! General Jin, is it convenient tonight?" Han Zhi said with a smile.

"Han Dongzhu, the Holy Majesty issued a decree yesterday. No one is allowed to pass through the border. You will be fine if you come two days earlier. Now..." Jin Qing's words meant that he could not do it tonight.

Yu Chigong was anxious, he was about to speak, but Shen Guang grabbed him and motioned him to wait and see what happened.

I only heard Han Zhi say calmly: "General Jin also knows what kind of business we are doing now, and who is the master behind us. If the one above is to blame, we can't afford it. The whole Guanzhong knows about that person's temperament. General Jin's convenience is for his own convenience, otherwise, everyone will be in bad luck."

Jin Qing was silent for a while, and then said: "Han Dongzhu, it's not that I won't help you, but with the Holy Order, that one has to stand aside. I also understand your difficulties, but please understand mine too! If I let you pass, if the people above find out, losing your official position is still a trivial matter, maybe even your whole family will lose their heads...you understand..."

"Add [-]% to the customs clearance fee!" Han Zhi said with a smile.

Yu Chigong suddenly realized that he really didn't understand these rules, if he came by himself, he would definitely reveal his truth.

"Now is an extraordinary period, add [-]%, and I will let you pass." Jin Qing revealed his true colors.

"If it's [-]%, I'll run away in vain. It's not easy, so I ask the general to give way!"

"When Dongzhu Han's goods arrive in Guanzhong, the huge profits will be more than ten times! If you eat meat, you should let us little soldiers drink some broth!"

"Thirty to three!" Han Zhi sighed, with a heartbroken tone, showing the temperament of a profiteer to the fullest.

The heavy door of Pujin Pass opened slowly, Han Zhi gave Shen Guang a wink, and the latter nodded knowingly.

(End of this chapter)