The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 441 Writing a book for a traitor

At noon, Yang Tong set foot on the blood-stained Xingluo City. Under the guard of hundreds of soldiers, he rode a horse on the tall city wall to inspect the fortified city. It is a military city with no residential buildings. The city is more than forty miles in circumference, which is no less than a county town in size. Because it was built by Li Mi as the capital, the city walls are tall and strong, and there is also a magnificent palace. .Yang Tong is quite satisfied with this city.

Shi Jin laughed beside him and said, "Does His Majesty plan to use it as a city of food and grass?"

Yang Tong nodded: "I originally planned to locate our army's logistics center in Xingyang County, but Xingyang County has no grain storage caves, and it is very close to Er Li's army. Not to mention being far away from Luoyang, it is not safe. And Xingluo City is very close to Luoyang, and it is also a strong castle. It is now more suitable for hoarding military rations and supplies than before. By the way, how much food is here?"

Shi Jin thought for a while, and said: "Hulao Pass fell too quickly, Duan Da didn't have time to transport all the food, and the last general sent troops to add some, so there are still about 240 million shi."

"Oh?" Yang Tong was overjoyed. This was a surprise. In a short period of time, there was no need to transfer food from Hebei, and the ships only needed to carry ordnance and supplies. This also saved a lot of time for the siege.

Shi Jin went on to say: "The general also found a lot of gold, silver, jewelry and copper coins in two empty cellars, as well as 10,000+ bolts of silk and satin. It is said that Wang Shiwei and Wang Shiyun profited from the private sale of grain."

Yang Tong was stunned for a while, shaking his head and laughing, "Old Wang started his business, and none of his brothers can change their habit of greedy for money. It's no wonder that Lao Wang can't get up if there are such clansmen who ruin the foundation internally."

After a pause, Yang Tong said to Shi Jin in a somewhat reproachful tone: "You did a good job in this mission, but why didn't you say that you are a descendant of General Shi Wansui? Are you afraid that I will not be able to eradicate the roots?"

Shi Wansui was a fierce general of the Sui Dynasty, and made immortal achievements in the Sui Dynasty's war to unify the world.In the early years, because they were dissatisfied with the Turks' looting of the Central Plains, they launched an anti-looting against the Turks.For three days, he went into the Turkic camp alone, burned, killed and looted alone. No matter how many Turks there were, none of them dared to resist him.A large number of sheep and horses can be plundered every time, which shocked the Turks.He is fierce to the enemy, but he loves his soldiers very much.He led troops to fight focusing on improving the quality of soldiers, not on the form of ranks.When marching and fighting, he often does not rule the camp, and the soldiers follow their own safety. The camp is not guarded, because the enemy is afraid of him and dare not easily harass him.When fighting the enemy, Shi Wansui often doesn't talk about form, and fights as he can win.Therefore, he has led troops for decades and won the admiration of his troops.

Later, Shi Wansui aroused Yang Su's jealousy because he was too brave and good at fighting, and concealed Shi Wansui's contributions in the frontier fortress, so Emperor Wen refused to praise Shi Wansui. Take credit.Annoyed, Shi Wansui led hundreds of soldiers to the court to ask for meritorious service. When he saw Emperor Wen, he said, "The soldiers have made great achievements, but they were restrained by the court!" His tone was passionate and indignant, and he was extremely disrespectful to Emperor Wen.With Yang Su fanning the flames, Emperor Wen became even more furious and ordered the warriors to kill Shi Wansui.

After Shi Wansui's death, Emperor Wen regretted it too much, but for his own dignity, he still issued an imperial edict listing Shi Wansui's many crimes.

Facing Yang Tong's majestic gaze, Shi Jin's forehead broke out in cold sweat, and he quickly bowed and said, "The last general was careless. Please forgive me."

"You just have to remember." Yang Tong sighed and said, "Emperor Wen misunderstood Yang Su's slander and caused General Shi to die innocently. General Shi's."

Shi Jin said in astonishment: "The family ancestor is not dead."

"Huh?" Yang Tong was taken aback for a moment.

Shi Jin said: "The family ancestor brought hundreds of soldiers into the Daxing Palace to seek justice, and thus committed the great crime of exterminating the nine clans. Emperor Wen asked why, not only making up for the meritorious deeds of the soldiers, but also pardoning the mistakes of the family ancestors. However, the taboo committed by the family ancestor was too great, so Emperor Wen beat the family ancestor with a hundred army sticks, and then deposed the family ancestor as a citizen! But I don't know how the sage heard that the family ancestor died innocently and tragically?"

"Uh..." Yang Tong was dumbfounded. Because of the Romance, he had a certain understanding of some historical events in the late Sui Dynasty and early Tang Dynasty, but he was not very clear about the events in the middle and early Sui Dynasty.It can't be said that it's because of Yanyi, he patted Shi Jin on the shoulder, "It's because I remembered wrongly! Let him go about the matter of the senior! It's better for you not to have the name of Shi Wansui's descendants, otherwise, you get No matter how great your achievements are, others will just say that you are Shi Wansui's grandson, and take all your achievements for granted. Work hard, and I believe that one day, people will think of General Shi Wansui because of you, Shi Jin."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Shi Jin said gratefully.

At this time, a soldier flew over and saluted, "I report to the Holy Majesty that Duan Da said that he has something to see."

"Take him to the government office! I want to see how he betrays Wang Shichong to save his life." Yang Tong smiled coldly and galloped down the city.

Not long after returning to the official office, Duan Da was escorted in by soldiers. Yang Tong saw that he had white beard and hair, and his eyes were not bright, but his body was much fatter than before, which showed that he had done well under Wang Shichong's command.

Duan Da thumped, knelt down and said, "The sinner Duan Dat has come to plead guilty to His Majesty!"

"Special?" Yang Tong sneered, "What a special, but I remember that Duan Situ was captured alive by General Shi, right?"

Duan Da was embarrassed.

"Why do you call me a minister? What qualifications do you have to call me a minister?" Yang Tong looked at the old bastard coldly. When he went north to Jizhou, even if he had the secret decree of Emperor Wu, he almost couldn't take Ziwei Palace, Taicang, Luo The materials in the warehouse.Among them, Duan Da, Yun Dingxing, and Yuan Wen can all make a lot of contributions.Seeing him kneeling down in front of her like a dog at this moment, she felt an indescribable joy in her heart.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this humble minister inherits his father's title and is still a courtier of the Sui Dynasty."

Yang Tong said coldly: "You Duan Da is virtuous, incompetent, and selfish. If you weren't for Emperor Wen, Emperor Wu, and Brother Yan, how would you be as prosperous and rich as you are today? You claim to be an official of the Sui Dynasty, why did you betray the Sui Dynasty?"

Duan Da blushed, knelt there with his head down, not daring to answer.

"When you get to Huangquan, apologize to Emperor Wenwu."

As if thinking of something, Duan Da's complexion changed drastically, and he begged bitterly: "My lord, spare my life, spare my life! The guilty minister is willing to return to Luoyang as an internal response, and pay off the crime."

"I want to forgive you too." Yang Tong shook his head, lost his interest in being hostile, and turned to look at Duan Da with a look of disgust in his eyes: "Wang Shichong is a traitor and a traitor, he can also be called a hero, although he is a hostile , but I also admire his daring. And you, a sinner who rebelled again and again, if I forgive you today, wouldn’t you tell the world that even treason is okay?"

These words resonated with everyone. If Duan Da was just an ordinary person, even if he surrendered to the enemy country, it would not be a big deal, and the harm to the country would be negligible.But Duan Da and Yun Dingxing, such high-ranking and powerful people, not only killed Lu Chu, who was devoted to Yang Tan, to Li Mi's hands, but also forced Yang Tan to abdicate as Sui officials, causing Yang Tan to leave the curtain sadly. The words and deeds of people of their status will often set an example. If Yang Tong let him go today, people mistakenly think that the price of treason is extremely low, will anyone rise up to follow suit in the future?

The answer is obviously affirmative. If that is the case, what will be used to safeguard the interests of the country and the nation?Therefore, Duan Da and Yun Dingxing must die to correct the world's opinion.

"The guilty minister didn't..." Duan Da wanted to quibble, but his voice weakened when he met Yang Tong's cold eyes.

"No? You still want to quibble?" Yang Tong snorted coldly, and ordered: "Come here, pull this unfaithful and unrighteous rat down and cut it down."

"No, Yang Tong, you can't do this, I can help you regain Luoyang City, please forgive my life." Duan Da begged for mercy loudly

"A mere Luoyang, what is it compared with the atmosphere of the world? I cut it off, and wrote a book about his life and deeds to criticize him. Use a treacherous minister to warn generations to come, and let everyone know that a traitor The real face of the killer." Yang Tong hated this kind of unscrupulous person the most.

"No, my lord, the guilty minister would rather die than write a book about it..." Duan Da was horrified when he heard that, Yang Tong wanted to make him notorious forever.

He struggled hard, but he was tied up by Wuhuada, how could he break free from the guards' hands, but no one had the slightest sympathy for this kind of person.

Duan Da was quickly dragged down, followed by a scream from outside, and there was no more miscellaneous words.

"Wang Shichong's contraction of the defense line is a great opportunity to regain lost ground. Let Luo Shixin and Li Zhengbao lead [-] elite cavalry and [-] slave soldiers to recover Yingyang County, stop Li Daozong from Yique County, and prevent him from advancing eastward; let Feng Li and Xin Liaoer led [-] fine cavalry and [-] slave soldiers to recover Yanshi; Mai Mengcai, Shi Jin, Gao Yan, and Yu Zhan each led [-] slave soldiers to recover Luocheng, Zhiyuanguan, Luokou City, and Goucheng respectively. Shi County. Pei Shangshu led [-] elites to sit in Xingluo City! I will meet Li Shimin."

Yang Tong was in high spirits, and finally it was time to reap the fruits. He wanted to go straight to the city of Luoyang, meet Li Shimin, and tell him that the Central Plains would always belong to the Sui Dynasty.

Simply comparing the strength of troops, Yang Tong is not intimidating at all. There are 20 troops on the Nandu army on his side, not counting Yang Shanhui from Jiangjun and Li Jing from Guanzhong who are waiting for opportunities.

Yang Tong's tactical level is not enough, but he can use troops and weapons to make up for it. This kind of head-to-head and mindless brutal tactics has always been Yang Tong's favorite.

"Here!"

All the generals responded excitedly, and hurriedly led them out of the city first.

At one time, the 11 troops set off and marched westward again, heading towards Luoyang.

(End of this chapter)