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Chapter 836 Chapter 855: Eighteen princes

It stands to reason that Hou Junji should not be still alive. Back then he participated in the Prince's rebellion and had already been beheaded for public display. Why is he still standing here alive? I have to ask Yuan Tiangang.

Yuan Tiangang intends to overthrow the Tang Dynasty, and rebellion will happen sooner or later. In this case, there must be a general who can recruit and fight well, and Hou Junji is undoubtedly a good choice. Hou Junji committed the crime of treason and was imprisoned. In the prison, Yuan Tiangang found a man who looked quite similar to Hou Junji, made him dumb, and then changed his appearance a little bit, sneaked into the prison, and replaced Hou Junji. This trick is called Jin Chan's escape .

In order to cultivate Hou Junji, Yuan Tiangang also spent his blood. He personally taught Hou Junji the art of war, and also used his own blood and various rare medicinal materials to refine elixir to increase Hou Junji's lifespan. Now Hou Junji and Compared with more than 20 years ago, only the beard and hair are grayer, but the spirit is not bad at all, and he does not look like an old man in his 70s at all.

Li Ke was excited for a long time, and asked Yuan Tiangang, "How about Nanzhao?"

"I have sent someone to notify Xi Nuluo." Yuan Tiangang said, "Don't worry, Your Highness, Xi Nuluo is too obsessed with revenge. He will not miss such a great opportunity. He is helping Li Tang's royal family to fight against Wu Mei Niang. There is no reason at all to refuse."

"Okay!" Li Ke clenched his fists and said excitedly, "This king has been waiting for this day for a long time. The Nanzhao army, together with this king's army, plus the rebels recruited along the way, will break through Chang'an just around the corner. !"

Yuan Tiangang said: "My lord, this expedition is a desperate one. You can bring all your family with you. If you win, your whole family will be in charge of the Taiji Palace. If you lose, Pindao and your lord will sing together while drinking on Huangquan Road." .”

"Okay!" Li Ke said with a determined look on his face, "Since I have decided to take this path, this king has already left life and death behind. The 20 years of forbearance will only depend on this one time."

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Chang'an Tai Chi Palace, after Wu Meiniang sent various decree-delivering teams, she always felt restless, feeling that something big was about to happen. Sure enough, not long after, news came from Lingnan that Qi Wang Li Hong and Qiong Guogong Li Hao's descendants raised the flag to rebel , has captured Quanzhou, and is currently recruiting troops in Quanzhou, and then the battle reports from all directions came like raindrops, Yue Wang Li Zhen raised the flag to rebel, has captured Anzhou, and recruited [-] rebels; Qi Wang Li You rebelled and captured Qizhou, Thirty thousand rebels are recruited, and they are heading towards Chang'an...

In just half a month, all over the Tang Dynasty blossomed everywhere, all of which were anti-Wu Mei Niang forces. This kind of force seemed to be contagious. Some people saw that others rebelled, and he followed the rebellion. Many governors of states and counties also raised their troops. Rebellion, some people really want to protect the Li family, but some people think that the troubled times have come, the emperor will take turns to do it, and I will be the next one.

The rebellion needs money and food, and at this time, the powerful families from all over the country have mobilized one after another, and began to rely on various rebel forces to provide money and food. Why, because Wu Meiniang is cruel. Over the years, how many powerful families have been wiped out by Wu Meiniang, among them there are three great powerful families. Fool, can they be slaughtered by Wu Meiniang? How can they not rise up and resist such a good opportunity.

When Wu Meiniang saw the battle reports coming from all directions, she couldn't fall asleep immediately, and hurriedly called a group of ministers to discuss counter-insurgency matters.

A minister proposed to recall Xue Rengui and let Fan Lihua, Xue Rengui, and Li Ji lead troops to suppress the rebellion. These three are veterans in the battlefield. It should be no problem to deal with these rebels. Even Xu Jingzong agreed, but Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi tried their best to oppose it. The reasons were sound. In fact, they were afraid that these three people would be unreliable. In this sensitive period, these three people were allowed to take charge of the military.

Ever since Wu Meiniang ascended the throne, Fan Lihua has been complaining of illness. Li Hao sat in the middle courtyard of Fan Lihua's house, lying comfortably on a rattan chair to bask in the sun, while Fan Lihua and Hu Ke sat aside and massaged Li Hao's legs.

"Oh, it's so comfortable, my two daughters-in-law are so virtuous, put more strength on the left leg... the days of gods..." Li Hao murmured contentedly.

Hu Ke rolled his eyes and said, "What kind of chaos is it outside? Are you not in a hurry?"

"The villain hasn't appeared yet, so why am I the protagonist?" Li Hao casually picked up a grape, stuffed it into his mouth, and ate it leisurely.

Fan Lihua thoughtfully said: "You said...Will Wu Meiniang let me put down the rebellion?"

"No." Li Hao shook his head and said, "How could she hand over the military power to you at such a tense moment? Don't worry, I have already explained to Liu Xuanji, let Wu Chengsi find a way to lead the army to suppress the rebellion. .”

"Him?" Wu Meiniang said with a strange expression, "He knows how to fight?"

Li Hao raised his eyebrows and said, "He wants to fight, can you stop him?"

"Alas..." Fan Lihua sighed, "Let him lead the army, I'm afraid the soldiers will suffer."

"That's the truth." Li Hao smacked his lips and said, "However, this battle is inevitable. After it is done, I will make the Wu family pay the price."

Hu Ke suddenly said: "Why don't I go to the palace and kill Wu Meiniang now."

Li Hao looked at Hu Ke speechlessly: "Tsk, your idea...is weird..."

"Why do you say that?" Hu Ke looked at Li Hao unhappily.

Fan Lihua explained: "Li Hao's purpose is to use Wu Meiniang as bait to catch a big fish. If you eat the bait, how will the fish be hooked?"

Li Hao smiled cheaply: "The metaphor of pear blossoms is very vivid. Come, I will reward you with a grape."

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The next day, the counter-insurgents were selected, Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi, Wu Chengsi was the envoy for the counter-insurgency of the North Road, and Wu Sansi was the envoy for the counter-insurgency of the South Road. At the same time, Wu Zetian sent an imperial decree to Qinghai , Wang Xiaojie was summoned to lead the Qinghai Guard to rush to help Chang'an.

It stands to reason that the Qinghai Guard bears the heavy responsibility of guarding the western frontier and must not be moved lightly. When Wu Meiniang made this decision, many of the officials opposed it. Dare to be sloppy and transfer Qinghaiwei away. If Tubo and Abbas come to attack, what should we do?
But Wu Meiniang didn't think so. In her mind, as long as she defended Chang'an and quelled the rebellion, then she could secure the throne. If the frontier land was lost, she would find a chance to fight back later, but if her life was lost, she would It's all over.

Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi each brought [-] soldiers and horses, dispatched separately, and began to suppress the rebellion, but Wu Meiniang still felt insecure, so she summoned [-] troops from Tiance Mansion to guard Chang'an, and now she finally fell asleep. .

On February 16th, King Wu Li Ke led a mighty army of 16 from Jiannan Road to Shannan Road. The road was like a broken bamboo, and it was approaching Chang'an. Among all the rebel armies, this rebel army was the strongest. The army, [-] is the regular army secretly recruited by Li Ke himself, another [-] is the Nanzhao army brought by Xi Nuluo, and the other [-] are temporarily recruited.

Because Li Ke's rebel army was so powerful and unstoppable, and because he was the son of Emperor Taizong, he was respected by others. When Li Ke's army came, many cities obediently offered their cities and surrendered, and some joined the rebel army and rebelled together.

When Chang'an received this news, Wu Meiniang was shocked. The 16 troops frightened her silly just by hearing the numbers. She hurriedly sent someone to deliver an order to let Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi return to Chang'an, and began to mobilize food everywhere. , Prepare to defend Chang'an City.

In fact, now Wu Chengsi has been overwhelmed by the rebels from all walks of life in the north. Although most of the rebels are mobs, Wu Chengsi himself is an idiot, a raging soldier, and a raging nest. good result.

Fortunately, Wu Chengsi is afraid of death. Every time after a battle, he sees that the situation is not good, and quickly orders to retreat. When he sees a small group of rebels, he goes up to bully him. There are victories and defeats. After receiving Wu Meiniang's imperial edict, he quickly On the way back home, he led his troops back to Chang'an in a hurry.

When Fan Lihua told Li Hao the news about Li Ke's 16 troops, Li Hao had a meaningful smile on his face: "It turns out that Yuan Tiangang actually took refuge in Li Ke. Last time I passed by Yizhou, I didn't Found an abnormality, um, it’s well hidden.” Although he hasn’t heard about Yuan Tiangang yet, Li Hao can basically be sure that Yuan Tiangang is with Li Ke. Wan Dajun had to plan for a long time, and it was definitely not something that happened overnight. How could Li Ke himself have this kind of ability, it must have been manipulated by Yuan Tiangang secretly.

"Husband, shall we still stand still?" Fan Lihua looked at Li Hao expectantly. To be honest, she couldn't help it anymore. After all, in a few days, Li Ke's army was about to attack.

Li Hao said thoughtfully: "It's time to attack, but I have to go to Quanzhou in person, you and Ke'er stay in Chang'an, everything must be careful, don't go out if you don't have anything to do."

Hu Ke'er nodded vigorously and said, "Don't worry, with me protecting Sister Fan, no one can touch her hair."

"And me!" Li Xiaoyao jumped out of nowhere, and said with a smile, "I will protect Aunt Fan."

"It's fine if you don't cause trouble for me. Not much to say, I'll change my appearance." Li Hao ran to the study and began to change his appearance.

Li Hao changed his appearance, led a fast horse and hurried out of the Fan Mansion, and after leaving Chang'an, he galloped all the way south.

On February 20th, Li Ke's army had reached Hu County, less than a hundred miles away from Chang'an, and now his army had expanded to [-] horses. Here, he also encountered Wu Sansi's counter-insurgency army. The two sides clashed, and Wu Sansi Defeated, losing [-] soldiers and horses, fleeing in embarrassment, Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi's counter-insurgency army retreated to Chang'an City.

On February 22, various rebel armies surrounded Chang'an. After careful counting, it happened to be the Eighteenth Route Rebel Army. Just like the crusade against Dong Zhuo, the eighteen princes and all the rebel armies combined had a total strength of 38, and Li Ke's troops accounted for 20 troops. With [-] yuan, he naturally became the leader of the various rebels.

(End of this chapter)