At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 507

Xinchang County, the county seat of Beiping County.

The bleak autumn rain is beating hard on the roof, making a bleak sound. In mid-autumn, the coolness is beginning to break through.Luo Yi, the general guard of Beiping County, was pacing back and forth in the hall at the moment, with a hesitant expression on his face, as if he still couldn't make up his mind.

Seeing this situation, Wen Dalin saw that Luo Yi was still hesitating, and couldn't help but said anxiously: "General, as the saying goes, you should not stop, but you will be disturbed by it. At this time, you must not hesitate. Taking advantage of the fact that Yuyang Tongshou Gao Changqing is not here, just Defeat Yuchi Jingde in one fell swoop, occupy Yuyang and Anle counties, and then attack Zhuo County. At that time, you only need to open the official warehouse to release grain, and within ten months, you will surely get more than one hundred thousand soldiers. , then you can sit back and relax, advance and dive into the Central Plains, retire to recuperate, and dominate one side.”

Wen Dalin, whose name is Yanbo, was born in Qi County, Bingzhou, and was born in the Wen family of Taiyuan. He is proficient in Goguryeo. He is Luo Yi's mastermind.

However, the reason why Luo Yi suddenly killed Deng Hao, the prefect of Beiping County, was not Wen Dalin's idea, it was purely an accident.

It is said that Luo Yi has a very favored concubine, whose surname is Xu, and the concubine's father is Xu Ajiu.This Xu Ajiu was originally a salted fish vendor. He was usually low-key, and the money he earned was only enough for the family to avoid forced living. However, Xu Ajiu had a daughter who was born with a bit of talent. She was called Salted Fish Xishi. One day when she was selling salted fish on the street, she happened to meet Luo Yi passing by, and was actually taken by Luo Yi and hired as a concubine.

This time, Xu Ajiu really turned the salted fish over, embraced Mr. Tongshou's thigh, and turned around in a moment, so he stopped selling salted fish, changed to selling cloth and rice, and opened a shop in Xinchang County. The cloth shop and a grain shop lived a very prosperous life.

But the good times didn't last long, and something happened to Xu Ajiu soon. Someone anonymously reported to Deng Hao, the prefect of Beiping County, that Xu Ajiu had secretly hidden armor with the intention of rebelling.

Deng Hao was skeptical after receiving the anonymous report, but he still sent people to search Xu Ajiu's grain shop and cloth village, and actually found ten sets of armor and a batch of crossbow arrows in the warehouse where Xu Ajiu stored rice grains. Well, sit down now. Realized, Deng Hao immediately ordered Xu Ajiu's family to be arrested and detained, and Xu Ajiu's shop was sealed up.

It is said that Luo Yi has a relatively strong personality and is very domineering. After he took office as the general guard of Beiping County, he relied on his military power and did not pay attention to Deng Hao, the governor of Beiping County. He even made Deng Hao unable to step down in public many times. The relationship was very tense.

Some time ago, there were rumors that Luo Yi had the intention of treason. Although Deng Hao had heard about it, he had no evidence, so he could only pretend that he didn't know it. Now Luo Yi's cheap father-in-law, Xu Ajiu, was caught secretly hiding armor and crossbow arrows. However, it confirmed the rumors some time ago, so Deng Hao was both excited and scared, and summoned his subordinate officials to discuss countermeasures, planning to catch Luo Yi by surprise.

It's a pity that Luo Yi is not an idiot either. Some time ago there were rumors that he was going to rebel, and he became very vigilant. Since the relationship with Deng Hao was not harmonious, he suspected that the rumors were released by Deng Hao to deliberately frame him, so Stay in the barracks all day long to prevent accidents.

Unfortunately, the news of Deng Hao's arrest of Xu Ajiu was leaked. Luo Yide was shocked when he heard about it. Before Deng Hao could make a move, he acted preemptively. He suddenly sent troops into Xinchang County and killed Deng Hao. Hao's family and all the local officials charged Deng Hao'an with treason. All the armor and crossbow arrows found in Xu'a Jiuliang shop were thrown into Deng Hao's prefect's mansion, and then were "searched" out again. Evidence of Deng Hao's rebellion.

After Luo Yi preemptively killed Deng Hao, he played to the imperial court and sent troops to take over Lulongsai and Linyuguan.

As the saying goes, one does not do two things, Wen Dalin saw that the matter had come to an end, so he suggested that Luo Yi take advantage of Yuyang Tongshou Gao Bufanyuan to take his wedding leave in Luoyang, send troops to attack Yuchi Jingde, grab Yuyang and Anle two counties, and then Then plot the wealthy Zhuo County.

However, until now, Luo Yi still can't make up his mind. For one thing, Yang Guang's residual prestige is still there. Once he sends troops to occupy Yuyang County, he will be convicted of treason. I'm afraid I won't be able to resist; secondly, although Gao Bufan is not here, Yuchi Jingde under his command is not a vegetarian, and there are [-] cavalry among the [-] fierce soldiers. In a real fight, Luo Yi is not sure of winning, so he has been hesitating Undecided until now.

A few days ago, Luo Yi suddenly received wind that Yang Guang had cut Duan Da's position as the left-behind in Zhuojun, and reassigned Gao Bufan to take over as the left-behind in Zhuojun, and was in charge of investigating the case of Deng Hao's treason.

All of a sudden, Luo Yi started to panic. Of course, he knew what kind of ruthless character Gao Bufan was. Grandma Duan was not worthy to lift the shoes of Gao Bufan.

So Luo Yi hastily summoned his mastermind, Wen Dalin, and two confidantes, Xue Wanjun and Xue Wanche, to discuss countermeasures, and Wen Dalin took the opportunity to urge Luo Yi to send troops to attack Yuchi Jingde again.

However, Xue Wanjun and Xue Wanche's brothers disagreed with Wen Dalin. They believed that there was no need to attack Yuchi Jingde at present, because Deng Hao's rebellion was an iron case with "conclusive evidence". Even if Gao Bufan came to investigate, nothing could be found in the end Come.

As the saying goes, a teacher must be famous, Gao Bufan can't find any evidence, so naturally he has no excuse to use troops against Beiping County. In this way, Luo Yi can free up more time to consolidate and expand his strength, and make full preparations, not to mention Lulongsai and Linyuguan are under control again, and they can advance and retreat freely, fearing that he will be a bird.

But once Luo Yi sends troops to attack Yuyang County, the nature will be very different. This means telling the world that Luo Yi has rebelled, and then Gao Bufan can not only send troops to counter the rebellion in a legitimate way, but even Yang Guang may send troops to fight against the rebellion. Come to conquer.

In addition, Yuchi Jingde bravely won the three armies, and the eight thousand elite soldiers under his command are powerful. Not long ago, he participated in the wipeout of Wang Xuba and Li Shanfei, and also defeated Li Mi and Dou Jiande's coalition forces. Both morale and prestige are at their peak During the period, Xue Wanjun and Xue Wanche were not sure about fighting against such an army, and they were worried that they would lose their wives and lose their troops in the end.

In fact, the worries of the Xue family brothers were also Luo Yi's worries, so he was more partial to the Xue family brothers!

"Mr. Wen, this matter is not trivial... let's discuss it in the long term!" Luo Yi paced back and forth for nearly half a stick of incense, and finally said such a sentence.

Wen Dalin couldn't help but secretly sighed when he heard the words, his eyes couldn't hide the disappointment. Although Luo Yi is brave and good at fighting, he is also quite strategic, but the structure is too small, at best he can only dominate one side, and it is absolutely impossible to become the co-lord of the world. Alas, I don't know how to grasp such a good opportunity, what a pity!

For a while, Wen Dalin was a little uninspired, stood up and said: "Since that's the case, let's discuss it later. After an autumn rain and a cold day, my subordinate felt a bit cold last night. I don't care about my body. I hope your lord will allow you to rest." A few days."

A trace of displeasure flashed in Luo Yi's eyes, but he still nodded and said politely: "Mr. Wen takes care of his health, so let's take a good rest for a few days."

Wen Dalin cupped his hands, put on his rain gear and walked out of the lobby, disappearing into the bleak autumn rain.

Xue Wanjun frowned and said, "Wen Yanbo seems dissatisfied with the general's decision."

Luo Yi snorted coldly and said: "A scholar knows how to fight. He only thinks that fighting is as easy as entertaining guests for dinner. If Yuchi Jingde is so easy to fight, needless to say, he would have sent troops immediately. It is useless for a scholar. , leave him alone."

Xue Wanjun and Xue Wanche nodded in agreement.

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It was late at night, the bleak autumn rain was still falling, and the north gate of Yuyang County was still open. A cavalry force of 500 people entered the city quietly in the cold rain. There were hundreds of military vehicles behind them, all of which were wrapped in oilcloth. , I don’t know what was carried on the car, the wheels sank deeply into the mud, and the horse-drawn people pushed it very hard.

After tossing around for most of the night, the cavalry and the convoy finally entered the city, and Yuchi Jingde personally led the man leading the cavalry into the house.

The man entered the room and took off his wet bamboo hat, revealing a chiseled face, it was indeed Xu Shiji, Xu Maogong!

Seeing Xu Shiji, Yuchi Jingde heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Finally, Junshi Xu is looking forward to you."

Xu Shiji smiled slightly and asked, "General Yuchi, has Luo Yi made any movement recently?"

Yuchi Jingde shook his head and said: "Although Luo Yi has stationed troops on the border, he has been standing still, and he doesn't know what he is planning."

Xu Shiji laughed when he heard this, "It's probably not a ghost idea, it's just a fluke mentality, hesitating. Luo Yi is brave and less resourceful, and he is headstrong. Even if there is a counselor like Wen Yanbo by his side, it is useless. He missed the opportunity." !"

Yuchi Jingde hurriedly asked, "When will Mr. Gao arrive?"

"I have received Fei Ge's letter a few days ago, and within ten days, my lord will be there!" Xu Shiji replied.

Yuchi Jingde laughed and said: "Okay, then Luo Yi's life will be saved for ten days and a half months, and when Mr. Gao arrives, he will be sacrificed with a sacrificial knife!"

Xu Shiji shook his head and said, "Luo Yi can't be killed yet, just drive him out of the pass."

Yuchi Jingde frowned in puzzlement and said: "Why did you leave this son alive? You must know that cutting the weeds does not remove the roots, and the spring breeze blows and regenerates. If Luo Yi escapes outside the pass, there will be endless troubles. Our rear is unstable, and we must have trouble sleeping and eating."

Xu Shiji smiled and said: "So we not only need to drive Luo Yi out of the pass, but also take Lulongsai and Linyu Pass, so that the initiative is in our hands, and Luo Yi will be the only one who will have trouble sleeping and eating in the future." art."

Yuchi Jingde is a rough man with subtleties, and after careful thought, he understood the mystery, and said with a grin: "Understood, it is Mr. Xu who planned the strategy."

(End of this chapter)