At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 613 Li Jing's Assassination
Gao Bufan looked around at all the counselors and generals, not talking nonsense, and went straight to the topic: "This king is ordered to help Luoyang and crusade against the rebel Li Mi, but now the emperor has been killed by the rebellious minister Yu Wenhua. And is leading [-] rebels trying to return west to the capital, what do you think this king should do?"

Almost all the people present were delighted in their hearts, wishing to say thank you to Yu Wenhua and face to face, because Yang Guang is the legal monarch of this country no matter what, as long as he is still alive, the world still has a master in name, now it’s all over , Yu Wenhua and carry forward the spirit of "helping others for pleasure", willing to risk the disgrace of the world, bear the infamy to take over this dirty work, and get rid of Yang Guang. From then on, this country has truly become a country without an owner, making the world Xiongxiong can completely let go of his hands and feet to work.

You said "great people" like Yu Wenhuaji, do you want to say thank you?

Of course, the "thank you" to Yu Wenhuaji can only be buried in my heart, and I still have to scold him fiercely as a traitor, a rebel who has no king and no father, and whoever scolds others can punish him.

Besides, after everyone scolded Yu Wenhuaji indignantly, Du Ruhui coughed lightly and got to the point: "His Royal Highness King Qi, this subordinate thinks that we should suspend sending troops to Luoyang to wait and see what happens."

Gao Bufan nodded and said, "What's the reason?"

Du Ruhui replied: "Yu Wenhua and his [-] Xiaoguo army will return to the capital (Chang'an) in the west. On the way, they must pass through Luoyang, the eastern capital. Then they will definitely fight Li Mi."

Changsun Wuji nodded and added: "That's right, the Xiaoguo army is not weak in combat power, plus it is like an arrow, and it will definitely be wounded in the battle with the two tigers of the Wagang army. Facing enemies on both sides, it is better to stand still and watch the tigers fight on the mountain, and wait for Yu Wenhuaji and Li Mi to decide the victory, and then make a move to capture the fisherman's profit."

Xu Shiji nodded his head and said lightly: "This is a very good idea, and my subordinates seconded it, but we are not the only ones who will sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. The king of Changle (Dou Jiande) will get the moon first, and he will definitely sit in front of us. Take advantage of it."

Everyone looked at Gao Bufan at the same time. Before Youzhou's rear was not stable, and Youzhou's territory expanded too fast, it took time to digest, so they temporarily signed an alliance with Dou Jiande to coexist peacefully with each other, but now Yingzhou It was won, and the newly acquired territory has basically been digested stably, so now Dou Jiande has become a stumbling block restricting the development of Qi State, because Dou Jiande's territory blocks the pace of Qi State's expansion to the south. Now, if Qi State wants to continue To expand, we can only cross the Taihang Mountains to the west and attack the counties in the east of the river.

Therefore, people under Gao Bufan's command are now more inclined to abolish the covenant and snatch Dou Jiande's territory, so that Qi can continue to develop south. It is an act of treachery. First of all, it is morally untenable.

Therefore, no one dared to suggest to Gao Bufan to abolish the covenant with Dou Jiande. In fact, Gao Bufan himself knew it well, but he just didn't say it. Now Xu Shiji's words undoubtedly revealed something wrong, so everyone was a little bit Nervous, she looked at Gao Bufan, waiting for his statement.

I saw Gao Bufan calmly said: "Shiji's words are not unreasonable, since that's the case, why don't you think of a way to involve Changle King and let them fight against each other?"

Everyone couldn't help showing joy when they heard the words, and they all breathed a sigh of relief. Everyone was worried that Gao Bufan would act out of his emotions, but now seeing that he is so rational and not embarrassed to "scheme" the old man, they are naturally relieved.

Now that the king of Qi has stated that he is not "accustomed" to the old man, everyone has no scruples anymore, and they all talked freely about how to drag Dou Jiande into the water, while Gao Bufan listened calmly to everyone discussing how to plot against his old man.

It's not that Gao Bufan is selfish and unfeeling, it's really a matter of life and death to fight for the world, and the interests involved are too many and too wide, it's not three melons and two dates, he can come and go at will, if he does this, the subordinates People are afraid that they will immediately renounce their virtues, and they may even turn their guns to rebel against him.

Therefore, at this time, there must be absolutely no hesitation, and absolutely no favoritism. Just do what you want. Everything is in the interests of everyone in the group. As for Lao Dou, giving him a decent and comfortable old age in the future is the best result Yes, presumably Xianniang will also understand herself.

Let’s say that after a heated discussion, everyone finally came up with a strategy, and decided to continue stationing troops in Gaoyang County to wait and see what happened. At the same time, they sent Xu Shiji to garrison in Zhao County and Lu Sheng to garrison in Hejian County, ready to deal with emergencies at any time. After Yu Wenhuaji fought Dou Jiande to the death, he suddenly took the fruit.

After the meeting was over, everyone dispersed and went about their own business, Gao Bufan stepped out of the tent of the Chinese army commander.

It is already mid-February now, the weather is getting warmer, spring is returning to the earth, the distant mountains are close to the trees, and the eyes are green.

Although the spring is beautiful and the warm wind is blowing at this moment, it is very pleasant, but Gao Bufan still can't help but have a trace of hidden worry on his face, because until now, Qingruo has not appeared, nor has he sent anyone to contact him, as if he has disappeared. Cheng has encountered an accident?

At this time, a fast horse came galloping from north to south and rushed to the gate of the Qi army camp. The rider on the horse had a small purple flag on his back.

The knight almost didn't stop, and ran straight to the big tent of the Chinese army, and shouted: "Urgent report!"

Gao Bufan's heart skipped a beat, and he felt a little uneasy. The purple flag represented the Qi Palace, that is to say, the urgent report was sent by Wei Zheng from the main camp in Zhuojun.

At this moment, the knight had already rolled off the saddle and got off his horse. He jumped up to Gao Bufan and knelt down on one knee in three steps at a time, panting, and said, "Report to Your Highness King Qi, Li Jing, the general of the right guard, was injured in an attack and was trapped in Feihu Ridge. His Royal Highness decides!"

Gao Bufan couldn't help being taken aback, the second brother Li Jing actually lost the battle?He hurriedly took the urgent report from the messenger, tore off the seal and opened it to take a look, his complexion changed immediately.

This urgent report was written by Wei Zheng, and roughly explained what happened. It turned out that the second brother Li Jing was not defeated in the battle, but injured by assassination.

It is said that at the end of last year, when he learned that Li Tang was in a hurry to tackle key problems, Gao Bufan discussed with all the ministers under his command and decided to take the opportunity to seek Yanmen County in order to contain Li Tang.

Since the attack on Yanmen County must cross the Taihang Mountains, the preliminary preparations are more complicated. Li Jing prepared for three months. Half a month ago, he finally sent troops from Yixian County in Shanggu County to cross the Taihang Mountains through Puyinxing, one of the eight Taihang Xings. Feihu Ridge, and successfully occupied it, then quickly advanced forward, trying to take Lingqiu County of Yanmen County as a stronghold, but at this moment, Li Jing was assassinated, seriously injured, and had to retreat to Feihu Ridge He guarded against danger, and sent an urgent report back to Ji County.

"Who did it?" Gao Bufan frowned involuntarily. The second elder brother's martial arts is not weak, and the soldiers around him are not easy to save fuel. Well, and the assassination of the second brother at this juncture is clearly to prevent the second brother from attacking Yanmen County.

Could it be Liu Wuzhou's people?Or was it sent by Li Tang?
(End of this chapter)