At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 658
Jinyong City is located about [-] miles east of Luoyang City. The distance is very close, and the golden drum can be heard. According to Mang Mountain, facing the Luohe River in the south, it is the old city of Han and Wei Dynasties, which was used as a place to garrison troops.In the past two years, Li Mi specially rebuilt this old city, stationed the main force of his army here, and designated Jinyong City as the capital of Wei State, with the reign name Yongping.

It's already the end of the winter month, a light snow has just fallen, the temperature is very cold, the north wind howling on the Luoshui River, eating hunger and bone.At this moment, Li Mi was standing by the bank of Luoshui with disheveled hair, letting the harsh north wind blow his messy hair, with a sad expression and tears in his eyes, he was chanting a sacrificial oration aloud like crazy, his voice was cadenced and his emotions were sincere , When I think of the emotional part, I burst into tears.

It turns out that just a few days ago, Fang Yanzao died at the hands of the traitor Wang Deren, and Li Mi is mourning him now!
Fang Yanzao is Li Mi's most important advisor. Since Yang Xuangan's rebellion, he has worked under Li Mi's command. He can be called Li Mi's right arm and right arm. so heartbroken.

Wang Bodang and Cai Jiande stood silently behind Li Mi, both sad and moved. They are Li Mi's confidantes, and they have been with Li Mi for many years. , Although Duke Wei also recited the sacrificial rites and mourned on the bank of the Yellow River, his hair was not as disheveled as he is now, and he burst into tears.

At this time, Wang Bodang couldn't help but think, if one day he died in battle, Wei Gong could mourn him like this, even if he died ten times or a hundred times, it would be worth it.

"...Alas! Shangxiang!"

At this time, Li Mi finally finished reading the eulogy, and with tears in his eyes, he threw the eulogy into the brazier and burned it, saying: "Xiaolang (table word), you and I met each other when we were still young, and we helped each other in adversity. Although called master and servant, the actual love is like a brother, and now the great cause has not been paid, but the virtuous brother has left me before me. The love for a brother is so embarrassing, I am so sad, but in the future, I will use the leader of the traitor Wang Deren to comfort the virtuous brother in the spirit of heaven. "

As soon as Li Mi finished speaking, the brazier unexpectedly cracked in two, and a whirlwind suddenly came from the ground, rolling up the burnt paper ash inside, flying higher and higher, straight up to the sky, and then shattered into fly ash drifted away.

The faces of Wang Bodang and Cai Jiande changed slightly, and the Wagang Army soldiers present all showed fear. The brazier used for the sacrifice was burned and cracked. This is an ominous omen. Wei Gong's subordinates suffered repeated losses of soldiers and generals, and everyone couldn't help but feel uneasy.

Li Mi's eyes could not help flashing a trace of fear, but he immediately shouted to the sky: "Xiaolang, did you hear that? You must have heard it, your heroic spirit is looking at you as a brother in the sky right now, right? Then please ask Xian My brother is protected by the spirit of heaven, and I will defeat Wang Shichong and defeat Luoyang!"

Li Mi stared straight at the sky, listened attentively, and then nodded again, as if he really heard Fang Yanzao's response.A group of Wagang soldiers were startled and suspicious, respectful and fearful. They subconsciously looked up into the sky and listened attentively, but they couldn't see or hear anything.

Li Mi communicated with Fang Yanzao's "heroic spirit" for a while, then reluctantly waved goodbye to the air, turned around and walked silently to the gate of Jinyong City, Wang Bodang and Cai Jiande glanced at each other, and hurriedly followed, the soldiers He also hurriedly slipped away, as if he was afraid of being entangled by Fang Yanzao's ghost.

Luoshui is long, the north wind is bitter, the incense candles by the river are still burning, fruit cakes are all over the place, and two crows flew from nowhere, landed on the sacrifices and pecked wantonly, and croaked strangely from time to time. He yelled a few times, shrill and strange, which frightened the soldiers to slip even faster.

Li Mi's heart was inexplicably covered with a layer of haze. His pretending performance just now was just to appease everyone. He could fool the simple-minded soldiers, but he couldn't fool himself.

In the past few years, I have been going smoothly, and my prestige has become more and more prosperous, but since this year, everything has not gone smoothly, and I have been unable to take Luoyang, and I have lost soldiers and generals. Even the two most powerful advisers have encountered accidents one after another. Are you not in Li Mi?

So where is the destiny?Li Tang?Gao Qi?Or Wang Zheng?

Li Mi's face was gloomy, he clenched his fists secretly, and said silently: "The flowers of the sun fall and the flowers of the plum bloom, the Li family should be the son of heaven, and I, Li Mi, are destined for destiny."

Li Mi returned to Jinyong City to bathe and change clothes, freshen up and tidy up, and then went to the palace to summon all the civil and military ministers under his command.

Although Li Mi didn't declare himself emperor at this time, he had a capital city and a reign title, and he also distributed hundreds of officials according to the imperial court's method, so Li Mi was actually considered an uncrowned emperor.

Li Mi's forehead is sharp and square, his lines are tough, his eyes are black and white, and he is very dignified. At this time, he seems to have come out of the grief of losing a national soldier, and he looks energetic. The ministers are inexplicably more a little more when they see him. Confidence, although things have not gone well recently, Duke Wei is Duke Wei. Since he was able to lead everyone to lay down this large foundation a few years ago, I believe that he will be able to lead everyone out of the predicament in the future and create another brilliant future.

Li Mihuan scanned all the courtiers, and said lightly: "Wang Shichong, a courtier, bullied the young lord in Luoyang City, rejected others, slaughtered the loyal, and acted as a dominator. His crimes are too numerous to list. I wish I could kill him and eat his flesh alive. Luoyang's walls are high and dangerous, and the soldiers are well-equipped with food and supplies, so that they can't attack for a long time. Fortunately, Wang Shichong, a wild ghost, has taken the initiative to send troops to harass Yanshi recently, trying to fight back. Annihilate them in one fell swoop, I wonder which general is willing to be the vanguard?"

"The final general is willing to go!" A military general came out in response, his voice was like a loud bell, but he saw that this man was as black as burning coal, his beard and hair were all stretched out, and Zhang Fei was reborn alive.

It turned out that this person was named Liu Heita, and he was also a famous hero in history. He was the most powerful general under Dou Jiande's command. He started to gain fame, but now Dou Jiande has been sent to Zhuojun by Gao Bufan for retirement. If there is no accident, Liu Heitai's future and destiny will also be rewritten.

Let's say that Li Mi nodded and was about to appoint Liu Heitai when a general stood up and said loudly: "Wait a minute, can Duke Wei listen to what the last general has to say?"

Li Mi took a look, and found that it was Pei Renji who came out at this time, and he couldn't help but frowned secretly.

It is said that Pei Renji was in charge of guarding Hulao Pass at the beginning, but because of the suspicion of Yushi Xiao Huaijing, he simply acted first, killed Xiao Huaijing, and then surrendered Hulao Pass to Li Mi.At that time, Li Mi was very happy and appointed Pei Renji as a general, and regarded him very highly. However, since Shan Xiongxin surrendered to Gao Bufan, Li Mi began to distance himself from Pei Renji.

Li Mi was already suspicious, and Shan Xiongxin's betrayal aroused his vigilance, but Pei Renji's son Pei Xingyan was still working under Gao Bufan's command, how could Li Mi trust Pei Renji again?
However, in order to show his magnanimity, Li Mi continued to keep Pei Renji by his side and listened to him. At this time, he even pretended to be modest and said: "It's okay to say, General Pei."

Pei Renji respectfully said: "The general feels that he should not fight Wang Shichong head-on!"

Li Mi said lightly: "Why is this? Could it be that General Pei thinks that I am not Wang Shichong's enemy?"

As soon as this remark came out, all the generals present burst into laughter, their contempt was beyond words, as the so-called defeated general, how brave is he?Wang Shichong was beaten to death by Duke Wei last year, and his entire army was annihilated. He was almost buried in the belly of a fish in the Yellow River. In the end, he escaped to Luoyang City with his life. ?

Pei Renji shook his head solemnly and said, "Duke Wei misunderstood. The last general didn't mean that. It's just that the last general thought that he should take advantage of the weak defense in Luoyang city and attack Luoyang city by surprise. When Luoyang is broken, Wang Shichong will naturally have nothing to worry about."

Li Mi smiled lightly and said: "General Pei's words seem to make sense, but in fact they are just doing nothing."

Pei Renqi's face became hot, and he cupped his hands and said, "Can Duke Wei teach the young general?"

Li Midan said: "Although Wang Shichong has brought the main force out of Luoyang, Luoyang's walls are high and deep, and it will be difficult to break through for a while. Wang Shichong has enough time to return to defense, so we must take this opportunity to annihilate Wang Shichong head-on, and Luoyang City It's right there, it can't run away, after I annihilate Wang Shichong, I can turn around and attack Luoyang calmly, and I don't have to worry about Wang Shichong withdrawing his troops to go back to the defense."

All the civil and military personnel present nodded their heads and praised Wei Gong for being wise!

Pei Renji blushed, finally heaved a dark sigh, cupped his hands and said, "Wei Gong is wise, he will not be taught anymore." Then he retreated to the ranks.

In fact, Pei Renji had already noticed that Li Mi was estranged from him, but after all, his son was indeed serving under Qi Wang Gao Changqing, and Wei Gong did not trust him, so he still actively offered advice and suggestions, hoping to restore Li Mi's love with practical actions. Trust me, it's a pity that Lao Pei has his heart towards the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch!
This may be Li Mi's fate. If he is willing to listen to Pei Renji's advice and take the opportunity to attack Luoyang, he may be able to avoid the fate of defeat. It is a pity that Li Mi is conceited and suspicious. Just like Gao Bufan's evaluation of him, Li Mi is too smart In everything I do, I always use my own ideas as the yardstick. Over time, the people below don't like to use their brains, and they get used to blindly following Li Mi, and Li Mi himself will become more and more self-willed.

To make matters worse, the two most important advisers under Li Mi, Fang Yanzao and Xiaochai Hejun, died one after another. If one of them was still alive, Li Mi might listen to their advice, but Pei Renji was obviously not qualified.

Now that all kinds of factors are superimposed, Li Mi is left with only tragedy!
　I wish: Happy Mid-Autumn Festival to all book lovers, family reunion, happiness and well-being.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)