First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 46
44. Lishi Meng's House
Today's Lishi County is full of complaints and suffering, but Yang Zichong is a clan member of the Sui family. Yang Zichong has zero tolerance for the Liang Shidu who proclaimed himself emperor, the Turks who invaded the south, and those bandits who plundered everywhere. This kind of zero tolerance is not for the consideration of the people, but because he cannot tolerate these people offending the majesty of the Sui Dynasty and infringing on the country of the Sui Dynasty.

So the loyal and patriotic Yang Junshou frequently went to war, begging for thieves every month, and even if he won occasionally, some of the luggage was seized, etc., Yang Zichong gave it to the capital in full, which annoyed the local people in Lishi who were fighting desperately. We fought desperately, but you were captured and sent to the capital.

As Gao Junya commented, "Student spirit, disregarding military spirit, noble background, disregarding people's livelihood".

Yang Zichong didn't care about what the soldiers thought, and he didn't care whether the militarism would burden the people of Lishi too much. He only knew that he was a clan member of the Sui Dynasty, and he had the obligation and responsibility to resist the Turks and wipe out the bandits. , so he hated Liang Shidu even more who dared to call himself emperor and build a country.

That night, Yang Mao led [-] soldiers dressed as bandits, and after storming the city gate to no avail, Yang Mao threw some worthless and ordinary items all over the ground, shouting loudly, "Zhi Niang, this poor man!" There is no fart in Lishi County, brothers, let's go to King Liang."

Then he patted his horse and left, followed by a group of "little minions" shouting excitedly, "Go to King Liang and eat meat."

The county guard's mansion was in a mess on the ground, wine and meat were scattered all over the floor, and the city guard who reported the news looked down and swallowed.

"Bastard," the first middle-aged man in brocade clothes was furious, "Did you really hear that bandit said that he had gone to the Liang bandits?" This man was Yang Zichong, a clan relative of the Great Sui Dynasty and governor of Lishi County.

"Back to the county guard, the bandits' voice was so loud that they could be heard from the top of the city", the guard replied, "Also said... say...".

"What?" Yang Zichong asked.

"I also said that Lishi is poor and has no farts, so why not go to King Liang and eat meat."The guard was too sincere and was going to be beaten.

Sure enough, Yang Zichong was furious after hearing this, "You bastard, what is Liang Guo, that's a fake Liang", he kicked the guards over, furious, "I'm bullying too much, even a small bandit dares to deceive me".

After speaking, he was so angry that he kept spinning around in the hall. It took a long time for Yang Zichong to calm down. He paced and thought: "The former Fanliang bandits invaded Diaoyin and fought against Zhang Shilong. It is impossible to lose nothing. Now I am fighting hard for several months. , it is time to crusade against this thief."

After making up his mind, Yang Zichong didn't hesitate any longer, and immediately shouted: "Give me an order, Lishi, Zhongyang, and Fangshan Yingyang mansions, at noon tomorrow, gather troops and horses, and assemble in the camp west of the city, there must be no mistakes."

The attendant was stunned, and hurriedly went down to pass the order overnight. That night, people in Lishi County were in panic.

In the south of Lishi County, a luxurious house stands out in the city. This house is the ancestral house of the Meng family, a wealthy Lishi family.

The Meng family is one of the best first-class wealthy families in Lishi County and even Lishi County. They are very prestigious in Lishi. The previous sheriffs have relied on the Meng family, including the current Lishi County Prime Minister Meng Qingxiang, who is from the Meng family. He is the younger brother of Meng Qingkang, the head of the Meng family.

Meng Qingkang and his brother sat facing each other in a brightly lit study room in Meng's residence.

"What?" After hearing what his younger brother Meng Qingxiang said, Meng Qingkang was also shocked, "Yang Zichong wants to mobilize troops again?"

Meng Qingxiang's teeth itch with hatred, "This Yang Zichong is only thinking about fighting here and there, and he doesn't care about my life or death."

The two brothers actually called the governor Yang Zichong by his first name, so one can imagine Yang Zichong's status in their hearts.

Meng Qingkang's face also sank, "Yang Zichong is trying to die. Since he took office as the governor of Lishi County, there has been a small battle in January and a big battle in two months. He has resorted to military force. Lishi County is almost destroyed by him. Abandoned."

Meng Qingxiang drank a cup of tea, and was extremely displeased with Yang Zichong, "The most hateful thing is that he didn't keep a penny of the treasures captured by Hu thief Liu Liuer two months ago, and handed them all over to the imperial court. Such a county guard is devoted to the imperial court, regardless of the life and death of the local people."

"Hmph, he's a member of the royal family, and he's the emperor's cousin," Meng Qingkang snorted coldly.

"Fart's clan, the Great Sui Dynasty is about to perish." Meng Qingxiang was very disdainful, and suddenly leaned over and said, "I heard that after Taiyuan Tang Guogong raised his troops, he has captured the two counties of Xihe and Longquan, and now he has arrived in Linfen. county."

After hearing this, Meng Qingkang sighed: "Unexpectedly, in just a few years, the Great Sui has weakened so much that it has no power to resist."

"Why resist? Doesn't anyone who becomes the emperor have to rely on us local wealthy families?" Meng Qingxiang said with curled lips.

Meng Qingkang was thoughtful after hearing this, but said nothing.

The next day, soldiers from Fangshan and Zhongyang came to Lishi County one after another. On the Daying campus in the west of the city, Yang Zichong couldn't help but feel furious when he saw thousands of soldiers from the camp in the west of the city. General Lang.

"Why are they all old, weak, sick and disabled? Where are the elite of the government soldiers? What are your plans for hiding the elite?"

General Ying Yanglang of Fangshan and Zhongyang yelled at his injustice when he heard the words, "The county guard has learned a lesson. After several battles, the casualties were heavy, and the military government has no young and strong elites."

Yang Zichong was taken aback when he heard that, "Didn't you ask you to be recruited?"

"There are few people on the northern border, and there are not many soldiers."

Hearing the two people's answer, Yang Zichong looked sullen, and then snorted coldly, "Even a weak soldier, as long as he fights hard, he can defeat a thief."

The two generals looked at each other when they heard the words.

Yang Zichong was full of energy, strode up to the stage, and said in a loud voice: "Shuofang Liang thieves set up a false beam on their own.

On the school grounds, thousands of government soldiers were staggering to and fro, weak and weak, feeling dizzy as if they were listening to a scripture from heaven.

"Do you understand what this is saying?" General Ying Yanglang of Fangshan Prefecture scratched his head, and poked General Yingyang Lang of Zhongyang Prefecture with a straight face and staring eyes.

Ying Yanglang from Zhongyang Prefecture was shocked by the poke, and then shook his head in response, "I don't understand, I'm dozing off."

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After a long time, Yang Zichong finished speaking the majestic "Calling Essay". He felt that his literary talent was excellent, and he vomited his depression.

Seeing this, Yang Zichong spat and cursed, "a group of peasants".

Immediately put on the well-made mountain writers, tidy up their manners, get on the horse, draw their swords and shout, "Let's go to war", it is really imposing.

"Prime Minister Meng, after the governor of the county goes out for an expedition, you need to guard the city strictly to guard against bandits." Yang Zichong looked at Meng Qingxiang, the chancellor, with a serious face, and told him, "If bandits enter the city, I will ask you."

Meng Qingxiang cursed secretly in his heart: You took away all the government soldiers in Lishi City, and only left some yamen servants for me. If there are bandits coming, teach me how to defend...

(End of this chapter)