Will Ming

Chapter 450

The spring is warm and flowers are blooming, the wind has softened, the ice and snow have completely melted, and the two sides of the official road are green and green. The vicinity of Chang'an, the capital of the Sui Dynasty, is still relatively peaceful, so although the people live in trembling, they still refuse to leave their hometowns. In the fields, early farmers can be seen weeding the wheat. It is a rare good year. If there is no war, the wheat will be stored in the summer. Apart from the taxes paid, at least this year can survive.

It was only in the early morning sun that a red smiling face emerged from the horizon, and the sound of horseshoes on the official road shattered the tranquility.The farmer who got up early and went to the field raised his head and looked into the distance, only to see two horses galloping along the official road from south to north like lightning.

This early in the morning, the old farmer frowned, wondering why these two people were in such a hurry?

Both of them were wearing bamboo hats to cover their heads and faces, and they were all men in their clothes, but one of them was much thinner than their companions, and the horses they rode were slightly different.This old farmer used to be an auxiliary soldier and raised horses for the Sui cavalry, so he could tell at a glance that these two horses were extremely rare and famous breeds.

The tall man, who sat down and rode, should be a famous Turkic breed. He was tall and strong, and he could rush several meters away with one step of all four hooves.As for the thin man, the horse he was riding should have been produced in the Western Regions. He was a little smaller in size, but his hoofs were thumping like flying, and his speed was no slower than that tall horse.

"One Botau, one Peach Blossom Colt"

The old farmer frowned, thinking that he was a child from some noble family, and he didn't look like he was outing, why didn't he bring any entourage?

The two horses passed by like the wind, and the old farmer looked at the backs of the two men and sighed.I said in my heart that I should take care of him, it is more important to be busy with the work in my hands.

He lowered his head and continued weeding. Just as his back was sore and ready to stretch, he suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes coming from the south. Hearing the sound, there were a lot of people, and the old farmer subconsciously straightened up and looked.

At least [-] cavalrymen wearing exquisite armor galloped over aggressively. After seeing the old farmer pulling weeds by the roadside, the general in charge gestured, and the cavalry slowed down neatly and stopped in front of the old farmer.Although the old farmer has only been an auxiliary soldier for a few years, he has some knowledge.The identities of these people can be recognized at a glance. In the entire Sui Dynasty, apart from the Imperial Army, which army can wear such exquisite armor?

"Hey, old man!"

The leading general of the Forbidden Army asked loudly: "Have you ever seen a man and a woman riding past before! The man is about 30 years old and looks upright, and the woman is about 20 years old and looks beautiful."

It turned out to be a man and a woman!

The old farmer thought to himself, no wonder there was a person who looked thin and small.

"It's a criminal committed by the imperial court. If you see it and tell me the truth, if you conceal something, you will be guilty of the same crime as the criminal!"

The old farmer pretended to tremble, bowed and said: "Go back to the general, the grass people have just come to the field, and I haven't seen anyone passing by."

"really?"

"Even if you eat the guts of the ambitious leopard, how dare the grass-roots lie to the general?"

"I don't dare to forgive you!"

The general of the forbidden army yelled and rushed forward on his horse.

The old farmer waited for the cavalry of the imperial army to go far away, spat and cursed with a bah sound: "The criminals? The current criminals are all fucking good people, you don't want to arrest me if you want to!"

He looked at the fading dust and smoke in the distance, and thought to himself that he didn't know that the man and woman who escaped before were the children of that family. Since he could have such two BMWs, it was by no means from an ordinary family.But if he was a child of a family, how could he become a criminal of the imperial court?The imperial court is now controlled by those aristocratic families, and the emperor has become a display instead.

Yes!

The old farmer woke up suddenly. A few days ago, he heard that Tang Guogong Li Yuan rebelled. is less than four years old.These two people hurried all the way north, could it be that someone from the Li family escaped?

If it's really Tang Gong's family, I hope God bless you!

The old farmer sighed, and murmured involuntarily: "It's just a pity, the important officials of the court turned against each other one after another, first the general Hu Ben Luo Yi, then Tang Gong, the Great Sui Dynasty is really over. It's only been a few years... How many years?"

Thinking of the prosperity of the Sui Dynasty during Kaihuang's reign, the old farmer couldn't help but have a sore nose.

"spendthrift!"

The old farmer scolded harshly, but he didn't know who he was scolding.

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At the beginning of May in the 13th year of Daye, Tang Gong Li Yuan's vanguard Liu Hongji's unit was less than [-] miles away from Chang'an City. The acting king Yang You who stayed in Chang'an was Yang Guang's grandson. Coming aggressively, I lost my confidence.He regretted that he did not listen to the advice of some ministers and insisted on killing Li Yuan's descendants in Chang'an City.In the end, it didn't have the effect of deterring Li Yuan, but provoked Li Yuan's army.

Yang You was worried. At this moment, Song Laosheng, Hu Yalang who persuaded him to kill Li Yuan's family, stood up again.

"Your Highness!"

Song Laosheng bowed and said: "Your Highness, there is no need to worry. I am a military general of the imperial court, guarding Chang'an, and will never tolerate Li's thief threatening the capital. I ask Your Highness to send 10,000 elite soldiers, and I am willing to go out of the city to fight Li Yuan to the death. Although Li Yuan's army is said to be [-] +, but it was just a bluffing trick by Li Bandit. I thought that Li Bandit's troops would never exceed [-], and most of them were civilians who were taken captive along the way.

"You don't need much, Your Highness only gives you [-] elite soldiers, and I will definitely cut off the head of Thief Li and present it to Your Highness."

Song Laosheng thought for a while and said: "If your highness feels that it is not safe enough, you can send someone to Luoyang, the eastern capital, and ask His highness the king of Yue to send troops to rescue. General Wang Shichong of the eastern capital has 10,000 strong soldiers, all of whom are elite soldiers of the Sui Dynasty. The King of Yue is willing to send troops to rescue Chang'an, even if Li Yuan really has [-]+ rebels, there is no need to be afraid."

"But Dongdu is still surrounded by Li Mi's rebels in Wagang Village!"

Yang You said angrily.

Dai Wang Yang You is 14 years old, born in the royal family, so he still has a calmness that shouldn't be there at this age. Although he is afraid and worried in his heart, but under the influence of the royal family background, at least on the surface he doesn't seem to be flustered.Yang You is extremely intelligent and deeply loved by Yang Guang.He is the third son of Yang Guang's eldest son Yang Zhao, and Yang Guang has placed high hopes on him since he was a child.Let him stay in the capital Chang'an, Yang Guang's idea of ​​passing the throne to him is already obvious.Although his younger brother Yang Yu stayed in Luoyang, the eastern capital, as the king of Yue, everyone knew that Chang'an was the orthodox one.

At the age of 14, as a child of ordinary people, I am afraid that he would occasionally pounce on his mother and act like a baby, and those from better families are still studying in the county school.But Yang You is different. He has shown superhuman intelligence and stability since he was a child.Born in the emperor's family, he has been trained in how to govern the world since he was a child. The starting point is different. At the age of 14, he is far more mature than his peers.When Yang Guang was trapped in Yanmen, the young Yang You dared to lead soldiers to Yanmen to rescue him. It can be seen that this young man still has great courage.

In Yanmen back then, it was precisely because he, Yuwenshi and the troops kept holding back the attack of the Turkic wolf cavalry on the periphery. The army will persevere.

It was also because after this battle, Yang Guang loved and trusted him even more.

Yang Guang ran to Jiangdu after returning from Yanmen, and asked Yang You to sit in Chang'an to handle the government affairs.All the courtiers could see that the emperor would most likely pass on the throne to this wise and courageous grandson in the future.

It's just that although he is young and mature, he has limited experience after all.At the beginning, after listening to Song Laosheng, he said that Li Yuan's family could not be kept in Chang'an as an internal response, so he beheaded all of Li Yuan's concubine's children in Chang'an and Li Yuan's concubine.Now that he thinks about it, he regrets it too much. He knows that he made a big mistake.

So when Song Laosheng offered to personally lead troops to fight against Li Yuan, he was not overjoyed. Instead, he was very displeased with Song Laosheng because of the previous incident.

"The rebel Li Mi has no less than 40 troops. Dongdu is surrounded like an iron barrel. Not to mention whether Dong can spare troops to rescue Chang'an. Even if he can, how can he get out? Let's fight out the siege of Li Mi's rebels." , traveled thousands of miles from the eastern capital to Chang'an, the army and horses are exhausted, how many of the ten people are left?"

Yang You asked slightly angrily.

Song Laosheng was not afraid, but straightened his body and said: "Your Highness, I have a plan to keep Dongdu safe, and the soldiers and horses of Dongdu will naturally come to Chang'an to rescue."

"Oh?"

Although Yang You was quite displeased with Song Laosheng, he couldn't help but feel happy when he heard this sentence.

"Let's hear it! If you really have a way to keep Chang'an and break the siege of the Eastern Capital, I would like to ask Your Majesty to promote you to be the Chief Supervisor of Hexi Road!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Song Laosheng was obviously agitated, his shoulders trembled slightly and he said: "I think that although Li Mi's rebels have besieged Dongdu, but the city wall of Dongdu is as strong as Chang'an, and there are 40 elite soldiers guarding it, even if Li Mi has [-] rebels The army is not likely to break through. Moreover, the traitors under Li Mi all gathered in Wagangzhai for fame. Li Mi can give them the fame, Li Mi can give him the future, can it be compared with the imperial court? After all, Li Mi is nothing more than a traitor, even though he claims to be the King of Wei, his name is not right."

"No matter how hard those generals follow Li Mi, they are nothing but thieves."

Song Laosheng said confidently: "If the court is willing to reuse it, who is willing to be a thief?"

Yang You frowned and said, "You mean, the imperial court recruited Wagang Village?"

"Correct!"

Song Laosheng said loudly: "Li Mi is also from a famous family. If he rebels with Yang Xuangan at a moment's notice, he will have no way out. If he is a thief for a day, he will be branded a thief for the rest of his life.