The Passionate Guns of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 224
The sight temporarily turned to Luoyang, the eastern capital, where the crown prince Yang Zhao was in court.Shaking his chubby body, he asked: "My dear friends, Xue's father and son were defeated by the Turks and retreated to Longnan, but they went all the way south to take Guangyuan, successively conquered Mianyang, Deyang and other counties, and Shuchuan was in a hurry. The Tugu horse bandits colluded with the Turks , after defeating Xue Ju, occupied most of Gansu, and has the potential to seize the east. Internal and external troubles, what can we do?"

All the civil and military officials looked at each other, secretly thought, the emperor personally went to conquer Gao Gouli, and the battle at Hangu Pass failed. If the government is empty today, and there is a shortage of major generals, you ask us, we know what to do?

"Du, everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the country. As the courtiers of the country, you are living on the salary of the court. Now that the country is in crisis, you are playing meat with the palace. What's the reason?" Yang Zhaolian asked three times. No, it was on fire.

Julu Commander Chai Shen saluted and said: "Your Highness, please calm down. Now there are rebels swarming inside and Di Man invaded outside. Our Sui Dynasty has reached a critical autumn. The Emperor's Eastern Expedition is far away from the capital. In my humble opinion, the court can now The only one who can turn the tide is Tang Gong Li Yuan."

"Ai Qing is right. Duke Tang is the humerus of the country. What should I do in detail? Please teach me."

"Your Highness, Duke Tang's family has been loyal and virtuous for generations. His son Jian Jiancheng and his daughter Xiuning are both great talents. Your Highness should use them more highly. Right now, the governor of Duke Tang should merge the military affairs in the prefecture and allocate more money and food to allow him to recruit troops. Rejecting the Turks and defending against rebels in the west can protect His Highness from worries."

"Zhunqing's play, come here, pass on the decree of the palace, promote Tang Gong as the left behind history of Bingzhou, governor of Bingzhou, Hedong people, and promote his son Jiancheng, his daughter Xiuning, and his son-in-law Chai Shao to the posts of generals to assist Tang. From now on, the Lord will replenish food and expand the army, resist the Turks in the north, and resist the rebels in the west, there must be no mistakes."

"Observe the decree." The decree official agreed and was ready to go.

At this time, another person came to report: "His Royal Highness, Marshal Yang Gan and Pu Shangong Li Mi were ordered to go northward to cooperate with the emperor's eastward expedition to Goguryeo. Now their troops have arrived in Xuchang. They want to go to Beijing to pay homage to the prince. Please decide."

Yang Zhaoshao was indecisive, overjoyed after hearing this, and sent an order to summon him.

Chai Shen saluted and said: "Hold on, Your Highness, Yang and Li Erqing have a mission on their shoulders, if you don't rush north, I'm afraid they will come to the east for more than just paying respects, right? Your Highness has forgotten that Daxing City fell. Because we left in a hurry, many civil and military family members died. If there is time for escorts to accompany them, this includes the family of these two people. After these two people have visited Beijing to pay homage, His Highness will ask about this matter, how will His Highness answer?"

"Ah? This... I was in a hurry when I abandoned Daxing. It's all because I was negligent and didn't protect his family well. The Erqing's achievements were so great that he went on an expedition to Nanyang, and his family had already fallen into the hands of Yang Yong's bandit army. Now I'm afraid I have already died, and the fire cannot be contained in the paper, so what can I do?" Yang Zhao's fat face became pimple again.Of course he knew how serious the consequences would be for Yang Gan and Li Mi if they learned that all their children had died.

Chai Shen continued: "Your Highness, the matter has come to this point, there is no need to blame yourself. Your Highness can draw up an order to let them rush northward on the grounds of the military emergency, to prevaricate them for a while, and then discuss the matter after the emperor moves the troops. "

"Just Yi Aiqing." After dealing with these two matters, Yang Zhao was sweating all over, and thought to himself, this prince is really hard to be, especially when the father is away, I have to take care of everything.The rest of the things are easy to handle, and such a difficult matter falls on Bengong's shoulders, how can Bengong handle it.

In Ruzhou, Yang Gan and Li Mi received an edict from Prince Yang Zhao. Yang Zhao praised and comforted the two in the edict, saying that the military situation in the Northeast is urgent. The emperor has arrived in Dezhou. There is a great mission to shoulder, and there must be no delay.The rest of the matter is secondary. I hope that the second minister will put state affairs first, and supervise the transportation of troops, horses, food and grass to go north quickly.

After the two listened, they looked at each other. It turned out that the two of them had already heard some rumors. Last year, Daxing City, the capital of the Sui Dynasty, fell. Apart from being shocked, the soldiers who were fighting abroad were of course concerned about their own family. They all visited, but did not dare to go to Beijing without a will.

Finally, the battle in Nanyang was over. Yang Gan, Li Mi and all the soldiers breathed a sigh of relief, and finally they could move back to Beijing to visit their homes. Unexpectedly, Yang Guang ordered them to make a northern expedition again. When they were near Luoyang, the two discussed and planned to go to Beijing to investigate the situation of the family in the name of meeting the prince. They never thought that the prince would give the two of them this order.

After kowtowing to receive the decree, Yang Gan asked the decree officer Wang Su: "My lord, when I left Beijing, my father was seriously ill, and I haven't been able to visit him for more than a year. How is his condition now?"

Wang Su was shocked when he heard this, and thought to himself, Mr. Chai really expected it. He knew that I was young and had been an official in Luoyang for a long time. The official made an introduction, and asked me to pick something nice to say, but I didn't expect it to be really worrying.

Wang Su pretended to be calm, with a smile on his face: "Master Yang, since you have been on the expedition for more than a year, the emperor and the crown prince have been very concerned about King Yue's condition. His complexion is very good, according to my official opinion, he will recover in a few days."

"That's right? Your Majesty's grace is mighty..." Yang Gan was very happy to take Luoyang's bow and bow.

Li Mi rolled his eyes and saluted: "My lord, tomorrow is the day of the lower official's consignment. The lower class Huang family will send some handicrafts to the official at this time to show blessings. Presumably, Mr. Wang will also bring some gifts to the lower official this time." Thief's birthday wishes?"

Wang Su was dumbfounded when he heard this. I just learned about the situation of Li Mi's family. His parents are still alive, and he only has three wives and concubines. He has never heard of a wife surnamed Huang. What?Every year on his birthday, his wife still does handwork for him, and Mr. Chai didn't mention it. How should I answer this?Wang Su was married there at that time.

Li Mi glanced at Yang Gan. Yang felt that Wang Su's hair had changed, and some words seemed to be made up. Li Mi sneered again, and his tone changed, and he said: "Master Wang, I heard that a year ago, the surname Li The Beijing official was blamed for no reason, and the family of the lower official was also placed under house arrest, is there such a thing?"

"Ah?... This... I have been an official in Luoyang for a long time, and I don't know anything about Daxing City. But I can be sure that Pu Shan has made great achievements in the world, and he has repeatedly made miracles for the Sui Dynasty. Gong, the emperor is so wise, how could such a thing happen? This must be a rumor." Wang Su wiped the sweat off his face and said.

Li Mi looked at Yang Gan, and Yang Gan nodded. Suddenly, Yang Gan pulled out his sword with a clang, pressed it on Wang Su's neck and shouted, "Master Wang, are you prevaricating me? Tell me, what's going on?" Son? If you don’t tell the truth, I’ll kill you!”

Wang Su was a civil servant. When he saw the sword pressing on his neck, he fell to his knees with a plop in fright, begging for mercy repeatedly.After asking one question and answering ten, Yang Gan and Li Mi were furious when they learned the truth: "My man, An Gan and Hun Jun are colluding to deceive me!" Li Mi raised a sword, and Wang Su's head fell to the ground.The accompanying servants turned green with fright, knelt down and kowtowed like garlic.

Yang Gan was furious, and shouted with his blood-dripping sword: "Everyone, we will fight in the north and south, and fight in blood on the front line to kill the enemy. His family members are in distress, such a foolish and senseless person, why protect him, just turn back!"

"Yes, it's the other way around! Enter Luoyang and kill the faint king!..." The tens of thousands of soldiers under him cheered up and shouted through the sky.

Immediately, Yang Gan ordered 16 soldiers under his command to wear armor and wear filial cloth on their arms. They worshiped Li Mi as their military advisor and rebelled in Ruzhou.

(End of this chapter)