Chapter 1: Luo Yinxiao

Like all counties in the world, Shangluo County is also full of bandits. There are many rebels. More than a dozen bandits have formed in Shangluo County. Most of them occupy the mountains and become kings, with thousands of people and hundreds of people. Among them, Du Shaoyang from Xionger Mountain is the most famous. (-<  >-net.)

Yang Xuangan's rebel army was also hiding in Shangluo County. Two years have passed. At the beginning of last year, Yang Zhiji received news that Yang Xuangan might have been hiding in Shangluo County. He led 20,000 troops to sweep, but found nothing. Yang Xuangan and his tribe members seemed to have disappeared in the air.

Last summer, Yang Zhiji died of illness, and his army was transferred to attack Goryeo, and the encirclement and suppression of Yang Xuangan was left alone. Yang Guang just ordered the soldiers from various counties to be arrested strictly, and there has been no news yet.

But Yang Guang never dreamed that Yang Xuangan was hiding in Shangluo County in a strange way.

Shangluo County, the county of Shangluo County, is located in the upper reaches of Danshui, more than 200 miles away from Chang'an. This is a Shang County with more than 4,000 households. Like other counties, the rampant bandits caused the wealthy families of Shangluo County to flee into the city, causing the population of Shangluo County to soar, from more than 4,000 households to more than 10,000 households, and a population of more than 10,000. The pressure of the prefect Zhang Ji increased dramatically. He applied to the court twice to increase the county soldiers. Finally, the court approved him to recruit 3,000 soldiers, so that the number of county soldiers in Shangluo County reached 5,000, effectively preventing the invasion of the bandits.

Shangluo County is already crowded, and the streets are filled with tents built randomly. These are extremely poor families who have no money to rent houses and have a little property. They will rent a house. If the conditions are good, they can rent a single courtyard. If the conditions are worse, they usually rent a house, and the whole family will crowd together.

Although the conditions are very poor, at least they can save their lives in troubled times. The prefect Zhang Ji is also good. He organizes large households and temples to provide porridge every day, and the government will set up porridge stalls themselves, so that the poor families can barely survive.

That morning, the prefect Zhang Ji took more than a dozen confidants to the streets to inspect the streets, as usual. Zhang Ji was about 34 or 35 years old, with fair skin and elegant manners. His father Zhang Xingzhou was a Chinese military official. He worked as a marching sir of Yang Su in his early years. Later, his family fell into trouble because of illness. When he died, he couldn't even afford a coffin. It was Yang Su who received the news and sent someone to send money to him to bury him.

Zhang Ji took a dozen people to a secluded alley. He winked the entourage, and everyone understood it and continued to patrol. Zhang Ji hurried into the alley and walked to the end, and came to a vermilion gate. This was a middle house covering an area of ​​about three acres, hiding in a secluded place in the deep alley.

Zhang Ji knocked on the door, and for a moment, someone asked, "Who is it?"

"It's me, Prefect Zhang."

The door creaked open, and a little boy leaned out and smiled, "The master just said that the envoy would come, but it's true."

"Haha! He knows that I was patrolling the streets at this time."

Zhang Ji walked into the yard, and a middle-aged man walked out of the room, with his foot-long beard floating on his chest. This person was Yang Xuangan. He was protected by Zhang Ji and had been hiding in Shangluo County for two years.

When Yang Xuangan retreated, there were still tens of thousands of troops, but he also knew that the army was mixed with dragons and snakes and people were uneven, and sooner or later he would betray him. He would disperse all the money and food in the army and disband the army. He led more than 2,000 loyal people and dozens of tribesmen to hide in Shangluo County.

Yang Xuangan was relied on his identity and naturally would not become a bandit. He found Zhang Ji, the prefect of Shangluo County. He remembered that Zhang Ji's father Zhang Xingzhou was once a subordinate of his father Yang Su. He didn't dare to have too much hope, but Zhang Ji remembered his old kindness. Not only did he accommodate him and his tribe members, but he also planted his two thousand troops into Shangluo County soldiers. This made Yang Xuangan completely disappear, and his army even cooperated with Yang Zhiji to suppress bandits.

This hideout took two years, and Yang Xuangan has been waiting for the opportunity to make a comeback.

"How could Brother Da come today?" Yang Yuangan asked with a smile.

Zhang Ji pointed to the room, "Go inside and talk!"

The two walked into the room and sat down. The little boy served them tea. Yang Xuangan asked first: "How are the soldiers?"

"Don't worry, everyone is very good, Xie Yingdeng is good, not only has high martial arts skills, but also has the ability to lead troops. Yang Wei is also a powerful general. Ming Gong has such a general, which is a blessing for Ming Gong.-<  >-net."

"Yes! They really didn't disappoint me, but it's a pity that there are still too few such talents."

"As long as Ming Gong reopens again, talents will naturally come in a steady stream. I think there must be loyalty and trust within the three households. The key is to be good at employed people."

Yang Xuangan nodded and turned the topic to the main business: "Is there anything that Dazhi has to do with me?"

Zhang Ji was a little nervous and hurriedly said, "I received a letter from the Ministry of War early this morning. The court general sent Yu Wen, the general of the Youtun Guard, and led 10,000 troops to Shangluo County to suppress the bandits."

"Yu Culture and?"

Yang Xuangan's eyes showed a contemptuous sneer, and he asked again: "Are there anyone else besides Yu Wenhua?"

"And there is also Guanglu Dafu Pei In-ki."

Zhang Ji said nervously: "Last time Yu Wenhua and Nanyang County went to suppress the bandits, exploited more than 100,000 yuan to hang up money. He came to collect money in the name of suppressing bandits. How should I face it?"

Yang Xuangan lowered his head and said nothing. He was not considering what Yu Wenji is doing? Moreover, the 10,000 troops he brought made him excited. If he could get these ten thousand troops, his strength would increase greatly. However, Pei Renji had rich combat experience, and it was not easy to deal with him."

"When will he come to suppress the bandits?" Yang Xuangan asked again.

"He wants to prepare a little bit, and the document says that it will take half a month, that is, around mid-September."

Zhang Ji thought Yang Xuangan was worried about Yu Culture and what he came, so he smiled and said, "Mr. Ming Gong, don't worry, there are many wealthy families in Shangluo County. Last time, Nanyang County gave him 150,000 yuan to hang him. This time I asked everyone to raise 150,000 yuan to hang him. Isn't he just for the money? Where is he really coming to suppress bandits?"

"No!"

Yang Xuangan shook his head, "I actually want his ten thousand troops."

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In early September, the weather gradually became colder. Emperor Yang Guang had been back to Beijing for half a month, but just ten days after he returned to Beijing, something shocked the world happened in Liyang. Li Mi led the Wagang army to conquer Liyangcang and seized this large granary with millions of stones of grain. The Wagang army announced the release of grain from the world in Liyangcang. Millions of people from more than a dozen counties in Henan and Hebei came to hear the news. The government did not dare to inquire. The county soldiers hid swords and guns. The young and strong counties of each county enthusiastically joined the army, causing the Wagang army to recruit more than 100,000 elite troops in just a few days. The total strength of Wagang Village reached 400,000, and the momentum was huge.

The fall of Liyang Cang not only shocked the Central Plains, but also caused the capital to fall into extreme panic. The price of grain rose from 400 coins to 800 coins overnight. Therefore, there were as many as 100 officials who took sick leave and did not attend court.

This was Li Mi's first public appearance. He declared himself the second largest figure in Wagang Village as a Guanlong nobleman, which made the bloated dragon in Wagang Village come alive and attract the attention of the world.

In the Xuanzheng Hall Square, Xiao Yu, the Minister of the Inner History, walked quickly with a worried face. After returning from Yanmen County, he found that the situation had begun to deteriorate. Not only was the rebellion in various places becoming more and more intense, but more importantly, he found that the memorials sent by governments in various places had dropped sharply, and the world seemed to be peaceful all at once. This was the most terrifying thing, which showed that counties and counties in various places had begun to become disinterested from the court.

The Wagang Army's conquest of Liyangcang was a major turning point, marking that the nature of the Wagang Army began to shift from simple rebellion and predation to fighting for the world. This was the exposure of Li Mi's ambition.

Xiao Yu sighed. He only felt that internal and external troubles broke out at the same time. The Sui Empire was swaying in the storm. But at this time, he didn't care about the price of grain, the county and the county's centrifugation, and the Wagang Army's transformation. He now had something even more infuriating and was waiting to be resolved.

When he was in court in the morning, he was stopped by dozens of imperial guards and asked him when the emperor would receive the reward from Yanmen County. Only then did he remember that the emperor had promised the soldiers that the city guards would give a reward. Now half a month has passed and there is no news at all. He was a little anxious and must remind the emperor immediately.

Xiao Yu came to the imperial study room, and dozens of eunuchs stood outside the door, each of whom was nervous and worried.

"What happened?"

An eunuch waved his hand in a hurry, "Xiao Prime Minister hurried back. The emperor was furious and had killed three eunuchs, and no one dared to go in."

"Why?"

"I don't know, it seems that after Yun Dingxing entered, the emperor's anger began to explode."

Xiao Yu was shocked, "Where is Yun Dingxing?"

The eunuch pointed to the imperial study room and whispered: "I don't know life and death!"

Xiao Yu shook his head and walked towards the Imperial Study. Even if the emperor gets angry, he will tell the matter out.

In the imperial study room, Yun Dingxing knelt on the ground, his forehead was bleeding, but he still didn't dare to move. Yang Guang's face was ashen and he paced back and forth with his hands behind his back. He now needed a dragon boat to patrol Jiangdu. The dragon boats in the past were burned by Yang Xuangan two years ago, so he could only build a new boat. It is September now, and he must set out before the freezing, but Yun Dingxing couldn't make it.

Yang Guang stopped and turned around and roared: "When should you give me a clear answer?"

"Your Majesty, it will take four months at the earliest."

"No! I can't wait. At most two months. If the dragon boat cannot be built, you can just wait and lose your head!"

Yun Dingxing was so anxious that he kowtowed, "Your Majesty, I will be able to make it for another month or two months!"

Yang Guang stared at his eyes and said: "It will freeze in March. Could it be that you have colluded with the bandits and want to trap me to death in Luoyang?"

Yun Dingxing was helpless and had to wipe off the blood from his forehead and cried, "Even if I am exhausted, it will definitely cause it within two months."

"That's your business, I don't care! No matter how many people die, I only have a boat!"

Yun Dingxing stood up and wiped away his tears. He wanted to build hundreds of large ships within two months. He had no other way except to exhaust all the ship workers.

At this moment, Xiao Yu appeared at the door and asked carefully: "Your Majesty, can I come in?"

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