Junyi County is the closest county to Chenliu County, the capital of the Western Wei Dynasty, which is Kaifeng in later generations. It is also a large county with a circumference of twenty miles, a tall and wide city, and a dense population.

However, there were not many troops in the county town, with only more than a thousand people. The troops of the Western Wei Dynasty were mainly stationed in the area of ​​Chenliu County. Although Junyi County was large, it was not the focus of defense. Moreover, once the enemy situation was discovered, it was very convenient to rush from Chenliu County.

The business in Junyi County is very prosperous, with constant merchants coming and going, making this county full of various accents.

There is a small temple called Puzhao Temple to the north of the county town. Although the temple is small, it has the tallest Buddhist pagoda in the county. However, the tower has been disrepaired and is about to collapse.

That morning, a goshawk circled from afar, with its wings closed and landed on the top of the tower. An eagle slave waiting here immediately stepped forward, took a letter from the eagle's legs, and ran into the county town.

Soon, several knights rode out of the county town and ran towards Chenliu County.

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At this time, Wen Daya did not leave Chenliu County, but stayed to urge Li Mi to implement the alliance. The Tang Dynasty and the Western Wei Dynasty had signed an alliance agreement, but what the Tang Dynasty wanted was not this, but when will Li Mi send troops to Luoyang?

But Li Mi was vague about this important question. Although he agreed, it was not clear when the troops were sent and how many troops were sent. This made Wen Daya really anxious. If this matter was not done well, it would be difficult for him to return to Beijing to explain.

In the room, Wen Daya paced back and forth uneasy. He was waiting for news from the court or the King of Qin. Only when the news of the court's official sending troops came could he urge Li Mi to send troops.

Wen Daya's uneasiness also comes from Li Mi's attitude. Of course, Li Mi's own attitude has always been ambiguous. He has never changed, but Bing Yuanzhen's attitude can illustrate the problem. He has been running for them actively and enthusiastically to now avoid him.

This made Wen Daya feel a little uneasy. Bing Yuan was really a mirror. From him, he could see the subtle changes in Li Mi's attitude. Something must have happened here. This uneasiness has kept Wen Daya in suffering these days.

At this time, there was a sound of running footsteps outside, and a person rushed in to report: "Encourt Junyi County has an emergency report!"

Junyi County is an important stronghold of Tang Feng in the Central Plains. Eagles can be released there, avoiding the surveillance of Chenliu County. Wen Daya was excited and hurriedly said, "Where is the letter?"

After a moment, a knight quickly walked in and presented a volume of information. "Empress, this is the information I got an hour ago, sent from Shangluo County!"

Wen Daya spread the information on the table. It turned out to be the handwritten order of the King of Qin. There was only one sentence: "The Tang army has set out. Urge Li Mi to send troops as soon as possible!"

Wen Daya bit her lip and immediately stood up and said, "Prepare the carriage, I'm going to see the King of Wei!"

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In the past few days, Li Mi's attitude has indeed changed subtly. Just three days ago, the slave of Bing Yuanzhen revealed that someone bribed Bing Yuanzhen several thousand taels of gold, which made Li Mi very angry and immediately asked Bing Yuanzhen.

Although Bing Yuanmao denied the matter, the accidental killing of the slave made Li Mi believe that Bing Yuanmao accepted bribes, because this person has always been extremely greedy for bribes. If he did not accept bribes, that would be a strange thing.

And Li Mi quickly guessed that he actually bribed 3,000 taels of gold. Such a big deal could only be done by a certain force. Who would it be? Is it Sui or Tang dynasties?

From the time of bribery and Bing Yuanzhen's performance, it is not difficult to guess that the three thousand taels of gold can only be bribed by the Tang Dynasty, so Bing Yuanzhen tried his best to persuade him to form an alliance.

However, Li Mi did not punish Bing Yuanzhen. Bing Yuanzhen was very powerful in the Western Wei Dynasty. Without conclusive evidence, punishing him easily would cause the split of the Western Wei Dynasty. Li Mi was afraid of the enemy, so he put this matter in his heart, but he no longer trusted Bing Yuanzhen very much.

It is precisely for this reason that Bing Yuanzhen avoided Wen Daya, and Li Mi became less eager for the alliance between Tang and Wei.

In front of the map, Li Mi stared at Jiangdu. He had gradually accepted Fang Xuanzao's suggestion, moved to the southeast, moved to Jiangdu, and established his own power in the southeast.

This reminded him of the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the Sui and Tang dynasties to compete for the Central Plains, he buried his head in the southeast. Once the Sui and Tang dynasties were defeated in the Central Plains and were unable to look east, the three kingdoms of the three kingdoms would be formed.

Although Li Mi has decided to transfer his strength to the southeast, he is unwilling to ask him to completely give up on the Central Plains, which is more of a kind of emotional concern.

Since the Wagang era, they have used the Central Plains as their place of activity, and most of their troops were from the Central Plains. If their troops were asked to give up the Central Plains and migrate to the southeast, they would also be greatly boycotted by the soldiers.

Li Mi felt very embarrassed. He didn't know how to break the deadlock? He made his subordinates agree to move south happily.

At this moment, the guards reported at the door: "Report to the Prince, the Tang Dynasty's special envoy asked for an emergency!"

Li Mi frowned slightly. Of course, he knew that Wen Daya was still in Chenliu, and he knew very well what Wen Daya came to him for at this time? It must be the Tang army who sent troops, and he urged him to send troops to help.

Although Li Mi was reluctant to send troops to work hard for the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty's materials had not arrived yet, so he could not completely refuse and still had to continue to do it perfunctorily.

"Please come in!"

After a moment, Wen Daya hurried in under the guidance of the guards, and then bowed deeply when he entered the door, "Sir, please see Your Highness, the King of Wei!"

"Envoy Wen doesn't have to be too polite, please sit down!"

The two of them took a seat with guests and Li Mi asked with concern: "How has the envoy Wen been doing in Chenliu these days? Is there any in-house care for the inn?"

"Thank you for your concern, the inn has taken good care of you."

"I've been busy with official duties these days, and I don't have time to take care of the envoys and neglect the envoys."

"Where! Where! Your Highness's kindness is so grateful to you."

After a few greetings from the two, Wen Daya turned the topic to the main business. He bowed and said, "I just received a quick letter from the court. His Highness, the King of Qin, has led a 100,000 army to Luoyang. According to our agreement, the Wei army should also send troops to help. I wonder when his Highness will be planning to send troops? How many troops will he be planning to send? The subordinates need to report to the court. Can you tell me if your Highness can tell me?"

Although Wen Daya was a little difficult to speak, it was related to the overall situation. He still said it frankly without any ambiguity.

Li Mi didn't say anything. After a while, he smiled, "Since both sides have an alliance, I will definitely do it according to the requirements of the alliance. I, Li Mi, are also a loyal person. Please don't worry if I envoy Wen."

"When will the King of Wei send troops? How many troops will he send?" Wen Daya asked reluctantly.

Li Mi's face slightly darkened, and she was unhappy. There was no such thing as asking him. Even Li Yuan could not, but Li Mi still suppressed the unhappiness in her heart and said lightly: "I have said just now that I will arrange it according to the alliance. Doesn't Envoy Wen understand?"

Having said this, Wen Daya couldn't ask any more, and he couldn't ask any more. Li Mi still used this vague words to deal with him, which made him quite depressed. He had to stand up and said helplessly: "Okay! I hope Your Highness can send troops as soon as possible, and both sides will attack Sui Zheng together."

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Wen Daya said goodbye and left. Li Mi sat in the study and closed her eyes and said nothing. Soon, a guard reported, "The Fang Prime Minister is here!"

Li Mi quickly ordered, "Please invite him in."

Soon, Fang Xuanzao quickly walked into Li Mi's official room. "Does the prince look for me?"

Li Mi trusted Fang Xuanzao very much at this time, especially Fang Xuanzao advised him to take the southeast, so that he could see a glimmer of light. On the contrary, Bing Yuanzhen betrayed himself for the sake of bribery, which made him see clearly which one is loyal and who is traitor.

Li Mi smiled and said, "Wen Daya came to see me again just now."

"Bizhi met him at the door, but he came to urge the prince to send troops?"

“That’s right!”

Li Mi sighed, "He urged me very urgently. It's very difficult for me to deal with!"

Fang Xuanzao pondered for a moment and asked, "Can Your Highness be sure? He doesn't want to give up on the Central Plains."

Li Mi nodded, "I have too many concerns. At least in the short term, I don't want to give up on the Central Plains."

"If Your Highness does not want to give up the Central Plains for the time being, then the alliance with the Tang Dynasty cannot be easily violated, but it can be adapted."

Li Mi just wanted to know what kind of solutions to deal with the Tang Dynasty. He was overjoyed and asked quickly: "What kind of solutions should I do? Please teach me the Prime Minister!"

Fang Xuanzao smiled meaningfully and said, "Your Highness can send troops, 30,000 or 50,000, but you don't have to attack Luoyang, but go to Dongjun. Isn't there a Sui army on the north bank of the Yellow River? Your Highness will deal with that Sui army. Isn't this just decompression of the pressure for the Tang army?"

Li Mi smiled when he stroked his beard and laughed. He also thought of this method, but he was afraid that he would backfire. He didn't send much troops and the army was unwilling to fight. Instead, the army was annihilated by the Sui army.

He told Fang Xuanzao this concern, and Fang Xuanzao shook his head and said, "Bei Zhi is actually here for this matter today. Bei Zhi has been thinking about this matter. I heard that Your Highness and Yang Yuanqing had a good relationship in the past, and even Your Highness's entry into Wagang Village was related to Yang Yuanqing. Is there any such thing?"

Li Mi nodded, "This is true. In fact, I have a better relationship with Yang Yuanqing's father, Yang Xuangan, and I also have a close relationship with his grandfather Yang Su."

"Then I don't understand the humble position. Since that's the case, why doesn't Your Highness form an alliance with the Sui Dynasty?"

Li Mi was stunned. This question was a bit sudden, making it difficult for him to answer for a moment. He pondered for a moment and said, "Maybe it's because of Zhang Xutuo's affairs! He hated me to the core."

Fang Xuanzao laughed, "Bizhi thinks that Your Highness is a bit stubborn. If Yang Yuanqing is really such a vengeful person, can he get to this point today? He said he wants to kill Your Highness to avenge his master. I think he is actually just making a gesture to Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin and others, or reminding the Sui army that Zhang Xutuo is his master, which is beneficial to his support from the Sui army. If he is really determined to avenge, then why didn't he kill Bing Yuanzhen who came to his door when he was in Hanoi County?"

A sentence reminded Li Mi that this is true. Bing Yuanzhen repeatedly reminded himself to pay attention to Yang Yuanqing's revenge. If this is true, then why didn't Yang Yuanqing kill him when he was on an envoy to Hanoi County? It was obvious that Bing Yuanzhen said so for three thousand taels of gold.

Could it be that Yang Yuanqing is really just acting?

Fang Xuanzao advised again: "Your Highness, you have formed an alliance with Li Yuan and secretly have a friendship with Yang Yuanqing, and are scrambling between the two major forces and expanding to the southeast at the same time. This is the strategy of Sun Wu back then."

Li Mi nodded slowly. This sentence was reasonable and he was in his heart. However, it was of great importance and he had to think about it again.
Chapter completed!