Chapter 455 Song Laosheng made a plan

The spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, the wind is softer, the ice and snow have completely melted, and the sides of the official road are green, and the vast area is still peaceful near Chang'an, the capital of the Sui Dynasty is trembling, so although the people are still reluctant to leave their hometown. In the fields, early farmers are weeding wheat. A rare good year. If there is no war spreading over, the wheat will be stored in the summer. In addition to the taxes paid, at least this year can be survived.

Just in the early morning, the sun rose from the horizon with red smiles. The sound of horse hooves from the official road broke the tranquility. The farmer who got up early and went down the field looked up in the distance, and saw two horses galloping from south to north, like lightning.

Early in the morning, the old farmer frowned and thought to himself, why are these two people so anxious to travel?

Both of them wore hats to cover their heads and faces. They looked men in their clothes, but one of them looked much thinner than their companions, and the horses they rode were slightly different. This old farmer had been an auxiliary soldier and raised horses for the Great Sui cavalry, so at a glance it was obvious that these two horses were extremely precious species.

The tall man should be riding a famous Turkic species, tall and strong, and he could rush out a few meters away by stepping out of four hooves. The thin man should be riding a horse from the Western Regions, with a slightly smaller size, but the four hooves were pedaling like flying, and his speed was no slower than that of the tall horse.

"A Botawu, a peach blossom horse"

The old farmer frowned and thought to himself that the children of any aristocratic family came out. It didn't look like they were outings, so why didn't they bring a entourage?

Two horses swept over like the wind, and the old farmer sighed as he looked at the backs of the two men. He thought that no matter how much he was, it was important to be busy with the work in his hands.

He lowered his head and continued to pull the weeds. Just as his waist was sore that he was about to stretch, he suddenly heard a sound of horse hooves coming from the south. There were a lot of people listening to the sound. The old farmer subconsciously stood up and looked at it.

At least three hundred cavalrymen wearing exquisite armored armored horses rushed over with great momentum. When they saw the general led by the old farmer who pulled weeds on the roadside, they made gestures. The cavalry then slowed down neatly and stopped in front of the old farmer. Although the old farmer had only been an auxiliary soldier for a few years, they also had some knowledge. They recognized the identities of these people at a glance. In addition to the imperial guards, which army in the Sui Dynasty could wear such exquisite armor?

"Hey, old man!"

The headed general of the imperial guard asked loudly: "Have you ever seen a man and a woman riding a horse by before! The man looked thirty years old, with a handsome appearance, and a woman was around twenty years old, with a beautiful appearance."

It turns out to be a man and a woman!

The old farmer thought to himself, no wonder there was someone who looked thin.

"That was a criminal offender in the imperial court. If you saw it, tell me the truth, if you hide something, you will be the same as Qin!"

The old farmer pretended to be trembling and bowed and said, "Go back to the general, the grass-roots have just come to the field, and I haven't seen anyone come over."

"really?"

"Even if you take the courage of an ambitious leopard, how dare the Caomin deceive the general?"

"I don't know if you dare!"

The imperial guard general shouted and rushed forward.

The old farmer waited for the imperial guards to walk far away, and spat and cursed, "Chief Qin? Qin is a damn good man now. You don't want to catch me!"

He looked at the dust smoke gradually fading away in the distance, thinking that he didn't know that the man and woman who escaped before were the children of the family. Since he could have such two BMWs, he was definitely not from an ordinary family. But if he were a noble family, how could he become a criminal offender? The court is now dominated by those noble families, and the emperor has become a decoration.

Yes!

The old farmer suddenly woke up. A few days ago, he heard that Duke Tang Li Yuan rebelled. Yang You, the Dai Wang who stayed in Chang'an, ordered that the people in the Li family in Chang'an be chopped off their heads in one breath. They were all descendants of Duke Tang. The oldest was in a teenager and the youngest was less than four years old. These two people hurriedly ran north. Could it be that there was someone else in the Li family who escaped?

If you are really from Mr. Tang’s family, I hope God bless you!

The old farmer sighed and murmured involuntarily: "It's just a pity that the important officials of the court rebelled one after another. First, the Hu Ben General Luo Yi, then the Tang Duke, and the Sui Dynasty was really over. Only a few years... only a few years?"

Thinking of the prosperous era of the Sui Dynasty during the Kaihuang period, the old farmer couldn't help but feel a sore nose.

"spendthrift!"

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

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In early May of the 13th year of Daye, Liu Hongji, the vanguard army under the command of Li Yuan, was killed less than 500 miles away from Chang'an City. Yang You, the King of Dai who stayed in Chang'an, was the grandson of Yang Guang. He was very young and felt unconfidant when he heard that Li Yuan's troops were coming in a fierce manner. He regretted not following the advice of some ministers and insisted on killing Li Yuan's descendants in Chang'an City. As a result, it did not act as a deterrent to Li Yuan, but instead provoked Li Yuan's army.

Yang You was worried. At this time, the Huya Lang general Song Laosheng, who advised him to kill Li Yuan's family, stood up again.

"Your Highness!"

Song Laosheng bowed and said, "Your Highness, you don't need to worry. You are a military general in the court, guarding Chang'an, and you will never tolerate the threat of Li thieves to threaten the capital. You ask your Highness to give you 20,000 elite troops, and I am willing to go out of the city to fight Li Yuan to the death. Although Li Yuan's army and horses are known to be more than 100,000, they are just Li thieves' bluffing tricks. I think that the Li thieves will never exceed 50,000 soldiers, and most of them are the people who have been raped along the way, but they are just a group of refugees who have made a living with the rebels."

"No need to do more. Your Highness only gives me 20,000 elite soldiers. I will cut off the head of Li Zhe, and I will 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 him. General Shichong of the Eastern Capital has 100,000 powerful soldiers, all of which are the elite soldiers of our Great Sui Dynasty. If the King of Yue is willing to send troops to rescue Chang'an, even if Li Yuan really has more than 100,000 rebels, there is no need to be afraid."

"But Dongdu is still surrounded by the rebels from Li Mi of Wagang Village!"

Yang You said angrily.

Yang You, the king of Dai, is fourteen years old. He was born in the royal family, so he still has the calmness that he should not have at this age. Although he was afraid and worried, under the influence of the royal family, at least he did not seem to be panic on the surface. Yang You is extremely intelligent and deeply loved by Yang Guang. He is the third son of Yang Guang's eldest son Yang Zhao. Yang Guang has high hopes for him since he was a child. Yang Guang wanted to leave the capital Chang'an, and Yang Guang's idea of ​​passing the throne to him was already very obvious. Although his younger brother Yang Tong stayed in Luoyang, as the King of Yue, everyone knows that Chang'an is the orthodox.

At the age of fourteen, if it were a child of ordinary people, he would occasionally rush to his mother to act spoiled, and those with better family backgrounds were still studying in the county. But Yang You was different. He showed superb intelligence and stability since he was a child. Born in the imperial family, the training he received since childhood was how to govern the world, with a different starting point. At the age of fourteen, he was much more mature than his peers. When Yang Guang was trapped in Yanmen, Yang You, who was a young man, actually dared to lead troops to Yanmen to rescue the car. This shows that this young man still had great courage.

At Yanmen, it was precisely because he, Yu Wenshi and his troops were constantly restraining the attack of the Turkic wolf cavalry on the periphery that the Turks did not dare to attack the city with all their strength, for fear that the Sui army would attack the flanks. The Sixth Army and the Border Army guarding Yanmen would persist.

It is precisely because of this battle that Yang Guang loved and trusted him even more.

Yang Guang had been going to Jiangdu since he returned from Yanmen and asked Yang You to take charge of Chang'an to deal with the government affairs. The court officials could see that the emperor would most likely pass the throne to this wise and courageous grandson in the future.

However, although he was young and mature, his experience was limited after all. After hearing what Song Laosheng said, he could not keep Li Yuan's family as an insider in Chang'an, so he cut off all the children born in Chang'an and Li Yuan's concubines in one breath. Now he regrets it when he thinks about it. He knows that he has made a big mistake.

Therefore, when Song Laosheng proposed to lead troops to fight Li Yuan himself, he was not happy. Instead, he was very displeased with Song Laosheng because of the previous events.

"The rebel Li Mi has no less than 400,000 troops. Dongdu is surrounded like an iron barrel. Not to mention whether Dongdu can draw troops to rescue Chang'an, even if he can, how can he kill him? He spread out the siege of Li Mi's rebels and rushed to Chang'an from Dongdu to Chang'an, with both exhausted troops and horses. How many people can there be left in ten people?"

Yang You asked in a slight angrily.

Song Laosheng was not afraid, but straightened his body and said, "Your Highness, I have a plan to protect Dongdu without worries, and the soldiers and horses of Dongdu can naturally come to Chang'an to rescue him."

"oh?"

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

"Let me tell me! If you really have a way to defend Chang'an and have lifted the siege of the Eastern Capital, I am willing to ask Your Majesty to promote you to the Chief Executive of Hexi Road!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Song Laosheng was obviously excited, and his shoulders trembled slightly and said, "I think that although Li Mi rebels besieged Dongdu, the walls of the Eastern Capital are not as strong as Chang'an, and there are 100,000 elite troops guarding him. Even if Li Mi has 400,000 rebels, it is not possible to break through. Moreover, the rebel generals under Li Mi gathered in Wagang Village for a purpose of seeking fame. Can Li Mi give them the fame and fortune and Li Mi give him the future, which is comparable to the court? After all, Li Mi is just a rebel. Although he calls himself the King of Wei, his reputation is not right."

"No matter how hard the generals work with Li Mi, they are just thieves."

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

Yang You frowned and said, "What do you mean is the imperial court recruiting Wagang Village?"

"right!"

Song Laosheng said loudly: "Li Mi is also from a famous family. With Yang Xuangan's rebellion by a moment, he will have no way out. He will be a thief for a day and will be branded with the word "thief for the rest of his life. If the court is willing to live without any blame, he will have some benefits. I think Li Mi is a person who cherishes his reputation. As long as the conditions offered by the court are sufficiently generous, Li Mi will definitely be moved! If Li Mi can be recruited by the court, Wagang Village will become the military of the court, and he will be given a 400,000 army for free! What crisis will there be in Dongdu?"

“Besides…”

Song Laosheng continued: "I heard that Wang Shichong has acted unjustly in the Eastern Capital. Now he is in the Eastern Capital City, and the threat to the court is far greater than the thieves in the Wagang Village! If he can recruit Li Mi and restrain Wang Shichong, Wang Shichong will naturally not dare to have any inappropriate thoughts. For example, today's thieves are the most prosperous, but Li Yuan, Li Xian, and Dou Jiande are the most powerful, and Li Yuan, Li Xian, and Dou Jiande combined, his troops are not as strong as Wagang Village! If Li Mi surrenders to the court, the world will be determined!"

"But... Your Majesty once issued a strict order to kill Li Mi. If he is invited to help him, he will be afraid that he will not be able to speak."

Yang You was moved by Song Laosheng's words, but was worried that Yang Guang would be furious.

"Your Highness is overly concerned."

Song Laosheng said: "If the world is settled, with Your Majesty's benevolence, righteousness and virtue, who can't forgive his crimes? Yu Wenhua and his actions at the beginning were not much worse than Li Mi. Thinking of Yu Wenshu's merits, Your Majesty has pardoned the sins of the Yu Wen family? If you can forgive Yu Wenhua and you can naturally forgive Li Mi."

"You can try it."

Yang You thought for a while and said, "Then let it go. Gu will divide half of the troops in Chang'an to you. You will lead the army to fight against Li Yuan. Gu will not let you establish a military order to kill Li thieves. You just need to persist until the reinforcements from the Dongdu come. Gu will definitely report you as the chief general of Hexi Road!"

"I thank Your Highness!"

Old Sheng Song bowed deeply, then stood up straight, full of energy.

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