Chapter 57: Eastern Capital (Seven)

The resumption of Yangcheng County has added a bit of joy to Luoyang after the snowstorm.

King Yang Tong of Yue was even more happy and issued an edict to celebrate the city and to welcome Yangcheng County to return. No wonder they were like this. Since Li Mi took over Wagang, what he heard and saw were the loss of cities. Although there was a great victory in Hulao and a great victory in Heishi, what he lost was the loss. He did not recover because of these two great victory. It was a regretful thing after all.

It’s not that Yang Tong had thought about regaining lost territory, but in his opinion, the person who regained Yangcheng County should be Li Yanqing.

But unexpectedly, before Li Yanqing had time to attack, Wang Shichong reported the good news. Yangcheng was recovered! This may be the most fun thing to be happy about in the winter of the 13th year of Daye.

The young prince Yang Tong set up a banquet in the palace to entertain Luoyang officials.

After the banquet, he brought Yuan Wendu Lu Chu and others to discuss matters, and also attracted Dugu Wudu to discuss the matter.

Originally, Yang Tong was planning to let Duan Da come over. However, Duan Da felt the cold occasionally, and had not been to court in the past few days. Even Yangcheng was recaptured and the palace banquet was not attended. I think he was really sick. This wind and snow also caused Pei Renji, the general of the right garrison, to fall ill on the bed. However, he did not feel the cold occasionally, but on a snowstorm night, he still led his troops to patrol the imperial city, which caused heavy troops to suffer from heavy troops.

However, it doesn’t matter whether Pei Renji comes or not, and Yang Tong doesn’t care much.

"Wang Shichong just recovered Yangcheng, so he changed his generals immediately, because he was afraid that the morale of the army would fluctuate."

"Why should the prince worry? At that time, General Dugu takes over military affairs, he only needs to invite Li County Bo to go with him, which will shock the soldiers in the army."

Lu Chu replied with a smile: "With Li County Bo's prestige in the army, coupled with his disciple of General Changsun and General Pei's son-in-law, there would be no mistakes. General Dugu is also an old commander in the army, and a royal family member. As long as he takes charge of military affairs smoothly, it will not take too long to control the military. At that time, General Dugu will be in charge inside and Li County Bo's planners outside, and Li Ni will not be able to be crazy for long. When Li Ni is destroyed, the king can rush his army to enter Guanzhong and catch Li Yuan in one net."

"Yes, the king has two sharp swords, General Dugu and Lixian Bo, in his hand. Why worry about not being able to calm the world?"

Yuan Wen all expressed his approval, and the words seemed to be the chaos in the world, which had been calmed down.

Sitting opposite Yuan Wendu was a middle-aged man, very tall and extraordinary in appearance. He had a long beard under his jaw and had a bit of solemnity. He twisted his beard with one hand and smiled while nodding his head gently. This person is Dugu Wudu. In terms of seniority, he belonged to Empress Dugu, and his fellow generation Yu Yangguang.

The Dugu family is a descendant of Dugu Xin, the eight pillar states of the Western Wei Dynasty.

The most famous Dugu Xin in his life was in addition to his outstanding military achievements, and his seven daughters were also his famous Seven Fairies.

Yang Jian’s wife is his daughter.

Li Yuan’s father is also his daughter…

In addition, Dugu Xin's daughter was also a queen during the Northern Zhou Dynasty, which also created the Dugu family's long-lasting status among the Guanlong nobles.

Yang Tong looked at Dugu Wu with all expectations, hoping that he could express his attitude.

Dugu Wu is based on his seniority, and he is from Uncle Yang Tong. He couldn't help but smile, "I have also heard of Li County's name for a long time. It is also a pleasure to join forces with him to defeat the enemy."

"Ha, General Dugu has this idea, why worry about my Sui Dynasty's failure to rise?"

"The thing about replacing Wang Shichong needs to be accelerated. If it delays for too long, I'm afraid Wang Shichong will repeat it."

"Yes, General Dugu has been in Luoyang for half a year. I believe he has already understood the current situation of Heluo? I wonder when I can take action?"

Dugu Wu said: "I wish to follow the king's order."

"That's the case, then let's replace it when the Han arrives.

At that time, Gu will recall Wang Shichong. And then Li County Bo will also come to Luoyang to report his duties. At that time, General Dugu can get to know Li County Bo and then remove Wang Shichong's military power. However, if he retakes Yangcheng County, he will be considered a meritorious service, so how should he be resettled?"

Lu Chu said casually: "Recently, the bandits in Nanyang have suffered serious risks, and there has been a vague trend of spreading to Xiangcheng County.

Didn’t Duan Dacheng report to the Dongdu several times, asking the court to send more people who can fight to fight and go to quell the bandits? Although Wang Shichong failed to fight Li Ni, he did make contributions to suppressing bandits. He had beaten Lu Mingyue in Nanyang before, so he killed him as the Nanyang Captain and ordered him to quell the bandits? In short, Nanyang Captain was also from the third rank, which was one rank higher than his current position."

That's right, the Nanyang Camp's Captain is indeed of high rank and has the power to lead military affairs alone.

But the problem is that once Wang Shichong arrives in Nanyang, even if he is isolated from the power center of the Dongdu. Nanyang is different from Luoyang. Luoyang has Hanjia Cang, Xingluo Cang, and Luokou Cang... But what about Nanyang? There is a shortage of materials and serious bandits. In addition, when Wang Shichong beat Lu Mingyue in Nanyang, it was a bit too vicious, so that several towns turned into ruins in the war.

The people of Nanyang have a deep resentment towards Wang Shichong!

Lu Chu's disgust towards Wang Shichong has been around for a long time. From the beginning, he did not like Wang Shichong, and it was a disgust from the bottom of his heart.

The reason...it's very simple, that's Wang Shichong's bloodline.

Wang Shichong's original surname is Zhi, and he is a descendant of the Western Regions. Although he is now a child of the Wang family in Taiyuan, in fact, he has no bloodline relationship with the Wang family. After Wang Shichong was born, he went to the Wang family with his mother. Although his surname is Wang, he is in the bloodline of the Hu people in the Western Regions.

Lu Chu is a child of the Lu family in Fanyang and is a northern clan, and is one of the seven great masters of the five surnames.

His emphasis on bloodline even exceeded that of many descendants. Therefore, he could support Li Yanqing when he was unhappy with Li Yanqing. Since entering Dongdu, Wang Shichong has been versatile and has made friends with a lot of money. He seems diligent, but is actually afraid of cumbersome. This person is a standard villain, rude, hypocritical, and greedy... Lu Chu didn't like Wang Shichong very much since he saw Wang Shichong's first appearance.

Throw him to Nanyang?

Let him die!

His thoughts were exactly what Dugu Wudu wanted.

The further Wang Shichong went, the better, so the less the contribution of Yangcheng County would have to do with him; Yuan Wendu also knew the situation in Nanyang. But he was also very annoyed Wang Shichong because Wang Shichong was so good at bragging and talking big. He said in Luoyang how great he was, but he didn't expect that in the first battle of Jiashizihe, in the second battle of Mingling, and in the third battle of Songgao, the loss of troops and generals, leaving Yuan Wendu with little face.

At the beginning, Yuan Wen strongly recommended Wang Shichong!

Now that Wang Shichong has won a little, Yuan Wen can take the opportunity to step down. However, it is absolutely impossible to let him take care of Wang Shichong.

Three people, three thoughts.

Yang Tong felt a little embarrassed. After all, Wang Shichong had just won the battle and he was given up on his official position, and he could not help but feel like he was killing a donkey.

However, he was not sure about the situation in Nanyang, and Wang Shichong seemed to be doing well in Nanyang.

From being left behind in Luoyang in the fourth rank, he suddenly became a captain in the third rank. In terms of rank, he was promoted two levels in a row, which should be able to compensate Wang Shichong.

"Since everyone has no objection, then according to General Lu's words, he appointed Wang Shichong as the captain of Nanyang to quell the bandits."

Yang Tong slapped the table and said that Wang Shichong's future would be decided like this.

Lu Chu, Yuan Wendu and Dugu Wudu looked at each other, and they couldn't help but understand them all, and nodded slightly with a smile.

Everyone knows the mystery of this. Lu Chu has no annoying person, and Yuan Wendu also sent away a plague god. As for Dugu Wudu, he can bring the victory in Yangcheng County to his own hands. His abacus is very smart. He has no conflict with Li Yanqing, and there will be no conflict in the future. Dugu Wu will definitely not interfere in his Xingyang County affairs, so let Li Yanqing do it.

Guard Luoyang well and make the surrounding areas peaceful.

Make friends with Li Yanqing and let him charge in front of him.

If Li Yanqing loses, it has nothing to do with Dugu Wu; if Li Yanqing wins, he can also share some good and good things. In this way, why not do it?

As for Wang Shichong... who still remembers this unlucky guy?

Once this thought is gone, the mood becomes particularly bright.

Just as Yang Tong and others were drinking happily, there was a noise outside the hall.

A small yellow gate stumbled into the hall and knelt on the ground, "Master, something big happened, something big happened!"

"Why are you so panicked?"

"Wang Shichong, Wang Shichong is rebelling!"

Wang Shichong rebelled?

Yang Tong and others were stunned and could not react at once. Fortunately, Lu Chu's reaction was fast, so he put the wine glass in his hand, stood up and said angrily: "I knew this Hu Manzi had nothing good, and it turns out that way... The king, the last general requested to dispatch troops to pacify Yangcheng County."

"General Lu, not Yangcheng County... it is Luoyang!"

The little yellow gate Ai Ai said: "Wang Shichong has led his troops into Luoyang and is approaching the imperial city."

"ah……"

Everyone was shocked, including Dugu Wu, and they were unable to maintain their previous calmness.

"Wang Shichong arrived in Luoyang? When did he arrive in Luoyang? Why was there no notification?"

"Duan Da, Duan Da's old thief!"

Yuan Wendu immediately reacted and cursed, "It must be Duan Da and Wang Shichong's collusion, otherwise how could Dongdu not know Wang Shichong's movements?"

"What should I do now, how do you do, my family?"

Although Yang Tong forced himself to calm down, his trembling voice still betrayed the fear in his heart.

"Master, close the palace gate immediately and be sure to defend the imperial city... As long as Wang Shichong cannot attack, reinforcements will arrive sooner or later. By the way, ignite the beacon, ignite the beacon, and summon all walks of life to serve the king. How could the many generations of Luoyang see Wang Shichong so rampant?"

Lu Chu shouted loudly, immediately making Yuan Wen nodded in favor.

Dugu Wudu said: "There are still imperial guards in the imperial city... Although General Pei is not here, the king can also personally command and dispatch people.

He ordered Ba Yegang to attack and block Wang Shichong. Wang Shichong came to Luoyang without knowing it. He would not have too many men and horses... Also, he ordered Fei Yao to guard the Sun Gate and Huangfu Wuyi to guard the Right Eye Gate. As long as he could hold on until dawn, Wang Shichong would retreat in the face of difficulties."

"Yes, close the palace gate and hold on to the imperial city!"

Yuan Wendu also stepped forward to offer advice: "Your Majesty, it may be difficult to hold on for too long. I have a plan to defeat Wang Shichong's chaos army. I hope that the imperial guards in the palace will come out from Xuanwu Gate and sneak attack Wang Shichong's back around Luoshui. If you succeed, you will attack inside and outside, Wang Shichong will be defeated."

"Yes, attack inside and outside!" Yang Tong was in a hurry and shouted: "Immediately Xuan Changqiu ordered Duan Yu to come and order Yuan Taifu to leave Xuanwu Gate."
Chapter completed!