In the spring of March, Luoyang, the capital of the East. On both sides of the Luoshui River, there are willows and the spring breeze is intoxicating. However, at this time, Luoyang has faded from its former prosperity. There are no more busy cars on the streets, and there are no boats on the Luo River.

The soft-spoken boat girl has disappeared, the wine shop of the sentimental Orchid has also gathered dust on the boards, and weeds are overgrown along both sides of the river, creating a lonely and depressed scene.

The Wagang Army besieged Luoyang for more than a year. Although it failed to break the city, it also dealt a heavy blow to the economy here. People who could afford it rushed to flee here. The metropolis that used to have a population of more than 500,000 now has a sharp decline in population.

Halfway through, if it weren't for the sufficient food reserves in the city and the lack of water, it would have collapsed.

Luoyang City has thick walls, many defenders, and enough food to last for three years. Li Mi obviously knew that he could not break through easily, but could only grind slowly, so he was not in a hurry, and kept fighting, and in the east of Luoyang

He stepped up the construction of Jinyong City as a stronghold, and he had the intention of starting anew and building a new capital city.

Jinyong City is the ancient city of Han and Wei Dynasties. Li Mi just built it from the original site, which saves a lot of trouble and is also close to Luoyang, which is very convenient.

Let's say that Li Mi received the news that Yu Wenhua and his army had arrived in Wuyang County, and was about to mobilize his troops to kill pigs and sheep. King Yang Tong of Yue actually sent an envoy to find him. Li Mi couldn't help but be secretly curious, and ordered someone to bring Yang Tong's envoy.

Come in.

After the news of Yu Wenhua and regicide reached Luoyang, the eastern capital, Wang Shichong, Duan Da and others elected King Yang Tong of Yue as emperor, with the reign title Huangtai. Seven ministers headed by Wang Shichong were entrusted with important tasks, which people at the time called

As the "seven nobles", these seven nobles

They are: Wang Shichong, Duan Da, Yuan Wendu, Lu Chu, Huangfu Wuyi, Guo Wenyi, and Zhao Changwen. Among them, Wang Shichong holds military power and is stationed in Hanjiacang. Therefore, among the seven nobles, Wang Shichong is the most powerful, even Yang Tong.

Give him three points.

Let us also say that Yang Tong sent two envoys to see Yang Mi, named Gai Cong and Ma Gongzheng. They were able to speak well, so they were entrusted with this task.

As the saying goes, the two armies are fighting and the envoys should not be killed. What's more, Li Mi also wanted to know what the thirteen-year-old young emperor wanted to do by sending envoys to him, so he treated Gai Cong and Ma Gongzheng with courtesy.

Treat each other very warmly.

Gai Cong and Ma Gongzheng were secretly happy to see Li Mi being so "reasonable", so they tactfully explained their intention.

It turned out that Yang Tong actually sent them to recruit Li Mi to surrender. After hearing this, the latter couldn't help laughing. He was indeed a little brat, it was so whimsical.

However, Gai Cong said without changing his expression: "Although Duke Wei has millions of troops and dominates the Central Plains, he can't do anything to Luoyang City. Now Li Tang has occupied Guanzhong and several counties in Hedong, and is eyeing the Central Plains. When Li Tang surrenders to Longxi,

, if you stabilize the rear, you will definitely be free to plot.

The Central Plains. And Gao Qi also occupies Youying and several counties in Hebei. He has many soldiers and generals and strong strength. He is looking for an opportunity to swoop into the Central Plains. In addition, Dou Jiande is not an ordinary person. He must have the heart to plot the Central Plains. Now he is rebelling against Yu Culture.

And even more, he led a hundred thousand rebels and came in force.

As the saying goes, two fists cannot defeat four hands, and a tiger cannot defeat a pack of wolves. Therefore, Wei Gong seems to be powerful and engulfing the Central Plains, but in fact he is surrounded by enemies from all sides, and his situation is worrying."

Li Mi couldn't help but look gloomy. Gai Cong's words undoubtedly hit his weak point. Yes, he, Li Mi, was indeed dominating the Central Plains. He was the strongest among many forces and had the highest voice for seizing the tripod. However, he was surrounded by enemies on all sides.

, Youku knows that if he cannot break the deadlock, then he will be in danger, and sooner or later he may be beaten by the county.

The most critical point is that Luoyang City has not been captured for a long time. It is like a thorn in his side that has been piercing his heart. If it is not removed, he will not be able to concentrate on dealing with the enemies from all directions. After all, the Sui Dynasty in Luoyang City

There are at least 60,000 to 70,000 troops in the army. This is a powerful force that can be fatal once it breaks out.

Gai Cong obviously grasped this key point and continued to persuade: "If Wei Gong can accept the emperor's invitation, surrender to Luoyang, and obey the emperor's dispatch, not only will he get the full support of Luoyang, but he will no longer have to worry about anything. What's the point?

Why not?"

Li Mi's mind turned and he said with a faint smile: "Lord Gai is indeed very eloquent. I have been persuaded by you. I just want my Duke and his soldiers to be loyal to Luoyang. There must be some tangible benefits, right? How can I win the trust of you with empty words?"

people?"

Gai Cong and Ma Gongzheng looked at each other and said with a smile: "As long as Wei Gong accepts the recruitment, the emperor will automatically designate Wei Gong as Taiwei, Shangshu Ling, and increase the title of Wei Guogong, and all the soldiers under Wei Gong will also be rewarded."

Li Mi's eyes flashed, and he immediately stood up and said: "In that case, Li Mi is willing to surrender to Dongdu and submit to my emperor from now on."

Gai Cong and Ma Gongzheng couldn't help but be overjoyed. They said goodbye to Li Mi immediately and returned to Luoyang City to report the good news to Yang Tong.

Yang Tong, Lu Chu, Huangfu Wuyi and other seven nobles were all happy when they heard the report. Lu Chu stroked his beard and smiled and said: "Li Mi is a man who has nothing to gain. I had expected that he would agree."

Huangfu Wuyi also said with a smile: "In this case, the emperor does not need to pity his official position and property. As long as Li Mi receives the official and reward, he must obey the emperor's dispatch. When the time comes, he will be ordered to attack Yu Wenhuaji, and the two parties will fight to the death.

, let’s wait for an opportunity to clean up the mess and reap the benefits.”

Yang Tong was only thirteen years old, and he relied heavily on Lu Chu and Huangfu Wuyi. In fact, the plan to recruit Li Mi came from these two people, so Yang Tong obeyed their advice and immediately issued an order to make Li Mi a Taiwei.

The Duke of Wei also took a large amount of property from the warehouses in the eastern capital and sent people to transport it to Jinyong City to reward Li Mi and his soldiers.

After Li Mi received a huge reward, he knelt down respectfully in front of Luoyang and shouted "Long Live Long Live" three times to express his submission to the imperial court.

Yang Tong was overjoyed and immediately issued an edict, appointing Li Mi as the Marshal of Daxingtai March on the Southeast Road, and sent troops to attack the regicide rebels Yu Wenji. Li Mi was also very obedient, respectfully accepted the imperial edict in public, and said that he would send troops soon

Clean up Yu Wenji.

After Li Mi respectfully sent away the officials who delivered the edict, he threw Yang Tong's imperial edict into a corner and sneered.

Fang Yanzao chuckled and said: "Huangfu Wuyi and Lu Meng, these two old foxes are really chicken thieves. They clearly want Wei Gong and Yu Wenhuaji to kill each other, and then reap the benefits. As everyone knows, even without this so-called imperial edict, Wei

I was also planning to kill Yu Wenhua and this fat sheep, but now I got several cartloads of treasures for nothing."

Li Mi also smiled and said: "Don't give up the free title and money. Since they all want to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and in the end the fisherman will benefit, then why don't my father-in-law just go along with the flow and pretend to surrender to Luoyang, so that he can gain both wealth and official position?"

Avoid being attacked from both front and rear, and wait for the country's lord to deal with it

Wan Yu Wen Ji, then turned around and asked to join Luoyang to assist the government. It depends on whether Yang Tong will not agree. If he agrees, then it would be great. If he refuses, then Yang Tong is not trustworthy in his words.

, you are a treacherous villain, so it is only natural for your country to raise troops to attack the city."

Chai Xiaohe said thoughtfully: "Now there are seven nobles in the Eastern Capital City assisting the government. Wang Shichong holds the military power. The other six nobles must be afraid of him. I am afraid that even Yang Tong will have to give him three points. As time goes by, he will rise.

Disputes."

Li Mi nodded and said: "It's better this way. Let them cause chaos on their own first. Maybe the Eastern Capital City will be destroyed by itself."

Chai Xiaohe smiled meaningfully and said: "In that case, why doesn't Mr. Wei pretend to be real?"

Li Mi suddenly became interested and asked: "How can we fake it and make it real?"

It is said that Chai Xiaohe was originally the magistrate of Gong County. He was quite resourceful. After joining Li Mi, he was highly regarded. He seemed to have replaced Fang Yanzao and became Li Mi's chief adviser.

Just listen to Chai Xiaohe say: "Wei Gong can continue to pretend to be extremely respectful to Yang Tong, report all the big and small things to Yang Tong, and usually go to the memorial book to ask for help even if there is nothing to do. This kind of little brat has an immature mind. Over time, he must

If we can win their favor and trust, they might really open the city gates to welcome Wei Gong to Luoyang to assist the government, and we can capture the city of Luoyang without any effort, so why not?"

Fang Yanzao laughed and said: "Brother Chai takes it for granted. Even if Yang Tong is easy to deceive, Qi Gui is an old fox, how could he be fooled? It is even more impossible for Wang Shichong to allow Wei Gong to enter the city and watch his own power.

Fall aside."

Chai Xiaohe smiled and said nothing!

Li Mi glanced at Fang Yanzao and said: "If Chai Qing's plan can succeed, it will be the best. Even if it fails in the end, I will not lose anything, not to mention that it can drive a wedge between Yang Tong and Wang Shichong. It is worth a try."

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Fang Yanzao fell silent after hearing this. With Li Mi's cleverness, he naturally understood that his old subordinate was competing with Chai Xiaohe, so he found a reason to send Chai Xiaohe away, and then comforted Fang Yanzao alone for a few words.

A few days later, Li Mi personally led his army to Wuyang County, preparing to fight against Yu Wenhuaji.

It's strange to say that I don't know if it's because Yu Wenhua and his guys are very lucky, or because the Xiaoguo Army is really powerful. In less than ten days, they managed to successfully capture several counties in Wuyang County.

, stabilized the position.

Li Mi was shocked when he heard the report, but he did not dare to take it lightly anymore. He immediately sent Pei Renji to lead a vanguard army to Liyangcang to strengthen the defense there.
Chapter completed!