Pei Renji was also helpless. Both of his sons were still young, and his ambition for fame was naturally not comparable to that of an old man like him. In addition, he had been dissatisfied with Li Mi for a long time. After joining Wang Shichong, he refused to submit to Li Mi's old subordinates, who were their colleagues at the time. It's a cruel move.
Pei Renji tried to persuade him many times, but his two sons obeyed, but they all fell on deaf ears.
But how did they know that they were holding the most elite troops among Li Mi's surrendered troops, and they were also descendants of the Pei family in Hedong. They were already feared by Wang Shichong, but now they had made great achievements. With the announcement of Henan becoming more and more powerful, not only did they not get Wang Shichong's They valued them so much that they repeatedly tried to deprive them of their military power.
Moreover, what they did also made other people who were also surrendered by Li Mi dissatisfied.
At this time, Wang Shichong was not polite, and began to work hard to win over Qin Qiong, Cheng Zhijie, Shan Xiongxin and others. Under the provocation, the cracks in the already discordant "Wagang Army" became even greater, which also made Pei Renji increasingly uneasy. .
At this time, Li Yuan secretly sent an envoy to Luoyang to come to Pei Renji to persuade him to surrender. Another Luoyang noble tried to win over Pei Renji to kill Wang Shichong and re-establish the Yue King Yang Tong who was imprisoned in Hanliang Palace by Wang Shichong as emperor.
When Pei Renji was hesitating, Li Mi was being escorted back to Luoyang. At this time, Pei Renji did a stupid thing. He persuaded Wang Shichong to spare Li Mi's life to appease everyone.
This suggestion is very good. Li Mi is no longer the Duke of Wei back then, and his old subordinates have long lost any friendship with him. If it is used well, everyone will think that people like Li Mi can receive preferential treatment, so we don’t have to worry. What? People's hearts will naturally stabilize.
Wang Shichong not only did not listen to Pei Renji's words, but also scolded him for not forgetting his old relationship, and then killed Li Mi.
Pei Renji was filled with anger and stopped talking at the moment, but his confidant Jia Runpu once again told Wang Shichong that he wanted him to bury Li Mi generously.
This time Wang Shichong was rude and killed Jia Runpu immediately. He also wanted to use his nephew Wang Xingben as a supervisor in Pei Xingyan's army.
All kinds of incidents came together, and Pei Renji finally made up his mind.
After a rebellion broke out in winter, Pei Renji and others were completely defeated and were killed by Wang Shichong. Pei Xingyan took advantage of the chaos and rushed out of Luoyang City to join Pei Xingjian in Yanshi.
After some discussion, the two brothers realized that there was no hope of revenge and their lives were in danger, so they simply led their troops north to surrender to Dou Jiande.
Well, Henan used to be very chaotic, and it is still the same now. The changes are so fast that it is dizzying.
However, Wang Shichong didn't think so. He once again purged the Luoyang clan and after Li Mi surrendered, he proudly killed the captured Tang envoy and sent it to Li Po along with Li Mi's head.
Of course, Li Po also met at the right time, otherwise the two heads would probably have appeared in front of Dou Jiande.
Two heads plus a letter, the meaning is very clear. Let's see, Li Mi asked us to kill him, so what do all the heroes in the world mean?
The self-righteousness and madness shown here made Li Podu a little surprised.
Ever since Wang Shichong sent the edict when he became emperor, he had thought that this person must be crazy, right? Now that he has done something like this again, well, this person is indeed crazy.
Li Po naturally knows who Li Mi is, but to say that he thinks Li Mi is so great is pure nonsense, and Li Mi has nothing to do with him at all. Who are you trying to scare by taking your head?
Fortunately, the other meaning is quite clear. The Tang envoy was killed for instigating a rebellion in Luoyang. Even if Wang Shichong had no intention of heading west immediately, he would not join forces with Li Tang to deal with him, Li Po.
In fact, the geographical location of the two capitals also determines their hostile relationship.
Of course, by the end of the year, the situation in the world seemed to be more clear. It was already a consensus that Wang Shi was powerful, with the largest territory and the most powerful troops. The Luoyang granary was estimated to be enough for him to struggle for two or three years.
Next is Li Yuan. After defeating the Xue family in the northwest, he can take a breather. However, compared with when Li Yuan raised troops to capture Chang'an, Li Yuan has undoubtedly gone downhill.
Li Po, Dou Jiande from Hebei, Xiao Xian from Lianghuai, and Li Gui from the northwest finally stood together. They were in a remote corner, and each had their own advantages, but they could not compare with Wang Shichong and Li Yuan who occupied the two capitals.
At the end of the year, the Li family, who had continuously increased their troops in Shu, also received rewards. The dissatisfied Xiao Mian failed to withstand the defeat and was defeated at Jianmen, and retreated to Kuizhou again.
After all, Xiao Mian still relied on the elite navy. In land warfare, he could not compare with the Tang army that entered Shu from the northwest. In addition, the chaotic barbarians in central Shu did not listen to his orders at all. The defeat of Jianmen was also a matter of love and courtesy.
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Immediately, Li Xiaogong ordered Liu Hongji and others to lead troops to attack Chengdu, while he led the main force of the army to encircle Kuizhou.
Undoubtedly, the situation in Li and Tang Dynasty gradually improved at the end of the year. The Xue clan in the northwest held back too many troops of the Tang army. Once defeated, the consequences would be almost chain-like.
But Li Tang, who had achieved some military victories this year, gradually became the target of public criticism.
In addition to the fact that Guanzhong dominates the world and has been the foundation of the emperor since ancient times, it is also closely related to the reputation of the Li family. In the years since Li Yuan started his army, the sequelae of the alliance with Zong and Lianheng have also been exposed, offending too many people.
Not to mention, everyone is becoming more and more wary of Li's family background.
Because the princes who are still able to stand firm and look forward to the present, their family backgrounds are not as dazzling as those of the Li family, so naturally they all want to get rid of them first and then quickly.
For example, Li Po, who originally wanted to hug Li Tang, became more and more disgusted with Li Tang. The aura of the Kansai noble family who was condescending and looked down on no one and always regarded himself as orthodox was irritating Li Po's nerves all the time.
In his opinion at this time, Wang Shichong and Li Yuan were almost the same, which was extremely disgusting.
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At the end of the year, snowflakes started to fall from Daizhou to Jiangjun. Of course, this kind of snow is more comfortable. It is said that auspicious snow heralds a good year.
Starting from the twelfth lunar month, Li Po began to reward meritorious soldiers lavishly. Just as Yuchi Gong thought, Chen Li and Xun Xiang were soon drowned in cheers.
With the addition of six more guards, there are not just one or two people who will be rewarded. Every guard who wants to build a framework will benefit a group of people.
In fact, this timing is not appropriate. The addition of six more guards will cause chaos in the army for a period of time and will not be of much benefit to next year's war.
But there was nothing he could do. Such a practice had been formed in the Bingdai army, and Li Po also needed such a reward to eliminate the impact of the attack on Longmen.
As everyone's job titles changed, there were more and more voices supporting Li Po as king.
In addition to someone adding fuel to the flames, Li Po's title has indeed become awkward. The generals of the Wei Mansion feel it is a bit awkward to call him "General Manager" again.
With the voices of the soldiers, Jinyang is almost ready.
Almost immediately, Queen Xiao's Yizhi also came to Jiangjun. Of course, he did not just give Li Po the title of king, but asked Li Po what title he wanted.
Well, Li Po, the prince, is indeed what he said at the beginning, he fell on his head without any effort on his own...