Seeing that the strength of the Yuwen family was rising instead of falling, many civil servants and generals were very depressed. But no one could stop this. Yang Guang was hurt by the death of Zhang Xutuo and Yuwen Shu, and almost stopped caring about government affairs.
At present, it is difficult for civil and military officials to meet His Majesty the Emperor, let alone advise him in person that they should not violate the laws of the country due to personal affairs. Pei and Yu, who are in charge of government affairs, understand that half of Jiangdu's troops are placed behind the Yuwen family.
It's not a good game, but the two of them were too weak to accept Yu Wenhuaji's bribe, and they were really embarrassed to give each other maggots again. Besides, Yu Wenhuaji's game in Yanmen County was really clean and beautiful, and Pei
, Yu and other wealthy families all owe favors to the Yuwen family, and everyone has to pay them back now.
Since they could not prevent Yu Wenhuaji from regaining military power, Pei Ju and Yu Shiji had no choice but to find ways to strengthen the strength of other soldiers for the sake of the safety of the court and their own family. Because Dugu Lin had different political opinions with the powerful ministers, the imperial army he commanded was naturally not among the choices of Pei Ju and Yu Shiji.
.And Jiangdu Tongshou Wang Shichong, who has 30,000 Jianghuai soldiers in charge, is a good seedling worth cultivating. Firstly, this son has a good record in the past, allowing Pei and Yu to find a reason to strengthen their troops. Secondly, here is
Zi is a good person, and he is "filial" to several important ministers all year round. If you give him some benefits, you don't have to worry about him not reciprocating the favor in the future.
"In my opinion, we should take care of General Li. He is also a grateful person, which can be seen from his attitude towards Duke Tang." After vigorously promoting Wang Shichong, Yu Shiji still felt that he was involved in the government affairs.
Unsure, I discussed it privately with Pei Ju and Pei Yun.
"He does know how to be grateful, but he doesn't know how to be flexible. He is afraid that he will be like the Dugu boy and confront us everywhere in the future!" Pei Ju, who is in charge of government affairs, thought about it and responded hesitantly. In the past year or so, he has had a "good impression" of Li Xu.
It is also increasing with the times. Although he still looks down on the other party's origin, he is very satisfied with the actions of the Six Counties of Hebei. The only thing he is worried about is that Li Xu's power will be beyond his control in the future. That young man is a famous
He is a stubborn person, and once he believes that something is wrong, no one will give him face.
"There are advantages to not knowing how to adapt. It's not like some people who can even use it to stage the death of my father!" Pei Yun, the imperial censor, sighed and said quietly.
The recent series of power changes in the court made him look coldly. Although Pei Yun considered himself a brave and decisive man, compared with the Yuwen family, he seemed more indecisive than a woman who had never seen the world. Everyone could see clearly afterwards,
Yu Wenshiji's move to ask Zhang Liangzhong to diagnose and treat his father was simply a deliberate move. His Majesty the Emperor was ill in bed at that time. If Yu Wenshiji went directly to the palace to report that his father was in danger, he would certainly not arouse much sympathy from His Majesty.
Therefore, he deliberately acted arbitrarily and indirectly sent the news of his father Yuwenshu's death to His Majesty's bedside through the impeachment of the courtiers. And His Majesty's soft-hearted and nostalgic characteristics were also within the scope of Yuwen Shiji's calculations.
When I visited Yuwen's house, I happened to see the desolate scene of Yuwenshu before his death. As a result, the two brothers Huaji and Zhihe recovered smoothly. The strength of the Yuwen family not only did not decline because of Yuwenshu's death, but also increased suddenly.
A bit bigger!
This kind of calm and ruthless character was the only one Pei Yun had seen in his life. So he and Yu Shiji both had the same idea, hoping to reduce the threat to themselves by supporting an enemy of the Yuwen family.
"In my opinion, it's better to wait. After General Li has leveled Wagang for Your Majesty, we will have a better reason for him to enter the court!" Pei Ju still hesitated and lowered his voice to discuss with the others.
"The question is when will General Li receive His Majesty's imperial edict and golden sword!" Yu Shiji smiled and sighed. The guard commander Yu Wenhao has left Jiangdu for nearly a month, but there is news that he is still in Xingyang on the south bank of the Yellow River.
Wandering. The road was blocked by the autumn floods, bandits were rampant in southern Hebei, and the body was exhausted. There were all kinds of excuses. In any case, they just refused to deliver the imperial appointment to Li Xu in time.
"The road is not smooth, and there is nothing General Yuwen can do about it!" Pei Ju picked Yu Shiji with the corner of his eye and replied with a wry smile.
"Master Pei, please hurry up and remind me. The affairs of the Ministry of War are under your control. If Wagang is destroyed as soon as possible, we will save a lot of worry!" Yu Shiji's smile was a little cold, and his tone of voice was obviously impatient.
How could Pei Ju's mind be so delicate that he couldn't hear the hidden meaning of Yu Shiji's words? He shook his head and sneered repeatedly: "Master Yu suspects that Pei deliberately created opportunities for his family! Haha, why don't Master Yu do his duty?
Send someone to thoroughly investigate who is causing trouble, so that Pei will not have to bear this false reputation in vain!"
"I'm just reminding Mr. Pei. Anyway, the later Li Zhongjian takes office, the more beneficial it will be to whom, and everyone can see clearly!" Seeing that his good intentions were completely ignored by the other party, Yu Shiji shrugged his shoulders, turned around and left.
Seeing that the two people in charge of the government were about to get into trouble over some trivial matter, Pei Yun, the imperial censor, hurriedly stepped forward and took Yu Shiji's arm, "Brother Yu, don't be anxious, why don't I write a letter to urge General Yuwen?
Brother Yu should understand that although Pei Renji also has the surname Pei, his family is in the north, and he cannot be considered the same as you and me, the survivors of the southern crossing!"
Yu Shiji struggled a few times, but couldn't break free, so he turned around angrily and replied coldly, "It's okay, Mr. Pei can help you fix the book as soon as possible, so that everyone's ears will not be dirty!"
"That's natural, that's natural! Wagang will be wiped out as soon as possible, and the Holy Master will return to Dongdu as soon as possible. Although Jiangdu is good, it is not as prosperous as Luoyang after all!" Pei Yun, the censor doctor, agreed without saying a word.
Frankly speaking, he believed that Yu Shiji's reminder was reasonable. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that as soon as Li Xu returned to Xingyang, the first thing he had to do was to take over the command of Qijun's troops. This army
The team was trained by him, Zhang Xutuo, Qin Shubao and others, and they used their hands with care, so there was no reason to use others in the middle. However, the guard commander Yu Wenhao was reluctant to cross the Yellow River with the imperial edict and the golden sword, giving people
The feeling is that the Pei family failed to gain power in front of His Majesty, so they deliberately made a big fuss during the implementation process. In short, the longer the imperial decree is delayed on the road, the more opportunities Pei Ju has to control the children of Qijun. Once he has secured the military power
, even though Li Xu was holding the golden sword used by two generations of emperors, he was embarrassed to break up with a nominal subordinate over the ownership of more than ten thousand defeated soldiers.
But the actual situation is far from what Yu Shiji had imagined. According to the censor Pei Yun, southern Hebei, especially near the north bank of the Yellow River, is indeed a mess. Li Xu and Yang Yichen teamed up to fight with Zhao Wanhai in Hejian Mansion.
Gao Shida, Dou Jiande, Wang Bo, Yang Gongqing, Ge Qian, Gao Kaidao and other thieves realized that the situation was not good, so they had to seize every opportunity to develop and strengthen themselves before Yang and Li led their troops south. And Hebei Ambassador Wei Ji
He and Yang Shanhui, the prime minister of Qinghe County, were not easy to mess with. They led the young men from all counties to fight and fought hard with the bandits. Nowadays, the forces of officers, soldiers and bandits are intertwined in southern Hebei.
With you, the guard commander Yu Wenhao is not afraid of the Yellow River. After crossing the Yellow River, the golden sword given by the emperor may fall into someone's hands.
Yu Shiji, a sycophant who knew how to fight for power, couldn't describe how dangerous it was outside. Pei Ju and Pei Yun had to find ways to solve the difficulties for the coward Yu Wenhao. They each wrote several letters and urged the Henan Ambassador to
Seeing their old friendship, Wang Bian mobilized thousands of troops and tried to find a way to escort Yuwen Hao to the north to deliver the decree. On the other hand, he simply sent a few groups of confidants to spread the news that the imperial court appointed Li Xu as the ambassador for the arrest of Henan and was given a golden sword.
Different routes were sent to Boling. In this way, even if most of the messengers were intercepted by thieves on the way, someone would eventually reach the destination. After receiving the handwritten letter from the officials in charge of the government and the censor, if Li Xu wanted to avenge Zhang Xutuo
, will naturally use all means to obtain the imperial edict.
The two Master Pei's plan was clever, but they never expected that the current situation in Hebei was ten times more chaotic than they knew. After the autumn harvest, Zhao Wanhai was driven out of Hudian by Yang Yichen using step-by-step methods.
The bandit had no place to hide, so he had to go south along the Hutuo River, raiding prefectures and counties to replenish supplies along the way. After the news reached Boling, Li Xu, who had just settled down under the rule of six counties, certainly refused to let the rogue bandits come to his doorstep.
To avoid disaster, he simply led his troops out of Boling and blocked Zhao Wanhai's troops head-on near Boye County in Hejian County.
Li Xu, with Wang Xuba and Guo Xuan each leading an army of soldiers and horses as two wings, led his own central army and engaged the 100,000 rogue bandits under Zhao Wanhai. Wang Xuba and Guo Xuan, who had just taken refuge, were eager to make meritorious deeds and started fighting.
They were more brave than the generals at the Fenyang Army headquarters. Under the leadership of the two men, the soldiers launched wave after wave of attacks on the enemy from the left and right wings. Zhao Wanhai's troops were all refugees who usually did not have enough to eat.
How could they withstand such a blow? Less than half an hour after the battle started, the formation began to collapse. Zhang Hong, Lu Qin, Zhou Daniu and others took the opportunity to lead the cavalry to break through from the front, killing the rogue bandits until they were howling like ghosts and wolves, and were completely defeated.
Zhao Wanhai saw that he could not rely on large numbers to win, so he had to pack up the remaining troops and fight and flee. Li Xu wanted to scare the bandits away from the idea of ruling six counties by himself, so he showed no mercy in every battle. The two sides fought back from the vicinity of Boye County
In Gaoyang County, they fought more than 20 consecutive battles, and the rogue bandits were bound to lose every battle. At this moment, Yang Yichen led another army to kill them from behind. Zhao Wanhai had no choice but to lead the remaining 10,000 remnants to Baima Slope in an attempt to
Use the complex mountain terrain there to escape certain death.
Li Xu and Yang Yichen met, discussed it, and simply surrounded the entire Baimapo. On the one hand, he ordered Zhao Wanhai to go down the mountain and surrender within ten days, and on the other hand, he sent soldiers to separately destroy the remaining bandits and restore the areas destroyed by the rogue bandits.
order.
The two of them had the idea of pacifying Hejian with a battle, so they cooperated extremely smoothly on the suppression of bandits. This frightened the green forest heroes entrenched in the Bohai Sea, the plains and other places to sweat dripping with cold. Just from the number of minions under their command,
It seems that Zhang Jin said that Wang Xuba and Zhao Wanhai are not small in strength, but in less than a year, all three heroes have been wiped out. Youdao is dead, how can other green forest heroes be willing to sit back and die?
Almost coincidentally with the Sui court, countless eyes fell on Hejian Mansion. What was different from the Sui court's actions was that Yang Guang only gave a golden sword to Li Xu, Gao Shida, Wang Bo, Yang Gongqing and others.
However, the people were entangled and nearly 400,000 troops marched north in three directions. (To be continued)
