The fat palace maid sneered: "The empress bit her tongue and committed suicide. She is indeed dead, but have you ever thought about the emperor?"
Empress Dowager Xiao saw the situation clearly: "Go and tell Li Yuan that he will never use the emperor to threaten the Ai family. If he dares to harm the emperor, he will be risking the disdain of the world and will be even worse than Yang Xuangan! Look at the people in the world.
How many people can support him!"
Li Yuan was a minister of the Great Sui Dynasty. If he wanted to replace the Great Sui Dynasty, he could only abdicate. Before the abdication ceremony was held, no matter how much power Li Yuan had, he had to proclaim himself a minister in front of Yang Gao. Even after accepting Yang Gao's abdication ceremony,
After Gao's Zen position, at least for a short period of time, Li Yuan could not harm Yang Gao. Otherwise, he would be a traitor of the Sui Dynasty and would be resisted by other forces. No matter how powerful Li Yuan was, he would not dare to be an enemy of the world.
Empress Dowager Xiao understood this and was not worried that Li Yuan would kill Yang Gao, at least not in a short period of time.
The fat palace maid suddenly laughed: "The queen can see clearly. Although the prince can't touch the emperor now, he will be able to in the future. Even if the prince will never hurt the emperor, there is a person who the prince wants to kill but he will crush him to death.
About the same as a **."
Queen Mother Xiao was stunned and asked repeatedly: "Who?"
The fat palace maid burst out three words from between her teeth: "Xiao Dapeng!"
Empress Dowager Xiao was taken aback, her face suddenly turned pale, and she asked anxiously: "Tell me, what happened to Dapeng?"
At this time, she also understood why Li Yuan suddenly replaced the maids, eunuchs and guards inside and outside her palace. It must have been her and Li Bi. The thing Xiao Dapeng had conspired with was discovered by Li Yuan, and Xiao Dapeng had most likely already
It fell into the hands of Li Yuan.
Sure enough, the fat palace lady said proudly: "Xiao Dapeng is now the prisoner of the prince. As long as the prince gives the order, the Xiao family will be extinct from now on!"
In fact, although Li Yuan issued an order for a city-wide manhunt, Xiao Dapeng had been in charge of the Changshan Carriage and Horse Racing Company and was considered a man who had traveled the world. He was very cunning and his whereabouts had not yet been traced. However, there was no information in the palace.
This palace was all replaced by Li Cheng's cronies. Even if there was an uproar outside, it would not spread into the palace. Li Yuan took advantage of this information asymmetry and used the false news of Xiao Dapeng's capture to force Empress Dowager Xiao
Submit.
Empress Dowager Xiao finally gave up her struggle, let out a long sigh, and said, "Please undress for the Ai family."
"No!" The door curtain opened, and Li Yuan walked in calmly, waved his hand, and said, "Let the queen take it off by herself."
"You!" Queen Mother Xiao's face was full of anger, but she finally held back and gently untied the belt around her waist.
Empress Dowager Xiao had just woken up and was only wearing a small dress, not even a tube top. As soon as the belt was untied, the silk dress gently slipped off, revealing her smooth and white skin, perky breasts, slender waist and
The lush water grassland below suddenly appeared in front of Li Yuan at a glance.
Li Yuan made a "gurgling" sound in his throat, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and walked over.
Empress Dowager Xiao was filled with humiliation. When she saw Li Yuan approaching, she gritted her teeth and raised one foot to step into the tub.
But I heard Li Yuan say: "Your Majesty, wait a minute! Please ask your Majesty to change the clothes for the lonely king!"
Although Empress Dowager Xiao was so angry that she had no choice but to obey at this moment, she walked up to Li Yuan obediently and helped him take off his clothes one by one. A flagpole had been erected high below Li Yuan.
"Kneel down!" Li Yuan's cold voice made Empress Dowager Xiao tremble uncontrollably, her knees softened, and she really knelt in front of Li Yuan, lowering her head and not daring to resist. The emperor's woman was now kneeling naked before her.
In front of her, Li Yuan's blood surged, and he pressed Empress Dowager Xiao's head to his crotch without hesitation.
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The lack of information also caused Yang Xuangan in Chang'an to suffer a big loss. Liu Ziqiu's army had occupied Anren Palace at the junction of Jingzhao County and Fufeng County. Yang Xuangan in Chang'an City was still unaware and was still discussing with Li Mi to attack Xiao Xian.
deployment.
Li Mi pointed at the map and said: "The attack on Bahan has two advantages. It can not only solve the problem of food shortage, but also form a two-sided attack on Luoyang."
Yang Xuangan pondered: "It's just that Bahan's terrain is dangerous and easy to defend but difficult to attack. I'm afraid it won't be effective for a while."
Li Mi shook his head and said: "Although Xiao Mian calls himself Liang Gong, the people's hearts are not yet attached to him. We can take advantage of this moment to attack him. The lord must not look forward and backward! In addition, I have already contacted Zhai Rang, the head of Wagang Village.
, he is willing to follow the lord as long as he can be promised high officials and generous salaries after he unifies the world."
After Yang Xuangan relied on his famous family, he looked down on reckless people and said in a rather disdainful tone: "What great things can a group of bandits accomplish? Are they worthy of negotiating terms with Yang?"
Li Mi hurriedly said: "My lord, don't underestimate these grass bandits, at least they can contain Li Yuan. Although Luoyang has convenient transportation, it is also the place of the Four Wars. It was because of the containment of these grass bandits that Li Yuan did not dare to concentrate his troops to invade Chang'an.
.Li’s intention should still be to appease her.”
Yang Xuangan nodded and said: "As you said, I will order Zhai Rang to be the general and send troops to attack Luoyang. I will give you a reward after the success."
As long as Wagangzhai is willing to send troops to Luoyang, regardless of victory or defeat, Yang Xuangan's pressure will be greatly reduced, and he can focus on Xiao Xian with confidence and boldness. Of course, Yang Xuangan does not know that a tiger from the west is quickly approaching him.
Li Mi smiled and said, "Of course he is happy to make Feng Zhai a general, but if you want him to send troops, I'm afraid it will take some trouble."
Yang Xuangan frowned: "What should we do?"
Li Mi cupped his hands and said: "Li is willing to use his sharp tongue to persuade Zhai Rang! In addition, Zhai Rang's men are all brave and reckless people, and Li is here to help."
They make plans. If they fail to attack Luoyang prematurely, it will be very wrong for Lord Yu. Li wants them to have a protracted attack!"
Yang Xuangan actually valued and relied on Li Mi quite a lot. He was indispensable for planning big and small matters, and he was really inseparable. But what Li Mi said did make sense. Zhai Rang's attack on Luoyang was important, but it was even more important.
is the main force to contain Li Yuan. If Zhai Rang loses too quickly, it will indeed not be a good thing.
Thinking of this, Yang Xuangan waved his hand and said: "In that case, the Wagang Village side will be left to Pushan Gong. Pushan Gong, be careful all the way!"
Li Mi cupped his hand and said, "Don't worry, my lord, Li will disguise himself and mix with the caravan. Please take care of yourself, lord!"
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Just when Yang Xuangan and Li Mi were discussing about incorporating Wagang Village, Yang Jishan in Tianshui City was on pins and needles. After knowing that the inexplicable army did not attack Tianshui City, Yang Jishan did not take it lightly and sent more than a dozen scouts to go there.
After checking the whereabouts of that army, it turned out that no one from more than a dozen scouts had returned.
Yang Jishan felt that something was not right, so he sent 300 cavalry to Fufeng to report the news and ask for help. Although Tianshui showed no signs of danger at the moment, Yang Jishan valued his own life more than anything else, so he had to act carefully.
But the result was still the same. There was no news from the three hundred cavalrymen after they set off.
Just when Yang Jishan was anxious and uneasy, a soldier suddenly came to report: "General, something bad has happened. There are many people coming from outside the city."
Yang Jishan was shocked and asked repeatedly: "Where did these people come from?"
The soldier said tremblingly: "Go back to the general, it seems, it seems to be Li Shanfei's men!"
Who in the Guanlong area has not heard of Li Shanfei's name? Yang Jishan's face changed slightly and he said: "Tianshui City has high walls and thick walls, so why should we be afraid!"
Having said that, he quickly gathered his troops and climbed to the top of the city. He saw a dark mass outside the city, filled with soldiers and horses. There were about ten thousand people in the middle, all cavalry, using all kinds of weapons, including waist knives, long spears, and bows and arrows.
There were infantry on both sides, a hundred thousand in number. The infantry's weapons were even more miscellaneous. In addition to broadswords and spears, there were even sticks, dung forks, hoes, and shovels. The clothes on the soldiers were also in tatters, and most of them were in tatters.
People don't even have leather armor.
Seeing this scene, Yang Jishan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said loudly: "Who are you, grass bandits, who dare to invade our Tianshui territory?"
I saw a man from the cavalry team coming out of the city and shouting loudly: "People on the city, listen, I, Li Shanfei, have come to borrow one hundred thousand shi of grain. If you agree, then so be it. If you don't agree, attack the city.
Leave no chickens or dogs behind!”
Yang Jishan didn't believe that these mobs could attack Tianshui City, so he couldn't help laughing and said: "If you are not afraid of death, then come!"
In fact, even if Yang Jishan wanted to buy peace with food, there was nothing he could do. He didn't have one hundred thousand shi of food in his hands. Even if he had one hundred thousand shi of food, he couldn't give it all to the rogues outside the city, otherwise his army would be hungry.
. Some large households in Tianshui City still have grain reserves, but those large households are backed by different aristocratic families. Yang Xuangan's goal is to compete for the world, so naturally he will not allow him to offend those aristocratic families, and there is no way to ask for food from the aristocratic families.
The man at the bottom of the city sneered, waved his hand, and more than 100,000 horses, who had surrounded Tianshui City, rushed over from all over the mountains and fields.
These people lack weapons, protection, and training, but the only thing they don't lack is the courage to fight, and they are truly fighting for their lives. Their methods of siege are also very special, some carrying various simple long ladders, and others
Simply pile bags of sand outside the city. Some people were hit by arrows shot from the city top or hit by stones, and died immediately or were seriously injured. The people behind them just treated them like sandbags.
Pile outside the city.
The defenders on the city had never seen such a cruel siege method. Many people's hands and feet were so cold that they could not even draw their bows. One after another, some rebels had climbed to the top of the city, and Tianshui City was in danger.