When later generations study the history of the early Tang Dynasty, they can never avoid the Sui Dynasty. The first reason is naturally the close relationship between the two dynasties, but more importantly, the "human" factor.
Let’s not talk about anything else, let’s just talk about Li Yuan himself. His mother and Queen Dugu are sisters. Can this be avoided?
Both Yang Jian and Li Yuan were descendants of the twelve generals of the Eight Pillars Kingdom. The two dynasties of the Sui and Tang dynasties were based in Guanlong, which destined them to have a love-hate relationship.
Besides, Doulu Kuan was from Xianbei, his mother was Princess Changle of the Sui Dynasty, and he was Yang Jian's nephew. But within the Guanlong family, who was not related to anyone.
When Li Yuan invaded Chang'an, Doulu Kuan surrendered to Li Yuan without a second thought and mixed up with the Conglong Gong.
Now, he is following Qin Wang Li Shimin again.
There was no way, he had a roundabout relationship with his ex-Sui, and if he wanted to get along well, he had to find a big tree.
After Li Shimin led his army to pursue Jie Li, he left Shan Yang to be guarded by Doulu Kuan and Pang Yu.
On this day, Doulu Kuan was handling military affairs in the palace, arranging troops for patrol and city defense.
At this moment, Doulu Kuan suddenly felt his eyes go dark. He looked up and saw Li Yuanji standing at the door.
So, he stood up and saluted, "Your Highness, King Qi."
Li Yuanji nodded slightly and stepped forward with his hands behind his back.
"General Doulu, how are you doing lately?"
Several question marks appeared on Doulu Kuan's forehead, "Do I have anything to do with you? If you don't go back home to drink, why are you here?"
As a general of Tiance Mansion, he knew what Li Yuanji was, so he always kept a respectful distance and did not want to have too much contact with Li Yuanji. After all, the relationship between King Qin and King Qi was not good.
"Thank you for your good wishes, Your Highness. Everything goes well. I'm just waiting for His Highness King Qin's great victory."
Great victory?
Li Yuanji sneered, there was no chance of a great victory, but a great loss was possible.
"May I ask what your highness is doing here?" Doulu Kuan couldn't help but ask.
Li Yuanji chuckled, "I want to borrow something from General Doulu."
"What?" Doulu Kuan was startled, he was just a poor man, what could be worthy of King Qi's fancy?
Li Yuanji bared his teeth and smiled brightly.
"Your head."
After burning a stick of incense, Li Yuanji commanded the people to wrap up Doulukuan's head without expression and put it in the box.
"Give me the order to summon all the guards in the city and all the officers above the captain level." Li Yuanji looked at his guards, stretched out his hand and touched his neck, "Do you understand?"
"Understood!" the guard clasped his fists.
Immediately afterwards, Li Yuanji ordered again: "Then, arrange our people in."
"yes."
At the same time, Pang Yu was in the military office.
Because Li Sixing guarded Tongguan and made great contributions in conquering Wang Shichong, Lao Li recalled him to Chang'an, made him a general, and served as the guard of the Prince of Qi's palace.
This appointment was tantamount to binding Li Sixing and Li Yuanji together. After getting along day and night, Li Sixing and Li Yuanji finally came together.
In fact, Li Sixing wanted to follow the King of Chu Li Zhiyun at first, but unfortunately, Li Zhiyun had so many powerful generals that he could not be ranked among them. What made him even more jealous was that Zhang Shigui was also attracted by Li Zhiyun, but Li Zhiyun
But he just didn't like him.
It’s so infuriating!
Today, he knew that he was about to go down a dark road.
But he has no regrets, because wealth is gained in danger. Back then, he dared to follow Li Yuan in rebellion, but now he dares to follow Li Yuanji to cause trouble.
"General Pang."
"Oh, it's General Li." Pang Yu started walking over with a smile.
Li Sixing chuckled and said, "General Pang, I'm here today. I have a favor to ask of you."
"What's the matter? General Li just said it's okay."
Li Sixing grinned and said, "Lend me your head!"
After saying this, Li Sixing's knife came out like lightning and stabbed directly into Pang Yu's belly.
"You...you...why..." Pang Yu fell to the ground, holding the blade with both hands, looking at the crazy Li Sixing in disbelief.
He never expected that Li Sixing would actually kill him!
Is there any mistake? Li Sixing is not one of our own. Why did he want to kill him?
Did he rebel?
Pang Yu didn't know this problem until his death.
Li Sixing stabbed him more than twenty times like crazy, and blood flowed all over the floor. Pang Yu fell in a pool of blood. His eyes were wide open, staring at Li Sixing.
"Kill all Pang Yu's subordinates and take control of this place." Li Sixing ordered coldly.
"yes!"
Shanyang's troops changed, and Fang Xuanling quickly got the news through insiders. He finally knew where the uneasiness in his heart came from.
Inside the Tang Army!
"You leave Shan Yang immediately, and I will let a secret agent escort you away. Remember, once you escape, you must immediately go to Yunzhong, tell King Qin about Shan Yang, and ask him to return immediately!"
In the inner room, Fang Xuanling looked at Zhou Shaofan with serious eyes.
"What should I do, sir?" Zhou Shaofan asked hurriedly.
Zhou Shaofan also had a good family background. He was the son of Zhou Fashang, the former Sui Dynasty military general. He was also a powerful general and a member of the generals. Because of this, he was highly valued by Li Shimin and was accepted as a confidant. He stayed to assist Fang Xuanling in guarding Shanyang.
"I can't leave, otherwise Li Yuanji will definitely send people to chase him along the way. By then, neither you nor I can escape, and the news will not be sent to King Qin. General Zhou, I know that you value love and justice, but at this moment, the matter is critical. We
The news must be informed to King Qin.
Otherwise, not only will hundreds of thousands of troops be buried here, but even the safety of King Qin himself cannot be guaranteed, do you understand that?"
Zhou Shaofan's expression changed again and again, and finally he nodded.
"Okay, I understand. Don't worry, sir, even if I die, I will inform King Qin of Shan Yang's news!"
Fang Xuanling nodded and said: "Tell King Qin that if you can get rid of Jieli and return to Shanyang, you must not let Li Yuanji go. This son is ruthless and desperate. If you don't take the opportunity to get rid of him now, there will be trouble in the future."
endless!"
"Yes!" Zhou Shaofan clasped his fists and immediately left through a side door with a few people.
Before Fang Xuanling could breathe a sigh of relief, several guards rushed into the inner room arrogantly and caught him.
Two hours later, Fang Xuanling saw someone in the room where he was imprisoned. It was not King Li Yuanji of Qi, but Liu Wenjing.
"You don't seem surprised to see me." Liu Wenjing knelt down in front of him and looked at him with interest.
Fang Xuanling said: "Actually, I'm still a little surprised."
"How to say?"
"I didn't expect that when you arrived in Shuozhou, you became a serious problem. If I guessed correctly, you should be the one pulling the strings when Jieli goes south this time."
"Hahaha, smart!" Liu Wenjing stroked her hands, "As expected of you, Fang Xuanling. The last person with such a keen mind was Du Ruhui, I think."
"Do you want to kill King Qin by doing this?" Fang Xuanling asked.
Liu Wenjing nodded and admitted without hesitation.
"Although we don't have a close relationship, we have fought against each other secretly several times. I believe you won't say nonsense. The battles for the heir have always been so cruel, aren't they?"
Fang Xuanling said: "Having said that, have you ever thought about it. Once Jieli goes south, the people of the entire Hedong Road will be devastated! Even if the prince wins by then, how will you clean up the country?
At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the world was in chaos and the vitality of the Central Plains was greatly damaged. Do you want to recreate the tragic situation of barbarians ravaging the Central Plains more than a hundred years ago?"
"Sure enough, you are so eloquent." Liu Wenjing smiled and did not care about Fang Xuanling's accusation.
Fang Xuanling said seriously: "This is a fact."
"Facts?" Liu Wenjing sneered, "Tell me what the facts are? The fact is that King Qin has a disobedient heart and wants to seize the throne!"
Chapter 15: The Shanyang Mutiny is in Critical Situation