In March of the 10th year of Daye, two things that shocked the whole country broke out! The first one was that General Li Hun of the Right Xiaowei and his nephew Li Min, the Guanglu doctor, were involved in the rebellion. They were reported by the General of the Left Wei, Yu Wenshu, the Duke of Xu State. It was later verified to be true.
The emperor was furious and issued an order to kill all of Li Hun and Li Min! Anyone who had anything to do with Li Hun and Li Min would be implicated, and countless people were sent to the frontier fortresses!
The second incident caused an uproar in the world! After two failures, Yang Guang resolutely ordered the third expedition to Goguryeo. Although all the ministers wrote to dissuade them, they were reprimanded by the emperor, and Taishi ordered Yu to confront him.
After being demoted, even Empress Xiao's younger brother Xiao Yu, the Minister of Internal Affairs, was scolded by the emperor on the spot! For a time, no one among the civil and military officials dared to raise objections. The Eastern Expedition was decided, and the entire Sui Dynasty was as historical as ever.
The trajectory is like that, starting to move towards its end!
As the edict of the third Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo was issued, the entire city of Luoyang was in panic. The once bustling streets now seemed a little quiet. At the door of an inn on the East Street of Luoyang City, two young men wearing armor
The man was waiting for something anxiously. These two people were none other than the young generals Luo Shixin and Qin Qiong who had been sent to Luoyang by the famous Sui general Zhang Xutuo!
On that day, the two of them came to Luoyang to report on the war situation on Zhang Xutuo's order, but they came at the wrong time, just when the Li Hun case broke out! Because Li Hun was an important member of the army, and his cronies were everywhere.
Among the Sui army, when this case broke out, the Ministry of War was most implicated! So they had been trying to find the Ministry of War for a while, but the officials of the Ministry of War had no time to greet them, so they just put off the matter.
Go down! Seeing that time is getting longer and longer, Luo Shixin and Qin Qiong are a little anxious. Although Zhang Xutuo has eliminated most of the bandits under Qijun's rule before, the situation in the surrounding counties is still very critical and may be endangered at any time.
Qijun. Luo Shixin and Qin Qiong both wanted to leave the matter here immediately and quickly returned to Qijun to help Zhang Xutuo!
After waiting for a long time, seeing that it was approaching noon, Luo Shixin became more and more impatient. He immediately turned to Qin Qiong and said, "Why haven't you come after waiting for so long? Could something happen?"
After hearing Luo Shixin's words, Qin Qiong also frowned, but still comforted him: "Don't worry! The Yuwen family is now a prominent figure in the court, and since General Pei has already established a relationship with the Yuwen family, there won't be any problem!
I believe General Pei will definitely bring us good news this time!"
The General Pei Qin Qiong was talking about was naturally Pei Renji, the veteran general who was sent by Zhang Xutuo to come to Luoyang with them! Zhang Xutuo sent the three of them to come together, but now that they encountered such a situation, it was naturally Pei Renji, the veteran general.
It’s time to play a role! These days, Pei Renji has been running around outside. He has just recently established a relationship with the Yuwen family. I don’t know if I can complete this matter with the help of the Yuwen family! Early this morning,
Pei Renji ran to Yuwen's house, but there was still no reply, so the two of them were so anxious.
Although Qin Qiong was comforting Luo Shixin, Qin Qiong himself felt uneasy. After all, this was not Qi County. Under the emperor's feet, there were officials more powerful than them everywhere. Even the world-famous Li Hun was not there a few days ago.
The family was confiscated and the whole family was exterminated! The head of the Yuwen family, Yu Wenshu, was a cunning and cunning man. How could he be so easily relied on? Pei Renji, like them, was just a general in the local army, and he was far inferior to these high-ranking officials in the court.
It's more than one step ahead! I'm afraid that in the eyes of the Yuwen family, Pei Renji will not be looked down upon at all!
Although Qin Qiong knew it in his heart, he did not dare to say this in front of Luo Shixin. As a good friend of Luo Shixin, Qin Qiong knew his character well. If Luo Shixin knew this, this guy would definitely go berserk and cause trouble!
If they get into trouble in Luoyang City, not only will their lives be at risk, they may even implicate Zhang Xutuo in Qi County!
Glancing at the end of the street again, Qin Qiong finally sighed and said to Luo Shixin: "Shixin, let's go back to the inn to have something to eat first! I'm afraid General Pei won't be back so soon!"
Qin Qiong didn't say anything, but as soon as he said this, Luo Shixin's stomach began to growl. Luo Shixin's face couldn't help but blush, he touched his stomach, and said with some embarrassment: "Well, I'm afraid General Pei was also
The Yuwen family is staying! This is good, at least it proves that General Pei is still quite valued in the Yuwen family, so let’s go back and eat some solid food first!"
"Oh my! Why is it so deserted! Master Wanxianglou is already tired of it! Lao Cheng, where do you think we should go to solve the problem at noon today?" Just when the two of them were about to turn around and go back to the inn, a voice came out.
But it suddenly came from the other end of the street. If it were on the busy street in the past, this sound would have been covered up by the noise on the street! But now there are not many people on the street, so this sound is particularly loud.
! However, the person who spoke did not seem to realize this. Instead, he continued to shout without concealment: "That's right! I heard that Yue Bin Building recently invited a Sichuan chef, and his spicy chicken is very good.
It’s in place! Why don’t I take you to try it today?”
"Gulu!" The voice of the person who spoke was extremely loud. It reached the ears of Luo Shixin and Qin Qiong, but made them swallow involuntarily at the same time. In the end, they could only look at each other and smile bitterly. There was no way, Zhang Xu
Tuo himself is not a corrupt official, and he has never been greedy for the food and salary of Mo's soldiers. Although Luo Shixin and the others were on official business this time, they did not bring much money. Originally, according to the previous plan, these money was enough, but there was no
Thinking that the plan had changed, they had been delayed in Luoyang City for so long! Now the three of them can't even pay the rent, and they can only eat dry food every day, let alone a good meal!
Sighing, both of them looked helpless. Soldiers are also suffering these days. Look at the rich children in Luoyang City, and then look at themselves. They are like heaven and earth! After all, the two of them have a good mentality.
, I was just envious for a short while, and then walked back calmly. Others eat their spicy chicken, and we eat our dry food. There is nothing unbalanced!
However, although Luo Shixin and Qin Qiong could think about it, some people couldn't think about it! Just when they turned around to go back to the inn, they found that the door of the inn was blocked by someone. When they looked up, they saw the waiter standing there.
The middle of the door directly blocked the way for the two of them. Looking at the appearance of the waiter, he had a look of contempt on his face and his hands folded on his chest. It was obvious that Luo Shixin and Qin Qiong were not allowed to enter.
Seeing the appearance of the waiter, Luo Shixin and Qin Qiong could not help but frown. Luo Shixin immediately shouted: "You waiter, why are you blocking our way? Get out of the way!"
"Get out of the way? Okay!" The waiter snorted coldly, curled his lips, stretched out a palm directly in front of Luo Shixin, and hummed: "Pay the rent for these days, and I will let you
Get in!"
The waiter in the shop was rude, which immediately made Luo Shixin angry! The behavior he had been begging his grandfather and grandma to report these past few days was not in line with Luo Shixin's temper, and if things were not done smoothly, Luo Shixin, an active volcano, was about to erupt! Now it's like this
How could Luo Shixin, a mere waiter in a shop, dare to be so rude to him? How could Luo Shixin bear such a tone? Immediately, Luo Shixin glared, holding the sword hanging at his waist with one hand, as if he was about to draw the sword!
Fortunately, Qin Qiong, who was nearby, had quick eyesight and quick hands. When he saw Luo Shixin about to draw his sword, he immediately stretched out his hand to block Luo Shixin's hand and shouted: "Shixin! Don't be impulsive!"
When the waiter in the shop saw Luo Shixin's fierce look, he was really shocked at first, but he soon recovered. He raised his head, his little eyes immediately widened, and he muttered in a strange way: "Oh!
! What? You owe the rent and you still have a settlement? You still want to beat someone up? Tell you! This is Luoyang! It’s not your country place! I don’t want to ask, since our boss dares to open a store here, how can we not have a backstage?
How dare you act wild here? It doesn’t matter where you come from as a soldier, I’ll still take off your armor!”
If he were a waiter elsewhere, he would definitely be respectful to Luo Shixin and Qin Qiong, both of whom were in armor! But as the waiter in front of him said, this is Luoyang City, at the feet of the emperor! Every day, the waiter sees countless dignitaries.
, I really don’t have much regard for such small generals as Luo Shixin and Qin Qiong!
Although what he said was true, it sounded so harsh to the ears of Luo Shixin and Qin Qiong. Luo Shixin gritted his teeth in anger, held the sword and pulled it out a few times. If Qin Qiong hadn't stopped him, Luo Shixin would have killed them with one sword.
This waiter who took advantage of others was killed! Qin Qiong was also a little dissatisfied with the waiter's harshness. While stopping Luo Shixin, she turned to the waiter and said in a deep voice: "Waiter! We will give you the rent money ourselves! No need to rush.
! We are all subordinates of General Zhang Xutuo of Qi County! We came to Luoyang this time for business! When the matter is finished, we will definitely pay the rent!"
"Hmph!" Regarding Qin Qiong's words, the waiter looked disdainful and snorted: "What Zhang Xutuo and Li Xutuo! I have never heard of it! I will give you two choices now! Otherwise, take out the room
Money, you continue to live here! Otherwise, you pack your bags and get out of here!"
"You! You've gone too far!" Now even the good-tempered Qin Qiong couldn't help it. He glared at the waiter with a pair of eyes as big as copper bells and shouted: "How can I, Qin Shubao, owe you this money?"
Asking for the rent? It’s simply looking down upon others!”
"Hey! Lao Cheng! Lao Cheng! Come here quickly! There's a lot of fun here!"