Four hundred and sixty first words: Li Yuan rebelled
Hearing Yang Guang's order, Lai Hu'er and Zhao Cai couldn't help being stunned, with bitter expressions on their faces. Now the number of bandits in Henan has exceeded 600,000, but Yang Guang only sent 10,000 people there. Countering the rebellion, how could such a small number of troops possibly quell the rebellion in Wagang Village? After all, Yang Guang still didn't believe there were so many bandits. On the contrary, he was suspicious of his generals and did not dare to send more troops.
Although I was very disappointed, in any case, Yang Guang was willing to send troops, which was already a good sign. The two veterans glanced at each other, said nothing more, and silently retreated to the side. At this moment At that moment, a man suddenly raised his body, clasped his fists towards Yang Guang and shouted: "Your Majesty, I think that Pang Yu and Huo Shiju alone are not enough to completely defeat the bandits in Wagang Village."
As soon as these words came out, the entire hall was immediately silent. Everyone's eyes were focused on Wang Shichong. No one thought that Wang Shichong, who usually specializes in greeting and flattering, would be so bold today and dare to question him face to face. Yang Guang's decision, this, this, does Wang Shichong not want his head?
Sure enough, after Wang Shichong finished speaking, Yang Guang's eyes immediately shot out two frightening cold lights, which were fixed on Wang Shichong's body. However, in front of such a minister, Yang Guang naturally could not be dismayed by Wang Shichong's rebuttal. To kill him directly, he could only suppress his anger and shouted in a cold voice: "Wang Qing, what do you mean by this? Could it be that you are questioning my decision?"
Yang Guang's words were full of murderous intent. If Wang Shichong had not answered well, Yang Guang might not be able to hold himself back and directly ordered him to be killed. All the ministers turned their attention to Wang Shichong, and many people were thinking about it. Secretly sighing, before this, Wang Shichong had won Yang Guang's favor and was considered a celebrity in front of Yang Guang, but now he is facing the crisis of being beheaded at any time. As the saying goes, accompanying the emperor is like accompanying the tiger. In today's world, In front of this holy master, I was really shocked every step of the way.
But Wang Shichong seemed not to hear the murderous intention in Yang Guang's words at all. Instead, he held his fists at Yang Guang with a solemn face and shouted: "Your Majesty, I have received your Majesty's favor and commanded Jiangdu with tens of thousands of soldiers. However, since I was stationed in Jiangdu, I have not been able to do anything." I feel guilty for having accomplished even a small amount of merit, and I always think about being able to be loyal to His Majesty, even if my body is broken to pieces, I will not hesitate to do so."
Wang Shichong's expression of loyalty also made Yang Guang's face look much better, but even so, Yang Guang still remembered what Wang Shichong had just said when he questioned him, and shouted coldly: "I know you are loyal, but you can't be too greedy for merit. Seeking progress, this will only be counterproductive, well, retreat quickly." Although Yang Guang seemed to let Wang Shichong go on the surface, he had already made a plan in his heart to punish him in a few days, so as not to He is pampered and coquettish.
However, Wang Shichong did not seem to retreat because he had escaped disaster. Instead, he bowed to Yang Guangna and shouted in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I am not greedy for success, but the current situation is such that I have to take the risk." I am going to give you advice, and I sincerely ask your Majesty to listen to what I have to say."
"Well," he didn't expect Wang Shichong to be so ungrateful. Now Yang Guangke was really angry. He snorted and stood up, clasping his hands behind his back. He stared at Wang Shichong coldly and shouted: "Okay, Then I will listen to how you, a loyal minister, give your loyal words. If there is anything wrong with what you say, then I will definitely punish you with the crime of disrespect."
"Yes, Your Majesty," Wang Shichong bowed to Yang Guang again, then clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, I have heard before that the Mayi rebel Liu Wuzhou, the Shuofang rebel Liang Shidu, and the Yulin rebel Guo Zihe have already Joining forces with the Turks, Liu Wuzhou, Liang Shidu and Guo Zihe even accepted the canonization of the Turks. These three sons have now become a cancer. If these three thieves are not removed as soon as possible, this will really cause a serious problem. I ask your majesty for permission. I will lead the troops north to eradicate Wagang Village first, and then follow the trend to eliminate the three thieves to relieve Your Majesty's worries."
"Well," Yang Guang's original idea was that no matter what Wang Shichong said, he would convict Wang Shichong of being disrespectful and kill him. But now that he heard Wang Shichong talking about Liu Wuchou, Yang Guang's expression changed. But it suddenly sank. Liu Wu and the Turks joined forces on Wednesday. This matter was so big that Yu Shiji and others did not dare to hide it. They reported it to Yang Guang early, and these For days, Yang Guang has also been worrying about this matter. Yang Guang, the bandit in the country, is not worried at all, but what Yang Guang is most worried about is the Turks in the north. The battle at Yanmen Pass two years ago has already happened. Yang Guang has a subconscious fear of the Turks, and now he has been stranded in Jiangdu. It is precisely because of this that when Wang Shichong said that he would lead the Jianghuai soldiers to go north to pacify the Liu Wu Zhou bandits, Yang Guang couldn't help but feel a little moved, but Yang Guang Ke was not so easy to let go. He snorted coldly and shouted: "Liu Wu is a traitor on Wednesday. Naturally, there are soldiers and horses from the north to pacify him. If you are appointed as Jiang Ducheng, then just mind your own business. Why are there so many idle thoughts?" To take care of the war in the north,"
Yang Guang's words were obviously a bit arrogant, but there was no way. He was the emperor, and no one dared to say anything wrong even if he was arrogant. Wang Shichong did not seem to mean to refute Yang Guang's point, but continued to lower his head and said "Your Majesty, this is exactly what I want to tell you. Luo Yi of Zhuo County rebelled and joined forces with the traitors Dou Jiande and Gao Kaidao. Now the old general Xue Shixiong has been exhausted by these three thieves and has no time to go north. But just now I have received information that the Grand Administrator of Taiyuan, Duke Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty, has raised his troops to rebel, and all the counties in Hedong have now fallen into the hands of thieves."
"What," Yang Guang had no reaction when he heard Wang Shichong talking about Xue Shixiong before. He had heard about it before, but Xue Shixiong was a famous general in the world, and he had more powerful soldiers from Yan under his command. In Guang's view, it was only a matter of time to deal with Luo Yi, Dou Jiande and Gao Kaidao. As long as these three thieves were defeated, Xue Shixiong could be sent to Mayi to quell the chaos. But when Yang Guang heard the last words of Wang Shichong, Yang Guang suddenly Like a bolt from the blue, his body swayed and he fell directly onto his dragon chair.
"Ah,,," after Wang Shichong said this, all the ministers also shouted in shock. This Li Yuan is not an ordinary person. He is today's cousin and a true relative of the emperor, whether in the government or the public. , both have high prestige, so Li Yuan's rebellion is very different from the rebellion of other bandits. It can be said that so far, among the rebel thieves, Li Yuan has the highest status. Even Daye Yang Xuangan, who rebelled for nine years, is far behind, and the most important thing is Li Yuan, whose surname is Li.
At first it sounds like this sentence is nonsense, but in the past few years, the word "Li" has become the weirdest surname in the court. "Peach and plums conquer the world; the queen goes around Yangzhou and wanders in the garden, "Don't talk nonsense, who said yes?" This song "Peach and Plum Chapter" has killed many people named Li over the years. But now, a man named Li has rebelled. How can we not remind the ministers of this? I came across something I shouldn’t have thought about.
Looking at Yang Guang, who was sitting on the dragon chair, he was leaning on the dragon chair, his chest was rising and falling, staring closely at Wang Shichong, his face was almost distorted, Yang Guang said fiercely. He shouted: "How is it possible? How is it possible? Why didn't I get any information before this? What about Wang Wei and Gao Junya? Are they all dead?"
If you want to count the person who is most wary of Li Yuan in the world, it must be Yang Guang. Although Li Yuan was expelled from the Luoyang court due to the dispute between Li Yuan and Wan He, Li Yuan's reputation still made Yang Guang Guang was very worried about him, so in the past few years, Yang Guang had been arranging people around Li Yuan in various ways. The two people he just called were the generals he had placed beside Li Yuan in the past few years, and they were in charge of Taiyuan. Most of the troops and horses, as long as Li Yuan made any changes, Yang Guang authorized them to kill them first and then report them. But now that Li Yuan has rebelled, and there is no news from those two people, no wonder Yang Guang is so angry.
After Wang Shichong heard Yang Guang's roar, he said to Yang Guang calmly: "Reporting to your majesty, General Wang and the others are indeed dead. Before Li Yuan's rebellion, he falsely accused General Wang and the others of colluding with the Turks and Liu Wuzhou. They killed the two of them and seized the military power of General Wang. They then forged an imperial edict and falsely claimed that His Majesty wanted to recruit soldiers and horses for another eastward expedition. Then they took the opportunity to win people's hearts and raise troops to rebel."
Wang Shichong told the story of Li Yuan's rebellion in a few simple words, and Yang Guang's eyes were red when he heard it. If Li Yuan were here, Yang Guang would immediately cut him into pieces. Yang Guang immediately became confused. He immediately stood up and shouted to Wang Shichong: "Wang Shichong, I order you to immediately lead the Jianghuai soldiers and send troops to Hedong. You must capture all Li Yuan's family. Remember, I want to live, I have to kill this with my own hands." The rebels will be cut into pieces." When Yang Guang said this, he was almost gnashing his teeth. The ferocious look on his face did not look like an emperor at all.
After hearing Yang Guang's order, Lai Hu'er, Zhao Cai and other veteran generals all raised their heads and looked at Yang Guang in shock. They wanted to dissuade him, but seeing Yang Guang's appearance, when the words came to his mouth, they couldn't. He swallowed it back again and could only sigh secretly, while Yu Shiji and other court officials immediately bowed to Yang Guang and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty is wise,"
Wang Shichong finally got Yang Guang's order and could leave Jiangdu, a place of right and wrong. He was ecstatic in his heart, but there was no reaction on his face. Wang Shichong bowed to Yang Guangna, cupped his fists and shouted in a deep voice : "I, I obey the order,"