Soon Yang Shilan came back, and behind him was a man wearing armor. When he entered the hall, everyone saw the man's appearance clearly, but they were all frightened. Jump, everyone jumped up. Everyone recognized this man. He was none other than the current general serving as a young eunuch, Yuwen Zhiji, the second son of the late Xu Guogong Yu Wenshu.
Seeing everyone's surprised expressions, Yu Wen Zhiji's mouth curled up slightly, but he walked to Zhao Xingshu on his own, nodded to Zhao Xingshu, and then smiled and said to everyone: "Everyone, sit down. Well, don’t we have something important to discuss?”
After hearing Yuwen Zhiji's words, everyone did not sit down immediately. Instead, they looked at Yuwen Zhiji in surprise. At the same time, they turned their attention to Sima Dekan, as if waiting for Sima Dekan's attitude, but Sima Dekan kept silent. Staring at Yuwen Zhiji closely, it seemed that he wanted to guess something from Yuwen Zhiji's expression. Unfortunately, Yuwen Zhiji always maintained an indifferent expression. Sima Dekan took a deep breath and spoke softly to everyone. He nodded and motioned for them to sit down. Then, Sima Dekan stared at Yuwen Zhiji and Zhao Xingshu closely, and said in a deep voice: "Master Yuwen, General Zhao, what exactly do you want to do, tell me clearly."
Yuwen Zhiji smiled, but first glanced at everyone, shook his head slightly, and said: "Just before I came, I was listening to Shi Lan. You guys want to leave. Tsk, Tsk, General Sima, you can do it too. You are a veteran on the battlefield. How could you come up with such an unwise move? If you just run away like this, wouldn't you be putting yourself in danger? When the time comes, the Holy Spirit sends troops to pursue you, you can only sit back and wait for death. Could it be that you are just waiting for death? I can’t be willing to end up like this,”
As soon as Yuwen Zhiji said these words, everyone immediately hesitated. Yuwen Zhiji could be said to have hit everyone's Achilles heel with his words. It was this point that everyone was most worried about now. For a moment, everyone You look at me and I look at you. I don't know how to answer. Meng Bing turned his head and asked Yuwen Zhiji: "Then, according to Master Yuwen's wishes, how should we act?"
Hearing Meng Bing's question, Yu Wen Zhiji's lips curled up again. He was just waiting for this sentence. Then Yu Wen Zhiji smiled and said: "Although today's sage is unprincipled, he still has power. , your escape will only lead to your own death like that idiot Dou Xian. Now that bandits are rising in the world, even Tang Guogong Li Yuan has raised an army to rebel. It is the heaven that wants to destroy the Sui Dynasty. You are all commanders of the Royal Forest Army. In your hands, He controls the entire Royal Forest Army, and the Holy One is immoral, and the soldiers have no intention of being loyal. It is better to obey God's will, gather together, and work together to achieve great things. You can achieve the merits of an emperor. In the future, you will become princes and ministers, and leave your name in history. It is just a matter of returning to the throne. ,"
No one expected that such words would come out of Yuwen Zhiji's mouth. You know, although Yuwen Zhiji's father Yuwenshu controlled the government and accepted bribes, he was absolutely loyal to the emperor. Why did Yuwenshu do this? Not long after his death, his son came to instigate everyone to rebel. After hearing Yuwen Zhiji's words, Sima Dekan was the first to stand up, with murderous intent on his face, and with a clang, he pulled out his sword. He pointed his sword at Yuwen Zhiji and shouted: "Bold, Yuwen Zhiji, if it weren't for the Holy Emperor, how did your Yuwen family become so rich and noble today? Now you actually say such treacherous words and want to rebel. You, you are simply audacious." ,I, I will kill you,"
When Sima Dekan made a move, two figures immediately emerged from Yuwen Zhiji's side, namely Zhao Xingshu and Yang Shilan. Zhao Xingshu was Yuwen Zhiji's close friend, and Yang Shilan was Yuwen Zhiji's nephew. , the two of them had hooked up with Yuwen Zhiji a long time ago. When they saw Sima Dekan was about to attack Yuwen Zhiji, they naturally stepped forward to protect him. However, facing Sima Dekan's sword, Yuwen Zhiji was stunned. His face was indifferent, as if the sword tip was not pointing at him. Then, Yuwen Zhiji said again: "General Sima, you are loyal to the Holy One, but how does the Holy One respond to your loyalty? According to me, As I know, in the past few months, the Holy One has weakened the military power in your hands three times in a row. Haha, it seems that the Holy One does not trust you, General Sima."
"You," after hearing what Yuwen Zhiji said, Sima Dekan also glared at Yuwen Zhiji, and almost slashed at Yuwen Zhiji's forehead, but Yuwen Zhiji's words hit Sima Dekan's heart. Due to his weakness, Sima Dekan could not extend the sword in his hand. At this time, another long sword stabbed out, but it was placed on Sima Dekan's sword. When everyone saw it, it was Sima Dekan. His friend Yuan Li shook his head slightly at Sima Dekan and said, "Brother Sima, let's calm down first and listen to what Master Yuwen has to say."
Yuan Li's words also made Sima Dekan calm down a lot. Sima Dekan glanced at Yuan Li, then glared at Yuwen Zhiji, then snorted coldly, put his sword back into its sheath, and sat back with a livid face. Yuan Li also turned his head, glanced at Yu Wenzhi and the other three, put his sword back into its scabbard, clasped his fists at Yu Wen Zhi and said: "Master Yu Wen, please forgive me, we did not mean to offend. It’s just that what Lord Yuwen just said really surprised us. If Lord Yuwen doesn’t have a good explanation, I’m afraid we won’t dare to agree with Lord Yuwen’s suggestion.”
Yuwen Zhiji's eyes lit up, but he raised his hand. Zhao Xingshu and Yang Shilan also immediately put away their swords. Then, Yuwen Zhiji smiled and said to Yuan Li: "General Yuan is right. , Everyone, it is true that our Yuwen family has been able to be where we are today because of the emperor's grace. However, it is also true that the Holy One is ignorant and has caused chaos in the world. How can we, the Yuwen family, abandon our family just because of the small favor shown by the Holy One to my Yuwen family? Open up the world without regard for righteousness,"
"Master Yuwen," at this time, another person stood up on the other side, but it was Meng Bing. He interrupted Yuwen Zhiji's words with a sullen face, and hummed: "The people here are all our own people, and those deceptive words are just There's no need to take it out, this rebellion is no small matter, Mr. Yuwen, why do you let us follow you to take risks?"
Meng Bing was a genuine military commander. He didn't talk in many roundabout ways, and he liked to be straightforward. As soon as Meng Bing said these words, everyone also focused their attention on Yuwen Zhiji. Although Meng Bing's words were rough, But they all took it to heart. Talking about the righteousness of the world was all nonsense. This rebellion had to keep its head in its belt. What they were concerned about was how sure it could succeed.
When he got to the point, Yu Wen Zhiji also straightened his face and said in a deep voice: "Of course I mentioned this matter to you only when I was confident. Let's not talk about anything else. You can now control nearly 80% of the Royal Forest Army. If our troops and horses suddenly break out, even if they can only mobilize 50%, they will definitely be able to successfully capture the Holy One. As long as the Holy One is captured, half of the success will be achieved."
This matter is understood by everyone, but this is not the point. Even if the emperor is controlled, it does not mean that it has been successful. There are only about 50,000 imperial guards in the entire Jiangdu. With this imperial army alone, it is basically impossible to achieve success. Not to mention the weather, Wang Shichong, who had just left Jiangdu, had nearly 60,000 Jianghuai soldiers under his command, as well as Wan He from Luoyang and Li Yuan from Chang'an. None of them were stronger than Jiangdu. Just based on this strength. , just wanting to achieve the status of an emperor is a bit too natural.
As if he had read everyone's thoughts, Yuwen Zhiji smiled, shook his head and said: "But if you think about it, the strength of the 50,000 imperial guards we have is too low. Haha, you just saw it. On the surface, but in fact, the strength we have on hand is much more than this. First of all, it is Wang Shichong's 60,000 Jianghuai soldiers. Have you never thought about why Wang Shichong, an old fox, chose to leave Jiangdu at this time? This Jiangdu is his base, but he took all the soldiers and horses away. Isn't this a stupid move that the old fox Wang Shichong would make?"
When Yuwen Zhiji said this, everyone's eyes lit up, and expressions of astonishment appeared on their faces. Niu Fangyu couldn't help but asked: "Master Yuwen, you mean, Wang Shichong, he, he is also... …”
"Yes," before Niu Fangyu finished asking, Yuwen Zhiji nodded and confirmed, smiling: "Wang Shichong had already joined forces with my Yuwen family before, and he led the army to leave Jiangdu just to make things easier for us. Besides, , without Wang Shichong's 60,000 troops here, Yang Guang will be much less wary,"
Yuwen Zhiji had changed his words at this moment and called the emperor by his first name. However, everyone had no time to pay attention to these minor issues at this moment. They were completely stunned by the news that Yuwen Zhiji just said. Wang Shichong was the Jiangdu who left last year. , could it be that as early as last year, the Yuwen family had already colluded with Wang Shichong?
Seeing everyone's surprised expressions, Yu Wen Zhiji couldn't help laughing, with a proud look in his eyes. However, this was not enough. Yu Wen Zhiji wanted to completely convince everyone so that they could be used by him. Immediately Yuwen Zhiji said again: "Of course, Wang Shichong's 60,000 soldiers and horses alone are not enough. There are disciples of my Yuwen family all over the world, and at least Wanhe who is far away in Luoyang must be added. Don't forget that Wanhe But he also walked out of my Yuwen family. How dare he Wan He disobey my Yuwen family's orders?"
After being reminded by Yuwen Zhiji, everyone finally remembered that Wan He slowly rose to power with the help of the Yuwen family and the King of Yue. However, the relationship between Wan He and the King of Yue later became too sensitive. Everyone would regard Wan He as a member of the Yue King, but ignore the power of the Yuwen family behind Wan He. In this way, with the army under Wang Shichong and Wan He, plus Jiangdu's soldiers and horses, for a time , the strength of the Yuwen family is enough to sweep the world,