At present, Yu Wenhuaji's 100,000 troops are divided into four armies. Yu Wenhuaji, Yuwen Zhiji and Chen Leng each control 30,000 people. Sima Dekan controls the rear army of 10,000 people. Liu Qing only received the gold medal for troop deployment.
and thirty thousand troops.
Liu Qing quickly walked out of the Confucian Temple Palace Hall and walked to the square, but he happened to meet Pei Yun. Pei Yun was currently named Shangshu Zuopushe. Like other officials, he had nothing to do every day and spent most of his time in the county.
They are free to wander around in the county town, but they are not allowed to take a step outside the city gate.
Liu Qing and Pei Yun met face to face. Although the two did not speak, they quickly exchanged glances. Pei Yun's pace slowed down. It was not until Liu Qing left the palace that Pei Yun walked calmly towards the east gate of the palace.
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Although Liu Qing left the palace, he did not leave the city. Instead, he returned to his home. His home was to the west of the county. It was a small house with an area of only one acre. There were no big houses with high walls or large groups in the small county.
The servants, ranging from the prime minister to the seventh rank, live in small houses with low walls, four or five tile-roofed houses, and an open space at the back to grow vegetables.
Liu Qingze lived with his concubine. When Liu Qing returned home, his concubine greeted him and said in surprise: "Master, are you back so early?"
"Well! I'm waiting for someone."
Liu Qing went into the house and sat down. The concubine came in with a cup of tea. Her surname was Jiang and she was from Jiangdu. She was originally a singer in Jiangdu City. Liu Qing fell in love with her and married her as his concubine.
Mrs. Jiang put the tea on the table, a little confused, "Master, my brother wants to borrow some money."
"Why does he want to borrow money again? Is it still over?"
Liu Qing was a little unhappy. The Jiang family had a younger brother who was a rogue in Jiangdu City. He spent all day wandering around and causing trouble, so Liu Qing arranged for him to be a bodyguard in the palace. Unexpectedly, he became even more comfortable after becoming a bodyguard.
, followed a group of guards all day long
He went to drink and gamble, sleeping in flowers and willows. Every time he lost money, he would come to ask his sister for money. Not only that, he also owed a lot of gambling debts. It was his sister who paid off the debts for him. As time went by, he was
Liu Qing discovered that Mr. Jiang was no longer allowed to manage money.
Seeing that her husband was angry, Mrs. Jiang did not dare to say a word and lowered her head to go out. Liu Qing couldn't bear it and said, "Then give him another twenty hangings and tell him there will be no next time."
"yes!"
Mrs. Jiang left the living room. At this time, there was a knock on the door. She thought it was her brother coming, so she opened the door quickly. Unexpectedly, it was the Prime Minister Pei Yun. She was stunned and immediately reacted, "Is the Prime Minister coming to see my master?
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Pei Yun nodded, "Is Mr. Liu here?"
Liu Qing had come out of the room and cupped his hands to Pei Yun, "Xiangguo Pei, please come here!"
Pei Yun walked into the room, Liu Qing closed the door, put the gold medal for troop deployment on the table, and said with a smile: "Tell the Prime Minister some good news."
Pei Yun was suddenly pleasantly surprised, "He actually gave you the gold medal for troop deployment."
"Think we have a chance."
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Mrs. Jiang was making tea in the kitchen when suddenly a dark figure came in, startling her. When she looked closer, it was her brother Jiang Yulang. She frowned slightly and said, "Why did you come in over the wall again? Can't you knock on the door properly?"
Come in?"
Jiang Yulang is only about 20 years old. When his sister was working as a bartender, he had developed a bad habit of eating, drinking, prostitution, and gambling. Now that he is a bodyguard, he is even more addicted to gambling, and he owes a lot of gambling debts.
, now that the guards are pressing hard for debts, he has no choice but to come to his sister for money.
Jiang Yubi said with a playful smile: "Sister, I must knock on the door next time. Where is the money?"
"The money is on the table, take it yourself!"
Jiang Yulang saw a cloth bag on the table and quickly opened it. When he saw that there was only twenty coins in it, his expression immediately changed, "Sister, it's only twenty coins, how can I repay my debt!"
He begged with a sad face: "Guard Lei has already said that if I don't pay back the money today, he will kill me. Sister, you can't just watch your brother being killed!"
Mrs. Jiang sighed, took off the gold hairpin on her head, the gold bracelet and the jade ring on her wrist, and handed them to him, "I only have so much. I thought you would get better as a guard, but you are getting worse and worse."
...Alas! You should go back to Jiangdu!"
Jiang Yulang was not willing to listen to his sister's advice. He stared at a pair of gold bracelets, his eyes shining. Now gold is extremely valuable. One tael of gold can be exchanged for a hundred coins. There are at least seven or eight taels of gold. He took the gold and asked
The person in the next room curled his lips and asked with an ambiguous smile: "Sister, who is in the room?"
"Hey! Where did you think you were? It's your brother-in-law who's back, and Pei Xiangguo, who's discussing things. Go quickly!"
When Jiang Yulang heard that Liu Qing was there, he was so frightened that he stuck out his tongue, turned around and ran away. But when he ran to the door, he suddenly felt something was wrong. Aren't Liu Qing and Pei Yun rivals? Why were they mixed together again? The more he thought about it, the more suspicious he became.
He didn't come over, so he sneaked under the back window and eavesdropped.
"Since Yu Wenhuaji has agreed to take action, we must first eradicate Yu Wenzhiji, and then deal with Sima Dekan.
"But I'm a little worried about Chen Leng. He is Yu Wenshu's old subordinate. If his attitude is ambiguous, then the problem will be a bit troublesome. Can Xiang Guo persuade him?"
"I can give it a try. After all, Chen Leng is a royalist. As long as I show justice, I believe he will stand on our side."
"Okay, let's split up. I'll kill Yuwen Zhiji and Sima Dekan first, and Xiang Guo will go and persuade Li Leng."
Outside the back window, Jiang Yulang's eyes widened. He saw a small tree by the wall of the backyard, so he quickly climbed up the tree and climbed over the wall.
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Yuwen Zhiji was named the General of Youtunwei and Minister of the Ministry of War. He commanded 30,000 ancient troops and was stationed outside the West City. It was past noon. Yuwen Zhiji was alone in the tent drinking wine. In his heart, he felt sorry for his elder brother Yuwen.
Huaji was also quite dissatisfied. At first, Lio Qin's legacy was for the Yuwen family to rebel in Danyang County and establish a country as emperor, but in the end it was changed to support the Sui Dynasty, and his eldest brother only served as prime minister. This was too far from his father's legacy.
He persuaded his eldest brother more than once to kill the Sui Emperor and make Dengji the emperor himself, but the eldest brother was afraid of this and that. He said that he was afraid of the dissatisfaction of the soldiers and the opposition of the ministers. This made Yu Wenzhiji extremely depressed. He knew that the eldest brother had listened to his close aides.
Liu Qing said that he did not dare to declare himself emperor, which made Yuwen Zhiji hate Liu Qing.
If the eldest brother refuses to be emperor, then let him be the emperor. This is his father's will, and he has every reason to ask his eldest brother to give up the throne.
Yuwen Zhiji was drinking one glass after another. At this moment, he suddenly heard the shouts of the soldiers outside, "Who are you? Do you dare to break into the general's camp?"
"I have something urgent to report to the general. Someone wants to kill the general. If you are too late, it will be too late."
This voice sounded familiar, and Yuwen Zhiji remembered it. It was Jiang Yulang's voice. Yuwen Zhiji was also addicted to gambling, and often summoned some guards to gamble. This Jiang Yu...lang was the most dishonest among them, and often defaulted on his debts.
If he didn't return it, Yuwen Zhiji would not allow him to come a long time ago.
Yuwen Zhiji was surprised. Someone actually wanted to kill him. Who was it? He walked out of the tent quickly and asked with a stern face: "What happened?"
Jiang Yulang hurriedly stepped forward and said a few words to Yuwen Zhiji. Yuwen Zhiji's expression changed drastically, he took a few steps back and glared at Jiang Yulang fiercely, "Are you telling the truth?"
"I heard this with my own ears, and I would never dare to deceive the general."
Yuwen Zhiji's eyes shone fiercely, Liu Qing actually wanted to kill him, and he also persuaded his elder brother to kill him. Although Yuwen Zhiji was already in his forties, he was still a reckless and impulsive person at heart. He was unknowingly beaten by Yang Yuanqing back then.
He had been punished many times and punished by his father Yu Wenshu countless times, but he still couldn't change his nature.
At this moment, several soldiers from the front camp walked quickly, stepped forward and saluted: "General, my lord has urgent matters, please ask the general to come over and discuss it."
"***Liu Qing, it's here as soon as you say it's coming!"
Yuwen Zhiji was furious. He grabbed a spear and stabbed it hard. One soldier couldn't dodge and was knocked to the ground by him. The other two were so frightened that they turned around and ran away. Yuwen Zhiji yelled.
, "Kill them!"
The soldiers swarmed up and killed the two soldiers. Yuwen Zhiji had already risked his life. Since the eldest brother was unkind, there was no need to blame him for being unjust. He shouted, "Pass my order! The soldiers gathered immediately."
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The 30,000 troops under Yu Wenhua's command were the elite of all armies, 20,000 of which were stationed outside the North City and the other 10,000 inside the city. At this time, Liu Qing had already set up a killing formation in the Chinese army's tent, with 300
The famous swordsman and axeman hid in the big tent, waiting for Yuwen Zhiji to come to discuss the matter.
Liu Qing sat in the tent and drank tea slowly, thinking about his way out. Liu Qing's name has been burdened with the historical crime of regicide. It is impossible for him to go back, and Zunting will not be able to tolerate him after he returns.
, if he could change his name and become a rich man, that would already be his greatest blessing.
When he changed his name to Liu Qing and accepted this task, he knew there would be such a result. He was a man who died once. He was not afraid of death. He only hoped that the manager could fulfill his promise and give his son a future. Then he
Die without regrets!
Liu Qing sighed and walked to the tent with his hands behind his back. Looking at the blood-red sun in the distance, he felt an indescribable feeling of desolation in his heart.
At this moment, a cry of killing suddenly broke out in the distance. Liu Qing was stunned. What happened? Then a soldier rushed to report: "Report to Liu Changshi, Yuwen Zhiji led the army
Entering the camp!"
Liu Qing was shocked. How could Yuwen Zhiji see through his plan? The situation took a sudden turn. He had already seen countless soldiers rushing into the camp. Many tents were set on fire. Thick smoke rose into the sky. His soldiers were unprepared and were killed in panic.
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Liu Qing made a decisive decision and shouted: "Send the whole army to withdraw to the city!"
Liu Qing got on his horse and ran towards the city with hundreds of people, but at this time the city gate was closed, and countless soldiers stood on top of the city, looking uneasily at the raging fire in the camp in the distance.
"Open the city gate quickly!"
Liu Qing shouted loudly from the bottom of the city. At this time, Yu Wenhuaji also rushed to the top of the city. He was stunned by the changes in front of him. He heard Liu Qing's shout from the bottom of the city and hurriedly ordered: "Open the city!"
The city gate opened, and Liu Qing led his troops into the city. The city gate immediately closed with a bang. No matter how the soldiers called the gate later, the city gate never opened again.
"Chang Shi, what happened?" Yu Wenhuaji ran down the city and shouted.
"Report to my lord that Yu Wen Zhiji and Sima Dekan are colluding to rebel, and they have launched an attack in advance!"
Yu Wenhuaji was stunned. After a long while, he stamped his feet in anger, "Is this idiot going to kill me?"
At this time, there was chaos outside the city. Yuwen Zhiji's soldiers had white cloths wrapped around their arms. They were extremely ferocious. They killed Yuwen Zhiji's army and cried loudly. They abandoned their helmets and armor and fled. However, Sima De, who was stationed outside the south gate,
Kan also received news that there was internal strife between the Yuwen brothers. This was a great opportunity to fish in troubled waters. Sima Dekan could not wait until night and immediately led his army to attack the south gate.