Although Xiao Mo had decided to surrender to Yang Yuanqing, but at the last moment, he was timid in his heart, he didn't know what kind of attitude to use to face the turning point of fate, thinking about it repeatedly, and finally he took off his shirt, went naked, and knelt in front of the Sui army camp.

"The criminal minister Xiao Milling has come to ask His Royal Highness the King of Chu for his guilt!"

Kneeling down with him, as well as the twenty-four leading generals of Xiao Liangjun, they were all the same as Xiao Miao, bare-chested to ask for guilt, in fact, they didn't need to be so pious to ask for guilt, but they were all Xiao Mill's henchmen, Xiao Mill wanted to bear the guilt, and they naturally had to follow.

At this time, hundreds of Sui army generals and personal guards surrounded Yang Yuanqing and walked out of the camp quickly, Yang Yuanqing hurriedly stepped forward to help Xiao Mo up, took off his military robe and put it on for him, and complained in a low voice: "Since you are already Weng's son-in-law, you don't have to blame yourself like this." ”

Li Yuanqing hurriedly ordered each of the twenty-four generals to receive a brocade robe, and asked Wang Junkuo to lead them into the camp, and set up a banquet for them to celebrate their achievements.

Yang Yuanqing's appeasement made Xiao Miao's nervous heart relax, followed Yang Yuanqing into the camp, the two sat down in the side tent, and the soldiers served them tea, Xiao Mi sighed and said: "Xiao Mi doesn't know the general trend, and he wants to revive the ancestral industry, and it is not until now that he suddenly woke up, Xiao Mi is willing to be loyal to His Royal Highness and serve the Great Sui." ”

Since ancient times, there has been no one who is not afraid of death, but some people would rather choose death for the sake of righteousness, so there is a verse of 'who has not died in life since ancient times, leaving Dan to take care of the sweat and sweat'.

Xiao Mo in history also knew that he would definitely die, so he generously stated: 'Sui lost its deer, and the heroes of the world chased it.'" ’

But the world changes over time, once Xiao Mo has the hope of life, he will no longer speak generously, kill himself, and cannot be the emperor, he can continue to be his Xiao Liang nobleman with peace of mind, and the weakness of people will be fully demonstrated at this time.

But for Yang Yuanqing. Xiao Miao's surrender meant that his battle line would face the Jingxiang Tang Dynasty, buying him the most precious time to destroy the Tang Dynasty, so he promised to marry Xiao Yuexian and also promised to spare Xiao Miao.

But what to do with Xiao Milling. That is a matter of the future, or that Xiao Miao's fate is in his own hands.

If Xiao Mian can stay in the capital honestly, live in seclusion, and spend the rest of his life peacefully, then Yang Yuanqing can also spare him, but if he still wants to secretly form a South China Association like before. Then there is only a dead end waiting for him.

Yang Yuanqing smiled and said: "Liang Gong's sincerity, I can fully understand it, and I gladly accept it, in the future, I will definitely give Liang Gong enough honor and status to repay Xiao Liangjun's assistance in breaking through Li Mi this time, but now I hope that Liang Gong can help me stabilize the situation in the south." ”

Xiao Mo hurriedly bowed and saluted, "I am willing to serve His Highness." ”

Yang Yuanqing groaned and said: "Although the river capital is broken, people's hearts are unstable. I didn't bring important ministers with me when I went south this time, and I have been thinking about who will appease the people of Jiangdu for me. Stabilize the situation in Jiangdu. ”

Speaking of this, Yang Yuanqing glanced at Xiao Miao, and said with a smile: "I wonder if Liang Gong is willing to take over this important task?" ”

Xiao Miao's heart jumped, he suddenly understood Yang Yuanqing's scheming, and after talking for a long time, Yang Yuanqing just didn't allow him to return to Yuzhang or Jingxiang.

In the end, he was still afraid that he would repeat himself again and regain his own self-reliance, Xiao Mo sighed secretly in his heart, and now he couldn't help himself.

Can he say no? If he dares to say no. He won't be able to live today, so Xiao Mo had to grit his teeth and agree, "I am willing to share my worries for His Highness." ”

"Good!"

Yang Yuanqing was overjoyed and said: "Then I will appoint Liang Gong as the pacification envoy of Jiangdu, and temporarily lead the Jiangdu Assassin History, without further ado, please ask Liang Gong to leave in the afternoon." ”

Xiao Mo stood up and saluted. "Thank you for your kindness, you can leave now."

Yang Yuanqing nodded secretly, this Xiao Mo is quite knowledgeable about current affairs, since this is the case, you can also give him a little sweetness first to calm his heart.

Thinking of this, Yang Yuanqing smiled slightly: "There is another thing, your uncle is willing to give up the Duke of Liang, I will give you this Duke of Liangguo, and in addition, you will be crowned as the crown prince Shaobao, as for Yuexian, I will order someone to send her to Taiyuan Chu Wangfu first, and everything will be implemented according to my prior promise." ”

Xiao Mo was overjoyed, Yang Yuanqing was able to keep his promise, which reassured him, and the status given to him was not low, no less than Du Fuwei, he once again gave a deep salute, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your love!" This is where the journey begins. ”

Xiao Mo took out a white jade arrow and put it on the table, "Your Highness, this white jade arrow can mobilize all Xiao Liang's troops, and I will hand it over to Your Highness." ”

"Huh! Liang Gong rest assured, I will definitely handle your army properly, and there will be no accidents. ”

Yang Yuanqing immediately ordered Wei Yunqi to arrange Xiao Miao's appointment, and Wei Yunqi led Xiao Mi to another account.

At this time, Wang Junkuo walked into the big tent quickly, bowed and saluted, "Your Highness, the twenty-four generals have stabilized." ”

Yang Yuanqing walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, looked at the top of the tent and pondered for a long time, he slowly turned around and ordered: "None of these twenty-four people will be left, and they will all be killed after getting drunk, so they must be secretive." ”

Yang Yuanqing has never been very relieved of Xiao Mill, he not only wants to transfer Xiao Mill away from Jingxiang, but also cut off all the possibility of his rebellion, the twenty-four generals are Xiao Mill's henchmen, and they must no longer be left to Xiao Mill.

"If you understand it, you will definitely do it cleanly."

Wang Junkuo hesitated and said, "Why didn't Your Highness kill Xiao Mo halfway to Jiangdu to prevent future troubles?" ”

Yang Yuanqing sighed slightly, "This Xiao Milling Heart is repeated, why don't I want to kill him?" But after all, he is the lord of Xiao Liang, and the nobles of Xiao Liang have a huge influence in Jingxiang and even in the south, killing him will probably provoke a rebellion in the south, which is not conducive to my stability in the south, as long as he is closely monitored, he will not have any chance. ”

Wang Junkuo suddenly realized, "Your Highness has a long-term vision, and it is better to be humble, so I will deal with the twenty-four generals." ”

"Go ahead! Get rid of the twenty-four generals, immediately send troops, and incorporate Xiao Liang's army. ”

"Yes!" ……

Accepting the surrender of the army has always been a problem, because it involves a redistribution of interests, as long as interests are involved, and if it is not handled well, there will be big trouble.

For example, the first time Cao Cāo fought Wancheng, he didn't handle the interests well, so that Zhang Xiu noticed Cao Cāo's contempt for him in his bones, and he realized that Cao Cāo would take away his military power, so he rebelled and almost killed Lao Cao.

In general. For example, Yang Yuanqing asked Sheng Yanshi to continue to lead the Ningjun army, and Du Fuwei to continue to lead the Jianghuai army, that is, not to violate the interests of the main general.

But to Xiao Milling. Yang Yuanqing seized his military power, which was also because Xiao Mo was almost persuaded by Li Mi at a critical time, so that Yang Yuanqing saw his repetition and was suspicious, worried that he would have another twist and turn when the Sui army fought against the Jingxiang Tang army, in this case, Yang Yuanqing would not kill him. and will never give him military power again.

Therefore, Yang Yuanqing transferred Xiao Mill on the one hand, and on the other hand, killed Xiao Mill's twenty-four leading generals, which was to completely eradicate Xiao Mill's military interests, but it was not enough, he had to fully incorporate Xiao Liang's army and make them become the real Sui Army.

Xiao Mill's 45,000 troops were stationed west of Chilonggang and were a large battalion covering an area of about 100 acres. Hundreds of large ships of Xiao Liang's navy were anchored in Liyang Port, 30 miles to the southwest.

It was getting late, and the soldiers were ready to rest early, and there was a big battle last night. The soldiers stayed up all night, and everyone was so tired that they went to sleep after dinner.

It was dark in the camp, and the lights were still on in Cen Wenwen's big tent, and in the big tent, Cen Wenwen was pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back, looking a little uneasy, he was indeed a little nervous, Liang Gong led the twenty-four generals to the Sui camp to take the blame, and he has not come back yet. No news at all.

Cen Wenwen was very worried that they would have an accident, and he was even more worried that Yang Yuanqing would backtrack and kill Xiao Miao, after all, Xiao Miao's performance this time was not firm enough, and it was easy for people to be suspicious, but Cen Wenwen hoped that Yang Yuanqing would let Xiao Mi go.

It's not just a matter of keeping promises. And when it comes to Yang Yuanqing's lack of heart and vision, appeasing Xiao Liang also appeased Jing Xiang, Emperor Wen Yang Jian accepted Xiao Liang's surrender and stabilized Jing Xiang, he didn't believe that Yang Yuanqing didn't even have this political vision.

Cen Wenwen admired Yang Yuanqing very much, enveloped the Shandong scholars, unified the north, stabilized the Central Plains, and quickly established the general trend of the world in just a few years, so that a strong dynasty unified by the world appeared again.

Cen Wenwen was very willing to work for Yang Yuanqing, but he was worried that Yang Yuanqing would do something that violated his reputation, which he could not accept.

At this moment, a soldier guarding the camp gate at the gate nervously reported: "Qi Changshi, there is an abnormality outside the camp, please take a look." ”

"What happened?" Cen Wenwen asked curiously.

The soldiers guarding the camp gate said in a low voice: "It seems that the king of Chu is here, and there are many cavalry!" ”

Cen Wenwen was taken aback, Yang Yuanqing is here, what about Liang Gong? Where did Liang Gong go.

He became nervous and walked quickly towards the camp gate......

Outside the camp, Ye Sè couldn't hide the dense cavalry group, there were tens of thousands of cavalry, but this was only the cavalry of the Sui army at the east gate, and there were 10,000 people distributed in the other three directions, almost surrounding the Xiao Liang army, and the golden helmet and iron armor of the general was Yang Yuanqing, the king of Chu, who was patiently waiting for Cen Wenwen to appear.

After a while, Cen Wenwen walked out of the camp and stepped forward with a little anxiety to give a deep salute, "Cen Wenwen see His Royal Highness the King of Chu!" ”

"Cen Changshi doesn't have to be polite."

Yang Yuanqing seemed to understand his nervousness, and smiled at him: "Duke Liang has been appointed by me as the Jiangdu pacification envoy, and he has gone to pacify Jiangdu for me, and he has left the military power to me." ”

Speaking of this, Yang Yuanqing raised a white jade arrow, this is Xiao Miao's exercise of military power white jade arrow, Cen Wenwen put down his heart, and hurriedly bowed down and said: "I am willing to listen to His Highness's dispatch!" ”

"Let's open the camp gate first!" Yang Yuanqing ordered lightly.

Cen Wenwen knew that it was easy for the Sui army to rush into the camp gate, Yang Yuanqing just didn't want to make a big deal out of it, so he hurriedly turned around and ordered: "Open the camp gate!" ”

The gate of the barracks creaked open, and Yang Yuanqing waved his hand, "Enter the camp!" ”

10,000 cavalry followed him and slowly entered the camp of the Xiao Liang army, Cen Wenwen didn't know Yang Yuanqing's purpose, and asked urgently: "Your Highness, what is this going to ......?"

Yang Yuanqing looked at the groups of Sui cavalry occupying all the vital parts of the barracks, and then said to Cen Wenwen: "Tonight I will officially take over the Xiao Liang Army, and order all the officers above the rank of lieutenant to come to the big tent of the Chinese army to listen to my teachings!" ”

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