Chapter 1 on the Luo Yin Owl

Like all counties in the world, Shangluo County is also full of bandits, and there are many rebels, forming more than a dozen bandits in Shangluo County, most of them occupy the mountain as the king, more than thousands, less than hundreds, among which Du Shaoyang of Bears Ears Mountain is the most famous. (-net.)

Yang Xuangan's rebel army is also hiding in Shangluo County, two years have passed, at the beginning of last year, Yang Zhiji got the news that Yang Xuangan may be hiding in Shangluo County, he led 20,000 troops to sweep, but nothing was found, Yang Xuangan and his people seemed to disappear in the air.

Last summer, Yang Zhiji died of illness, and his army was also transferred to attack Goryeo, and the matter of encircling and suppressing Yang Xuangan was over.

It's just that Yang Guang never dreamed that Yang Xuangan was hiding in Shangluo County in a peculiar way.

Shangluo County governs Shangluo County, located in the upper reaches of Danshui, more than 200 miles away from Chang'an, this is a county with more than 4,000 households, and other counties, bandits are raging so that the large families of Shangluo County have fled into the city, so that the population of Shangluo County has skyrocketed, from more than 4,000 households to more than 10,000 households, more than 100,000 people, the pressure of Taishou Zhang Ji has increased dramatically, he twice applied to the imperial court to increase the number of county soldiers, and finally the imperial court approved him to recruit 3,000 soldiers, so that the number of county soldiers in Shangluo County reached 5,000 people, and effectively prevented the invasion of bandits.

Shangluo County has been crowded, the street is full of tents set up at will, these are extremely poor families, no money to rent a house, a little bit of family property will rent a house, good conditions, you can rent a single house, the conditions are a little worse, generally rent a room, the whole family lives together.

Although the conditions are very poor, at least they can save their lives in the troubled times, and it is not bad to keep Zhang Ji too much, and every day he will organize large households and monasteries to give porridge, and the government itself will set up porridge stalls, so that the extremely poor families can barely survive.

On this morning, Taishou Zhang Ji, as usual, took a dozen henchmen to the street to patrol, Zhang Ji was about thirty-four or five years old, with fair skin and elegant manners, a typical white-faced scholar, his father Zhang Xingzhou was a military Chinese officer, and in his early years he was Yang Su's marching Sima, and later fell into the middle of the road due to illness, and when he died, he couldn't even afford a coffin, or Yang Su got the news and sent someone to send money to be buried.

Zhang Ji took a dozen people to a secluded alley, he gave his entourage a look, everyone understood, and continued to inspect, Zhang Ji hurried into the alley, walked to the end, and came to a vermilion lacquer gate, which is a middle house covering an area of about three acres, hiding in a secluded place in the deep alley.

Zhang Ji knocked on the door, and after a while, someone asked, "Who is it?" ”

"It's me, Zhang Taishou."

The door creaked open, and a little boy came out and said with a smile: "The master was just saying that the envoy would come, and sure enough, he came." ”

"Huh! He knew I was patrolling the streets at this time. ”

Zhang Ji walked into the courtyard, and a middle-aged man walked out of the room, with a one-foot-long beard floating on his chest, this person was Yang Xuangan, he was sheltered by Zhang Ji, and he had been hiding in Shangluo County for two years.

At the beginning, Yang Xuangan was defeated and retreated, there were still tens of thousands of troops, but he also knew that the army was mixed with dragons and snakes, and the people's hearts were not aligned, and sooner or later he would betray him, so he scattered all the money and food in the army and disbanded the army, and he led more than 2,000 loyal to him and dozens of clansmen to hide in Shangluo County.

Yang Xuangan relied on his identity, naturally he would not fall into the grass, he found Shangluo County Taishou Zhang Ji, he remembered that Zhang Ji's father Zhang Xingzhou was his father Yang Su's subordinate, he didn't dare to have too much hope, but Zhang Ji remembered the old kindness, not only sheltered him and his clansmen, but also placed his 2,000 troops as Shangluo County soldiers, so that Yang Xuangan disappeared completely, and his army even cooperated with Yang Zhiji to suppress bandits.

This hiding has been two years, and Yang Xuangan has been waiting for the opportunity to make a comeback.

"Why did Brother Da come today?" Yang Yuangan asked with a smile.

Zhang Ji pointed to the room, "Go inside and talk about it!" ”

The two walked into the room and sat down, the little boy served them tea, and Yang Xuangan asked first: "Are the soldiers okay?" ”

"Ming Gong rest assured, everyone is very good, Xie Yingdeng is good, not only strong in martial arts, but also very capable of leading troops, Yang Wei is also a fierce general, Ming Gong has such a general, this is Ming Gong's luck - net."

"Yes! They really didn't disappoint me, but unfortunately there are still too few such talents. ”

"As long as Ming Gong rises again, talents will naturally come in an influx, I think within the three households, there must be loyalty, the key is to be good at employing people."

Yang Xuangan nodded, and then turned the topic to business: "Is there anything wrong with Dazhi looking for me?" ”

Zhang Ji was a little nervous in his heart, and hurriedly said: "I received a letter from the Ministry of War early this morning, and the imperial court will send Yu Wenhua, the general of the Right Tun Guard, to lead 10,000 troops to Shangluo County to suppress bandits. ”

"Yu Wenhua and?"

Yang Xuangan's eyes showed a sneer of contempt, and he asked again: "Is there anyone else besides Yu Wenhua?" ”

"And Guanglu Doctor Pei Renji."

Zhang Ji was a little nervous and said: "Last time, Yu Wenhua went to Nanyang County to suppress bandits, and he extorted more than 100,000 yuan, he came to collect money in the name of suppressing bandits, how does Ming Gong think I should face it?" ”

Yang Xuangan bowed his head and said nothing, he didn't think about Yu Wenhua and what he was doing? Moreover, Yu Wenhua and the 10,000 troops he brought made him excited, if he could get these 10,000 troops, then his strength would increase greatly, but Pei Renji had rich combat experience, and it was not easy to deal with him. ”

"When is he coming to suppress the bandits?" Yang Xuangan asked again.

"He has to prepare a little, and the text says that it will be half a month later, that is, around mid-September."

Zhang Ji also thought that Yang Xuangan was worried about Yu Culture and the arrival, so he smiled and said: "Don't worry about Ming Gong, there are quite a lot of rich families in Shangluo County, last time Nanyang County gave him 150,000 hangs, this time I also asked everyone to raise 150,000 hangs to send him, isn't he just for money?" Where is the real banditry. ”

"No!"

Yang Xuangan shook his head, "I actually want his 10,000 troops. ”

At the beginning of September, the weather gradually cooled down, Emperor Yang Guang has returned to Beijing for half a month, but just ten days after he returned to Beijing, a major event occurred in Liyang that shocked the world, Li Mi led the Wagang army to conquer Liyang Cang, seized this large granary with millions of stones of grain, Wagang Army announced in Liyang Cang that the world grain, Henan and Hebei more than a dozen counties of millions of people heard the news, the government did not dare to ask, the county soldiers hid swords and guns, the counties of the young and strong enthusiastically joined the army, so that the Wagang Army recruited more than 100,000 elite soldiers in just a few days, The total strength of Wagangzhai reached 400,000 people, and the momentum was huge.

The loss of Liyangcang not only shook the Central Plains, but also plunged the capital into extreme panic, and the price of grain rose from 400 yuan to 800 yuan of rice overnight, so the number of officials who took sick leave and did not go to the court reached 100.

This is also Li Mi's first public appearance, he announced himself as the second person in Wagangzhai as a Guanlong nobleman, and it was like the finishing touch, making the bloated dragon of Wagangzhai come alive at once, attracting the attention of the world.

On the square of the Xuanzheng Palace, Xiao Yu, the waiter of the internal history, walked quickly, his face was full of worry, after returning from Yanmen County, he found that the situation began to deteriorate, not only the rebellion in various places intensified, but more importantly, he found that the twists and turns sent by the local government were sharply reduced, and the world seemed to be peaceful all of a sudden, which is the most terrifying place, indicating that the counties and counties around the country began to centrifuge from the imperial court.

The capture of Liyangcang by the Wagang Army was a major turning point, marking the beginning of the nature of the Wagang Army from simple rebellion and predation to fighting for the world, which was the exposure of Li Mi's ambitions.

Xiao Yu sighed, he only felt that internal and external troubles broke out at the same time, and the Great Sui Empire was shaking in the wind and rain, but at this time, he didn't care about the price of food, the centrifugation of the counties, and the transformation of the Wagang army.

When he went to court in the early morning, he was stopped by dozens of Praetorian Guard officers and soldiers, and asked him when the saint would honor the reward of Yanmen County, and he remembered that the saint had promised the soldiers that the defenders of the city would give a heavy reward, and now half a month has passed, there is no news at all, and he is also a little anxious, and he must immediately remind the saint.

Xiao Yu came to the imperial study, and dozens of eunuchs stood outside the door, all looking nervous and worried.

"What's going on?"

A eunuch hurriedly waved his hand, "Xiao Xiangguo hurry back, the saint is furious, and he has already killed three attendants, and no one dares to go in." ”

"Why?"

"I don't know, it seems that after Yun Dingxing entered, the anger of the saint began to explode."

Xiao Yu was taken aback, "What about Yun Dingxing?" ”

The eunuch pointed to the imperial study and whispered, "I don't know if I live or die!" ”

Xiao Yu shook his head and walked towards the imperial study, even if the saint was angry again, he would tell this matter himself.

In the imperial study, Yun Dingxing knelt on the ground, blood came out of his forehead, he still didn't dare to move, Yang Guang's face was full of iron, pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back, he now needs a dragon boat to inspect Jiangdu, and the previous dragon boat was burned by Yang Xuangan two years ago, and he can only build a new boat, now it is September, he must set off before the ice, but this Yun Dingxing can't be built.

Yang Guang stopped, turned around and roared: "You give me a clear answer, when?" ”

"Your Majesty, it will take four months at the earliest."

"No! I can't wait, two months at most, if the dragon boat can't be built, you just wait to lose your head! ”

Yun Dingxing was so anxious that he kowtowed, "Your Majesty, if you delay the minister for another month, two months, the minister really can't make it!" ”

Yang Guang stared at his eyes, yin**: "It's going to freeze in three months, could it be that you have colluded with the bandits and want to trap me to death in Luoyang?" ”

Yun Dingxing was so helpless that he had to wipe the blood off his forehead and cried: "Even if the minister dies of exhaustion, it must be caused within two months." ”

"That's your business, I don't care! No matter how many people die, I only need a boat! ”

Yun Dingsheng wiped away his tears, he had to build hundreds of big ships in two months, and he had no other way than to exhaust all the boatmen to death.

At this moment, Xiao Yu appeared at the door and asked cautiously, "Your Majesty, can the minister come in?" ”