"Chishiro...Wang Bo?!"
"Is he crazy?"
"Why are you sending this invitation? And in such an aboveboard way!"
Everyone who received the invitation subconsciously showed ridiculous expressions on their faces.
Who is Tomoyo Wangbo?
The first real rebel in the Sui Dynasty!
In order to realize his great ambitions and political ideals, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty started a series of major projects after he came to power, including building the Grand Canal, personally conquering Tuguhun, and conquering Goguryeo.
It is undeniable that these projects themselves are excellent. For example, the Grand Canal project not only left a great political legacy to Li Shimin, but we are still benefiting from it today.
But no matter how good the project is, there are some things that cannot be ignored. For example, as we all know, no matter how big a project is, there is one thing that is indispensable.
money!
A lot of money!
During the reign of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian, although he also left some inheritance to Yang Guang, the money was obviously not enough to support Yang Guang's great ambitions.
Similarly, you can refer to a certain LeTV, which launched one big project after another. In the end, the capital chain could not keep up, and bang, it was over!
In this respect, Yang Guang is quite similar to the guy who will be back next week.
wrong.
Jia Mouting would at least use "suffocating on dreams" to deceive his partners. Yang Guang not only did not do this, but instead promoted his own big projects while constantly suppressing his "partners".
In this case, he would be damned if he could succeed.
The inheritance given by his father is not enough, and the 'partners' can't squeeze out any money. What should Yang Guang do?
Then the people can only suffer.
According to the principles of economics, labor force is equivalent to money, and the country's corvee is the 'free' labor force recruited by the country from the people.
In order to realize his great ambition, Yang Guang increased the people's corvee.
To sum up in one sentence, Yang Guang 'robbed' people's money!
The common people's annual labor force is limited. If you occupy a large amount of the labor force, the money generated by the remaining labor force will naturally be difficult to support themselves. This means that the people cannot make a living.
What's more important is that corvee labor takes up a lot of their labor force, and it's also very dangerous! Death is possible at every turn!
The reasons for this are very complicated, but they can be roughly divided into three types.
First, no one is willing to do 'free' work, so the warlord must use a whip to whip him.
Second, the corvee can be waived by spending money. The money will definitely not reach Yang Guang in the end, so in his opinion, the number of people remains unchanged.
The amount of work is determined based on the number of people. Maybe based on the initial amount of work, it is not difficult for this number of people, but who made the actual number of people smaller?
If the number of people is reduced and the amount of work remains the same, more 'responsibility' can only be assigned to each worker.
The third is the problem of corruption. Among many things, corvee corruption should be the most serious one, because the people who do corvee work are basically the poorest people with no backers.
Without a backer, it means that it is easy to bully, so the money and food allocated by the court to the corvee will naturally be withdrawn layer by layer.
Normally, although corvees were not paid, the court was still in charge of food. However, after this layer of exploitation, ordinary people had to bring their own food to do corvee work. What's even more outrageous is that the food they bring with them may be exploited by the warlords!
Who can survive this?
Therefore, in the middle and late Sui Dynasty, being conscripted into corvee was basically equivalent to death. However, Yang Guang, who had already suppressed all his wealth, not only did not lighten the corvee and reduce the tax, but continued to increase the corvee.
Then, naturally, the backlash came.
Everything that is free has a price tag on the back.
Corvee is free and seems very useful, but if you dare to abuse it, the consequences will be unbearable!
Throughout the ages, we have seen the Chen Sheng and Wu Guang uprisings at the end of the Qin Dynasty and the Yellow Turban Army uprising at the end of the Han Dynasty. These forced honest peasants to revolt, almost all because of corvee labor.
In the seventh year of the great cause, that is, AD 611, Yang Guanggang had been on the throne for less than ten years. The rest of the world was fine, but Shandong could no longer support it.
On the one hand, the corvee has worsened, and on the other hand, there have been successive years of droughts and floods, and almost all of the conscripts sent to Goguryeo were from their area. The soldiers and people suffered great damage. As a result, not only did they not receive corresponding compensation, but the court also continued to squeeze them. Exploitation, the people's hatred of Sui Emperor Yang Guang in Shandong reached its peak.
Wang Bo directly climbed up Changbai Mountain and shouted, and all the people responded. Finally, with the song "Wuxiang Liaodong Wandering Death Song", a vigorous peasant uprising began.
"The former governor of Changbai Mountain, wearing a pure red brocade back crotch, with a spear that reaches half the sky, and a wheel knife that shines in the sun, goes up the mountain to eat deer, and comes down to eat cattle and sheep. Suddenly he hears the arrival of the army, and he swings forward with his sword, such as in Liaodong Death, what harm will be done by beheading?"
Wang Bo, who was originally just a blacksmith, became famous all over the world.
Driven by some caring people, his reputation was extremely good. His Changbai Mountain Uprising was completely the most just act!
Of course, from the perspective of ordinary people, Wang Bo's uprising can indeed be called a just act.
At that time, the people in Shandong were indeed on the verge of death. Wang Bo's leadership of the uprising could at least give them a glimmer of hope.
From this point of view, Wang Bo can indeed be called a just act.
If they were in other places and received this invitation from Wang Bo, most people would probably give it a try and go to the appointment.
But what is this place?
Chang'an City!
The old capital of Sui Dynasty!
Yang Guang is sitting in the palace!
You are a rebel and the number one rebel in the world. How dare you send us an invitation in such a grand manner? Don't you want to live anymore? Still don't want to die? !
After feeling extremely ridiculous, everyone who woke up looked towards the direction of the palace with flashing eyes.
"Yang Guang, what will you do at this time?"
It was extremely rare that all the major forces temporarily turned their attention away from the incident in Yang Gong's treasury and focused on Yang Guang.
As the nominal number one person in the Sui Dynasty and the top figure in the world, Yang Guang himself received extraordinary attention, not to mention that he was now related to another 'top figure'.
Put it in the entertainment industry, this is the new generation of top figures who directly stand up and challenge the first top figure in person!
Who is willing to let go of an event like Mars hitting the Earth?
Just when everyone thought that a major turmoil was about to break out, and even the incident in Yang Gong's treasure house might be detonated in advance, the palace was calm as usual.
Just like when a large number of Qiao Qiao masters poured into Chang'an City, Yang Guang made no sound from the beginning to the end, as if he didn't know the existence of this invitation at all.
But everyone knows that this is impossible.
Regardless of the fact that Yang Guang seems to have become a complete loser now, he will never have any chance in the subsequent turmoil.
But everyone knows that the Yang Guang they know well has methods and abilities that are beyond anyone's imagination.
Even if he has fallen to this point, the private armed forces controlled by Yang Guang are still superior to those of the Yuwen Clan and the Dugu Clan.
Why are Yu Wenhuaji and Dugu Feng so "obedient" in listening to Yang Guang's orders? Isn't it because he is stronger!
If it weren't for a series of things that happened before, Yang Guang would have completely offended all the wealthy families in the world and would no longer be able to get their help. Where would the Yuwen clan and the Dugu clan still be?
To put it simply, in Chang'an City, if we talk about personal power alone, Yang Guang is definitely still sitting on the top spot!
It can even be said that there are not many things that happen in Chang'an City that can be hidden from him, let alone such a blatant invitation from Wang Bo.
In other words, Yang Guang knew about the existence of this invitation, but still had no reaction.
"Why is this happening?"
"Has he really given up completely?"
At this moment, people from all major forces felt extremely confused.
No matter how smart and analytical people are, facing such a situation, they feel that their brains are not enough.
That's Wang Bo!
The first rebel in the true sense of the Sui Dynasty!
Although the momentum he created was far less than that of Wagangzhai of the latecomers, he was still trapped in Shandong, having been defeated by Zhang Xutuo several times and unable to advance.
But it is undeniable that it was precisely because of Wang Bo's appearance that the Sui Dynasty gradually entered the stage of peasant uprisings all over the world.
No matter how you look at it, Wang Bo is one of the people Yang Guang hates the most, and he should be killed no matter what he says!
Even if it is difficult to kill Wang Bo because he is a master-level expert, it is impossible for him to still be so arrogant in Chang'an City, right?
Even if it’s just a show, that’s fine!
Does Yang Guang really have no face at all? !
Everyone found it difficult to understand.
Is this still the domineering Yang Guang they know?
"Yang Guang is silent. What should we do next? Are we going to attend this banquet? Judging from Wang Bo's behavior, this banquet may not be that simple. I guess it may have something to do with Yang Gong's treasure house. !”
"Well... let's just wait and see what happens!"
The vast majority of people have chosen to wait and see for the time being.
This incident was indeed a little too weird.
Whether it was Wang Bo who suddenly and openly sent out the invitation, or Yang Guang who completely violated his understanding and made no move, these were all beyond their expectations.
It can be said that the occurrence of these two things directly broke their normal logical thinking.
Logically speaking, this shouldn’t be like this!
It is also because these things are so contrary to normal logical thinking that the top people in the world don't know what to do.
We can only choose to wait and see what happens next and see how events develop later.
The banquet is scheduled for three days later.
During these days, Chang'an City was still so peaceful.
But the undercurrent beneath the calmness is even more turbulent than before!
Maybe most people don't know what Wang Bo is doing, but they know that if he comes out to cause trouble at this time, it will definitely have something to do with Yang Gong's treasure house.
Many people even felt that the banquet three days later might be the time to detonate Mr. Yang’s treasure house!
At that time, the ownership of Duke Yang's treasury, the evil emperor's relics, and everything will be answered.
This is actually not in line with the thoughts of the major forces. Just three days is not enough for them to prepare.
But the thing is what it is, it has already happened, and there is no room for them to think about it again.
The only thing they can do now is to maximize their chances of ultimate success!
"Unite! Unite with the Yuwen Clan and the Dugu Clan!"
Li Yuan made such a decision.
Today's Chang'an City is too terrifying. It is absolutely impossible for the Li family to rely on their strength alone to get enough benefits.
Only when the three gatekeepers join forces can it be possible to take a big bite out of the cake!
The most important thing is that the three major clans also have a basis for unity. Although each family has a lot of interest disputes, they also have corresponding in-law ties.
In the battle of life and death, this kind of in-laws will naturally be of no use, but at this time, this kind of in-laws will become their best button!
Li Yuan originally thought that even if this matter could be accomplished in the end, it would take a lot of effort.
He will not talk about the Li clan for now, but only that between the Yuwen clan and the Dugu clan, not long ago they almost beat each other's brains out.
How can it be so easy to get them to sit down and discuss joint matters?
But what Li Yuan never expected was that he had just contacted the two families with the help of Li Xiuning, and it didn't take long for them to reach an agreement.
The one who came forward for the Dugu Clan was You Chuhong. Compared to Dugu Feng, who had little foresight, this old lady was much more powerful. It was no surprise to Li Yuan that she agreed to join forces.
The key is that on Yuwen Clan’s side, it was Yu Wenhuaji who came forward, and he actually agreed directly!
"It seems that Shimin is right. This Yuwen culture is indeed very different from the past!"
Li Yuan's eyes flickered, thinking about whether this matter was good or bad for the Li family.
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The three gates are united here.
The other major forces, or the major master-level experts, did not waste time. Realizing that the decisive battle would soon come, they also began their journey to form alliances and unite.
The forces of the sects join forces with each other, the evil sects join forces with each other, the Buddhist and Confucian schools also seem to be colluding, and the rebel leaders join forces with each other...
These are only on the surface, secretly, it's hard to say who is joining forces with whom.
In the face of this huge benefit, even if some people from the Demonic Sect and the Buddhist Sect join forces, it is not impossible.
Time passed like this day by day.
Chang'an City spent three days under this seemingly calm surface.
In these three days, there was still no movement in the palace, and Yang Guang seemed to have no regard for the life or death of the outside world.
Also on this day.
The banquet hosted by Wang Bo finally began.
(End of chapter)
