In Zheng Guogong's palace, a middle-aged man with dark skin and green eyes sat on a chair, with a gloomy face, and a pair of green eyes staring at the young eunuch kneeling in front of him like a ghost.
This person was Wang Shichong, the owner of Zheng Guogong's mansion. Next to him stood two strong men with thick waists, namely his nephews Wang Renze and Wang Yanzhang.
How long had passed before Wang Shichong said in a hoarse voice: "Eunuch Zhao, are you telling the truth? Did Lu Chu, Yuan Wendu and others really persuade Your Majesty to recruit Li Mi to deal with Gu?"
Eunuch Zhao nodded vigorously and said anxiously: "Mr. Zheng, how could I lie to you? I was waiting outside the hall and clearly heard Lu Chu suggesting that your majesty recruit Li Mi and give him the title of Taiwei. Shangshu ordered him to use his army to deal with Duke Zheng!"
"Asshole!"
Wang Yanzhang cursed angrily at the side: "What are these bastards thinking? We have fought with Li Mi for so many years, and more than 100,000 soldiers have died at the hands of the Wagang Army. We finally managed to drive them away, but they are so good." We plan to lure him back, what are these children from aristocratic families thinking, are they confused?"
Wang Shichong smiled bitterly, "Our Wang family is of low origin. Lu Chu, Yuan Wendu and others have always looked down on us. Originally, they were just afraid that Wagang's army would enter the city and their lives would be in danger. Li Mi has been defeated now and knows that Luoyang is difficult to defend, so he started this fight The thoughts of the children of a group of aristocratic families. After all, in the eyes of these children of aristocratic families, Li Mi is much nobler than I, Wang Shichong, the son of Hu Shang."
"Uncle is right!" Wang Renze on the side suddenly said: "Last night someone came to report that he saw Li Mi's confidant Fang Yanzao, but he lived in Lu Chu's mansion. Lu Chu was the prime minister of the dynasty, so My nephew dare not go to search and arrest people!"
"snort!"
Wang Yanzhang punched the table with hatred, "We are fighting bloody battles in the front, but they are making peace with the rebels in the rear. This is unbearable. Instead of sitting back and waiting for death, it is better to strike first!"
"Yan Zhang, be careful what you say!"
Wang Shichong glared at Wang Yanzhang, which frightened Wang Yanzhang into closing his lips tightly and daring not to speak anymore.
"Uncle, I think Yan Zhang is right!"
Wang Renze bit his lips and said, "Yuan Wendu was your majesty's teacher. Lu Chu and Huangfu Wuyi have both assisted your majesty in Luoyang for many years. We came from Jiangdu, and in the eyes of your majesty, we are not as close as Yuan Wendu and the others. I’m afraid they won’t support us when the critical moment comes, so we might as well seize the power while Luoyang’s military power is in our hands!”
Wang Shichong shook his head helplessly, "Renze, do you think I don't want to do this? But don't forget that our Wang family is from a humble background. Without the banner of Yang Tong, who among the world's scholars will follow our Wang family?"
After a pause, Wang Shichong continued: "And the most important thing is that once we launch a mutiny in Luoyang, Li Mi will definitely take action. The last time we were able to repel Li Mi's attack was thanks to the support of the nobles in the city. Without their support, we would have stopped it. Li Mi, that would be very difficult!"
Wang Renze pondered for a long time and said: "Uncle, why don't we unite with Dou Jiande of Hebei to attack Li Mi and kill him."
Wang Shichong frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head and rejected Wang Renze's proposal, "Dou Jiande is now surrounded by enemies on all sides. Xu Shiji of Liyang has surrendered to Li Tang, Liu Wuzhou of Bingzhou has suddenly risen, and Luo Yi of Youzhou has always been his serious concern. . Three enemies have disturbed his foundation in Hebei. How can he still have the energy to take care of the affairs of the Central Plains? What's more, we are not related to him, so we can't be sure whether he is helping us or Li Mi!"
Wang Yanzhang said angrily: "Uncle, what should we do? Should we wait here for Yuan Wendu and the others to kill us?"
Wang Shichong said with a sullen face: "Of course not. I, Wang Shichong, will never accept my fate in this life. Be benevolent!"
"exist!"
Wang Renze responded hurriedly, "What are your orders, uncle?"
Wang Shichong said in a deep voice: "I want you to go to Jiangdu immediately, meet Yang Gao, and tell him that I, Wang Shichong, am willing to surrender to Luoyang, and join hands with him to destroy Li Mi, the biggest rebel in the world!"
Wang Renze said with some understanding: "Is it possible that my uncle is planning to abandon Yang Tong and use Yang Gao as a cover to raise the banner?"
Wang Shichong glanced at Wang Renze approvingly, nodded and said: "Yes, if you don't keep me here, you have to keep me. Yang Tong's ears are too soft. Yuan Wendu, Lu Chu and others have been with him for many years in Luoyang, and their feelings are Profound. Yang Tong will definitely choose to believe them in the end, so we can only choose another virtuous king."
Wang Yanzhang said slightly worriedly: "But uncle, will Yang Gao accept us?"
Wang Shichong smiled slightly and said: "I was a confidant of his father Yang Guang back then. Both Yang Gao and Yang Tong were the authentic disciples of the Sui Dynasty. We are not considered second ministers. What's more, we still have the great Sui Dynasty in Luoyang. He will not refuse the capital and tens of thousands of Huainan warriors."
Wang Renze added: "But uncle, even if Yang Gao accepts our surrender, his main forces are in the south. What if he lets us fight against Li Min independently?"
Wang Shichong smiled sinisterly and said: "Don't worry, Renze! Look at Yang Gao's current layout. Xue Rengui is stationed in Huainan, Chang Yuchun is stationed in Xinye, and some of Yang Yanzhao's troops in Nanyang are moving towards Yingchuan County. Yang Gao's subordinates One target must be Li Mi, not to mention that Luoyang is the old capital of the Sui Dynasty, and Yang Gao will never allow this capital to fall into the hands of bandits under any circumstances."
Wang Yanzhang was overjoyed when he heard this and said, "Uncle, that's great!"
Wang Shichong glanced at Wang Yanzhang helplessly and sighed: "What's good? It's my helpless move to surrender to Yang Gao. Yang Gao is no better than Yang Dong. Yang Dong has no soldiers, so he can only rely on me, and Yang Gao We have strong soldiers and strong horses. If we have more, we will not have more, and if we have less, we will have less. We will have a hard time in the future!"
Wang Renze shrugged indifferently and said: "Uncle, what are you thinking about so much? We will solve the future problems later. Let's deal with the current problems first!"
Wang Shichong nodded helplessly and said: "Renze, you quickly set off to Jiangdu to meet Yang Gao. If he agrees to our surrender, you immediately send an eagle letter to notify me, and I will immediately deal with Yang Tong and his men in Luoyang. Yan Zhang, while Renze goes to Jiangdu, you must firmly control the troops and horses in Luoyang City and must not let Yuan Wendu and his men infiltrate!"
Wang Yanzhang patted his chest carelessly and said, "Uncle, don't worry about this. People like Yuan Wendu and Lu Chu think very highly of themselves. They have always looked down on us soldiers and always feel that we are inferior to them. If they want to win over the army with their arrogant attitude, just dream!"
