Chang'an, inside Daxing Palace. In a palace in an inconspicuous corner. I don't know why, but there is no guard outside. This is a very strange thing in the palace, which is always heavily guarded.
What's even more surprising is that there are no lights in this palace, but from time to time in the darkness, a woman's hurried screams can be heard, and each time they start to sound, they are immediately blocked by something, and they are quickly blocked by something. Transformed into a muffled whine.
If someone breaks into this palace at this time, he will definitely be shocked. Because the heroine who is acting in the palace at this moment is none other than Zhang Jieyu, the most beloved concubine of Emperor Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty.
As for the male protagonist, it is naturally impossible for him to be Tang Emperor Li Yuan, and there is no need for him to be sneaky. But this male protagonist also has a lot of fame in later generations. He is Ximen Qing who came out randomly when Yang Gao summoned Lin Daiyu last time.
Ximen Qing came to Chang'an more than a month ago. Because he had some strength and was eloquent, he finally entered the palace as a guard under the arrangement of several official friends.
Although Li Yuan is lustful, he is already in his fifties after all. As he gets older, many things are beyond his ability. Therefore, although Zhang Jieyu appears to be glorious on the surface, in fact, only she knows the pain in her heart.
By chance, Zhang Jieyu met Ximen Qing, who was on duty in the palace. Ximen Qing was handsome and good at talking and making girls happy. After going back and forth, the two of them hooked up without knowing it.
However, Zhang Jieyu never dreamed that Ximen Qing, in addition to being a guard of Daxing Palace, also had a mysterious identity - a member of Yang Gao's newly established Jinyiwei.
In the palace, the two of them had finished a big battle and were now exchanging love words with each other. After a long time, Ximen Qing said calmly: "Empress Jieyu, I heard that the imperial court will soon use troops. I wonder if your Majesty knows the specific direction of the deployment of troops?"
Zhang Jieyu glanced at Ximen Qing warily, "Why do you ask this? Does this have anything to do with you being a guard?"
Ximen Qing chuckled and said: "The dissatisfied queen said that I have a business friend who is doing business these days. If he encounters the rebels during the war, the goods will definitely not be saved. That's why I asked the villain to come to the palace to find out what's going on so that he can leave." A safe way to do business.”
"That's what happened!"
After hearing Ximen Qing's explanation, Zhang Jieyu immediately put down her guard and without hesitation conveyed to Ximen Qing exactly what Li Yuan had told her and Concubine Yin on a whim the day before.
After Zhang Jieyu finished speaking, she lightly hit Ximen Qing's chest and said, "If I'm not wrong, I'm afraid you have received a lot of money from that businessman friend, right?"
The corner of Ximen Qing's mouth curled up, revealing a hint of a sneer that was not easy to detect, "Your Majesty is wise, and nothing can satisfy you!"
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At dawn the next day, an eagle flew out of Chang'an City. The plan that Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji, Du Ruhui and other Tiance Mansion advisers had painstakingly planned for a month soon turned into a very detailed intelligence, which was placed in front of Yang Gao's desk.
After reading the information sent back by the Jin Yiwei of Chang'an, Yang Gao immediately ordered Yu Yunwen and Fang Xuanling to enter the palace to discuss matters.
Soon, Yu Yunwen and Fang Xuanling walked into Yang Gao's imperial study. Seeing his two confidants entering the royal study, Yang Gao immediately read the eagle letter from Chang'an to them and asked: "Two dear friends, do you think this is Li Yuan's deception?"
After reading it, Fang Xuanling and Yu Yunwen both shook their heads and said, "Your Majesty, this information is most likely true. Now that the Tang army has eliminated Xue Ju and Li Gui, the pressure on the rear has been greatly reduced, and all the main forces have been committed to the Central Plains. It’s definitely possible.”
Yang Gao said solemnly: "It seems that Li Tang has indeed come out in force this time. This battle may be the most brutal one since I came to the throne. What do you two dear ladies propose?"
Fang Xuanling cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, now that Li Tang is out in force, I thought it would be better to send envoys to contact Zhao Kuangyin of Bingzhou, Luo Yi of Youzhou, and Liang Shidu of Yan'an County, and ask them to raise troops to attack Li Tang and Dou Jiande. rear."
"There is no problem in contacting Luo Yi. Although he now supports his troops and is self-reliant, he still claims to the outside world that he is the general manager of Youzhou appointed by our Great Sui Dynasty. Youzhou has always planted the flag of our Great Sui Dynasty. In the end, he is still a Sui minister."
Yang Gao first confirmed that he should contact Luo Yi, and then shook his head and said: "But I feel that there is something wrong with contacting Zhao Kuangyin and Liang Shidu. Both of them relied on fighting the Sui Dynasty, and they have thousands of connections with the Turks. There are countless connections. Not to mention the emptiness in Guanzhong, they will send troops without me contacting them."
Fang Xuanling thought for a moment and then nodded and said: "Your Majesty is wise, but I lost my mind for a moment."
"Yunwen, what suggestions do you have?" Yang Gao turned to look at Yu Yunwen.
Yu Yunwen cupped his hands and said calmly: "Your Majesty, now Li Tang's march plan has been fully exposed in front of our army. The minister suggested that our army should take advantage of the fact that Li Tang's Central Plains army has not yet joined forces, divide the troops to attack, and defeat them one by one."
"How to defeat them one by one?"
"Your Majesty can order Wang Shichong to lead his army to Hongnong to resist Li Shimin's army. Assemble some elite troops to ambush Li Yuanji in Hanoi and Li Shiji in Liyang halfway. The soldiers and horses along this route are weak, so they can be used to attack our army and defeat Li Shimin. Don’s spirit.”
After hearing what Yu Yunwen said, Fang Xuanling immediately raised a question: "Master Yu, why did you transfer Wang Shichong to Hongnong? Your Majesty had been keeping a close eye on Wang Shichong during the previous war in the Central Plains."
Yu Yunwen smiled slightly and said: "Today is different from the past. When we first marched into the Central Plains, we were afraid that Wang Shichong would sit on the sidelines. Now Li Tang's first target when sending troops is Luoyang. Wang Shichong must go all out in order to preserve his foundation. What's more, Li Tang had an affair with Li The Tang Dynasty belongs to the Hongnong Yang family. If we want to defend Hongnong, we must take coercive measures against the Hongnong Yang family. It is better to let Wang Shichong take the blame for this."
Yang Gao nodded to express his agreement with Yu Yunwen's suggestion, and then said: "I have another idea. I wonder what the two dear ladies think?"
"I am all ears!" The two of them bowed their hands.
Yang Gao said lightly: "Yang Yanzhao of Nanyang seems to have been silent for too long. Everyone seems to think that he will only stay in Nanyang and not leave. I decided to order him to turn from defense to attack, defeat Li Shentong and march to Chang'an, and give Li Yuan a warning. "
Both of them's eyes lit up when they heard this. To be honest, they had almost forgotten that Yang Yanzhao led 80,000 elite troops, and their role was not only to guard Nanyang County.
"Report, Your Majesty, we have another 800 miles for urgent delivery."
The two of them were just about to express their agreement when they heard an urgent cry from outside the door.
