Just as Yang Gao, Yu Yunwen and Fang Xuanling were discussing how to deal with the Tang Army's five-way eastward expedition, the guard's hurried shouts suddenly sounded outside the door.
"Your Majesty, the eldest son of Lord Feng Ang of Lingnan, Feng Zhishen, is seeking an audience outside. He said that he has something to report that will endanger the Sui Dynasty!"
"Hurry up!"
Yang Gao was surprised when he heard this and immediately ordered.
After Yang Gao pacified the south of the Yangtze River, Feng Ang, who was separatist in the south of the Yangtze River, quickly moved up the list.
Yang Gao considered that Feng Ang was the first separatist force to voluntarily submit to the Sui Dynasty, and that he was a clean official, enjoyed a high reputation in Lingnan, and was deeply loved by the people. Historically, after he surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, he worked hard to govern the place for the Tang Dynasty. He never rebelled and did not look like an ambitious person, so he agreed to his surrender and allowed him to still sit in Lingnan.
Now Feng An actually sent his eldest son Xingye to Beijing to report. It seems that something big happened in Lingnan.
Feng Zhishen walked into Yang Gao's imperial study under the guidance of the eunuch, knelt on the ground and cried loudly: "Your Majesty, Lingnan has undergone sudden changes. Unfortunately, my father died at the hands of villains. Half of the entire Lingnan has fallen into the hands of the enemy!"
"What?"
As soon as Feng Zhisun finished speaking, Yang Gao, Yu Yunwen, and Fang Xuanling in the imperial study room exclaimed at the same time.
Fang Xuanling asked in disbelief: "General Feng, your father is highly respected in Lingnan, who can kill him? Half of Lingnan has fallen, why have we not received any information at all?"
Feng Zhishen choked and said: "Let me tell you, sir, the fall of Lingnan was not caused by an invasion by foreign enemies, but by internal evil!"
"The mole?"
Feng Zhishen nodded, "About a few months ago, a Taoist priest named Hong Xiuquan suddenly appeared in Lingnan, preaching everywhere and recruiting disciples. In just two months, the number of Kung Fu disciples grew to 700,000 or 800,000."
"Seven to eight million people?"
Yu Yunwen's eyes widened, "How can you develop so many believers in just two months?"
"This traitor does have some ability to deceive people. Even many generals in the army believed that he was a god descending to earth. But at that time, my father thought that this guy was just a deceiver, so he didn't take it to heart."
Feng Zhishen said with some annoyance: "But who knew that half a month ago this traitor suddenly gathered a crowd to rebel in Nanhai County. Believers in various counties responded one after another. The generals in the army also suddenly turned against him. Even the most trusted person of his father's The family general also suddenly betrayed and assassinated my father. In this way, in just five or six days, most of Lingnan was lost."
Yang Gao couldn't help being stunned when he heard this, Hong Xiuquan, this magic stick is Quan who was thrown in and out when Lu Wenlong was summoned last time, but why did he come out to go against me at this time? It's really not the right time!
Fang Xuanling on the side sighed: "It's true that blessings never come in pairs, and misfortunes never come alone. Now that the decisive battle with the Tang army is imminent, why would there be such a magician coming out to disrupt the situation?"
Feng Zhishen continued: "When I came to Jiangdu from Lingnan, I heard that Hong Xiuquan had gathered 300,000 followers to kill Jiangnan. Your Majesty should have taken precautions early!"
Yang Gao nodded and asked again: "Rebellion is a big deal. Hong Xiuquan must have a few henchmen around him, right?"
Feng Zhishen replied: "Your Majesty is wise. Hong Xiuquan does have many minions under his command. Among them, Yang Xiuqing, Shi Dakai, Wei Changhui, Feng Yunshan, and Xiao Chaogui have the highest prestige. After Hong Xiuquan raised his army, he called himself the King of Heaven and appointed Yang Xiuqing as the Eastern King and Shi Dakai as the Ji King. , Wei Changhui is the North King, Feng Yunshan is the South King, and Xiao Chaogui is the West King. These people are also the leaders of the rebels."
After listening to Feng Zhisun's words, Yang Gao said secretly in his heart: "It seems that except for Li Xiucheng and King Chen Yucheng who were born early, Hong Xiuquan brought out all the main leaders of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom."
"System, can you test the four-dimensional abilities of Shi Dakai, Yang Xiuqing, Wei Changhui and other leaders of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom for me?"
Yang Gao pretended to be thinking hard with his eyes closed, opened the system unnoticeably, and asked attentively.
"The system is under detection, please wait patiently..."
"Ding dong, the system test is completed. Yang Xiuqing, commander 83, force 73, intelligence 90, politics 91."
"Shi Dakai, commander 95, force 93, intelligence 80, politics 73."
"Xiao Chaogui, commander 82, force 88, intelligence 76, politics 71."
"Wei Changhui, commander 76, force 90, intelligence 71, politics 63."
"Feng Yunshan, commander 85, force 81, intelligence 76, politics 72."
"Your Majesty, Wei Chen believes that the south of the Yangtze River is our important land of money and food in the Sui Dynasty, and it must not fall into the hands of traitors. Wei Chen suggests that the imperial court should send a large army to annihilate Hong Xiuquan."
Yu Yunwen's sudden words frightened Yang Gao into quickly logging out of the system.
Yang Gao quickly came back to his senses and nodded in agreement: "What Yunwen said is absolutely true, but the war in the Central Plains is about to begin, and the war in Jingxiang is about to begin. Where should I send troops to suppress the rebellion?"
Yu Yunwen smiled slightly and said: "Your Majesty, although Hong Xiuquan has 300,000 followers, 300,000 followers are not equal to 300,000 troops. Although the followers are fanatical, the military discipline is chaotic and they are actually vulnerable. Wei Chen thought that as long as he has a qualified commander , the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses brought by General Huer to the south of the Yangtze River are enough to put down the rebellion."
Yang Gao immediately asked: "But now the old general Laihuer and general Laizheng have led their troops to Yiling, and the emperor's uncle has also rushed to Xiangyang. Doesn't Aiqing want me to personally lead the army to the south of the Yangtze River to conquer Hong Xiuquan?"
Before Yu Yunwen could answer, Fang Xuanling had already handed over his hand and said: "Your Majesty, I think that General Xue Rengui, General Li Yaoshi, General Chang Yuchun, General Yang Jiye and General Yue Pengju are all rare talents. It will be useless if they all stay in the Central Plains." The role is too great, Wei Chen suggested that one person should be transferred to Jiangnan to serve as a counter-insurgency general."
Yu Yunwen frowned slightly, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, even if you work hard to get to Jiangnan from the Central Plains, it will probably take ten days and a half. The military situation is urgent, and Wei Chen suggested that Wang Shouren, the governor of Yangzhou, be responsible for conquering the Hong Xiuquan rebels."
"this..."
Yang Gao was stunned when he heard this, "Can Wang Shouren, a civil servant, command an army of tens of thousands?"
Yu Yunwen smiled slightly and said: "Your Majesty, it is not unusual for civilians to be in command during the Sui Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Kaihuang, Prime Minister Gao Jiong once commanded tens of thousands of troops. The minister had several contacts with Wang Shouren. Although this person He is a civil servant, but his military skills and strategies are definitely top-notch in the world."
Fang Xuanling cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, maybe Mr. Wang is indeed proficient in the art of war, but he has never led troops to the battlefield for so many years. Maybe commanding county soldiers is not a big problem, but he wants to suppress the numbers left by the general who came to protect his children. It may be difficult to build a strong army with tens of thousands of troops, so it is better to transfer one person from the several leading generals from the Central Plains to command and conquer the rebellion."
Yang Gao met his counselors for the first time and had different opinions, and he immediately fell into a tangle.
