Wang Xiaojie cupped his hands towards Wang Xuanying and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, the Sui army has strict military discipline. Even if we capture Meng Gong, they will never surrender. And even if we barely control Meng Gong's army, the Crown Prince will not We forgot that there is Xue Rengui not far away from Luoyang with hundreds of thousands of troops, our attack on Meng Gong will only give Xue Rengui a legitimate excuse to march into Luoyang!"
The eldest grandson Anshi smiled slightly and said: "General Xiaojie is overly worried. Luoyang City is a thousand-year-old ancient capital and is extremely strong. It also has the natural danger of Hulao Pass. As long as we unite as one, Xue Rengui can't even think about having a million troops... .”
Before eldest son Anshi could finish speaking, Wang Xiaojie interrupted him: "Even our own people, Zhang Zhenzhou and Wei Lu, secretly conspired with the Sui army to seek a way out. Who else can you expect to fight for us? I'm afraid Xue Rengui's army will When the army arrives, all the Sui troops who have been collected will be thinking about how to open the city and surrender!"
The eldest grandson Anshi opened his mouth, his face turned red, he glanced at Wang Xiaojie with some annoyance, and slowly lowered his proud head.
Wang Xuanying, who was sitting at the top, slowly said: "Xiaojie, what's your clever trick? Why don't you tell me!"
Wang Xiaojie said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I think that the general situation of the world has been decided, and our Wang family has no chance to win the world again. It is better to help your Majesty to revive the Sui Dynasty with peace of mind. In this way, our Wang family may not have no chance to stand out."
The eldest grandson Anshi on the side was overjoyed when he heard this. Originally, he was worried that Wang Xiaojie would tell some strategies that would lead to the failure of eldest grandson Wuji's plan. At this time, I immediately felt relieved and surrendered to Yang Gao wholeheartedly. Not to mention that Wang Shichong and his son did not agree, even Duan Da, Yang Wang and others would not agree. These people knew very well that with their ability to flatter others, they would not be able to agree to the Sui Dynasty. What status would there be?
Sure enough, as soon as Wang Xiaojie finished speaking, Duan Da laughed strangely and stared at Wang Xiaojie with a sinister expression: "I didn't expect General Wang to be a loyal and patriotic person. I just don't know how many members of the Wang family General Wang plans to use." Blood to pave the way for General Wang?"
Yang Wang also sneered and said: "Yes! General Wang, I thought Meng Gong would only bribe people with foreign surnames such as Zhang Zhenzhou and Wei Lu. I didn't expect that even people from the Wang family were bribed by him."
When Wang Xiaojie heard this, he immediately flew into a rage. He pointed at Duan Da, Yang Wang and others and cursed: "You treacherous villains, how dare you frame me. I have been with my uncle through life and death for many years, and I have more than a dozen wounds of various sizes on my body."
The more Wang Xiaojie talked, the angrier he became. He turned his head towards Wang Xuanying and said loudly: "Your Highness, I am loyal to the Wang family, and everything I do is for the Wang family. When my uncle was defeated in the battle against thieves in Huainan, he was seriously injured and fell into coma. In the end, I desperately carried my uncle on my back and ran for more than fifty miles all night to break out of the siege!"
After hearing this, Wang Xuanying's originally gloomy face softened a little. He waved his hand and said: "Brother, you are the most outstanding disciple of my Wang family. I naturally know your loyalty to my Wang family. But you are just a general. , The political vision is still not good enough. We, the Wang family, are separatist in Luoyang. Even if we really want to surrender now, will Yang Gao dare to use it? Can he trust us? "
"What the prince said is absolutely true!"
Changsun Anshi took advantage of the opportunity to continue to persuade Wang Xuanying: "I think what General Wang Xiaojie said is indeed true, but now we have no way out. Instead of sitting back and waiting for death, it is better to fight to the death. At least there is a glimmer of hope!"
Wang Shiyun, Duan Da, Yang Wang and other close loyalists nodded in agreement and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Changsun is right. It's a knife to extend your head, and it's a knife to shrink your head. Even if we die, we have to bite the Sui army's flesh."
Wang Xuanying did not have a city like his father Wang Shichong. He was incited by a group of subordinates with their own agendas. He immediately stood up and said loudly: "Okay. It is really a blessing for our Wang family to have everyone help us! Brother Xiaojie, You immediately mobilize all three thousand Huainan troops into the inner city and cooperate with Lord Changsun to capture Meng Gong alive!"
Wang Xiaojie stamped his feet anxiously, his eyes widened, and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, you can't listen to them, this will definitely bring disaster to our Wang family!"
"Wang Xiaojie!"
Wang Xuanying patted the table hard, walked down the steps quickly, walked up to Wang Xiaojie and cursed loudly: "Wang Xiaojie, for the sake of my brothers from the same clan, I have tolerated you again and again, so don't be ungrateful. You must be a loyal minister of the Sui Dynasty." Go ahead and do it yourself. I, Wang Xuanying, want to be the prince and the emperor in this life. Then Yang Gao is younger than me, why should I be his minister? If you dare to talk nonsense again, don't blame me for not remembering the past. point!"
Wang Xiaojie was a military general. The moment Wang Xuanying opened his mouth to speak, he felt the murderous aura in him. His expression immediately changed and he stepped back obediently.
Seeing Wang Xiaojie retreating, Wang Xuanying restrained his murderous intent, waved his hand and said: "That's it, you don't need to participate in this matter. You can go home and rest for a while, and leave the military power to Uncle Shiyun for the time being."
Wang Xiaojie's expression changed when he heard this, he looked up at Wang Xuanying for a long time, and then he raised his hands and said, "I will obey your orders!"
Wang Xuanying waved his hand impatiently and said: "Go down!"
Wang Xiaojie walked out of Zheng Guogong's mansion under the looks of contempt and hatred from many of his colleagues, looked up at the blue sky, and closed his eyes in pain.
Although Wang Xiaojie was born in the Wang clan, he was different from Wang Shichong, Wang Xuanying and his son. He was a very loyal and righteous person. In his heart, the Sui Dynasty has always been in an orthodox position. Just because Wang Shichong was his uncle, he had helped his poor family many times during his childhood. Therefore, although he knew Wang Shichong's ambition, he could only secretly advise him and pray that Wang Shichong would see the world situation clearly and turn around as soon as possible.
But what Wang Xuanying said in the hall just now was like a sharp dagger, ruthlessly tearing into pieces the remaining luck in Wang Xiaojie's heart.
"Perhaps I am indeed sorry for my uncle, but I must be worthy of this country. The Great Sui Dynasty has been in chaos for many years, and I don't know how many people have died because of careerists like you. Today's Emperor Shengming will surely be able to revive the Great Sui Dynasty and restore the founding emperor. In the prosperous age. You should not still have such ambitions and become a stumbling block for the prince to dominate the world."
Wang Xiaojie murmured to himself for a while, then slowly opened his eyes, and saw that the gaze projected in his eyes became extremely firm. He turned to look at the Duke Zheng's Mansion behind him, as if he was saying to Wang Shichong: "Uncle, the way is different. We are conspiring against each other. But I will revitalize the Wang family in my own way!"
