Ten days later, my father sent a messenger from Chang'an to ask my second brother, third sister, brother-in-law, and Li Zhiyun to go to Chang'an.
Back then, after the third sister saw Li Zhiyun in Huxian County, she sent a messenger that day. She understood the pain of a mother losing her son, and told the messenger to rush to Jinyang as soon as possible and tell Wan Yiniang the news. After traveling for more than a month, the messenger finally arrived in Jinyang. Therefore, Chang'an now knows that Li Zhiyun is still alive.
This time we set off for Chang'an. The second brother, third sister and brother-in-law each brought ten guards. Li Zhiyun didn't have a single bodyguard. But it doesn't matter, the second brother, third sister, and brother-in-law are all his bodyguards.
A group of people rode for half a day and came to a place called Sanliting, which was a wilderness. Suddenly, many officers and soldiers appeared two hundred feet ahead and surrounded them.
"Hey——!" The second brother who was leading the group raised the reins, reined in the horse and watched. Everyone else also stopped. Li Zhiyun took a closer look, it was not good! There are too many officers and soldiers, at least four to five hundred, and they only have about thirty people. There is a huge disparity between the enemy and us. It's over now!
After Li Yuan occupied Chang'an, many cities in the Guanzhong area were captured, and some local officials who had not captured the cities also surrendered. Most of the Sui Dynasty officers and soldiers also surrendered, but some officers and soldiers were unwilling to surrender. They moved around and became bandits.
These people may be officers and soldiers unwilling to surrender. They sent out scouts and discovered the cavalry five or six miles away, so they were well prepared. The officers and soldiers were probably afraid that their numbers were not large enough, so they did not completely surround them, but only half-surrounded them and rushed towards them.
Li Zhiyun turned around and took a look. Fortunately, there were no officers and soldiers behind him. He still had time to escape now! He looked at his second brother beside him and said shamelessly: "Second brother, can we change horses? My horse can't run fast!"
The second brother didn't seem to hear, and didn't react at all. He just stared ahead with a stern face. But the third sister on the other side of him glanced at him sharply, and he had no choice but to close his mouth.
The officers and soldiers were getting closer and closer, now less than a hundred feet away. Li Zhiyun's forehead began to sweat, and his heart was as anxious as a cat's claws scratching. Why didn't the second brother give the order to retreat? He is a general. If he doesn't say anything, who dares to escape? Second brother, why are you still standing here? Waiting to die? !
The officers and soldiers on the opposite side rushed very quickly and were only a hundred steps away from them in an instant. Li Zhiyun completely collapsed, and began to blame his second brother and third sister in his heart: The number of officers and soldiers was more than ten times greater than theirs, so what was the shame in running away under such circumstances? Keep the green hills and don’t worry about running out of firewood! Don’t they understand such a simple truth?
It was too late now, the officers and soldiers were so close and there were so many of them, many of them still riding horses. It seems that officers and soldiers have appeared behind us. We can't run away now even if we want to. Let's all wait to die together! He began to regret why he didn't leave his second brother and third sister behind and run away first? …
Li Zhiyun was thinking wildly when he saw his second brother take off the powerful bow on his back, pull out a carved feather arrow from the quiver, draw the bow and release the arrow, and shot the arrow, hitting the face of a soldier in front of him. Falling on his back.
The second brother shot arrows very fast and killed five or six soldiers in the blink of an eye. The officers and soldiers rushing in front stopped in fear. At this time, an officer on horseback from the rear of the army rushed up, whipped the sergeants with a whip, and drove them forward.
The second brother took out another eagle-feather arrow, nocked the bow and released the arrow. There was a "whoosh" sound, the arrow was as fast as lightning, and it pierced the throat. The officer fell off his horse without saying a word.
Everyone was shocked! Li Zhiyun even opened his mouth: Wow! Li Guang is reincarnated? ? amazing! ! !
The officers and soldiers were so frightened that they turned around and ran away with a "hoo!" The second brother put away his stiff bow, drew his sword, and ordered loudly: "Pursue!"
The third sister, brother-in-law and all the guards rushed out after the second brother, leaving only Li Zhiyun alone. He was stunned for a long time before he realized: He, Li Zhiyun, must not lag behind others when he goes into battle to kill the enemy! So, he took out the Longyuan sword given to him by his second brother, shouted and rushed forward...
Those officers and soldiers ran very fast and disappeared after a while. Under a small hill, the second brother rode towards him on horseback, holding a horse in his hand. As they galloped closer, the second brother smiled and said, "Zhiyun, didn't you say your horse can't run fast? This horse is not bad. I'll give it to you!"
It turned out that his second brother heard his request to change horses, and he was immediately ashamed...
When Li Shimin was a child, a scholar came to his home who claimed to be a fortune teller. After meeting him, he said that he had "the appearance of a dragon and a phoenix, and the appearance of the sun. When he is twenty years old, he will be able to help the world and bring peace to the people." Li Yuan named his son "Shimin" with the meaning of "helping the world and bringing peace to the people".
The ancients all had an addiction to being emperors. As the saying goes, "Emperors take turns and come to my house tomorrow." "Being a farmer in the morning, ascending to the Emperor's Hall in the evening." Li Shimin is certainly no exception. When he saw that the world was in chaos and the Sui Dynasty was in danger, he couldn't help but feel itchy. But he is just a nineteen-year-old young man with no qualifications or prestige. If he raises an army to rebel, I am afraid not many people will respond and follow him, so he has to rely on his father for this matter.
He repeatedly persuaded his father to raise an army, but Li Yuan was already fifty years old and had lost the energy of a young man. He wanted stability and feared chaos, so he refused to agree and threatened to send him to the court for punishment.
Because Li Shimin had harbored evil intentions for a long time, he liked to make friends with guests. Liu Wenjing, the commander of Jinyang, was his close friend. When he was at a loss, Liu Wenjing gave him an idea. So, Li Shimin started the "cheating" operation.
Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty liked to build large palaces in various places with beautiful women for his enjoyment. Jinyang was a relatively large city at that time, so it also had a palace. Pei Ji, the eunuch of Jinyang Palace, had a close relationship with Li Yuan. Li Shimin paid people to bet with Pei Ji and deliberately lost to him. Pei Ji was very happy, and the man introduced Li Shimin to him, and the two gradually became close friends.
Li Shimin revealed his rebellion plan to Pei Ji, who agreed after hearing it. One night, Pei Ji invited Li Yuan to Jinyang Palace for drinking, and while he was drunk, he "used" the beautiful women in the palace. The next morning, Li Yuan woke up and took a look. He had slept with the emperor's concubine. This was a crime of beheading! Now, if you don’t want to rebel, you have to rebel!
So, in the name of colluding with the Turks, Li Yuan killed his two deputies and raised troops to rebel against the Sui Dynasty.
Li Yuan is not very determined in character and will easily give in when encountering difficulties. When they were in Jiahu Fort, the rebel army was blocked by Song Laosheng's 30,000 troops stationed in Huoyi. Due to food shortages and continuous heavy rains, he wanted to retreat to Jinyang. Li Shimin persuaded him, but he still refused to listen. At night, Li Shimin cried outside his tent, making him unable to sleep. He had to call his son in and ask him why he was crying. Li Shimin said: "We raise our troops for the sake of righteousness. If we advance, we will win, if we retreat, we will be defeated. Now if we encounter any difficulties, we have to retreat and return to Jinyang to defend a city. Then we will become thieves. If the people's hearts are scattered , the tribe will be disbanded, how can I protect myself? The day of destruction is coming, how can I not be sad?"
After hearing this, Li Yuan came to his senses and quickly sent people to recall the left army that had already started to return.
After crossing the Yellow River, Li Yuan wanted to march directly to Chang'an. Pei Ji said to him: "Qu Tutong in Hedong County has an army of 100,000. If we abandon him and attack Chang'an, if we cannot conquer it, we will be attacked from both sides! It is better to attack first." It is safer to destroy Qu Tutong and then command the army to Chang'an!" After hearing this, Li Yuan began to hesitate again.
Li Shimin advised his father: "Qu Tutong is an enemy who can only defend himself, so there is nothing to worry about! Soldiers are very fast. We must take advantage of the military power of repeated victories to capture Chang'an in one fell swoop. If we hesitate, it will be wasted." Time, let the officers and soldiers of Chang'an prepare, and you will be delayed under the fortified city. By then, people's hearts will be separated, and the big thing will be over!"
Since Jinyang raised troops, Li Shimin's goal has been clear: to capture Chang'an in the shortest possible time. Indeed, as long as Chang'an is captured, the entire northwest will be controlled, and then the Central Plains can be aspired to, and the whole chess game will be alive. After all, Li Shimin was a British master of a generation, and his strategic vision was definitely not comparable to that of ordinary people!
Li Shimin was good at using troops, and he conquered most of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, after the "Xuanwumen Incident", it was appropriate for Li Yuan to give up the throne to him. This will be discussed later.
After Li Yuan captured Chang'an, he honored Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty as the Supreme Emperor, and appointed Yang Guang's thirteen-year-old grandson, the acting king Yang You, as Emperor Gong of the Sui Dynasty. He called himself the Tang Dynasty King, the Grand Governor, and the Grand Prime Minister. He played the role of coercing the emperor to order the princes. trick.
