After Yuan Junbao returned to Shenwu Camp, he began to instigate a rebellion against Lonely Huai'en. Unexpectedly, Lonely Huai'en had already had this intention. The two had a similar affinity and hit it off immediately, and together they discussed rebellion against the Tang Dynasty. Not long ago, Yuan Junbao sent a confidant to Liu Wuzhou and reported the situation of Lonely Huai'en to Liu Wuzhou. This time, Liu Wuzhou sent Yang Zhong and Sun Dazhi to Chang'an with the purpose of accelerating Lonely Huai'en's rebellion.
Yuan Junbao looked at Yang Zhong and said, "General Yang, take a break first and drink some tea. I will take you to see Lonely Huai'en later." Yang Zhong stood up and said, "I won't drink the tea anymore. It's not too late, let's go there quickly." Upon hearing this, Yuan Junbao had to stand up, walked out of the hall, and ordered his servants to hitch the carriage.
After a while, the carriage was hitched, the three of them got on the carriage, and the coachman drove out of the gate. The carriage drove for about a cup of tea and stopped in front of the gate of a mansion. The driver got out and knocked on the door. Since Yuan Junbao was a frequent visitor here, the servant didn't ask any questions and let the carriage drive into the courtyard. The carriage stopped in front of the hall, and the three people got off the carriage. Yuan Junbao led them through the front hall and straight to the back hall.
Yang Zhong and Sun Dazhi walked in and took a look. The back hall was very spacious and the decoration was very elegant. The furniture was made of precious wood. There was a row of antique shelves installed against the wall on the right, with many exquisite utensils placed on them. There were two men in the room, and Yuan Junbao introduced them. One was Lonely Wynn, and the other, in his thirties, was Right Guard General Xie Rong. Xie Rong, like Yuan Junbao, is also Lonely Huaien's confidant.
Lonely Huai'en grew up in the palace. He did not make friends with upright and righteous people, nor did he learn from his uncle Yang Jian's spirit of hard work. Instead, he made friends with some treacherous villains, became more and more greedy, and formed a domineering and domineering character. , arrogant and ambitious character. He became rebellious about a year ago, when Li Yuan had just ascended the throne. Once at a state banquet, Li Yuan got drunk and said to him with a smile: "Your aunt's two sons have become emperors. Now it's my uncle's son's turn, right?" What Li Yuan said: "Your aunt's two sons have become emperors, right?" "My two sons", of course, refers to himself and Emperor Yang Guang of Sui Dynasty. Li Yuan said this just as a joke, but Lonely Wynn became furious after hearing this, feeling that Li Yuan was mocking him. He thought, are only women dignified in a lonely family? From then on, the idea of seeking great power arose in his mind.
Lonely Wynn exchanged greetings with the two guests, then the guests and the host sat down, and the servant came in to serve tea. After the servants retreated, Yang Zhong said: "General, the Emperor already knows your intentions, so he specially sent us two to Chang'an to discuss the matter of uniting the two families to jointly fight against the Tang Dynasty." He nodded and said with a smile: "If our two families unite, great things will happen!" Yuan Junbao took the opportunity to instigate: "My lord, Li Yuan transferred all his troops and horses to Li Shimin. Chang'an City is very empty, and Li Shimin's troops are all in three places." Huayin County, a hundred miles away, now is a great time to take action."
"Yes, General," Yang Zhong said, "The emperor has said that if you attack Chang'an, he will send Song Jingang to attack Li Shimin so that he cannot return to help Chang'an."
When Jie Rong heard this, he was moved and thought about Lonely: "Lord, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, don't miss it!" Lonely Wynn pondered for a moment, shook his head and said: "This matter is of great importance, let me think about it carefully. , weigh the pros and cons.”
"General..." Yang Zhong wanted to say something else. Lonely Wynn waved his hand, then picked up the tea cup and said: "Come, drink tea, drink tea." He was about to see off his guests. When Yang Zhong and Sun Dazhi saw each other, they had no choice but to stand up and say goodbye.
Yuan Junbao accompanied the two of them out of the back hall and came to the front hall. Yang Zhong looked at him and said, "General Yuan, what should we do?" Yuan Junbao pondered for a moment and said, "Lonely Huai'en has not made up his mind yet. , let's do this, you go back to the inn and wait, and I will try to persuade him." Yang Zhong sighed and said, "It seems that this is the only way."
The three people walked out of the house and came to the carriage. Yuan Junbao ordered the coachman to take the guests back to the inn. After the carriage drove out of the gate, Yuan Junbao returned to the back hall. After sitting down, he said to Lonely Huai'en, "Master, do you really not want to attack Chang'an?" Lonely Huai'en shook his head and said, "It's not that I don't want to, but No. Although Chang'an is only guarded by more than 2,000 soldiers, there are still 20,000 Shence troops guarding the imperial city. This does not include the guards of the Prince's Palace and the Prince's Palace, and we only have 6,000 or 7,000 troops to fight against them. What are our chances of winning?"
Yuan Junbao said: "As long as we capture Chang'an City, we can open the weapons depot, release the slaves in the money shops and workshops, and the prisoners in the prison, arm them, and form an army. We can get at least 10,000 people." "Lonely Huai'en still shook his head after hearing this and said: "Don't forget, Yong'an King Li Xiaoji's 'Xiaoji Camp' is stationed in Lantian County. His men and horses are no less than ours. If we attack Chang'an City, he will They will definitely attack us from behind, and by then, we will be attacked from both sides, and the risk is too great."
"What should we do?"
"Let's take a long-term view and wait and see what happens."
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When Yuan Junbao came back from Lonely Huai'en's mansion, it was already dark. He put on soft and loose silk clothes and came to the back house. He just walked into the Moon Gate and happened to meet his wife. When his wife saw him, she quickly saluted and said, "Husband, have you eaten your food?"
"not yet."
"Then let's use it in my concubine's room, right?"
Yuan Junbao waved his hand casually and said, "No, I have something else to do." After that, he turned and walked away. There are four main houses in the backyard, the two on the left are his wife's houses, and the two on the right are occupied by a concubine whom Yuan Junbao just married a few months ago. When the wife saw Yuan Junbao entering the concubine's house and closing the door, she couldn't help but shook her head and sighed.
After the wife returned to her room, she ate a few mouthfuls, then tidied up and prepared to go to bed. Before going to bed, she went to the toilet. When she came back from the hut, she passed by the concubine's window and heard the laughter of men and women coming from inside. The lights in the house flickered, and two figures were reflected on the window paper. Just listen to the concubine's sweet voice: "Husband, didn't you promise that you would let me live a rich life?"
"Don't worry, Lonely Wynn will be the emperor soon. He promised me to make me king. When the time comes, I will make you queen."
"You have to keep your word..."
Listening to the happy laughter of the man and woman, the wife felt as if a bottle of jealousy had been overturned. She quietly took a sip, turned around and walked away...
After Yang Zhong and Sun Dazhi returned to the inn, they waited patiently. On this day, the two of them felt bored staying in the room, so they wanted to go downstairs for a walk. In addition to this wooden building, the King of Chu Inn also has a courtyard behind it. On the left side of the main entrance hall is a staircase, and on the right is a door leading to the backyard. The other three sides of the backyard are surrounded by three bungalows. The rooms in the bungalows have been renovated and are now guest rooms.
The backyard is quite large. It was probably the back garden of a wealthy family in the past. It has a flower pond, a corridor, a flower pavilion and a pavilion, and there are also many sweet-scented osmanthus trees planted. The two of them walked along the corridor for a while, then walked into a hexagonal pavilion and sat down. Sun Dazhi frowned and said: "Master, there is no news from Yuan Junbao yet. There is no way for us to wait like this." Yang Zhong glanced around and whispered: "Calm down, our mission this time is important, we must Be patient." Sun Dazhi was silent for a while, and then said: "I think that Lonely Huai'en is very ambitious and wants to be the emperor himself, so he won't surrender to us." Yang Zhong laughed evilly and said, "Can't he surrender? It doesn't matter if you take refuge with us, as long as there is civil strife in the Tang Dynasty, we can take the opportunity to seize Chang'an..."
The two of them were muttering quietly, and at the entrance of the inn, Li Zhiyun walked in with Zhang Zheng and Cai Hu. The innkeeper happened to come down from upstairs. When he saw them, he hurriedly greeted them and said, "Your Majesty, are you here?" Li Zhiyun nodded and said, "I happened to be passing by here, so I came in to take a look."
"Does the prince want to check the account books?"
"No need, tell me what is the recent room occupancy rate?"
"In the past three months, it has reached 85%."
After hearing this, Li Zhiyun nodded and said: "Not bad." The shopkeeper continued: "Your Majesty, would you like to go upstairs and have a look?" Li Zhiyun glanced at the stairs and said, "We are not going upstairs, so we will go to the backyard to take a look. Let's see." Several people came to the backyard and walked a dozen steps along the gravel path. Two guests came towards them. The one in front glanced at them and walked sideways past them.
After Li Zhiyun walked a few steps, he glanced back and said to himself: "These two people look familiar, as if they have met somewhere." The shopkeeper said: "They have been staying here for five or six days, and they asked me about the left and right sides." It is the residence of General Wei Yuan Junbao."
Yuan Junbao? Li Zhiyun thought about it carefully and remembered that he had seen this person in his eldest brother's east palace not long ago. He was a subordinate of his cousin Lonely Wynn.
"Oh? Are they looking for Yuan Junbao?"
"Probably."
Li Zhiyun shook his head and said: "These two people look very friendly, but I just can't remember where I met them." Zhang Zheng, who was following him, said: "Your Majesty, why did you forget? Last time we were there I met them on the street. The short man was hit by a carriage, and you still want to take them to the doctor." After hearing this, Li Zhiyun finally remembered and said with a smile: "Zhang Zheng, you have a good memory."
"It's not that I have a good memory, it's that the accent they spoke is very familiar to me, so I have an impression."
"Oh, can you hear their accents?"
Zhang Zheng nodded and said: "They are from Mayi. I have an uncle who lives in Mayi. I grew up in my uncle's house, so I am very familiar with the accent of the people in that area."
"Mayi? Isn't that Liu Wuzhou's territory?"
