The Donghai Military Camp is located not far from the wharf of Qushan County. The Easthai Island is several miles away from the sea. A narrow sea channel divides two land areas. In the night sky, hundreds of sea boats slowly approach the shore. The sea boats are crowded with people, and there are more than 2,000 people.》

These soldiers were nominally farmers organized by Meng Haigong to farm on the Donghai Island, but in fact they were two thousand trusted men who refused to disband. When news that Meng Haigong was about to be transferred out, Meng Haiki immediately sent general Liang Jinhui to Donghai Island to reorganize the army.

More than two thousand people were wearing armor, holding battle swords and spears in their hands, staring at the military camp on the shore with murderous intent. The ships were getting closer and closer to the military camp, but the barracks were silent.

“Go ashore!”

The sea boats approached the shore, and the soldiers jumped on the shore one after another and quickly lined up on the shore. At this time, a person came to the night sky. It was the military advisor Han Zhishui. Liang Jinhui hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, "See the military advisor!"

"Have everyone arrived?" Han Zhishui asked after looking at the soldiers.

"Report to the military advisors, all of them have arrived, two thousand four hundred and fifty-eight people, and one is a lot."

"very good!"

Han Zhishui looked back at the military camp two miles away, "Wait for a moment, news should be coming."

As soon as he finished speaking, a thin man rushed over like a monkey. It was Shang Huaizhu, who was known as the star-picking hand. He was just as martial arts but had extremely high light skills. At the beginning of the year, Zhang Xuan was injured in the lungs in Luoyang, and he fell into the root of a disease of vomiting blood due to cold stool.

He ran forward and reported: "Military advisor, you succeeded in the barracks."

Han Zhishui was overjoyed and smiled and said to everyone: "Go into the military camp! You will be fine this time."

Liang Jinhui waved his hand and said, "Go to the military camp!"

He led 2,400 soldiers to the barracks. The barracks were extremely quiet and there was no guards in front of the gate. The gate was knocked open and more than 2,000 bandits rushed into the barracks. The barracks were covered with unconscious Sui soldiers. A large amount of strong drugs were mixed into their mutton soup for dinner. In addition, the mutton soup was sufficient tonight and the taste was good. As a result, thousands of Sui soldiers were all attacked.

At this time, someone shouted, "The lord is here!"

The soldiers in front of the gate dodged to both sides, and Meng Haigong walked in quickly. He looked at the Sui soldiers all over the ground coldly and ordered: "Strip them off their armor and wake them up. Those who surrender will not be killed, and those who refuse to surrender will be killed immediately!"

In late July of the 11th year of Daye, Meng Haigong, who had already surrendered, raised an army in Donghai County again. He occupied Donghai County with lightning speed and his troops quickly recovered to 10,000.

At this time, Yang Yichen was transferred to Qinghe County, Hebei to attack the bandit commander Ge Qian, Xiapi County and Pengcheng County were empty, and Meng Haigong led his army into Xiapi County, with an unstoppable force. He captured all Xiapi County in three days. The officials of Xiapi County surrendered one after another, and the bandit army quickly grew to 50,000.

Meng Haigong did not stop, and the army continued to advance westward and swept Pengcheng County. When the troops approached the ancient Pengcheng City, Yang Zhizhi, the prefect of Pengcheng County, was forced to open the city to surrender. Meng Haigong immediately issued a notice to the world, listing the crimes of Emperor Yang Guang of Sui, and calling on the fierce generals of the world to raise the banner of righteousness and overthrow the Sui Dynasty.

The news that Meng Haigong rebelled again and swept Xuzhou suddenly shocked the Luoyang government and the people were talking about it, all of which all implied that this was a chess move by the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty, and he went against his word and forced Meng Haigong to rebel. In the end, the gain was not worth the loss.

In the side hall of Wencheng Hall, Yang Guang's face was as gloomy as water, and his murderous intent burst into tears. The important officials who knew him dared not say anything. They knew that the emperor was already angry and embarrassed. Whoever dared to say a word would inevitably be severely punished.

"I ask again, why does any thief rebel develop so quickly whenever they rebel, and tens of thousands of people will be in a few days. What is the reason?"

Yang Guang was angry that Meng Haigong rebelled again, and even more annoyed that in just a few days, the situation in Xuzhou would be so serious that it was uncontrollable. If the world's riots resurrected, could their country be preserved?

Everyone was speechless and could not answer his questions.

Yang Guang glanced at dozens of ministers. He found that Prime Minister Su Wei hid behind the pillar. He became even more angry and said coldly: "Su Prime Minister Su, since you are the leader of civil officials, please tell me!"

Su Wei had no choice but to step forward and bow, saying, "Your Majesty, I think there are two reasons."

"What are the two reasons, let's talk about it!"

"The first reason is that the taxes in the first twenty years of the Great Sui Dynasty were slightly heavier, which led to the country's wealth and the people's poverty. Each warehouse was filled with cloth for food, but there were only so many wealth in the world. With more national treasury, the people naturally had fewer people, which led to insufficient loyalty to the Great Sui Dynasty."

"what else?"

Yang Guang was almost unable to control his inner anger. Not to mention the control of the local area by the aristocrats and Guanlong nobles, he blamed the court for being too heavy in taxes. How could Yang Guang not listen to it? Yang Guang tried his best to restrain his anger and stared at Su Wei fiercely.

Su Wei gritted his teeth and said, "The second reason is that His Majesty's military system has loopholes, and he swept away all the soldiers of all counties in the world, but the Xiaoguo army concentrated on guarding the capital. Once the local bandits are in trouble, there will be no soldiers to resist the local government."

"Enough!"

Yang Guang shouted loudly, threw the jade certificate in his hand to the ground, stood up and roared, "Everything is my responsibility, it is the responsibility of the late emperor, what about your responsibility? Are you ministers who eat the king's fortune have no responsibility?"

His voice was like thunder, scaring all the important officials to kneel on the ground. They had never seen the emperor get such a big temper in the court.

"Have your majesty calm down!"

Yang Guang's chest was so angry that his chest was fluctuating violently. He pointed at Su Wei and said angrily: "You always say that the taxes of the late emperor are too heavy, and you always say that there are loopholes in my military system. You are the prime minister of the late emperor and my prime minister. What did you do?"

Su Wei was extremely sad and knelt down and shed tears, saying, "Although loyal words are unpleasant, they are a good medicine for curing diseases. Your Majesty will eliminate the disadvantages and promote the benefits. The Sui Dynasty is just around the corner. People all over the world live and work in peace and contentment. Who is willing to be a bandit? How could Meng Haigong develop so quickly in a few days?"

Yang Guang gritted his teeth and said slowly: "I have no problem, nor is my general strategy for governing the country. If there is a problem, you are lip service and refuse to implement my will, because it violates your interests."

The court was silent. After a long time, Su Wei whispered: "The old minister is old and has no energy to share his worries for His Majesty. I would like to ask His Majesty to return to his hometown."

Yang Guang laughed furiously, "It's great. If you make a mess, you want to get out of here. If you throw the mess to me, don't behave like you, the prime minister, but don't want to go back to your hometown to retire. Pass on my orders, take down Su Wei, and teach the Censorate to punish you!"

Su Wei was shocked and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, the old minister is not guilty!"

"I know whether there is any guilt or not, and I will take it down!"

Several guards stepped forward and whispered: "Su Xiangguo, let's go!"

Su Wei stood up and sighed, "Thirty years after Nan Ke's dream, what about the Prime Minister? Take care of your Majesty!"

He bowed to Yang Guang and staggered away. Yang Guang became more angry and shook his sleeves and stood up and left.

The ministers looked at each other, but no one expected that the final result would be Su Wei's disaster.

At this time, Xiao Yu stood up and said to everyone: "I always thought that Su Prime Minister was an ambiguous person and never offends others. At the critical moment today, Prime Minister Su stood up and dared to give advice. He was the real pillar of the country, which made us ashamed. Although the emperor was furious, the crisis in Xuzhou was not resolved. You are willing to meet with me again and discuss the way to resolve the crisis in Xuzhou."

Everyone was speechless. Who would dare to see the emperor again at this time? Wei Xuan, the Minister of War, sighed and said, "Xiao Prime Minister is right. Meng Hai Gong rebelled again. The Ministry of War is to blame. I am willing to go with Xiao Prime Minister."

Xiao Yu looked at the others again, but no one was willing to respond. Pei Ju said slowly: "The emperor is angry now, and it is difficult for him to adopt the advice. Why not wait until he calms down before persuade him."

Xiao Yu said anxiously: "It's almost time to go to the court. If you don't decide, you will delay it until tomorrow. But the crisis in Xuzhou cannot wait for a moment. If you delay this night, the crisis may spread to Qiao County. The soldiers are very fast, so you must send troops overnight tonight."

Xiao Yu stopped talking and turned to Wei Xuan and said, "Shangshu Wei, let's go!"

The two of them walked quickly towards the Imperial Study Room. Pei Ju looked at them and walked away, and couldn't help but shake her head. What's the point of sending troops if she treats the symptoms but not the root cause? (To be continued.)
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