The carriage stopped in front of the mansion, Yang Yuanqing jumped out of the carriage and walked quickly in front of Lao Bu, "Su Lie, is it you?"

The young general waiting at the door was Su Lie. He turned over and dismounted and bowed to Yang Yuanqing, "General Yang, I want to go to Dali City with you!"

"Do you want to join the army?" Yang Yuanqing asked.

“That’s right!”

After pondering for a moment, Yang Yuanqing asked again: "Do your father agree?"

Su Lie lowered his head and stared at the ground. After a while, he slowly said: "I left home since I was twelve years old and traveled everywhere in the world. My father never asked."

"But you go to Inuli City differently, you may die because of it..."

"If a man dies in the battlefield, he will die as much as possible."

"No! Listen to me." Yang Yuanqing stopped his words, "Entering the army is different from traveling. Once you join the army, you are no longer free. You will even spend your whole life in the frontier. If one day you feel bored and you want to leave the army, you will face the misfortune of being executed as a deserter. The suffering of being a soldier is not something you can imagine. You travel to Dali City. As the master, I welcome you. There is no problem where you stay for a year or two, but if you want to join the army, I hope you can be cautious."

"Young man, you can go and experience a couple of rooms first, and then decide." Yang Su pulled the curtain next to him and smiled.

Yang Yuanqing quickly introduced Su Lie to his grandfather, "Grandfather, this is my friend, from Guyuan County, his surname is Su Lie, one year younger than me, and is Li Jing's apprentice. He had been to Dali City a few months ago and participated in the Battle of Harry Lake."

When Su Lie heard Yang Yuanqing call him grandfather, he knew that the old man was Yang Su, the most powerful minister of the Sui Dynasty. He hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to investigate, "Sister Su Lie meets Yang Taipu!"

Yang Su nodded and said to him with kindness: "A real man should have a thousand miles of ambitions. Yuan Qing joined the army at the age of ten, and at the age of fifteen, he would have fought on the battlefield. Although he was my grandson, he did not receive any favors. If you have ambition, you can go the same path as him."

Su Lie nodded, "You must remember Yang Dapu's words in my heart."

Yang Su stroked her beard and smiled, waved her hand, and drove to the carriage into the mansion. When her grandfather's carriage entered the mansion, Yang Yuanqing smiled and said, "I am on the order of the emperor to go to Hebei to perform a secret mission. You may have worries about your life. Are you willing to go together?"

"If I could take me there, of course I would go there!"

"Okay, wait a moment, I'll pack up, and we'll set off right away."

Yang Yuanqing entered the mansion and prepared. A quarter of an hour later, he brought eighteen Yang Su's iron shadow guards out of the mansion. Everyone turned over their horses and turned their carriages to run towards Mingde Gate in the east of the city. Facing the morning glow of the clouds that had just emerged, twenty war horses ran east like lightning.

In Jinyang County, Taiyuan Prefecture, in the Bingzhou General Administration, King Yang Liang of Han was walking back and forth in the room with his back. King Yang Liang of Han was Yang Jian's fifth son and Yang Jian's favorite son. His fiefdom was not only Bingzhou, but also the vast land of Jizhou, which extended Yang Liang's jurisdiction to the sea, which was the former former Northern Qi land.

Since Yang Guang was crowned as the crown prince, Yang Liang's door of ambition has also been opened. If it weren't for the eldest son, why would he have no chance? As Yang Jian's favorite youngest son, Yang Bi believed that he was the best candidate to succeed his elder brother ascend the throne. Soon, King Yang Xiu of Shu was convicted, and Yang Liang was extremely uneasy.

It was from that time that Yang Liang used the excuse of defending against the Turks to recruit soldiers on a large scale, build weapons, and recruit desperadoes.

His ambition was finally noticed by Yang Jian. At this time, a group of Turks attacked the border, and Yang Liang's army failed to fight against the Turks. Yang Jian used this as an excuse to sue Yang Liang's confidant generals and exiled to Lingnan, which severely attacked Yang Liang's power.

Just when Yang Jian was preparing to further reduce the vassal states, unfortunately he died in Renshou Palace, which allowed Yang Liang to escape, and at the same time made him think that his time had come. Tan Liang finally made up his mind to raise the flag to seize the throne.

At this moment, in addition to Yang Liang's confidants, there was also a man in black in his thirties standing in the room. He was a messenger from the capital. He did not bring any evidence. His master would not let any handle fall into Yang Liang's hands. The man in black was just to tell the information or not. It is up to Yang Liang to judge whether he believes it or not.

Yang Liang stopped and said to the man: "Go back and tell you the owner of the family. I am very grateful for his news. I will remember his favor."

Yang Liang ordered a shì guard to "reward him ten taels of gold and send him away!"

The man in black thanked him for his gratitude and retreated. Yang Liang kept waiting for him to walk away. Then he smiled proudly and said, "I didn't expect that there was a conflict within Yang Guang. Do you think it's true?"

There were four people sitting in the room, headed by a veteran with white hair and beard. This person was Xiao Mohe, the famous general of the Chen Dynasty. He was over 70 years old, but he was still brave and strong. After the demise of the Chen Dynasty, he was named the Kaifu Yitong Sansi by Emperor Yang Jian of Sui and followed Yang Liang. This time, Yang Liang was dragged on rebellion, and he was an active promoter. The person sitting next to him was Yang Liang's counselor Wang Juan. Wang Xiang was the son of Wang Sengbian, a hero of a generation. He was about fifty years old, three feet long beards and elegant in appearance. He had the best relationship with Xiao Mohe.

There are also two people who are also Yang Liang's confidants, one is Qiao Zhongkui, the governor of Lanzhou, and the other is Pei Wen'an, the general manager. These four people are Yang Liang's four confidants and the basis for Yang Liang's rebellion.

"I think this is a bit suspicious."

Xiao Maha frowned and said, "I can't imagine how could a young general who is unknown to do this big thing? Is it because this person is the grandson of yáng Su?"

Wang Juan gently stroked her long beard and said, "I think this is true. Although Yuanqing is the grandson of Su, I think he must have something extraordinary and that Guang will give him this important task. From this time, he appointed the steady and experienced yáng Su as the head coach, rather than the most favored Yuwen Shu, we can see that yáng Guang is very cautious. It is definitely not a moment of enthusiasm for his appointment of Yuanqing to do this. From this, it is indeed true."

yángrong nodded, Wang Juan made a reasonable statement. With yáng Guang's caution, he would not send him to Youzhou just because Yuanqing was the grandson of Su. If Yuanqing was an incompetent person, yáng Su would not agree to yáng Guang's consent. This person must have outstanding features.

At this time, Lanzhou Governor Qiao Zhongkui smiled and said, "I know a little about Yang Yuanqing."

Yang Liang suddenly turned around and stared at him and said, "Tell me, what's going on with this person."

"This person is the garrison of Dali City, Fengzhou. Five years ago, when he was a ten-year-old boy, he was admired by the late emperor in the Taiye Hall and offered a plan to pacify Hu. He went to war with the army. In the battle of the 19th year of Kaihuang, he seriously injured Datou Khan and seized his king's flag, so he became famous in his battle."

"So it was him!" The others reacted, and they all heard about it. Yang Liang even knew that Yang Yuanqing was deeply loved by his father and was rewarded with him with the Golden Lin Sword.

"If it was him, I would send troops to intercept him immediately!" Yang Liang said decisively.

Wang Juan smiled, "Your Highness, I suggest that we don't need to interfere in this matter."

Yang Liang was stunned, "Why is this?"

Wang Di said without any haste: "Actually, this is a good thing. Didn't Dou Kang always hesitate? As long as we tell him about this, he will know that Yang Guang has already dealt with him and asked him to deal with Yang Yuanqing. In this way, wouldn't he be determined to follow His Highness?"

"Wang Chanjun is indeed brilliant?"

Yang Liang praised repeatedly: "Let Dou Kang see with his own eyes how Yang Guang deals with him, and he will know how he should choose."

Xiao Mohe next to him was a little worried, "What if Dou Kang can't deal with Yang Yuanqing?"

Yang Liang sneered, "Yang Yuanqing has no soldiers or soldiers. If Dou Kangruo can't even deal with this person, what kind of face does he have to be the general manager of Youzhou?"

After the discussion, everyone retreated, but Pei Wen'an, the general manager, stayed. Yang Liang just stopped when he saw him saying something, and knew that he had something to say. He took a sip of tea and then slowly said: "Do you have anything else to say?"

Pei Wen'an was born in the Pei family of Wenxi County, but he was just a concubine. He was arrogant and talented, but he was depressed and unsuccessful in the family. However, Pei Wen'an was highly appreciated by Yang Liang and planned to manage 50,000 soldiers for Yang Liang.

Pei Wen'an bowed and said, "Your Highness, I want to remind you of your highness for two things."

"Tell me! I'll listen."

"The first thing is that Bei Zhi wants to remind Your Highness that Xiao Mohe and Wang Juan are from the Chen Dynasty after all, so you should not value them too much. Bei Zhi doubts them..."

Before Pei Wen'an finished speaking, Yang Liang interrupted him impatiently, "I know this in my heart. Now that the war is in progress, don't doubt the general indiscriminately, tell me the second thing about you!"

Seeing that Yang Liang was unwilling to listen to this matter more, Pei Wen'an felt helpless and had to say again: "The second thing is that Hu Zhi suggested to attack the capital quickly."

Yang Liang was very interested in this suggestion. He immediately sat up and said, "You can say more specific."

"Your Highness, it will take some time for Yang Guang to gather troops. We should seize this opportunity and lead the elite troops to attack Guanzhong, first defeat Puzhou, and then seize Pujin Pass. Your Highness leads a large army and then stations troops in Bashang. The west of the capital can be determined. In this way, the capital will inevitably be shocked. The court and the upper and lower levels are suspicious of each other. We will use our benefits to persuade the defenders of the capital to surrender. Within ten days, major events can be determined. I wonder what Your Highness thinks?"

Yang Liang pondered for a moment, but he was still a little hesitant. Two days ago, Wang Juan advised him to seize the former territory of Northern Qi, because most of his soldiers and generals were from Guandong, and separating the former territory of Northern Qi would be easier to get their support. However, Pei Wen'an's suggestion made him a little moved. If he could capture the capital within ten days, he could give it a try.

"Your Highness, you might as well give it a try. No, let's make a long-term plan."

Yang Liang finally made up his mind, "Okay! I will appoint you as the pioneer, act according to your plan, and seize Puzhou and Pujin Pass for me."

In the dark night, a hanging car drove away from the General Administration Office. Xiao Maha and Wang Ling sat in the carriage. Xiao Maha was once the general of Wang Xiang's father Wang Sengbian. Although Xiao Maha surrendered to Chen Baxian and Wang Sengbian was killed by Chen Baxian, it was a thing of fifty years ago. At this time, they were both old ministers of the Southern Dynasty, and they were all full of nostalgia for it. They originally thought that the power of the Sui Dynasty made their thoughts of restoring the country ultimately just a dream, but at this time, Yang Liang's rebellion brought a glimmer of hope to restore the country.

"With my strategy and my courage, I think how much hope is there for our great cause of restoration?" Xiao Maha's thick eyebrows became a heavy black line.

Wang Juan shook her feather fan gently and said, "The key is that Yang Liang can't really seize power successfully. If he seizes imperial power, then he is the Emperor of Sui. If we want to restore the country, it can only be a moon in the water. So I advise Yang Liang to seize the land of Northern Qi and form a tripod with Yang Guang. Then the old general led his army south, nominally to seize Jiankang for Yang Liang. As long as the old general's army crosses the river, we wave our arms and cheer, the southern Chinese will definitely raise the flag to respond, and then our great cause of restoring the country will be half successful."

"The key is to stop Yang Liang from entering Guanzhong west and forming a tripod with Yang Guang at the same time. That's it!"

"Yes! This is not a requirement. Secondly, I have to find the descendants of Emperor Chen. I have sent my confidant to search in the south and I should gain something."

Xiao Maha sighed a long time, his heart full of infinite nostalgia for his homeland. He is a famous Chinese family, how could he become a slave to the Xianbei dynasty?

"One more thing."

Wang Juan pondered for a moment and said again: "Please send someone to intercept Yang Yuanqing."

"Why?" Xiao Maha asked in confusion.

Wang Juan said coldly: "If Yang Yuanqing is killed, Yang Guang will know that the situation is critical and will inevitably send heavy troops to defend. Yang Liang's plan to attack the capital will also become a fool, so he has to choose separatist. Only when he separatist can we have a chance."

In the vast Central Plains, the Taihang Mountains are like a giant dragon that stretches across the north and south, stretching for thousands of miles, separating Hedong and Hebei into two.

Over the past thousand years, the roads across the Taihang Mountains have gradually formed eight important passages, known as the Eight Passes of Taihang. Among them, Jingxing is the most important. It is a direct passage connecting Taiyuan Prefecture in Hedong and Youzhou in Hebei. It has been a place that military strategists have fought for since ancient times.

The east and west of this passage have an important pass. To the west of Taihang Mountain is Jingxing Pass, controlled by the army of King Yang Liang of Han, and to the east of Taihang Mountain is Tumen Pass, guarded by Youzhou Army. Every day, countless merchants and people pass through this strategic road.
Chapter completed!