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Chapter 2 The Emperor's Distrust

Pei Ju didn't speak for a long time. For a person like him who has served as prime minister for nearly ten years, he certainly knew the political significance of the Wagang Army's capture of Liyangcang.

"Why!"

Pei Ju sighed, "The world is really going to be in chaos."

"The emperor is stepping up shipbuilding and preparing to tour the capital in the south." Yang Yuanqing said again.

"He won't give up the Sui country so soon!"

Yang Yuanqing shook his head, "It's not enough to give up. The trapped beasts are still fighting. A Wagang army scared him to give up the country. I think this is impossible. I think he wants to move the capital to Jiangdu, first protect the south, and then use the south as the backing, and then gradually eliminate the rioters such as the Wagang army and Dou Jiande. Move the capital south. This is actually his long-standing strategy."

Pei Ju smiled bitterly and said, "You are only half right. In the sixth year of Daye, he issued an order for Jiangdu to be the same as Jingzhao. This actually recognizes Jiangdu's status as a accompanying capital. But this does not mean that he wants to move the capital to Jiangdu. It is a reason for keeping the south, but not the fundamental reason. The fundamental reason is that the capital city has exhausted money and food. Over the years, the capital city has been in short supply, and it is entirely supported by Jiangnan canal transportation.

Now the world is in chaos, and the food from Tongji Canal cannot be transported to the capital. Just look at the high grain prices in the capital, you know that the capital can no longer support it. I told him last year that if the canal transportation is cut off, then relying on several major granaries can only support it for a year. However, the Battle of Goryeo consumed most of the food, so it could not even be supported for half a year. He knew in his heart that only by going to Jiangdu could he get a stable supply of money and grain."

Pei Ju means that Yang Guang was forced to flee to Jiangdu because of economic bankruptcy. This may be one of the reasons.

Yang Yuanqing smiled again: "No matter what the reason is, the emperor's escape to Jiangdu will only weaken his ability to control the world. At least he cannot control the Guanlong nobles. The ambitious people among the Guanlong nobles will inevitably rise up again, and a situation of fighting for hegemony in the world will form."

Pei Ju nodded silently, "Maybe! He was too conceited. He thought he could control everything in the world. He thought that he could do it in one year. He despised the peasants' rebellion, thinking that as long as the Sui officials did not rebel and the nobles did not rebel, it would become a climate, but the peasants' rebellion swept the world and formed a general trend of rebellion. At this time, many ambitious people took the opportunity to rise up, causing chaos in the world. He finally found that he could not control it anymore, so he chose to escape."

"What will my grandfather do? Go to Jiangdu with him?"

Pei Ju shook his head firmly, "When I left Yanmen City, I didn't plan to go back. Now the Sui Dynasty is no longer important to me, and the family is the first."

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Dongjun Wagang Village. At this time, Wagang Village was no longer the wilderness at the junction of the four counties. Wagang Village only had a sign left. The old land of Wagang Village was no longer used. It occupies half of the Dongjun city as the center, and has more than 400,000 troops. It has become the first place among the major rebel forces in the world.

The capture of Liyang Cang gave Wagang Village sufficient food and got rid of the food problem that had plagued Wagang Village for several years. More importantly, the capture of Liyang Cang caused a qualitative change in Wagang Village. It was no longer a rioter who plundered the countryside and robbed merchants. It was a political force that began to compete for the world.

All of this was changed by Li Mi's arrival, which transformed Wagang Village from a wild child running barefoot on the ridge of the field to a neatly dressed and polite nobleman.

Many generals in Wagang Village have experienced this change. Li Mi set three rules: no more than those who were allowed to commit crimes, no more than those who were robbed of people's wealth, no more than those who violated them. Those who disobeyed these three rules will be executed.

At the same time, Li Mi, the commander of conquering Li Yangcang, had a great reputation in Wagang Village, and he officially became the second largest figure in Wagang Village.

That afternoon, in the convention hall of Wagang Village in Weicheng County, hundreds of generals gathered together, and today an extremely important event in Wagang Village will happen.

The lobby was noisy and very lively. Most of the generals were rude people. They spoke in their voices without hiding, and their voices were like roars. Xu Shiji, the third person in Wagang Village, sat in a corner with a frown slightly and said nothing. He was thinking about his own thoughts, and there was an unconcealable worry in his eyes. He was worried about the decision that the leader Zhai Rang was about to make.

With Li Mi's strong rise, there was a situation where one mountain could not withstand two tigers in Wagang Village. He repeatedly persuaded Zhai Rang to either send Li Mi away or kill Li Mi, but Zhai Rang did not listen to him and thought of dividing Wagang Village into two hills. He and Li Mi each occupied the same hill so that one mountain could withstand two tigers. This was extremely stupid.

But Xu Shiji also admitted that Li Mi brought earth-shaking changes to Wagang Village, admired his courage and vision, dared to be the first in the world, and challenged the Sui Dynasty directly. In particular, Li Mi's three bans made Xu Shiji deeply agree. He believed that Li Mi was a hero in the world and a person who could do great things. In comparison, Zhai Rang was much inferior.

Zhai Rang was like a little landlord who was at ease. Over the years, he had never dared to attack a county town. When Li Mi proposed to attack Li Yangcang, Zhai Rang was so scared that he looked slutty. If he had not firmly supported Li Mi, Zhai Rang would never dare to attack a strategic important position in the court like Li Yangcang.

Although Zhai Rang disappointed Xu Shiji, in terms of relationships, Xu Shiji still favored Zhai Rang. Zhai Rang was much more kind than Li Mi, and he was not as sinister and cunning as Li Mi. Zhai Rang treated people with sincerity, while Li Mi treated people with wining people. This is the biggest difference between the two.

At this time, a big hand shrugged on his shoulder, "Hey! I said, Lao Xu, why are you sitting here alone in a daze, just like a girl, I miss the spring."

Xu Shiji turned around and punched him, almost knocking over the person who patted him on the shoulder. This rude man was introduced by Shan Xiongxin, the fourth leader, and was his sworn brother named Cheng Yaojin. He was originally an officer under Zhang Xutuo. He just came half a year ago and had average martial arts skills, but his popularity was very good. In just half a year, he became familiar with everyone from all over the country. Zhai Rang especially liked him and named him the fifth leader. No one opposed it. Xu Shiji also liked his righteousness and generousness, but he just hated his crow's mouth.

Of course, Xu Shiji didn't really hit Cheng Yaojin's shoulder hole. He was not annoyed at all. He rubbed his shoulder hole and said with a smile: "I'm just looking at you being so bored, I'm here to talk to you."

Xu Shiji said angrily: "Who said I was so bored? I was trying to get a tight end! You guy interrupted me."

"What matters are important to think about, let me think about it for you."

"Go to you, what else can you think in your mind besides a woman?"

Cheng Yaojin looked at both sides, and the thief smiled and said, "Are you thinking about the two tigers fighting on the mountain?"

Xu Shiji looked at him in surprise. This boy was not too bastard, but he had a little vision. Seeing that Cheng Yaojin was smiling cunningly, he became a little fond of him, and smiled and said, "I heard from Brother Shan that you know Yang Yuanqing, and you are still his brother."

"Hey! I don't know how to arrange the crow's mouth on Shan Lao Er. Of course, I am very familiar with Yang Yuanqing. When he lived in the inn, he had no money to pay the bill, but I paid the shop and wine for him. He was very grateful to me, and later I taught him to shoot archery..."

"Wait! Wait!"

Although Xu Shiji didn't know who paid the bill for whom, Cheng Yaojin's last sentence was obviously the opposite. Xu Shiji blinked and said, "Cheng Laohei, I think you should have no money to pay the bill when you stay in the inn and want to pay the bill. He wants to pay for you, right!"

"How could I betray the debt? I, Lao Cheng, is that kind of person?"

Cheng Yaojin found out that he had missed his mouth. He blushed and scratched his head and smiled: "I'm just a joke. Yang Yuanqing is my benefactor, and I have always been grateful to him."

"Then why don't you go to surrender to him, but instead surrender to Wagang?"

Cheng Yaojin smiled bitterly and said, "My three-legged cat's martial arts cannot help him, and I don't like the military's strict military discipline. I need to sing Mao before dawn. I prefer the brothers of Wagang Village. They are like my old Cheng, eating meat and drinking wine in big bowls. I think this place is more suitable for me."

"But you only realized that this place is suitable for you after you come in. Why didn't you surrender to him before? Go and repay his kindness."

Cheng Yaojin was silent for a moment and sighed, "The main reason is that I am afraid that I can't stand the severe cold in Fengzhou. I'm not relieved to put her elsewhere."

Xu Shiji nodded. This is what Cheng Yaojin is respected and is extremely filial. In order to treat his mother, he ran all over the world with his mother on his back. He even went to Jiaozhi to find a barbarian doctor, and he really cured his mother's illness.

At this moment, a bell rang, and a guard shouted loudly: "The general is here! The Duke of Pushan is here!"

The lobby suddenly became quiet, and the boss Zhai Rang in armor and Li Mi, the second boss, walked in one after another. Although both of them were agile and majestic, Li Mi had a more calm demeanor in comparison.

The two of them sat side by side in the main seat. Zhai Rang stood up, looked at everyone and asked, "Are you all here?"

"Report to the general, you are all here!"

Zhai Rang nodded and said to everyone loudly: "Today, brothers gather together, because there is a big event going to happen in our Wagang Village, which is now, let me announce it!"

There was a silence in the lobby, Li Mi had no expression on his face and his eyes were quiet, as if what was about to happen had nothing to do with him. Zhai Rang glanced at Li Mi and slowly announced: "From today on, another Pushan Public Camp will be established in Wagang Village. All the 150,000 brothers recruited by Li Yangcang will be transferred to Pushan Public Camp. All the affairs of Pushan Public Camp are decided by General Li. He is the supreme commander in the camp. If any brothers here are willing to follow Pushan Public Camp, I will fully support it."

The lobby was silent. Everyone knew that this was not right, but no one dared to say anything. At this time, Cheng Yaojin raised his hand.

"General Cheng, do you have anything to say?" Zhai Rang asked.

Cheng Yaojin stood up and grinned at everyone, "I remembered a joke from my hometown. Let me tell you, there is a pair of brothers in our hometown who want to separate their families. According to the rules of our hometown, bottles and jars are divided in half, and a few acres of land in the family are also divided in half. However, the ancestral home of the three-quarters land belongs to the eldest, but the second brother took the land and money, but refused to leave. He said that it is comfortable to live in this house! I don't want to leave. If the eldest brother wants to leave, he can move out!"

No one in the lobby could laugh at the joke Cheng Yaojin said. Li Mi stared at Cheng Yaojin with a terrifying murderous intent flashing in her eyes!

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