Tibet

Just after Li Wei, the king of Wei, launched a campaign to crusade against the eunuchs and restore the Tang Dynasty, Li Tan, the king of Shu in Xiangyang Jiedushi, and Li Rong, the king of Yun, the southern governor, also issued proclamations to attack the eunuchs and set things right.

At the same time, King Li Ye of Qi, Xue Song, the governor of Xiangwei Jiedu, Li Xian, the pacifier of Jiangnan West Road, and Wei Zhi, the interviewer of Liangzhe Road, also issued statements supporting the three kings in their rebellion.

Each of the three kings had their own armies. The 30,000 Hedong Army was led by Tian Shengong, the 30,000 Bian Song Army was led by Wang Sili, and the 30,000 Jingxiang Army was led by Jiedu Deputy Envoy Laigui. A total of 90,000 troops marched towards Luoyang.

There is a medicine shop in Yanshoufang, Chang'an, called Kangshou Tang. The shop is not big, covering an area of ​​about three acres.

The manager's surname is Yang, who is about forty years old. In addition to the shopkeeper, there are three clerks and two doctors. It looks like a very ordinary pharmacy, which is basically found in every shop, and it does not attract attention at all.

But the internal guards were keeping an eye on this pharmacy. The reason was that the original pharmacy was doing well, but it was suddenly transferred. The origins of the shopkeepers, clerks and doctors were unknown, which was a bit strange.

However, based on this alone, the interior guards would not pay much attention to it. It was really targeted by the interior guards for another reason. There were carrier pigeons in the drug store, but a few days later, the carrier pigeons disappeared in the backyard.

Carrier pigeons have always been the top priority of the Neiwei. After the Neiwei stared at this drug store, they soon discovered that they did not cancel the carrier pigeons, but placed them outside the city.

This is a bit of a cover-up. If you have no ghosts in your heart, the pigeons will not be removed at all. Only if you have ghosts in your heart, you will hide the pigeons.

After several months of observation, the internal guards can basically determine that this drug store is an intelligence point in Luoyang, but it is a branch of the intelligence point. It is still unclear whether this is the only intelligence point.

That morning, the internal security guard issued an arrest warrant.

But instead of arresting everyone, they arrested Shopkeeper Yang.

At noon, shopkeeper Yang went to a teahouse in the West City for tea and dinner as usual. There were many guests there and he could get a lot of information.

Shopkeeper Yang called an oxcart and headed towards the West Market. When the oxcart entered the West Market, it turned into an alley. Shopkeeper Yang was stunned for a moment, and before he could react, he rushed towards the three warriors and killed them. He was pinned down on the carriage and tied up, his mouth was gagged, and his head was covered with a black bag.

Shopkeeper Yang knew that he was doomed, and he was trembling with fear. At this time, the bullock cart drove into a large courtyard, and the courtyard door slammed shut.

When the hood was taken off, Shopkeeper Yang found himself sitting in a small room with four big men standing on each side. Opposite was a table with a young warrior sitting behind the table.

"I am Wang Xi, the general of the inner guard, and we have been eyeing your medicine shop three months ago, as well as your pigeon farm hidden in the village outside the city. You send a pigeon message to Luoyang every ten days. Tomorrow should be the day for you to send the pigeon message. First of all, I want to know how many intelligence points there are in Chang'an."

"We are the only ones at the moment!" Shopkeeper Yang couldn't deny it, so he had to admit it.

Wang Xi nodded. He knew that the other party was not lying. Shopkeeper Yang was under their surveillance every day. He had never contacted anyone else for three months.

Wang Xi smiled and said: "You are monitored by us every day, but you didn't notice. It seems that you are not a professional intelligence spy?"

Shopkeeper Yang shook his head, "I am Yang Hui, a soldier of the Shence Army. I am an ordinary ninth-grade civil servant. Three of the clerks are ordinary soldiers, and two doctors are military doctors. Our mission is to collect public intelligence, not An intelligence agent who investigates secrets.”

Wang Xi sneered, "You don't have to defend yourself. You don't seem to be doing any harm now. That's because you have only been here for three months. It hasn't been long and you haven't found a breakthrough yet. You come to this Leishi Teahouse to drink tea every day." , Isn’t it because the proprietor is Lei Wanchun’s brother? You want to open a gap with Lei Wanchun and get information from Lei Wanchun. We have already figured out your intention. "

Shopkeeper Yang's face turned pale. He suddenly thought of his wife and children, and his elderly mother, and he began to tremble with fear.

Wang Xi walked up to him and said coldly: "There is only one situation where a spy who can survive after being caught by the inner guards is willing to cooperate with us. I guarantee that you will be safe and sound, and you will go home to reunite with your wife, children, and parents. You Choose for yourself! Either you serve the eunuchs and be killed by us to feed the wild dogs, or you surrender to us and change your allegiance to the King of Qi, and continue to become a civil servant in the King of Qi's army. You only have one chance!"

Shopkeeper Yang looked at the hope of life again in despair, and nodded desperately.

Half an hour later, Shopkeeper Yang hurried back to the inn and said to the guy responsible for sending pigeon messages: "I have obtained an extremely important piece of information, and I will send it to Luoyang now!"

Early the next morning, Li Ye left Chang'an silently. He had already deployed 200,000 troops in the Tongguan area. He ordered Tian Shenqi to be placed under house arrest and was not allowed to report to the Hedong Army. Under the protection of 10,000 cavalry, he rushed to Arrive at Tongguan.

Of course, Li Ye could not let Tian Shengong or others capture Luoyang. No matter who of the three of them ascended the throne as emperor, Li Ye would not tolerate it.

Therefore, he must be prepared. Once the situation is unfavorable to the Luoyang eunuchs, he must decisively seize Luoyang.

Otherwise, all those years of planning would be a wedding dress for others, and the gain would outweigh the loss.

Li Ye and Liu Yan went directly to Shaanxi County. Hangu Pass was blocked by the Guanlong Army. Luoyang would not know that 200,000 troops were preparing for war in Shaanxian County.

The important generals of the 200,000-strong army this time are basically young generals, such as Xi Wanli, Li Feilei, Tian Weiguo, Xin Shaoan, Wei Ran, Li Zuoguo, etc.

There are only three veteran generals, Wei Boyu, Li Fei Yuanli and Tian Zhen. The chief of this army is Yan Quanming. Yan Quanming was also temporarily appointed to be in charge of the logistics and military affairs of the 200,000-strong army.

The scout leader Zhang Dian reported the latest situation to Li Ye, "As far as I know, the armies of the three kings are not at full strength. Wang Sili has an army of 60,000 and only sends 30,000 troops. Tian Shengong has an army of 50,000 in Taiyuan, but he He only led 30,000 troops to the south, and similarly, Lai Yi only led 30,000 troops to the north, without going all out. More importantly, the three armies were not connected with each other and were in separate formations. "

Li Ye shook his head secretly. Just as he guessed, the three kings had their own agendas and intrigues with each other. They all wanted to use each other to contain the main force of Luoyang. They started to be disunified before the battle began. This battle may not be won.

"How did Luoyang respond?" Li Ye asked again.

"There are also three routes in Luoyang. The east route is led by Du Xiquan, who leads 10,000 Shence troops to guard Sishui Pass. The south route has the Shence army's chief general Yu Zhide, who leads an army of 50,000 men to fight against Lai's army. The leader of the north route army is the left guard. General Li Sheng also led 50,000 Shence troops to fight against Tian Shengong."

Liu Yan next to him frowned, "Li Sheng actually works for the eunuch party?"

Li Ye said calmly: "He is working for the family. Li Kui is now the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and holds great power. The key is that the interests of the Li family in Longxi are consistent with the eunuch party."

Back then, Li Ye wanted Li Sheng to be loyal to him, but Li Sheng declined. At that time, Li Ye knew that Li Sheng had never been able to control himself, and his family decided his fate.

Li Ye temporarily stationed in Shaanzhou.

At this time, the city of Luoyang was already in chaos. The rebellion of the three kings caused an uproar in the city. The civil and military officials of the whole court had unlimited expectations for the three kings. Many ministers began to stop going to court and hid in their mansions to wait for changes in the situation. .

But Li Fuguo and others were well prepared. When the three kings joined forces, they used the name of the Queen Mother to declare the three kings as traitors to the Tang Dynasty and deposed the three kings.

The Quanhuan Group also dispatched troops and generals, sending three armies to fight against the armies of the three kings.

In the palace, in the Longevity Hall, several eunuchs were gathering together to discuss countermeasures.

Li Fuguo asked Yu Chaoen, "Is there no news from Chang'an?"

Li Fuguo is not worried about the three kings. He is worried about Qi King Li Ye. Although Li Ye only verbally supports the three kings, Li Ye has always been cunning. Who knows whether he will suddenly send troops without saying anything. ?

Yu Chaoen shook his head, "I received a message from Chang'an yesterday. Li Ye is still in Chang'an. It is said that the Tibetan army invaded the country in a large scale and with great force. The situation in Shanzhou is very tense. Li Ye cannot take care of Luoyang for the time being. side."

Li Fuguo narrowed his eyes and smiled: "It should be that the Tubo people also heard the news of the emperor's death. They wanted to take this opportunity to launch an attack, but by some mistake, we were able to contain Li Ye."