Chapter 20 Grave Digging
When he was in Luoyang before, he heard about the Ten Brothers of Yishe and felt that they sounded familiar. They should be some famous historical figures.

But just now, I carefully savored Zhao Er’s words and thought of Zhao Da in Luoyang.

Suddenly remembered something.

Zhao Kuangyin, also known as Zhao Jiuzhong, Xianghaier.
The Ten Brothers of Yishe were also a small group formed by Zhao Da within the imperial guards of the Later Zhou Dynasty.

Although some of these Yishe brothers are unknown, Shi Shouxin, Wang Shenqi, Han Chongyun and others are well-known heroes of the Northern Song Dynasty and the main supporters of Zhao Dachenqiao Rebellion.

Although the central army of Dayan did not have these names, with so many factors added together, the Zhao brothers' actions were "exposed" in front of Li Yuanhui.

After all this time, is this Zhao Er really Zhao Er?
But this time and space is too confusing, Li Er, Zhao Da, Tang Zong and Song Zu, appearing in the same era? Then it is really a bit suspenseful who will rule the world.

He shook his head, suppressed all these messy thoughts, and entered the main hall of the county government.

There were two commanders-in-chief, Murong He and Pang Lingxun, several generals including Dou Guang, as well as civil officials such as Zhang Yanru, the prefect of Hongnong, Dugu Qi, the supervisor of Hongnong Palace, Yao Yi, the magistrate of Shan County, and Yang Gongren, the magistrate of Huayin County.

They are discussing how to hold Hongnong Palace and how to delay the rebels.

Li Yuanhui was also qualified to attend the meeting, so when everyone saw him come in and salute, they just nodded and didn't say anything else.

"The soldiers from several counties in Hongnong, the best ones followed the saint to the east, and the middle ones followed King Gaoyang to rescue Luoyang. Now there are only a thousand old and weak people in the whole county. Although there are young and strong people in the local nobles, this is the hometown of Yang thief, and the nobles are close to him. It is difficult to ask them to help!"

Murong He's face turned red as he listened to Zhang Yanru's words. After all, he had taken away a large part of the soldiers from Hongnong County and then sent them away in Beimang.
However, being in this position, he naturally would not feel embarrassed for too long. In fact, he was embarrassed for only a moment, and soon he calmed down and said, "Your Majesty has ordered the General of the Eastern Expedition, the General of the National Support, and the General of the Eastern Defense to lead the army first. Among them, the elite troops of the General of the Eastern Expedition crossed the river three days ago and are now attacking Hulao Pass. The General of the National Support led his army to Heyang, and the General of the Eastern Defense led the navy from the sea into the river. They have now recovered many counties. As long as we delay the thief Yang for a few days, the elite troops led by the three generals will be able to catch up and annihilate the rebels."

Pang Lingxun said: "Yang the thief is now less than a hundred miles outside Shan County. What he wants to do now must be to quickly attack Tongguan. Tongguan is currently guarded by only a few hundred soldiers, and they are all old and weak. They may not be able to withstand the rebels' strong attack. Once the rebels enter Guanzhong, with the popularity of Yang the thief and his son, Guanzhong will surely respond in large numbers. At that time, he can rely on Tongguan to defend and fight against the elite of the court. The day before yesterday, Li Canjun suggested that we could gather troops at Hongnong Palace to lure the thieves to attack. This strategy is feasible, but how to lure the thieves still requires your concern."

Zhang Yanru said: "Perhaps we can order the local people and elders to reward the army and welcome the rebels, and then talk to them in detail to lure them to attack?"

Pang Lingxun thought for a moment and said, "This strategy may be feasible, but Yang Xun is not a fool, and he also has wise men under his command. If he insists on going to Tongguan, what should we do?"

Zhang Yanru said nothing, but looked at Huayin magistrate Yang Gongdao and gave him a look.

Yang Gongren looked struggling. Li Yuanhui was surprised when he saw this. What was he implying?
Murong He on the other side looked at Li Yuanhui. Did he still remember that it was this young man who came up with the idea of ​​luring Yang Xun to attack Hongnong Palace? Why not ask him again?

Just as he was about to ask, Yang Gongren spoke up, "I have a plan. I can write a letter to Yang Xun and then dig up his father's grave."

After saying this, Yang Gongren closed his eyes in great pain.

The Hongnong Yang family is a county with a long history and has lived in Huayin for generations. They can also be called the Huayin Yang family. Their ancestral tombs and ancestral halls are all in Huayin. Yang Gongren served as the magistrate of Huayin County, and naturally relied on the family's reputation.

Everyone was silent after hearing this, and Murong He clapped his hands and said, "Good, good idea!"

Li Yuanhui immediately understood why Zhang Yanru had signaled Yang Gongren to speak.

Yang Gongren was actually Yang Xun's cousin, from the Hongnong Yang family. Even his elder brother Yang Gongdao was in the rebel army.

Although Yang Gongren did not join the rebels, according to the law of collective responsibility, he would not be able to escape punishment after the rebellion was put down.

But now it’s different. His idea is equivalent to completely breaking away from the rebels. The emperor will certainly not make things difficult for Yang Gongren at that time.

Although Yang Gongren could be exempted from punishment and even promoted, he would certainly lose his reputation and be reviled in the future. After all, Yang Su was his uncle and was very caring towards them, which was why Yang Gongdao went from Guanzhong to Liyang to join Yang Xun.

These two brothers are betting separately. Is this the survival rule of the aristocratic family?

But looking at Yang Gongren's expression, it really looks like he has lost his parents.
No one thought that this idea was inappropriate. After all, there was no room for mercy when dealing with traitors.

Murong He said excitedly: "Although County Master Yang is also from the Hongnong Yang clan, he has made suggestions for the great cause of suppressing the rebellion, and I will report the truth to Your Majesty."

Yang Gongren bowed his head and cried, "As a man with a criminal record, I dare not ask for merit. I only hope that the court will quickly put down the rebellion."

Murong He also recovered from his excitement and sighed: "County Master Yang, you don't have to blame yourself. You are just doing your best for the country. From today on, the Hongnong Yang family can be preserved because of you."

After the meeting, everyone dispersed. Li Yuanhui placed the document on the desk, and Murong He stamped it without even looking at it.

Then he said, "Silang works diligently, just like his father."

Li Yuanhui bowed and said, "You are too kind, Governor. I am not very talented, so I can only make up for my shortcomings with hard work."

Murong He's name for him changed from Li Xiaolangjun to Silang. Generally, elders address younger people as they like, and in fact, Murong He was really his elder, just a distant relative.

Murong He's eldest brother, the Queen of King Wei, was Li Yuanhui's great-aunt.

That is, the same generation as his grandfather.

Murong He was the youngest son of the late King of Wei. When he was born, the old King of Wei was almost 60 years old and died not long after. He was raised by his elder brother and sister-in-law. After he was a teenager, he entered the palace as a guard. After he became friends with the then Crown Prince Murong Ying, he began to rise rapidly in the world. Therefore, he also had a special liking for the Li family.

In fact, Li Yuanhui had not seen his great aunt for several years. He had been staying in Luoyang with his family, while his great aunt had been living in Chang'an.

There are many relatives in Chang'an, including Li Yuanhui's sister, brother-in-law, eldest uncle, second uncle, aunt, and uncle.
Without exception, they are all noble and prominent.

After chatting about family matters for a while, Li Yuanhui said goodbye and left, returning to the east wing where he worked. Zhao Er was still busy with his paperwork.

Although compared with his second brother who was also Emperor Taizong, Zhao Er was far behind.

He also became a famous car god in later generations because of Gaolianghe's "feat". A joke I saw in a short video in my previous life.

"The Chronicle of Emperor Taizong of Song" records: The emperor was profound, wise and decisive, and had the ambition to conquer the world.

The great man commented: But he is incompetent.

Although he cannot be compared with those people at the ceiling level, Li Yuanhui really dare not underestimate him.

Recalling these days, Zhao Er handled various documents and chores, including receiving people in the army, without any mistakes or omissions.

He is worthy of being the one who truly led the Song Dynasty to complete basic unification and consolidated the foundation of Zhao Song.

Something.

(End of this chapter)