Chapter 137 Chen Bing
No one present looked at Wei Fusi, not to mention that Yang Jishan had already held him down tightly and covered his mouth. Two lines of tears flowed down the back of Yang Jishan's hand.

Yang Jishan felt a little disgusted, but he still whispered in Wei Fusi's ear: "Brother Wei Xian, now that things have come to this, the tyrant will never let you go. You should join us in creating a great cause. In the future, the wealth and glory will definitely belong to the Wei family."

Wei Fusi was just a scholar, so he was no match for Yang Jishan. He was locked in place, unable to move or speak. He could only listen to the manifesto that he said was written by himself.

The more Yang Xuangan recited, the louder his voice became: "Cliques are fanning the flames, bribery is rampant, evil words are accepted, and the mouths of the upright are silenced. In addition, the transfer is endless, and the remote service has no end. Soldiers fill the ditches and ravines, and their bones are scattered in the open fields. To the north of the Yellow River, there is no smoke for a thousand miles, and between the Yangtze River and the Huai River, there is lush grass!"

The manifesto belittled the prosperous era that the current emperor was proud of. Everyone applauded, and the people who had been arranged in advance praised it loudly. Wei Fusi became weak and limp.

Yang Xuangan passed the letter to someone else without stopping: "Xuangan has been blessed by the country for generations and has held the position of general. My father followed the will of the late emperor and said: 'Good descendants will assist me, and bad descendants will be dismissed by me.'"

"So we should obey the will of the past and follow the will of the people, abolish this lewdness and incompetence, and establish a wise and prudent one. The four seas are of one mind, the nine states respond, the soldiers obey orders, as if to go to a private vengeance, the people follow suit, justice is done, and the will of heaven and human affairs can be clearly understood.

How long can you defend the lonely city alone? I hope you can think of the people of Guizhou and the country, and don't be too fussy and bring trouble to your relatives. Who said that the country would be in such a state? I hold my pen in tears and have nothing to say! "

“Mr. Yang is mighty!”

Yang Xuangan immediately ordered: "Copy this manifesto a thousand times and spread it to all the counties in the country to accumulate merit. You lead people to shoot the letter into Luoyang city."

"Yes!"

Yang Xuangan began to deploy troops again. After defeating Wei Wensheng, he learned that the emperor's army was trapped in Zhuo County due to lack of food and grass. His anxiety was slightly eased.

After the civil and military officials left, Yang Xuangan's confidants stayed behind to discuss important matters. No one paid any attention to Wei Fusi, who slumped on a stool and cried, as they had already tacitly accepted that he was one of their own.

But Li Mi, who had been silent all this time, suddenly pointed at Wei Fusi and said, "Wei Fusi was never an ally and has always been on the sidelines. If you want to accomplish your great cause, how can you keep such a person by your side to control the secrets? If you let him distinguish right from wrong, he will definitely mislead you!"

Yang Xuangan knew that if he used Wei Fusi to divide Li Mi's power, Li Mi would inevitably be dissatisfied. However, as long as he could get Luoyang City, he would have to rely on Wei Fusi as a door-knocker, so it was impossible for him to just give him an empty position to fool him.

"Master, after this incident, Brother Wei will no longer hesitate. Let's work together to achieve success. How about that?"

Li Mi sighed, "We are not as strong as the imperial court in terms of military strength, and we are united. What good is this forcing and framing us?"

Yang Xuangan cast his eyes on Wei Fusi over there: "Brother Wei, things have come to this point, why do you have to act like a child?"

Wei Fusi slowly sat up and said, "We still don't have enough soldiers and horses. We should immediately seize Yongfeng Warehouse, release grain to help the people, and recruit young and strong people. I will contact my clansmen and relatives in Luoyang City to see if we can get rid of Fan Zigai."

Yang Xuangan was delighted when he heard this: "Okay, let's follow Brother Wei's advice!"

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Li Jiancheng had also started to march out, leading an army of 90,000 to attack Luoyang, and asked King Dai to instruct the Ministry of War to draft an order to transfer Shan Xiongxin and Qin Shubao from Zhang Xutuo's command.

Li Jiancheng knew very well how brave Yang Xuangan was. It was an exaggeration to say that he was the reincarnation of the Overlord, but he was definitely a rare and fierce general in the world. He charged into battle and killed generals, and was invincible. Therefore, when Zhang Huli was not around, Li Jiancheng would of course call for fierce generals to protect him. In a war, temporary victory or defeat is not important. The most important thing is not to die.

When the two generals had not arrived, Li Jiancheng slowed down his march and wrote a letter to the emperor. He first thanked the emperor for his trust and then explained the situation. The soldiers on his side lacked training, especially the civilians.

The rebels had gone through dozens of battles, both large and small, and had become elite troops. He did not hesitate to sacrifice his own life, but did not dare to miss out on national affairs due to recklessness. Therefore, he trained the troops while marching, and then repeatedly advised the emperor that the rebels were unpopular and would not be able to last long, so he asked His Majesty to take care of his health.

Not to mention Yang Guang who had not received the letter yet, King Dai Yang You was relieved to see Li Jiancheng marching so slowly. If Li Jiancheng really wanted to raise an army to join Yang Xuangan, he would definitely do it in a hurry and there would be no need to go through so much trouble.

After Li Jiancheng left Chang'an, he felt free and at ease. News that had previously had to be conveyed through secret passages could now be handled directly. Although the troops were not his direct subordinates, as long as they did not rebel, no one could take them away before Yang Xuangan was pacified.

The first was Zhang Huli's side. Although a small amount of armor and supplies of the 400,000-strong army were lost because of Goguryeo's pursuit after they reacted, the most important weapons and armor were brought back.

Weapons are easy to get, but human armor and horse armor are hard to come by, especially horse armor. Li Jiancheng has only collected a hundred sets over the years, but this time, a rough count shows that there are more than four or five thousand sets.

Obviously, most of them were siege battles, and I don't know why the emperor specifically ordered people to bring so many horse armors. I guess he was preparing to show off his power by entering the city under the protection of tens of thousands of iron-armored soldiers after a great victory.

Although the armored cavalry was not very powerful when fighting against the Turks, that was only true against the Turks who came and went like the wind. In the Battle of Central Plains, when the two armies fought, they still had extremely strong attack power.

There are so many horse armors, not to mention human armor. What he lacks now are only people, just his own soldiers and horses.

Although Li Jiancheng had placed people in various places, they all had their own concerns over time. For example, Zhai Rang of Wagang used to be eager to inquire about everything, but now he only sent a letter of greeting after a long time.

If Li Jiancheng did not have other confidants in Wagang, he would not know how Wagang is developing now.

People only care about food and not about fighting. After reading the recent news about Wagang, Li Jiancheng lowered his eyes.

It is easy to kill Zhai Rang, but over time, everyone will change, and there is no end to killing them.

It is better to do things first. As long as they are done, the rest of the problems will be solved naturally.

Chang'an and Luoyang were not far away. Although they slowed down, they still reached the front line soon. Wei Wensheng's 8,000 remaining soldiers were stationed not far ahead.

Wei Wensheng asked him to lead the troops to garrison together, but Li Jiancheng only led his personal guards. As soon as he arrived at the camp, he found that the morale was low and the courage of these 8,000 soldiers was gone.

If a real fight breaks out, they might not be as good as those young and strong civilians who are on the battlefield for the first time. Wei Wensheng led everyone to welcome them, and Li Jiancheng saluted his father first.

After Li Yuan glanced at Wei Wensheng, he spoke a few words to his son. He did not talk about family affairs, but only said that since Your Majesty had taken away the love, then my father and I must fight the enemy for the country.

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(End of this chapter)