In May of the 13th year of Daye, Li Yuan finally decided to rebel.
In fact, he was not ready for this yet. He was just a little hesitant. He wanted to be the emperor, but he did not have the determination.
Li Yuan was ambitious, but he didn't have the courage. If it wasn't for Li Shiming, he would still be waiting.
Li Shimin, who had a strong military vision, knew that the timing, location, and people were indispensable. The Li family's base camp was in Jinyang, which was only three days 'journey from Guanzhong. The geographical advantage was already occupied.
The Sui Dynasty was on the verge of collapse, and it would probably end soon. This was the time, and the final peace was naturally there.
Since the Li family had all three advantages, then if the Li family didn't rebel, would they still be a Duke? This was impossible.
Therefore, Li Shimin privately found Li Yuan's good friends, Pei Ji and Liu Wenjing. These two people were Li Yuan's favorite people.
Sometimes, Li Yuan didn't even believe his own son's words, but he believed Pei Ji and Liu Wenjing's words. No one could understand the relationship between them.
The Li family built Yang Guang's temporary residence in Jinyang, which was similar to the imperial palace. It was extremely luxurious and stylish. Unfortunately, Yang Guang only stayed there for a few days before running away.
Now, only a few concubines lived in Jin Yang's palace. The Li family still had to provide them with good food and drinks.
After that, Li Shiming and Pei Ji discussed how to find a few concubines for Li Yuan. Li Shiming had no other thoughts about finding two stepmothers for himself. In this era, it was normal for men to have three wives and four concubines.
Besides, finding a few women for his father to make him happy might even leave a good impression on him.
That night, Pei Ji and the others held a banquet at the Li Residence and got Li Yuan drunk. Then, they forced the concubines to sleep with Li Yuan.
With a knife on their throats, no matter how stupid those concubines were, they knew what the Li family wanted to do. Moreover, they had stayed in the palace for so long, and their hearts were actually thirsty. With such an opportunity, they were naturally very active.
Li Yuan had fallen asleep after getting drunk. He didn't know that he was enjoying the blessing of having a wife. When he woke up in the morning, he thought that it was his wife and concubine.
However, when he looked carefully, he was extremely obedient. Since when did the emperor's concubine come to his bed? He would be beheaded.
Then, Li Yuan immediately found his good friend to discuss how to hide this matter. Last night, he did not feel anything at all. He had suffered a huge loss.
After Pei Ji arrived, he directly told Li Shi Min about his plan.
Your son was about to rebel, but he saw that you were hesitant, so he dragged you down. Now, do as you see fit.
After Li Yuan heard this, he was surprised and delighted. Who didn't want to be the emperor, sit on that throne, and become the person who ruled everything?
However, he didn't dare to do so. Yang Guang was still alive and enjoying himself in Jiang Du. If he rebelled, he would be beheaded if he was caught.
It couldn't be helped. Now that the emperor's concubines were all sleeping, this was no different from rebelling. If Yang Guang found out, he would still be beheaded.
Just as Li Yuan was still hesitating, Li Shiming arrived with a map and began to explain his three-step plan.
The general plan was to occupy Chang 'an first, then stabilize Guanzhong, and finally declare himself emperor.
Li Shiming had prepared this excuse for a long time. He was afraid that Li Yuan would not listen to him, but it was different now. He had slept with the emperor's concubine. If he did not rebel, he would still die.
Unfortunately, Li Yuan's personality was the weak type. He grew up in an environment where he was in a big family.
The Li family used to follow the previous emperor to conquer the world and was one of the Eight National Pillars. Li Yuan was a typical second-generation heir and still had the idea of loyalty to the emperor in his heart.
Li Yuan could do nothing about his restless son. After all, he was his own son. Even a vicious tiger would not eat its cubs. He could not really send Li Shiming to the Emperor and let him kill him.
In the end, under Pei Ji's persuasion, Li Yuan nodded and agreed. Rebellion. If he didn't rebel, he wouldn't be able to survive either. If he rebelled, he might have a chance to become the Supreme Ruler.
Once Li Yuan made up his mind, things would be easier.
Just as the Li family was preparing to plot a rebellion, Liu Wuzhou, who was stationed in Mayi under Li Yuan's rule, rebelled first.
This Liu Wuzhou was also very ambitious. After killing Mayi's prefect, he would occupy Mayi and call himself the emperor. He wanted to be the emperor. He wanted to go crazy. How dare he call himself the emperor in a small city? What would those dukes who had a large army think?
The key was that the emperor, Yang Guang, was not dead yet, and you called yourself the emperor. You really did not put Yang Guang in your eyes.
Then, Yang Guang blamed Li Yuan. How did you manage to stay in Taiyuan? There are people rebelling under your rule.
Yang Guang listened to Yuwen Huaji's slander and wanted to ask Li Yuan about his crimes.
Unfortunately, Yang Guang was extremely arrogant at this time. In addition, he had no eyes and ears. He only reported to Yuwen Huaji about the outside world. Naturally, he did not know that his world was riddled with holes and that his building was about to collapse.
At this time, Li Yuan was afraid of being punished by Yang Guang, so he couldn't sleep at night.
Li Shiming said directly,"You slept with the Emperor's concubine, and now the Emperor wants you to go to Jiang Du, which is a road of no return. So we should just rebel. There's no need to hesitate."
Li Yuan agreed without hesitation. After planning for so long, the Li family could be considered to have some assets. Li Yuan was very optimistic about the future of the Li family.
Before the rebellion, Li Yuan naturally had to inform Li Sanniang, who was still a hostage in Chang 'an. This was his most favored daughter, and she was extremely precious.
Otherwise, the imperial court would not have agreed to let Sanniang Li go to Chang 'an as a hostage.
When Sanniang Li received the letter, she heaved a sigh of relief. At the same time, she became determined. Her chance had come.
"Uncle Ma, we have to prepare to leave this place.”Sanniang Li went straight to Uncle Ma. The two of them were plotting to escape Chang 'an in the pavilion.
Ma Sanbao was Sanniang Li's servant. He had been teaching Sanniang Li martial arts since she was five years old. He could be considered to have watched Sanniang Li grow up.
"Miss, everything is ready. I'll listen to your orders.”
"We'll follow the plan, but I'll bring two more people this time." Sanniang Li nodded.”
Ma Sanbao nodded. Sanniang Li said to bring two more people, so he naturally knew who it was. It was just two children, so it was not difficult.
At this time, Yun Yi naturally knew that Li Yuan might already be preparing to rebel, and it was very likely that Sanniang Li had already received the secret letter. In a few days, the entire pass would be in chaos.
However, none of this had anything to do with him. Other than reading and practicing calligraphy every day, he taught Yun Xue 'er. The two of them stayed in the small courtyard next to the kitchen and did not leave the door.
Yun Yi no longer had any thoughts of clinging onto Sanniang Li's thigh. He hoped that Sanniang Li would not bring him along when she left. That way, he could find a safe place and live a carefree life.
Although this was a chaotic world, Yun Yi felt that the ones in chaos were only those dukes, those who wanted to fight for the world.
Yun Yi was a person with a golden finger. No matter what, he could support himself and his sister.
In the palace in Chang 'an, Yang You, who was only eleven years old, was dealing with official documents. Although he was only eleven years old, he was very intelligent.
In his early years, he had followed Yang Guang to the palace in Taiyuan. He had been the prefect of Taiyuan and dealt with some matters. Now, Yang Guang had gone to Jiangdu to enjoy himself and left him in Chang 'an.
However, he had also left behind some of his assets, such as the Great General Yin Shi and Jingzhao County Governor Gu Yi. These two officials were loyal to the Sui Dynasty and the Emperor. They were still blindly loyal.
After the morning court session ended, Yang You summoned the Underworld Master and Gu Yi. As the king of Chang 'an, Yang You naturally knew more about the situation in this world.
However, seeing that the Great Sui Dynasty was already in the sunset, there was nothing they could do. They really did not have the ability to remedy the situation.
"General Yin, I wonder what you think about the rebellion of Liu Wuzhou, who is under Li Yuan, the Duke of Tang.”
The Underworld Master cupped his hands and said," Liu Wuzhou is just a bandit leader. It's difficult for him to achieve great things. He has already claimed to be the Son of Heaven, which is courting death. Therefore, I think that this child is not a concern. The current situation in Guanzhong is what we care about. We need to stabilize Guanzhong in order to protect Chang 'an.”
Yang You nodded. Although he was smart, he still did not understand some military matters. He could only rely on the Underworld Master.
The Underworld Master who had returned to the residence received a report from a secret agent that the Li Residence had been taking action recently. There were some abnormal actions.
When the Underworld Master heard the report from his subordinate, he did not notice anything unusual. The Third Lady of the Li family was just a woman and could not cause any big waves.
The most important person was Li Yuan, who was once one of the Eight National Pillars. He had a very deep background behind him. If he grew ambitious, he would become the greatest enemy of the Great Sui Dynasty.
This was also a drawback of the ancient people. They always looked down on women. However, they did not expect that men would conquer them directly, and women would conquer men directly.
Therefore, in the end, this world still belonged to women.
Recently, the Li Mansion had become a little more active. From time to time, there would be a banquet, and the guests were all the wives of the influential people in Chang 'an.
Everyone would go to the garden to admire the moon, and at the end, they would have a big meal. Then, Sanniang Li began to reveal the shop she had built.
It was just some new satin or some new jewelry. It seemed that they wanted to do business in Chang 'an.
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