The Yuwen brothers' internal strife seems to be accidental. A series of misunderstandings occurred that led to the brothers' misunderstanding. However, if you look beyond the appearance to see the essence, you will find that the Yuwen brothers' internal strife is bound to happen again. The fundamental reason is the uneven distribution of spoils, including

The same was true for Sima Dekan's rebellion. They joined forces to overthrow Sui Emperor Yang Guang, but in the end Yu Wenhuaji monopolized the interests.

The resentment and dissatisfaction between them accumulated day by day, reaching a critical point, and the bleak future made them feel desperate. At this time, Liu Qing decided to get rid of Yuwen Zhiji, which became the fuse of the conflict between them.

Once a war breaks out, misunderstandings will never be clarified.

Under the Qixian city, a civil war broke out. Chen Leng, who supported Yu Wenhuaji, led 30,000 troops to attack Yuwen Zhiji and Sima Dekan's troops. More than 70,000 troops fought in the wilderness outside the city, with flags fluttering.

The dust was flying and the shouts of killing were loud.

On the top of the city, hundreds of ministers and tens of thousands of soldiers watched the battle in the distance. Everyone's eyes were full of worry. In fact, at this time, if Yu Wenhuaji was willing to release his 10,000 troops to join the battle, he would definitely

There is no doubt that he will win, but Yu Wenhuaji refuses to live or die. At this time, the 10,000 troops are his last asset to save his life.

The melee has been going on for nearly two hours, with heavy casualties on both sides. Yuwen Zhiji's army is gradually depleted. Liu Qing is most worried about Li Mi's army twenty miles away. How could Li Mi not know that a melee broke out like this?

Will he not seize this opportunity?

Liu Qing was extremely anxious. He did not expect that things would evolve to this point. He had planned very carefully, first secretly killing Yu Wenzhi and seizing power, then trapping and killing Sima Dekan, and finally killing Yu Wenhua and seizing all the military power. But who knows?

Something went wrong in one link, resulting in this melee situation.

Liu Qing knew that if he continued to kill, everyone would be dead in the end. He hurriedly stepped forward and said to Yu Wenhuaji: "My lord, it's better to send troops! If we continue to kill, I'm worried that Li Mi will benefit."

Although Yuwen Zhiji was very reluctant in his heart, he also knew that once Li Mi sent troops to attack, everyone would be dead. But more importantly, he also saw that Yuwen Zhiji's army was exhausted, and he sent troops at this time just to pick up the pieces.

The biggest bargain.

Yuwen Zhiji nodded and finally gave the order, "Pass my order, the army will go out of the city to attack Yuwen Zhiji!"

The city gate opened with a rumble, and an army of eight thousand soldiers rushed out of the city and attacked Yuwen Zhiji's army...

Liu Qing's worries were not wrong. A military pontoon bridge had been built on the Tongji Canal a few miles to the north. Li Mi personally led an army of 80,000 people and was quickly crossing the pontoon bridge and heading towards Qixian County. Li Mi had already deployed near Qixian County.

The secret sentry was full, and when the news came that the Yuwen brothers were having internal strife, he immediately ordered troops to kill them.

Li Mi and Yu Wenhuaji's army had been facing off for a whole winter. He had been worried that his army could not match Yu Wenhuaji's army. Although Yu Wenhuaji himself was stupid, the army in his hands was an elite Sui army after all. Li Mi was still very afraid.

He did not dare to launch an attack easily all winter. Li Mi also knew that the conflict between Yu Wenhuaji and Sima Dekan was very deep, and their conflict would break out sooner or later. He waited patiently for the opportunity, and today he finally got this opportunity.

"Wei Gong, we caught the deserter!"

A dozen soldiers brought two captured deserters and knelt in front of Li Mi. Li Mi leaned over and asked the two men, "Whose subordinates are you and why are you deserters?"

The two men fought and said, "We are Yuwen Zhiji's subordinates. Yuwen Zhiji's army suddenly came to kill us. We were not prepared and fled in all directions. We wanted to enter the city, but the city gate was closed. We had to flee back to our hometown."

Li Mi's eyes lit up. It turned out that there was internal strife between the Yuwen brothers. This was simply God helping him, "Pass my order to speed up the march!"

Eighty thousand Wei troops marched toward the county seat of Qixian County.

…

There was chaos in Qixian County. Yu Wenhuaji's army had appeared three miles away. You could clearly see the overwhelming army coming towards the county seat. The fighting outside the county seat had stopped. Yu Wenhuaji's soldiers were terrified.

Running away in all directions.

This is a typical struggle between a crane and a clam, with the fisherman benefiting from it, and the internal strife between the Yuwen brothers, which led to Li Mi picking up the fruits of victory.

People in the city were fleeing in all directions. Yu Wenhuaji could no longer take care of his wife and children. Under the desperate protection of more than a dozen soldiers, he rushed out of the city gate and fled toward Jiangdu on horseback. Many officials also took the opportunity to escape from the county seat and fled.

Facing their unknown future, in less than a quarter of an hour, an overwhelming 80,000-strong army engulfed the small town of Qixian County.

…

In the palace, the young emperor Yang Tan and the Queen Mother Xiao were forced by Li Mi's soldiers and sat on the dragon couch. Li Mi walked into the palace with a happy face. The reason why he wanted to send his troops to fight against Yu Wenji was to get Marquis Yang and the Queen Mother Xiao.

In this way, he had the capital to coerce the emperor and control the princes. Li Mi was also a member of the Guanlong noble family, and he knew very well that he could not

As a gangster, if he wants to achieve great things, the first step is to wash away his status as a gangster. He must become the regent of the country like Yang Yuanqing. After gaining the orthodox status, he can then pursue dengji, but he must not directly

When proclaiming themselves emperor, Li Yuan and Wang Shichong all followed this path. This was a political requirement.

It was precisely because of this that he agreed to be loyal to Emperor Tai and become a minister of the Sui Dynasty. Unfortunately, Wang Shichong cut off his dream of entering politics and made his entry into Luoyang come to nothing. Now he got the emperor Sun Yangtan and Empress Xiao, which made him

Li Miquan was really looking forward to it. At this time, Emperor Huangtai of Luoyang was no longer important to him.

Li Mi knelt down in front of Yang Tan and the Empress Dowager Xiao, kowtowed three times respectfully, and said with tears: "The guilty minister Li Mi came late to save me, so that your majesty and the empress dowager suffered from the chaos and humiliation of the thieves.

It’s a sin!”

Yang Tan sighed secretly in his heart. He knew that he had become the second Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. Although Li Mi was not as capable as Cao Cao, his ambition was no less than that of Cao Cao.

Yang Tan bit her lip and remained silent, but Empress Xiao was very worldly. She knew that only by being obedient could she survive. It was a man's business to fight for the world. She just wanted to save her and Hou Er's lives.

"Li Aiqing gets free without any ceremony!"

Li Mi was overjoyed. Empress Xiao recognized his identity by calling him Li Aiqing. He stood up and saluted, "Thank you, Your Majesty, and the Empress Dowager!"

Yang Tan turned back and glanced at Empress Xiao, with some dissatisfaction in her eyes, but Empress Xiao said calmly: "Li Aiqing has made great contributions to the country by quelling the traitor Yu Wenji. Your great contribution must be rewarded. I will grant you the title of King of Wei, Shangshu Ling, and be in charge of government affairs."

Prime Minister, I have given you Jiuxi, so that all government affairs in the world can be decided by your love without having to report to your family."

Li Mi breathed a long sigh of relief, he finally got what he wanted.

"I would like to express my gratitude to the Empress Dowager for your kindness, and please ask Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager to return to the harem to rest. Please allow me to deal with the funeral affairs of the traitor before I come to say hello!"

…

Li Mi walked out of the hall, and the soldiers brought in dozens of ministers who had not escaped. The leading minister was Pei Yun. He was very frustrated. He was caught by Li Mi's soldiers because he was a step too late. There were also Taichang Qing Zhang Kai, Hubu Shangshu Xu.

Hongren, Shangshu Youpushe Yu Shiji and others were also captured.

In addition, there were more than a dozen people kneeling in the corner. Yuwen Zhiji, Sima Dekan and others were covered in blood and had their arms tied behind their backs. There were also Yuwen Zhiji's two sons, Yuwen Chengji and Yuwen Chengzhi, who were also caught.

, were tied up, while another important general, Chen Leng, escaped with the remaining troops and disappeared.

Li Mi glanced at everyone coldly. He walked up to Yu Wen Zhiji and Yu Wen Zhiji knelt down and lowered his head and said, "I am willing to serve Wei Gong!"

Li Mi snorted, "You should ask yourself how to die!"

He pointed at Yuwen Zhiji and others and ordered, "Hang all these thieves!"

Yu Wen Zhiji collapsed to the ground in fear. The soldiers rushed up like wolves and tigers and dragged them down. They dragged them far away, and the sounds of Yu Wen Zhiji and others begging for mercy could be heard.

Li Mi walked up to the officials again. Before he could speak, Feng Deyi, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, stepped forward and said: "I am willing to serve Wei Gong in this humble position!"

Li Mi and Feng Deyi had a good personal relationship in the past. He patted Feng Deyi on the shoulder and sighed: "I know that Feng Gong will definitely work for me."

Zhang Kai, Xu Hongren and others also expressed their willingness to serve. Li Mi smiled and accepted them one by one, then walked up to Pei Yun and looked at him with a half-smile but not a smile, "What about Mr. Pei? Do you still want to go to Taiyuan?"

Pei Yun sighed, bowed and said, "Wei Gong does not think that Pei Yun is a thief. Pei Yun is willing to serve Wei Gong!"

Li Mi's eyes narrowed with a smile, and he felt that he was one step closer to the position of unification.

…

Yu Wenhuaji ran for more than ten miles, and only two guards were left with him. The rest of the guards knew that the situation was over, and they all went their separate ways.

Yu Wenhuaji was tired and hungry. When he saw some big rocks by the woods ahead, he got off his horse, sat down on the big rocks, and told two soldiers, "Go and find me some water!"

The two soldiers did not move. Yu Wenhuaji glared and said angrily: "What, can I not call you anymore?"

However, the two soldiers bowed deeply to him and said, "We have to leave, and we will bow to the lord one last time."

Yu Wenhuaji was surprised, "Where are you going?"

One of the soldiers said: "We are going to defect to Taiyuan. Please give us a gift for the sake of our fight with you."

Yu Wenhuaji was flustered, "Whatever you want, I have nothing!"

The two soldiers drew out their knives and laughed ferociously, "We want your head on your neck!"

…

Liu Qing and Yu Wenshihe each grabbed a horse and escaped from Qixian County. The two of them ran westward for more than 20 miles. It was already dark. They saw that there were no pursuers behind them, so they were slightly frightened.

Certainly.

Liu Qing let out a long sigh and said: "When the crane and the clam fight, the fisherman will benefit. This is my responsibility!"

Yu Wenshiji knew that the whole story was caused by Sima Dekan, and actually had nothing to do with Liu Qing. Now his relationship was his future, so he asked: "I plan to go to Li Yuan. I have a good personal relationship with him. Brother Liu, can you do that?"

Come with me?"

Liu Qing shook his head, "I want to go back to Sishu, visit my wife and children, and then live in seclusion in the mountains. I don't want to be an official anymore. I wish Brother Yuwen to take care of me all the way!"

Yu Wenshiji understood in his heart that it was because he had the reputation of being a regicide, so he did not force it and nodded, "It is better to forget each other in the world than to let each other know each other. Let's take care of each other!"

The two of them bowed their hands and bowed. Yu Wenshi whipped his horse and galloped away to the west. Liu Qing watched him go away. Looking at the vast fields, he couldn't help but raise his head to the sky and roar, "Liu Qing is dead. I, Huangfu Xu, are dead."
Chapter completed!