Chapter 18 The Rebellion Crisis
Xiao Yi hurried back and found out that it was his nominal second brother, Xiao Ping and Xiao Shiluo, who raised troops to rebel in the Jiangnan region. The Sui court set off a wave of impeachment of Xiao Moha. The Minister of War Zhao Chuo and the Minister of the Ministry of War Kong Fan and others jointly wrote a letter, saying that Chen Xiao Moha should be punished for conviction.
Originally, Xiao Ping and Xiao Shiluo were not Xiao Mohe's biological son, and this incident was already well known to all civil and military people in the court. However, Xiao Mohe's enemy Kong Fan made great contributions to the battle to destroy Chen in the Sui Dynasty, and was also the family of Zhao Chuo, an important official of the Sui court. Under his instigation, a hurricane would inevitably occur.
In the study, Xiao Yi and his elder brother Xiao Shilian sat on the left side of Xiao Mohe's hands, and on the right were Shangguan Wudi, Nangong Ao and more than a dozen confidant generals.
Everyone's hearts were full of depression. If this matter was not handled properly, it would cause the family to be destroyed.
All the generals were anxious. They were originally not welcomed because they were surrendered, and they had been not allowed to return to their hometowns in the south for many years. They were already very dissatisfied with the court. Seeing that the court was going to attack Xiao Maha this time, the generals were very indignant, and there were many people who shouted to rebel.
"Since the destruction of the Great Chen, the south has not been fighting for a day. The Sui Dynasty was not at ease with us at all. Now, every year, it is making excuses to dismantle the armed forces of our old subordinates, such as the Southern Chen. Even if the lord and Xiao Shi slightly draw a clear line this time, the court may not let the lord go easily. Even if the lord is let go today, sooner or later, he will have to exempt the lord from his military power and slowly eliminate us. So, just turn against him."
"With the main force of the Sui army is in Kunzhou, the lord led our 30,000 elite troops to fight back to Jinling. The south is the foundation of the lord, and to this day, there are still many famous families and heroes looking forward to the lord's return."
"That's right! Just by looking at Xiao Shiluo's courage to rebel, you can clearly know how great the influence of the lord in the south is. Xiao Shiluo recruits talents under his lord's flag, which means that as long as the lord returns to Jinling, it is not impossible to re-subjugate the Jiangnan again."
Xiao Moha used to have Liu Shijing to give advice for him. Now Liu Shijing is rebelling with Xiao Shiluo in the south. At present, Xiao Moha lacks the counselors who can convince the public like Liu Shijing, but he is unable to make a decision for a while.
At this time, Xiao Shilian suddenly said: "Father, my child has been guarding the important town of Yanmen Pass for many years, and all five thousand elite soldiers under the tent can be mobilized. If my father leads his army to attack Huanglong, my child will lead his army as the vanguard. If my father goes south to Jinling, my child will stay and cut off the rear to ensure that his father arrives safely."
Xiao Moha nodded and cast a look of admiration and comfort at Xiao Shilian.
When he saw Xiao Yi, Xiao Mohe asked kindly: "Yi'er has always been resourceful. He expected that Sui would destroy Chen at the age of three. If it weren't for your father and your uncles and uncles who had not listened to your advice, he wouldn't have fallen into such a situation. Now is the time for the Xiao family to die, would Yi'er have a clever plan?"
The generals nodded one after another. They all regretted not listening to Xiao Yi's words at that time, and they all cast encouraging and trusting eyes to Xiao Yi.
Xiao Shiluo also heard about that incident and immediately turned around and said, "The third brother is little Zhuge. If you have a clever plan, come quickly."
Xiao Yi immediately smiled bitterly and said, "I am not a little Zhuge, but I don't agree with rebellion."
Xiao Yi's words shocked everyone. If it weren't for the lessons of the past, someone would have stood up to oppose it immediately.
At this moment, everyone was looking at Xiao Yi quietly, knowing that he had some more details.
Although Xiao Yi did not know every little detail in history, he knew the general direction. The Sui Dynasty was strong and was at its peak at the Kaihuang rule. If Yang Guang had not defeated all his family in the three battles of Goryeo, no one could have overthrew the Sui Dynasty.
Xiao Yi vaguely remembered that his father was defeated and killed when he was with King Yang Liang of Han, and he was defeated and killed when he was defeated and opposed Yang Guang. Therefore, the crisis in front of him should be resolved. He must not raise an army to rebel, otherwise everything will be over.
But at present, Xiao Yi needs a real reason to convince his father and other generals, otherwise they will most likely choose the path of rebellion.
"The child believes that this matter should be because Kong Fan interfered with it. He has a terrible hatred with the Xiao family, so he will connect with some ministers to impeach his father."
Xiao Mohe and everyone knew about the eldest lady Xiao Jing killing Kong Long, the son of Kong Fan, and nodded in agreement.
"There may be this reason, but how to resolve it?"
Xiao Yi then said: "The current Sui Dynasty is unprecedentedly powerful. Although we can catch them off guard in a short period of time, we have been away from the south for more than ten years. After all, we have been away from the south. Everyone in the southern gentry may not be willing to be in the same boat as us. We will soon be suppressed by the Sui army, and there will be no room for maneuver. I know that everyone is arrogant, but a real man can bend and stretch, and Han Xin can endure the humiliation under his crotch. We need to hide our strength and wait until the time is right before we can start a trouble."
Nangong Ao asked, "We have been hiding for more than ten years. Now there are only 30,000 troops left. How long will it take to wait for it to be the end?"
Everyone nodded.
Xiao Yi smiled slightly and said, "If you believe me, I will say something again this time that Yang Jian will not be able to survive for a few years. Now the crown prince Yang Yong is indecisive, and King Yang Guang of Jin is indecisive, and the powerful ministers in the court have secretly turned to Yang Guang. I believe everyone knows what Yang Guang is doing now, clearly, he is competing with Yang Jian and Dugu Jialuo, and the plan to seize the position of the crown prince is obvious. But Yang Jian's favorite son is Yang Liang, the King of Han, who holds an army of 300,000, and is actually separating the vassal kings. In this situation, the Yang family must fight to the death first. I say that Yang Guang will definitely win the throne, and the Yang brothers will inevitably fight bloody, and we can find opportunities at that time."
As soon as Xiao Yi said this, even though everyone was mentally prepared, they were still shocked.
Xiao Mohe immediately frowned and said, "Yi'er's words are serious?"
Xiao Yi said seriously: "Dare to issue a military order!"
Seeing that Xiao Yi's eyes were filled with confidence and determination, everyone thought that he had already had the ability to predict things when he was three years old, so they believed it seven points.
Xiao Shiluo asked, "Even if the third brother predicts that the Yang family will have civil strife soon, how can my father get out now?"
Xiao Yi immediately smiled and said, "The words just now are just to let everyone understand the current overall situation. We have to endure it for a while. Now I will talk about how to solve the current crisis."
Xiao Yi seemed to be talking to his superiors and subordinates. Fortunately, all the generals here are all confidants. Moreover, as the only legitimate prince of the Xiao family, it was a matter of time before them to replace Xiao Maha, the lord Xiao in front of them, so they naturally listened attentively.
Xiao Mohe just smiled slightly and didn't say anything. He had been waiting for this day for a long time. Seeing that Xiao Yi was becoming more and more leader, he was naturally happy.
Only Xiao Shilian was a little disappointed. He thought Xiao Yi was no longer alive and that the position of the future prince of the Xiao family was his. He has always been grateful to Xiao Moha and planned to serve him sincerely and to support him in his old age and be a filial son.
However, Xiao Yi's sudden appearance three years ago broke many of his fantasies. The position of prince must undoubtedly belong to Xiao Yi, the legitimate orthodox descendant. Originally, Xiao Shiluo planned to maintain a good relationship with Xiao Yi, but even if he could not become a prince, he could at least win a place in the Xiao family with his military merits and abilities.
But now, seeing that Xiao Yi not only has his martial arts been greatly improved by Xiao Maha’s true teachings, but this time the bandit suppression has also won unanimous praise from all the generals. At present, Xiao Yi’s grasp of the overall situation in the world has even more impressed everyone. Xiao Maha obviously values his biological son even more. If this continues, Xiao Shiluo will inevitably feel isolated in his heart.
But no one noticed the slightest reluctance in Xiao Shiluo's eyes. They all focused on how Xiao Yi resolved the crisis in front of him next.
Xiao Yi said: "I believe everyone knows the reputation of Kong Fan. Although he has made great contributions to destroy Chen for the sake of his new master, we should just remind Yang Jian and tell him that Kong Fan is a treacherous minister and slander. For his own personal gain, he openly provoked all his ministers to impeach his father, who has been guarding the border for the Sui Dynasty for many years without any complaints. What do you think Yang Jian would think? What would you think of Kong Fan?"
Everyone whispered to each other.
Xiao Yi smiled slightly and said, "Yang Jian compared himself to Yao, Shun, Yu and Tang. In order to maintain his image as a saint, would he allow people like Kong Fan to be by his side? As long as Yang Jian hates Kong Fan, what Zhao Chuo, who is in love with Kong Fan, will be less important. With Yang Jian's temper, he will be disgusted with what they said, and the impeachment of his father will inevitably be cancelled."
Xiao Maha nodded and asked everyone: "What do you think?"
Chapter completed!