Speaking of the changes in the last years of the Sui Dynasty, there is an armed force that has to be mentioned, they are Wagang. And as the representative of the Wagang regime, it is not the demon king of the mixed world that we see in romance novels, Cheng Yanjin, nor the famous Qin Qiong, but the man named Li Mi.
You have to rebel yourself
In the last years of the Sui Dynasty, Li Mi originally found Yang Xuangan as a thigh to hug, and even used his ingenuity to plan three strategies for Yang Xuangan, but Yang Xuangan was really unable to support Adou, and it was useless to create opportunities for him. Yang Xuangan, who failed in the rebellion, not only suffered himself, but also affected the people around him who gave him ideas, and Li Mi was one of them.
As one of the main participants in Yang Xuangan's rebellion, Li Mi turned into a master of brainwashing, and he said to his companions earnestly: "Now that we are still on the road, and there is still a chance to find a way out, how can we sit idly by and let ourselves fall into the clutches of torture without trying to break free?"
The companions nodded in agreement. Most of them were carrying gold and silver, and Li Mi proposed that they be shown to the escort officer, and said: "If we are killed, please use the money for our burial, and the rest as a small reward for you." The escort officer was tempted by money and finally agreed to their request.
After crossing Tongguan, Li Mi and the other seven took advantage of the night to dig up the wall and escape, and finally defected to Hao Xiaode, the rebel leader of Pingyuan County. However, Hao Xiaode didn't think that Li Mi was a dish, so Li Mi chose to leave.
Defected to Wagang
Li Mi is not an idle person. In the twelfth year of the Great Cause, Zhai Rang launched a peasant uprising in Dong County, with Weicheng Wagangzhai as a stronghold, so it was called the Wagang Army. Li Mi defected to Zhai Rang's army, however, some people knew that Li Mi was Yang Xuangan's fugitive general, so they secretly encouraged Zhai Rang to kill him. Therefore, Zhai Rang imprisoned Li Mi outside the barracks.
However, Li Mi gradually approached Zhai Rang through Wang Bodang's way of offering advice and advice. He said righteously: "The emperor is incompetent, the people are complaining, the elite troops are exhausted in Liaodong, and the friendly relations with the Turks have been severed. At this moment, the emperor is touring Yangzhou and Yuezhou, and Luoyang and Chang'an are unguarded, which is an excellent opportunity to compete for the world like Liu Bang and Xiang Yu. With your extraordinary intelligence and a powerful army, it would be easy for you to capture Luoyang and Chang'an and destroy those brutal forces. ”
After listening to Li Mi's words, Zhai Rang felt very comfortable being praised, and immediately released him, and sent him to lobby the small groups of rebels, who listened to Li Mi's words and surrendered one after another.
Can't hide the bones
Li Mi's reputation in Wagangzhai is stronger day by day, which has caused dissatisfaction among the first generation of elders in Wagangzhai. Zhai Rang's subordinate Wang Ruxin proposed that Zhai Rang take the post of Otsuka Zai, intending to lead the hundred officials and seize the power in Li Mi's hands. And Zhai Rang's elder brother Zhai Kuan said bluntly to Zhai Rang: "The throne should be sat by our own family, how can we easily give it to others? If you don't want to, then let me be the emperor." ”
After Li Mi learned these news, he secretly had the idea of getting rid of Zhai Rang in his heart. Coincidentally, at this time, Wang Shichong led the army to challenge, and Zhai Rang personally sent troops to meet the battle, but was fiercely attacked by Wang Shichong, and the situation was unfavorable for a while. Seeing this, Li Mi, Shan Xiongxin and others immediately led elite troops to come to the rescue, and finally forced Wang Shichong to retreat.
The next day, Zhai Rang came to Li Mi's tent in person and proposed to drink some wine together to contact the relationship. Li Mi gladly agreed, and carefully arranged sumptuous dishes to entertain him. At the same time, he also properly arranged for his subordinates led by Zhai Rang to eat in various places in the camp.
When Zhai Rang entered the banquet, Li Mi took out a beautiful bow and invited him to admire it. Zhai Rang was full of interest, and as soon as he drew the bow, Li Mi secretly signaled a warrior to attack from behind and behead Zhai Rang. At the same time, Li Mi also ordered Zhai Rang's brother Zhai Kuan and his subordinate Wang Ruxin to be eliminated together.
Li Mi took the opportunity to order Xu Shiyun, Shan Xiongxin, Wang Bodang and others to lead Zhai Rang's subordinates respectively, thus smoothly taking over Zhai Rang's forces.
In the first year of Tang Wude, Wang Shichong took advantage of the situation to attack the Wagang Army on a large scale, resulting in the defeat of several brave generals of the Wagang Army. After hearing the news, Li Mi urgently ordered Wang Bodang to garrison Kim Yong City, Bing Yuanzhen to guard Luokou Cangcheng, and personally led elite troops to Yanshi to meet him. At this time, Pei Renji proposed a sneak attack on the Eastern Capital, but Li Mi did not adopt this plan.
Subsequently, Wang Shichong led the army to force the Luo River, and the two sides fought fiercely at the foot of the mountain. In the end, the Wagang army led by Li Mi was defeated, and Pei Renji, Zu Junyan, Cheng Zhijie and other generals were captured by Wang Shichong. And Bing Yuanzhen, Shan Xiongxin and others, because they had been dissatisfied with Li Mi for a long time, chose to surrender to Wang Shichong one after another. The Wagang army suffered heavy losses, and Li Mi was forced to flee east to Wujiaoguan, while Wang Bodang retreated to Heyang.
In the face of such a defeat, Li Mi knew that the general trend had gone, so he decided to flee west to Chang'an and defect to Li Yuan. And many generals of the Wagang Army in the past, such as Qin Shubao, Xu Shixian, Luo Shixin, Cheng Yanjin, etc., also chose to surrender to the Tang Dynasty and find a new home.
Toss to the end and leave only the loess
After Li Mi returned to the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan was very happy, and he appointed Li Mi as Guangluqing and named him the Duke of Xing Guo as a sign of favor. In order to further close the relationship with Li Mi, Li Yuan even married his cousin Dugu to Li Mi and affectionately called him his younger brother. However, Li Mi was not satisfied with such a position in his heart, he was deeply dissatisfied with his situation and longed to be able to do more.
On the thirtieth day of the first year of Wude, Li Mi was ambushed by Sheng Yanshi. Due to the suddenness of the incident, Li Mi and his subordinates were defenseless, and were finally killed by Sheng Yanshi. Li Mi was only thirty-seven years old when he died, and his head was sent to Chang'an for public display.
When Li Yuan learned the news that Li Mi was dead, he sent someone to send Li Mi's head to Liyang to appease the rest of the troops. After seeing Li Mi's head, Xu Shiyun was deeply saddened, and he chose to surrender to the Tang Dynasty and asked to bury Li Mi's body.
Li Yuan agreed to Xu Shiyun's request and allowed him to bury Li Mi five miles southwest of Liyang Mountain. Xu Shiyun built a tall tomb for Li Mi, which was seven feet high, to express his respect and nostalgia for Li Mi.
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