The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 41

dusk.

Outside Linshuo Palace
A guard reported to Yang Tong: "Your Highness, General Li Jing has arrived!"

"Where is the man!" Yang Tong said joyfully.

"Shang Shu Sheng!"

"I see!"

The layout of Linshuo Palace is similar to that of Daxing Palace. The front is the imperial city where officials work, and the back is the palace city where the royal family lives.

A group of people walked to the side street, Yang Tong sent Xiao Wu back to the palace, and Luo Shixin and himself hurried to Shangshu Province.

When we arrived at the Yamen of Shangshu Province, all the officials were there.

Looking at the newcomer, he was forty years old, with a dignified body and a dignified appearance. He was wearing a white-washed blue shirt with a collar and a double-strand sash tied around his waist. He had an extraordinary temperament and a dignified appearance.

Yang Tong was certain that this person was Li Jing.

really
Was expected by him.

Li Jing hurriedly took a letter from his pocket and presented it, saluting: "The next official, Li Jing, the Prime Minister of Mayi County, pays homage to His Royal Highness King Qin! I am here to serve in Jizhou by order of the imperial court."

Yang Tong put away the transfer letter, and at the same time glanced at him.If you really have the demeanor of a Confucian general, he said with a smile: "Don't be polite with me, let alone come here on the order of the court. When I was in Luoyang, I heard the name of the general. Now I have a heavy responsibility. I lack a general like the general." The character, I want you to come. The wronged general will be the secretary of the Jizhou military department, the master of the martial arts hall, and a first-rank martial arts bachelor, and help me handle Jizhou military affairs in the future."

Li Jing's expression was agitated, he didn't expect Yang Tong to reuse him as soon as he came.From the fourth rank, the Minister of the Ministry of War of Jizhou is a full sixteen ranks higher than his Xiajun Juncheng from the eighth rank. It is not an exaggeration to say that he has reached the sky in one step.

"Thank you, Your Highness! My subject, Li Jing, will never disappoint His Highness's love!" Li Jing was in high spirits at the thought of being so highly valued.

Li Jing is happy!

Yang Tong is even happier!
In charge, there are Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin, Pei Xingyan, Niu Jinda, and Yu Chigong; in marching and strategizing, there is Li Jing, the military god, and potential stocks Su Dingfang, Xue Wanjun, and Xue Wanche; in government affairs, there are Yang Gongren, Yang Shidao, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Xue Wanshu, and Xue Wanshu; Education, with Kong Yingda
Although there are few people, all of them are top talents. There are six future prime ministers alone.

With them as staff and thugs, Yang Tong's confidence is unprecedentedly high!

After exchanging pleasantries one by one, Yang Tong learned that the reason why Yu Chigong came to Zhuojun was because Li Jing found out that he had the talent of a fierce general, and also learned that Jizhou was a severe cold man, so he persuaded Yu Chigong, who made a living by iron, to come to invest.

Li Jing was also very happy to hear that Yu Chigong was discovered by Yang Tong on the street and reused. From this, it can be seen that Yang Tong's style of not asking about his background but only focusing on talent is not just talking.

Yang Tong asked Li Jing, "Pharmacist, what do you think of Hedong staying behind Li Yuan?"

Li Jing was startled and said, "Li Yuan?"

Yang Tong nodded and said, "It is said that Li Yuan is honest, honest, and cowardly. Mayi, where the pharmacist is located, is under his jurisdiction. What do you think of this person?"

Li Jing hesitated for a moment, and then said solemnly: "It's not that I'm talking bad about people behind my back! Li Yuan is a man with different appearances; he looks loyal on the outside, but in fact he is treacherous and treacherous, timid on the outside, but ambitious in reality."

Yang Tong said: "How do you see it?"

Li Jing said respectfully: "After Li Yuan was promoted to the comfort ambassador of Hedong the year before last, he first defeated Mu Duan'er, a bandit, and recruited more than [-] people, and then defeated Chai Baochang, a Jiangzhou thief, and sent tens of thousands of them; Afterwards, the Snitch Zhen Zhaier was recruited again, and he won a complete victory in the battle of Queshu Valley, and gained tens of thousands of strong men."

Yang Gongren was surprised and said: "Didn't you say that they were all dismissed as civilians?"

Li Jing sneered: "Wang Wei, deputy left behind in Hedong, once told General Wang Rengong, the prefect of Mayi, that when he checked the household registration, he found that the dismissed people were all old, weak, women and children, and more than 6 young and strong were not recorded in the official registration. After a secret investigation, it was found that these people were all placed by Li Yuan in the name of domestic slaves in the Li family and the Wang family's farm in Taiyuan, and trained by some heroes. After being impeached by Mr. Wang Wei, Li Yuan drank and had fun every day , Robbing women, and occupying fertile land!"

Yang Gongren said in a deep voice: "Deliberately defile yourself and confuse the saints."

"That's right!" Li Jing said, "Li Yuan is really doing nothing now, but he secretly ordered his second son Li Shimin to travel around the Hedong and Henan roads, making friends with local heroes, recruiting outlaws, and recruiting all kinds of talents."

Everyone took a deep breath. In this way, Li Yuan's plan is great!

It was only then that Yang Tong realized that Li Yuan had already made preparations, so he already had nearly [-] troops in his hands.

"Your Highness, I think that I will go to the emperor immediately and arrest Li Yuan!" Yang Shidao suggested.

"Absolutely not!"

Fang Xuanling said calmly: "Although our Great Sui has not yet reached the final moment of disintegration, according to the information fed back from various places, except for Guanzhong Tu Qutong who was loyal to suppress the rebellion, generals like Wang Shichong are secretly accumulating strength. Therefore, I, Da Sui, have reached a very dangerous moment."

"The reason why these people don't come out is because not everyone is willing to abandon Tai Sui. If they show up at this time, they will be attacked by troops loyal to Tai Sui. The lesson of Yang Xuangan's failure makes them have to be cautious; second. , Wagang and other civil disturbances are far from shaking the foundation of the Sui Dynasty; third, fear of the Jizhou Army, before His Royal Highness is restrained, those nearby who have evil intentions dare not act rashly."

Speaking of this, Fang Xuanling said to the crowd: "Li Yuan has achieved greatness, once he is exposed, he will undoubtedly turn against him!"

"At this time, the Holy Majesty was locked in Jiangdu by the Wagang coalition forces, and the road to suppress the rebellion has been cut off. If the Jiangdu army forcibly goes north, the first enemy they will face is Du Fuwei in the Jianghuai area. Those emperors must rise up to join forces, and Jiang will be in a hurry. If the sage makes a mistake, the Sui Dynasty will fall apart. Therefore, those who can pacify Li Yuan can only rely on His Highness, King Yan of Luoyang, and the acting king of Chang'an."

"As for King Yan, who is in the Central Plains, the main force is fighting hard against the Wagang Allied Forces in the east of Xingyang, and fighting against Zhu Can in the west. In the south, he must guard against Jianghuai Du Fuwei going north. If Li Yuan rebels, King Yan will not be able to go north to Hedong."

"Li Yuan is a descendant of Li Hu from the Eight Great Pillars of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Although he has declined, he still has immeasurable influence among the nobles in Guanzhong. Moreover, he is the nephew of the Dugu Clan in Guanzhong and the son-in-law of the Dou Clan. If he rebels, even if the two families If there is no explicit response, people and things will be secretly supported. With these three great powers in front, the great officials in Guanzhong who have great conflicts with the Sui Dynasty will definitely follow! It will definitely become the purse of the powerful and powerful in Guanlong! In this way, the only one who can make a move is Your Highness!"

After listening to Fang Xuanling's analysis, everyone realized that once Li Yuan rebelled, it would not only be a matter of Hedong Dao, but would even determine the ownership of the world.

Yang Shidao pondered for a while, and said: "Although there is only my Jizhou army, but with Jizhou's 30 strong soldiers and countless militia soldiers, it is not difficult to put down Li Yuan."

A gleam of wisdom flashed in Fang Xuanling's eyes, and he said: "Your Excellency is right, it is not difficult for me to pacify Li Yuan in Jizhou, but in our north, there is still a Turk with millions of troops."

Yang Tong's pupils shrank. He had seen the horror of this mastermind. Fang Xuanling's far-sighted vision and broad strategy were really shocking. Indeed, if Li Yuan really did this, as long as he won the country, A mere reputation is nothing at all.

Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air!
Everyone thought that Fang Xuanling's words were definitely not alarmist!

This February!

Shuofang Yingyanglang general Liang Shidu rebelled against the Sui Dynasty.In March, captured Diaoyin, Honghua, Yan'an and other counties, proclaimed himself emperor, the country name was Liang, Jianyuan Yonglong, and attached to Turks.

Guo Zihe started an incident in Yulin, proclaimed himself King Yongle, and built Yuan Chouping.It connects Liang Shidu in the south and Turks in the north.

Turkic Shibi Khan canonized Liang Shidu as "Dadu Pijia Khan", and Guo Zihe as "Pingyang Emperor"...

Everyone knows that Shibi Khan interfered in the internal affairs of the Sui Dynasty and supported the internal struggle of the Sui Dynasty.Now he wished that the Great Sui would have a few more anti-Sui and anti-kings who would be loyal to him, so that he could get a lot of "tribute" without spending a single soldier.

If Li Yuan was loyal to the Turks, Shibi would not only accept him, but even send troops to assist him.At that point, Jizhou will face not only Li Yuan, who has the support of the powerful and powerful in Guanlong, but also the Turks who have millions of people who control strings.

"According to Xuanling, what should our army do?" Yang Tong asked.

A flash of wisdom flashed in Fang Xuanling's eyes, "Judging from the information brought by Senior Brother Yao, Li Yuan will definitely turn against him. According to my opinion, I will immediately march into Yanmen and Mayi. As long as the Great Wall is in hand, even Turks who are not good at attacking the city There is nothing a million soldiers can do. It will be much easier to deal with a mere Li Yuan."

There are two Great Walls on Hedong Road.

One is the Outer Great Wall, in the north of Mayi, from Yulin County in the west to the Taihang Mountains in the east. The section from Yulin to Zihe was built by Yang Guang, while the east section was built during the Gaoyang period of the Northern Qi Dynasty.

The second level of the Great Wall starts from Pianlian in the west and connects with the Outer Great Wall, and reaches Mount Heng in the east.It is integrated with Loufan Pass, Xixing Pass (later Yanmen Pass), Daoma Pass and Bauhinia Pass.

To the south of Xixingguan is the center of Hedong, the important town of Taiyuan; to the north is the Mayi Basin, and to the north of the Great Wall is Dingxiang County.

And outside the Great Wall is the Monan Grassland to the south of Yinshan Mountain. Qimin Khan, who was defeated in the Sui Dynasty, went south and resettled him in Monan to build a city to live in!Since then, the Turks have always set up the Khan Court in Monan, instead of Mobei deep in Dujin Mountain.

Qimin Khan died in the fifth year of Daye, and was succeeded by his eldest son Ashina Duoji, who was Shibi Khan.Through the efforts of Qimin and Shibi Khan, Shibi Khan has conquered all the tribes in the eastern grassland, and he can be regarded as the overlord of the vast Turkic grassland east of Jinshan.

After many years of recuperation, especially after owning the fertile grassland in Monan, the eastern Turks developed rapidly, and now they have 40 people who control strings, while the Khitan, Xi, and Shiwei and other eastern tribes, as well as the Tiele tribes, all surrendered. to him.

Shibi Khan, who originally had millions of string-controlling people, was still somewhat afraid of Tai Sui.

But Yang Guang was not the kind of quiet master, he followed Pei Ju's suggestion and followed the example of Changsun Sheng to split the Tujue again.

Pei Ju sent someone to meet with Shibi Khan's younger brother, Chi Jishe, and even planned the Khan number for Chiji, so he named Nanmian Khan to help him fight against Shibi.But in the end, Tai Sui found a pig teammate.

Not only was Chi Jishe not happy, but he tied the envoy to Shibi in fear, and told the whole story.

In a fit of anger, Shibi Khan sent the heads of the envoys back to the Central Plains.And prepared to sever ties with Sui.

After Pei Ju inquired, he found out that Shibi Khan had a man named Shi Shuhu Xi under his command. This guy was very capable. If he could kill him, then Shibi Khan would not be afraid.

Yang Guang listened to Pei Ju again, so he tricked Shi Shuhu Xi to the border, and then sent someone to kill him, and also sent someone to send Shi Shuhu Xi's head back to Shibi, saying that Shi Shuhu Xi was going to kill him. Betray the Turkic surrender.

Of course Shibi Khan didn't believe such a poor excuse.He was already extremely dissatisfied with Tai Sui, but now it exploded.

And Yang Guang still thought that he had calmed down Shibi.And decided to take an army of 15 to the north!To demonstrate against the Turks.

As a result, Shibi Khan took advantage of his army's characteristics of both fighting and hunting, and led 40 troops to Yanmen. He said to Yang Guang that he had hunted so far, and had no intention of offending.Under Yang Guang's will, Yang Guang was trapped in Yanmen in one fell swoop. If Princess Yicheng hadn't risked her life to help, Yang Guang might have been captured by the Turks.

Although Yang Guang escaped, the Monan Grassland "south of the Yin Mountain - north of the Outer Great Wall" has completely fallen into the hands of Shibi Khan.

Shibi Khan went to the south many times, but Wang Rengong, the governor of Mayi County, has been on the battlefield for decades. He is as good at fighting as Yang Yichen. In the hands of the Sui Dynasty.

Wang Rengong was loyal to the Great Sui Dynasty. If Yang Tong expressed righteousness and sent a large army to settle in, he would definitely support him.

"Okay, according to Xuanling's proposal..."

Before the words were finished, a guard came in a hurry.

"Urgent report, Mayi Yingyang Xiaowei Liu Wuzhou killed the prefect Wang Rengong and started an incident. He gathered more than [-] troops and attached himself to the Turks."

(End of this chapter)