Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 356
The death of Yang Su and the abolishment of the imperial concubine made Yang Yinjiang feel more and more in danger, which is normal.

It's not that she wants to think about it, but the situation is like this, she just sensed the crisis more keenly.

At this time, Yang Ming became more and more important, because only he could appease Yang Yinjiang and untie his wife's knots little by little.

This is Jingzhao Nunnery, all women, Yang Yinjiang's voice was loud and loud, and her voice was heard by many people.

After Yang Lihua heard the maid's report, she was quite angry at first, but when she knew that it was Qin Wang and his wife, she couldn't help but smile wryly:
"These two people don't know where they are, and they made such a big commotion."

My good friend Master Hua Guang was on the side, and said with a smile: "The king of Qin is in his prime, and the princess is in her prime, so it's time to enjoy yourself in time."

"You also say this kind of thing? Have all these years of practice been in vain?" Yang Lihua joked.

Hua Guang smiled: "It's rare to see Qin Wang and his wife like this, I'm just envious, Yang Su is a good trainer."

"It's Yang Minghao," Yang Lihua said, "He was deeply influenced by the two saints, so he only favored his wife. Yang Su was just lucky. Of course, he also had the ability to strategize."

Hua Guang nodded: "He is really lucky. Who would have thought that the crown prince would die so young that his granddaughter would have the best chance of becoming the crown princess."

"It's not the most chance, but there is no doubt about it," Yang Li said with a smile, "Don't you want to spread the word?"

"Don't dare," Hua Guang said with a smile, "I'm afraid you'll kill me."

The wooden house was in a mess. Yang Ming tidied it up a bit and restored it as much as possible. Then he helped his wife roll up her hair and tidy up her clothes.

Yang Yinjiang's whole body was sore, she didn't notice it just now because she was too involved, but now she realized that many places on her body were bruised and purple, and it hurt everywhere when she moved a little.

If it weren't for exhaustion, she really wanted to do it again.

"That Wei Xianhui, do you really like it?" Yang Yinjiang was in a good mood now, and finally asked about Wei Shi's situation.

Yang Ming sat down beside her and said, "I haven't had time to tell you about some things. After all, it's just a prediction. The specific situation still needs to be waited and seen. As for Wei Xianhui, the transaction is more involved, but don't treat him harshly. "

"Your woman, which one have I treated harshly?" Yang Yinjiang sat down on her husband's lap, causing the fragile chair to creak a few times.

Yang Ming stabilized his sitting position, hugged her big buttocks, and said, "Hebei may change, but my father took everyone away again. If I need support from Guanzhong in the future, there will be no one on my side except Li Jing and Wei Yunqi." available."

"You can't conscript yourself. If you are not sure, you can't go in person," Yang Yinjiang reminded: "Guanzhong cannot do without you, you have to stay and sit in charge."

Yang Ming nodded and said: "At first I did have the idea of ​​personally conscripting, but after thinking about it afterwards, I felt that it was wrong. You and the children are in the capital, and the defense of the capital is empty. I don't feel at ease when I leave."

"According to what you mean, it seems that there will be a lot of trouble in Hebei this time?" Yang Yinjiang said.

Yang Ming said: "I'm afraid it's a big deal. Otherwise, my father would not have arranged four envoys in advance, especially Shangdang Lu Yongji. This person is an incompetent person. Once the rebel army invades Shangdang, he can directly point at Hedong. , the east of the river cannot be defended, and the central part of the pass is in danger."

"So you have to say hello to Xiao Mahe in advance and ask him to garrison Hedong," Yang Yinjiang said, "If something happens in Hebei, Hedong must immediately recruit troops."

Yang Ming nodded and said, "The treasury of the capital doesn't have much money, and I can't move it casually in other places. You manage the family's money and allocate some to Xiao Mahe, so he can prepare it in advance."

"Okay, I won't feel sorry for the money that should be spent," Yang Yinjiang sighed after finishing speaking: "Father has been building construction projects year after year, and the taxes in Hedong have been getting less and less in the past two years. If you really want to turn the situation around, you need to take over as soon as possible. East Palace."

"Are you in such a hurry to be a princess?" Yang Ming laughed.

Yang Yinjiang smiled: "You let me do it, so I can do it?"

"When the overall situation in Hebei is settled, it should be almost done," Yang Ming said lightly.

Daye four years, April eighteenth.

It has been a month since the construction of the North-South Canal started, and Yang Guang has only been away from Beijing for seven days.

There are still six days left for the spring outing.

At this time,
In Wu'an County, Hebei Province, civil unrest broke out first. A rebel army of 800 people composed of hungry people invaded Handan County. The county magistrate and a group of officials were all killed.

Wu'an County, also known as the Handan area in later generations, has eight counties under its jurisdiction: Yongnian, Feixiang, Qingzhang, Ping'en, Mingshui, Wu'an, Handan, and Linming. The seat of Yongnian County is Yongnian District, Handan City.

Now that the rebels have invaded Handan, Yongnian County will soon be there.

Chen Junbin, the prefect of Wu'an County, has sent people to Changping for help, and reported to Yang Hao, the defender of Luoyang, and Yang Ming, the defender of the capital.

Yang Ming was still at the spring outing camp, and had no plans to return to Beijing. Just like Yang Yue's advice at the time, the whole of Hebei was in chaos, and it was time for him to go out. Right now, it's just a county with [-] rebels, just a spark.

Of course, Yang Ming hoped that it would become a prairie fire.

In the big tent, except for Li Baiyao and Pang Ben who stayed in the palace, other officials came.

Yang Yinjiang also participated in this meeting. Pei Shuying never asks about these things, so she won't appear here.

"The latest military situation, a man named Zhang Kai from Linming County gathered a crowd of three hundred and broke into the county government office at night. After opening the treasury, he led his people into the county magistrate's private house overnight. There were eighty members of his family, except for some female relatives. Except for being taken away, everyone else was beheaded."

Fang Xuanling unfolded a map with a solemn face, and said: "The two rebels in Linming County and Handan County are not the same thing. The leader in Handan is called Gao Prize. He used to be a county captain in Handan, but was replaced later. It should be dissatisfied and took advantage of the opportunity to make trouble, if the two rebels join forces, Yongnian County may not be able to defend for long."

"Prefect Chen should be able to recruit 2000 or [-] people in the city, and it will last for a while," Pei Xizai said, "I'm afraid that other counties will follow suit, and the chaos will be unmanageable."

Du Ruhui, who was newly married, shook his head and said, "Wu'an County has recruited more than 4 people this time. The military mansion is empty, and there are not many people in the county government office. It is already very optimistic that the prefect Chen can recruit 1000 people in time. The most important thing is that Shangdang's reinforcements must arrive in time to put down the rebellion as soon as possible, so as to prevent the chaos from spreading everywhere."

Yang Ming frowned and said, "Lu Yongji is an envoy, so he should lead the army to put down the rebellion as soon as possible. It depends on how he will fight this battle. If he loses, let alone Wu'an, Shangdang will not be able to keep it." .”

As he spoke, Yang Ming looked at his wife: "Has all the money been sent to Xiao Mahe?"

Yang Yinjiang nodded: "23 guan, [-] horses, and some armor, but not many."

This number is not small. Most regular wives do not have the courage of Yang Yinjiang. Of course, it is also related to the fact that they have never been short of money since they were young.

Armor and armory, first of all, must protect the trilogy of the palace, and they will not be taken out easily. It is already very willing to give two thousand horses.

This is why Fang Xuanling and others in Yuan Wendu respect Yang Yinjiang, not just because Yang Yinjiang gave them women.

The officials of the palace knew Yang Ming's true intentions, and they also believed that this was the best way. As the saying goes, one person can attain the Tao, and the chicken and dog ascend to heaven. Of course, they hope that Yang Ming will become the prince as soon as possible.

Fang Xuanling said: "Hedong is the gateway to the east of the Guandong, and there is no room for loss. According to the military orders His Highness gave to General Xiao, it is best for him not to attack, but to stick to it."

"Of course you have to keep it. If you lose it, you can't lose it in the east," Pei Xizai said. "Otherwise, if there is a loss in Guanzhong, His Majesty will ask His Highness to blame him, which will not be good for us."

Yang Ming nodded, and said, "Wang Shuo of Hexi also wants to say hello and ask him to keep an eye on the Western Regions. Internal troubles will inevitably lead to foreign troubles, so we have to guard against them."

Du Ruhui said: "The King of Guan hopes that His Highness can return to Beijing to preside over the overall situation. Do you want His Highness to go back?"

"It's useless to go back," Yang Yinjiang said on behalf of her husband: "All the principals of the sixteen guards have left, and there are only a few low-ranking assistant officers left in the Ministry of War. It's useless to discuss with them. There are too many people in the spring camp now. We should be more optimistic, besides, the camp is very close to Chang’an Station, so it’s good to let them send here in time in response to the military’s situation.”

"My concubine is right," Yang Ming nodded and said, "Let's not overreact now, just proceed step by step. If you don't rush or slow down, the chaos in Hebei is even more troublesome for King Qi, and he will try his best to suppress it. If the trouble gets bigger, I'll go back to Beijing."

Fang Xuanling nodded: "This is the best. Our goal is that the more chaotic Hebei is, the better. Now that we have lost one or two counties, it is really inappropriate to react too much. Let King Qi have a headache first. After all, the matter of the canal He is in charge, and if we intervene, it will only irritate King Qi."

Yang Xuanting was also present, and upon hearing this, he said, "Then what should I do?"

"You just have to keep an eye on the camp and don't worry about other things for now," Yang Yinjiang said.

Yang Xuanting nodded: "Okay, I will listen to the princess."

The meeting in the tent was not over yet, and there was another military report from Chang'an Station.

Lu Yongji, the prefect of the Shangdang, sent troops and took 2000 people to suppress the rebellion.

Especially at this time, the military mansion on the canal cannot be transferred, because the guards of the military mansion are supervisors. If they are transferred away, the strong and healthy men on the canal will not be restrained, and there will be troubles, then it will be difficult to deal with it. Living.

But it is a pity that Yang Hao desperately hopes to suppress the rebels in Wu'an County, so he mobilized 1 people from a section of the canal in Qinghe County to suppress the rebellion.

Wu'an County is just west of Qinghe County, and the two counties are adjacent. If the suppression is timely, there will be no problems.

But once it is dragged by the rebels, there will be big problems.

(End of this chapter)